This evocative and stunningly produced CD highlights the places that inspired the settings for the Inspector Rebus novels. It is a fascinating insight into the mind of Rebus' creator Ian Rankin, revealing how Scotland, and in particular Edinburgh, has influenced his writing. James Macpherson, award-winning reader of the Rebus audiobooks, reads the extracts from the books here, whilst the personal journey contained...
A Suitable Boy is Vikram Seth's epic love story set in India. Funny and tragic, with engaging, brilliantly observed characters, it is as close as you can get to Dickens for the twentieth century. The story unfolds through four middle class families - the Mehras, Kappoors, Khans and Chatterjis. Lata Mehra, a university student, is under pressure from...