Lord of the Flies
William Golding
One of the most influential novels of the 20th century, it is both a gripping thriller and an ingenious parable about the nature of civilisation.
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The Mandarins
Simone de Beauvoir
In her most famous novel, Simone de Beauvoir takes an unflinching look at Parisian intellectual society at the end of World War II. At once an engrossing drama and an intriguing political tale, The Mandarins is the emotional odyssey of a woman torn between her inner desires and her public life.
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Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie
Winner of the Booker Prize in 1981 – and voted the Booker of Bookers in 1993 – Midnight's Children is a captivating allegory of modern India, combining a family saga with the volatile events which shaped this fascinating, complex and divided nation.
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My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell
In 1935 the Durrell family swapped the clammy shores of England for the Greek island of Corfu. Gerald Durrell's enchanting account of their Mediterranean idyll is loved by readers of all ages.
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The New York Trilogy
Paul Auster
Set in a distinctly noir New York, in these three hugely influential and ground-breaking stories fiction and reality meet and identities meld unnervingly. This is the very first illustrated edition.
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Oscar & Lucinda
Peter Carey
Compelling romance, epic tale of misadventure, cutting parable of cultural imperialism, Peter Carey's Oscar & Lucinda is overwhelmingly a story of all-consuming passions.
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A Passage to India
E. M. Forster
After a mysterious accident during their visit to the caves, Dr Assiz is accused of assaulting Adela Quested, a naive young Englishwoman. As he is brought to trial, the fragile structure of Anglo-Indian relations collapses to expose the racism inherent in colonialism.
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Master and Commander
Patrick O'Brian
The first ever Aubrey-Maturin adventure sees Captain Jack Aubrey take charge of his first command, HMS Sophie.
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Post Captain
Patrick O'Brian
A fragile peace with France has come, but for Aubrey and Maturin, the realisation soon dawns that peace can hold as many perils as war. Post Captain follows the bestselling Master & Commander.
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H.M.S. Surprise
Patrick O'Brian
Jack Aubrey is back in England and bankrupt. His only escape is to board H.M.S. Surprise as part of a naval entourage accompanying the king’s ambassador to the East Indies. The third installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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The Mauritius Command
Patrick O'Brian
Aubrey, cast ashore and suffocated by a landlubber’s life, joins Maturin on a mission to take the French-occupied islands of Mauritius and La Réunion. The fourth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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Desolation Island
Patrick O'Brian
Aubrey and Maturin set sail for Australia to rescue Governor William Bligh from the settlers rebelling against his rule. The fifth installment of the Aubrey-Maturin series.
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Possession
A. S. Byatt
Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, Possession is a tour de force. Overflowing with ideas and themes, it is at once a literary detective story, a brilliant historical novel and a moving love story.
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The Raj Quartet
Paul Scott
Paul Scott paints a compelling portrait of the last days of British rule in India, as seen through the eyes of those who experienced it. With its rich sense of atmosphere and psychological subtlety, this literary epic is one of the highlights of post-war fiction.
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The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
In 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, borrows his employer’s car for a summer motoring trip, but his journey takes him further than he expects – deep into his own past.
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