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The Castle of Crossed Destinies - Italo Calvino

The Castle of Crossed Destinies – Italo Calvino

£9.99

A magical, mystical novella about the art and power of storytelling, this is Italo Calvino’s miniature masterpiece. A group of travellers chance to meet, first in a castle, then in a tavern. Having mysteriously lost their powers of speech, they must tell their tales using only a deck of tarot cards.

As their stories interlink and overlap, a fantastic, surreal and chaotic history of the human quest for meaning unfolds.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – F. Scott Fitzgerald

£9.99

The classic, moving tale of a man born old, destined to die young, and live at odds with his time

To the confusion and embarrassment of his family, Benjamin Button is born an old man. As the years pass, he grows younger – moving against the current of ordinary life. While those around him age as expected, Benjamin finds himself increasingly out of step, his relationships strained by a life no one else can share.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s quietly unsettling tale of being a misfit to one’s time. Includes the stories: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Winter Dreams and ‘The Sensible Thing’

The End of Drum-Time - Hanna Pylvainen

The End of Drum-Time – Hanna Pylvainen

£9.99

Set in 19th-century Scandinavia, a poignant story of a Sami reindeer herder and the daughter of a devout Lutheran pastor whose love throws into stark relief the differences in their cultures and the effect of religious colonialism.

The Heart in Winter - Kevin Barry

The Heart in Winter – Kevin Barry

£9.99

In Montana, degenerate poet Tom meets Polly, a mail-order bride disappointed with her husband, and sparks fly. They steal a horse and a lot of money and head west. A lively, captivating yarn, elegantly told.

The Imagined Life - Andrew Porter

The Imagined Life – Andrew Porter

£14.99

Published August 14th

50-year-old Steven, his marriage in trouble, seeks out friends, family members and former colleagues of his father, who left when he was 12, in an attempt to understand his own emotional life. Sensitive and engaging.

The Invisible Girl - Mary Shelley

The Invisible Girl – Mary Shelley

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Three supernatural tales of longing and loss from the grand-dame of Gothic fiction, Mary Shelley When a storm drives their boat towards the rocks, a group of sailors is saved by the light of a ruined tower. The locals speak of the Invisible Girl who haunts it – a lost, wandering soul. But the truth is more disturbing, and far more human, than any ghost story.

Includes the stories: The Invisible Girl, The Mortal Immortal and The Mourner