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Caught Beneath The Landslide: The Other Side Of Britpop And The '90s

Für mehr als eine Dekade war Kevin Cummins Chef-Fotograf des NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS, der in den 1980er und 90er Jahren wichtigsten Musik-Publikation in GB. Wöchentlich erscheinend und vor allem Sprachrohr de…

Ken Follett,

Nacht über den Wassern

September 1939. Der legendäre American-Flying-Clipper, ein gigantisches Flugboot, startet von Southampton aus seinen letzten Flug über den Atlantik. An Bord der Maschine: vierzig Passagiere, darunter ein …

Annette Otterstedt

The Viol

Calypso: Musical Poetry In The Caribbean 1955-69

Karibische Alltagspoesie: Calypso-Compilation aus dem Hause Soul Jazz. Calypso ist eine der für die Karibik typischsten Musikformen des 20. Jahrhunderts. Von seinem Herkunftsort, den Inseln Trinidad u…

Al Stewart

Admiralty Lights (Deluxe Boxset) (Limited Edition)

Al Stewart - The Admiralty Lights: Komplettes Studio, Live und Seltenes 1964 - 2009. 50 Disc Super Deluxe Box Set. Definitive Sammlung des legendären Sänger und Songwriters. Limitiert auf 2000 Exemp…

Jonathan Coe

Bournville

"Bournville is a quiet village in the heart of England famous for its chocolate. For eleven-year-old Mary, it is the center of her world, the place where most of her family, friends, and neighbors have wo…

Angela Milne

One Year's Time

Written by Angela Milne, the niece of A. A. Milne, and originally published in 1942, the story shines a light on subtly changing societal attitudes and deftly captures Liza's euphoria and frustrations as …

Jane Campbell

Interpretations of Love

"From the acclaimed author of the "trail-blazing" (Oprah Daily) collection of stories Cat Brushing comes a profound and entertaining debut novel about the ways we experience, perceive, and misunderstand l…

Deborah Levy

Billy & Girl

In this brilliant, inventive, tragic farce, Deborah Levy creates the ultimate dysfunctional kids, Billy and his sister Girl. Apparently abandoned years ago by their parents, they now live alone somewhere …

Aldous Huxley

Point Counter Point

Originally published: London: Chatto and Windus, 1928.

Leonora Carrington

The Stone Door

Ancient Mesopotamia, the Zodiac, and the land of the dead feature in this wildly surrealistic adventure story—Leonora Carrington’s revolutionary second novel, long out of print. The Stone Door is an omen…

Katie Fforde

One Enchanted Evening

It's 1964 and a man's world. But Meg has always wanted to be a professional cook. Her mother who is running a small hotel in Dorset calls and she needs help with the kitchen! When Meg arrives, the hotel s…

David Peace

Munichs

In 1958, Manchester United was flying high: the best-known soccer team in the world and reigning English champions, the team was led by a bright young group of star players nicknamed the "Busby Babes" aft…

Clare Chambers

Shy Creatures

"A beautiful story of unfolding secrets and unforeseen consequences, filled with moments that are somehow restrained and astute and gorgeously written all at the same time." --Holly Gramazio, bestselling …

W Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage

Maugham's 1915 masterpiece--hailed by Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time--is the coming-of-age story of a sensitive young man consumed by an unrequited passion. With a new introducti…

Tom Newlands

Only Here, Only Now

"Only Here, Only Now heralds the arrival of an urgent and unique new voice, as engaging and as startling as Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, Morvern Callar or The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time."--Da…

Ian Fleming

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

British secret agent James Bond pursues the beautiful Tracy di Vicenzo, troubled daughter of a crime lord. On the hunt for Ernst Stavro Blofeld in his heavily fortified Alpine stronghold, 007 uncovers SPE…

Mark Hyatt

Love, Leda

Newly discovered in the author's archives and published for the first time in the UK in 2023, this portrait of queer, working class London drifts from coffee shop to house party, in search of the next try…

Rosemary Tonks

The Halt During the Chase

Sophie-a clever and charming young woman-is trying to get out from under her mother's thumb. She's in love with her childhood friend Philip (pragmatic, attractive, a bit of a bore), but she often worries …