Books by alice thomas ellis

A troubled family gather at the ancestral home on the Welsh coast, awkwardly awaiting the death of the family patriarch. Polite conversation gives ... More

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Behaving badly made Lydia feel better. She hoped she wasn't turning into one of those maniacs who murder people in order to establish their ... More

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As Eloise sets out old lace to dry in her garden, she is visited by four strange men in city suits. Soon afterwards she declares herself determined ... More

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This is the story of five Londoners who, for various reasons leave the city to stay in an inn on a remote Scottish Island for Christmas. It becomes ... More

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In this novel written by the author of "The 27th Kingdom", "Unexplained Laughter", "Home Life" and "Secrets of Strangers", Lili comes to stay with ... More

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Alice Thomas Ellis was born in north Wales, educated there and returned later, when married, to live part of the time there. This is a nostalgic look ... More

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Alice Thomas Ellis is a celebrated British novelist and columnist. As a polemicist she has often hit the headlines in her attacks on the liberalizing ... More

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Mary felt rather like someone for whom a marriage was being arranged by people who doubted the suitability of the match but could think of no seemly ... More

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The Roman Catholic Russian ancestors of Aunt Irene, the central character in Alice Thomas Ellis's new novel, were persecuted and forced to flee to ... More

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When Barbs, a loud radical, feminist American of distinctly independent means goes missing, her neighbours are in a quandary. Her absence allows them ... More

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Margaret and Syl are getting married. Alas for Margaret, who views her impending union with the odious Syl in the same way a ship must view a ... More

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From the cooking methods of Ulysses to Victorian nursery fare, from Biblical food facts to modern food fads, Alice Thomas Ellis takes delight in all ... More

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Nominated for the Booker Prize when it was published in 1982, this novel is about a West Indian nun in London who seems to be responsible for a ... More

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From the cooking methods of Ulysses to Victorian nursery fare, from Biblical food facts to modern food fads, Alice Thomas Ellis took delight in all ... More

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Alice Thomas Ellis introduces a collection of revenge stories by some contemporary women writers. She studies the history of women's revenge against ... More

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This is a third collection of weekly articles from the "Spectator" in which Alice Thomas Ellis brings wit and wisdom to her commentary on the ups and ... More

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This collection of short stories offers a series of insights into the failures of communication and expectation between men and women, and the ... More

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Examines the current state of the Catholic Church, and attempts to unravel some of the moral complexities it faces today. From the Bishop Casey ... More

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With the subjects ranging from language to battles, from ancient laws to contemporary sport, from food and drink to love and longing, this collection ... More

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Second winning collection of the very best from Alice Thomas Ellis's "Spectator" column, "Home Life" in which she chronicles domestic goings-on with ... More

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The third and final volume of a trilogy following "The Clothes in the Wardrobe" and "The Skeleton in the Closet". The reader is treated to a view of ... More

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