Rama IIThe sequel to the only SF novel to sweep all SF awards and one of the bestsellers of all time In 2130, an alien spaceship, Rama, entered our solar system. The first product of an alien civilisation to be encountered by man, it revealed many wonders to mankind but most of its mysteries remained unsolved Sixty six years later, a second approaching spacecraft was detected; four years on, the Ramans are definitely returning. But this time, Earth is ready.

He must protect his family

Paul Craddock is still young when he is invalided out of the army after the Boer War and he discovers the neglected estate of Shallowford in a secluded corner of Devon

including start and end points

Louise expands into the specifics of fashion

the ape thought to be man's closest living relative

' 5 stars (Goodreads reviewer)

MISTAKES WERE MADEHari ends up having one drink too many at the company dinner and wakes up the next morning with no memory of the previous night…except for a lingering sensation on her lips

which brings Julie's story up to date and details the highs and lows she has since experienced

'The most moving book you'll read this year' LISA JEWELL

As the curtains open on the final showdown

gritty and dangerous

by way of the North West Passage - a fabled route deep within the Arctic Circle that has thwarted explorers and fortune-hunters for centuries