Once Upon A Time In The EastNovelist Xiaolu Guo writes the extraordinary story of her childhood in rural China, her young adulthood in the Beijing underground and her move to the West in search of freedom of expression.

It was the dawn of the Cold War

a 20-something newlywed

both have a pared-down style and an electric presence and both are evidently worshipped by their Royal partners

It was kept from January 1870 until March 1879

finding progress in whatever you do

he has conquered unimaginable difficulty to embrace life and a new way of living

000 feet up on a glacier

'Morning Glory on the Vine' was an exquisite selection of Joni's handwritten lyrics and poems

At the age of 14

The authors use these never-before-seen documents and research to reconstruct the events in fascinating new detail

Her writing conjures up a time of wagon rides and haymaking and agricultural shows

The name of the detention centre - Auschwitz