Personal author: Karpf, Eve

'An Apple From Eden' is set in Scotland just after the First World War. Bridie gets a job as a maid on the estate of Sir Ian of Seaton and, much against her will, falls in love with Sir Ian's brother's step-son.

Florence Green opens a bookshop in a small coastal town in East Anglia. She does so in spite of polite but ruthless opposition. Eventually she has to battle against supernatural as well as natural forces to achieve her ends.

Addlesbury Tower is haunted by Rich King Cole, a mean old man who fell off it long ago in mysterious circumstances. Amanda Phillips is a spiteful, greedy girl, much feared by her family, who is determined to claim the tower for her own territory.

An insightful take on the search for love, tolerance and faith in a tightly-knit Jewish community in London, 'Disobedience' follows the story of Ronit, who is returing to the capital on the occasion of the funeral of her estranged father.

When Flossie Teacake tries on her older sister's fur coat she is transformed from a timid ten-year-old into a glamorous 18-year-old. With all her dreams coming true she is determined to have a fantastic time.

The mischievous, madcap and thoroughly modern Flossie Teacake manages to become a dancing teacher at the Grapefruit Dance Studios in Covent Garden. To her delight, she is discovered by a talent spotting TV team.

The mischievous, madcap and thoroughly modern Flossie Teacake manages to become a dancing teacher at the Grapefruit Dance Studios in Covent Garden. To her delight, she is discovered by a talent spotting TV team.

Ten-year-old Flossie Teacake has just won a million pounds in the National Lottery. Join her as she copes with the pressures of being up to her eyes in dosh!

Flossie Teacake tries on her older sister's fur coat and turns into a glamorous 18 year old. Off she goes to discos, pubs and a heady mixture of boys and fun until she takes off the coat. Of course she turns back into a ten year old girl again!

The first time Jessie laid eyes on Tommy McBride was in November 1947, at school - and long before she knew anything about heartbreak or pain. But the world was changing - and it was only the fighters and the dreamers who would make it theirs.

When most of Maggie Jordan's family are killed in a freak flood, she is forced to find work in a Glasgow carpet mill. She becomes engaged to Nevil Sanderson, who then suddenly decides to go and fight with the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.

Muriel Spark's 'Memento Mori', first published in 1959, is among the finest novels by one of the most witty and inclusive British writers of recent times. It tells the acidly funny story of a group of elderly people who start to receive threatening phone calls telling them 'remember, you must die'.

When Lynn sees her son in an adult film she is forced to ask many questions. How well did she know her son? Where did he get his obvious talent? And how will she tell his father? There are some things a mother should never know...

When Lynn sees her son in an adult film she is forced to ask many questions. How well did she know her son? Where did he get his obvious talent? And how will she tell his father? There are some things a mother should never know.

From the author of the 'Daffodil Sea' comes this post-war saga of love and loss. Corporal Reith Douglas loses his memory after sustaining a head injury. Desperate to recover his past, he little realises that things are never quite what they seem.

Late 1950s in tranquil Temple Regis, Devon: a glorious time of breathtaking scenery, picnics on beaches, and flocks of tourists on their summertime holidays. For Miss Judy Dimont, this is all a trifle dull. As a reporter for local rag, The Riviera Express, she needs scandal and intrigue – and one...

Sadie Smith would love to do the things that other children can, but a degenerated hip prevents her from walking. On her way to a Dr Barnardo's home, her mother buys her a pair of scarlet ribbons which bring Sadie solace in the difficult years ahead.

Glasgow, 1926. Made redundant from his factory job, John Forsyth and his family only hold together through the determination of his ambitious wife - even though this means a move to Devon.