In the eleventh Discworld novel, Death is missing – presumed . . . er . . . gone.Which leads to the kind of chaos you always get when an important public service is withdrawn. Meanwhile, on a little farm far, far away, a tall dark stranger is turning out to be really good with a scythe. There’s a harvest to be gathered in.
The acclaimed author of The Beach returns with a mesmerizing and highly original work of intrigue. Proclaimed "a gifted storyteller" by The New Yorker and "a huge literary talent" by Kazuo Ishiguro, Alex Garland, the internationally bestselling author of The Beach, The Tesseract, and writer of the critically acclaimed film 28 Days Later, returns w...more
'I want you to know what it is really like to live the life of a geisha, a life filled with extraordinary professional demands and richly glorious rewards. It is a life in which I was a pre-eminent success; many say the best of my generation. And yet, it was a life that I found too constricting to continue. And one that I ultimately had to leave. I...more
Started on a whim and pursued with a passion, Mark Shand's journey across India on the back of an elephant covered 800 miles. All Indian life is here--scavenging dogs and exquisite temples, jostling crowds and empty wilderness. Rivaling Kipling, this story of man and elephant is by turns exciting, terrifying and moving. 30 full-color photographs.
Like most, Vic - amoralist extraordinaire - can remember where he was and what he was doing on the day of Princess Diana's death: at home, beginning an affair with his best friend's wife. As things become more complex between the two, tragedy - this time real, local and small-scale - intervenes.
By far the hardest stage of Ffyona Campbell's world walk.It also tells how she found peace within herself & how each evening her campsite became a home when she fell in love with one of her drivers.
Born Chris Collins in 1957 he grew up in the West Midlands and is currently enjoying success with his own TV chat show. Here, for the first time, Frank candidly tells us of the highs and lows of his fascinating life and career.
Terry Pratchett's 22nd Discworld novel, The Last Continent, is a lighthearted tour of the fantasy land of Fourecks, a very Australian sort of place, with brief courses in theoretical physics and evolution thrown in for good measure. Pratchett returns to his first Discworld protagonist, the inept and cowardly wizard Rincewind, who habitually run...more
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