Alice awakes in hospital in Paris after being rammed by a truck during a conversation with Emily, her wife. She is relieved that the baby she is carrying is safe. The police accuse her of being responsible for the global gridlock that has caused many deaths worldwide, claiming that the chairman of Swav Motors has said that she is the only one capable of making this happen. Alice knows that she is innocent but she is worried that her beloved wife, Emily, is responsible. When she is visited ...

A planet’s existence threatened by not responding to the consequences posed by climate change is rescued by dedicated citizens assisted by a vastly experienced trouble shooter from the Universe Environment Protection Agency. She transforms into the shape of a female citizen and arrives in the midst of a puzzling group of earthlings. They are yelling outside a building in Germany containing what her brain tells her are vehicles in a showroom. In faraway Australia on a country road a very yo...

Penelope Keith stars in the much-loved sitcom about an aristocrat forced to part with her family homeWhen her husband's death leaves her financially strapped, Audrey fforbes-Hamilton has no choice but to sell her beloved Grantleigh Estate. With butler Brabinger in tow, she decamps to the tiny Old Lodge cottage, where she keeps a close - and disapproving - eye on the new squire: the nouveau riche Richard DeVere, a wholesale food magnate of Czech descent.In t...

This collection was first published on LP in the 1980s. When Audrey fforbes-Hamilton's husband dies, and she is forced to leave Grantleigh Manor, she takes up residence at the nearby Lodge - from where she can keep a watchful eye on the Manor's new owner, Richard DeVere! Featuring the cast of the TV series, including Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, Peter Bowles as Richard DeVere and Angela Thorne as Marjory Frobisher. Vintage Beeb: classic albums first available as BBC LPs, now ...

Joan Walker reads Peter Spence’s delightful novelisation of his smash-hit BBC TV series about the veering fortunes of unreconstructed snob Audrey fforbes-Hamilton.It is 1979, and for as long as she can remember Audrey fforbes-Hamilton has enjoyed all the little luxuries that a woman of her position and ancestry might expect – a manor in the country, a modest staff, the awed respect of the local village and, of course, ‘a few shillings’ in the bank. But, after the d...

A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman’s acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless.The festive season isn't always happy for Tori Spring and her brother Charlie. And this year's going to be harder than most.I used to think that difficult was better than boring, but I know better now…

#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER · #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘One day you’ll look back and realise how hard it was, and just how well you did’Charlie Mackesy’s four unlikely friends are wandering through the wilds again. They’re not sure what they are looking for. They do know that life can be difficult, but that they love each other, and cake is often the answer.When the dark clouds come, can the boy remember what he needs to ...

THE NEW ROMANTIC COMEDY FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE ROSIE PROJECT.Will he risk it all for a second chance at first love?'After twenty-two years without any contact at all, Angelina Brown, my Great Lost Love, decides to change the world and emails Hi . . .'Adam Sharp met the love of his life on the other side of the world. He was playing in a bar in Australia when Angelina requested a song. I...

*NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR**Heartstopper Forever movie coming July 17 from Netflix**HEARTSTOPPER: fastest ever selling graphic novel**Winner of Best Book I Wish I Could Read Again For The First Time - TikTok Book Awards*This joyful trip into the LGBTQ+ world of Heartstopper is the perfect gift for anyone who loves the graph...

Katie Donald's aunt is moving to Canada and asks Katie to take over management of her matchmaking bureau. Katie, who is always ready for a new challenge, enthusiastically accepts the offer, taking charge of The Perfect Passion Dating Company at No. 24 Mouse Lane in Edinburgh's New Town. Although Katie has little in the way of direct experience, with the help of her amiable and handsome office neighbour William Kidd, she soon finds herself making matches for the lonely hearts tired of meeti...

Who is Jacob?He's a seven year old boy who loves to play all sorts of games. Games like Hidden Toys and Hidden Ears. They are fun games to play!But not everyone enjoys the games with him. Other kids think he's funny, but the teachers don't think so. Which explains why he gets into trouble a lot of the time.Thank goodness for Grandpa who is always patient with him…even when he's been naughty.Will Jacob ever learn to listen?

Homecoming pieces together fragments of stories about four generations of Noongar women and explores how they navigated the changing landscapes of colonisation, protectionism, and assimilation to hold their families together. This seminal collection of poetry, prose and historical colonial archives, tells First Nations truths of unending love for children—those that were present, those taken, those hidden and those that ultimately stood in the light. Homecoming speaks to the intergeneratio...