Written with the characteristic wit & good humour, Leslie Thomas's novel tells the story of a grown man who runs away from home, & the adventures that befall him in his quest for a new lease of life. His latest love affair discovered (thanks to an observant fifteen-year-old daughter who points out the still-wet suds of expensive soap lingering in his ear), bestselling author Nicholas Boulting sets off amid a torrent of abuse to see what else life can offer. After his fantasy escape to Luxor turns into a nighmarish excursion to Malaga, Nicholas returns hastily to London. He moves into a flat in Little Venice with Sol Solomon, a sex-mad writer of dubious reputation, & sits down to write his next novel, Owls of Desperation. Full of the qualities we have come to expect from his novels, Running Away is Leslie Thomas's eminently readable & enjoyable story of one man's mid-life crisis. ...

Written with the characteristic wit & good humour, Leslie Thomas's novel tells the story of a grown man who runs away from home, & the adventures that befall him in his quest for a new lease of life. His latest love affair discovered (thanks to an observant fifteen-year-old daughter who points out the still-wet suds of expensive soap lingering in his ear), bestselling author Nicholas Boulting sets off amid a torrent of abuse to see what else life can offer. After his fantasy escape to Luxor turns into a nighmarish excursion to Malaga, Nicholas returns hastily to London. He moves into a flat in Little Venice with Sol Solomon, a sex-mad writer of dubious reputation, & sits down to write his next novel, Owls of Desperation. Full of the qualities we have come to expect from his novels, Running Away is Leslie Thomas's eminently readable & enjoyable story of one man's mid-life crisis. ...

' To say that Babs is my closest friend is rather like saying that Einstein was good at sums. & if you've ever had a best friend, ...

Dannie Abse's distinctiveness as a poet lies in his clarity. His distinction lies in his imaginative & feeling responses to a variety of different worlds
- work as a doctor, the experience of life in Wales & North London, the mysterious nature of creativity, the Jewish & bardic traditions. His new collection draws on all these strands & is divided between personal experience & more general reflections, often prompted by an urgent awareness of the passing of time, counterpointed with transcendent moments of joy in ordinary things.


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Running With The Krays lifts the lid off London's underworld, from street gangs & race-course con games to protection rackets, beatings, maimings, intimidation & even murders. It reveals elements of police corruption & provides insights into the interdependence of both sides of the underworld scene
- a compelling & gruesome account of how the other half of London lives.
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Jonny Bealby was devastated when his fiancee Melanie died unexpectedly while they were travelling in Kashmir. Two years later, still heartbroken & utterly disillusioned, he took on the challenge of a lifetime. Setting out with only his motorbike for company, he began a daring & dangerous journey around the African continent in a desperate attempt to unearth some meaning in his life. Bittersweet, bold & beautifully told, Running with the Moon is a tale of true love & loss, of exploration, adventure & courage. ...

Jonny Bealby was devastated when his fiancee Melanie died unexpectedly while they were travelling in Kashmir. Two years later, still heartbroken & utterly disillusioned, he took on the challenge of a lifetime. Setting out with only his motorbike for company, he began a daring & dangerous journey around the African continent in a desperate attempt to unearth some meaning in his life. Bittersweet, bold & beautifully told, Running with the Moon is a tale of true love & loss, of exploration, adventure & courage. ...