The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman

Louis De Bernieres

While the economy of his small South American country collapses, President Veracruz joins his improbable populace of ex-soldiers, with whores, in a bizarre search for sexual fulfilment. But for Cardinal Guzman, a man tormented by his own private daemons, their hedonistic fiestas represent the epicentre ...

Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes

Albert Jack

Mr Jack has been nimble and he's been quick, searching through the history of nursery rhymes and he's found out all kind of plum tales, just like little Jack Horner. He's unearthed the answers to some very curious questions...Who were Mary Quite Contrary and Georgie Porgie? How could "Hey Diddle Diddle"...

An Improbable Friendship

Anthony David

"The extraordinary true story of a secret forty-year friendship between two women who should have been bitter enemies. One- the beautiful Raymonda Tawil, the mother-in-law of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The other- Ruth Dayan, widow of General Moshe Dayan, the most celebrated Jewish general since J...