La Bas (the Damned)

J K Huysmans

Joris-Karl Huysmans' shocking novel of an innocent's descent into a world of depraved, blasphemous rituals, "The Damned (La-Bas)" caused a scandal when it was first published in nineteenth-century France. This "Penguin Classics" edition is translated with an introduction and notes by Terry Hale. Durtal,...

Mort (Discworld Novel #4)

Terry Pratchett

"This edition from Terry Pratchett finds Mort ending up as Death's apprentice. The job comes with some perks, bed and board, plus free use of the company horse....

The Weekend

Charlotte Wood

The brilliant new novel from Charlotte Wood, acclaimed author of The Natural Way of Things. Shortlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize People went on about death bringing friends together, but it wasn't true. The graveyard, the stony dirt - that's what it was like now . . . Despite the three women knowing ea...