Above a small village in Spain, an English costume designer sees a bright shining star lurch abruptly across the sky. On Christmas Day a strong, silent man with blank eyes enters Bar Noche Azul. Only a thirteen year old boy could have guessed that there...

The Sayles might not have been the only Jewish atheist communist family in Liverpool, but Alexei knew from an early age that they were one of the more eccentric.Born on the day egg rationing came to an end, Alexei was the only child of Joe, an affable...

"A funny, frightening book that is also refreshingly bonkers"' Guardian "'A brilliant writer...a great novelist"' Richard and JudyNorthern girl Harriet lives and works on a London estate which is a battleground between the white working class plus the...