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Thomas needs to speak to his mother before she dies.

But he's set to give a talk to a conference of physiotherapists in the Netherlands;

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But like any place that's become home I hate it too."

How does an Englishman cope when he moves to Italy - not the tourist idyll but the real Italy When Tim Parks first moved to Verona he found it irresistible and infuriating in equal measure;

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Their name is a byword for wealth and power but before their renown as art patrons and princes, the Medici built their fortune on banking. Tim Parks tells the fascinating, frequently bloody, story of the family and the dramatic development and collapse of their bank

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Morris can't get over Mimi. But then he should have thought of that before he murdered her and married her sister. Now Mimi's back, as a ghost, and she seems to be suggesting the way to redemption for Morris. He must help the poor immigrants of Verona; but if anybody should get in his charitable way then so much the worse for them...

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An exceptionally witty and compelling look at the nature of consciousness Parks is a delight to read Iain McGilchrist

[It has] wit, humanity and insight Parks is an entertaining companion throughout Mail on Sunday

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From the bestselling author of Italian Ways and Italian Neighbours comes a darkly comic new novel of murder in Veronese high society

Morris Duckworth has a dark past.

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Trauma leaves her no alternative but to bury herself in the austere asceticism of a community that wakes at 4am, doesn't permit eye contact, let alone speech, and keeps men and women strictly segregated.

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A revelatory read with delightful cultural and literary references, Teach us to Sit Still by Booker-shortlisted author Tim Parks examines how the philosophy of 'sit still, relax and stop worrying' can be profoundly life-altering.

Teach us to Sit Still made me laugh;

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Overwhelmed by a crippling condition which nobody could explain or relieve, Parks follows a fruitless journey through the conventional medical system only to find relief in the most unexpected place: a breathing exercise that eventually leads him to take up meditation.

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One of Britain's outstanding novelists, Tim Parks is also a provocative, entertaining and accomplished essayist.

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Somehow it seemed to him the only thing that would really solve the problem would be to return to the sea and find the old ring with their names and the wedding date engraved inside, in 22-carat gold, and put it on again and then the world would magically return to what it had been before.

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Should you finish every book you start How has your family influenced the way you read What is literary style How is the Nobel Prize like the World Cup This collection of provocative pieces tells what readers want from books and how to look at the literature we encounter in a new light.

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A riveting white-water ride down a raging river in the Italian Alps, pitting people against...

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