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His name is Samara and he is a man unlike any the villagers have seen before - a man who is perhaps something more than human. He is not a man to be crossed, and now he threatens the very existence of the villagers themselves and the one, slim chance Samara has of finding his way home and to the woman - and the world - he loves.

________________________"A beautiful novel... so tender and thoughtful. I loved it." - Marian Keyes________________________Rachel's relationship with her mother, Eleanor, has always been far from perfect. Eleanor is a renowned artist born from the swinging sixties, and Rachel has forever lived in the shadow of her success. When Rachel is left by her fiancé on the morning of their wedding she has no choice but to move back into her family home ...

From the co-author of "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society "comes a wise, witty, and exuberant novel, perfect for fans of Lee Smith, that illuminates the power of loyalty and forgiveness, memory and truth, and the courage it takes to do what s right. Annie Barrows once again evokes the charm and eccentricity of a small town filled with extraordinary characters. Her new novel, "The Truth According to Us, " brings to life an inquis...

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A revelatory work of non-fiction from one of the most popular and influential musicians of today: part autobiography, part guide to creativity and part cultural history.What makes a song work? What element causes us to stop, to listen, to listen again? Is it a melody? Is it a beat? Is it the words that are sung, or spoken? Is it what they speak to in us? Is it a combination of all of the above?Wretch 32 is one of the most influential musicians...

The hilarious first novel by the bestselling author of A YEAR IN THE MERDE. Richie and his wife Clara have won a weekend in New York in a newspaper competition. While Clara is off blowing their spending money, Richie wanders aimlessly, chewing on a veggie-burger, ending up in a gift-shop where he finds himself standing in front of an instant transporter machine. It looks like a glorified microwave oven. Richie places his burger inside - and th...

Written by Matthew Todd, editor of Attitude, the UK's best-selling gay magazine, Straight Jacket is a revolutionary clarion call for gay men, the wider LGBT community, their friends and family. Part memoir, part ground-breaking polemic, it looks beneath the shiny facade of contemporary gay culture and asks if gay people are as happy as they could be - and if not, why not? In an attempt to find the answers to this and many other difficult quest...

Special Agent Will Trent has gone undercover, putting his life at risk. He doesn't want Dr Sara Linton - the woman he loves - to find out. But when a young patrolman is shot and Sara is forced to confront a woman from her past, she inadvertently becomes involved in the same case Will is working on. And soon both their lives are in danger. Don't miss the chilling new Will Trent thriller.

Arabella Kurtz and J.M. Coetzee consider psychotherapy from different perspectives. But at the heart of both their approaches is a concern with stories. This fascinating book asks what it is that makes good story, both in literature and in life, and questions the value of psychotherapy, the possibility of objective truth in narrative and the way that our stories change us.

Film-maker and journalist the author was used to working in some of the most dangerous places on earth. But when he went to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in search of a meeting with a high-ranking Al-Qaida official, he had no idea of the ordeal that was to ensue and that he was sleepwalking into his worst nightmare.

With over 40 years in business, Richard Branson is an inspiring pioneer of humanitarian projects and an iconic business leader. In THE VIRGIN WAY, he shares his secrets of leadership and success. Featuring anecdotes from his own business dealings as well as his observations of many who have inspired him, Branson reflects on the qualities he feels are essential for success in today's world.

Marking the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest in May 1953, Everest - The First Ascent tells the story of the doctor and physiologist Griffith Pugh, without whom the successful conquest of Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay would not have been possible. Recruited as an advisor in 1952, Pugh battled for fifteen months - in the face of opposition, suspicion and ridicule - to revolutionise almost every aspect of British hig...

Cade has never met his uncle, the infamous 'descender' Nate Quarter, who years ago committed heresy by lowering himself over the cliff-face of the Edge. But Nate has returned, and the Academy of Flight are looking for revenge against all of his supporters - including Cade. So now he has to run.

Every atom links us. Every feeling binds us. Every thought connects us. From the bestselling author of BIRDSONG and A WEEK IN DECEMBER comes a multi-layered narrative that is both provocative and profound. Journeying across continents and time, it explores the chaos created by love, separation and missed opportunities, and illustrates our shared humanity with the echo of memories and experiences.

The secret to winning is not what you think it is. It's not the coach. It's not the star. It's not money. It's not a strategy. It's something else entirely. The founding editor of The Wall Street Journal's sports section profiles the greatest teams in history and identifies the counterintuitive leadership qualities of the unconventional men and women who drove them to succeed. Fuelled by a lifetime of sports spectating, twenty years of reporti...

In the hope that the insights and understanding she has gained may help other families recognize when a child is in distress, she tells her story in full, drawing upon her personal journals, the videos and writings that Dylan left behind, and on countless interviews with mental health experts.

Drawing on a wealth of first-hand testimony, this is the first foray for many decades into how the German people experienced World War II. Told from the perspective of those who lived through it - soldiers, schoolteachers and housewives, Nazis, Christians and Jews -THE GERMAN WAR explores the ways in which ordinary people made sense of a conflict that transformed their lives.

BAYERN Munich is a team of extremes, they are the most passionately supported club in Germany, and the most hated. Through interviews with all the key protagonists, Uli Hesse tells the story of Bavaria's superpower.

Africa has had more than its share of dictators, but Henderson Gushungo may be the worst. Millions starve and opponents are flung in jail, while Gushungo and his cronies get rich on the country's rich natural resources.A powerful consortium of political and business interests offer Samuel Carver the job of enforcing regime change. Can the taking of one life save millions of others? And can Carver trust the men who hired him?As the action hurtl...

Something terrible has happened in the snowbound village of Kingdom Come, Wyoming. Twelve eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. The villagers appear to have vanished into thin air. Maura Isles is driving through the area with a group of friends when they find themselves trapped in a snowstorm. They stumble into the abandoned village to take shelter. But their nightmare has only just begun. Days later, Jane Rizzoli flies to Wyoming ...