In the summer of 1967, not long after the Six Day War, three young Palestinian men ventured into the town of Ramla in Israel. They were cousins, on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes, from which they & their families had been driven out nearly twenty years earlier. One cousin had the door slammed in his face, one found that his old house had been converted into a school. But the third, Bashir, was met at the door by a young woman named Dalia, who invited him in... This poignant encounter is the starting point for the story of two families
- one Arab, one Jewish
- which spans the fraught modern history of the region. In the lemon tree his father planted in the backyard of his childhood home, Bashir sees a symbol of occupation; Dalia, who arrived in 1948 as an infant with her family, as a fugitive from Bulgaria, sees hope for a people devastated by the Holocaust. Both are inevitably swept up in the fates of their people & the stories of their lives form a microcosm of more than half a century of Israeli-Palestinian history. What began as a simple meeting between two young people grew into a dialogue lasting four decades.” The Lemon Tree” offers a much needed human perspective on this seemingly intractable conflict & reminds us not only of all that is at stake, but also of all that is possible.

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A ring-tailed lemur is stowed away on a boat from Madagascar, & eventually ends up in the home of an eccentric but dysfunctional family. His night-time antics cause confusion, as he nibbles on the family`s plants & raids their larder. But he brings great joy once they discover him curled up in a teapot, filling a little girl`s life with hope & happiness. ...

Enduring appeal. The successful blend of antique appearance, up-to-date cartography, attractive solid hardwood base & mountains in raised relief have made the Lenox desk globe a very popular gift for many years.30cm (12”) diameter globe• Antique globe• Major mountain ranges in raised relief• Stand made from solid hardwood & metal meridian• Made in the UK ...

Lampedusa`s masterpiece, one of the finest works of twentieth century fiction, is set amongst an aristocratic family, facing social & political changes in the wake of Garibaldi`s invasion of Sicily in 1860. At the head of the family is the prince, Don Fabrizio. Proud & stubborn, he is accustomed to knowing his own place in the world & expects his household to run accordingly. He is aware of the changes which are rapidly making men historically obsolete but he remains attached to the old ways. His favourite nephew, Tancredi, may be an ardent supporter of Garibaldi & may later marry outside his class, but Don Fabrizio will make few accommodations for the modern world. Containing, for the first time in any language, the full original text, Tomasi di Lampedusa`s classic tale lovingly memorialises the details of a vanishing world while retaining its melancholic & ironic sense of time passing & the frailty of human emotions. ...

The Vintage Classics Europeans series
- with covers provided by textile design firm Wallace Sewell, these are must-have editions
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From the writer of one of the most memorable debuts of recent years. An eighteen-year-old Irish girl arrives in London to study drama & falls violently in love with an older actor. This older man has a disturbing past that the young girl is unprepared for. The young girl has a troubling past of her own. This is her story & their story. The Lesser Bohemians is about sexual passion. It is about innocence & the loss of it. At once epic & exquisitely intimate, it is a celebration of the dark & the light in love. ...

The vibrant energy of 1990s London. A year of passion & discovery. The anxiety & intensity of new love. An eighteen-year-old Irish girl arrives in London to study drama & falls violently in love with an older actor. While she is naive & thrilled by life in the big city, he is haunted by demons, & the clamorous relationship that ensues risks undoing them both. At once epic & exquisitely intimate, The Lesser Bohemians is a celebration of the dark & the light in love. ...

This volume opens in June 1945. The immediate postwar period produces many shocks & revelations
- some people have behaved better
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The Rider has no memory of who he is, or how he came to be lying
- dying
- in the brutal heat of the North African desert.

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It is the dead of night. Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next day. But, as he waits by the light of a flickering candle, he hears a knock at the door & a voice desperately asking for help. A secret letter must be delivered to King Unauwen across the Great Mountains
- a letter upon which the fate of the entire kingdom depends. Tiuri has a vital role to play, one that might cost him his knighthood. Tiuri`s journey will take him through dark, menacing forests, across treacherous rivers, to sinister castles & strange cities. He will encounter evil enemies who would kill to get the letter, but also the best of friends in the most unexpected places. He must trust no one. He must keep his true identity secret. Above all, he must never reveal what is in the letter... The Letter for the King is the thrilling story of one boy`s battle against evil, set in an enchanted world of chivalry, courage & true friendship.
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