The Room Of Lost ThingsUnder his railway arch in Loughborough Junction South London Robert Sutton is taking leave of a lifetime of hard work. His dry cleaning shop lies at the heart of a lively community a fixed point in a changing world. And as he explains to his successor young East Londoner Akeel it is also the resting place for the contents of his customers' pockets and for their secrets and lies. As he helps Akeel to make a new life out of his old one Robert also hands

Throughout everything Evelyn's inexplicably troubled relationship with Jessie looms large casting a shadow over her life until the story's brilliant and emotional denouement

Siah and Avni must follow their own quests to preserve the harmony of their worlds

It was also one that was binding and mysterious and defied all the mores of intimacy

�Meri Jung

you can change your life

Who's Afraid of Beowulf

In the village of Dunmow

a retired British Army officer settled in the Yorkshire dales

Before long Sachin Tendulkar was the cornerstone of India's batting line-up

But there's one secret she can't quite bring herself to tell him

we hope one day we'll finish them

as a reward the woman gives him a magic bracelet that enables him to see through other people's eyes and experience their feelings