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The Gustav Sonata - A Novel (Paperback): Rose Tremain The Gustav Sonata - A Novel (Paperback)
Rose Tremain
R391 R328 Discovery Miles 3 280 Save R63 (16%) In Stock

Gustav Perle grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem only a distant echo. An only child, he lives alone with Emilie, the mother he adores but who treats him with bitter severity. He begins an intense friendship with a Jewish boy his age, talented and mercurial Anton Zweibel, a budding concert pianist. The novel follows Gustav's family, tracing the roots of his mother's anti-Semitism and its impact on her son and his beloved friend. Moving backward to the war years and the painful repercussions of an act of conscience, and forward through the lives and careers of the two men, one who becomes a hotel owner, the other a concert pianist, The Gustav Sonata explores the passionate love of childhood friendship as it is lost, transformed, and regained over a lifetime. It is a powerful and deeply moving addition to the beloved oeuvre of one of our greatest contemporary novelists.

Lily - A Tale of Revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author (Hardcover): Rose Tremain Lily - A Tale of Revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author (Hardcover)
Rose Tremain
R476 Discovery Miles 4 760 In Stock

Nobody knows yet that she is a murderer... Abandoned at the gates of a London park one winter's night in 1850, baby Lily Mortimer is saved by a young police constable and taken to the London Foundling Hospital. Lily is fostered by an affectionate farming family in rural Suffolk, enjoying a brief childhood idyll before she is returned to the Hospital, where she is punished for her rebellious spirit. Released into the harsh world of Victorian London, Lily becomes a favoured employee at Belle Prettywood's Wig Emporium, but all the while she is hiding a dreadful secret... Across the years, policeman Sam Trench keeps watch over the young woman he once saved. When Sam meets Lily again, there is an instant attraction between them and Lily is convinced that Sam holds the key to her happiness - but might he also be the one to uncover her crime and so condemn her to death? *ONE OF THE TIMES' BOOKS OF THE YEAR* Praise for Rose Tremain: 'One of my favourite writers' Nina Stibbe 'Tremain is one of the best novelists writing today' Sara Collins 'Pulsatingly alive . . . no one can break your heart quite like this' Neel Mukherjee Readers love LILY 'A stunning story of love, betrayal and true grit' Susan H. 'Lily is vivid and alive... historical fiction at its best' Sheila R. 'One of the most breathtakingly captivating and exquisitely spun pieces of storytelling I've read in a long time' Caroline K.

Wildtrack - And Other Stories (Hardcover): Rose Tremain Wildtrack - And Other Stories (Hardcover)
Rose Tremain; Illustrated by Jeffrey Fisher 1
R471 Discovery Miles 4 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Rose Tremain's fiction often finds itself drawn into the 'wide skies and watery byways of East Anglia'. The short stories gathered in 'Wildtrack' convey the sense of isolation, darkness and secrecy the region fosters, a sense that has long fired Tremain's imagination.

Absolutely and Forever (Hardcover): Rose Tremain Absolutely and Forever (Hardcover)
Rose Tremain
R407 Discovery Miles 4 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How do you find the courage to make your own life? An electrifying novel about first love set in 1960s London and Paris from multiple bestseller, Rose Tremain A piercing short novel of thwarted love and true friendship from one of our greatest living writers How do you find the courage to make your own life? Marianne Clifford, teenage daughter of a peppery army colonel and his vain wife, falls helplessly and absolutely for eighteen-year-old Simon Hurst, whose cleverness and physical beauty suggest that he will go forward into a successful and monied future, helped on by doting parents. But fate intervenes. Simon's plans are blown off course, he leaves for Paris and Marianne is forced to bury her dreams of a future together. It is Marianne who tells this piercing story of first love, characterising herself as ignorant and unworthy, whilst her smart, ironic narration tellingly reveals so much more. Finding her way in 1960s Chelsea, and supported by her courageous Scottish friend, Petronella, she continues to seek the life she never stops craving. And in Paris, beneath his blithe exterior, Simon Hurst continues to nurse the secret which will alter everything.

Restoration - From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lily (Paperback): Rose Tremain Restoration - From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lily (Paperback)
Rose Tremain; Introduction by Rose Tremain
R332 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R61 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Discover this bestselling classic from the author of The Gustav Sonata, charting Robert Merivel's rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society. When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises quickly, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as 'paper groom' to the youngest of the King's mistresses. But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise... 'A most beautiful and original novel' Independent 'Triumphant' Sunday Telegraph 'Dazzling' New York Review of Books *Rose Tremain has sold over ONE MILLION books. Enter her vivid historical world*

Writers in Conversation with Christopher Bigsby - Volume VI (Paperback): Christopher Bigsby Writers in Conversation with Christopher Bigsby - Volume VI (Paperback)
Christopher Bigsby; Interview of Stephen Fry, Vince Cable, Richard Dawkins, David Almond, …
R489 R395 Discovery Miles 3 950 Save R94 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Iron Robin (Hardcover): Rose Tremain Iron Robin (Hardcover)
Rose Tremain; Illustrated by Richard Jones
R444 R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Save R84 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

From an acclaimed voice in literature comes a children's story steeped in magic... Oliver loves birds - watching them soar into the sky and wishing that just sometimes they would stay close. So when he discovers a robin made of iron, he thinks he's found the perfect friend - even if his pet dragon isn't quite so certain! When the robin begins to glimmer and hop, Oliver is overjoyed, but in a terrible turn of events, this new friend is lost. But the magic of Iron Robin and the joy of friendship means that there is wonder and excitement ahead for Oliver... Join Oliver on the start of his adventure, with this lyrical and funny story which explores friendship, loyalty and the power of hope. Iron Robin is the perfect bedtime story to share together.

The Gustav Sonata (Paperback): Rose Tremain The Gustav Sonata (Paperback)
Rose Tremain 1
R299 R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

What is the difference between friendship and love? Gustav grows up in a small town in Switzerland, where the horrors of the Second World War seem a distant echo. But Gustav's father has mysteriously died, and his adored mother Emilie is strangely cold and indifferent to him. Gustav's life is a lonely one until he meets Anton. An intense lifelong friendship develops but Anton fails to understand how deeply and irrevocably his life and Gustav's are entwined until it is almost too late... 'A perfect novel about life's imperfection... Tremain is writing at the height of her inimitable powers...' Kate Kellaway, Observer 'Heartbreaking, unsentimental and beautifully written, and it reinforces my opinion that there are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great Rose Tremain.' John Boyne, The Irish Times

Lily - A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick for Summer 2022 (Paperback): Rose Tremain Lily - A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick for Summer 2022 (Paperback)
Rose Tremain
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R215 R170 Discovery Miles 1 700 Save R45 (21%) Ships in 5 - 7 working days

From Sunday Times bestselling novelist Rose Tremain comes a gripping novel of murder and revenge set in Victorian England Nobody knows yet that she is a murderer... London, 1850. On a freezing winter's night, a baby is abandoned at the gates of a park only to be saved by a young policeman and taken to the Foundling Hospital. After suffering years of brutal hardship at the Hospital, Lily is released into the world of Victorian London. But she is hiding a dreadful secret... When Lily and the policeman meet again, Lily is convinced that he holds the key to her happiness. But might he also be the one to uncover her crime and so condemn her to death? 'Enthralling... Tremain evokes Victorian London with visceral intensity in a gripping and deeply humane novel exploring themes of rejection, poverty, guilt and redemption' Observer

Restoration - From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lily (Paperback): Rose Tremain Restoration - From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lily (Paperback)
Rose Tremain; Introduction by Rose Tremain 1
R305 R250 Discovery Miles 2 500 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The bestselling classic from a 'magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday). Journey to the glittering seventeenth-century court, and witness the rise and fall of young, charming Robert Merivel... When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles II, he is suddenly thrust into a vibrant world of luxury and opulence. Blessed with a quick wit and sparkling charm, Robert Merivel rises quickly, soon finding favour with the King, and privileged with a position as 'paper groom' to the youngest of the King's mistresses. But by falling in love with her, Merivel transgresses the one rule that will cast him out from his new-found paradise... 'For a vivid - and funny - fictional re-creation of the era, Tremain's Restoration is hard to beat.' The Times Rose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books.

Sacred Country (Paperback): Rose Tremain Sacred Country (Paperback)
Rose Tremain
R307 R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Save R54 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

From the author of The Gustav Sonata At the age of six, Mary Ward, the child of a poor farming family in Suffolk, has a revelation: 'I am not Mary. That is a mistake. I am not a girl. I'm a boy.' So begins a heroic struggle to change gender, while around her others also strive to find a place of safety and fulfilment in a savage and confusing world. Over a million Rose Tremain books sold 'A writer of exceptional talent ... Tremain is a writer who understands every emotion' Independent I 'There are few writers out there with the dexterity or emotional intelligence to rival that of the great Rose Tremain' Irish Times 'Tremain has the painterly genius of an Old Master, and she uses it to stunning effect' The Times 'Rose Tremain is one of the very finest British novelists' Salman Rushdie 'Tremain is a writer of exemplary vision and particularity. The fictional world is rendered with extraordinary vividness' Marcel Theroux, Guardian

Trespass - A Novel (Paperback): Rose Tremain Trespass - A Novel (Paperback)
Rose Tremain
R523 R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Save R63 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Aramon, the owner, is so haunted by his violent past that he's become incapable of all meaningful action, letting his hunting dogs starve and his land go to ruin. Meanwhile, his sister Audrun, alone in her modern bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel, dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life. Into this closed world comes Anthony Verey, a wealthy but disillusioned antiques dealer from London. When he sets his sights on the Mas, a frightening and unstoppable series of consequences is set in motion. "Rose Tremain's writing is so good, she makes us hear English anew," writes the San Francisco Chronicle. This powerful and unsettling work reveals yet another dimension to Tremain's extraordinary imagination.

Rosie - Scenes from a Vanished Life (Paperback): Rose Tremain Rosie - Scenes from a Vanished Life (Paperback)
Rose Tremain 1
R323 R262 Discovery Miles 2 620 Save R61 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

*The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller* Rose Tremain (or Rosie as she was then) grew up in post-war London - a city still partly in ruins, where both food and affection were fiercely rationed. But when she is ten years old, everything changes. She loses her father, her house, her school, her friends and is dispatched to a freezing boarding-school in Hertfordshire. Slowly though, the teenage Rosie escapes from the cold world of the Fifties, into a place of inspiration and friendship, where a young writer is suddenly ready to be born. 'An evocative, unflinching memoir...electric' Mail on Sunday

The Colour (Paperback, New ed): Rose Tremain The Colour (Paperback, New ed)
Rose Tremain 2
R330 R269 Discovery Miles 2 690 Save R61 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity. But the harsh land near Christchurch threatens to destroy them almost before they begin. When Joseph finds gold in the creek he is seized by a rapturous obsession with the voluptuous riches awaiting him deep in the earth. Abandoning his farm and family, he sets off alone for the new gold-fields over the Southern Alps, a moral wilderness where many others, under the seductive dreams of 'the colour', are violently rushing to their destinies. By turns both moving and terrifying, The Colour is about a quest for the impossible, an attempt to mine the complexities of love and explore the sacrifices to be made in the pursuit of happiness.

Trespass - From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Gustav Sonata (Paperback): Rose Tremain Trespass - From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Gustav Sonata (Paperback)
Rose Tremain 1
R302 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'THRILLING...a terrific book, accomplished in its poised, imaginative storytelling and its vivid, sensual rendering of landscape and character, emotion and memory' The Times In a silent valley in southern France stands an isolated stone farmhouse, the Mas Lunel. Its owner is Aramon Lunel, an alcoholic haunted by his violent past. His sister, Audrun, alone in her bungalow within sight of the Mas Lunel, dreams of exacting retribution for the unspoken betrayals that have blighted her life. Into this closed world comes Anthony Verey, a wealthy but disillusioned antiques dealer from London seeking to remake his life in France. From the moment he arrives at the Mas Lunel, a frightening and unstoppable series of consequences is set in motion...

The American Lover (Paperback): Rose Tremain The American Lover (Paperback)
Rose Tremain 1
Sold By Readers Warehouse - Fulfilled by Loot
R240 R190 Discovery Miles 1 900 Save R50 (21%) Ships in 5 - 7 working days

A seductive collection of stories from the 'magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday). Rose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books. Trapped in a London flat, Beth remembers a transgressive love affair in 1960s Paris. The most famous writer in Russia takes his last breath in a stationmaster's cottage, miles from Moscow. A father, finally free of his daughter's demands, embarks on a long swim from his Canadian lakeside retreat. And in the grandest house of all, Danni the Polish housekeeper catches the eye of an enigmatic visitor. 'Superb, each story a perfectly cut jewel' Irish Times

Islands of Mercy - From the bestselling author of The Gustav Sonata (Paperback): Rose Tremain Islands of Mercy - From the bestselling author of The Gustav Sonata (Paperback)
Rose Tremain
Sold By Readers Warehouse - Fulfilled by Loot
R215 R170 Discovery Miles 1 700 Save R45 (21%) Ships in 5 - 7 working days

A hell of a read' Sunday Times 'Triumphant, and beautifully told...one of the best novelists writing today' Sara Collins, Guardian All must gamble with their fate. But not all can win... In the city of Bath, in the year 1865 Jane Adeane, renowned for her restorative skills, is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. But when she finds herself torn between a dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, her desires begin to lead her towards a future she had never imagined... Discover the ultimate historical read. A perfect gift this Christmas. 'Terrific' The Times 'One of our most accomplished novelists' Observer 'One of my favourite writers' Nina Stibbe

Islands Of Mercy (Paperback): Rose Tremain Islands Of Mercy (Paperback)
Rose Tremain 1
Sold By Readers Warehouse - Fulfilled by Loot
R320 R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Save R67 (21%) Ships in 5 - 7 working days

She was ‘The Angel of the Baths’, the one woman whose touch everybody yearned for. Yet she would do more. She was certain of that.

In the city of Bath, in the year 1865, an extraordinary young woman renowned for her nursing skills is convinced that some other destiny will one day show itself to her. But when she finds herself torn between a dangerous affair with a female lover and the promise of a conventional marriage to an apparently respectable doctor, her desires begin to lead her towards a future she had never imagined.

Meanwhile, on the wild island of Borneo, an eccentric British ‘rajah’, Sir Ralph Savage, overflowing with philanthropy but compromised by his passions, sees his schemes relentlessly undermined by his own fragility, by man’s innate greed and by the invasive power of the forest itself.

Jane’s quest for an altered life and Sir Ralph’s endeavours become locked together as the story journeys across the globe – from the confines of an English tearoom to the rainforests of a tropical island via the slums of Dublin and the transgressive fancy-dress boutiques of Paris.

Islands of Mercy is a novel that ignites the senses, and is a bold exploration of the human urge to seek places of sanctuary in a pitiless world.

Friendship - Vintage Minis (Paperback): Rose Tremain Friendship - Vintage Minis (Paperback)
Rose Tremain 1
R177 R143 Discovery Miles 1 430 Save R34 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

What is the secret to true friendship? Is it really love's quieter relation or something stronger and more profound? And where does the line between the two lie? Rose Tremain looks at two unlikely lifelong friendships, which - though tested - prove unbreakable. Thought-provoking and life-affirming, this is at once an examination and a celebration of friendship in all its glorious complexity. Selected from the books Restoration and The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain VINTAGE MINIS: GREAT MINDS. BIG IDEAS. LITTLE BOOKS. A series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human Also in the Vintage Minis series: Love by Jeanette Winterson Language by Xiaolu Guo Desire by Haruki Murakami Freedom by Margaret Atwood

Music & Silence (Paperback, Reissue Ed): Rose Tremain Music & Silence (Paperback, Reissue Ed)
Rose Tremain 2
R335 R274 Discovery Miles 2 740 Save R61 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In the year 1629, a young English lutenist named Peter Claire arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian IV’s Royal Orchestra. From the moment when he realises that the musicians perform in a freezing cellar underneath the royal apartments, Peter Claire understand that he’s come to a place where the opposing states of light and dark, good and evil, are waging war to the death.

Designated the King’s ‘Angel’ because of his good looks, he finds himself falling in love with the young woman who is the companion of the King’s adulterous and estranged wife, Kirsten. With his loyalties fatally divided between duty and passion, how can Peter Claire find the path that will realise his hopes and save his soul?

Merivel - A Man of His Time (Paperback): Rose Tremain Merivel - A Man of His Time (Paperback)
Rose Tremain 1
R302 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'One of the great imaginative creations in English literature' Daily Telegraph A dazzling novel of loyalty and dreams set in Restoration England. The gaudy years of the Restoration are long gone and Robert Merivel, physician and courtier to King Charles II, sets off for the French court in search of a fresh start. But royal life at the Palace of Versailles - all glitter in front and squalor behind - leaves him in despair, until a chance encounter with the seductive Madame de Flamanville, allows him to dream of a different future. But will that future ever be his? Summoned home urgently to attend to the ailing King, Merivel finds his loyalty and skill tested to their limits. Rose Tremain has sold over one million copies of her books. PRAISE FOR MERIVEL 'This book is richly marbled with intelligence, compassion and compelling characters' The Times 'Magnificent story-teller' Independent on Sunday 'Wonderfully entertaining' Michael Holroyd, Guardian Books of the Year

The Road Home - A Novel (Paperback): Rose Tremain The Road Home - A Novel (Paperback)
Rose Tremain
R622 R553 Discovery Miles 5 530 Save R69 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the wake of factory closings and his beloved wife's death, Lev makes his way from Eastern Europe to London, seeking work to support his mother and his little daughter. After a spell of homelessness, he finds a job in the kitchen of a posh restaurant and a room in the house of an appealing Irishman who has already lost his family. Never mind that Lev must sleep in a bunk bed surrounded by plastic toys--he has found a friend and shelter. However constricted his life in England remains, he compensates by daydreaming of home, by having an affair with a younger restaurant worker, and by trading gossip and ambitions via cell phone with his hilarious friend Rudi, who, dreaming of the wealthy West, lives largely for his battered Chevrolet.
Homesickness dogs Lev, not only for nostalgic reasons, but because he doesn't belong, body or soul, to his new country--but can he really go home again? Rose Tremain's prodigious talents as a prose writer are on full display in THE ROAD HOME, and her novel never loses sight of what is truly important in the lives we lead.

The Colour (Paperback): Rose Tremain The Colour (Paperback)
Rose Tremain
R692 R587 Discovery Miles 5 870 Save R105 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Newlyweds Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from England to New Zealand, along with Joseph's mother Lilian, in search of new beginnings and prosperity. But the harsh land near Christchurch where they settle threatens to destroy them almost before they begin. When Joseph finds gold in a creek bed, he hides the discovery from both his wife and mother, and becomes obsessed with the riches awaiting him deep in the earth. Abandoning his farm and family, he sets off alone for the new goldfields over the Southern Alps, a moral wilderness where many others, under the seductive dreams of the "colour," rush to their destinies and doom.

The Road Home (Paperback): Rose Tremain The Road Home (Paperback)
Rose Tremain 2
R331 R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Save R61 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Rose Tremain does not disappoint. As always her writing has a delicious, crunchy precision.' Observer A wise and witty look at the contemporary migrant experience. Lev is on his way from Eastern Europe to Britain, seeking work. Behind him loom the figures of his dead wife, his beloved young daughter and his outrageous friend Rudi who - dreaming of the wealthy West - lives largely for his battered Chevrolet. Ahead of Lev lies the deep strangeness of the British: their hostile streets, their clannish pubs, their obsession with celebrity. London holds out the alluring possibility of friendship, sex, money and a new career and, if Lev is lucky, a new sense of belonging... 'A novel of urgent humanity' Sunday Telegraph

Sacred Country (Paperback): Rose Tremain Sacred Country (Paperback)
Rose Tremain
R575 R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Save R64 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"I have a secret to tell you, dear, and this is it: I am not Mary. That is a mistake. I am not a girl. I'm a boy." Mary's fight to become Martin, her claustrophobic small town, and her troubled family make up the core of this remarkable and intimate, emotional yet unsentimental novel. As daring as Virginia Woolf's Orlando, Sacred Country inspires us to reconsider the essence of gender, and proposes new insights in the unraveling of that timeless malady known as the human condition. As Mary's mother, Estelle, observes, "There are no whole truths, just as there is no heart of the onion. There are only the dreams of the individual mind."

Sweeping us through three decades, from the repressive English countryside of the fifties to the swinging London of the sixties to the rhinestone tackiness of seventies America, Rose Tremain unmasks the "sacred country" within us all.

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