Meticulously selected and artfully recreated, the selection of stories in Italian is vast and ranges geographically from Corsica and Sicily to Venice and the Alps. Calvino is himself clearly captivated by the folkloric imagination and commu
A group of friends gather in a country house for a birthday party. At their host’s request, they each write a short mystery. They draw names from a hat: in each story, one of the group is the killer, and another the victim. Of course, when
'To love, to sacrifice oneself, and to submit! Was this what all women were destined for?' When her carefree, aspirational childhood in a seaside town is brought brutally to an end, the nameless narrator of Sibilla Aleramo's blazing autobio
Beautiful, bored and bourgeoise, Sabina leads a double life inspired by her relentless desire for brief encounters with near-strangers. Fired into faithlessness by a desperate longing for sexual fulfilment, she weaves a sensual web of decei
31 June, 1943. An RAF crew prepare for their next bombing raid on Germany. It is a night that many will never forget. Len Deighton's devastating novel is a gripping minute-by-minute account of what happens over the next twenty-four hours. T
When Tracy King was twelve she was exorcised. Unfortunately, the demons that beset Tracy could not be so easily displaced. While her life was filled with creativity, curiosity, and love, it was also constricted by poverty, by Tracy’s father
Living in the slums of Rio and eking out a living as a typist, Macabéa loves movies, Coca-Cola and her philandering rat of a boyfriend; she would like to be like Marilyn Monroe, but she is ugly and unloved. Yet telling her story is the narr
Social media star Lola Fine has it all until a thoughtless comment on Instagram Live brings it all down. Trying to save face, she takes on an interview with one of NYC’s top cultural critics, Aly Ray Carter. Instead of helping, her audience
The brilliant tale of Anais Nin's true love affair with Henry Miller, and her ambiguous, charged relationship with his wife, June. Drawn from the journals of a single momentous year in Paris, Henry and June provides a wildly lyrical account
We’re all so busy, caught up in life's moments, big and small The flight attendant working a shift on her birthday. The mother struggling alone with two young children. The newlyweds excited about their tropical honeymoon . The overworked f
We're not Christians, Christ stopped short of here, at Eboli.' Exiled to a remote and barren corner of Italy for his opposition to Mussolini, Carlo Levi entered a world cut off from history and the state, hedged in by custom and sorrow, wit
How the world’s best actors communicate with gravitas – and how you can, too. ‘The theatre stars’ voice guru’ Daily Mail Acting is all about charisma. Whether you’re an A-list star or an extra, when you’re on stage you need to perform in a
Clarice Lispector's sensational, prize-winning debut novel Near to the Wild Heart was published when she was twenty-three and earned her the name 'Hurricane Clarice'. It tells the story of Joana, from her wild, creative childhood, as the 'l
Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father died of drink while his mother, unable to bear the poverty, suffered from bouts of insanity, Chaplin embarked on a film-making career which won him immeasurable success, as well as intense con
Two of the bestselling storytellers of all time have created an unforgettable thriller. A once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a decades-old military secret could turn the volcano into someth
Your energy is the fuel that makes everything in your life possible. So how can you reach your full potential if you're always tired, stressed and struggling through your to-do list running from one task to the next? In Energise, Life Coach
The third book from Branford Boase award nominated author, Jenny Ireland. This YA sport romance is perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Emily Henry! When Lexie sees Shane for the first time, she’s blown away. Not only by the way he plays footb
With a foreword by Krystal Marquis, author of The Davenports and The Davenports: More Than This ‘If your only choice is Henry Crawford and his red flags, spinsterhood may the way to go.’ – Krystal Marquis When Fanny Price is taken in by wea
With a foreword by Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis and Love, Theoretically ‘[Lizzy and Darcy’s] will be a relationship with a high roasting-to-flirting ratio, and it will be perfect.’ – Ali Hazelwood Elizabeth Bennet must get m
With a foreword by Tessa Bailey, author of It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line and Sinker ‘Perhaps Emma Woodhouse didn’t know who she would end up with, but all the romance authors in the house definitely did.’ – Tessa Bailey Self-appoint
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