1786, Cambridge. Tras afirmar que había visto merodeando por el College de Jerusalén al fantasma de Sylvia Whichcote, Frank Oldershaw fue acusado de visiones desequilibradas y reacción violenta, y lo encerraron. Desesperada por salvar...
Mientras los grandes exploradores llegaban con asombrosas y extravagantes historias del Nuevo Mundo, los estudiosos batallaban con el problema de representar los territorios descubiertos en una simple hoja de papel. Estaba en juego la vida de miles de...
"Oficio de difuntos", cierra la trilogía Roth situando al lector a finales de los años cincuenta del siglo XX, y sigue los pasos de Wendy Appleyard cuando, tras cinco años de matrimonio, abandona a su marido Henry para establecerse...
Thomas Shield, veterano de Waterloo, acepta un empleo como profesor en una escuela privada en la que tendrá como alumnos a Charles Fant y Edgar Allan Poe, pero cuando el padre de Charles, Henry, aparece asesinado junto a su amante Sophia Marpool,...
Building on his debut collection Radio Mast Horizon (Shearsman Books, 2013) Andrew Taylor takes the reader on a journey through landscapes and places such as the Welsh hills, the West Coast Mainline and the north docks of Liverpool.
The Spud Fit Cook Book is far more than just a book of meals - it is a primer for long term, successful and sustainable lifestyle change. With contributions from more than 90 of the worldâs foremost leaders in the plant based movement...
Paris, 1792. Terror reigns as the city writhes in the grip of revolution. The streets run with blood as thousands lose their heads to the guillotine. Edward Savill, working in London as agent for a wealthy American, receives word that his estranged wife...
Explores the historical context and wider legacy of 50 books which have changed the course of human history, from the "Qu'ran" to "Harry Potter". 'Fascinating to dip into' "Manchester Evening News".
Paperback edition of Taylor's latest historical thriller, set in New York during the American War of Independence in the 18th century. Edward Savill, a London clerk, is assigned to New York to investigate the claims of dispossessed loyalists, and becomes...