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This volume contains the Old English texts of almost all the major short poems, such as ‘The Battle of Maldon’, ‘The Dream of the Rood’, ‘The Wanderer’ and ‘The Seafarer’. These poems are the wellspring of the English poetic tradition, and this anthology provides a window into the mind and culture of the Anglo-Saxons.
Dana Catrell wakes from a drunken stupor to find that her neighbour, Celia, has been brutally murdered in her own home. But Dana was at Celia’s house only a few hours ago. Celia wanted to show her a photo – a photo of Dana’s husband with another woman – and Dana has blank spots of what happened to the rest of the afternoon. This is a thriller that makes the reader question everything. Dana, we learn, has a history of mental illness and as she descends into another manic episode, the line between what actually happened and what she has imagined becomes blurred.
In 19th-century Istanbul, a Polish prince has been kidnapped. His assassination has been bungled and his captors have taken him to an unused farmhouse. Little do they realise that their revolutionary cell has been penetrated by their enemies, who use the code name La Piuma (the Feather). Yashim is convinced that the prince is alive. But he has no idea where, or who La Piuma is – and has become dangerously distracted by falling in love. As he draws closer to the prince’s whereabouts and to the true identity of La Piuma, Yashim finds himself in the most treacherous situation of his career: can he rescue the prince along with his romantic dreams?
When student Mark Callender is found hanged in his room, Cordelia Gray is called into investigate. Is this another suicide or an ingenious murder?
Battambang, Cambodia. Teenage mothers are disappearing from villages around the minefields, while others are being found mutilated and murdered, their babies abandoned. And there are whispers about the white crocodile, a mythical beast that brings death to all who meet it. Tess Hardy thought she’d put Luke, her violent husband, firmly in her past, until he calls from Cambodia where he’s working as a mine-clearer, and there’s something in his voice she hasn’t heard before … fear. Two weeks later, he’s dead. Against her better judgment, Tess is drawn to Cambodia and to the killing fields. Caught in a web of secrets and lies that stretches all the way from Cambodia to another murder in England, and a violent secret 20 years old, Tess must find out the truth, and quickly – because the crocodile is watching.
The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently seven times as the great families fought to the death for power, majesty and the right to rule. Dan Jones completes his epic history of medieval England with this book about the the Wars of the Roses – and describes how the Plantagenets tore themselves apart and were finally replaced by the Tudors.
Melisandre – rich, beautiful, possibly insane – has to live with the knowledge of a devastating event in her past. She has not seen her two daughters, now aged 15 and 17, in the ten years since the notorious family tragedy. And her husband has moved on, married now to his personal trainer, and seemingly happy. As Melisandre returns to Baltimore from South Africa, however, there are suddenly more mysterious deaths. And quite what did happen all that time ago has never been clear – what role had each of the members of this unhappy family played? And is anyone telling the truth? Tess Monaghan, now the mother of a young girl herself, makes a return as the investigator who gets snared in the case.
When an elderly recluse discovers a corpse on his land, Officer Henry Farrell follows the investigation to strange places in the countryside, and into the depths of his own frayed soul. In Wild Thyme, Pennsylvania, secrets and feuds go back generations. The lone policeman in a small township on the sparse northern border, Henry Farrell expected to spend his mornings hunting and fishing, his evenings playing old-time music. Instead, he has watched the dual encroachment of fracking companies and drug dealers bring money and troubles to the area. As a second body turns up, Henry’s search for the killer opens old wounds and dredges up ancient crimes which some people desperately want to keep hidden.
Whether recalling his experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, travelling in India, driving a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, Philip Glass affirms the power of music to change the world.
A sensational classic: this chilling tale of Siberian espionage is ‘the best thriller I’ve ever read’ (Philip Pullman) ranking with ‘The Silence of the Lambs, Casino Royale and Smiley’s People’ (Spectator). ‘Hugely thrilling, brilliantly written, perfect …
Faster, higher, stronger: winning words are those that inspire you on to Olympian goals. From falling in love to overcoming adversity, celebrating a new born or learning to live with dignity: here is a book to inspire and to thrill through life’s most magical moments. From William Shakespeare to Carol Ann Duffy, our most popular and best loved poets and poems are gathered in one essential collection, alongside many lesser known treasures that are waiting to be discovered. These are poems that help you to see the miraculous in the commonplace and turn the everyday into the exceptional.
Kolymsky Heights, the perfect setting for an underground Russian research station. Once there, scientists cannot leave. But somehow someone has sent a message summoning the only man alive capable of achieving the impossible.
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