The Death of the Heart, Elizabeth BowenWhen sixteen year old Portia is orphaned, she is plunged into the sophisticated and politely treacherous world of her wealthy half brother's home. There she encounters the attractive cad Eddie. To him, Portia is at once child and woman, and he fears her gushing love. To her, Eddie is the only reason to be alive. But when Eddie follows Portia to a sea side resort, the flash of a cigarette lighter in a darkened cinema illuminates a stunning romantic

material: 100% raw silk

which is changed forever when he stops to help a girl he finds bleeding on a London sidewalk

Napoleon Hill

Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors

the first chapter of a novel set in America

disaster struck: Spain and Portugal closed their borders and he was stranded

From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s

despite his recent proximity to a terrorist blast

Whether it’s gut-punching photojournalism that changed public opinion and made us question who we are

religion and national history to dazzling effect

Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching

the art of listening