Steve Roud was Local Studies Librarian for the London Borough of Croydon and served as Honorary Librarian of the Folklore Society for over fifteen years. He has been researching British folklore for over thirty years and is the joint author of the Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore, plus other books on traditional drama and folk song, and the Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, which won the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award in 2004. His publications include London Lore (2008) and The Lore of the Playground (2010). He also compiles the Folk Song Index and the Broadside Index, two internationally acclaimed computer databases of traditional folk and popular song. He lives in Sussex.

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Jodie Chapman

Frank and Chrissy meet a couple of days into 1970. Frank O’Hara, with his Elvis T-shirt and slicked-back hair, has escaped England for adventure out west. As soon as someone tells him about a house in the desert two hours east of LA where the walls are curved and the glass shimmers, a house where Elvis and Priscilla Presley honeymooned only a few years before, Frank tells himself: I have to see this place. 
 
When Chrissy, all blonde hair and oversized sunglasses, picks him up hitchhiking on the side of the road, it’s love at first sight. Weeks later they elope, setting out to build Mirage, an exact replica of Elvis and Priscilla’s mid-century honeymoon fantasy in a muddy English field. For the next forty years, Mirage will be home to three generations of the O’Hara family. But when your life is a sunny Californian dream raised in Britain, you start to wonder: where exactly do I belong?

California Gold

C.S. Forester

Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks. 
 
Set in the early days of WWII, Greyhound is the story of an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by captain Ernest Krause (Hanks) in his first command of a U.S. destroyer. The convoy ploughs through icy, submarine-infested North Atlantic seas while hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi U-boats. 
 
Faced with 48 hours of desperate peril, Captain Krause's hopeless mission is doomed to fail. But armed with extraordinary courage and grit, hope may just be on the horizon.

The Good Shepherd

‘Unbelievably good. Amazing tension, drama and atmosphere’ James Holland

Julie Owen Moylan

1956. Elizabeth II is an elegant young mother and wife who has embraced her patriotic duty despite never expecting to take the throne. 
 
Marilyn Monroe is a global sensation and money-making machine for Hollywood, with curves that drive men wild and a smile that lets women know she’s in on the joke. 
 
But behind the scenes, they are Lilibet and Norma Jeane. And they have spent the summer of 1956 as neighbours, battling secret demons that their adoring public could only guess at. 
 
Until now…

Elizabeth and Marilyn

Travis Kennedy

It’s Los Angeles, 1986, and metal rules the world. When aspiring drummer Rikki Thunder gets a shot to join L.A.’s hottest new band, Whyte Python, he soon has a hit single scorching up the charts, and the life he always dreamed of. 
 
But good fortune can be deceiving. With the Cold War breathing its last gasps and American music blasting through the Iron Curtain, a revolution is taking hold. Rikki soon realizes there is a deeper web of influence propelling Whyte Python, and his mission—to spread peace, love, and epic shredding across the globe—are far more dangerous than he could ever imagine...

The Whyte Python World Tour

Jessica Bull

Welcome to Kent, 1797. 
 
Jane Austen is set to spend the summer with her estranged brother, Neddy. As heir to wealthy widow Mrs Knight’s fortune, it is imperative that Neddy stays in his benefactor’s good graces. 
 
But upon arrival at Godmersham Park, Jane realises Neddy is in dire need of her help. For a mysterious young woman currently resides with Mrs Knight – a stranger who threatens to swindle the inheritance for herself. 
 
Jane must uncover who this imposter is, to protect the fortunes – and fate – of her entire family. But when her investigation takes a dark and dangerous turn, can she solve the mystery – and save herself?

A Fortune Most Fatal

The festive season is fast approaching. 
 
Jane Austen fears that without her siblings at home, there won’t be much Christmas cheer in the Austen household this year. 
 
But when she uncovers a skeleton in the cellar of Deane Rectory, Jane soon forgets her woes. Who needs merriment, when there’s a mystery to solve? 
 
Her investigation leads her to the legend of a young bride who’s long been thought to haunt the woods nearby. After fleeing her wedding breakfast, the bride was never seen again. 
 
Has Jane found her at last? Or is there more to this mystery than meets the eye? 
 
Tis the season for Jane to embark upon festive delights, making merry, and solving murders…

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