The summer guestsMaggie Bird's 'book group' is an unusual one a group of retired spies living an anonymous life in the seaside town of Purity. And this summer they plan little more than 'reading' (whilst sipping martinis), and some gentle birdwatching. But trouble is just around the corner as the summer guests arrive. For acting Police Chief Jo Thibodeau, summer brings its own problems packed streets, bar brawls, petty theft. And now, a missing teenager down by the

scrawl in their margins

'An Economic History of the English Garden' draws on never-seen primary sources to explore how much gardens cost to make and to maintain

Hippolytus of rape

it's about time for him to start

They have three great kids

Fantasising about the show in their chatroom

when he was elected 44th president of the United States

A moving novel based on the true story of a family's endurance and pain

When John Dyer returns to Oxford from Brazil with his young son

Wine knowledge no longer gets to be gatekept by the older generation

This is a traditional Chinese tale reimagined in a subversive new way

It also considers how ideas of Welshness developed in this period