When Adela and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced British community. Determined to explore the 'real India', they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. Extended Description
A Room With a View portrays the love of a British woman for an expatriate living in Italy, a country which to Forster represents the forces of true passion. Caught up in a world of social snobbery,..
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The 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women
Exhaustively researched but written with the lightest of touches, this is Jackie French at her very best.
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"A Spot of Bother" is Haddon's unforgettable follow-up to the internationally beloved bestseller "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time." Once again, the author proves a master of a story at once hilarious, poignant, dark, and profoundly human. Paperback Extended Description
'A Streetcar Named Desire shows a turbulent confrontation between traditional values in the American South - an old-world graciousness and beauty running decoratively to seed - set against the rough-edged, aggressive materialism of the new world. Extended Description
This is the story of an unusual and lifelong friendship between two Afghan women, spanning from the idyllic mid 1950s to post-September 11 Kabul. Extended Description
Italian-American immigrant life in the 1950s textures this searing drama of love and revenge . Longshoreman Eddie Carbone is devoted to his wife, Beatrice and to his niece, Catherine. When Beatrices impoverished Sicilian cousins enter the U.S. illegally, in hope of finding work, Eddie gives them a helping hand. Extended Description
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Italian-American immigrant life in the 1950s textures this searing drama of love and revenge . Extended Description
Rosie is not alone in her growing apprehension towards Australiaís involvement in a war. Like many mothers, she feels helpless as her sons are swayed by the relentless pull of "mateship" and are lured by the sense of "adventure" awaiting them in another continent. While yearning for news from them in Northern France, Rosie grapples with the changing reality that war is placing on women on the home front. This is non-fiction wrapped up in a fictional cover; excellent material for any study of the First World War, social issues and living conditions of the period. A book full of humanity at its worst and at its best but which can only send one message; war is hell, no matter when or where it happens. Paperback Extended Description
Father is missing. His top secret job as a physicist for the government has taken him away, but where? Meg and her younger brother, Charles, set out with their friend Calvin on an exciting adventure through time and space to search for him. A classic Newbery Medal-winning title.
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