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'I can't think of a more perfect book for the beach' Toby Litt 'Mysterious deaths, an intuitive octopus, and colourful characters in a Devonshire seaside town, make this an unmissable read' Tamar Hodes 'Utterly addictive from the first page' Jonathan…
‘It’s impossible to come away from this magical story unchanged’ Sally Piper‘Richly immersive. A mysterious and magical journey through loss and grief’ Fiona Valpy The last time Esther Wilding’s beloved older sister Aura was seen, she was walking along…
In 2043, the climate has finally changed. The planet is ravaged by violent storms and failing crops and much of the world is now uninhabitable. Amidst a world of hungry and desperate people, the Department of Environmental Justice have been tasked with…
'Heartbreakingly beautiful... so much more than a novel―it’s a how-to guide for appreciating the preciousness of life in all its imperfect and transient beauty' Christina Dalcher, bestselling author of VOX What if you could stay young forever?What if…
From building a team to managing for the long-term, those that are successful in organisations will have one thing in common, the ability to lead and manage. With the advance of technology and new developments in working practices, much has changed in…
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORMILLIONS OF COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE‘A DELICIOUSLY TENSE RIDE’ RUTH WARE Three couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this atmospheric and gripping locked-room thriller by New York Times…
45,000 years ago, rare and precious statues of faceless women with hourglass figures, sturdy hips and generous breasts surfaced across Europe. Spanning thousands of years and nurturing many a fantasy, they are known as the prehistoric Venus figurines.…
"Sleep, those little slices of death -- how I loathe them."Behold: a selection of short stories from the master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe.From the brilliant mind of a man responsible for popularising the genres of detective fiction and…
A rare, funny and poignant novel celebrating the beauty of OPEN ADOPTION and NON-TRADITIONAL FAMILIES.They look just like any other family... but between the four children there are THREE sets of parents who committed to an open adoption of biological…
NOW A MAJOR HBO EUROPE TV SERIES'Tough, knowing, high-octane crime fiction... Los Angeles has James Ellroy, Boston has Dennis Lehane, Oslo has Jo Nesbo. And Warsaw has its own two-fisted crime laureate in Jakub Żulczyk. Already a massive bestseller in…
In Tamil Nadu, India, a boy named Kalki is born with blue skin. He believes that he is the Hindu god Vishnu and that he can perform miracles. The truth, however, is much darker...As Kalki struggles to extract himself from under the thumb of his controlling…
'Fresh, brilliant writing and utterly compelling, I loved it' Peter JamesWhen 25-year-old Emelie is found murdered in her Stockholm apartment the same week her ex-partner is released from prison, it feels like an open and shut case for Detective Vanessa…
'The hottest new books coming out in July 2022... perfect for a holiday read' GlamourAs featured in Jewish News Life MagazineCan your marriage survive if you’re both sleeping with other people?After more than 20 years of marriage, Fay and Steve are happy…
'A bold, intoxicating, page-turner' Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six When Alice Hale leaves a career to become a writer and follows her husband to the New York suburbs, she is unaccustomed to filling her days alone in a big,…
Smell is arguably the least understood sense, yet it has always been a vital component of the human experience, and that of all living creatures.It has been used by plants and animals for millions of years to warn, to attract, to identify, to navigate…
"The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth."The Awakening follows Edna Pontellier, a resident of…
The heart is our most important – and perhaps most mysterious – organ.Every day it pumps 9000 litres of blood and beats around 100,000 times. But the heart is more than just a pump. In all major human cultures, it is seen as the source of love, sympathy,…
As far as she could see, her life was ordained to be lonely, and she must subdue her nature to her life, and, if possible, bring the two into harmony. When she could employ herself in fiction, all was comparatively well. The characters were her companions…
With crackling suspense, unforgettable characters and searing insight, The Lost Apothecary is a subversive and intoxicating debut novel of secrets, vengeance and the remarkable ways women can save each other despite the barrier of time. Hidden in the…
"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."The Metamorphosis - the masterpiece of Franz Kafka - was first published in 1915 and is one of the seminal works of fiction…
“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.”The Prince is generally labelled as a cynical and overly pragmatic account of gaining and retaining political power. It is a significant deviation from the righteous meditations…
"It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves."A novel of such ambiguity will inevitably lend itself to a diversity of interpretation, but in The Trial you can at least be sure to find every element of…
How are we supposed to handle these new tools that could end up changing our genetic material?The advancement of the new genetic technology has hurtled forward at breakneck speed. When the first genetically modified children, the twins Lulu and Nana,…
A BBC Radio 2 Book Club pickInspired by true stories, The Woman in the White Kimono illuminates a searing portrait of one woman torn between her culture and her heart, and another woman on a journey to discover the true meaning of home.'A book that is…
Why are we often convinced that were right even when were wrong?Why are we jealous, or paranoid, even when we have absolutely no reason to be?Why is it so easy for fake news to spread around the globe and fool us?Its because we dont see the world…
Legally part of Moldova, Transnistria is sandwiched between that country and southern Ukraine. After the USSR broke up, its people’s desire not to be governed by Moldova led to a 1992 war in which nearly 1,000 died; since then, it has maintained de facto…