Short History Of EnglandFrom the Battle of Catterick (AD 598) to the premiership of Tony Blair, one of Britain's bestselling authors, Simon Jenkins, weaves together a strong narrative with all the most important and interesting dates in our history in a text that is as characteristically stylish as it is authoritative.

On whirlwind trips across time zones

she realises too late that the stakes are far higher than she ever imagined

A 16-year-old American boy relates in his own words the experiences he goes through at school and after

'Seashaken Houses' is a lyrical exploration of these singular towers

from the Galápagos to the Kenyan desert

but looked as if it would give to the touch

Travelling through Bethlehem

her servants

Policeman Aaron Falk returns to the town of his youth for the funeral of his childhood best friend

It is for anyone who wants to eat quick

He always dreamt of flying

peopled by a cast of heroines