Results for: books tagged ‘Escape’
All Summer: Claire Kilroy
Anna Hunt has lost her memory and is on the run. From who and what she is unsure, but trapped in the present she seems certain of only one thing ... More
Amores Peros: Guillermo Arriaga
Hugely acclaimed and Oscar-nominated, Amores Perros depicts lives that are inextricably entangled in the heart of a violent and turbulent Mexico City. Octavio is an aimless young loser with an ... More
The Barbary Light: P. H. Newby
As a boy Oscar Hanner tried to run away to Africa, only to end up in Cardiff Docks. Nearly forty years later, as an accountant employed to investigate failing companies, ... More
The Bastard Boy: James Wilson
Ned Gudgeon wakes to find himself in a cell. He has no idea where he is or how he came to be there, but - seeing pen and paper - ... More
Bealby: H. G. Wells
Bealby is a young boy who is absolutely determined not to accept his lot in life as a servant. However, despite having thrown tantrums and argued with his mother about ... More
Children of the Rose: Elaine Feinstein
Alex Mendez, bored with the business empire he's created in London, leaves his wife Lalka behind and retreats to an isolated chateau in Provence. Both Polish Jews - and now ... More
Disquiet: Julia Leigh
Accompanied by two young children, Olivia has left a violent marriage and returned to her childhood home, an austere chateau surrounded by formal gardens. Haunted by unspoken past events, she ... More
Duchess of Nothing: Heather McGowan
After leaving a suffocating marriage for her new lover Edmund, the narrator of Duchess of Nothing thinks that she has found her freedom, but she's still trapped by the routine ... More
Hope for Newborns: Rodge Glass
The complications of modern life without faith ... a love story about two young people who've seen enough of the world to know they want more. More
Houdini's Box: Adam Phillips
In his most captivating book to date, Adam Phillips explores mankind's on-going fascination with ideas of escape. Taking as his starting point the life and works of Harry Houdini - ... More
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