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GENERAL FICTION 

*PRODIGAL (working title) by Lisa Ballantyne 

Lead Fiction | 384pp |Piatkus |July 2013 

Chrissie Callaghan has worked hard to achieve the idyllic life she shares with her family on the North Yorkshire 

coast. But it‟s an idyll that is shattered when her oldest son Matthew returns from tour in Afghanistan mentally 

and physically battered. Matthew has always been wayward and rebellious, but there is clearly something 

much darker going on, and his family soon discovers that he has been discharged from the army under 

mysterious circumstances. As Matthew continues to spiral downwards and out of control, Chrissie is forced to 

take steps to protect her family – most importantly her vulnerable teenage daughter – from Matthew‟s 

violence and aggression. But what crime has Matthew committed, and what is he capable of now, after all 

he has been through? Will Chrissie be able to protect her husband and daughter from the son she loves and 

thought she knew? PRODIGAL is a tale full of psychological suspense which asks how well we really know the 

children that we have reared, and how far some people will go to protect what they believe in. 

THE GUILTY ONE by Lisa Ballantyne 

Lead Fiction | 384pp | Piatkus | August 2012 | Japan: Uni | Korea: Duran Kim 

Some things can never be forgiven 

Daniel Hunter has spent years defending lost causes as a solicitor in London. But his life changes when he is 

introduced to Sebastian, an eleven-year-old accused of murdering an innocent young boy. As he plunges 

into the muddy depths of Sebastian's troubled home life, Daniel thinks back to his own childhood in foster 

care - and to Minnie, the woman who adopted him and whose love saved him, until she, too, betrayed him 

so badly that he cut her out of his life. But what crime did Minnie commit that made Daniel disregard her for 

15 years? And will Daniel's identification with a child on trial for murder make him question everything he ever 

believed in? 

Deeply psychological and suspenseful, THE GUILTY ONE is already an international phenomenon and one of 

the most talked-about books of the year. THE GUILTY ONE is for people who love S. J. Watson‟s BEFORE I GO 

TO SLEEP, Nicci French and Sophie Hannah. Lisa Ballantyne is 37, lives in Glasgow where she works for 

Glasgow University. This is her first novel. 

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THE DEMON CODE by Adam Blake 

Adventure/thriller | 320pp | Sphere | August 2012 | Korea: EYA | Japan: Owls 

The relentlessly exciting new thriller from the bestselling author of THE DEAD SEA DECEPTION 

Three years ago, Heather Kennedy left the Metropolitan police under a shadow that has 

followed her ever since. Now she has been called in to advise on a supposed burglary in the 

now-defunct British Museum reading room. Kennedy soon establishes that rather than steal 

anything, someone has broken into the stacks in order to photograph pages from books 

about Johann Toller, a crazed prophet of 17th century Europe. Toller believed that the end 

of days was at hand, and he made a number of prophecies relating to the Apocalypse and 

the events that would precede it. None of them came true. Until now. One after another, 

the grotesque signs and wonders Toller predicted come to pass, no matter how unlikely they 

seem. The river Rhine runs bright red, the towers of London bow to kiss the ground, and an 

angel with a fiery sword is seen over Jerusalem. With the help of a nineteen-year-old girl from 

a secretive tribe and ex-mercenary Leo Tillman, Kennedy must work to stop the next 

prophecy coming true - the destruction of an unnamed city. Adam Blake is a pseudonym 

for an acclaimed, internationally bestselling novelist based in the UK. He is the author of THE 

DEAD SEA DECEPTION (Sphere 2011). 

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NO HURRY IN HER FEET by William Brodrick 

General Fiction | 432pp | Little, Brown | August 2014 

An anonymous letter sent to Larkwood‟s Prior, Father Anselm, accuses an academic celebrity of a grotesque 

murder: the killing of his profoundly disabled wife, believed by everyone to have died of cancer. But for this 

allegation there is no evidence, no suspect and no crime. Anselm begins his investigation unaware that the 

victim‟s father, a man tortured by a brutal past of collusion in Northern Ireland, has set out to execute the 

killer. Only death was never so complicated. Murder, it seems, may have blurred into a choice. Anselm finds 

himself exploring moral terrorism, assisted suicide, and the margins of dignified dying. William Brodrick was an 

Augustinian friar before leaving the order to become a practising barrister. 

THE DAY OF THE LIE by William Brodrick 

General Fiction | 384pp |Little, Brown | April 2012 | Korea: ---- | Japan: - TMA 

Two years in the making, the highly anticipated new novel from Sunday Times-bestselling author and 

international phenomenon William Brodrick. 

Rόża Mojeska is a woman with a single bullet on her mantelpiece and a dangerous past. But 

the discovery of two flimsy files in a dusty Warsaw basement changes everything. As a young 

woman, Rόża Mojeska was part of an underground resistance group in Communist Poland. 

But after her arrest, a Stasi officer makes her a devil‟s bargain – and in the dark of a 

government prison, a terrible choice is made. Now, fifty years later, Father Anselm is called 

upon to investigate both Rόża‟s story and a mystery dating back to the early 1980s, in the icy 

grip of the Cold War. And as he peels back years of history, decades of secrets, a half-century 

of lies, he exposes a truth that an entire generation was killed to keep hidden. From the 

internationally bestselling author of THE SIXTH LAMENTATION (Sphere 2004) and the CWA Best 

Novel-winning A WHISPERED NAME (Little, Brown 2008) comes a tour de force of literary 

suspense – a novel perfect for readers of Tom Rob Smith. 

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WHO NEEDS MR DARCY? by Jean Burnett 

General Fiction | 432pp | Sphere | September 2012 | Korea: ---| Japan: TMA 

The further adventures of Mrs Lydia Wickham - nee Bennet - as she seeks fortune and excitement in Regency 

London following her early widowhood. After all, she's never been afraid of scandal. 

Mr Wickham turned out to be a disappointing husband in many ways, the most notable being 

his early demise on the battlefields of Waterloo. And so Lydia Wickham, nee Bennet, still not 

twenty and ever-full of an enterprising spirit must make her fortune independently. A lesser 

woman, without Lydia‟s natural ability to flirt uproariously on the dance floor and cheat 

seamlessly at the card table, would swoon in the wake of a dashing highwayman, a corrupt 

banker and even an amorous Royal or two. But on the hunt for a marriage that will make her 

rich, there‟s nothing that Lydia won‟t turn her hand to. Taking in London, Paris and Brighton, 

WHO NEEDS MR DARCY details the charming, lively and somewhat dastardly further exploits of 

the youngest Bennet sister. Mr Darcy certainly won‟t rescue her this time. Jean Burnett lives in 

Bristol. Over a long and interesting career, she has worked in advertising, won prizes for her 

writing and has travelled the world. She is an expert on all things Austen. 

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*THE DOLL’S HOUSE by Tania Carver 

Thriller | 384pp | Sphere | September 2013 

From the outside, the house was unremarkable. Just one of many on an ordinary, suburban estate. But inside 

was a different matter. With pink ribbons and pink walls, stuffed toy animals everywhere and a dining table 

laid out for a tea party, it was a doll‟s house. The doll was sitting at the table. Life size, with blonde, pigtailed 

hair and rosy red cheeks, dressed in her best pink party dress. Her finger and thumb curled round the handle 

of a fine china teacup. An adult woman. Covered in blood. Eviscerated. Dead. In all his years on the force, 

DI Phil Brennan of the Major Incident Squad has never encountered a scene like it. As he investigates he 

uncovers more bizarre revelations and realises that he must act fast; the next murder has already been 

planned and the victim is close to home. Shocking and nightmarish but ultimately redemptive, THE DOLL‟S 

HOUSE is the fifth psychological thriller in the Tania Carver‟s award-nominated, internationally bestselling Phil 

Brennan and Marina Esposito series. 

CHOKED by Tania Carver 

Thriller | 352pp | Sphere | September 2012 | Korea: EYA | Japan: TMA 

To save the life of her daughter, she must first find out whose life she destroyed. 

The honeymoon is over for newlywed criminologist Marina Esposito and DI Phil Brennan. Her 

house is in flames. Her cop husband is in a coma. Her baby daughter is missing. And then 

her phone rings... Her daughter Josephina is safe - for now. But if Marina ever wants to see 

her alive again there are things she has to do, and quickly. Because Josephina won‟t be 

safe for long. Marina is given several tasks to undertake and they must be completed by 

Easter Monday. If she doesn‟t do what she‟s told, her daughter dies. If she involves the 

police, her daughter dies. Marina has no choice. Dark, disturbing, moving like a freight train 

and yet ultimately redemptive, CHOKED is the fourth in the internationally bestselling 

contemporary British thriller series featuring Phil Brennan and Marina Esposito. 

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THE TURIN SHROUD SECRET by Sam Christer 

Thriller | 480pp | Sphere | February 2012 | Korea: EYA | Japan: Owls 

From the internationally bestselling author of THE STONEHENGE LEGACY 

The most spectacular murder in the city's history has shaken Los Angeles - an elaborate 

crucifixion that the police swiftly link to the Turin Shroud. Journeying to Italy, two intrepid 

investigators - one a federal agent, one an expert in religious iconography - expose a 

demented killer and an intricate conspiracy that dates back to the death of Christ. Packed 

with fascinating information about the most controversial religious icon in the world, The Turin 

Shroud Secret is a thriller to rival Dan Brown's Angels & Demons and Chris Kuzneski's The 

Prophecy. Sam Christer lives in London. His debut novel THE STONEHENGE LEGACY was an 

instant bestseller and has been published in more than 40 countries. 

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LIFE, DEATH AND VANILLA SLICES by Jenny Éclair 

General Fiction | 320pp | Sphere | July 2012 | Korea: --- | Japan: Uni 

Brilliant black comedy from the ultimate Grumpy Old Woman! 

Jean Collins is in a coma. She stepped out into the middle of the road without looking and was 

run over by a motorbike. But what had distracted her? And why was she carrying a box of 

vanilla slices - the cream cakes she only ever bought for special celebrations? For Jean's 

daughter Anne, these questions are the least of her concern. Travelling back up north to visit 

her mother, Anne frets about leaving her two sons behind in London - boys who are rapidly 

becoming men, and not very pleasant ones at that. And there are secrets waiting for Anne, 

back in the house where she grew up. Secrets she doesn't want to think about - that she 

buried a long time ago. Award-winning comedian Jenny Eclair is celebrated for her 

unflinching black humour and brilliantly sharp observations. In her extraordinary new novel she 

has also created a compelling and heart-breaking family drama that feels as rich and honest 

as real life. She is the author of two previous, critically acclaimed novels, CAMBERWELL BEAUTY 

(Sphere 2001) and HAVING A LOVELY TIME (Sphere 2005). 

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THE MISSING SHADE OF BLUE by Jennie Erdal 

Literary Fiction | 256pp | Little, Brown | March 2012 | Korea: Duran Kim | Japan: Uni 

A wonderfully engaging novel about happiness, set over a summer in Edinburgh 

Arriving in Edinburgh from the sultry heat of his native Paris, philosopher Edgar Manson hopes 

to immerse himself in the life and work of David Hume. The days stretch out before him; a blur 

of philosophy manuscripts and long walks on unfamiliar terrain. But then he meets Sanderson, 

a professor, who soon becomes a good friend. When Manson accepts an invitation to dinner 

with him and his younger wife, the wheels are set in motion for him to become inextricably 

linked to the troubled couple as he struggles with his own sense of what happiness truly 

means. THE MISSING SHADE OF BLUE is both an intense and dramatic story of familial love and 

- most unusually for a novel - a fresh, witty and informative „guide‟ to how we might all live 

more contented lives. This is Erdal‟s debut novel in her own name (though she did also write 

novels under Naim Attallah‟s name). Since the publication of GHOSTING in 2004 by 

Canongate, Erdal has reviewed and written for the national press, including The Financial 

Times, and has been a judge for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. 

Always thoughtful – Metro; She has bravely stretched a difficult idea to its limit and proved herself a serious 

writer – The Herald; Erudite – Daily Mail; Intriguing – Sunday Times; Subtle – Sunday Telegraph; A writer of rare 

assurance and intelligence. Admirers of Iris Murdoch will feel very much at home here – Spectator; 

Compelling – The Times; Fascinated with big ideas, full of lively wit and a tender eye for the foibles of human 

nature. A cerebral tragi-comedy – Literary Review; A beautifully written novel – Scottish Review of Books; 

selected for the Literary Year round-up for 2012 by the Sunday Telegraph 

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ELOISE by Judy Finnigan 

Lead fiction |384pp | Sphere | October 2012 | Korea: --- | Japan: TMA 

A story about obsession, passion and betrayal, and above all, the enduring power of maternal love 

She was a daughter, a wife, a mother. She was my friend. But what secrets did Eloise take to 

her grave? After her best friend Eloise dies from breast cancer, Cathy is devastated. But then 

Cathy begins to have disturbing dreams that imply Eloise's death was not all it seems. With a 

history of depression, Cathy is only just recovering from a nervous breakdown and her 

husband Chris, a psychiatrist, is acutely aware of his wife's mental frailty. When Cathy tells 

Chris of her suspicions about Eloise's death, as well as her ability to sense Eloise's spirit, Chris 

thinks she is losing her grip on reality once again. Stung by her husband's scepticism, Cathy 

decides to explore Eloise's mysterious past, putting herself in danger as she finds herself drawn 

ever deeper into her friend's great - and tragic - secret. Judy Finnigan is an author, television 

presenter and columnist. In 2004, Judy's name became synonymous with discovering and 

sharing great fiction, through the Richard and Judy Book Club, where authors including Kate 

Mosse, Rosamund Lupton and Victoria Hislop were championed and brought to the attention 

of millions of readers. This is her first novel. 

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INSPECTOR SINGH INVESTIGATES: CHINA by Shamini Flint 

General Fiction | 320pp | Piatkus | September 2013 

The sixth book in the Inspector Singh series, where he travels throughout Asia busting crimes! 

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INSPECTOR SINGH INVESTIGATES: A CURIOUS INDIAN CADAVER by Shamini Flint 

General Fiction | 320pp | Piatkus | April 2012 

Inspector Singh returns in the fifth chapter of his trademark series, where he journeys throughout Asia busting 

crimes 

Inspector Singh reluctantly agrees to attend a family wedding in Mumbai hoping that the 

spicy Indian curries will make up for extended exposure to his wife‟s relatives. Unfortunately, 

the beautiful bride-to-be disappears on the eve of her wedding - did she run away to avoid 

an arranged marriage or is there something more sinister afoot? Before long, a corpse is found 

and inspector is dragged into a murder investigation with very firm instructions from Mrs. Singh 

to exonerate her family. But as Inspector Singh uncovers layer upon layer of lies and deceit, 

he knows it isn‟t going to be that easy. Shamini Flint is a Cambridge graduate and was a 

lawyer with the UK firm Linklaters for ten years, travelling extensively in Asia over that period, 

before giving it up her practice to concentrate on writing. 

‘It’s impossible to not warm to this sweating, dishevelled, wheezing Inspector Singh from the 

start of this delightful novel’ The Guardian. 

‘As compelling as McCall Smith’s Precious Ramotswe’ Daily Record 

*CON LAW by Mark Gimenez 

Thriller | 416pp | Sphere | August 2013 

John Bookman – Book to his friends – is a tenured professor at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin. 

He rides a Harley and wears jeans and cowboy boots and his hair too long to suit the conservative dean. He‟s 

thirty-five, handsome and unmarried but seldom without a female companion. He teaches karate and Con 

Law, law school vernacular for Constitutional Law. He is a recognised constitutional law expert, debates 

senators on political talk shows and reduces them to blithering fools, and is often mentioned as a possible 

Supreme Court nominee. He is famous for taking on lost causes and winning. Consequently, when he arrives 

at the law school each Monday morning, hundreds of letters await him; letters from lost causes around the 

country seeking his help. Some letters are funny, others are sad, most are hopeless. But every now and then, 

one letter captures his attention. Then, with only his latest law school intern in tow, Professor Bookman takes off 

on another adventure – not in search of ancient artifacts like Indiana Jones, but in search of truth and 

justice,„or as close thereto as the law allows‟. This is the first in a new series with the charismatic Book. 

THE GOVERNOR’S WIFE by Mark Gimenez 

Thriller | 416pp | Sphere | August 2012 | Korea: EYA | Japan: TMA 

Can you protect the one you love? 

Bode Bonner is the Republican governor of Texas. He has everything he ever wanted: money, 

power, influence. But something isn't right in his life - everything feels too settled and easy. He 

longs for one more moment of excitement, one more challenge. Lindsay Bonner is Bode's wife, 

and she's bored too. Bored of Bode's womanising, bored of the endless cocktail parties and 

receptions. She is desperate to break free of her bland, wealthy Texan lifestyle. And that 

moment comes when she saves a poor Hispanic boy's life. From that moment on, nothing will 

be the same for Bode and Lindsay Bonner. Their lives are about to change in ways they could 

never have predicted. Filled with dramatic and ingenious twists and turns, this is an addictively 

readable novel that delves deep into the dark heart of Texas. Born and educated in Texas, 

Mark Gimenez attended law school at Notre Dame, Indiana and practised with a large Dallas 

law firm. 

‘A breathtaking read.’ – Joburg.co.za (South Africa) ‘Mark Gimenez delivers another powerful thriller’ – 

Houston Press „Mark Gimenez keeps the story cracking along at a furious pace.’ -- Wairarapa Times-Age (New 

Zealand) 

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*THE SWEDISH GIRL by Alex Gray 

Crime | 352pp | Sphere | March 2013 | Korea -- | Japan: EAJ 

Kirsty Wilson can‟t believe her luck when she finds a room in a luxury student flat in Glasgow to share with the 

beautiful Candice Salvesson, a wealthy student from Stockholm, and three young male housemates. But the 

initial delight turns to horror when Kirsty finds the Swedish girl lying dead in their home and Colin, one of the 

flatmates, accused of her murder and taken to prison. Kirsty refuses to accept that Colin is capable of murder 

and, inspired by Detective Inspector Lorimer, she sets out to clear his name. Colin copes with prison life by 

submerging himself in his writing, especially after a visit from Kirsty and Professor Solomon Brightman when Solly 

asks him to write down all he can about his relationship with Candy. Thus begins his treatise on „The Swedish 

Girl‟. Is it a fantasy produced from a fevered imagination or is Colin‟s shocking tale the real truth behind the 

image of the demure, sophisticated girl from Stockholm? As the story unfolds and Candy‟s dramatic past is 

revealed, Lorimer and his team have to hunt down a killer in the neighbourhood who is targeting young 

blonde women who bear an uncanny physical resemblance to the Swedish girl. Alex Gray was born and 

educated in Glasgow. She has been awarded the Scottish Association of Writers' Constable and Pitlochry 

trophies for her crime writing, and is the Scottish Chapter convenor for the Crime Writers' Association. 

THE VINTAGE TEA CUP CLUB by Vanessa Greene 

General Fiction | 400pp | Sphere | October 2012 | Korea: EYA | Japan: --- 

Full of heart, humour and drama, The Vintage Tea Cup Club is the perfect read for anyone who enjoys the 

books of Elizabeth Noble or Trisha Ashley 

Three very different women meet and fall for the same vintage tea set at a car boot sale in 

Sussex. They decide to share it - and end up forming a friendship that changes their lives . . . 

Jenny can't wait to marry Dan. Then, after years of silence, she hears from the woman who 

could shatter her dreams. Maggie has put her broken marriage behind her and she's gearing 

up for the biggest event of her career - until she's forced to confront the past once more. 

Alison seems to have it all: married to her childhood sweetheart, with two gorgeous 

daughters. But as tensions mount, her marriage is pushed to breaking point. Dealing with 

friendship and families, relationships and careers, highs and lows, THE VINTAGE TEA CUP CLUB 

is heart-warming storytelling at its very best. Vanessa Greene is a freelance editor and writer. 

She is in her early thirties and lives in London. 

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IT HAPPENED IN VENICE by Molly Hopkins 

General Fiction | 384pp | Sphere | August 2012 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan: -EAJ 

When your heart is broken, there’s only one place to go… 

Evie has a handsome fiancé who loves her unconditionally, and a fantastic job that takes her 

to fashionable Dublin, in-vogue Marrakech, cool Amsterdam and romantic Paris. But at home 

Evie is driven to despair: her fiancé hates her job and her flatmate hates her fiancé. And 

when an unexpected event strikes the epicentre of her happiness, Evie is driven to gin and 

tonic. If she doesn‟t sort herself out, her liver and her bank manager will hate her. So when 

she‟s offered a luxury trip to the sensual city of Venice, with its shifting silver canals and rose 

and vanilla hued architecture, Evie jumps at the chance. Four days in the city of light and 

love is exactly what she needs. The sumptuous Grand Hotel, the gondolas, the wine, the 

Italian men . . . But within hours of Evie‟s arrival, her life is poised to change for ever. Not even 

Evie herself could‟ve predicted what would happen in Venice. Molly Hopkins was lucky (or 

mad) enough to work as a tour guide on the European coach circuit for over fifteen years. 

She visited Paris, Amsterdam, The Loire Valley and many other fabulous. She is the author of IT 

HAPPENED IN PARIS (Sphere 2011). 


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*BAD GIRL by Roberta Kray 

Thriller | 384pp | Sphere | April 2013 

The addictive new thriller. No one knows crime like Kray. 

It's 1959 and Lynsey Quinn has done the unthinkable. She's got herself pregnant by a cop. Rejected by her 

criminal family, she will pay the price for her betrayal, and so too will her daughter. At the age of eleven, 

Helen is returned to the clan. Hated by her grandfather, loved only by her uncle, she struggles to fit into a 

world she doesn't understand. As warring factions battle for control of the East End, tragedy is about to strike 

again. How can she survive? And who can she trust as the murderous past comes back to haunt her? 

Through her marriage to Reggie Kray, Roberta Kray has a unique and authentic insight into London's East End. 

Born in Stockport, Roberta met Reggie in early 1996 and they married the following year; they were together 

until Reggie's death in 2000. Roberta is the author of six previous bestsellers. 

GRAVE SECRETS IN GOA by Kathleen McCaul 

Crime Fiction | 368pp | Piatkus | July 2012 | Korea: --- | Japan: Uni 

The second book in this fresh new crime series set in India by a young British star. 

Ruby Jones just needed to relax and take a holiday. She made a bad decision when she 

headed for Goa. Famed for beaches and full moon parties – Goa is also home to one of the 

most famous Christian shrines in Asia. It‟s where the body of St. Francis Xavier, his body still 

miraculously intact after five hundred years, is laid. When the head of the saint is stolen, Ruby 

gets mixed up with a strange set of characters – an Italian ex-nun and an LA art dealer – a 

Russian Bollywood dancer and a Goan accountant. And she finds out there‟s a lot more 

going missing in Goa then just the head of the famous saint. There‟s a whole world of business, 

smuggling, corruption and crime, hidden behind the palm fringed beaches and package 

tourism. Despite the balmy weather, Ruby finds herself at the centre of a lethal world turning in 

on itself – with deadly consequences. Kathleen McCaul read English at Oxford University 

before travelling to Baghdad in 2003 to help begin Iraq's first post-war English language 

newspaper. She has also worked as a journalist in Kashmir, Qatar, the UK and India. 

GRAVE SECRETS IN GOA is a smasheroo! This boss second novel has it all: layered characters, inventively 

hip language, an original locale, a compellingly intricate plot. Kathleen McCaul is emerging as a stunning 

new voice in British mystery fiction – James Elroy. [An] impressive debut…family secrets and fast-moving 

action combine for a satisfying read’ – The Times writing about MURDER IN THE ASHRAM (Piatkus 2011). 

PERSEVERANCE STREET by Ken McCoy 

General Fiction | 368pp | Piatkus | April 2013| Korea: --- | Japan: --- 

Lily Robinson hears the news that her husband has been killed in Germany. She‟s the mother of a three year 

old boy and almost eight months pregnant. Lily is visited by Mr and Mrs Bernard Oldroyd with whom she and 

her son, Michael, briefly stayed during a trip to the Yorkshire Dales earlier in the year. They offer to take 

Michael off her hands for a weekend to give her bit of respite and she gratefully agrees. But later, to her 

horror, the Oldroyds seem to disappear off the face of the Earth, along with her son. The police are deeply 

suspicious that Lily is in some way responsible and are of little help in finding the boy. In fact she finds herself in 

court and is sent to a psychiatric hospital, with her new born son placed in the care of her dead husband‟s 

parents who feel their son married beneath him and hate her for it. She‟s released from this awful place due 

to her redoubtable Auntie Dee who turns up to help, as does ex-special forces soldier, Charlie Cleghorn. 

Between them they set about tracking down her missing son in a search that takes them right across war-torn 

Europe. Ken McCoy ran his own building company for twenty-five years, during which time he worked as a 

freelance artist and after-dinner entertainer. He has appeared on TV, radio and the stage. 

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THE BLACK KING by Francesco da Mosto 

Historical Fiction | 464pp | Little, Brown | September 2013 | Korea: --- | Japan: --- 

THE BLACK KING uses elements from the da Mosto family history to build a gripping tale of suspense in 16 th 

Century Italy and England. 

Choradino da Mosto is a man with dangerous ideas. A young nobleman in Venice, he believes the earth 

goes round the sun. In Rome, his teacher‟s ashes are still cooling, burnt to death by the Pope‟s inquisitors as a 

heretic. It is the start of the 1600s and as the Venetian empire shrinks, Choradino‟s life is falling apart. 

Imprisoned and at the mercy of the harsh masters of the canal city, he is forced to use his arcane skills to 

chase a great secret. In England, old Queen Elizabeth is dying with no successor. Intercepted messages from 

her astrologer and court magician point to a hidden document, somewhere in Venetian territory, containing 

a revelation that could undermine the Catholic church. As spies from other nations join the chase, Choradino 

scents a deeper secret, one that could change the balance of power in Europe and alter the future of 

Protestant England. Francesco da Mosto is the author of FRANCESCO‟S VENICE (BBC Books) and 

FRANCESCO‟S KITCHEN (Ebury). 

THE COLLECTOR OF LOST THINGS by Jeremy Page 

General Fiction | Little, Brown | March 2013 | Korea: --- | Japan: -EAJ 

A love story and a quest, whose protagonists are fuelled by obsession, spiritualism, and ghosts 

The year is 1850 and young researcher Eliot Saxby is paid to go on an expedition to the Arctic in the hope of 

saving the Great Auk from extinction. He joins a regular hunting ship, but the crew and the passengers are not 

what they seem. Caught in the web of relationships on board, Eliot struggles to understand the motivations of 

the sociopathic, embroidery-loving Captain Sykes, the silent First Mate French, the flamboyant laudanumaddicted 

Bletchley and, most importantly of all, Bletchley‟s beautiful but strange „cousin‟ Clara. As the ship 

moves further and further into the wilds of the Arctic sea, Eliot clings to what he believes in, desperate to save 

Clara but drawn irrevocably back into the past that haunts him. Jeremy Page grew up in North Norfolk and 

works as a scriptwriter and an editor for FilmFour and the BBC, in addition to teaching on the Creative Writing 

MA at UEA. He lives in London with his wife and two children. He has published two previous novels, SALT 

(Viking 2008) and THE WAKE (Viking 2009). 

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*THE LAST KINGS OF SARK by Rosa Rankin Gee 

Literary Fiction | Virago 

Set over a long hot summer, THE LAST KINGS OF SARK is a story of a triangle of love and friendship. Jude, a 

young tutor from London arrives on the mysterious Isle of Sark to give private A Level tuition to a local boy Pip. 

There she meets and quickly befriends Sofi. Seen as „staff‟ by the boy‟s parents Sofi is a young Polish girl 

employed by the family to help around the house. The relationships that develop between the three leads to 

unexpected developments as the slow island life has a deep and mysterious effect on all newcomers. This is a 

bewitching debut of love, friendship and that moment when you learn to leave childhood behind. Rosa has 

previously published short stories, and was one of Esquire magazine‟s 75 Brilliant Young Brits 2010. THE LAST 

KINGS OF SARK won the Shakespeare and Company‟s Inaugural Paris Literary Prize. Rosa lives in Paris with a 

bath in the kitchen. 

*UNTITLED NOVEL by Christopher Ransom 

Horror & Ghost Stories | 480pp | Sphere | July 2013 

In the tradition of such works of suspense as The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Pacific Heights, and Cape Fear, 

Ransom‟s fifth novel is the story of a man and his family being forced to atone for the sins of the past, at the 

hands of a monster who is at once unexplainably inhuman and as familiar as the boy inside the man they 

have called husband and father all along. Christopher Ransom is the author of the international bestselling 

novels THE BIRTHING HOUSE, THE HAUNTING OF JAMES HASTIGS, THE FADING and THE PEOPLE NEXT DOOR. He 

lives near his hometown of Boulder, Colorado. 

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*LOST by Saskia Sarginson 

SuperLead |304pp | Piatkus | May 2014 

1984, Suffolk: When 16-year-old Eva goes missing at sea in a sailing accident, the only other person in the boat 

was her father, Lawrence, who survives. Eva is presumed dead. Three months later, Eva‟s parents, Lawrence 

and Clara, are devastated and their marriage is falling apart under the attrition of guilt and grief. Vital 

questions like why they set sail into a storm and why Eva wasn‟t wearing a life jacket are left unanswered, as 

Lawrence can‟t remember the accident itself. 10-year-old Faith, Eva‟s sister, believes in the myths and 

legends of Suffolk including the Wild Man of the Sea, who lives on an uninhabited island across the river and 

who she blames for taking her sister. The forbidding island is out of bounds and still owned by The Ministry of 

Defense. It is dotted with windowless concrete huts left over from atomic weapon research. As Clara and 

Lawrence try their best to find solace in ways that force them further apart, new questions emerge that 

threaten to overwhelm them. What is Lawrence hiding from the rest of his family? Is Eva, in fact, dead at all? 

And does Faith‟s recurring nightmare about the island seen from her bedroom window hold the key to it all? 

Saskia Sarginson was awarded a distinction in her MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway. She also has a BA 

in English Literature and a BA in Fashion Design & Communications. 

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THE TWINS by Saskia Sarginson 

Super Lead |304pp | Piatkus | August 2013| Korea: KCC | Japan: -EAJ 

They were identical in every way until the unthinkable tore them apart 

Isolte and Viola are twins. Inseparable as children, they‟ve grown into very different adults: Isolte, a successful 

features writer for a fashion magazine with a photographer boyfriend and a flat in Bloomsbury, and Viola, 

desperately unhappy and struggling with a lifelong eating disorder. What happened all those years ago to 

set the twins on such different paths to adulthood? As both women start to unravel the escalating tragedies 

of a half-remembered summer, terrifying secrets from the past come rushing back – and threaten to 

overwhelm their adult lives. A deeply moving, gripping read, this is a book about the secrets we all carry with 

us, and the bonds between twins that can never be broken. It is an astonishing debut. Saskia Sarginson was 

awarded a distinction in her MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway. She also has a BA in English Literature 

and a BA in Fashion Design & Communications. 

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SUMMER IN FEBRUARY by Jonathan Smith (reissue) 

Modern Fiction | 368pp | Abacus | February 2013 |Korea: KCC | Japan: -Uni 

Reissued to coincide with the film adaptation starring Dan Stephens of Downton Abbey fame 

Sir Alfred Munnings, retiring President of the Royal Academy, chooses the 1949 Annual Banquet to launch a 

savage attack on Modern Art. The effect of his diatribe is doubly shocking, leaving not only his distinguished 

audience gasping but also many people tuning in to the BBC's live radio broadcast. But as he approaches 

the end of his assault, the speech suddenly dissolves into incoherence when he stumbles over a name - a 

name he normally takes such pains to avoid - that takes him back forty years to a special time and a special 

place. SUMMER IN FEBRUARY is a disturbing and moving re-creation of a celebrated Edwardian artistic 

community enjoying the last days of a golden age soon to be shattered by war. As resonant and understated 

as The Go-Between, it is a love story of beauty, deprivation and tragedy. Jonathan Smith was educated at St 

John's College Cambridge and has subsequently been a schoolmaster in Scotland, Australia and Tonbridge. 

He has also established a reputation as a distinguished radio dramatist. 

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COMPLETE SHORT STORIES by Elizabeth Taylor 

Short stories | 576pp | Virago | June 2012| Korea: --- | Japan: EAJ 

‘Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: an author of great subtlety, great 

compassion and great depth.’ Sarah Waters 

In 1945 the publication of AT MRS LIPPINCOTE'S launched Elizabeth Taylor's career. The author of 

twelve novels and four collections of short stories, she excelled at unravelling the comedies and 

hidden tragedies of ordinary life. COMPLETE SHORT STORIES includes all four collections, as well as 

some stories that have never been collected before. This collection – published to celebrate the 

centenary of Taylor‟s birth - celebrates a formidable stylist whose work has delighted readers and 

critics for fifty years. Elizabeth Taylor (1912-1975) was born in Reading, Berkshire and spent much 

of her life in Penn, Buckinghamshire. She is one of the most acclaimed British writers of the 

twentieth century. 

‘Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: one of great subtlety, great 

compassion and great depth’ – Sarah Waters; ‘Taylor's wicked, subversive stories are a mordant delight’ – 

Sunday Times; „Taylor has remarkable skill. In all the stories there is a peculiarly satisfying mixture of wit and 

generosity. Their human depth is such that they can be read again and again’ – Margaret Drabble 

VALENTINE GREY by Sandi Toksvig 

General Fiction | 352pp |Virago | September 2012 | Korea: --- | Japan - EAJ 

A wonderful novel about gender, liberty, empire and injustice. 

London 1887 and a young girl, Valentine Grey, arrives in England. She's been brought up in 

the remote and sunny climes of India and finds being forced into corsets and skirts in damp 

and cold country insufferable. The only bright spot: her exciting cousin, Reggie. Reggie, and 

his lover Frank seek out the adventure, the clandestine bars and streets of London offer and 

are happy to include Valentine in their secret, showing her theatre, gardens - even teaching 

her how to ride a bicycle. And then comes the Boer War and Reggie's father volunteers him; 

the empire must be defended. But it won't be Reggie who dons the Volunteer Regiment's 

garb. Valentine takes her chance, puts on her cousin's uniform, leaving Reggie behind and 

heads off to war. And for a long while it's glorious and liberating for both of the cousins, but 

war is not glorious and in Victorian London homosexuality is not liberating. Following a firstclass 

degree from Cambridge, Sandi Toksvig went into the theatre as a writer and performer 

and was a founder member of the Comedy Store Players. She is the author of THE CHAIN OF 

CURIOSITY (Sphere 2009) and MELTED INTO AIR (Sphere 2006). 

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUPPER by Wayne Williams and Darren Allan 

Thriller | Piatkus | April 2013| Korea: --- | Japan: --- 

Revenge is a dish best served biblical 

Two days after Jesus Christ's crucifixion, Judas Iscariot receives an anonymous note stating, I know what you 

did. Wrapped with it is an eye, complete with trailing optic nerve, and a splintered tooth - trophies ripped 

from two recently butchered friends. Someone, it seems, knows what Judas did on that fateful night following 

the Last Supper. And that someone is intent on exacting a bloody and gruesome revenge. As more 

acquaintances and family members die in increasingly brutal ways, Judas finds himself in a desperate race 

against time to make amends for his act of treachery, and to uncover the identity of the mysterious hooded 

killer. A relentlessly paced, gripping thriller, which further explores one of the darkest bargains in human 

history. You might just find yourself engaged in the unthinkable: rooting for the man who betrayed Christ. 

Wayne Williams and Darren Allan have previously had two non-fiction books published: THE CRAP OLD DAYS 

(Prion, October 2008) and 1001 RIDICULOUS WAYS TO LOSE A FORTUNE (Prion, October 2009). 

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POSSESSED by Niki Valentine 

Thriller | 400pp | Sphere | October 2012 | Korea: EYA | Japan: EAJ 

If you loved Black Swan, you won’t want to miss POSSESSED, as the pressure for perfection drives three young 

women to the brink of madness – and beyond. 

Coming from a working class background, talented pianist Emma anxiously begins at an 

extremely competitive and prestigious university. Befriending the privileged twins Sophie 

and Matilde, a whole new world is opened up to Emma, but being one of the „beautiful 

people‟ is tough. Coupled with the harsh demands of their music course, the girls are 

plunged into insomnia and rivalry. When one of the twins, Matilde, commits suicide the 

whole school is rocked – except for Matilde‟s sister Sophie. While Sophie flourishes, 

strange things are happening to Emma: missing gaps of time, conversations she can‟t 

remember and bizarre dreams. She also begins to wonder if she is really sure that Sophie 

is the surviving twin. Then one night Emma wakes up in Sophie‟s room. Terrified, she feels 

as if Matilde is talking and acting through her body. But then she wakes up back in her 

own bed. Was it a dream? Is she losing her mind? Panicking, she believes Matilde is trying 

to possess her. And that Sophie wants it to happen. Niki Valentine is an award-winning 

writer who, under a pseudonym, has been published internationally to huge acclaim. 



*ASHAM AWARD SHORT STOIRES by Various 

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*HAVEN OF OBEDIENCE by Marina Anderson 

Erotica | 336pp | Sphere | June 2012 

EROTIC FICTION 

You've devoured Fifty Shades . . . Now it's time to lose yourself in the Haven of Obedience 

Twenty-something Londoner Natalie Bowen is envied by many, but her personal life is a 

disaster. Men can't cope with her career success and Natalie thinks she'll never find real 

happiness. Then she hears about an exclusive weekend retreat called The Haven, a place that 

specialises in introducing you to pleasures you could never have imagined. Shocked at the 

idea, but unable to resist finding out more, Natalie decides it's time to put her fears behind her. 

Once at The Haven, Natalie meets the enigmatic and disciplined Simon, a man who is used to 

getting what he wants. And Natalie may very well have met her match. Seductively thrilling, 

you'll want to read HAVEN OF OBEDIENCE again and again. Marina Anderson is the 

pseudonym of a British author, whose novels have been published all over the world. 

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*THE DISCIPLINE by Marina Anderson 

Erotica | 336pp | Sphere | August 2012 

Young innocent nun Chloe Reynolds is collecting money for Brazilian orphans when she meets 

sophisticated playboy Carlos. When Carlos opens Chloe's eyes to the corruption behind the 

charity she is working for, she leaves the Church and heads home to England, thoroughly 

disillusioned. Even an Ocean can't keep Carlos away from Chloe and she is equally desperate 

to again be in his dominating presence. Carlos's new mission is to seduce Chloe and to teach 

her that submitting to his sexual desires will bring her untold pleasures. But is Chloe ready to 

become a slave to 'the discipline'...? Marina Anderson is the pseudonym of a British author, 

whose novels have been published all over the world. 



*DARK SECRET by Marina Anderson 


The prequel to FORBIDDEN DESIRES 

Harriet Radcliffe is bored with her life. At twenty-three, her steady job and safe engagement 

seem very dull. If she is to inject a little excitement into her life, she realises, now is the time to 

do it. But the excitement lying in wait for Harriet is beyond even her wildest ambitions. 

Answering a job advertisement to assist a world-famous actress, Harriet finds herself plunged 

into an intense and secret world of sexual obsession - playing an unwitting part in a very 

private drama, but discovering in the process more about her own desires than she had ever 

dreamed possible . . . Marina Anderson is the pseudonym of a British author, whose novels 

have been published all over the world. 


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*FORBIDDEN DESIRES by Marina Anderson 


The sequel to DARK SECRET 

After her wedding to film director Lewis James, Harriet Radcliffe is dismayed to learn that her 

husband has invited another couple, his married friends Noella and Edmund, to join them on 

their honeymoon. It soon emerges that Lewis is planning to make another of his hugely 

successful cinema verite films, using real life as his material. Knowing that Harriet finds Edmund 

attractive, he plans to explore her forbidden desires. However, Edmund has designs on Harriet, 

and Lewis's plan goes awry as he finds himself competing to regain his bride. Marina Anderson 

is the pseudonym of a British author, whose novels have been published all over the world. 




*SILKEN BONDS by Zara Devereux 

Erotica | 320pp | Sphere | November 2012 

Christmas is never a good time to break up with someone but Tamzin has had enough of Tim; 

he isn't man enough for her. Bored and frustrated, Tamzin agrees to attend a Christmas party 

hosted by a colleague, unaware of how out of hand things will get. Tamzin discovers startling 

things about her desires - and she wants to learn more. When she hears about a very special 

hotel that caters for all tastes, Tamzin knows she must stay there. It is at Cheveral Court that 

Tamzin encounters Guy, a man like no other she's ever met before. Will he be the one to take 

her to the edge? Zara Devereux is the pseudonym of an established writer of erotic fiction. 

*THE PUNISHMENT ROOM by Zara Devereux 

Erotica | 224pp | Piatkus | January 2011 

In an instant he had pressed her up against one of the standing stones. It was cold as a tomb, 

that chill working through her thin dress. ''Undress for me,'' he commanded.' Shy Caitlin Colbert 

is wondering what to do after university when she inherits a guesthouse in Cornwall. 

Emboldened by her sexy friend Saskia, Caitlin's confidence soars and she discovers her sexual 

power with the local men, but when she meets Tristan Trevellyan, she is smitten. Mystery 

surrounds the disappearance of Tristan's first wife, Portia, and when he goes to London in 

search of answers, Portia's half-brother Guy visits Caitlin claiming that Tristan is unbalanced. 

Guy is manipulative and dominating and indoctrinates naive Caitlin into his dark sexual world. 

He knows what happened to Portia and if she remains under his instruction, Caitlin is in danger 

of going the same way. Zara Devereux is the pseudonym of an established writer of erotic 

fiction. 

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SCIENCE FICTION/ FANTASY 

*SUCCESSOR’S SON (The Millennium’s Rule Trilogy Book Three) by Trudi Canavan 

Fantasy | 512pp | Orbit | November 2016 

For many years, Valhan‟s supporters, led by a man named Dall, have sought the child and kept the vessel 

containing Valhan‟s mind safe. Tyen has helped them. They find him with a family of Travellers, who named 

him Hanari, and kidnap him. Hanari, now a teenager, is unaware of his true identity and potential, and is 

astonished to find himself among people who worship him. It is clear to Tyen that Hanari is a new person. If 

they give Hanari Valhan‟s memories will it destroy him. . Dall takes Hanari through the worlds, showing him the 

great things Valhan did. He tells Hanari that he will learn everything there is to know about magic – and 

everything else – in an instant. He asks Hanari: doesn‟t he want to know who he really is? Hanari agrees. The 

worlds are in chaos, without Valhan‟s controlling influence. Some want Rielle to take charge, others want to 

kill her. Rielle discovers she is the true successor to Valhan, but she should not try to rule the worlds or she will 

end up as he did. Trudi Canavan is a Sunday Times best-selling author and over 1 million English language 

copies of her work have been sold in the world. 

ANGEL OF STORMS (The Millennium’s Rule Trilogy Book Two) by Trudi Canavan 

Fantasy | 512pp | Orbit | August 2015 

Tyen‟s magical strength multiplied tenfold when he left his world. In the years since he learned to do many 

things, most recently how to travel between worlds. He still seeks to free Vella. Everyone believes only a 

famous sorcerer named Valhan can do it. Valhan says he will restore Vella if Tyen works as a spy for him, 

joining a group of rebels and alerting him of any plans to attack him. Tyen joins the rebels but is appalled 

when their attack on Valhan succeeds. Who will help Vella now? His spying for Valhan is discovered and he 

joins Valhan‟s supporters as they flee, only to discover that Valhan might not be dead after all. Now a temple 

painter, Rielle is trapped in a fortress city under siege. She is rescued by Travellers, a family of sorcerermerchants 

that trade between worlds. Valhan discovers that Rielle has survived. He takes her to his home, a 

city inside a mountain and only reachable by magic. He tells her of Millennium‟s Rule, which states that 

sorcerers as powerful as he are born once every thousand years, and they always kill their predecessor. She is 

his Successor. He takes her to many worlds, telling her of his long life. He teaches her to use magic and she 

falls in love. Trudi Canavan works as a freelance designer and illustrator, and is Art Director for an Australian 

SFF magazine. 

MAKER’S MAGIC (The Millennium’s Rule Trilogy Book One) by Trudi Canavan 

Fantasy |512pp | Orbit | May 2014 

Tyen, a young student sorcerer-archaeologist, finds a sentient book while tomb-raiding. The book was made 

from the skin, bones and hair of a sorcerer-bookbinder, Vella, thousands of years before. She is now trapped 

within the book, only conscious when someone holds her. Tyen wants to help Vella and so steals the book 

and flees. However they are pursued by a sorcerer who pushes Tyen and Vella into another world. In Rielle‟s 

world, war has already depleted it of magic and humanity has slipped into a dark age. Anybody with 

magical ability who is not in the church is regarded with suspicion and fear. She is put through a painful 

cleansing ritual, and then sent away to a place where women with magical ability live in isolation. She is 

horrified to learn that the priests are using the women to breed more magically-talented priests. But before 

the end of the journey she is rescued by a group of priests secretly working against this policy. They arrange 

for her to travel far away, to another land, where she will start a new life and identity as a temple painter. 

Trudi Canavan works as a freelance designer and illustrator, and is Art Director for an Australian SFF magazine. 

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THE TRAITOR QUEEN (The Traitor Spy Trilogy Book Three) by Trudi Canavan 

Fantasy | 592 pp | Orbit | August 2012 | Korea: EYA | Japan: Uni 

The gripping final instalment in Trudi Canavan's latest epic series, the bestselling Traitor Spy trilogy 

Buoyed by the news that Lorkin is coming home, Sonea prepares to meet with the Traitors on behalf of the 

Guild. Then news comes that the Sachakan king has imprisoned Lorkin, demanding that her son reveal all 

about the Traitors. Suddenly her journey has a more personal urgency and purpose. In Arvice, Dannyl‟s battle 

to free Lorkin brings him into conflict with Ashaki Achati. He does not know if he can trust the Sachakan. Not 

far at all, if Tayend is right. But do Tayend‟s suspicions spring from good political instincts, or jealousy? Still 

managing to evade capture by the Guild, only one obstacle lies between the Rogue and his ambition to rule 

the underworld: Cery. When assassins force Cery to his hiding place of last resort, it is up to Lilia to keep him 

safe, while at the same time training to be Sonea‟s replacement. But her teacher, Black Magician Kallen, has 

his own personal struggles to deal with. And Lorkin must make a life-changing decision: who is he loyal to, and 

what is he prepared to sacrifice for them? Trudi Canavan lives in the Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully. As 

well as writing fantasy, she works as a freelance designer and illustrator, and is Art Director for an Australian 

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*THE EXILED BLADE: Act Three of the Assassini by Jon Courtenay Grimwood 

Fantasy | 432pp | Orbit | April 2013 

The concluding volume in this gripping fantasy series about ambition, revenge and the rise of a vampire 

assassin - from a critically acclaimed British author 

Venice stands victorious. It has beaten back the German emperor's army and the Byzantine 

navy. The Duchess Alexa's party at court is strong again. Her niece, Lady Giulietta, will be 

the next Regent, and possibly the next duchess. Giulietta's lover, Lord Tycho, will sit beside 

her. But no one is prepared for the fury of Prince Alonzo, exiled regent and traitor to his city. 

No one is prepared for the harshest winter Europe has ever known. As the canals of Venice 

freeze and wolves cross the ice from the north, Alonzo's plotting brings the Venetian empire 

to the very edge of destruction. With the Millioni family at war with itself, Lord Tycho, once a 

slave and a trained assassin, has to ask himself the only question that matters. How much is 

he prepared to sacrifice to keep Lady Giulietta's city safe? Jon Courtenay Grimwood has 

been shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award twice and the BSFA Award for Best Novel 

seven times, winning twice. 

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*STRAY SOULS by Kate Griffin 

Fantasy | 400pp |Orbit | September 2012 

The first novel in the Magicals Anonymous series. 

London's soul has gone missing. Lost? Kidnapped? Murdered? Nobody knows - but when 

Sharon Li unexpectedly discovers she's a shaman, she is immediately called upon to use her 

newfound powers of oneness with the City to rescue it from a slow but inevitable demise. The 

problem is, while everyone expects Sharon to have all the answers - from the Midnight Mayor 

to Sharon's magically-challenged self-help group - she doesn't have a clue where to start. But 

with London's soul missing and the Gate open, there are creatures loose that won't wait for 

her to catch up before they go hunting. Kate Griffin is the name under which Carnegie 

Medal-nominated author, Catherine Webb, writes fantasy novels for adults. An acclaimed 

author of young adult books under her own name, Catherine's amazing debut, MIRROR 

DREAMS, was written when she was only fourteen years old, and garnered comparisons with 

Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman. 

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*DOUGHNUT by Tom Holt 

Science Fiction | 400pp | Orbit | March 2013 

From one of the best-loved comic writers in fantasy fiction comes another absurdly witty science fiction title - 

perfect for fans of Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett 

The doughnut is a thing of beauty. A circle of fried doughy perfection. A source of comfort in trying times, 

perhaps. For Theo Bernstein, however, it is far, far more. Things have been going pretty badly for Theo 

Bernstein. An unfortunate accident at work has lost him his job (and his work involved a Very Very Large 

Hadron Collider, so he's unlikely to get it back). His wife has left him. And he doesn't have any money. Before 

Theo has time to fully appreciate the pointlessness of his own miserable existence, news arrives that his good 

friend Professor Pieter van Goyen, renowned physicist and Nobel laureate, has died. By leaving the 

apparently worthless contents of his safety deposit to Theo, however, the professor has set him on a quest of 

epic proportions. A journey that will rewrite the laws of physics. A battle to save humanity itself. This is the tale 

of a man who had nothing and gave it all up to find his destiny - and a doughnut. Tom Holt's first book was 

published when he was just thirteen and, to his horror, he was hailed as an infant prodigy. While studying at 

Oxford, however, he discovered bar billiards and turned from poetry to comic fiction. 

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*BEFORE THE FALL (Book Two in The Rojan Dizon Novels) by Francis Knight 

Fantasy | 384pp | Orbit | June 2013 

Mahala. City of contrasts. Sun and hope. Dark and despair. 

With the destruction of their main power source, the towering city of Mahala is in crisis. Drop in a murder that 

divides all sides, and what you get is mayhem. With the city verging on a riot, Rojan is trying to keep his head 

down and his mind off the beautiful Jake, but it‟s easier said than done. He and a few other mages have 

managed to get some power back to the city, and they‟re hopeful that they won‟t get executed for using 

their magic. But when a former Downsider and emerging mage is found murdered, everyone thinks they 

know who did it. Only trouble is, none of them agree. Rojan‟s bad day gets worse when he almost becomes 

the next victim. But his worst nightmare is just around the corner. When he discovers the killer‟s identity, he‟s 

either going to be responsible for the collapse of the Ministry and all-out anarchy, or responsible for a war with 

Mahala‟s neighbouring countries that no one has seen coming or is prepared for. And there‟s nothing Rojan 

hates more than being responsible. 

FADE TO BLACK (Book One in The Rojan Dizon Novels) by Francis Knight 

Fantasy | 384pp | Orbit | February 2013 | Korea -- | Japan: EAJ 

The first title in a thrilling debut fantasy series set in the vertical city of Mahala. 

FADE TO BLACK is set in Mahala: a city built in the dark depths of a valley. A city built up in 

layers, not across – where streets are built upon streets, buildings balance precariously upon 

buildings. A city that the Ministry rules from its lofty perch at the sunlit summit, and where the 

forsaken lurk in the shadowy depths of its lower levels. Our main character Rojan is a bounty 

hunter trying to make his way in the city. Everyone knows he‟s a womaniser, a shirker of all 

responsibility, but they don‟t know he‟s also a pain-mage: able to draw magic from his own 

& other people‟s pain. He‟s not keen on using it, but when his niece is abducted he may just 

have to unleash his power. The big attraction of this book is the fact that it blends a 

wonderfully original fantasy world (which evokes the superb imagination of China Mieville) 

with a very commercially-appealing and accessible voice. Francis Knight has held a variety 

of jobs from being a groom in the Balearics, where she punched a policeman and got away 

with it, to an IT administrator. When not living in her own head, she enjoys SF&F geekery, 

WWE geekery, teaching her children Monty Python quotes, and boldly going and seeking 

out new civilizations. 

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IGNITE by Simon Morden 

Fantasy | 368pp |Orbit | November 2013 

Carinthia: a kingdom of great influence, power . . . and formidable magic. 

Long has the kingdom of Carinthia relied upon the spells of its Hexmasters to maintain its position of control. 

The great Prince Gerhard has ruled benignly over a kingdom that‟s never had to change for a thousand 

years. But now there are signs that their magic is failing, and the kingdom lies vulnerable to attack from all 

sides . . .Some Carinthians would do anything to see the magic return: any act, no matter how terrible, is 

justified, so long as the Hexmasters can continue to cast their spells and protect their homeland. But there are 

those in the kingdom who are more than ready to seize the power that‟s there for the taking - those who 

have been developing technologies in secret to rival the hexmasters‟ great magic. Now is their time to rise up 

and challenge the powers that be – and they are ready for blood to be shed by the gallon. Carinthia: a 

kingdom poised between chaos and order, the future and the past, technology and superstition, and the 

smallest push, a single word even, is the distance between disaster and triumph. Dr Simon Morden is a bona 

fide rocket scientist, having degrees in geology and planetary geophysics, and is one of the few people who 

can truthfully claim to have held a chunk of Mars in his hands. 

THE CURVE OF THE EARTH by Simon Morden 

Science Fiction | 368pp |Orbit | March 2013 | Korea: Duran Kim | Japan: TMA 

Welcome to the Metrozone - the post-apocalyptic London of the future, complete with homeless refugees, 

vicious street gangs, and mad cults. A dangerous city needs an equally dangerous saviour: step forward 

Samuil Petrovitch, a Russian émigré with a genius-level intellect, extensive cybernetic replacements, a built-in 

AI with god-like capabilities and a full armoury of Russian swearwords. Brilliant, selfish, and cocky, he's 

dragged the city back from the brink more than once - and made a few enemies on the way. So when his 

adopted daughter Lucy goes missing in Alaska, he has a good idea who's responsible and why. It never 

occurs to him that there's a chance he could be wrong, and looking for one woman on the dark, frozen 

slopes of the far north could tip the delicate balance of nuclear-armed nations. This time it's not a city of 

twenty-five million that needs rescuing: it's the world. Dr Simon Morden is a bona fide rocket scientist, having 

degrees in geology and planetary geophysics, and is one of the few people who can truthfully claim to have 

held a chunk of Mars in his hands. Simon Morden won the Philip K. Dick Award for the best original science 

fiction paperback published in 2011. Given that the judges couldn‟t decide which out of his three Samuil 

Petrovitch books was the best (EQUATIONS OF LIFE, THEORIES OF FLIGHT or DEGREES OF FREEDOM), he was 

awarded the prize for the whole series. 

THE FREE by Brian Ruckley 

Fantasy | 368pp | Orbit | March 2014 | Korea -- | Japan: 

THE FREE is based in a kingdom where there were once many free companies, selling their martial and 

magical talents to the highest bidder – and keeping the realm locked in seemingly eternal feuds. One by 

one, these companies were destroyed, disbanded or imprisoned. But there was one company too powerful 

and extensive to be forced into submission – a company simply named The Free. Now, amidst the debris of a 

rebellion, a potent mix of vengeance, love and loyalty are about to conspire to bring a storm down upon its 

leader Yulan and his companions - a storm so violent it is likely to destroy the last of the free companies. Brian 

Ruckley lives in Edinburgh. He has worked for a series of organisations dealing with environmental and youth 

development issues, but now writes full-time. He is the author of THE EDINBURGH DEAD (Orbit 2011) and THE 

GODLESS WORLD trilogy. 

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SERIES FICTION 

UNTITLED DYNASTY 35 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 

Historical fiction | 592 pp | Sphere | November 2013 

Continuing the addictive saga of the Morland family, now with its many branches spread across the Empire 

and the new world. 

ATOM IMPRINT (CHILDREN’S / YOUNG ADULT) 

THE WORST GIRLFRIEND IN THE WORLD by Sarra Manning 

Young Adult | 336pp | Atom | May 2014 

Amelie Jenkins is the worst girlfriend in the world according to the many, many boys who've shimmied up 

lampposts and shoplifted from New Look to impress her, only to be dumped when she gets bored of them. 

But she never gets bored with Franny, her best friend since they met at kindergarten. Franny doesn‟t have 

much time for boys, unless they‟re Louis Allen, lead singer of Thee Desperadoes, the best band in Merrycliffeon-sea, 

though that could be because they're the only band in Merrycliffe-on-sea. He's a tousle-haired, 

skinny-jeaned, sultry-eyed man-child, and she's been crushing on him HARD for the last three years. But, when 

Amelie, bored with callow youths, sets her sights on Louis it threatens to tear the girls' friendship apart. They 

strike a devil's deal – may the best girl win. Best friends become bitter rivals and everything comes to an 

explosive conclusion on their first trip to London. Can true friendship conquer all? Sarra Manning is a journalist 

and an author. She began her writing career in teen magazines and was Entertainment Editor of Just 

Seventeen before becoming the editor of Elle Girl. 

ADORKABLE by Sarra Manning 

Young Adult | 336pp |Atom | May 2012 | Japan: Uni; Korea: Duran Kim 

A fun, funky new story from the queen of teen fiction 

Jeane Smith is seventeen and has turned her self-styled dorkiness into an art form, a lifestyle 

choice and a profitable website and consultancy business. She writes a style column for a 

Japanese teen magazine and came number seven in The Guardian's 30 People Under 30 

Who Are Changing The World. And yet, in spite of the accolades, hundreds of Internet 

friendships and a cool boyfriend, she feels inexplicably lonely, a situation made infinitely 

worse when Michael Lee, the most mass-market, popular and predictably all-rounded boy 

at school tells Jeane of his suspicion that Jeane‟s boyfriend is secretly seeing his girlfriend. 

Michael and Jeane have NOTHING in common - she is cool and individual; he is the golden 

boy in an Abercrombie & Fitch T-shirt. So why can't she stop talking to him? Sarra Manning is 

a journalist and an author. She began her writing career in teen magazines and was 

Entertainment Editor of Just Seventeen before becoming the editor of Elle Girl. 

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*PETTICOAT PIRATES x3 by Erica-Jane Waters 

THE MERMAIDS OF STARFISH REEF (Book 1) 

SEA FAIRIES OF WHIRLPOOL GULLY (Book 2) 

SEA HORSES OF SCALLOP BAY (Book 3) 

Children‟s fiction | 96pp | Atom | March, June and August 2013 

Ahoy shipmates! With heart-shaped eye-patches, magical skills and 

mermaid friends, Marina, Aqua and Oceana are pirates as you've never seen 

them before: they are the Petticoat Pirates! 

Living aboard their ship in the Periwinkle Lagoon, they are surrounded by 

enchanted high seas which hold all sorts of adventure. The Petticoat Pirates 

will need to rely as much on their friendship as their piratical skills to solve 

mysteries and to discover the secrets of the deep. 

Cute yet trendy black and white illustrations make the series truly collectible. 

The Petticoat Pirates have strengths and flaws that readers will immediately 

relate to, and they belong to a magical world that readers will want to be 

immersed in again and again. Each book contains an individual story so that 

readers can enter the series at any point. 

There is a fun activity section at the back of each book including things such 

as 'How to Speak Like a Petticoat Pirate' and 'Make Your Own Eye-Patch' 

Petticoat Pirates is for fans of: Rainbow Magic (Daisy Meadows), Mermaid Island (Linda Chapman) and 

Mermaid Magic (Gwyneth Rees) 

Erica-Jane Waters is mother of one fairy, author, illustrator, stitcher, painter, lover of all things odd, old and 

curious, vegetable grower and wannabe pirate princess. 

Illustrator of the US series Candy Fairies (written by Helen Perelman), the UK series The Minivers (by Natalie Jane 

Prior) and picture books such as Jolly Molly’s Brolly. 

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GENERAL NON-FICTION 

DID SHE KILL HIM? by Kate Colquhoun 

True crime | 352pp | Little, Brown | March 2014 | Korea: -- | Japan: TMA 

Alienation, adultery, arsenic and the trials of Florence Maybrick 

In 1881, eighteen-year-old Florence Chandler, an American heiress and Southern Belle, and forty-two-year-old 

Englishman James Maybrick were married in Piccadilly, England. Within four years they had two children and 

enjoyed a comfortable life in their grand suburban mansion, Battlecrease House. Behind the scenes however, 

all was not well. The twenty year age gap between them, coupled with James‟ affair and financial difficulties 

began to take its toll. By 1889 Florence had also embarked on her own affair with a cotton trader called Alfred 

Brierley. When James, a self-medicating hypochondriac, became unwell Florence was concerned with his 

reliance on arsenic and begged their doctor to intervene. However, despite the attendance of two local 

doctors, James deteriorated rapidly and, in May 1889 he died aged 49 years old. Florence was swiftly arrested 

for the wilful murder of her husband by the administration of arsenic and a show trial followed where much was 

made of her affair – Victorian society expected women to uphold the dictates of propriety and were judged 

more harshly than men. Was Florence Maybrick a grieving widow, pining mother, terrified girl or premeditated 

murderess? Kate Colquhoun is the author of MR BRIGGS‟ HAT (Little, Brown 2011) which was short listed for the 

Crime Writers‟ Association Golden Dagger Award for Non-Fiction. 

OUR CHEATING HEARTS: Love and Loyalty. Lust and Lies by Kate Figes 

Popular Psychology | 288pp | Virago | June 2013 | Korea: KCC | Japan: EAJ 

We no longer know what to do about infidelity. Gone are the days when, in the upper classes at least, once an 

heir and a spare were produced, behind the solid front of marriage, much went on, quietly. And the middle 

and lower classes behaved not so differently. But now we are devoted to an ideal of fidelity – perhaps an 

impossible one. But is infidelity the worst thing that can happen to a relationship? And is splitting up the only 

answer? Is fidelity a reasonable goal for most people? Our lifestyles and social mores seem to be out of synch. 

The personal and the political and the private and the public are at odds. Kate Figes is the author of COUPLES 

(Virago 2010) and LIFE AFTER BIRTH (Virago 2008). 

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR MAMMOTH by Wendy Jago 

Business & Development | 208pp |Piatkus | September 2012| Korea: Duran Kim |Japan: Uni 

The accessible guide to getting any job done, no matter how big and daunting. You can manage that 

mammoth! 

HOW TO MANAGE YOUR MAMMOTH draws on a single coaching technique, bite sizing, to 

help you manage issues and tasks that you find difficult, overwhelming or impossible. You 

can use bite sizing to break down a difficult task or build up to a goal. Experienced 

psychotherapist and coach Wendy Jago draws on her work with business professionals 

worldwide in the banking and commercial sectors, to provide a user-friendly guide packed 

with short, snappy exercises to help even the worst procrastinators. HOW TO MANAGE YOUR 

MAMMOTH covers, how you naturally approach problems. Do you hone in on the 

details/specifics straight away or do you think of a problem in its entirety rather than its parts? 

How much energy and stamina do you have to draw on. What is your natural attention 

span? The book will show you how to work with your natural energy and attention levels and 

not against them. How we unintentionally create mammoths and how we can avoid doing 

so. Wendy Jago is the author of THE NLP BRAIN BUILDER (Piatkus 2010) which has sold to Russia 

(Eksmo), Spain (Urano), Italy (Il Punto d‟Incontro) and Vietnam (Nhan Tri Viet). 

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*THE 80/20 MANAGER by Richard Koch 

Business & Management | 304pp | Piatkus | May 2013 

How to use the 80/20 Principle to achieve exceptional results at work - without stress or long hours 

A large number of managers - especially in these difficult times - feel completely overwhelmed. Their inboxes 

are overflowing, they constantly struggle to finish their to-do lists and they stay at work longer than they would 

like to, leaving little time for the things that really matter. Luckily there is a way for managers to enjoy work and 

build a successful and fulfilling career without stress or long hours. In his bestselling book The 80/20 Principle, 

Richard Koch showed readers how to put the 80/20 Principle - the idea that 80 per cent of results come from 

just 20 per cent of effort - into practice in their personal lives. Now he demonstrates the few things you need 

to do in the workplace to multiply the results you achieve. Richard Koch is the bestselling author of The 80/20 

Principle, which has sold three quarters of a million copies and been published in thirty-one languages. He is 

also a highly successful entrepreneur and investor, whose ventures have included Filofax, Plymouth Gin, Belgo 

and Betfair. He was formerly a partner of Bain & Company and co-founder of LEK Consulting. He is British and 

lives in Portugal. 

*MARGARET THATCHER’S IRONING BOARD AND OTHER STATE SECRETS by Adam MacQueen 

General Non-Fiction | 272pp | Little, Brown | October 2013 

These are the things they didn‟t want you to know. Not the stories behind the headlines, but the stories that 

never got within a hundred miles of the headlines. The inner thoughts of Prime Ministers from Winston Churchill 

to Margaret Thatcher. The things the Cabinet were only prepared to discuss behind closed doors. And in 

many cases it‟s hard to see why. Would it really have hurt the nation to know that Mrs Thatcher insisted on 

bringing her own ironing board to Number 10 rather than having one bought from her out of public funds? 

Other papers, however, make considerably more hair-raising reading. Private Eye journalist Adam MacQueen 

turns his attention to the thousands of Whitehall files that have been gathering dust for decades to discover a 

very different view of what was really going on in Britain between the investigation of the Official Secrets Act 

in 1914 and the most recently revealed archives in 1982 of the Falklands Conflict. Adam MacQueen is the 

author of PRIVATE EYE: THE FIRST 50 YEARS (2011). 

IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE by Ben Miller 

Science | 288pp |Sphere | July 2012 |Korea: Duran Kim | Japan: EAJ 

An engaging, accessible and fascinating look at science's 'best bits' by popular comedian and particle 

physicist Ben Miller 

Black holes. Global warming. The Hadron Collider. Ever had that sinking feeling that you really 

should know about these things, but somehow never quite grasped them? Don't worry – 

you're not alone. Before Ben Miller was a comedian, he used to be a physicist, working 

towards a PhD in Novel Quantum Effects In Quasi-Zero-Dimensional Electron Systems. But then 

he woke up twenty years later and realised he didn't know any of this stuff either. And so he 

set out on a mission. He worked out the ten most vital things in science – the things you really 

need to know. He talked to experts, he visited research labs, he went to see the Hadron 

Collider in action... And then he wrote this book. Ben Miller studied physics at Cambridge and 

was working on his PhD when he left to pursue a career in comedy. He is now half of Britain's 

most popular TV comedy duo, Armstrong & Miller, and a successful actor, but has always 

maintained a passionate interest in science. Ben has recently been cast to star in an exciting 

Anglo-French co-production drama series called Death in Paradise. 

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CANCEL THE APOCALYPSE: The New Path to Prosperity by Andrew Simms 

General Non-Fiction | 352pp | Little, Brown | January 2013 | Korea; Duran Kim | Japan: EAJ 

“If a path to the better there be, it begins with a full look at the worst’ Thomas Hardy 

The horsemen are galloping, and there‟s more than four of them. Climate change, 

financial meltdown, the global peak and decline of oil production, a mass extinction event 

of plant and animal species, over-use of fresh water supplies, soil loss, economic 

infrastructure increasingly vulnerable to external shocks – it‟s the age of the complex super 

disaster. An apocalypse seems almost inevitable. Can it be cancelled? This is a book about 

how modern life floated away from reality and needs to get back down to earth. It looks at 

how we tried to escape the forces of the economic, environmental and human reality, 

and why we could have better lives if we went with the world, rather than against it. The 

book asks why it is, in a world that can easily feed and shelter everyone alive today, and 

even a much larger population, that this proves so difficult. It looks at how people around 

the world today are already overcoming dogma to begin a great transition, and learn a 

new art of living. Andrew Simms is Policy Director of nef (the new economics foundation), 

an award winning UK think-and-do tank, and is on the board of Greenpeace UK. 

THE NAKED SCIENTIST: Everyday Life Under the Microscope by Chris Smith 

Popular Science | 304pp | Little, Brown | November 2012 | Korea: Duran Kim | Japan – Owls 

The scientific secrets of everyday life laid bare brought together in this brilliant compendium 

Why use expensive beauty products when you can moisturise with jellyfish? Have you ever 

suspected pollution was to blame for your children‟s plummeting IQ? Science does not sit 

still and, continuing with the success of Chris Smith‟s first book, THE NAKED SCIENTIST (rights 

with Random House Australia), this is the equally compelling and curious follow-up. In THE 

RETURN OF THE NAKED SCIENTIST you will discover a treasure trove of cutting-edge research 

and far-flung facts as you look into our scientific future. Chris Smith once again answers the 

questions you didn‟t know to ask. Dr. Chris Smith is a medical doctor and scientist, employed 

as a special registrar and clinical lecturer at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He 

is also the founder and driving force behind The Naked Scientist, a lively weekly science 

radio talkback show aired by the BBC. He has appeared regularly on ABC Radio National 

Breakfast and The Science Show in Australia. He is also well known for his hugely popular 

website www.thenakedscientist.com. He is the author of THE NAKED SCIENTIST (Little, Brown 

and Random House Australia) and the co-writer of Mythconceptions in the Good Weekend. 

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HISTORY 

EAVESDROPPING ON OUR ANCESTORS IN JANE AUSTEN’S ENGLAND by Roy & Lesley Adkins 

History | 352pp | Little, Brown | June 2013 | Korea: -- | Japan: -- 

An insight into the everyday lives of our 18 th century ancestors in Jane Austen’s England 

1811 – Prince George ruled as regent in place of King George III who was declared insane. This was the world 

inhabited by Jane Austen, Lord Byron, John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley. In EAVESDROPPING ON OUR 

ANCESTORS, Roy and Lesley Adkins have turned their backs on the aristocracy, and have set out instead to 

describe the ordinary lives of the English working and middle classes, using as many quotations from 

contemporary sources as possible, including letters, diaries, travelogues, criminal trials, newspaper articles, 

censuses, even shopping lists. Our ancestors have a chance to tell their own stories. The book presents a 

snapshot of the era, reflecting the variety of life, and of the lives lived (by, incidentally, the great majority in the 

countryside. Only 20% lived in towns and cities, and London – the largest city in the world – contained the lion‟s 

share). This is not a narrative of events, but a narrative of people‟s lives. The authors therefore follow a loose 

chronological thread, which runs from the cradle to the grave, progressing through work and occupations, 

pastimes, marriages, illnesses, death and burial. Roy & Lesley Adkins are the authors of TRAFALGAR (Little, Brown 

2004) and JACK TAR (Little, Brown 2008; an extraordinary read – The Daily Mail; Extraordinary... wonderful history 

– The Daily Telegraph). 

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MERRIE ENGLAND by Juliet Barker 

History | 384 pp | 16 pages b+w picture section | Little, Brown | October 2014| Korea: -- | Japan: -- 

MERRIE ENGLAND concentrates on the Peasant‟s Revolt of 1381. The book is a forensic examination of the 

essentials of daily life: what people ate and drank, how they plied their trades, worshipped, amused themselves 

and observed the traditional rituals of the seasons. The dramatic and shocking events of this crisis provide a 

compelling narrative of the individual participants and the wide society they represented. The result is an 

important assessment of the revolt itself and an illuminating and original study of English medieval life at the 

time. Juliet Barker is the author of AGINCOURT (Little, Brown 2005) and CONQUEST (Little, Brown 2009). 

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*SCIENTISTS OF THE GREAT WAR by Taylor Downing 

History | 304pp | Little, Brown | May 2014 | Korea: KCC | Japan: EAJ 

A lively, fresh, new look at the men who shaped the scientific war of 1914-18 

The First World War is usually seen exclusively as a war fought by armies of millions living in trenches and slogging 

it out in human wave assaults on the Western Front, aided by a brutal science that introduced ghastly new 

inventions to the arsenal of war. Behind this common view of the war, there was, however, an unknown war 

fought by engineers, chemists, physicists, doctors, mathematicians, intelligence gatherers and information 

managers that made a more positive contribution to what happened at home, at the Front, at sea and in the 

air. They helped to fight a war that was won by scientific advantage, achievement and breakthrough in many 

fields that helped to transform life after the Great War. SCIENTISTS OF THE GREAT WAR profiles a small number of 

the key figures who made important contributions to different aspects of how the First World War was fought 

and presented to the public. It brings an entirely new take to the books marking the centenary of the Great War 

in 2014. Taylor Downing is the author of NIGHT RAID (Little, Brown 2013), SPIES IN THE SKY (Little, Brown 2011) and 

CHURCHIILL‟S WAR LAB (Little, Brown 2010). 

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NIGHT RAID by Taylor Downing 

History | 352pp | Little, Brown | August 2013 | Korea: KCC | Japan: EAJ 

Secret intelligence, German radar, and the raid that changed the course of WWII 

Radar was one of the greatest inventions of the twentieth century. It was a British invention headed by Robert 

Watson-Watt and his team in the 1930s and was central to Britain‟s survival of the Nazi threat of invasion and 

conquest in 1940. However, had the Germans also separately invented radar? In 1941, when the loss of British 

bombers flying over Occupied Europe began to reach alarming levels, an eagle eyed boffin in photo 

intelligence spotted an unusual radio transmitter along the north French coast. Dr R.V. Jones, a scientist at the 

Air Ministry decided, with the keen support of Prime Minister Winston Churchill, to launch a daring raid on the site 

and to try to bring back the technology for examination. The night of 27 th February 1942 was to prove the 

turning point in the science in the progress of World War Two. The Parachute Regiment landed on the French 

coast and managed to dismantle the equipment, drag it down to the beach and get away on Royal Navy 

motor torpedo boats. Capturing a piece of top German radar technology enabled the British scientists to 

understand it, work out how to jam it, and to clear the skies for the start of the bombing offensive of Germany in 

earnest. NIGHT RAID is full of powerful characters, whacky boffins, courageous commanders and very brave 

men. Downing was educated at Cambridge and went on to become Managing Director and Head of History 

at Flashback Television. 

METROPOLIS: Paris, London and New York in the Age of Revolution by Mike Rapport 

History | 352pp | 16 pages b+w photos | Little, Brown | February 2014 | Korea: Duran Kim; Japan: TMA 

The city in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries gave rise to a stormy debate about its nature: was it a place 

of Enlightenment, a sparkling well of progress and civilisation, or was it a den of vice, degeneracy and disorder? 

This issue was particularly searing at this time for this was the age of the American and French Revolutions, 

events which at one and the same time appeared to vindicate the city as the spearhead of progress and to 

reveal it as the dark sink-hole of humanity‟s destructive impulses. METROPOLIS explores the ways in which the 

lives of the three cities converged and diverged. Packed full of well-known characters; George Washington, 

Thomas Jefferson, Voltaire, Rousseau, John Wilkes, Mary Wollstonecraft to name a few, the book also draws on 

the writings, lives and experiences of ordinary people. The story of the three cities in this revolutionary age 

represented a broader ideological and cultural rupture between the three nations, their different routes towards 

democracy, a hardening of national identities and the transition from the cosmopolitan world of the eighteenth 

century Enlightenment to the more starkly defined nationalisms of the nineteenth. But the main characters in the 

book are the cities themselves, their streets, their buildings, their neighbourhoods and, above all, the life which 

teemed within them. Mike Rapport was born in New York and educated at the universities of Edinburgh and 

Bristol. He is currently Lecturer in History at the University of Stirling, Scotland. He is the author of 1848: THE YEAR 

OF REVOLUTION. 

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MEMOIRS/ BIOGRAPHY 

SOME GIRLS, SOME HATS AND HITLER by Trudi Kanter with an introduction by Linda Grant 

Memoir | 256pp |Virago | May 2012 | Korea: EYA | Japan: -- 

'A fascinating romance, a tribute to the love that beat Hitler' Daily Post 

Vienna, 1938: Trudi Miller, young, beautiful and chic, designs hats for the smartest women in the 

city. She is falling in love with Walter, a charming and charismatic businessman. But their idyll is 

about to end. Trudi and Walter are Jewish, and as Hitler's tanks roll into Austria, they know they 

have to flee. SOME GIRLS, SOME HATS AND HITLER is an incredible true story that moves from 

Vienna to Prague to blitzed London, as Trudi desperately seeks a safe place for her and Walter 

amid the horror engulfing Europe. SOME GIRLS, SOME HATS AND HITLER was first self-published in 

1984. Trudi Kanter died in 1992. 

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PAINKILLER ADDICT by Cathryn Kemp 

Memoir | 320pp | Piatkus | September 2012 | Korea: KCC | Japan: TMA 

A heart-rending memoir about one of the medical scandals of our time 

Cathryn Kemp was a successful travel journalist who was struck down by a life-threatening 

illness. After four years of operations and mis-diagnoses she left hospital with a repeat 

prescription for a painkiller 100 times stronger than heroin. Within 2 years she was taking more 

than 10 times the NHS maximum: her GP was effectively her dealer. Her family struggled to 

understand; her boyfriend left her, she hit rock bottom. Discovering she had only 6 months to 

live if she didn't give up the pills she sold everything she owned and checked into rehab. In the 

treatment centre she was told that she was unlikely to recover from 'the highest level of 

opiate-abuse in the clinic's history‟. To everyone's amazement, she proved them wrong. This is 

an extraordinarily poignant, vivid and honest memoir. Based on the 24 diaries that the author 

kept during this period, we travel with Cathryn through her hospital agony, descend with her 

into the hell of addiction and cheer her as she pulls herself out and upwards. It is a love story, a 

horror story, a survival story, a battle for dignity and freedom and an insight into one of the 

medical scandals of our time: the over-prescription of strong pain relief. Cathryn Kemp is a journalist and 

travel writer. She was a journalist for The People, News of the World, The Sunday Mirror and the Mirror for seven 

years before falling ill overnight in 2004. She has written several Lonely Planet books, including Romania and 

Moldova; Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; Eastern Europe, and Europe on a Shoestring. 

POLLYANNE by Sarah Oliver 

Memoir | 320pp | Sphere | November 2012 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan: TMA 

The amazing rags to riches tale of the Royal Opera’s prima donkey 

In 1997, Pollyanne the donkey found herself up for sale at a livestock auction. She had been 

badly treated by her owners and could barely walk because her hooves were horribly 

overgrown. Luckily for Pollyanne she was saved by John McLaren of the Island Farm Donkey 

Sanctuary who nursed her back to health and she is now a permanent resident at the sanctuary 

where she is very popular with visiting children. But Pollyanne‟s story doesn‟t end there. She is 

now an A-list performer and star of the stage. Her most acclaimed role is as lead donkey in 

Carmen at the Royal Opera House, and she has performed in front of the Prince of Wales. When 

she shared the stage with opera legend Placido Domingo, he said she was „the only creature 

he knew who could ousting him!‟ 

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*PUDSEY: My Autobidography by Pudsey 

Memoir | 208pp | Sphere | October 2012 

The exclusive autobidography of the dog who stole our hearts: Britain's Got Talent winner, Pudsey 

Earlier this year, a dog danced his way into the history books as the first canine winner of 

Britain's Got Talent. En route to the title, Pudsey and his owner Ashleigh Butler won over 

Walliams, delighted Dixon, stole the heart of Holden, and utterly captivated Cowell. They 

charmed the nation, too - with millions of viewers tuning in to see them take the crown. But 

what do we really know of Pudsey's journey to stardom? How did he get from being a 

depressed dog to the mutt of the moment? In this, the most unusual celebrity book of the 

year, he's finally ready to tell his tale. As a young pup, Pudsey always knew he was 

somehow different to his dog-standard peers. While his brothers and sisters contented 

themselves with chasing their tails, he sat apart, yearning for something more. With the help 

of the menagerie of pets that fill the Butler household and despite some dastardly 

opposition threatening to stop him at every turn, Pudsey managed to achieve his dream. 

This Autobidography tells the story of his incredibly journey, straight from the dog's mouth. 

Pudsey is the six-year old Border Collie, Bichon Frise and Chinese Crested cross dog who 

won the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent. He lives with his owner Ashleigh Butler and her 

family in Northamptonshire. 

THESE WONDERFUL RUMOURS! by May Smith 

Memoir |288pp| Virago | September 2012 | Korea: -- | Japan: EAJ 

A young school teacher’s wartime diaries 

'Auntie F. came in announcing dramatically that Hitler is coming tomorrow, at which my 

father remarked that he would, now that he's just finished papering upstairs.' THESE 

WONDERFUL RUMOURS! is the diary of May Smith, a primary school teacher in a small village 

in Derbyshire during the Second World War. May is as preoccupied with finding a boyfriend 

and spending her wages on dresses as she is by the blitz and the refugee children arriving in 

her school. Written with wit and style, THESE WONDERFUL RUMOURS! is a charming and lighthearted 

insight into life during the war. May Smith was born in 1914 in Swadlincote, South 

Derbyshire. She trained to be a teacher at Goldsmiths College, London. For many years she 

kept a diary, with a record of her life and her reading. After her first post at an all age 

elementary school in Swadlincote, in 1937 she moved to Springfield, a new Swadlincote 

junior school, where she taught during the Second World War. After marriage and children 

and a break from full-time teaching, she returned to Springfield, where she remained until 

her retirement in 1975. She died in 2004. 

GRACE UNDER PRESSURE: Going the Distance as an Asperger’s Mum by Sophie Walker 

Memoir | 288pp | Piatkus | October 2012 | Korea: -- | Japan: EAJ 

What my daughter taught me about Asperger’s, courage and crossing the finish line 

When Sophie Walker's daughter Grace was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, her world 

unravelled. Her high-powered job was in disarray, she couldn't sleep, often woke in tears 

and felt hopeless and useless in her role as a mother. One day she realised she hadn't 

done any exercise for months - neglecting her physical health as well as her mental 

wellbeing. Previously a keen runner, she set herself the challenge of running the London 

Marathon to raise awareness of Asperger Syndrome and make herself physically strong 

enough to support her daughter. Invigorated by the physical challenge she had set 

herself, Sophie began a blog - 'Grace Under Pressure' - writing about both day-to-day life 

raising Grace alongside training for the marathon. The combination caught the 

imagination of readers and the blog took off, garnering praise from a wide range of 

sources. Now transformed into a book, GRACE UNDER PRESSURE is a moving story that 

charts the highs and lows of raising a child with Asperger Syndrome and the physical 

challenge of training for a long-distance running event.Sophie Walker is an experienced 

print and television journalist who has reported from trouble spots and war zones all over 

the world. 

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*FUNNY PECULIAR by Will Young 

Autobiography | 240pp | 50 integrated pictures | Sphere | October 2012 

The unique, witty and revealing full autobiography of Will Young - multi-talented singer, actor and the first 

winner of Pop Idol 

In 2001 Will Young shot to fame as the first winner of Pop Idol. It was clear from the start 

that he would never be a typical pop star. Honest, down-to-earth and funny, he has 

always refused to play by the rules. In his frank, moving and often laugh-out-loud 

autobiography, Will Young tells his fascinating and extraordinary story. From the 

hilarious, crazy reality of being famous; to his experience of coming out as gay in the 

glare of the media spotlight, Will Young is scrupulously honest and perceptive. If you 

have ever wondered what it's like to attend a fashion show (and find yourself 

accidentally waving at Anna Wintour); or how it feels to stand up to Simon Cowell in 

front of the whole nation; or find yourself acting next to Dame Judi Dench in your first 

film role, this book reveals all, and much more. Will Young is not a typical pop star - and 

his book is a fresh, thought-provoking and entertaining portrait of a true original. Will 

Young was born in 1979. He has sold nine million records and has been nominated for 

and won numerous awards including two Brit Awards and an Ivor Novello. Will was the 

subject of a South Bank Show Special and has also appeared on Question Time twice. 

He is an established actor, having starred in Mrs Henderson Presents with Dame Judi 

Dench; he also appeared in Noel Coward's The Vortex at the Royal Exchange Theatre 

and was cast in a lead role in hit TV series Bedlam. More recently he was a coproducer 

for Ralph Fiennes' Coriolanus. 

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SELF-HELP/POPULAR PSYCHOLOGY 

*BREAKTHROUGH by David C. M. Carter 

Assertiveness, Motivation & Self-Esteem | 336pp | Piatkus | November 2012 

Be the best version of yourself you can be 

In 1954, Roger Bannister decided he would break the four-minute-mile record. Not only did he do this, but 

within a year, his achievement empowered 37 others to do the same. He accomplished his own 

'breakthrough' and inspired others to push themselves beyond what they thought they could achieve. For the 

first time, the world's leading mentor David C. M. Carter shares his most effective 'breakthrough' secrets in this 

practical guide to becoming the best you can be. Previously only accessible to his handful of exclusive 

international clients, these strategies are the keys to a more successful and happier you. By following them, 

you will learn how to identify and clarify your goals - and then achieve them in every area of your life. With 

simple, easy-to-action 'breakthroughs' outlined in each chapter, complete with 'how-to' tools, you'll have no 

excuse to live anything less than the life you were destined to live. David C M Carter is widely regarded as 

one of the world's leading mentors. He has an exclusive list of just 10 clients a year, ranging from CEO's of 

major companies, to entrepreneurs, celebrities and philanthropists. 

THE CURSE OF LOVELY by Jacqui Marson 

Motivation & Self Esteem | 288pp | Piatkus | March 2013 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan : -Owls 

How to break free from others' expectations and become your true self. A fresh twist on assertiveness. 

Many people's lives, relationships, careers and wellbeing are blighted by the belief that to be liked, loved and 

accepted they have to limit themselves to the behaviours they believe are approved of by others. This might 

mean some or all of the following: always being polite, nice, helpful, charming, fun, making people feel good 

about themselves, not letting people down, never saying 'no', avoiding conflict and putting others' needs 

before their own. Jacqui Marson in her 15 years of clinical experience as a psychologist has coined the 

phrase 'the curse of lovely' to describe this growing trend. Many people would like to be known as lovely, but 

for a growing number of people it can feel like a curse. They feel trapped, suffocated and oppressed by the 

weight of others' expectations and feel that change is not an option. This highly practical and motivational 

book will show readers how to break the cycle or curse of lovely to live a more complete, fulfilling life. Jacqui 

Marson is a chartered counselling psychologist with a private practice in Covent Garden, London. She is the 

inhouse psychologist for Channel Five News and has a monthly column, Fast Therapy, in Psychologies 

magazine. 

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PARENTING 

BABYCALM: A Guide for Calmer Babies and Happier Parents by Sarah Ockwell-Smith 

Parenting | 224pp | Piatkus | October 2012 | Korea: 

How to turn stressed-out new parents and crying babies into happier parents and calmer babies. 

Since having her first child nine years ago, Sarah Ockwell-Smith has worked tirelessly to 

prepare parents for the birth of their child. An antenatal teacher and a doula, with a 

background in psychology, she founded an award-winning company Babycalm with 

one aim in mind – to turn stressed-out new parents and crying babies into happier 

parents and calmer babies. She has a great understanding of the minds of new parents 

and is passionate about gentle parenting – letting parents know that it is OK to trust their 

instincts, that there are other ways to cope as a new mother without putting your baby 

into a strict routine or resorting to controlled crying. This book takes a different approach 

to the vast array of books out there – helping new parents to enjoy their baby and to trust 

in their own parenting instincts and offers a refreshing alternative to prescriptive, routineled 

parenting. BABYCALM will help you understand your baby and yourself as a new 

parent. It offers plenty of ideas about calming techniques and how to encourage your 

baby to sleep well and will enable you to feel confident and at ease in your new role. A 

happy mum and a calm baby go hand in hand and this book will get you off to a great 

start. Sarah Ockwell-Smith has a degree in psychology and a background in 

pharmaceutical research. She works as an antenatal teacher, doula and is the founder 

of Babycalm, www.babycalm.co.uk. 

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HEALTH 

*THE FOOD SWAP DIET: by Peta Bee 

Food & Diet | 304pp | Piatkus | January 2013 

Discover the food swaps that will transform your diet and your weight – permanently 

THE FOOD SWAP DIET is a practical manual for weight loss that provides all the information you need to lose 

weight permanently. The book compares seemingly similar foods and shows which are friendlier to the 

waistline, allowing you to make the wisest food choices and reduce your daily calorie intake. There's no going 

hungry, no banned foods and no skipping meals. You'll find hundreds of food swaps that slice anything from 

10 to 900 calories per serving so you can choose what to swap to achieve your goal. Comprehensive and 

informative, the book covers everything from store cupboard and fridge staples, such as breakfast cereals 

and dairy products, to lunches, ready-meals, drinks, snacks and eating out. You'll also find plenty of guidance 

on the healthiest choices - they aren't always the ones you think! - and how to make your diet really work for 

you so that you also gain health as you lose weight. Peta Bee is an award-winning journalist with degrees in 

nutrition and sports science. She currently writes a weekly article on health and fitness for The Times, and 

contributes regularly to the Sunday Times, the Guardian and the Daily Mail. Peta has appeared widely on 

television and radio and is the author of five books on health and fitness. She has just received the Medical 

Journalists' Association's Freelance of the Year Award 2012. 

*MUM’S NOT HAVING CHEMO by Laura Bond 

Alternative Therapies & Health | 304pp |Piatkus | October 2013 

Laura Bond started her successful „mum‟s not having chemo‟ blog as a way of explaining her mother‟s 

decision to say „no‟ to mainstream medicine and „yes‟ to vitamin C injections and coffee enemas. The book 

shares some of the information mother and daughter have discovered: how the treatments work, which ones 

are effective (based on studies available), and how they can be used alongside conventional medicine. 

Gemma Bond (now fit and healthy) is based in Australia. 

BEYOND TEMPTATION by Audrey Boss and Sophie Boss 

Fitness & Diet | 256pp |Piatkus | September 2012 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan: EAJ 

A follow up to the successful BEYOND CHOCOLATE - this time showing readers how to feel normal and in 

control around food 

In BEYOND TEMPTATION Sophie and Audrey Boss offer a radical alternative to the tried and tested methods 

used to combat overeating which either encourage women to rely on willpower alone, or legitimise 

overeating by providing lists of 'free foods' on which women are actively encouraged to binge. This book 

doesn't rely on NLP, CBT or life coaching techniques, but instead draws on the authors' own experiences as 

two overweight and unhappy overeaters and their ten years of experience working with thousands of failed 

dieters in the 'Beyond Chocolate' workshops and the successful techniques used in their newly established 

'Stop Overeating' workshops to offer women a practical, sustainable approach to stopping overeating and 

achieving long term weight loss. Sophie and Audrey Boss are the authors of BEYOND CHOCOLATE (Piatkus 

2006) 

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GETTING BETTER: The Lost Art of Convalescence by Dr Frances Goodhart & Lucy Atkins 

Health | 288pp | Piatkus | September 2013 | Korea: -- | Japan: Uni 

How to cope with your emotions after a health crisis 

GETTING BETTER is the one book you will want to give to any friend, colleague or loved one who has faced a 

health crisis, whether that is a serious illness, accident, surgery or a threatening event such as stroke or heart 

attack. This is the first book to tackle the crucial question of how to get well. It offers simple, research based 

psychological strategies for recovery – a modern day “convalescent‟s toolkit”. It centres on the crucial, 

research based (but widely overlooked) truth that „getting better‟ is not just about the body – emotions play a 

huge part. Often, a person‟s emotional state is the one thing that is stopping them from full recovery. Dr 

Frances Goodhart is a Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist with over 20 years‟ experience in the NHS. Lucy 

Atkins is a well-known health journalist, writing for papers such as The Guardian, The Times and The Telegraph. 

They are the authors of THE CANCER SURVIVOR‟S COMPANION (Piatkus 2011). 

*WALKACTIVE by Joanna Hall 

Health & Fitness | Piatkus 

Change the way you put one foot in front of the other and you’ll change your life. 

This book is for the millions of us who want to transform our bodies – and even our lives - without pain, cost, 

complexity or hassle. Diet and movement expert Joanna Hall has simple message: if you learn to walk 

intelligently – moving the right muscles in the right way - then you will see astonishing, and lasting body 

changes. This is a much-needed antidote to the faddy, unsustainable exercise/weight loss trends that plague 

our lives (and bank balances) today. Learn to walk using her 4-step technique, and you‟ll see positive results. 

Add in a few exercises and follow some dietary tips, and you‟ll see really positive results. Joanna Hall, MSc 

(Sports Science), is a highly respected fitness professional and businesswoman with a strong UK media and 

online presence. She is the author of twelve fitness and health books, translated into six languages. 

*GOOD MEDICINE by Patrick Holford 

Health | 320pp | Piatkus | December 2013 

This book is a guide to the most effective, safe and natural ways to help prevent and reverse disease, and 

restore your health if you are in a state of disease, based on the principles of good medicine. The book covers 

the top 50 most common health problems and gives the reader simple things you can do to prevent or 

reverse your health condition. They are all tried and tested and have proven to work, both in clinical research 

but also in practice. In many cases the reader will see examples of people who applied these approaches 

and got better. Almost all can be done alongside other treatment approaches so you have nothing to lose, 

except your ill health, by doing them. 

THE 10 SECRETS OF HEALTHY AGEING by Patrick Holford & Jerome Burne 

Health | 288pp | Piatkus | April 2012 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan: Uni 

A practical guide to help you to stay healthy and to look and feel younger for longer 

Life expectancy is increasing, but this is only good news if you stay well and can enjoy it. 10 SECRETS OF 

HEALTHY AGEING shows you how good nutrition will help you stay healthy, look younger and feel great as you 

age. It explains how your body changes as you grow older and what you can do to avoid the illnesses of old 

age, avoid aches and pains and poor sleep, stop eyesight deterioration, and stay as fit and mentally alert as 

possible for as long as possible. 10 SECRETS OF HEALTHY AGEING helps to establish your biological age, draws 

on health secrets of long-lived people, helps you to stay drug-free as you age. Patrick Holford is the founder 

of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London (Europe's leading training centre for nutritional therapists), is 

Chief Executive of the Food for the Brain Foundation and the author of over 30 books. Jerome Burne is a 

leading health journalist, writing regularly for the Daily Mail. He is co-author with Patrick in FOOD IS BETTER 

MEDICINE THAN DRUGS (Piatkus 2006). 

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SAY NO TO HEART DISEASE (revised and updated) by Patrick Holford 

Health | 160pp | Piatkus | September 2012 | Korea: EntersKorea | Japan: Uni 

Practical and accessible advice on preventing and fighting heart disease through diet 

We have a fifty per cent chance of dying from heart or artery disease. However, these devastating diseases 

can be prevented by using a simple yet powerful medicine - food. SAY NO TO HEART DISEASE shows how 

eating the right diet and correctly supplementing your diet can eliminate your chances of a heart attack, 

lower your blood pressure without drugs, reverse artery disease, maximise recovery after a stroke or heart 

attack, and add twenty years to your healthy lifespan. Informative and practical, it describes the 

cardiovascular system and what goes wrong with it, the key theories on the major contributors to heart 

disease, how to work out your own risk, and which areas of your diet and lifestyle to focus on in order to 

minimise your risk. It also gives advice on maximising recovery from a heart attack or stroke. 

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MIND, BODY, SPIRIT 

SOUL MATES: Secret Ways to Find Yours by Jenny Smedley 

MBS | 256pp | Piatkus | January 2013 | Korea: Duran Kim | Japan: EAJ 

Bestselling MBS author Jenny Smedley reveals the secrets to finding your soul mate 

In her work as an international columnist and psychic advisor, the most common question 

Jenny Smedley is asked is: How can I find my soul mate? Now, for the first time, she unravels 

the mysteries behind this most sought after state - that of being in love with the right person 

and making it last - and explores what magical and mystical means there are to help 

nature along, including colour, aura, scent, spells, mirrors, astrology, numerology and asking 

your angels to help. Providing practical, accessible advice on all soul mate situations, SOUL 

MATES shows the reader not only how to find their soul mate, but also offer practical advice 

on maintaining the most important relationships in our lives. Jenny Smedley is a past life 

therapist, author, angel consultant and the UK's leading expert in the subject of past lives. 

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