http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/ en-GB Sun, 19 May 2013 19:57:55 GMT Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:06:55 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss vintagetrade@randomhouse.co.uk Amber 2 CMS http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/1448139716/mave-fellowes/chaplin-and-company/ http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/1448139716/ When God Was a Rabbit.]]>
A young lady with an obsession – you can guess what it is by the way she dresses: white collarless shirt, a waistcoat and billowing black trousers, the bowler hat.

She’s on her way to London, to make her name as a great mime artist.

She hopes.

And typical Odeline, she’s arriving prepared. With the small inheritance left her by her mother, she’s bought herself a home, an old canal boat.

What she doesn’t know yet is that for some the city’s canals have an appeal of their own. They are below the eyeline, a sort of halfworld, a good place to hide for a community of curious outsiders, all with their own stories to tell, stories which might help a certain young lady to think differently about life.

Because there’s a lot Odeline doesn’t know. Not least, that her new home has a history of its own.]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/0224097350/mave-fellowes/chaplin-and-company/ http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/0224097350/ When God Was a Rabbit.]]>
A young lady with an obsession – you can guess what it is by the way she dresses: white collarless shirt, a waistcoat and billowing black trousers, the bowler hat.

She’s on her way to London, to make her name as a great mime artist.

She hopes.

And typical Odeline, she’s arriving prepared. With the small inheritance left her by her mother, she’s bought herself a home, an old canal boat.

What she doesn’t know yet is that for some the city’s canals have an appeal of their own. They are below the eyeline, a sort of halfworld, a good place to hide for a community of curious outsiders, all with their own stories to tell, stories which might help a certain young lady to think differently about life.

Because there’s a lot Odeline doesn’t know. Not least, that her new home has a history of its own.]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/0224096281/stephen-collins/the-gigantic-beard-that-was-evil/ http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/0224096281/ The job of the skin is to keep things in…

On the buttoned-down island of Here, all is well. By which we mean: orderly, neat, contained and, moreover, beardless.

Or at least it is until one famous day, when Dave, bald but for a single hair, finds himself assailed by a terrifying, unstoppable…monster*!

Where did it come from? How should the islanders deal with it? And what, most importantly, are they going to do with Dave?

The first book from a new leading light of UK comics, The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil is an off-beat fable worthy of Roald Dahl. It is about life, death and the meaning of beards.

(*We mean a gigantic beard, basically.)]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/0099555840/enrique-vila-matas/dublinesque/ http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/0099555840/ From one of Spain's greatest writers, a witty, moving novel about art, life, death and James Joyce.]]> SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDEPENDENT FOREIGN FICTION PRIZE

'A writer who has no equal in the contemporary landscape of the Spanish novel.' Roberto Bolaño

Samuel Riba is about to turn 60. A successful publisher in Barcelona, he is increasingly prone to attacks of anxiety and, looking for distraction, he concocts a spur-of-the-moment trip to Dublin, a city he has never visited but once dreamed about.

He sets off for Dublin on the pretext of honouring James Joyce’s Ulysses on Bloomsday. But as he and his friends gather in the cemetery to give their orations, a mysterious figure in a mackintosh resembling Joyce’s protégé Samuel Beckett hovers in the background. Is it Beckett, or is it the writer of genius that Riba has spent his whole career trying, and failing, to find?]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/0099578786/ian-mcewan/sweet-tooth/ http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/0099578786/ Atonement and Enduring Love: Sweet Tooth is a story of love and espionage in 1970s Britain]]> Atonement and Enduring Love comes ‘A web of spying, subterfuge, deceit and betrayal... Acute, witty...winningly cunning’ Sunday Times

The year is 1972. The Cold War is far from over. Britain is being torn apart by industrial unrest and terrorism. Serena Frome, in her final year at Cambridge, is being groomed for MI5.

Serena is sent on a secret mission – Operation Sweet Tooth – which brings her into the world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life? And who is inventing whom? To answer these questions, Serena must abandon the first rule of espionage – trust no one.]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/0099583429/dante-alighieri/inferno/ http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/0099583429/ Independent]]>
When Dante finds himself lost in a dark and menacing wood, the ghost of Virgil offers to lead him to safety. It is a path that will take him though the kingdom of Satan, through the nine circles of hell and the gruesome sufferings of the damned.

Inferno has fascinated generations of readers - inspiring films, operas, comics, video games and works from writers such as Balzac, Pound, and most recently Dan Brown. Written while Dante was in exile and under the threat of being burned at the stake, this dramatic vision of Hell still has the power to shock]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/0224091824/simon-jordan/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/ http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/0224091824/ A finalist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the British Sports Book Award for best autobiography]]> Multimillionaire at 32

Youngest Premier League football club owner at 36

His club and a fortune lost at 42

Owning your childhood club - that's the dream, isn't it?

Simon Jordan made his fortune building a mobile phone company from scratch. When he sold it for £75 million, he bought Crystal Palace FC, the club he'd supported as a boy, and led them into the Premier League.

Ten years later Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. Be Careful What You Wish For lifts the lid on being the owner of a football club and how the game really works. Hopes and dreams sit alongside greed, self-interest, dodgy transfers, boardroom fights and dressing room dressing downs. Throughout no one is spared, least of all Jordan himself.

A finalist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the British Sports Book Award for best autobiography]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/144818245x/eithne-farry/superscrimpers-live-life-for-half-the-price/ http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/144818245x/
Why waste money when you can have new for nothing? Rediscover the thrill of thrift with our clever tips and ideas to help you have the lifestyle you want without it costing the earth.

These days it’s hip to be thrifty and we’ve looked to the superscrimping skills of yesteryear to find hints and tips to remind us all of the nation’s fine tradition of resourcefulness.

And you’ll find brand new ideas for chic-on-the-cheap fashion, handy homes, beauty, DIY and more that will put some glamour into your life without emptying your pockets.

Proving frugal can be fun, join our proud penny-pinching revolution and learn how to live well for less!]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/1448155118/mellissa-morgan/ms-cupcake-the-naughtiest-vegan-cakes-in-town/ http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/1448155118/ dairy-free recipes that taste just like the real thing!’

Here are some of Ms Cupcake’s most indulgent recipes to make at home using ingredients readily available at the supermarket or local shop. What’s more, most of the recipes can be made gluten-free with simple substitutions.

Whether vegetarian, vegan, or suffering from allergies or intolerances, everyone can treat themselves to cupcakes piled high with dairy-free ‘buttercream’, fruity muffins, super-easy tray-bakes and no-bakes, gooey cookies, crunchy biscuits and – naughtiest of them all – delicious dipped and fried desserts using store-cupboard basics for something really special at the end of the day.

Because everybody deserves great cake!]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.vintage-books.co.uk//books/0224095587/mellissa-morgan/ms-cupcake-the-naughtiest-vegan-cakes-in-town/ http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/books/0224095587/ dairy-free recipes that taste just like the real thing!’

Here are some of Ms Cupcake’s most indulgent recipes to make at home using ingredients readily available at the supermarket or local shop. What’s more, most of the recipes can be made gluten-free with simple substitutions.

Whether vegetarian, vegan, or suffering from allergies or intolerances, everyone can treat themselves to cupcakes piled high with dairy-free ‘buttercream’, fruity muffins, super-easy tray-bakes and no-bakes, gooey cookies, crunchy biscuits and – naughtiest of them all – delicious dipped and fried desserts using store-cupboard basics for something really special at the end of the day.

Because everybody deserves great cake!]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT