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Far From the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy

• Reissued to accompany the forthcoming film, due for release in May 2015.•From Harper UK A tale of love and loss – the first of Thomas Hardy’s novels to win him widespread recognition and popularity – reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in May 2015.

‘I shall do one thing in this life – one thing certain – that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you till I die’Independent and spirited, Bathsheba Everdene owns the hearts of three men. Striving to win her love in different ways, their relationships with Bathsheba complicate her life in bucolic Wessex – and cast shadows over their own. With the morals and expectations of rural society weighing heavily upon her, Bathsheba experiences the torture of unrequited love and betrayal, and discovers how random acts of chance and tragedy can dramatically alter life’s course.The first of Hardy’s novels to become a major literary success, Far from the Madding Crowd explores what it means to live and to love.

Thomas Hardy (1840–1928) was one of the most significant novelists and poets of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His novels include ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’, ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’, ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ and ‘Jude the Obscure’.

'"Far from the Madding Crowd" is the first of Thomas Hardy's great novels, and the first to sound the tragic note for which his fiction is best remembered.' Margaret Drabble

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The Girls Who Went to War Heroism, heartache and happiness in the wartime women’s forces Duncan Barrett, Nuala Calvi

The personal accounts of three young women who joined up in 1940.In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone against Germany. The British Army stood at just over one and a half million men, while the Germans had three times that many, and a population almost twice the size of ours from which to draw new waves of soldiers. Clearly, in the fight against Hitler, manpower alone wasn't going to be enough. Eighteenyearold Jessie Ward defied her mother to join the ATS, Margery Pott signed up for the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, and nanny Kathleen Skin the WRNS. They left quiet homes for the rigours of training, the camaraderie of the young women who worked together so closely and to face a war that would change their lives for ever. Overall, more than half a million women served in the armed forces during the Second World War. This book tells the story of just three of them one from the Army, one from the Navy and one from the Air Force. But in their stories are reflected the lives of hundreds of thousands of others like them ordinary girls who went to war, wearing their uniforms with pride.

Duncan Barrett grew up in London and studied English at Jesus College, Cambridge. In 2010 he edited the First World War memoirs of pacifist saboteur Ronald Skirth, published as The Reluctant Tommy, and in 2014 his book Men of Letters: The Post Office Heroes Who Fought the Great War was nominated for the People's Book Prize. Nuala Calvi also grew up in London, and trained as a journalist at London College of Printing. She has written for The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, the BBC and CNN, as well as numerous Time Out guides. In 2012, Duncan and Nuala's book The Sugar Girls shot into the Sunday Times topten, spending eight weeks in the chart and finishing as the second highest history bestseller of the year. It was followed in 2013 by GI Brides, which was both a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. Both books are currently in development for television.

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By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept Elizabeth Smart, Yann Martel

Elizabeth Smart's passionate fictional account of her intense loveaffair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as 'Like MADAME BOVARY blasted by lightning … A masterpiece'.One day, while browsing in a London bookshop, Elizabeth Smart chanced upon a slim volume of poetry by George Barker and fell passionately in love with him through the printed word. Eventually they communicated directly and, as a result of Barker's impecunious circumstances, Elizabeth Smart flew both him and his wife from Japan, where he was teaching, to join her in the United States. Thus began one of the most extraordinary, intense and ultimately tragic love affairs of our time. They never married but Elizabeth bore George Barker four children and their relationship provided the impassioned inspiration for one of the most moving and immediate chronicles of a love affair ever written 'By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept'. Originally published in 1945, this remarkable book is now widely identified as a classic work of poetic prose which, seven decades later, has retained all of its searing poignancy, beauty and power of impact.

Elizabeth Smart was born in Ottawa, Canada, in 1913. She was educated at private schools in Canada and, for a year, at King's College, University of London. Her landmark work, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept was published in 1945. After the war she supported herself and her family through journalism and advertising work. In 1963 she became literary and associate editor of Queen magazine but subsequently dropped out of the literary scene to live quietly in a remote part of Suffolk. She died in 1986.

'Like Madame Bovary blasted by lightening … A masterpiece.' Angela Carter 'At some point every good reader comes across "By Grand Central Station I sat Down and Wept". And he or she recognises an emotion essential and permanent to us.' Michael Ondaatje 'A revelation…This short, powerful work has a profound influence on me and was one of the factors that made me want to be a writer.' Beryl Bainbridge 'I doubt if there are more than half a dozen such masterpieces of poetic prose in the world.' Brigid Brophy 'Explores a passion between a man and two women, one of them his wife a love despairing and triumphant upon which the reader may gaze, awed, appalled, or even, perhaps, envious.' The Times 'Constructed as a single, sustained climax, it is like a cry of ecstasy which, without changing volume or pitch, becomes a cry of agony.' Spectator 'The emotion, the truth and abject affliction comes through…to move the reader, and even to awe him.' London Review of Books

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The Girl with Seven Names A North Korean Defector’s Story Hyeonseo Lee, David John

• AS ONE OF THE ONLY FEMALE DEFECTORS, HYEONSEO’S STORY IS POWERFUL: Beginning with her 2011 article in the Wall Street Journal, Hyeonseo’s account of her life has audiences riveted. Her TED Talk has more than 4 million views; at the Stanford Global Speaker Series in 2014, she was one of two participants to have ever received a standing ovation (the other was Oprah Winfrey); she’s stood alongside Samantha Power at the United Nations and been featured on Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls website.• ESTABLISHED PLATFORM: Hyeonseo is mediagenic and eager to serve as a spokesperson for North Korean refugees, particularly young women. She has just had an OpEd published in the New York Times, and highlights of international speaking engagements include:—Stanford Global Speakers Series—Oslo Freedom Summit—International Banking Summit—First ever UN Security Council meeting to discuss human rights violations in North Korea—Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK) Summit, focusing on the UN’s North Korean Human Rights Commission of Inquiry Report.• HUGELY MOVING: Hyeonseo is a hugely sympathetic and relatable narrator; a young woman who’s both extraordinary and ordinary. We marvel at her courage, her strength of character, and the lengths she went to for her family—but we also relate to her youthful curiosity, her humility, and the vibrant spirit with which she’s embraced her new adult life in South Korea. Her emotional story has wide appeal, especially as she is one of the few female defectors to speak out.• INCREDIBLY REVELANT SUBJECT: Under the rule of Kim JongIl’s son Kim IlSung, the brutal consequences of North Korea’s opaque regime and its repeated threats against the West dominate world affairs headlines. Hyeonseo’s story opens a remarkable window into the most secretive nation in the world.• INTERNATIONAL SALES: Rights have so far been sold in Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Germany, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal only so far), and Spanish. With this compelling and unforgettable memoir based on her acclaimed TED Talk, which has almost 4 million views, Hyeonseo Lee becomes one of the first female defectors from North Korea to share her story; like I Am Malala and Infidel, this is a narrative of sacrifice, survival, and extraordinary courage.

As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by the secretive and brutal communist regime created by dictator Kim IlSung and his successors (son Kim JongIl and grandson Kim JongUn). Although her privileged family background insulated her from the cruelest horrors of the regime, living near the border with China gave her some exposure to the world beyond the confines of the Hermit Kingdom. When the famine of the 1990s struck, she began to wonder, question and to realise that she had been brainwashed her entire life. Given the repression, poverty and starvation she witnessed surely her country could not be, as she had been told, “the best on the planet”?Aged seventeen, she decided to escape North Korea. She could not have imagined that it would be twelve years before she was reunited with her family. Rumours of her escape were spreading, and she and her family could incur the punishments of the government authorities—involving imprisonment, torture, and possible public execution—if she returned. Hyeonseo instead remained in China and rapidly learned Chinese in an effort to adapt and survive. This is the unique story not only of Hyeonseo’s escape from the darkness into the light, but also of her coming of age, education and the resolve she found to rebuild her life—not once, but twice—first in China, then in South Korea. Twelve years and two lifetimes later, she would return to the North Korean border in a daring mission to bring her mother and brother to South Korea, risking her own life in the process. Against the odds, she and her family survived one of the most arduous, costly and dangerous journeys imaginable. Strong, brave and eloquent, this memoir is a triumph of her remarkable spirit.

Hyeonseo Lee is a North Korean refugee living in Seoul, South Korea. Now a student at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, she has become an advocate for fellow refugees, even helping close relatives leave North Korea after they were targeted. In February 2013 she gave a TED talk that has received more than 4 million views on their website;

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The Girl with Seven Names A North Korean Defector’s Story Hyeonseo Lee, David John

An extraordinary insight into the lives of North Koreans and one woman's struggle to escape.

One of the millions of North Koreans trapped by a brutal regime, mad dictatorship and starvation of body and soul, Hyeonseo Lee fled North Korea when she was just a fifteen yearold girl. As she escaped to stay with distant relatives in China, Hyeonseo still believed that North Korea was the best place in the world to live, and that Kim IlSung was her savior. She did not know it would be fourteen years until she was reunited with her family.

She could not return, for fear that she and her family would incur the punishments of the government authorities involving imprisonment, torture, possible public execution. Hyeonseo instead remained in China and strove to learn Chinese and a little English in an effort to adapt and survive. Fourteen years and two lifetimes later, she would return to the border in a daring mission to spirit her mother and brother to South Korea, on one of the most arduous, expensive and dangerous journeys imaginable.

This is the unique story not only of Hyeonseo's escape from the darkness into the light, but also of a coming of age, an education and a resolve rebuild her life not once but twice first in China, then in South Korea. Strong, brave and eloquent, this memoir is a triumph of spirit.

Hyeonseo Lee grew up in North Korea but escaped to China in 1997. In 2008, after more than 10 years there, she came to Seoul, South Korea, where she struggled to adjust to life in the bustling city. Now a student at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, she has become an advocate for fellow refugees, even helping close relatives leave North Korea.

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Avon 9780007570256 0007570252 Pub Date: 7/7/2015 On Sale Date: 7/7/2015 Ship Date: 6/17/2015 $15.99/$15.99 Can./£6.99 UK Bformat Paperback

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The Island Escape Kerry Fisher

Can one woman's marriage survive her best friend's divorce? Fans of Veronica Henry and Erica James, this is the next book to add to your reading list.

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Kerry was brought up in Peterborough. She now lives in Surrey with a very tolerant husband and two children.

After landing her dream job working on women's magazines, she discovered that she hated writing about real people in case their families got upset. The University of California Writers' Program helped her move from fact into fiction. The School Gate Survival Guide is her first novel.

"I laughed out loud…well written and witty." Novelicious

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Long Lost Family – Secret Sister From Nazioccupied Jersey to wartime London, one woman’s search for the truth Cherry Durbin

The true story of a woman who uncovered the dramatic stories of her mother and sisters with the help of the awardwinning television programme, Long Lost Family.Adopted at a young age, Cherry Durbin had spent over twenty years searching for traces of her natural mother and sister. She had given up until one day, watching the drama unfold on the television programme, Long Lost Family, her daughter suggested that maybe this was the only way she would ever find her sister. What she didn't expect to uncover was a story of a pregnant mother fleeing Naziinvaded Jersey, a sister left behind to survive the deprivations of the Germancontrolled island and a family torn apart in a time when war left so many alone. Cherry's story, pieced together by a team of researchers, would bring her unimaginable sadness and joy, and answers where she had given up.

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Munnu A Boy From Kashmir Malik Sajad

A beautifully drawn graphic novel that illuminates the conflicted land of Kashmir, through a young boy's childhood.

Sevenyearold Munnu is growing up in Indianadministered Kashmir. Life revolves around his family: Mama, Papa, sister Shahnaz, brothers Adil and Akhtar and, his favourite, older brother Bilal. It also revolves around Munnu's two favourite things sugar and drawing.

But Munnu's is a childhood experienced against the backdrop of conflict. Bilal's classmates are crossing over into the Pakistanadministered portion of Kashmir to be trained to resist the 'occupation'; Papa and Bilal are regularly taken by the military to identification parades where informers will point out 'terrorists'; Munnu's school is closed; close neighbours are killed and the homes of Kashmiri Hindu families lie abandoned, as once close, mixed communities have ruptured under the pressure of Kashmir's divisions.

Munnu is an amazingly personal insight into everyday life in Kashmir. Closely based on Malik Sajad's own childhood and experiences, it is a beautiful, evocatively drawn graphic novel that questions every aspect of the Kashmir situation the faults and responsibilities of every side, the history of the region, the role of Britain and the West, the possibilities for the future. It opens up the story of this contested and conflicted land, while also giving a brilliantly close, funny and warmhearted portrait of a boy's childhood and comingofage.

Malik Sajad was born in 1987, in Srinagar, Kashmir. His illustrations and stories have appeared in various local and international publications. His art work has also been exhibited internationally. He studied Visual Art at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Fourth Estate 9780008124496 0008124493 Pub Date: 7/29/2015 On Sale Date: 7/29/2015 Ship Date: 8/18/2015 $39.99/$39.99 Can./£25.00 UKHardcover

320 Pages Cooking / Vegetarian & VeganCKB086000 19.5 cm W | 25.2 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

A Modern Way to Cook Anna Jones

From the author of the brilliantly successful A Modern Way to Eat, a new collection of delicious, healthy, inspiring vegetarian recipes that are so quick to make they're achievable on any night of the week.

Many more of us are interested in eating healthier food on a regular basis but sometimes, when we're home late, tired after work, and don't have time to buy lots of ingredients, it can just seem too complicated.

In this brilliant new collection of recipes, Anna Jones makes clean, nourishing, vegetablecentred food realistic on any night of the week. Chapters will be broken down by time (recipes for under 30 or 20 minutes, or recipes that are quick to prepare and can be left to slow cook) and also by planning a little ahead (quick healthy breakfasts, dishes you can make and reuse throughout the week). Anna's new book will be a truly practical and inspiring collection for anyone who wants to put dinner on the table quickly, without fuss, trips to specialist shops or too much washing up, but still eat food that tastes incredible and is doing you good.

Recipes may include: 10 minute vegpacked Vietnamese noodle salad, with lime, mint and green chilli; sweet potato and greens tacos with avoacdo; parsnip and beetroot rosti with a poached egg; 10minute spinach polpette; quick pea mint and quinoa risotto; speedy massaman curry with a carrot pickle and brown rice.

Anna Jones is a cook, food writer and stylist. One grey, latefortheoffice day, she decided to quit her day job after reading an article about following your passion. Within weeks, she was signed up on Jamie Oliver's Fifteen apprentice programme. She went on to be part of Jamie's food team styling, writing and working behind the scenes on books, TV shows and food campaigns.

'A simply brilliant book modern, clever, beautiful and full of delicious recipes. Go Anna!' Jamie Oliver

'A Modern Way to Eat is a gorgeous revelation of a book. Vegetarian food that feels exciting and vibrant, by an author who writes and cooks with authenticity and passion. I will be buying it for everyone.' Sophie Dahl

'Anna Jones has discovered exactly how, with imagination and good taste, to create exciting and delicious vegetarian recipes that fit the modern requirement of nourishment not forgetting the economical side either. Well done Anna.' Antonio Carluccio

'I can give you my word, these recipes not only work, they are also mindblowingly delicious. So if you need more from your food, meals that are good for you, and the planet, tasty, beautiful, and unapologeticallymeatfree, Anna's recipes are an affirming winwinwin! Count me in.' Tom Herbert, Fabulous Baker Brother

'This is an excellent vegetarian book. Yep I said it. It's bloody brilliant.' Gizzi Erskine

'Anna is a treasure. She's the rare cook able to expertly explore the rich realm of possibilities at the intersection of health/wellness and deliciousness. Her food is inspired and fresh, satisfying and beautiful vibrant food for a vibrant life.' Heidi Swanson

'Simple, seasonal, vegled fare that is as delicious as it is virtuous … Clear and concise … Pretty as a picture, and mouthwatering to boot … fantastically useful … Even if you're a diehard carnivore, read what Jones has to say her subtle, beautiful, delectable dishes might just bring you round.' Guardian

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'It is a book of vegetarian recipes, but carnivores, do not be put off. Let's say it is a book of deliciously invigorating dishes that happen not to contain any flesh.' Rose Prince, Spectator, Books of the Year

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Never Goodnight Coco Moodysson

ALREADY A FILM: Coco’s husband Lucas Moodysson directed the film WE ARE THE BEST based on her graphic novel. The film was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival•From Harper UK The basis for 2014 film ‘We Are The Best’, Never Goodnight is about three girls in Stockholm in 1982 who embark on a mission to form a successful punk band.

The cult Swedish graphic novel that inspired the critically acclaimed Lukas Moodysson film 'We Are the Best!'Coco, Klara and Mathilda have known each other since primary school, where they met in Folk Dancing class. Now they're almost teenagers, and their anarchist ideals and dreams of forming a worldbeating punk band set them apart from the other girls at school. They can't play any instruments, practice with pillows and pans, and keep getting told that punk is dead. But they're not going to let any of those things get in their way… Published in English for the first time, Never Goodnight is a hilarious and lifeaffirming memoir that will remind you that all you need in life is your best friends, a can of hairspray and three guitar chords.

Coco Moodysson was born in Stockholm in 1970. For many years she studied to become a sign language interpreter but in 1998 she dropped out and started drawing comics. Her graphic novel Never Goodnight was adapted into the critically acclaimed 2013 film We Are the Best! by her husband, director Lukas Moodysson. Coco lives in Malmö with her husband and their three children.

Praise for the film 'We Are The Best!': 'If Charles Schulz had ever penned a Peanuts strip about punk rock, it might have looked and felt a little like this. Exclamation points seem entirely apropos: it's the best!' Guardian 'A joyous celebration of youth, friendship and rebellion' Time Out London 'Captures perfectly the aimlessness of adolescence, the waiting to become something that's so often intertwined with the desire to make something, to leave your mark on the world in some small way' Village Voice

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The Turning Point Freya North

Everyone deserves a new beginning. But sometimes fate isn't on your side…Over one short weekend, when Canadian musician Scott Emerson and British author Frankie Shaw meet by chance, a profound connection is made. Their homes are thousands of miles apart: Scott's roots lie deep in the mountains of British Columbia while Frankie and her children live by the coast of Norfolk. Against all advice, they decide to see where this might go. Over oceans and time zones, they make sacrifices and take risks, discovering along the way new truths about love and family. For the first time in a long while, it seems life could be very good. But fate has a tragic twist in store, one that could destroy all that was hoped for. Poignant, engrossing and moving, The Turning Point is a novel about the importance of seizing happiness and trusting that love will always find a way.

Freya North is the author of 13 bestselling novels which have been translated into many languages. She was born in London but lives in rural Hertfordshire with her family and other animals, where she writes from a stable in her back garden. A passionate reader since childhood, Freya was originally inspired by Mary Wesley, Rose Tremain and Barbara Trapido fiction with strong female leads and original, sometimes eccentric, characters. In 2012 she set up, and now runs, the Hertford Children's Book Festival. She is also a judge for the CPRE Rural Living Awards, and also an ambassador for the charity Beating Bowel Cancer. To connect with Freya and hear about events, unique competitions and sneak previews of what she's writing, join her on Facebook, Twitter or her website.

Praise for Freya North 'Brimming with emotional drama and packing a huge twist, this story will keep you guessing until the very end' Heat 'I was gripped from the start and raced through to the end in one long sitting' Sara Lawrence, Daily Mail 'A lovely read that keeps you anticipating a twist that is nicely unexpected…I couldn't put it down' Sarah Broadhurst, Lovereading.co.uk 'A very telling and enjoyable take on contemporary life' Woman and Home 'Skilfully written, and full of interesting characters.' The Lady 'If you like emotional family dramas with a twist you'll love this' Daily Express

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Collins Crime Club 9780007569700 000756970X Pub Date: 8/25/2015 On Sale Date: 8/25/2015 Ship Date: 8/14/2015 $11.99/$11.99 Can./£7.99 UKAformat Paperback

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The Anatomy of Murder The Detection Club, Dorothy L. Sayers, Francis Ile...

A unique anthology for crime aficionados seven of the world's most notorious genuine murder mysteries retold by the most accomplished classic crime writers of their generation.A manipulative murderer who stalked the streets of Paris; a young wife who poisoned her eccentric husband; a bank cashier's mysterious suicide; a brutal double murder in New Zealand… Seven of the world's greatest crime writers turn their hand to some of the world's most spinetingling mysteries all of them astonishingly TRUE. This remarkable collection from the archives of the Detection Club follows The Floating Admiral, Ask a Policeman and Six Against the Yard back into print after more than 75 years, and shows some of the most accomplished authors of their generation retelling reallife murder mysteries with all the relish of the tastiest crime fiction.

"The Detection Club is a private association of writers of detective fiction in Great Britain, existing chiefly for the purpose of eating dinners together at suitable intervals and of talking illimitable shop … Its membership is confined to those who have written genuine detective stories (not adventure tales or 'thrillers') and election is secured by a vote of the club on recommendation by two or more members, and involves the undertaking of an oath." Dorothy L. Sayers

'Each author manages to give the essential facts of his or her case; and the reader has the further interest of seeing how characteristics of the author's fiction writing reveal themselves in this kind of critical and historical work. The layman as well as the criminologist has good reason to read this volume; and he will desire lawyers and detectives also to digest it.' Sunday Times Reviews for previous Detection Club reissues: 'A must for all connoisseurs of detective fiction.' Literary Review 'This year's most welcome reissue.' Sunday Telegraph 'A book of irresistible charm for students of the detective story.' Times Literary Supplement

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After the Flood What the Dambusters Did Next John Nichol

After the famous dams raid, thousands of equally daring missions were flown in WWII by 617 Squadron. Find out about them here, from former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol.The role RAF 617 Squadron in the destruction of the dams at the heart of the industrial Ruhr has been celebrated in book, magazine and film for more than seventy years. On the 17th May 1943, 133 airmen set out in 19 Lancasters to destroy the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams. 56 of them did not return. Despite these catastrophic losses, the raid became an enormous propaganda triumph. The survivors were feted as heroes and became celebrities of their time. They had been brought together for one specific task so what happened next? Of the 77 men who made it home from that raid, 32 would lose their lives later in the war and only 45 survived to see the victory for which they fought. Few are aware of the extent of the Dambuster squadron's operations after the Dams Raid. They became the 'go to' squadron for specialist precision attacks, dropping the largest bombs ever built on battleships, railway bridges, secret weapon establishments, rockets sites and Uboat construction pens. They were involved in attempts on the lives of enemy leaders, both Hitler and Mussolini, created a 'false fleet' on Dday which fooled the Germans, and knocked out a German super gun which would have rained 600 shells an hour on London. In 'After The Flood', John Nichol retraces the path of 617 Squadron's most dangerous sorties as their reputation called them into action again and again.

John Nichol is a former RAF flight lieutenant whose Tornado bomber was shot down on a mission over Iraq during the first Gulf War in 1991. He was captured and made a prisoner of war. He is the bestselling coauthor of Tornado Down and also The Last Escape, and Tailend Charlies. He is also a journalist and widely quoted military commentator.

Praise for John Nichol: 'Full of poignant episodes … A fitting tribute to the raw courage of these young men' Daily Express 'A truly epic tale of courage and sacrifice an intensely moving epitaph to the men of Bomber Command' ANDY McNAB

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384 Pages History / Military HIS027100 15.3 cm W | 23.4 cm H | 510 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

After the Flood What the Dambusters Did Next John Nichol

After the famous dams raid, thousands of equally daring missions were flown in WWII by 617 Squadron. Find out about them here, from former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol.The role RAF 617 Squadron in the destruction of the dams at the heart of the industrial Ruhr has been celebrated in book, magazine and film for more than seventy years. On the 17th May 1943, 133 airmen set out in 19 Lancasters to destroy the Möhne, Eder and Sorpe dams. 56 of them did not return. Despite these catastrophic losses, the raid became an enormous propaganda triumph. The survivors were feted as heroes and became celebrities of their time. They had been brought together for one specific task so what happened next? Of the 77 men who made it home from that raid, 32 would lose their lives later in the war and only 45 survived to see the victory for which they fought. Few are aware of the extent of the Dambuster squadron's operations after the Dams Raid. They became the 'go to' squadron for specialist precision attacks, dropping the largest bombs ever built on battleships, railway bridges, secret weapon establishments, rockets sites and Uboat construction pens. They were involved in attempts on the lives of enemy leaders, both Hitler and Mussolini, created a 'false fleet' on Dday which fooled the Germans, and knocked out a German super gun which would have rained 600 shells an hour on London. In 'After The Flood', John Nichol retraces the path of 617 Squadron's most dangerous sorties as their reputation called them into action again and again.

John Nichol is a former RAF flight lieutenant whose Tornado bomber was shot down on a mission over Iraq during the first Gulf War in 1991. He was captured and made a prisoner of war. He is the bestselling coauthor of Tornado Down and also The Last Escape, and Tailend Charlies. He is also a journalist and widely quoted military commentator.

Praise for John Nichol: 'Full of poignant episodes … A fitting tribute to the raw courage of these young men' Daily Express 'A truly epic tale of courage and sacrifice an intensely moving epitaph to the men of Bomber Command' ANDY McNAB

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The Friday Project 9780008105211 0008105219 Pub Date: 9/1/2015 On Sale Date: 9/1/2015 Ship Date: 8/21/2015 $34.99/$34.99 Can./£14.99 UKTrade Paperback

400 Pages Art / Popular Culture ART023000 13.5 cm W | 21.6 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

The Beechwood Airship Interviews Dan Richards

A journey into the headspaces and workplaces of some of Britain's most unique artists, from the coauthor of the critically acclaimed 'Holloway'.BILL DRUMMOND RICHARD LAWRENCE STANLEY DONWOOD JENNY SAVILLE DAVID NASH MANIC STREET PREACHERS DAME JUDI DENCH CALLY CALLOMON SHERYL GARRATT VAUGHAN OLIVER JANE BOWN STEVE GULLICK STEWART LEE THE BUTCHER OF COMMON SENSE ROBERT MACFARLANE Artists. Writers. Photographers. Musicians. A comedian. An actor. A printer. An airship. The people interviewed in this book come from all corners of Britain's cultural landscape but are united in their commitment to their craft. At the beginning of this extraordinary memoir, Dan Richards impulsively decides to build an airship in his art school bar, an act of opposition which leads him to meet and interview some of Britain's most extraordinary artists, craftsmen and technicians in the spaces and environments in which they work. His search for what it is that compels both him and them to create becomes a profound examination of what it is to be an artist in 21st Century Britain, and an inspiring testament to the importance of making art for art's sake.

Dan Richards was born in Wales in 1982 and grew up in Bristol. He has studied at UEA and Norwich Art School. Dan is coauthor of Holloway with Robert Macfarlane and Stanley Donwood; first published in 2012 as a limited run of 277 books letterpress printed by Richard Lawrence in his Oxford workshop followed by a general edition by Faber in 2013. Climbing Days, an exploration of the writing and climbing lives of his greatgreat aunt and uncle Dorothy Pilley and I. A. Richards is set to be published by Faber in Spring 2016.

Praise for HOLLOWAY: 'An impressionistic piece of landscape writing, Holloway evokes the sense that time is densely layered in these secret lanes; many people have trodden here, and their ghosts are still apparent in the deep treeshaded paths' Financial Times 'The pleasures herein are almost intangible and they're certainly initially fleeting. Yet these pellucid tales of Dorset's deepset lanes and their duvets of foliage will stay with you long into the summer dusk and may even encourage you to embark on your own investigation of England's ancient arteries' Metro 'A perfect miniature prose poem of a book, beautifully printed and published' William Dalrymple, Observer Books of the Year 'Glorious … endearingly openhearted' Barnaby Rogerson, Sunday Telegraph Books of the

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Killer Reads 9780008134754 0008134758 Pub Date: 9/1/2015 On Sale Date: 9/1/2015 Ship Date: 8/14/2015 $17.99/$17.99 Can./£8.99 UK Bformat Paperback

224 Pages Fiction / Mystery & Detective FIC022000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 150 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

The Lake Sheena Lambert

A gripping murder mystery, with a compelling family drama at its heart.September 1975. A body is discovered in the receding waters of a manmade lake, and for Peggy Casey, 23yearold landlady of The Angler's Rest, nothing will ever be the same. Detective Sergeant Frank Ryan is dispatched from Dublin, and his arrival casts an uneasy spotlight on the damaged history of the valley, and on the difficult relationships that bind Peggy and her three older siblings. Over the course of the weekend, Detective Ryan's investigation will not only uncover the terrible truth behind the dead woman's fate, but will also expose the Casey family's deepest secrets. Secrets never meant to be revealed.

Sheena Lambert is from Ireland, where the troubled history and raw beauty of the landscape were the inspiration behind her novel The Lake. She grew up in County Dublin, where she worked as an environmental engineer before becoming a fulltime writer. Her stories, novels and screenplays have been shortlisted in a number of prestigious UK competitions.

'THE LAKE is beautifully written and offers a fascinating insight into a littleknown part of Irish history. Full of suspense, atmosphere and memorable characters, I look forward to reading more from this talented writer.' Hazel Gaynor, author of New York Times bestseller, The Girl Who Came Home 'Beguiling … a gentle mystery … Sheena Lambert writes beauitfully' For Winter Nights blog

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The Borough Press 9780008118778 0008118779 Pub Date: 9/1/2015 On Sale Date: 9/1/2015 Ship Date: 8/14/2015 $17.99/$17.99 Can./£8.99 UKBformat Paperback

320 Pages Fiction / Humorous FIC016000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Ordinary Joe Jon Teckman

A brilliant, fastpaced comedy about what happens when all of your dreams become true.What would you do if… …you were happily married …with two gorgeous children …and the most gorgeous film star in the world walked up to you …And it wasn't a joke. …Could you resist? Joe West, accountant, father and husband is just your average guy who has just walked into that dream scenario. Except the dream sours fast and suddenly everything he holds dear is on the line. Sometimes life is crazier than the movies.

Jon Teckman was born in Northampton in 1963. He served as an advisor on film policy to both Conservative and Labour governments before becoming Chief Executive of the British Film Institute in 1999. He now lives in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire with his wife Anne and sons Joseph and Matthew. Ordinary Joe is his first novel.

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432 Pages Nature / Birdwatching Guides NAT004000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 310 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

The Peregrine The Hill of Summer & Diaries: The Complete Works of J. A. Baker J. A. Baker, Mark Cocker, John Fanshawe

Reissue of J. A. Baker's extraordinary classic of British nature writingDespite the association of peregrines with the wild, outer reaches of the British Isles, The Peregrine is set on the flat marshes of the Essex coast, where J A Baker spent a long winter looking and writing about the visitors from the uplands peregrines that spend the winter hunting the huge flocks of pigeons and waders that share the desolate landscape with them. Including original diaries from which The Peregrine was written and its companion volume The Hill of Summer, this is a beautiful compendium of lyrical nature writing at its absolute best. Such luminaries as Richard Mabey, Robert Macfarlane, Ted Hughes and Andrew Motion have cited this as one of the most important books in 20th Century nature writing, and the bestselling author Mark Cocker has provided an introduction on the importance of Baker, his writings and the diaries creating the essential volume of Baker's writings. Papers, maps, and letters have recently come to light which in turn provide a little more background into J A Baker's history. Contemporaries particularly from his time at school in Chelmsford have provided insights, remembering a school friend who clearly made an impact on his generation. Among fragments of letters to Baker was one from a reader who praised a piece that Baker had written in RSPB Birds magazine in 1971. Apart from a paper on peregrines which Baker wrote for the Essex Bird Report, this article entitled On the Essex Coast appears to be his only other published piece of writing, and, with the agreement of the RSPB, it has been included in this updated new paperback edition of Baker's astounding work.

'A visionary, visionchanging masterpiece; a book that, once read, will never release its grip upon you.' Robert Macfarlane, Author of Landmarks and The Wild Places 'Passionately fierce but also wonderfully tender' Andrew Motion '…an inspiring example to future writers, and a gift to lovers of nature.' The Times Literary Supplement '… a literary masterpiece, one of the 20th century's outstanding examples of nature writing.' Independent 'The Peregrine should be known as one of the finest works on nature ever written' BBC Wildlife '… some of the most marvellous prose of the twentieth century.' Literary Review 'A tour de force … what can I do except praise writing which involves all the senses? This book goes altogether outside the birdbook into literature.' The Sunday Times 'A rapt and remarkable book … his phrases have a magnesiumflare intensity.' Observer '… what is certain is that The Peregrine is the most precise and poetic account of a bird possibly of any nonhuman creature ever written in English prose.' Daily Telegraph 'J. A. Baker's poetic prose has a hard intensity and an exquisite lyric grace that takes it far beyond the stereotypical stuff of larks ascending and questing voles. Cruelly beautiful and brutally exact, it sees the countryside anew to give us nature in the wild and in the raw.' The Scotsman 'Including original diaries from which The Peregrine was written and its companion

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volume, The Hill of Summer, this is a beautiful compendium of lyrical nature writing at its absolute best […]. For those with an interest in the Peregrine Falcon or classic natural history writing. ' Guardian





400 Pages Fiction / Contemporary WomenFIC044000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

The Piano Man Project Kat French

A delightfully romantic, heartwarming read for everyone who's ever looked for The One and found someone better.

You: kind, pianoplaying sex god Me: hopelessly romantic charity shop manager

Honeysuckle Jones has a problem, and her best friends Nell and Tash are on a mission to help her solve it. She needs a man a caring, intelligent, funny man. But most importantly, a man who's good with his hands…

Luckily Honey's new neighbour moody, antisocial exchef Hal fails on almost every count. Even though the chemistry between them is electric, he's obviously wrong for her in every way.

But when Honey discovers the devastating reason for his moods she decides to give him another chance. And discovers that the best songs aren't always in tune…

A hilarious, feelgood, sexy romantic comedy for fans of Lucy Diamond, Paige Toon and Giovanna Fletcher.

Kat was born and raised in the heart of the Black Country, where she still lives with her husband, two little boys and the oldest cat in the world.

She grew up with a healthy obsession for books, and several years ago she promised her husband she would write novels if Santa gave her a macbook for Christmas. It's a promise she is very glad to have kept.

'Laughoutloud fun with a real romantic heart' MIRANDA DICKINSON

'Citrussharp humour, a glorious cast of characters, a hero you'll want to run off with and a heroine you just want fate to smile on. Can't think of a more perfect summer read' CLAUDIA CARROLL

Amazon reader reviews:

'Laughter and tears, highs and lows of life, love and yes, even death, in a small, quirky English town.'

'A sizzling romp with a great cast of characters.'

'I laughed, sobbed, shouted and sighed all the way to the end.'

'Romance, hot moments, comic moments, one liners, deep and sad moments too charismatic romcom and a great fun read.'

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Fourth Estate 9780008134891 0008134898 Pub Date: 9/8/2015 On Sale Date: 9/8/2015 Ship Date: 8/28/2015 $17.99/$17.99 Can./£7.99 UK Bformat Paperback

256 Pages Fiction / Literary FIC019000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

HighRise J. G. Ballard

Now a major film: J. G. Ballard's compelling and unnerving tale of what happens when life in a luxury apartment building descends into chaos.'Later, as he sat on his balcony eating the dog, Dr Robert Laing reflected on the unusual events that had taken place within this huge apartment building during the previous three months.' Within the walls of an elegant fortystorey highrise, the affluent tenants are hellbent on an orgy of destruction. Cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on 'enemy' floors, and the onceluxurious amenities become an arena for mayhem. In this visionary novel, the veneer of civilised society is stripped away as the inhabitants of the highrise, driven by primal urges, create a dystopian world ruled by intimidation and violence. And no one wants it to stop …

J. G. Ballard was born in 1930 in Shanghai. After internment in a civilian prison camp, his family returned to England in 1946. His 1984 bestseller 'Empire of the Sun' won the Guardian Fiction Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. His controversial novel 'Crash' was made into a film by David Cronenberg. His autobiography 'Miracles of Life' was published in 2008, and a collection of interviews with the author, 'Extreme Metaphors', was published in 2012. J. G. Ballard passed away in 2009.

'Ballard's finest novel … a triumph' The Times 'ingenious … 'HighRise' is an intense and vivid bestiary, which lingers unsettlingly in the mind' Martin Amis 'Chilling … Ballard is a prophetic writer' Sunday Times 'The writing is cool, the observation exact, the idea bold and welldeveloped; everything seems to demand attention and analysis' Financial Times 'The terrifying thing about Ballard is his logic; is this science fiction or history written ahead of its time?' Len Deighton

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448 Pages 24 b/w illus History / Eastern Europe HIS010010 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 330 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Poland A history Adam Zamoyski

Adam Zamoyski first wrote his history of Poland two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the Soviet era in the context of the rise, fall and remarkable rebirth of an indomitable nation.In 1797, Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland among themselves, rewriting Polish history to show that they had brought muchneeded civilisation to a primitive backwater. But the country they wiped off the map had been one of Europe's largest and most richly varied, born of diverse cultural traditions and one of the boldest constitutional experiments ever attempted. Its destruction ultimately led to two world wars and the Cold War. Zamoyski's fully revised history of Poland looks back over a thousand years of turmoil and triumph, chronicling how Poland has been restored at last to its rightful place in Europe.

Adam Zamoyski was born in New York but has spent most of his life in England. A freelance historian with a singular command of languages, his recent books include '1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow', 'Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna' and 'Warsaw 1920: Lenin's Failed Conquest of Europe'. He is married to the painter Emma Sergeant.

'Invaluable and eyeopening' Boyd Tonkin, Independent 'An excellent book' Financial Times 'Fresh, different and brilliantly readable…It is the perfect introduction for those who know nothing about the country, yet will also provide some positive food for thought to those who imagined they knew it all too well' Spectator 'A dramatic history of Poland that captures the spirit of its people…Such an extraordinary national trajectory demands an accessible and scholarly accounting. Zamoyski succeeds admirably in providing both' Daily Telegraph 'For the past 25 years, thanks to the efforts of Adam Zamoyski, we have been better informed about the history and character of Poland than about any other East European country…Zamoyski's new perspective on an old culture and its modern political liberty is…presented with a new, confident sense of freedom' The Times 'Eminently readable' TLS 'Shrewd…an excellent section on the country and its politics since '89' Independent on Sunday

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Collins Crime Club 9780008129668 0008129665 Pub Date: 9/15/2015 On Sale Date: 9/15/2015 Ship Date: 8/26/2015 $34.99/$34.99 Can./£12.99 UK Hardcover

320 Pages Fiction / Mystery & Detective FIC022030 15.9 cm W | 24 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Art in the Blood A Sherlock Holmes Adventure Bonnie MacBird

London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris.Mlle La Victoire, a beautiful French cabaret star writes that her illegitimate son by an English lord has disappeared, and she has been attacked in the streets of Montmartre. Racing to Paris with Watson at his side, Holmes discovers the missing child is only the tip of the iceberg of a much larger problem. The most valuable statue since the Winged Victory has been violently stolen in Marseilles, and several children from a silk mill in Lancashire have been found murdered. The clues in all three cases point to a single, untouchable man. Will Holmes recover in time to find the missing boy and stop a rising tide of murders? To do so he must stay one step ahead of a dangerous French rival and the threatening interference of his own brother, Mycroft. This latest adventure, in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, sends the iconic duo from London to Paris and the icy wilds of Lancashire in a case which tests Watson's friendship and the fragility and gifts of Sherlock Holmes' own artistic nature to the limits.

Bonnie MacBird was born and raised in San Francisco and fell in love with Sherlock Holmes by reading the canon at age ten. She attended Stanford University, earning a BA in Music and an MA in Film. Her long Hollywood career includes feature film development exec at Universal, the original screenplay for the movie TRON, three Emmy Awards for documentary writing and producing, numerous produced plays and musicals, and theatre credits as an actor and director. In addition to her work in entertainment, Bonnie teaches a popular screenwriting class at UCLA Extension, as well as being an accomplished watercolourist. She is a regular speaker on writing, creativity, and Sherlock Holmes. She lives in Los Angeles, with frequent trips to London.

"Bonnie MacBird's ART IN THE BLOOD has the three key ingredients for a delicious pastiche: Meticulous research, plausibility, and grand fun!"Leslie S. Klinger, Edgar winning author/editor "The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes", The Annotated Dracula, A Study in Sherlock, The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, BSI "Thoroughly entertaining … worthy of Doyle himself. … a superb, labyrinthine plot, snappy pacing and, most importantly, a deep respect for the classic characters." Bryan Cogman, CoProducer/Writer, HBO's Game of Thrones "A pitchperfect Holmes and Watson… bristles with the intelligence and wit we love in the original … Dark, funny and surprising to the end."Peter Samuelson, producer of Wilde, Tom & Viv, Arlington Road, Revenge of the Nerds, and many other films. "A riveting journey…from the bohemian art studios of Paris and the familiar streets of London to the darker side of the Industrial Revolution, all carefully researched and excellently evoked."Catherine Cooke, London Society of Sherlock Holmes Howlett Award winner 2014, Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collection at the Westminster Reference Library, London, BSI.

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Collins Crime Club 9780008129675 0008129673 Pub Date: 9/15/2015 On Sale Date: 9/15/2015 Ship Date: 8/26/2015 $21.99/$21.99 Can./£12.99 UKTrade Paperback

320 Pages Fiction / Mystery & Detective FIC022030 15.3 cm W | 23.4 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

Art in the Blood A Sherlock Holmes Adventure Bonnie MacBird

London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris.Mlle La Victoire, a beautiful French cabaret star writes that her illegitimate son by an English lord has disappeared, and she has been attacked in the streets of Montmartre. Racing to Paris with Watson at his side, Holmes discovers the missing child is only the tip of the iceberg of a much larger problem. The most valuable statue since the Winged Victory has been violently stolen in Marseilles, and several children from a silk mill in Lancashire have been found murdered. The clues in all three cases point to a single, untouchable man. Will Holmes recover in time to find the missing boy and stop a rising tide of murders? To do so he must stay one step ahead of a dangerous French rival and the threatening interference of his own brother, Mycroft. This latest adventure, in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, sends the iconic duo from London to Paris and the icy wilds of Lancashire in a case which tests Watson's friendship and the fragility and gifts of Sherlock Holmes' own artistic nature to the limits.

Bonnie MacBird was born and raised in San Francisco and fell in love with Sherlock Holmes by reading the canon at age ten. She attended Stanford University, earning a BA in Music and an MA in Film. Her long Hollywood career includes feature film development exec at Universal, the original screenplay for the movie TRON, three Emmy Awards for documentary writing and producing, numerous produced plays and musicals, and theatre credits as an actor and director. In addition to her work in entertainment, Bonnie teaches a popular screenwriting class at UCLA Extension, as well as being an accomplished watercolourist. She is a regular speaker on writing, creativity, and Sherlock Holmes. She lives in Los Angeles, with frequent trips to London.

"Bonnie MacBird's ART IN THE BLOOD has the three key ingredients for a delicious pastiche: Meticulous research, plausibility, and grand fun!"Leslie S. Klinger, Edgar winning author/editor "The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes", The Annotated Dracula, A Study in Sherlock, The Sherlock Holmes Reference Library, In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, BSI "Thoroughly entertaining … worthy of Doyle himself. … a superb, labyrinthine plot, snappy pacing and, most importantly, a deep respect for the classic characters." Bryan Cogman, CoProducer/Writer, HBO's Game of Thrones "A pitchperfect Holmes and Watson… bristles with the intelligence and wit we love in the original … Dark, funny and surprising to the end."Peter Samuelson, producer of Wilde, Tom & Viv, Arlington Road, Revenge of the Nerds, and many other films. "A riveting journey…from the bohemian art studios of Paris and the familiar streets of London to the darker side of the Industrial Revolution, all carefully researched and excellently evoked."Catherine Cooke, London Society of Sherlock Holmes Howlett Award winner 2014, Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collection at the Westminster Reference Library, London, BSI.

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Harper 9780007597390 0007597398 Pub Date: 9/15/2015 On Sale Date: 9/15/2015 Ship Date: 8/26/2015 $16.99/$16.99 Can./£7.99 UK Bformat Paperback


The Great Village Show Alexandra Brown

Witty and warm fiction from the author of The Great Christmas Knit Off. Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley and Jenny Colgan.

Tindledale is in a titter. The Loveliest Village competition is coming around again and after last year's spectacular failure, the villagers are determined to win. Beth, the local headmistress is keen to help and decides to impose some muchneeded order on the squabbling committee members.

When she runs into a new face in the village, she discovers that it is none other than celebrity chef, Hugo Crawford, whose London restaurant, The Fatted Calf, has won three Michelin stars. After a few terse encounters with him, Beth decides that he is brutish and rude but Lawrence, the B&B owner, thinks that Hugo is looking for a site to open a new restaurant one that could really put Tindledale on the map!

While the committee discuss their plans in the Duck & Puddle pub, Hugo sticks his oar in and tells them what they are doing wrong. Beth still thinks that he is badmannered but some of his ideas are actually pretty good a village pop up store, a farmer's market and an allotment food bank. Soon, villagers old and new all start to come out of the woodwork, including yummy mummy Cassie, who seems to have it all. But first impressions can be deceptive and Beth discovers that when it comes to Tindledale and its inhabitants, nothing is ever quite as it seems…

Alexandra Brown began her writing career as the City Girl columnist for The London Paper. THE GREAT CHRISTMAS KNIT OFF is Alexandra's fourth book and is first in a new series set in the fictional village of Tindledale, following the lives of all the characters there.

Alex lives in a real village near the south coast of England, with her husband, daughter and a very shiny black Labrador. For more about Alex, chat to her on Facebook.com/alexandrabrownauthor and Twitter @alexbrownbooks

Praise for Alexandra Brown:

'Adorable, comical and magical, this is a festive delight' Closer

'We love it!' Now

'Defies the chick lit cliché' Heat

'I loved Cupcakes At Carrington's, a warm, witty, loveable read with plenty of sparkle and charm' Rowan Coleman

'A sparkling debut…funny, romantic and utterly charming. Devour in one sitting like a delicious, indulgent cupcake then go back and start again' Sasha Wagstaff

'From the moment I read the first page of Alexandra's book, I knew I was being allowed to see something special. I believe that Alexandra has created a very real and likeable cast of characters that will appeal to a wide audience. Her writing style is crisp and funny and compels you to keep turning the page' Chrissie Manby

'Cupcakes at Carrington's is deliciously delightful from start to finish, sprinkled with magic and full of heart' Miranda Dickinson

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The Friday Project 9780008137564 0008137560 Pub Date: 9/15/2015 On Sale Date: 9/15/2015 Ship Date: 8/26/2015 $17.99/$17.99 Can./£8.99 UK Bformat Paperback

300 Pages Print Run: 40K Fiction FIC000000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Meatspace Nikesh Shukla

COMPELLING AND TIMELY TOPIC The dark side of social media is a timely topic and Nikesh will be writing a lot of off the book page piece about this and his own personal experiences with the downsides of our cultural overconnectedness. HIGHLY PROMOTIONAL AUTHOR Nikesh his willing to to anything and everything and is very well connected in the literary community. We already have great advance quotes in on this title:Gary Shteyngart said “Meatspace is the greatest book on loneliness since The Catcher in the Rye.”Jenny Oafil said, “Meatspace is a weird and wonderful novel that brilliantly captures the soulsickening fun of a life lived on social media. Read it then move to the woods and repent for your wasted youth.’”VIRAL YOUTUBE VIDEO in 2014 Nikesh sent a lambchop into space using a a GoPro camera and a weather balloon to capture its journey from east London into space. The balloon burst soon after launch and the camera was lost until it was recovered by a farmer in December. The video went viral and was covered everywhere from the “Today” show to New York Magazine, and currently has almost 300,000 views. Nikesh will do another PR stunt like this for us timed with our launch. In a time when everyone is obsessed with and defined by their online personas, this clever and sharp novel by Nikesh Shukla dares readers to question who they actually are when they’re not on Facebook but rather face to face.

The terms “Meatspace” originates from cyberpunk fiction and online culture that refers to the real aka not virtual world. Meatspace is the world of flesh and blood where you’re physically present. It’s the opposite of cyberspace. Kitab and Aziz are brothers living together in London who are as fully plugged in to the grid as it’s possible to be. They obsessively check and update their many channels of connection, are slaves to the hourly updates, and are unable to last an entire conversation without checking their phones for texts, emails and Tweets. I imagine almost anyone reading this will recognize themselves in this, and perhaps feel a twinge of guilt. As Kitab says, “Connections used to be important. Now it’s all selfies and sandwiches on Twitter.”Kitab has also just published his first book to no acclaim whatsoever. He’s also been dumped, and he’s been fired. His income is rapidly dwindling. Before long, Kitab and his brother become obsessed with their internet doppelgangers. Aziz decides to get a tattoo when he discovers that the only bowtie tattoo owner he can find online looks just like him, and he heads to New York City to track him down. While he’s away, the only other Kitab online with his same name hails from Bangalore, and attempts to ‘friend’ him on Facebook. Kitab ignores the request but soon Kitab 2 shows up at his doorstep. Suddenly the concept of identity theft spills out into the “meatspace,” that neglected place where things really happen, and Kitab 1 becomes a man whose entire identity and existence is called into question.

Nikesh Shukla is a writer of fiction and television.His debut novel, Coconut Unlimited was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2010 and longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2011. In 2011, Nikesh cowrote a nonfiction essay about the riots with Kieran Yates called Generation Vexed: What the Riots Don’t Tell Us About Our Nation’s Youth. In 2013, he released a novella about food, called The Time Machine , donating all his proceeds to Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. This won Best Novella at the Sabotage Awards.In 2014, he wrote an awardwinning short film with Sarmad Masud called Two Dosas, starring Himesh Patel.His Channel 4 Comedy Lab Kabadasses aired on E4 and Channel 4 in 2011 and starred Shazad Latif, Jack Doolan and Josie Long. The film won the Film London ‘London Calling Plus’ Award for best film.His short stories have been featured in the following places: Best British Short Stories 2013, Five Dials, The Moth Magazine, Pen Pusher, The Sunday Times, Book Slam, BBC Radio 4, First City Magazine and Teller Magazine. He has written for the Guardian, Esquire and BBC 2. He has, in the past, been writer in residence for BBC Asian Network and Royal Festival Hall.He hosts The Subaltern podcast, the antipanel discussion featuring conversations with writers about writing. Guests have included Zadie Smith, Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, James Salter, George Saunders, Jennifer Egan, Evie Wyld, Sam Bain, Alex Preston, Colson Whitehead and more. He also cohosts a nerdier podcast with scifi writer James Smythe, called

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700 Pages (Maps), With index History / Military HIS027100 15.9 cm W | 24 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

The Secret War Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939–1945 Max Hastings

Examining the espionage and intelligence stories in World War II, on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian and Japanese histories.In The Secret War, Max Hastings examines the espionage and intelligence machines of all sides in World War II, and the impact of spies, codebreakers and partisan operations on events. A magisterial work of history written on a global scale, the book brings together accounts from British, American, German, Russian and Japanese sources to tell the story of a secret war waged unceasingly by men and women often far from the battlefields but whose actions profoundly influenced the outcome. Returning to the Second World War for the first time since his bestselling All Hell Let Loose, Hastings weaves into a 'big picture' framework, the human stories of spies and intelligence officers who served their respective masters. Told through a series of snapshots of key moments, the book looks closely at Soviet espionage operations which dwarfed those of every other belligerent in scale, as well as the codebreaking operation at Bletchley Park the greatest intelligence achievement of the conflict with many more surprising and unfamiliar tales of treachery, deception, betrayal and incompetence by spies of Axis, Allied or indeterminate loyalty.

Max Hastings is the author of several books, many about warfare. The most recent is the bestselling and critically acclaimed 'All Hell Let Loose'. In his early career as a correspondent, he reported on the 1982 Falklands War, experiences which he described in his memoir 'Going to the Wars'. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Fellow of King's College London, he was knighted in 2002.

Praise for Max Hastings: 'A work of staggering scope and erudition, narrated with supreme fluency and insight, it is unquestionably the best singlevolume history of the war ever written … he writes with a wonderfully clear, unsentimental eye … and has a terrific grasp of the grand sweep and military strategy … But what makes his book a compelling read are the human stories … at the end of this gruesome, chilling but quite magnificent book, you never doubt that the war was worth fighting' Sunday Times 'No other general history of the war amalgamates so successfully the gutwrenching personal details and the essential strategic arguments. Melding the worm's eye view and the big picture is a difficult trick to pull of but Hastings has triumphed' The Times 'Majestic … it is impossible to emerge without a sense of the sheer scale of human tragedy … To gather all these anecdotes together is a task in itself, but to assemble them in a way that makes sense is something entirely different … Hastings shapes all these stories, almost miraculously, into a single coherent narrative' Daily Telegraph 'In this massive work, the crowning volume of the 10 impressive books he has written about the Second World War, Sir Max Hastings spares us nothing in portraying the sheer bloody savagery of the worst war that the world has yet seen … this magnificent book … is hypnotically readable from the first page to the last' Sunday Telegraph 'A fastmoving, highly readable survey of the entire war … Hastings combines a mastery of the military events with invariably sound judgment and a sharp eye for unusual telling detail … this is military history at its most gripping. Of all Max Hastings's valuable books, this is possibly his best a veritable tour de force' Evening Standard

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700 Pages History / Military HIS027100 15.3 cm W | 23.4 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:CANCELLED

The Secret War Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939–1945 Max Hastings

Examining the espionage and intelligence stories in World War II, on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian and Japanese histories.In The Secret War, Max Hastings examines the espionage and intelligence machines of all sides in World War II, and the impact of spies, codebreakers and partisan operations on events. A magisterial work of history written on a global scale, the book brings together accounts from British, American, German, Russian and Japanese sources to tell the story of a secret war waged unceasingly by men and women often far from the battlefields but whose actions profoundly influenced the outcome. Returning to the Second World War for the first time since his bestselling All Hell Let Loose, Hastings weaves into a 'big picture' framework, the human stories of spies and intelligence officers who served their respective masters. Told through a series of snapshots of key moments, the book looks closely at Soviet espionage operations which dwarfed those of every other belligerent in scale, as well as the codebreaking operation at Bletchley Park the greatest intelligence achievement of the conflict with many more surprising and unfamiliar tales of treachery, deception, betrayal and incompetence by spies of Axis, Allied or indeterminate loyalty.

Max Hastings is the author of several books, many about warfare. The most recent is the bestselling and critically acclaimed 'All Hell Let Loose'. In his early career as a correspondent, he reported on the 1982 Falklands War, experiences which he described in his memoir 'Going to the Wars'. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Fellow of King's College London, he was knighted in 2002.

Praise for Max Hastings: 'A work of staggering scope and erudition, narrated with supreme fluency and insight, it is unquestionably the best singlevolume history of the war ever written … he writes with a wonderfully clear, unsentimental eye … and has a terrific grasp of the grand sweep and military strategy … But what makes his book a compelling read are the human stories … at the end of this gruesome, chilling but quite magnificent book, you never doubt that the war was worth fighting' Sunday Times 'No other general history of the war amalgamates so successfully the gutwrenching personal details and the essential strategic arguments. Melding the worm's eye view and the big picture is a difficult trick to pull of but Hastings has triumphed' The Times 'Majestic … it is impossible to emerge without a sense of the sheer scale of human tragedy … To gather all these anecdotes together is a task in itself, but to assemble them in a way that makes sense is something entirely different … Hastings shapes all these stories, almost miraculously, into a single coherent narrative' Daily Telegraph 'In this massive work, the crowning volume of the 10 impressive books he has written about the Second World War, Sir Max Hastings spares us nothing in portraying the sheer bloody savagery of the worst war that the world has yet seen … this magnificent book … is hypnotically readable from the first page to the last' Sunday Telegraph 'A fastmoving, highly readable survey of the entire war … Hastings combines a mastery of the military events with invariably sound judgment and a sharp eye for unusual telling detail … this is military history at its most gripping. Of all Max Hastings's valuable books, this is possibly his best a veritable tour de force' Evening Standard

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Buried Angels Camilla Lackberg

No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg's new psychological thriller featuring Detective Patrick Hedstrom and Erica Falck irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.

YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE PAST

Easter 1974. A family vanishes from their home on an idyllic island off the Swedish coast. They have left everything behind including their oneyearold daughter, Ebba.

Now, years later, Ebba has returned to the island. She and her husband have suffered the loss of their only child and are looking to make a fresh start. But within days, their house is the target of an arson attack.

YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE FUTURE

Detective Patrik Hedstrom takes on the investigation, aided by his wife, crime writer Erica Falck, who has always been fascinated by the mystery of Ebba's abandonment and the family's tragic history.

When dried blood is found under the floorboards of the old house, it seems that the cold case involving the missing family is about to be brought back to life. And soon, Patrik and Erica are consumed by the hunt for a killer who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried…

Born in 1974, Camilla Lackberg graduated from Gothenburg University of Economics, before moving to Stockholm where she worked for a few years as an economist. However, a course in creative crime writing became the trigger to a drastic change of career. Her seven Fjallbacka novels have all become No 1 bestsellers across Scandanavia. She lives in a suburb of Stockholm with her three children.

Praise for Camilla Lackberg:

'The hottest female writer in Sweden' Independent

'Heartstopping and heartwarming … a masterclass in Scandinavian crime writing' Val McDermid

'Pacy … with flashing insight into the dark places of the psyche' Sunday Times

'Lackberg is an expert at mixing scenes of domestic cosiness with bloodcurdling horror' Guardian

'Both chilling and thrilling' Sun

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William Collins 9780008110628 000811062X Pub Date: 9/29/2015 On Sale Date: 9/29/2015 Ship Date: 9/8/2015 $4.99/$4.99 Can./£2.50 UKAformat Paperback

256 Pages Fiction / Classics FIC004000 11.1 cm W | 17.8 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Collins Classics – Christmas Stories Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and grew up in poverty. This experience influenced 'Oliver Twist', the second of his fourteen major novels, which first appeared in 1837. When he died in 1870, he was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey as an indication of his huge popularity as a novelist, which endures to this day.

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William Collins 9780008110604 0008110603 Pub Date: 9/29/2015 On Sale Date: 9/29/2015 Ship Date: 9/8/2015 $4.99/$4.99 Can./£2.50 UKAformat Paperback

256 Pages Fiction / Classics FIC004000 11.1 cm W | 17.8 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Collins Classics – Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman

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The Detective Club – Called Back Hugh Conway, Martin Edwards

The first in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves a blind man who stumbles across a murder. As he has not seen anything, the assassins let him go, but he finds it is impossible to walk away from murder."The Detective Story Club", launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with the same popular cover designs that appealed to their original readers. "By the purest of accidents the man who is blind accidentally comes on the scene of a murder. He cannot see what is happening but he can hear. He is seen by the assassins who, on discovering him to be blind, allow him to go without harming him. Soon afterwards he recovers his sight and later falls in love with a mysterious woman who is in some way involved in the crime…. The mystery deepens and only after a series of memorable thrills is the tangled skein unravelled." Called Back by Hugh Conway, a pseudonym for Frederick John Fargus, was first published in 1883. It was a huge success, selling 350,000 copies in its first year, leading to a highly acclaimed stage play the following year. This new edition is introduced by novelist and crime writing expert, Martin Edwards, author of The Golden Age of Murder.

Hugh Conway aka Frederick John Fargus (18471885)

"Attractively bound in black and gold, with vivid coloured jackets, these books are bound to be immensely popular." DAILY MIRROR

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The Detective Club – The Perfect Crime The Big Bow Mystery Israel Zangwill, John Curran

The first in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins is the world's first lockedroom mystery, a seemingly impossible crime story as powerful as any that have copied the scenario since."The Detective Story Club", launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with the same popular cover designs that appealed to their original readers. Originally published as The Big Bow Mystery in 1891, and republished by the Detective Club to coincide with a new film version called 'The Perfect Crime', Israel Zangwill's novel invented the concept of the 'locked room mystery' and influenced almost every crime writer thereafter. 'A man is murdered for no apparent reason. He has no enemies and there seemed to be no motive for anyone murdering him. No clues remained and the instrument with which the murder was committed could not be traced. The door of the room in which the body was discovered was locked and bolted on the inside, both windows were latched, and there was no trace of any intruder. The greatest detectives in the land were puzzled. Here indeed was the perfect crime, the work of a master mind. Can you solve the problem which baffled Scotland Yard for so long, until at last the missing link in the chain of evidence was revealed?' This new edition includes a brand new introduction by the Golden Age crime expert, Dr John Curran, author of 'Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks'.

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The Detective Club – The Mayfair Mystery 2835 Mayfair Frank Richardson, David Brawn

The first in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves a disappearing corpse, a supernatural theory, and a genuinely shocking finale."The Detective Story Club", launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with the same popular cover designs that appealed to their original readers. "This most entertaining detective story is concerned with an amazing crime. The body of a wealthy man is discovered by his valet. The valet hurried to a friend of the dead man to tell him of the tragedy. They return to find the body gone! The motive of the murder becomes a deeper mystery still, and no clue seems to lead anywhere. Little by little, however, evidence is built up round a theory, and clever detective work triumphs in the end. For ingenuity and dramatic situations "The Mayfair Mystery" is hard to beat." First published in 1907 as 2835 Mayfair, the book had caught the imagination of the reading public for its thrilling twists, its wit and imagination, and was chosen to be one of the first 12 classic books released by the Club. This new edition comes with a brand new introduction about the history of the Detective Club by HarperCollins' editor, David Brawn.

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The Detective Club – The Mystery of the Skeleton Key Bernard Capes, G. K. Chesterton, Hugh Lamb

The fourth in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves a tragic accident during a shooting party. As the story switches between Paris and Hampshire, the possibility of it not being an accident seems to grow more likely."The Detective Story Club", launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with the same popular cover designs that appealed to their original readers. The Mystery of the Skeleton Key, first published in 1919, has the distinction of being the first detective novel commissioned and published by Collins, though it was Bernard Capes' only book in the genre, as he died shortly before it was published. This is how the Detective Club announced their edition ten years later: "Mr Arnold Bennett, in a recent article, criticised the ad hoc characterisation and human interest in the detective novels of today. "The Mystery of the Skeleton Key" contains, in addition to a clever crime problem and plenty of thrills, a sensible love story, humour, excellent characterisation and strong human interest. The scenes are laid in Paris and Hampshire. The story deals with a crime committed in the grounds of a country house and the subsequent efforts of a clever young detective the track down the perpetrator. The Selection Committee of "The Detective Story Club" have no hesitation in recommending this splendid thriller as one which will satisfy the most exacting reader of detective fiction." This new edition comes with a brand new introduction by Capes expert and anthologist, Hugh Lamb.

Bernard Edward Joseph Capes (18541918) was a prolific Victorian author who published more than 40 books romances, ghost stories, poetry and history and won awards in England and America. He is best remembered as an accomplished writer of horror stories in the vein of M.R. James, and has the distinction of writing the first detective novel commissioned and published by Collins The Skeleton Key in 1919, whose enormous success (8 different editions in 10 years) paved the way for a century of crime books. It was his only crime book, as Capes died in the influenza epidemic on 2 November 1918 before The Skeleton Key was published. A plaque commemorating his life is in Winchester Cathedral, near where he lived.

'If Hugh had returned from hunting by another path, or if he had left his gun behind him, or if one could have told just when the shot was heard, perhaps the murder of beautiful Annie Evans might have been cleared up without so much effort on the part of the famous Sergeant Ridgeway from Scotland Yard, or so much mutual suspicion on the part of the various guests assembled at the Hall. Baron Le Sage of doubtful fame might have gone on playing chess, and pretty Audrey's love affairs might not have become so tangled. But it's just as well as it is, perhaps, for the result of all these complications is a thoroughly exciting detective story.' BLACK MASK MAGAZINE "Attractively bound in black and gold, with vivid coloured jackets, these books are bound to be immensely popular." DAILY MIRROR

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Collins Crime Club 9780008137175 000813717X Pub Date: 12/8/2015 On Sale Date: 12/8/2015 Ship Date: 11/18/2015 $18.99/$18.99 Can./£9.99 UK Hardcover


The Detective Club – The Grell Mystery Frank Froest, Tony Medawar

The latest in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves the murder of a notorious criminal in the home of a famous millionaire. But there are no clues, no evidence. The police are convinced that someone may have just committed the perfect crime."The Detective Story Club", launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with the same popular cover designs that appealed to their original readers. The Grell Mystery was first published in 1913 and selected as one of the launch titles for the Detective Club in 1929. It was written by former Scotland Yard Chief Inspector Frank Froest, who had turned in retirement to writing successful and authentic crime novels. "If you like a thriller with plenty of exciting incident and a clever plot you will like this firstrate detective novel by Frank Froest. Chief Inspector Foyle was confronted with the most bewildering case of his career when Goldenburg, the crook, was found foully murdered in the flat of Robert Grell, millionaire. Here was what appeared to be a perfect crime without a clue that led anywhere. But Foyle was more than a match for the archcriminal and his masterly deduction and determination brought him a splendid triumph."

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400 Pages Biography & Autobiography / Literary BIO007000 15.9 cm W | 24 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

A House in St John’s Wood In Search of My Parents Matthew Spender

A intimate portrait of Stephen Spender's extraordinary life written by Matthew Spender, shifting between memoir and biography, with new insights drawn from personal recollections and his father's copious unpublished archives.Stephen Spender's life was a vivid prism on the twentieth century. Having met Auden and Isherwood at Oxford, he joined the early vocal critics of Hitler participated in the Spanish Civil War. His efforts there became distracted by the need to save his lover from being shot as a deserter, and by the outbreak of the Second World War he was judged unfit to fight. He served instead as a fireman and later produced propaganda for the war effort establishing a mysterious connection with the Foreign Office which has generated much speculation until now. Examining on the growth of Spender's literary reputation and his later encounters with the CIA, this book sheds new light on his career. Always susceptible to the allure of young men, Spender remained married to his second wife, Natasha Litvin but continued to believe in male relationships as an essential creative inspiration. In tension with Natasha's career as a musician after the birth of their two children, a considerable creative tension developed in the household. Stoical in her suffering, Natasha began to agonise over their marriage during her close friendship with Raymond Chandler. Insightful and revelatory, 'A House in St John's Wood' is the portrait of a marriage, a movement and a father whose complex brilliance continues to be felt widely and among those closest to him.

Matthew Spender is a British painter and sculptor who has worked for most of his life in Italy. He is the author of two books: 'Within Tuscany: Reflections on a Time and Place', and 'From a High Place: a Life of Arshile Gorky'; and the editor of: 'Il diario di Sintra', based on a diary written by Stephen Spender and Christopher Isherwood in Portugal in 1936; 'Goats on the Roof', a collection of documents and correspondence about the life of Arshile Gorky; and the forthcoming Francis Bacon, an introduction to Bacon's ideas on art.

Born in 1945, Matthew Spender is a sculptor and the author of 'Within Tuscany: Reflections on a Time and a Place' and 'From a High Place: A Life of Arshile Gorky'. He lives with his wife, artist Maro Gorky, and their two daughters on a farm near Siena.

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William Collins 9780007549016 0007549016 Pub Date: 9/29/2015 On Sale Date: 9/29/2015 Ship Date: 9/9/2015 $29.99/$29.99 Can./£20.00 UKHardcover

364 Pages Pets / Dogs PET004010 15.9 cm W | 24 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Labrador The World’s Favourite Dog Ben Fogle

A social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world's most beloved dogs, by writer, presenter and longtime dog lover Ben Fogle, whose beloved black Labrador, Inca, famously accompanied him on numerous journeys and adventures.Native to Newfoundland, where they worked sidebyside with fishermen, then brought to England in the 1800s by English ships, Labradors are not only popular as a family companion but also excel in hunting, tracking, retrieving, guiding and rescuing. In this unique first social history of the Labrador, Ben Fogle investigates what makes Labradors so beloved and why they are considered so trustworthy 30 per cent of dogs used as guide dogs in the UK by The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association are Labradors, for instance. They have an extraordinary capacity for companionship, intelligence, work ethic, and loyalty. With stories of RNIB Labradors and Labradors at war, Labradors as working dogs and every other manifestation of Labrador/human interaction, Ben writes engagingly and passionately about our lasting love for one of man's best friends and companions. Exploring their origin, early characteristics, their use as gun dogs, as therapy dogs, as police dogs, as search and rescue dogs and last and absolutely not least as family pets, Ben draws on the extraordinary experiences we have encountered with Labradors to tell the story of a dog breed which has captured our imagination and love for hundreds of years.

Ben Fogle is a presenter, writer, adventurer and dog lover. His passion for animals and wildlife has taken him all over the world, and he has presented numerous programmes including the BBC's Animal Park, Wild in Africa, Countryfile, Crufts, One Man and His Dog and Extreme Dreams. He writes regularly for the Sunday Telegraph and the Independent and has written numerous bestselling books. He campaigns tirelessly for conservation, the environment and animal welfare, is an ambassador for WWF, Medecins Sans Frontier and Tusk, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the President of the Campaign for National Parks.

Praise for Ben Fogle: 'Funny, entertaining and really rather inspiring, too' Daily Mail 'A great escapade told with refreshing frankness.' Independent on Sunday

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364 Pages Pets / Dogs PET004010 15.3 cm W | 23.4 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:CANCELLED

Labrador The World’s Favourite Dog Ben Fogle

A social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world's most beloved dogs, by writer, presenter and longtime dog lover Ben Fogle, whose beloved black Labrador, Inca, famously accompanied him on numerous journeys and adventures.Native to Newfoundland, where they worked sidebyside with fishermen, then brought to England in the 1800s by English ships, Labradors are not only popular as a family companion but also excel in hunting, tracking, retrieving, guiding and rescuing. In this unique first social history of the Labrador, Ben Fogle investigates what makes Labradors so beloved and why they are considered so trustworthy 30 per cent of dogs used as guide dogs in the UK by The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association are Labradors, for instance. They have an extraordinary capacity for companionship, intelligence, work ethic, and loyalty. With stories of RNIB Labradors and Labradors at war, Labradors as working dogs and every other manifestation of Labrador/human interaction, Ben writes engagingly and passionately about our lasting love for one of man's best friends and companions. Exploring their origin, early characteristics, their use as gun dogs, as therapy dogs, as police dogs, as search and rescue dogs and last and absolutely not least as family pets, Ben draws on the extraordinary experiences we have encountered with Labradors to tell the story of a dog breed which has captured our imagination and love for hundreds of years.

Ben Fogle is a presenter, writer, adventurer and dog lover. His passion for animals and wildlife has taken him all over the world, and he has presented numerous programmes including the BBC's Animal Park, Wild in Africa, Countryfile, Crufts, One Man and His Dog and Extreme Dreams. He writes regularly for the Sunday Telegraph and the Independent and has written numerous bestselling books. He campaigns tirelessly for conservation, the environment and animal welfare, is an ambassador for WWF, Medecins Sans Frontier and Tusk, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the President of the Campaign for National Parks.

Praise for Ben Fogle: 'Funny, entertaining and really rather inspiring, too' Daily Mail 'A great escapade told with refreshing frankness.' Independent on Sunday

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Harper 9780008132859 0008132852 Pub Date: 9/29/2015 On Sale Date: 9/29/2015 Ship Date: 9/8/2015 $11.99/$11.99 Can./£6.99 UK Aformat Paperback

624 Pages Fiction / Mystery & Detective FIC022000 11.1 cm W | 17.8 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

Logan McRae (9) – The Missing and the Dead Stuart MacBride

The new Logan McRae novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of CLOSE TO THE BONE and A SONG FOR THE DYING.One mistake can cost you everything… When you catch a twisted killer there should be a reward, right? What Acting Detective Inspector Logan McRae gets instead is a 'development opportunity' out in the depths of rural Aberdeenshire. Welcome to divisional policing catching drug dealers, shop lifters, vandals and the odd escaped farm animal. Then a little girl's body washes up just outside the sleepy town of Banff, kicking off a massive manhunt. The Major Investigation Team is up from Aberdeen, wanting answers, and they don't care who they trample over to get them. Logan's got enough on his plate keeping B Division together, but DCI Steel wants him back on her team. As his old colleagues stomp around the countryside, burning bridges, Logan gets dragged deeper and deeper into the investigation. One thing's clear: there are dangerous predators lurking in the wilds of Aberdeenshire, and not everyone's going to get out of this alive…

Stuart MacBride is the No 1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series and Birthdays for the Dead. The McRae novels have won him the CWA's Dagger in the Library, the Barry Award for Best Debut Novel, and Best Breakthrough Author at the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards. In 2012 Stuart was inducted into the ITV3 Crime Thriller Hall of Fame. Stuart's other works include Halfhead, a nearfuture thriller, Sawbones, a novella aimed at adult emergent readers, and several short stories. He lives in the northeast of Scotland with his wife, Fiona and cat, Grendel.

Exciting … a guaranteed bestseller' Literary Review 'New Logan McRae novels are close to the top of my unmissable list, and yet again MacBride delivers. His chaotic cop hero is at his best. Superb storytelling' Sun 'Another from MacBride's fantastic series of Logan McRae novels. A real pageturner' Sunday Mirror 'Stuart's meticulous research shows. At times it feels like you are sitting in the back of a police car overhearing conversations between real policemen' Sunday Sport 'Another riveting pageturner … emotional and affecting.' Independent on Sunday 'Skilful storytelling … strong characterisation … both intriguing and engrossing' Laura Wilson, Guardian 'The multiple plots move fast' Independent Praise for Stuart MacBride: 'MacBride is the natural heir to the late and much lamented Reginald Hill' Andrew Taylor, Spectator 'MacBride is a damned fine writer no one does dark and gritty like him' Peter James 'Fierce, unflinching and shot through with the blackest of humour; this is crime fiction of

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the highest order' Mark Billingham 'Some of the grittiest crimewriting in the field' Independent 'Admirers of tough, modern crime novels will be in seventh heaven or should that be hell?' Express 'Ferocious and funny' Val McDermid 'Hardhitting prose with a bonedry humour and characters you can genuinely believe in, Stuart MacBride's novels are a real treat' Simon Kernick





416 Pages History / Asia HIS017000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 390 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Midnight’s Descendants South Asia from Partition to the Present Day John Keay

An epic narrative history that compares and contrasts the fortunes of all the countries that make up South Asia.If British India had not been partitioned in 1947, its population would today be the world's largest. At c1.5 billion, Midnight's Descendants (the offspring of those affected by 'the midnight hour' Partition) already outnumber Europeans and Chinese; and they are growing faster than either. They comprise all the peoples of what is now called 'South Asia' (the preferred term for the partitioned subcontinent of modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, plus Nepal and Sri Lanka). 'Midnight's Descendants' is the first history of the region as a whole. Correlating and contrasting the fortunes of all the constituent nations over the last six decades affords unique insights into what is hailed as one of the world's most dynamic regions. John Keay is an expert on the region and the book will be the first account to incorporate the rich story of South Asia's transnational, or 'diasporic', peoples from the overlooked narratives of the subcontinent to the rise of India as a global force, 'Midnight's Descendants' will be expansive and tumultuous in the great tradition of India's narrative epics.

John Keay was formerly a special correspondent for the Economist, and a documentarymaker for the BBC. He is the author of several books on the Indian subcontinent, including the bestselling 'India: A History'. He lives in Argyll, Scotland.

'Keay's excellent new book on the modern history of South Asia plunges the reader head first into some wildly swirling currents … His work is descriptive, panoramic, a largescale survey of titanic struggles and the extraordinary survival of democracies' Spectator 'This absorbing, important history of South Asia over the six decades since British India was partitioned is the first time a book has been written on the history of this region as a whole' Independent 'A manifest triumph' Literary Review From the reviews of 'India: A History' 'It is hard to imagine anyone succeeding more gracefully in producing a balanced overview than John Keay has done in "India"… a book that is as fluent and readable as it is uptodate and impartial. Hardly a page passes without some fascinating nugget or surprising fact' William Dalrymple, Guardian 'Certainly the most balanced and lucid history… his passion for India shines through and illuminates every page… puts Keay in the front rank of Indian historiographers.' Charles Allen, Spectator 'Keay's astute commentary on the development of Indian history is a delight… one of the best general studies of the subcontinent.' Andrew Lycett, Sunday Times

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A Paul Temple Mystery – News of Paul Temple Francis Durbridge




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A Paul Temple Mystery – Send for Paul Temple Francis Durbridge




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230 Pages Fiction / Mystery & Detective FIC022030 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

A Paul Temple Mystery – Paul Temple Intervenes Francis Durbridge

Sir Graham Forbes of Scotland Yard often calls upon Paul Temple to help with his latest unfathomable case…In a small country lane, the wellknown American, Myron Harwood, is found dead. The murder heralds the start of a spate of celebrity deaths and each time the victim is found with a small white piece of cardboard, bearing the inscription 'The Marquis'. When a woman is pulled from the river with the same note attached to her dress, Paul Temple sends a note to Sir Graham Forbes. His message reads: 'is it true what they say about Rita?' Rita Cartwright was a private detective hired to investigate the Marquis murders and now she is the eighth victim. The police are baffled and the Home Secretary is calling for Paul Temple to intervene…

Francis Henry Durbridge was born 25th November 1912 in Hull, England. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School, where he was encouraged to write by his English teacher. He continued to do so while studying English at Birmingham University. After graduating in 1933, he worked for a short time as a stockbroker's clerk before selling a radio play, Promotion, to the BBC at the age of 21. In 1938, Durbridge created the character Paul Temple, a crime novelist and detective. With Steve Trent, a Fleet Street journalist and later his wife, Temple solved numerous crimes in the glamorous world of the leisured middle classes, first on radio, then in films and, from 1969 to 1971, in a television series. In addition to the Paul Temple series, Durbridge wrote other mysteries for radio and television, many of which were also produced for German and Italian television and radio. Durbridge also forged a successful career as a writer for the stage with seven plays, the last of which, Sweet Revenge, was written in 1991. He also wrote 43 novels, many of which were adapted from his scripts, sometimes with the help of others. Durbridge married Norah Lawley in 1940, they had two sons. He died at his home in Barnes, aged 85 on 11th April 1998.

'Francis Durbridge, made [Paul and Steve's] adventures utterly enchanting within that shivering threadbare postwar reality.'The Telegraph 'A classy period piece, all clipped accents, glamour and a smoking and drinking count to rival Mad Men. Great fun and surprisingly gripping.' The Guardian

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A Paul Temple Mystery – Send for Paul Temple Again! Francis Durbridge

Actress Norma Rice is found dead on a train, and the letters REX are scrawled in red chalk on her compartment window. It is the third death to occur in a mysterious string of murders and Scotland Yard are compelled to send once again for Paul Temple.Temple, now acting as an investigator as well as a mystery novelist, is joined by his wife Steve as they are embroiled in this latest mystery. As they convene to discuss the case with the Yard's Sir Graham Forbes at a nightclub, they witness one of the performers die in the middle of her act before they have a chance to speak to her. Can Steve and Paul unmask 'Rex' before they strike again?



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A Paul Temple Mystery – Paul Temple and the Kelby Affair Francis Durbridge

Historian Alfred Kelby decides to publish the diaries of Margaret Spender, Lord Delamore's secretary and secret lover. But these diaries go beyond historical records, they are pure scandal.Before the diary can be published, Kelby makes an unsettling disappearance. Someone is out to get their hands on these potentially explosive diaries no matter what and Temple is desperate to stop them. As he digs deeper into the dark political underworld, it is up to him to find out what really happened to Lord Delamore, the statesman whose death over ten years ago has been shrouded in mystery.



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A Paul Temple Mystery – Paul Temple: East of Algiers Francis Durbridge

When Paul Temple is asked to do a simple favour for his wife Steve, he has no idea of the brutal repercussions about to follow.Flying from Paris, Temple and Steve are bound for Tunis to deliver a package to David Foster … until the parcel's sender is found dead in a dust bin. It is the prelude to a series of murders, leaving Temple and Steve desperate to stop the tide of escalating events only they can get to the heart of the mystery and ensure that justice prevails.



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A Paul Temple Mystery – Paul Temple and the Harkdale Robbery Francis Durbridge

Paul and Steve are back to solve the latest hardhitting case of robbery and murder. After a heist goes down at Harkdale bank, a gang of thieves flee and a car chase ensues.As police close in on them, the thieves come to a screeching dead end. All the police have to do is retrieve the money … but the only thing the thieves have on them is an Oxford Dictionary! And when Paul Temple returns home, he finds the dead body of one of the robbers…



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Harper 9780007594412 0007594410 Pub Date: 9/29/2015 On Sale Date: 9/29/2015 Ship Date: 9/9/2015 $16.99/$16.99 Can./£7.99 UKBformat Paperback

384 Pages Fiction FIC000000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

The Sisters Claire Douglas

One lied. One died.When one sister dies, the other must go to desperate lengths to survive After a tragic accident, still haunted by her twin sister's death, Abi is making a fresh start in Bath. But when she meets siblings Bea and Ben, she is quickly drawn into their privileged and unsettling circle. When one sister lies, she must protect her secret at all costs As Abi tries to keep up with the demands of her fickle friends, strange things start to happen precious letters go missing and threatening messages are left in her room. Is this the work of the beautiful and capricious Bea? Or is Abi willing to go to any lengths to get attention? When the truth outs, will either sister survive?

Claire Douglas has worked as a journalist for fifteen years writing features for women's magazines and national newspapers, but she's dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award in 2013, with her first novel, THE SISTERS. She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.

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Harper Thorsons 9780008144234 0008144230 Pub Date: 9/29/2015 On Sale Date: 9/29/2015 Ship Date: 9/9/2015 $17.99/$17.99 Can./£8.99 UK Bformat Paperback

160 Pages Body, Mind & Spirit / Meditation OCC010000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Switch Words How to Use One Word of Power and Get What You Want Liz Dean

Discover how to talk instantly to your subconscious and manifest the life you want.We all have goals and dreams whether it's personally or professionally that we want to achieve, but for reasons we can't always fathom, our behaviour and actions can hold us back. In her eyeopening and effective new book, MBS expert Liz Dean reveals how the key to transforming those dreams into reality lies not in our conscious actions, but in our subconscious thoughts. By aligning the two, we can unleash our own power to lose weight, organise our lives, work more efficiently in our jobs and so much more. Switch Words is this simple yet incredibly powerful tool to help you get there. The greatest obstacle in achieving your goals is your subconscious. Whilst your conscious mind knows what you want and how to get it, experience tells us our subconscious mind can often ignore or sabotage our desires through action or inaction. Have you ever created a meal plan to help you lose weight, but then a couple of days later found yourself inching to the fridge for a snack at 9pm? Even though you were desperate to achieve the body image you wanted, part of you, for some reason, resisted. This is because the words we use when expressing our goals and dreams have unique vibrations which the conscious mind understands but the subconscious needs a different language in order to respond positively and get with the programme. Through easytofollow practices and techniques, Dean guides you to acknowledge the power your subconscious can have over everyday actions, how to extract the right switch words to resonate your conscious desire with your subconscious thoughts, and how to use them effectively day to day. Methodical and verifiably successful, switch words is the effective way to get what you want, and this book will show you how.

Liz Dean is author of thirteen books and card decks. An authority on tarot and intuition, her books include the international best seller The Art of Tarot (Cico, 2001; c. 300,000 copies sold), Recently, she has directed her teaching and writing toward creativity, intuition and healing, running monthly workshops on unlocking creativity for writers and artists at Selfridges, London, where she also practises as an Angelic Reiki MasterTeacher and psychic; her clients come from all over the world. Liz is a former CoEditor of Kindred Spirit, the UK's leading spiritual magazine. Her work as a teacher and healer was featured in The Daily Express (September and November 2014) and Spirit and Destiny magazine (2014 threepage profile).

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HarperCollins 9780007504077 0007504071 Pub Date: 10/13/2015 On Sale Date: 10/13/2015 Ship Date: 9/23/2015 $39.99/$39.99 Can./£20.00 UKHardcover

400 Pages Fiction / Historical FIC014000 15.9 cm W | 24 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Warriors of Darkness Bernard Cornwell

The new novel in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series The Warrior Chronicles, on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South Carolina.

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HarperCollins 9780007504060 0007504063 Pub Date: 10/13/2015 On Sale Date: 10/13/2015 Ship Date: 9/23/2015 $21.99/$21.99 Can./£12.99 UKTrade Paperback

400 Pages Fiction / Historical FIC014000 15.3 cm W | 23.4 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

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500 Pages History / Europe HIS015000 15.9 cm W | 24 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Cameron at 10 Anthony Seldon, Peter Snowdon

The compelling, untold and definitive account of the Cameron tenure, gathered from hundreds of interviews in the twilight of the first Conservative term of government for thirteen years.The general election on 7th May 2015 will be one of the most contested elections for 25 years. The result is wide open: David Cameron has a chance to remain in office, but he also faces enormous challenges to convince the country that he deserves another term in office. Whatever the outcome, scrutiny of his government the first Coalition in 80 years is only set to intensify. David Cameron's mixed premiership form a story of promise, missed opportunities and moments of political courage. With the full cooperation from the Prime Minister and his Chief of Staff, Ed Llewellyn, senior civil servants, the Cabinet Secretary and the Prime Minister's Principal Private Secretary, Anthony Seldon and Peter Snowdon 'Cameron at 10' is the authoritative work on this fascinating contemporary history. Rigorously fair and independent, Anthony Seldon and Peter Snowdon capture the high drama of life at the heart of government between 2010 and 2015, giving readers an unvarnished account of the inner workings of Number 10 in its relations with the George Osborne and Nick Clegg downwards, and the inside stories of the Referendum on Scottish independence, the phone hacking scandal and the gathering threats of Islamic State. Bringing to life the raw experience of the most turbulent and febrile period of British political life since the 1930s, this will be a personal and revelatory account of what really happens at the heart of government.

With his multiple volumes on the premiership from Major to Brown, Anthony Seldon is one of Britain's preeminent political biographers and contemporary historians as well as head of one of the country's leading independent schools, Wellington College. Peter Snowdon, a journalist and historian, who also duty edits BBC Radio 4's flagship Today Programme, has written the unrivalled account of the Conservative Party's return to power under David Cameron, 'Back from the Brink'. They have collaborated on several books together, including the twin volume biography of Tony Blair 'Blair' and 'Blair Unbound'.

Praise for 'Blair': 'This book will become the automatic reference point for studies of a political period that promised so much' Observer 'The best account so far of the high politics of the Blair era' Nick Cohen, New Statesman 'The most readable of all the books this year on the Prime Minister and/or the [Iraq] war' Sunday Telegraph, Books of the Year

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HarperCollins 9780007487240 000748724X Pub Date: 10/13/2015 On Sale Date: 10/13/2015 Ship Date: 9/23/2015 $18.99/$18.99 Can./£9.99 UKBformat Paperback

208 Pages 40 b/w plates Biography & Autobiography / Literary BIO007000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Come, Tell Me How You Live Memories from archaeological expeditions in the mysterious Middle East Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie's personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels.Think you know Agatha Christie? Think again! To the world she was Agatha Christie, legendary author of bestselling whodunits. But in the 1930s she wore a different hat, travelling with her husband, renowned archaeologist Max Mallowan, as he investigated the buried ruins and ancient wonders of Syria and Iraq. When friends asked what this strange 'other life' was like, she decided to answer their questions by writing down her adventures in this eyeopening book. Described by the author as a 'meandering chronicle of life on an archaeological dig', Come, Tell Me How You Live is Agatha Christie's very personal memoir of her time spent in this breathtaking corner of the globe, living among the working men in tents in the desert where recorded human history began. Acclaimed as 'a pure pleasure to read', it is an altogether remarkable and increasingly poignant narrative, a fascinating, vibrant and vivid portrait of everyday life in a world now long since vanished.

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the bestselling novelist in history. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.

'Perfectly delightful… colourful, lively and occasionally touching and thoughtprovoking' Charles Osborne, Books & Bookmen 'Good and enjoyable… she has a delightfully light touch' Marghanita Laski, Country Life Agatha Christie has provided entertainment, suspense, and temporary relief from the anxieties and traumas of life both in peace and war for millions throughout the world.' P. D. James

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600 Pages Biography & Autobiography / Literary BIO007000 15.9 cm W | 24 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Curtain Up Agatha Christie – A Life in the Theatre Julius Green

A revealing and witty new examination of how Agatha Christie became the world's most successful and popular female playwright, including details of neverbeforepublished scripts and stories.Published in celebration of Agatha Christie's 125th birthday, Curtain Up! is an essential purchase for Agatha Christie fans worldwide. Everyone knows that The Mousetrap is the world's longestrunning play, but this first ever book dedicated to Agatha Christie as a playwright tells how Christie prevailed against the maledominated establishment to be the only woman to have three plays in the West End at the same time and became the most popular and successful female playwright in the world. Author and theatre producer Julius Green has been given unprecedented access to archives in the UK and USA and has uncovered unpublished and unperformed plays, as well as previously unknown facts and correspondence. Agatha Christie was a skilful and accomplished stage writer, and this longawaited book is a fascinating, funny and revealing tale that theatregoers and Agatha Christie fans won't want to miss.

Julius Green has numerous West End plays and musicals to his credit as a theatre producer and is the founder of The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, which celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2015. In 2001 he produced the twelveweek Agatha Christie Theatre Festival, presenting a repertoire of the complete stage works of Agatha Christie, as then known. In 2012 he was invited by HarperCollins to write the introduction to a special edition of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap and Other Plays, celebrating the 60th anniversary of The Mousetrap, and in the same year Oberon published his book How to Produce a West End Show, with an updated edition in 2014. Julius is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of English and Humanities at Birkbeck College, University of London, and is a regular columnist for The Stage newspaper.

'An exceptionally wellwritten, drily inflected and amusing book…full of useful words of wisdom' What's On Stage [about How to Produce a West End Show]

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400 Pages Print Run: 10K Fiction / Crime FIC031010 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 290 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Killing Ways Alex Barclay

• From Harper UK• Alex Barclay’s debut novel Darkhouse was a top ten bestseller in the UK, France and Germany, and a number one bestseller in Ireland• If you love HOMELAND, you’ll love the Ren Bryce series, featuring an unforgettable FBI agent heroine whose bipolar disorder is at some times her greatest asset, and at others her downfall•FBI Agent Ren Bryce will delight fans of PJ Tracy, Kathy Reichs and Karin Slaughter Dark times lie ahead for Special Agent Ren Bryce and the Rocky Mountains Safe Streets Task Force in the heartstopping new thriller from the bestselling author of DARKHOUSE and BLOOD LOSS.

In her most shocking case yet, FBI Special Agent Ren Bryce takes on a depraved serial killer fueled by a warped sense of justice.A master of evasion, each life he takes ramps up Ren’s obsession with finding him. Then one victim changes everything and brings Ren face to face with a detective whose life was destroyed by the same pursuit.Together, can they defeat this monster? Or will he take them both down?

Alex Barclay lives in County Cork, Ireland. She is the bestselling author of Darkhouse and The Caller, as well as the Ren Bryce series.For more information about Alex and her books, visit www.alexbarclay.co.uk

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William Collins 9780007282777 000728277X Pub Date: 10/13/2015 On Sale Date: 10/13/2015 Ship Date: 9/23/2015 $21.99/$21.99 Can./£12.99 UK Bformat Paperback

592 Pages With index History / Modern HIS037060 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 430 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Phantom Terror The Threat of Revolution and the Repression of Liberty 17891848 Adam Zamoyski

A magnificent and timely examination of an age of fear, subversion, suppression and espionage, Adam Zamoyski explores the attempts of the governments of Europe to police the world in a struggle against obscure forces, seemingly dedicated to the overthrow of civilisation.The advent of the French Revolution confirmed the worst fears of the rulers of Europe. They saw their states as stormtossed vessels battered by terrible waves coming from every quarter and threatened by horrific monsters from the deep. Rulers' nerves were further unsettled by the voices of the Enlightenment, envisaging improvement only through a radical transformation of existing structures, with undeniable implications for the future role of the monarchy and the Church. Napoleon's arrival on the European stage intensified these fears, and the changes he wrought across Europe fully justified them. Yet he also brought some comfort to those rulers who managed to survive: he had tamed the revolution in France and the hegemony he exercised over Europe was a kind of guarantee against subversion. Once Napoleon was toppled, the monarchs of Europe took over this role for themselves. However, the nature of their attempts to impose order were not only ineffectual, they also managed to weaken the bases of that order. As counterproductive as anything, for example, was the use of force. Reliance on standing armies to maintain order only served to politicize the military and to give potential revolutionaries the opportunity to get their hands on a ready armed force. The wave of revolutions in 1848 might have embodied the climactic clash that many had come to expect, but it was no Armageddon, lacking the kind of mass support that rulers had dreaded and revealed the groundlessness of most of their fears. Interestingly, the sense of a great, illdefined, subversive threat never went away, indeed it lingers on even today in the minds of world leaders. Adam Zamoyski's compelling history explores how the rulers and governments of the time really did envisage the future and how they meant to assure it.

Adam Zamoyski was born in New York, was educated at Oxford, and lives in London. A fulltime writer, his books include 'Paderewski', 'The Last King of Poland','1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow', which was a Sunday Times bestseller, 'Rites of Peace: The Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna', 'Warsaw 1920' and 'Chopin'. He is married to the painter Emma Sergeant.

'Vivid, terrifying and often quite funny … an interesting take on 1848 … this superbly drawn story is full of painful allegories' The Times 'Splendidly provocative … perceptive and often amusing … full of arresting details and sharp asides … Adam Zamoyski writes like a dancer at a court ball: gracious, patrician, masterful, surefooted … Phantom Terror is a thumping great pleasure to read … history at its best' Spectator 'Scintillating and original' Economist 'We know the Napoleonic era well, but the Decades after Napoleon's fall are often neglected. Adam Zamoyski covers those years, showing how fear of revolution caused the autocrats of Europe to repress freedom on an unprecedented scale' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Mail on Sunday

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William Collins 9780007947447 0007947445 Pub Date: 10/13/2015 On Sale Date: 10/13/2015 Ship Date: 9/23/2015 $17.99/$17.99 Can./£8.99 UK Paperback

400 Pages Body, Mind & Spirit / Inspiration & Personal Growth OCC019000 12.8 cm W | 10.8 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Pope Francis’ Little Book of Wisdom Andrea Kirk Assaf

Pope Francis' Little Book of Wisdom offers more than 250 bitesize nuggets of inspiration and wisdom from one of the most popular popes of all time.A pope of the people, Pope Francis' teachings have been praised and shared by the faithful and nonreligious alike. During his short papacy so far, his commitment to compassion and humility have already cemented his position as one of the most popular popes of all time. Pope Francis' Little Book of Wisdom offers quotes of faith and hope from this incredible man all in a handy, portable format. This comprehensive book is arranged thematically, covering: • Hope & Joy • Faith & Prayer • The Church & Evangelization • Love & Truth • The Journey of Life • Family • Building a Better World • Listening to God • Humility & Idolatry • Forgiveness & Grace • Human Dignity, Suffering, & Solidarity • The Lessons of the Cross

Andrea Kirk Assaf is an author and editor, who has had the rare privilege of covering three pontificates in the span of a decade: the pontificates of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. In 2002 she moved to Rome to write for Inside the Vatican magazine and several other Catholic and secular news outlets, covering World Youth Day in Toronto, the funeral of John Paul II, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and now the popularity of the first successor of St. Peter from the New World, Pope Francis. Along with her editorjournalisttranslator husband Tony Assaf and their three children, Andrea divides her days between the Eternal City of Rome and a rural homestead in Remus, Michigan.

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192 Pages 5 b/w, 1 col plates Fiction / Fantasy FIC009020 14.9 cm W | 22.8 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

The Story of Kullervo J. R. R. Tolkien, Verlyn Flieger

The world first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the powerful story of a doomed young man who is sold into slavery and who swears revenge on the magician who killed his father.Kullervo son of Kalervo is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien's characters. 'Hapless Kullervo', as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and who tries three times to kill him when still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and guarded by the magical powers of the black dog, Musti. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruellest of fates. Tolkien himself said that The Story of Kullervo was 'the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own', and was 'a major matter in the legends of the Frist Age'. Tolkien's Kullervo is the clear ancestor of Túrin Turambar, tragic incestuous hero of The Silmarillion. In addition to it being a powerful story in its own right, The Story of Kullervo, published here for the first time with the author's drafts, notes and lectureessays on its sourcework, the Kalevala, is a foundation stone in the structure of Tolkien's invented world.

J.R.R.Tolkien (18921973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Praise for J.R.R. Tolkien: 'One marvels anew at the depth, breadth and persistence of J.R.R. Tolkien's labour. No one sympathetic to his aims the invention of a secondary universe will want to miss this chance to be present at the creation.' Publishers Weekly

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432 Pages Fiction / Historical FIC014000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 310 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Throne of the Caesars (1) – Iron and Rust Harry Sidebottom

A monumental new roman series is here.

3rd century Rome, like you've never seen it before: murder, coup, terror on the streets, counterrebellions and civil war.

In a single year six Emperors will lay claim to the Throne of the Caesars…

SPRING AD235

Dawn on the Rhine. A surprise attack and the brutal murder of the Emperor Alexander and his mother ends the Severan dynasty and shatters four decades of Roman certainty.

Military hero Maximinus Thrax is the first Caesar risen from the barracks. A simple man of steel and violence, he will fight for Rome.

The Senators praise the new Emperor with elaborate oratory, but will any of them accept a Caesar who was once a shepherd boy? And in the streets of the eternal city, others merely pray to escape imperial notice.

In the north, as the merciless war against the barbarians consumes men and treasure, rebellion and personal tragedy drive Maximinus to desperate extremes, bloody revenge and the borders of sanity.

Welcome to a world of intrigue, murder, passion and war, a world where men will kill to sit on the Throne of the Caesars.

Dr Harry Sidebottom teaches classical history at the University of Oxford, where he is a Fellow of St Benet's Hall and a lecturer at Lincoln College.

He has an international reputation as a scholar, having published widely on ancient warfare, classical art and the cultural history of the Roman Empire.

Iron & Rust is the first book in a major new series, Throne of the Caesars, and follows his acclaimed and bestselling series, Warrior of Rome. He divides his time between Oxford and Newmarket in Suffolk, where he lives which his wife and two sons.

Praise for Iron & Rust:

'An amazing story of bloodlust, ruthless ambition and revenge' The Times

Praise for Harry Sidebottom:

'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' THE TIMES

'Superior fiction, with depth, authenticity and a sense of place' TLS

'A storming triumph…wonderful fight scenes, deft literary touches and salty dialogue' DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Explosive action and knucklewhitening drama' GUARDIAN

'Sidebottom knows how to keep readers hooked from first to last' DAILY EXPRESS

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Praise for the Warrior of Rome series:

'The point of the novel, however, is action, heroic deeds, and gore. The qualities a writer of such stories needs imagination stimulated through the soles of his feet as he walks the scenes of his tale, and a sound knowledge of the period are abundantly possessed by Sidebottom … a gripping book' TLS

'The latest in this series of novels on Rome's Persian Wars, Lion of the Sun, is, like the first two, a book to keep you up well past your bedtime. It's all about war and killing; I loved it' EVENING STANDARD

'The lionisation of war makes my blood run cold, but Dr Harry Sidebottom's prose blazes with such searing scholarship that there is enormous enjoyment in this rumbustuous tale of the late Roman Empire … Sidebottom treads in the footsteps of the greatest mimetic historianstorytellers of the 18th and 19th centuries. He makes you feel as though you are there' Bettany Hughes, THE TIMES

'Harry Sidebottom works on Rome's 3rdcentury army the magic that Patrick O'Brian applied to Nelson's navy. He has the touch of an exceptionally gifted storyteller drawing on prodigious learning' Tim Severin, author of the Viking Trilogy





192 Pages Art / Individual Artists ART016000 22.6 cm W | 28.6 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Tom Adams Uncovered The Art of Agatha Christie and Beyond Tom Adams, John Curran




The Borough Press 9780008126711 0008126712 Pub Date: 10/13/2015 On Sale Date: 10/13/2015 Ship Date: 9/23/2015 $32.99/$32.99 Can./£14.99 UKHardcover

400 Pages Fiction / Psychological FIC025000 15.9 cm W | 22.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Untitled Robert Lautner Robert Lautner

Erfurt, Germany in 1944 is a quiet place. And everyone has their part to play in the war effort. This is the story of one young man who could not.This is the story of Ernst, a young German man who gets his first job working at the prestigious firm of Topf & Sons. It's a desperate time and good work is rare, so when this opportunity arrives, he is grateful for it and beholden to the men in the tailored suits who sport their allegiance to the party with pride. This job represents a chance for him to support his beautiful wife Etta, and build a home in the beautiful town of Erfurt. But what starts as a draftsman post quickly escalates into a role working on the designs for an oven that has a capability that has never yet been asked for. The client that Topf & Sons work for? The SS. And the story Ernst is told? That a typhus epidemic has caused this need for this new equipment. A brutal and brilliant entry into a life we shudder to examine, a novel that charts the rise of a young man held in the grasp of denial who must awaken to the reality of the genocide he has a hand in.

Robert Lautner was born in Middlesex in 1970. Before becoming a writer he owned his own comicbook store, worked as a wine merchant, photographic consultant and recruitment consultant. He now lives on the Pembrokeshire coast in a wooden cabin with his wife and children.

Praise for The Road to Reckoning: 'It's a thrilling, violent, dangerous piece of oldfashioned storytelling that is also humane and unshowily moving' THE TIMES 'A compelling read: wise, touching and with just the right amount of gun fights' NATHAN FILER, author of The Shock of the Fall 'As simply told tales go, this is one of the best. It shares with its hero a plain eloquence and a determination and a grace rare in the world and in books. Give The Road to Reckoning to every man you know and they'll thank you for it' JOSHUA FERRIS, author of the Man Bookershortlisted To Rise Again at a Decent Hour 'Compelling, gripping and beautiful … a poetic pageturner with precision and heart. In Thomas Walker and Henry Stands Robert Lautner has created characters who live in the memory long after the book is closed' STEPHEN KELMAN, author of Pigeon English 'This quiet triumph of a novel, a sad and impeccably nuanced tale set against a finely drawn landscape of early pioneer America, left me just amazed and delighted: it will surely establish Robert Lautner as a storyteller of the first order' SIMON WINCHESTER, author of Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories 'A twisty, gripping first novel from British author Lautner…a robust debut that wears its meticulous research lightly' KIRKUS REVIEWS

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The Borough Press 9780008126728 0008126720 Pub Date: 10/13/2015 On Sale Date: 10/13/2015 Ship Date: 9/23/2015 $21.99/$21.99 Can./£12.99 UKTrade Paperback

400 Pages Fiction / Psychological FIC025000 15.3 cm W | 22.1 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Untitled Robert Lautner Robert Lautner

Erfurt, Germany in 1944 is a quiet place. And everyone has their part to play in the war effort. This is the story of one young man who could not.This is the story of Ernst, a young German man who gets his first job working at the prestigious firm of Topf & Sons. It's a desperate time and good work is rare, so when this opportunity arrives, he is grateful for it and beholden to the men in the tailored suits who sport their allegiance to the party with pride. This job represents a chance for him to support his beautiful wife Etta, and build a home in the beautiful town of Erfurt. But what starts as a draftsman post quickly escalates into a role working on the designs for an oven that has a capability that has never yet been asked for. The client that Topf & Sons work for? The SS. And the story Ernst is told? That a typhus epidemic has caused this need for this new equipment. A brutal and brilliant entry into a life we shudder to examine, a novel that charts the rise of a young man held in the grasp of denial who must awaken to the reality of the genocide he has a hand in.

Robert Lautner was born in Middlesex in 1970. Before becoming a writer he owned his own comicbook store, worked as a wine merchant, photographic consultant and recruitment consultant. He now lives on the Pembrokeshire coast in a wooden cabin with his wife and children.

Praise for The Road to Reckoning: 'It's a thrilling, violent, dangerous piece of oldfashioned storytelling that is also humane and unshowily moving' THE TIMES 'A compelling read: wise, touching and with just the right amount of gun fights' NATHAN FILER, author of The Shock of the Fall 'As simply told tales go, this is one of the best. It shares with its hero a plain eloquence and a determination and a grace rare in the world and in books. Give The Road to Reckoning to every man you know and they'll thank you for it' JOSHUA FERRIS, author of the Man Bookershortlisted To Rise Again at a Decent Hour 'Compelling, gripping and beautiful … a poetic pageturner with precision and heart. In Thomas Walker and Henry Stands Robert Lautner has created characters who live in the memory long after the book is closed' STEPHEN KELMAN, author of Pigeon English 'This quiet triumph of a novel, a sad and impeccably nuanced tale set against a finely drawn landscape of early pioneer America, left me just amazed and delighted: it will surely establish Robert Lautner as a storyteller of the first order' SIMON WINCHESTER, author of Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories 'A twisty, gripping first novel from British author Lautner…a robust debut that wears its meticulous research lightly' KIRKUS REVIEWS

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William Collins 9780008140793 0008140790 Pub Date: 10/22/2015 On Sale Date: 10/22/2015 Ship Date: 10/2/2015 $9.99/$9.99 Can./£4.99 UK Aformat Paperback

128 Pages Religion / Christian Life REL012040 11.1 cm W | 17.8 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

The Little Book of Advent Daily Wisdom From the World's Greatest Spiritual Teachers Canon Arthur Howells

An inspirational source of daily readings for Advent.'The Little Book of Advent' is a compelling anthology of readings from spiritual writers for each day of Advent, with accompanying scripture and prayers to help guide daily reflections. Advent is often the poor cousin to Lent. But like it's sixweek relative, Advent is a penitential season of preparation for a feast, and this companion volume to Arthur Howells' extremely successful 'Little Book of Lent', published earlier this year, will lead you to new spiritual insights as we await the birth of the Christ child. This book can be read on your own or with others, used either for selfreflection or to spark discussion and share insight on God's truths. This edition would be perfect on which to base an Advent course or to use during Advent as a talking point for home or cell groups. It is an ideal gift for friends, family, godchildren or godparents indeed anybody marking the season of Advent.

Arthur Howells was Canon Missioner of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon for ten years prior to his last appointment as Vicar of St James', Swansea. He was awarded an MA in Celtic Christianity by the University of Wales, Lampeter.

Praise for 'The Little Book of Lent': 'As a compendium of classic spiritual writing, it could hardly be bettered' Church Times 'It may well find a permanent place as a reference book on many readers' shelves.' Canon David Winter

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HarperCollins 9780007944927 0007944926 Pub Date: 10/27/2015 On Sale Date: 10/27/2015 Ship Date: 10/7/2015 $17.99/$17.99 Can./£8.99 UK Hardcover

144 Pages (Fully illustrated with 75 2colour illustrations) Cooking / Beverages CKB006000 13.3 cm W | 18.5 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Architecture of the Shot Constructing the Perfect Shots and Shooters from the Bottom Up Paul Knorr, Melissa Wood

From Alabama Slammer to Zoot Suit Riot, Architecture of the Shot is your fun and informative guide to 75 perfectly crafted shots and shooters. Become the master of the shot and let's get this party started!The perfect home begins with a blueprint and a dream, and your perfect shots and shooters should start the same way! The Architecture of the Shot will reveal the answers to all your queries on these gorgeous, perfectly crafted mini cocktails and more. Focusing on the precise measurements to make the perfect drink as well as the recommended embellishments and ideal occasions for each, this guide will ensure you're the shotmaster at your next hosted event! Laying out the exact measurements from the bottom of your glass to the top, you'll discover the order in which you should layer your liquor, the precise measurements needed, and even recommended brands and drinking etiquette. Featuring 75 different shots and recipes (including specifications, notes, and embellishments), this is the perfect gift for the cocktail lover in your life. Don't waste another minute on bad drinks become a master of the shot with this beautifully illustrated guide.

PAUL KNORR is an author and former bartender who has shaken, stirred, and layered more shots than he cares to remember and loves to share his knowledge with others. When he's not drinking or writing about drinking, Paul enjoys the outdoors and hiking and is an avid amateur nature photographer. MELISSA WOOD is an illustrator, designer, and architectural aficionada who pored over Charles Addams' and James Thurber's cartoons as a child and dreamed of one day illustrating a book of her own. Melissa has three terrific children and makes a wicked Bloody Mary.

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Harper 9780008118440 0008118442 Pub Date: 10/27/2015 On Sale Date: 10/27/2015 Ship Date: 10/7/2015 $12.99/$12.99 Can./£6.99 UKBformat Paperback

400 Pages Fiction / Sagas FIC008000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Children’s Home (1) – The Orphans of Halfpenny Street Cathy Sharp

Call the Midwife meets Dr Barnardo's in this gritty drama that will appeal to fans of Katie Flynn. St Saviour's will never turn a homeless child away…When there is nowhere else to turn, St Saviour's will give them hope… It's 1948 and London's East End is still a bombedout landscape. Sister Beatrice, who runs the St Saviour's Children's Home, knows that life is still a precarious existence for many children and it seems that there is no end to the constant stream of waifs and strays who appear at their door looking for a safe haven. One such arrival is Mary Ellen whose mother is gravely ill. The one silver lining is her best friend, the tearaway Billy Baggins, also a resident of the home, but Billy seems intent on falling foul of Sister Beatrice's strict regime. New arrival on the staff, Angela, admires Sister Beatrice, but can see that the children need love and kindness as well as a strong hand. When an unwelcome face from Billy's past arrives on the scene, things are brought to a head. Can the two women work together to keep Billy on the straight and narrow or is it too late?

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336 Pages Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs BIO026000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Girl Alone Aged nine, Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide she's angry and hurting Cathy Glass

Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide.She's never got over it.This is the true story of Joss, 13 who is angry and out of control. At the age of nine, Joss finds her father's dead body. He has committed suicide. Then more recently her mother remarries and Joss bitterly resents her stepfather who abuses her mentally and physically. Cathy takes Joss under her wing but will she ever be able to get through to the warmhearted girl she sees glimpses off underneath the vehement outbreaks of anger that dominate the house and will Cathy be able to build up Joss's trust so she can learn the full truth of the terrible situation.

Cathy Glass, who writes under a pseudonym, has been a foster carer for more than twentyfive years. She has three children of her own.

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HarperCollins 9780007497935 0007497938 Pub Date: 10/27/2015 On Sale Date: 10/27/2015 Ship Date: 10/7/2015 $21.99/$21.99 Can./£12.99 UKPaperback

320 Pages 200 col illus Fiction / Fantasy FIC009020 15.3 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:POSTPONED INDEFINITELY

The Colour Illustrated Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien, Jemima Catlin

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable and quiet life. His contentment is disturbed one day when the wizard, Gandalf, and the dwarves arrive to take him away on an adventure.

Smaug certainly looked fast asleep, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out on to the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance!

Whisked from his comfortable hobbithole by Gandalf the wizard and a band of dwarves. Bilbo Baggins finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon…

J.R.R.Tolkien (18921973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Jemima Catlin (born in 1986) grew up in Dorset and developed a passion for drawing at an early age. She graduated from the Arts University College at Bournemouth with a Foundation Degree in Visual Communication and then went on to complete a BA Honours Degree in Illustration in 2010.

After leaving university she became a freelance illustrator, working on some personal projects and undertaking several commissions before embarking on the exciting journey of illustrating The Hobbit.

'The Hobbit belongs to a very small class of books which have nothing in common save that each admits us to a world of its own. Its place is with Alice and The Wind in the Willows.' Times Literary Supplement

'One of the best loved characters in English fiction… a marvellous fantasy adventure' Daily Mail

'Finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls… an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, working up to a devastating climax' The Observer

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HarperCollins 9780007546534 000754653X Pub Date: 11/10/2015 On Sale Date: 11/10/2015 Ship Date: 10/21/2015 $45.00/$45.00 Can./£30.00 UKHardcover

256 Pages 999 col plates Fiction / Fantasy FIC009020 31.1 cm W | 24.6 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Chronicles The Art of War Daniel Falconer

The ultimate celebration of the spectacular battle in the final Hobbit movie reveals in stunning detail the full creative vision of Peter Jackson and the filmmakers, together with extensive commentary from the director, cast, crew, and almost 2,000 exclusive photos, illustrations and visual effects imagery.The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Chronicles The Art of War goes behind the lines to explore how thousands of artisans brought the defining film of Peter Jackson's adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit to the screen. More than 1,000 intricate illustrations, stunning photographs and neverbeforeseen imagery illuminate fascinating insights shared by cast and crew, including exclusive content from the extended edition of the final film. Also included is an exclusive foldout battle map illustrated by Weta Workshop Designer, Nick Keller! From the sorcerous ruins of Dol Guldur and the fiery conflagration of Laketown, follow the filmmakers on to the bloodsoaked battlefields of the Lonely Mountain, and climb the steps of Ravenhill to witness the final, tragic duel of Thorin Oakenshield and Azog, the Pale Orc. Discover the challenges and reactions of the stars of The Battle of the Five Armies as they recount their experiences and excitement. Join the choreographers of the film's action to examine the battle strategies and formations of each of the five armies, and learn how a dozen stunt performers became thousands of digital troops. Pore over archivequality photography of staggeringly detailed weapons and armour and browse galleries of fearsome war beasts and monsters. As the story of The Hobbit reaches its shattering climax amidst an epic landscape of war and tragedy, join Weta Workshop senior concept designer Daniel Falconer behind the scenes one last time as this sumptuous final book in The Hobbit: Chronicles series celebrates the epic conclusion of The Hobbit film trilogy.

Weta Workshop is a multiaward winning conceptual design and physical manufacturing facility servicing the world's entertainment and creative industries. Weta Workshop houses a range of disciplines under one roof including conceptual design, weapons, armour & chainmaille, specialist props, vehicles, specialty costumes, models & miniatures, special makeup & prosthetics, public art & displays.

Praise for the Weta Chronicles: 'This beautifully presented book… is a lovely treat for fans' The Sun 'Whatever your thoughts on [the film] there's no denying the attention to detail invested by Weta Workshop… and the amazing images on display in new book The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles" SciFi Now

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400 Pages Fiction / Crime FIC031010 11.1 cm W | 17.8 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

Killing Ways Alex Barclay

Dark times lie ahead for Special Agent Ren Bryce and the Rocky Mountains Safe Streets Task Force in the heartstopping new thriller from the bestselling author of DARKHOUSE and BLOOD LOSS.In her most shocking case yet, FBI Special Agent Ren Bryce takes on a depraved serial killer fueled by a warped sense of justice. A master of evasion, each life he takes ramps up Ren's obsession with finding him. Then one victim changes everything and brings Ren face to face with a detective whose life was destroyed by the same pursuit. Together, can they defeat this monster? Or will he take them both down?

Alex Barclay lives in County Cork, Ireland. She is the bestselling author of Darkhouse and The Caller, as well as the Ren Bryce series. For more information about Alex and her books, visit www.alexbarclay.co.uk

'The pace is fast, without feeling rushed; the twists never feel forced; and the denouement, when it comes, is almost unbearably intense and shocking' Irish Independent Praise for Blood Loss: 'Snappy dialogue … a meaty read' Irish Independent 'Blood Loss is cleverly paced, with Barclay drawing out the suspense but giving you just enough information to keep you hooked' Hot Press Praise for Alex Barclay: 'Gripping, stylish, convincing' Sunday Times (Ireland) 'Tense, nopunchespulled thriller that will have you on the edge of your deckchair.' Woman and Home 'Right now, she's the rising star of the hardboiled crime fiction world, combining wild characters, surprising plots and massive backdrops with a touch of dry humour' Mirror

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400 Pages Fiction / Contemporary WomenFIC044000 11.1 cm W | 17.8 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Lonely Girl Josephine Cox

The new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Josephine Cox gets straight to the hope and heartbreak of family drama.One fateful night changes the course of a child's life forever… Rosie's mother is a cruel woman and has Rosie's kind and loving father wrapped around her finger. Though John Tanner does his best to protect her, Rosie often bears the brunt of her mother's rage. And his protection can't last forever. In one tragic moment Rosie's fragile world is shattered. Grieving and alone, Rosie is thrust into a harsh reality, and she must face the obstacles that fate has set in her path. But secrets will out, and Rosie must uncover the shocking truth behind her mother's cruelty before she can hope for the love and happiness she deserves.

Josephine Cox was born in a cottonmill house in Blackburn, one of ten children. At the age of sixteen, Josephine met and married her husband Ken, and had two sons. When the boys started school, she decided to go to college and eventually gained a place at Cambridge University. She was unable to take this up as it would have meant living away from home, but she went into teaching and started to write her first fulllength novel. Her strong, gritty stories are taken from the tapestry of life.

Praise for Josephine Cox: 'Written from the heart' Daily Mail 'Cox's talent as storyteller never lets you escape the spell' Daily Mail 'Another masterpiece' Best 'Another beautifully spun family epic' Scottish Daily Echo 'A born storyteller' Bedfordshire Times 'A surefire winner' Woman's Weekly 'Thanks to her near faultless writing, sympathies will lurch from one character to another, and as events reach their dramatic conclusion readers will find it impossible to tear themselves away.' News of the World 'Another hit for Josephine Cox' Sunday Express

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Lonely Girl Josephine Cox

The new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Josephine Cox gets straight to the hope and heartbreak of family drama.One fateful night changes the course of a child's life forever… Rosie's mother is a cruel woman and has Rosie's kind and loving father wrapped around her finger. Though John Tanner does his best to protect her, Rosie often bears the brunt of her mother's rage. And his protection can't last forever. In one tragic moment Rosie's fragile world is shattered. Grieving and alone, Rosie is thrust into a harsh reality, and she must face the obstacles that fate has set in her path. But secrets will out, and Rosie must uncover the shocking truth behind her mother's cruelty before she can hope for the love and happiness she deserves.

Josephine Cox was born in a cottonmill house in Blackburn, one of ten children. At the age of sixteen, Josephine met and married her husband Ken, and had two sons. When the boys started school, she decided to go to college and eventually gained a place at Cambridge University. She was unable to take this up as it would have meant living away from home, but she went into teaching and started to write her first fulllength novel. Her strong, gritty stories are taken from the tapestry of life.

Praise for Josephine Cox: 'Written from the heart' Daily Mail 'Cox's talent as storyteller never lets you escape the spell' Daily Mail 'Another masterpiece' Best 'Another beautifully spun family epic' Scottish Daily Echo 'A born storyteller' Bedfordshire Times 'A surefire winner' Woman's Weekly 'Thanks to her near faultless writing, sympathies will lurch from one character to another, and as events reach their dramatic conclusion readers will find it impossible to tear themselves away.' News of the World 'Another hit for Josephine Cox' Sunday Express

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The Borough Press 9780007413928 0007413920 Pub Date: 10/27/2015 On Sale Date: 10/27/2015 Ship Date: 10/7/2015 $17.99/$17.99 Can./£8.99 UK Bformat Paperback


Will & Tom Matthew Plampin

Will & Tom is a glimpse into the life of the infamous artist JMW Turner as a young man during a week spent at Harewood House fighting for a commission against his childhood friend and rival Tom Girtin.1797, West Yorkshire. When rising artist Will Turner arrives at Harewood House in high summer, his intention is to sketch the house and grounds, receive his commission and return to London, where he has started attracting serious attention at the Royal Academy. But things at the grand house are not quite as he expects. The atmosphere is strange, both above and below stairs, and Will's treatment by his hosts is surprisingly offhand. Most perplexing of all, however, is the appearance of another painter his childhood friend and now rival, Tom Girtin. While Tom is welcomed into the aristocratic circle, Will finds few allies. As it becomes harder to ignore the whispers of scandal , Will witnesses something that will threaten both his commission and his friendship. Alive with intrigue, artistic rivalry, Will & Tom offers a glimpse into the early life of Britain's greatest painter, J M W Turner, through the story of a complicated, vibrant friendship, and how it is tested by the dark dynamic of art and power.

Matthew Plampin was born in 1975 and lives in London. He completed a PhD at the Courtauld Institute of Art, and has written and lectured on nineteenthcentury art and architecture. He is the author of three previous novels, Illumination, The Street Philosopher and The Devil's Acre.

Praise for Will & Tom: 'Witty and engaging… A convincing portrait of a difficult, yet vulnerable genius and a clever study of the tangled relationship between art, power and money' SUNDAY TIMES Praise for Matthew Plampin's novels: 'A fascinating novel that brings to life an extraordinary historical episode . . . I can't wait to see where Matthew Plampin goes next' Andrew Taylor, author of THE AMERICAN BOY 'Fascinating . . . Matthew Plampin lights up a murky episode of French history' Liza Picard, author of VICTORIAN LONDON 'A galloping good story' THE TIMES 'Lust, avarice, envy, revenge all play their part in this brilliantly told, wellpaced story' DAILY MAIL 'Plampin's historical research is impressive, as is his command of detail … his true gift of descriptive power' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

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HarperCollins 9780008149338 000814933X Pub Date: 11/3/2015 On Sale Date: 11/3/2015 Ship Date: 10/14/2015 $12.99/$12.99 Can./£5.99 UK Hardcover

96 Pages Carton Qty: 56 Print Run: 40K Humor HUM000000 13.6 cm W | 19.1 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

My Name Is X and I Am a Cumberbitch

•From Harper UKCUMBERBATCHMANIA: After his Academy Awardnominated turn as Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch will be back on the big screen in Black Mass later this year and back on TV as Sherlock in December for a Christmas special Sherlock and the regular series returns in January 2016.CUMBERBITCHES DEFINED: According to Urban Dictionary: 1.Any woman who has a deep fasination with the wonderful, beautiful, talented English stage and onscreen actor Benedict Cumberbatch. 2. A refernce given to people who admire the beautiful features of Benedict Cumberbatch. ex his green eyes, beautiful cheekbones, sexy toussled hair. 3. Can be proper ladies, or “dirty. dirty ladies” and everyone in between.SOCIAL MEDIA EXPLOSION: The Cumberbitches Facebook page has 11,000 likes; the Cumberbitches reddit has 12,000 subscribers; the @cumberbitches Twitter page has 211,000 followers. THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT/STOCKINGSTUFFER: a small format, paperoverboard hardcover, 96 pages, illustrated with line drawings and packed with quizzes that will delight the fanbase; $9.99; It’s a grabbable, witty impulse buy!. Tongueincheek and totally unhelpful, this little book is the perfect stocking filler for Benedict Cumberbatch fans this Christmas.

Tongueincheek and totally unhelpful, this little book is the perfect stocking filler for Benedict Cumberbatch fans this Christmas.Benedict Cumberbatch. Does the mere sight of his name give you tingles? Do you feel a cheap thrill staring at the dip on his cupid's bow lip as he talks? Do you secretly wish you could plumb the rhythmic depths of his voice or twiddle your finger in his perfectly coiffed hair? If the answer to these questions is yes, then I'm afraid there's a very great chance that you could be a Cumberbitch. But that's actually perfect, because this little book was written especially for you! We understand that life as a Cumberbatched individual can be tricky; hours wasted watching clips on YouTube and being late to see your friends because you lost track of the time photoshopping yourself into his latest red carpet masterpiece (it happens). And we realised it was high time somebody did something about it. Featuring a host of quizzes and (counterproductive) masterpieces of the man himself, plus inspirational quotes to help you on your way, use this book to find out whether you or a loved one have succumbed to the Cumberbitch affliction, and then follow our simple yet semieffective methods to get back to life BC (Before Cumberbatch).

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848 Pages Religion / Christian Life REL012080 13.1 cm W | 19.1 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Celtic Daily Prayer: Book One The Journey Begins (Northumbria Community) Northumbria Community





848 Pages Religion / Christian Life REL012080 13.1 cm W | 19.1 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Celtic Daily Prayer: Book Two Farther Up and Farther In (Northumbria Community)





320 Pages Cooking / Regional & Ethnic CKB046000 19.5 cm W | 25.2 cm H | 1.2 kg Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

Coast Recipes from Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way Rachel Allen

Follow bestselling author and TV chef Rachel Allen as she journeys along the beautiful Atlantic coast of Ireland, delivering over 100 recipes collected from her culinary odyssey.The west coast of Ireland is a rugged terrain of wild natural beauty, and the traditional food of these coastal towns and villages complements this perfectly. Go on a magical trip with Rachel as she explores their local fare, starting her journey near her home in Cork and travelling all the way up to the green untamed headlands of Donegal. Filled with stunning photography of the people and places she visits along the way, you'll discover a whole host of authentic and simple recipes inspired by her travels. From Salmon Pâté and Pan Fried Brill with Watercress Butter; to Irish Gingerbread and Gin, Lemon and Milk ice cream, these are simple dishes made with the freshest ingredients fussfree and yet packed full of flavour. Part travel journal, part cookbook, Rachel also shares her favourite places to stay off the beaten track; the incredible stories she learns from the fishermen and farmers that she meets; and the breadth of local produce from honey and cheeses to gins and whiskeys that she samples. Rustic seafood, rich stews, heartwarming sweets and everything in between this is Rachel's most personal book to date. Welcome to her Ireland.

Rachel Allen was brought up in Dublin and at the age of eighteen left to study at the prestigious Ballymaloe Cookery School. Today, she not only teaches at the school, she also writes regular features for national publications, presents highly acclaimed television programmes which have been broadcast internationally. She is the winner of the 2012 Irish Book Award for Best NonFiction for Easy Meals.

Praise for Rachel Allen: '… the Irish Nigella (except prettier, blonde and a better cook)… Bake is simply and engagingly written: one irresistible thing after another' Evening Standard 'A natural TV chef: relaxed, articulate and knowledgeable.' Sunday Times 'Food for real people.' Irish Examiner 'If you haven't heard of Rachel Allen, you will soon. Ireland's blond and beautiful equivalent of Nigella Lawson… is taking her place on the international culinary scene with her everyday food that focuses on simple suppers and divine puddings.' Daily Mail

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The Friday Project 9780007575497 0007575491 Pub Date: 11/10/2015 On Sale Date: 11/10/2015 Ship Date: 10/21/2015 $32.99/$32.99 Can./£16.99 UK Hardcover

304 Pages Performing Arts / Television PER010030 15.9 cm W | 24 cm H | 530 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

A History of Television in 100 Programmes Phil Norman

A journey to revisit and revive the history of the 'idiot's lantern', 'A History of Television in 100 Programmes' gathers eightyodd years of televisual evolution.Celebrating and mimicking the serendipitous joy of its scheduling jumble this book records just how much stranger it used to be, how much more brave, foolhardy, unselfconscious, creatively energetic, before commerce knocked those fascinating corners off its character. At its best and at its worst, television is brutally honest and charmingly deceitful, sentimentally partisan and coldly dispassionate, obscenely lavish and ludicrously cheap. This varied hundred explores those overlooked gems alongside justly wiped follies, overcooked spectaculars and underfunded experiments that are as much a part of TV history as the national treasures and stone cold classics. They can tell us just as much, and sometimes more, about the nature of television, those who crafted it and those who lapped it up, from the days when television was at the most exciting, creative stage of any medium: a cottage industry with the world at its feet.

Phil was a founding member of the TV Cream nostalgia website and has written several books on popular culture.

Praise for The Great British Tuck Shop: 'A magisterial work of social history' OBSERVER FOOD MONTHLY 'A mustbuy for sweeteaters everywhere' SUNDAY TIMES 'The history of our favourite retro sweets' THE SUN 'A book which is all kinds of amazing' Alexis Petridis

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Avon 9781847563590 1847563597 Pub Date: 11/10/2015 On Sale Date: 11/10/2015 Ship Date: 10/21/2015 $16.99/$16.99 Can. Bformat Paperback


Make A Christmas Wish Julia Williams

What's your secret wish this Christmas?Last Christmas Livvy was run over in the Sainsburys car park. She didn't make it but she certainly wasn't ready to actually be dead. She has spent the last eleven months floating about on the edge of the afterlife, and generally making a nuisance of herself. As Christmas comes around again she is given one last chance to make everything right and to see her family through to a happier future. Perfect, in theory. But Livvy's still not done she's not at all keen on the new woman in her husband's life, or the secrets she's uncovered since she's been listening in, and she's pretty worried about her son, too, who doesn't seem to be adjusting at all. There's going to be quite a bit of trouble before Livvy finally says goodbye. This is a hilarious and justalittle heartbreaking festive treat for anyone whose loved ones drive them up the wall, and everyone who's looking for a little bit of magic this Christmas time.

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400 Pages Fiction / Contemporary WomenFIC044000 15.9 cm W | 24 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

The Marble Collector Cecelia Ahern

The poignant new bestseller from Cecelia Ahern.The Marble Collector tells the story of a woman who discovers a collection of marbles in her father's belongings. On learning that part of the collection is missing, she embarks on a quest to relocate the missing marbles to complete the collection and also to understand and complete the picture of a man she realises she never fully knew. As she uncovers the story of a damaged childhood, she also comes to understand what is missing in herself. Moving, thoughtprovoking and uplifting, The Marble Collector is a love story between a daughter and her father, and a man and his memories.

Cecelia Ahern is an international bestseller. She was catapulted into the spotlight with her hit debut novel, P.S. I Love You, which was adapted into a major movie. Her subsequent novels have captured the hearts of readers in 46 countries her themes touch a chord with people in every continent, with over 22 million copies of her books sold.

Praise for Cecelia Ahern: 'Lifeaffirming, warm and wise' Good Housekeeping 'Cecelia Ahern is an undisputed master when it comes to writing about relationships…We loved every single glorious morsel. Moving, real and exquisitely crafted. Do not miss it' Heat 'A wry, dark drama' Daily Mail 'Ahern cleverly and thoughtfully turns the tables, providing thoughtprovoking life lessons. I was completely hooked.' Sunday Express 'An unusual and satisfying novel' Woman

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HarperCollins 9780007501823 000750182X Pub Date: 11/10/2015 On Sale Date: 11/10/2015 Ship Date: 10/21/2015 $21.99/$21.99 Can./£12.99 UK Trade Paperback

400 Pages Fiction / Contemporary WomenFIC044000 15.3 cm W | 23.4 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

The Marble Collector Cecelia Ahern

The poignant new bestseller from Cecelia Ahern.The Marble Collector tells the story of a woman who discovers a collection of marbles in her father's belongings. On learning that part of the collection is missing, she embarks on a quest to relocate the missing marbles to complete the collection and also to understand and complete the picture of a man she realises she never fully knew. As she uncovers the story of a damaged childhood, she also comes to understand what is missing in herself. Moving, thoughtprovoking and uplifting, The Marble Collector is a love story between a daughter and her father, and a man and his memories.

Cecelia Ahern is an international bestseller. She was catapulted into the spotlight with her hit debut novel, P.S. I Love You, which was adapted into a major movie. Her subsequent novels have captured the hearts of readers in 46 countries her themes touch a chord with people in every continent, with over 22 million copies of her books sold.

Praise for Cecelia Ahern: 'Lifeaffirming, warm and wise' Good Housekeeping 'Cecelia Ahern is an undisputed master when it comes to writing about relationships…We loved every single glorious morsel. Moving, real and exquisitely crafted. Do not miss it' Heat 'A wry, dark drama' Daily Mail 'Ahern cleverly and thoughtfully turns the tables, providing thoughtprovoking life lessons. I was completely hooked.' Sunday Express 'An unusual and satisfying novel' Woman

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A Night In With Marilyn Monroe Lucy Holliday

The hilarious followup to A Night in With Audrey Hepburn from your favourite new author. Perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond and Sophie Kinsella.The last few months have been a whirlwind for Libby Lomax, not only is she dating the hottest man on the planet, but there now seems to be a decent career alternative on offer to the failed actress one that she seemed unable to escape. She can hardly believe that life is finally turning around. But her optimism seems shortlived when she realises that Dillon O'Hara is about as far away from steady boyfriend material that it possible to get. Then, when another uninvited guest, in the form of Marilyn Monroe, turns up on her ancient sofa, Libby finds she would willingly bite her own arm off for a return to normality. Thank goodness her best friend Ollie is still there to keep her feet on the ground. Libby doubts that Marilyn is really the right person to offer her relationship advice, but perhaps she should listen up, before it's too late…

Lucy Holliday's first major work, a fourline poem called 'The Postman is Very Good', was completed shortly before her fifth birthday. It was such an enjoyable experience that she has wanted to be a writer ever since. She is married with a daughter and lives in Wimbledon.

'I laughed my slippers off!' Alexandra Brown

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Fourth Estate 9780007536801 0007536801 Pub Date: 11/10/2015 On Sale Date: 11/10/2015 Ship Date: 10/21/2015 $44.99/$44.99 Can./£30.00 UKHardcover

512 Pages Cooking CKB000000 15.6 cm W | 21.6 cm H | 150 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

Untitled Nigel Slater

Nigel Slater is one of Britain's most highly regarded food writers. His beautifully written prose, warm personality and unpretentious, easytofollow recipes have won him a huge following. He writes an award winning weekly column in the 'Observer' and edits their 'Food Monthly' supplement, and he is a regular contributor to Sainsbury's 'The Magazine'.

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The Warrior Chronicles (1) – The Last Kingdom Bernard Cornwell

The first book in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series The Warrior Chronicles, on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.Uhtred is an English boy, born into ninthcentury aristocracy. Orphaned at ten, he is captured by the Danes and taught the Viking ways. But when Alfred, King of Wessex, leads an English army to fight the Viking warriors Uhtred's struggle to know where his loyalties lie must be resolved. In the bloodiest of battles he will discover his true allegiance and the conflict at the heart of a hero will be played out in the fight for England.

Bernard Cornwell worked for BBC Television for seven years, mostly as a producer on the Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames Television's Thames at Six. Married to an American, he now lives in the United States.

'Cornwell is a virtuoso of historical fiction' Sunday Telegraph 'Bloodiness, betrayal, bravery and honour' Sunday Express 'Cornwell is a literary miracle' Daily Mail 'Masterly' Observer

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The Warrior Chronicles (2) – The Pale Horseman Bernard Cornwell

The second book in Bernard Cornwell's number one bestselling series The Warrior Chronicles, on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.A Saxon raised by Vikings. A pagan fighting for a Christian King. The conflict at the heart of a hero will be played out in the fight for England. It is 877. Across the kingdoms of Britain the Danes are gaining strength. Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a pagan warrior, must decide who he will align with: the Vikings who raised him or Alfred, King of the West Saxons. As the Danes make for Wessex and threaten to destroy the kingdom, Uhtred will forge an uneasy alliance with the king, to lead the last remaining Saxon army in a battle that will be a fight for the very existence of England.

Bernard Cornwell worked for BBC Television for seven years, mostly as a producer on the Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames Television's Thames at Six. Married to an American, he now lives in the United States.

'Bernard Cornwell is a literary miracle. Year after year, hail, rain, snow, war and political upheavals fail to prevent him from producing the most entertaining and readable historical novels of his generation' Daily Mail 'Cornwell's narration is quite masterly and supremely wellresearched' Observer 'It is stirring stuff, and few writers are better qualified than Cornwell to do justice to the excitement of the times…Ninthcentury Britain and a master of storytelling it is a marriage made in heaven' Sunday Telegraph 'Cornwell's mastery of historical sources and his aptitude for battle scenes is well established…the language, and particularly the dialogue, is raw and unarchaic, rich in insults and AngloSaxon expletives' Times Literary Supplement

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The Warrior Chronicles (8) – The Empty Throne Bernard Cornwell


In the battle for power, there can be only one ruler.

England is fractured, torn apart more by internal fighting than the threat of Viking invasion. The ruler of Mercia is dying, leaving no legitimate heir. His wife is a formidable fighter and great leader, but no woman has ever ruled over an English kingdom. And she is without her strongest warrior and champion, Uhtred of Bebbanburg. So the scene is set for an explosive battle between elders and warriors for an empty throne.

The vacant throne leaves a dangerous opportunity for the rival West Saxons to seize Mercia. But Edward of Wessex is distracted by the succession of his own throne, with two heirs claiming the right to be West Saxon king. And while the kingdoms are in disarray, the Vikings, this time coming from the west, will go on the rampage once more.

The very future of England hangs in the balance. A hero is needed, a hero who can destroy the threat to Mercia, a hero who will ultimately decide the fate of a nation…


Praise for Bernard Cornwell:

'The best battle scenes of any writer I've ever read, past or present. Cornwell really makes history come alive' George R.R. Martin

'Cornwell is always in full command of his material' SUNDAY TIMES

'Like GAME OF THRONES, but real' Observer

'Tense, powerful, compulsive' THE TIMES

'He's called a master storyteller. Really he's cleverer than that' TELEGRAPH

'Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell' Lee Child

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400 Pages Fiction / Crime FIC031010 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Alone with the Dead A PC Donal Casey Thriller James Nally

The first in an electrifying new British detective series starring PC Donal CaseyIt's not every policeman who sees the dead after they've died… Meet PC Donal Casey. Irish runaway. Insomniac. Functioning alcoholic. Donal is working the beat in London, trying his best to forget that night. To ease the guilt that eats away at him. When a beautiful redheaded woman bleeds out in front of him in her London home, he knows it's not the last he's seen of her… Because Donal has started to get visits from the recently murdered. What he doesn't know is if they're just his imagination or if they're actually trying to tell him something… Chilling, brutal, addictive if you like Tim Weaver and James Oswald, you are going to LOVE James Nally.

James Nally was a journalist for 15 years, before leaving to become a producer and director of TV and film. This is his first novel, and is based on his experiences of his years writing about the murder victims of London.

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The Friday Project 9780008113346 0008113343 Pub Date: 11/24/2015 On Sale Date: 11/24/2015 Ship Date: 11/4/2015 $15.99/$15.99 Can./£7.99 UKBformat Paperback

200 Pages Humor HUM000000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Fuck An Irreverent History of the FWord Rufus Lodge

An amusing, informative, controversial and utterly irreverent history of the world's favourite word.F, U, C and K four letters that can cause outrage, scandal, embarrassment or instant relief if you hit your thumb with a hammer. In this wideranging and frequently hilarious history of the Fword, Rufus Lodge searches out the origins of our language's most popular obscenity, and chronicles its dramatic arrival in our everyday lives. As he discovers, the Fword can be heard among aristocrats and astronauts, rock stars and royals, poets and politicians, even in the company of Father Ted and Basil Brush. Noone is safe from the Fword's outrageous progress, as innocent animals, fragrant mothers and squeakyclean TV hosts are dragged into the fray. The cast of characters includes Shakespeare, the Beatles, Andy Murray, T.S. Eliot, Elton, Camilla and everyone unfortunate enough to live in an Austrian town with a very embarrassing name. F*** is a cavalcade of priceless anecdotes, historical research, filthy jokes and definitions too devious for any decent dictionary guaranteed to make you laugh, and broaden your vocabulary*. * The publisher takes no responsibility for any embarrassment caused when readers drop the Fbomb after reading this book.

Rufus Lodge is an author, and lives in London.

'I love this book. It's guaranteed to be a bestseller.' Richard E Grant 'No book in history has used the word so often: five, six, seven times per page.' Times Literary Supplement

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HarperCollins UK 9780008136604 0008136602 Pub Date: 11/24/2015 On Sale Date: 11/24/2015 Ship Date: 11/4/2015 $66.99/$66.99 Can./£30.00 UKHardcover

304 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Sports & Recreation / Motor Sports SPO028000 22.7 cm W | 27.1 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

Grand Prix Circuits History and course map for every Formula One circuit Maurice Hamilton

This book charts the course of every Formula One Grand Prix circuit, providing a map of each, with images, commentary, and key statistics Formula One Grand Prix racing is the ultimate motor racing challenge and has been a global competition since 1950. It attracts the best drivers in the world and is raced on some of the toughest courses. 70 circuits have held Formula One races, with seven to 20 circuits used each season. Former courses, along with historical photographs, are shown, including Dallas, Le Mans (France), Mosport Park (Canada), and Kyalami (South Africa). Today’s stateoftheart courses are included, such as Hockenheim (Germany), Interlagos (Brazil), Monza (Italy), Silverstone (U.K.), and Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi). Each course map is accompanied by statistics for every circuit, including total length, dates it has held Grand Prix, lap records and lengths, and a list of winners.

Maurice Hamilton is an author and Formula One journalist. He is an awardwinning writer for the Guardian, the Independent, and Observer, the Grand Prix editor for Racer magazine, and is an editor of the Autocourse Grand Prix annual.

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HarperCollins 9780008104467 0008104468 Pub Date: 11/24/2015 On Sale Date: 11/24/2015 Ship Date: 11/4/2015 $16.99/$16.99 Can./£7.99 UK Bformat Paperback

320 Pages (2x8pp plates) Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts BIO005000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Tom Jones The Life Sean Smith

From bestselling biographer Sean Smith comes the fascinating and tumultuous true story behind Sir Tom Jones, the nation's treasure, sage of The Voice and living music legend.Now approaching his 75th birthday, Tom Jones' life has been an unforgettable rollercoaster ride. From starting out in a little Welsh mining town where he married his sweetheart at just 16, who could have known that seven years later he would go on to become a major musical hit that would propel him to Bel Air? Through intimate interviews, Smith uncovers all this and more, including the years Tom spent as little more than a Vegas lounge singer, before being rediscovered in the late '80s and becoming a maestro on the music scene once again. As revealing as it is entertaining, this is the definitive story of a great talent who is showing no signs of slowing down.

Sean Smith is the UK's leading celebrity biographer and the author of five Sunday Times best sellers, with his titles being translated throughout the world. Described by the Independent as a 'fearless chronicler', he specialises in meticulous research, going 'on the road' to find the real person behind the star image.

"Jaunty and wellresearched … the most complete and entertaining portrait of the Welsh superstar to date" The Mail on Sunday (Event Magazine) "This book is a must read for any Tom Jones fan." Entertainment Focus "A lavishly appointed, noholdsbarred biography." MailOnline "Sean uncovers a story with the drama of a television soap opera." Llanelli Star "A very personal and revealing life story." Lovereading "A story filled with success and drama. **** ." OK! magazine "wellcrafted, lively chronicle" Daily Express "Green green class. ****." Star magazine "a solidlyresearched portrait that brings the character to life very well. Anybody who is familiar with his work on record will feel that they know the man, or the voice, even better after reading this book." The Bookbag

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William Collins 9780007519828 0007519826 Pub Date: 11/24/2015 On Sale Date: 11/24/2015 Ship Date: 11/4/2015 $18.99/$18.99 Can./£9.99 UKBformat Paperback

432 Pages Biography & Autobiography / Social Scientists & Psychologists BIO021000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Universal Man The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes Richard DavenportHines

From the bestselling and awardwinning author of 'An English Affair', a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century.John Maynard Keynes is the man who saved Britain from financial crisis not once but twice over the course of two World Wars. He remains a highly influential figure, nearly 70 years after his death. But who was he? In this entertaining biography, Richard DavenportHines gives us the man behind the economics: the connoisseur, intellectual, public official and statesman who was equally at ease socialising with the Bloomsbury Group as he was persuading prime ministers and presidents. By exploring the desires and experiences that made Keynes think as he did, DavenportHines reveals the aesthetic basis of Keynesian economics, and explores why the ideas of this Great Briton continue to resonate so powerfully today.

Richard DavenportHines won the Wolfson Prize for History for his first book, 'Dudley Docker'. He is an adviser to the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' and has also written biographies of W.H. Auden and Marcel Proust. His most recent book, 'An English Affair' was published in 2013. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Literature, he reviews for the 'Guardian', 'Spectator' and 'Literary Review'.

'A book which is worthy of its brilliant subject, 'Universal Man' manages to expound Keynes's ideas while shining with his own optimistic spirit. The fact that this is a book about intellectuals and ideas, does not prevent it from shimmering with low gossip. Richard DavenportHines is as deft at describing international political summit meetings as he is at evoking the ballet. Lively, funny, original, and beautifully written' A. N. Wilson, author of 'Victoria: A Life' 'Richard Davenport Hines' portrait of Keynes is as vivid as fresh paint. You can see the genius of many parts dashing to Number Ten Downing Street or dancing a jig with Lydia. It's wonderful' Sylvia Nasar, author of 'A Beautiful Mind' 'A superb biography for the general reader … brilliant' Standpoint 'John Maynard Keynes was indeed the central economist of the twentieth century, a thinker of unimaginable breadth and influence. Keynes lived at the whitehot center of British intellectual and social life in his times, and he seems never to have missed a moment to relish what lay at hand. In the superb hands of Richard DavenportHines, one of the most gifted of critics, historians, and biographers at work today, his large life quivers into being, fully fleshed and deeply imagined. This book should attract a wide, admiring audience' Jay Parini, author of 'The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Final Year'

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Avon 9780008142193 000814219X Pub Date: 12/8/2015 On Sale Date: 12/8/2015 Ship Date: 11/18/2015 $18.99/$18.99 Can./£9.99 UK Hardcover

400 Pages Fiction FIC000000 13.6 cm W | 20.3 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

A Cat Called Alfie Rachel Wells

The followup to the smashhit Sunday Times bestseller, 'Alfie the Doorstep Cat'. If you were a fan of 'A Street Cat Named Bob', this is the only book to find in your stocking this Christmas.Once a doorstep cat, always a doorstep cat… Edgar Road used to be your typical London street; a road full of people who barely said a word to one another. Then Alfie came along a big grey ball of fur who changed the lives of every family he met, and brought a community together. But now a new family have moved into Edgar Road and they, more than anyone else, need Alfie's help. Can he bring light to their darkest times? Or is it already too late to stop them from falling apart? Heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is a book for anyone who's ever loved and lost the perfect read for fans of 'A Street Cat Named Bob' and 'Alfie the Doorstep Cat'.

Rachel Wells is a mother, writer and cat lover. She lives in Devon with her family and her pets and believes in the magic of animals. Rachel grew up in Devon but lived in London in her twenties working in marketing and living in a tiny flat with an elderly rescued cat, Albert. After having a child she moved back to Devon and decided to take the plunge and juggle motherhood with writing. She has always wanted to write and found her voice in her first novel, 'Alfie the Doorstep Cat'. She has always had cats as pets, ever since a young child. Rachel is delighted to have been able to combine her two main passions at last. 'A Cat Called Alfie' is her second book.

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200 Pages Fiction FIC000000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 298 g WtStatus:UNKNOWN

Alfie the Doorstep Cat Rachel Wells

For all fans of A Street Cat Named Bob, this is the only book to find in your stocking this Christmas.Can a pet really change your life? Alfie is homeless, abandoned after his elderly owner passes away. But when he stumbles on to Edgar Road, Alfie knows he's found his new home. However, the street's residents don't agree the last thing they need is another stray cat, and he is shooed away from many doorsteps. But as life throws its worst at the residents of Edgar Road, they soon realise how much they all need Alfie a cat who brings hope to the darkest times, and who will always be a friend to those in need. Heartwarming and uplifting, Alfie the Doorstep Cat is the perfect read for fans of 'A Street Cat Named Bob' and 'Solomon's Tale'.

Rachel Wells is a mother, writer and cat lover. She lives in Devon with her family and her pets and believes in the magic of animals. Rachel grew up in Devon but lived in London in her twenties working in marketing and living in a tiny flat with an elderly rescued cat, Albert. After having a child she moved back to Devon and decided to take the plunge and juggle motherhood with writing. She has always wanted to write and now has found her voice in her first novel, 'Alfie the Doorstep Cat'. She has always had cats as pets, ever since a young child. Rachel is delighted to have been able to combine her two main passions at last.

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Harper Thorsons 9780007949236 0007949235 Pub Date: 12/8/2015 On Sale Date: 12/8/2015 Ship Date: 11/18/2015 $16.99/$16.99 Can./£9.99 UK Paperback

128 Pages 60 b/w, 5 col illus Body, Mind & Spirit / MeditationOCC010000 21.6 cm W | 28 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Art for Mindfulness – Art for Mindfulness: Vintage Fabric Patterns Andrew Paciorek

Colour your way to better focus!Colouring books … for grownups! Remember the long hours spent colouring in the lines of your mostcherished colouring books, full box of crayons within reach, the demanding adult world tuned out? Secretly long for an excuse to retreat back into that world? Now you can. Find your inner artist and colour your way to better focus! Mindfulness helps us to appreciate the world around us to feel centred, less stressed and more fully alive. Art for Mindfulness offers the perfect aid 60 intricate blank vintage fabric patterns to help focus your mind, unlock your creativity and calm your conscious as you pour colour into them. With an introduction from art therapist and mindfulness practitioner Imi Lo, plus accompanying quotes with each illustration to inspire meditation as you go through, Art for Mindfulness is the beautiful colouring book for grownups you can mindfully complete. So pick up your pencil, unleash your creativity and watch your wellbeing thrive!

Andy Paciorek (Illustrator, Vintage Fabric Patterns): Andy Paciorek is an illustrator and photographer. His work has featured in several books, including (for HarperCollins) Art for Mindfulness: Geometrics, The Element Encyclopedia of Fairies, and The Element Encyclopedia of Celts Imi Lo (Introduction): Imi Lo (UKCP, HCPC, MMH) is an awardwinning mental health professional, Clinical Psychotherapist, Art Therapist, Mindfulness Teacher, and the Lead Therapist of Eggshell Therapy Practise, based in London.

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Harper Thorsons 9780007949212 0007949219 Pub Date: 12/8/2015 On Sale Date: 12/8/2015 Ship Date: 11/18/2015 $16.99/$16.99 Can./£9.99 UK Paperback

128 Pages 60 b/w, 5 col illus Body, Mind & Spirit / MeditationOCC010000 21.6 cm W | 28 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Art for Mindfulness – Art for Mindfulness: Winter Wonderland Lizzie Harper

Colour your way to better focus!Colouring books … for grownups! Remember the long hours spent colouring in the lines of your mostcherished colouring books, full box of crayons within reach, the demanding adult world tuned out? Secretly long for an excuse to retreat back into that world? Now you can. Find your inner artist and colour your way to better focus! Mindfulness helps us to appreciate the world around us to feel centred, less stressed and more fully alive. Art for Mindfulness offers the perfect aid 60 stunning blank winter wonderland scenes to help focus your mind, unlock your creativity and calm your conscious as you pour colour into them. With an introduction from art therapist and mindfulness practitioner Imi Lo, plus accompanying quotes with each illustration to inspire meditation as you go through, Art for Mindfulness is the beautiful colouring book for grownups you can mindfully complete. So pick up your pencil, unleash your creativity and watch your wellbeing thrive!

Lizzie Harper is a freelance natural history illustrator. Her work appears in books, postage stamps, adverts, and information boards; "Winter Wonderland" is her first colouring book. She lives and works in the Welsh borders with a longsuffering husband, two small children and boxes of seashells, feathers, seed pods, and skulls. For more of her work, please visit www.lizzieharper.co.uk. Imi Lo (Introduction): Imi Lo (UKCP, HCPC, MMH) is an awardwinning mental health professional, Clinical Psychotherapist, Art Therapist, Mindfulness Teacher, and the Lead Therapist of Eggshell Therapy Practise, based in London.

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Alexandra Brown Untitled Alexandra Brown

Alexandra Brown began her writing career as the City Girl columnist for The London Paper which she wrote for two years before giving it up to concentrate on writing novels. She is now the author of the Carrington's books set in a department store in the pretty seaside town of MulberryOnSea, she has written three books and a short story following the life, loves and laughs of sales assistant, Georgie Hart. NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS is Alexandra's sixth book and is first in a new series set in the fictional village of Tindledale, following the lives of all the characters that live there. Alex lives in a real village near the south coast of England, with her husband, daughter and a very shiny black Labrador. For more about Alex, please visit her website www.alexandrabrown.co.uk or chat to her on Facebook.com/alexandrabrownauthor and Twitter @alexbrownbooks

Praise for Alexandra Brown: 'Adorable, comical and magical, this is a festive delight' Closer 'We love it!' Now 'Defies the chick lit cliché' Heat 'I loved Cupcakes At Carrington's, a warm, witty, loveable read with plenty of sparkle and charm' Rowan Coleman 'A sparkling debut…funny, romantic and utterly charming. Devour in one sitting like a delicious, indulgent cupcake then go back and start again' Sasha Wagstaff 'From the moment I read the first page of Alexandra's book, I knew I was being allowed to see something special. I believe that Alexandra has created a very real and likeable cast of characters that will appeal to a wide audience. Her writing style is crisp and funny and compels you to keep turning the page' Chrissie Manby 'Cupcakes at Carrington's is deliciously delightful from start to finish, sprinkled with magic and full of heart' Miranda Dickinson

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Avon 9780007520916 0007520913 Pub Date: 12/8/2015 On Sale Date: 12/8/2015 Ship Date: 11/18/2015 $16.99/$16.99 Can. Bformat Paperback


Meet Me In Manhattan Claudia Carroll






A Christmas Cracker Trisha Ashley

Get into the festive spirit with this heartwarming, funny and simply gorgeous Christmas read. The eagerly awaited new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author.Things can't possibly get worse for Tabitha. Framed for her boss's dodgy dealings passing sparkling wine off for vintage fizz she's got an eight month prison sentence! Her boyfriend's dumped her and given her cat away to a shelter. But rescue comes when a kindly prison visitor puts her in touch with Mercy. A master of saving waifs and strays and impressed with Tabby's creativity papercrafting is more Tabby's thing than swindling! Mercy wants her to breathe new flair into her ailing cracker business. Together with a staff of quirky excons they'll save Marwood's Magical Christmas Crackers! But someone's not happy. Mercy's nephew Randall wants to turn the mill into a shopping centre and he thinks Tabby's a fraudster. So suddenly her future happiness depends upon winning the brooding nephew round. Tabby's been through so much already, she's not going without a bang!

Trisha Ashley was born in St Helens, Lancashire, and gave up her fascinating but timeconsuming hobbies of housemoving and divorce a few years ago in order to settle in North Wales. She is a Sunday Times bestselling author.

'One of the best writers around!' Katie Fforde 'Full of downtoearth humour.' Sophie Kinsella 'A warmhearted and comforting read. Trisha at her best' Carole Matthews

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William Collins 9780007558551 0007558554 Pub Date: 12/22/2015 On Sale Date: 12/22/2015 Ship Date: 12/2/2015 $18.99/$18.99 Can./£9.99 UKBformat Paperback

304 Pages History / Military HIS027090 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

To Fight Alongside Friends The First World War Diaries of Charlie May Gerry Harrison, David Crane

'I do not want to die. The thought that we may be cut off from each other is so terrible and that our babe may grow up without my knowing her and without her knowing me. It is difficult to face … Know through all your life that I loved you and baby with all my heart and soul, that you two sweet things were just all the world to me'The extraordinary wartime diaries of Charlie May soldier, journalist and writer offer a tender and amusing insight into life on the front line between November 1915 and July 1916. Wary of what became many of the muddy clichés of war, May's account details horserides along the Somme valley, afternoons with a fishingrod, lunch in Amiens, a gastronomic celebration of Christmas 1915 and concerts in Whiz Bang Hall. He describes battles not just with the enemy, but with rats, crows and on the makeshift football pitch. Fresh, eloquent and warm, these records were written not only as a personal record for a beloved wife, but also for posterity, and will rightly have readers gripped until their final entry.

Born in India, Gerry Harrison returned to England for his education. Leaving school, and to fulfil a passion, he became an actor, before following a rewarding career on the production side of feature films. He has since worked for as a producer for Channel Four, BBC and ITV, and then as a councillor for twelve years. Meanwhile he has written pieces for the Guardian and the Times, and the Irish Times. He lives in Ireland. Born in Dunedin, Charles Campbell May, is one of the most quoted New Zealand citizens of World War I. He was killed in 'No Man's Land' on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916. Passages from his wartime diaries have been anthologised in books, academic and popular, about that war and that battle. His diaries, the originals of which are in the Regimental Archive near Manchester, have pride of place in the Imperial War Museum in London.

'The diary of Captain Charlie May provides a fascinating insight into the mind of a young British officer. It is peppered with intriguing insights, acute observations and the hectic, heartstopping flurries of nocturnal trench raids' Robin Cross, author of the bestselling 'VEDay'

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256 Pages History / Military HIS027090 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Letter To An Unknown Soldier A New Kind of War Memorial Kate Pullinger, Neil Bartlett

On Platform One of Paddington Station in London, there is a statue of an unknown soldier; he's reading a letter. On the hundredth anniversary of the declaration of war everyone in the country was invited to take a moment and write that letter. A selection of those letters are published here, in a new kind of war memorial one made only of words.In a year of public commemoration 'Letter to an Unknown Soldier' invited everyone to step back from the public ceremonies and take a few private moments to think. Providing a space for people to reconsider the familiar imagery we associate with the war memorials cenotaphs, poppies, and silence it asked the following questions: if you could say what you want to say about that war, with all we've learned since 1914, with all your own experience of life and death to hand, what would you say? If you were able to send a personal message to this soldier, a man who served and was killed during World War One, what would you write? The response was extraordinary. The invitation was to everyone and, indeed, all sorts of people responded: schoolchildren, pensioners, students, artists, nurses, serving members of the forces and even the Prime Minister. Letters arrived from all over the United Kingdom and beyond, and many wellknown writers and personalities contributed. Opening on 28th June 2014, the centenary of the Sarajevo assassinations, and closing at 11 pm on the night of 4 August 2014, the centenary of the moment when Prime Minister Asquith announced to the House of Commons that Britain had joined the First World War, this book offers a snapshot of what people in this country and across the world were thinking and feeling about the centenary of World War One.

Neil Bartlett is a novelist and theatredirector. His 2007 novel 'Skin Lane' was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award, and his new novel, 'The Disappearance Boy', is being published by Bloomsbury in July 2014. He has two honorary degrees (from Oxford Brookes and Brighton), bestowed in recognition of his pioneering and continued commitment to gay culture and civil rights, and was awarded an OBE in 2000 for his work as Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith. You can find out more about Neil and his work at neilbartlett.com Kate Pullinger is a novelist and digital writer. Her 2009 novel 'The Mistress of Nothing' won Canada's Governor General's Award for Fiction; her new novel, 'Landing Gear', is published in April 2014. She has been at the forefront of literary digital innovation and participatory media for more than a decade; her ongoing web projects, 'Inanimate Alice' and 'Flight Paths: a Networked Novel', have gathered readers from around the world. She is Professor of Creative Writing and Digital Media at Bath Spa University. Find her at katepullinger.com

'Anyone reading through this collection will be hard put not to feel the emotion surging through every page… "This memorial is made of voices". They deserve to be heard' Daily Express

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A Girl’s Best Friend Lindsey Kelk

Is it diamonds or is it Amy?Tess Brookes is back. Her life masterplan went seriously awry when she left her sensible career to follow her photography dream. And her romantic ambitions also went awry when she slept with her best mate Charlie and then met sexy and sulky Nick, journalist and official bad bet. Now she has to decide whether to continue to follow her heart and just how far it's going to take her…

Lindsey Kelk was a children's book editor before writing her first novel, I Heart New York, which has been sold to over 20 territories. Originally from the UK, she now lives in Los Angeles and writes fulltime. The author of ten novels, she is a prolific tweeter with an army of dedicated followers on social media and a keen blog following.

'Hilarious' Daily Express

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HarperTrue 9780008144432 0008144435 Pub Date: 12/29/2015 On Sale Date: 12/29/2015 Ship Date: 12/16/2015 $9.99/$9.99 Can./£4.99 UK Aformat Paperback

100 Pages Body, Mind & Spirit / Angels & Spirit Guides OCC032000 11.1 cm W | 17.8 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

HarperTrue Fate – A Short Read – A Christmas Angel Jacky Newcomb

Truelife stories of angels showing their care and love for us at a special time of year.Afterlife expert, Jacky Newcomb, tells the heartwarming stories of angels visiting and giving hope and love at this special time of year. At a time when the loss of our loved ones is felt the most, here are the stories that will inspire and prompt the true meaning of Christmas.

Jacky Newcomb is the UK's leading expert on the afterlife, having dedicated her life to the subject. She is a Sunday Times bestselling author with numerous awards to her name, a regular columnist for Take A Break's Fate & Fortune magazine, and is a regular on ITV's This Morning, Lorraine Kelly' show and C5 Live with Gabby Logan.

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HarperCollins UK 9780008104559 0008104557 Pub Date: 9/8/2015 On Sale Date: 9/8/2015 Ship Date: 8/19/2015 $8.99/$8.99 Can./£4.99 UK Sheet Map

192 Pages Travel / Maps & Road Atlases TRV027000 11.3 cm W | 20.5 cm H | 60 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Discovering London Illustrated Map

A new edition of London’s most original map

This handwatercolored map contains individual paintings of all the main sites and landmarks, shopbyshop street maps, theaters, and cinemas, comprehensive travel information, and an index. It is a street by street detailed map of Central London at a scale of 1:8,250 (7.5 inches to 1 mile), extending from Regents Park in the North to Battersea in the South and from Kensington in the West to Tower Bridge in the East. There are shopbyshop street maps for Oxford Street, Bond Street, Covent Garden, Portobello Road, King’s Road, Brompton Cross, Exmouth Market, Beauchamp Place, St. Christopher’s Place and South Molton Street, Knightsbridge, Jermyn Street, and Kensington, and it also includes railway stations, bus routes, a London underground map, taxi stands, and car parks. It also designates places to eat, internet cafés, and good places for a picnic; features an inset map of the City of London; has a comprehensive index; and offers historical and contemporary anecdotes.

Collins Maps allow you to explore the world through accurate and uptodate mapping created by Collins UK, a leading informationled publisher of illustrated and narrative nonfiction.

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HarperCollins UK 9780008104573 0008104573 Pub Date: 9/8/2015 On Sale Date: 9/8/2015 Ship Date: 8/19/2015 $7.99/$7.99 Can./£3.99 UK Trade Paperback

144 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Travel / Europe TRV009070 10.2 cm W | 15.2 cm H | 108.9 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

Collins London Pocket Atlas

Fully updated, clear street maps of Central London and the surrounding area in a pocketsized atlas

An ideal purchase for visitor or resident alike, this handy little atlas has an extensive area of coverage and shows the center of London at an extra large scale. From Chiswick in the west to Barking in the east, and Hampstead in the north to Dulwich in the south, mapping is at a scale of 1:20,000 (3.17 inches to 1 mile); and in Central London at 1:12,500 (5.1 inches to 1 mile). The maps are exceptionally clear and easy to use with color coding for both the roads as well as locations such as shops, hospitals, hotels, schools, and more. It includes the new Olympic Park, the latest boundary of the congestion charging zone, postal district boundaries, tourist information centers, an updated underground map on the back cover, and a full index to street names.

Collins Maps allow you to explore the world through accurate and uptodate mapping created by Collins UK, a leading informationled publisher of illustrated and narrative nonfiction.

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Collins London Pocket Atlas HarperCollins UK 12/1/2009 9780007308750 0007308752 Trade Paperback Travel

Collins London Pocket Map HarperCollins UK 4/1/2012 9780007452446 0007452446 $4.50 CAD Sheet Map Travel

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Collins 9780008141318 0008141312 Pub Date: 11/24/2015 On Sale Date: 11/24/2015 Ship Date: 11/4/2015 $15.99/$15.99 Can./£6.99 UK Paperback

96 Pages Science / Astronomy SCI004000 14.8 cm W | 21 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

2016 Guide to the Night Sky A monthbymonth guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland Storm Dunlop, Wil Tirion

A comprehensive monthbymonth handbook to the stars and constellations visible from Britain and Ireland in 2016. This practical guidebook is both an easy introduction to astronomy and a useful reference for seasoned stargazers.Written and illustrated by astronomical experts, Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion, and approved by the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Content includes: • Advice on where to start looking. • Easytouse star maps for each month with descriptions of what to see. • Positions of the moon and visible planets. • Details of the total solar eclipse on March 20th, 2016 • Details of objects and events you might see in 2016.

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World, making it the official starting point for each new day and year. It is also home to London's only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK's largest refracting telescope. It runs the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition.

"A handy and straightforward guide … attractive little booklet, small enough to slip into a pocket or rucsac, recommended." British Astronomical Association's 'Journal' "At such a modest price, this is an ideal Christmas stockingfiller for anyone young or old with even the slightest interest in events away from the trials and tribulations on planet earth" The Observatory "This is a great guide to the 2015 night sky at a great price" Astronomy Now

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HarperCollins UK 9780008136420 0008136424 Pub Date: 11/24/2015 On Sale Date: 11/24/2015 Ship Date: 11/4/2015 $15.99/$15.99 Can./£7.99 UKTrade Paperback

384 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Games / Crosswords GAM003000 12.7 cm W | 19.7 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Times Quick Crossword Collection 4 The Times Mind Games

A bumper collection of crosswords that will keep enthusiasts entertained for hours.Taken from the Times2 section of The Times, this collection of 160 accessible puzzles are utterly addictive, yet concise enough to be solved quickly. Encompassing a wide range of topics including geography, literature, history and culture, these definitiononly puzzles will test your word power and boost your general knowledge. With clues that are satisfyingly skilful and containing no cryptic elements, Times 2 crosswords are guaranteed to stretch your mind and entertain you at the same time.

The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785. A daily cryptic crossword is published in the main newspaper, and the Mind Games section in the Times2 supplement contains sudoku, Killer Sudoku, KenKen, word polygon puzzles, and a quick crossword.

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224 Pages Games / Sudoku GAM017000 18.9 cm W | 24.6 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

The Times Samurai Su Doku 4

For anyone who loves the challenge of Su Doku but manages to solve them within minutes, you can now enjoy the extended mental workout and ultimate endurance test With its larger and more complex grid, Samurai is Su Doku multiplied. With a five grid interlinked system, every column, row, and 3x3 box must contain the digits 1 to 9. Where the puzzles overlap, the rows and columns do not go beyond their usual 9x9 length, but the interlocking boxes give you more clues—and more complexity. With another 100 new Samurai puzzles to vex you for hours, lose yourself in the four levels of this book: 30 Mild, 30 Difficult, 30 Super difficult, and 10 Deadly puzzles. Even the speediest of Su Doku solvers will be agonizing over these ultracomplex, extended brainteasers.

The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in 1785.

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320 Pages Games / Sudoku GAM017000 11.1 cm W | 17.8 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

The Times Su Doku Collection 4

A bumper collection of puzzles that will keep Su Doku enthusiasts entertained for hours Straight from the puzzle pages of The Times, this fourth collection brings together more puzzles, offering the best quality Su Doku with real value. With puzzles at all levels from mild to fiendish, you can warm up slowly before taking on a bigger challenge, or simply find a puzzle to suit your mood.


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Times Books 9780008141295 0008141290 Pub Date: 10/27/2015 On Sale Date: 10/27/2015 Ship Date: 10/7/2015 $66.99/$66.99 Can./£30.00 UKHardcover

272 Pages Reference / Atlases & Gazetteers REF002000 24.8 cm W | 33.9 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

The Times Atlas of Britain

This second edition of The Times Atlas of Britain is perfect for finding out more about Britain, discovering your county or just exploring the country. Includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.An authoritative and prestigious atlas with detailed mapping and geographical information about Britain. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are given comprehensive coverage along with every county. Fully uptodate reference maps, statistics, images and historical mapping give an exceptionally detailed view of Britain. A brand new atlas in the Times range covering the whole of Great Britain. The following features are included in this unique atlas: • Times reference mapping • City centre maps • Photographs • Historical maps • In depthcommentary Pages on each county contain the following: • flag/crest • description • at a glance statistics • photographs • modern map in Times mapping style • historical map of county from the Bartholomew archive • fascinating descriptions from John Bartholomew's "Gazetteer of the British Isles" 1887 • list of wellknown people born in the county • quotes from celebrities about the county 'I love maps and atlases and The Times Atlas is the best for the clarity of the cartography' Chris Bonington

"a perfect mirror to the dazzling spectrum of possibility that our islands offer: like the country itself, it is big, beautiful and full of things to make you stop in wonder." Mike Parker (author of Map Addict)

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Times Books 9780008141288 0008141282 Pub Date: 10/27/2015 On Sale Date: 10/27/2015 Ship Date: 10/7/2015 $66.99/$66.99 Can./£30.00 UK Hardcover

704 Pages Biography & Autobiography / Historical BIO006000 15.9 cm W | 24 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

The Times Great Lives Anna Temkin

The Times obituaries have given readers throughout the world an instant picture of a life for over 150 years. The Times Great Lives is a selection of over 100 of these pieces, each obituary has been updated and reproduced in their entirety, by Anna Temkin of The Times obituaries department.The Times register provides a rich store of information and opinion on the most influential characters of the twentieth and early twentyfirst century be they politicians, sportspeople, musicians, writers, artists, pop stars or military personnel. Major figures of influence from our times and from recent history such as Sigmund Freud, Pablo Picasso and Diana, Princess of Wales are included. This updated second edition includes some of the greatest figures of the modern era such as Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs, Neil Armstrong and Margaret Thatcher. Authoritative, fascinating, insightful and endlessly engaging, The Times Great Lives is a must for anyone with an interest in the history and people of the twentieth century.

Anna Temkin was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls and University College London, where she read English. A staff writer for The Times, she joined the obituaries department in 2012 and is editor of The Times Great Lives 2nd edition. She also writes features and reviews for the Saturday paper.

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Times Books 9780008135348 0008135347 Pub Date: 11/24/2015 On Sale Date: 11/24/2015 Ship Date: 11/4/2015 $66.99/$66.99 Can./£30.00 UKHardcover

304 Pages Transportation / Railroads TRA004010 21.9 cm W | 28.2 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

The Times History of Britain’s Railways from 1603 to the present day Julian Holland

Follow the development, decline and later revival of Britain's Railways from bestselling railway author Julian Holland. The history is told through commentary, photographs and archive material from a lifetime of railway research.Britain's railways have claimed many world firsts, ranging from Richard Trevithick's Penydarren of 1802 (the first steam railway locomotive), George Stephenson's Stockton & Darlington Railway of 1825 (the first public railway) and his Liverpool & Manchester Railway (the first intercity railway) to Nigel Gresley's iconic streamlined locomotives of which Mallard holds the world speed record for steam of 126mph achieved in 1938. Chapters include: • In the Beginning (16031825) • The first intercity and trunk railways (18261840) • Expansion and Railway Mania (18411850) • The Great Victorian Age (18501900) • The early 20th century (19011922) • The Big Four, streamliners and war (19231947) • Nationalisation, rationalisation and modernisation (1948 1963) • Dr Beeching, contraction and the end of steam (19631993) • Privatisation and Highspeed (1993 onwards)

From a very young age Julian Holland has had a fascination with railways. He is a writer and photographer on many railway books, including the highly acclaimed and award winning The Times Mapping the Railways (2011), Exploring Britain's Lost Railways (2013) and Great Railway Journeys of the World (HarperCollins, 2014).

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272 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Reference / Atlases & Gazetteers REF002000 24.1 cm W | 33 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

The Times Reference Atlas of the World(7th Edition) Times Atlases

A new edition of this popular atlas from the prestigious and authoritative Times Atlas range. This seventh edition contains the latest satellite images and fascinating historical images, and contains the breadth, scale and detail to make it an ideal reference resource for school, home and business.The atlas has been brought fully uptodate to provide a detailed and attractive picture of the world today. The beautifully illustrated introductory section gives a detailed profile of today's world and covers major contemporary geographical and global issues such as environment and population growth through maps, images, statistics and graphics. The fully uptodate reference maps give exceptional detail and provide accurate, accessible and attractive coverage, helping you explore the world. 44 city plans of the world's major cities, showing major places of interest, have also been revised. A comprehensive guide to the world's states and territories including flags, profiles and key facts in included, making this the ideal reference atlas for home, school or office. MAIN FEATURES • 104 pages of authoritative mapping of the whole world • Plans of 44 of the world's major cities • Geographical reference section with flags, statistics and facts for the world's states and territories • Statistics and world maps on major geographical themes, including earthquakes, population, cities, climate and the environment • The latest images of the earth from space • Historical mapping of the world from 1858 to the present day • 45,000 index entries

The world's most prestigious and authoritative maps and atlases.

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Times Books 9780008146177 0008146179 Pub Date: 9/29/2015 On Sale Date: 9/29/2015 Ship Date: 9/9/2015 $24.99/$24.99 Can./£14.99 UK Bformat Paperback

272 Pages Language Arts & Disciplines / Style Manuals LAN028000 13 cm W | 19.7 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

The Times Style Guide Ian Brunskill

An indispensable tool for writers, editors and proofreaders alike.Royal Family or royal family? Frontrunner or front runner? Assure or ensure? Affect or effect? Even the most sophisticated writers of English will run up against these and many similar problems in the quest for clear, elegant and grammatical writing. The Times Style and Usage Guide answers these and hundreds of other usage conumdrums with a comprehensive collection of entries designed to sweep the minefield of the English language. The guide is presented in dictionary style with crossreferences and specialist sections covering the Armed Forces, the Arts, the Churches, the Courts, Politics, Sports and Titles. Although no literary straitjacket, this authoritative guide is the foundation of correct English usage for all Times journalists and contributors and can provide the user with a benchmark style, the essential ingredient of all wellwritten English.

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360 Pages Reference / Atlases & Gazetteers REF002000 26.6 cm W | 31.8 cm H | 270 g Wt Status:FORTHCOMING

The Times Universal Atlas of the World

With the authority and accuracy of a top range Times World Atlas at an affordable price, and fully updated with extra information next to each map, this a perfect reference tool for exploring the world The latest mapping provides an amazingly detailed view of the world with extensive geographical information beside each map, giving the reader a greater understanding of each area. The reference mapping, produced in the beautifully clear and distinctive Times style, has been completely updated with thousands of changes reflecting recent geopolitical and geographical change around the world. As with all atlases in the Times range, it offers great authority, outstanding quality, and attention to detail. A fascinating collection of maps from the last 150 years of world atlases is included in an expanded historical mapping section. Satellite image are shown for each continent, along with textual description. The latest satellite images from around the world are showcased in the imagery section. A geographical reference section has flags, statistics, and facts for all the world’s countries, and overall, there are 50,000 index entries.


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The Times Universal Atlas of the World HarperCollins UK 11/6/2012 9780007455225 0007455224 $74.99 CAD Hardcover Travel




Collins 9780008136062 0008136068 Pub Date: 9/29/2015 On Sale Date: 9/29/2015 Ship Date: 9/9/2015 $8.99/$8.99 Can./£4.99 UK Sheet Map

0 Pages Travel / Maps & Road Atlases TRV027000 14 cm W | 24.5 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Collins Britain Easy Route Planning Map

This fully revised doublesided map covers the whole of Britain and is perfect for route planning. More detailed maps of the busiest builtup areas are included. It is an ideal purchase for both business users and tourists who want a clear and attractive route planning map of the whole of Britain.MAIN FEATURES • Fully updated. • Clear, attractive mapping at 8.7 miles to 1 inch (1:550,000) of the whole of Britain • More detailed maps of 7 of the busiest urban areas at 3.9 miles to 1 inch (1:250,000) INCLUDES • Selection of the top tourist sites. • Distances marked on roads. • Restricted motorway junctions listed. • Car ferry routes. • Park & Ride locations shown, ideal when visiting towns and cities. AREA OF COVERAGE Doublesided map covering the whole of Britain. Northern England, Scotland and the Isle of Man are on one side with Southern England and Wales on the other.

Explore the world through accurate and uptodate mapping.

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384 Pages 350 b/w, 150 col illus Sports & Recreation / Outdoor Skills SPO030000 8.2 cm W | 11.7 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Collins Gem – SAS Survival Guide How to Survive in the Wild, on Land or Sea John ‘Lofty’ Wiseman

The ultimate guide to survival, this edition now includes the most essential urban survival tips for today, supplementing the fully updated original, bestselling handbook.The original and best survival guide for any situation in every climate is back. Now with added techniques for handling Urban dangers, the SAS Survival Handbook is the complete companion for adventurers everywhere. From making camp and finding food in the wild to security and selfdefence in the streets, be prepared in any city, land or sea. SAS legend John 'Lofty' Wiseman's unrivalled multimillion copy bestseller will teach you: Preparation Understanding and assembling latest, most resilient, kit. Navigation Skills, technologies and techniques to get you through unfamiliar terrain. Food and Health Finding resources in your environment, feeding yourself, healing yourself and avoiding disease. Urban Safety and Security Recognising dangerous situations, defending yourself and saving others. Disaster Survival Dealing with unstable environmental conditions: what to do in the face of flash flooding or fastspreading fire.

John 'Lofty' Wiseman served for 26 years with the Special Air Service and was their Chief Survival Instructor. He remains the foremost authority on SAS training techniques for civilians.

'An ideal level of detail for a single book … The most valuable 'jack of all trades' book that currently exists' Bushcraft UK

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HarperCollins UK 9780008136666 0008136661 Pub Date: 10/27/2015 On Sale Date: 10/27/2015 Ship Date: 10/7/2015 $66.99/$66.99 Can./£30.00 UK Hardcover

312 Pages Reference / Atlases & Gazetteers REF002000 27 cm W | 36.6 cm H | 270 g WtStatus:FORTHCOMING

Collins World Atlas(3rd Edition) Complete Edition

Fully revised general reference atlas in the exciting Collins World Atlas range. Highly detailed maps giving balanced worldwide coverage, beautifully illustrated thematic pages and thousands of facts and statistics, including world and continental ranking tables.TOP OF THE RANGE ATLAS This Collins world atlas presents a complete view of the world, bringing it to life through innovative maps, stunning images and detailed content. It offers an exciting perspective on how the planet is made up, how it looks and how it works. This atlas takes you further than traditional world atlases, giving a more complete understanding of the world. INCLUDES • Wide range of topical issues covered including natural disasters, population, climate and the environment. • Key country statistics allow comparisons of their state of development and an understanding of today's world. • Thousands of facts and statistics including world and continental ranking tables.

Explore the world through accurate and uptodate mapping.

'something different from the usual run of world atlases…worth a place in every library' Geography

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288 Pages Nature / Animals NAT043000 14.1 cm W | 20.1 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Collins BTO Guide to Rare British Birds Paul Sterry, Paul Stancliffe

In a unique new collaboration, Collins have paired up with the respected British Trust for Ornithology, bringing together the most authoritative and uptodate information in this new field guide to the rare birds of Britain and Ireland.This book is the companion volume to the Collins BTO Guide to British Birds. It covers all the rare and scarce birds that have occurred in Britain and Ireland five times or more, as of February 2015. 'The Rarest of the Rare' section lists all the species that have occurred fewer than five times; taken in combination, this means that every species of wild bird that has ever occurred in Britain is mentioned. Species descriptions comprise the bulk of the book, and the text and photographs describe and illustrate the key features needed to identify these birds with confidence. Confusion species are included, as are vocalisation details for species whose identification it aids. The photographs have been chosen carefully to show key features that are described in the accompanying text; they also give clues to the usual habitat favoured by the bird and its typical posture. Many of the photographs are seen here for the first time. 'ID Key Feature' pages provide a quick guide to a group of species or families; they describe the structural and behavioural features that an observer should concentrate on initially when they come across an unfamiliar bird. Where relevant, these feature pages also highlight identification pitfalls. Unlike its companion volume, distribution maps are not included, as they are of little relevance when dealing with rare and scarce birds in Britain and Ireland: by their very nature, vagrant birds can turn up almost anywhere. However, where a part of Britain or Ireland is noteworthy for the occurrence of a given species, then the region in question is mentioned in the text.

Paul Sterry has written and illustrated more than 50 books, including the bestselling Collins Complete Guide to British Wildlife (which has sold over half a million copies) and Collins Complete Guide to British Birds. Trained as a zoologist, Paul has been a wildlife photographer for over 30 years and owns the photo library Nature Photographers. He has worked as a Research Fellow at Sussex University studying freshwater ecology and regularly undertakes research expeditions. He is a keen birder and conservationist.

Praise for Paul Sterry's previous titles: 'Wonderfully descriptive photographs' BBC Wildlife 'Whether you are a keen amateur or someone with a passing interest, this book will satisfy your needs.' The Sea 'Packs in lots of wellchosen detail in compact form' British Wildlife 'A bookshelf essential' The Field

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William Collins 9780007551569 0007551568 Pub Date: 11/10/2015 On Sale Date: 11/10/2015 Ship Date: 10/21/2015 $39.99/$39.99 Can./£24.99 UKPaperback

288 Pages Nature / Animals NAT043000 13.5 cm W | 19.5 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Collins BTO Guide to Rare British Birds Paul Sterry, Paul Stancliffe

In a unique new collaboration, Collins have paired up with the respected British Trust for Ornithology, bringing together the most authoritative and uptodate information in this new field guide to the rare birds of Britain and Ireland.This book is the companion volume to the Collins BTO Guide to British Birds. It covers all the rare and scarce birds that have occurred in Britain and Ireland five times or more, as of February 2015. 'The Rarest of the Rare' section lists all the species that have occurred fewer than five times; taken in combination, this means that every species of wild bird that has ever occurred in Britain is mentioned. Species descriptions comprise the bulk of the book, and the text and photographs describe and illustrate the key features needed to identify these birds with confidence. Confusion species are included, as are vocalisation details for species whose identification it aids. The photographs have been chosen carefully to show key features that are described in the accompanying text; they also give clues to the usual habitat favoured by the bird and its typical posture. Many of the photographs are seen here for the first time. 'ID Key Feature' pages provide a quick guide to a group of species or families; they describe the structural and behavioural features that an observer should concentrate on initially when they come across an unfamiliar bird. Where relevant, these feature pages also highlight identification pitfalls. Unlike its companion volume, distribution maps are not included, as they are of little relevance when dealing with rare and scarce birds in Britain and Ireland: by their very nature, vagrant birds can turn up almost anywhere. However, where a part of Britain or Ireland is noteworthy for the occurrence of a given species, then the region in question is mentioned in the text.

Paul Sterry has written and illustrated more than 50 books, including the bestselling Collins Complete Guide to British Wildlife (which has sold over half a million copies) and Collins Complete Guide to British Birds. Trained as a zoologist, Paul has been a wildlife photographer for over 30 years and owns the photo library Nature Photographers. He has worked as a Research Fellow at Sussex University studying freshwater ecology and regularly undertakes research expeditions. He is a keen birder and conservationist.

Praise for Paul Sterry's previous titles: 'Wonderfully descriptive photographs' BBC Wildlife 'Whether you are a keen amateur or someone with a passing interest, this book will satisfy your needs.' The Sea 'Packs in lots of wellchosen detail in compact form' British Wildlife 'A bookshelf essential' The Field

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384 Pages (200 colour photographs and diagrams), With index Nature / Ecosystems & HabitatsNAT045000 15.5 cm W | 22.2 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Collins New Naturalist Library (130) – Yorkshire Dales John Lee

A definitive natural history of the Yorkshire Dales, covering the range of wildlife habitats, rich cultural heritage and ecological history of one of our bestloved National Parks.The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a special place: its outstanding scenery and the diversity of habitats is perhaps unrivalled in any other National Park in Britain. This rich biodiversity has provided a great attraction for naturalists over several centuries. But to fully appreciate the presentday plant and animal communities, their status and the constraints upon them, it is important to have an appreciation of the geology and landscape history of the National Park, including the role that human populations have played in modifying and shaping their environment. In this longanticipated New Naturalist volume, John Lee introduces the National Park, exploring both its geology and geomorphology, and describing the role of early naturalists and the Yorkshire Naturalists Union in recording and understanding the natural history of the Dales. He describes individual major habitats or groups of habitats which underline the ecological importance of the Dales. A chapter on landuse history covers the earliest settlement times to the modern day, and he focuses in particular on the most iconic plant of the Dales, the Lady's Slipper Orchid, arguably the rarest of native British plants which until recently was thought to be confined to the Dales. Lee takes an historical approach, describing its near eradication and early attempts to conserve it (including the establishment of a secret society), concluding with recent scientific conservation approaches. He also looks at the ecology of The Dales in light of changes in climate, agricultural and environmental policies, as well as increasing visitor pressure.

John Lee is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Biology at the University of Sheffield. His research focuses on plant responses to pollution and the effects of global change on ecosystem processes.

Praise for the New Naturalist series: 'Taken either individually or as a whole, they are one of the proudest achievements of modern publishing' The Sunday Times 'The series is an amazing achievement' The Times Literary Supplement 'The books are glorious to own' Independent

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384 Pages (200 colour photographs and diagrams), With index Nature / Ecosystems & HabitatsNAT045000 14.9 cm W | 21.6 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Collins New Naturalist Library (130) – Yorkshire Dales John Lee

A definitive natural history of the Yorkshire Dales, covering the range of wildlife habitats, rich cultural heritage and ecological history of one of our bestloved National Parks.The Yorkshire Dales National Park is a special place: its outstanding scenery and the diversity of habitats is perhaps unrivalled in any other National Park in Britain. This rich biodiversity has provided a great attraction for naturalists over several centuries. But to fully appreciate the presentday plant and animal communities, their status and the constraints upon them, it is important to have an appreciation of the geology and landscape history of the National Park, including the role that human populations have played in modifying and shaping their environment. In this longanticipated New Naturalist volume, John Lee introduces the National Park, exploring both its geology and geomorphology, and describing the role of early naturalists and the Yorkshire Naturalists Union in recording and understanding the natural history of the Dales. He describes individual major habitats or groups of habitats which underline the ecological importance of the Dales. A chapter on landuse history covers the earliest settlement times to the modern day, and he focuses in particular on the most iconic plant of the Dales, the Lady's Slipper Orchid, arguably the rarest of native British plants which until recently was thought to be confined to the Dales. Lee takes an historical approach, describing its near eradication and early attempts to conserve it (including the establishment of a secret society), concluding with recent scientific conservation approaches. He also looks at the ecology of The Dales in light of changes in climate, agricultural and environmental policies, as well as increasing visitor pressure.

John Lee is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Biology at the University of Sheffield. His research focuses on plant responses to pollution and the effects of global change on ecosystem processes.

Praise for the New Naturalist series: 'Taken either individually or as a whole, they are one of the proudest achievements of modern publishing' The Sunday Times 'The series is an amazing achievement' The Times Literary Supplement 'The books are glorious to own' Independent

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896 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Games / Crosswords GAM003040 15.2 cm W | 25.4 cm H Status:FORTHCOMING

Collins Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary(6th Edition) Anne R. Bradford

The number one bestseller! This new edition of the muchloved Bradford's offers even more. Available in hardback with a clear text design, this edition is durable and easy to use. Users will never again be short of answers to their crossword clues!A unique type of crossword dictionary having been compiled and crafted by a single author based on her over 50 years' experience of crossword solving. Every word in this dictionary has appeared as a solution to a real crossword clue. Previous readers have found this book an invaluable reference work for both cryptic and quick crosswords, and new users will be quickly converted!

Anne Bradford has been compiling her Crossword Solver's Dictionary since 1957, and regularly publishes new editions. She devotes a considerable time each day to solving crosswords, and notes, on average, 150 words a week. She is an active member of the Crossword Club and also sets crosswords. She lives in London.

'I've been doing crosswords for over 60 years but I still can't do without my companion Anne Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary' Colin Dexter 'Truly indispensable' Derek Harrison, The Crossword Centre 'This book is rarely out of my sight; need I say more?' Aragon, The Times 'The result of a 50year compilation… excellent' Quixote, Independent '… a comprehensive and invaluable tool for all solvers and setters alike' Rufus, Guardian 'An unrivalled and dependable companion for all serious setters and solvers' Azed, Observer 'A treasure store for anyone who loves words … I think it's amazing' Araucaria, Guardian 'The crossword setter's Holy Grail, a musthave for all cruciverbalists … [and] … lovers of crosswords' Mawby, Daily Telegraph 'When I'm stuck on a puzzle… I tend to turn not to a thesaurus but to Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary' Alan Connor, Guardian

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