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LONDON BOOK FAIR
2015
LONDON BOOK FAIR
2015
ORDINARY
JOE
JON TECKMAN
A brilliant, fast-paced comedy about life
behind the scenes in the film business, and
how to survive when your greatest fantasy
comes true and threatens to wreck your
perfectly ordinary life.
After the movie, when the credits roll you
might see his name flash past: ‘Joseph West’
and think nothing of it. Not an actor, not a
director, Joe is just one of the money men,
kept at arm’s distance from the talent.
Until one night in New York the talent comes
calling. Olivia Finch is an actress who was born
to it but can’t stand the superficiality anymore.
Now all she wants is a real conversation with
an ordinary guy – and Olivia Finch always gets
what she wants. Cue Joe, married, ordinary
accountant, Joe.
And then cue a snowball of deception, acting
and confusion that puts Joe in the limelight,
his marriage in trouble and a dead body on
the ground in this hilarious caper.
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Jon is a graduate of the Curtis Brown Creative Writing School and
has his book acquired through the Borough Press open submission.
Jon Teckman has firsthand experience of the movie business;
he is the ex-CEO of the British Film Institute.
Judith Allnatt is the acclaimed author of A Mile of River, a Radio Five Live
Book of the Month, The Poet’s Wife and The Moon Field. Her novels have been
shortlisted for the Portico Prize for Literature and the East Midlands Book
Award. Her short stories have featured in the Bridport Prize Anthology, the
Commonwealth Short Story Awards and on BBC Radio 4. She lives with her
family in rural Northamptonshire.
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THE NIGHT
IN SERIES
LUCY HOLLIDAY
A Night in with Audrey Hepburn is the first
in a series of three books following the life
and loves of Libby Lomax as she blossoms
from Z-lister to A-lister and all of the stages
in between with a little bit of help from some
very special friends.
Unlucky in love, failed actress Libby Lomax
has retreated into the world of classic movies,
where the immortal lives of the screen
goddesses offer so much more in the way of
romance than her own life.
After a terrible day where she has proved
herself to be the antithesis of feminine poise
and embarrassed herself in front of heartthrob
actor Dillon O’Hara, she plonks herself down
in front of her trillionth viewing of Breakfast
at Tiffany’s. Relaxing on her battered old
couch, Libby is gobsmacked to find Screen
Icon Audrey Hepburn sitting beside her. And
so, Audrey becomes Libby’s confidante and
friend – but has Libby got what it takes to
turn her life from a turkey to a blockbuster?
With a little bit of Audrey Hepburn magic, she
might just pull it off.
In the second title in the series, Libby is dating
the hottest man on the planet and now seems
to be on a decent career path as well. But her
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optimism seems short-lived when she realises
that Dillon is about as far away from boyfriend
material as it’s possible to get.
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Then, when another uninvited guest, in the
form of Marilyn Monroe, turns up on her
sofa, Libby finds she would bite her own arm
off for a return to normality. Libby doubts
that Marilyn is the right person to offer her
relationship advice, but perhaps she should
listen up, before it’s too late.
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GALINA PETROVNA’S
THREE-LEGGED DOG STORY
ANDREA BENNETT
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A joyful and hilarious tale
of
some
very
spirited
septuagenarians as they
overcome
innumerable
obstacles to save their
beloved mutt from a heartless
exterminator in a land where
bureaucracy reigns above all
else.
she doesn’t wear a collar.
Grigory Mikhailovich.
And
that’s
how
The
Exterminator
got
her.
And
that’s
why
Vasily
Semyonovich was arrested.
And Galina had to call on
Zoya who had to call on
And go to Moscow.
Galina would much rather
be at home with her threelegged dog Boroda. Boroda
isn’t ‘hers’ exactly, that’s why
Filled
with
pickle,
misadventure
and
tears,
Galina Petrovna will leave
you smiling at every page.
Andrea Bennett graduated from the University of Sheffield in History
& Russian and then spent a good part of the ‘Yeltsin years’ living
and working in Russia.
RARE
OBJECTS
KATHLEEN TESSARO
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Boston, 1932. Mae has never aspired to a
‘normal’ life. But her pursuit of ‘more’ brings
with it consequences, costing Mae her
livelihood, her closest relationships and even,
for a time, her sanity. Mae gets a second
chance when she gets a job at an antiques
store and makes three discoveries.
fine china; the collecting of rare objects from
around the globe appeals to a very particular
and — often peculiar — clientele.
The shop becomes both a refuge where Mae
can escape her past, and also the entrée into
an elite who live by a different set of rules. But
Mae’s past soon has a way of finding her.
The first is that her gifts as a storyteller make
her – or make May, her alter-ego – an excellent
saleswoman. The second is that there is a
wider world out there than she could have
imagined and the third is that Winshaw &
Kessler Antiques deals in much more than
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THE SILK
FACTORY
JUDITH ALLNATT
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When Rosie gets the news
that her mother has died she
decides to return to her home
village. But a piece of paper
sets in motion a reawakening
of memories long forgotten.
So when Rosie starts to see
things, she believes the stress
must be getting to her at last.
Two centuries earlier, Effie,
Beulah and Tobias struggle
to survive. As Beulah and
Tobias’s wages from the silk
factory are docked, Effie
wonders how she will keep
them out of the workhouse.
Then Effie’s heart is captured
by a young soldier. And when
he swears to dress her in the
silk her siblings make, she
hopes the promise might
change their lives forever.
The Silk Factory is a story
of love, loss and how the
memories that haunt us can
also bind us together.
Judith Allnatt has been shortlisted for the Portico Prize for Literature
and the East Midlands Book Award. Her short stories have featured in
the Commonwealth Short Story Awards and on BBC Radio 4.
WILL
& TOM
MATTHEW PLAMPIN
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1797. When young artist Will Turner arrives
at Harewood House, his intention is to do no
more than sketch the house and grounds,
receive his commission and return to London.
But Will is not the only artist here: he is one of
two men that will make up a Cockney Project.
His fellow artist? Childhood friend and now
rival, Tom Girtin, billing and cooing amongst
the esteemed guests. But Will is not so easily
distracted. He wants to get the job done and
get out.
Will finds few allies, but is content to be
cloistered in his room with no distractions.
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But the servant halls are alive with whispers
of scandal and Will witnesses something that
will threaten both his commission and his
friendship.
The author of three previous novels, Matthew
Plampin completed a PhD at the Courtauld
Institute of Art, and has written and lectured on
nineteenth-century art and architecture.
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A GOOD
CATCH
FERN BRITTON
The latest heartwarming novel from the
Sunday Times bestselling author.
Even happy families have their secrets.
Greer Clovelly seems to have it all; beautiful,
chic and slender, she’s used to getting her
own way. Greer has been in love with Jesse
Behenna since her first day at school and
she’s determined that one day, they’ll be
married. After all, a marriage between them
would join together two dynasties of Cornish
fishing families to make one prosperous one.
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For her friend, Loveday Carter – plump,
freckled and unpretentious – living in the
shadow of her friend has become a way of
life. She loves Jesse too, but knows that what
Greer wants, she usually gets.
Jesse, caught in the middle, faces an agonising
choice. Should he follow his heart or bow to
his father’s wishes? And what about his best
friend Mickey, who worships the ground that
Loveday walks on?
Jesse’s decision will touch them all in ways
that they could never foresee, and as the dark
clouds start to gather, the four friends find
themselves weathering a storm – one that has
the power to sink them all.
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Fern has had four Sunday Times bestselling novels.
Her books reflect the experience of real women and tackle subjects such as
family, relationships and life after divorce with wit, warmth and wisdom.
All of her novels are set in the fictional Cornish location of Pendruggan and
are the perfect read for summer.
The books epitomise all that is wonderful about Cornwall and its people.
Perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell.
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HOW TO
BE ME
MHAIRI MCFARLANE
What’s the one thing you do at a wedding?
Kiss your groom. What’s the one thing you
DON’T do at a wedding? Kiss someone else’s
groom.
When Edie is caught in a compromising
position at her colleagues’ wedding, all
the blame falls on her. Ostracised by her
colleagues, her boss suggests a sabbatical and
has the perfect project to fill it – ghostwriting
an autobiography for hot new star, Elliot
Owen. Easy, right?
Wrong. Banished back to her home town,
Edie is not only dealing with a megabrat but
also facing the ghosts of her past. As she
questions the woman she has become, Edie
realises that turning to look at her past could
potentially change her future.
Mhairi has now sold nearly 700,000 copies of her
three titles across all formats in the UK alone.
ALWAYS THE
BRIDESMAID
LINDSEY KELK
A Sunday Times bestselling author, Lindsey has
sold over 1 million copies worldwide.
Everyone loves a bridesmaid – except Maddie,
who’s perpetually asked to be one.
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late-night counselling sessions, she starts
to wonder – is it time to stop being the
bridesmaid?
Everyone loves a wedding – except Maddie’s
best friend, who’s getting divorced.
And everyone loves the way Maddie’s so
happy behind the scenes – except Maddie
herself.
One best friend is in wedding countdown
while the other heads for marriage meltdown.
And as Maddie juggles her best chance at
promotion in years with bridezilla texts and
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Lindsey is a Sunday Times bestselling author,
Lindsey has sold over 1 million copies
worldwide.
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THE CAVENDON
WOMEN
BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD
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On a summer weekend in
1926 the Ingham family
gathers at Cavendon Hall.
With them are the Swanns,
who have served the house
for generations – and know
all their secrets. The estate is
under threat: the aftermath
of the Great War has left
Cavendon facing ruin. Its heir
is pushing for divorce so he
can follow his heart. And the
Earl has a surprise of his own.
Four young women from both
sides of the house will be the
ones to shape its future –
Daphne, fighting to modernise
her ancestral home; Cecily
Swann, forging a path as a
fashion designer; Deidre, the
career girl, and Dulcie, the
outspoken debutante. They
will change the estate’s future
for good or ill as the roaring
twenties burn towards the
Great Depression. Nothing will
ever be the same again.
Barbara Taylor Bradford commands sales and star status in ninety
countries and forty languages with over eighty-one million copies of
her books in print.
She was awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to
literature in October 2007.
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Chloe is eager to drink in the sights and
sounds of the Old World as she embarks on a
European adventure with her closest friends.
Buried in the treasures of the fledgling postCommunist world, Chloe finds a charming
American vagabond named Johnny, who
carries a guitar, an easy smile – and a lifetime
of secrets.
thought she wanted.
From Treblinka to Trieste and from Carnikava
to Krakow, the lovers and friends crack the
facade that sustains their lifelong bonds
to expose their truest, deepest desires and
discover only one thing that’s certain: whether
or not they reach their destination, their lives
will never be the same.
As she and her companions travel the
continent, a train trip becomes a treacherous
journey into Europe’s and Johnny’s darkest
past – a journey that shatters Chloe’s future
plans and puts in jeopardy everything she
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LONELY
GIRL
JOSEPHINE COX
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Rosie’s mother is a cruel
woman and has Rosie’s kind
and loving father wrapped
around her finger. Though
John Tanner does his best to
protect her, Rosie often bears
the brunt of her mother’s
rage, and his protection can’t
last forever.
In one tragic moment Rosie’s
fragile world is shattered.
Grieving and alone, Rosie is
thrust into a harsh reality, and
she must face the obstacles
that fate has set in her path.
for the love and happiness
she deserves.
But secrets will out, and Rosie
must uncover the shocking
truth behind her mother’s
cruelty before she can hope
Josephine Cox is a number one bestseller in both hardback and
paperback.
Josephine’s books have been borrowed over one million times from
UK libraries.
NO PLACE
FOR A LADY
GILL PAUL
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Inspired by the immense courage, the terrible
mistakes and the triumphs of Florence
Nightingale and the women on the Crimean
front. Lucy Harvington, only educated in how
to be a wife, travels to the Crimea to become
a volunteer nurse, seeking adventure, to do
her bit and to live the way she never could in
Victorian England. But she falls for a Turkish
soldier, breaking all the taboos. Amidst
shocking carnage, plays out a powerful story
of forbidden passion and two people who
will risk everything to be together, in a world
where everything they know is being ripped
apart.
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THE ORPHANS OF
HALFPENNY STREET
CATHY SHARPE
It’s 1948 and London is still
a bombed-out landscape.
Sister Beatrice knows that life
is still a precarious existence
for many children and it
seems that there is no end to
the constant stream of waifs
and strays who appear at
their door looking for a safe
haven.
One such arrival is Mary Ellen,
whose mother is gravely ill.
The one silver lining is her
best friend, the tearaway Billy
Baggins. New arrival on the
staff, Angela, admires Sister
Beatrice, but can see that
the children need love as well
as a strong hand. When an
unwelcome face from Billy’s
past arrives on the scene,
things are brought to a head.
Can the two women work
together to keep Billy on the
straight and narrow – or is it
too late?
Cathy Sharpe will be writing two books per year and this will
be the first in an ongoing series featuring the staff and children
of St Saviour’s.
WELLIES &
WESTIES
CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN
A charming, hilarious new series for all dog
lovers!
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Wellies & Westies is the first part of a serialised
novel told in four parts – all set in Primrose
Terrace.
Catherine ‘Cat’ Palmer realises, too late, that
bringing an adorable puppy into work at
the local nursery was a bad idea, especially
after the ensuing chaos gets her the sack.
Determined to turn a negative into a positive,
Cat decides this is the perfect opportunity to
get her dog-walking business off the ground
with the help of her flatmates, Polly and Joe.
After all, Primrose Terrace, where she lives, is
full of home-alone hounds.
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THE PIANO
MAN PROJECT
KAT FRENCH
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IN SPRING 2015
A
delightfully
romantic,
heartwarming
read
for
everyone who’s ever looked
for The One and found
someone better.
to help her solve it. She needs
a man – a caring, intelligent,
funny
man.
But
most
importantly she needs a man
who’s good with his hands.
You: kind, piano-playing sex
god
Me:
hopelessly
romantic
charity shop manager
Luckily
Honey’s
new
neighbour – moody, antisocial
ex-chef Hal – fails on almost
every count. Even though the
chemistry between them is
electric, he’s obviously wrong
for her in every way.
Honeysuckle Jones has a
problem, and her best friends
Nell and Tash are on a mission
But when Honey discovers
the devastating reason for his
moods she decides to give
him another chance - and
discovers that the best songs
aren’t always in tune.
HIS OTHER
LIFE
BETH THOMAS
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The story of a couple with seemingly perfect
lives and the secrets they hide behind closed
doors.
– and starts to learn that Adam wasn’t so
perfect after all. What shameful secrets was
her husband hiding? Is Grace in danger? And
can she survive the truth?
Grace’s new husband Adam seems like the
perfect package. Good-looking, great job,
completely charming – almost too good to
be true. So when Adam suddenly disappears
from Grace’s life, she is left bewildered and
heartbroken. And with a lot of unanswered
questions.
As she tries desperately to find him, Grace
opens a Pandora’s Box of secrets and lies
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THE LIFE YOU LEFT
CARMEL HARRINGTON
It started out like any other day
for Sarah. There was no way of
knowing that her husband, Paul,
would leave for work that morning
and not come home.
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Now the questions are piling up
and, unable to answer her children’s
questions about where Daddy is,
Sarah is getting desperate.
But she isn’t quite as alone as
she thought she was. When her
childhood friend, Edward, comes
back into her life, Sarah thinks
she’s finally been thrown a life line.
There’s just one problem with
Edward: Sarah is the only person
who can see him.
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‘Carmel Harrington
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Brilliantly written…
it surpasses all
expectations.’
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IT STARTED AT SUNSET COTTAGE
BELLA OSBORNE
Kate is slowly getting her life back
on track after losing her fiancé. As
an author, she has been able to
hide herself away – but now one
of her books has been optioned
for a film and Hollywood comes
knocking on her door!
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Kate is given the opportunity
to stay at a beautiful country
retreat and concentrate on the
screenplay, but the last thing she
expects is for Timothy Calder,
A-list actor, to turn up on her
doorstep, hoping to lie low after
his latest tabloid scandal!
As the sun begins to set on
Sunset Cottage, an unlikely
friendship begins to blossom.
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‘A well written and
very intriguing tale
that I really enjoyed.’
Kate Fforde
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SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW
ERIN LAWLESS
Alex can’t help but feel that life is
passing him by. The girl he loves
only has eyes for his flatmate and
his 9 - 5 job is slowly numbing his
soul. Until he meets Nadia.
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Nadia is running out of time.
With no money, no lawyer and
a fictitious boyfriend, she’s got
one last appeal before the British
government deport her back to
Russia.
As Nadia and Alex race through
all
her
favourite
London
adventures, Alex can’t help but
start to see the city, and his life,
through Nadia’s eyes. Will Alex
realise what he’s got before it’s
too late?
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‘Funny and addictive.’
Fabulous Magazine
Author of the
bestselling The Best
Thing I Never Had
Genre: Mainstream
Rom Com
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WHILE I WAS WAITING
GEORGIA HILL
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Tired of her life in London,
freelance illustrator Rachel buys
the beautiful but dilapidated
Clematis Cottage and sets about
creating the home of her dreams.
But tucked away behind the
water tank in the attic and left
to gather dust for decades is an
old biscuit tin containing letters,
postcards and a diary. So much
more than old scraps of paper,
these are precious memories
that tell the story of Henrietta
Trenchard-Lewis, the love she
lost in the Great War and the girl
who was left behind.
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Historical/Timeslip
RECKLESS RAKES: HAYDEN ISLINGTON
BRONWYN SCOTT
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As an illustrious ice jockey, Hayden
Islington is never short of female
company - wealthy champions
rarely are. So when Miss Jenna
Priess - the most exquisite woman
he’s ever laid eyes on - turns down
his seductive invitation, in favour
of his detective abilities, he’s
stunned and more than a little
intrigued…
Jenna is in trouble - her father
is ill and her mill is failing due
to her workers mysteriously
disappearing. To save her world
from ruin, Jenna needs help
and Hayden is the only man she
can turn to. But can she resist
the heat of this handsome ice
master’s touch?
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‘Sexy, smart and
delightfully sinful.’
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Exciting new
Regency romance
trilogy exclusively
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JILLIAN SPECTRE & THE DREAM WEAVER
NIC TATANO
what
Problem is, her heart can only be
in one.
Because the seventeen-year-old
mystic seer can see the future of
her clients after they’ve passed
on. But that’s not even her
coolest power.
It’s Veronica Mars meets X-Men in
this fabulously snarky teen read.
Jillian Spectre knows
happens after you die.
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releasing in 2015.
Genre: Young Adult
Crossover Romance
She can be in two places at once.
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THE YEARS OF
LOVING YOU
ELLA HARPER
Ever felt that immediate connection with
someone? When you can’t stop thinking
about them and they make you feel like you’re
the only person in the world?
When Molly met Ed, she felt as if all the stars
had aligned. Ed was sexy and smart and he
knew what she was about to say, even before
she did. But then life got in the way.
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Years later, Molly has some life changing news.
She is forced to make a choice - between the
man she’s been married to for years or the
man she’s been in love with forever.
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MAKE A
CHRISTMAS WISH
JULIA WILLIAMS
Last Christmas Livvy was run
over in the Sainsbury’s car
park. She didn’t make it, but
she certainly wasn’t ready
to actually be dead. She has
spent the last eleven months
floating about on the edge
of the afterlife, and generally
making a nuisance of herself.
As Christmas comes around
again she is given one last
chance to make everything
right and to see her family
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through to a happier future.
Perfect, in theory. But Livvy’s
still not done – she’s not at
all keen on the new woman
in her husband’s life, or the
secrets she’s uncovered since
she’s been listening in, and
she’s pretty worried about
her son, too, who doesn’t
seem to be adjusting at all.
There’s going to be quite a
bit of trouble before Livvy
finally says goodbye.
Julia Williams is a Sunday Times bestselling author who has sold
over half a million copies in the UK alone.
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THE MARTYR’S
CURSE
SCOTT MARIANI
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Could Ben Hope have found
peace at last? That’s the
question he’s asking himself
after his wanderings through
Europe have led him to a
remote medieval monastery
in the French Alps. A haven
of serenity, a place he wants
to remain. But wherever Ben
goes, trouble is never too far
behind.
When a team of merciless
killers invade his newfound
sanctuary
and
slaughter
the innocent monks, Ben’s
revenge quest quickly draws
him into a bewildering
mystery of stolen treasure,
deception and murder. As
he works to unravel the
clues, Ben is confronted
with a terrifying reality that
threatens to devastate the
world and reshape the whole
of our future. The race is
on to prevent the ultimate
disaster, and there’s only one
man who can do it.
A Sunday Times bestselling author, Mariani has sold 1.1 million
copies worldwide and has more than 1500 five-star reviews on
Amazon.
THE SILENT
BOY
ANDREW TAYLOR
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Paris, 1792. Terror reigns as
the city writhes in the grip
of revolution. The streets run
with blood as thousands lose
their heads to the guillotine.
Edward Savill, working in
London as an agent for a
wealthy American, receives
word that his estranged wife
Augusta has been killed in
France. She leaves behind
ten-year-old Charles, who
is brought to England to
Charnwood Court, a house
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in the country leased by a
group of émigré refugees.
Savill is sent to retrieve the
boy, though it proves easier
to reach Charnwood than
to leave. And only when
Savill arrives there does
he discover that Charles is
mute. The boy has witnessed
horrors beyond his years, but
what terrible secret haunts
him so deeply that he is
unable to utter a word?
The latest historical thriller from the no. 1 bestselling author of The
American Boy. 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.
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THE
SISTERS
CLAIRE DOUGLAS
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After the tragic death of her
twin sister, Abi has moved to
Bath to make a fresh start.
But wherever she goes, she’s
haunted by the memory of
Lucy, and can’t stop herself
from searching for her sister.
One day she meets Bea
– a girl with an uncanny
resemblance to Lucy – and
Bea’s brother, Ben, with
whom she feels an irresistible
attraction.
Before long, Bea has invited
Abi to live with them,
which places Abi’s budding
relationship with Ben under
strain. But Bea has a secret to
hide, and as Abi falls deeper
in love with Ben, things in
the house take a turn for the
worse. Slowly, Abi begins to
unravel, and must question
everything she thought she
knew about her new friends
– and about herself.
This novel won the Marie Claire Debut Novel competition 2013
THE WAY
BACK HOME
FREYA NORTH
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Frankie Shaw is a single mum
in pursuit of a fresh start.
Moving from London to a
small town in Norfolk with
her two teenage kids will do
them all good, with dreams
of seaside life filling her head.
But the reality is harsher
– isolated and struggling,
Frankie regrets her decision
to move her family to a rundown town. When she meets
Scott, a Canadian on a work
trip, it seems to be a turning
point – the chance of a fresh
start. But fate has a twist in
store and the real turning
point comes when tragedy
strikes.
on the whims of fate and
the importance of seizing
happiness with both hands.
A
poignant,
engrossing
tearjerker, thoughtful and
wise on modern family life,
Freya is a top 5 bestseller who has sold over 1.5 million copies.
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THE DARKEST
HOUR
BARBARA ERSKINE
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In the summer of 1940, most eyes are
focussed on the skies above England. The
battle for Britain has just begun. But Evie
Lucas has eyes for no-one but a dashing pilot
called Tony. Evie has a glittering career as an
artist ahead of her but seems to be wasting
her time sketching endless portraits of Tony.
She wants his parents to have something to
remember him by in case it all goes wrong.
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Seventy years later, recently widowed art
historian Lucy is trying to put the pieces of
her life back together. In order to do that, Lucy
needs to uncover the mystery surrounding a
painting in her home. But as she accidentally
ends up stirring up a hornet’s nest of history
which has been deliberately obliterated, Lucy
finds herself in danger from people past and
present who have no intention of letting an
untold truth ever surface.
Barbara’s books regularly top the bestseller
list and Lady of Hay has sold over two million
copies.
THE MISSING
HUSBAND
AMANDA BROOKE
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When Jo pretends to be
asleep as her husband leaves
for work the morning after an
argument, she doesn’t realise
how deeply she will come
to regret the opportunity to
say goodbye. By nightfall,
her life will have changed
irrevocably.
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David has disappeared and
there doesn’t seem to be
any trace of him. But Jo
is five months pregnant
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and her marriage is full of
secrets – not least, David’s
unwillingness to start a
family.
she loves come home?
As the mystery around
David’s disappearance shows
no sign of being solved, Jo
must choose: will she give up
her baby to make the man
Amanda Brooke’s first novel, Yesterday’s Sun, was picked for the
Richard and Judy Book Club in spring 2012
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YOU, ME &
OTHER PEOPLE
FIONNUALA KEARNEY
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This is a life-affirming, heart-breaking, stunning
debut novel. Fionnuala Kearney’s writing is
sophisticated and thought-provoking, with a
great emotional hook.
You, Me & Other People is raw and unflinching
in its portrayal of a marriage in crisis. Every
family has skeletons in their closet but this is
about the turmoil they cause and the choices
they eventually force us to make.
For fans of Liane Moriarty, Jojo Moyes and
David Nicholls.
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‘This book would be an incredible achievement
for any author, but for a debut author it’s
nothing short of stunning. An emotionally
gripping page-turner that fans of The Husband’s
Secret by Liane Moriarty will love. I confidently
predict great things for Fionnuala Kearney!’
Claudia Carroll
‘A gifted and accomplished storyteller’
Niamh Greene
‘[A] gripping story of lies,
betrayal and family secrets’
Sarah Webb
A CAT CALLED
ALFIE
RACHEL WELLS
The follow-up to the smashhit Sunday Times bestseller,
Alfie the Doorstep Cat, which
has now been published in 6
languages and has sold over
50K copies in the UK alone.
Edgar Road used to be your
typical London street; a road
full of people who barely said
a word to one another. Then
Alfie came along – a big grey
ball of fur who changed the
lives of every family he met,
and brought a community
together.
But now a new family have
moved into Edgar Road and
they, more than anyone else,
need Alfie’s help. Can he bring
light to their darkest times?
Or is it already too late to stop
them from falling apart?
Alfie the Doorstep Cat spent 18 consecutive weeks in the Sunday
Times charts, reaching #5 at its peak.
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AS GOOD
AS IT GETS?
FIONA GIBSON
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Fiona writes about life as it
really is, her books are warm
and funny with a thread of
realism that strikes a chord
with her fans.
Charlotte Bristow is worried
about her husband Will. With
her 16-year-old daughter
Rosie newly signed to a
top modelling agency, and
Will recently out of a job,
things are changing in their
household.
As Will dusts down his old
leather trousers and starts
partying with their new, fun
neighbours, Charlotte begins
to wonder what on earth is
going on. So when Fraser,
Charlotte’s ex – and father
of Rosie – suddenly arrives
back on the scene, she starts
to imagine what might have
been.
Almost 400,000 copies of Fiona’s books sold across all editions.
As a journalist, Fiona has great links to the nationals, regularly
contributing to Sainsbury’s magazine as well as The Guardian,
The Observer and Marie Claire.
THE
WRONGED
KIMBERLEY CHAMBERS
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The
fourth
book
from
Kimberley is as gritty and
thrilling as her first, Payback,
which was a Sunday Times
No. 1 bestseller. Once again
set in the seedy world of
drugs, violence and poverty
we follow the Butler family
who are hell-bent on getting
even.
No parent should ever have
to bury their child, but God
knows the Butlers have buried
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more than their fair share.
Now, Vinny and Michael are
planning the downfall of all
who’ve wronged them.
on a knife edge. Times are
changing in the East End,
and the brothers who have
always stuck together are at
each other’s throats.
The Butlers don’t forgive or
forget, and they take their
secrets to the grave. As yet
more tragic events rip the
family apart, loyalties are
‘[a] fast-paced tale with gritty authenticity’ The Guardian
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ART IN THE BLOOD:
A SHERLOCK HOLMES
ADVENTURE
BONNIE MACBIRD
London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock
Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine
after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson
can neither comfort nor rouse his friend – until
a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris.
Mlle La Victoire, a beautiful French cabaret
star, writes that her illegitimate son by an
English lord has disappeared, and she has
been attacked in the streets of Montmartre.
Racing to Paris with Watson at his side, Holmes
discovers the missing child is only the tip of the
iceberg of a much larger problem. The most
valuable statue since the Winged Victory has
been violently stolen in Marseilles, and several
children from a silk mill in Lancashire have
been found murdered. The clues in all three
cases point to a single, untouchable man.
Will Holmes recover in time to find the missing
boy and stop a rising tide of murders? To do so
he must stay one step ahead of a dangerous
French rival and the threatening interference
of his own brother, Mycroft.
This latest adventure, in the style of Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, sends the iconic duo from
London to Paris and the icy wilds of Lancashire
in a case which tests Watson’s friendship and
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the fragility and gifts of Sherlock Holmes’ own
artistic nature to the limits.
There has been a resurgence of interest in the
UK after the popular BBC series and 2009/2011
films, and we expect renewed interest with the
new film Mr. Holmes due to be released in June
2015, starring Sir Ian McKellen.
The author has worked in Hollywood for many
years, and gives talks at Sherlock conventions.
‘Thoroughly entertaining … worthy of Doyle
himself. … a superb, labyrinthine plot, snappy
pacing and, most importantly, a deep respect
for the classic characters.’
Bryan Cogman, Co-Producer/Writer,
HBO’s Game of Thrones
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Bonnie MacBird was born and raised in San Francisco and fell in love with
Sherlock Holmes by reading the canon at age ten. She attended Stanford
University, earning a BA in Music and an MA in Film. Her long Hollywood
career includes feature film development exec at Universal, the original
screenplay for the movie TRON, three Emmy Awards for documentary writing
Judith Allnatt is the acclaimed author of A Mile of River, a Radio Five Live
and producing, numerous produced plays and musicals, and theatre credits
Book of the Month, The Poet’s Wife and The Moon Field. Her novels have been
as an actor and director. In addition to her work in entertainment, Bonnie
shortlisted for the Portico Prize for Literature and the East Midlands Book
teaches a popular screenwriting class at UCLA Extension, as well as being
Award. Her short stories have featured in the Bridport Prize Anthology, the
an accomplished water-colourist. She is a regular speaker on writing,
Commonwealth Short Story Awards and on BBC Radio 4. She lives with her
creativity, and Sherlock Holmes. She lives in Los Angeles, with frequent
family in rural Northamptonshire.
trips to London.
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THE MISSING
AND THE DEAD
STUART MACBRIDE
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When you catch a twisted
killer there should be a reward,
right? What Acting Detective
Inspector Logan McRae gets
instead is a ‘development
opportunity’ out in the depths
of
rural
Aberdeenshire.
Welcome to divisional policing
– catching drug dealers, shop
lifters, vandals and the odd
escaped farm animal.
Then a little girl’s body washes
up just outside the sleepy town
of Banff, kicking off a massive
manhunt, and the arrival of
the Major Investigation Team
up from Aberdeen, wanting
answers.
As his old colleagues stomp
around
the
countryside,
burning bridges, Logan gets
dragged deeper and deeper
into the investigation.
One thing’s clear: there are
dangerous predators lurking
in the wilds of Aberdeenshire,
and not everyone’s going to
get out of this alive.
Consistently a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller for the last 4 years.
Stuart MacBride’s books have sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
ALONE WITH
THE DEAD
JAMES NALLY
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The first in an electrifyingly
eerie new detective series
starring PC Donal Casey.
Donal Casey has started
working for the Metropolitan
Police, he’s left behind his life
in Ireland and is attempting
to leave behind his guilt too;
he just needs to forget.
But it’s proving difficult, his
insomnia is as bad as it’s ever
been, he has a borderline
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alcohol problem and the man
his ex-girlfriend murdered
seems to be visiting him from
beyond the grave.
Is he seeing a ghost or is he
simply going mad?
A new detective crime series with standout appeal – a memorable
detective, the blackest of humour and a touch of the supernatural.
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TELL
TALE
MARK SENNEN
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DI Charlotte Savage now
knows
who
killed
her
daughter.
Resisting
the
urge to exact her revenge,
she is called to investigate
a disturbing murder on
Dartmoor.
move fast.
But with a police force tainted
by corruption and plagued by
the moral dilemma as to how
to deal with her daughter’s
killer, Charlotte’s hunt for the
Dartmoor killer won’t be easy.
A woman’s naked body
is found near an isolated
reservoir on the bleak winter
moors, and when the woman’s
housemate also goes missing,
Charlotte knows she must
Fourth book in a series that’s seen massive success, with total UK
sales of 150K.
Previous book in the series, Cut Dead, was a top 20 ebook bestseller
with over 200 5-star reviews on Amazon
HUNTED
PAUL FINCH
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DS Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenburg
is a maverick detective who
knows no boundaries and
he’s back in this, the 5th book
in the series.
Across the south of England,
a series of bizarre but fatal
accidents are taking place.
So when a local businessman
survives a near-drowning
but is found burnt alive in his
car just weeks later, Heck is
brought in to investigate.
Soon it appears that other
recent deaths might be linked:
two thieves that were bitten to
death by poisonous spiders,
and a driver impaled through
the chest with scaffolding.
Accidents
do
happen
as the body count rises, it’s
clear that something far more
sinister is at play.
but
Paul Finch’ debut, Stalkers, spent three months in the Kindle top
100. It has sold 183K copies to date and the follow-up, Sacrifice,
became the most pre-ordered ebook in HCUK’s history with over 15K
pre-orders generated in a five-month period.
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CHRIS CURRAN
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Five years ago, Clare killed her
family – her husband, her father
and one of her twin sons. She has
no memory of the car accident,
but there is no refuting the
evidence of drugs in her system.
She has accepted her guilt, and
served her time.
Now, released from prison, all
she wants is to be reconciled
with her remaining son, 13-yearold Tommy. To help him come
to terms with her crime, and his
own survivor guilt, Clare tries to
find out the full truth of what
happened on that fateful night.
Probing into the past, however,
turns out to be a dangerous
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exercise, threatening
not
only
Clare’s
sanity, but ultimately
her life.
AN ACT OF MERCY
J.J. DURHAM
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London, 1850. A city of contrasts.
When Detective Sergeant Harry
Pilgrim discovers the corpse of
a woman in a Hackney cab, the
case seems straightforward –
until the only suspect is found
murdered in his cell.
Pilgrim is hindered in his
investigation by his own dark
past – a dead son and a missing
wife – and also by the wellmeaning interference of Charles
Dickens,
who
is
serialising
Pilgrim’s adventures in his journal
‘Household Words’.
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The case turns into a deadly
game of cat and mouse. But who
is the cat and who the mouse?
SOMEONE OUT THERE
CATHERINE HUNT
Laura Maxwell appears to have
it all. But how well do you really
know the people around you?
All it takes is one tiny crack to
shatter the whole façade.
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A series of accidents causes
Laura to believe that someone
out there is deliberately targeting
her, trying to harm her. The fear
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starts to pervade every part of
her life, affecting her work and
her marriage. Increasingly, she
feels that no one believes her
story, and she must face down
her attacker alone.
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circumstances.
This is a story of obsession,
revenge and deceit, of a
woman caught up in terrifying
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HERO BORN
ANDY LIVINGSTONE
When Brann is wrenched from
his family home after witnessing
its destruction and the death of
everyone he holds dear, he is
thrust into a life of slavery.
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and determined, nothing and no
one will stand in his way and he
has his sights set on Brann. But
at the darkest hour, when all
hope is lost, a hero will be born.
Miles away, a deposed and
forgotten Emperor seeks an
instrument to use in his bid to rise
to power once again. Ruthless
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mostly unagented
writers gathered by
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a two-week open
submissions
process.
IGNITE THE SHADOWS
INGRID SEYMOUR
Sixteen-year-old Marci Guerrero
is one of the best teen hackers
in Seattle. However, she’d give
up all her talents to know she
isn’t crazy. Marci feels possessed
by shadowy spectres that take
control of her mind.
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While spying on the clandestine
group known as IgNiTe, their
presence stirs the spectres inside
her brain into a maddening
frenzy. Her symptoms and
ability to control them don’t go
unnoticed by IgNiTe’s leader
James, who soon recruits her. As
IgNiTe reveals its secrets, Marci
starts to wish she was crazy,
because this truth is far worse . . .
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novels selected
out of over 5,000
submissions.
GREY
CHRISTI J. WHITNEY
Sebastian Grey always thought
he was a fairly normal teenager –
good friends, decent grades, and
a pretty sweet job in his foster
brother’s tattoo shop.
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But when strangers arrive in
town, Sebastian soon realises
that his world is nothing at
all what it seemed. Secretive
gypsies surround him, shadowy
figures stalk him and the girl he’s
been dreaming about turns up
at school.
Now Sebastian must protect this
girl at all costs, even if it means
he will never be normal again.
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available in E-book
and followed by a
POD Paperback
edition later in the
year.
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THE
VAGRANT
PETER NEWMAN
The Vagrant is his name. He
has no other.
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Years have passed since
humanity’s
destruction
emerged from the Breach.
As each day passes the
world tumbles further into
depravity, bent and twisted
by the new order, corrupted
by the Usurper, and his
infernal horde.
he walks friendless and
alone across a desolate,
war-torn landscape. His
only purpose is to reach the
Shining City, last bastion of
the human race, and deliver
the only weapon that may
make a difference in the
ongoing war.
What little hope remains is
dying, the Shining City is far
away and the world is a very
dangerous place.
Peter Newman is Voyager’s 2015 epic fantasy debut.
Peter Newman is part owner of the award-nominated Tea and
Jeopardy podcast.
Known only as ‘The Vagrant’,
UNEXPECTED
RAIN
JASON LAPIER
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In a domed city on a planet
orbiting Barnard’s Star, a
recently hired maintenance
man named Kane has
just committed murder.
Minutes later, the airlocks
on
the
neighbourhood
block are opened and the
murderer is asphyxiated
along
with
thirty-one
innocent residents.
time, is accused of mass
homicide and faced with
a mound of impossible
evidence against him.
His only ally is Runstom, the
rogue police officer charged
with transporting him to a
secure off-world facility. The
pair must risk everything to
prove Jax didn’t commit the
atrocity and uncover the
truth before they both wind
up dead.
Another of the 15 novels selected out of over 5,000 submissions.
Jax,
the
lowly
dome
operator on duty at the
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ON A WING AND A PRAYER
RUBY JACKSON
Churchill’s Angels is a series
of wartime sagas that tells the
stories of four ordinary girls,
each playing an active part in
the war belonging to one of the
services (WAAF, land girl, ENSA,
munitions factory worker).
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how their lives will be forever
changed by WWII.
On a Wing and a Prayer is the
fourth in the series.
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LOVE ME TENDER
ANNE BENNETT
A gritty and realistic tale of
love and tragedy during The
Birmingham Blitz.
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Kathy O’Malley’s life has never
been easy but as war breaks out
and most local men, including her
husband, enlist it has just got a
lot tougher. Years of toiling in the
local ammunitions factory, caring
for her children and her husband
missing, presumed dead Kathy has
become vulnerable to the charms
of a handsome American GI.
The decision she faces will mark
a huge change in her life and
have consequences, not just for
herself, but for the lives of all
those she loves too.
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POPPY’S DILEMMA
NANCY CARSON
Poppy Silk is the daughter of
a railroad worker, the world
around her is violent, immoral
and poverty stricken but Poppy
wants to escape from this world,
and in doing so hopes to find true
love.
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Robert Crawford, a handsome
engineer, is like no one she’s
ever met. As he teaches her to
read, feelings blossom. But life
is not kind to Poppy. Robert is
promised to another and Poppy
can’t afford the luxury of hope.
At a heartbreaking cross-roads,
she must decide…is true love
worth risking everything for?
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CURTAIN UP:
AGATHA CHRISTIE A LIFE IN THE THEATRE
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JULIUS GREEN
From the producer of the
Agatha Christie stage and
radio
plays
comes
the
first book to examine the
world’s bestselling mystery
writer’s work as a playwright,
published to commemorate
her 125th birthday.
Agatha Christie has long
been revered around the
world for her mysteries and
the indelible characters she
created: Miss Jane Marple and
Hercule Poirot. In addition
to her contributions as a
novelist, this gifted writer was
also an acclaimed playwright.
Offering a unique, in-depth
look at her work for the stage,
Curtain Up analyses her plays
and features excerpts from
unpublished scripts, photos,
letters and theatre programs.
Meticulously researched, with
groundbreaking discoveries including a detailed discussion
of her only play to premiere in
America - Curtain Up sheds
new light on Christie’s artistry
and adds a fascinating layer to
her remarkable story.
Julius Green has numerous plays and musicals to his credit, both
as an independent producer and as producer for Bill Kenwright
Limited.
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THE ART OF AGATHA CHRISTIE AND BEYOND
TOM ADAMS & JOHN CURRAN
This will be the definitive collection of the
artist Tom Adams and his famous cover
artwork from a career spanning more than 50
years.
In addition to more than 100 Agatha Christie
paintings, for which Adams is best known,
Uncovered features art from a variety of
Tom’s work and his prolific paintings and
designs from films such as Flash Gordon and
his collaboration with Stanley Kubrick, much
of which will be a revelation to his many fans.
expert on Golden Age detective fiction, Adams
and Curran provide illuminating commentary
and context to the iconic artwork.
With over 150 full-colour images, each piece
has been restored to its full glory and is a
must for any collector of art or fan of Christie
and Adams.
Co-written with Dr John Curran, renowned
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JOHN CURRAN & AGATHA CHRISTIE
Introduced by David Suchet,
this revised edition comprises
elements from previous titles
Agatha Christie’s Murder
in the Making and Agatha
Christie’s Secret Notebooks.
It has been fully updated,
with new content about
some of the books not
covered in the previous two
volumes.
research
into
Agatha
Christie’s handwriting.
Eagerly awaited by all Christie fans and a perfect refreshed edition
for those who bought the previous two titles.
It will also include new
material regarding recent
THE GOLDEN AGE
OF MURDER
MARTIN EDWARDS
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This is the first book about the Detection
Club, the world’s most famous and most
mysterious social network of crime writers. It
reveals the astonishing story of how members
such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy L.
Sayers reinvented detective fiction, writing
books casting new light on unsolved murders
and threw down challenges to Scotland Yard.
Detective stories from the so-called ‘Golden
Age’ between the wars are often dismissed
as cosily conventional. Nothing could be
further from the truth: some explore forensic
pathology and shocking serial murders, others
delve into police brutality and miscarriages of
justice. Their authors wrote books agonising
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over guilt and innocence, good and evil, and
explored whether killing a fellow human being
was ever justified. Though the stories included
no graphic sex scenes, sexual passions of all
kinds seethed just beneath the surface.
Attracting feminists, gay and lesbian writers,
Socialists and Marxist sympathisers, the
Detection Club authors were young, ambitious
and at the cutting edge of popular culture.
The Golden Age of Murder rewrites the
story of crime fiction with unique authority,
transforming our understanding of detective
stories and the brilliant but tormented men
and women who wrote them.
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WE BRITISH:
AN EPIC IN POETRY
ANDREW MARR
We British is a history of
Britain told through its poetry,
publishing to coincide with
World Poetry Day. Combining
some of the greatest of
British
poetry,
including
poems far too little-known,
with explanations and brief
historical essays, We British
amounts to a surprising,
uplifting journey towards a
new way of thinking about
who the British were and
who they are now.
Andrew Marr tells the story
of Britain from inside, looking
at how Britons over many
centuries have left traces
of what it was like to be
them. Poetry allows people
from distant times to talk
directly to us: a mediaeval
ploughman, a Tudor drunk or
a jilted Georgian woman can
look us in the eyes and we
can understand what their
lives would have been.
Radio 4 is giving over the whole day to Andrew’s poetry project, with
poets and celebrities reading selections throughout the day.
Andrew Marr has a proven track record as a best-selling non-fiction
author. His lifetime TCM is 879,000.
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FAREWELL KABUL:
FROM AFGHANISTAN TO A
MORE DANGEROUS WORLD
CHRISTINA LAMB
From the award-winning co-author of I Am
Malala, this book asks just how the might of
NATO, with 48 countries and 140,000 troops on
the ground, failed to defeat a group of religious
students and farmers? How did it go so wrong?
With unparalleled access to all key decisionmakers in Afghanistan, Pakistan, London and
Washington, from heads of state and generals
as well as soldiers on the ground, Farewell Kabul
tells how this happened.
Twenty-seven years ago, Christina Lamb left
Britain to become a journalist in Pakistan. She
crossed the Hindu Kush into Afghanistan with
mujaheddin fighting the Russians and fell
unequivocally in love with this fierce country of
pomegranates and war, a relationship which has
dominated her adult life.
In Afghanistan, Lamb has travelled far beyond
Helmand – from the caves of Tora Bora to the
mountainous bad lands of Kunar; from Herat,
city of poets and minarets in the west, to the
very poorest province of Samangan. She went
to Guantánamo, met Taliban in Quetta, visited
jihadi camps in Pakistan and saw bin Laden’s
house just after he was killed. She also met
women who had been made role models by
the West and had then been shot, raped or
forced to flee the country. This deeply personal
book not only shows the human cost of
political failure but explains how short-sighted
encouragement of jihadis to fight the Russians,
followed by prosecution of ill-thought-out
wars, has resulted in the spread of terrorism
throughout the Islamic world.
Since 2001, Lamb has watched with incredulity
as the West fought a war with its hands
tied, committed too little too late, failed to
understand local dynamics and turned a blind
eye as their Taliban enemy was helped by their
ally Pakistan.
Farewell Kabul tells how success was turned into
defeat in the longest war fought by the United
States in its history and by Britain since the
Hundred Years’ War. It has been a fiasco which
has left Afghanistan still one of the poorest
nations in the world, the Taliban undefeated
and nuclear-armed Pakistan perhaps the most
dangerous place on earth.
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The multi award-winning Christina was named Foreign Correspondent of the
year in the 2007 British Press Awards. She is amongst the very best in her field.
‘I Am Malala’ has sold over 100K copies. ‘The Sewing Circles of Herat’ has sold
over 24K copies and ‘Africa House’ has sold over 15K in hardback and 70K in
paperback in the UK alone. ‘Small Wars Permitting’ sold over 14K copies.
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TRIGGER
WARNING
MICK HUME
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Everybody
insists
they
support it, but scratch the
surface and it becomes
clear that many support
not so much free speech
as
‘speech
on
parole’.
Lobbies demanding tighter
regulation for the press try to
differentiate between what
they deem the serious press
and the tabloids. Twitter
has become the scene of
‘twitch hunts’, where online
mobs hunt down those who
step outside the accepted
conventions of online opinion.
These all become ways to
insist that there is too much
freedom of expression in
our society. Against the
background of the historic
fight for free speech, this
book identifies the unique
challenges facing freedom
of expression today and
spells out how freedom
of expression, despite the
problems it entails, is the
most important liberty of all.
Mick Hume is a journalist, author and editor-at-large of Spiked.
He had a weekly column in The Times for 10 years, described as
“Britain’s only libertarian Marxist newspaper columnist”. He has
recently written in defence of freedom of speech and a free press in
The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent and The Sun.
CATULLUS’
BEDSPREAD
DAISY DUNN
Catullus was famed for his
lyrical and subversive voice.
His poetry tells the story of
a life beset with love, loss
and the political conflict that
characterised the end of
the Roman Republic. Daisy
Dunn’s immediate narrative
rediscovers the life and poetry
of Gaius Valerius Catullus,
Rome’s first ‘modern’ poet,
a dandy who fell in love with
another man’s wife and made
it known to the world through
his timeless verse.
Catullus’ Bedspread follows
the young poet’s affair with
Clodia, while the whole of
Italy was quaking as Caesar,
Pompey and Crassus forged a
doomed allegiance for power.
In
these
circumstances,
Catullus
composed
his
greatest work of all, a poem
about the decoration on a
bedspread, which forms the
heart of this biography.
Dr Daisy Dunn is a British writer, based in London. She read Classics
at Oxford, followed by an MA in Art History at the Courtauld and a
PhD in Classics. She also writes for The Daily Telegraph, Spectator,
Standpoint, Evening Standard, History Today and Apollo. She
frequently delivers lectures and public talks around London.
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MUNNU:
A BOY
FROM KASHMIR
MALIK SAJAD
In this stunning graphic novel, closely based
on his own childhood and experiences, young
talent Malik Sajad tells the moving, yet funny
story of a young boy’s childhood in the
conflicted land of Kashmir.
Seven-year-old Munnu is growing up in
Indian-administered Kashmir. Life revolves
around his family: Mama, Papa, sister Shahnaz,
brothers Adil and Akhtar and, his favourite,
older brother Bilal - as well as Munnu’s two
favourite things: sugar and drawing.
But Munnu’s is a childhood experienced
against the backdrop of conflict. Bilal’s
classmates are crossing over into the
Pakistan-administered portion of Kashmir to
be trained to resist the ‘occupation’; Papa
and Bilal are regularly taken by the military
to identification parades, where informers will
point out ‘terrorists’; Munnu’s school is closed;
close neighbours are killed and the homes of
Kashmiri Hindu families lie abandoned, as
once close, mixed communities have ruptured
under the pressure of Kashmir’s divisions.
Malik Sajad’s black-and-white and beautifully
intricate drawing style, as well as deeply
personal narrative, are reminiscent of Marjane
Satrapi’s Persepolis, which was translated
into 20 languages and sold 1.5 million copies.
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Born in 1987, Malik Sajad is part of a generation of young Kashmiri artists
who aim to revive the incredibly rich cultural and artistic heritage of their
homeland, blighted by its long-standing conflict with neighbouring countries.
Malik started working as a political cartoonist for Great Kashmir Newspaper
in Srinagar when he was 14 years old. He studied at the Institute of Music
and Fine Arts, Rajbagh and, awarded an Inlaks scholarship, he went on to
obtain a Master’s Degree in Image and Communication from Goldsmiths
College, London. His cartoons have appeared online in various national and
international publications, such as Al Jazeera English. His works have been
shown in exhibitions in Tokyo, New York, London and Mumbai.
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A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
IN 100 BUILDINGS
DAN CRUICKSHANK
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In his unique and vigorous
narrative voice, architectural
historian Dan Cruickshank
explores 100 of man’s most
impressive creations, and
gives us a glimpse of the
people who created them.
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Travelling from Syria to
France through Asia, Sudan
and Southern Spain, this
beautifully illustrated title
introduces a variety of
exemplary,extraordinary
buildings: bastions of defence
and aggression; homes for
the gods and the dead;
temples of commerce and the
arts; palaces to express taste,
power and wealth, as well as
shrines of science, of learning,
knowledge and politics.
Structured
thematically
rather than chronologically,
this book shows architecture
ultimately is a window
on the history of politics,
economy, religion, of science,
ecology, art and culture.
Writer and architectural historian Dan Cruickshank has made
numerous history and culture programmes for the BBC. An
Honorary Fellow of the RIBA, he was an editor on the Architects’
Journal and The Architectural Review, and visiting Professor of
Architecture at the University of Sheffield.
A HISTORY OF WAR
IN 100 BATTLES
RICHARD OVERY
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With this thematic selection
of 100 of the world’s most
momentous battles spanning
over 3,000 years of history,
from the Fall of Troy in 1200
BC to the Fall of Baghdad
in 2003, Professor Richard
Overy
provides
a
rich
picture of how combat has
changed through the ages,
and highlights what has
remained.
Military history specialist Professor Richard Overy was educated
at Caius College, Cambridge. He taught at Cambridge, then King’s
College, London where he was made professor of Modern History in
1994. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (1977), Fellow of
the British Academy (2000) and Fellow of King’s College (2003). In
2001 he was awarded the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize of the Society
for Military History for his contribution to the history of warfare.
In September 2004 he took up appointment as Professor of History
at the University of Exeter. He has published over twenty books on
the genre, and is the editor of the bestselling The Times Complete
History of the World.
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A HISTORY OF SCIENCE
IN 100 EXPERIMENTS
JOHN GRIBBIN & MARY GRIBBIN
Science is nothing without
experiments, and in this
book John Gribbin collects
100 of the most influential
experiments in history, which
have changed our view of
the world.
The experiments in this book
mark the historical growth of
science, from Archimedes’
famous ‘Eureka!’ moment,
to the discoveries about the
nature of human beings and
our universies made by the
scientists working on the
Human Genome Project and
the Large Hadron Collider.
The reader will discover how
science often proceeds not by
revolutions but incrementally,
building on what has gone
before and how experiments
can come in clusters, with
several in a similar area of
science in a short span of
time,
each
breakthrough
leading to new ideas and new
experiments.
Dr. John Gribbin trained as an astrophysicist at the University of
Cambridge before becoming a full-time science writer. Gribbin has
received awards for his writing in both Britain and the US and he
is a visiting Fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex.
WATERLOO:
THE HISTORY OF FOUR DAYS, THREE ARMIES
AND THREE BATTLES
BERNARD CORNWELL
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(ITALIAN), ROWOHLT (GERMAN)
Bestselling author Bernard Cornwell is
celebrated for his ability to bring history to
life. Here, in his first work of non-fiction, he
has written the true story of the epic battle
of Waterloo – a momentous turning point in
European history – a tale of one campaign,
four days and three armies.
He focuses on what it was like to be fighting
in that long battle, whether officer or private,
whether British, Prussian or French. The
combination of his vivid, gripping style and
detailed historical research make this the
number one book for the upcoming 200th
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anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
It is a magnificent story. There was heroism
on both sides - tragedy too and much misery.
It was given extra piquancy because all
of Europe reckoned that the two greatest
soldiers of the age were Napoleon and
Wellington, yet the two had never faced each
other in battle. Both were acutely aware of
that, and aware that history would judge
them by the result. In the end it was a victory
for Wellington, but when he saw the casualty
lists he wept openly. ‘I pray to God,’ he said, ‘I
have fought my last battle.’
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THE TIMES COMPLETE HISTORY
OF THE WORLD – 9TH EDITION
EDITED BY RICHARD OVERY
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STARMAP (CHINESE SIMPLIFIED), YEKYONG PUBLISHING
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The
Times
Complete
History
of
the
World
is the ultimate work of
historical reference,
an
unrivalled and breathtaking
accomplishment:
from
cavemen to the Cold War,
Alexander the Great to global
warming,
from
warfare
through the ages to the great
voyages of exploration, it has
all the answers.
The
most
comprehensive,
authoritative and accessible
work on world history
available today, it has sold
over 2.25 million copies and
has been translated into
18 other languages since
its first publication in 1978.
With over 600 full-colour
maps and charts on a wide
range of historical subjects
and representing the work
of a team of professional
historians,
this
edition
features a new introduction
and fully updated text,
including new material on the
US, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan;
Israel and the EU; terrorism;
global environmental issues;
global economy, and the
rise of China as an economic
superpower
and
rising
military power.
THE TIMES HISTORY OF
THE WORLD IN MAPS
TIMES BOOKS
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Cartography has been an integral part of
human history for possibly up to 8,000 years,
and it is a skill that pre-dates virtually all other
forms of written communication.
Most key historical events or historic
milestones have been recorded through
the medium of cartography: from cave
paintings to ancient maps of Babylon,
Greece and Asia, through the Age of
Exploration, and on into the 21st century.
Most societies have created and used maps
as essential tools, not only to define, explain,
navigate their way through the world, but
also to assert land ownership, a new political
order, or trick enemies.
With its wide-ranging, international selection
of 65 maps, this stunning coffee-table book
constitutes a perfect introduction to the
history and evolution of the art of mapmaking, its varied purposes and how it has
shaped man’s perception and understanding
of the world.
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THE TIMES BOOKS
GREAT ESCAPES
BARBARA BOND
In 1940, a few months after its creation, the
British military intelligence unit known as MI9
started issuing silk maps for use by British
aircrews shot down over enemy occupied
territory in Europe. These maps were also
smuggled into POW camps in Germany along
with other escape aids. They could be used
without a rustle or crackling; they wouldn’t
tear or dissolve in water, and they were light
enough for the user to hide in-to a boot or
cigarette packet at a moment’s notice, or to
be sewn inside uniforms.
escape and evasion mapping program,
Barbara Bond provides an insight into
this often overlooked contribution to the
development of a coded correspondence
with POWs, and more generally, to the
war effort. Brimming with anecdotes and
previously unpublished stories, this richly
illustrated book describes the various types
of maps created under this program, together
with the source maps on which they were
based, and reveals the program’s progression
and setbacks.
In this definitive history of MI9’s emergency
MAPPING THE SECOND
WORLD WAR
PETER CHASSEAUD
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Published in association with
the Imperial War Museum
and including mapping from
their
extensive
archives,
this coffee-table book will
delight military history and
cartography amateurs.
Through
a
wide-ranging
collection
of
over
150
historic maps, it offers a
unique perspective into the
unfolding of the WWII. From
small-scale maps showing
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country
boundaries
and
occupied territories, to largescale maps covering the
battles and offensives on all
fronts of the war.
Peter Chasseaud analyses
key military events, such
as: the German invasion of
Low Countries & France,
Pearl Harbour, the Midway,
Alamein, Stalingrad battles,
Neptune & Overlord and
D-Day, as well as espionage,
resistance
and
special
operations.
Peter Chasseaud is a military historian with unrivalled expertise in
the field of military maps. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical
Society, the founder of the Historical Military Mapping Group of the
British Cartographic Society, a member of the Defence Surveyors
Association and the author of Mapping the First World War.
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ABANDONED PLACES:
60 STORIES OF PLACES WHERE TIME STOPPED
RICHARD HAPPER
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In a world where population
increase
has
led
to
overcrowded
cities,
it’s
always with a sense of
awe we hear of buildings,
entire cities or even islands
that were once populated
and now sit unoccupied.
Abandoned by men, who
fled natural disasters, war or
who simply left for economic
reasons, these places often
seem frozen in time, their
picturesque ruins a nostalgic
reminder of their past glory.
In this weird and wonderful
book,
Richard
Happer
compiles and comments on
60 places from throughout
the world where time has
stopped, from Six Flags
Jazzland or Shi Cheng in
China, through to Chernobyl,
Poveglia and St Kilda. With
its stunning photography,
this book is a must-have for
those who cannot resist the
stark, uncanny beauty of
architectural relics.
Author of fourteen non-fiction books on historical and
geographical subjects and contributor to several atlases and other
reference works. Recent titles include D-Day, Extreme Survivors
and Britain from Above.
THE TIMES GREAT RAILWAY
JOURNEYS OF THE WORLD
JULIAN HOLLAND
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Discover
the
fascinating
history of 50 of the world’s
most scenic railways in this
beautifully illustrated book.
Leading
railway
expert
Julian Holland takes you on
a journey around the world,
from the American Rockies
to the Australian outback,
covering 35 countries.
Train tourism has seen a
surge of interest over the
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past few years, and it was one
of the hottest travel trends in
2014. Train travel aficionados
will enjoy rediscovering the
geography and history of
some of the most iconic lines,
and learning about less wellknown ones. Each route is
shown in detail in prestigious
Times maps.
Train-enthusiast Julian Holland is the author of a dozen books on
trains, including HC’s bestselling railway books Exploring Britain’s
Lost Railways and Mapping the Railways.
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MICROADVENTURES:
LOCAL DISCOVERIES, GREAT ESCAPES
ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS
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Discover popular adventurer
Alastair Humphreys’ exciting,
award-winning
concept:
‘microadventures’.
These
short, adventurous journeys
close to home are cheap,
can be condensed into a
weekend away or a midweek
escape, and are easy to
organise on your own or with
friends – yet they can be just
as rewarding as a trip in the
remotest parts of the planet.
This practical guide compiles
38 inspirational examples
of the author’s
own
microadventures, illustrated
with stunning photographs,
and advice on how to
undertake
your
own
microadventure,
with
a
wealth of preparation and
safety tips: how to choose
the best sleeping spot, cook
in the wild, navigate your
way and pack the essential
kit you’ll need. Get ready to
go!
Alastair is an adventurer, blogger, author, motivational speaker, film
maker and photographer. He has been on expeditions all around the
world, travelling through over 80 countries by bicycle, boat and on
foot. He was named as one of National Geographic’s Adventurers of
the year for 2012. Alastair has written seven books.
GRAND ADVENTURES:
HOW TO HAVE A REAL ADVENTURE FOR £1000
ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS
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Ever desperately wanted to
go off on an adventure, but
been put off because you
thought it cost too much?
In this fantastic follow-up to
Microadventures,
Alastair
Humphreys looks at how a
budget of £1,000 or less is
enough to get you anywhere
in the world and have an
adventure when you get
there – unless you decide to
turn the journey itself into
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an adventure, by simply
swimming, running, walking or
cycling there in the first place.
Based on his vast experience of
doing something for nothing,
plus numerous interviews with
other adventurers who have
done more for less, this is an
essential guide for aspiring
adventurers.
‘With the possible exception of Sir David Attenborough, that was the
best lecture, and the longest applause that I have heard in the past
15 years.’ President of the Royal Geographical Society, on one of
Alastair’s lectures.
‘Enormous determination, lateral thinking, and a love for life and
adventure’ Sir Ranulph Fiennes
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GRAND PRIX CIRCUITS:
MAPS & STATISTICS FROM EVERY FORMULA ONE TRACK
MAURICE HAMILTON
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Written
by
awardwinning journalist and F1
commentator
Maurice
Hamilton, this book is the
ultimate reference for those
who want to relive the most
intense moments in the
history of Formula 1.
From circuit maps to key stats
and the most outstanding
records, you will find all you
need to know about the
world’s most famous motor
racing challenge.
Its original approach and
unique
design,
featuring
historic photography and
70 specially commissioned
maps charting the course of
every Formula One Grand
Prix circuit - whether defunct
or current - will delight all
Formula 1 fans.
Full-time Formula One journalist since 1977, Maurice has attended
over 500 Grand Prix as a working journalist. Previously an awardwinning writer for leading British newspapers, including The
Observer, The Guardian and The Independent; Grand Prix editor for
Racer magazine; editor of the Autocourse Grand Prix annual; and
Commentator for BBC Radio 5 Live at grand prix events, Hamilton
is also the author of more than twenty books.
NO MORE WORLDS
TO CONQUER
CHRIS WRIGHT
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What do you do with the
rest of your life, after you’ve
achieved brilliance at an early
age? This is the question
posed
by
celebrated
journalist Chris Wright to
some of the most renowned
adventurers,
athletes,
astronauts, record breakers,
world leaders and prisoners
of war of the 20th century.
What happens next if you are
an athlete or gymnast and
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your career peaks at 14, like
Nadia Comaneci, who scored
the first perfect 10 in Olympic
competition – and the 2nd,
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th.
What is the next challenge
for the likes of adventurer
Reinhold Messner, when you
have climbed all the really tall
mountains?
Chris Wright is a journalist and author, and has worked for
publications such as Euromoney, Asiamoney, The Australian
Financial Review, the Financial Times and Forbes.com. He is one of
the principal correspondents for Discovery Channel Magazine and
a frequent contributor to The Australian Way. He has won several
journalism awards around the world, has visited over 80 countries
and reported from over 50.
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THE MYSTERIOUS WORLD
OF THE HUMAN GENOME
FRANK RYAN
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How could a relatively simple chemical code
give rise to the complexity of a human being?
How could our human genome have evolved?
And how does it actually work?
Your genome defines you at the most
profound level. That same genome is present
in every one of the approximately 100,000
billion cells that make you who you are as
an individual member of the human species.
An important ingredient of the genome, and
its essential nature, is memory – the memory
of the entirety of every individual human’s
genetic inheritance.
But how, exactly, does it perform this
remarkable feat of memory? We know that
this wonder chemical we call DNA works like
a code. But how could any code recall the
complex instructions that go into the making
of cells and tissues and organs, and once made,
allow them to function as a co-ordinated whole
that comprises the human being?
In this groundbreaking new book, Frank Ryan
leads us into a series of remarkable revelations
about our human history, into the very distant
past of our ancestor’s lives and their prehistoric
exploration of our beautiful planet.
KNOWLEDGE
IS BEAUTIFUL
DAVID MCCANDLESS
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PUBLISHING (THAI)
In
this
mind-blowing
follow-up to the bestselling
Information
is
Beautiful,
king of infographics David
McCandless uses spectacular
visuals to reveal unexpected
insights into how the world
really works.
Taking infographics to the
next level, Knowledge is
Beautiful is an endlessly
fascinating
spin
through
the world of visualised data,
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which offers a deeper, more
wide-ranging look at the
world and its history. Covering
everything from dog breeds
and movie plots to the origins
of life and a timeline of the
far future, this stunning book
is guaranteed to enrich your
understanding of the world.
David is the big name in the field and has a prolific media profile.
He has been on Newsnight, has spoken at a TED conference and
is regularly featured in The Guardian. He runs the high-profile
Information is Beautiful awards and has exhibited at MOMA in
NYC, the Wellcome Trust, and at Tate Britain.
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HUMAN
UNIVERSE
BRIAN COX
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(CHINESE SIMPLE), SOGEN-SHA (JAPANESE), BOOK 21
(KOREAN)
In this TV tie-in with his third
major prime time Autumn
2014 BBC 2 series, Professor
Cox
offers
an
original
perspective on human life.
brain arise and why did we
become consciousness? Will
our search for alien life be
successful or are we all alone?
And what is our future?
Humans
are
curious
creatures. Of all the species
on Earth, we alone ask
questions. Brian Cox tackles
the greatest questions we’ve
ever asked. Where are we in
the universe? Why are we
here? How did the human
In search of answers, Brian
ventures
into
incredible
places across the globe
and,
drawing
on
the
latest
scientific
theories,
explores these questions.
Combining beautiful location
photography,
imaginative
charts and graphs, as well as
his own magical storytelling,
Brian takes us on a definitive
exploration of our past,
‘Cox’s romantic, lyrical approach to astrophysics all adds up to
an experience that feels less like homework and more like having
a story told to you. A really good story, too.’ Guardian
LABRADOR:
THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF
THE WORLD’S FAVOURITE DOG
BEN FOGLE
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A must-have for all Labrador
owners, this is the first social
history of the relationship
between man and one of the
most trusted and beloved
dogs on the planet.
Exploring their origin, early
characteristics
and
the
various roles men have
assigned them over the
centuries,
Labrador-lover
Ben Fogle writes engagingly
and passionately on the
evolution of interactions
between
mankind
and
Labradors through the ages.
From
their
origins
as
fishermen’s
companions
in Newfoundland, through
to their place as beloved
companions,
Labradors’
unique intelligence, loyalty
and easy-going temperament
have also made them man’s
favourite breed as hunting
dogs, police dogs, search and
rescue guides and therapy
dogs.
Ben Fogle is a 41 year-old author, broadcaster, traveller and
adventurer. He has presented numerous hit programmes on the
BBC, ITV and Channel 5, works as a special correspondent for
NBC News in the US, writes regularly for the Sunday Telegraph
and has written six Sunday Times bestseller books.
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LIFE-SIZE
BIRDS
PAUL STERRY
With a focus on birds of
Western
and
Northern
Europe, this unique guide
features
actual
life-size
photographs of 300 species
commonly found in these
regions, selected from the
author’s own award-winning
collection.
Since size is key to identifying
bird species correctly, this
book is sure to become the
perfect family reference,
Collins field guide
BIRDS
OF THE WORLD
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for children and adult birdwatchers alike.
Paul Sterry has written and illustrated more than fifty books,
including the bestselling Collins Complete Guide to British Wildlife
(which has sold over half a million copies) and Collins Complete
Guide to British Birds. Trained as a zoologist, Paul has been
a wildlife photographer for over 30 years and owns the photo
library Nature Photographers. He has worked as a Research
Fellow at Sussex University studying freshwater ecology and
regularly undertakes research expeditions. He is a keen birder and
conservationist.
COLLINS FIELD GUIDE BIRDS OF THE WORLD
NORMAN ARLOTT & BER VAN PERLO
Ten thousand species of
bird can be found in the
world, ranging in size from
the ostrich down to the bee
hummingbird.
For the first time ever, every
major plumage of every
species is brought together
in one volume, to produce
the most comprehensive
reference to this amazing
range of species.
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With text covering their
geographic
distribution,
major identification features
and a brief guide to their
voice, it is also an essential
reference
watchers.
for
all
bird-
Norman Arlott is one of the world’s leading wildlife illustrators and
has spent most of his career specialising in the depiction of birds.
Working mostly in watercolour, his work has been widely exhibited
in the UK and USA. He has since contributed to over 100 books on
birds, including a number of Collins Field Guides, such as A Field
Guide to the Orchids of Britain and Europe (Collins, 1978) and A
Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa (Collins, 1980).
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POPE FRANCIS’ LITTLE
BOOK OF WISDOM
COMPILED BY ANDREA KIRK ASSAF
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A pope of the people, Pope
Francis’ teachings have been
praised and shared by the
faithful
and
nonreligious
alike.
Exploring themes such as
faith and prayer, love and
family, peace and poverty,
Pope Francis’ Little Book
of Wisdom offers bite-size
nuggets of inspiration and
wisdom from one of the most
popular popes of all time.
Andrea Kirk Assaf has had the rare privilege of covering three
pontificates in the span of a decade - the pontificates of John Paul II,
Benedict XVI and Francis. In 2002 she moved to Rome to write for
Inside the Vatican magazine and several other Catholic and secular
news outlets, covering World Youth Day in Toronto, the funeral
of John Paul II, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and now the
popularity of the first successor of St. Peter from the New World, Pope
Francis. Along with her editor-journalist-translator husband Tony
Assaf and their three children, Andrea divides her days between the
Eternal City of Rome and a rural homestead in Remus, Michigan.
THE LITTLE BOOK
OF C.S. LEWIS
C. S. LEWIS
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Novelist, poet, critic, scholar,
Christian and best-selling
author of the Narnia children’s
series, C. S. Lewis works have
become timeless classics for
adults and children around
the globe.
Now, with The Little Book of
C. S. Lewis, learn more about
this great man, on subjects as
wide ranging as love and faith
to inspiration and education.
This beautiful book is a unique
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collection of themed quotes
to guide readers through life’s
journey in bite-size nuggets
of inspiration and wisdom,
from one of the best-loved
authors of all time.
Themes include: Dreams and
Inspiration, Love, Friendship,
Faith, Change, Life and Death,
Courage, Power, Art and
Literature and Education.
Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) was one of the intellectual giants of the
twentieth century and arguably one of the most influential writers of his
day. Lewis wrote more than thirty books, including Mere Christianity,
Out of the Silent Planet, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters and
the universally acknowledged classics in The Chronicles of Narnia, which
have sold over 100 million copies.
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THE SHED THAT
FED A MILLION
CHILDREN
MAGNUS MACFARLANE-BARROW
Writing with enthusiasm, humility and
bottomless optimism, Magnus MacFarlaneBarrow, the founder and director of Mary’s
Meals recounts the beginnings of the charity,
and how it has grown into an organisation
that feeds hundreds of thousands of
schoolchildren in countries around the world.
MacFarlane-Barrow and his brother were
raised in a devout Catholic family in Scotland.
In 1992, a news bulletin reporting the atrocities
of the Balkan conflict shocked them into
action: they decided to take a week off work
to drive a truck filled with emergency supplies
of food, clothing and medicine to war-torn
Bosnia. But, much to their surprise, on their
return to Scotland, donations continued to
pour in.
Magnus decided to leave his job, sell his house
and direct all his efforts to feeding thousands
of the world’s poorest children. The charity,
renamed Mary’s Meals in 2012, is now funding
community-run school feeding projects in
places where poverty and hunger prevents
children from going to school.
Brimming with personal anecdotes, and
introducing those who shaped Magnus’s
vision and helped him along the way, this
humble, heart-warming yet powerful story
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has never been more relevant in our society
of plenty and privilege.
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Before setting up Mary’s Meals, Magnus was a salmon farmer in rural Argyll.
He is the recipient of numerous awards; he has been named one of CNN’s
‘Top Ten Heroes’, Scotland Entrepreneur of the Year and was most recently
awarded an OBE in the 2011 New Years Honours list. He has been invited to
a private audience with Pope Francis and lunch at Buckingham Palace with
the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.
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A MODERN
WAY TO COOK
ANNA JONES
From the author of the brilliantly successful
A Modern Way to Eat, a new collection of
delicious, healthy, inspiring vegetarian recipes
– that are so quick to make they’re achievable
on any night of the week. Many of us wish we
could eat healthier food on a regular basis but
when we’re home late, tired after work and
don’t have time to buy lots of ingredients, it
can just seem too complicated.
In this practical and inspiring collection of
recipes, Anna Jones makes clean, nourishing,
vegetable-centred food realistic on any night
of the week. Chapters are broken down
by time: recipes that take under 20 and 30
minutes, recipes that are quick to prepare and
can be left to slow cook, or planned ahead
such as breakfasts and dishes that can be reused throughout the week.
Anna, who trained with Jamie Oliver at Fifteen
and worked for him as a recipe developer
and food stylist, is one of our best young
food writers and the new voice of vegetarian
cookery. She has worked with some of the
best-known food brands and cookery writers,
including Yotam Ottolenghi, Sophie Dahl,
innocent, Mary Berry, Antonio Carluccio and
The Fabulous Baker Brothers.
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It will appeal to fans of healthy eating and
vegetarian cook-books such as the Hemsley
sisters’, The Art of Eating Well, Honestly
Healthy,
Hugh
Fearnley-Whittingstall’s
Veg Everyday, Diana Henry’s A Change of
Appetite, or Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty.
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Praise for A Modern Way to Eat:
‘A simply brilliant book – modern, clever, beautiful and full of delicious
recipes. Go Anna!’ Jamie Oliver
‘A Modern Way to Eat is a gorgeous revelation of a book. Vegetarian food
that feels exciting and vibrant, by an author who writes and cooks with
authenticity and passion. I will be buying it for everyone.’ Sophie Dahl
‘Anna Jones has discovered exactly how, with imagination and good taste,
to create exciting and delicious vegetarian recipes that fit the modern
requirement of nourishment – not forgetting the economical side either. Well
done Anna.’ Antonio Carluccio
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A YEAR OF
GOOD EATING
NIGEL SLATER
With a nod to the now cult Kitchen Diaries,
Nigel’s stunning new book, A Year of Good
Eating, focuses on naturally healthy, fresh
recipes - month by month. Nigel Slater’s last
book, Eat, has sold nearly 250,000 copies
(TCM), Kitchen Diaries I over 300,000, Kitchen
Diaries II 200,000 and Tender 250,000.
‘Nothing was ever going to come close to Nigel
Slater’s Eat. An instant classic’
Cookbook of the Year, The Times
This year’s smallest yet fullest cookbook is from
Nigel Slater … Eat reminds us that he remains
the UK cookery writer who breaks new ground
as regularly as a mole.’
Rose Prince, Daily Telegraph
‘Eat is the most beautiful yet … You could cook
from this book for years, needing no other, and
the dishes are so delicious you might not even
want another’ Elfreda Pownell, Spectator
‘This isn’t a book about practicality, or a new
concept, or seasonal eating, even though it
embraces all these things. As with his wonderful
Kitchen Diaries, this book is about what we
love to eat (...). Buy this if not as a present for
yourself, at least for your kitchen’
Harper’s Bazaar
‘It’s a pleasingly chunky book that’s full of simple
delicious ideas to inspire us to cook something
good when time is short’ Sainsbury’s Magazine
**** Time Out
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‘There’s nobody better than Nigel Slater at
making cooking seem a relaxed, modest and
wholly enjoyable affair … This chunky, easygoing book continues that approach in 400plus pages which never run out of inspiration’
Daily Mail
‘It may look “little”, but this is a great thick chunk
of a book, beautifully produced, containing
more than 600 recipes’
Carolyn Hart, Telegraph
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Nigel Slater is the author of eight cookery books, a memoir and a collection of
essays. His writing has won the James Beard Award, the Glenfiddich Trophy,
the Andre Simon Memorial Prize and the British Biography of the Year.
His latest books are Kitchen Diaries II and Eat.
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LIFE IS SWEET:
100 MAGICAL RECIPES FOR HAPPY HOME BAKING
THE HUMMINGBIRD BAKERY
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(SWEDISH), NORWEGIAN (ASCHEHOUG), PEGASUS
(TURKISH)
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The brilliant new book from
Britain’s favourite bakery –
packed with recipes for extraspecial treats and surprises.
It includes everything from
those
American
classics
everyone loves - buttermilk
pancakes,
vanilla
and
chocolate cookies, peanut
butter ice-cream, toasted
marshmallow cupcakes to new recipes you’ll love
discovering, such as an
indulgent Lady Baltimore
cake, a sticky molasses pecan
crumb cake or a chocolate
cake with a twist.
This book also revisits some
Hummingbird Bakery classics,
such as Red Velvet Brownies
and Black Bottom Pancakes.
Tarek Malouf was born in London and studied at London and Los
Angeles universities, where he discovered American desserts. After
working for ABC News in the UK and enjoying American desserts on
trips to the USA, he decided to set up The Hummingbird Bakery on
Portobello Road. The Hummingbird Bakery has been at the forefront
of the American-style baking trend and remains a
best-loved brand.
COAST
TO COAST
RACHEL ALLEN
Follow bestselling author
and TV chef Rachel Allen
as she journeys along the
beautiful Atlantic coast of
Ireland, delivering over 100 of
the most sumptuous recipes
picked up from her culinary
odyssey along the way.
The west coast of Ireland is a
rugged place of wild natural
beauty, and the traditional
food of these coastal towns
and villages complements
this perfectly. From rustic
seafood and rich stews to
heart-warming sweets, this is
Irish food at its finest.
Rachel Allen was brought up in Dublin and left home at eighteen to
study at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School.
Rachel is the author of four best-selling cookery books, which
include Rachel’s Favourite Food at Home and Rachel’s Food for
Living. Her extremely popular television series for RTE and the BBC
have been broadcast internationally and she frequently appears on
BBC’s Saturday Kitchen. Her charming manner and effortless style
make her a delight to watch. Rachel is columnist and contributor
to a number of Irish publications, including the The Sunday Tribune
magazine, and is often featured in articles and interviews in the
media.
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EAT CLEAN:
WOK YOURSELF TO HEALTH
CHING-HE HUANG
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Renowned TV chef and
cookery
writer
Ching
transformed her health when
she began eating clean by
cutting out over-processed,
high-sugar
foods
and
embracing natural produce,
cooked simply.
Featuring
fresh,
vibrant
flavours that make you feel
bright, healthy and energised,
Ching’s new book Eat Clean
will help you create delicious
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meals that help to detoxify
and nourish your body.
With 100 nutritious recipes
fusing healthy eastern and
western
techniques
and
ingredients, Ching’s promise
is simple: with just a wok, a
knife and a chopping board,
you too can revolutionise
your diet and feel fantastic.
Known to her audience as ‘Ching’, Ching-He Huang is an
ambassador for Chinese cooking around the globe. Her culinary
ethos centres on fresh, ethically sourced ingredients, Chinese
heritage and modern flavours. Eat Clean marks a new direction in
Ching’s publishing, going back to basics with Chinese and Eastern
cuisine to create recipes that are healthy, easy and, of course,
delicious.
EATING WELL
MADE EASY
LORRAINE PASCALE
It is everyone’s dinner time
dilemma: how to cook up
quick, easy, tasty meals for
the kids, your friends, or just
yourself – that are healthy
and nutritious too?
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In this beautifully illustrated
new book, bestselling TV
chef Lorraine Pascale gives
you all her tips and tricks for
you to eat well all week long
without compromising on
taste.
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Her new recipes are cleverly
split across Weekday Wows,
Saturday Sensations and
Sunday Boasts, to help you
plan your meals ahead.
Lorraine trained at the leading Leiths School of Food and Wine
before completing spells in some of the most renowned kitchens in
the world, then started her own business, The Cupcake Bakehouse.
Wide public attention beckoned after Baking Made Easy, her
landmark BBC 2 TV series, introduced millions of viewers to her
easy, impressive recipes. The book of the series went on to be a
bestseller and was followed up by an even more popular book
and series: Home Cooking Made Easy, making Lorraine the most
successful debut cookery writer in Britain.
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SNAP! DUNK! CRUMBLE!
ADELE NOZEDAR
Snap! Dunk! Crumble! tells the
stories of the most popular and
amazing biscuits/cookies from
all over the globe and includes
recipes showing the eager reader
how to make them at home.
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and biscuits from dozens and
dozens of countries, as well as
almost 150 photographs – in
mouth-watering full colour.
The ideal gift for the baker (or
biscuit-eater) in your life!
This encyclopaedia of all things
cookie explores the history,
recipes and stories of cookies
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Adele Nozedar
is a passionate
food writer and
a member of the
Guild of Food
Writers.
ARCHITECTURE OF THE SHOT
PAUL KNORR, ILLUSTRATED BY MELISSA WOOD
From the Alabama Slammer to
the Zoot Suit Riot, Architecture
of the Shot is your fun and
informative guide to perfectly
crafted shots and shooters.
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Laying
out
the
exact
measurements from the bottom
of your glass to the top, you’ll
discover the order in which you
should layer your liquor, the
precise measurements needed
and even recommended brands
and drinking etiquette.
Featuring 75 different shots and
recipes (including specifications,
notes and embellishments), this
is the perfect gift for the cocktail
lover in your life.
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Paul Knorr is a
former bartender
who loves to share
his knowledge with
others.
WILD COCKTAILS
AMY ZAVATTO
Crafting delicious wild cocktails
from
foraged
and
grown
ingredients...
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The art of foraged, or ‘wild’,
cocktails
is
a
growing
phenomenon all over the world –
from the pop-up bars of London
to the farmers’ markets and
speakeasies of New York City.
This handy book features 40
incredible recipes, as well as
tips on how best to grow and
forage the tastiest ingredients,
from berries to herbs, chillis to
veggies, flowers to fruit, as well
as seasonal suggestions and tips
on preserving and storing.
MANUSCRIPT
AUTUMN 2015
Amy Zavatto
writes for Imbibe
magazine and
is the author of
Architecture of the
Cocktail, amongst
other food and
wine books,
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LADIES FIRST:
THE INCREDIBLE GIRL-O-PEDIA OF
ASTOUNDING ACHIEVEMENTS
CAITLIN DOYLE, ILLUSTRATED BY CHUCK GONZALES
SALE TBC
DATE
MATERIAL
AVAILABLE
Did you know that the first
computer
programmer
was a woman? Countess
Ada Lovelace (1842). Or
that the inventor of the life
raft, windshield wiper, and
Kevlar were all female?
Maria Beaseley (1882), Mary
Anderson (1903), Stephanie
Kwolek (1966).
From
ground-breaking
inventions
to
feats
of
endurance, Ladies First is a
compendium of the smartest,
strongest, fastest and most
incredible women who have
helped build the world we
live in today. Loaded with
200+ main entries, readers
will be armed with incredible
trivia about history, science,
sports and the arts.
Caitlin Doyle is an author, editor, and creative writing teacher with
a background and MPhil degree in women’s studies. Caitlin has
written and edited a number of books for adults and children for
over 15 years. Her titles include Outrageously Adorable Dog Knits
and Why I Love Bedtime.
PRETTY HONEST:
THE STRAIGHT-TALKING
BEAUTY COMPANION
SALI HUGHES
SALE 25/09/14
DATE
COPIES
AVAILABLE
RIGHTS SOLD
GOLDMANN (GERMAN), ARRAK (ESTONIAN)
In Pretty Honest, Sali Hughes
draws on over 20 years of
wisdom, advice and expertise
to show real women how to
make the most of makeup’s
physically and emotionally
transformative powers.
Covering everything from
teenage skin to mature beauty,
botox to bridal make-up,
sickness to good health, it’s a
work that is part instruction
manual, part love letter to
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makeup – in a writing style
that combines beauty editor,
feminist and painfully funny
best friend.
over 1.7 million views in its first
4 weeks and her column in The
Guardian has an average of
77K unique online readers per
week.
Sali Hughes’ website attracted
Sali Hughes is a leading broadcaster and journalist with over 15
years’ experience, writing for Red, Grazia, Elle, Stylist, Glamour,
Look, Never Underdressed, Cosmopolitan, The Guardian, The
Observer, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5Live and BBC Radio 4’s
Woman’s Hour. She draws on her experience as a makeup artist to
George Michael, The Pet Shop Boys and Belinda Carlisle.
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HOLIDAY HOUNDS
CAITLIN DOYLE & NOELLE WOOSLEY
The holiday sweater has become
a revered seasonal essential.
Bring your dog in on the fun
with this incredible collection
of adorable, fun and gorgeous
holiday knitwear!
SALE TBC
DATE
Featuring 30 super-cute patterns
for every holiday, from Easter
to Thanksgiving, St Patrick’s
Test Your Dog 2
Day to Halloween, Holiday
Hounds will ensure your pooch
is picture perfect, whatever the
celebration.
With hilariously adorable photos
and step-by-step instructions,
Holiday Hounds contains patterns
for everyone, from beginners to
seasoned knitters.
MATERIAL
AVAILABLE
A follow-up to
the much-loved
Outrageously
Adorable Dog Knits
• Over 60 hilariously
adorable photos
• Clear step-by-step
instructions
TEST YOUR DOG: GENIUS EDITION
RACHEL FEDERMAN, ILLUSTRATED BY CHUCK GONZALES
Confirm
your dog’s
undiscovered
genius!
GE NI US ED ITI ON
Rachel FedeRman
You know your dog can sit, fetch
and roll over. But can he sit up
like a human? Respond to ‘fetch’
in multiple languages?
IllustRatIons by chuck Gonzales
SALE 22/10/15
DATE
Test Your Cat 2
GE NI US ED ITI ON
Confirm your cat’s undiscovered genius!
Rachel FedeRman
IllustRatIons by eRIca salcedo saIz
SALE 22/10/15
DATE
054
What
about
rolling
dice?
Recognising Mozart? The Genius
Edition is full of fun tests and
activities you can do with your
precious pooch to confirm
MATERIAL
AVAILABLE
whether your little Fido really is
an Einstein with a waggy tail.
The perfect book for dog lovers
everywhere. Assess your dog’s
genius in a series of fun and easy
tests and activities.
Fun, accessible
package gives these
books broad gifting
appeal and easily
beats the limited
competition on the
market.
TEST YOUR CAT: GENIUS EDITION
SIMON HOLLAND, ILLUSTRATED BY ERICA SALCEDO SAIZ
Cats are known for being
intelligent,
independent
and
agile, always landing on their
feet and able to find food and an
unattended cat flap anywhere in
the neighbourhood.
Sure your cat is clever, but can he
play you like a fiddle for human
food? How about work a remote
control? Or fend off uninvited
relatives?
The Genius Edition is full of fun
tests and activities you can do
with your cat to confirm whether
he or she really is a prodigy on
four paws.
MATERIAL
AVAILABLE
The original Test Your
Dog and Test Your Cat
each sold 100K since
publication, including
an impressive
Waterstone’s #2
position over the 2014
holiday period.
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ART FOR
MINDFULNESS
SERIES
JOE BRIGHT, ANDY PACIOREK & IMI LO
Colouring books …
for grown-ups!
Remember the long hours spent
colouring in the lines of your
most-cherished colouring books,
full box of crayons within reach,
the demanding adult world tuned
out? Secretly long for an excuse
to retreat back into that world?
Now you can. Find your inner
artist and colour your way to
better focus.
Whether to tune out the chaotic
bustle of daily life or to reduce
stress and promote greater selfawareness and concentration, the
art of mindfulness has been used
as a tool in Buddhist culture for
centuries. Now you can employ
this tried and tested technique in
a fun and handy format, with Art
for Mindfulness.
The
focused
attention
of
colouring and doodling has been
proven to greatly increase your
concentration and focus, root
you in the present, unlock your
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creativity, and help you de-stress
by focusing on a simple and
enjoyable task.
It’s the adult excuse to reclaim
your childhood love of colouring
books!
60 beautiful patterns to colour in.
Titles
include
Landscapes,
Geometrics,
Vintage
Fabric
Patterns and Winter Wonderland.
SALE 22/10/15
DATE
SPREADS
AVAILABLE
SALE 22/10/15
DATE
SPREADS
AVAILABLE
Joe Bright (Illustrator, Landscapes): Joe Bright
is an illustrator, painter, and graphic artist.
His work has featured in a number of books,
including Color Yourself Smart: Masterpieces
of Art, The Element Encyclopedia of Native
Americans, and maps for the Woodland Trust.
Andy Paciorek (Illustrator, Geometrics): Andy
Paciorek is an illustrator and photographer. His
work has featured in several books, including
(for HarperCollins) The Element Encyclopedia of
Fairies and The Element Encyclopedia of Celts
Imi Lo (Introduction): Imi Lo (UKCP, HCPC,
MMH) is an award-winning mental health
professional, Clinical Psychotherapist, Art
Therapist, Mindfulness Teacher and the Lead
Therapist of Eggshell Therapy Practise,
based in London.
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AWAITING
FINAL
ARTWORK
SALE 10/09/15
DATE
MANUSCRIPT
SUMMER 2015
AWAITING
FINAL
ARTWORK
SALE TBC
DATE
MANUSCRIPT
IN AUTUMN 2015
PREVIOUS RIGHTS SOLD
US, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, GERMANY, ASIA, SWEDEN
AND POLAND
SWITCH
WORDS
LIZ DEAN
Find out how to talk instantly
to your subconscious and
manifest the life you want!
Switch words are single-word
affirmations that bypass the
conscious mind and switch
on the unconscious mind.
Through the unconscious
mind, we access our power to
manifest what we want in life,
and leave behind unhelpful
thoughts and beliefs that
block our path to success.
block our usual affirmations
don’t seem to work. Switch
words speak directly to the
subconscious, bringing these
two powerful parts together
and activating our power to
manifest and create miracles.
Liz Dean has read tarot cards for more than 25 years and art
directed five tarot decks and an illustrated book, The Mystery of the
Tarot. Her other work includes journalism, book commissioning
and consultancy.
12-WEEK BODY PLAN
REBOOTED
NICK MITCHELL
Based
upon
first-hand
experience from hundreds of
successful transformations
with
‘impossible’
and
‘ordinary’
clients,
The
12-Week
Body
Plan
Rebooted offers a practical,
inexpensive,
sustainable
and challenging roadmap of
exercise, lifestyle and dietary
techniques.
The plan can be used by
professional
trainers
or
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The Law of Attraction
works when our conscious
and subconscious minds
are in sync. Often, though,
our conscious mind tries to
direct a positive outcome
or
behaviour,
but
our
subconscious mind resists.
Because of this mental
amateur enthusiasts, timepoor
businesspeople
or
cash-poor students.
Nick’s previous book, The
12-Week Body Plan, sold
49,000 copies in the UK and
was the best-selling health
and fitness book on Amazon.
co.uk in 2013 and 2014.
Nick Mitchell is the founder of Ultimate Performance (www.
UPFitness.co.uk for the UK website), the largest employer of
specialist, body composition focused Personal Trainers in the world,
and the only genuine international personal training company.
He is the only Trainer to have ever taken different out of shape
“ordinary” men and put them on the cover of both of the world’s
leading fitness magazines, Men’s Health and Men’s Fitness.
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YOUR CHINESE
HOROSCOPE 2016
NEIL SOMERVILLE
SALE 04/06/15
DATE
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
RIGHTS SOLD
ESTONIAN (ERAM), CZECH (BARONET)
PREVIOUS PUBLISHERS:
BARONET (CZECH), BBNC (DUTCH), ERAM (ESTONIAN),
EDITIONS DE L’HOMME (FRENCH), CAPPELEN DAMM
(NORWEGIAN), BESTSELLER (PORTUGUESE -BRAZILIAN),
LIDER / ORIZONTURI (ROMANIAN)
The year 2016 is the Chinese
Year of the Monkey – what
will this mean for you?
This
popular
and
enlightening
bestselling
guide – now in its 29th year
– includes everything you
need to know about the 12
signs of the Chinese zodiac;
an explanation of the Five
Elements:
metal,
water,
wood, fire and earth, and
which one governs your
sign; individual predictions to
help you find love, luck and
success, and what the Year
of the Monkey has in store for
you, your family, your loved
ones and friends. This is the
most respected and bestselling Chinese horoscope
guide in the marketplace.
Neil Somerville is well-established and respected with an extensive
following around the world. He is one of the most popular writers in
the West on Chinese astrology and has been writing the bestselling ‘Your
Chinese Horoscope’ series since 1987.
This is the most respected and best-selling Chinese horoscope guide
in the marketplace.
YOUR PERSONAL
HOROSCOPE 2016
JOSEPH POLANSKY
SALE 04/06/15
DATE
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
RIGHTS SOLD
ESTONIAN (ERAM)
PREVIOUS PUBLISHERS:
ERAM (ESTONIAN), CAPPELEN DAMM (NORWEGIAN), CAM
PHONG BOOKS (VIETNAMESE)
This popular, complete onevolume guide contains all
you need to know about your
personal horoscope for the
year 2016.
It contains a personality
profile for each sign, a
forecast for the year ahead –
what you can expect in terms
of wealth, home, health, social
and love life - and a monthby-month forecast of your
best days and worst days –
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the ideal days to attract love,
money or success, and when
it’s better to just stay in bed!
in 1992, we have sold in
excess of 500,000 copies of
these guides.
Despite the digital revolution,
and wealth of information
online, the demand and
appetite for Joseph’s expert
guidance remains strong and
steady. Since first publication
Joseph Polansky is a leading US astrologer who has been practising
astrology for over 20 years.
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THE 9/11DOGS:
THE HEROES WHO SEARCHED FOR
SURVIVORS AT THE TWIN TOWERS
ISABEL GEORGE
SALE 01/01/15
DATE
COPIES
AVAILABLE
058
Many heroes were made on 9/11 and in the
weeks that followed. Not all of them showed
human courage. Some of them could only
show that they were truly man’s best friend.
German Shepherds, Labradors and Spaniels
accounted for the majority of the four-legged
heroes.
There were faithful Guide dogs who helped
their sightless owners out of the Twin Towers
and led them to safety. And later, therapy
dogs arrived to bring comfort to the bereaved
and confused. At every stage of the operation,
dogs were there helping humankind in various
roles.
Over three hundred search-and-rescue dogs
worked the pile at Ground Zero and the
crash site at the Pentagon. For hours they
searched, fighting off exhaustion with sheer
determination and they continued every day
in the hope of finding survivors.
Sadly many of the dogs are no longer with
us but their achievements will never be
forgotten. Isabel George was fortunate that
the people close to the dogs were pleased to
be asked to share their stories. This book is to
honour the dogs and their people.
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CONFESSIONS OF A
SCHOOL NURSE
MICHAEL ALEXANDER
SALE 21/05/15
DATE
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
What goes on behind the
gates of one of the world’s
most elite boarding schools?
What happens when kids
from all over the world –
Russia,
Africa,
America,
Saudi Arabia – live, learn and
grow under one roof? What
happens when it’s left to
school staff to teach children
the facts of life, and lust?
successful
Confessions
of a Male Nurse, Michael
Alexander is back with more
touching, shocking and often
laugh-out-loud funny tales of
nursing.
Disastrous school trips; after
hours
dorm
sleepovers;
awkward
sex
education
classes;
culture
clashes;
swine flu panic; and kids with
six-figure bank balances and
a taste for bribery. This is
nursing as you’ve never seen
it before.
Michael Alexander is the pseudonym of a nurse who has previously
worked in the UK and New Zealand.
Following on from the hugely
CONFESSIONS OF A
BARRISTER
RUSSELL WINNOCK
SALE 02/07/15
DATE
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
Russell is a young criminal barrister. It’s his
job to defend the people who have found
themselves on the wrong side of the law –
petty thieves, career criminals, drug dealers
and murderers.
Meet the scary son of a famous footballer,
whose violent behaviour has got him in
trouble so many times he almost knows the
law better than Russell. Or the 27-year-old
drug addict accused of stealing a push-bike,
a chainsaw, a bag full of washing and a small
fridge – all at the same time.
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And Russell’s first murder case – a young
woman accused of murdering her violent
boyfriend.
In this fascinating insight, Russell takes us
behind the closed doors of the legal world.
With plenty of drama, and humour, inside –
and outside – of the courtroom, you’ll find out
why juries rarely convict for rape, how your
Facebook page could land you in jail and why
on earth barristers wear those funny wigs.
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THE GIRLS WHO WENT TO WAR
DUNCAN BARRETT AND NUALA CALVI
More than half a million women
served in the British armed forces
during the Second World War.
SALE 07/05/15
DATE
This book tells the personal
stories of just three of them –
one from the Army, one from the
Navy and one from the Air Force.
the lives of hundreds of thousands
of others like them – ordinary
girls who went to war, wearing
their uniforms with pride.
Written by the Sunday Times
bestselling authors of The Sugar
Girls and GI Brides, both currently
in development for television.
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
Published to
coincide with the
70th Anniversary of
VE Day, for which
there will be great
media coverage.
But in their stories are reflected
SECRET SISTER
CHERRY DURBIN
SALE 21/05/15
DATE
Adopted at a young age, Cherry
Durbin had spent over twenty
years searching for traces of
her biological mother and sister.
She had given up until one day,
watching the drama unfold on
the television program, Long Lost
Family, her daughter suggested
that maybe this was the only way
she would ever find her sister.
What she didn’t expect to
uncover was a story of a family
torn apart, a pregnant mother
fleeing Nazi-invaded Jersey and
a sister left behind to survive
the deprivations of the Germancontrolled island. Cherry’s story
would bring her unimaginable
sadness and joy, and answers
where she had given up.
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
Published to
coincide with series
6 of the hugely
popular BAFTA
winning family
history programme
which regularly
attracts 4-5
million viewers.
AT THE COALFACE
JOAN HART WITH VERONICA CLARK
A heart-warming story of a
woman who devoted her life to
helping others.
SALE 02/07/15
DATE
060
When she took a job as a pit
nurse in Doncaster in 1974, Joan
resolved always to go down to
injured miners and bring them
out of the pit herself. Over 15
years Joan grew to know the
miners not only as a nurse,
but as a confidante and friend.
She tended to injured miners
underground,
rescued
men
trapped in the pits and provided
support for them and their
families during the bitter miners’
strike which stretched from
March 1984 to 1985.
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
Joan Hart was a
nurse for 46 years
and is also the
co-author of a
book called ‘Guide
to Radiotherapy
Nursing’.
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HAPPY BABY,
HAPPY FAMILY
SARAH BEESON
SALE 04/06/15
DATE
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
There isn’t one perfect way
of parenting: every single
baby and family is unique.
Feeling confident, authentic
and positive about your role
as a parent is key to building
a loving relationship. This
book helps you find your
parenting style so you can be
the parent you want to be.
Nurturing, practical, honest
and full of Sarah Beeson’s
secrets and tried and tested
strategies on breastfeeding,
sleeping, weaning, calming
your baby and forming a
secure attachment, this book
embraces the idea that onesize parenting doesn’t fit all.
Sarah Beeson’s reassuring
message is that you are the
expert on your own child trust yourself and enjoy your
baby!
Sarah Beeson MBE has over 40 years hands-on experience of
working as a health visitor. In 1998 Sarah received the Queen’s
Institute for Nursing Award and in 2006 was awarded an MBE
for Services to Children and Families by Queen Elizabeth II.
CONSTANCE STREET:
ONE FORGOTTEN STREET, 12 UNFORGETTABLE WOMEN
CHARLIE CONNELLY
SALE 16/07/15
DATE
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
Through the story of one street – Constance
Street – we hear the true life tales of a tight
knit group of working class women in the East
End of London set against a backdrop of war,
hardship and struggle.
Nellie Greenwood, the author’s great
grandmother, runs a laundry which becomes
the focal point of the community. Through
the Great War, the roaring Twenties, the
Depression and the outbreak of a second
world war, Nellie and the street survive with
love, laughter and friendships that bind the
community together. This is a life-affirming,
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heart-warming read that reminds us of a time
when people pulled together.
Constance Street draws on first-hand
memories and local records and archives as
the author ties together social history with his
own family story.
Follows the huge growth and success in true
life nostalgia stories, from Jennifer Worth’s
Farewell to the East End to Melanie McGrath’s
Silvertown: An East End Family Memoir and
The Sugar Girls.
061
LITTLE GIRL LOST
MIA MARCONI
Kira first came to foster carer Mia
Marconi’s home on respite care
when she was three. She had
suffered an unimaginable amount
of abuse in her short life and she
fought against everything like a
wild cat.
SALE 07/05/15
DATE
At the age of five Kira moved
permanently to live with Mia and
her family, but by the time she
was nine years old the whole
family was at breaking point.
Mia believes she can always
change things for the better, but
try as she might she can’t change
Kira. So after six years, she has to
question whether she can really
help this lost and damaged child.
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
The last in a
series of four short
titles. We’ve seen
tremendous success
in this area in the
past with Casey
Watson and Cathy
Glass.
RAW
LYDIA DAVIES
SALE 23/04/15
DATE
This is Lydia’s account of what
anorexia did to her, how it
changed her and how it impacted
on her family, friends and all her
choices in life. Her story is told
through letters and blogs that
Lydia wrote at the best and worst
of times, notes from her parents
and friends desperately trying
to find a way through to her and
doctors’ notes with the horrific
exacting details.
This book explains her deepest
thoughts and the painful mental
torture that she endured and
overcame. She wrote it in the
hope that others suffering would
relate to it.
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
Lydia is now 23
and recovering. She
believes recovery is
possible and wrote
her book in the hope
of helping others
overcome anorexia.
FROM ANGELS WITH LOVE
JACKY NEWCOMB
Many people around the world
have experienced signs that our
angels are listening and helping
us in our daily life.
SALE 07/05/15
DATE
062
In From Angels with Love,
afterlife expert and bestselling
author Jacky Newcomb collects
stories from those whom angels
have guided and supported.
Jacky Newcomb is the UK’s
leading expert on the afterlife,
having dedicated her life to the
subject.
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
Jacky Newcomb
is Sunday Times
bestselling author
and a leading name
in this field.
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D-DAY DOGS
ISABEL GEORGE
There were dogs involved with
the D Day landings on land, in
the air and on the water – either
dogs the soldiers could not bear
to leave behind or dogs trained
to patrol, protect and locate.
SALE 05/06/15
DATE
Through this inspiring short
collection of the true stories of
four of these canine heroes, the
remarkable achievements of the
D-Day dogs are brought to life.
Following the success of It’s All
About Treo, One Dog at a Time,
The Dog That Saved My Life and
Beyond the Call of Duty, we know
how popular animal war stories
can be.
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
Isabel George is a
journalist and PR.
She works closely
with the PDSA,
who will support
publication.
PAYING IT FORWARD
SANDI MANN
AWAITING
FINAL
ARTWORK
SALE 10/09/15
DATE
Sandi
Mann,
a
leading
psychologist and Director of the
MindTraining Clinic, decided to
spend a month ‘paying it forward’
every day. Could a random act
of kindness, such as buying the
person behind you in the coffee
queue their drink, inspire them
to perform some similar good
deed? Imagine if lots of people
we didn’t even know bought us
drinks or complimented us on
our clothes, or put money in our
expired parking meter. This is
her account of what happens in
one month, how those around
her reacted, how she felt about
herself during the experiment
and just how far one cup of
coffee would go…
MANUSCRIPT
SUMMER 2015
Dr. Sandi Mann is
a Senior Psychology
Lecturer at the
University of Central
Lanccashire.
THREE IN A BED
JOANNA BENFIELD
AWAITING
FINAL
ARTWORK
SALE 23/10/15
DATE
A sex therapist reveals exactly
what happens in her consulting
room. Three in a Bed follows
the stories of her clients, single
men and women as well as
couples, as they talk about their
deepest secrets, darkest desires
and fantasies. Step into the
therapy room to hear what really
happens behind closed doors,
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where anything can be said. Meet
Daniel, whose use of prostitutes
destroyed his marriage, and
Michael, whose worries about
his sexual performance had
rendered him impotent. Couple
Amy and John come to sex
therapy as they are no longer
able to fulfil each other sexually.
MANUSCRIPT
SUMMER 2015
Joanna Benfield
is an Integrative
Counsellor and
Therapist, she is
often approached
by the media for
advice on sex and
relationships.
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SAVING DANNY
CATHY GLASS
SALE 12/03/15
DATE
While Danny’s parents have
everything they could wish for in
material terms, they are unable
to care for their only child. This is
where Cathy comes in. On a cold
dark evening Danny finds a place
in her home where he can be
himself; away from his parents’
impatience and frustration. Often
in his own little world, six-yearold Danny finds it difficult to
communicate, finding solace in
his best friend and confidant
George – his rabbit.
Cathy quickly becomes aware
of his obsessively meticulous
behaviour in addition to his
love of patterns. With his father
refusing to cooperate, it becomes
increasingly likely that Danny will
be living with Cathy permanently.
COPIES
AVAILABLE
Cathy Glass is
the Number 1
best-selling author
in inspirational
memoirs.
GIRL ALONE
CATHY GLASS
AWAITING
FINAL
ARTWORK
SALE 10/09/15
DATE
Aged nine, Joss came home from
school to discover her father’s
suicide. She’s never got over it.
Now 13, she is angry and out of
control. Her mother has remarried
and Joss bitterly resents her
step-father who abuses her
mentally and physically. Cathy
takes Joss under her wing but
will she ever be able to get
through to the warm-hearted girl
she sees glimpses of underneath
the vehement outbreaks of anger
that dominate the house and will
Cathy be able to build up Joss’s
trust so she can learn the full
truth of the terrible situation?
MANUSCRIPT
IN AUTUMN 2015
PREVIOUS PUBLISHERS
CAPPELEN DAMM (NORWEGIAN), CHUOKORON-SHINSHA
(JAPANESE), FAST PUBLISHING (SINALESE), FUNDAMENTO
(BRAZIL PORTUGUESE), HACHETTE (POLISH), LINDHARDT
OG RINGHOF (DANISH), L’ARCHIPEL (FRENCH), NORSTEDTS
(SWEDISH), PORTAL (CZECH), PRESENCA (PORTUGUESE),
RIPOL (RUSSIAN)
I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
TAYLOR EDISON AND JANE SMITH
AWAITING
FINAL
ARTWORK
SALE 26/01/17
DATE
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At school, Taylor was diagnosed
with
Asperger’s
syndrome.
She found life bewildering and
she was just nine when her
neighbour, an older man with
children, listened to her. After the
‘friendship’ was uncovered, he
moved away. But then another
man started talking to Taylor,
and it wasn’t long before he was
selling her for sex. Taylor grew
up believing that she ruined
everything, so it was an easy task
for the men who abused her to
make her believe that this was
what she deserved. It took years
for Taylor to find the strength to
break away. Now she wants to
help others struggling to recover
from similar experiences.
MANUSCRIPT
IN AUTUMN 2015
Taylor has a young
daughter today and
is at college, after
which she wants
to build a future
and help others
recover from similar
experiences.
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SKIN DEEP
CASEY WATSON
PREVIOUS
BOOK
ARTWORK
SALE 22/10/15
DATE
Phillipa, known as Flip, has Foetal
Alcohol Syndrome and life with
her single mother has come to an
abrupt end after a fire burned the
house down. When Casey meets
Flip, the child seems remarkably
unfazed by what has happened
and the thing that seems to
worry her is that Casey might
find her ugly.
Casey has come across children
with FAS in her previous job in a
high school behaviour unit, but is
now realising that fostering Flip
is going to be full of challenges
which will test her and Mike’s
skills to the limit.
MANUSCRIPT
SPRING 2015
RIGHTS SOLD (PREVIOUS TITLES)
CITY EDITIONS (FRENCH), AMBER
(POLISH), EDITORIAL PRESENCA (PORTUGUESE)
Casey Watson is
a specialist foster
carer and bestselling
author of 11
books.
BETRAYED
ROSIE LEWIS
SALE 12/02/15
DATE
When a teenage girl runs away
from home and is discovered
hiding on the city streets by
the police, it is clear that all is
not as it should be. Taught to
believe that Westerners should
not be trusted, when Zadie is
delivered into the experienced
hands of foster carer Rosie, she
is polite and well-behaved, but
suspicious of the family around
her. Through Rosie’s support
and understanding, gradually
Zadie begins to settle into her
new surroundings, but loyalty to
her relatives, and fear of bringing
shame on those around her,
prevents her from confessing
the horrifying truth about her
troubled past.
COPIES
AVAILABLE
Rosie Lewis is a fulltime foster carer. She
has been working in
this field for over a
decade. Before that,
she worked in the
special units team in
the police force.
WHO ARE YOU?
MEGAN HENLEY AND LINDA WATSON BROWN
AWAITING
FINAL
ARTWORK
SALE 11/02/16
DATE
A dramatic and terrifying memoir
of a ‘catfish’ scenario. In January
2009, 25-year-old Megan Henley
put her five-year-old daughter to
bed and switched on her laptop.
A Facebook ‘friend request’
seemed to be genuine, so Megan
accepted. With that one simple
act, she changed her life forever.
In her words: ‘Looking back on it,
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it was as if I had opened my front
door to a stranger, as if I had
freely given access to my whole
world – all because of some naïve
belief that it was “just” a friend
request on a social media site.’
Megan is tricked into paranoia,
marriage and ultimately betrayal
by the man she loved and trusted.
MANUSCRIPT
WINTER 2015
A dramatic story,
catfish style, for the
modern era, where
social media and
privacy are not
always on our side.
065
PREVIOUS
BOOK
ARTWORK
SALE 27/08/15
DATE
MANUSCRIPT
AVAILABLE
PREVIOUS
BOOK
ARTWORK
SALE 27/08/15
DATE
MANUSCRIPT
AUTUMN 2015
RIGHTS SOLD (PREVIOUS TITLES)
GDT/BBR (CROATIAN AND SERBIAN), HOMME (FRENCH),
TAKAJINA (JAPANESE), PLANETA (PORTUGUESE AND
SPANISH), PEGASUS (TURKISH), ALMA LITTERA
(LITHUANIAN), KARRUSEL (DANISH)
066
5SOS
ANNUAL 2016
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
5SOS,
as
they
are
affectionately referred to
by their ever burgeoning
fanbase, first met in the
schoolyard in a small town
in the Western Suburbs
of Sydney, Australia. Luke
(18), Mikey (19), Calum
(19) and Ash (20) started
posting videos on YouTube
and within six months had
amassed 50,000 Facebook
fans,
100,000
Twitter
followers and more than 5
million YouTube views. The
band re-located to London in
September 2012 with one eye
on world domination.
Fast-forward three years and,
having spent 2013 and 2014
touring the globe, 5SOS have
released their debut album,
which immediately reached
No. 1 globally on iTunes in 71
countries, and topped charts
around the world, including
the US Billboard chart.
One world tour, a chart topping debut album - 1.5 million albums
sold worldwide - millions more fans and a DerpCon later, 5SOS are
still heading into the stratosphere with no signs of slowing down.
ONE DIRECTION:
THE OFFICIAL ANNUAL 2016
ONE DIRECTION
The must-have Christmas gift for all 1D fans,
don’t miss the year’s only official book from
the world’s favourite band!
The boys have had one busy year – from
touring the world to writing their new album
and racking up even more awards to add to
their trophy cabinets, they have lots to share!
Directioners everywhere!
One Direction are: Liam Payne, Harry Styles,
Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan. Formed
in The X Factor’s Bootcamp stage in 2010,
they’ve since gone on to win over 140 awards,
smash records in both the UK and the US and
sell over 20 million records worldwide.
With tonnes of never-before-seen photos,
the latest news and goss from their on- and
off-tour adventures, plus buckets of exclusive
interviews, get to know One Direction on
a whole new level: the ultimate present for
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JIMMY PAGE
CHRIS SALEWICZ
AWAITING
FINAL
ARTWORK
SALE TBC 2016
DATE
On the day in September 2007
that 18,000 tickets went on sale
for Led Zeppelin’s November 26
show at London’s O2 Arena, 20
million people tried to buy them.
Such is their position in rock’ n’
roll stardom.
An immensely detailed, thrilling
biography
that
portrays
Jimmy Page’s amazing life
and omnipresent influence on
today’s culture. Salewicz seeks to
uncover the true Jimmy Page, a
person of whom few have a bad
word to say. He wants to unearth
how this obsessive perfectionist
and highly intelligent man is
driven by his art, and at times
seemingly prepared to die for it.
MANUSCRIPT
AUTUMN 2015
Chris’s epic music
biographies include
revered studies of
Joe Strummer, Bob
Marley, and Mick
Jagger and Keith
Richards.
TOM JONES: THE LIFE
SEAN SMITH
From bestselling biographer Sean
Smith comes the fascinating and
tumultuous true story behind Sir
Tom Jones, living music legend.
SALE 12/03/15
DATE
Now approaching his 75th
birthday, Tom Jones’ life has been
an unforgettable rollercoaster
ride. Through intimate interviews,
Smith uncovers it all, including
the years Tom spent as little
more than a Vegas lounge singer,
before being rediscovered in the
late ‘80s and becoming a maestro
on the music scene once again.
As revealing as it is entertaining,
this is the definitive story of a
great talent who is showing no
signs of slowing down.
COPIES
AVAILABLE
The release ties
in with Sir Tom’s
75th birthday and
Mother’s Day.
KIM KARDASHIAN
SEAN SMITH
AWAITING
FINAL
ARTWORK
SALE 10/09/15
DATE
Originally rising to prominence
via the US reality TV show
Keeping Up with the Kardashians,
Kim and THAT infamous sex
tape, she is now a global brand.
Her personal life, and that of her
family, never fails to disappoint
the gossip columns with a
never-ending string of scandals,
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clashes,
reconciliations
and
dramas: marriages and over-thetop weddings, divorces, plastic
surgery, Kanye West’s general
behavior – and, most recently, her
father Bruce Jenner’s sex change
process.
MANUSCRIPT
AUTUMN 2015
067
ALL THE DAYS
AND NIGHTS
BOUGHT
& SOLD
THIS IS
THE LIFE
TO PLAY
THE KING
THE FINAL
CUT
HONEYVILLE
MINDFULNESS
NO HARM CAN
COME TO A
GOOD MAN
RAISING
GIRLS
THE GIRL WHO
COULDN’T READ
THE PLAYFUL
PARENT
THE SUPERCAR
BOOK FOR BOYS
THE WAY
INN
TRANSFORMER
VULGAR
THINGS
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Lucy Vanderbilt
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NETHERLANDS
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(FOURTH ESTATE, WILLIAM COLLINS & NONFICTION, NON-FICTION
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ILLUSTRATED TITLES) US, GERMANY, FRANCE, SPAIN, PORTUGAL,
SRI LANKA
ITALY, THE NETHERLANDS
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Rights Manager
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Senior Rights Assistant
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(FICTION, AVON, NON-ILLUSTRATED NONFICTION, WILLIAM COLLINS,
CUSTOM PUBLISHING)
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NORWAY, FINLAND
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EMERGING MARKETS KOREA FOR TOLKIEN TITLES
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Rights Manager
(REFERENCE, ILLUSTRATED WILLIAM COLLINS, ILLUSTRATED
NONFICTION) GERMANY, THE NETHERLANDS, EASTERN EUROPE
INCLUDING RUSSIA AND THE BALTICS + RUSSIA AND POLAND: ALL
FICTION AND NON-FICTION TITLES
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