Geographic: Great Britain

When impetuous Helen Schlegel believes herself to be in love with Paul, the youngest of the Wilcox sons, she sparks off a connection between the two families that leads to collision.

Written at the end of the World War II, this novel mourns the passing of the aristocratic world which Waugh knew in his youth and recalls the sensuous pleasures denied him by the austerities of war.

When impetuous Helen Schlegel believes herself to be in love with Paul, the youngest of the Wilcox sons, she sparks off a connection between the two families that leads to collision.

Wharton Park estate is undergoing renovation under Kit Crawford, and when an old diary is found, Julia Forrester, together with the charismatic Kit, seek out her grandmother to learn the truth behind a love affair that almost destroyed Wharton Park in the 1940s.

This is a story of passion, adventure and skulduggery on the frontline of African conservation. Following Tony Fitzjohn's journey from London bad boy to African wildlife warrior, the heart of the story is a series of love affairs with the world's most beautiful and endangered creatures.

A warm and witty memoir of growing up in front of the television in the 1970s - by a man who went on to become a professional TV critic.

'The King's Speech' is an intimate portrait of the British monarchy at a time of its greatest crisis, seen through the eyes of an Australian commoner who was proud to serve, and save, his King.

In this book, Stephen McGinty uses new documentation, contemporaneous reports, diaries, letters and memos to piece together a riveting account of the claustrophobia, paranoia and high-stakes gamesmanship that was played out in an English country house where Rudolf Hess was held prisoner for thirt...

The Plantagenets ruled England for more than 300 years, from the accession of Henry II, in 1154, to the death Richard III, at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. This is a year-by-year chronology of a tumultuous period in the development of the English nation.

'Too High, Too Far, Too Soon' is the humorous, tragic and bluntly honest memoir of a man who survived childhood tragedy, Catholic boarding school and chronic drug addiction. Simon Mason graphically details his experience of teenage angst in a tatty seaside town before he ran away to London and th...

In 1955, Ruth Ellis shot dead her lover, David Blakely. After a trial that lasted less than two days, she was found guilty and sentenced to death, becoming the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Despite her infamy, Ruth's story has never been fully told. Here, Carol Ann Lee examines the facts wi...

Liz Smith is one of Britain's much loved character actresses. This is her life story - from her cosseted yet lonely childhood with her beloved grandparents, through the war, marriage and children, divorce and poverty, long years working in dead-end jobs to her big break at the age of 50.

An account of the unflagging battle by spies, codebreakers, ambassadors and confidence-men to protect Queen Elizabeth I. It was a reign that required endless watchfulness - of the coasts, of the Catholic seminaries, of Elizabeth's own subjects.

After much research about (and in) pubs, Albert Jack brings together the stories behind pub names to reveal how they offer fascinating and subversive insights on our history, customs, attitudes and jokes.

Geoffrey Wellum was one of the youngest fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain. Enlisting in the RAF weeks before the outbreak of World War 2, Wellum found himself fighting the Germans as a Spitfire pilot at just 18 years of age. This is the gripping memoir of his experiences.

The death of an eccentric recluse is rarely an event to be given more than a few lines in a local newspaper. But when, in September 2010, police were called to a tiny, cluttered flat in Torquay and discovered the body of local 'cat lady' Eileen Nearne, they also found a small bundle of possession...

This title blends laugh out loud funny with genuine enthusiasm and touching personal revelations. Crafted entirely by himself, this is Alan Davies' own project and one he feels very passionate about.

Entering 'early middle age' Adrian Mole lives alone with his two sons and a growing suspicion that life is passing him by. Forced to move his family to the notorious Gaitskell Estate, Adrian is soon doing hilarious battle once again with the fickle finger of fate.

The Elizabethan navy has a secret weapon: an optical instrument so powerful it gives England unassailable superiority at sea. Spain will stop at nothing to steal it and seize the men who understand its secrets - William Ivory and the magician Dr Dee. Intelligencer John Shakespeare is sent to esco...

An account of the stories and sacrifices of many British men and women who fought on both sides in the American Civil War.