In this gripping memoir, one of Britain's top neurosurgeons reveals what it is to play god in the face of the life-and-death decisions he encounters daily. The stories give us a rare insight into the intense drama of the operating theatre, the chaos and confusion of a modern hospital, the exquisite complexity of the human brain - and the blunt instrument that is surgeon's knife in comparison.
Catalogue link: Do No Harm
“Alison Gofton recommended this book at the Writers’ Festival.”
A proud family. Snubbed by aristocratic neighbour Lord Frampton at a coming-of-age ball, Donald Oliver dreams of the day he'll have his vengeance. A wild daughter. Laura Oliver, beautiful and tempestuous, falls in love with Giovanni, an Italian ex-prisoner-of-war, now a humble cook. Disdaining her father's snobbishness - and his wrath - the couple flee to London.
Catalogue link: Food of Love
This is the extraordinary true story of two young Russians, Lev and Svetlana. Kept apart for fourteen years by the Second World War and the Gulag, they stayed true to each other and exchanged thousands of secret letters as Lev battled to survive in Stalin's camps.
Catalogue link: Just Send me Word
The niece of controversial Scientology leader David Miscavige presents a tell-all memoir about her life in the Church of Scientology. In this memoir, she shares her true story of life inside the upper ranks of the sect, details her experiences as a member of Sea Org, the church's highest ministry, speaks of her "disconnection" from family outside of the organization, and tells the story of her ultimate escape. Non-fiction: 299.936HIL
Catalogue link: Beyond Belief
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