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A collection of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl are two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. Sir Gawain is a romance, a fairy-tale for...

Tolkien’s acclaimed modern classic ‘fairie’ tale, read by Derek Jacobi. ‘Here is something that no devotee of the Hobbit epic can afford to miss, while awaiting a further instalment of the history of these fascinating people – a selection [of verses] offered as an ‘interim report’...

München, 1948: Drei Jahre ist es her, dass die Schwestern Anita und Emmi beschlossen haben, die im Krieg zerstörte Großbäckerei ihres Vaters wieder aufzubauen. Einst gehörten die Simmerl-Semmeln zu den beliebtesten der Stadt, und daran wollen die beiden jungen Frauen wieder anknüpfen. Doch das ist leichter gesagt als getan: Das Geld ist knapp, Rohstoffe sind Mangelware und auch das Privatleben kommt den beiden immer wieder in die Quere.

The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son was originally published in the 1953 edition of Essays and Studies. In December of that year, J.R.R. Tolkien took possession of a reel-to-reel tape recorder and, some time during the first few months of 1954, decided to record ‘the whole thing on tape’ as a way of ‘testing’ the performative quality of the dramatic dialogue between Tídwald and Torhthelm.

Around the world in 22 murders… LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CWA SHORT STORY DAGGER AWARD ‘22 hugely engaging and eloquent crime stories from around the world … the plots sizzle and evoke a variety of emotions. The Perfect Crime comes with a massive thumbs up from me and marches straight in to...

Everything Cassandra Rampersad knows about her family history has been overheard: whispered behind a closed door or written in a notebook stowed away. Cassandra has always been curious, and when a death in the family means she has to return home to Toronto, it seems like the perfect opportunity to finally discover what it is that no one else will talk about. But uncovering the past will never be easy when it has stayed hidden for so long. And with every new revelation, Cassandra realises that there is a reason that her family has never been good at grieving…

Two sisters living in London’s tough East End … will Jennifer and Kathy be tough enough to survive? Katherine and Jennifer Finch are like chalk and cheese: Katherine is a midwife, dedicating her life to helping others – and Jennifer is a prostitute. Leaving home age 15, Jennifer must learn...

Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing two reluctant knees and a can of Stella, he perambulates through the seasons seeking adventure in our city’s remote and forgotten...

A gritty and compelling family drama from the author of The Street. Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale. It’s going to be a right old knee’s up… The residents of the tough streets around Islington are heartbroken at the death of George the VI but having a young Queen on the throne isn’t the...

Feast your eyes on a treasury of words and illustrations from one of the most exciting young talents around, recently voted by The Times as one of the top ten literary talents of 2008. Enter the weird and wonderful world of Laura Dockrill … I draw like a left-handed baby, I can hardly spell my...

Als die beiden dank dieser Eigenschaft gezwungen sind, ihre Heimat Hals über Kopf zu verlassen, landen sie unplanmäßig auf einer windgepeitschten Insel vor der Küste Neufundlands. Lita freundet sich schnell mit der gehörlosen Tochter der Gastgeber an, der einzigartigen Oona McGregor. Als sie den auf der Insel lang herbeigesehnten Mr. Saito das erste Mal begegnet, der mit seinem Wanderkino Nachrichten aus aller Welt zu ihnen bringt, ahnt Lita nicht, dass er ihr Leben für immer verändern wird.

'A gripping story of family betrayal, full of passion and anger … moving and memorable' Rose Tremain ‘Harrowing, poignant and ambitious … a definite for book clubs’ Nina Bhadreshwar What will it take to uncover her past? A lost child. When Mivvi is young, her mother Belle is a puzzle...

One sister found the courage to leave, the other must find the courage to live… From the Caribbean to 1950s London, an epic story of finding home, Island Song is an atmospheric and lyrical debut of compelling storytelling, for fans of Louise Hare and Kristin Hannah...