General

No British periodical or weekly magazine has a richer and more distinguished archive than the New Statesman, which has long been at the centre (or, at least, centre-left) of British political and cultural life. This book tells the story of the New Statesman, from the eve of the First World War to...

It is the stuff of nightmares for Bertie as he is hauled back to Totleigh Towers and the whole loony crew of Madeline, Gussie, Roderick Spode, Stiffy Byng and the dog Bartholomew - stiff upper lip, Jeeves.

Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. A Harvard professor, she has a successful husband and three grown children. She soon finds herself in the rapidly downward spiral of Alzheimer's Disease. Her short-term memory may be hanging on by a couple of frayed threads, but she ...

A recently widowed fantasy writer is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband. An elderly lady with Charles Bonnet's syndrome comes to terms with the little people she keeps seeing, while a newly-formed populist group gathers to burn down her retirement residence. A...

Mike and Laura are an ordinary couple who are in love. But things start to go awry following the birth of their first child, when they become prey to an insidious Californian public menace: a support group of professional mothers.

This anthology showcases the range and skill of women's short stories written throughout the centuries. Divided thematically into collections on love, laughter and loss, there is a story for every mood, mindset and moment in life.

A little magic is about to come to sleepy Caracove Bay. Lexie and her husband Sam have spent years lovingly restoring No. 3 Cashel Square to its former glory. So imagine Lexie's delight when a stranger knocks on the door, asking to see the house she was born in over sixty years ago. Kathleen is v...

A young secretary forsakes Cleveland for San Francisco, tumbling headlong into a new world of laundromat Lotharios, cut throat debutantes, and Jockey Shorts dance contests. The saga that ensues is manic, romantic, and outrageous.

Nearly a decade after his last volume of short stories was published, Archer returns with his eagerly-awaited collection 'Tell Tale', giving us a fascinating, exciting and sometimes poignant insight into the people he has met, the stories he has come across and the countries he has visited during...