The Pedant in the Kitchen
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The Pedant's ambition is simple. He wants to cook tasty, nutritious food; he wants not to poison his...
Stardust (2007)
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In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that...
While Wandering: A Walking Companion
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"A book to start your heart and feet beating for the road". (The Times). With its stories of...
Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
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This book includes a remarkable early collection of stories by Alice Munro, the bestselling author...
Mr Wrong
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From the bestselling author of the Cazelet Chronicles comes Elizabeth Jane Howard's comes Mr Wrong,...
Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art
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'Flaubert believed that it was impossible to explain one art form in terms of another, and that...
That Glimpse of Truth: The 100 Finest Short Stories Ever Written
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Profound, lyrical, shocking, wise: the short story is capable of almost anything. This collection of...
Parade's End: Some Do Not...; No More Parades; A Man Could Stand Up -; The Last Post
Julian Barnes and Ford Madox Ford
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Booker Prize-winner Julian Barnes introduces Ford Madox Ford's masterpiece Parade's End - now a...
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated The Noise of Time in Books
Oct 9, 2017 (Updated Oct 9, 2017)
From his complex relationships with women, to the government, the artist was forced to live a life of paranoia, after many of his fellow composers and musicologists mysteriously disappeared following talks with the "Power" at the Big House. There were many moments where it resembled Room 101 from George Orwell's 1984, and the oppressive atmosphere that Shostakovich had to live through.
In the end, Julian Barnes explains that agreeing to Stalin's and Khrushchev's demands had been the ultimate downfall to his health. and in many ways it was a fate worse than death. It is grim and tragic to think about such an important composer in history being treated in such way.
Metroland
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A special edition of Julian Barnes' first novel with an introduction from the author and previously...