Mary Todd Lincoln the 'First Lady' is a figure of some notoriety in the USA. She is incarcerated in an insane asylum after committal proceedings instigated by her own son. This book tells her own story.
Leo Rawling was an ordinary soldier captured by the Japanese in 1942. His story is told in his own pictures and... Læs mere
The second in Laura Purcell's captivating and acclaimed series of novels chronicling the lives and loves of the consorts and mistresses of Britain's rash and reckless Hanoverian kings.
Under the Flavian Emperors the Roman public's hunger for gladiatorial combat has never been greater. The Emperor Domitian's passion for novelty and variety in the arena has given rise to a very different kind of warrior: the Gladiatrix
Wanna Cook? explores the most critically lauded series on television with analyses of the individual episodes and ongoing storylines. From... Læs mere
Tea... a beverage brewed from the fermented dried leaves of the shrub Camellia sinensis and imbibed by all the great civilisations in the galaxy's history; without which the... Læs mere
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 'Chop off my head and hawk it to the highest bidder. I'm the Anatomist's Dream, did you know? That's what they call me.'... Læs mere
From the depths of Space a new foe rises to do battle with mankind: the British Space Empire is threatened by the lemming-people of Yull, ruthless enemies who attack without... Læs mere
In the 25th Century the British Space Empire thrives in Earth's corner of the Milky Way. The only threat is the gathering menace of the evil Ghast Empire whose arachnoid stormtroopers are hell bent on galactic domination and the extermination of all humanoid life.
The Vale of the Red Horse, Edgehill, Warwickshire, 1642. The bitter divisions in the kingdoms ruled by King Charles are about to engulf England in bloody civil war.