The Slab Boys
By: John Byrne
3.36
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
It is a Friday in 1957. Phil, Spanky and Hector are young lads working in a Paisley carpet factory …
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1. Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
By: Laini Taylor
3.99
Format: 418 pages, Hardcover
Around the world, black hand prints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers w… read more
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"Alas. I am not an option."-Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
"My tiny scary friend is coming"-Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
"We dreamed together of the world remade."-Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
"To take from the universe, you must give."-Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
2. Men Should Weep
By: Ena Lamont Stewart
3.24
Format: None pages, Paperback
Written for Glasgow Unity in 1947, this extraordinarily moving play of women surviving in the east … read more
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- plays
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3. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
By: Muriel Spark
3.70
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
A teacher at a girl's school in Edinburgh during the 1930s comes into conflict with school authorit… read more
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"It's only possible to betray where loyalty is due"-Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
"[...] there were other people's Edinburghs quite different from hers [...]"-Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
"... flattening their scorn underneath the chariot wheels of her superiority."-Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
"To me education is a leading out of what is already there in the pupil's soul."-Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
4. Waiting for Godot
By: Samuel Beckett
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Cuando en 1953 se estreno en Paris Esperando a Godot, casi nadie sabia quien era Samuel Beckett, sa… read more
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- plays
5. Shockaholic
By: Carrie Fisher
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Infused with Carrie Fisher's trademark incisive wit and on the heels of Wishful Drinking's instant … read more
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6. Fantastic Mr. Fox
By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake
4.08
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run! The three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, s… read more
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"I dare not do that, said Mr. Fox, because this place I am hoping to get is so marvelous that if I described it to you now you would go crazy with excitement"-Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox
7. The Twits
By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake
3.97
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
How do you outwit a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, ugliest people in the world. They ha… read more
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"Hey, my spaghetti’s moving!"-Roald Dahl, The Twits
"No one who is good can ever be ugly."-Roald Dahl, The Twits
"What a lot of hairy-faced men there are around nowadays."-Roald Dahl, The Twits
"If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on their face"-Roald Dahl, The Twits
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9. Half Wild (The Half Bad Trilogy, #2)
By: Sally Green
3.65
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
"You will have a powerful Gift, but it's how you use it that will show you to be good or bad." In a… read more
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10. Poor Things
By: Alasdair Gray
3.94
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
One of Alasdair Gray's most brilliant creations, Poor Things is a postmodern revision of Frankenste… read more
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"Besides, a life without freedom to choose is not worth having."-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things
"She also said the wicked people needed love as much as good people and were much better at it."-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things
"Baxter knows a lot more than I do, I told her. Yes, said Baxter, but I will never tell people all of it."-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things
"You, dear reader, have now two accounts to choose between and there can be no doubt which is most probable."-Alasdair Gray, Poor Things
11. The Crucible
By: Arthur Miller , Christopher Bigsby
3.60
Format: 137 pages, Paperback
"I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most… read more
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12. Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
By: Kate Atkinson
3.80
Format: 389 pages, Paperback
In #1 of series, Jackson Brodie PI follows three 30-years cold, unconnected Cambridge family cases:… read more
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"The only time you were safe was when you were dead."-Kate Atkinson, Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
"How do you know he's dead?' 'Because he's not breathing"-Kate Atkinson, Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
"It would be like a Hardy novel, before it all goes wrong."-Kate Atkinson, Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
"What a fantastic form of avoidance being a bride of Christ was."-Kate Atkinson, Case Histories (Jackson Brodie, #1)
13. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
By: Philip Pullman , Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm
2.35
Format: 62 pages, Hardcover
Two hundred years ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children's and Househo… read more
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14. The Radleys
By: Matt Haig
4.27
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Radleys are an everyday family who juggle dysfunctional lives. Except, as Peter and Helen Radle… read more
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15. The Testament of Gideon Mack
By: James Robertson
3.64
Format: 211 pages,
The Testament of Gideon Mackis James Robertson's acclaimed novel exploring faith and belief. For Gi… read more
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16. Milkweed
By: Jerry Spinelli
4.02
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He's a boy who l… read more
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17. Shuggie Bain
By: Douglas Stuart
4.31
Format: 430 pages, Hardcover
Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who sp… read more
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"Rain was a natural state of Glasgow. It kept the grass green and the people pale and bronchial."-Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain
"Opposite the gates was a low concrete building. Dozens of men were spilling out of its windowless structure and stood in dark clumps on the Pit Road. At first it looked like they were leaving chapel,…"-Douglas Stuart, Shuggie Bain
18. Passing
By: Nella Larsen
3.93
Format: 141 pages, Paperback
Nella Larsen's fascinating exploration of race and identity--the inspiration for the upcoming Netfl… read more
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"Well, what of it? If sex isn’t a joke, what is it"-Nella Larsen, Passing
"Everything can't be explained by some general biological phrase."-Nella Larsen, Passing
"I think that being a mother is the cruellest thing in the world."-Nella Larsen, Passing
"It hurt. It hurt like hell. But it didn’t matter, if no one knew."-Nella Larsen, Passing
19. The Silence
By: Don DeLillo
2.66
Format: 117 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most dazzling and essential voices in American fiction, a timely and compelling nov… read more
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"What happens to people who live inside their phones?"-Don DeLillo, The Silence
20. Prima Facie
By: Suzie Miller
4.37
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This is not life, this is law… Tessa Ensler loves her job. She’s worked her up to being a top cr… read more
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"All I know is that somewhere. Some time. Somehow. Something has to change."-Suzie Miller, Prima Facie
21. So Late in the Day
By: Claire Keegan
4.00
Format: 47 pages, Hardcover
After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the b… read more
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22. Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography
By: Billy Connolly
4.42
Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition
In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals … read more
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"Blessed are those who yodel - for they shall never be troubled by offers of work."-Billy Connolly, Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography
23. Interior Chinatown
By: Charles Yu
3.97
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles … read more
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"LOVE STORY FOR A GENERIC ASIAN MAN???"-Charles Yu, Interior Chinatown
"As everyone knows, water hates poor people."-Charles Yu, Interior Chinatown
"If she could move freely between worlds, why can't you?"-Charles Yu, Interior Chinatown
"IDK, I never represented someone for self-imprisonment before."-Charles Yu, Interior Chinatown
24. The Last Witch of Scotland
By: Philip Paris
3.95
Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition
Being a woman was her only crime. Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire… read more
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25. Queen Macbeth
By: Val McDermid
3.77
Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition
Shakespeare fed us the myth of the Macbeths as murderous conspirators. But now Val McDermid drags t… read more
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26. Songbirds
By: Christy Lefteri
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, a stunning novel about the disappearance … read more
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"Now that I could hear this woman’s song—a melody that told a story I couldn’t understand—I hoped with all of my heart that it wasn’t too late."-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds
"As if she couldn’t quite allow herself to enjoy the pleasures of one world without being pulled into the other. Her home was always waiting for her."-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds
"You see, when you clump people together and don’t understand their personal stories, you can make up any bullshit and convince yourself it’s the truth."-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds
"Yes, I love thinking about beginnings. I don’t like endings, though I suppose I’m like most people in that. An ending can be staring you right in the face without you knowing it."-Christy Lefteri, Songbirds
27. Strong Female Character
By: Fern Brady
4.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more
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"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character
28. Sea Prayer
By: Khaled Hosseini
4.10
Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition
A short, powerful, illustrated book written by Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee c… read more
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"I pray the sea knows this. Inshallah."-Khaled Hosseini, Sea Prayer
"I wish you remembered Homs as I do, Marwan."-Khaled Hosseini, Sea Prayer
"All of us inpatient for the sunrise, all of us in dread of it. All of us in search of home."-Khaled Hosseini, Sea Prayer
"You know a bomb crater can be made into a swimming hole. You have learned dark blood is better news than bright."-Khaled Hosseini, Sea Prayer
29. The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: The Autobiography
By: Benjamin Zephaniah
4.33
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Benjamin Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, now tells the … read more
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30. Tally's Blood: A Playscript for Higher Drama (National Qualifications Curriculum Support)
By: Ann Marie Di Mambro
3.49
Format: 177 pages, Paperback
As well as being a highly popular play for National 5 English study, 'Tally's Blood' paints a wonde… read more
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- drama
31. The Slab Boys
By: John Byrne
3.36
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
It is a Friday in 1957. Phil, Spanky and Hector are young lads working in a Paisley carpet factory … read more
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