Nicola UpsonMarch 1934. Revered mystery writer Josephine Tey is traveling from Scotland to London for the final week of her play Richard of Bordeaux, the surprise hit of the season,...

Gillian SlovoIt is 1884. In Khartoum, General Gordon stands on the roof of his fortress as the city is besieged. He has vowed to fight the Mahdi to the death....

William Boyd Primarily a gripping story of the men and women swept up by the passions of love and battle, William Boyd's magnificently entertaining novel also elicits the cruel futility...

Cate Glass In Cantagna, being a sorcerer is a death sentence.Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan to the Shadow Lord, a revolutionary noble who brings laws and...

Iain Pears We are in Oxford in the 1660s - a time, and place, of great intellectual, scientific, religious and political ferment. Robert Grove, a fellow of New College is...

Louise TuckerAn Introductory Guide to Massage is an essential textbook for all massage students and professionals. Clearly written and comprehensively illustrated, it is designed to provide a thorough introduction to...

Harry DanielsThe innovative theories of Lev Vygotsky on thought and speech have become increasingly popular over the last decade. An Introduction to Vygotsky provides students with an accessible overview of...

Patrick Taylor Barry Laverty, M.B., can barely find the village of Ballybucklebo on a map when he first sets out to seek gainful employment there, but already he knows that...

Patrick TaylorPatrick Taylor first charmed readers with An Irish Country Doctor, a warm and enchanting novel in the tradition of James Herriot and Jan Karon. Now Taylor returns to the...

Jenny Colgan Christmas on the remote Scottish island of Mure is bleak, stark — and incredibly beautiful. It's a time for hunkering down, getting cosy in front of whisky barrel...

Tim ParksTim Parks' first bestseller, "Italian Neighbors," chronicled his initiation into Italian society and cultural life. Reviewers everywhere hailed it as a bravissimo performance. Now he turns to his children...

Rebecca Winters, Kate Hewitt and Jackie BraunItaly in the summer - there's no better place to fall in love! "The Lucchesi Bride" by Rebecca Winters - Catherine Dalton has come...