* An exceptional novel from the winner of the 2000 Booker Prize

In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy boards a huge liner bound for England - a 'castle that was to cross the sea'. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys become involved in the worlds and stories of the adults around them, tumbling from one adventure and to another.

When war breaks out, Roe volunteers for the Auxillary Fire Service in London, and is trained under a professional fire officer, Pye. The two men discover that a quite different link exists between them. In the apocalyptic atmosphere of the Blitz, the relationship between the two men develops.

Offers a view of a class-ridden Britain enduring both war and its aftermath.

Physically - challenged hero launches himself into the worlds of international travel, spiritual enlightenment and higher education, tackling friendships and sex and railing against institutional regulations and flights of stairs along way. This title continues the story of John Cromer one of the memorable characters in contemporary literature.

Continues the history of John Cromer begun by "Pilcrow".

Celebrations, Alan Burns's third novel, brings the inherent violence and oppression so apparent in Europe after the Rain into the setting of a family-owned factory, where social hierarchies, legal structures and humiliation keep the workers in line.

Magnifique!' Milly Johnson, bestselling author of My One True North Cosy up with this heart-warming, romantic story from Jo Thomas about turning your dreams into a reality. - - - - - When their grandfather dies, Fliss and her sisters are astonished to inherit a French chateau!

A biographical novel in the grand European literary tradition that spans multiple generations and three centuries of tumultuous Central European history, as witnessed by the Esterhazys, a leading Hungarian family.

After a nervous collapse while serving at the altar, his college principal sends him on a placement to London where he enters an unfamiliar world of outcasts, down-and-outs, rent boys, religious fundamentalists and people with AIDS. In increasing despair, he embarks on a journey through the world of Jack the Ripper.

The Top 10 International Bestseller, now in paperback. 'A universal story, and a testimony to the struggle to find meaning, grace, and humanity, even amid the most unimaginable horrors.' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner

The mythic invasions of Ireland, the mystical kingdoms, warriors, giants, creatures of the underworld and magic, these are the fantastic ingredients of Celtic legend. They told their own stories in the ancient way, by word of mouth, we understand the traditions of these proud people through the records of others, but still they thrive today.

AD 46. The Roman Army force in the land that is now Syria marches deep into treacherous territory to defeat Rome's bitterest enemy. This No. 1 bestseller is the eighth novel in the Eagles of the Empire series, which includes INVICTUS, BRITANNIA and THE GLADIATOR.

Offering a military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, and an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency, this wartime novel is about controversial tactics in hot spots around the world.

When a Muslim woman goes missing, a family's entanglement with Britain's imperial legacy comes to light in this evocative page-turner.

From the bestselling author of 'Eats Shoots & Leaves', a wonderfully funny collection of twelve monologues.

'Irresistible.' Megan Abbott Provocative, glamorous and passionate, Dorothy Daniels has always followed where her insatiable appetite leads.