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Former child soldier from Sierra Leone tells how a gentle boy became capable of truly terrible acts. New in paperback. Shakespeare: The World as a Stage Bryson, Bill April, pbk, £7.99, 9780007197903 Bryson’s take on the life of Shakespeare. New in paperback. William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner Hague, William May, pbk, £9.99, 9780007228867 Well-reviewed life of a staunch conservative and prominent campaigner against the slave trade. New in paperback. The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters Mosley, Charlotte May, pbk, £12.99, 9781841157740 Edited by Diana Mitford’s daughter-in-law, an absorbing selection of letters spanning the history of the 20th century and reflecting the starkly different identities the sisters carved out for themselves. New in paperback.

Hodder & Stoughton

Beyond Ugly Briscoe, Constance January, £14.99, 9780340933237 The author of Ugly puts herself through university, joins legal chambers and later becomes one of the first black women to sit as a judge. But even then her troubles are not over. Broken Keenan, Shy February, £1.99, 9780340937426 The catalogue of misery includes beating, rape by her stepfather from the age of four and gang rape by dockworkers. The author founded the group Phoenix Survivors to campaign for justice for victims of sexual abuse. Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know Fiennes, Ranulph May, pbk, £8.99, 9780340951699 Autobiography of the explorer. New in paperback. Scarred Andrews, Sophie March, £12.99, 9780340937358 How violent abuse led one girl to desperate self-harm before turning her life around. Touched by Evil Knight, Michelle June, £12.99, 9780340951286 Misery memoir about a little girl, beaten, raped and despised, but rescued from despair by an angel, the spirit of her dead twin sister.

House of Wits Fisher, Paul May, £25, 9780316726573 Biography of the five James siblings: two celebrated (novelist Henry and the philosopher William James); two brothers overshadowed by them; and their one dazzling sister, Alice. For King and Country MacArthur, Brian February, £20, 9780316027434 Intimate history of the First World War.

Orion Paperbacks
Keep Smiling Church, Charlotte May, pbk, £7.99, 9780752893396 The singer and celebrity tells all. New in paperback.

Mainstream
SAS: First Man Through the Door Keane, Vinnie and Pacino, Andy May, £16.99, 9781845963347 Inside story of the SAS raid on the base camp of a band of rebels in Sierra Leone in August 2000. Falling: The Heartbreaking Story of a Boy Who Just Wanted to be Loved Randall, Jeff May, pbk, £6.99, 9781845962982 Misery memoir. Major outdoor campaign planned.

Orion Paperbacks

HarperPress

Marlborough: England’s Fragile Genius Holmes, Richard May, £25, 9780007225712 The military historian with a life of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, who rose from genteel poverty to lead his country to glory. Italy’s Sorrow: A Year of War, 1944–45 Holland, James March, £20, 9780007176458 Documents the German advance from Sicily to the stalemate of the Gothic line: a segment of history that has been largely neglected. Blood and Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism Burleigh, Michael February, £20, 9780007241279 Samuel Johnson-winning author with a weighty and far-reaching history of terrorism across the world. The British Johnson, Boris March, £20, 9780007172252 The MP asks what being British means in the 21st century.

Young Stalin Montefiore, Simon Sebag May, pbk, £9.99, 9780753823798 Account of the early life of the Russian dictator written with access to the newly-opened archives in Stalin’s native Georgia. New in paperback.

Michael Joseph

Petite Anglaise Sanderson, Catherine February, £12.99, 9780718153045 Much hyped on acquisition, the book of a popular blog about a thirtysomething working mother living in Paris with her partner, the workaholic Mr Frog, and their toddler, Tadpole.

Allen Lane

Mainstream

The Penguin History of Modern China Fenby, Jonathan May, £30, 9780713998320 History of China from the mid19th century to its present day status as superpower in waiting.

John Murray
Belonging Ali, Sameen February, £12.99, 9780719564604 Shocking account of a childhood in care, beatings, forced marriage and motherhood at 13.

Orion Paperbacks

Harvill Secker

Little, Brown

Pan Macmillan
A History of Modern Britain Marr, Andrew May, pbk, £8.99, 9780330439831 Accessible history of Britain in the 20th century which accompanied Marr’s acclaimed BBC series. New in paperback.

The Bridge Mak, Geert; Garrett, Sam, tr March, £10, 9781846551383 Charming mini-travelogue about Istanbul’s Galata bridge which has spanned the Golden Horn since the 6th century.
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The Lives of Bill Deedes Robinson, Stephen February, £20, 9780316730334 “Full, frank” and authorised biography of the late journalist, war hero, Cabinet Minster and newspaper editor.

Orion
Time To Say Hello Jenkins, Katherine February, £18.99, 9780752888385 Autobiography of the Welsh classical singing star.

The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide: Spring Books | January 2008

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SEASON
Penguin
The Regiment Asher, Michael May, pbk, £7.99, 9780141026527 The desert explorer and former SAS soldier examines the evolution of the special forces idea, and probes some of the myths that have grown up around it. New in paperback. Escape Jessop, Carolyn January, pbk trade, £6.99, 9780141031514 Shocking account of one woman’s enslavement to, and eventual escape from the FLDS, a radical religious offshoot of the Mormon church in Arizona. Black Diamonds Bailey, Catherine March, pbk, £8.99, 9780141019239 Eye-opening story of Wentworth, the largest private house in Britain, and the troubled lives of the wealthy Fitzwilliams who lived there. New in paperback. Barefaced Lies and Boogie-Woogie Boasts Holland, Jools and Vyner, Harriet June, pbk, £7.99, 9780141026770 The entertainer shares his intriguing life story. New in paperback. My Life with George Summers, Judith April, pbk, £6.99, 9780141032238 Summers lost her father and then her husband to cancer, leaving her a single mother to a nine-year old son. Then she found love again, with George, a King Charles spaniel who brought back their joie de vivre. New in paperback. Beatrix Potter Lear, Linda March, pbk, £8.99, 9780141003108 Life of the woman who created Peter Rabbit. New in paperback.

Quercus
The Secret History of the World Black, Jonathan April, pbk, £9.99, 9781847243409 Complete history of the world from ancient times to the present based on the beliefs and writings of secret societies. New in paperback.

Ronnie Wood, Ronnie June, £7.99, 9780330445047 Tales of 40 years of drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll from the Rolling Stones guitarist. New in paperback.

Thames & Hudson

Simon & Schuster
Child C Spry, Christopher March, £12.99, 9781847371478 Foster mother Eunice Spry horrifically abused the children in her care until she was jailed last year. Now one of the children speaks out. Beautiful Boy Sheff, David February, pbk trade, £11.99, 9781847371300 Shattering memoir of a father’s struggle to help his son overcome his addiction to crystal meth. Published in tandem with Tweak, the son’s account. How Good is That? Tomlinson, Jane and Mike June, £16.99, 9781847370648 The last chapter in the life of the late charity fundraiser.

Review
Prezza Prescott, John May, £18.99, 9780755317752 The “warts-and-all” autobiography of the former deputy prime minister and two Jags owner. On the Rocks Charles, Craig March, £14.99, 9780755317028 The former “Red Dwarf” star lays bare his crack cocaine addiction. Destroyed Sterne, Jayne March, £12.99, 9780755317981 Eight-year-old Jayne returns to England from bomb-shattered Northern Ireland. Her family stays with relatives and a distant cousin begins a horrifying campaign of abuse.

King Tutankhamun: The Treasures of the Tomb Hawass, Zahi; Vannini, Sandro, illus January, £39.95, 9780500051511, £49.95, 42 Billed as the ultimate book on Tutankhamun, published to coincide with the exhibition at the Millennium Dome, which runs until August 2008.

Thames & Hudson

Viking

Sceptre
Stealing Water Ecott, Tim March, £16.99, 9780340936627 Extraordinary family memoir in which Ecott grows up unexpectedly poor amid 1970s South African affluence.

Sphere Paperback
Wasted Johnson, Mark April, pbk, £6.99, 9780751539738 Inspiring true story of recovery from an abusive childhood and subsequent drug and drink addiction. New in paperback. Sharon Osbourne Survivor Osbourne, Sharon May, pbk, £7.99, 9780751540543 Second volume of autobiography, documenting her experiences as an “X Factor” judge and the latest dramas in the Osbourne household. New in paperback.

Gig Armitage, Simon April, £16.99, 9780670915804 The poet and novelist describes his life as a rock star fantasist.

Vintage

Sidgwick & Jackson
Up Till Now Shatner, William May, £17.99, 9780283070587 Autobiography of the man who was Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise. “Massive PR and author tour.”

Edith Wharton Lee, Hermione January, pbk, £10.99, 9780099763512 Critically acclaimed biography of the novelist. New in paperback. The Verneys Tinniswood, Adrian April, pbk, £9.99, 9781844134144 Seventeenth-century dynasty: the Verneys of Buckinghamshire. New in paperback.

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The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide: Spring Books | January 2008