The Other Queen, the new novel by Philippa Gregory (author of The Other Boleyn Girl), is the story Mary, Queen of Scots fighting to regain her kingdom whilst under the guard of Queen Elizabeth's trusted accomplice, Bess of Hardwick. Bess is a self-made woman, a shrewd survivor, newly married to the Earl of Shrewsbury. But what marriage can withstand the charms of Mary? Or the threat of rebellion that she always carries?
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The Two of Us, her memoir of life with her late husband John Thaw, Sheila Hancock describes the journey of letting go and moving on. Whether facing down burglars and easyJet staff or befriending waiters and taxi drivers, unearthing secrets in Budapest, getting arrested in Thailand, exulting in Venetian art or mingling with the Milan Mafia, in
Just Me Sheila is a woman seizing the future with wit, gusto and curiosity.
Book SaleMasters and Commanders describes how four titanic figures shaped the grand strategy of the West during the Second World War. The book explores how the key riddles of the Second World War turned on the personalities and relationships of two political masters – Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt – and the military commanders of their armed forces. Renowned biographer Andrew Roberts draws upon the private papers of nearly seventy contemporaries and verbatim accounts of Churchill’s War Cabinet meetings. The result is a strikingly intimate and enjoyable account.
Book SaleRichard Madeley of Richard and Judy fame is fascinated by the changes in family life dynamics and how being a father has changed since the time of his father and grandfather. In
Fathers & Sons, he looks back at his own family to illustrate just how far British father/son relationships have evolved. Both a family story and a wide-ranging look at Britain's evolving social character, Fathers & Sons is a uniquely honest and touching exploration of how our families operate.
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