A SHIVERING OF WORLDS Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense it, and Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength. This is a time of end
‘We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contrap
Haworth, West Yorkshire, 1848. Branwell Brontë - unexhibited artist, unacknowledged writer, sacked railwayman, disgraced tutor and spurned lover -finds himself unhappily back in Haworth Parsonage, to
'Dramatic, compassionate and deeply moving.' Jennifer Clement, author of award-winning novel PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN 'A magnificent novel, tonally flawless, its humour defiant in the face of vast trage
What does history really consist of? Centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - sleeping, eating, having sex, endeavouring to get comfortable. And where did all these normal activi
In this beautiful fold-out wallet you will find 50 postcards featuring book covers and interior illustrations from the wonderful world of Jacqueline Wilson, illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Pull them out
Regarded nationally and internationally as the 'architect of modern Ireland' voted 'Greatest Living Irish Person of the Century' by the Irish public, this biography of TK Whitaker, by author Anne Cham
2040-2045: In the years after the cataclysmic Yellowstone eruption there is massive economic dislocation as populations flee Datum Earth to myriad Long Earth worlds. Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all
November 1920A soldier with no name begins his journey home from France Five days laterHe will be greeted by silent crowds and bright red poppies:The Unknown WarriorMeanwhile three women devastated by
Imagine swallowing a computer chip and becoming a living computer...imagine almost burning down your school...imagine being Harry Manners. He is a very unusual boy. His family don't understand him. Hi
Traditional ploughland is disappearing. Seven cornfield flowers have become extinct in the last twenty years. Once abundant, the corn bunting and the lapwing are on the Red List. The corncrake is all
Morlancourt, Northern France, 1920 In the aftermath of the bloodiest conflict the world has ever seen, a small contingent of battle-worn soldiers remains in Northern France. Captain James Reid and his
'We're going to be fine.' He looks around, but there's nothing out here: nothing but the bottomless black universe on their left, the Earth suspended in glorious technicolour to their right. Carys and
A bright and colourful guide to drawing the world of bestselling author Jacqueline Wilson, from one of the nation's best-loved illustrators, Nick Sharratt. Learn how to
This gorgeous 2016 diary is perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson. With a fun animal theme, it's packed with puzzles, activities, fun facts and tips, as well as space to write every day!
Ben Chambers wakes up to find something rusty and lost underneath the willow tree in his garden. Refusing to throw it on the skip as his wife Amy advises, he takes it home.
Why is the concept of sexual deviance so easily conflated with immorality and disgust? Is perversion culturally relative or are the same behaviours regarded as wrong in all societies? What are the dev
Summer on the beautiful Swedish island of Öland. Visitors arrive in their thousands, ready to enjoy the calm and relaxation of this paradise. Amongst them is Jonas Kloss, excited at the prospect of s
What if you realized the book you were reading was all about you? 'DISCLAIMER stealthily steals your attention and by the end holds you prisoner - a searing story that resonates long after the final
The addictive new psychological thriller from the author of The Girl on the Train, the runaway Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller and global phenomenon. In the last days before her death, Nel called her si
After thirty years at St Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go. Each class has its clowns, its rebels, its underdogs, its 'Brodie' boys
Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, w
"Just brilliant." (DONAL RYAN). "An exceptionally good book." (C J SANSOM). 1816 was the year without a summer. A rare climatic event has brought frost to July, and a lingering fog casts a pall over a
In every detective's life there are cases that can't be discussed, and throughout the Bryant & May novels there have been mentions of some of these such as the Deptford Demon or the Little Italy W
Charlie Saurin, Frank Henderson, Oscar Traynor and Boss Shields lived on the north side of Dublin in 1916. The Scrap follows them through the week of the Easter Rising - from their F Company base in F
When Hetty Feather is just a tiny baby, she is left on the steps of the Foundling Hospital in London. So begins her exciting, fascinating and utterly original story. The Hetty Feather Journal is the p
‘I devoured it in one breathless sitting. Outstanding.’ Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go and I See You ‘It tore at every maternal fibre in my body. I couldn’t put it down.’ Fiona Barton, autho
'I devoured it in one breathless sitting. Outstanding.' Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go and I See You 'It tore at every maternal fibre in my body. I couldn't put it down.' Fiona Barton, autho
'The new One Day' Stylist Magazine ‘A high-stakes, high-concept love story from a bold new talent.’ Matt Haig Carys and Max have ninety minutes of air left. None of this was supposed to happen. Adrift
A page-turning pyschological thriller with the gripping plot of GIRL ON A TRAIN and the chilling suspense of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP ... There are three things no-one can prepare you for when your daught
'Martin Toppy is the son of a famous Traveller and the father of my unborn child. He's seventeen, I'm thirty-three. I was his teacher. I'd have killed myself by now if I was brave enough. I don't thin
A psychological drama of cat and mouse, A Ladder to the Sky shows how easy it is to achieve the world if you are prepared to sacrifice your soul. If you look hard enough, you can find stories pretty m
'There exists in all of us a song waiting to be sung which is as heart-stopping and vertiginous as the peak of the cathedral. That is the meaning of this quiet city, where the spire soars into the blu
The perfect blend of a Lee Child novel and a Quentin Tarantino film, this is the latest from the bestselling author of GHOSTMAN. I work alone. I may be the best thief in the world but no one will eve
As the glorious summer of 1914 drew to a close, it was difficult for the author to realize that the world he had planned and prepared for at Clifton College was a world in which he now had to prepare
Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn't a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast ou
As we grow older - most of all, in what we remember and what we dream - we live in the past. Sometimes, we live more vividly in the past than in the present. As an older man, Juan Diego will take a tr
“You told me you didn’t have a dad,” he said.“Maybe I said that just because I don’t want the one I got.”Easter Quillby’s mom died two months ago, so she and her little sister Ruby are in a foster hom
The first three books of the incredible FALLEN series, collected together in a deluxe box set. Relive every passionate moment of Luce and Daniel's epic romance across 5,000 years of history. This best
