Catherine N. Parke 
Biography [EPUB ebook] 
Writing Lives

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction In this groundbreaking new book, Thomas Page Mc Bee, a trans man, trains to fight in a charity match at Madison Square Garden while strugglin …

Before Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, there was the one-fingered, cunning Giuseppe Morello and his murderous coterie of brothers. Had it not been for Morello, the world may never have heard of ”men of …

Edmund Burke’s iconic stance against the French Revolution and its supposed Enlightenment inspiration, has ensured his central role in debates about the nature of modernity and freedom. It has now be …

Julian Vosper-Smith is a cad and a seducer, a wit and a raconteur. Every man wants to be him and every girl wants to shag him, and now you too can share in his success. Follow his amusing stories and …

No one did political corruption quite like Rod Blagojevich. The 40th governor of Illinois made international headlines in 2008 when he was roused from his bed and arrested by the FBI at his Chicago h …

In this fascinating follow-up to the highly successful Dear Francesca, Mary Contini writes to her other daughter, Olivia, to tell the story of her great-grandparents, the humble Italian shepherds who …

______________________ ”A beautifully written account of postpartum psychosis, and the ties, blessings and burdens of family” – NIGELLA LAWSON SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE Y …

"General Brock" by Lady Matilda Ridout Edgar is a fascinating historical novel that chronicles the life and achievements of certainly one of Canada’s most celebrated military leaders, Sir I …

When Alfred Milner (1854-1925) was knighted, he took as his motto Communis Patria, ‘patriotism for our common country’. By this he meant the wider patriotism of the British Empire, the furthering of …