On May 30th, 1593, a celebrated young playwright was killed in a tavern brawl in London. That, at least, was the official version. Now Christopher Marlowe reveals the truth: that his 'death' was an elaborate ruse to avoid being convicted of heresy; that he was spirited across the Channel to live on in lonely exile; that he continued to write plays & poetry, hiding behind the name of a colourless man from Stratford
- one William Shakespeare. With the grip of a thriller & the emotional force of a sonnet, this remarkable novel in verse gives voice to a man who was brilliant, passionate & mercurial. A cobbler's son who counted nobles among his friends, a spy in the Queen's service, a fickle lover & a declared religious sceptic, he was always courting trouble. Memoir, love letter, confession, settling of accounts & a cry for recognition as the creator of some of the most sublime works in the English language, The Marlowe Papers brings Christopher Marlowe & his era to vivid life. Written by a poet & scholar, it is a work of exceptional art, erudition & imagination.
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In 2003, ” The Marmite Cookbook” was published & quickly became the surprise bestseller of Christmas 2003. Now there`s another! Love it or hate it, there`s no ignoring Marmite. The original Marmite Cookbook was described as being possibly the most divisive cookbook ever, in which case ” The Marmite World Cookbook” must be a very close second. Paul Hartley`s culinary magic sees Marmite infiltrate itself into some of the finest & most far-flung cuisines of the world.. . slowly mingling into the tagines of North Africa & making audacious appearances in everything from Chicken Caesar Salad to Mexican Beanpot with Cornmeal Dumplings. Marmite pops up in Thai-style Oxtail Soup, Georgian Feast Bread, & Rump Steak Kebabs, & it even makes a cameo appearance in Jamaican Curried Goat. There really is no stopping this versatile spread in its globetrotting quest to lift great dishes to new-found Marmitey heights. As well as being packed with fabulous recipes, ” The Marmite World Cookbook” is full of anecdotes, trivia & irresistible photography, making it a truly indispensable book for the Marmite faithful. ...

The Marne from Paris to Vitry-le François in a series of guides from Editions Grafocarte/ Editions de l` Ecluse to France’s canals & navigable waterways with mapping showing facilities & navigational hazards along each route, general information on signals & regulations, & descriptions of places of interest. Coverage also

Includes:: part of the canal joining the Aisne to the Marne between Reims & Condé-sur-Marne. Each guide provides mapping of the route showing locks, stop gates, mooring quays, tunnels, weirs, dangerous shoals, sand or mud banks, etc., as well as a wide range of facilities from drinking water & rubbish disposal to various types of shops, restaurants, pharmacies, shipyards & engine repair workshops, etc. The mapping is usually presented as vertical 28 x 8.5cm panels which, together with the annotations, occupy one whole page of the guide & so each cover 14km or more of the route. Also included as necessary are more detailed enlargements of main basins or photographs of bridges, shown usually as viewed from both directions. The text providing navigational information & tips as well as descriptions of places of interest & a general background are kept separate from the maps but, where possible, placed on the adjoining page to the relevant section of the route. The guides also provide general information on rules & regulations, plus illustrations of navigational signals. Each guide also has an index of locations along the route annotated with symbols indicating various facilities, accompanied where possible with contact details.* All of the text, explanations & the map legend are in French, English & German.** Please note:** The publishers’ name has changed from Editions Grafocarte to Editions de l’ Ecluse & the series name shown on each title is Fluviacarte of Navicarte depending on whether mapping of coastal waters is included. Various combinations of these names can be found"ed in other publications on French waterways.

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What does somebody with a wealth of common sense do if retirement palls? Why, open a marriage bureau, of course. & soon Mr Ali, from beautiful Vizag in South India, sees his new business flourish as the indomitable Mrs Ali & able assistant Aruna look on with careful eyes. But although many clients go away happy, problems lurk behind the scenes as Aruna nurses a heart-rending secret; while Mr Ali cannot see that he rarely follows the sage advice he so freely dishes out to others. & when love comes calling for Aruna, an impossible dilemma looms...A colourful coastal town & contemporary marriage bureau prove a perfect backdrop for a splendid array of characters making sense of all sorts of pride & prejudice ? & the ways in which true love won`t quite let go ? in this witty & big-hearted debut novel. ...

THE NEW RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB THRILLER & SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. `A pacey page-turner of a novel... extreme but grippingly thought-provoking` Would you stake your life on your marriage? Newlyweds Jake & Alice are offered a mysterious wedding gift
- membership of a club which promises its couples will never divorce. Signing The Pact seems the start to a perfect marriage. Until one of them breaks the rules. The marriage of their dreams is about to become their worst nightmare. Because The Pact is for life. & its members will do anything to make sure no one leaves... `A brilliant premise... tautly plotted & deftly written` J P Delaney` Ranks with Gone Girl` Joseph Finder ` Beware. This will keep you up all night` Lisa Gardner` You won`t be able to turn the pages fast enough` Paula Daly
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**LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018****A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**` An unforgettable novel.` DAILY TELEGRAPH` More knowing about prison life [than Orange Is The New Black]... so powerful.` NEW YORK TIMES` One of America`s finest writers.` VOGUERomy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences, plus six years, at Stanville Women`s Correctional Facility. Outside is the world from which she has been permanently severed: the San Francisco of her youth, changed almost beyond recognition. The Mars Room strip club where she once gave lap dances for a living. & her seven-year-old son, Jackson, now in the care of Romy`s estranged mother. Inside is a new reality to adapt to: thousands of women hustling for the bare essentials needed to survive. The deadpan absurdities of institutional living, which Kushner details with humour & precision. Daily acts of violence by guards & prisoners alike. Allegiances formed over liquor brewed in socks, & stories shared through sewage pipes. Romy sees the future stretch out ahead of her in a long, unwavering line
- until news from outside brings a ferocious urgency to her existence, challenging her to escape her own destiny & culminating in a climax of almost unbearable intensity. Through Romy
- & through a cast of astonishing characters populating The Mars Room
- Rachel Kushner presents not just a bold & unsentimental panorama of life on the margins of contemporary America, but an excoriating attack on the prison-industrial complex.


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Sam's last adventure sent him to France in search of a missing wine collection, but he thought it'd be a while before he was back, especially with the charms of the fiery Elena Morales to keep him settled in Los Angeles. But when the immensely wealthy Francis Reboul, the recent victim of Sam's own counter-heist, asks him to take a job in Marseille, it's impossible for Sam & Elena to resist. The lure of further excitement & the pleasures of the region beckon them back to France. Quelle joie! Yet as competition over Marseille's valuable waterfront grows more hotly disputed, Sam, representing Reboul, finds himself right in the middle, with intrigue & danger following closely behind. ...

Sam Levitt, former corporate lawyer, wine connoisseur & expert on cultivated crime, is back in Marseille, for both work & pleasure
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The Marsh Arabs by Wilfred Thesiger. Between 1951and 1958 Wilfred Thesiger spent several months of each year living among the tribal Marsh Arabs in southern Iraq. He gradually won acceptance, as he travelled from village to village by canoe, dispensing medicine & advice. He came to understand & share a way of life that had endured for many centuries. Thesiger has written a testament to what was an almost untouched & yet threatened culture in 1950’s Iraq, a culture that lived an entirely water dominated existence. An introduction by Jon Lee Anderson discusses Thesiger’s views of the places he visited & the hospitable, loyal, & courageous people he encountered, as well as Saddam Hussein’s destruction of the marshlands & the possibilities for their restoration. ...

The Marsh Lions by Brian Jackman, Jonathan & Angie Scott, is a reissue by Bradt of the 1982 wildlife classic, portraying the daily life of the lions, leopards & cheetahs in Kenya’s Masai Mara game reserve. During 5 years the authors followed the drama of life & death in the African plains. The striking & intimate recordings offer a unique insight into the animals & their unforgiving world. The lions became familiar companions with real characters that earned them nicknames like the irascible Notch, majestic Scar & the Marsh sisters. Their tales also featured in the successful BBC’s TV series Big Cat Diary displaying one of the most beautiful wild places on earth. The book marks the 20th Anniversary of the first publication &

Includes:: an additional chapter & stunning new images by Angela Scott, to bring the story up to date. The Marsh Lions is a fascinating study & compelling reading for anyone interested in wildlife.

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