The Lost Language of OystersThe latest book in Alexander McCall Smith's entertaining and hilarious Professor von Igelfeld series 'It's impossible not to root for von Igelfeld' Scotsman 'A charming tale of academic rivalry and ill fated infatuation marvellous' Scottish Field Professor Moritz Maria von Igelfeld is not just any German professor he is the author of that great work of scholarship, Portuguese Irregular Verbs. His eminence in language studies is widely recognised, even

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On a desperate quest to understand how their son had died

Some believe that

and an ever-revolving door of 'impressive' candidates trying to get themselves to the top of a sinking ship

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But when chronic illness strikes

Only a few people remain

Children make wonderful philosophers because they constantly question things that grown-ups take for granted

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Marking thirty years since the world was first introduced to Pullman’s remarkable heroine Lyra Belacqua in Northern Lights

Within the space of a single generation

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