AN ORDINARY SOLDIER offers an extraordinary insight into the mission in Afghanistan and, crucially, the relationship between British troops and the Afghans they serve alongside.On 11th September 2006 - five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers - a modern day Rorke's Drift was played out in the town of Garmsir, known as the Taliban gateway to Helmand Province. 40-year-old Capt. Doug Beattie of the 1stBattalion Royal Irish Regiment was charged with the mission to help retake Ga...

Fans of Sheila O'Flanagan, Amanda Prowse and Jojo Moyes will love The Lost Wife, the compelling story of a woman's deepest secrets, and the friends and family who must learn to live without her.'An incredible, beautiful story of loss, love, forgiveness, moving on, overcoming grief, redemption and above all, hope.' Renita D'SilvaWhen Ellie Moran passes away, she leaves her newborn son and husband Ed behind her. Their marriage was perfect, their lives everything they had hope...

True Genius is the definitive family-backed account of his remarkable career published to coincide with what would have been his 75th birthday. The games, the goals, the glory. This is the untold story.Written by celebrated Manchester United author Wayne Barton, this biography goes into unparalleled depth to tell the complete story for the first time of how the lad from Cregagh, Northern Ireland, became the game's first superstar. Barton has trawled the archives and spoken to a hos...

A gripping, no-holds-barred account of war in the twenty-first century.In 2006 Doug Beattie was awarded the Military Cross for his part in recapturing the southern Afghan town of Garmsir from the Taliban. He was due to retire from the British Army in 2007, when his CO made a desperate plea: stay on for one more tour. Torn between his love for his wife and children, and an overwhelming sense of duty towards his other family, the Royal Irish Regiment, in March 2008 he returned to Afg...

⭐ A charming, moving and laugh-out-loud story that ‘lives up to the standards of Sophie Kinsella and Carole Matthews’ (Reader review) ⭐What if you could relive any day again? Would you remind your husband to take out the bins? Or would you be brave? Going back to a moment that could change everything?‘A tender and poignant novel…filled with clever twists, humour and heartbreak. A life-affirming, magical read’ HOLLY MILLER

Brought to you by Penguin.'What happens to those girls who go missing? What happens to the Zoe Nolans of the world?'In the early hours of Saturday, December 17th**, 2011, Zoe Nolan, a 19-year-old Manchester University student, walked out of a party taking place in the shared accommodation where she had been living for three months.**She was never seen again.Blending fact and fiction...

'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Blew my mind! One of the best psychological thrillers I have ever read!''⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Wow! Jaw-dropping''⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ All expectations were exceeded . . . will have you creeping up to the next chapter, shyly''⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Had me addicted from the very start and I didn't want to put it down''⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Wow! This one caught me off guard with so many twists and turns'CAN ...

The first novel by James Joyce, this semi-autobiographical narrative depicts the life of Stephen Dedalus, a character created as an allusion to Daedalus, a craftsman in Greek mythology. Beginning by depicting the early stages of Stephen's life, the language of the novel grows with the main character as he awakens sexually and rebels against religion. When he realizes that Ireland is restricting him, he commits to a self-imposed exile and travels elsewhere to grow as an artist—but not befor...