Fuel for the Flame (Bloomsbury Reader Pod) by Bloomsbury Publishing Pod

An imaginary island on the Equator has suddenly achieved importance through the discovery of oil - what will happen to the men and women living under the tensions of life on this island? At one end of this island is the oil refinery where the members of the staff live in constant proximity to... Price:

Fatal Gift (Bloomsbury Reader Pod) by Bloomsbury Publishing Pod

If you enjoyed the powerful atmosphere of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby you may just have an inkling of the smoothly professional efficacy of Alec Waugh's The Fatal Gift. His novel breathes the values and attitudes of the early decades of the 20th century. Raymond Peronne has wealth, is bright, is... Price:

Monday Lunch in Fairyland and Other Stor (Bloomsbury Reader Pod) by Bloomsbury Publishing

This is a sparkling collection of short stories, dealing with love, loss and the tiny happenings that make up our everyday experience. Her most brilliant stories are about successful couples who own comfortable houses, enjoy interesting lives, raise attractive children - and commit adultery. On the... Price:

Lady from Guatemala (Bloomsbury Reader Pod) by Bloomsbury Publishing Pod

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Unclouded Summer (Bloomsbury Reader Pod) by Bloomsbury Publishing Pod

The bright summer sun faded into the shimmering Mediterranean as the young American painter began what was to be the five most perfect hours of his lifetime. It would be more than just an affair, a passionate encounter, and yet it would come to nothing. It would be a period of total enchantment... Price:

Wheels Within Wheels (Bloomsbury Reader Pod) by Bloomsbury Publishing Pod

Events that take place in an obscure oil-surveyor's camp in the French West Indies act as the link and the catalyst for three desperate groups of people thousands of miles apart - in London, New York and the picturesque old quarter of New Orleans. Upon often trivial acts depends matters of life and... Price:

My Place in the Bazaar (Bloomsbury Reader Pod) by Bloomsbury Publishing Pod

Thirteen stories have been compiled as Alec Waugh looks back over his career as an author, and takes from his writing those which he feels are amongst his most personal creations, bringing them together into a panorama. Told in the first person, My Place in the Bazaar represents Waugh's varied... Price:

Sugar Islands (Bloomsbury Reader Pod) by Bloomsbury Publishing Pod

Alec Waugh first saw the West Indies on a trip round the world in 1926 when his ship called in at Guadeloupe. Fifteen months later he returned for a long stay at Martinique; it was the beginning of a lifelong interest in these fascinating islands that were to provide him with the material for many... Price:

Where the Clocks Chime Twice (Bloomsbury Reader Pod) by Bloomsbury Publishing Pod

Part sentimental journey revisiting old well-loved scenes of former travels, and part search for new, out-of-the-way lands, Alec Waugh's travel book tells of a journey half-way round the world. But in new or old places, the author's sense of romance and adventure, his gift of combining past and... Price:

Nor Many Waters (Bloomsbury Reader Pod) by Bloomsbury Publishing Pod

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