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In the latest retelling of the world's greatest stories in the Myth series from Canongate, the highly regarded novelist Salley Vickers brings to life the Western world's most widely known myth, Oedipus, through a shrewdly told exploration of the seminal story in conversation between Freud and Tiresi... अधिक

When Peter Hansome dies in a car accident, his wife Bridget and his mistress Frances strike up a friendship. Each woman is struggling to find her way in a world without Peter, and they are drawn together by the gap he has left in their lives. This is a thoughtful, philosophical novel that explores... अधिक

Throughout his life Dr. David McBride has been haunted by the death of his brother in a childhood accident. When he is assigned to work with Elizabeth Cruikshank, a psychiatric patient who has made a serious suicide attempt, he feels an immediate fascination. This is a reflective, philosophical no... अधिक

There is something very special about Agnès Morel. A quiet presence in the small French town of Chartres, she can be found cleaning the famed medieval cathedral each morning and doing odd jobs for the townspeople. No one knows where she came from or why. Not Abbé Paul, who discovered her one morni... अधिक

'A lovely book . . . wise at heart and filled with colourful characters' Joanne Harris, author of ChocolatSalley Vickers, the top ten bestselling author of Miss Garnet's Angel and Dancing Backwards, returns with The Cleaner of Chartres, a perfect book club book, for readers who loved Joanne Harri... अधिक

After the death of her longtime friend and flatmate, retired British history teacher Julia Garnet does something completely out of character: She takes a six-month rental on a modest appartamentoin Venice. An atheist, a Communist, and a virgin, Julia finds herself falling beneath the seductive spel... अधिक

With contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Robert Macfarlane, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling, Max Porter, Philip Pullman, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, S.F... अधिक

One day, a failed suicide, Elizabeth Cruikshank, is admitted to the care of psychiatrist Dr David McBride. She is mysteriously reticent and it is not until he recalls a painting by Caravaggio that she is moved to recount her story. As her account unfolds, David finds himself unusually touched by his... अधिक