An accessible piece of literary fiction, which recounts the history of chocolate, and which takes from Cortes' Mexico to Freud's Vienna and Hershey's Pittsburgh as the story unfolds. von Runcie, James

Grantchester Mysteries 2 _______________ 'Runcie is emerging as Grantchester's answer to Alexander McCall Smith. The book brings a dollop of Midsomer Murders to the Church of England, together with a literate charm of its own: civilized...

The captivating prequel to the treasured Grantchester series follows the life, loves, and losses of young Sidney Chambers in postwar London.It is 1938, and eighteen-year-old Sidney Chambers is dancing the quickstep with Amanda Kendall at...

'A tender memoir of the challenges of bereavement ... I closed this book wishing I'd met her - but feeling that I almost had' Daily Telegraph _______________ A memoir of a husband's grief, and an unforgettable portrait of a marriage; a...

A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR _______________ 'A masterpiece' SCOTSMAN 'A wise, refreshing novel ... Runcie has an expert imagination' HILARY MANTEL 'A masterclass in writing about the power of music and grief' THE TIMES, 100 best...

Der vierte Band der Grantchester Mysteries Sidney Chambers ist zurück und geht weiter seinen etwas unfreiwilligen Ermittlungen nach. Ein mysteriöser Fremder sucht Zuflucht in der Kirche von Grantchester, ein Freund erhält mit giftiger...

_______________ 'If you love the TV series Grantchester, don't miss this captivating prequel. It reveals the backstory of how a young Sidney Chambers, carefree in London just before the Second World War, came to be the charming...