Riders in the Chariot

Patrick White

This title comes with an introduction by David Malouf. Through the crumbling ruins of the once splendid Xanadu Miss Hare wanders, half-mad. In the wilderness she stumbles upon an Aborigine artist and a Jewish refugee. They place themselves in the care of a local washerwoman. In a world of pervasive evil...

Independent People

Halldor Laxness

"First published in 1946, this humane epic novel is set in rural Iceland in the early twentieth century. Bjartus is a sheep farmer determined to eke a living from a blighted patch of land. Nothing, not merciless weather, nor his family will come between him and his goal of financial independence. Only A...

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Turkey

Dorling Kindersley Travel Staff

"TheaDK Eyewitness Travel Guide- Turkeyais your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also ...

The Duke of Death and His Maid Vol. 1

Koharu Inoue

The manga that inspired the upcoming anime! A gothic rom-com between a cursed duke and his flirty maid!   When the duke was a young boy, a witch made it so that any living thing he touched died. Unable to cope with such a cursed child, his family sent him away to live in an old mansion. Now a young ma...