History and Biography General

Helen Bellany, twice married to the artist John Bellany, recalls their lives together in Scotland, London, and Italy, John's rise from poverty and obscurity to worldwide recognition, and the human cost inherent in creating great art.

Middle age took Jane Shilling by surprise. She hadn't seen it coming, and she certainly wasn't ready for it.

Maurice Pappworth's whistle was Human Guinea Pigs, the controversial book published in 1967 which examined unethical medical experimentation on humans, identified the researchers and institutions responsible, took the medical establishment by storm..

'Engrossing, emotionally honest and forensically fascinating' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural Causes In Traces...

Before she was a trauma cleaner, Sandra Pankhurst was many things- husband and father, drag queen, gender reassignment patient, sex worker, small businesswoman, trophy wife . . .

A biography focusing on the life of Amy Johnson, a pioneering English aviatrix and the first female pilot to fly alone from Britain to Australia.

Deborah Devonshire is a natural writer with a knack for the telling phrase and for hitting the nail on the head.

When her father dies and leaves her a box of clues, Ariana Neumann uncovers a heritage she knew nothing about.