Paris in 1968—seething with revolutionaries and spies—sees Will Flemyng's world turned upside down, after a mysterious encounter on the metro and a chance revelation from a rival operative In a city alive with talk of revolution, Will finds himself in the thick of the action, a young spy whose first adventures behind the Iron Curtain have already given him a secret glamour. But now he gets news that threatens the closest and most complicated relationship in his life, with his younger brother. In the unforgettable weeks of a crisis that claims blood and tests his deepest loyalties, Flemyng lives and loves the tumult of a city in which his private fears teach him the secrets that lie beneath the raucous politics of the streets. This is the making of the man whose journey leads to The Madness of July—Will Flemyng, trapped with his friends and enemies in The Paris Spring.

Product Description: In this major BBC Radio 4 series, James Naughtie uncovers the roots of our music and reveals the soundtrack to our own history.The history of classical music is inextricably linked with the places it was written, its purpose and its patrons, as well as with politics, war and social change...read more

Product Description: Set in the endgame of the Cold War, The Madness of July is an instant classic: an explosive, brilliantly written spy novel, by an author who has spent his life in the halls of power.The Madness of July is set in the late 1970s, and takes place during six sweltering days in the month that gives the book its title...read more

Product Description: The Highland Line is the most profound internal boundary in Britain: it divides the country both geologically and culturally, signaling the border between Highland and Lowland, Celtic and English-speaking, crofting and farming. In Britain’s Last Frontier bestselling author Alistair Moffat makes a journey of the imagination, tracing the route of the Line from the River Clyde through Perthshire and the Northeast...read more

Aims to uncover the roots of our music, revealing how composers and performers, princes, patrons and chance happenings built a classical tradition that has become the soundtrack to our history. This volume takes us from Plainchant to Paganini.

Product Description: The complete second series of BBC Radio 4s major documentary examining the development and history of music. Presented by James Naughtie, from Radio 4s Today program and Bookclub and a regular voice of the Proms.

Product Description: When the naive David Balfour sets out on his quest for a long lost relative, a terrifying chain of events is set in motion. He is plunged into a world of infamy and violence from which there seems no escape. The story is set in 18th-century Scotland, and is based around events in the aftermath of the Jacobite Risings...read more

Presents an analysis of the friendship between Tony Blair and George W. Bush, its influence on Blair's support of the Iraqi war, and the complications that support has created for Blair in England and the rest of Europe.