In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the ‘gentlemen adventurers’ – the fur traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love and loss as he came to grips with Eskimo life. Beautifully written, inspiring and funny, this is a boy’s own story that captures a world that is lost forever.
A writer’s search for his family’s tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original and riveting epic, brilliantly exploring the nature of time and memory.
Collins Classics brings you a selection of the best-loved stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring one of literature’s favourite detectives, Sherlock Holmes.
Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction.
The extraordinary and forgotten story of the building of the World War One cemeteries, due to the efforts of one remarkable man, Fabian Ware.
(This ebook contains a limited number of illustrations. Maps are best viewed on a tablet.)
The epic story of one of the most savage battles of the Second World War.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
Target Tirpitz is gripping WW2 storytelling at its best and a return to the RAF territory of Patrick Bishop’s bestselling Bomber Boys and Fighter Boys.
A gorgeously written, ENGLISH PATIENT-style novel about the real-life romance between the war photographers Robert Capa and Gerda Taro during the Spanish Civil War. Optioned to be the next film by Michael Mann (PUBLIC ENEMIES, THE INSIDER, MANHUNTER, COLLATERAL).
A big, intensely involving and evocative Indian novel, with its story of a woman’s fight for her place in the world, reminiscent of Khaled Hosseini’s ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’.
A completely original history of one of the most extraordinary movements in the world – the Girl Guides – and how they helped win the war.
Collected in one volume, here are the true life stories of London ambulance driver, Tom Reynolds.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.
