Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Shock of the Fall
WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD 2013 `I`ll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brother. His name`s Simon. I think you`re going to like him. I really do. But in a couple of pages he`ll be dead. And he was never the same after that.` There are
The Illusionists
From the bestselling author of the phenomenally successful The Kashmir Shawl London 1885 As a turbulent and change-filled century draws to a close, there has never been a better time to alter your fortune. But for a beautiful young woman of limited means, Eliza`s choices appear to lie between the stifling domesticity of marriage or
This Other London: Adventures in the Overlooked City
Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing two reluctant knees and a can of Stella, he perambulates through the seasons seeking adventure in our city`s remote and forgotten reaches. When John Rogers packed away his
A Dark So Deadly
A detective no one believes in. A killer with nothing to lose… Gripping standalone thriller from the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series. Beware of the dark… Welcome to the Misfit Mob – where Police Scotland dumps the officers it can`t get rid of, but wants to. Officers like DC Callum
The Colour Illustrated Hobbit
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien is a timeless classic. The unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit who embarks on a strange and magical adventure, is brought to life by Jemima Catlin`s charming and lively colour illustrations in a way that will entice and entertain a new generation of readers. Bilbo Baggins enjoys
Copperhead
The second book in Bernard Cornwell`s bestselling series on the American Civil War. Nathanial Starbuck is a Copperhead: a northerner fighting for the rebel South in America`s Civil War. Expelled from the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck must travel a hard road before he can rejoin his comrades. He must join the shadowy war of betrayal and
Warriors of the Storm
The new novel in Bernard Cornwell`s number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2`s major TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. A fragile peace is about to be broken…King Alfred`s son Edward and formidable
Fools and Mortals
A dramatic departure for the #1 bestseller. A gripping story of rivalry and ambition, loyalty and love set in the heart of Elizabethan England. `With all the vivid history that is his trademark, Bernard Cornwell transports the readers to the playhouses, backstreets and palaces of Shakespeare`s London with added depth and compassion` Philippa Gregory In
Northanger Abbey
A modern re-imagining of the Gothic Classic Northanger Abbey by the bestselling crime author Val McDermid. The second book in The Austen Project. Seventeen-year-old Catherine `Cat` Morland has led a sheltered existence in rural Dorset, a life entirely bereft of the romance and excitement for which she yearns. So when Cat`s wealthy neighbours, the Allens,
The Flame Bearer
The brand new novel in Bernard Cornwell`s number one bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. BBC2`s major TV show THE LAST KINGDOM is based on the first two books in the series. From the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of
The Infographic History Of The World
An innovative, visually exciting, informative and, perhaps most importantly, not at all gimmicky way of presenting to the reader a multitude of facts: from history and current affairs, from nature and science, from sociology or the art, etc. The subjects are grouped into: In the Beginning, Getting Civilised, Nation Building, and The Modern World. Each
The Silent Boy
From the No. 1 bestselling author of THE AMERICAN BOY comes a brilliant new historical thriller set during the French Revolution. Selected as Historical Novel of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times, and picked as one of Radio 4`s Crime Books of the Year. Paris, 1792. Terror reigns as the city writhes in
21 Days to Glory: the Official Team Sky Book of the 2012 Tour de France
21 Days to Glory: the Official Team Sky Book of the 2012 Tour de France published by Harper Collins is a lavishly illustrated stage-by-stage story of the Tour, with exclusive contributions of the team members and an introduction from the team’s manager David Brailsford.Stunning photography from Scott Mitchell captures the working life of the team
A Race for Madmen
No sporting event has had its past and present, its highs and lows so intricately entwined with those of a country like the Tour has with France. The Tour de France is the biggest annual sporting event in the world, and at the same time it transcends sport. The Tour de France comes to the
The English: A Field Guide
A hilarious field guide to the world`s most remarkable and unusual creatures: the English. Thanks to television documentaries by Bruce Parry and David Attenborough, we are better acquainted with the hunting rituals of the San bushmen and the mating habits of Papua New Guinean tribes than we are with the everyday lives of that most
The Iron King
`This is the original game of thrones` George R.R. Martin From the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. Martin`s epic work. “Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!” The Iron King – Philip the Fair – is as cold and silent, as handsome
The Golem and the Djinni
If you were bewitched by The Night Circus…If you were mesmerised by A Discovery of Witches…If you were enthralled by Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell…You will be enchanted by THE GOLEM & THE DJINNI Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic
The Mirror and the Light – The Wolf Hall Trilogy
The long-awaited sequel to `Wolf Hall` and `Bring Up the Bodies`, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel`s Man Booker Prize-winning `Wolf Hall` trilogy.Longlisted for the Women`s Prize for Fiction 2020 “If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?” England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of
The Mirror and the Light: The Wolf Hall Trilogy
Shortlisted for the Women`s Prize for Fiction 2020 Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to `Wolf Hall` and `Bring Up the Bodies`, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel`s Booker Prize-winning `Wolf Hall` trilogy. “Her Cromwell novels are, for my money, the greatest English novels of this century” Observer `If you
Little Exiles
A stunning novel set in the wake of the Second World War, Little Exiles tells the extraordinary story of the forced child migration between Britain and Australia that took place after World War II and how this flight from home shaped the identity of a generation of children. What if someone you loved asked you
