A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'Powerfully argued... Fascinating and pacy'and Sunday Times,and Book of the Week'Superbly written... sure to please readers of Yuval Noah Harari or Rutger Bregman'and The Times'Full of amazing facts'and ObserverIn this revelatory book, Dr Jonathan Kennedy argues that...

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 BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK (BOOKER PRIZE GEMS)The book that inspired Park Chan-wook's astonishing filmand The Handmaiden.Shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the Booker PrizeLondon 1862. Sue Trinder, orphaned at birth, grows up among petty thieves - fingersmiths - under...

A BBC TWOand BETWEEN THE COVERSand BOOK CLUB PICKAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE AND THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZETeoh Yun Ling was seventeen years old when she first heard about Aritomo and the garden. But a...

A beautiful 30-piece jigsaw and Cinderella picture book, both illustrated by Lorena Alvarez. Presented in a sturdy, attractive box, the book and puzzle set makes a lovely gift and a delightful way for children to enjoy this much-loved story. The large jigsaw pieces are...

A beautiful addition to the successfuland First Sticker Bookand series. See inside the palace, find out everything the princesses do and share their excitement about the grand ball.Join the princesses for a busy day around the castle, as they walk in the gardens, have...

A beautiful and classic picture book from Eric Carle -and The Very Busy Spider.Early one morning a little spider begins to spin her web on a fencepost. In this multi-sensory book, children can feel the pictures aswell as see them, while they hear or...

A beautiful and darkly funny book of linked stories covering two decades in the lives of a group of people on the island of Guernsey'and Belfast TelegraphAnnieand needs to lose her virginity, so she's waiting in a car park forand Paul.Pauland needs drugs for...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL AWARD 2023'A beautiful and evocative novel about grief, about growing up, about losing and winning. The people and places in this book will stay with me for...

A beautiful and heart-warming tale about the importance of friendship.Rosy and Rory are the unlikeliest of friends. They are as different as the sun and the rain. Rosy is a dainty, delicate little bird and Rory is a big, burly bear. They both love...

A beautiful and moving reminder to appreciate life'and Roxie Nafousi, author ofand Manifest'This book may on first glance appear to be about death and regrets, but is in reality about life and choices. It is warmly life-affirming ... A magnificent read that will inspire....

A beautiful and profound retelling'and - Madeline Miller, author ofand The Song of Achillesand andand Circe'Gives the serpent-headed monster of myth a powerful and haunting humanity'and - Jennifer Saint, author ofand Ariadneand andand Elektra_________________If I told you that I'd killed a man with a...

A beautiful and profound retelling' - Madeline MillerA dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author ofand The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill.Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the...

A beautiful and sensitive exploration of grief, loss and hope from Karl James Mountford, in his much-awaited author-illustrator debut.One day, Fox is drawn to something in the forest - it's something small, something silent, perhaps forgotten. It's a bird, as still as can be....

A beautiful and uplifting meditation on the art of growing older and feeling fulfilled as we age that will appeal to fans of Marie de Hennezel's The Warmth of the Heart Prevents Your Body from Rusting.We are living, working and engaging with the world...

A beautiful and warm YA contemporary about finding love after loss, from a stunning new voice.This is a story about Noori and Aamir. A story about grief, family, and the unexpected turns life can take. A story of first love.Noori has it all sussed...

A beautiful baby journal featuring the classic Sophie la girafe toy.You won't want to forget a thing about baby's first year - and with this book, you can treasure the memories forever.Starting before baby is born, there is plenty of space for you to...

A beautiful Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, exciting activities and colouring pages and a gorgeous eight-cardand 3D colouring sceneand to decorate, assemble and display - all in one book!Join Beauty on her thrilling adventure - can she win the heart of the fearsome...

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 book of extinct and endangered creatures, and a hopeful look at the futureShine a spotlight on animal species throughout history and the ones alive today inand Animals Lost and Found, through beautiful illustrations and interesting facts. Children will learn about animals lost...

A beautiful book on the tradition of kantha, a Bengali embroidery technique with a rich heritage rooted in storytelling and upcycling, with inspiration and techniques for contemporary makers.The word kantha' refers to both the style of running stitch, as well as the finished cloth:...

A beautiful book so filled with sharp longing and perfectly phrased vulnerability that I read it in a reverent hush' Torrey Peters, author ofand Detransition, Baby'Exceptional . . . has flashes of Sally Rooney's CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS, or Halle Butler's THE NEW ME. Sometimes...

A beautiful collection that I both lost and found myself in. Unbelievably exciting stories from some show-stoppingly talented writers.'and Candice Carty-Williams,and author ofand Queenie.Lost love. Forbidden Love. Unrequited love.and Tenderness. Desire. Romance. Passion.Who's Loving You?and is a celebration of love in all its guises...

A beautiful collector's hardback edition of the conclusion of the NYT-bestselling, Amazon Book of the Year, Monsters of Verity series. Dangerous and compelling, dark and brooding, this is classic urban fantasy, full of vampiric monsters, forbidden romances and life-changing consequences.A gorgeous collector's hardback edition...

'A beautiful debut by a deeply humane writer. Every story is a vivid world unto itself, intensely felt, and often revelatory' NICOLE KRAUSS'In these wise, capacious, achingly beautiful stories, Omer Friedlander maps the hidden geography of the human heart like a young Chekhov' ANTHONY...

A beautiful edition of Homer's classic tale from Ancient Greece, vividly retold to delight modern readers. Dramatic, stylish illustrations bring to life brave Odysseus' encounters with furious gods, bewitching goddesses, terrifying monsters and a man-eating Cyclops... A beautiful gift for any child who loves...

A beautiful edition of the classic tale,and Oliver Twist.Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly and mean-spirited old man.He treats family, coworkers, and strangers alike with distaste.But on Christmas Eve he receives a visit from the ghost of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley. Marley warns...

A beautiful first collection of poems by two-time Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Shirley Hughes.A beautiful first collection of poems by two-time Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Shirley Hughes.In this wonderful collection of poems, by best-loved and Kate Greenaway Medal-winner, Shirley Hughes, Katie and her little brother Olly...

A beautiful gift anthology of classic poetry which captures the excitement and joy of a new arrival in the family.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for...

A beautiful gift for the adventurers in your family.This atlas presents a complete view of the world, bringing it to life through innovative maps, stunning images and detailed content.This fully-updated, comprehensive world atlas includes:Highly detailed regional and world-wide mappingWide range of topical issues covered...

A beautiful gift for the intrepid explorer in your life by one of the most acclaimed and beloved nature writers working today,and the internationally bestselling, prize-winning author ofand Landmarks, The Lost Wordsand andand The Old WaysA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2019WINNER...

A beautiful hardback edition of a modern Indian classic and winner of 'The Best of the Booker' - the best novel from Booker Prize history.Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However,...

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...

Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world'I write this sitting in the kitchen sink...'This is the story of Cassandra, precocious and charming, who begins a journal detailing her life with her bohemian family...

A beautiful hardback edition of the famously terrifying ghost story,and The Woman in Black, together with four other spine-chilling tales in one beautiful volume.Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh...

A beautiful hardback edition of the hilarious, dark, ingenious novel that changed the face of British fiction.Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; choose sitting oan a couch watching mind-numbing and spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fuckin junk food intae...

A beautiful hardback edition of the iconic forgotten classic, the story of one man's ordinary, extraordinary life.William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work on his...

A beautiful hardback gift to treasure. This collection brings together all of Arnold Lobel's engaging, warm and funny stories about Frog and Toad, and features a special foreword by Julia Donaldson.A collectable classic treasury that every child should read and own. Julia Donaldson says...

A beautiful hardcover selection of the best works by one of the greatest short story writers in world literatureDuring his most productive decade, the 1880s, the French writer Guy de Maupassant wrote more than three hundred stories, notably including "The Necklace," "Boule de Suif,"...

A beautiful illustrated book about the Prophets (peace be upon him) biography - for the young generation.

A beautiful introduction to the world of Dr. Seuss - for babies, and babies-on-the-way!An artful adaptation of and introduction to Dr. Seuss's work, this beautiful hardback edition with matching slipcase is the perfect gift for babies, new parents, and those still expecting!Author Tish Rabe...

A beautiful little storybook all about Eeyore, one of A. A. Milne's beloved characters that's guaranteed to be a bedtime favourite for children aged 5 and up.One snowy day Pooh and Piglet decide to build a house for Eeyore. But Eeyore already has a...

A Beautiful Mindand is Sylvia Nasar's award-winning biography about the mystery of the human mind, the triumph over incredible adversity, and the healing power of love.At the age of thirty-one, John Nash, mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet...

A beautiful mother, a pining tutor, and romantic hijinks await in this hot mom romcom!Ever since her sister and brother-in-law died in an accident ten years ago, thirty-something-year-old Ayako Katsuragi has been raising her niece Miu as her own daughter. Now that she's in...

A beautiful new edition of I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, the iconic, beloved and deeply moving first volume of Maya Angelou's autobiography.The international classic and bestseller, Maya Angelou's memoir paints a portrait of 'a brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly...

Aand beautiful new memory gameand based on the popular gift bookand A Natural History of Fairies.and Fairy matching game:and Can you reunite the fairies with their friends in this fun and easy-to-learnand game?Sturdy gift box contains:and 40 cards, each measuring 8.8 × 6.6 cm...

A beautiful novel . . . reminds us that our streets are thick with history'ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN'Both moving and addictive'JOANNA BRISCOE'Terrific'FRANCES QUINNTHREE WOMEN. ONE BUILDING. 111 YEARS . . .East London, 1909. When her family fall on hard times, Ellen finds work in a...

A beautiful paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia.Four adventurous siblings - Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie - step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia,...

A beautiful picture book about believing in yourself from the author and screenwriter Irena Brignull, with sumptuous illustrations by Richard Jones.A little boy dreams of a world beyond the farm where he lives - a world full of mountain ranges, oceans and cities, where...

A beautiful picture book with rhyming text introducing babies to forest animals and their homes.What is that noise over there? Could it be the wolves howling at the night sky or the birds singing their delightful tunes? It's time to wander through the forest...