Wiltshire, 1910. Threatened with a forced marriage, Mattie Willitt flees home in search of a better life. She is soon lost and at the mercy of the elements - until her life is saved by a widower called Jacob. But when Mattie's stepfather discovers her whereabouts, she must face her fears and stand up to those who threaten her future happiness.

Sisters Mattie, Nell and Renie have all managed to escape their bullying father, but now separated, the girls must draw upon their courage to build new lives for themselves. Renie, the youngest sister, is happy in her waitressing job at the King's Head Hotel. But a shadow falls over her the day Mr Judson arrives as assistant manager.

After being driven from home by their brutal father, the Willett sisters find themselves facing greater heartache in the wider world. Nell, the middle daughter, has left home to be with her lover, Cliff, fearing what reprisals might come from marrying against her father's wishes. The couple head for Lancashire, but Nell's happiness is short-lived.

From the author of the highly acclaimed YOU: ('Hypnotic and scary' Stephen King) comes an equally addictive new novel ...

AD 49, Egypt. Roman soldiers Cato and Macro are on the trail of a rebel gladiator, whose actions are putting the Roman Empire in jeopardy. The exciting tenth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series, which includes CENTURION and BRITANNIA.

Peter F. Hamilton has produced something extraordinary with this amazing opening volume of a mind-blowing trilogy. In the future, human lifespans have been extended indefinitely and Earth is a comparative paradise. But it's about to go so wrong . . .

The second novel by the author of The Fishermen (shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize)

Often compared to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and Naomi Alderman's The Power - Woman on the Edge of Time has been hailed as a classic of speculative science fiction. Disturbing and forward thinking, Marge Piercy's remarkable novel will speak to a new generation of readers.

`A book of resistance and love, as urgently necessary now as it was thirty years ago' OLIVIA LAINGFirst published in 1990, a blistering novel about a love triangle in New York during the AIDS crisisIt was the beginning of the end of the world but not everyone noticed right away.

The first novel in Willa Cather's acclaimed Great Plains Trilogy, followed by The Song of the Lark and My Antonia. In spite of her brothers' doubts, her ambitious vision for the land comes to fruition, but the price of success appears to be a small, quiet life.

The second novel in Willa Cather's Great Plains Trilogy, which includes O Pioneers!WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PENELOPE LIVELY 'Lingers long in the memory' Joyce Carol OatesThea Kronberg, gifted with a beautiful voice, defies her humble beginnings in Colorado and finds success far from her small hometown.

A reissue of Willa Cather's best-loved novel and a beautiful portrayal of frontier life in Nebraska with a new introduction by travel writer Sara Wheeler. When young orphan Jim Burden is sent to live with his grandparents in Nebraska, he finds himself growing up alongside Bohemian immigrant Antonia Shimerda.

`Quite simply a masterpiece' Daily TelegraphTwo priests are despatched from Rome to New Mexico to reinvigorate Catholicism among the locals, knowing little of the challenges that await them.

Vernon Alverstoke sees no reason to put himself out for anyone.Surprisingly, he finds himself far from bored - especially when he encounters their strong-minded daughter, Frederica. `Triumphantly good' India Knight`Sparkling' Independent on Sunday

______________________________'He is, as Proust was before him, the great literary chronicler of his culture in his time.' GUARDIAN'A Dance to the Music of Time' is universally acknowledged as one of the great works of English literature. There is a chance that you may receive the edition with the classic cover instead of the cover displayed here.

As old friends come and go - Stringham takes the leap into marriage, Templer heads into the world of business and Widmerpool, confident in his own importance, begins a career in law - Nick starts to make new acquaintances, and throws himself into society life.