Twisted collideDane Sinclair is on top of the world and not at all interested in settling down. With a Stanley Cup win just under his belt, he's dead set on putting his career first. Captivated by an alluring stranger at the bar, he opts for a night of pleasure. Except this one night bleeds into Monday, when he arrives to practice and meets the new intern for the Saints. Not only is the captivating stranger from the bar the new intern, but she's also the coach's

a warrior who carries the hopes of a people like fire in the dark

They love to play music

leading Tocqueville expert Olivier Zunz tells the story of a radical thinker who

Feodora's mother is a wolf wilder

Queen Victoria stepped in

rather than pedalling towards the shops with her ration book

and an account of a writer's relationship with himself - his ambitions

the more danger she finds herself in

Fleeing the dark undercurrents of contemporary life in Britain

John le Carré was one of the greatest novelists of his generation but also had an extraordinary life

Dodging corrupt police and the even more corrupt wealthy Montgomery family

and there is no reason why it should be the preserve of the younger generation