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Beryl Bainbridge's classic early novel weaves a dark, clever tale of a young woman in thrall to a golden stranger in 1960s London.

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From the author of Black Narcissus, this acclaimed coming-of-age novel examines the tensions of divorce from a child's perspective.

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The diary of a young Brazilian girl at the end of the nineteenth century. Translated by Elizabeth Bishop, one of the greatest American poets of the twentieth century.

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A tale of love lost -- and love regained.

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Years ago, domineering Magda swept the shy, virginal Francis into one of the most extraordinary marriages imaginable. Now, as she lies dying, Francis's role as the Good Husband is put to the most extreme test. The story moves from the Deep South to Eastern Europe and the cathedral towns of England.

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A novel first published in 1913. George Darrow, a young diplomat en route from London to France, is engaged to be married to a respectable widow, but when she asks for time to prepare her children for the marriage he is unsettled, and embarks on an affair that will affect all their lives. From the author of THE AGE OF INNOCENCE.

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The Sheik was originally published in 1919 and was E M Hull's most popular book. It was the basis for the film of the same name starring Rudolph Valentino

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In this collection of literary criticism, Rebecca West undertakes the question of art's value, examining the works of her contemporaries and their places in history

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Evelyn Waugh called her one of the very best novelists of the day - a title she still deserves' Carol Shields

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With a new introduction by Victoria Glendinning, this is Rebecca West's most popular work of fiction

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In this novel Paul Verdayne is fascinated by a mysterious beauty staying in his Swiss hotel. In a setting of tuber-roses and tiger skins, "the lady" initiates him into the arts of love. This is one of Virago's trio of turn-of-the-century erotic novels, with "The Sheik" and "The Way of an Eagle".

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Ursula Holden's classic trilogy weaves a vivid, dramatic and mysterious story of three sisters coming of age in England and Ireland during the war years.

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By the author of "Loving and Giving". Sir Roderick's legacy to the younger generation is a host of debts. To the outrage of their elders, Philip and Veronica decide to do the unspeakable and take in paying guests.

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Using her teenage diaries, the author tells of the horrors of the siege and surrender of Warsaw in 1939, the food shortages, raids and beatings, and the Nazi "Aktion" in 1942, when her family was hounded from shelter to shelter. In 1943 they escaped the ghetto but faced years in hiding.

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The spellbinding story of a sisterhood of nuns on a mission in Himalayan India - part of a sumptuous new Virago Modern Classics collection of Rumer Godden's beloved novels.

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The inspiring and deeply moving true story of 'the Anne Frank who lived', about how one girl survived the Nazi occupation of Holland by hiding in plain sight - a testament to courage and hope in the darkest times.

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In the first novel of her stunning trilogy, Mary Renault vividly imagines the life of Alexander the Great, the charismatic leader whose drive and ambition created a legend.

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A provocative, sharp-voiced and sometimes shocking rediscovered classic about desire, power and female sexuality - the last book acquired by Toni Morrison.

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A gripping novel about convent life from master storyteller Rumer Godden, now part of a sumptuous new reissue collection from Virago Modern Classics.

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In the final novel of her stunning trilogy, Mary Renault vividly imagines the life of Alexander the Great, the charismatic leader whose drive and ambition created a legend.

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A coming-of-age novel of adventure and love, ranging over early twentieth century Europe, told by a master storyteller.

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A classic 1960s novel is a vivid portrait of a woman's encounter with faith as she enters an order of Benedictine nuns - now reissued in a beautiful new collection of Rumer Godden's novels