This smart new paperback edition contains the fully-reset text of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour. It features a beautifully decorated text and includes as a bonus the complete version of Tolkien's acclaimed lecture on Sir Gawain.
Providing a brief account of the life of Sir Walter Scott, this text charts his development as a poet and novelist, and justifies his claims to attention as a major 19th century novelist and a seminal influence on later writers.
The hard-boiled, hard-hitting sequel to Guts for Garters by award-winning actress Linda Regan. The Alley Cats all-girl gang have defeated their rivals and taken charge of their estate in South London, while managing to keep the police onside...but things don't stay that way for long. Other gangs want to control their territory - and they're prepared to do anything to take it...
BY THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RODHAM and AMERICAN WIFE 'A work of psychological genius' OBSERVER _______________________________- Identical twins, Kate and Violet are about as unlike as two peas from the same pod can be.
Longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, deWitt's dazzlingly original second novel is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother.
Barbara Comyns' classic first novel weaves a vivid, funny tale - told in the unique style of her young narrator - of a chaotic and ultimately tragic childhood on the banks of the River Avon.
Your sister might be the kindred soul who knows you best, or the most alien being in your household; she might enrage you or inspire you, but she'll always share with you a totally unique bond. Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are four of the most famous sisters in literature. This book features their stories of the joys and heartaches they share.
In a magical ancient Britain, three siblings become entangled in a tale of treachery, love and murder. Lucy Holland's lyrical story retells 'The Two Sisters' for a modern audience.
A chilling, unpredictable and startling thriller, based on six podcasts, Six Stories is also a classic murder mystery with a modern twist, and a devastating ending. Perfect for fans of 'Serial'.
The stunning final novel in the highly acclaimed and bestselling SIX TUDOR QUEENS series by historian and Sunday Times bestselling author, Alison Weir.
They call him Herod - a killer of unimaginable cruelty, with an unthinkable desire. This is a dark, disturbing and compulsively page-turning thriller, announcing Mark Roberts as a major new star, set to rival Mark Billingham.