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1	The Way I Found Her more books like this by Rose Tremain This is the summer that Lewis Little, precocious thirteen-year-old, is spending in Paris with his mother, Alice. Alice is translating the latest medieval romance by Valentina Gavrilovich, the bestselling and exotic Russian emigre, Lewis is there to make his first acquaintance with one of the greatest cities in the world; neither can foresee the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Colour more books like this by Rose Tremain This is a writer whose breadth of imagination and supple prose transcend the genre: she is one of the finest writers in English' Daily Telegraph. Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity. But the harsh land near Christchurch where they settle threatens to destroy them almost ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Music & Silence more books like this by Rose Tremain In the year 1629, a young English lutenist named Peter Claire arrives at the Danish Court to join King Christian IV's Royal Orchestra. From the moment when he realizes that the musicians perform in a freezing cellar underneath the royal apartments, Peter Claire understands that he's come to a place where the opposing states of light and dark, good ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Road Home more books like this by Rose Tremain see all copies from £2.49! new only from £6.18! \| first editions
5	Sacred country more books like this by Rose Tremain "I have a secret to tell you, dear, and this is it: I am not Mary. That is a mistake. I am not a girl. I'm a boy." Mary's fight to become Martin, her claustrophobic small town, and her troubled family make up the core of this remarkable and intimate, emotional yet unsentimental novel. As daring as Virginia Woolf's "Orlando," "Sacred Country" ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Restoration more books like this by Rose Tremain Robert Merivel abandons his medical studies for the vibrant Court of Charles II, where he finds unexpected favour with the King and serves as a 'paper groom' to the youngest of the royal mistresses. But by falling in love with her, Merivel violates the one rule that will cast him out from his new found paradise. Driven to work in a Quaker Bedlam, ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Restoration: Tie-In Edition more books like this by Rose Tremain Restoration is a dazzling romp through 17th-century England. The main character Robert Merivel not only embodies the contradictions of his era, but ours as well. He is trapped between the longing for wealth and power and the realization that the pursuit of these trappings can leave one's life rather empty. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.41!
8	Letter to Sister Benedicta more books like this by Rose Tremain Fat and fity, educated only to be a wife and mother, Ruby Constad has reached a point of crisis. Her husband, Leon, lies in a nursing home after a stroke that has left him paralysed; her grown-up children are gone. In her anguish Ruby appeals for help to a half-remembered figure from her colonial Indian girlhood - Sister Benedicta. Gradually the ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The cupboard more books like this by Rose Tremain When Erica March composes herself to die in a cupboard, she knows that Ralph Pears will find her. For at the age of 87, she had told the young journalist the richly colourful story of her life as novelist, political activist and, above all, lover, from childhood in Suffolk, Paris between the wars, to oblivion in post-war London. At the end of ... see all copies from £1.99! new only from £10.06! \| first editions
10	Swimming pool season more books like this by Rose Tremain After the collapse of 'Aquazure', his swimming pool construction business, Larry and Miriam Kendall have exiled themselves to a sleepy French village. When Miriam is summoned to her mother's deathbed in Oxford, Larry begins to formulate a dazzling new idea: the creation of the most beautiful, the most artistic swimming pool of all. Around them, ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £7.35! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Darkness of Wallis Simpson more books like this by Rose Tremain Wallis Simpson, the twice-divorced American woman for whom Edward Vlll abdicated in 1936, ended her life (as the Duchess of Windsor) as the prisoner of her lawyer who would not allow anyone - friend, foe or journalist - to visit her in her Paris flat. Rose Tremain takes this true story and transforms it into an imaginative and ironic fiction. Her ... see all copies from £1.51! new only from £3.92! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Colonel's Daughter and Other Stories more books like this by Rose Tremain A collection of short stories from the author of RESTORATION and SACRED COUNTRY. As Colonel Browne prepares for his afternoon dip at the Hotel Alpenrose, his daughter back in England prepares to rob the ancestral home. see all copies from £1.97! new only from £7.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Sadler's birthday more books like this by Rose Tremain '"Sadler's Birthday" is as far from the stereotype of a young woman's first novel as it can be. It is a masterly study of a lonely but loyal man that is deeply felt, intelligent and often touchingly funny. I liked it very much' - Angus Wilson.Today is Jack Sadler's birthday. Or is it? He's not sure, doesn't care. It might be his last day or the ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £9.53! \| first editions
14 view cover	Evangelista's Fan more books like this by Rose Tremain In Rose Tremain's teasing and brilliant title story, "Evangelista's Fan" set in a disturbing dreamlike version of Regency London, a young Italian clockmaker contrives a magical means, not only of repairing time, but also of unlocking the mechanism of sexual happiness. This collection demonstrates the enormous range of her talent and imagination. ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Way I Found Herof the World more books like this by Rose Tremain Young Lewis Little is spending the summer in Paris with his mother Alice, who is translating a medieval romance by best-selling novelist Valentina Gavrilovich. Lewis is only 13, but the moment he meets the beautiful and exotic Valentina, he falls in love. When she disappears under mysterious circumstances, Lewis sets out to find her. A New York ... see all copies from £4.78! new only from £49.29! \| first editions
16	Trio: Three Stories From Cheltenham by William Trevor Jane Gardam, Rose Tremain see all copies from £5.62!
17 view cover	The garden of the Villa Mollini and other stories by Rose Tremain These short stories deal with ideas about mutability, improvement and escape into new worlds, and involve characters who constantly fail to understand themselves or anyone else. They also celebrate the small success or fragment of knowledge which can contribute to a person's experience of life. see all copies from £1.97! signed copies \| first editions
18	Journey to the Volcano more books like this by Rose Tremain The setting is Sicily, on the slopes of Mount Etna. George's parents are separated, and when he is snatched by his Sicilian mother from the familiar surrounds of his London school and his father's frozen dinners, George's world is completely transformed. see all copies from £2.01! first editions
19	The fight for freedom for women. more books like this by Rose Tremain see all copies from £17.76! first editions
20	Evangelista's fan & other stories. more books like this by Rose Tremain A collection of stories from Rose Tremain, the acclaimed English novelist. see all copies from £6.12! first editions
21	Stalin more books like this by Rose Tremain see all copies from £22.18! first editions
22 view cover	The Mechanics' Institute Review: Issue 4 by David Foster Wallace Rose Tremain, Joyce Carol Oates see all copies from £1.99!
23	The kite flyer. more books like this by Rose Tremain A selection of modern stories by the bestselling author of "Restoration". They demonstrate her wit, irony and range. see all copies from £45.03!
24	Le Don Du Roi by Rose Tremain see all copies from £11.11! new only from £11.11!
25	Musica y Silencio by Rose Tremain Cuando la realidad se erige en obstaculo insalvable para la consecucion de nuestros deseos, el arte es casi el unico refugio del espiritu atormentado, como si el contraste entre luz y sombra, sonido y silencio, palabra y mutismo reflejara mejor que cualquier otra expresion humana las fuerzas antonimas cuyo conflictos suele ser causa del desencanto ... see all copies from £44.75! new only from £44.75!

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