2017 marked three important anniversaries for the Palestinian people: 100 years since the Balfour Declaration; 50 years since the Six-day War; and ten years since the Blockade of Gaza. As an act of penance, solidarity and hope, actor and musician Justin Butcher - along...

A “spellbinding and “deeply intelligent historical novel about Marie Antoinette on the eve of the French Revolution (The Washington Post ) Through the untold love story between Marie Antoinette and Swedish aristocrat Axel von Fersen, acclaimed author Francine du Plessix Gray weaves history with...

A BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick andand Sunday Timesand Historical Fiction Book of the Month, for fans ofand PANDORA,and THE ESSEX SERPENTand andand THE NIGHT CIRCUS.Longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2023.'I just fell in love with it within...

A BBC Top 100 Novels that Shaped Our WorldEffia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow. Taking us from the Gold Coast...

A beautiful book ... It warmed my heart' MAX PORTER'Electrifying ... A pocket epic'and GUARDIANAn astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives of women - by a major new talentIn the year of 1413, two women meet...

A beautiful hardback edition ofand Angela Carter's feminist retelling of fairy tales - masterful, seductive and luminous.From familiar fairy tales and legends -and Red Riding Hood,and Bluebeard,and Puss in Boots,and Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing...

A beautiful, powerful and utterly devastating novel from Orange-prize shortlisted author Georgina Harding'Georgina Harding's novel is the finely tuned work of a writer exceptionally at ease with her craft and a testament to the power and poetry of clean and disciplined prose'and GuardianThe memory...

A bitter wind blows over a small town in the Wyoming cattle country as a newcomer arrives. Qualified schoolteachers are hard to attract and golden-haired Miss Morrow, popular with the children, has drawn trouble of her own. A private investigator has followed a woman...

A body washed up on the beach... Evacuation to an old house with forbidden rooms and dark secrets... An animal rescue service... Set in world War two, Emma Carroll explores the resilience, resourcefulness and inventiveness of children when their lives fall to pieces. Introducing...

A bold, funny epic'and Observer'Compelling and satisfying . . . At times, incredibly funny, at others, heartrending'and Sarah Winman, author ofand Still Life___Cyril Avery is not a real Avery. At least, that's what his parents make sure to remind him. Adopted as a baby,...

A brand new wartime family saga, perfect for fans of Sheila Newberry and Val WoodSouthampton, 1905Young Ellie-May and Jack are best friends, having grown up together on the same street and been inseparable since birth. But when Jack and his mother are forced into...

A captivating sequel to the national bestselling novel Veil of Roses. Knowing she could never be happy in Iran, Tamila Soroush took her mother's advice to "Go and wake up your luck" and joined her sister in the United States. Now, after a spur-of-the-moment...

A charming and nostalgic World War II tale from the author ofand The Nursemaid's Secretand andand Bicycles and Blackberries, perfect for readers of Katie Flynn.1934Following the death of her beloved mother, twelve-year-old Tess Rainbow cares for her brother and father. Until one day, when...

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...

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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...