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Set in the 50s and 60s, Jacobs' novel is an affectionate tribute to the South London of his youth, in the Jewish community in Brixton. The story of 'Benny the Fixer' Pomeranski and friends is full of period detail, colour, gangsters, boxing, jazz and the rag trade. The writing is almost biographical in parts, but springs to life in the dialogue.

Nine Love Letters is a poignant and tender novel about the enduring power of love across generations, based on real events. The Weisz and Haroun families flee their homes to seek safety in England. As both clans deal with the challenges, upheavals and horrors of the Holocaust and legacy, their lives become intertwined in an unlikely twist of fate

Having moved from zoology to psychology to anthropology on both sides of the Atlantic, Bill McGrew developed a fascination for chimpanzees which led to him spending four decades studying our nearest living relations in their African homelands. He held a series of academic posts in the USA and UK, culminating in a professorship at the University of Cambridge and ending in retirement to Scotland. As he puts it: "I was lucky enough to be paid by various academic institutions to do what I would have paid them to let me do".This memoir consists of a series of stories and vignettes from a varied and colourful life, mainly involving animals, and naturally focusing on chimpanzees. All proceeds will go to organisations that rescue and care for chimpanzees."One of the world''s foremost primatologists, who sought adventures in Africa to follow chimpanzees in the wild, offers glimpses of his life. Funny, warm, unexpected."Frans de Waal, author of Mama''s Last Hug"Chasing after chimpanzees can be hilarious... McGrew came to be the world''s expert on the richness and diversity of chimpanzee cultures as well as a commentator on the comedic aspects of the lives of those who study them."Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, author of Mothers and Others"Renowned primatologist William McGrew has written a lovely memoir, a series of vignettes about key moments in his life and career. A heartfelt glimpse into one scientist''s fascinating life, and a thoroughly enjoyable read."Craig Stanford, author of The New ChimpanzeeCover Picture: Observational learning: chimpanzee mother performs hygienic operation on her foot, removing a sub-dermal sand flea, watched closely by her daughter, Mahale, 2007. (Photo by Agumi Inaba)

A cogent, vivid proposal for us to re-think ourselves to steer civilisation back to safety. As a species we cling on to the power of 'the old normal'. The rich get richer, the poor get Covid 19. Bankers conspire in the fraudulent abuse of people's savings, yet keep their loot, saved by governments never holding a single perpetrator to account.

Sally Emerson's compelling sophomore novel takes the reader into a dark labyrinth of physical danger and spiritual terror. Jennifer Hamilton is alone again - alone in the big house she and her husband bought together, alone after six years of marriage.

Smart, savvy and original, Sally Emerson's story about a young woman growing up with an amoral mother deftly portrays youth and its careful obsessions. When her mother brings home the young, attractive architect Paul, Jennifer becomes aware of new and unusual feelings, and before long mother and daughter are competing for Paul's attention.

A tense romantic thriller about stolen art treasures and precarious passion, this gripping story confirms Sally Emerson's status as a preeminent novelist of the mysterious, erotic and dramatic. Patrick first sees Anne in the British Museum in front of the Elgin Marbles - both young historians are fighting to uncover secrets

The Lost Colonial Boy found its roots in the hills and dales of Yorkshire, England. This fascinating book bridges four generations, World Wars, service to country, the wonderful power and strength of women, loves won and lost, and tragedy. Out of these came the opportunity for a young boy to grow and absorb the cultures, not only of his native land, but of Malaya and it's diverse history and people. The people are real, we are touched by their histories, and their narratives welcome and reveal memories of times past, and experiences in the present. A moving adventure through an extraordinary life.

A compelling and moving novel set in London about the pain of being separated from the children you love. Amanda is a high-flying management consultant with a loving and eccentric husband. Kate is her new baby and Sarah her mysterious nanny

Fire Child's dark heroine is young Tessa who from the age of 12 uses the power of her smile to seduce men, with damaging and dramatic consequences. Sally Emerson's hypnotic, vivid, unputdownable, blazing love story throbs with lust and black humour.

An intense and addictive novel about lost love and the compulsive pull of the past. Passionate, tense and menacing. This is a gripping story of obsession and love - and the difference between the two - by a formidable novelist. Newly re-issued as part of a series of six titles.

When Stephen Jones felt the urge to take a look at the world before settling into a humdrum job in West London, he decided to apply to become a VSO volunteer in Zambia. That experience opened his eyes to life beyond Uxbridge, and fed a wanderlust which would never leave him. He went on to spend the best part of 30 years working on overseas projects, mostly in developing countries. This afforded him the opportunity to learn about the fascinating people, cultures, politics, agriculture and much more of these far-flung places, while seeking viable development schemes funded by international aid agencies. This book is an enlightening and entertaining account of his adventures in more than 70 countries, from Nigeria to Nepal and from Afghanistan to Chile, Pakistan and Russia.

Only the Dead is the story of Vartan Nakashian, a young Armenian from Aleppo caught in the midst of a world war that is proving catastrophic for his people. We follow his journey of love, espionage, tragedy, betrayal and revenge across the tumultuous Levant of 1915-18, as the crucible of war and genocide makes a man of the boy we first encountered

The 'Swinging Sixties' are commonly depicted as hedonistic days. A point in history remembered for the generation of young people who shed the trappings of their parents and grandparents and, fuelled by sex, drugs, rock 'n roll, set out to put the world to rights. A time when individuality was heralded and convention widely challenged.

This is the eighth volume of (mainly) poetry published by Eddie Thompson ruminating upon the quirks, foibles and mysteries of modern everyday life, but this one is a little different. It has been published in memory of his beloved Enid, who died unexpectedly in January 2021. All the pieces are related, directly, or indirectly, to Enid and the couple's many happy years together.

With a foreword by acclaimed, award-winning British TV writer Tony Jordan, Liz Coffey''s story is funny, shocking, tragic and heart-rending.Elizabeth Coffey once had seven brothers and sisters, but today only she and one brother are left. Thanks to ''an insane series of cruel blows'' variously involving illness, accidents, mental health mismanagement and suicide, not one of herother siblings made it past their sixties. And yet through it all, the love, life and laughter have shone through - sometimes, it has seemed, from beyond the grave. This is Elizabeth''s funny, shocking, tragic, heart-rending story."It struck me, at an early age, being the ''little one'' of the family, that there was a high probability my dearly loved brothers and sisters were going to die before me. I didn''t expect it to happen quite so soon, and quite so tragically."''And The Little One Said'' is an incredible emotional roller coaster. I cried, yes, but I also laughed and was moved by the honesty and love. Elizabeth is an incredible writer, I was hooked from the word go and struggled to put the book down. I highly recommend that you pick up a copy ..." Frost Magazine, 31st May 2021''''Beautiful, sad and uplifting, I cried and laughed ...I found this book a real comfort. ... It''s heart breaking to read how medical mismanagement, mental illness, accidents and illness all seemed to stack up against this one family. It''s beautiful to see how they all come together in different ways and different times to handle it all.... My emotions about my own loss were at points summed up by the experiences of others in the book ... It was nice to know I wasn''t alone. ... I would recommend this book to anyone ... I loved every second and couldn''t put it down." AnyWayToStayAtHome book blog

Making the best of a life with limited vision.Robert Netherway was born blind. His earliest memories are of having his sight partially restored by pioneering eye surgery, enabling him to do simple jobs on his father's hill farm in Devon. He attended a school for visually impaired children andtrained successfully for a career, although in later life he has had to deal with losing his sight again. In this book he muses on the trials and tribulations of life with and without the power of vision.

Charles Theophilus Hahn, born into the English upper middle classes in 1870, was a cleric who worked in industrial towns in Yorkshire, in Southern Africa as a missionary and as an army chaplain in World War One. He loved adventure, travel and nature, and promised himself that he would have a jolly time. He left journals, sketches and watercolours which are the basis for his story, written by John Odling-Smee. The idioms and expressions in the journals recall the times in which he was writing. Many of the watercolours were inspired by the wildflowers and scenery of Africa. Taken together, his writings and paintings provide a fascinating picture of an interesting life in England and Southern Africa in turbulent times.

The author wrote this memoir of the eventful first twenty years of his life before he died in 2020 at the age of 84. It has been collated and completed for publication by his widow Joy. Brian Eldridge's aim was to chronicle this period in his life for his daughters and grandchildren and for Joy, as they knew little of this period of his life. As the author wrote: "This book will I hope fill in the gap with pleasant memories of me and enable them to understand the love I have for them". All proceeds from sales of this book will be donated to pancreatic cancer research.

Fergus and Lavinia Moreton have been married for more than 30 years and ''comfortably wrapped up'' in each other for nearly 50. Though they enjoy a life of semi-rural comfort in civilised Middle England, nothing is ever quite right for Fergus, including any foodstuff invented after the 1960s. The matters they disagree about range from the use of animals to keep the lawn down to Fergus'' supposed talent as a player of the bodhran - or any other musical instrument. Neither could imagine life without the other, although Lavinia sometimes tries...A sympathetic, perceptive portrait of a couple who are not old yet - just in very late middle age.

Geoffrey Paris has spent four decades working in the hotel and catering business, looking after everything from washing dishes in a back-street pub to supervising five-star banquets at luxury West Country hotels. He has seen it all, from drunken porters, fraudulent proprietors and incompetent waiters to con artist customers, primadonna pop stars and millionaires - and he wouldn't have missed a minute of it.A frank, colourful and highly entertaining account of what really goes on behind the scenes in hotels.