A highly acclaimed exploration of the way in which the landscape has both influenced and been represented in British Romantic literature. Margaret Drabble on the Romantics presents an image of Britain as seen through the eyes of some of its most... Zobraziť viac
Simon Camish is an embittered, timid barrister, too busy with his own problems to take note of Rose Vassiliou across a dinner party table. But only a few years before, Rose had frequently been in the news, an heiress who turned her back on family money... Zobraziť viac
Candida Wilton has been ignored by her husband and children for years, before being displaced by a younger woman. Moving to London, alone, divorced and without much money, it seems she will now enjoy a life only of small pleasures: trips to the gym,... Zobraziť viac
An award-winning novel about the perils of motherhood in a failing healthcare system and a woman's fight against the social stigma of the Sixties Zobraziť viac
Witty and compassionate, the extraordinary debut from one of our greatest novelists, about lies and deceit, love and forgiveness Zobraziť viac
Candida Wilton has been ignored by her husband and children for years, before being displaced by a younger woman. Moving to London, alone, divorced and without much money, it seems she will now enjoy a life only of small pleasures: trips to the gym,... Zobraziť viac
Tucked away along a shady path towards the north-east edge of Hampstead Heath is a sign: Women Only. This is the Kenwood Ladies’ Bathing Pond... Zobraziť viac
The first edition of The Oxford Companion to English Literature, edited by Sir Paul Harvey, was published in 1932, and... Zobraziť viac