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Add to BasketThe Accidental
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- Paperback - Hamish Hamilton
'The Accidental' pans in on the Norfolk holiday home of the Smart family one hot summer. There, a beguiling stranger called Amber appears at the door bearing all sorts of unexpected gifts, trampling over family boundaries and sending each of the Smarts scurrying from the dark into the light. -
Add to BasketAnd The Land Lay Still
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- Paperback - Penguin
It is the age of the bomb, the Cold War, Margaret Thatcher and North Sea Oil. As nationalism becomes a credible force in Scotland, a gay photographer, a feminist journalist, a war veteran and a guilt-ridden Conservative MP find their private lives entangled with the ideological conflicts of the times. -
Add to BasketAdam Smith: An Enlightened Life
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- Hardback - Allen Lane
Adam Smith is celebrated all over the world as the author of 'The Wealth of Nations' and the founder of modern economics. In this book, Nicholas Phillipson radically rewrites the first half of Smith's life, tracing the formation of his ideas. -
And The Land Lay Still
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- Hardback - Hamish Hamilton
It is the age of the bomb, the Cold War, Margaret Thatcher and North Sea Oil. As nationalism becomes a credible force in Scotland, a gay photographer, a feminist journalist, a war veteran and a guilt-ridden Conservative MP find their private lives entangled with the ideological conflicts of the times. -
Add to BasketAct Of Murder
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- Paperback - Polygon
It is 1894, and Richard Throstle and his wife Georgina arrive in Wigan with their ghoulish magic lantern show, Phantasmagoria. When Richard is found murdered in his hotel room, police sergeant Slevin takes care of the investigation. Meanwhile, the Morgan-Drew Players theatre troupe harbour many dark secrets. -
Add to BasketArmadillo
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- Paperback - Penguin
One winter morning, Lorimer Black - young, good-looking, but with a somewhat troubled expression - goes to keep a perfectly routine business appointment, and finds a hanged man. A bad start to the day, by anyone's standards, and an ominous portent. -
Add to BasketAuld Campaigner: A Life Of Alexander Scott
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- Hardback - Dunedin Academic
This is a biography of Alexander Scott, a hugely influential figure in the Scottish literary scene in the 20th century. It will appeal to students of the Scottish renaissance and lovers of 20th century Scots literature. -
Add to BasketThe Accidental
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- Paperback - Penguin
'The Accidental' is the follow-up novel to 'Hotel World', which was shortlisted for the Booker and Orange prizes in 2002. Ali Smith's other novels include 'Free Love', 'Like', 'Other Stories and Other Stories' and 'The Whole Story and Other Stories'. -
Add to BasketAmande's Bed
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- Paperback - Thirsty
It is 1956 and post-war Scotland is reeling - with sex, Americans, storms, the news from Budapest and fish. Young Peem is hankering, trying to find his legs in that reel - what with Miss Florence, his mother, Haze, Bridget Amande, Dinah, plus the girls in -
Add to BasketAth-Aithne
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- Paperback - Clàr
Whether in Aldershot, Uist, Glasgow, Nicaragua or elsewhere, the characters are brought to life with intelligence, passion and humour. Love, war, death, passion, belonging, identity, uncertainty, desire, tragedy and joy are just some of the themes running through these 18 short stories.
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