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Barbara Trapido
A joyful 40th anniversary edition of a coming-of-age classic
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An astounding new novel from the bestselling author of Frankie and Stankie and Brother of the More Famous Jack
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Bad, mad, flame-haired cellist Stella, adulterous Jonathan and high-spirited sisters Ellen and Lydia Dent find their fates bound together through love, loss and literature in this dazzling tragicomedy
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Jem is a joyful mystery to Alice. She is something to give thanks for. And when she disappears from Alice’s life, as suddenly as she entered it, a whirl of…
Barbara Comyns
Barbara Comyns’ classic first novel weaves a vivid, funny tale - told in the unique style of her young narrator - of a chaotic and ultimately tragic childhood on the…
The wonderful bestselling novel from Barbara Trapido, with an introduction by Joanna Briscoe
Back in print, the debut novel that redefined the coming-of-age genre, now with an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Maria Semple.
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The highly acclaimed novel and sequel to Temples of Delight by bestselling and much-loved novelist Barbara Trapido
The larger-than-life novel that redefined the coming-of-age genre, Brother of the More Famous Jack is Trapido’s highly acclaimed debut
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Alison, who has two failed marriages which have left her with a broken heart, meets Noah Glazer - a whisky-drinking American doctor who gives her life a serenity she never…
Christina and Pam are sisters less than a year apart in age. Pam is tall and black-haired, while Christina is small and fair. Brought up in New York, they are…
The author’s third novel which is a tale of friendship, family and growing-up. Jem McCrail transforms the life of quiet little Alice Pilling in school but later disappears from her…
