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Sayaka Murata
Vanishing World"Normality is the creepiest madness there is......"Normality is the creepiest madness there is..."In our near-future world, children are solely conceived by artificial insemination. Even sex between married couples is viewed as taboo. Amane's fami... -
David MacPhail
Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Ginormous Frost GiantsOi, you snivelling pig-dogs! Are you ready for ...Oi, you snivelling pig-dogs! Are you ready for a Viking adventure? Velda is a small girl with a big axe, and she knows how to use it. Alongside her misfit crew, she's living her best Viking life, s... -
Joanne Harris
Vianne : The irresistible new story from the million-copy bestselling author of CHOCOLATChocolate. A touch of magic... On a warm July e...Chocolate. A touch of magic... On a warm July evening, Sylviane Rochas scatters her mother's ashes in New York and lets the changing wind blow her to the French seaside town of Marseille.For the fi... -
Fern Riddell
Victoria's Secret : The Private Passion of a QueenMine is a nature which requires being loved, an...Mine is a nature which requires being loved, and I have lost almost all those who loved me most on earth. From the moment John Brown arrived as a servant to Queen Victoria's household, he became kn... -
Alan Cumming & Forbes Masson
Victory & Barry’s Kelvinside Compendium‘Hold on to your chapeaux, because this story i...‘Hold on to your chapeaux, because this story is a beezer! It’s a stoatir, so it is!’ Victor and Barry are the epitome of the expression ‘big in the 80s’. Annoyingly, they were also a little big in... -
Dorothy H. Crawford
Viruses: The Invisible EnemyFor all our hubris, humans can be felled rapidl...For all our hubris, humans can be felled rapidly by an invisible enemy - viruses. All around us are minute entities that can damage and kill: the millions of viruses that pervade the natural world.... -
Suzie Edge
Vital OrgansThe remarkable stories of the world's most famo...The remarkable stories of the world's most famous body parts. Louis XIV's rear end inspired the British National Anthem. Queen Victoria's armpit led to the development of antiseptics.Robert Jenkin'... -
Cynthia Rogerson
Wah!: Things I Never Told My MotherCynthia's mother is dying. Often. Travelling be...Cynthia's mother is dying. Often. Travelling between her home in Scotland and California, as she spends time at her mother's bedside Cynthia recalls her youthful adventures: living in a squat, trai... -
Jane Sanderson
Waiting for Sunshine'Who would name a child Sunshine, then give her...'Who would name a child Sunshine, then give her away?'Chrissie has always wanted to be a mother. After months of trying to adopt, she and her husband Stuart finally get the news that a little girl ... -
Jeff Speck
Walkable City Rules : 101 Steps to Making Better PlacesNearly every US city would like to be more walk...Nearly every US city would like to be more walkable—for reasons of health, wealth, and the environment—yet few are taking the proper steps to get there. The goals are often clear, but the path is s... -
Ricky Ross
Walking Back Home'For all these years I've told stories. Sometim...'For all these years I've told stories. Sometimes these days I also tell them on the radio. I've met some amazing people and their stories need told too. The first time Deacon Blue ever played Wemb... -
Jini Reddy
WanderlandAlone on a remote mountaintop one dark night, a...Alone on a remote mountaintop one dark night, a woman hears a mysterious voice.Propelled by the memory and after years of dreaming about it, Jini Reddy dares to delve into the 'wanderlands' of Brit...
