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From the author of When God was a Rabbit and Tin Man, Still Life is a
big-hearted story of people brought together by love, war, art and the
ghost of E.M. Forster.
We just need to know what the heart’s capable of, Evelyn.
And do you know what it’s capable of?
I do. Grace and fury.
1944, in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as the Allied troops
advance and bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and share an
extraordinary evening together.
Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evelyn Skinner is a
sexagenarian art historian and possible spy. She has come to Italy to
salvage paintings from the wreckage and relive memories of the time she
encountered EM Forster and had her heart stolen by an Italian maid in a
particular Florentine room with a view.
These two unlikely people find kindred spirits in each other and
Evelyn’s talk of truth and beauty plants a seed in Ulysses’ mind that
will shape the trajectory of his life – and of those who love him – for
the next four decades.
Moving from the Tuscan Hills and piazzas of Florence, to the smog of
London’s East End, Still Life is a sweeping, joyful, richly-peopled
novel about beauty, love, family and fate.
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Still Life (Paperback)
Sarah Winman
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R270
R216
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By the bestselling, prize-winning author of When God was a Rabbit and Tin Man, Still Life is a beautiful, big-hearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood… and the ghost of E.M. Forster.
It’s 1944 and in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as the Allied troops advance and bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and share an extraordinary evening together.
Ulysses Temper is a young British solider and one-time globe-maker, Evelyn Skinner is a sexagenarian art historian and possible spy. She has come to Italy to salvage paintings from the ruins and relive her memories of the time she encountered EM Forster and had her heart stolen by an Italian maid in a particular Florentine room with a view.
These two unlikely people find kindred spirits in each other and Evelyn’s talk of truth and beauty plants a seed in Ulysses mind that will shape the trajectory of his life – and of those who love him – for the next four decades.
Moving from the Tuscan Hills, to the smog of the East End and the piazzas of Florence, Still Life is a sweeping, mischievous, richly-peopled novel about beauty, love, family and fate.
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Still Life
Sarah Winman
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R300
R240
Discovery Miles 2 400
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK
CLUB PICK A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME WINNER OF DYMOCKS BOOK OF
THE YEAR WINNER OF THE INWORDS LITERARY AWARD ‘Sheer joy' Graham
Norton ‘Utterly beautiful … filled with hope’ Joanna Cannon,
author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep ‘A gorgeous, generous
story of kind hearts and kindred spirits’ Daily Mirror From the
author of When God was a Rabbit and Tin Man, Still Life is a
big-hearted story of the families we forge and the friendships that
make us. 1944, Italy. As bombs fall around them, two strangers meet
in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa and share an
extraordinary evening. Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier,
Evelyn Skinner a 64-year-old art historian living life on her own
terms. She has come to salvage paintings from the wreckage of war
and relive memories of her youth when her heart was stolen by an
Italian maid in a particular room with a view. Ulysses’ chance
encounter with Evelyn will transform his life – and all those who
love him back home in London – forever. Uplifting, sweeping and
full of unforgettable characters, Still Life is a novel about
beauty, love, family and friendship. ‘THE most beautiful book …
it will stay with me a long time’ Sara Cox, BBC Two’s Between
the Covers ‘Extraordinary . . . my book of the year’ Liz
Nugent, author of Our Little Cruelties ‘Moving, wise, poetic and
funny’ Daily Mail ‘Winman’s pages teem with boisterous,
exuberant life’ Sunday Times Sunday Times bestseller 09/06/2021
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Still Life (Paperback)
Sarah Winman
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R523
R402
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From the author of STILL LIFE, TIN MAN and WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT.
'Will stand the test of time' Irish Examiner 'Beautiful prose that
ebbs and flows' Independent 'A Year of Marvellous Ways is like
Dylan Thomas given a sexy rewrite by Angela Carter' Patrick Gale
This is a story about Marvellous Ways, an eighty-nine-year-old
woman who lives alone in a remote Cornish creek, spending her days
sitting by the river, peering through a telescope. And it's about
Francis Drake, a young soldier who washes up in her creek,
shattered by war and broken-hearted. It's about the magic in
everyday life and the lure of the sea, the healing powers of
storytelling and sloe gin, love and death, and how we carry on when
grief comes snapping at our heels.
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Still Life (Hardcover)
Sarah Winman
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R784
R665
Discovery Miles 6 650
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 COSTA NOVEL AWARD From the internationally
bestselling author of WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT comes a heartbreaking
celebration of love in all its forms, and the moments that
illuminate the life of one man. This is almost a love story. But
it's not as simple as that. 'Her best novel to date' Observer 'An
exquisitely crafted tale of love and loss' Guardian 'A marvel'
Sunday Express 'Astoundingly beautiful' Matt Haig It begins with a
painting won in a raffle: fifteen sunflowers, hung on the wall by a
woman who believes that men and boys are capable of beautiful
things. And then there are two boys, Ellis and Michael, who are
inseparable. And the boys become men, and then Annie walks into
their lives, and it changes nothing and everything. Tin Man sees
Sarah Winman follow the acclaimed success of When God Was A Rabbit
and A Year Of Marvellous Ways with a love letter to human kindness
and friendship, loss and living.
The SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from the author of STILL LIFE
'Thronging with incident and wonder' Guardian 'Beautifully true . .
. superb' The Times 'Captivating' Observer 'Beguiling . . . You
can't get the voice out of your head' Daily Mail This is a book
about a brother and sister. It's a book about childhood and growing
up, friendships and families, triumph and tragedy and everything in
between. More than anything, it's a book about love in all its
forms.
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Dread Journey (Paperback)
Dorothy B. Hughes; Introduction by Sarah Weinman
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R428
R355
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Fourteen chilling tales from the pioneering women who created the
domestic suspense genre
Murderous wives, deranged husbands, deceitful children, and
vengeful friends. Few know these characters--and their
creators--better than Sarah Weinman. One of today's preeminent
authorities on crime fiction, Weinman asks: Where would bestselling
authors like Gillian Flynn, Sue Grafton, or Tana French be without
the women writers who came before them?
In "Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives," Weinman brings together
fourteen hair-raising tales by women who--from the 1940s through
the mid-1970s--took a scalpel to contemporary society and sliced
away to reveal its dark essence. Lovers of crime fiction from any
era will welcome this deliciously dark tribute to a largely
forgotten generation of women writers.
Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is one of the most beloved and notorious
novels of all time. And yet, very few of its readers know that the
subject of the novel was inspired by a real-life case: the 1948
abduction of eleven-year-old Sally Horner. Weaving together
suspenseful crime narrative, cultural and social history, and
literary investigation, The Real Lolita restores Sally Horner to
her rightful place in the lore of the novel's creation. Drawing
upon extensive investigations, legal documents, public records, and
interviews with remaining relatives, Sarah Weinman casts a new
light on the dark inspiration for a modern classic.
Donald E. Westlake is one of the greats of crime fiction. Under the
pseudonym Richard Stark, he wrote twenty-four fast-paced,
hardboiled novels featuring Parker, a shrewd career criminal with a
talent for heists. Using the same nom de plume, Westlake also
completed a separate series in the Parker universe, starring Alan
Grofield, an occasional colleague of Parker. While he shares events
and characters with several Parker novels, Grofield is less
calculating and more hot-blooded than Parker; think fewer guns,
more dames.
Not that there isn't violence and adventure aplenty. "The Damsel"
begins directly after the Parker novel "The Handle." Following a
wounded Grofield and his damsel on a scenic, action-packed road
trip from Mexico City to Acapulco, "The Damsel" is full of wit,
adrenaline, and political intrigue. With a new foreword by Sarah
Weinman that situates the Grofield series within Westlake's work as
a whole, these novels are an exciting addition to any crime fiction
fan's library.
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