Collection: Fiction

1811 - the Iberian Peninsula. The military situation is looking grim for Britain. While Wellington has pushed the French out of Portugal the casualties are high and Napoleon's forces are gathering themselves for a fresh invasion.

The man flipped the piece of wood and the coins spun up into the air above his head and dropped down on to the carpet. There was silence. Wake in Fright tells the tale of John Grant's journey into an alcoholic, sexual and spiritual nightmare.

In this well established series, the world's great books are supplemented and enhanced by illustrations, captions and introductions, giving the reader the fascinating background of the author, his works and his era.

Breaker Morant he was executed at Pietersburg on 27 February 1902. His crime? Wilful murder of civilians. Yet to this day his guilt remains in doubt. The Breaker, does more than recount the facts and mystery surrounding Morant's death.

Oliver Twist is an orphan in early 19th century England who is befriended by a gang of child thieves, led by Fagin. A classic tale of the time.

In this crime novel by the acknowledged queen of detective fiction, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance.

This revelatory story of the most tragic, cruel, brave and misguided episode in Australia's history - the ""saving"" of a unique race, the Tasmanian Aborigines - is seen through the eyes of an obsessive young present day narrator.

After years of struggling as a single mother, Jodie Ashton has given up on love and passion. What she craves now is security for herself and her beloved daughter Milly. And marriage to widower Alex McGregor will certainly offer that...

The story of Oskar Schindler, who risked his life to protect Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland and who was transformed by the war into a man with a mission, a compassionate angel of mercy.

Falsely accused, cut off from his past, Silas the weaver is reduced to a spider-like existence, endlesslyweaving his web and hoarding his gold. Meanwhile, Godfrey Cass son of the squire, contracts a secret marriage.