* Sarah Water's wonderfully lush, sensuous and bawdy debut novel set in the music halls of the late 19th century - reissued with a stunning new jacket

'Angels in America' contains both part one and part two.

Tells the story of George Falconer, an English professor in suburban California, who is left heartbroken after the death of his lover Jim.

Women have made huge strides in equality over the years. And feminism is generally considered irrelevant, or old-fashioned, or even embarrassing. This book argues that feminism continues to be one of the most urgent and relevant social justice campaigns.

A groundbreaking examination of the psychology of homosexuality, why it leads to shame over one's identity and how to overcome it

In The Second Sex , Simone de Beauvoir posed questions many men, and women, had yet to ponder when the book was released in 1953."One wonders if women still exist, if they will always exist, whether or not it is desirable that they should..." she says in this comprehensive treatise on women. She weaves together history, philosophy, economics, biology and a host of other disciplines to show women's place in the world and to postulate on the power of sexuality. This is a powerful piece of writing in a time before"feminism" was even a phrase, much less a movement. -- Christine Buttery

Victims of a false belief system, women were following strict social convention by loyally conforming to the pretty image of the magazines, and found themselves forced to seek meaning in their lives only through a family and a home. This title deals with these women and aims to set Second Wave feminism in motion and begin the battle for equality.

'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'. This book is suitable for those who believe in the equality of the sexes.

A novel, both funny and macabre, which ties in with the film of the same name, starring Jessica Tandy and Kathy Bates.

In the summer of 1981, aristocratic, drug-addicted Henry Wotton and Warhol-acolyte Baz Hallward meet Dorian Gray. Dorian is a golden Adonis - perfect, pure and deliciously uncorrupted. The subject of Baz's video installation, Cathode Narcissus, and the object of Henry's attentions, Dorian is launched on a hedonistic binge.

A tour de force: a darkly erotic work that centres on the friendship of William Beckwith, a young gay aristocrat who leads a life of privilege and promiscuity, and the elderly Lord Nantwich, who is searching for someone to write his biography.