Pied Piper by Nevil Shute

Pied Piper by Nevil ShuteNevil Shutes classic Second World War novel is an uplifting, satisfying and moving story. John Howard is determined to brighten up his old age by taking a fishing trip to France. However, during his stay the Nazis invade and he is forced to try to escape back to England with the two small children of some friends who must stay behind to help the Allied war effort. As the conflict grows closer, the roads become impassable and Howard also comes across

All Rio wants is for Mum to get better so he can return home

Adam Zamoyski's portrait of Napoleon is historical biography at its finest

First published in 1936 and adapted for the screen as The Lady Vanishes by Alfred Hitchcock in 1938

the greater the risk

including the importance of sleep

They can find a safe path for the wildebeest and trace a rockhopper penguin's trail up the slippery cliffs

In the hauntingly beautiful Before We Say Goodbye

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but of Vanna: a teenage girl

this is the story of Britain's best-loved but ever-changing public spaces

An evocative and lyrical history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean