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FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR THE POWER OF GOD. THE AMBITION OF MEN. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel,...

A gripping thriller based on true story of an Irish priest in the Vatican who smuggled victims of the Nazis out of Italy under the nose of his SS officer...

A bitingly honest, darkly funny debut novel about a toxic relationship and secret female desire, from an emerging star of Irish literature SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF...

From the beloved, bestselling, Oscar-nominated author of Taste- a funny, poignant, heartfelt and deeply satisfying serving of memories and meals and an irresistible celebration of the profound role that food...

From Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed On Boxing Day 2022, in Rome, Hanif Kureishi had a fall. When...

A young woman is put on trial. She has accused her painting teacher of the darkest betrayal - he accuses her of being a immoral liar. What really happened? Rome...

Discover Dante's original Inferno - the inspiration for Dan Brown's new novel - in this modern and acclaimed Penguin translation Describing Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide,...

The gripping new action thriller novel from the million-copy bestselling author of the Matt Drake series Ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason is on a mission to stop a ruthless satanic group...

They're all killers, but only one will resort to murder. The stunning new novel from international bestseller Kayte Nunn, for all fans of Lucy Foley and White Lotus . Newly...

Among the renowned Old Master paintings at the Wallace Collection in London is an important group of 27 eighteenth-century views of Venice, known as vedute , by Canaletto and his...

The course of true love never did sail smooth... Things on this yacht are about to get rocky... When feisty chef Sofia and strait-laced first officer Jack are thrown together...

' Beautiful ...Tessa Harris has made me appreciate historical novels in a way that I haven't in quite some time' 'Oh my goodness...this book was so unputdownable ...will never be...

Draws on previously unknown documents from the Vatican archives to detail a late-nineteenth-century plot on the part of Pope Pius IX and his successor, Leo XIII, to block the unification...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME PICK 'Sheer joy' Graham Norton, author of Home Stretch 'Utterly beautiful ... filled with hope' Joanna Cannon, author...

Travel this iconic route with a trusted map Are you looking for your next adventure? Planning your trip couldn't be easier with the Collins Amalfi Coast Adventure Map. In full...

They're all killers, but only one will resort to murder. The stunning new novel from international bestseller Kayte Nunn, for all fans of Lucy Foley and White Lotus . Newly...

An Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the Year 'A rigorous, myth-busting look at the city's chaotic recovery in the wake of...

At the root of all riches lies evil... Can he uncover their deadly conspiracy before they find him first? When ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason gets a call from the Vatican,...

A BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR: Wired , Food & Wine , Epicurious , & Esquire Winner, 2025 Libby Award for Best Cookbook of the Year The innovative James Beard...

Two chance encounters during one beautiful summer led New Zealander Allan Parker into a lifestyle that many of us can only dream about: he was offered a house-sit of a...

Two brothers are reunited in their old family home high in the Italian Alps, in the heart-stopping new novel from Italy's million-copy bestselling author of The Eight Mountains Alfredo and...

Pasta is the perfect food. Low cost, healthy, and tasty, its versatility makes it a regular feature on home dining tables as well as on the most sophisticated of restaurant...

The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled witty, profound and endlessly entertaining. Drawing on French, Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian and American sources,...

An unforgettable journey around Italy of unique hotels drawing inspiration from the famous "Grand Tour", discovering their philosophy, history and beauty. Beginning in the late 16th century it became fashionable...

Set against the wild backdrop of an intense heatwave in Europe, this is a story about sibling relationships - what holds a family together and what might fracture it forever....

'A great writer...she is what happened after Bloomsbury...the link that connects Virginia Woolf with Iris Murdoch and Muriel Spark' Victoria Glendinning Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome...

On the night of 9-10 July 1943, an Allied armada launched the invasion of Sicily, a larger operation than the Normandy landings the following year. Over the next thirty-eight days,...

Following on from the success of author Ann Rickard's two books, Not Another Book About Italy, and Not Another Greek Salad, Ann knew one thing was certain, her readers wanted...

Five hundred years ago the legendary Renaissance genius, Michelangelo (1475-1564), put the first brushstroke to his most ambitious creation. As he started work on his vast fresco cycle for the...

Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse... 'Sarah Penner transported me to the sea-swept cliffs of Positano and introduced me...

This title discusses women's artistic productions within established historical and geographical frameworks, also provides a survey of women professionally active as painters, engravers and sculptors in 16th and 17th century...

November 19, 1479: a dynastic alliance, two noble scions, a regal wedding, short-lived and with an unhappy ending. These pages reconstruct the story of the magnificent bas relief in the...

Out of the ruins and savagery of Second World War, the figure of Benito Mussolini looms large as one of the most influential during the first half of the twentieth...

This pioneering art series combines stunning high-quality color reproductions with expert commentary on the most popular artists of all time at an extremely accessible price. Giotto, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci,...

In the fall of 1944, Fey von Hassell, the 24-year-old wife of Italian Detalmo Pirzio-Biroli, was seized by the SS at her villa at Brazza near Venice and shuttled by...

Although overlooked for centuries Piero della Francesca is now regarded as the supreme 15th-century Renaissance artist. Discover how he experimented with perspective to create powerful and profound works. Exploring art...

Since first setting eyes on Italy at the age of 22 through the periscope of a submarine, Eric Newby has come to feel it is the country he knows and...

The course of true love never did sail smooth... Things on this yacht are about to get rocky... When feisty chef Sofia and strait-laced first officer Jack are thrown together...

Spring in Sicily is a magical season of abundant growth and fertility. Fruit treesand vines are in new leaf, wheat fields stretch to the horizon, wild flowers growin profusion along...

Discover Rome's incredible food through the city's stories and its people. The Eternal City is a maze of winding cobblestone streets, where ancient history waits at every turn. Within these...

Your Guide to the 10 Best of Everything in Venice. Discover the best of everything the city has to offer with this essential, pocketsized DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide-...

FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR ANIKA SCOTT Madame Mystique is a performer extraordinaire, come to work her scandalous magic at the glittering 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Of African American and Sicilian...

"A superior police procedural" Mark Sanderson, The Times Crime Club "Northern Italy's answer to Inspector Montalbano" Alessandro Baricco September 2008. Commissario Arcadipane arrives at the scene of a macabre discovery:...

The home of trusted Italian dictionaries for everyday language learning. Comprehensive and authoritative, this dictionary is the ideal Italian to English and English to Italian bilingual dictionary for advanced students...

Don't miss the third adrenaline-filled, action-adventure in the Joe Mason series! When Joe Mason agrees to transport a priceless gold basin to its new owner, the ex-MI5 operative arrives only...