by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce ; illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
A black teacher from British Guiana describes how he overcame the hostility and prejudices of his students in a London slum.
The Jimmy Choo founder's personal and candid account of her life in the fashion business. Tamara Mellon shares the whole larger-than-life story, from her troubled childhood and her time as a young …
Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors, and the law, when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe and a chance to start again. But how does Ripley act …
Set in twelfth-century England, this epic of kings and peasants juxtaposes the building of a magnificent church with the violence and treachery that often characterized the Middle Ages.
Readers can discover all the foul facts about the MEASLY MIDDLE AGES, including why chickens had their bottoms shaved, a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year-old treacle was used for.
The Signalman: A visitor comes to a signal-box next to a railway tunnel. The Signalman tells the visitor about his important work. But the signalman also tells him a frightening story. Is the story…
When her mother dies, Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle at Jamaica Inn. Strange things happen there at night. Mary is not easily frightened but she slowly discovers that her uncle is…