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Described by Len Deighton as ‘a classic writer of espionage fiction’, Ted Allbeury based his many acclaimed spy novels on his own real-life experiences. In World War II, he served as an intelligence officer with Special Operations Executive, and subsequently ran agents across the border between East and West Germany during the Cold War. He began writing in his fifties, and went on to pen over 40 bestselling books, five of which are dramatised here alongside three plays specially written for BBC Radio and two bonus documentaries.

Fostered: Poetry on Belonging, Healing, and Overcoming Trauma. Fostered is a haunting yet hopeful book of poems exploring foster care, healing from trauma, emotional displacement, and the search for identity. These verses journey from loss and abandonment to empowerment, self-discovery, and the reclamation of belonging. Through lyrical and accessible language, the author captures the raw realities of growing up without stability and the courage it takes to heal, overcome, and build a home within yourself.