Books published by Transworld Publishers Ltd

Beyond the main street of Les Laveuses runs the Loire, smooth and brown as a sunning snake - but hiding a deadly undertow beneath its moving surface. This is where Framboise, a secretive widow, plies her culinary trade at the creperie - and lets her memory play strange games.

Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory? Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. This title features new annoyances inflicted on the French, including Napoleon's banned chamber pot, Louis XIV's painful operation, Anglo-French jibes during the 2012 London Olympics, and, French niggles about William and Kate's royal wedding.

Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope, dedicated to his studies and keen to make friends. Forty years later, Odran's devotion has been challenged by the revelations that have shattered the Irish people's faith in the church.

Tells the story of the secret war on Crete from the perspective of these amateur soldiers who found themselves serving because, as one of them put it, they had made 'the obsolete choice of Greek at school'.

angry, betrayed and out of work. But with riots and rebellion spreading like wild fire on the streets of Britain, Tom's unique skills are soon noticed by a charismatic billionaire with a questionable agenda. Buckingham finds himself thrown back into the covert world of intelligence where a play for power is underway.

In Bosnia, Jon realised that he had, in fact, seen and filmed more than he could cope with, and finally spiralled out of control, deep into emotional meltdown. But somehow War Junkie is also an incredibly funny and exhilarating book.

Her relationships have been few and far between , and all her potential lovers have been intimidated by her height - she is almost six feet tall. Dalden is a stranger to the country, and begs Brittany to help him in his quest to find a criminal - a quest which will take Brittany to strange new worlds ...

An orphaned child from an island on the east coast of Yorkshire grows up to discover the secrets and tragedies of her past.

Thomas Marlowe, former pirate and captain of the Guardship, lives prosperously on his tobacco plantation near Williamsburg with his lovely wife Elizabeth. But when King James, the huge ex-slave who is in command of Marlowe's sloop, kills the crew of a slaveship and makes himself the most wanted man in, Marlowe is forced to go and hunt him down.

This is a rollercoaster thriller where confrontation of past ghosts is the only way to survive the present demons.

The cruelty she experiences at Jack's hands leaves no bruises, no scars, only the wounds of fear, humiliation and isolation. Maddy's journey to healing begins when the President's wife offers her the opportunity to join her newly-formed Commission on Violence against Women.

John Emmerson was a lonely man. And she was quick to sense the needs of a desolate, unhappy man. But Cissie was also a young widow: poor, and with a young son to support. And John Emmerson was one of the town's leading solicitors - a man of importance whose every move was watched by the local dignitaries .

When they retired, Terry and Monica Darlington decided to sail their canal narrow boat across the Channel and down to the Mediterranean, together with their whippet Jim. They took advice from experts, who said they would die, together with their whippet Jim. Aliens, vandals, and the walking dead all stand between three innocents and their goal.

Tells the story of Meredith Gentry, heir to the throne of Fairie. She leaves the safe haven of Los Angeles to face the peril and deception of her first home, the Unseelie court. There, her enemies are many, and her guards may not be able to protect her from the treachery of the unseen foes that will stop at nothing to keep her from the throne.

Sasha tries to keep Liam hidden from her grown children and well-heeled clientele as she commutes between New York and Paris. Liam tries to bring out the wild streak that Sasha barely knows she has. Then a family tragedy suddenly alters Liam's life, forcing a choice and a sacrifice that neither one of them could have expected.

- STEVEN PRESSFIELD"What a masterly imagining of Bronze Age Greece" - ***** Reader review"The story is thrilling and once you start, you can not stop."

'According to his mother, Jack Burns was an actor before he was an actor, but Jack's most vivid memories of childhood were those moments when he felt compelled to hold his mother's hand.

Joshua Davis had a dream. He dreamt of being the best. Driving through the Mojave Desert one day, he saw a sign for the American arm-wrestling championship - all comers welcome. He decided to enter. He came fourth, out of four, but this was enough to secure him a place on Team USA. This book presents his inspiring story.

This guide integrates essential Buddhist beliefs with a variety of spiritual philosophies to show the reader how to create a personalized spiritual practice based on their own individual beliefs, aspirations and needs.

Deidre O'Dare is a rising stage and TV soap star, but jealous fears that her roguish boyfriend Rory is having a Hollywood fling theaten to ruin her happiness. Retreating from Dublin to the West of Ireland, she meets gorgeous Gabriel, the squire of the local manor.

In his new book, Steve Jones takes on the challenge of going back to the book of the millennium, Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species.

India hadn't planned to become Paul's friend, and anything more was unthinkable.When Paul urged India to reclaim her career, Doug was adamantly against it, determined to keep her tied to the home.

The sequel to "Jesus the Man". Based on the Dead Sea Scrolls, this book offers an interpretation of the life of Jesus, arguing that he survived the crucifixion, married Mary Magdalen and had children who took a role in the evolution of an underground religion that was developing from Judaism.

Tim Parkes became Gunner Parkes and Aunt May spent most of her nights in the Walworth air raid shelters with Tim keeping an eye on her whenever he was able. When he got posted to Suffolk he wasn't too pleased - Suffolk was Country, not like London at all.

The soundtrack of Harrison's spiritual journey begins with the explosions of battle and ends with the harmonies of eternal peace. This work sheds light on the most mysterious of the Beatles, George Harrison, and provides a portrait of the man through his music and spiritual quest.

From the political wastelands of Palestine and the searing deserts east of the Nile to the streets of the ancient city of Memphis, Barca and Phanes play a desperate and brutal game of cat-and-mouse that culminates in the bloodiest battle of Egypt's history.

Contains an insider's view of a real-life subculture of crime solving - from its tangled history, the politics and bureaucracy to the science, the emotional and physical toll, and the lucky breaks, and a singular exploration of human nature itself. This work examines four cases of the Cold Case and Apprehension Squad, from inception to resolution.

It's Tennessee, in 1864. On a late autumn day, near a little town called Franklin, 10,000 men will soon lie dead or dying in a battle that will change many lives for ever. None will be more changed than Carrie McGavock. Taking charge, she finds the courage to face up to the horrors around her and, in doing so, finds a cause.

Young Maisie Gibbs is a conscientious young woman, though life is harder since both her parents passed away. When tragedy strikes the Fairfax household, Maisie is lucky she has Daniel to rely on - a good sign of things to come?A delight for fans of the Adams family - the heartwarming story of Daniel and Chinese Lady.

Success will bring glory - but if he fails, he and his young family will die... Closely based on historical research, NEFERTITI tells the hidden story of the crimes, mysteries and secrets of the dark game of power played out against the vast panorama of a society in revolution.