Penguin Books

In the town they tell the story of the great pearl - how it was found and how it was lost again. They tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, Juana, and of the baby, Coyotito. And because the story has been told so often, it has taken root in every man mind.The Pearl is Steinbeck heartbreaking short parable about wealth and the darkness and...

That rare thing, a sequel which is better than the original, The Nowhere Man is a thrilling, pulse-pounding ride for readers and the hero of Orphan X...An even more intense and harrowing thriller. The pace that never lets up Daily MailHe was once called Orphan X. As a boy, Evan Smoak was taken from a children home, raised and trained as part of a...

Folks, life is beautiful! Bring on the drinks, I'm sticking around till I'm ninety! Do you hear? A young boy grows up in a sleepy Czech community where little changes. His raucous, mischievous Uncle Pepin came to stay with the family years ago, and never left. But the outside world is encroaching on their close-knit town - first in the shape of...

The director of the Design Museum defines the greatest artefact of all time: the cityWe live in a world that is now predominantly urban. So how do we define the city as it evolves in the twenty-first century? Drawing examples from across the globe, Deyan Sudjic decodes the underlying forces that shape our cities, such as resources and land, to the...

Perfect for fans of Behind Closed Doors and Before I Go to Sleep, the author of One Step Too Far brings us another addictive psychological thriller - with a shock twist you won'tsee coming**There's trouble in paradise . . For as long as she can remember, Jemma has been planning the perfect honeymoon. A fortnight retreat to a five-star resort in the...

To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth.Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head...