BBC Radio adaptations of three of Joanna Trollope's much-loved novels - plus bonus interviewBestselling author Joanna Trollope has been described as one of the most insightful chroniclers and social commenters writing fiction today. Her books have been translated into over 25 languages, and several have been adapted for television. This collection comprises the BBC Radio dramatisations of her historical novel Parson Harding's Daughter (written under the no...

Current characters in children’s entertainment media illustrate a growing trend of representations that challenge or subvert traditional notions of gender and sexuality. From films to picture books to animated television series, children’s entertainment media around the world has consistently depicted stereotypically traditional gender roles and heterosexual relationships as the normal way that people act and engage with one another. Heroes, Heroines, and Everything in Between: Challenging...

F****our speculative stories of disasters, dystopias and destroyed civilisationsJohn Christopher is probably best known for his seminal science ficion novel The Death of Grass and his ‘Tripods’ trilogy for young adults, which was adapted for BBC TV and became a cult classic. Alongside John Wyndham, he was one of the foremost exponents of ‘disaster fiction’, and these four fantastic productions all centre around post-apocalyptic themes – from deadly disease...

Nan's mother loves to tell her daughter stories, though the details vary according to how much she has drunk. The tale she tells most often claims that Admiral Lord Nelson is Nan's father: he was her lover and she saw him die at Trafalgar. Or so she claims.From poor beginnings, resourceful Nan makes her own determined way through life, but always haunted by the wish to know the truth about her father.From Portsmouth in the early 1800s to the battlefields of the Crimea, Nan ...

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUADFrom one of the most dazzling and iconic writers of our time comes an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity, privacy, and meaning in a world where our memories are no longer our own--featuring characters from A Visit from the Goon Squad.It's 2010. Staggeringly successful and brilliant tech entrepreneur Bix Bouton is desperate for a new...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE of the TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR by THE NEW YORK TIMES * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * SLATE* THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER *Also named one of the BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by Vanity Fair, Time, NPR, The Guardian, Oprah Daily, Self, Vogue, The New Yorker, BBC, Vulture, and many more!OLIVIA WILDE to direct A24's TV adaptation of THE CAN...

'An unforgettable treat' JANICE HALLETT'Beautifully written . . . moving and suspenseful' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT**'Gripping . . . each strand adds tension and drama' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'One of my favourite recent reads' BARBARA KINGSOLVER, GUARDIANIn the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valer...

‘Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller’ KARIN SLAUGHTERThe ninth book in the riveting DI Anna Travis series from the Sunday Times bestselling creator of Jane Tennison.Duty to the job or personal ambition? Anna Travis must decide where her loyalties lie . . .Six months ago, London nightclub owner Josh Reynolds was found dead from a single gunshot wound to the head, the gun held i...