Winner of the Booker Prize in 1971, <i>In a Free State </i>is one of Sir V. S. Naipaul's best-loved works, a story of disenfranchisement and the search for belonging.
<b>Inheriting a family business is never easy, especially when it involves underwater volcanoes, minions, talking cats - and supervillains. <i>Starter Villain</i> is another page-turning adventure from <i>New York Times</i> bestseller John Scalzi.</b>
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Get ready to become obsessed with K-culture. This is the ultimate guide to the Korean way of life.
Korean culture is taking over our beauty routines, our homes, our playlists and our TVs. Here, for the first time, this beautiful book brings together everything you ever wanted to know about the Korean way of life.
Gender identity and gender roles in society are major themes throughout the novel, which features notes of Asian folklore and culture threaded through and alongside the fantastical, adventurous, action-packed plot line. Pirates, mermaids, witchcraft, Japanese-inspired cultural and folkloric themes and rituals, and anti-imperialist world-buildingsomething to appeal to any and all fantasy-lovers.
<p>The SUNDAY TIMES bestselling gothic fantasy horror, perfect for Halloween</p>
<p> <strong>A gorgeous new fantasy horror - a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart...</strong> </p>