Arrow Books To Glory We Steer Kent Alexander

They're called The Glory Boys, by those who regard their exploits with envy or contempt • January 1943: Glory Boy Bob Kearton - already a veteran and survivor of the close action in the English Channel and North Sea - is ordered to the Mediterranean and beleaguered Malta, a mere sixty miles from occupied Sicily • Unexpectedly promoted to lieutenant-commander, he is given charge of a newly formed and, as yet, incomplete flotilla of motor torpedo boats • Although the tide of defeat is thought to be turning, with the enemy no longer advancing along the North African coast, Kearton's is a new war of stealth, subterfuge, and daring, in which the Glory Boys are only too expendable

When a tragedy breaks a family apart, what can bring it back together? • The Birds seem to be the perfect family: mother, father, four children, a picture-book cottage in the country • But one Easter weekend, something happens - something so unexpected, so devastating, that no one can bring themselves to talk about it • The family shatters, seemingly for good • Until, years later, they are forced to return to the house they grew up in, and to confront what really broke the family apart

Only the Truth Will Set Her Free • After her wedding in cancelled hours before she is due to walk down the aisle, Rachel is newly single and must move back in with her mother, Eleanor • But their relationship is far from perfect, and their family home is filled with secrets • It will take a devastating turn of events for Rachel to finally unravel a powerful truth. One that Eleanor has kept close to her heart for decades • Will unlocking the past help Rachel find the key to her future?

Lucy Harper has a talent for invention • She was nine years old when her brother vanished in the woods near home. As the only witness, Lucy's story of that night became crucial to the police investigation. Thirty years on, her brother's whereabouts are still unknown • Now Lucy is a bestselling thriller writer. She has fame, fortune, and an army of adoring fans. But her husband, Dan, has started keeping secrets of his own. Then Dan goes missing and Lucy's past and present begin to collide • It's time for Lucy Harper to tell us the truth

«Убить пересмешника» — роман-бестселлер американской писательницы Харпер Ли • История маленького сонного городка на юге Америки, поведанная маленькой девочкой • История ее брата Джима, друга Дилла и ее отца - честного, принципиального адвоката Аттикуса Финча, одного из последних и лучших представителей старой "южной аристократии" • История судебного процесса по делу чернокожего парня, обвиненного в насилии над белой девушкой • Но прежде всего - история переломной эпохи, когда ксенофобия, расизм, нетерпимость и ханжество, присущие американскому югу, постепенно уходят в прошлое • "Ветер перемен" только-только повеял над Америкой. Что он принесет? • Книга на английском языке • A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man falsely charged with the rape of a white girl

Классический роман-бестселлер, удостоенный Пулитцеровской премии, о расизме в Америке 1930-х годов, экранизированный в оскароносном фильме с Грегори Пеком в главной роли • Адвокат Аттикус Финч дает этот совет своим детям, защищая настоящего пересмешника из классического романа Харпер Ли - чернокожего мужчину, обвиняемого в изнасиловании белой девушки. Глазами юных Скаут и Джема Финча Харпер Ли с неподдельным юмором исследует иррациональность отношения взрослых к расе и классу на Глубоком Юге 1930-х годов. Совесть города, погрязшего в предрассудках, насилии и лицемерии, уязвлена стойкостью одного человека в борьбе за справедливость. Но тяжесть истории выдержит лишь это • "Убить пересмешника", являющийся эталоном классической американской литературы, с юмором, теплотой и состраданием подходит к весьма щекотливой теме расизма в Америке 1930-х годов, что делает его широко признанной одной из лучших книг двадцатого века и в американской литературе

1778: a seminal year for the young Richard Bolitho... The American War of Independence changes to an all-out struggle for freedom from British rule - and Bolitho takes command of the Sparrow, a small, fast and well-armed sloop of war • As the pace of war increases, the Sparrow is called from one crisis to another - and when the great fleets of Britain and France convene on the Chesapeake, Bolitho has to throw aside the early dreams of his first command to find maturity in a sea battle that might decide the fate of a whole continent • Bolitho's adventures continue in To Glory We Steer

‘Home is where the heart is, and my heart belongs to Liverpool. We wouldn’t dream of leavin’ our beloved city…’ • August 1940: As the Luftwaffe swarm over Liverpool, Shane Quinn decides to move his family back to the safety of Ireland. But his only child, the beautiful Dana, would rather stay and serve her country than flee to a foreign land • Determined to make it on her own, she joins the WAAF with newfound pals Patty and Lucy. There’s plenty of excitement to be had on a RAF station, even a chance or two at love… • But the stark reality of war begins to take its toll and the three girls soon discover they need their friendship more than ever. And when shocking news arrives from Ireland, Dana will realise the true importance of family

Alexander Kinross is remembered in his native Scotland only as a shiftless boilermaker's apprentice. But when he writes from Australia to summon his bride, his relatives realize he is now a man to be reckoned with • Arriving in Sydney after a difficult voyage, sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Drummond meets her husband-to-be and discovers that he frightens and repels her • Isolated in Alexander's great house, Elizabeth finds that marriage does not prompt her husband to enlighten her about his past life - nor his present one, in which his mistress, the sensuous, tough, outspoken Ruby Costevan, still plays a part • Will she be able to forge a happy new life in this new world?

Kent 1815 • Her heart led her to him, but will loyalty be enough to make her stay • When the beautiful but naive Grace Lennicker falls for Isaiah Feasey, son of a rival smuggling family and owner of a local tavern, her sisters try to intervene. But as tensions grow, there is another suitor also hoping to win her hand in marriage, the dashing and more favourable Albert Enderby, a young lieutenant in the Revenue • Grace is unwittingly drawn back into the world of smuggling that her sisters fought hard to leave behind, and as violence erupts, she finds herself unable to stand by, knowing the rival gangs will kill anyone who stands in their way • When her husband becomes involved, Grace is forced to make a difficult decision - turn him in and risk her life, or stay loyal and risk the lives of those she loves

We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret • We are Private. And we're the best • The greatest show on Earth - and the greatest opportunity for terrorists • Two years ago, Jack Morgan was in Rio consulting on security for the World Cup. The tournament went without a hitch. Until a man died in one of the executive hospitality suites during the final, and the autopsy showed the cause to be a rare and deadly virus • The story was kept from the media to avoid causing panic, but Jack feared that the death was no freak occurrence • Now the eyes of the world are once again turned towards Rio for the Olympic Games, and Jack is back in Brazil's beautiful capital. It's not long before he uncovers terrifying evidence that someone has set in motion a catastrophic plan

We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret • We are Private. And we're the best • Even the world's greatest detective agency sometimes finds itself in too deep • Santosh Wagh quit his job as head of Private India after harrowing events in Mumbai almost got him killed. But Jack Morgan, global head of the world's finest investigation agency, needs him back. Jack is setting up a new office in Delhi, and Santosh is the only person he can trust • Still battling his demons, Santosh accepts, and it's not long before the agency takes on a case that could make or break them. Plastic barrels containing dissolved human remains have been found in the basement of a house in an upmarket area of South Delhi. But this isn't just any house, this property belongs to the state government