ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

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Narrative theme: Coming of age

Signed & Dedicated Edition

Palaver

Bryan Washington - Paperback

£14.99

The Emperor of Gladness cover

Signed Independent Bookshop Edition

The Emperor of Gladness

Ocean Vuong - Hardback

£20.00

Half His Age cover

Signed & Dedicated Edition

Half His Age

Jennette McCurdy - Hardback

£16.99

Slanting Towards the Sea cover

Slanting Towards the Sea

Lidija Hilje - Paperback

£10.99

Only Here, Only Now cover

Only Here, Only Now

Tom Newlands - Paperback

£9.99

The South cover

The South

Tash Aw - Hardback

£16.99

Tombstoning cover

Signed & Dedicated Edition

Tombstoning

Doug Johnstone - Paperback

£9.99

The Emperor of Gladness cover

The Emperor of Gladness

Ocean Vuong - Hardback

£20.00