Jeffrey Archer
To Cut A Long Story Short

Within contains a collection of fourteen new short stories, and all with that trademark twist in the tale. Witness love at first sight across the train tracks, the cleverest of confidence tricks, the quirks of the legal profession, and the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty's diplomatic service. There's a woman who only appears to her lover every six years, as well as the story of the wealthy man who attempts to discover which of his family and friends will support him in his time of need - only to be shocked by the results.

Josephine Cox
Rainbow Days

Throughout their childhood, the love between Silas and Cathleen has grown stronger and now, in 1990, they start to plan a life together. But a jealous woman is determined to ruin their happiness and uses Silas's father to do so. As a dutiful son,. Silas has no choice but to obey his father, and Cathleen must pay the bitter price. Seperated, each is swept to a place where it seems there is no love or peace - and no way back.

Dava Sobel
Galileo's Daughter

Inspired by a long fascination with galileo and by the remarkable surviving letters of his daughter, Dava Sobel has written a biography of 'the father of modern physics'. In doing so, Sobel also presents a stunning portrait of a woman, described by her father as 'of exquisite mind, singular goodness and most tenderley attached to me'. Suor Maria Celeste's loving support was her father's source of strength in the tumultuous years when the clash of his work with Catholic doctrine defined the schism between science and religion.