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Whether you want to immerse yourself in the world of Wagner’s Ring Cycle, peruse a biography of Britten, or pick a perfect present for a classical music lover, you have arrived at the right place. From the beauty of ballet to the brilliance of Beethoven, discover our symphonic selection of classical music writing, including fascinating biographies of beloved classical composers, gorgeous gift books, the best classical music books for children, and an irresistible assortment of fiction that hits all the right notes.

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Our Best Books on Classical Music

Quartet
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Quartet
Leah Broad
£20.00
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Perfect Pitch
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Perfect Pitch
Tim Bouverie
£10.99
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The Complete Classical Music Guide
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The Complete Classical Music Guide
DK
£20.00
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Wagnerism
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Wagnerism
Alex Ross
£16.99
Paperback
The Bach Cello Suites
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The Bach Cello Suites
Steven Isserlis
£10.99
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Classic FM Puzzle Book 365
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Classic FM Puzzle Book 365
Classic FM
£14.99
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The Classic FM Puzzle Book - Relax
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The Classic FM Puzzle Book - Relax
Classic FM
£16.99
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Beethoven
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Beethoven
Laura Tunbridge
£9.99
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Symphonies for the Soul
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Symphonies for the Soul
Oliver Condy
£15.00
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Chopin's Piano
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Chopin's Piano
Paul Kildea
£10.99
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The Piano
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The Piano
Susan Tomes
£12.99
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Musicals
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Musicals
DK
£25.00
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Opera
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Opera
Alan Riding
£17.99
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A Sound Mind
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A Sound Mind
Paul Morley
£12.99
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A History of Opera
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A History of Opera
Carolyn Abbate
£18.99
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Mozart
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Mozart
Jan Swafford
£20.00
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Mozart in Italy
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Mozart in Italy
Jane Glover
£25.00
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Why Beethoven
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Why Beethoven
Norman Lebrecht
£20.00
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Every Good Boy Does Fine
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Every Good Boy Does Fine
Jeremy Denk
£10.99
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The Bach Cello Suites
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The Bach Cello Suites
Steven Isserlis
£10.99
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Enough
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Enough
Sir Stephen Hough
£18.99
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Distant Melodies
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Distant Melodies
Edward Dusinberre
£18.99
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For the Love of Music
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For the Love of Music
John Mauceri
£10.99
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Sound Within Sound
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Sound Within Sound
Kate Molleson
£10.99
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Nellie
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Nellie
Robert Wainwright
£10.99
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The Beloved Vision
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The Beloved Vision
Professor Stephen Walsh
£25.00
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The Music Code
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The Music Code
Lucas Cantor Santiago
£26.99
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The War on Music
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The War on Music
John Mauceri
£22.00
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The Soul of the Journey
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The Soul of the Journey
Diana Ambache
£14.99
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HerStory: The Piano Collection
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HerStory: The Piano Collection
Karen Marshall
£14.99
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Bach against Modernity
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Bach against Modernity
Michael Marissen
£22.99
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Emma and Claude Debussy
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Emma and Claude Debussy
Gillian Opstad
£50.00
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Five Straight Lines
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Five Straight Lines
Andrew Gant
£12.99
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BBC Proms 2023
BBC Proms 2023
BBC Proms Publications
£8.99
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As much of an institution as the Proms themselves, this indispensable guide to an unmissable festival of stirring symphonies is something no self-respecting classical music lover should be without.
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Classical Music Gift Books

Another Year of Wonder
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Another Year of Wonder
Clemency Burton-Hill
£20.00
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Symphonies for the Soul
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Symphonies for the Soul
Oliver Condy
£15.00
Hardback
The Classic FM Puzzle Book - Relax
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The Classic FM Puzzle Book - Relax
Classic FM
£16.99
Paperback
The Complete Classical Music Guide
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The Complete Classical Music Guide
DK
£20.00
Hardback
The Classic FM Family Music Box
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The Classic FM Family Music Box
Tim Lihoreau
£18.00
Hardback
Opera
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Opera
Kate Bailey
£40.00
Hardback
Classic FM Puzzle Book 365
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Classic FM Puzzle Book 365
Classic FM
£14.99
Paperback
The Classical Music Book
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The Classical Music Book
DK
£19.99
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Ballet
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Ballet
DK
£25.00
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Classic Fm Hall of Fame
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Classic Fm Hall of Fame
Darren Henley
£25.00
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Classic Ephemera
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Classic Ephemera
Darren Henley
£9.99
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The Ring of the Nibelung
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The Ring of the Nibelung
Richard Wagner
£25.00
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Christmas Carols
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Christmas Carols
Andrew Gant
£10.99
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Our Best Books on Classical Composers

Beethoven
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Beethoven
Laura Tunbridge
£9.99
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Handel in London
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Handel in London
Jane Glover
£12.99
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Mozart
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Mozart
Jan Swafford
£20.00
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Why Mahler?
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Why Mahler?
Norman Lebrecht
£10.99
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Music in the Castle of Heaven
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Music in the Castle of Heaven
John Eliot Gardiner
£18.99
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Silence
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Silence
John Cage
£16.95
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Words Without Music
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Words Without Music
Philip Glass
£14.99
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Chopin
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Chopin
Adam Zamoyski
£12.99
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Leningrad
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Leningrad
Brian Moynahan
£12.99
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Debussy
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Debussy
Professor Stephen Walsh
£14.99
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Schumann
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Schumann
Judith Chernaik
£14.99
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Beethoven for a Later Age
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Beethoven for a Later Age
Edward Dusinberre
£10.99
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Michael Tippett
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Michael Tippett
Oliver Soden
£14.99
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Being Wagner
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Being Wagner
Simon Callow
£9.99
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Beethoven
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Beethoven
Jan Swafford
£30.00
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Elgar: Child of Dreams
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Elgar: Child of Dreams
Jerrold Northrop Moore
£10.99
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Benjamin Britten
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Benjamin Britten
Neil Powell
£17.99
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Classical Music Writing

The Lost Pianos of Siberia
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The Lost Pianos of Siberia
Sophy Roberts
£10.99
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Doctor Faustus
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Doctor Faustus
Thomas Mann
£12.99
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The Ring of Truth
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The Ring of Truth
Roger Scruton
£10.99
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Chopin's Piano
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Chopin's Piano
Paul Kildea
£10.99
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The Piano
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The Piano
Susan Tomes
£12.99
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Music Comes Out of Silence
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Music Comes Out of Silence
Andras Schiff
£10.99
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Everything Is Connected
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Everything Is Connected
Daniel Barenboim
£9.99
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Piano Notes
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Piano Notes
Charles Rosen
£10.99
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Absolutely on Music
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Absolutely on Music
Haruki Murakami
£10.99
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The Lark Ascending
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The Lark Ascending
Mr Richard King
£8.99
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For the Love of Music
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For the Love of Music
John Mauceri
£10.99
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Sounds and Sweet Airs
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Sounds and Sweet Airs
Anna Beer
£12.99
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I Saw Eternity the Other Night
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I Saw Eternity the Other Night
Timothy Day
£12.99
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Music at the Limits
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Music at the Limits
Edward Said
£14.99
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The Cello Suites
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The Cello Suites
Eric Siblin
£9.99
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Messiah
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Messiah
Jonathan Keates
£9.99
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Play It Again
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Play It Again
Alan Rusbridger
£12.99
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Our Best Classical Music Books for Children

Noisy Orchestra
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Noisy Orchestra
Sam Taplin
£12.99
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Listen to the Music
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Listen to the Music
Caroline Bonne-Muller
£16.99
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First Book about the Orchestra
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First Book about the Orchestra
Sam Taplin
£12.99
Board book
Carnival of the Animals
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Carnival of the Animals
Fiona Watt
£12.99
Board book
The Animal Orchestra Plays Mozart
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The Animal Orchestra Plays Mozart
Sam Taplin
£12.99
Board book
My First Classical Music Book
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My First Classical Music Book
Genevieve Helsby
£7.99
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My First Orchestra Book
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My First Orchestra Book
Genevieve Helsby
£9.99
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ABC of Opera: Baroque
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ABC of Opera: Baroque
Karl Davies
£9.99
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Orchestra
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Orchestra
Avalon Nuovo
£14.99
Hardback
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Classical Music in Fiction 

The Ghost of Frederic Chopin
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The Ghost of Frederic Chopin
Eric Faye
£9.99
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The Great Passion
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The Great Passion
James Runcie
£8.99
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The Noise of Time
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The Noise of Time
Julian Barnes
£8.99
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing
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Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Madeleine Thien
£9.99
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An Equal Music
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An Equal Music
Vikram Seth
£10.99
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Music & Silence
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Music & Silence
Rose Tremain
£10.99
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Trilby
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Trilby
George Du Maurier
£9.99
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Nocturnes
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Nocturnes
Kazuo Ishiguro
£9.99
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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories
Leo Tolstoy
£9.99
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The Song of the Lark
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The Song of the Lark
Willa Cather
£9.99
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Orfeo
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Orfeo
Richard Powers
£9.99
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The Time of Our Singing
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The Time of Our Singing
Richard Powers
£10.99
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For You
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For You
Ian McEwan
£9.99
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The Queen of the Night
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The Queen of the Night
Alexander Chee
£12.99
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The Phantom of the Opera
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The Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux
£9.99
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Grace Notes
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Grace Notes
Bernard MacLaverty
£9.99
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Clara
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Clara
Janice Galloway
£9.99
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Conversations With Beethoven
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Conversations With Beethoven
Sanford Friedman
£15.99
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