Winner of the Man Booker Prize Alan Hollinghurst&s The Line of Beauty is a classic novel about class politics & sexuality in Margaret Thatcher&s 1980s Britain It is the summer of 1983 & young Nick Guest an innocent in the matters of politics & money has moved into an attic room in the Notting Hill home of the Feddens Gerald an ambitious new Tory MP his wealthy wife Rachel & their children Toby & Catherine Nick had idolized Toby at Oxford but in his London life it will be the troubled Catherine who becomes his friend & his uneasy responsibility Innocent of politics & money Nick is swept up into the Feddens& world & an era of endless possibility all the while pursuing his own private obsession with beauty The Line of Beauty is Alan Hollinghurst&s Man Booker Prize-winning masterpiece It is a novel that defines a decade exploring with peerless style a young man&s collision with his own desires & with a world he can never truly belong to ...

Michael is drawn to his new classmate Mina but they're on opposite sides of an issue that's tearing their town apart His parents are part of an anti-immigration group while her family have fled their besieged home in Afghanistan As tensions rise lines are drawn & both must decide what they want their world to look like no matter the cost ...

Almayer's Folly was Conrad's outstanding debut novel as well as exploring the culture of a part of the world previously unknown to English fiction it showed immense sophistication in its handling of narrative time-shifts & point of view Hailed as a writer of genius' by contemporary reviewers Conrad returned to the same riverine settlement in Borneo in his second novel An Outcast of the Islands Set some 15 years earlier this prequel to Almayer's Folly tells how Lingard lost his monopoly of trade in Sambir & follows the dangerous rivalry of his proteges Willems & Almayer In The Rescue the narrative moves even further back in time & shows the young idealistic Lingard torn between his loyalties to his Sulawesi allies & his unexpected attraction to Edith Travers with explosive consequences Throughout this sequence of novels the fascinating figure of Captain Lingard comes steadily into the foreground ...

This is a delightful romantic comedy which tells the story of a trio of hopefuls chasing their dreams in New York Lucy (Rosanna Arquette) is a waitress in a classy restaurant who longs to become an escapologist Her friend Vivien is an eccentric underwear designer & Monte (David Bowie) is an English barman desperate to marry anyone in an attempt to gain a green card Although Lucy refuses to marry him the trio become increasingly drawn together particularly as Vivien begins to pay him a large amount of attention Lucy hits upon an idea
- to rob the place where she works in order to pay for Houdini&s wedding ring! The trio unite for the crime which culminates in Lucy having to escape from chains while being handcuffed upside down & under water!
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A stunning wordless version of one of Aesop's best-loved fables from one of America's most acclaimed artists In this Caldecott ...

George Orwell's moving reflections on the English character & his passionate belief in the need for political change The Lion & the Unicorn was written in London during the worst period of the blitz It is vintage Orwell a dynamic outline of his belief in socialism patriotism & an English revolution His fullest political statement it has been described as 'one of the most moving & incisive portraits of the English character' & is as relevant now as it ever has been ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Collection of episodes from the animated series which follows the adventures of Simba (voice of Rob Lowe)'s son Prince Kion (Max Charles) as he assumes his position as the head of the Lion Guard Promising not to abuse his powers like his great-uncle Scar once did Kion forms his own group with various members of the animal kingdom & together they continue to watch over the circle of life in the African savanna The episodes are ' Never Judge a Hyena By Its Spots' ' Bunga the Wise' ' Eye of the Beholder' ' Fuli's New Family' ' The Search for Utamu' & ' Follow That Hippo' Subtitles Russian Language English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

If you loved Simba you can not miss the extraordinary adventures of The Lion Guard! Directly from Disney Junior comes a new chapter in the saga of the Lion King all dedicated to Kion & its incredible group of friends united to protect the Circle of Life Old & new characters such courage & incredible feats told in a wonderful sticker collection a 32-page album & 192 stickers to collect to rediscover the magic of the Pride Lands & relive a thousand adventures in the company of new friends! Sticker Starter Pack x 1 Sticker Album Plus x 31 Stickers ...

Still the best book to have next to the Bible The Lion Handbook to the Bible was first published in 1973 & has been continuously in print ever since selling over 3 million copies worldwide This fascinating guide to the book that has intrigued & inspired millions of people for thousands of years comprises an authoritative yet accessible commentary on the Bible book by book & chapter by chapter alongside over 100 articles by leading scholars around the world on areas of special interest Beautifully illustrated throughout with more than 700 photographs maps & illustrations the Handbook is a pleasure to browse & read & a mine of information & insight about this crucially important book This new fifth edition has a total refresh of over 700 photographs maps & illustrations ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Documentary-style war feature from Alexander Korda The story compares wartime Germany under the domination of a fanatical madman with the dignified calm of rural England & follows Wing Commander Richardson (Ralph Richardson) as he engages in battles in the skies while his wife (Merle Oberon) waits patiently for his return ...