Setting out to conquer the language he loves (but which, amusingly, does not seem to love him back), Alexander devotes himself to learning... Læs mere
A compassionate, visceral record of conflict; a brutally honest account of war's exhilarations and the more personal battleground of heroin addiction.
Churchill may have played the larger role in Hitler’s defeat, but Orwell’s reckoning with the threat of authoritarian rule in 1984 and Animal Farm defined the... Læs mere
From behavioural scientists to best mates, Kate finds extraordinary stories and research, drawing on her own experiences to create a fascinating... Læs mere
From her discovery of an aristocratic infant abandoned in a telephone booth, to dark doings in the banks and braes, it’s a rollercoaster ride for... Læs mere
The gentle Miss Seeton? A thief? A preposterous notion—until she’s accused of helping a pickpocket... and stumbles into a nest of crime. Serene amidst every kind of skullduggery,... Læs mere
The complete collection of 'the Tony Hancock of journalism' Jeffrey Bernard's first Low Life Spectator series, with all the original illustrations.
The town is gripped by a big freeze, leaving shops and businesses snowbound. Hettie Bagshot and her sidekick, Tilly Jenkins, are called to investigate the disappearance of the town’s... Læs mere
A compelling portrait of the extraordinary woman behind some of the greatest paintings of the Victorian era
Leo Buscaglia famously developed a university course on love. This remarkable volume was the result of the interactions of students and is designed for everybody who has ever reached out to touch the heart of another.
‘Historical fiction at its finest' @MargaretAtwood (Twitter). The richly atmospheric story of a young woman's struggle to define herself in a world of uncertainty, intrigue and danger in a time of great upheaval during the Tudor era.Â
Ike and Kay is a thrilling tale of wartime romance, brimming with love, duty, sacrifice and heartbreak, set against the backdrop of the most tumultuous period of the twentieth century.