Some Men in London: Queer Life, 1945–1959
By: Peter Parker
4.27
Format: 449 pages, Kindle Edition
The first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in Lo…
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1. The Sandcastle
By: Philippa Gregory , Iris Murdoch
3.63
Format: 56 pages, Paperback
The quiet life of schoolmaster Bill Mor and his wife Nan is disturbed when a young woman, Rain Cart… read more
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2. Light a Penny Candle
By: Maeve Binchy
4.24
Format: 376 pages, Paperback
Evacuated from Blitz-battered London, shy and genteel Elizabeth White is sent to stay with the bois… read more
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3. Caledonian Road
By: Andrew O'Hagan
3.96
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A biting portrait of British class, politics, and money told through five interconnected families a… read more
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4. One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time
By: Craig Brown
4.26
Format: 642 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret comes a fascinatin… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
5. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
6. The New Life
By: Tom Crewe
3.77
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
Two Victorian marriages, two dangerous love affairs, one extraordinary partnership . . .London, 189… read more
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- queer
- gay
- lgbt
"Science requires a rational audience."-Tom Crewe, The New Life
"True development does not respect comfort."-Tom Crewe, The New Life
"We British are used to being ruthless, of course, but only the men. The women aren't. We don't grab. We shouldn't . But we have to, to make some room for ourselves."-Tom Crewe, The New Life
"...John wondered if she would ever be so unthinkingly imperious again; whether her childish powers of command would survive the dislocation from home, the knowledge of her smallness in the greater wo…"-Tom Crewe, The New Life
7. Pity
By: Andrew McMillan
3.71
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
The town was once a hub of industry. A place where men toiled underground in darkness, picking and … read more
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- queer
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8. Open Throat
By: Henry Hoke
4.01
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A lonely, lovable, queer mountain lion narrates this star-making fever dream of a novel. A quee… read more
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- lgbt
9. Evenings and Weekends
By: Oisín McKenna
3.96
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Sally Rooney and Torrey Peters, a taut and profoundly moving debut that follows a cast … read more
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10. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
11. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
By: Katja Hoyer
4.23
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Some of the “songs"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
12. Small Joys
By: Elvin James Mensah
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An unexpected friendship saves a young man's life in this moving, utterly charming debut about chos… read more
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"He was tired of there being something shameful or unsettling about the blunt expression of friendship, of the simple desire to be there for someone needing to be mocked before it could be respected, …"-Elvin James Mensah, Small Joys
13. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)
By: Kate Atkinson
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more
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14. Len & Cub: A Queer History
By: Meredith J. Batt
4.41
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Leonard "Len" Keith and Joseph "Cub" Coates grew up in the rural New Brunswick village of Havelock … read more
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15. Shy Creatures
By: Clare Chambers
4.43
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In all failed relationships there is a point that passes unnoticed at the time, which can later be … read more
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16. The Diaries of Mr Lucas: Notes from a Lost Gay Life
By: Hugo Greenhalgh
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS Mr George Lucas led a double life. A mild-mannered civil servant by day, by nig… read more
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17. Nothing Ever Just Disappears
By: Diarmuid Hester
4.20
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
Nothing Ever Just Disappears retraces the footsteps of some of the twentieth century's most remarka… read more
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- nonfiction
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18. Straight Acting: The Hidden Queer Lives of William Shakespeare
By: Will Tosh
4.51
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling portrait of Shakespeare as a young artist, revealing how his rich and complex queer life… read more
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- history
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19. Some Men in London: Queer Life, 1945–1959
By: Peter Parker
4.27
Format: 449 pages, Kindle Edition
The first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in Lo… read more
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- history
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- lgbt
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- queer
20. Queer As Folklore
By: Sacha Coward
4.13
Format: None pages, None
Queer as Folklore takes readers across centuries and continents which reveals the unsung heroes and… read more
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- history
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- lgbt
21. Our Evenings
By: Alan Hollinghurst
4.28
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
From the internationally acclaimed winner of the Booker Prize, a piercing novel that envisions mode… read more
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