Matador imprint: 1188 books
The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug and the Mysterious Number 80
Some loves are so great because they have happened before in another place, another time
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
This is an eclectic and thought-provoking book, best defined as a modern day fairy tale in which the dreams and lives of four people are inexorably linked together across time, bound by love, friendship, heartache and fate During the London Blitz a young woman, Iris, has a vision while reading Tarot...
Damage
A Novel of the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2017
Philip Glover survived his first wounding at the Salient in the summer of 1917. Returning in fair health to his duties as Army Chaplain, he finds himself in a chateau-turned-hospital to the rear of Ypres. Skills and diligence in the tending of wounds have earned Philip respect among his fellow clerics...
by Vivienne Dockerty
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2014
The year is 1847 during the Irish Potato Famine. Three year old Molly Mayo goes missing whilst her family are away at her mother's funeral. Maggie, her sister, has gone to England to start a new life there and believes that her sibling is being cared for by a relative, but the Filbeys, a childless...
by Pearl Denham
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
“As the light caught its tunic making it shine and shimmer like butterfly wings it made her shudder. In spite of the beauty of the clothes it was ugly. The back of its bulging head and long fingered hands were the same sickly non-shade. No fur, no feathers and no colour. He was Casuista.”
This...
by Tessa Buckley
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
A gripping mystery for confident readers. Perfect for fans of detective stories and anyone who enjoyed SMART by Kim Slater. Over the course of ten days, the lives of thirteen-year-old Alex Macintyre and his twin sister Donna will change forever. Alex and Donna live in the seaside town of Holcombe...
John Brown: The Forgotten Chess Composer?
50 chess problems by John Brown
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
John Brown: The Forgotten Chess Composer? reintroduces a classic chess title to a whole new readership. Chess Strategy was originally published in 1865, and now Brian Gosling investigates the life and work of it’s author, John Brown, selecting 50 of his chess problems to inspire a new generation...
The Silent Partner
And Other Stories Of Truth
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
In this intimate arrangement of emotive short stories, Juliet Castle presents provocative thoughts that challenge the reader’s perspective. Collectively, the stories reveal a deeper understanding of life initially veiled from view. Juliet’s stories portray how the mystery of life is attempting...
by B. B. Balthis
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2018
FOR FANS OF DAN BROWN AND KATE MOSSE
A secret kept for Millennia. Are you ready for the truth?
An exhilarating mystery set in a Cotswold church and French village. Based on real life research and the breaking of secret codes. A must-read for lovers of conspiracy thrillers, history, the...
by Terence Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2014
Full of entertaining bite-size chunks of London's history, this book tells tales that will inspire you to explore a place you thought you knew. In this historical handbook, author, journalist and London guide Terence Jenkins hopes that the tales of England’s capital city will inspire readers to...
The Madam Who Pulled Up The Drawbridge
and other London stories
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2015
Retired teacher and London guide, Terence Jenkins gives us glimpses of a London you thought you knew. In bite-size chunks we are introduced to nymphs, nereids and Oceanides, we visit the glorious cathedral of the suburbs, meet 'Brandy Nan' who had 8 children, none of whom survived and thereby led...
Further Afield
with Terence Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
After the success of his trilogy of London books, Another Man’s London, London Lives, and London Tales, author, journalist and London guide, Terence Jenkins turns his attention further afield. We follow him from Cumbria to Kent, from Surrey to Suffolk, from Dorset to his home country, Wales, meeting...
Climbing the Mountain
The Performer's Journey into Presence
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2017
If you want to exude presence, you need to be present. It's so easy to say and so hard to achieve or maintain. Presence, liveness and spontaneity - fundamental requirements for any performer on stage or screen - are disciplined psychophysical techniques, they combine ways of thinking with ways of...
Slow Boats to Europe
A River Journey from the English Channel to the Black Sea
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
An epic River Journey from the English Channel to the Black Sea. Ten European countries crossed by boats, bicycles and the occasional train. An evocative description of Europe at a time of great economic, social and political change. They had been dreaming about it for years - to cross Europe by river...
Eggshell in Scrambled Eggs
and other pet hates
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
Eggshell in scrambled eggs, bad wedding receptions, inserts in magazines and music snobs are amongst the many pet hates subjected to a considered review in this easy to read tome. With prose and poetry (of sorts) the author has sought to confront the worst of his pet hates (including macadamia nuts)...