A Bouquet Of Barbed Wire

Peter Manson's apparently successful life is turned upside down when his beloved teenage daughter Prue reveals she's pregnant by her teacher, Gavin Sorenson. The very heart of the family is threatened as Peter has an intuitive sense that Gavin is on a personal quest for revenge. As Peter becomes consumed by anxiety for his daughter, hatred of his son in law and lust for his secretary, his relationship with his wife, Cassie, becomes increasingly distant. With Peter's marriage at breaking point and facing financial ruin, it's only a matter of time before secrets from the past return to haunt their lives. Famously controversial, the 1970s TV adaptation of A Bouquet of Barbed Wire was watched by 26 million people. ITV's new version is written by Guy Andrews (Lost in Austen, Prime Suspect) and will star Trevor Eve, Hermione Norris and Imogen Poots.

“A loving and breezy set of essays” on today’s most addictive TV shows from “an incisive and hilarious critic” (Slate). Television is not what it once was. Award-winning author and critic Clive James spent decades covering the medium, and witnessed a radical change in content, format, and programming, and in the very manner in which TV is watched. Here he examines this unique cultural revolution, providing a brilliant, eminently entertaining analysis of many of television’s most notable twenty-first-century accomplishments and their not always subtle impact on modern society—including such acclaimed serial dramas as Breaking Bad, The West Wing, Mad Men, and The Sopranos and the comedy 30 Rock. With intelligence and wit, James explores a television landscape expanded by cable and broadband and profoundly altered by the advent of Netflix, Amazon, and other cord-cutting platforms that have helped to usher in a golden age of unabashed binge-watching. “James loves television, he loves the winding stories it tells and that we share them together. Play All is a late love letter to the medium of our lives.”—Sunday Times “Large-brained and largehearted, and written with astonishing energy.”—The New York Times Book Review “Witty and insightful musing on popular and critically acclaimed series of the past two decades.”—Publishers Weekly

A group of friends must deal with betrayal, lust and lies in the heart-wrenching sequel to A Sense of Guilt What can you do once the worst has already happened? The central characters of A Sense of Guilt – which became a hugely successful television series – are facing the devastating effects of Felix’s affair with Sally, the teenage stepdaughter of his best friend, Richard. Elizabeth and Felix’s marriage has been tested to its limits: Richard’s marriage to Helen, Sally’s mother, has collapsed and Richard has returned to his first wife, Inge. ‘Elizabeth managed to walk to the door but she still couldn’t look at Felix. Were there no limits to what she was asked to endure or had she just reached the end?’ ‘Inge sat down again at the kitchen table, thinking that a miracle had happened and she did not know how to behave. When you get your heart’s desire, what do you do to celebrate?’ ‘Had Helen taken Richard for granted all those years? She hadn’t been aware of it and yet now he had gone the pain was so sharp that she didn’t know how to bear it.’ They will find the answers they seek... but at what cost? A Gift of Poison is a superb emotional drama – tense, perceptive and compelling – and not to be missed by readers of Peter Swanson and Liane Moriarty.

An expanded edition of the powerful memoir about two sisters' determination to survive during the Holocaust featuring new and never before revealed information about the first transport of women to Auschwitz In March 1942, Rena Kornreich and 997 other young women were rounded up and forced onto the first Jewish transport of women to Auschwitz. Soon after, Rena was reunited with her sister Danka at the camp, beginning a story of love and courage that would last three years and forty-one days. From smuggling bread for their friends to narrowly escaping the ever-present threats that loomed at every turn, the compelling events in Rena’s Promise remind us that humanity and hope can survive inordinate brutality.

Traces the late-nineteenth-century invention of barbed wire and explores the historical role of this cheap, mass-produced technology that allowed control and confinement of large amounts of open space, explaining the significance of barbed wire in terms of the mass warfare, political conquest, and genocide of the modern era. 12,500 first printing.

A womanizing author and his best friend’s stepdaughter are caught up in a risky love affair in this classic sexy suspense thriller. Felix Cramer has it all: a glittering career as a bestselling author, fame, money, and a devoted wife, Elizabeth. But what he desperately craves is excitement, usually in the form of extravagant affairs. Gripped by the feeling that his best days are behind him, Felix becomes captivated by the one person he should never have: Sally, his best friend’s stepdaughter. When she attempts to seduce him, Felix succumbs to his desires. Despite his infidelity, Felix adores his wife. He cannot imagine life without Elizabeth by his side. But nothing stays secret forever. When Sally realizes she might be pregnant it seems inevitable that the affair will be discovered. If the truth is revealed, it could shatter the lives of all involved. For Felix, Sally, and those they love most, the price may be higher than they could ever imagine . . . Perfect for fans of Peter Swanson and Liane Moriarty, A Sense of Guilt was originally published in 1988 and adapted into a popular BBC series. It is widely acknowledged as an elegant and influential precursor to the modern psychological thriller. Praise for A Sense of Guilt “From the first toe-tingling sentence . . . I couldn’t put this bulky, breathless, beanfeast of a novel down. . . . Those who enjoy a good juicy, meaty, passion-packed read will love it.” —Daily Mail “She really is a tremendous writer. Newman has the knack of conveying compassion for the hopeless prisoners of love, while at the same time showing quite clearly the damage they do.” —Sunday Express