The History Of A Difficult Child
₦23,000.00Wisecracking, inquisitive, and bombastic, Selam Asmelash is the youngest child in her large, boisterous family. Even before she is born, she has a wry, bewitching omniscience that animates life in her Small Town in southwestern Ethiopia in the 1980s. Selam and her father listen to the radio in secret as the socialist military junta that recently overthrew the government seizes properties and wages civil war in the North. The Asmelashes, once an enterprising, land-owning family, are ostracized under the new regime. In the Small Town where they live, nosy women convene around coffee ceremonies multiple times a day, the gossip spreading like wildfire.
As Selam’s mother, the powerful and relentlessly dignified Degitu, grows ill, she embraces a persecuted, Pentecostal God and insists her family convert alongside her. The Asmelashes stand solidly in opposition to the times, and Selam grows up seeking revenge on despotic comrades, neighborhood bullies, and a ruthless God. Wise beyond her years yet thoroughly naive, she contends with an inner fury, a profound sadness, and a throbbing, unstoppable pursuit of education, freedom, and love.
Told through the perspective of its charming and irresistible narrator, The History of a Difficult Child is about what happens when mother, God, and country are at odds, and how one difficult child finds her voice.
Lessons In Chemistry
₦23,000.00Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.
Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
Anna Karenina
₦23,000.00This edition of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker.
Considered the second greatest novel ever written (second to another title from this author, a little something called War And Peace) Leo Tolstoy explores the vista of contemporary life in Russia. Anna is a sophisticated and passionate woman who leaves her old life, and old husband Karenin, to pursue Count Vronsky in order to fulfill her ardent nature. Tragic consequences ensue in Anna Karenina, a psychological novel that refuses to judge the characters and their actions but merely serves as an observer.
Crime & Punishment
₦23,000.00This edition of Dostoevsky’s classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker. Through the story of the brilliant but conflicted young Raskolnikov and the murder he commits, Fyodor Dostoevsky explores the theme of redemption through suffering. Crime and Punishment put Dostoevsky at the forefront of Russian writers when it appeared in 1866 and is now one of the most famous and influential novels in world literature.
Robin Hood
₦23,000.00This edition of the classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker.
Follow the thrilling adventures of Robin Hood and his gang of Merry Men in Henry Gilbert’s famous retelling of this much-loved legend.
The Secret Garden
₦23,000.00This edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker.
The Secret Garden remains a time-honored classic in children’s literature best known for its vivid imagery and emotional depth. The story follows Mary Lennox, a young English girl who is sent to live with her uncle after losing both her parents during the cholera epidemic in India. One day when her uncle is away, Mary discovers a mysterious walled garden that is kept behind a locked gate. Mary’s curiosity intensifies when she hears sounds of sobbing coming from somewhere within her uncle’s mansion. An unforgettable story full of magic and wonder that continues to charm generations of readers.
The Phantom Of The Opera
₦23,000.00This edition of Gaston Leroux’s classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker.
Follow a series of mysterious events and murders in this dark and twisted tale. This romantic drama tells the story of Erik, a mysterious phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House. The Phantom falls in love with Christine Daaé, a beautiful soprano, and begins tutoring her in music. But Erik is enraged to learn that Christine is in love with her Childhood friend, Raoul. A riveting novel of love and jealousy that is sure to capture readers of all ages.
Emma
₦23,000.00This edition of Jane Austen’s classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker.
Follow the story of Emma Woodhouse, a beautiful, wealthy and single twenty-year old who is convinced she will never marry. Overly confident in her matchmaking abilities, Emma commits to finding an eligible suitor for her new friend, Harriet Smith, which leads to a series of romantic misunderstandings. With lively characters and dramatic twists, Emma is a brilliant novel that cleverly explores the constraints of marriage and social status during the early nineteenth century.
Moby Dick
₦23,000.00This edition of Herman Melville’s classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker.
Herman Melville delivers some of his best literary work in this gripping tale of tragedy and vengeance. The story follows Captain Ahab on an obsessive quest to destroy the unruly White Whale that ravaged the Captain’s ship on a previous voyage, leaving him with one leg. Today, Moby Dick remains one of the greatest classics in English literature
Sense and Sensibility
₦23,000.00This edition of Jane Austen’s classic novel features a suede-like custom cover with beautiful metallic foiling and a ribbon marker.
A brilliant novel describing two parallel love stories, Sense and Sensibility remains a time-honored classic in English literature. The story follows the Dashwood sisters unique experiences with love and heartbreak in their search for lifelong happiness. Jane Austen cleverly explores the many social restraints placed on women during the nineteenth century where wealth and status dictate marriage.
