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Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1976

The Children of Dynmouth

A lonely teenager becomes a sinister presence in a small English coastal town in this compelling character study from William Trevor

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1975

Gossip from the Forest

Thomas Keneally’s convincing fictional account of the peace negotiations that took place in the Forest of Compiègne at the end of World War One

Type: Book
Date: 30 Oct 1975

Heat and Dust

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala skilfully weaves two parallel stories set in India, one in the present and the other in the days of British rule

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1976

An Instant in the Wind

André Brink’s intense historical adventure set in 18th-century South Africa is a passionate tale of love, hope and the struggle for survival

Type: Book
Date: 16 Feb 1976

King Fisher Lives

A vivid tale of suspense and passion that peels away the veneer of modern life. One of five novels the prolific author Julian Rathbone set in Spain

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1976

The Doctor's Wife

A surgeon’s wife embarks on a passionate affair with a younger man in Brian Moore’s powerful portrayal of a woman transformed by love

Type: Book
Date: 06 Sep 1976

Rising

Published posthumously, Rising is R.C. Hutchinson’s powerful exploration of one man's attempt at redemption

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1974

Ending Up

Kingsley Amis’ deliciously malicious tale tackles twin irritations: the inevitability of growing old, and living in a world inhabited by others

Type: Book
Date: 01 Oct 1978

The Bookshop

Not every town without a bookshop necessarily wants one, as Florence soon discovers in this wise and funny gem from Penelope Fitzgerald

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1977

Peter Smart's Confessions

Paul Bailey introduces Peter Smart, whose self-confessed failings gradually reveal a grotesque portrait gallery of the extraordinary people around him