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...

A mesmerising, luminously beautiful new poetry collection from Anne Michaels, internationally acclaimed poet and bestselling author ofand Fugitive PiecesIn this passionate, profound collection, Anne Michaels explores one of her essential concerns: 'what love makes us capable of, and incapable of'. Here is the paradox...

A modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and World War I. Now he embarks upon his most ambitious epic, a trilogy about the military conflict that defined the twentieth century. The...

A moving story of a brother, a sister and a swallow, and how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines.Olly's brother Matt wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants...

A murder, a miscarriage of justice, and a man too innocent for his times . . .Mahmood Mattan is a fixture in Cardiff's Tiger Bay, 1952, which bustles with Somali and West Indian sailors, Maltese businessmen and Jewish families. He is a father, chancer,...

A mysterious emissary arrives in the port city of Bhrigukachchh. He has been sent by King Jaysinhdev of Patan with a secret message for Kaak, the valiant chieftain of the city. The king seeks to urgently enlist Kaak's help in conquering the kingdom of...

A Nazi scheme to capture the Pope, an IRA plan to invade Northern Ireland, a British plan to attack the Soviet Union after the defeat of Hitler. World War II Plans That Never Happened tells the stories of the most secret and outrageous operations...

A new adventure series about the pivotal moments of discovery through the ages, bringing the past to life with a generous helping of fantasy, humour and delightful, black and white illustrations.Shaman by name and shaman by nature... Billy just hasn't found his magic yet......

Aand New York Timesand bestseller!'A triumph of storytelling. Everyone needs to read this book'and Stephanie Garber,and New York Timesand bestselling author ofand Caraval'Aand gorgeously researched, butter-rich feminist historical noveland from one of the best in YA'and Melissa Albert, bestselling author ofand The Hazel Wood***Seventeen-year-old...

Aand NEW YORK TIMESand BOOK OF THE YEARAand New York Timesand bestseller, the incredible true story of a couple that escaped slavery in the South and eventually made their way to the UK, Africa and beyond.The remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft,...

A NEW YORKERand “ESSENTIAL READ “Just as awe-inspiring as the Nobel judges claimed. and - The Washington Post“Olga Tokarczuk is one of our greatest living fiction writers. . . This could well be a decade-defining book akin to Bolaño'sand 2666. and -AV Club“Sophisticated and...

A Next Big Idea Book Club Must-Read for April“Aarathi Prasad'sand Silk: A World Historyand is a love song to this protean material. . . . Beautiful [and] fascinating. -Wall Street Journal"Aarathi Prasad spins a masterpiece of a story, as luminous, supple, and surprising as...

A novel from internationally acclaimed author Paulo Coelho - a dramatic story of love, life and death that shows us all why every second of our existence is a choice we all make between living and dying.Veronika has everything she could wish for. She...

A novelization of the hit movie starring Robin Williams as Professor Keating, an inspiring, uplifting teacher who changes his students' lives.Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating,...

A page-turning, laugh-out-loud historical adventure by comedian and broadcaster Iszi Lawrence, perfect for fans ofand Horrible Histories.Time flies when you're having fun. But what does it do when you're not?Sunil's next door neighbour Alex is trying to cheer him up after a tricky maths...

A powerful, moving adventure inspired by the extraordinary true story of the French Drummer Boy of Waterloo, COBWEB is a stunning tale of courage and kindness - a book about humanity, animals, and the heartbreak of war, from a writer at the height of...

A powerful, unforgettable graphic novel from the world of Wonder. To the millions of readers who fell in love with R J Palacio's Wonder, Julian is best-known as Auggie Pullman's classroom bully. White Bird reveals a new side to Julian's story, as Julian discovers...

A Princess of ThievesRaised among London's most notorious criminals, a twist of fate landed Adelaide Frampton in the bright ballrooms of Mayfair, where she masquerades as a quiet wallflower--so plain and unassuming that no one realizes she's the Matchbreaker...using her superior skills as a...

A promise to stay together. An unbreakable bond. A fierce will to survive. From international bestselling author Heather Morris comes the breath-taking conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz trilogy. When they are girls, Cibi, Magda and Livia make a promise to their father -...

A propulsive and dazzling debut novel set against the backdropand of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and one Chinese girl fighting to claim her place'An engulfing, bighearted and heartbreaking novel'and ANN PATCHETT, author of Women's Prize longlistedand The Dutch House'A sweeping adventure of identity, love...

A remarkable debut novel'and Sunday Times'The best historical thriller I've read in twenty years' A.J. Finn'A thrilling, unnerving, clever and beautiful story. Reading it is like giving a little gift to oneself' Fredrik BackmanThe year is 1793, Stockholm. King Gustav of Sweden has been...

A sensitive portrayal of the healing process that took place in the aftermath of the First World War, J.L. Carr'sand A Month in the Countryand includes an introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald, author ofand Offshore, in Penguin Modern Classics.A damaged survivor of the First World...

A sexy, scandalous and utterly unputdownable new regency series from million-copy bestselling author Jodi Ellen Malpas, perfect for fans of Bridgerton by Julia Quinn.--This text refers to an alternateand kindle_editionand edition.

A sharp and poignant snapshot of the crises of youth - from the acclaimed author ofand The Catcher in the Rye'Everything everybody does is so - I don't know - not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid necessarily. But just so tiny and...

A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king - while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son - in this Norse-inspired fantasy romance from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.Bound in an...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.'Elizabeth Bennet, full of vivacity and wit, lives a quiet country...

Explore friendship, love, revenge, life and death in the pages of From Hereabout Hill. A spell-binding collection of short stories from the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo.Michael Morpurgo demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story-teller with this diverse collection of stories...

Ken Follett is known worldwide as the master of split-second suspense, but his most beloved and bestselling book tells the magnificent tale of a twelfth-century monk driven to do the seemingly impossible: build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.Everything readers expect...

A spellbinding masterpiece' SANTA MONTEFIORE'Isabel Allende is a literary treasure' KRISTIN HANNAH'A captivating novel of love and war from one of our most revered storytellers' KATE MORTONThe new historical novel from literary legend Isabel AllendeEmilia del Valle was always destined for great things.Abandoned at...

A spellbinding story of mysteries and secrets, murder and enduring love, across time. From Kate Morton, the bestselling author ofand Homecoming.'Enthralling' -and Good Housekeeping1961.and On a sweltering summer's day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, sixteen-year-old Laurel hides out...

A spellbinding tale of love, loss and long-buried secrets from theand Sunday Timesand bestselling author. If you loved spendingand A Week in Parisand with Rachel Hore or losing yourself inand Songs of Love and Warand byand Santa Montefiore, you will adore Tasmina Perry'sand The...

This life-stuffed novel is Aleksandar Hemon's masterpiece' - David Mitchell, author ofand Cloud AtlasThe World and All That It Holdsand is the epic, cross-continental tale of a love so strong it conquers the Great War, revolution, and even death itself.As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand...

A story of evil, greed and the consequences of dark obsession.Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for years.Cari Mora, caretaker of the house, has escaped the violence of her...

A story of loss, hope and redemption against impossible odds…'Extremely compelling…The reader is completely drawn into the story'and Historical Novel SocietyThe Globe andamp; Mail Bestseller'Alward tells this story of the wounded survivors and the people who cared for themand with affecting grace'and Toronto Star1917....

A story of love tested to its limits by moral dilemmas, and the beauty and fragility of childhood friendships. 1964 ― Karachi, Pakistan. Rozeena will lose her home, her parents’ safe haven since fleeing India and the terrors of Partition, if her medical career...

A story of quiet striving and determination, of love and friendship'and GuardianIt is New Year's Eve, 1960. Hashim has left behind his homeland and his bride, Munira, to seek his fortune in England. His cousin and only friend, Rofikul, introduces Hashim to life in...

A strikingly original collection of short stories and accompanying vignettes that marked Ernest Hemingway's American debut.Whenand In Our Timeand was first published in 1925, it was widely praised for its simple and precise use of language to convey a wide range of complex emotions,...

A stunning novel of courage, camaraderie and deadly enemies from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Centurion and The Emperor's Exile. AD 58. BRITANNIA. TENSION IS SIMMERING. DANGER LIES ROUND EVERY CORNER FOR ROME'S BRAVE SOLDIERS ... Fifteen years after Rome's invasion of Britannia,...