Huckleberry Finn escapes the civilized society of the strict Widow Douglas, who's aim it is to care and educate the young boy, only to find himself at the hands of his drunken and abusive father.
First published in 1978, this is Deborah Moggach's first novel, newly republished by Tinder Press__________________'Moggach is at the height of her powers' Sunday Times'She really is the Nora Ephron of North London' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures'She writes unflinchingly about family life, divorce, children, and the ups and downs of relationships' Independent'She writes beautifully' Sunday Telegraph__________________Three sisters, Claire - a model daughter, a teacher, straightforward, happy yet wanting love.
From National Book Award in Fiction finalist Andrew Krivak comes a gorgeous fable of Earth's last two human inhabitants, and a girl's journey homeIn an Edenic future, a girl and her father live close to the land in the shadow of a lone mountain.
Angel is dark and plain, introverted and submissive, a spontaneous composer of childish verses, wholly consumed by the wild, seductive spell of her cousin Lara - a beautiful, irresponsible creature who expresses herself in free-form dance.
This captivating and moving saga full of twists and turns by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton is perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.
From the author of theUSA TodaybestsellerThe Girl Who Came Homecomes an unforgettable historical novel that tells the story of two long-lost sistersorphaned flower sellersand a young woman who is transformed by their experiences.
'Superb'THE TIMES'Joyous'THE OBSERVERThe beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us eleven glittering stories of love - friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet teenagers, ill-advised trysts - in all its forms, both ridiculous and sublime.
A collection of three novels from the twice Booker Prize-winning author of the Wolf Hall trilogy, now a major TV series: A Place of Greater Safety, Beyond Black and The Giant, O'Brien.
THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Exquisite fantasy, with a complex, mysterious, and sumptuous world of elves, fae, and gloriously compelling romance - so enthralling, it has wrapped its magic around my heart and set it alight' HANNAH KANER, bestselling author of Godkiller'A romantic fantasy of epic proportions, crackling with magic and passion' SAMANTHA SHANNON, bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree'A devastatingly romantic and breathtaking fantasy [.
An epic, deeply moving coming-of-age novel about young love and lasting friendships forged in the years leading up to the Tiananmen Square student protests, for readers ofThe Beekeeper of AleppoandThe Night Tiger.
Psychosocial Resource Variables in Cancer Studies reviews the literature on selected psychosocial resource variables in cancer in order to raise and examine conceptual and methodological issues and to offer suggestions for future directions in the field.
With the death of a mother and the abduction of a young girl, Susan Fletcher has written a vividly beautiful novel about the innocence and terror of childhood.
From the American author and immigrant civil activist, Mary Antin, The Lie is an enlightening short story that illustrates what life was like for young immigrants in early twentieth-century America.
In this compulsively-readable historical novel, from the author of the critically-acclaimed Two Sisters, comes the story of two young womenone in Americas Gilded Age, one in scrappy modern-day Californiawhose lives are linked by a single tragic afternoon in history.
"e;Tara Jepsen's Like a Dog is outrageously funny and soul-scrapingly grim, in the tradition of our most intrepid, shameless, and shame-filled comedians and storytellers.
En el verano de 1897, el anarquista italiano Michele Angiolillo asesina de tres disparos a Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, presidente del Gobierno de España.
Heartwarming and nostalgic storytelling set on the nation's favourite streetIt's 1953 and the nation's favourite street is preparing to celebrate Elizabeth II's coronation.
