This book offers an illuminating re-appraisal of the domestic space in classical Greece. Starting from the premise that we must cease to view the classical Greek house through the lens of contemporary Western notions of the household, Janett Morgan provides a fresh evaluation of what 'home' meant to different communities in the ancient Greek world. By employing textual analysis alongside archaeological scholarship her book seeks to explain some of the contradictions that previous, more simplistic approaches have left unanswered. Of value to students and academics alike, Morgan's work gives an...

What would you do if you were twelve, all alone and homeless, with nothing except an antique typewriter? The orphan girl finds herself following a mysterious golden line of light leading to a shabby building hidden up Birmingham's narrow alleys. Between one exciting Christmas and the next, she helps set up a magical agency hiring out wizards. Can they use their different talents to help the children with their problems? In the end, the discovers a wonderful secret...

Three artists explore form, energy and movement from the smallest scale that humans have discovered to the sacred geometry of nature to the realms of the human body. Informed by science, observation and intuition, the invisible is brought to light in three distinct styles developed from deep exploration and fine craft. The word Quintessence, from the ancient Greek for the mysterious 'fifth element', is now used as a descriptive term in cosmology for equally mysterious 'dark energy'. It is a fitting theme for the desire of artists to make the invisible visible and show the underlying energy...

Janet Morgan's definitive and authorised biography of Agatha Christie, with a new retrospective foreword by the author.