| Sandman | | Ian Kingsley | You won't want to put down this gripping psychological thriller in which conflict with a strange beachcomber called 'The Sandman' threatens to break-up a family. Jealousy, love, fear, hatred, and grief are combined with well-developed characters to give a tense reading experience. The dialogue is authentic, and, with the scene-painting narrative, you'll feel like you're on the beach witnessing the unfolding action.
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| A Writer's World: Travels 1950-2000 | | Jan Morris | Some of the author's finest articles are brought together here. Age might now restrict her travels, but her memories of travel are a delight. Her wonderful descriptions evoke the spirit of so many places. For example, Delhi is: the capital of the losing streak, the metropolis of the crossed wire, the missing appointment, the puncture, the wrong number.
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| Pompeii: A Novel | | Robert Harris | | Roman engineer Attilius rushes to repair an aqueduct in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, which, in A.D. 79, is getting ready to blow its top. Attilius meets Corelia, the defiant daughter of a vile real estate speculator, and later fights his way back to Pompeii in an attempt to rescue her. The volcanology is well researched and the plot keeps this impressive novel moving along toward its exciting finale. |  | |
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| The Long Way Round | | Peter Apps | | Stuart is a high school drop-out destined to spend the rest of his life laying carpets until he stumbles across Brian's project. Suddenly, he finds himself with a new job – working on a space station and exploring a distant galaxy. Will his adventures saving an alien race give him the weapon he really needs – the courage to overcome his inhibitions... and tell Brian how he really feels about him? |  | |
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