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The Duchess
Amanda Foreman

$24.99 – Paperback book / Harper Collins

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, was one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the eighteenth century. The great–great–great–great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, she was variously a compulsive gambler, a po... Buy or find out more 


Frost/Nixon
David Frost

$25.00 – Paperback book / Pan Macmillan

Published to satisfy the massive renewed interest in Sir David Frost's astounding feat of journalism following the huge success of the eponymous West End and Broadway play, Frost/Nixon tells the extraordinary story of ho... Buy or find out more 



Slumdog Millionaire (Q & A)
Vikas Swarup

$24.95 – Paperback book / Black Swan

The warm-hearted comic story of a penniless waiter from Mumbai who became the biggest quiz-show winner in history.

Ram Mohammad Thomas has been arrested. For answering twelve questions correctly on Who Will Win A Billion... Buy or find out more 


 

The Reader
Bernhard Schlink

$22.95$13.95 – Paperback book / Phoenix House

For 15-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined. The woman in question is Hanna and before long they embark on a passionate, clandestine love affair, which leave... Buy or find out more 



Revolutionary Road
Richard Yates

$12.95 – Paperback book / Vintage

Hailed as a masterpiece from the moment of its first publication, Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple whose empty suburban life is held together by the dre... Buy or find out more 


The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
F. Scott Fitzgerald

$14.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books

When Benjamin Button's father arrives at hospital he is surprised and ashamed to find his new baby boy is a weathered, aged man, to all appearances no younger than seventy years old. As time goes by, young Benjamin comes... Buy or find out more 



Doubt: A Parable
John Patrick Shanley

$28.95 – Paperback book /

Chosen as the best play of the year by over 10 newspapers and magazines, Doubt is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where a strong-minded woman wrestles with conscience and uncertainty as she is faced with concerns... Buy or find out more 


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