24 May
William Trevor was born in 1928. He is an Irish author and playwright, who has won the Whitbread Prize three times and has been nominated four times for the Booker Prize, most recently for his novel Love and Summer. Read Love and the Summer by William Trevor
Brian Byfield
Brian Byfield has held a passion for chess and bridge throughout his career in advertising, film and TV. He lives in London.
Gray Jolliffe is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator whose best-known work is the Wicked Willie series, first published in the 1980s. He lives in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Featured Books, with extracts, by Brian Byfield
Play Bridge in 10 Minutes : The quickest way to learn the game Brian Byfield
Bridge de-mystified. Armed with the information in this book, you can go on to become a star player - in double-quick time! And the illustrations by Gray Jolliffe keep it light and entertaining. Format: Hardback - Released: 15/09/2011
Play Chess in 10 Minutes : The quickest way to learn the game Brian Byfield
Always wanted to play chess but haven't much time to learn? This dinky
little book, with illustrations from Gray Jolliffe will show you how - in just 10 minutes. Armed with the information,
you'll be on your way to being... Format: Hardback - Released: 15/09/2011