LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2017 It's 1970 & in the People's Republic of Congo a Marxist-Leninist revolution is ushering in a new age But over at the orphanage on the outskirts of Pointe-Noire where young Moses has grown up the revolution has only strengthened the reign of terror of Dieudonne Ngoulmoumako the institution's corrupt director So Moses escapes to Pointe-Noire where he finds a home with a larcenous band of Congolese Merry Men & among the Zairian prostitutes of the Trois-Cents quarter But the authorities won't leave Moses in peace & intervene to chase both the Merry Men & the Trois-Cents girls out of town All this injustice pushes poor Moses over the edge Could he really be the Robin Hood of the Congo? Or is he just losing his marbles? Black Moses is a larger-than-life comic tale of a young man obsessed with helping the helpless in an unjust world It is also a vital new extension of Mabanckou's extraordinary interlinked body of work dedicated to his native Congo & confirms his status as one of our great storytellers ...

Jack Carstares the disgraced Earl of Wyncham left England seven long years ago sacrificing his honour for that of his brother when he was accused of cheating at cards Now he is back roaming his beloved South Country in the disguise of a highwayman Not long after his return he encounters his old adversary the libertine Duke of Andover just in time to dispute at the point of his sword the attempted abduction of a society beauty But foiled once the ' Black Moth' has no intention of failing again With this peerlessly romantic & dashing story shows Georgette Heyer's great skills fully formed even at an incredibly young age
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Tracklist Tumbleweave Set Yourself Alight Looner The Undead King Of Rock 'N' Roll The Last Maze White Lies Red Ink Room 13 Stinkhorn Slumber With The Worm Condemned To Hope ...

Tracklist Eating Us Born On A Day The Sun Didn&t Rise Dark Bubbles Twin Of Myself Gold Splatter Iron Lemonade Tooth Decay Fields Are Breathing Smile The Day After Today The Sticky Bubblegum Animals American Face Dust Untitled ...

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Tracklist The Hair Song Old Fangs Radiant Hearts Rollercoaster Let Spirits Ride Buried By The Blues The Way To Gone Wilderness Heart The Space Of Your Mind Sadie ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jamie Adams directs this improvised comedy starring Alice Lowe & Dolly Wells as Lisa & Claire sisters on the run from the police for a series of petty crimes When they find an invitation to attend an exclusive retreat for poets in Wales addressed to the Wildling Sisters the pair accept despite their complete lack of literary talent Their ruse soon comes under threat when they are expected to perform for the Poets& Poetry Society but an unconventional rendition & Lisa & Claire&s peculiar behaviour are accepted by the other participants as raw eccentric talent The sisterly relationship is challenged by their competing affection for Richard (Tom Cullen) ...

Anglo-Catholic nuns on an isolated missionary assignment in the Himalayas face an assortment of worldly challenges including sexual temptations & other intriguing ups & downs Based on the novel by Rumer Godden ...

It was almost dark when i landed' There are echoes of Chandler in washed-up journalist Charlie Yates's terse cynical narration but this is more than a mere pastiche it's subtle original & enthralling' Jake Kerridge Sunday Express Having left Texarkana for the safety of the West Coast reporter Charlie Yates finds himself drawn back to the South to Hot Springs Arkansas as an old acquaintance asks for his help This time it's less of a story Charlie's chasing more of a desperate attempt to do the right thing before it's too late Rod Reynolds' exceptional second novel picks up just a few months on from The Dark Inside & once again displays the feel for place period & atmosphere which marked out his acclaimed debut ...

Tracklist Watch Your Back Just Another Psycho My Chance to Change Since You&ve Been Gobe Pretty Pistol Sycophantic Wasted Life I Know You&re Lonely Stick To My Guns Theatre Of The Mind Barcode & Other Identifiers ...