Fiction - paperback; Penguin Classics; 112 pages; 2007.
Anais Nin (1903-1977) is mainly known as a diarist, publishing a series of personal journals spanning 60 years of her life. But she is also one of the world's most famous and finest writers of female erotica.
No surprise then that this book, part of the Penguin Great Loves series, depicts a ripe orange that resembles a woman's breast on the cover. It almost looks too naughty to read...
Fiction - paperback; Vintage; 529 pages; 2005
This magical, extraordinary novel will stay with you long after you have read the final, heart-wrenching page. A book that defies genres (is it science fiction? romance? fantasy?), it's received wide critical acclaim and glowing reviews. And with good reason.
Henry is a librarian who suffers a rare genetic disorder in which his chronological clock periodically resets itself. This means he can travel backwards and forwards in time, without warning.
And so, during one of these "episodes", when he is 36, he meets six-year-old Claire, his future wife, in a field behind her family home. What ensues is a love story like no other.
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