* The latest novel from the bestselling author of THE BIRTH OF VENUS and IN THE COMPANY OF THE COURTESAN, out now in paperback

* Imaginative, scrupulously researched biography of a man who is both the most radical and the most universally beloved of all Christian saints - Francis.

Accused of mocking the inviolate codes of Islam, Persian poet Omar Khayyam fortuitously finds sympathy with the very man who is to judge his alledged crime. He is spared, and thus begins the blend of fact and fiction that is 'Samarkand'.

Mma Ramotswe's twelfth adventure

A gripping, chilling tour-de-force, Scaredy Cat is a perfect follow-up to Sleepyhead

A diverse and moving collection of women's poetry and verse of the First World War.

The stunning new love story from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Notebook, The Lucky One and The Longest Ride. Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved authors.

These letters reveal how Edith Sitwell grew up in a wealthy literary family, headed by an unpleasant though amusing father. They show how she developed from a lively poet into an intensely serious critic and poet, addressing themes of suffering, God and eroticism.