Britain's foremost TV writer and showrunner takes us through his life in television, and behind the scenes on some of our favourite shows.
The Queerest of Folk distils Russell T Davies's career in t……続きを見る
March 1984. In a Shropshire copse, the body of an elderly woman is found. She is a rose grower and an environmental campaigner, a solitary figure who lived by her own convictions. Her name is Hilda ……続きを見る
For more than three centuries, the office of Prime Minister has shaped the destiny of the United Kingdom. From the cautious statecraft of Sir Robert Walpole to the global leadership of Winston Churc……続きを見る
Ellie is grown up. Divorced with a son. Remarried. Ellie has issues.
Ellie is seven and her mother is dead. The man she calls The Pig now has complete power over her, the twins and her brothers. Per……続きを見る
Set in Liberia, West Africa, in the author's hometown of Grand Bassa County, Where the War Could Not Reach is rooted in real events from Liberia's civil war, which began in 1990. Ernestine Williams ……続きを見る
Eat Pray Love meets Want.
Wayward Women is a unique, searingly honest, devastatingly raw two-person memoir about the friendship, travels and sex lives of two fiftysomething women finding their way a……続きを見る
In 'The Sound of Water' Valerie Davies tells of two years lived vividly and deeply in a little New Zealand fishing village, where the birdsong, the seasons, the flowers and the storms are the backdr……続きを見る
著者:Kerrie Davies
出版社: Allen & Unwin
発売日: 2025年03月04日
After the success and celebrity of her coming of age novel My Brilliant Career, published when Miles Franklin was only 21, she disappeared. This is the story of the decade that made her second caree……続きを見る
On the Waterstones Best Books of 2025 List
'Davies has done it again, damn him. Irritatingly good. Maddeningly funny. Annoyingly fine.' STEPHEN FRY
'Emotional, entertaining and startlingly honest. I……続きを見る
In the vibrant whirlwind of your early twenties, friendships forged during your initial taste of independence often feel like unbreakable bonds. These are the connections that seem destined to last ……続きを見る
The Rose Bird is a personal account of what goes on behind closed doors in a family coping with severe mental illness. Told as only a mother can, this is the true story of loving and losing a daught……続きを見る
"Davies' collection of essays soars.... It's a memoir that locates the profound within the ordinary." ー Entertainment Weekly
If you're looking for a typical parenting book, this is not it. This is……続きを見る
Sara Davies spent her whole childhood living in fear. She has known terror that no child should ever know. Having endured and witnessed violence and molestation by her abusive father from as far bac……続きを見る
Who are rip-off label jeans actually ripping off? Why does it cost less to install a lift than to move a piano? And why don't maintenance men ever call when they are meant to?The Secret Life of Mone……続きを見る
著者:Sara Davies
出版社: Bonnier Books UK
発売日: 2013年05月06日
Sara Davies' story is one of abuse, neglect, betrayal and, ultimately, survival. When she was just 5 years old, her violent father began to sexually abuse her. She suffered in silence for many years……続きを見る
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SUPER-TRAMP, a compelling collection of works by Bernard Shaw and W. H. Davies, offers an insightful exploration into the theme of wanderlust and the human quest for freedom. ……続きを見る
The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp - With a preface by Bernard Shaw' is a compelling exploration of vagabond life at the turn of the 20th century. This anthology blends introspection and social comm……続きを見る
著者:Helen M. Davies
出版社: Manchester University Press
発売日: 2024年06月25日
Herminie and Fanny Pereire were sisters-in-law, married to the eminent Jewish bankers and Saint-Simonian socialists Emile and Isaac. They were also mother and daughter. This book, a companion to the……続きを見る
Donald Sutherland Biography: The Man Behind the Mystique, A Hollywood Icon, His Life and Time in the Cinematic Journey
Step into the enthralling world of one of Hollywood's most enigmatic and versat……続きを見る
'Warm, revelatory and moving' – The New Statesman's Books of the Year, 2024
At the end of almost every day of their fifty-five years of married life, the publicity-shy author Margaret Forster would ……続きを見る
Death is hard. It's as inevitable as manipulation and misogyny; as inevitable as love, conflict, insanity, sleep-deprivation, and broken hearts. It's coming. It's here.
On the 28th April 2018, a you……続きを見る
著者:Michael Davies
出版社: Michael Kempster
発売日: 2024年05月09日
The very first job I ever had was as a DJ on a mobile roller skating rink in 1983. That lasted less than a year and was followed by a myriad of other jobs. I was a potter, a taxi driver, a truck dri……続きを見る
A wryly humorous memoir from Hunter Davies, as he falls in love again in his eighties and chronicles the first year of living with his new girlfriend in their cottage on the Isle of Wight.
King Char……続きを見る
A detailed and highly illustrated account of the Polish II Corps' (or 'Anders Army') perilous journey to fight side by side with Allied forces at the height of World War II.
Following the conquest o……続きを見る
An engaging portrait of Hampstead Heath – a place rich not just in natural wonders but in history and monuments, emotions and memories, people and places.
'I enjoyed every inch of the way, from Parl……続きを見る
”Oletko nähnyt elokuvia, joissa joku herää aaveena, mutta ei itse tiedä olevansa kuollut? Sellaiselta minusta tuntui, kun huomasin ihmisten katsovan suoraan lävitseni. Yritinpä miten kovasti tahansa……続きを見る
Fans of Maynard will be delighted to read his further adventures in bacon curing. The last of the traditionally-apprenticed bacon curers, the author regales and inspires his readers with tales of
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Maynard Davies, the last of the apprentice bacon curers, tells his intriguing story in his own distinctive style.
Always one to turn a challenge into an opportunity, Maynard took pleasure in learnin……続きを見る
In her previous books Chris tells of her move to the tiny Feudal Island of Sark, in the British Channel Isles with her husband Ken, to run their guest house and smallholding. They then journey out t……続きを見る
Du plus loin qu'elle s'en souvienne, Alice a grandi dans la peur. La peur de son père, homme dur et violent qui n'hésite pas à la battre et à la maltraiter, elle et ses cinq frères et soeurs. Les co……続きを見る