Sunderland, 1942

With the war showing no sign of abating, Helen is thriving in her role as shipyard manager. But at home the...

The definitive history of the iconic football club: the glory, the scandal, the stars and its enduring influence on Italian...

Emma's husband Chris is fretting about starvation and societal collapse. He's turned off the heating and is stockpiling off-label...

When war comes, friendship will see them through the tough times

As the First World War rages on, Leonora has been separated...

Can they do their bit for the war effort?

A gripping historical saga based on a true story, following wartime nurses during...

Can she escape her mother's scandalous past?

Cath Raine and her sister have had a difficult childhood. Abandoned by their...

Can two young, coal-miner's daughters survive on their own?

When their mother tragically dies, Mary-Anne and Eliza are left...

An English Girl. An American Soldier. A twin secret...

When Rose meets American GI William there is no denying the attraction...

Can this orphan ever fulfil her nursing dreams...?

After her mother's death, Dora is sent to live with her father and his...

Can she escape her past?

Patty Jenkins has come a long way from her poverty-stricken days in Brownlow workhouse.

She now...

Patterson... , Born...

You can take Michael Bennett out of New York City, but you can't take the cop out of Michael Bennett.

Detective Michael...

The charges: explosive

Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law - until now. Charged with killing in cold blood,...

A sharp and insightful debut short story collection about the pitfalls of ordinary life

A wife yearns to escape the...

In this heartfelt memoir, Yan Lianke brings the reader into his boyhood home in Song County, Henan Province, painting a richly...

From the author of the 2 million+ copy, worldwide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, - soon to be a major movie...

I don't want to tell you what happened. I want to tell you how it felt.

Cassandra Williams is twelve; her little brother Wayne...

Martha is now in her thirties. Her daughter has left home and she is lonely and vulnerable. The hard knocks have taken their toll...

On a wild and windswept island, the secrets of the past unravel...

When she hears the news of the death of her ex-husband,...

Scarborough, 1880
Jeannie spends her days in the town's teeming fishing port, waiting for Ethan Wharton to return on his...

It is the early 1930s, and Europe is holding its breath. As Hitler's grip on power tightens, preparations are being made for the...

From the bestselling author of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places comes this inspiring and beautifully written...

The Salpetriere asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been...

For Rich, life is golden.
He fizzes with happiness and love.

When Rich dies, he leaves behind a family without a father, a...

What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object....

A young woman's body floats in the Dubai marina. Her death alters the fates of six people, each one striving for a better life in...

Water voles are small, brownish, bewhiskered and charming. Made famous by 'Ratty' in The Wind in the Willows, once they were a...

What secrets lie beneath a city?

Tom Chivers follows hidden pathways, explores lost islands and uncovers the geological...

One Promise
Aged thirteen, best friends Eleanor and Fin are inseparable. Convinced it will always be this way they make a pact -...

It was a journey they would always remember . . . for a friend they'd never forget.

Norman and Jax are a legendary comedic duo...

Single, in her mid-forties and having experienced a sudden early menopause, a realisation comes to Peggy quietly, and clearly:...