BOOKSELLER'S CHOICE - DECEMBER 2010
Special offers and discounts from Books Plus, Penzance, include up to £5 off bestselling hardbacks and £1 off the top 15 paperbacks, various special offers include a selection of buy one get one free, and 3 for 2.
Here is our selection of recommended reads for Books Plus Penzance.
1. OUR KIND OF TRAITOR - John Le Carre
An author who over five decades has defined the modern spy novel lifting it into the realms of literature. One of the most distinguished writers ever to make Cornwall his home.
Penguin £18.99
2. JAMIE'S 30 MINUTE MEALS - Jamie Oliver
To quote Jamie's opening words "I'm going to show you how to put a whole meal on the table in 30 minutes flat. Not just one dish, a whole spread of beautiful things." He then proceeds to do exactly that.
Penguin £26.00
3. A WEEK IN DECEMBER - Sebastian Faulks
A hedge-fund manager, a Polish footballer, an Islamic terrorist are just some of the characters in this compelling tale of contemporary London.
Vintage £7.99
4. A TINY BIT OF MARVELLOUS - Dawn French
The story of a modern family lurching towards meltdown. A book for anyone who's ever shared a home with a group of strangers called relatives. And there's a dog called Poo.
Penguin £18.99
5. THE FINKLER QUESTION - Howard Jacobson
The winner of this year's Man Booker prize, a story of friendship and loss, exclusion and belonging, and what it means to be Jewish in today's Britain.
Bloomsbury £18.99
6. THE FRY CHRONICLES - Stephen Fry
The intriguing, often hilarious story of Stephen Fry at Cambridge and his first tentative steps into the worlds of television and journalism.
Michael Joseph £20.00
7. THE WINTER GHOSTS - Kate Mosse
A wonderfully haunting winter's tale that leads deep into the mountains of the French Pyrenees to a cave that has concealed an appalling secret for 700 years. Stop the clock, sit back, read and enjoy.
Orion £7.99
8. KITCHEN - Nigella Lawson
The Domestic Goddess is back. 190 recipes for fabulous, feel-good food with a wealth of photographs.
Chatto & Windus £26.00
9. LIFE - Keith Richards
The man who's lived the rock and roll life for nearly fifty years and survived to tell the tale - and what a tale it is. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Weidenfeld & Nicholson £20
10. WAR HORSE - Michael Morpurgo
A special edition of the children's classic - the story of the truist of friendships in the worst of wars - with beautiful illustrations by the acclaimed French artist Francois Place.
Egmont £12.99
BOOKSELLERS CHOICE
FRANCIS BOUTLE BOOK OF CORNISH SHORT STORIES
- selected by A.M Kent & D.R Williams
A collection of 40 short stories about Cornwall, with contributions ranging from Anthony Trollope to Helen Dunmore. Perhaps best summed up by Quiller-Couch himself, one of the author's included, "My way has always been to tell a stark tale, and leave it to the reader's understanding. It is his to catch in his mind and remember."
Boutle £12.99
SPECIAL OFFER OF THE MONTH:
CHRISTMAS CRACKER - 3 for 2 on selected Children's XMAS books.
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