Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize when first published in 1965, The Mandelbaum Gate is among Muriel Spark's most accomplished novels.

A brilliant novel about the damage caused by relentless 'niceness'. Uncritical, encouraging, 'the soul of kindness', Flora's help is the cruelest hindrance to those who love her most.

One of the most loved novels of all time, The Thorn Birds is a sweeping saga of dreams, titanic struggles, dark passions and forbidden love in the Australian Outback.

* This exquisite novel tells a love story with a difference. * 'One of my favourite classics' Carmen Callil

First published in 1968, this quietly ironic novel of a bohemian, eccentric artist and the damage he causes to his family, perfectly displays Taylor's gift for tragedy and wry comedy.

* This exquisite novel tells a love story with a difference. * 'One of my favourite classics' Carmen Callil

A lavish hardback celebrating one of Britain's best-loved gardens.

From the author of the magnificent, award-winning novels GILEAD, HOME and LILA comes this wonderful, heart-warming collection of essays about reading.