Results for: books tagged ‘Secrets’
38 Bahadurabad: Zeeba Sadiq
A unique blend of autobiography and fiction, 38 Bahadurabad tells the story of a young girl growing up in Pakistan in the late 1960s, as the narrator recalls the motley ... More
Across the Common: Elizabeth Berridge
When Louise returns to the house where she was brought up, old violence stirs beneath the calm surface. What, for instance, is the significance of the rare Chinese lily carefully ... More
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes: Angus Wilson
P. D. James, whose new book The Private Patient is out in August, describes Angus Wilson as 'a writer of unique talent who combines consistently enthralling and entertaining storytelling with a highly original voice and fine literary craftsmanship'. Four novels are available now in Faber Finds, with more to come in 2009. More
Anonymity: John Mullan
Many of the great books of English literature were first published without their authors’ names upon them. But why did authors choose anonymity? And how did it excite the curiosity ... More
Bash: Neil LaBute
Neil LaBute's Bash is a collection of three darkly brilliant one-act plays.In 'Medea Redux', a woman tells of her complex and ultimately tragic relationship with her junior high-school English teacher.In ... More
Before Wings: Beth Goobie
Dare to believe . . .Having barely survived a brain aneurysm two years earlier, fifteen-year-old Adrien is spending the holidays working at her Aunt Erin's summer camp; a place that ... More
Blindsight: Maurice Gee
'Father taught us how not to love . . .'So begins Maurice Gee's latest novel of 'Wellington noir' (The Times). Narrated by Alice Ferry, a retired scientist looking back over ... More
The Book of Illusions: Paul Auster
A grief-stricken man's obsession with the mysterious life of a silent film star takes him on a strange and intense journey into a shadow-world of lies, illusions and unexpected love ... More
The Book of Proper Names: Amelie Nothomb
The Book of Proper Names is the story of the hapless orphan girl, Plectrude. Raised by her aunt, and unaware of the dark secret behind her past, she is a ... More
The Brothers Size: Tarell Alvin McCraney
There are two brothers Size. There is Ogun, who owns an auto-repair shop. And there is Oshoosi, fresh out of prison, who always takes the wrong track. When his ex-cell ... More
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