(, New edition)

Rachel can see the funny side when her husband leaves her for a cosmetics demonstrator. Called Greg. As a stand-up comedian still to make the big time - although things couldn't be better - her life lacks that certain spark. That is, until her washing machine breaks down and the repair man arrives.

(Paperback)

A novel set in the Depression and the years leading up to the Second World War, it travels from the north-east of England to Hollywood.

(Hardback)

Left Bank is intoxicating, witty and delicious, like Paris itself...

(Paperback, Export/Airside ed)

Enter the world of Olivier and Madison Malin, the glittering inhabitants of Paris's most exclusive neighbourhood, the Left Bank. The Malins' life, together with their daughter, is the stuff of dreams. Everything seems perfect, until the moment a new English nanny, Anna, appears at the imposing doors of their Rue du Bac apartment.

(, New edition)

Garry Nelson is not one of football's household names yet he made almost 650 League appearances in a career stretching back to 1979. This book describes the 1994-5 season at Charlton Athletic. It reveals the ups and downs of what it is like to be an ordinary professional player.

Hannah and her mother Esme are lucky to escape when their home is destroyed during a bombing raid. Forced to move in with Esme's difficult sister-in-law, they make the best of things, and soon Hannah falls for the boy next door, Eric Goodwin.

(, New edition)

In this amusing guide, Craig Nelson, traveller extraordinaire, shares the tales of his numerous jaunts with the public. The text contains stories from all over the world and is full of larger-than-life characters.

(Paperback)

(, Export/airside Ed)

Everything is going right for lifeguard Ned Kelley. He is involved with Tess, the most beautiful woman he has ever seen and what's more, a million dollars is within touching distance; his share of the score for the robbery of some world-class art. All he has to do is trigger alarms to throw the cops off the scent.

(, New edition)

Unlike some jockeys, Tony Byrne has never ridden a dishonest race. All the same, his career is heading for the rocks. In comparison, Freddy Montague has never been fussy about sticking to the rules, if there's money on offer to fix races, Freddy's guaranteed to be first on the gravy train. Unfortunately for both men, the guarantees run out.

Unlike some of his fellow jockeys, Tony Byrne has never taken a bung and never ridden a dishonest race. Star rider Freddy Montague however has never stuck to the rules. For both men, the guarantees run out once Freddy's gravy train comes off the rails turning the gravy into blood.

(Hardback)

Another moving Cockney saga from The Sunday Times bestselling author Dee Williams.

(, ANZ ed)

Fast bowlers do not come any better, quicker or more competitive than Australia's finest, Dennis Lillee. This puny, shy boy from the outskirts of Perth became the scourge of batsmen all over the world, blasting his way past so many defences in 13 years of Test cricket, until his retirement in 1984 brought a collective sigh of relief.

(Hardback)

A humorous book about cricket, which looks at the attitudes of amateur players and fans of the game.

Jonny Wikinson is English rugby's wunderkind - a hero and teenage heart-throb. Here, in his diary of an epic season, he lifts the lid on rugby union's personalities and problems. He tells of life on tour in Australia, nude jokes with royalty on England duty and the rise of the Falcons' young guns.

(Paperback, New edition)

Beth and David March are a happily married couple. Then one morning David drives his car at full speed into the path of a lorry and is killed instantly. From the moment Beth is informed of his fate, nothing in her life can ever be the same again.

(Hardback)

A heart-warming new Merseyside saga from the bestselling author of NANCY'S WAR and THROUGH ROSE-COLOURED GLASSES

In a collection that owes more to the spirit of Madonna than the Blessed Virgin, O'Connell takes the dusty icons down from the shelves and sets their spirits loose in the modern world.

(, New edition)

Owing as much to Madonna the pop star as the Virgin Mary, this is a collection of stories in which female saints inform the experiences of contemporary women in difficult predicaments, from schoolgirls watching a sex-education video to a mother sleeping with her boss to get time off with her child.

Eddy walks into the biggest card game of his life with #10,000, but ends up owing half a million to Hatchet Harry. Can Eddy and his mates come up with the money before they start losing fingers to Big Chris the debt collector This is the screenplay of the successful film.

(, New edition)

Fliss Blakeney is an English teacher in an all-girls school. It takes her one year, eight months and six days to work out that if she marries Richard she'll make the biggest mistake of her life. What she doesn't count on is her younger sister, Sally, agreeing to become Mrs Trevelyn instead. And then there's his ex-girl friend Kat...

Anne Perry has pulled out all the stops for this breathtaking tale of passion, principle and skulduggery, written with her unrivalled skill at evoking the world of Victorian England

From the moment she saw the stranger, Molly was filled with a sense of fear. Even when he leaves, she suspects their lives are about to change. Shortly afterwards, Molly's mother disappears leaving her to look after seven siblings. Molly's life will never be the same again.

(, New edition)

Dave Mattews began to research the underworld of boxing and found many reluctant to talk to a writer who didn't understand the sport. He therefore began a two-year training programme so he could have one professional fight. This is the story of his battle and an account of boxing from the inside.