Although London has inherited a complex and comprehensive railway network, there are a large number of lines which have disappeared. This book examines the history of many of these lines.
'So wise and so well done. It made me wish it were much longer than it is' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From the award-winning author of Five Star Billionaire and We, The Survivors comes a whirlwind personal history of modern Asia, as told through his Malaysian ...
Meet the Rabinovitches: mischievous Yakov, bubbly Nomi, rebellious Miriam, solemn Shlomo, and seven more! Papa is a rabbi and their days are full of intriguing Jewish rituals and lots of adventures in 1920s Poland. But the biggest adventure of all is when big sister Adina is told she is to be married ...
