The Famished Road By Ben Okri

‘In a magnificent feat of sustained imaginative writing, Okri spins a tale that is epic and intimate at the same time. The Famished Road rekindled my sense of wonder. It made me, at age 50, look at the world through the wide eyes of a child’ Michael Palin

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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE

‘So long as we are alive, so long as we feel, so long as we love, everything in us is an energy we can use’

The narrator, Azaro, is an abiku, a spirit child, who in the Yoruba tradition of Nigeria exists between life and death. He is born into a world of poverty, ignorance and injustice, but Azaro awakens with a smile on his face. Nearly called back to the land of the dead, he is resurrected. But in their efforts to save their child, Azaro’s loving parents are made destitute. The tension between the land of the living, with its violence and political struggles, and the temptations of the carefree kingdom of the spirits propels this latter-day Lazarus’s story. Despite belonging to a spirit world made of enchantment, where there is no suffering, Azaro chooses to stay in the land of the Living: to feel it, endure it, know it and love it. This is his story.

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Excellent– We’re not even sure if it has even been read it looks that good. Great for gifting, but a sad state for a pre-loved book. These books deserve to be read!!
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A preloved book gift wrapped in an eco-friendly way with a bookmark and your message printed on a notecard of your choice.

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A hot chocolate sachet with a marshmallow packet, an organic teabag, a gift wrapped preloved book, a bookmark and a notecard printed with your personal message.

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A cotton gift bag packed full of pampering treats for a relaxing night in with a good read. Contents: a soothing facemask, bees wax soap, relaxing bath salts, an exfoliating cloth, deliciously scented hand poured wax melts, 2 organic herbal teabags.

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A cotton gift bag packed full of treats for cosy nights with a good book Contents: 2 hot chocolate sachets marshmallows 2 biscuit packets 2 organic teabags chocolate covered raisins Fluffy Socks

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Book & Card

A preloved book and a choice of notecard printed with your personal message.

Book Gift

A hot chocolate sachet with a marshmallow packet, an organic teabag, a gift wrapped preloved book, a bookmark and a notecard printed with your personal message.

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2 hot chocolate sachets, marshmallows, 2 biscuit packets, 2 organic teabags, chocolate covered raisins, a gift wrapped preloved book, a bookmark and notecard printed with your personal message.

Contents may vary slightly dependant on availability, but will always be of equal value and quality

Pamper Gift Box

2 deliciously scented hand poured wax melts, a soothing facemask, handmade shea butter soap, an exfoliating cloth, relaxing lavender bath salts, 2 organic herbal teabags, a gift wrapped preloved book, a bookmark and a notecard printed with your personal message.

Contents may vary slightly dependant on availability, but will always be of equal value and quality

Themed Gift Box

Comfort Gift Box

2 hot chocolate sachets, marshmallows, 2 biscuit packets, 2 organic teabags, chocolate covered raisins, a gift wrapped preloved book, a bookmark and notecard printed with your personal message.

Contents may vary slightly dependant on availability, but will always be of equal value and quality

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All our books are carefully selected and are in great re-readable condition. They are the kind of books we would love to receive ourselves so you can confidently gift them knowing they are exactly as described. We use actual photos of each book in our listings so you know what you are buying. All books are priced the same, as we believe the value of a book is not in the condition of its cover, but the content of its pages.

Excellent – We’re not even sure if it has even been read it looks that good. Great for gifting, but a sad state for a pre-loved book. These books deserve to be read!!

Great – A book that has been read but treated with care.

Loved – These books have been well read and enjoyed maybe more than once. Cover may be dog-eared or corners of pages have been bent. There may be a name in the cover.

Vintage – They may be musty, but that’s their charm. There may be evidence of the previous owners (inscriptions in the cover, the odd marking etc), it’s their history that makes them more precious, its all part of their narrative. These books are old and show it – and we love them. Open the cover and breathe it all in.