Cameron Stewart

Following on from Volume I (9441), Max Hastings' study of the greatest and most terrible event in history continues in the second part of his epic book. There are vivid descriptions of the tragedies and triumphs of a host of ordinary people, in uniform and out of it, in an 'everyman's story'.

A narrative history of the Second World War from one of our finest historians. A book which depicts what the war was like to live through - whether you were a starving child in Leningrad, a soldier in North Africa, or a civilian in Dresden. Continued in Volume II (9442)

The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. Making use of overlooked and new material from over 30 archives in half a dozen countries, this is the most vivid and well-researched account yet of the battle of Normandy.

In The Childhood of Jesus, Simòn found a boy, David, and they began life in a new land, together with a woman named Inès. In The Schooldays of Jesus, the small family searched for a home in which David could thrive. In The Death of Jesus, David, now a tall ten-year-old, is spotted by Julio Fabricante, the director of a local orphanage, playing football with his friends. He shows unusual talent. When David announces that he wants to go and live with Julio and the children in his care, Simòn and Inès are stunned. David is leaving them, and they can only love him and bear witness.

In 2016 Hunter Davies' wife, the writer Margaret Foster, died and in the days that followed, Hunter was forced to navigate the implications of being widowed. Revealing his emotional journey over the course of one year, he talks about being alone again after 55 years of marriage, coping with bereavement and being elderly. Part memoir, part self-help, this is a fitting, heartfelt tribute to the love of his life and an amusing and informative book about growing old.

Hunter Davies shares his colourful memories of living in London during the height of the Swinging Sixties. This is an enjoyable memoir of what it was like to be at the epicentre of Britain’s artistic heart and an emotional tribute to family and friends.

Life is usually peaceful in Fjallbacka, but when the remains of two missing holiday makers are found after twenty years, along with a fresh victim, Detective Patrik Hedstrom has to review the old evidence. When a second girl goes missing he feels it may be a race against time and focuses his attention on the Hults, a feuding clan of misfits. X rated, contains offensive language.

In December 1936 King Edward VIII abandoned his throne to marry Wallis Simpson. This left the new king, George VI, magnificently unprepared for the demands of ruling the kingdom and empire. Drawing on personal accounts from the royal archives, Deborah Cadbury uncovers the very private conflict between George VI and his older brother.

In 1939 Eric 'Winkle' Brown, a pilot in the RAF volunteer reserve, joined the Fleet Air Arm and went on to be the greatest test pilot in history. During his lifetime he made a record-breaking 2,407 aircraft carrier landings and survived eleven plane crashes. This is his incredible story.

From his eccentric South London working class childhood to running one of the biggest cities in the world, Ken Livingstone delivers the turbulent true story of his life as one of Britain's foremost politicians.