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Orlando by Virginia Woolf
$30.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: The Canons
Orlando is destined to live for four hundred years ...During the Elizabethan era, the young courtier Orlando becomes a lover to the aging Queen and embarks on an intense affair with the beautiful Russian Princess Sasha. Yet while Orlando can fulfil most of his desires, he never quite seems to fit in. T ...Show more
Out of Sheer Rage: In the Shadow of D. H. Lawrence by Geoff Dyer
$28.99 NZD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: The Canons | Reading Level: very good
Dyer was a talented young writer and determined to write a study of D.H.Lawrence. But when he sat down to write the book, he found himself distracted by ...everything! Welcome to the world of Dyer! Gripped by indecision at every turn, he agonises over where to settle down to write, whether or not he sho ...Show more
The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland by Nan Shepherd
$28.99 NZD
$33.00 (12% off)
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: The Canons
The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of the Cairngorms. It is a work deeply rooted in Nan Shepherd's knowledge of the natural world, and a poetic and philosophical meditation on our longing for high and holy places. Drawing on different perspectives of the mountain environment, Shepherd ...Show more
The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones by Stanley Booth
$40.00 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: The Canons
'Sounding like one instrument, a wild whirling bagpipe, the Stones chugged to a halt. But the crowd didn't stop, we could see Hells Angels spinning like madmen, swinging at people. By stage right a tall white boy with a black cloud of electric hair was dancing, shaking, infuriating the Angels by having ...Show more
Under the Skin by Michel Faber
$30.00 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: The Canons
Isserley spends most of her time driving. But why is she so interested in picking up hitchhikers? And why are they always male, well-built and alone? An utterly unpredictable and macabre mystery, Michel Faber's debut novel is an outstanding piece of fiction that will stay with you long after you have tu ...Show more
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