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This immersive guide invites you to find calm in the beauty of the night sky, seek answers among the stars, and embrace the power of astrology throughout the year. Embark...

As an interiors photographer, Penny Wincer found that walking through a stranger's home, listening to them explaining the history of the space, and the meaning of precious objects, was one...

The greater the evil, the deadlier the game... When a rapist is found mutilated in a brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a...

Giuliano Da Empoli's The Hour of the Predator is a timely and incisive examination of the shifting power dynamics in global politics, where traditional governments find themselves increasingly outmatched by...

Norwich, 1901: Edith Holler spends her days among the eccentric denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble down if she should...

There's a shortage of men in the kingdom of Amarra. After a failed rebellion against the matriarchy, most noblemen in the country are dead. Now the women of Amarra must...

A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explore the greatest enigmas of the universe in this scintillatingly original book about the limits of human knowledge 'Fascinating' Carlo Rovelli 'Remarkable... Exciting,...

A moving, witty memoir about a Jewish childhood in apartheid-era South Africa"There were three other people present, or five, depending on whom one chooses to include... The ceremony lasted precisely...

At the dawn of the fifteenth century, Tallinn stands on the edge of Christendom. Merchants, monks, knights and pirates all struggle for control of the wealthy city. When the brutally...

It's a steamy, restless end of the school year in New Orleans. Sister Holiday is busy teaching music classes and preparing for her permanent vow ceremony, a pivotal moment in...

'The Japanese Agatha Christie' Sarah Cox, on BBC2's Between the Covers 'The master of ingenious plotting' Guardian 'Dazzling' New York Times ______ FROM THE FATHER OF JAPANESE CRIME _____In the...

'An elegant and quietly lyrical charting of a life changed by books' Irish Times 'Full of charm, sensitivity and intelligence. Brilliant.' Antoine Laurain, author of The Red Noteboook ______Clara is...

Hundreds of actors were auditioned, but only two remained. This novel tells the story of the boy who wasn't chosen. It's 1999. Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about...

In 1760, Guillaume le Gentil, astronomer to King Louis XV, sets sail for India. He hopes to record the transit of Venus, but rough seas - and war with the...

While wandering through a Paris auction house, avid collector Pierre-Francois Chaumont is stunned to discover the eighteenth-century portrait of an unknown man who looks just like him. Much to his...

When Hubert Larnaudie invites the fellow residents of his Parisian apartment building to drink a bottle of 1954 Beaujolais, he has no idea of its special properties. The next morning,...

In 1960, Truman Capote arrived in the small town of Palamos on the Costa Brava. He'd hoped a short break from New York's social scene would help him finish the...

A thrillingly stylish and ambitious social novel about the downfall of a mega-rich architect by a provocative new voice in international fiction 'Sharp, provocative... Embeds ever-timely themes - greed, hypocrisy,...

Dogs may be man's best friend, but every friendship is different. Prepare to meet Nicholas, a gregarious Airedale whose arrival in a moneyed Long Island home unleashes complete and total...

This triptych of stories represents some of the finest work by the great German master, Thomas Mann. From a classic early account of artistic formation, suffused with deep melancholy, to...

Amerigo Jones grows up poor but surrounded by love in Jazz Age Kansas City. A precocious young dreamer, he longs for the college education that his parents could not have....

Poems to make your blood run cold. Poems to make your heart beat faster. Poems to sink your teeth into... Seductively sinister, both frightening and alluring, the undead have always...

Nachman of Bratslav, descended from the founder of the Hasidic movement, carved a unique path as a Jewish spiritual leader. Towards the end of his life, he lost his young...

In a giddy rush, a young woman and her older lover escape the rising fascism of 1930s Berlin for a summer vacation on the Cote d'Azur. As they drive along...

A gripping new approach to the Nuremberg Trial, told through the stories of the many great writers who came to witness it Nuremberg, 1945. As the trials of Nazi war...

'A bawdy burlesque' Guardian A collection of witty, transgressive tales from the great Enlightenment thinker, best known for his inimitable blend of philosophy and scandalous sexuality The Marquis de Sade's...

The Marquis de Sade, infamous for his obscene writing and his cruelty to women, nonetheless lived a life dominated by them - his charismatic mother, iron-willed mother-in-law, and his wife....

In swirling, surreal prose, the iconic artist Salvador Dali portrays the intrigues and love affairs of a group of eccentric aristocrats who, in their luxury and extravagance, symbolize decadent Europe...

After a lifetime of writing a novel every year, Storm Jameson turned to memoir with the ambition 'to write without lying'. The result was an extraordinary reckoning with how she...

Teffi's literary genius made her a star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. An extremely funny writer with a scathing critical eye, she was...

Three letters from three women unfold the story of a love affair and its tragic consequencesA lover, her daughter and an abandoned wife: three women write letters revealing the tragic...

Chekhov was without doubt one of the greatest observers of human nature in all its untidy complexity. His short stories, written throughout his life and newly translated for this essential...

Told in her own words, Coco Chanel's memories offer a rare glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential women in fashion history.During a visit to St. Moritz...

An isolated young woman living in a small Swiss town decides to take in a mysterious stranger, known only as 'the visitor'. His arrival introduces disturbance into her carefully sealed...

The award-winning literary thriller from one of Italy's most exciting feminist writers, for fans of Sophie Mackintosh, Elena Ferrante and Sarah Moss One morning, a teacher disappears into the woods....

Whatever you do at work, if you interact with people - either as colleagues or clients - you will need the skills to have sensitive conversations. We cannot all be...

Slipcase Twisted: Vol 3 includes Frozen, Peter Pan and Cinderella Twisted Tales. With over 100,000 units of the previous volumes sold to date, the strong sales history of this exquisite...

From the author of the hit card deck Dream Decoder comes Runes for Modern Life! Runes are divination tools that make up an ancient alphabet system. This updated version translates...

Quick Crafts: Macrame is a fabulous book that will get you knotting up a storm in an afternoon! There are more than 30 simple and beautiful projects for readers to...

It was a sleepless night full of tears and fear . . . I am terrified, not because of what is happening around us, but because I am getting used...

A beautiful journey through the British countryside, drawn from The Guardian 's beloved Country Diary. With an introduction by Ian McMillan, and illustrations by Clifford Harper. 'Full of sparkle, wonder...

The hilarious new collection from 'the king of the football comic strip.' ( Sunday Telegraph ) 'There's simply no one better at what he does.' FourFourTwo Football moves so quickly...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Relive the delusional fever-dream of the modern era. 'Thank f*ck for Marina Hyde: the most lethal, vital, screamingly funny truth-teller of our time.' - PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE...

For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religion and rituals; exploited them for...

'Optimism, mojo, complete bollocks. That's what the country is crying out for.' There is now only one certainty in life. When things can't possibly get worse, they absolutely will. And...

Thought you had it bad? In this book, you will be: Imprisoned by a sadistic logician. Challenged to raise dogs from the dead. Trapped on a burning island. And much...

#1 New York Times Bestseller 'It's a superb piece of work, wonderfully done and essential reading for anyone who cares for his country. Amazing research and brilliantly collated.' - John...

'Gripping, gruesome, dark and dripping' A.F. Harold Nobody talks about the strange happenings in Maimsbury. No one speaks of the hooded figures glimpsed in the woods, nor the children's game...