A mesmerising Gothic mystery from Costa Award-shortlisted author Nicholas Bowling. To the horror of young gravedigger, Ned, bodysnatchers have been visiting his churchyard in the dead of night. Until now, he’d been daydreaming about another visitor, a daughter of the manor, Obedience Wellrest. But sixteen-year-old Obedience has troubles of her own: her loving but overbearing father, & his wish to see her married to a rich man of science, Phineas Mordaunt. When Mordaunt starts to poke his nose into her family history in particular the ruinous research of late Uncle Herbert – Obedience enters into a dangerous game with Death, & Ned might be the only person who can save her. A mesmerising tale of magic, death & science, wrapped up in a delicious Gothic mystery. Product Information:  •†ISBN: 9781912626687 •†Author: Nicholas Bowling •†Publisher: Chicken House Ltd •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:†304 •†Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.3cm ...

In 1961, when Don Revie became manager of Leeds United, they were a struggling Second Division club. By 1974 they had won two League Championships, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (twice), the FA Cup & the League Cup; players like Jack Charlton & Billy Bremner were household names. Yet this was a team that inspired neither admiration nor grudging respect, but rather a deep & visceral loathing ? matched only by the bellicose devotion of their own supporters. The undeniable artistry of players like striker Allan Clarke was overshadowed by a ruthless professionalism, epitomised in the scything tackles of Norman Hunter. Still, when Revies Leeds United side were let off the leash ? the 7-0 humiliation of Southampton is enshrined in Match of the Day mythology ? their brilliance was compelling. At the heart of their outlaw status was the eccentric personality of Don Revie himself. Clad in his lucky blue suit, a man for whom team-building meant rounds of carpet bowls, here reigned less a football manager than, in his own estimation, the ?head of the family?. The aftermath of the Revie era is explored, including Brian Cloughs infamous 44 days at the helm of the ? Damned United?. The Unforgiven is the definitive history of the most defiantly unconventional team in British football. ...

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