Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins is admired for his great film performances, but he also led an extraordinary life, as recounted here in his remarkable autobiography. Born in the Edwardian era - as a young child he remembers people madly celebrating in his North London street the outbreak of the war with Germany in 1914 - the luck (and talent) that led to his debut on the West End stage in 'St Joan' at the age of 13; then hitting Broadway aged 18 in the roaring Twenties,...

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Go with God and Fight Like the Devil. A fascinating hero and the pursuit of a sword with mythical power, this is the remarkable new novel by Britain's master storyteller, which culminates at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. The Hundred Years War rages on and the bloodiest battles are yet to be fought. Across France, towns are closing their gates, the crops are burning and the country stands alert to danger. The English army, victorious at the Battle...

Former SAS major Ben Hope is relaxing at his home in Normandy when he hears the worst news of his life. His ex-girlfriend Dr Brooke Marcel has been kidnapped. But what is the mysterious link between the kidnapping, a sunken 16th-century Spanish warship and the secret activities of its wealthy discoverer? Ben soon uncovers a web of intrigue, corruption and murder. But will he be too late to find Brooke alive?

AN ANCIENT SWORD. A LONG BURIED SECRET.ONE MAN WILL UNCOVER THE MYSTERY. It's Christmas, and on a trip back to the UK to try to sort out his stormy personal life, ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope runs into two old friends. Simeon and Michaela were once his fellow students at Oxford—now they are the Reverend and Mrs. Arundel. Ben senses that Simeon is deeply troubled and frightened, but before the truth can emerge about his secretive research project concerning...

At long last, irrepressible panda cub, Ping, is leaving the safety of his nature reserve to embark on a journey of a lifetime! The second hilarious Panda Panic story in the fantastic new Awesome Animals series - awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife, from award-winning authors. Ping the panda lives with his mum and twin sister on the Wolong nature reserve in China. Although his name means 'peaceful' he's anything but! Ping craves adventure...

A small band of pilots fight against a seemingly unstoppable alien empire in this thrilling space opera. Commander Lanoe's skills made him a hero of the interplanetary civil war, but he was left with nothing except battle scars and painful memories. But now he faces the greatest threat mankind has ever known. Once again, Lanoe must go to war, but he does not go alone. A ragtag band of criminal and outcast pilots stand with him. Some are old friends,...

An innovative and gripping murder mystery that reads like a combination reminiscent of Herman Koch's The Dinner, Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You, and the hit podcast Serial. A young man named Samuel dies in a horrible car crash. Was it an accident or was it suicide? To answer that question, an unnamed writer with an agenda of his own sets out to map Samuel's last day alive. Through conversations with friends, relatives, and neighbors, a portrait...