Secondhand Books

On her husband's choice of neckwear: Did you buy that tie?' 'Of course I did - how do you think I got it?' 'I assumed it had been given away...

In his heyday, during the 1960s and early 1970s, B. S. Johnson was one of the best-known young novelists in Britain. A passionate advocate for the avant-garde in both literature...

`A brilliant memoir . . . it is about being Chinese in the way A Portrait of the Artist is about being Irish; it is an investigation of soul, not...

The Tattooist of Auschwitz is one of the bestselling books of the 21st Century. Now, in this essential companion, Heather Morris presents an inspiring manual for life, with a series...

How I Live Now is an original and poignant book by Meg RosoffHow I Live Now is the powerful and engaging story of Daisy, the precocious New Yorker and her...

Kate Parker has had so much bad luck in her life, she's convinced she's cursed. But when she tries to do her best to keep herself and her son safe,...

The astounding new novel from the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of Time Travelling with a Hamster, this is a story for everyone of ten and older who loves adventure, laughs...

Eamon de Valera is the subject of this biography. From the 1916 Rising, the troubled Treaty negotiations and the Civil War, right through to his retirement after a longer period...

Perfect marriages. Perfect neighbours. Perfect lies. Everyone is guarding a secret in this picture-perfect town. When Karolina Hartwell is arrested driving her son home, the headlines don't tell the full...

'We are faced with a tug-of-war between our desire for a separate identity and our need for combination. We want to be ourselves, but, to survive in a bigger world,...

University professor David Webb - forever caught between two identities - is still haunted by the splintered nightmares of his former life as Jason Bourne. Soon he finds himself embroiled...

Every table at Quentins Restaurant has a thousand stories to tell: tales of love, betrayal and revenge. Ella Brady wants to make a documentary about the renowned Dublin restaurant that...

The second book in the Agnes Browne trilogy, the basis for the BAFTA-award winning TV series Mrs Brown's Boys.Continuing the hilarious saga of the ups and downs, minor scrapes and...

On a January morning, Beth and Steve bring three-day-old Ismae home from the hospital. A little girl to complete their suburban family.Except Beth knows that Ismae is different. And that,...

Samuel Johnson is not in a happy place.He is dating the wrong girl, demons are occupying his spare room, and the town in which he lives appears to be cursed.But...

What led Maleficent to become to so evil and angry? Find out in this exciting addition to the Sleepy Beauty story

The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time -...

Sink into the joyous bestselling novel from Elizabeth Buchan about new beginnings and rediscovering the person you once wereRose Lloyd was the last to suspect that Nathan, her husband of...

Book 1: The Louise trilogyWinner of the Bisto Book of the Year Award 2004As the daughter of a wealthy Dutch family, Louise Eeden knows that certain things are expected of...

Things always seem to go wrong for Felicity Wishes, even though her intentions are good! But with her optimistic attitude and fantastic friends, she always manages to come out on...

The publication of The World According to Clarkson launched a publishing phenomenon. Now, with combined sales of nearly 2.5 million copies, that book and its bestselling successor, And Another Thing,...

'Sharon Bolton has written another cracker! The twists! The tension! The characters!' 'I honestly believe this is one of the best books that I've read this year!' 'I swear the...

A mysterious, gripping novel spun from the secret life of Zoia Korvin-Krukovsky, last-known survivor of the Romanov court and the woman who found fame as teh audacious 'painter on gold'.Stockholm,...

After losing his wife and young sons in a plane crash, Vermont professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours mired in grief. Then, watching television one night, he stumbles upon...

'Brilliantly witty and marvellously observed...' Cathy Kelly 'It's just a phase,' they said. 'These are the happiest years of your life,' they said...Mother of one and professional writer Saoirse (pronounced...

Create delicious, nutritionally balanced dishes in just 15 minutes with the revolutionary kitchen companion, Jamie's 15-Minute Meals'Far and away the most balanced and exciting everyday cookbook out there' THE TIMES_________Packed...

Transporting us from the Blue Ridge Mountains in Southwest Virginia to the Italian Alps, New York City and the Tuscan countryside, Milk Glass Moon is the utterly enthralling story of...

Live Bait is the second novel in PJ Tracy's Gino and Magozzi thriller series.When elderly Morey Gilbert is found, lying dead in the grass by his wife, Lily, it's a...

The much anticipated final instalment in the bestselling conspiracy thriller trilogy by Simon Toyne, author of SANCTUS: 'Plenty of action, plenty of intrigue and wonderfully imaginative. The sort of novel...

The setting is Steelton, a struggling Midwestern town trying to save its decaying inner city by building a major league baseball stadium. Dark Lady introduces Assistant County Prosecutor Stella Marz,...

'Women are told, from birth, that it's our job to be small: physically small, small in our presence, and small in our impact on the world. We're supposed to spend...

Thanks, Penneys is a love letter to an Irish institution, hilariously exploring our complicated relationship with the shop - from the chaos of the changing rooms to the questionable delights...

The eleventh classic Dirk Pitt novel, where the adventurer is drawn to a secret in the burning African desert, which could destroy all life in the world's seas. A CREEPING...

International bestselling author Roberto Saviano explores the inner workings of the world of drugs and dirty money - its rules and armies - and the true depth of its reach.In...