An effort by the author to compile and select articles and West and east together to present real texture of modern women, this volume represents 25 identified subjects who have written on the subject of women issues in different societies.

An electrifyingand New York Timesand bestselling novel about marriage and deceit that follows two couples on vacation in Siracusa, a town on the coast of Sicily, where the secrets they have hidden from one another are exposed and relationships are unraveled.and and With her...

An electrifying short story collection from 'one of America's most important novelists' (New York Times); the twice Orange Prize-shortlisted author of the bestselling The History of Love 'One of our most formidable talents in fiction' ESQUIRE 'Krauss's writing is as lyrical as ever' FINANCIAL...

An ember storm of a novel, this is Booker Prize-winning novelist Richard Flanagan at his most moving-and astonishing-best.In a world of perennial fire and growing extinctions, Anna's aged mother is dying-if her three children would just allow it. Condemned by their pity to living...

An emotional and heart-warming novel from the bestselling author of TikTok sensationand Pack up the Moon.'A raw and genuine look at motherhood,and A Little Ray of Sunshineand is a lovely ode to love in all of its many forms, family lost and found'and Ashley...

An emotional and inspiring World War Two time-slip novel of danger and courage. This is a story inspired by true events and stories of Irena Sendler and the women of the Polish Żegota.It's the worst time in humanity and yet there is still light...

'An emotional read about love and trust, with an OMG ending' Jill MansellOne moment in time can change everything...The day Scarlett dies should have been one of the most important of her life. It doesn't feel fair that she'll never have the chance to...

An enchanting contribution to the popular new trend of 'up lit', like Gail Honeyman'sand Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine'and Irish Times'I found myself totally transported into William's poignant and beguiling world of lost opportunities and love'and A. J. Pearce, author ofand Sunday Timesand bestsellerand...

An enchanting story about love, loss and the power of language' Elizabeth Macneal, author ofand The Doll FactorySometimes you have to start with what's lost to truly find yourself...Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood at her father's feet as he and his...

An enchanting YA novel from Number One bestselling author Jodi Picoult, co-written with her teenage daughter.Delilah knows it's weird, but she can't stop reading her favourite fairy tale. Other girls her age are dating and cheerleading. But then, other girls are popular.She loves the...

An enthralling prequel to his bestselling Roma Sub Rosa series of mysteries set in the Ancient World, Steven Saylor takes readers back to the younger days of Gordianus the Finder. The year is 92BC and Gordianus has just turned eighteen and is about to...

An epic and unforgettable love story begins in Saving 6, the third book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's...

An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Keeping 13, the second book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's...

An epic and unforgettable love story continues inand Redeeming 6, the fourth book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary...

An epic family saga beginning with the Russian Revolution and swirling across a century, encompassing war, loss, love requited and unrequited, ghosts, joy, massacres, tragedy. And hot chocolate.At the start of the twentieth century, on the edge of the Russian empire, a family prospers....

An exceptional selection of erotic poetry from ancient India, The Cane Groves of Narmada River features poems composed from the second century CE to the sixteenth century. Starting with several poems from the Prakrit anthology attributed to King Hala, the Sattasai, the book then...

An exhilarating new adventure in the bestselling Oregon Files series. For four novels, Clive Cussler has charted the exploits of the Oregon, a clandestine spy ship completely dilapidated on the outside, but on the inside packed with sophisticated weaponry and intelligence-gathering equipment. Captained by...

An explosive debut thriller about one woman's search for revenge - and the dangerous chain of events she sets in motion...'Hugely engrossing - a dark delight.' Catherine Ryan HowardCaroline Atkinson is powerless and angry. She has lost more than most - her marriage, her...

An explosive feminist and anti-racist novel about the importance of friendship.We don't exist in this world. Here, we are neither Germans nor refugees, we don't report the news and we aren't the experts. We're some sort of wildcard.Hani, Kasih, and Saya have shared a...

An explosive thrillerand from former MI5 officer, Tom Marcus, author of the bestsellingand Soldier Spy,and sees the Blindeye team take down a terrifying threat to UK national security.When no one knows you exist, you don't have to play by the rules . . .Meet...

An exquisite new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author ofand Small Things Like Theseand andand Foster.'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.'and The TimesAfter an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind...

THE GLOBAL #1 BESTSELLERANand IRISH TIMESand TOP 100 IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURYA BEST BOOK OF 2024 IN THEand GUARDIAN, TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, IRISH TIMES, LONDON STANDARD, INDEPENDENT, OBSERVER, NEW STATESMAN, iNEWS, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, THE SKINNY, CITY AM, DAILY MAIL,and ANDand THE CONVERSATION'I...

An extraordinary novel, spiny and delicate, scathingly funny and wildly moving'Lauren Groff, author ofand Fates and Furies'Sarah Thankam Mathews' prose is undeniable . . . she captures the sneaky, unsaying parts of longing'Raven Leilani, author ofand Luster'Some books are merely luminous . . ....

'An extraordinary, beautiful, magical book' JILL MANSELL The heartbreaking new novel from the author of the international bestseller In Five Years When Katy's mother dies, she is left reeling. Carol wasn't just Katy's mum, but her best friend and first phone call. She had...

An FBI agent and a lawyer are falling in love-and making a federal case out of it in #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood's hot romantic thriller. When Special Agent Grayson Kincaid first encounters Olivia MacKenzie, she makes quite an impression. The...

An indelible portrait of a brilliant, beautiful, mad and maddening woman, expressing the joy of holding her mercurial attention and also the terrible cost of that intimacy...No-one who reads this captivating book will ever forget Maman'and Andrew SolomonA prize-winning tour de force when it...

An insightful, nuanced story of class, identity and friendship ... I couldn't put it down' CHARLES YU'A blazing portrait of the contemporary American family' KIRSTEN CHEN'Compassionate and propulsive ...and A deftly woven tale of fraying loyalties and family secrets' TANIA JAMESI know my son....

AN INSTANTand NEW YORK TIMESand BESTSELLERFrom Tessa Bailey-#1and New York Timesand bestselling author, TikTok favorite, and "the Michelangelo of dirty talk" (Entertainment Weekly)-comes a spicy small town rom-com about a grumpy professor and the bubbly neighbor he clashes with at every turn...Hallie Welch fell...

AN INSTANT TOP TEN BESTSELLER!'Next-level domestic suspense - even the twists have twists. I loved it - Andrea Mara is a star.' Lee ChildClose your eyes.The game of hide and seek is over, but little Lily Murphy hasn't been found. Her parents try to...

An intensely emotional and gripping companion novel to Laura Nowlin'sand USA Todayand andand New York Timesand Bestselling noveland If He Had Been With Meand about the love that both breaks and heals us. Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Jenny Han.If only I'd...

An international bestseller and finalist for the Prix Goncourt; a suspenseful tale of a tangled love triangle in the long shadow of the war on terror. Manhattan attorney Sam Tahar appears to have it all: fame, fortune, an enviable marriage to a prominent socialite,...

An intimate look at the inner landscape of a disintegrating marriage and a dramatic exploration of the price of war. Kristin Hannah's Home Front is a provocative and timely portrait of hope, honour, loss, forgiveness - and the elusive nature of love.From a distance,...

An intriguing and unexpected narrative of modern CairoKhaled transcribes testimonies at the Palace of Confessions, a shadowy state-run agency situated in a respectable Cairo suburb. There he encounters Mustafa Ismail: a university professor turned master thief, who breaks into the homes of the great...

An irresistible French sensation - Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore meets Amelie - The Reader on the 6.27 explores the power of books through the lives of the people they save. It is sure to capture the hearts of book lovers everywhere. Guylain Vignolles lives...

An irresistible new edition ofand Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneand created with ultra-talented designers MinaLima, the design magicians behind the gorgeous visual graphic style of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films. J.K. Rowling's complete and unabridged text is accompanied by MinaLima's handsome...

An irresistibly dark, atmospheric reimagining of 1930s Shanghai filled with glamour, gods and gangsters. From Rosalie M. Lin, perfect for fans of S. A. Chakraborty and Fonda Lee.'I was utterly swept up . . . seductive, sprawling, full of malice' - Kendare Blake,and New...

An island in the Caribbean. A centuries-old secret. A life adventure awaits. . .and Discover the latest tale of friendship, courage and romance from theand Sunday Timesand bestselling romance writer.'Theand queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ Pearce Anand immersive, uplifting readand that Fforde...

An Observer Best Debut of 2025An ordinary town.and An extraordinary boy.The heart-warming, life-affirming debut story of a baby found on a beach and the fisherman who adopts him.'Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment' - Louise Kennedy, author ofand Trespasses'A joy . . . vivid,...

ANand OBSERVER,and TIME MAGAZINEand andamp;and NEW YORK TIMESand BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2020A REESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICKand 'Vivid, witty and utterly absorbing.'and Daily MailIn one of the most talked about and hilarious debuts of the year, Afi Tekple, a bright young seamstress from...

An original, funny and poignant story about those things in life that you just can't plan for… A very modern fairytale, full of Claudia's trademark wit and humour' Sheila O'FlanaganEloise Elliot is one of the youngest newspaper editors in the country. Respected and revered...

An outrageous series of mishaps seems to get in the way of true love, in this classic historical romance from New York Times and USA Today bestseller Lynsay Sands! Avelyn's betrothed has just returned from the Crusades and has come to claim her as...

An outrageously funny, heartbreaking read - when Ruby finds out she has cancer on the brink of her 50th birthday, she decides to start living instead of complying...Ruby has always been the generous mediator among her friends, family and colleagues, which is why they've...

An unforgettable collection of retold myths and folk tales celebrating the wisdom and power of women in midlife and beyond, from the award-winning author ofand Hagitude'An extra­ordinary selection of stories ... beautifully and vividly retold'and TLS'Features an exuberant cast ...and The collection is precious...

AN UNFORGETTABLE NEW LOVE STORY THAT WILL MAKE YOU CRY, BREAK YOUR HEART, AND PIECE IT BACK TOGETHER----The boy who couldn't love and the girl who wouldn't.Ginny Murphy is a total guy's girl. She's always found friendships with boys easier to form and keep...

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners."I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestsellerand A Mind for NumbersShort Stories in Spanish for Beginnersand has been...

An uplifting story of friendship, unity and hope that highlights the important and topical issues surrounding young carers and young refugees. Fourteen-year-old Stevie lives in Lewes with her beloved vinyl collection, her mum ... and her mum's depression. When Stevie's mum's disability benefits are...

and any other kind you may have sat through wide-eyed in a million small-town halls or metro multiplexes - and the effect they had on individual lives. Ranging from the sparse, undemonstrative work of Finland's Kaurismaki brothers to a boisterous Punjabi masala movie that...

And just as Petra is beginning to relax guiltily into her happy ever after, she finds herself catapulted to West Africa, and to Bev, her best friend who she's been betraying so spectacularly. It turns out that no matter where you are in the...

and she's brought The Grit Doctor along for the ride WHAT'S IN YOUR HANDBAG? To Do lists scrawled on the back of receipts An unpaid bill Half a chocolate bar, covered in fluff Is your handbag a metaphor for the rest of your life?...

Anderson profoundly changed the American short story, transforming it from light, popular entertainment into literature of the highest quality. His art belonged as much to an oral as a written tradition, and, as this collection shows, the best of his stories echo the language...