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The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job as a professional mourner and under-appreciated by The Husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to the brink of break-up. But just when things couldn’t be…
Brian, an aimless slacker, works doubles at his shift job, forgets to clean his room and lays about with his friends Nik and Darby. He’s been struggling to manage his transition to adulthood almost as much as his monthly transitions to a werewolf. Really, he is not great at the whole werewolf thing, and his…
Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of seven nights, by the scattered light of a preposterous chandelier, Balram tells us the terrible and transfixing story of how he came to be a success in life – having nothing but his own wits to help him…
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A powerful celebration of brilliant speeches by women throughout the ages, from Boudica to Greta Thunberg. Fully updated with new preface and five new speeches for paperback edition. A Guardian Book of the YearLooking at lists of the greatest speeches of all time, you might think that powerful oratory is the…
’Gorgeously written and devastating’ Kate Riordan ’One of the best novels I’ve read’ Gill Paul
’Desperately romantic’ Katie Fforde
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A family secret.A lost love.A life-changing journey to the Arctic . . .
*Caroline Gillan and her new husband Alasdair have moved back to Kelly…
’Haunting and surreal, And Then She Fell had me questioning reality alongside Alice as she grappled with motherhood, being a writer, a wife, and feeling like an outsider in her own life. With its sharp wit and beautiful writing, this book had me flying through the pages.’ Ana Reyes, New York Times…
’A good old-fashioned freight train of an adventure story’ Sara Novic
A feminist coming-of-age tale from a debut author – playful, feminist historical fiction for readers of Sarah Waters, Charles Portis and Anna North
In the summer of 1877, Bridget is orphaned when her unreliable father succumbs to a…
The inaugural title from Roxane Gay Books, And Then He Sang a Lullaby is a searingly honest debut from a Nigerian writer and queer liberation activist, exploring what love and freedom cost in a society steeped in homophobia.
August is a talented athlete who leaves Enugu City to attend university and escape his…
A New York Times bestseller, Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore is an entirely charming and lovable first novel of mysterious books and dusty bookshops; it is a witty and delightful love-letter to both the old book world and the new Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a San Francisco Web-design…
’Subtle and compelling.’ Observer
Are we in the middle of a generational war? Are Millennials really entitled ’snowflakes’? Are Baby Boomers stealing their children’s futures? Are Generation X the saddest generation? Will Generation Z fix the climate crisis? In this original and deeply…
’Subtle and compelling.’ Observer’One of the best books of 2021.’ The TimesAre we in the middle of a generational war? Are Millennials really entitled ’snowflakes’? Are Baby Boomers stealing their children’s futures? Are Generation X the saddest generation? Will Generation Z…
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Do we have free will? Is the universe compatible with God? Do we live in a computer simulation? Does the universe think?
Physicists are great at complicated research, but they are less good at telling us why it matters. In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, theoretical physicist…
New mother Dani has a lot going on. She’s just moved back to her hometown, where her father was once known as the Garbage King; she’s fed up of not being a manicure-sporting, perfectly coiffed Normal Woman; and most of all, she’s worried that her seemingly healthy husband, Clark, will drop dead,…
For decades, a secret network in Stockholm has been exploiting young girls, ruthlessly eliminating anyone who threatens to reveal their secret. As oddly paired duo Teddy and Emelie – the thug and the lawyer – investigate, the terrifying noose tightens. The police force has established a special team to…
Comedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons and intimidated by the barrage of equations. But, twenty years later, he fell in love and he now presents one of the world’s most popular science podcasts. Every year he meets hundreds of the world’s greatest…
Damani is tired. Every day she cares for her mum, drives ride shares to pay the bills and is angry at a world that promised her more before spitting her out. That is until the summer she meets Jolene and life opens up. Jolene seems like she could be the perfect girlfriend – attentive, attractive, liberal –…
Given that millions of women have entered menopause each year since the dawn of time, it’s bizarre that it still feels like uncharted territory for the women who are going through it. Dr. Heather Hirsch is committed to changing that. Unlock Your Menopause Type helps women cut through the informational noise and…
As a young woman growing up in a small, religious community, Regan Penaluna daydreamed about the big questions: Who are we and what is this strange world we find ourselves in? In college she discovered philosophy and fell in love with its rationality, its abstractions, its beauty.
What Penaluna didn’t realize was…
Man has always been fascinated by Equus caballus, recasting horse power into many forms: a hunk of meat, an industrial and agricultural machine, a luxury good, a cherished dancer, a comrade in arms and a symbol of a mythical past. From the wild tarpans sought by the Nazis to jade-laden treasure steeds in Ancient China,…
***LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION DEBUT CROWN 2022***
***’Superb storytelling. […] Readers everywhere are in for a treat!’ – Tracy Chevalier***
***’Multi-layered, compelling and intriguing, The Silver Wolf draws us into the murky underbelly of Europe’s…
’Great fun… the suspense slips its slow coils around you’ Daily Mail
Daddy, there’s a man in our room…
This is the chilling announcement Alfie hears one night, when he wakes in his quiet, suburban house to find his twin daughters at the foot of his bed. It’s been nine months since…
’Much Ado About Nada is the contemporary take on Persuasion that I’ve been waiting for. Jalaluddin expertly balances explorations of family, faith, and love in a smart and authentic way. I am such a fan’ EMILY HENRY
Once they were sweetheartsNow they’re strangers
Worse than strangers –…
’The perfect beach read: chaotic, darkly funny and keeps you on your toes’ Liv Little for Elle UK
’A bold, daring take on the wild, unconventional world of sugar babies’ Harper’s Bazaar
’I’m going to be recommending this brilliant book to EVERYBODY. Glamorous, and dark, and…
Daniel Kelly, a talented young swimmer, has one chance to escape his working-class upbringing. His astonishing ability in the pool should drive him to fame and fortune, as well as his revenge on the rich boys at the private school to which he has won a sports scholarship. Everything Danny has ever done, every sacrifice…
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’Nick Bradley’s ingenious choreography of a constantly moving city, is touching, surprising and sometimes heartbreaking.’ Guardian
’Compelling.’ Reni Eddo-LodgeA ’must-read book for 2022’, as picked by StylistMore than one fifth of children want to become influencers and it’s easy to understand why. What if you could escape economic uncertainty by winning the internet’s attention? What if you could turn the…
A detective duo with a difference…
Professional medium turned detective Claire, her best friend Sophie (a 17-year-old ghost) and their pals are enjoying a much-needed cheap holiday in an unfinished hotel on Spike Island off the West Coast of Ireland. Claire is flattered to be asked by the local ghost of a pirate…
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An ambiguous horror story about egg donorship and the black market, it keeps the reader equally balanced between frustration and fascination. ’ Daily Mail’An intricate, textured slow-burner that paints a vivid picture of a post-Soviet state where gangsters rule and the exploitation of the female body is…
***Chosen as a non-fiction highlight of 2023 in The Times, Guardian, Observer, Irish Times and New Statesman***
Across the West, racial injustice has become one of the most divisive issues of our age. In the rush to address inequality and prejudice, and to understand concerns around identity, immigration and colonial…
A proven, practical and motivational guide to the 10 psychological characteristics displayed by high achievers, that we can all develop in order to be more successful in life and work.
’An inspiring and practical guide, showing how we can all use our strengths to achieve success’ – Dame Kelly…
A glorious rollercoaster ride through myth, cyberspace, love and revolution, Alif the Unseen mixes ancient magic with modern adventure to create an extraordinary story.
”I will tell you a story, but it comes with a warning; when you hear it, you will become someone else.” He calls himself Alif, a young man…
’Extraordinary… A fascinating and intelligent book.’ Sunday TimesNew islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition, while many islands are disappearing or fragmenting because of rising sea levels. It is a strange planetary spectacle, creating an…
’The quintessential holiday rom-com…Three Holidays and a Wedding combines two budding romances, a massive snowstorm, unlikely friends, meddling family members, and one magical small town for the most festive book you’ll read this year’ CARLEY FORTUNEThree times the holiday magic. Three times the…
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023’Arnott has an eye and an ear for description that can elevate otherwise quiet moments to something genuinely transcendent… A luminously told, whole-life story of a young boy discovering how to be his own man.’ Guardian
Ned West dreams of sailing across the…
During a restless summer on the Italian Riviera, a powerful romance blooms between seventeen-year-old Elio and his father’s house guest, Oliver. Unrelenting currents of obsession and fear, fascination and desire threaten to overwhelm the lovers who at first feign indifference to the charge between them. What…
’Funny about death, real about anxiety, witty about the things that worry us the most’ Emma Gannon, author of Olive
’So fundamentally kind that you can feel the warmth coming off each page’ Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Starling Days
Meet Gilda. She cannot stop thinking about death.…
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’There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.’ Hannah Gadsby, Nanette
Multi-awardwinning Hannah Gadsby transformed comedy with her show Nanette, even as she declared that she was quitting stand-up. Now, she takes us through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation…