In 1940, Private Raymond Bailey, a 21-year-old Vauxhall motors apprentice, was captured in northern France, becoming a Nazi prisoner of war. But he wouldn't remain one for long...The Longest Walk Home is the incredible account of his daring 2,000 mile escape across Europe and over the Pyrenees, to the safety of British Gibraltar, and home in time for Christmas. Along the way Ray has nerve-shredding encounters with German soldiers and the Spanish Civil Guard. Often he is ex...

When To Get Up From The Table - When Love Is Not Being Served is a powerful and deeply personal book about self-worth, emotional healing, and the courage to walk away from relationships that no longer honor who you are.Written with honesty, wisdom, and compassion, Gloria Bailey-Ray invites readers to examine the moments when love becomes one-sided, when emotional labor becomes exhaustion, and when staying begins to cost more than leaving. This book speaks to the wo...

U Didn't Get The Memo: Navigating Corporate America is a candid, practical guide for professionals trying to understand the unwritten rules of the workplace.Drawing from more than 25 years of corporate leadership, management, training, and employee relations experience, Gloria Bailey-Ray-known as The Authentic Coach-pulls back the curtain on the workplace lessons many professionals are never taught but are expected to know.This book speaks directly...

How punter power pulled the humble pint back from the brink, this is the surprising story of a very British consumer revolt! Following a cast of bloody-minded City bankers, hippie microbrewers, style gurus, a Python, and a lot of men in pubs, Brew Britannia tells the story of the campaign to revitalise the nation's beer which became the most successful consumer revolt in British history! Fifty years ago the future of British beer looked as bleak as the weak, sweet, bland and fizzy pints be...

In 1940, Private Raymond Bailey, a 21 year old Vauxhall motors apprentice, serving with the 1st Kensington Regiment, was captured in Northern France, becoming a Nazi prisoner of war. But he wouldn't remain one for long...The Longest Walk Home is the incredible account of his daring 2,000 mile escape across Europe and over the Pyrenees, to the safety of British Gibraltar, and home in time for Christmas. Along the way Ray has nerve-shredding encounters with German soldiers a...

'A superb book’ – Observer‘Gripping, vivid and compelling’ – The Critic‘Humane, absorbing and meticulous’ – New Statesman‘An extraordinary book’ James O’Brien, TLSThree Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.Thr...

Brought to you by Penguin.From the Italian Alps to northern Germany, to London, New York, Washington and Tokyo, Victory ’45 tells the story of the extraordinary summer when the greatest conflagration the world had ever known finally came to an end after six surrenders that heralded the Allied victory.Comprised of eight chapters based around each of those surrenders and the victory celebrations which followed, it will be rich in character and human drama wit...

'A superb book’ – Observer‘Gripping, vivid and compelling’ – The Critic‘Humane, absorbing and meticulous’ – New Statesman‘An extraordinary book’ James O’Brien, TLSThree Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.Thr...

A Waterstones Best History Book 2025A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025‘Learned, entertaining and highly approachable’ BOB MORTIMER‘A treat’ ALICE LOXTON‘Five stars from me…’ AL MURRAYAn unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends – an irresistible, family-friendly deep dive into the murky lives of the British monarchy....

A SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLERA Waterstones Best Nature & Travel Writing Book 2025'Educational, smart and funny’ Richard Osman‘This book is superb’ Charlie Brooker‘Brilliant. Fascinating. Hilarious.’ Jonn Elledge, bestselling author of A History of the World in 47 BordersThe debut book from the YouTube sensation and all-round cartographical ne...

BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'A teeming chronicle of those scorching months. Superbly researched.' THE TIMES'Scorching, animated and essential reading. Superb.' THE MAIL ON SUNDAY'Grippingly captures the three months that shook Britain's cultural landscape' PAULINE BLACK'Scorching, seething and scintillating, Heatwave conjures a slow-burnin...

'Superbly plotted . . . pure escapism and utterly joyful' JOANNA CANNON'Vivid and entertaining, and powered by such a wonderfully dry wit' THE TIMES'An excellent mystery . . . superbly rendered' GUARDIAN'A beautifully woven debut full of escalating secrets . . . hugely enjoyable' AJ PEARCE'An intriguingly tricksy story' DAILY MAILIN A HOUSE BU...