RecoveryWhen it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Recovery and convalescence are words that exist at the periphery of our lives until we are forced to contend with what they really mean. Here, GP and writer Gavin Francis explores how and why we get better, revealing the many shapes recovery takes, its shifting history and the frequent failure of our modern lives to make adequate space for it. Characterised by Francis's beautiful prose

of the community of St Brigid of Kildare

Lost And Found At 35

Bluest Eye

The daily barrage of e-mails

Charlotte Usher must return to the tragic site of her death: High School

During one of the fiercest conflicts the world has ever known

and the spirit of Christmas

you don't even realize anything is wrong until someone comes along and changes you

Charles finds himself trapped in a world of dark conspiracy and psychological games

It's hitting too close to home bringing back memories of her own past and her worst nightmares

Spectator"This is brilliant - I’ve been telling everyone about this book

he touches the hearts of Rose's family