In his seventh full-length collection of poems, Robert Burns scholar Robert Crawford writes of love, loss, belief, and commitment Whether in intimate erotic lyrics or in a sustained engagement with t
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age. At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide s
The entertaining biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. Edward VII was an English King made in
Middle schooler Jamie Grimm has big dreams of being the best stand-up comic in the world - and he won't let the fact that he's in a wheelchair get in his way. After winning the New York state finals i
A hitman DI Gavin Sexton is looking into a spate of teenage suicides when he encounters a young girl, paralyzed with locked-in syndrome. Unable to communicate in any other way, she blinks the words: '
Seagulls in the Attic left Tessa thrilled as Annie, her best friend from London, fell in love and married a local Cornishman. Alas the newlyweds decide to settle out of the county but Tessa and her hu
As three very different women meet in their local knitting store, they find strength in friendship to help them through their problems. After adopting a daughter, Lydia hoped her life would be complet
In the 1930s Tilman and the younger Shipton pioneered many routes in Africa and the Himalayas and found the key to unlocking Everest. They crossed Africa by bicycle, explored China with Spender and Au
Follows the story of Stella, from her childhood as the daughter of a single mother in a Bristol bedsit in the 1960s into the shallows of her middle age. This title is full of drama - violent deaths, a
On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He was appalled by the loss of innocent life. But he couldn't possibly have predicted how much of his o
On 28 July 1997, in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield engaged in what would become the infamous fight in boxing history. This book not only details what triggered Tyson that
What made Pontypool such a great seam of talent for the Welsh national team? Why were they hated and feared in equal measure by other clubs in Wales and across the Severn? What made Ray Prosser a coac
Four twenty-somethings share an apartment in Tokyo. In this title, each tells their story: their lives, their hopes and fears, their loves, their secrets. It includes: Kotomi waits by the phone for a
When protesters pitched their tents at St Paul's Cathedral in October 2011, as they did in Wall Street and cities around the world, they demanded one thing: to be heard. The financial sector they oppo
Tells the story of a journey: from injury on the battlefield to recovery in Britain. This title also tells the story of the soldiers themselves, from the aid post in the trenches to the casualty clear
The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. W
SynopsisThe fully authorised chilling sequel to Susan Hill's bestselling ghost-story, The Woman in Black, released in 2012 as a film featuring Daniel Radcliffe. This is the book the follow-up film sta
Twelve-year-old Jewel never knew her brother, but all her life she has lived in his shadow. Then one night, on her birthday, she finds a mysterious boy sitting in her oak tree. His name is John. And h
With no one to confide in, Kathy suffered in silence as she was battered by her father and molested by local boys. At the age of 8, she was torn from her family and incarcerated in a series of Catholi
Scottish history is unarguably rich and a number of notable anniversaries are looming, not least the quincentenary of Flodden in 2013 and the 700-year-anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn in 2014.
Three women have been strangled in their homes by the same sadistic killer. With no sign of a break-in, every indication shows that they let him in. But the evidence is pointing at a shocking suspect:
In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. At around ten years old, a completely feral Marina Chapman was retur
The latest instalment in the fascinating life of the one and only Katie Price. The last three years of Katie Price's life have been some of the most dramatic and startling yet. In this dazzling i
What made Pontypool such a great seam of talent for the Welsh national team? Why were they hated and feared in equal measure by other clubs in Wales and across the Severn? What made Ray Prosser a coac
"What Part did I play in his ruin?" A new historical thriller from Robert Harris.Paris. 1895. On a freezing January morning, the Jewish army officer, Alfred Dreyfus, is stripped of his rank in front o
Nobody leaves Osiris. Adelaide RechnovWealthy socialite and granddaughter of the Architect, she spends her time in pointless luxury, rebelling against her family in a series of jaded social extravagan
A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of Iceland, never to be seen again. But Matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge. Decades later, somewhere in the same wildern
Introduces to Greek poetry while in Corfu in 1983. This title includes author's own poems about the distant past, the erotic and the philosophical owe much to the influence of the great Alexandrian po
A hitman DI Gavin Sexton is looking into a spate of teenage suicides when he encounters a young girl, paralyzed with locked-in syndrome. Unable to communicate in any other way, she blinks the words: '
If truth can set us free, where do we find it? In this title, the author argues that we will not find truth in formal institutions, nor in organised religions and their dogmas, nor in any guru or outs
All four children have an idyllic childhood: a picture-book cottage in a country village, a warm, cosy kitchen filled with love and laughter, sun-drenched afternoons in a rambling garden. But one East
In the aftermath of Ireland's financial collapse, dangerous tensions surface in an Irish town. As violence flares, the characters face a battle between public persona and inner desires. This book capt
What is money, and how does it work? The conventional answer is that people once used sugar in the West Indies, tobacco in Virginia, and dried cod in Newfoundland, and that today’s financial universe
On 28 July 1997, in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield engaged in what would become the most infamous fight in boxing history. After the third round of a heavyweight champion
Alan Warner wins James Tait Black Prize‘A wonderful reconstruction of small-town Scotland in the 1970s, a hymn to teenage innocence and an elegy for old industries and the men who worked in them – his
The gripping new Temperance Brennan novel from the world class forensic anthropologist and Number 1 bestselling author. A newborn baby is found wedged in a vanity cabinet in a rundown apartment near M
The Leopard has been an instant international success wherever it is published, selling an estimated 450,000 copies in HB. It has hit #1 in Denmark, Norway and Finland, and #3 in Germany.Nesbø has won
It's the third in Archie's dynamic "New Look" series! For years, Archie fans the world over wondered what their favorite Riverdale teens would look like if rendered in a realistic style. Archie Comics
Born in India and educated in Britain, Mark Tully is a citizen of two countries and two cultures, both of which have shaped his thinking and given him a unique perspective on the world today. In this
Addresses the many problems parents face in the first three years - from feeding and sleeping problems in the first year, including weaning and early-morning waking, to teething and potty training. Th
