The Perfect Fool
“The Perfect Fool” charts the progress of a collection of misfits, spread across the wide open spaces of Arizona and the narrow streets of South London, all unwittingly caught up in a quest for the Holy Grail.
United Kingdom, Great Britain
The Edge of the Crowd
The Edge of the Crowd is the gripping story of early days of photography and the search for lost love in Victorian London . RUNNER UP OF THE 2002 ENCORE PRIZE.
Ghost MacIndoe
Following in the wake of his highly praised first two books, Jonathan Buckley’s ‘Ghost MacIndoe’ is a bold and ambitious novel that focuses on the life of Alexander MacIndoe, a self-centred man who is characterised only by his physical beauty and a complete lack of will.
Slow Down Arthur, Stick to Thirty
The achingly funny and moving story of the dizzying highs and lows of growing up in the North of England at the height of New Wave.
Ghost MacIndoe
Following in the wake of his highly praised first two books, Jonathan Buckley’s Ghost MacIndoe is a bold and ambitious novel that focuses on the life of Alexander MacIndoe, a self-centred man who is characterised only by his physical beauty and a complete lack of will.
The Fanatic
An impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice – a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption. A no. 2 best-seller in Scotland.
Newton’s Niece
A reissue of Derek Beaven’s first novel – originally published by Faber – a lavish and richly detailed portrait of the world of Newton and the London of that time.
Paul Heathcote’s Rhubarb and Black Pudding
Not another chef’s book but a book about English food and English cooking and an English chef.
Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949
The first volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, author of ‘The Grass is Singing’ and ‘The Golden Notebook’, and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007.
Winner of the James Tait Black Prize 1994.