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Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation following that of Caravaggio.Much in Gentileschi's life marked her out as a victim - rape at the age of 18, a forced marriage to a man she did not love and, a powerful, patriarchal father.

The story of a boy who finds himself in an unfamiliar city with eight hours to kill, with an unusual second- person narrative and an unexpected fantasy twist.

Donny and Zoe are back from their escapades in 29 Locks. This time they must get out of Calais before they both end up in jail.

A collection of short stories supported by illustrations of, South Asian football trailblazers, women and men, working at the highest level of the beautiful game.

In the title story, Inspector Dreadlock Holmes and his sidekick Rudeyard Fly are sent for by the Criminal Investigation Department of Middleham-by-Sea ¿ a little town known for tea shops, pet shops, florist shops. Keen to kickstart their diversity policy, the Department sends for two black law enforcers who both think this an opportunity too good to miss: a chance to prove their cross-cultural mettle and elucidate the death of Lord Montagu, a controversial political figure possibly killed by a deadly vegetable. In other stories, an Anansi spider stows away on the Windrush, cod and chips are usurped by chicken tikka marsala, and a white landscape gardener who admires Capability Brown has a mixed race child who is dispossessed by voices from history, including that of Martin Luther King. Surreal and playful, John Agard¿s stories also reveal hidden truths that subtly change our view of how we are and where we come from.

14-year -old Marcus football genius, is loosing his hearing, and his world starts to crumble. With deafness, shifting friends, crazy parents and a 'special measures' school, he will have to gather all the strength he can find - in others as well as within himself.

The teen novel kicks off in Brighton 1962. Cool records and sharp fashions form the backdrop sounds and sights to this story of 15-yearold Naseem Al Yawar (¿Naz¿), a young man on the verge of adulthood and heading for his first experience of love. Naz is a typical foul-mouthed, disaffected teenage boy, bright but with no interest in school apart from a love of literature instilled in him by an inspirational teacher, Mr Easton - nicknamed ¿Easy Easton¿. The latter encourages Naz to write, directing him to read many authors including Henry Miller and John Steinbeck . Raymond Chandler is a particular favourite: ¿I love his crispness and gusty dialogue,¿ says Naz. The world is opening up for Naz, but his Arab father ¿ a moody, bitter man - is disappointed at what life has brought him and envious of his son¿s youth and freedom.

From the critically acclaimed author of Duppy Conqueror, comes his first collection of short stories. Stories which capture the Black experience in London, the yearning for home, the consequences of urban gentrification and of aging.

ISTANBUL, 1593. The final episode and the Ruzgär have inadvertently released an ancient demon. It now lurks within the bowels of the city.Returning from their previous mission the Ruzgär unit are declared traitors to the Ottoman Empire and banished from the Janissary order. Even the recovery of the Armour of David, so prized by the Sultan is not enough to prevent this. Desperate and on the run, Will must turn to the sinister Earl of Rothminster as an unlikely protector. Meanwhile Awa and the remaining Ruzgär, are nevertheless called upon by their supporters to protect the very people who have declared them enemies of the empire, as a mysterious force threatens to engulf the capital. All roads lead to Istanbul and all who traverse it, will be plagued by a demon¿s touch.

On 17th August 1909, Madan Lal Dhingra was executed in Pentonville Prison for the assassination of Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, a high-ranking official from the British India office. Viewed as a murderer in the UK, in India Madan Lal is seen as a great patriot, In 1976, his remains were exhumed, and his body returned to India.

A story about the happenings at the Jaipur Literary Festival and the millions of aspiring writers who inhabit literary festivals.

29 LOCKS address the on-going epidemic of knife crime, gang grooming and violence that blights urban communities. This is unique in presenting an affectionate and respectful portrayal of a drug-dependent mother, and the experience of being a child who has a parent detained in the prison system.

Drawing on real accounts of the Ebola outbreak that devastated West Africa, this poignant, timely fable reflects on both the strength and the fragility of life and humanity's place in the world.

A history of the twentieth century seen through Afro-Caribbean spectacles in which the personal and political seamlessly collide. An important novel of the Windrush generation.

Set in India, an ecological novel well ahead of its time. British colonialists attempt to tame nature with disastrous consequences.

Two brothers set out on a journey from Douala to the far north of the Cameroon to find their brother who is on his way to Europe via traffickers in search of fame as a footballer.

Based on a true story of the Irish Connaught Rangers in India 1920, and a story of forbidden love in the Anglo-Indian community.

REVISED EDITION, BOOK 4 in THE STRIKER SERIES. The ghostly players from the winning 1966 England Football World Cup team has come to the aid of Ducie High XI school football team but what pound of living flesh will the zombies demand...?

Fresh, complex and compelling, The Ghosts & Jamal is the story of a 13 year-old orphan boy, suffering from epilepsy and his heroic journey across Nigeria during a time of violence and upheaval.

From the day she was born Nola Chambers is rejected by those she should most trust. Born with dark skin into a family that prides themselves on their light complexion, Nola grows up abandoned and perceived as worthless

Coping with the customs and expectations in the countries where they are now living, the characters in these tales have to choose whether to cling to their Indian culture, discard it completely, or learn how to adjust and compromise.

Ranging widely across both historical periods and national boundaries, Qaisra Shahraz's new collection of short stories speaks powerfully to the burning ethical issues of the twenty-first century.

A rich and culturally diverse history of SUGAR! Sugar, Sugar tells the story behind India's migrant workers who first left the Sub-Continent more than a hundred and fifty years ago and their descendents who now live in contemporary Britain.

WALLANDER MEETS THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST in The Warehouse. Cash is a man on a dangerous mission to Waziristan, on the borders of Afghanistan a hotbed of crime, terrorism and harsh brutality.

Life was never sweeter for Nicky Burkett. Got his own gaff and the beautiful Noreen on his arm but if there is trouble it will find Nicky - this time in Pakistan...

William Mawolo arrives in a Liberian town with a secret mission: to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the police chief and faces the hostilities from the locals. A rich mix of African tradition, classic crime fiction and the supernatural. A captivating account of the complexities of Liberian society.

Nicky Burkett finds his friend Vinnie dead at the bottom of a tower block. They have to find the villains - more serious criminals than themselves. The result is a hilarious hybrid of Elmore Leonard and Quentin Tarantino, with dialogue that crackles off the page, unforgettable characters and an authentic sense of place.

The third in the Nicky Burkett series takes Nicky from Walthamstow to Switzerland. First he finds a dead member of parliament on his doorstep. Then the MP's widow hires him to find the killer.

Second in the Nicky Burkett series. Nicky still incarcerated at the end of Vinnie Got Blown Away, is released onto the streets of Walthamstow. Now he wants to go straight. Noreen wants him to go straight and she won't go near him if he doesn't. He tries. But events and people conspire against him.

Now a major motion picture, The Cost of Sugar is the historical story of Jewish family planters and their slaves in Suriname when sugar ruled as King.