20th century, c 1900 to c 1999

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  • The Infamous Gilberts

    £16.99

    The crumbling Gothic mansion of Thornwalk, long-term home of the Gilbert family, is being handed over to a chain of luxury ‘historic’ hotels. Millions will be spent in its restoration. But for every ‘improvement’, what will be lost? What value can there possibly be in a threadbare carpet, a tarnished spoon and a thousand empty jam jars? Before the hotel people arrive, with their clipboards and their skips and their bottles of bleach, Maximus, loyal guardian of the Gilberts’ legacy, invites us on a final tour of the once-stately home, where each room holds a secret. From the bolt on the blue room door to the tiny dents in the bars at the nursery window. These are the keys that will unlock the lives of the five fatherless Gilbert children.

  • Bastard Of Istanbul

    £10.99

    One rainy afternoon in Istanbul a women walks into a doctor’s surgery and announces that she wants an abortion. She is 19 years old and unmarried. What happens that afternoon is to change her life and the lives of everyone around her.