Young minds meet adult passions in a Spanish counterpart to L.P. Hartley's "The Go-Between". Marse was the winner of the prestigious Cervantes Prize in 2008. Now in paperback.
On 21st December 2012 it is said the world will come to an end. Again. APOCALYPSE is a thorough history of one the most fascinating threads of our cultural existence: the end of the world itself. Spanning the first warnings of our ancient ancestors, to the contemporary forecasts for our future, John Michael Greer takes us through the most compelling doomsday predictions ever made.
Based on a viral sensation from the "New York Times", this is the uplifting true story of how Judith Newman's 13-year-old autistic son, Gus, forged a passionate friendship with Siri, Apple's 'intelligent personal assistant'.
Coming home for Christmas? That's what this time of year is supposed to be about, isn't it? Back to your perfect, loving family. Or not quite, if you're Rachel or Laurie.
Even better than Child 44. Akyl Borubaev is a terrific creation' Anthony HorowitzWE UNCOVERED THE LAST OF THE BODIES IN THE RED HOUR BEFORE DUSK, AS THE SUN STAINED THE SNOWCAPS OF THE TIAN SHAN MOUNTAINS THE COLOUR OF DRIED BLOOD. . .Inspector Akyl Borubaev of Bishkek Murder Squad has been exiled to the far corner of Kyrgystan, but death still haunts him at every turn. Borubaev soon finds himself caught up in a mysterious and gruesome new cas...
Paperback edition of the novel which evokes a fragile fifties boyhood, set in a Dartmoor village. From the author of "Island Of Wings" which was longlisted for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Saltire First Book Award. 'I was enchanted by the magic of her storytelling. This is a novelist with a future' Michael Holroyd
The walls of Cerana are crumbling: it's the end days for Sarmin and Mesema in the final episode, 'full of magic, intrigue and beauty, conspiracies, secret agendas and betrayals abound, with twists thrown in' Bibliosanctum
A novel set in the Middle East, infused with the richness and beauty of Arabic poetry. Translated from the Arabic by Humphrey Davies, it's from the author of "Yalo". 'Vivid and powerful...' Guy Mannes-Abbott, "Independent
Christmas Day. In the attic of a London mansion, a masked man stands over a disgraced financier, holding a can of petrol and a match. Looking on are the terrified man's wife and daughter, who has a primed grenade tied around her throat. The last hostage is a delivery boy - in the wrong place at the wrong time. Ed Mallory, blind hostage negotiator, is feeling the pressure after his last case went painfully wrong. But as he begins his tentative ...