The first English translation of an Argentinean classic.
Argentina, 1839. A young man dies for his political beliefs when attacked by a mob in a slaughteryard used to butcher cattle.
The story takes place at the height of Juan Manuel de Rosas’ reign of terror. Though fictional, it is an open indictment of that brutal regime and the first masterwork of Latin-American literature, orginally published twenty years after the author’s death. El matadero, or The Slaughteryard, is reputed to be the most widely studied school text in Spanish-speaking South America.
Available now for the first time in a modern English translation this is a story that in well over a century has lost none of its freshness and popularity. This edition is the fruit of years of research into little-known corners of Argentine literature and history, including an extensive glossary, the story’s rare first printed version, and an appendix of reports by early English travellers to the River Plate, including Charles Darwin.
This is an uncompromising and unforgettable story of huge force and power which richly deserves a wide English-speaking audience.

The Slaughteryard

Literature & Fiction

Echeverría, Estéban

Dramas & Plays

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A deliciously different travelogue
In 2005, Cathy and Jason threw in successful careers as TV presenters and producers to become olive farmers in Italy. With their one year old daughter and Italian dictionary in tow, they found themselves in the middle of a European nowhere untouched by modernity.
They were on a steep learning curve in more-or-less everything – finding out how to prune an olive tree so that a sparrow can pass through its branches, learning what beauty products are de rigeur in the changing rooms of a local Italian football team, being trained, by a local Italian choir, how to sing in English but with an Italian accent – and learning the rigorous rules of when one is allowed to consume a cappuccino. Armed with their indefatigable love of food, they headed off many a potentially tricky situation by cooking their way out of it, a sure route to the heart of any Italian.
They discover that olive farming is dominated by the big boys and desperate to turn their new home into a way of making a living they cast around for ideas of how they can do so. A flash of inspiration led them to launch an 'Adopt-an-Olive-Tree' scheme. For a fee buyers could adopt a tree, receive produce from it and even go and visit it to give it a hug. The scheme became hugely popular with trees selling out way ahead of expectations. A contract with Selfridges followed and suddenly Cathy and Jason's dream is realised. Or nearly anyway. It's a hard slog and they meet every challenge with fortitude and humour but what they hadn't expected was that the biggest challenge would be the quiet of the countryside. Soon they find themselves hankering for the sounds and stench of the city and facing a difficult decision on what they should do next.

The Dolce Vita Diaries

Biographies & Memoirs

Rogers, Cathy

Gibb, Jason

Arts & Literature

‘Haunting, heartfelt and beautiful’ CHRIS CLEAVE
Nina, her son Christopher in tow, flies to Malta for one last visit with her aging parents.
Her previous attempt to see them ended in tears. Disowned for falling pregnant while at university in England, she was not allowed into the house.
This will be her final chance to make her peace with them.
But Malta holds more secrets and surprises than Nina could possibly imagine. What she finds is not the land of her youth, a place full of memories and happiness. Instead she meets dead people. Lots of them.
Malta, it transpires, is a transit lounge for recently deceased spirits and somehow Christopher enables her to see them, speak with them and help them.
And, in return, they help Nina come to terms with her own loss. One so great that she has yet to admit it to herself.
Like Bees to Honey is a story of family, redemption and ghosts. It is a magical tale that will live with you long after you finish reading.

Like Bees to Honey

Smailes, Caroline

Romance

A collection of essays on Jorge Luis Borges by his long-time friend and collaborator.
Jorge Luis Borges - Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer - is widely considered one of the giants of 20th-century world literature.
Norman Thomas di Giovanni worked alongside Borges for a number of years creating English translations of his work, the only translations personally overseen by Borges himself. In The Lesson of the Master, a memoir and essays, he writes about his time with Borges but also offers us a unique insight on the man and his work.
It is an indispensable volume for Borges readers and his growing legion of students and scholars.

The Lesson of the Master

Giovanni, Norman Thomas di

Finally, a sticker book for grown ups!
The modern world is awash with stick-on signs telling us what to do. No entry. No smoking. Speed cameras. Behave. Watch out. Beware. Now wash your hands!
This book is the ideal antidote. Hundreds of hilarious, subversive and just plain silly stickers to help you hit back at the bossy, finger-wagging experts who think they are in charge.
There are spoof Health &amp; Safety messages, amusing wine labels, insulting gift tags, stickers for the fridge, cash machines, public transport, books, DVDs and even your houseplants.
Juvenile, irresponsible, and completely pointless – You Can Stick It! is the stress-busting self-help book for our times.
You Can Stick It! has hundreds of stickers for all occasions:
• Book stickers including NEVER TO BE A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD FILM and SHOULD HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
• Public transport stickers such as PLEASE KEEP YOUR LONGINGS WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES, NO EYE CONTACT 9-6.30 MON-FRI and NO TUTTING
• Cash machine stickers including SPEAK YOUR PIN CLEARLY INTO THE MICROPHONE and PRESS 1 TO SPEAK TO AN OPERATOR
• And many more such as spoof wine bottle labels, Health &amp; Safety signs, CD and DVD stickers and car bumper stickers.

You Can Stick It: Finally, A Sticker Book for Grown Ups!

Munroe, P. K

Arts & Photography

The festive follow-up to The Third Pig Detective Agency. When Father Christmas goes missing on Christmas Eve eve, Mrs Christmas calls on our intrepid hero Harry Pigg to track him down. What follows is another hardboiled caper featuring fairy tale villains, plenty of red herrings, a few close shaves, a couple of punch ups and a very clever twist. Aided and abetted by his sidekicks Jack Horner and the genie from the lamp, Harry tries to save Christmas before time runs out. If only he didn’t have to deal with those bloody annoying elves.

The Ho Ho Ho Mystery (Third Pig Detective Agency, Book 2)

Children's Books

Burke, Bob

Animals

The latest mystery for the Third Pig Detective Agency.Harry Pigg is back……and it’s a good job he isn’t scared of spiders.When Little Miss Muffet turns up at the Third Pig Detective Agency she presents Harry and his team – an ex-genie and a precocious kid called Jack Horner – with a most intriguing case. Her charming little B&B has been infested with giant spiders and she wants to find out who is responsible.Harry dives headfirst into this web of intrigue (sorry!) and finds himself caught up in rather more than a simple arachnid problem.The Third Pig Detective Agency series has been acclaimed by readers, crime writers and prize judging panels alike. If you haven’t discovered what makes Harry Pigg so popular then now is the time!

The Curds and Whey Mystery (Third Pig Detective Agency) (Book 3)

Mysteries & Detectives

In a music and publishing industry first, acclaimed musician Kristin Hersh releases her new studio album, Crooked, as a book.
Kristin Hersh, lead singer of Throwing Muses and successful solo artist, will be releasing her new studio album, Crooked, as a book. This is the first time any major recording artist has taken such a step which makes this a groundbreaking publication and one that we will be supporting with a massive publicity push.
Crooked, the book, will contain full colour artwork, lyrics and an exclusive essay by Kristin on each song.
Each copy will come with a digital code which unlocks a treasure trove of online content including:
• The full Crooked album. • Full recording stems for every track allowing fan remixes. • Track by track audio commentary by Kristin. • Exclusive video content. • Out-takes. • A forum enabling fans to interract with Kristin, ask questions, live web chats etc. • Sample chapters from her forthcoming memoir, Paradoxical Undressing.
This full content will only be available to fans who purchase Crooked the book.

Crooked

Hersh, Kristin

Individual Artists

One man’s journey in the footsteps of a great explorer into the heart of Africa.
As a young man, Warwick Cairns met the then elderly explorer Wilfred Thesiger and the two men struck up an unlikely friendship. Invited to visit him at his African home, Cairns decides to make a bit of an adventure of it and do some of the journey on foot.
When he himself was a young man, Thesiger led an expedition to explore the course of the Awash river in Ethiopia. Every westerner that had gone before him had been killed by local tribesmen. Needless to say, he survived.
Alternating chapters chart Warwick’s journey with that of Thesiger creating a captivating dual narrative that is part travel book, part biography, part autobiography, part history with fair doses of philosophy and humour thrown in for good measure.
In Praise of Savagery is a highly original book that defies classification but is always effortlessly readable.

In Praise of Savagery

Cairns, Warwick

Historical

The eagerly-awaited sequel to Shadowmagic.
Having returned to the real world from Tir Na Nog at the end of the last book, our hero Conor finds himself arrested for the murder of his father.
When he explains to the cops that his dad is safe and well and enjoying life as king of a land of elves, imps and banshees they understandably think he is a nutcase.
That is until he is rescued by Celtic warriors on horseback and taken back to Tir Na Nog, accidentally bringing a policeman with him.
Once safely back in The Land, Conor finds that all is not well. His father is dying, the girl he loves is betrothed to another and a rather confused American cop is wandering around causing havoc.
It falls to our young hero, and his band of friends, to find a cure for the king. On their epic journey they encounter one of the most mystical and dangerous races in The Land, the shapeshifting Pooka, and find their fates linked in ways they could never have imagined.
The Prince of Hazel and Oak is a stunning fantasy adventure that takes fans of Shadowmagic further in to the land and brings back many of the favourite characters from the first book.

Shadowmagic: Prince of Hazel and Oak (Book 2)

Lenahan, John

Religion & Spirituality

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