Newly-weds Caro and Benedict have swapped country life in Churchminster for an exclusive London mews. It's blissful, until Benedict's sister arrives. Fashionable socialite Saffron lives next door. She always thought the countryside was boring, but when she's invited to Churchminster she's shocked to learn just how dirty rural life can get.

Deep in the English countryside, Marshwood has always been much more than just a house. When the roof of this house starts to cave in and the money runs out, eighty-year-old Bella resists the pressure to sell and instead begins to peel back the layers of the past.

Sara's mother told her that she shouldn't marry Conrad - that the twenty-five-year age gap between them would tell in the end. The end is now approaching fast. Conrad, a famous painter, has decided that it would be good to die before he gets seriously old and so spends his time sorting out his chaotic life.

Tells the stories of what the author describes as 'modern-day heroes fighting modern-day wars'. This title recounts the courage and hardship of British servicemen and supports staff as they have faced the difficulties posed by the conflict in Afghanistan.

For Maxine Williams, being married to Blake was an amazing adventure. Brilliant, charismatic, and wholly unpredictable, as an entrepreneur he had made millions and grabbed headlines. Then, everything changes, Maxine finds a new love just as a tragedy transforms Blake from carefree playboy to compassionate, responsible grown-up.

This updated edition contains new chapters on baby vegetables and the modern easy ways to grow food crops. There is an enlarged chapter on herbs, with details of new varieties which have appeared in the past few years.

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the USA. Before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, he took one last trip around the UK, and in this book, he turns an affectionate but laconic eye on his adopted country.

Takes an irreverent yet illuminating look at the living myths and folklore that are reflected, celebrated and affectionately libelled in the uniquely imaginative universe of Discworld.

A collection of some of the wittiest, pithiest and wisest quotations.

A guide to living wild. It offers information ranging from mastering the art of making the perfect campfire and constructing the best camp, to navigating safely through all terrains in all weathers - with or without a map.

In Edinburgh, 16-year-old Reggie works as a nanny for a GP. But Dr Hunter has gone missing and Reggie seems to be the only person who is worried. Detective Chief Inspector Louise Monroe is also looking for a missing person, unaware that hurtling towards her is an old friend - Jackson Brodie - himself on a journey that becomes fatally interrupted.

Covering different things from women to talking to fellow officers, this collection shows that the only thing 'The Guv' can't restrain is his tongue.

Cambridge is sweltering, during an unusually hot summer. Jackson Brodie, former police inspector turned private investigator, has never felt at home in Cambridge, and has a failed marriage to prove it. Surrounded by death, intrigue and misfortune, he attempts to unravel three case histories and begins to realise that everything is connected.

Despite the flurry of media images to come of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, you have never really met these people, who serve as front-line troops. For whatever reason, the media simply doesn't get them. This title tells the soldiers' story in their own words. It is the story of young men that have been trained to become ruthless killers.

Carole Barber has come to Paris, with its rain-slick slate roofs and winding streets, to work on her novel - and to find herself after a lifetime in the spotlight. But on this cool November evening, as her taxi speeds into a tunnel just past the Louvre, a fiery instant of terror shatters hundreds of lives - and leaves Carole alone, unconscious.

Presents one man's personal view of the world around us, and the universe within each of us. Containing Michael Jackson's personal writings and over one hundred photographs, drawings, and paintings from his own collection, this book is suitable for all fans of an incredible, inspiring man who died as he lived - dancing his dream.

Presents a weight-loss system that re-patterns thoughts, attitudes and beliefs about yourself, your health and food to help you take control of your diet and lose weight permanently.

Examines how England's peculiar class system was established by some snobby French nobles whose posh descendents still have wine cellars and second homes in the Dordogne. This title explores the complex socio-economic reasons why Britain's kings were the first in Europe to be brought to heel. It is a journey through Britain' bizarre history.

Shows you how easy exercise and simple changes in your thinking and behaviour can have a significant impact on your sleep. This book also comes with a hypnosis CD that re-sets your body's natural sleep mechanism so that you can automatically find it easier to get deep restful sleep and improve your overall of quality of your life.

A novel in which the unexpected becomes inevitable, and the pleasures and pain of intimacy and love are laid bare.