Virginia Leishman

18 books

Being Dead by Jim Crace

Being Dead

Jim Crace

196 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by A.S. Byatt

The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye

A.S. Byatt

288 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit

The Enchanted Castle

E. Nesbit

315 pages • first pub 1907 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy middle grade adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard

The Great Fire

Shirley Hazzard

314 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

294 pages • first pub 1905 (editions)

fiction childrens classics emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

The Moorchild

Eloise Jarvis McGraw

241 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Mrs Dalloway

Virginia Woolf

192 pages • first pub 1925 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Poison by Chris Wooding

Poison

Chris Wooding

288 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Possession by A.S. Byatt

Possession

A.S. Byatt

576 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction literary romance challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Railway Children by E. Nesbit

The Railway Children

E. Nesbit

304 pages • first pub 1906 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced