Impossible to precis its narrative, Palumbo's story weaves and curves its way around the adventures of Tomas, a young man on the make in a world of wealth, privilege and corruption. Like Candide and Gulliver before him, Tomas's adventures will startle the reader's imagination, yet linger in her mind.

Everything I had hoped to avoid is happening right now, silently, in the back of this taxi, on this vinyl backseat where I should be sitting alone, going home to wait for my husband.

The Paper Bridge has been hailed as a vivid and insightful account of a very personal journey back to the author's homeland of Hungary. Noel Barber, the legendary journalist with a particular knowledge of Hungary, has described it as 'a moving personal document from a sensitive writer of great promise.'

Set in London, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles, we follow twenty-year-old Sam Alexander's search for redemption amidst the dichotomy of his family and the Hollywood elite.

Set in London at the start of the 21st Century, Tofu Landing brilliantly evokes the madness of our times. It follows the exploits of a group of wildly unpredictable nouveaux-Bohemians - The Posse - as they tear up London searching for the next high.

The Cigarette Book is the ultimate souvenir and celebration of the dying art of smoking. Encyclopaedic in both lay-out and range, it is an ideal consolation gift for those who have stopped, an ideal aide de memoire for those who might and a defiant puff of libertarian brilliance for those who won't.

When Isabelle Harrison, a successful portrait painter, agrees reluctantly to leave London and accompany her duplicitous husband, Dominic, to the Seychelles, where he has been appointed as British High Commissioner, she knows her marriage may not survive but is unaware that the real risk may be to her life.

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An Epic Saga of Slavery. A tale of suffering, faith, persecution, injustice, enslavement, passion, unexpected friendships, adventure, love and redemption. Its narrative embraces the drawing rooms of London as share prices collapse, the coffeehouses of the Strand, the holy-stoned decks of sailing ships, threatening rainforests, snake infested canefields and the hopelessness of chattel-houses.

You believe scientists are united in their efforts to force the nations of the world to reduce thier carbonn emissions?...Maybe we should all think again? Professor Paltridge shows us that the case for action against climate change is not nearly as certain as is presented to the public and politicians alike.

From bobs to beehives, dyes to dreadlocks, the history and technology of British hairstyling.

A riveting memoir from a bestselling author.