Gate of Lilacs: A Verse Commentary on Proust by Clive James
29.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good
Over a period of fifteen years Clive James learned French by almost no other method than reading #65533; la recherche du temps perdu. Then he spent half a century trying to get up to speed with Proust's great novel in two different languages. Gate of Lilacs is the unique product of James's love and enga ...Show more
The Lubetkin Legacy by Marina Lewycka
32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good
North London in the twenty-first century: a place where a son will swiftly adopt an old lady and take her home from hospital to impersonate his dear departed mother, rather than lose the council flat. A time of golden job opportunities, though you might have to dress up as a coffee bean or work as an in ...Show more
This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World by Jerry Brotton
55.00 AUD
Category: History
In 1570, when it became clear she would never be gathered into the Catholic fold, Elizabeth I was excommunicated by the Pope. On the principle that 'my enemy's enemy is my friend', this marked the beginning of an extraordinary English alignment with the Muslim powers who were fighting Catholic Spain in ...Show more
Without My Mum: A Daughter's Guide to Grief, Loss and Reclaiming Life by Leigh Van Der Horst
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Category: Mind Body Spirit
When Leigh Van Der Horst lost her beloved mother to cancer in 2008, she faced her biggest battle yet. In Without My Mum, she invites us on a journey that is at times heartbreaking, others heartwarming, but ultimately comforting and inspiring. With warmth and candour, Leigh tells of her transformative pa ...Show more
Our Tiny, Useless Hearts by Toni Jordan
29.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
"Henry has ended his marriage to Caroline and headed off to Noosa with Mercedes' grade three teacher, Martha. Caroline, having shredded a wardrobe-full of Henry's suits, has gone after them. Craig and Lesley have dropped over briefly from next door to catch up on the fallout from Henry and Caroline's al ...Show more
Cooked: Food for Friends by Gabriel Gaté; Antonio Carluccio; Paul Wilson; Et. Al; Hardie Grant Books Staff (Compiled by)
24.99 AUD
Category: Food Cooking Wine
Cooked: Food for Friends is the first of a series of Cooked badged books that share the wealth of food content on Hardie Grant's food website. This one is all about sharing: 100 dishes, all delicious, and many of which you can whip up fast. Across eight chapters, the book presents ideas for: backyard ...Show more
Better than Sex: Women write about sex and romance in the digital age by Samantha Trenoweth
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
In an age that mashes internet porn with Tinder and arranged marriage, in an age in which everything (sexuality, gender, consent) seems fluid, what does the landscape of love look like, really? And how are the seismic jolts in the ways we negotiate sex and romance affecting women? In the third book in S ...Show more
One Hundred and One Beautiful Small Towns in France by Simonetta Greggio
49.99 AUD
Category: Travel | Series: Rizzoli Classics Ser.
A celebration of the most enchanting hamlets in France, now available in a popular format. Gorgeously illustrated as well as informative, One Hundred & One Beautiful Small Towns in France is a tour through the pleasures of the French countryside, a place where the pace slows, locals engage strangers ...Show more
Inside Venice: A Private View of the City's Most Beautiful Interiors by Toto Bergamo Rossi; Jean-François Jaussaud (Photographer); James Ivory (Introduction by); Peter Marino (Foreword by); Diane Von Furstenberg (Foreword by)
115.00 AUD
Category: Interior Design
The superb private interiors of Venice are revealed in this lavishly photographed book. This gorgeously photographed journey through entrancingly beautiful Venetian interiors is sure to appeal to Venice’s many admirers interested in the elegance and refinement of classical Old World interior design. The ...Show more
Savour - Salads for All Seasons by Peter Gordon; Lisa Linder (Photographer)
49.99 AUD
Category: Food Cooking Wine | Reading Level: very good
"This book is a thing of complete beauty Peter is a master of a very elusive art: combining great innovation with a massively delicious tummy-hug." Yotam Ottolenghi In this beautiful book, internationally acclaimed chef and 'godfather' of fusion cooking, Peter Gordon, encourages you to throw away any pr ...Show more
Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan
29.99 AUD
Category: Crime Thriller Mystery | Series: Baby Ganesh Investigations
For centuries the Koh-i-Noor diamond has set man against man and king against king. Now part of the British Crown Jewels, the priceless gem is a prize that many have killed to possess. So when the Crown Jewels go on display in Mumbai, security is everyone's principal concern. And yet, on the very day In ...Show more
Redemption Road by John Hart
32.99 AUD
Category: Crime Thriller Mystery
'One of today's finest thriller writers - certainly in the same league as David Baldacci, John Grisham, Frederick Forsyth and Lee Child ...There are moments when Hart's writing soars off the page with a lyricism that probably only James Lee Burke can match. Unforgettable.' Daily Mail Elizabeth Black is ...Show more