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A heartbreaking, triumphant, funny and hopeful story of one girl's battle with self harm
How do you cheer up a woman who has spent hours cleaning prison toilets with a broken mop? The secret is in a tres leches cake. In Iran’s prisons, women endure horrors: they are beaten, interrogated, and humiliated in a thousand ways. Even a whisper…
Winner of the Yasnaya Polyana Award * Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize'Unforgettable' Nguy?n Phan Qu? Mai, author of The Mountains SingAs the Korean independence movement gathers pace, two children meet on the streets of Seoul. Fate…
A second chance at life, a first chance at love. 'A luminous, brilliant meditation on living that will burrow deep into your heart and stay there... An emotional and riveting must-read.' Kathleen Glasgow, bestselling author of Girl…
A group of young, Black British friends navigate their way through the ups and downs of modern London life, in this richly imagined collection of linked stories. 'Heartachingly beautiful.' Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author…
Kochin is a heartsooth. He has the power to heal any wound. Any wound, that is, except heartache.Or death. Stricken with grief and descending into madness, Kochin vows to bring his love, Nhika, back to life. Realising he can’t simply wait for a miracle,…
Three siblings. Two human, one robot. The spectacular new debut about what it means to be alive. 'Wildly and, yes, luminously emotional.' Matt Haig, author of The Midnight Library'Searching and masterful, Park’s Luminous engrossed…
Step forward Daphne Devine - you are about to change the course of the war ‘A breathtaking historical thriller.’ Erin Kelly, author of The Skeleton Key'Vivid and thoroughly entertaining... More, please.' Guardian,…
HE WASN'T MEANT TO BE THE HERO. BUT HE WAS CHOSEN BY THE DRAGON. 'A fantastic new take on dragons - readers are in for a thrilling ride!' A.F Steadman, author of the Skandar series For Lunar and his crew of fellow orphans, every day…
Want to join the ultimate cosmic treasure hunt?'They fall from the sky, and tell us about the universe: a passionate story of the excitement and the science of searching for and deciphering meteorites.' Carlo RovelliMeteors, with their ethereal, glowing…
As the world's superpowers and corporations jostle for control in space, A. C. Grayling asks: who really owns our planet?'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects.' STEVEN PINKERSilicon for microchips; manganese for batteries; titanium for…
A compulsively readable debut novel about two college students, each with his own troubled past, whose escalating obsession with one another leads to an act of unspeakable violence. ‘An utterly captivating fever dream of a novel.’ Brandon Taylor,…
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake comes a new epic duology following a young woman’s training to shepherd a princely hero to victory. Perfect for fans of Alexandra Bracken and Stephanie Garber.…
She is hated by both men and gods, and heaven and earth cannot allow her to exist.âAfter suffering devastating loss, Zetian finds herself at the seat of power in Huaxia. But her world is not as it seems, and revelations about an enemy more daunting than…
A deadly secret lurks within our kitchens, medicine cabinets and gardens... Digitalis purpurea. The common foxglove. Vision blurs as blood pressure drops precipitously. The heartbeat slows until, finally, it stops.Atropa belladonna.…
Magic and sacrifice collide as lovers and gods, enemies and allies vie for the fate of the world in this heart pounding sequel to The Isles of the Gods. When Selly and Leander began their treacherous voyage to the Isles of the Gods, they never expected…
All aboard for The Train of Dark Wonders! The second book in the magical must-read middle-grade series. Bess can’t wait to see her friends from the Train of Dark Wonders and head off on another adventure together. But she has her duties as owner of the…
The conclusion to New York Times #1 bestselling author Kendare Blake's epic duology following a young woman’s training to shepherd a princely hero to victory. Perfect for fans of Alexandra Bracken…
A fascinating picture book biography of broadcaster and biologist, Sir David Attenborough 'A beautiful book with a timely message accessible for all ages.' Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and…
The first book in a hilarious and heartwarming graphic novel series from the creators of Barb Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends, but sometimes friends make mistakes. One day, when the gang goes to the beach, Barry and Pancakes lose…
From the author of bestselling Girl in Pieces, comes the story of a teenage girl on the brink, and the bumpy road back to recovery. For the first printing only! This special edition features a stunning sprayed edge and inside…
Rome as you’ve never seen it before – brazenly unconventional, badly behaved and ever so feminine. ‘Hugely entertaining and illuminating’ —Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf DenA WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023Here’s how the history of the Roman…
‘And if anyone knows anything about anything… it's Owl who knows something about something.’ Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. MilneFrom prehistoric cave paintings to the prints and etchings of Picasso, owls have captivated and inspired us for millennia.Whether…
'IF THERE WAS EVER A CRUCIAL BOOK FOR OUR CURRENT TIMES, IT'S PAUL LYNCH'S PROPHET SONG... BRILLIANTLY HAUNTING.' OBSERVER* THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *The explosive literary sensation: a mother faces a terrible choice as Ireland…
 THE MUST-READ MODERN CLASSIC ABOUT THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF BOB MARLEY'Epic in every sense of the word' New York TimesJamaica, 1976. Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley's house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives.…
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2023 AN UNFORGETTABLE LITERARY NOVEL ABOUT MATERNAL FEAR AND THE MYTH OF IDYLLIC EARLY MOTHERHOOD The baby I hold in my arms is a leech, let’s call her Button. Button is crying. There is a before, and…
There’s no such thing as a former KGB man. Agents of Influence reveals the secret history of an intelligence agency gone out of control, accountable to no one but itself and intent on subverting Western politics on a near-inconceivable scale. In 1985,…
'Dazzling. Sharply drawn and hauntingly beautiful.' Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees Four lives, entwined forever by decisions made in a time of conflict. But what happens decades later when they unexpectedly converge once…
An epic history of the ‘other’ Europe, a place of conflict and coexistence, of faith and folklore. ‘Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe until reading this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this very personal story of the…
Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories, mixing magic with mathematics. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus declared the earth revolved around the Sun. Centuries of scholastic presumption,…