A Splash of RedAn atmospheric and gripping mystery from Lady Antonia Fraser's Jemima Shore series. How well do we ever know our friends? When Jemima Shore offers to flat sit for her friend Chloe, the last thing she is expecting is threatening anonymous phone calls on her very first night. A vicious assault by Chloe's ex lover the next morning forces Jemima to accept that she knows very little about her friend's life. Fuming, she decides to confront her. But then she

Maya Polar Bear

JANE EYRE was born out of a magnificent

Struck by the country’s stunning scenery and the rapid succession of monuments and novelties

Longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008

he discovers that

Renéharles is the ultimate New York City tastemaker

a cutting-edge performance space

the Earl of Essex succumbs to a fatal arrow - but only after a lingering fever during which his officials do their best to save him from hellfire by restoring various properties he has annexed

green lentil salad

Bitesize chunks of information mean this book is full of stuff you've never even thought of on everything that is unique or impressive about the human body

-- Stations of the Cross (for Lent) and Stations of the Resurrection (for Easter)

and how feedback loops between polarised political identities and polarised political institutions drive the system toward crisis