
A modern classic, this early novel by Nobel Laureate J. M. Coetzee centers on the crisis of conscience and morality of the Magistrate-a loyal servant [...]

The "dazzling, exhilarating" (San Francisco Chronicle) debut novel from one of this century's most groundbreaking writers, The Broom of the System is an outlandishly funny [...]

Hailed as "a sprawling, fierce, vulgar display" (The New Republic) and "exhilarating, skillful, savvy" (The Times Literary Supplement) when it made its first appearance in [...]

Introducing the indomitable, endearing charlady, Mrs Harris...
Mrs Harris is a salt-of-the-earth London charlady who cheerfully cleans the houses of the rich. One day, when tidying [...]

In an idyllic, peaceful island setting two charming children conspire to execute the perfect murder - and get away with it
When recently-orphaned Barnaby Gaunt is [...]

From the author of the much-loved Mapp and Lucia series comes an unforgettable small-town heroine
Reigning over a social merry-go-round of dinners and parties, Mrs Ames [...]