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Homer bidding farewell to his wife, Odysseus bound to the mast, Penelope at the loom, Achilles dragging Hector's body round the walls of Troy - scenes from Homer have been portrayed in every generation. Chapman's translations are argued to be two of the liveliest and readable.

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A powerful, heartrending, and insightful novel of a trio of women in Cameroon who dare to rebel against oppressive, long-held cultural traditionsincluding polygamy and domestic abusethat define and limit their lives.

Three women, three stories, three linked destinies .

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The utterly engrossing and disturbing novel from the author of Divided Kingdom

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A longtime city dweller and expert storyteller takes a fresh look at gardening in Vermont, tapping the connection between the mysteries of the earth and those of the human spirit. Dorothy Sucher explores both her corner of Vermont and the many aspects of gardening.

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Inventive, excellent a pure pleasure to read THE TIMES

In this compelling debut, an unknowable legacy passes through generations of one family living on the beautiful island of Barbados.

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Written in the early years of the 1900s Lewis' central character, highly unusual for the era, is a woman, Una Golden, who gains work in an exclusively male world of commercial real estate. Golden struggles for the recognition of her male peers while balancing romantic and work life.

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Its players are opera singers, academics and Argentinian millionaires, and its captain led Great Britain to World Cup glory.

When her father dies suddenly, Aisling is catapulted from her life as a medical student into the world of high stakes sport and big business - much to her dismay.

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Midwestern values, hard work, fate... and the secrets of making a world-class beer.

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Eliza Acton, despite having never before boiled an egg, became one of the worlds most successful cookery writers. Her story is fascinating, uplifting and inspiring. With recipes that leap to life from the page, The Language of Food explores the enduring struggle for female freedom, the creativity and quiet joy of cooking and the poetry of food.

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H is a boxer past his prime, losing fights against untalented opponents, his wife and, ultimately, himself. When a gunfight at a gambling den drags him into the underworld, H finds himself in debt to a sinister sociopath. He must face his demons - and enter the ring one final time.

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A collection of short stories captures powerful and poignant moments in everyday lives of African American families, friends, and neighbors in the years spanning from the beginning of the Clinton presidency to the eve of Barack Obama's election.

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THIS DETECTIVE STORY CLUB CLASSIC is introduced by Dr John Curran, who looks at how Anna Katherine Green was a pioneer who inspired a new generation of crime writers, in particular a young woman named Agatha Christie.

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A cry for help will tear a family apart

What a brilliant book so many rollercoasters, emotional, funny and sad Netgalley reviewer

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A cry for help will tear a family apart

What a brilliant book so many rollercoasters, emotional, funny and sad Netgalley reviewer

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The brilliant new novel from the beloved Sunday Times-bestselling author of Orange Blossom Days

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This is the story of Dame Lena Gaunt: musician, octogenarian, junkie. Lena is Music's Most Modern Musician; the first theremin player of the twentieth century. From the obscurity of a Perth boarding school to a glittering career on the world stage, Lena Gaunt's life will be made and torn apart by those she gives her heart to.