An extraordinarily rich debut novel, set in India in 1947 at the time of Partition. Although the backdrop is this key event in Indian history, the novel is even...

Do you want to learn the Sebald Code? Do you want to know more about V.F.D? Do you want to know about Lemony Snicket's Passtimes? I hope you do,...

Alex Rider, teenage superspy, is back. Fourteen-year-old Alex is back at school trying to adapt to his new double life...and double homework. But...

When his guardian dies in suspicious circumstances, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider find his world turned upside down. Within days he's gone from schoolboy to superspy. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex...

When Rachel and Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday, they have no idea that such incredible adventures with the fairies await them! in this...

When Tina Morrison is unexpectedly widowed during a spot of DIY, her dreams of the future collapse. Her house is a wreck, her stepdaughter is convinced a popstar is...

A short story featured in the Guardian Review Book of Short Stories inside the Guardian Newspaper 29.10.11.

Twelve-year-old Mira comes from a chaotic, artistic and outspoken family where it’s not always easy to be heard. As her beloved Nana Josie's health declines,...

Barkbelly has always been an outsider in the village, and now a terrible accident means he has to run away to save his life. Off on a dark and...

Every step of Saba's journey sizzles with danger... In a lawless land, where life is cheap and survival is hard, Saba has been brought up in isolated Silverlake. She...

Dear Reader, Before you throw away this awful book to the ground and run as far away from it as possible, you should probably know why. This book is...

Dear Reader, unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you probably prefer not to be damp. You might also prefer to not read this book, in...

Dear Reader, If you are looking for a story about cheerful youngsters spending a jolly time at boarding school, look elsewhere. Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent and...

Snicket writes:'Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding on your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells a tale about three very unlucky children. Even...

'Dear Reader, I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasent experiance. If in this...

The Baudelaires have found the family book. They are also entitled to be guardians of Kit Snicket's Baby. Will they find out the answers they need to know? ...

'Dear Reader, The word 'carnivorous', which appears in the title of this book, means 'meat-eating', and once you have read such a bloodthirsty word, there is no reason to...

Dear Reader, If you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and cheery tale, I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether....

Dear Reader, You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives...