Hugh Sebag-Montefiore Books

The classic story by Charles Dickens retold as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Set during the French Revolution, the lives of Charles Darnay and his family are changed forever as the drama unfolds.

A re-telling of the beloved Louisa May-Alcott story for younger children. The inspirational story follows the fortunes of the March sisters as they struggle through the American Civil War and learn the importance of love, family and following their dreams. Usborne Young Reading Series 3 is for confident readers.

Suitable for children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and complex stories, this title tells the doomed love story of Cathy and Heathcliffe as seen through the eyes of a neighbor, Mr Lockwood, and the old nurse, Nelly Dean.

Sebag-Montefiore has created a bold and powerful account of the small group of men who fended off the German army so that hundreds of thousands of their comrades could exit this doomed land.

The classic story of Amy Dorrit, who lives much of her life at the Marshalsea prison where her father is imprisoned for debt, earning meager wages at jobs outside the prison walls, including seamstress work for Mrs. Clennam, whose son Arthur takes an interest in her plight.

An extraordinary and fresh account of the most famous battle in World War One. No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life and stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is an iconic image which will be hard to ignore during the centennial year. Despite this, this book shows the extent to which the Allied armies were in fact able repeatedly to break through the German front lines. By focusing on the first-hand experiences of both Allied and enemy soldiers, the author weaves a remarkable portrait of life at the Front.

Breaking the German Enigma codes was not only about brilliant mathematicians and professors at Bletchley Park. There is another aspect of the story which it is only now possible to tell. It takes in the exploits of spies, naval officers and ordinary British seamen who risked, and in some cases lost their lives snatching the vital Enigma codebooks from under the noses of Nazi officials and from sinking German ships and submarines. This book will tell the whole Enigma story: the original invention and use by German forces and how it was the Poles who first cracked, and passed on to the British - the key to the German airforce Enigma. The more complicated German Navy Enigma appeared to them to be unbreakable.

Imprisoned in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya Golden joins a penal battalion made up of Cossacks and convicts to fight the Nazis. He enrols in the Russian cavalry, and on a hot summer day in July 1942, he and his band of brothers are sent on a desperate mission behind enemy lines. Switching between Benya's war in the grasslands of Southern Russia, and Stalin's plans in the Kremlin, between Benya's intense affair with an Italian nurse and a romance between Stalin's daughter and a journalist also on the Eastern Front, this is a sweeping story of passion, bravery and human survival where personal betrayal is a constant companion, and death just a hearbeat away.

David Copperfield is the story of a young man’s adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend Steerforth; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; his nemesis, the eternally humble Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; and the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literature’s great comic creations. In David Copperfield – the novel he described as his ‘favourite child’ – Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his most exuberant and enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure.

Using new material from British and American archives, this book recounts how the German Enigma code was broken, as a result of the combined efforts of secret agents and spies, naval officers and ordinary seamen, and mathematicians and codebreakers.

This gripping historical account delves into one of the most intense periods of the Second World War, offering a detailed exploration of the events and their impact. Hugh Sebag Montefiore, a bestselling author, presents a compelling narrative that captures the drama and complexity of the era, making it a must-read for history enthusiasts. Through vivid storytelling, the book reveals the human experiences and pivotal moments that shaped this extreme episode of conflict.

If you have young children that love animals, especially those that fly, and love solving riddles, then this is the book you need! In Riddles from the Air, Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore has penned the perfect rhymes and riddles to keep you and your children amused for hours. There are thirty-six 'Who am I?' riddles set out in rhyme for you and the kids to solve. I simply couldn't think of a better gift. Get their eyes away from the computer and/or mobile phone screens and get their heads into a book! This will get their minds thinking - the riddles are not too difficult, but they will give your children plenty to think about. And why not go to Charlotte's site charlotteswonderfulstories.com and sign up for a free story every month?

Deep down in the ocean blue, there are many surprises waiting for you! In Riddles from the Sea , you and your children will learn some strange facts about the wonderful creatures in our oceans. Behind the sea currents, thick layers of coral and sandy shallow shores lies a mystery animal that you'll need to guess. Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore has written another book of riddles in verse to set you thinking.... Will you, won't you get the answer? For more animal riddle books, event details and fun activities, visit Charlotte's charlotteswonderfulstories.com