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Daughter Of The House

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Series Book 2 - The Illusionists
A captivating tour de force of love, magic and the theatre, perfect for fans of Sarah Waters, The Night Circus and Water for ElephantsThe dazzling sequel to The Illusionists, from the beloved and bestselling author of The Kashmir ShawlThe year is 1910: Eliza's life has been utterly transformed since she dove head-first into the bohemian world of the Palmyra Theatre, becoming first a stage player ... Read more

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A captivating tour de force of love, magic and the theatre, perfect for fans of Sarah Waters, The Night Circus and Water for ElephantsThe dazzling sequel to The Illusionists, from the beloved and bestselling author of The Kashmir ShawlThe year is 1910: Eliza's life has been utterly transformed since she dove head-first into the bohemian world of the Palmyra Theatre, becoming first a stage player
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The Illusionists

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Series Book 1 - The Illusionists
An enchanting, Dickensian tale of desire, magic and the Victorian theatre, perfect for fans of Sarah Waters, The Night Circus and Water for Elephants—from the beloved and bestselling author of The Kashmir ShawlLondon, 1885—a challenging place for a young, beautiful woman of limited means. But Eliza is modern before her time. She longs for more than the stifling, if respectable, conventionality of ... Read more

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An enchanting, Dickensian tale of desire, magic and the Victorian theatre, perfect for fans of Sarah Waters, The Night Circus and Water for Elephants—from the beloved and bestselling author of The Kashmir ShawlLondon, 1885—a challenging place for a young, beautiful woman of limited means. But Eliza is modern before her time. She longs for more than the stifling, if respectable, conventionality of
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The Kashmir Shawl

by Rosie Thomas ...

For fans of The Tea-Planter’s Wife and Victoria Hislop comes a gripping story of doomed love and secrets in 1940s Kashmir.Within one exotic land lie the secrets of a lifetime…In 1938, young bride Nerys Watkins accompanies her missionary husband on a posting to India. Up in Srinagar, the British live on beautiful wooden houseboats and dance and gossip as if there is no war. But when the men are ... Read more

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For fans of The Tea-Planter’s Wife and Victoria Hislop comes a gripping story of doomed love and secrets in 1940s Kashmir.Within one exotic land lie the secrets of a lifetime…In 1938, young bride Nerys Watkins accompanies her missionary husband on a posting to India. Up in Srinagar, the British live on beautiful wooden houseboats and dance and gossip as if there is no war. But when the men are
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Lovers and Newcomers

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From the bestselling author of Iris and Ruby comes a novel of a group of friends. They were wild in the 60s; but now they face turning sixty themselves.Miranda Meadowe decides a lonely widowhood in her crumbling country house is not for her. Reviving a university dream, she invites five of her oldest friends to come and join her to live, and to stave off the prospect of old age. All have their own ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of Iris and Ruby comes a novel of a group of friends. They were wild in the 60s; but now they face turning sixty themselves.Miranda Meadowe decides a lonely widowhood in her crumbling country house is not for her. Reviving a university dream, she invites five of her oldest friends to come and join her to live, and to stave off the prospect of old age. All have their own
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Bombay before Bollywood

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by Rosie Thomas ...

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Traces the development of Indian cinema from the 1920s to the mid-1990s, before "Bollywood" erupted onto the world stage.Bombay before Bollywood offers a fresh, alternative look at the history of Indian cinema. Avoiding the conventional focus on India's social and mythological films, Rosie Thomas examines the subaltern genres of the "magic and fighting films"-the fantasy, costume, and stunt films ... Read more

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Traces the development of Indian cinema from the 1920s to the mid-1990s, before "Bollywood" erupted onto the world stage.Bombay before Bollywood offers a fresh, alternative look at the history of Indian cinema. Avoiding the conventional focus on India's social and mythological films, Rosie Thomas examines the subaltern genres of the "magic and fighting films"-the fantasy, costume, and stunt films
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Kingfishers Catch Fire

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Series Book 164 - Virago Modern Classics
BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK NARCISSUS AND THE RIVER'A haunting tale . . . the whole book burns with the beauty and poetry' EVENING STANDARD'Powerful adult themes underlie the novel's glimmering surface' ROSIE THOMAS, GUARDIAN'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHERSophie Barrington Ward, without a husband, with two children an... ... Read more

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BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK NARCISSUS AND THE RIVER'A haunting tale . . . the whole book burns with the beauty and poetry' EVENING STANDARD'Powerful adult themes underlie the novel's glimmering surface' ROSIE THOMAS, GUARDIAN'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHERSophie Barrington Ward, without a husband, with two children an...
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Mimetic Desires

Impersonation and Guising across South Asia

by Harshita Mruthinti Kamath, Pamela Lothspeich, Christian Lee Novetzke, Kellen Hoxworth, Rosie Thomas, Chaya Chandrasekhar, Janice Glowski, Sumathi Ramaswamy, Shehzad Nadeem0, Aniruddha Dutta1, Claire Pamment2, Shilpa Parthan3, Sailaja Krishnamurti4, Rich Freeman5 ...

Series series Music and Performing Arts of Asia and the Pacific
Through an exploration of subjects such as Gandhi impersonators, performance artists, and ritual participants, Mimetic Desires makes an intervention toward understanding the phenomenon of impersonation and guising in South Asia and the world. This volume defines impersonation as the temporary assumption of an identity or guise in social and aesthetic performance that is perceived as not one’s own, ... Read more

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Through an exploration of subjects such as Gandhi impersonators, performance artists, and ritual participants, Mimetic Desires makes an intervention toward understanding the phenomenon of impersonation and guising in South Asia and the world. This volume defines impersonation as the temporary assumption of an identity or guise in social and aesthetic performance that is perceived as not one’s own,
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Freedom Day: Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off

Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off

by Rosie Smiler, Thomas Mayo ...

Illustrated by Samantha Campbell ...

When many voices are joined together, with courage, change can happen.In 1966, more than two hundred courageous Aboriginal people walked off the Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory. Led by Vincent Lingiari, these stockmen and their families were walking together to fight for equal pay and land rights.Exquisitely illustrated and designed, this non-fiction picture book brings a ... Read more

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When many voices are joined together, with courage, change can happen.In 1966, more than two hundred courageous Aboriginal people walked off the Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory. Led by Vincent Lingiari, these stockmen and their families were walking together to fight for equal pay and land rights.Exquisitely illustrated and designed, this non-fiction picture book brings a
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Breakfast with the Nikolides

A Virago Modern Classic

by Rumer Godden ...

Series Book 159 - Virago Modern Classics
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ROSIE THOMASBy the author of Black Narcissus and The River'One of our best and most captivating novelists' Philip Hensher'[Godden has] a genius for storytelling' Evening StandardBreakfast with the Nikolides was always to be the last hour of her childhoodFor Emily Pool, India is a magical place where she ha... ... Read more

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ROSIE THOMASBy the author of Black Narcissus and The River'One of our best and most captivating novelists' Philip Hensher'[Godden has] a genius for storytelling' Evening StandardBreakfast with the Nikolides was always to be the last hour of her childhoodFor Emily Pool, India is a magical place where she ha...
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Freedom Day

Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off

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In 1966, more than 200 courageous Aboriginal people walked off the Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory. Led by Vincent Lingiari, these stockmen and their families were walking together to fight for equal pay and land rights. This non-fiction audiobook brings a landmark historical event to a new generation. Many people have seen the iconic photograph of Gough Whitlam pouring a ... Read more

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In 1966, more than 200 courageous Aboriginal people walked off the Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory. Led by Vincent Lingiari, these stockmen and their families were walking together to fight for equal pay and land rights. This non-fiction audiobook brings a landmark historical event to a new generation. Many people have seen the iconic photograph of Gough Whitlam pouring a
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The Lady and the Unicorn

A Virago Modern Classic

by Rumer Godden ...

Series Book 168 - Virago Modern Classics
By the author of Black Narcissus and The River'One of our best and most captivating novelists' Philip Hensher'Her craftsmanship is always sure; her understanding of character is compassionate and profound; her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty' New York TimesIn a crumbling Calcutta mansion, with faded frescos and a jasmine-covered garden, the Lemarchant family live, clinging to the... ... Read more

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Blue Mercy

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A literary family drama with patricide at its heart.When Mercy Mulcahy was 40 years old, she was accused of killing her elderly and tyrannical father. Now, at the end of her life, she has completed a book about what really happened on that fateful night of Christmas Eve, 1989.The tragic and beautiful Mercy has devoted her life to protecting Star from her grandfather. His behavior so blighted her ... Read more

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A literary family drama with patricide at its heart.When Mercy Mulcahy was 40 years old, she was accused of killing her elderly and tyrannical father. Now, at the end of her life, she has completed a book about what really happened on that fateful night of Christmas Eve, 1989.The tragic and beautiful Mercy has devoted her life to protecting Star from her grandfather. His behavior so blighted her
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