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A Tale for the Time Being

Ruth Ozeki

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Do Not Say We Have Nothing

Madeleine Thien

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Dream Count

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

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Pachinko

Min Jin Lee

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The Director

Daniel Kehlmann

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The House of Doors

Tan Twan Eng

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The Mountains Sing

Nguyen Phan Que Mai

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The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran

Shida Bazyar

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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka

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The Shadow of the Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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When We Were Birds

Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

You pick the stack, they choose the books. These are the 12 books they'll choose from, so there's no need to pick any yourself.

Occasionally a displayed title may become unavailable, but rest assured that substitutions will always be carefully chosen to suit the stack.

  • Fiction
  • International voices
  • Paperback

Global Gems

Immersive stories from voices around the world

For readers who love to travel through the pages of a book. This stack brings together immersive storytelling from around the world, with favourites like The Shadow of the Wind, Pachinko, A Tale for the Time Being and The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Rich, original and often surprising, these are stories that open a window onto other lives and places. Perfect for the adventurous reader looking for something beyond the bestseller table.

Gifted this stack before? Don't worry, titles are regularly updated to keep things fresh.

You choose the stack and how many books to gift.
They choose the story they want to read.
We deliver it to their door.

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Your recipient will receive an email or printable gift certificate with your message and a link to their own gift page. There, they can browse the stack and choose their book (or books), plus any extras you've added. They'll have two months to choose.

Their books then arrive packed in our gift-ready mailer, with a Chapter & Choice bookmark and a keepsake card for their stack. No wrapping needed.

Make it extra special with a sweet treat. They'll choose their favourite from three delicious Chococo chocolate bars, perfect for a reading break. You can add the sweet treat once you've added the stack to your basket.

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You pick a stack

All the thought, none of the guesswork. Pick a stack of 12 themed books that suits them, and how many books to gift.

They choose their books

No more doubling up on books they already have. We email your gift on the day you choose, and they pick their favourites.

We deliver

No wrapping, no trips to the post office. Their books arrive at their door gift-ready, with a bookmark and keepsake card.