Aimee Crocker was an heiress to gold and railroad fortunes and a daughter of Judge Edwin B. Crocker (1818-1875), legal counsel for the Central Pacific Railroad, Justice of the California Supreme Court
A Bermondsey factory girl joins the fight against Hitler, in the wonderful new novel from the bestselling author ofCustard Tarts and Broken Hearts. May Lloyd's father calls her his homing pigeon becau
Hapless would-be journalist Laura Lake goes undercover at wedding season. But she hasn't prepared for disappearing brides, secret royal orgies, or a jealous office rival. Will Laura get the scoop
In this compelling historical novel, set in the Languedoc at the end of the 13th century, François de Beaufort, a knight and a Cathar, loves three women—Blanche, Sybille and Beatrice. He
The most significant, demented, politically effective tweets from the world's most important Twitter feed, analyzed and explained by the UK's leading expert on political lying. The most unusua
The English language that is spoken by one billion people around the world is a linguistic mongrel, its vocabulary a diverse mix resulting from centuries of borrowing from other tongues. From the Celt
Michael and Anne Heseltine describe the ups and downs of how they set about transforming and expanding a wild, overgrown, and often dilapidated woodland into the magnificent garden they have today. Th
"From our dainty gum nuts and towering Uluru to our world-class sharks and Opera House, marauding possums and poets, taking in game-changing inventions such as the dual-flush toilet and zinc cream, yo
We live life in the fast lane. We race to keep up with the Joneses. We are over-worked, over-connected and over-stressed, and we compete over how busy and important and sleep-deprived we are. But we d
House of Snow includes over 50 excerpts of fiction and non-fiction inspired by the breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural heritage of this fascinating country. Here are explorers and mountaineers,
Gritty, heartrending, and unputdownable—the story of two sisters sent first to an English, then an Australian orphanage in the aftermath of World War IIRita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five ye
Patrick Jackson lies on his deathbed in Derry and recalls a family history marked by secrecy and silence, and a striking absence of conventional pieties. He remembers the death of an eight-year-old gi
Rosie loves life and everyone loves Rosie. Happy-go-lucky, fun and devoted to her husband and two girls. But when that life begins to crumble, with her marriage in tatters, her children choosing to sp
Eli and Ronnie are two British ex-cons on the road in America. Their mission is to find Trent, a guy who screwed them over and disappeared. But now, after 40 hours driving through yellow and beige des
Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy by him. Under pressure from her new husband, she is pe
In Paper Tiger, the Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world’s second-largest economy via a thoughtful and wide-ranging series of mini essays on contemporary Chine
In Paper Tiger, the Chinese journalist and intellectual Xu Zhiyuan paints a portrait of the world’s second-largest economy via a thoughtful and wide-ranging series of mini essays on contemporary Chine
Paris in 1968—seething with revolutionaries and spies—sees Will Flemyng's world turned upside down, after a mysterious encounter on the metro and a chance revelation from a rival operativeIn a city al
Paris in 1968 - seething with revolutionaries and spies - sees Will Flemyng's world turned upside down, after a mysterious encounter on the metro and a chance revelation from a rival operative. In a c
On July 1, 1916, after a five-day bombardment, 11 British and five French divisions launched their long-awaited "Big Push" on German positions on high ground above the Rivers Ancre and Somme
The summer of 1976 was the hottest in living memory. Britain sweltered, trees and plants wilted, fire ripped through forests and rivers ran dry. In London’s Kew Gardens a 10 year old girl was parted f
Take one tent. Fill with 12 amateur bakers. Garnish with one venerable cookery writer, one blue-eyed bread-maker, and two comedy queens with a love of innuendo, and you have the recipe for the most po
With her daughter away in New Zealand, Janet was expecting a lonely Christmas at home in Bristol. But then she decides, on a whim, to go and visit her. Emma has decided to live there permanently, and
’Like a punch from a mailed fist, MASTER OF WAR gives a true taste of the Hundred Years War. It is a gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty. The stench and harshness of medieval l
Through world wars and civil strife, the Bangor Express has never missed an issue, but now it is losing money hand-over-fist and Rob Cullen, fresh off the plane from his London news desk, has absolute
"Like a punch from a mailed fist, MASTER OF WAR gives a true taste of the Hundred Years War. It is a gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty. The stench and harshness of medieval l
Between the desert plains of Karesia and the icy wastes of Ranen, there once lay the kingdom of Ro. Its lands were fertile. Its men and women were prosperous. Their god—the One—was satisfied. But then
The dead god is waking. His power-mad priestess has deployed a mass of men and beasts onto the plains of Ro Weir. Faced with this black swarm, the last remnants of a nation crumbles and falls. This is
1921: in the sleepy village of Charlton Ambrose, eight ash trees stand as a timeless memorial to the men killed in World War I. On a dark and chilly night, a ninth tree appears. Who planted it and why
The dead god is waking. His power-mad priestess has deployed a mass of men and beasts onto the plains of Ro Weir. Faced with this black swarm, the last remnants of a nation crumbles and falls. This is
In the court of every city in the lands of Ro, a sorceress sits. And in the minds of that city's people, each sorceress weaves a song. She and her sisters sing of the liberation of the land, the tamin
Rob and Anna have only just met Owen and Kim. Now they've boarded their handsome old boat to travel to a far off island in the Caribbean. With only the four of them on board, it should be paradise: la
The second book in A.J. Smith's epic saga of Ro. In the court of every city in the lands of Ro, a sorceress sits. And in the minds of that city's people, each sorceress weaves a song. She and her sist
Heartbreaking, gripping, life-affirming, this story, based on Nadine's own childhood background, is set in the Catholic community in 1950s Liverpool, where young men and women, fleeing the poverty of
Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Catherine Deneuve: Feted, adored and desired, successful movie actresses are icons of modern culture. But what was it that made them true stars? Was it looks, talent,
Grippingly interweaves the stories of Lily, a vintage fashion blogger, Joy, a 1950s New York socialite and the iconic dress she commissioned. Lily Fitzpatrick loves vintage clothes – made all the more
The darkest sin casts the longest shadow. . . Ruby Flynn, set in Ireland and Liverpool, is the enthralling story of a family haunted by ancient wrongs. The FitzDeanes are wealthy. They have Ballyford
The final gripping instalment of the bestselling Four Streets trilogy which began withThe Four Streets and continued in Hide Her Name. On Christmas morning 1963 fifteen-year-old Kitty Doherty gives bi
January, 1987: in the depths of winter, only joggers and dog walkers brave the Thames towpath after dark. Helen Honeysett, a young newlywed, sets off for an evening run from her riverside cottage. Onl
