With the forces of Austria and Russia destroyed a year earlier, Napoleon Bonaparte begins a campaign against Prussia and her armies. But, for Bonaparte, this is not merely a war of conquest, it is one
Ten years ago Zana Muhsen escaped from the life of slavery in the Yemen into which her father had sold her as a child bride, leaving behind her baby son, her sister Nadia, and Nadia's two small childr
Doris Stokes was a celebrated medium who confounded skeptics by the uncanny accuracy of her readings in the early 1980s. In Australia she filled the Sydney Opera House and was mobbed in the streets. I
Benetton is the story of an extraordinary family and the business they have built from humble origins to a skilfully orchestrated worldwide phenomenon. No other team name has such an ability to charm
Teenage Helen and her friend Colette entertain hopes of escaping their lives in Liverpool through going to college. But Helen's family and their desire to keep her with them inhibit her, and when she
From the moment he pulled on the Liverpool shirt in 1971 to his unexpected return to the game with Fulham, Kevin Keegan has been a pivotal influence on the way football is played, managed, and perceiv
Peace in Northern Ireland brings counter-terrorist Sean Doyle back to the UK and leaves British soldiers like Robert Neville bored and frustrated. When Neville's wife leaves him, he determines to get
In the Morland Dynasty series, the majestic sweep of English history is richly and movingly portrayed through the fictional lives of the Morland family. It is 1857, and at Morland Place, BenedictR
For Sarah Hawke, daughter of an impoverished miner, life offers little beyond the grime of 1890s Glasgow and the drudgery of back-breaking work. Until a mysterious stranger enters her life?a stranger
