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Twenty-First-Century Tolkien: What Middle-Earth Means To Us Today ·

Twenty-First-Century Tolkien: What Middle-Earth Means To Us Today ·

An engaging, original and radical reassessment of J.R.R. Tolkien, revealing how his visionary creation of Middle-Earth is more relevant now than ever before. What is it about Middle-Earth and its inhabitants that has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world? And why does Tolkien's visionary creation continue to fascinate and inspire us eighty-five years on from its first appearance? Beginning with Tolkien's earliest influences and drawing on key moments from his life,  Twenty-First-Century Tolkien  is an engaging and radical reinterpretation of the beloved author's work. Not only does it trace the genesis of the original books, it also explores the later adaptations and reworkings that cemented his reputation as a cultural phenomenon, including Peter Jackson's blockbuster films of  The Lord of the Rings  and  The Hobbit  and the highly anticipated TV series  The Rings of Power . Delving deep into topics such as friendship, failure, the environment, diversity, and Tolkien's place in a post-Covid age, Nick Groom takes us on an unexpected journey through Tolkien's world, revealing how it is more relevant now than ever before.

EUR 24.95
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A Book Lover's Guide to the Zodiac · Charlie Castelletti (Macmillan

A Book Lover's Guide to the Zodiac · Charlie Castelletti (Macmillan

A Book Lover’s Guide to the Zodiac  marries astrology and literature by connecting both writers and fictional characters to the twelve different star signs and their particular traits. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Astrology and literature have so much in common: our star signs help us to understand ourselves, our motivations and our behaviour, whilst reading enables us to make sense of the world, our own characters and those around us. Read how the passionate and overly idealistic Madame Bovary from Flaubert’s masterpiece exhibits all the traits of a Gemini, whilst the unconventional Virginia Woolf and Lewis Carroll, with his groundbreaking stories, are typical Aquarians. With a chapter devoted to each star sign, and featuring entertaining extracts and poetry by classic writers, there’s much to learn and entertain here about books, poetry and astrology, guided by Charlie Castelletti’s witty and expert commentary running through the book.

EUR 15.95
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Jane Austen At Home · Lucy Worsley (Hodder Paperbacks)

Jane Austen At Home · Lucy Worsley (Hodder Paperbacks)

Historian Lucy Worsley leads us into the rooms from which our best-loved novelist quietly changed the world. This new telling of the story of Jane's life shows us how and why she lived as she did, examining the places and spaces that mattered to her. It wasn't all country houses and ballrooms, but a life that was often a painful struggle. Jane famously lived a 'life without incident', but with new research and insights Lucy Worsley reveals a passionate woman who fought for her freedom. A woman who far from being a lonely spinster in fact had at least five marriage prospects, but who in the end refused to settle for anything less than Mr Darcy.

EUR 15.95
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A History of London in 50 Lives · David Long (Oneworld Publications)

A History of London in 50 Lives · David Long (Oneworld Publications)

It is the people who make London what it is. The men and women living within its walls, with all their successes and failures, their loves and lies, their dramas and indulgences. Taking us from the sixteenth century to the present day, London author David Long introduces us to fifty of the most eccentric, revolutionary, bloodthirsty and memorable characters to have walked London’s streets. Many are familiar names, but others remain largely unknown. From a house lived in by both Handel and Hendrix to Queen Victoria’s rat catcher, an emperor in exile and real-life tales of derring-do,  A History of London in 50 Lives  is a unique take on the English capital and on some of the more remarkable characters who have called it home.

EUR 18.00
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London Belongs to Us · Sarra Manning (Hot Key Books)

London Belongs to Us · Sarra Manning (Hot Key Books)

Twelve hours, two boys, one girl... and a whole lot of hairspray. Seventeen-year-old Sunny's always been a little bit of a pushover. But when she's sent a picture of her boyfriend kissing another girl, she knows she's got to act. What follows is a mad, twelve-hour dash around London, starting at 8pm in Crystal Palace (so far away from civilisation  you can't even get the Tube   there ) then sweeping through Camden, Shoreditch, Soho, Kensington, Notting Hill... and ending up at 8am in Alexandra Palace. Along the way Sunny meets a whole host of characters she never dreamed she'd have anything in common with - least of all the devilishly handsome (and somewhat vain) French 'twins' (they're really cousins) Jean Luc and Vic. But as this love-letter to London shows, a city is only a sum of its parts, and really it's the people living there who make up its life and soul. And, as Sunny discovers,  everyone  - from friends, apparent-enemies, famous bands and even rickshaw drivers - is willing to help a girl on a mission to get her romantic retribution. A fast-paced, darkly funny love letter to London, boys with big hair and the joys of staying up all night.

EUR 10.95
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Dubliners · James Joyce (Wordsworth Collector's Editions)

Dubliners · James Joyce (Wordsworth Collector's Editions)

Living overseas but writing, always, about his native city, Joyce made Dublin unforgettable. The stories in  Dubliners  show us truants, seducers, gossips, rally-drivers, generous hostesses, corrupt politicians, failing priests, amateur theologians, struggling musicians, moony adolescents, victims of domestic brutishness, sentimental aunts and poets, patriots earnest or cynical, and people striving to get by. In every sense an international figure, Joyce was faithful to his own country by seeing it unflinchingly and challenging every precedent and piety in Irish literature.

EUR 14.95
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Normal People · Sally Rooney (Faber & Faber)

Normal People · Sally Rooney (Faber & Faber)

Sheila Heti Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular and well-liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation - awkward but electrifying - something life-changing begins. Normal People is a story of mutual fascination, friendship and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find they can't.

EUR 14.95
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Sticky Notes · Jane Austen (The Unemployed Philosophers Guild)

Sticky Notes · Jane Austen (The Unemployed Philosophers Guild)

You may write messages and unexpected thoughts upon dull squares of yellow paper. You may also carry a collection of four different notes in lovely colors, each with a quotation. Jane Austen sticky notes are just the thing for those of us who also cannot be forced into genius and eloquence . UPG Sticky Note Booklets are unique designs tucked into a crush-resistant cover that holds dozens of notes. They also make nice little no-pressure gifts. So go ahead, be the reason someone has a good day!

EUR 9.95
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Heartstopper 1 · Alice Oseman (Hachette)

Heartstopper 1 · Alice Oseman (Hachette)

Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ... until one day when they're made to sit together. They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them realised. Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. It encompasses all the small stories of Nick and Charlie's lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us.

EUR 16.95
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