A classic coming-of-age tale set in a vivid and richly-imagined world from Sunday Times bestselling author Joe Abercrombie. Joe Abercrombie is doing some terrific work' GEORGE R.R. MARTINWORDS ARE WEAPONSPrincess Skara has seen all she loved turned to ashes. She is left with only...

A classic in the making of historical fiction

A closely observed, gripping chronicle of politics and journalism during a decade of turmoil." --The New York Times Book ReviewPolitics. Money. Media. Tech. ...It's all here inand Collision of Power."All the President's Menand for a new generation." --Town andamp; CountryMarty Baron took charge ofand...

A collection of inspirational thoughts and stories from bestselling author of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho.A collection of insightful philosophical thoughts and stories, in which Paulo Coehlo offers inspiring answers to profound questions to delight spiritual seekers everywhere. It has proved to be a perfect...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR'Impressive'and The Times'Funny and pitch perfect'and Sunday Express'I blink, bubble and boggle in amazed admiration' Stephen Fry'These stories are a hit'and Financial TimesA small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A World War II veteran grappling...

A coming of age novel about a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by their choices.and It is 1974 and the summer of love is finally drawing to a close. The flower children are starting to realise that you cannot survive...

A compelling thriller.'DAILY MAIL'Superb.'SUNDAY TIMESTheand Sunday Timesand bestselling author ofand Snowand andand April in Spainand returns with Strafford and Quirke's most troubling case yet.1950s Dublin. The body of a young woman is discovered in a lock-up garage, an apparent suicide. But pathologist Dr Quirke...

A compelling, atmospheric and gothicand Frankenstein-inspired adventure by an award-winning Irish author."A thrilling gothic adventure, brimming with heart and bursting with big questions. I loved it."and Lucy StrangeStitch is not a monster - he's a creation.He and his friend Henry Oaf were brought to...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024Aand DAILY MAILand NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023LONGLISTED FOR BEST FICTION IN THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS AUSTRALIA 2024Born into the sweat and drudgery of a New South Wales sheep farm at the end of the 19th century,...

A dark and thrilling vampire romance set in the world of theand New York Timesand bestselling series Serpent andamp; Dove!Full of everything I love: a sparkling and fully-realized heroine, an intricate and deadly system of magic, and a searing romance that kept me reading...

A darkly sumptuous tale of wicked spectacle, wild injustice and the insuppressible strength of women' EMMA STONEX, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE LAMPLIGHTERS'In this darkly delightful Gothic treasure, Mas explores grief, trauma and sisterhood behind the walls of Paris' infamous Salpetriere hospital' PAULA...

A dazzling magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez,and The Bullet Swallowerand follows a Mexican bandido as he sets off for Texas to save his family, only to encounter a mysterious figure who has come, finally, to collect...

A dazzling, visionary and original thriller of future espionage, broken borders, and impossible secrets. Set in the same future as the Fractured Europe Sequence, soon to be a major TV series called Europa. In a Europe fractured by a flu pandemic and crippled by...

A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history'I loved this book so much'and ANN PATCHETT'Brilliantly varied and with a galloping pace'and MAIL ON SUNDAY'A masterpiece'and JANE SMILEY'Thrilling'and NEW YORK TIMESKentucky, 1850.and An enslaved...

A disgraced woman. A faraway land. A forbidden love…An unforgettable tale set in Victorian London and 1840s China from a shining, young historical talent.Desperate to shield her from scandal, Mary's brother-in-law, the ambitious botanist Robert Fortune, forces her to accompany him on a mission...

A Falcon Flies is the first bestselling novel in Wilbur Smith's epic tale of Africa, The Ballantyne Novels. In search of a father they barely remember, Zouga and Dr Robyn Ballantyne board Mungo St John's magnificent clipper to speed them to Africa. But long...

A fantasy romance, by dazzling new talent Sarah Underwood, inspired by Greek mythology and the tale of Penelope's twelve hanged maids. A lovely, lyrical fantasy which takes the fate of the hanged maids of the Odyssey and weaves something brand new. A story overflowing...

A fascinating exploration into the lives of three women ignored by history …and Eye-opening, engrossing'Brit Bennett,and bestselling author ofand The Vanishing Halfand In her groundbreaking debut, Anna Malaika Tubbs tells the incredible, moving story of three women who raised three world-changing men.Much has been...

A fearsome young woman stormsinger and pirate hunter join forces against a deathless pirate lord in this swashbuckling Jacobean adventure on the high-seas.Launching the Winter Sea series, full of magic, betrayal and redemption, for readers of Adrienne Young, R. J. Barker and Naomi NovikMary...

A fictionalised account of the real-life British soldier who let Hitler live in the First World War, and his attempt to put right his mistake - from a master storyteller Brilliant. Historical fiction at its most magnificent' Jackie FrenchBilly Byron was one of the...

A FIGHT FOR HONOUR. A QUEST FOR REVENGE.Paris, 1794.and Revolutionary fervour has erupted into the Reign of Terror. A young man, Paul Courtney, hides in a crowd watching as the condemned are brought to the guillotine. Among them is Constance Courtney, Paul's mother. As...

A FINALIST FOR THE US NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2023 FOR NONFICTION'Profoundly personal as well as historically significant ... In his moral clarity and baring of the heart, Shehadeh recalls writers such as Ghassan Kanafani and Primo Levi' Hisham Matar,and New York TimesAziz Shehadeh was...

A formidable, necessary voice in fiction'and Taylor Jenkins Reid, author ofand Malibu Rising'Dazzling, cinematic, intimate, lyrical' Roxane Gay, author ofand Bad Feminist'Aand feat of old-school storytelling'and The ObserverWINNER OF THE READING THE WEST BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION. LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE....

A glorious story, and The Hidden Years and steals your heart. I loved it!' and LIZ FENWICK'Gripping and beautifully written' and KATE FURNIVALL'An intriguing dual timeline story set in beautiful Cornwall and brimming with sense of place. A gorgeous tale, I raced through the...

A gorgeous Greek islandA stranger in a veilAnd a fatal fall from the cliffs…Miss Atalanta Ashford is sightseeing near Venice when a mysterious veiled lady approaches her with the urgent request to look into her daughter's mysterious death on the idyllic Greek island of...

THE TOP 10 BESTSELLING REDISCOVERED CLASSIC, WRITTEN FROM THE HORRORS OF NAZI GERMANY-----------'GRIPPING'and TELEGRAPH'EXTRAORDINARY'and SUNDAY TIMES'RIVETING'and GUARDIAN-----------BERLIN, NOVEMBER 1938. Synagogues are being burnt, Jews rounded up and their businesses destroyed. Otto Silbermann has managed to evade the escalating violence of the Nazi regime -...

A gorgeous, clever feminist fantasy novel rich with magic, politics, hunger and fire. An absolute must-read'and Tasha Suri, author ofand The Jasmine ThroneTrapped in an arranged marriage to a man she does not love, Nehal dreams of attending the Weaving Academy. There, she can...

A gorgeously written story of love and motherhood, this is a tour de force from one of our best loved novelists. When the sophisticated Innes Kent turns up on her doorstep, Lexie Sinclair realises she cannot wait any longer for her life to begin,...

A grand and tragi-comic symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte, this novel unteases and reweaves Napoleon's life - from the first great days of his campaigns in 1796 to exile and death on St. Helena a quarter of a century later. Burgess' Bonaparte is a cuckold,...

A great storyteller and a fabulous actor. Well done, sir!' DAVID HAREWOOD'Phenomenal! Highly recommended.' MALORIE BLACKMAN'An absolutely thrilling, throat-catching wonder of a historical novel. Hugely recommended.' STEPHEN FRYFor fans ofand The Miniaturistand andand The Confessions of Frannie Langtonand comes this award-winning novel of illuminating...

'A great storyteller' Madeline Miller, author of CirceIn this powerful new collection, Charlotte Higgins foregrounds Greek mythology's most enduring heroines.Here are the myths of Heracles and Theseus, the Trojan war, Thebes and Argos and Athens. They are stories of love and desire, adventure and...

A gripping alternative history thriller set in the Second World War, from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of the Bernie Gunther novels.Autumn 1943. Hitler knows he cannot win the war: now he must find a way to make peace. FDR and Stalin are...

A gripping and heartfelt war story from Britain's best-loved children's author, Michael Morpurgo.Turned away by his own son, Cessie's long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most - a nursing home called Shangri-La. Only Cessie loves him and is determined to help...

A gripping page-turner from the celebrated author of book club favoriteand The Violin Conspiracy: Music professor Bern Hendricks discovers a shocking secret about the most famous American composer of all time-his music may have been stolen from a Black Jazz Age prodigy named Josephine...

A gripping saga from theand Sunday Timesand bestselling author ofand The Coal Miner's DaughterLife is a long, tough struggle for Meg Maddison…Growing up caring for her brothers after the death of their mother, it is only her indomitable spirit that gets her through the...

A gripping tale of one woman's extraordinary adventures ...and Saltbloodand is a triumph of the imagination'ELODIE HARPER, author of 'The Wolf Den' trilogy'A ravishing picaresque told with fireworks, finesse and gusto'PAUL LYNCH, author ofand Prophet Song'Saltbloodand is exquisite. The writing is sumptuous and lyrical,...

A gripping World War II adventure fromand War Horseand author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.Jo did not stop until he'd shut the door behind him and even then his heart could not stop pounding in his ears.Jo finds out that Jewish children are...

A gripping, nostalgic story of the struggle for art, love and freedom . . . captures the complexities and tensions of attempting to choose one's own path, and the vulnerability implicit in investing in love and friendship'and Irish TimesDuring the chaotic months leading up...

Aand Guardianand Book of the Autumn 2023**'Michaels's writing continues to stand head and shoulders above most other fiction'and OBSERVER'Through luminous moments of chance, change, and even grace, Michaels shows us our humanity' MARGARET ATWOOD'Michaels is exceptionally open to beauty'and GUARDIANThe triumphant new novel from...

A haunting portrait of Paris past and present from the bestselling author ofand Birdsong.'Superb... Weaves winningly between the present and the Second World War, between Tangier and Paris'and ObserverAmerican academic Hannah and runaway Moroccan teenager Tariq have little in common, yet both find themselves...

A heart-stopping debut about protest and riot . . .1999. Victor, homeless after a family tragedy, finds himself pounding the streets of Seattle with little meaning or purpose. He is the estranged son of the police chief of the city, and today his father...

'A profound examination of friendship, romantic confusion and mortality' John BoyneOne summer's evening, two men meet up in a Dublin restaurant. Old friends, now married and with grown-up children, their lives have taken seemingly similar paths. But Joe has a secret he has to...

The stunning novel set during World War One from Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller and multi-million copy bestseller.May, 1915.Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies - injured, thirsty, lost… and with absolutely no memory of...

A hilarious tale of history come to life. From the nation's favourite storyteller,Michael Morpurgo, best-selling author ofand War Horse.Living with a ghost can have its difficulties, I discovered, even if he is your friend.Remember Sir Walter Raleigh, who laid his cloak in a puddle...

A historical drama based on the Battle of Blair Mountain, pitting a multi-ethnic army of 10,000 coal miners against mine owners, state militia, and the United States government in the largest labor uprising in American history.Rednecksand is a tour de force, big canvas historical...

A landmark in women's writing set during the struggle for Egyptian independenceFebruary 1946: Cairo is engulfed by demonstrations against the British. Layla's older brother Mahmud returns, wounded in the clashes, and the events of that fateful day mark a turning point in her life,...

A lifetime spend fighting the powers that be and turning personal pain into collective power.Take care of this book because you are holding our history in your hands.' -and LOWKEY'Michael Mansfield is the greatest civil liberties lawyer this country has ever produced' -and Baroness...

A literary tour de force set in war-torn Africa. from the best-selling, award-winning author of Evening'. The Lord's Resistance Army, led by warlord Joseph Kony, has terrorised northern Uganda for years, mutilating and murdering people as they raid villages, kidnapping and raping children to...

A magical and captivating coming of age novel set in medieval Russia - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. One girl can make a difference... Moscow is in flames, leaving its people searching for answers...

A masterpiece'and SCOTSMAN'A wise, refreshing novel, and a touching human story ... Runcie has an expert imagination' HILARY MANTELLove and Death.Grief and Joy.Music that lasts forever.Leipzig, 1726. Eleven-year-old Stefan Silbermann, a humble organ-maker's son, has just lost his mother. Sent to Leipzig to train...