Book cover variations

The Beach

“I still believe inparadise”

The Beach“I still believe inparadise”

THE BEACHALEX GARLAND

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a

solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

THE BEACHALEX GARLAND

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange

map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and

intrigued, he sets out to find it.

THE BEACH

Alex GarlandTwenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange



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The Beach

Alex Garland

“I stillbelieve inparadise”

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The Beach

Alex Garland

I STIL

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The Beach

Alex Garland

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange



I STIL

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The BeachAlex Garland

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand

and finds himself in possession of a strange

map. Rumours state that it le

ads to a solitary

beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and


Alex Garland I stillbelieve in paradise,but not as a place that exists, but a moment The Beach

Alex Garland I stillbelieve in paradise,but not as a place that exists, but a moment The Beach

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Ru-mours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

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oment in your life

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oment in your life


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Later

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ost important journey for you. Final

question for twenty million rupees, and he’s

smiling. I guess you know the answer.

£6.99SlumdogVikas Swarup

Millionaire

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it’s not some place you can look for,

‘cause it’s not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life

£6.99


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Rich

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pos

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of a

stra

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, he

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oment in your life

£6.99The BeachAlex Garland

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds

himself in possession of a strange m

ap. Rumours state

that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss, excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.


e place you can look for, ‘cause it’s not where you go. it’s how you feel for a m

oment in your life

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Alex

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The

Bea

ch

His first novel, The Beach, was published in 1996 and drew on his experiences as a backpacker. The novel quickly becam

e a cult classic and was made

into a film by Danny Boyle, with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Cover designCeara Elliot

Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumours state that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss - excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.

I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it’s not some place you can look for, ‘cause it’s not where you go.

It’s how you feel for a moment in your life

Alex GarlandThe Beach

Alex

Gar

land

The

Bea

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Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds

himself in possession of a strange m

ap. Rumours state

that it leads to a solitary beach paradise, a tropical bliss, excited and intrigued, he sets out to find it.


e place you can look for, ‘cause it’s not where you go. it’s how you feel for a m

oment in your life

£6.99


Alex

Gar

land

The

Bea

ch

His first novel, The Beach, was published in 1996 and drew on his experiences as a backpacker. The novel quickly becam

e a cult classic and was made

into a film by Danny Boyle, with Leonardo DiCaprio.


A mountain clim

ber becomes trapped under a boulder

while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to

desperate measures in order to survive.

The minute I was born, every breath that I’ve taken,

every action has been leading me to this crack on the out

surface.

£6.99

127 HoursAron Ralston

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Ral

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7 H

ours


Aron Lee Ralston (born October 27, 1975) is an American m

ountain clim

ber and public speaker. He became widely known in M

ay 2003 when, while canyoneering in Utah...well you’ll have to read the novel.

Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads

throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.

This is what I’ve seen in the four weeks since infection. People killing people. Which is m

uch what I saw in the four weeks before infection, and the four weeks before that.

£6.99

28 DaysAlex Garland

Alex

Gar

land

28

Day

s La

ter


Later

In 2002 Garland wrote the screenplay for the award-winning film

‘28 Days Later’, directed by Danny Boyle. In 2006 he decided to re-write the work into, what then becam

e, a best selling novel.

You had done so much, but this m

ay be the most im

-portant journey for you. Final question for twenty m

illion rupees, and he’s sm

iling. I guess you know the answer.

£6.99

SlumdogVikas Swarup

Vika

s Sw

arup

Slum

dog

Mill

iona

ire

is an Indian novelist and diplomat who has served in Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia,

the United Kingdom, South Africa and Japan. He is best known for his novels Q & A and

Six Suspects, as well as the award


A Mum

bai teen who grew up in the slums becom

es a contestant on the Indian version of ‘Who Wants to Be a M

illionaire?’ He is arreasted under suspicion of cheat-ing. Exploring events throughout his life to prove his knowledge

Millionaire

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