The Rosie Result

Graeme Simsion

The Rosie Result is the triumphant final instalment of the internationally bestselling series that began with The Rosie Project. ------ Don Tillman - scientist, husband, father, and world's greatest problem-solver - met his wife Rosie by inventing The Wife Project. But ten years on from marrying 'the ...

Smoke And Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories

Amitav Ghosh

When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels, The Ibis Trilogy, ten years ago, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean, but also by the precious commodity carried in e...