Highly designed and vibrantly colorful words of wisdom from the BBC’s spiritual radio showThis collection of scripts from BBC Radio 2's Pause for Thought showcases the incredible insights that the different faiths in the UK today offer to people of all religions - and to those of none. Together, these pieces provide a guide to finding happiness and achieving psychological wellness, despite all the challenges we face. In both the selection of pieces and in the conte...

*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK*'This is a five star read for real' ROBIN HOBB'An impressive debut with real psychological depth' THE GUARDIAN'Richly imagined and politically driven' THE I PAPER'In a class of its own' THE DAILY MAIL'It now holds a standard for fantasy standalones' GRIMDARK MAGAZINE...

Eighteen episodes from Eric and Ernie’s BBC Radio 2 comedy series, collected together for the very first timeBetween 1975 and 1978, when they were at the peak of their popularity on television, Morecambe and Wise also starred in their own radio series, with each episode scripted by the one and only Eddie Braben.This feast of gags, sketches and song and dance numbers — plus of course Ernie’s ‘plays what I wrote’ — features a host of special guests i...

The Times 50 best paperbacks of 2024A Sunday Times and No. 1 New York Times bestseller'Filled with the moments I live for in a story'BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons in Chemistry'[Tom Lake] has it all ... Young love, sibling rivalry and deep mother-daughter relationships'REESE WITHERSPOON'One of the most beloved authors of her...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Gorgeous! Warm and funny and brimming with tenderness and heart' GRAHAM NORTON'Warm, funny and perceptive' ELIZABETH DAY'A gorgeously written story of starting over, secrets, friendship' LUCY DIAMOND'A warm and moving dive into childhood secrets' JO BRAND'Excellent!' ALEX JONESJosie's life i...

A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS SPRING COLLECTION PICK'I LOVED this addictive, beautifully written novel about romance, life and immortality.****'DAILY MAIL'Bleak yet hopeful, romantic yet lonely, this novel is both ordinary and extraordinary.'GLAMOUR'I loved it so much I wanted it to go on forever'FERN BRADY

*THE OBSERVER THRILLER BOOK OF THE MONTH**A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK*----------------------------------------The perfect couple. The perfect house.. . . The perfect crime.Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it.So when they m...

* SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINGERPRINT AWARD FOR HISTORICAL CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR ** LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA KAA GOLD DAGGER AWARD ** LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD ** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK ** A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE YEAR *'A rip-roaring adventure that's rich with drama' - DAILY MAIL'A riveting read. Pure gold' - SUNDAY POST

***A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK***Oli and Joe are identical twins. But they will never be the same.Lizzie Truman gives birth to her sons at thirty-one weeks. From the start, the differences between the twins are clear. Oli is bigger, stronger, healthier. Joe is small and much less robust, his future inexorably altered by the trauma of his premature delivery.As soon as the boys are well enough, Lizzie checks out of the maternity hosp...

From the author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick After The Fall comes a gripping and moving novel, perfect if you love books by Jodi Picoult.'Tautly plotted, gripping and emotional' - Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of After the EndA regular weekday morning veers drastically off-course for a group of strangers whose paths cross in a London café - their lives never to be the same again when an appare...

'Pure Pulley' STUART TURTON'Joyful and profound' CATRIONA WARD**'Simply unputdownable' THOMAS D. LEEJanuary Stirling** was one of the principal dancers of London's Royal Ballet. Now he's a climate refugee bound for Tharsis, the notorious terraformed colony on Mars. It's a utopia for the naturalised population. For January, as a dangerous Earthstronger whose body is unadjusted to the weaker Martian gravity, it's a life...

The evil Saruman has been defeated by Gandalf, but in Mordor the battle for the Ruling Ring continues. Wounded by the giant spider, Shelob, Frodo has been captured by the dreaded orcs. Sam, alone and in possession of the Ring, must rescue his master if their mission - to find the Cracks of Doom, and there destroy the Ring - is to continue. Meanwhile, the other Fellowship members are preparing for war against the armies of the Dark Lord, Sauron... Widely regarded as a broadcasting classic, ...