The Book of Fires
A stunning historical novel, ‘The Book of Fires’ is the unforgettable story of Agnes Trussel – and love, fireworks and redemption.
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Martin Chuzzlewit: Abridged edition
This comic masterpiece is read by Paul Schofield. It has been noted also by Dickens’ biographer, Forster, that it marked a crucial phase in the author’s development as he began to delve deeper into the ‘springs of character’.
Ground Truth: 3 Para Return to Afghanistan: Abridged edition
Afghanistan, 2008. After their eighteen-month epic tour of Helmand Province, the troops of 3 Para are back. This time, the weight of experience weighs heavily on their shoulders.
Sandstealers
Ever wondered what it is like to work in a war zone? ‘We live more in one year than most people do in a lifetime,’ is Danny Lowenstein’s simple retort. Set in a world where life is cheap, vengeance is long and betrayals can be deadly, “Sandstealers” is a masterly thriller – infused with a deep knowledge of modern war and its witnesses.
The Palace of Strange Girls
I-SPY AT THE SEASIDE
Hello, children! Welcome to your very own I-Spy Book. In these pages you’ll be able to look for all kinds of secret, exciting things that are found only by the sea.
Clips From A Life: Abridged edition
Classic stills from the life of one of Britain’s most cherished entertainers.
The Queen’s Sorrow
A queen brought low by love compromised and power abused – the tragedy of Mary Tudor.
The Dilemmas of Harriet Carew
Harriet Carew is the endearing heroine of Cristina Odone’s popular weekly ‘Daily Telegraph’ column, ‘Posh But Poor’. Based on the character from the column, ‘The Dilemmas of Harriet Carew’ is the story of her struggle to juggle family life, work and money.
The Duchess: Abridged edition
Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England.
A Personal Anthology: Unabridged edition
A selection of poems by various poets, including W.B Yeats, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and D.H. Lawrence. There are also readings especially devoted to John Milton’s ‘Comus’ and ‘Paradise Lost’ with Dylan Thomas as Satan.
Quite Early One Morning (And Other Memories)
Dylan Thomas tells stories of his childhood in Wales, piling on the sights and smells and sounds experienced by one rough-and-tumble Welsh lad with a miraculous sense of wonder.
Under Milk Wood
Dylan Thomas’ fantastic reading of ‘Under Milk Wood’ performed by Dylan Thomas and a remarkable cast available for the first time on CD.
Broken
You thought your neighbours were bad? Wait till you meet the Oswalds. They’re crass, cruel and seemingly untouchable. Until, that is, they go one step too far – and the results begin to tear an entire community apart.
Empire of the Sun: Abridged edition
The heartrending story of British boy Jim’s four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the second world war. Filmed by Steven Spielberg.Now available for the first time on CD.
Monarchy: England and her Rulers from the Tudors to the Windsors: Abridged edition
David Starkey’s ‘Monarchy’ charts the rise of the British monarchy from the War of the Roses, the English Civil War and the Georgians, right up until the present day monarchs of the 20th Century.