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The first volume in a new series about young girl who suddenly finds herself befriended by the most popular boy in school.

The year is 63 BC. In an age of political titans, Cicero stands supreme: the senior consul of the Roman republic. But jealous rivals are determined to destroy him and seize control of the state. To thwart them will take all his guile - and will lead him, and Rome, to the brink of destruction.

Now a major BBC film, directed by Oscar-winner Christopher Hampton (Atonement and Dangerous Liaisons), starring Vanessa Redgrave and Olivia Colman.

Hailed as a masterpiece from its first publication, Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright young couple who are bored by the banalities of suburban life and long to be extraordinary.

Bestselling author of Me Before You Jojo Moyes' captivating and emotional 2002 debut.

Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Against enormous odds, Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers - at least until a better offer comes along - and heads off to Italy.

In the illuminating company of an astrotrucker we meet the ponorists - those who venture into outer space beyond the point of no return - discover the most popular and most pungent Earth mementos taken into space and learn the essential difference between humans and androids.

Some of his most famous and often quoted (or misquoted) lines appear in their original form, including the text of two poems in particular - 'Spain 1937' and 'September 1,1939' - that he later altered or repudiated. '[He] has made himself into a kind of unofficial poet laureate.

A breathtaking collection of reflections from one of the world's best loved storytellers, Paulo Coelho.

A memoir that recounts the author's journey from a poverty-stricken childhood in rural Cuba to his death in New York four decades later. It tells of his odyssey from young rebel fighting for the Revolution, through his suppression as a writer, his disillusionment with Castro, his imprisonment and torture, to his eventual flight from Cuba.

'One of the freshest, most engaging novels' Dean Koontz

The extraordinary Maisie Dobbs returns in her second case

Now filmed as the blockbuster movie 'Jack Reacher', starring Tom Cruise. But within hours the cops have it solved. The accused gunman refuses to talk except for a single phrase:Get Jack Reacher for me. He's not looking for trouble. But sometimes trouble looks for him. What could connect the ex-military cop to this psychopathic killer?

Rafah, a town at the southernmost tip of the Gaza Strip, is a squalid place. Situated on the border with Egypt, swaths of Rafah have been reduced to rubble. Buried deep in the archives is one bloody incident, in 1956, that left 111 Palestinian refugees dead, shot by Israeli soldiers. This title captures the essence of the tragedy.

Rebecca Elson's knowledge of astronomy is combined with autobiographical detail here in an exploration of time, space, evolution and her approaching death.

The breakthrough book from the highly acclaimed author of By the Sea

In the summer of 1920 two men, both war survivors meet in the quiet English countryside. One is living in the church, intent upon uncovering and restoring an historical wall painting while the other camps in the next field in search of a lost grave.

When his love for the Baron's daughter is discovered, Candide is cast out to make his own way in the world. And so he and his companions begin a breathless tour of Europe, South America and Asia, as an outrageous series of disasters befall them earthquakes, syphilis, a brush with the Inquisition, and murder, testing the young hero's optimism.

A kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth from bestselling storytelling legend Neil Gaiman.

But time's ticking by, plans are being made both sides of the Atlantic and soon she realizes she's in trouble... Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella:"I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail"Hilarious . you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny Colgan"Properly mood-altering .

She knew he'd really done it this time when he revealed to her that he'd always had a secret passion for poetry and that his next project was a book about how to write poetry. According to Stephen it will make writing poetry fun, easy, satisfying, fulfilling and delightful.

Winner of The Women's Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The poignant - and at times very funny - novel from the author of State of Wonder and Commonwealth.

What are the French really like?Paul West, a young Englishman arriving in Paris to start a new job, is about to find out.

A terrifying and suspenseful journey of cat and mouse across America from internationally bestselling author Dean Koontz

Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced.

A fully annotated translation of the most complete text of Bulgakov's exuberant comic masterpiece

A man and a woman meet by chance while returning to their homeland, which they had abandoned 20 years earlier when they chose to become exiles. Will they manage to pick up the thread of their strange love story, interrupted as soon as it began and then lost in the tides of history?