Welcome to a `perfect` world. Where war is illegal, where harmony rules. & where your date of birth marks your destiny. But nothing is perfect. & in a world this broken, who can Amity trust? From the bestselling author of the Angel trilogy comes Broken Sky
- an exhilarating epic set in a daring & distorted echo of 1940s America & first in a new trilogy.
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By the acclaimed author of the Women`s Prize for Fiction 2018 Fourteen years ago Aasmaani`s mother Samina, a blazing beauty & fearless activist, walked out of her house & was never seen again. Aasmaani refuses to believe she is dead & still dreams of her glorious return. Now grown up & living in Karachi, Aasmaani receives what could be the longed-for proof that her mother is still alive. As she comes closer to the truth she is also irresistibly drawn to Ed, her ally & sparring partner, & the only person who can understand the profound hurt
- & the profound love
- that drives her.

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When Tony Blair became prime minister in May 1997, he was, at forty-three, the youngest person to hold that office since 1812. With a landslide majority, his approval rating was 93 per cent & he went on to become Labour`s longest-serving premier. On his first election campaign, Blair had promised that ` New Labour` would modernize Britain, freeing it from sleaze, special interests & government secrecy. He vowed to give priority to social justice & equal opportunity for all. So what went wrong? The invasion of Iraq was particularly controversial & unleashed public fury against a government accused of not being open & honest in its march to war in Iraq & Afghanistan. Alastair Campbell`s `dodgy` dossiers about WMDs sparked outrage, but did the contamination of New Labour`s spin stretch beyond the wars? What is the truth behind Blair`s claims of rebuilding Britain`s schools, hospitals & welfare services? Why did he covertly open the doors to mass immigration? & how is it that the same man who risked his government to destroy Slobodan Milo Sevic & Saddam Hussein has, since leaving office, earned millions of pounds serving dictators? Tom Bower was one of those who in 1997 looked on in excited anticipation as Blair took up residence in Downing Street. Now, with unprecedented access to more than 180 Whitehall officials, military officers & politicians, he has uncovered the full story of Blair`s decade in power. To distil the magic & the myths of an era all Britons experienced but have not properly understood, he has followed Blair`s trail since his resignation
- to Asia, the Middle East & America, where he has built an extraordinary commercial empire advising tycoons & tyrants. The result is the political thriller of the year
- a dramatic re-evaluation of Tony Blair which disentangles the mystery of an extraordinary politician
- & illuminates the ultimate tragedy of power.


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Humans have been making, using, perfecting, & decorating umbrellas for millennia
- holding them over the heads of rulers, signalling
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Bromford Bridge in 1913 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers an area on the north-eastern side of Birmingham which was still largely undeveloped in 1913. The main feature is Birmingham Race Course; others include part of Castle Bromwich Golf Course, Bromford with a few streets partly laid out, Ashold Sewage Farm, Eversley House, Midland Railway with Bromford Bridge station, Hope House, etc. A directory of Castle Bromwich is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Bromley in 1861 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map shows the centre of Bromley & the area north & west. Coverage extends from Bromley High Street westward to Clayhill (on the outskirts of Beckenham) & northward to Bromleyhill, Plaistow Lodge & Plaistow Hall. Features include Shortlands station, Beckenham Bridge, Glassmill House, White Hart Hotel, St Peter & St Paul`s church, Martins Hill, Market Place, London Road, Farwig, Bromleyhill Wood, Bromley College, Shortlands. On the reverse are street directories in 1876 for East Street, Farwig, Freelands Road, High Street, London Road, Market Square, & Plaistow. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Bromley Common & North-East Hayes in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the Bromley Common area south of Bromley, stretching from Walpole Road southward to St Mary`s church in Hayes. Features include Trinity church, Barham House, Cooper`s Farm, Turpington Farm, The Rookery, Hook Farm, Oakley House, Hayes Place, etc. Extracts from a 1905 directory of Kent are on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Bromley North & Sundridge Park in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the north part of Bromley, extending from East Street northward to Burntash Lane, & from College Road eastward to Elmstead Lane. Features include Bromley North station, Sundridge Park station, New Bromley area, Sundridge Park, eastern part of Plaistow, St John`s church, Plaistow Green, Plaistow Lodge, Logshill Wood, etc. On the reverse is a list of private residents from a 1905 Bromley directory, entries D-K. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Bromley Park & Ravensbourne in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the northwestern part of Bromley & eastern part of Beckenham, stretching from Beckenham Cricket Ground eastward to Bromley College, & from Beckenham Lane & Shortlands House northward to Beckenham Place. Features include Ravensbourne station, Bromleyhill, Bromley Cemetery, western part of Plaistow, Beckenham Place, Christ Church, Bromley Park area, etc. On the reverse is a 1906 directory of Bromley, entries A-C. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Bromley South in 1895 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the southern part of Bromley, from the Town Hall southward to Bromley Common Road, & extends eastward to Bickley station. Features include the railway with Bromley South & Bickley stations, Widmore, Widmore Lodge, Southborough Lodge, St Luke`s church (Bromley Common), Hayesford, Bromley Palace, St Blaise`s Well, St Peter & St Paul`s church, Town Hall, Market Square, St Mark`s church etc. Extracts from a 1905 directory are on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...