Social studies teacher Reuben St Clair assigns his class homework that involves them implementing a plan that will change the world. He could never have imagined that one of his pupils would achieve such a goal, but that's what happens in this tale.

In a lush meadow, bounded by dense forest and a sparkling river, the flags of several tents flutter in the breeze, rich with the promise of halcyon days. Yet all is not as tranquil as it may seem: The balance of power wrought between the occupants of The Great Field, as it is properly known, is a delicate one, and relationships are stretched to breaking point when a new, large and disciplined group offers to share its surplus of milk pudding. Only...

David Kelsey is a man in denial - things haven't worked out with his one true love, yet he remains convinced that they will one day be together. To that extent, he has set up home for the two of them, not far from where she currently lives - but their reunion takes a murderous turn, leaving David a desperate man on the run.

Hopeless failed actor Berthold is exactly the same age as George Clooney (they share a birthday), but still lives with his mum. When he realises at her deathbed that he may lose his mother's lovely council flat, built in the 1960s by celebrated architect Lubetkin, he niftily adopts the old lady in the hospital bed next door and takes her home to impersonate his mum. That's when all the trouble begins!

With an abandoned degree behind her and a thirtieth birthday approaching, amateur writer Bonnie Falls moves out of her parents' home into a nearby flat. Her landlady, Sylvia Slythe, takes an interest in Bonnie, encouraging her to finish one of her stories, in which a young woman moves to the seaside, where she comes under strange influences. As summer approaches, Sylvia suggests to Bonnie that, as neither of them has anyone else to go on holiday with,...

Cain Moran wants Jenny Riley more than he has ever wanted anything before in his life. But he is not a free man...and Jenny is not just any girl. She cares nothing for Cain's hard-man reputation; she just wants to be with him. But Cain is about to find out that when his wife Caroline said 'TIL DEATH DO US PART, she meant it. When Cain is sentenced to life in prison, it seems that Caroline might have got her wish. All Cain and Jenny know is that if...

The retreat at health-and-wellness resort Tranquillum House promises total transformation. Nine stressed city dwellers are keen to drop their literal and mental baggage, and absorb the meditative ambience while enjoying their hot stone massages. Miles from anywhere, without cars or phones, they have no way to reach the outside world. Just time to think about themselves, and get to know each other. Watching over them is the resort's director, a woman...

The Promise is a unforgettable story about finding love, hope and joy in even the darkest moments, by the Sunday Times bestseller Lucy Diamond, author of The Secrets of Happiness. When faced with the sudden death of his brother, Dan's mission is clear. He puts together a project to help pick up the pieces and support his grieving sister-in-law Zoe, plus her young children. This is Dan's promise - to ensure his family's happiness, and to try and live...

Margaret Reynold's introduction sets out the social background to 'Adam Bede', discusses the genesis of the novel, explores changing attitudes towards it and reassesses critical perceptions of the major characters.

'I had begun, God knows why, tearing a corner off of everyday truth, begun seeing myself in another kind of mirror, and now the whole of the old, more or less comfortable truth was falling to pieces.' Confident and successful, New York advertising executive Ray Sanders takes what he wants from life. When he goes missing in a snowstorm in Connecticut one evening, his closest friend begins to reassess his loyalties, gambling with Ray's fate and his...