The third in the series that began with Box 88, named after a covert intelligence network: here Lachlan Kite, an off-record asset, takes on criminal networks, international terror and reverb... read more
Oscar wakes up one morning to find his parents gone and a shapeshifting lion installed as his babysitter. Adventure awaits, along with deeper themes of loss. For readers aged 7+.
The author is an archaeologist who can spin technical straw into narrative gold. Her previous book, River Kings, was on the Vikings - and it was riveting.
No complicated gadgets or tricks are necessary to make good, nutritious fresh food, so take your vorpal box grater in hand! Bee Wilson is a patient and wise guide.
The philosophical innovations of Sappho, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Xenophanes, Homer and others. The first time since The Mighty Dead: Why Homer Matters that this excellent writer has turned t... read more
The author and her brother spent a decade at sea; at sixteen she made it ashore in New Zealand, effectively abandoned by her parents. A startling and riveting memoir.