The Humiliation Triptych is Welsh-born writer Jones Jones' first book. It's a collection of dark, violent tales of woe set between central/eastern Europe and Wales, written during a period of intense stress and anxiety. The first 10 short stories - including Cancer, and the title story, The Humiliation Triptych - are exhilaratingly frank studies of a mind in turmoil, expressed through cold, stark language: 'Earlier that day she'd had an abortion. An old woman with dirty hands did it in our...

Riot is a raw, visceral rant by 18 year-old Mark Jones, a college student in a depressed area of Cardiff, South Wales. He's hemmed in by apathy, sex and violence on all sides and despite his intelligence and humour, he's sucked into small town life. Ultimately he escapes to Manchester, but something unexpected claws him back.It's bleak, frightening and funny, all at once.

Marg is the story of a 24 year-old Polish immigrant sex worker in London.The story is told from Marg's point of view. She is initially a masseuse who provides 'out call' services with 'happy endings' to clients across London – as well as to those staying in the sad, business-focused hotels of Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton etc.A husband and wife team called Antonio and Angie run the massage business. They provide lodgings for Marg (and other girls) and take 75% of her ea...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, PICKED FOR THE ZOE BALL TV BOOK CLUB'Ruth Jones is excellent on human nature and why we make the mistakes we do. I felt for every character. Unputdownable.' Jojo MoyesThe past has a habit of tracking us down. And tripping us up.When Kate was twenty-two, she had an intense and passionate affair with a married man, Callum, which ended in heartbreak. Kate thought she'd n...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICKWATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR'Love, mess, secrets; this story of four generations of women is shot through with Ruth Jones's warmth and wisdom.' JOJO MOYES**'**A hug in a book'Prima'Her best book yet' Woman & Home'Compas...

***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***Get ready to fall in love with the funny, feel-good novel and instant Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick Love Untold and co-creator of Gavin & Stacey.'A touching celebration of the beauty and endurance of female friendship.’ DAWN FRENCH‘Heart-warming, entertaining

Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen – from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt – this is the dynasty that invented England as we still know it today – great history to appeal to readers of Ken Follet, Bernard Cornwell, Tom HollandEngland’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge f...

Does your job make you feel trapped? Like a cog in a wheel, limited by external, uncontrollable influences? Constrained? Capped? Does it feel like no matter how hard you work and grind, you still drudgingly live paycheck to paycheck? Do you want to change that?Do you want freedom? True freedom? Greater autonomy and independence? More money? More time? More just pure LIFE?!The answer isn't to work four hours a week. It isn't more school and more debt. It isn't to get in at the top of a Ponz...

Meet Justin Hall, a deadly covert assassin working for the Canadian Intelligence Service. He never listened at home; or at school… Why would anyone think he’d listen now? But no one’s better at getting the job done. Justin serves alongside his red-tape ripping partner Carrie O’Conner, and together they’ll stop at nothing to make sure justice is done. Dispatched to execute near-impossible missions with no time, no back-up, and no options. If you love clean, adrenaline-drenched, heart-poundi...

Artificial Fire-Works is a fascinating historical treatise that delves into the art and science of creating fireworks, as practiced in the 18th century. This comprehensive manual offers readers a detailed exploration of the methods, materials, and techniques used to produce a dazzling array of pyrotechnic displays. The book covers everything from the basic principles of combustion and the preparation of various chemical compounds, to the intricate construction of rockets, wheels, serpents,...

In the ashes of a broken world, a child steps into history.Japan, 1945. When the sirens fade and the bunker doors open, Koji emerges into a city reduced to smoke, fire, and silence. What he finds above ground will reshape everything he believes about survival, loss, and what it means to be human.Ash Children is a haunting, emotional novel about innocence tested by catastrophe and the quiet strength it takes to keep moving forward when the w...

"It felt like I could see the future, and the future was a terrifying place."Caitlyn's life has never been easy. Growing up in a troubled home, she's learned to rely on herself while caring for her little sister, Claire. Despite the chaos around her, Caitlyn tries to keep it all together-until something strange happens.One day, she discovers she has the ability to see visions-glimpses of the past and future tied to certain individuals. As she struggles to piece the...