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The problem with Rhidian's Thoughts is how often I find myself agreeing with him. Most annoying!' John Humphrys Why bother with God? Do you know what matters in life?What are the limits of kindness? Why doesn't God intervene? What are you worth? For twenty years, bestselling novelist Rhidian Brook has pondered such questions on Radio 4's Thought for the Day, encouraging, nudging, sometimes provoking millions into thinking about the possibility...

‘Exuberant . . . larger-than-life fun’ Daily MailLlew Jones, a young Welshman, went to the States hoping to see the country and write about the experience. But when he met Joe Bosco, a butterfly salesman as charismatic as he is infuriating, he got more than he bargained for. Soon he found himself hurtling across 1980s America, caught up in an adventure that got way, way out of control. Now Llew is in jail, his friend is gone, and he has to giv...

Rachael joins her military husband in post-war Hamburg, only to discover they will be moving into their new home alongside the previous occupants - a German widower and his troubled daughter. Soon to be a major film directed by Ridley Scott. *Also appeared in September Buyer's Notes*

‘I killed Joe once, in a manner of speaking. But not twice. Not in the way you mean.’Llew Jones wanted to see the States and write about the experience. Then he got caught up in an adventure that got way, way out of control. Now Llew is in jail, Joe is gone, and he has to give his side of the story if he’s ever going to get free . . .It started when he met the charismatic butterfly salesman Joe Bosco and his freakish family. Joe convinced Llew...

‘I killed Joe once, in a manner of speaking. But not twice. Not in the way you mean.’Llew Jones wanted to see the States and write about the experience. Then he got caught up in an adventure that got way, way out of control. Now Llew is in jail, Joe is gone, and he has to give his side of the story if he’s ever going to get free . . .It started when he met the charismatic butterfly salesman Joe Bosco and his freakish family. Joe convinced Llew...

Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction, television drama and film. His first novel, The Testimony of Taliesin Jones, won several prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including the Paris Review, New Statesman and Time Out, and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He is also a regular contributor to 'Thought For The Day' on the Today programme.

Hamburg 1946: Wenn aus Feinden Freunde werden.Hamburg 1946: Ein englischer Offizier soll für die Entnazifizierung und den Wiederaufbau nach Deutschland gehen. Er und seine Familie werden in ein herrschaftliches Haus an der Elbe einquartiert. Anders als seine Kollegen ist er jedoch nicht der Auffassung, dass der Besitzer ausziehen muss. Seine Frau findet die Idee, mit dem Feind unter einem Dach zu wohnen, anfangs unerträglich. Doch als sie ihre...

This touching, funny and poetic first novel which won not one but three literary prizes is now being made into a major feature film.

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Hamburg, 1946. In de nasleep van de Tweede Wereldoorlog proberen duizenden mensen te overleven te midden van het puin. De Britse kolonel Lewis Morgan is verantwoordelijk voor de wederopbouw van de stad en het denazifi ceren van de gebroken bevolking. Hij wordt gestationeerd in een groot huis aan de rand van de stad, waar zijn vrouw Rachael en zijn enige overlevende zoon Edmund zich na jaren weer bij hem zullen voegen.Lewis kan het niet over zi...

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Rhidian Brook and family travel through devastated 'AIDS-lands' including India, Africa, and the Far East.