Lose yourself in the story of a lifetime – the unforgettable Sunday Times bestsellerLonglisted for the Women's PrizeA STORY OF TWO SIBLINGS, THEIR CHILDHOOD HOME, AND A PAST THAT THEY CAN'T LET GO.In the economic boom following the Second World War, Cyril Conroy's real estate investments take his family from poverty to enormous wealth. With it he buys the Dutch House, a lavish mansion in the Philadelphia suburbs. Meant as a...

A cat, smart and cunning, clever and mischievous but very helpful: he is just the sort of friend we’d all like by our sides.The youngest of three orphan brothers is left destitute after his parents’ death. But such an apparently sad situation takes a quite unexpected turn for the better when he inherits what appears at first to be a small, quite ordinary cat.But it turns out to be the greatest inheritance of all! Our cat is not only clever and brave, but he is also a talkin...

**A murdered police officer. The thin blue line.One PI will take on the system to get justice.**For someone who never got along well with the cops, C.T. Ferguson finds himself in a good place.His relationship with the Baltimore police is as solid as it's been. He and his detective cousin Rich are almost friends.Then the news comes in: Officer down.The police quickly arrest a suspect. C.T. wants nothing to do with the case.You can't a...

A delicious answer to eating more sustainably: simple, family-friendly flavours with easy seafood techniques by renowned recipe writer and chef Tom Walton.Tom Walton is renowned for his low-fuss, max-flavour, family-friendly food. More Fish, More Veg is a collection of his go-to recipes that helps you put meals featuring sustainable seafood and seasonal veg on high rotation at your place.Some people are a little nervous about cooking fish, but with...

IN PURSUIT OF THE MYSTERY. Taking the Hero's journey leads one into the darkest part of the forest where true wisdom lies.

The collected BBC radio productions of the internationally renowned playwright Tom StoppardOne of the giants of British theatre, Sir Tom Stoppard has been writing for the stage and screen for over 50 years. Full of wit, verbal brilliance and big ideas, his plays appeal to critics and audiences alike and are among the most studied works of the last century.Our collection contains the masterpiece, Arcadia, which won him an Olivier Award for Best Play...

What would you rather do, tell Sid he smells or tell Principal Brody he smells?That's easy. I would tell Mr Brody.No one is scarier than the bully Sid Malone, and now he's coming to get Freddy. Luckily, Freddy's got a plan. Laser beam eyes. If he stares at a white wall for long enough and wants it bad enough, his eyes will start to shoot laser beams. On second thoughts, he might need a back-up plan!Freddy's friends are in danger too. But what can F...

Ride into the wild world of Pecos Bill in this exciting American tall tale for kids and middle grade readers.Lost as a baby and raised by coyotes, Bill grows up in the wide, dangerous Southwest, learning to read tracks, find water, face longhorn cattle, and survive the open range. When cowboys discover him, Bill enters a world of horses, cattle drives, campfires, storms, and legends.Soon he meets Widow Maker, the horse no one can ride. He helps drive longho...

How did computers invade the homes and cultural life of 1980s Britain?Remember the ZX Spectrum? Ever have a go at programming with its stretchy rubber keys? How about the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, or Commodore 64? Did you marvel at the immense galaxies of Elite, master digital kung-fu in Way of the Exploding Fist or lose yourself in the surreal caverns of Manic Miner?For anyone who was a kid in the 1980s, these iconic computer br...

A NEW NOVEL OF ALTERNATE HISTORY FROM MASTER OF MILITARY SF TOM KRATMAN, JUSTIN WATSON, AND KACEY EZELL. As WWI comes to a close a German general, an escaped prisoner of war, and the crew of an airship converge to effect THE ROMANOV RESCUE. Can there be a world without communism?Mankind's history is bound up in the fabric of fate, a strong cloth, tough and closely woven.It is the beginning of 1918, the last year of the greatest war in human history, to date...

Since she was a child, the beautiful Carol Lynley graced television and movie screens from 1956 until 2002. She successfully progressed from child model, to teenage idol, to ingénue in such hit films as The Light in the Forest, Blue Denim, Return to Peyton Place, and Under the Yum Yum Tree. Then her cool beauty was put to perfect use as the bewildered blank-faced mother search- ing for a missing daughter who may or may not exist in the cult mystery thriller Bunny Lake Is Missing. This pro...

Thick with owls and badgers, oak trees and wood piles, scarecrows and ghosts, and Tom Cox's loud and excitable dad, this book is full of the folklore of several counties the ancient kind and the everyday variety as well as wild places, mystical spots and curious objects. Emerging from this focus on the detail are themes that are broader and bigger and more important than ever.Tom's writing treads a new path, one that has a lot in common with a rambling country walk; it's bewitched ...