Arrow Books Epitaph for Three Women Plaidy Jean

The fourth book in Jean Plaidy's epic Plantagenet series • The untimely death of Richard the Lionheart left his nephew Arthur and his younger brother John in contest for the throne of England. Reluctantly the barons chose John, and so began years of rule by a ruthless and greedy tyrant • Yet despite his reputation, John, still manages to seduce the young and beautiful Isabella of Angouleme. But in taking her as his bride he makes an enemy for life. And in the tempestuous years that follow many men come to believe that the House of Anjou was tainted by the Devil's blood, the loathsome monarch was himself Evil Incarnate, the very Prince of Darkness

The sixth book in Jean Plaidy's marvellous Plantaganet series • Marguerite, eldest daughter of the Count of Provence, had married a king of France - and now her sister Eleanor is determined to make just as grand a match • Good fortune and wily cunning bring her Henry of England. A good and generous husband but a weak king, he rules a nation that still remembers his cruel and foolish father, King John. As Henry showers gifts on his new bride his extravagance forces him to levy ever greater taxation on the land, and the spectre of revolt soon looms against him. For Simon de Montfort, the adventurer who will give England its first true parliament, the house of destiny is at hand

Richard the Second is losing his hold on the crown and Henry of Bolingbroke, previously exiled by the king, returns to England to claim it. Richard is deposed and dies mysteriously, murdered some say on the orders of Bolingbroke, now King Henry the Fourth. But Henry finds the crown harder to hold onto than it was to win. He is beset by enemies, hampered by disease, and concerned about the rebellious behaviour of his son. Dominating the court and with his eye on the crown is Harry of Monmouth, whose reckless conduct in low-class taverns with his crony Sir John Oldcastle causes scandal. When the king dies, Harry became King Henry the Fifth, and the change is dramatic for both him and Oldcastle. The licentious youth becomes a great king, and Oldcastle, the rake, turns into a religious reformer

Reckoned by those about him to be the most handsome man in the country, Edward the fourth has risen to the throne with the help of Warwick, the kingmaker. But even Warwick's trusted advice cannot convince the King to ignore his passion for the beautiful widow, Elizabeth Woodville - and when she refuses to become his mistress the two are married • Beloved of the people, Edward proves himself to be a strong king, but his love of luxurious living soon begins to impact on his royal duties. Despite his mistresses, Elizabeth is loyal to the illustrious king, providing him with many children, among them Edward the fifth and Richard Duke of York. But Edward lived recklessly and on his death an incident from his past comes to light that will change the course of history

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

The first book in the captivating Spanish Trilogy, focusing on the remarkable lives of Spain's most famous monarchs • In the 15th Century, Spain is full of intrigue and threatened by civil war. The independent young princess Isabella has become the pawn of her ambitious, half-crazed mother, kept as a virtual prisoner at the sordid court of her half-brother, France's Henry IV • Just sixteen years old, all seems lost: is Isabella fated to be the victim of the Queen's revenge, the Archbishop's ambition and the lust of Don Pedro Giron, one of the most notorious womanisers in Castile? • Numbed with grief and fear, Isabella holds onto one cherished hope: that one day, she will escape her tormentors and marry Ferdinand, the handsome young Prince of Aragon - her only true betrothed

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

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