Arrow Books Castile for Isabella Plaidy Jean

In the days when the word 'Italian' was synonymous with 'poisoner', there was no woman the French despised more than their own Queen Regent, Catherine de' Medici • When Catherine de' Medici was forced to marry Henry of Orleans, her's was not the only heart broken. Jeanne of Navarre once dreamed of marrying this same prince, but like Catherine, she must comply with King Francis's political needs. And so both Catherine and Jeanne's lives are set on unwanted paths, destined to cross in affairs of state, love and faith, driving them to become deadly political rivals • Years later Jeanne is happily married to the dashing but politically inept Antoine de Bourbon, whilst the widowed Catherine continues to be loved by few and feared by many - including her children

On the death of Henry the fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Ambitious men surround the baby king, including his two uncles, the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucester. Shrewd and clever, Bedford seeks to uphold all his late brother had won and preserve it for young Henry the sixth. Gloucester, a man of poor judgment, greedy for wealth and power, has other ideas • In Lancastrian England and war-torn France, there are three women whose lives are to have a marked effect on the future. Katherine de Valois, haunted by an unhappy childhood, finds love in an unexpected quarter and founds the Tudor dynasty; Joan of Arc leaves her village pastures on the command of heavenly voices; and Eleanor of Gloucester is drawn into a murder plot and becomes the centre of a cause celebre

П. Г. Вудхаус прекрасно знал, что выпивка может поднять настроение. А ещё он умел остроумно и с житейской мудростью описывать комические последствия злоупотребления алкоголем. В сборник Highballs for Breakfast вошли моменты из произведений Вудхауса, в которых кто-то заливает за воротник, набирается, пропускает по рюмочке, принимает на грудь… и, как следствие, попадает в какую-нибудь передрягу • Других писателей волновали неблагоприятные последствия выпивки, но творца Дживса и Вустера интересовало лишь таящееся на дне фужера удовольствие. Он хорошо разбирался в спиртном и описывал в своём фирменном стиле самые разные алкогольные напитки: коктейли, шампанское, портвейн, виски, бренди (с содовой, разумеется), пиво и даже потин, печально известный ирландский самогон

A man who calls himself 'the Teacher' is devising a meticulous plan. Cold-hearted and cunning, he plans to teach New York a lesson it will never forget • Intent on exacting revenge and causing mass hysteria, he embarks on the worst killing spree the city has ever seen. The whole New York Police Department is tested to its limits; none more so than Detective Michael Bennett as the Teacher leads him on a terrifying chase that brings danger perilously close to home

‘What did he eat last? Whom did he eat, in fact?’ • Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Falco has the perfect plan to make money – he will assist Vespasian in the Emperor’s ‘Great Census’ of AD 73. His potential fee could finally allow him to join the middle ranks and be worthy of long-suffering Helena Justina • Unexpectedly confronted with the murder of a man-eating lion, Falco is distracted from his originaltask, uncovering a bitter rivalry between the gladiators’ trainers. With one star gladiator dead, Falco is forced to investigate and the trail leads from Rome to the blood-soaked sand of the arena in North Africa

A wonderfully romantic novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Rose Petal Summer and A Country Escape • Take one aspiring cook • When Zoe Harper wins a coveted place in a televised cookery competition, she can't wait to put her cooking skills to the test • Add a very desirable judge • But as the competition heats up, she realises she's developing an inconvenient crush on one of the judges, the truly delicious Gideon Irving • Stir in a heaped tablespoon of romance • All too soon there's more than canapes, cupcakes and cordon bleu at stake • Will Zoe win the competition, or is Gideon one temptation too far?

В вустерширской деревушке Радж ещё не так давно царил мир и покой, но им на смену пришла какая-то суматоха и даже неразбериха. В чём же дело? Во-первых, в ожесточённой вражде вспыльчивого полковника Уиверна и богатого скряги Лестера Кармоди. А во-вторых – в планах проходимца Шимпа Твиста, вздумавшего открыть санаторий. Он и его сообщники, американские жулики Соупи и Долли Моллой, задумали инсценировать ограбление, чтобы вытрясти деньги из страховщиков Лестера • Тяжелее всего приходится Джону, племяннику Кармоди, который любит Пэт, дочь полковника. Сможет ли он завоевать её сердце и восстановить идиллию? Виски со снотворным вполне может ему помешать, но, с другой стороны, где это видано, чтобы у истории П. Г. Вудхауса не было счастливого финала? • Роман «Даровые деньги» – комедия о столкновении нравов британцев и американцев, в которой пароход амбиций дерзких американских мошенников налетает на айсберг реалий сельской Англии

Капитан Брабазон-Биггар – охотник на крупную дичь, гроза гостиничных баров и крепкий орешек по жизни. Такой молодчик, по идее, вполне способен выследить двух букмекеров, задолжавших ему три тысячи фунтов • Только вот он имеет дело не с обычными букмекерами. Собственно, они и вовсе не букмекеры: за кричащими костюмами в клеточку и фальшивыми усами прячутся Билл Белфрай, девятый граф Рочестерский, и его камердинер по имени… Дживс! Всё дело в том, что Берти Вустер отправился в школу, готовящую аристократов к жизни после социальной революции, а его гениальный слуга был прикомандирован к разорившемуся графу, знакомому его господина из клуба Трутней. И хорошо: без способностей Дживса Биллу из этой передряги не выбраться. Ведь ситуация ещё сложнее, чем может показаться на первый взгляд: капитан влюблён в Розалинду Спотсворт, которой граф задумал продать свой разваливающийся дом… • «Не позвать ли нам Дживса?» – шестой роман П

The fifth book in Jean Plaidy's Plantagenet saga tells the fascinating story of the hatred between two queens • The first half of the thirteenth century is dominated by two women, as proud and ambitious as they were beautiful, yet different in all other qualities • Isabella, flamboyant and passionate, a medieval Helen of Troy - wife to King John and mother to Henry III • Blanche of Castile, serene and virtuous Queen of France, wife of Louis VIII and mother of Louis IX • The two women hated each other on sight. Isabella would stop at nothing, not even murder, in her passion to destroy the French Queen

For years, Libby Morgan dreamed only of making partner in her competitive, high-pressure law firm. She sacrificed everything for her career - her friends, her marriage, her chance at creating a family. When her boss calls Libby into his office, she assumes it will finally be good news, but nothing can prepare her for the shocking reality: she's been let go and must rebuild her entire life . . . starting now • With no job prospects in sight, Libby reaches out to old friends and spends her afternoons at A Good Yarn, the local knitting store. There, she forms a close bond with Lydia, the sweet-natured shop owner, Lydia's spirited teenaged daughter, Casey, and Casey's best friend, Ava, a shy yet troubled girl who will shape Libby's future in surprising and profound ways

For the inhabitants of the damp little Irish town of Ballinacroagh, the repertoire of gastronomic delights has never extended farther than the limp meals of the local inn's carvery. But things are about to change when the beautiful Aminpour sisters -- Marjan, Bahar and Layla -- arrive, determined to share the magic of their kitchen with the friendly locals • Opening Babylon Cafe, right in the heart of town, they begin serving up traditional Persian dishes and soon the townsfolk is lured to the new premises by the tantalizing aroma of fresh herb kuku, lamb abgusht and elephant ear fritters, washed down with gallons of jasmine tea from the old samovar • Not everyone welcomes the three women with open arms, though. The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, as they say, and the women of Ballinacroagh want their men back

For Hawk, being a hero weighs heavily on her wings • In the City of the Dead, life happens in the shadows. That's why a war is brewing against an enemy no one can see • Hawk and Maximum Ride never back down from a conflict, but as the dead begin to outnumber the living, they'll need to work together now more than ever