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Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1977

Great Granny Webster

Caroline Blackwood’s macabre and wickedly funny portrait of a monstrous, iron-willed dowager presiding over her long-suffering family

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1977

The Road to Lichfield

Through the life-changing experiences of 40-year-old Ann, Penelope Lively offers a subtle exploration of memory and identity, chance and consequence

Type: Book
Date: 14 Apr 1977

Shadows on our Skin

Jennifer Johnston’s moving, yet sparse and unsentimental, account of a sensitive young boy growing up during The Troubles in Northern Ireland

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1978

God on the Rocks

Jane Gardam stirs a pinch of tragedy and a touch of farce into her story about a young girl who comes of age one glorious summer between the wars

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1977

Staying On

Paul Scott’s sequel to The Raj Quartet is both an engrossing portrait of the end of an empire and an engaging dissection of a long-lasting marriage

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1980

Rites of Passage

The first book of William Golding’s Sea Trilogy is a haunting account of an epic sea journey, which profoundly affects all those who set sail on it

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1980

Clear Light of Day

Anita Desai’s accomplished family drama explores how the unexplored crises of childhood can reveal new worlds - if courage can be found to face them

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1979

A Bend in the River

One of V.S. Naipul’s best-known works, this account of chaos and corruption in post-colonial Africa evokes echoes of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1980

Earthly Powers

Anthony Burgess’ sweeping historical fiction is a dramatic tour de force that often surprises and sometimes shocks, but never fails to entertain

Type: Book
Date: 01 Jan 1979

Confederates

Thomas Keneally’s compelling historical drama about the American Civil War brings to life one of the most emotive episodes in American history