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A Curious Earth by Gerard Woodward
$27.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
Left after the death of his wife and one of his sons with an empty house and cupboards full of hoarded odds and ends that seem to have nothing to do with him, Aldous Jones is tempted to spend the whole day sitting in his chair in the kitchen. But with admirable determination, he resolutely resumes old p ...Show more
I'll Go to Bed at Noon by Gerard Woodward
$27.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2004 It is 1970 in the suburbs of north London and, from the untidy comfort of her crowded house, Colette Jones is watching her older brother go to pieces, drinking himself into oblivion on home-made wine. Colette knows the solace a drink can provide, being partial t ...Show more
Nourishment by Gerard Woodward
$30.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
The English are an unusual bunch: quirky and eccentric, often reserved and reticent, but always strong and resilient. Tory Pace, the heroine of this beautifully written and hilarious black comedy, is all of these things. Typically, she's trying to make the best of life in a difficult time: struggling, a ...Show more
The Paper Lovers by Gerard Woodward
$45.00 NZD
Category: World fiction
'Hugely enjoyable' John Boyne'Contemporary family drama at its most compelling, and with a brutally exquisite ending' Nathan Filer'I couldn't put it down till I was done' Nikita LalwaniArnold Proctor's quiet life is thrown off balance when he falls obsessively in love with Vera, a religious woman and on ...Show more
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