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It can't have been a coincidence that Zadie Smith named one of the main characters of On Beauty , Howard. The book is inspired by the a...

The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart is about Vladimir Girshkin, born in Russia, whose parents emigrated to America whe...

Worst Journeys contains 55 stories, primarily in prose form, by some of literature’s best travel writers. They relate all sorts of hellish...

EF Benson's book follows the life of the quiet village of Riseholme, where " nothing ever happens ". Mrs Emmeline Lucas (Luci...

JG Ballard's Super-Cannes is a crime story set near Cannes in the South of France. Most of the action takes place in and around the Ed...

A Wizard of Earthsea tells the story of Ged, a boy with a gift for magic. He lives in the fantasy world that Ursula Le Guin has created, ...

The Transition is set in Britain of the near future, when buying property has become too expensive for the majority, and rents are so high...