Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Cellist Of Sarajevo
Snipers in the hills overlook the shattered streets of Sarajevo. Knowing that the next bullet could strike at any moment, the ordinary men and women below strive to go about their daily lives as best they can. Kenan faces the agonizing dilemma of crossing the city to get water for his family. Dragan, gripped by
The Fighter
From the author of Desperation Road, longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2017The acres and acres of fertile soil, the two-hundred year old antebellum house, all gone. And so is the woman who gave it to him. The foster mother who saved Jack Boucher from a childhood of abandonment now rests in a hospice.
Ascension
This is a new title from the author of the Richard & Judy bestseller “The Cellist of Sarajevo”. This is an unforgettable walk with Salvo Ursari, tightrope walker extraordinaire. Gripping from its very first heartstopping page, “Ascension” is a breathtaking novel about risk, fate and history; a dazzling feat of storytelling that takes us on
London A-Z Mini Street Atlas PAPERBACK
A-Z Mini Atlas of London in a pocket-size, paperback format at 1:21,477 (3″ to 1 mile), with central London also shown at 1:10,560 (6″ to 1 mile). Additional plates show access to London’s Congestion Zone and a diagram of the Transport for London network. The atlas also has an additional index of all the tube,
The Rebels` Hour
When Assani, a young cowherd, left his remote village in the Congo to pursue studies in the city, he learned that he was ethnically Tutsi. Though uninterested in politics or military life, he was soon forced to take sides in the bloody conflict rocking his country in the wake of the genocide in neighbouring Rwanda.
James Joyce`s Dublin Houses and Nora Barnacle`s Galway
“James Joyce`s Dublin Houses” puts the author`s life in the context of his childhood and early formative years. It is the first concise survey of its kind and concentrates on the numerous places the Joyce family lived – it also pinpoints the haunts of Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus. Vivien Igoe, an expert on Joyce,
The Curriculum Vitae of Aurora Ortiz
This is the story of Aurora Ortiz, who lives in Madrid, and who, at the age of only thirty, has been widowed and needs to find a job. Although she is in no position to choose, she would ideally like to work as a caretaker in a quiet block of flats where she would just
Auto Da Fe
Auto Da Fe is the story of Peter Kien, a distinguished, reclusive sinologist living in Germany between the wars. With masterly precision, Canetti reveals Kien`s character, displaying the flawed personal relationships which ultimately lead to his destruction. Manipulated by his illiterate and grasping housekeeper, Therese, who has tricked him into marriage, and Benedikt Pfaff, a
A Short History of Polar Exploration
This pocket book tells the memorable stories of the men and women who have risked their lives by challenging the Arctic and the Antarctic.With tales of famous explorers such as Scott, and Shackleton, this book also looks at the hold that these regions have often had on the imaginations of artists and writers in the
The Man from Berlin
Shortlisted for the CWA Endeavour Historical DaggerSarajevo, 1943: Marija Vukic, a beautiful young filmmaker and socialite, and a German officer are brutally murdered. Assigned to the case is military intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt.Already haunted by his wartime actions and the mistakes he s made off the battlefield, he soon finds that his investigation may
The Pale House
From the author of `The Man from Berlin`, shortlisted for the CWA Endeavour Historical Dagger.German intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt has just been reassigned to the Feldjaegerkorps – a new branch of the military police with far-reaching powers. His position separates him from the friends and allies he has made in the last two years,
A Short History Of The Middle East
Situated at the crossroads of three continents, the Middle East has confounded the ambition of conquerors and peacemakers alike. Christianity, Judaism and Islam all had their genesis in the region but with them came not just civilization and religion, but also some of the great struggles of history. A Short History of the Middle East
The Ashes of Berlin
World War II is over, and former German intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt has returned to Berlin. He`s about to find that the bloodshed has not ended – and that for some, death is better than defeat.A year after Germany`s defeat, Reinhardt has been hired back onto Berlin`s civilian police force. The city is divided
Byzantium
Now recognised as having had a considerable influence on the Renaissance and a significant impact in the shaping of Europe, the Byzantine Empire is increasingly acknowledged by modern historians as having a pivotal role in the development of both Islam and Christianity – and the relationship between the two. The Byzantine Empire was often at
The Last Summer: (Previously published in the UK as Boundary)
It`s the Summer of 1967. The sun shines brightly over Boundary Pond, a holiday haven on the US-Canadian border. Families relax in the heat, happy and carefree. Hours tick away to the sound of radios playing `Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds` and `A Whiter Shade of Pale`. Children run along the beach as the
Dodgers
Dodgers is a dark, unforgettable coming-of-age journey that recalls the very best of Richard Price, Denis Johnson, and J.D. Salinger.When East, a low-level lookout for a Los Angeles drug organisation, loses his watch house in a police raid, his boss recruits him for a very different job: a road trip – straight down the middle
Perfume River
Profound and poignant, Perfume River is an examination of relationships, personal choice, and how war resonates down the generations. It is the finest novel yet from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange MountainRobert Quinlan and his wife Darla teach at Florida State University. Their marriage, forged in the fervor
A Short History of India
The world`s largest democracy and second-most populous country, 21st century India is a dynamic nation with a thrusting economy, made up of a variety of beliefs and peoples united under one flag.Its history is a unique story of ancient empires and civilisations, some dating back to humankind`s earliest times. Ancient India was home to myriad
Where God Does Not Walk
THE WESTERN FRONT, JULY 1918 Gregor Reinhardt is a young lieutenant in a stormtrooper battalion on the Western Front when one of his subordinates is accused of murdering a group of officers, and then subsequently trying to take his own life. Not wanting to believe his friend could have done what he is accused of,
Desperation Road
In the vein of Daniel Woodrell`s Winter`s Bone and the works of Ron Rash, a novel set in a rough-and-tumble Mississippi town where drugs, whiskey, guns, and the desire for revenge violently intersectFor eleven years the clock has been ticking for Russell Gaines as he sat in Parchman penitentiary in the Mississippi Delta. His time
