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Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making - Includes Two Unpublished Poirot Stories
John Curran
A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie’s 73 recently discovered notebooks, including illustrations, deleted extracts, and two unpublished Poirot stories.When Agatha Christie died in 1976, aged 85, she had become the world's...
All Cheeses Great and Small: A Life Less Blurry
Alex James
This is the story of Alex James’s transition from a leading light of the Britpop movement in the 1990s, to gentleman farmer, artisan cheese-maker and father of five.All Cheeses Great and Small is the follow-up memoir to Alex James's first book,...
All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class
Tim Shipman
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2017#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘The best political book of the year’ Andrew Marr‘A superb work of storytelling and reporting. Sets new benchmark for the writing of contemporary political history’ GuardianThe only...
Amedeo: The True Story of an Italian’s War in Abyssinia
Sebastian O’Kelly
War-time love story set in Abyssinia, Eritrea and the Yemen 1935-1945. Amedeo Guillet is still alive and living in County Meath, Ireland. Khadija is lost.This is the story of Amedeo Guillet – an Italian calvary officer who was sent out to...
Are you talking to me?: A Life Through the Movies
John Walsh
A combination of wit and heartbreak in a memoir of a life intertwined with an obsession with film. A Fever Pitch for cinema lovers.‘This book will consider the influence of movies on one life, the interaction of celluloid fantasy and the growth...
Attack of the 50 Ft. Women: From man-made mess to a better future – the truth about global inequality and how to unleash female potential
Catherine Mayer
‘Buy it for yourself, your husband or partner. Most importantly, buy it for your children’Sunday ExpressEssential reading from Catherine Mayer, recently named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Global Policy on Gender Equality.Not a...
Attack of the 50 Ft. Women: How Gender Equality Can Save The World!
Catherine Mayer
Not a single country anywhere in the world has achieved gender equality. In more than a few countries, progress for women has stalled or is reversing. Voters in the United States chose a misogynist over a female candidate for President.Yet in...
AutoBioPhilosophy: An intimate story of what it means to be human
Robert Smith Rowland
AutoBioPhilosophy is an astonishingly frank and original autobiography that explores the fundamental question of what it means to be human.Robert Rowland Smith’s life story involves a love triangle, office politics, police raids, illegal drugs,...
Autumn of the Moguls: My Misadventures with the Titans, Poseurs, and Money Guys who Mastered and Messed Up Big Media
Michael Wolff
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SHOCKING NEW BOOK SHAKING US POLITICS: FIRE AND FURY, INSIDE THE TRUMP WHITEHOUSEA riveting, barnstorming, thrilling ride through the loud, lively and all-embracing world of the modern media conglomerates – its key deals,...
Bath Times and Nursery Rhymes: The memoirs of a nursery nurse in the 1960s
Pam Weaver
A heart-warming memoir about life as a nursery nurse and nanny in the 1960s, for fans of Call the Midwife.In 1961, sixteen year-old Pam Weaver began her training as a nursery nurse. Drawn to this profession by her caring nature and a desire to...
Beautiful Child: The story of a child trapped in silence and the teacher who refused to give up on her
Torey Hayden
A stunning and poignant account of an extraordinary teacher's determination never to abandon a child in need from the internationally bestselling author of ‘One Child’ and No. 1 bestseller ‘Ghost Girl’.Seven-year-old Venus Fox never spoke, never...
Betrayed: The heartbreaking true story of a struggle to escape a cruel life defined by family honour
Rosie Lewis
In the much-anticipated follow-up to Sunday Times bestseller Trapped, foster carer Rosie Lewis tells the heartbreaking true story of 13-year-old Zadie.When the young teenage girl runs away from home and is discovered hiding on the city streets...
Beyond the Call of Duty: Heart-warming stories of canine devotion and bravery
Isabel George
A second collection of incredible and heart-warming canine stories from around the world, from the bestselling author of The Dog That Saved My Life.Animals have accompanied man into battle since war first waged. Since those times, many stories...
Big Star: The Story of Rock’s Forgotten Band
Rob Jovanovic
I want to make an album of real genius, to sit alongside the Stones' 'Exile On Main Street', and Big Star's 'Third' (Peter Buck, R.E.M. 1991)The definitive biography of Big Star, the most influential band of the last 30 years.Although Big Star...
Birds Art Life Death: The Art of Noticing the Small and Significant
Кио Маклир
‘Now when I hear birdsong, I feel an entry to that understory. When I am feeling too squeezed on the ground, exhausted by everything in my care, I look for a little sky. There are always birds flying back and forth, city birds flitting around...
Blood Sisters: The Hidden Lives of the Women Behind the Wars of the Roses
Sarah Gristwood
A fiery and largely unexplored history of queens and the perils of power and of how the Wars of the Roses were ended – not only by knights in battle, but the political and dynastic skills of women.The events of the Wars of the Roses are usually...
Blood Sisters: Part 1 of 3: Can a pledge made for life endure beyond death?
Julie Shaw
It’s 1983 and best friends Vicky and Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they’ll never let anyone come between them. But fast forward 4 years and life on the Canterbury Estate has gotten very messy.Lucy has fallen for...
Blood Sisters: Part 3 of 3: Can a pledge made for life endure beyond death?
Julie Shaw
It’s 1983 and best friends Vicky and Lucy swear that they will always be there for each other, that they’ll never let anyone come between them. But fast forward 4 years and life on the Canterbury Estate has gotten very messy.Lucy has fallen for...
Blood Ties: Part 1 of 3: Family is not always a place of safety
Julie Shaw
Family is not always a place of safety.Kathleen was just eight years old when her mother was tragically killed in a car accident. And when her father remarries it is to the bitter and resentful Irene who has two children of her own and no space...
Blood Ties: Part 3 of 3: Family is not always a place of safety
Julie Shaw
Family is not always a place of safety.Kathleen was just eight years old when her mother was tragically killed in a car accident. And when her father remarries it is to the bitter and resentful Irene who has two children of her own and no space...
Bloody Brilliant Women: The Pioneers, Revolutionaries and Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention
Cathy Newman
‘A litany of fresh heroes to make the embattled heart sing’ Caitlin Moran‘Newman is a brilliant writer’ ObserverA fresh, opinionated history of all the brilliant women you should have learned about in school but didn’t.For hundreds of years we...
Bones: A Story of Brothers, a Champion Horse and the Race to Stop America’s Most Brutal Cartel
Joe Tone
Two brothers live parallel lives on either side of the US-Mexico border. This is the dramatic true story of how their worlds collided in a major criminal conspiracy.Jos? Trevi?o was raised in Nuevo Laredo, a Mexican border town and major...
Bonkers: A Real Mum's Hilariously Honest tales of Motherhood, Mayhem and Mental Health
Olivia Siegl
A Real Mum’s Hilariously Honest Tales of Motherhood, Mayhem and Mental Health‘You see, pre-motherhood I had this image of the sort of motherhood I was going to have. Happy, confident and in total control, breezing through my perfect new mum...
Born into the Children of God: My life in a religious sex cult and my struggle for survival on the outside
Natacha Tormey
Natacha Tormey was born into the infamous religious cult known as The Children of God. Abused, exploited, and brainwashed by ‘The Family’, Natacha’s childhood was stolen.Born to French hippy parents attracted to the religious movement by the...
Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey
Mark Dery
The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense.’A genius book about a bookish genius’ Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfortunate EventsFrom The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's...
Brave: How I rebuilt my life after love turned to hate
Adele Bellis
Control. Jealousy. Isolation. Blame. Anger. Violence.The inspiring true story of a young woman who suffered a terrifyingly abusive relationship culminating in a horrific acid attack from the man who claimed to love her.Adele was just 23 years...
Broken: Part 1 of 3: A traumatised girl. Her troubled brother. Their shocking secret.
Rosie Lewis
Nine-year-old Archie and his five-year-old sister, Bobbi, are taken into emergency police protective custody after an incident of domestic violence at their family home.Rosie collects the children from their out-of-hours foster carer on New...
Broken: Part 2 of 3: A traumatised girl. Her troubled brother. Their shocking secret.
Rosie Lewis
Nine-year-old Archie and his five-year-old sister, Bobbi, are taken into emergency police protective custody after an incident of domestic violence at their family home.Rosie collects the children from their out-of-hours foster carer on New...
Brutal: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Little Girl’s Stolen Innocence
Nabila Sharma
He was my religious teacher. I should have been able to trust him. But he made me do unspeakable things…At seven years old, Nabila Sharma began her lessons at the mosque as every good Muslim girl does. But from the minute she looked up at her...
Cables from Kabul: The Inside Story of the West’s Afghanistan Campaign
Sherard Cowper-Coles
A frank and honest memoir by Britain’s former ambassador to Kabul which provides a unique, high-level insight into Western policy in Afghanistan.The West’s mission in Afghanistan has never been far from the headlines. For Sherard Cowper-Coles,...
Can I Let You Go?: A heartbreaking true story of love, loss and moving on
Cathy Glass
Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and...
Can I Let You Go?: Part 1 of 3: A heartbreaking true story of love, loss and moving on
Cathy Glass
Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and...
Can I Let You Go?: Part 2 of 3: A heartbreaking true story of love, loss and moving on
Cathy Glass
Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and...
Can I Let You Go?: Part 3 of 3: A heartbreaking true story of love, loss and moving on
Cathy Glass
Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and...
Catullus’ Bedspread: The Life of Rome’s Most Erotic Poet
Daisy Dunn
Living through the debauchery, decadence and political machinations of the crumbling Great Republic, Gaius Valerius Catullus’s fervent poetry was filled with emotion, wit and lurid insight into some of the republic’s most enduring figures. In...
Challenge Accepted!: 253 Steps to Becoming an Anti-It Girl
Celeste Barber
‘Prepare to laugh’ – Reese Witherspoon253 steps to becoming an anti-it girl.Funny woman, Instagram star and international comedy sensation, Celeste Barber’s Challenge Accepted! is a raucous, hilarious and outspoken guide to life, unwanted gas...
Christina Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric
Veronica Buckley
The groundbreaking biography of one of the most progressive, influential and entertaining women of the seventeenth century, Christina Alexandra, Queen of Sweden.In 1654, to the astonishment and dismay of her court, Christina Alexandra announced...
Constance Street: The true story of one family and one street in London’s East End
Charlie Connelly
One forgotten street, 12 unforgettable women.‘’Ang on boy, Joan’s got sumfink to show yer.’ She rummaged in a drawer for a moment, pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to me.‘Constance Street,’ she said. ‘As I remember it.’Through the story...
Cruel to Be Kind: Saying no can save a child’s life
Cathy Glass
Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes.Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in...
Cruel to Be Kind: Part 1 of 3: Saying no can save a child’s life
Cathy Glass
Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes.Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in...
Cruel to Be Kind: Part 2 of 3: Saying no can save a child’s life
Cathy Glass
Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes.Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in...
Cruel to Be Kind: Part 3 of 3: Saying no can save a child’s life
Cathy Glass
Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in hospital with complications from type 2 diabetes.Cruel To Be Kind is the true story of Max, aged 6. He is fostered by Cathy while his mother is in...
Crying for Help: The Shocking True Story of a Damaged Girl with a Dark Past
Casey Watson
The second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson.Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia’s actions are disturbing and...
Daddy’s Little Earner: A heartbreaking true story of a brave little girl's escape from violence
Maria Landon
The shocking story of a young girl forced into prostitution by her own father, and her painful journey to escape her horrific childhood and build a new life for herself and her sons.Maria's dad was a pimp, living in a world of thieves and...
Damaged: The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child
Cathy Glass
The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass…Cathy, an experienced foster carer, is...
Dog Soldiers: Love, loyalty and sacrifice on the front line
Isabel George
Dog Soldiers tells the story of two brave young ‘dog soldiers’ (Army bomb dog handlers), killed in action in Afghanistan with their dogs by their side, through the inspirational words of their mothers.Lance Corporal Kenneth Rowe and Lance...
Dog Soldiers: Part 1 of 3: Love, loyalty and sacrifice on the front line
Isabel George
Dog Soldiers can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 1 of 3.Dog Soldiers tells the story of two brave young ‘dog soldiers’ (Army bomb dog handlers), killed in action in Afghanistan with their...
Dog Soldiers: Part 2 of 3: Love, loyalty and sacrifice on the front line
Isabel George
Dog Soldiers can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 of 3.Dog Soldiers tells the story of two brave young ‘dog soldiers’ (Army bomb dog handlers), killed in action in Afghanistan with their...
Dog Soldiers: Part 3 of 3: Love, loyalty and sacrifice on the front line
Isabel George
Dog Soldiers can either be read as a full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 3 of 3.Dog Soldiers tells the story of two brave young ‘dog soldiers’ (Army bomb dog handlers), killed in action in Afghanistan with their...
Driven: A pioneer for women in motorsport – an autobiography
Rosemary Smith
The inspirational story of the female motorsport pioneer who broke through the gender barrier to compete in and win some of the most iconic rallies in the world.Rosemary Smith is recognised internationally for her outstanding achievements in the...
