On The EveThis is the portrait of a world on the eve of its destruction. Bernard Wasserstein presents a disturbing interpretation of the collapse of European Jewish civilization even before the Nazi onslaught and World War Two. In this revisionist account of modern European Jewry, Wasserstein shows how the harsh realities of the age devastated the lives of communities and individuals. By 1939, the Jews faced an existential crisis that was as much the result of

Five years ago

* Budgeting

High-flying public relations supremo Agatha Raisin has decided to take early retirement

Vlad Le Fanu

which means the odds of her rubbing someone important the wrong way just got a lot higher

not because we love organising childcare

the Pope gives his last address from the Vatican

lens construction

' - Heston Blumenthal

and delve into a mysterious world of ancient Brotherhoods

GOOD NIGHT OWL

swallowing it's promise of a fortune hidden in the mountains