Tanizaki's masterpiece is the story of four sisters, and the declining fortunes of a traditional Japanese family. It is a loving and nostalgic recreation of the sumptuous, intricate upper-class life of Osaka immediately before World War Two. With surgical precision, Tanizaki lays bare the sinews of
‘You will have heard of my friend the once celebrated novelist Jocelyn Tarbet, but I suspect his memory is beginning to fade…You’d never heard of me, the once obscure novelist Parker Sparrow, until my name was publicly connected with his. To a knowing few, our names remain rigidly attached, like
A man finds himself surrounded by women who are becoming palel, more silent and literally smaller; a woman's intimate life is strangely dominated by the fear of nuclear warfare; a melancholy teenage love is swept away by a hurricane, while a tired, middle-aged affection is rekindled by the
A powerful study of the women’s liberation movement in the U.S., from abolitionist days to the present, that demonstrates how it has always been hampered by the racist and classist biases of its leaders. From the widely revered and legendary political activist and scholar Angela Davis.
A British agent floats in the waters of the French Riviera, murdered by an unknown hand. Determined to uncover the truth, James Bond enters a world of fast cars, grand casinos and luxury yachts. But beneath the glamour, he soon encounters a dangerous network of organised crime. It’s time for Bond
As Bridget careers towards baby-deadline, tortured by Smug Mothers miming her ticking biological clock, a series of classic Bridget Jones moments finally leads her into pregnancy - but just not quite as intended. It's a pregnancy full of cheesy potatoes, outlandish advice from Drunken Singletons
Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is publishing a guide to stopping Brexit with Vintage imprint The Bodley Head. Scheduled for publication on 5 October, the book is both a “pragmatic manifesto” and “practical handbook”, and argues that “there is nothing remotely inevitable about Brexit –
Wytworna opowieść o kobiecej przyjaźni osadzona w świecie bogactwa, próżności i niespełnionych marzeń Houston, lata 50. XX wieku. Olśniewająca urodą i przebowojością gwiazda teksańskiech elit, długonoga blondynka Joan Fortier króluje w kolumnach plotkarskich i żyje według własnych zasad. Pragnie
Neil Jordan's second novel, THE DREAM OE A BEAST, is quite literally, a dream. A man leaves his suburban home and goes to his office where he is working on a drawing for a campaign to advertise the scent of musk, whose animal attraction is peculiarly appropriate to the relationship developing
The first book in an original mystery series featuring twenty-eight-year-old Veronica Mars, back in action after the events of "Veronica Mars: The Movie." With the help of old friends--Logan Echolls, Mac Mackenzie, Wallace Fennel, and even Dick Casablancas--Veronica is ready to take on Neptune's
