These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and WalesAn inventive new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Irelands nations and the people who have called them home. Acclaimed author and journalist Brian Groom reveals the colourful and often contested history of the Celts, Romans, Anglo Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions. Packed with surprise and insight, These Isles explores the role of religion, the British

It seems like the perfect solution: nine months pursuing their own adventures—with a bit of don’t-ask-don’t-tell—and then a return to their shared lives

economic prosperity

and widespread pain

The two share a love of jazz and books and travel

Rebecca is amazed to discover a history riddled with the passion and pain of mysterious kin and unpredictable love

but national atonement and meaningful amends

Gilman chronicles her own transformation from a mother grieving a lost dream to one celebrating the profound

in which a society lives in the belly of a beast—and an entire civilization's survival depends on a pair of uneasy allies who must come together for one epic battle

despite being jilted by her sweetheart

Once you select your orchid

Askia is forced

including the value of persistence