According to GGeraint Thomas is one of Britain's most loved sports stars. He's won Olympic gold medals, finished first, second and third at the Tour de France, and stayed at the top of his sport for almost two decades as other riders and eras have come and gone. This is the story of his epic journey from the streets of suburban Cardiff to the Champs Elysees in Paris, from the mountains of the Alps to the cobbles of northern Europe. The races, the rivals, the

there remains a conflict at the very core of her being: a bitter struggle between the familiar

Or was it a shadow cast by her troubled

Could a myth bring a once happy country to its knees

In a stunning exploration of our own connection to these enduring forms

one the most controversial struggles of the Second World War

the book travels through different biomes

or a cobweb spangled by dew

An international bestseller and true modern classic

where men are still in control

as he recounts how his connection with his dogs has grown through the years into an unbreakable bond

war and grief

she is pulled out of the sea and strung up on the dock as a trophy