This sweeping powerful epic tells the story of one of the bloodiest years in Rome's history through the eyes of two remarkable women fighting for survival A.D. 69. The Roman Empire is up for the taking. The Year of the Four Emperors will change everything
- especially the lives of two sisters with a very personal stake in the outcome. Elegant & ambitious Cornelia embodies the essence of the perfect Roman wife. She lives to one day see her loyal husband as Emperor. Her sister Marcella is more aloof content to witness history rather than make it. But when a bloody coup turns their world upside down both women must manoeuvre carefully just to stay alive. As Cornelia tries to pick up the pieces of her shattered dreams Marcella discovers a hidden talent for influencing the most powerful men in Rome. In the end though there can only be one Emperor...and one Empress.
...

'I listen to those stories -- told by women who have been drugged beaten imprisoned raped & terrorised within the walls of the homes they grew up in. I listen & I am humbled by their resilience.' Jasvinder Sanghera knows what it means to flee from your family under threat of forced marriage -- & to face the terrible consequences that follow. As a young girl that was just what she had to do. Jasvinder is now at the frontline of the battle to save women from the honour-based violence & threat of forced marriage that destroyed her own youth. Daughters of Shame reveals the stories of young women such as Shazia kidnapped & taken to Pakistan to marry a man she had never met; & Banaz murdered by her own family after escaping an abusive marriage. By turns frightening enthralling & uplifting Daughters of Shame reveals Jasvinder as a woman heedless of her own personal safety as she fights to help these women in a world where the suffering & abuse of many is challenged by the courage of the few. ...

Thirteenth century France. Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her ancestor Mary Magdalene whose unbroken female lineage has kept a legacy of wisdom alive for a thousand years. But the all-powerful Catholic Church has sworn to destroy Bridget for using her healing talents & supernatural abilities. Bridget's duty to continue the bloodline leads her into the arms of Raoul de Montvallant
- a Catholic. But when the Church's savage religious intolerance causes Raoul to turn rebel a terrible vengeance is exacted by Simon de Montfort the unstoppable Catholic leader of a crusade against peaceful 'heretics'. As war rages on it is the children of these passionate souls Magda & Dominic who must strive to preserve the ancient knowledge for future generations
- & find the love & courage to endure...

...

With the scars of World War I still fresh the Dransfield family face further challenges... When Steven Dransfield loses his fortune in the Depression his wife Leonie is forced to save the family from ruin. But Steve resents the success of her dressmaking business & trapped in a loveless marriage Leonie is drawn into the arms of another man. Just as their children Milo & June begin to spread their wings Leonie finds herself pregnant but her duty lies with her family & when Amy is born she unites them all. Then with the outbreak of World War II & danger looming in Liverpool Amy is evacuated to Wales & as the bombs start to drop lives are lost & hearts are broken & the Dransfields must learn to support one another through the heartache that lies ahead... ...

When you've dedicated your life to your children what happens when they grow up? Rachel loves being at the centre of her large family. She has devoted herself fiercely to bringing up her three sons but at their childhood home on the wide bird-haunted coast of Suffolk Rachel finds that her control begins to slip away. Other women
- her daughters-in-law
- are usurping her position. They have become more important to her boys than she is. A crisis brings these subtle rifts to the surface. Can there be a way forward if they are to survive as a family?

...

A reissue of this hilarious picture book with a stunning glittery cover. Written by Sue Hendra the creator of the bestselling ...

Dave Courtney one of the most feared men on the streets of London reveals the characters both fictional & all too real that have most influenced his colourful
- & criminal
- life. As you might expect Dodgy Daves ideas of what constitutes a hero & a villain is at times a little well dodgy. But Dave challenges our notions of what it is to be heroic in his usual candid & witty style.

...

Dave Courtneys Little Black Book is back & will tell you all you ever needed to know about gangsters & Londons criminal under-world. Packed with amazing insider-knowledge:
- Profiles of legends such as Reggie Kray & Ronnie Biggs
- The tougher-than-tough women in Daves world
- Who made it
- & who didnt
- A dictionary of gangster speak




...

Remember when you were a kid & you used to go round to a friend's house to see if they were playing? Well as adults we're not supposed to do that. Which is a shame.. .because Dave Gorman likes playing. He Really likes games. So he knocked on the biggest door you could ever imagine
- the internet
- & asked 76 000 people if they fancied a game. This is the story of what happened next. Dave was up for anything & gamely played them at whatever they chose. He played some classics
- Monopoly Scrabble dominoes & cribbage. He played many games he'd never heard of before
- Khet Kubb Tikal or Smite anyone? He played board games & physical games. He's thrown sticks balls frisbees & darts. He's rolled dice & he's drawn cards. From Liverpool to Hampstead & from Croydon to Nottingham Dave travelled the length & breadth of Britain meeting strangers in strange places
- their homes at work in the back rooms of pubs
- & getting some hardcore game action. From casual players to serious game geeks from the rank amateur to the world champion he discovered a nation of gamers more than happy to welcome him into their midst. He's travelled all around the country & met all sorts of people
- & it turns out us Brits are a competitive bunch. & it seems that playing games can teach you a lot about what makes the British tick. Of course Dave hasn't been keeping score. Much.






...

If someone called you a googlewhack what would you do? Would you end up playing table tennis with a nine year-old boy in Boston? Would you find yourself in Los Angeles wrangling snakes or would you go to China to be licked by a performance artist? If your name is Dave Gorman then all of these things could be true. Fuelled by a lust for life & a desperate desire to do anything except what hes supposed to be doing (writing that novel & growing up) Dave falls under the spell of an obscure internet word game
- Googlewhacking. Addicted to the game & gripped by obsession Dave travels three times round the world visiting four continents & the unlikeliest cast of real life eccentrics youll ever meet in what becomes an epic challenge a life-changing globe-trotting Googlewhack adventure.
...