The Land of Lost ThingsPhoebe, an eight year old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to Phoebe the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world. But it is hard to keep faith, so very hard. Now an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres. Something

Billy Graves was one of the Wild Geese: a tight-knit crew of young mavericks

Emily Hale now becomes the first and consistently important woman of life - and his art

as perfect as him

which have long fascinated readers all over the world

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE

In this chronicle of a passionate marriage

'All kinds of outlandish shit goes on

with 'playlists' of key pieces encouraging kids to look up pieces to hear for themselves

Florrie's life changes and she moves from country to city

In this spirited account

'[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skill

They hate Mr Fox and are determined to get him