Fiction

Little remains of the glamour of Setton, once the Noth-East’s premier pleasure resort. The Spanish City is boarded up; its famous Charleston roller coaster turning rapidly to rust. Only in Moscadini’s ice-cream parlour, with its glowing mural of an arcadian coastline, is there a hint of its former glory. It is here that the world-weary teacher Hal Price is brought by his teenage kidnappers to meet a ghost. As the snow falls outside and Hal relives the memories of his dancing days, he tells the boys a story – a tale of wartime dreams and peacetime disappointments, of love, betrayal, death and resurrection. Sarah May’s fictional worlds are comic and macabre, lyrical and violent. In this second novel, she applies her unique vision to the boom and bust of post-war England to create a romantic fable as heart-stopping as the Charleston Coaster itself.

Beautiful violinist Melanie Conway has visions of death, and when she collapses at a concert her boyfriend, Bodie, is there to hear her premonition. Penelope Conway is even more stunning than her sister … but her looks have attracted an obscene caller. All three are drawn into a nightmare that is fired by sex and haunted by blood

For Kathleen, Christmas has always been an unwelcome reminder of her father’s abandonment almost three tumultuous decades ago. Although she has tried to forget her past, it has not forgotten her, and in the days leading up to Christmas, an unforgiving blizzard traps her in her home with two unlikely roommates who bring her face to face with the hurts of her past-and the hope of a happier future.

Will she let go of the past and grad hold of a future full of love and forgiveness? Or will she continue to be haunted by her pain as the snow storm of the century brings with it the hope of lasting joy?

The Walking Dead original novel series, set in the universe of Robert Kirkman’s iconic comic book, comes to a shattering conclusion with The Fall of the Governor – Part Two. From co-authors Kirkman, creator of the Eisner Award-winning comic as well as executive producer of AMC’s blockbuster TV series, and Jay Bonansinga, Stoker Award-finalist and internationally acclaimed author, comes this stunning finale to their ambitious chronicle of human survival amid the plague of undead, which began with The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor.

In Rise of the Governor, uber-villain Philip Blake journeyed from his humble beginnings directly into the dark heart of the zombie apocalypse, and became the self-proclaimed leader of a small town called Woodbury. In The Road to Woodbury, an innocent traveler named Lilly Caul wound up in the terrifying thrall of Phillip Blake’s twisted, violent dictatorship within Woodbury’s ever tightening barricades. In The Fall of the Governor – Part One, Philip Blake finally revealed himself to be the true monster that he is, and the battle lines were drawn between the Governor and the desperate, beleaguered inhabitants of a nearby prison.

Now, in The Fall of the Governor Part Two, the Governor’s dark journey reaches its shocking, heartrending conclusion. In a roller coaster finale, war breaks out, all of the plot lines from the previous three novels converge, tensions boil over into unthinkable mayhem, and the dark destinies of those few left standing are sealed in a series of stunning twists

As the BOTOX ECONOMY was laid bare and the financial filler of other people’s money became evident, the JAGGERS, JUGGLERS and BONO BOOMERS struggled to maintain their slice of a diminished pie.

However the author saw a possible solution to Ireland’s quandaries. Taking a trip around the globe from Shanghai to New York, from Latin America to Central Europe, he says we can learn from history and appreciate that Ireland has a unique economic resource: OUR GLOBAL TRIBE.

If we exploit the demographic potential of the Diaspora, we can re-invigorate the nation. The prosperity of future Irish generations is based on harnessing the collective power of past generations. This is the global GENERATION GAME

The long-awaited sequel to Jean Marsh’s The House of Elliott. Still courted by the rich and influential, the House of Eliott is thriving. The triumphant 1936 season allows Bea and Evie time to nurture their neglected families. The onset of World War II brings the House of Eliott under threat, and forces the sisters to confront hard truths about their lives.

This is much more than just a serial-killer novel; as ever, Pelecanos tackles race, family, loyalties and drug culture with the utmost delicacy of touch, providing a gently panoramic and compassionate view of the ills as well as the positive elements of American society.

In the First World War, Ronald Skirth was an ordinary tommy. His experiences were like those of many others: fighting in the trenches under constant bombardment, suffering under a cowardly commanding officer, enduring shell shock and finally, somehow, surviving.

Europeans have long been fascinated by all that it means to be English: its liberal institutions, its civil liberties, its delicate balance between social order and the free pursuit of self-interest.

In Voltaire’s Coconuts Ian  Buruma examines these ideas about Englishness and what Europeans admired or loathed about Brithain.‘

Cynthia Vogit, author of the bestselling Tillerman saga, has written her most compelling novel to date, a brutal portrait of one day in the life of seven-year-old Tish, who learns to come to the greatest fear.

Francine redefined Christian fiction-honest, unflinching, powerful, life-changing-demonstrating why storytelling is the most effective way to communicate God’s truth.

Every Christian novelist writing today owes a debt of gratitude to Francine Rivers for lighting the way.

Behind the men who shaped history are the heroes who changed it forever.

Aaron, Caleb, Jonathan, Amos, Silas, each story includes a six-part Bible study, perfect for individual use or group discussion.