Results for: books tagged ‘Eccentrics’
The Madness of George III: Alan Bennett
Amateur: Hal Hartley
Armadillos and Old Lace: Kinky Friedman
Bagthorpes Besieged: Helen Cresswell
More mayhem and misunderstanding in the Bagthorpe family as each tries to outdo the other in the eccentricity stakes. Mr Bagthorpe is now suspected of being a terrorist as well ... More
A Case of Lone Star: Kinky Friedman
The legendary Lone Star Café. A raucous little corner of Texas right in the heart of Manhattan, where every great country music star stops for a gig. At one time ... More
Wide Open: Nicola Barker
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard: Kiran Desai
The delightful story of Sampath Chawla, bored post-office clerk and dreamer, who takes to the branches of a secluded guava tree in search of the contemplative life - only to ... More
The Lady in the Van: Alan Bennett
Adapted by the author from his autobiographical memoir, The Lady in the Van tells the story of Miss Mary Shepherd, whom Alan Bennett first came across when she was living ... More
Raymond Roussel: Mark Ford
Compulsive writer and exquisite dandy Raymond Roussel was one of the most extraordinary literary figures of all time. He was born in 1877 and died in mysterious circumstances in 1933; ... More
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Bliss: Peter Carey
Peter Carey's astonishing first novel is a fast-moving extravaganza, both funny and gripping, about a man who, recovering from death, is convinced that he is in hell.'Carey is one of ... More
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