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In the summer of 1849, cholera threatens the city and the people of London. The authorities send millions of gallons of sewage cascading into the Thames - for many Londoners the only source of drinking water. Joshua Jeavons, a young and idealistic enginee
A The Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year 'An enthralling and wonderfully vivid novel from a master storyteller' Joseph O'Connor 'Kneale's medieval world is animated with a refreshing lightness of touch' Sunday Telegraph 1289.
WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD BOOK AWARD 2000 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2000 'Deeply impressive. . . Every page fizzes with linguistic invention' Guardian An electrifying modern classic - Kneale's sweeping adventure story vividly brings a pas
The author of the award-winning novel English Passengers takes readers around the world in twelve deftly crafted stories that illuminate the uncertainties of life at home and abroad. Matthew Kneale received high praise for the prize-winning English Passen
When We Were Romans is a haunting psychological novel and another masterful work from the author of the prize-winning English Passengers . Nine-year-old Lawrence is the man of his family. He watches over his mother and his willful little sister Jemima. He