Ella Rubenstein is forty years old and unhappily married when she takes a job as a reader for a literary agent ? and suddenly her life is transformed. Her first assignment is to read a novel about the ancient Sufi mystic, Rumi, who was transformed by the whirling dervish into a passionate poet and advocate […]
One who walks with grit and determination towards obstacles, time and again, is no ordinary person. The act of returning to face the people, to risk all to try and help them once again, is one of bravery and a fortitude that is heartening and inspirational. In 2008, Hillary Rodham Clinton went head to head […]
Sergeant Malcolm Ainslie of the Miami police homicide department is about to take a well earned family holiday when he is called away on an urgent mission. A criminal on Death Row with only a few hours to live before being sent to the electric chair has requested that Ainslie hear his confession. Will Elroy […]
Notorious investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn books into a private clinic in Dorset for the removal of a disfiguring facial scar. She was never to leave there alive. Dalgliesh and his team are called in to investigate the murder, and later a second death, which are to raise even more complicated problems than the question of […]
Mehrunisa Khosa discovers the murder of a supervisor of the Taj Mahal, and an altered Quranic inscription to prove that the Taj was a Hindu monument. The discovery could prove disastrous, for although the theory had been abound for a long time, proving it could spark a controversy as strong as the Ayodhya conflict. In […]
Paul Janson has retired from his life as a covert operative and assassin for the US government. His new mission is to take only those jobs he believes will help the world in a positive way. For this purpose he finds himself working with Jessica Kincaid, a sharpshooter who doesnt miss. Now he needs to […]
In his third book the brilliant Andy McDermott sends Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase hurtling round the globe in search of the legendary sword Excalibur.
Its a prize beyond imagination. When an archaeologist excavating a top secret historical site realizes the magnitude of his discovery he requests help from treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo. In rushing to join him, the Fargos are thrown into their most daring quest to date. The clues point to the hidden tomb of Attila […]
Thea Stilton is the sister of the famous Geronimo Stilton and resides with her brother on Mouse Island. She is a special correspondent for The Rodents Gazette, Mouse Islands most famous newspaper. Ms. Stilton is a visiting professor of journalism at the Ratford Academy. In this book, Thea Stilton and Thea sisters are working on […]
He has served Gilgamesh, Solomon, Ptolemy, Tycho Brahe, Faust and Zarbustibal, wise and powerful magicians of history and certain infamy. And he has also served a rather cheeky young boy called Nathaniel who was foolish enough to give him his real name. But Bartimaeus is not yet whipped, he has his pride as a level […]
CARTER AND SADIE KANE, descendants of the magical House of Life, are in pretty big trouble. Despite their bravest efforts, Apophis, the giant snake of Chaos, is still threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness. Now the Kanes must do something no magician has ever managed – defeat Apophis himself. No pressure there then. […]
Mister Meddle is a pixie who is always willing to help out and do good deeds, but he never quite gets it right and doesnt wait to be asked for help. Whether hes leaving worms in lampshades, or serving up soap instead of butter, he always ends up in a muddle.
Felicity! Must you play that awful, gloomy tune again? Said Anne – Marie. Im trying to get the last verse of this poem right. The fifth form are sharing studies this year. And tempers are fraying. Its going to be a very tense term, The eighth book in this famous school series – theres more […]
In a plot based on the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid in India, Taslima Nasrin weaves a heart-wrenching story where a Bengali Hindu family living in Bangladesh is forced to re-evaluate their patriotism in order to save their precious lives. As the Bangladeshi Islamic radicals wage their war against resident Hindus, Sudhamoy and his […]