Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

Conrad's narrator Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz- dying, insane, and guilty of unspeakable atrocities. Travelling upriver to the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, w...

The Beautiful Mother

Katherine Scholes

The breathtaking new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Rain Queen and Congo Dawn. 'You are her mother at this moment. The future is another time.' In a remote corner of Tanzania, Essie Lawrence lives with her husband in an archaeologist's camp. One morning a chance encounter wit...

Matilda

Roald Dahl

A very special edition of the original Matilda storyThese books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message- you are not alone. Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind.Her parents have decided she is a waste of space. And her headmistress Miss Trunchball is a terrible bully, who thinks childr...