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When an Instagram-famous teenager mysteriously disappears, her mother grapples with the revelation of dark secrets in this twisty, atmospheric thriller-from the author of the "poignant, riveting" (Wendy Walker, author of...

The "delightfully macabre" ( The New York Times ) true tale of a brilliant and eccentric surgeon... and his quest to transplant the human soul. In the early days of...

The ultimate guide to becoming an expert player of no limit hold'em poker from one of the game's "premier players" (Erik Seidel, World Series of Poker winner) Phil Gordon. Poker...

A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF 2024 A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST NEW COMIC OF 2024 FOR ADULTS A brilliant, "powerful" ( Booklist ) graphic memoir, and...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Perfect for fans of Alice Hoffman, Isabel Allende, and Sarah Addison Allen, a family searches for the truth hidden in their past in this "expertly woven tale of...

Following on from A Fence around the Cuckoo, this is the second volume of autobiography by one of Australia's best storytellers, Ruth Park, author of The Harp in the South...

Everything you need to know about how to grow, harvest and cook fruit from the authority on how to get the best results. Whether you want to know how to...

This is the perfect cooking companion to better manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Offering 120 newly developed recipes created using the world's largest database of FODMAP-tested foods, it...

This is the tale of Western Europe's oldest continuously inhabited city, a 3,000-year history of war and seafaring, culture and commerce, liberalism and resistance. Helen Crisp and Jules Stewart offer...

Three decades since the Soviet Union's collapse prompted Francis Fukuyama to proclaim the 'End of History', things look different. Russia may no longer be Communist, but Stalin is more admired...

Europeans are in denial. Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, they are increasingly distancing themselves from their cultural debt to the Muslim world. But while the legacy of Islam and the...

The Truth About Empire comes from expert historians who believe that the truth, as far as we can pinpoint it, matters; that our decades of painstaking research make us worth...

Who can survive the Shadow storm? Black Witch of prophecy Elloren Gardner Grey has unleashed her powers and embraced her legacy as a Dryad and guardian of the Forest. But...

This book is a treasure-trove of cartographical delights spanning over a thousand years. Each map is accompanied by a narrative revealing the story behind how it came to be made...

Based mainly on examples in the Bodleian Library, this lavishly illustrated account tells the story of manuscript production from the early Middle Ages to the high Renaissance. Each stage of...

A charm of goldfinches. An ostentation of peacocks. A murder of crows. The English language brims with witty words for flocks of birds! Thought to have originated from hunting manuals,...

A sweet and spooky Halloween twist on a favourite rhyme, with a fold-out trick-or-treat party ending. Old MacPumpkin had a farm. Eek! Ahh! Eek! Ahh! Ohhh! And on that farm...

On 6 June, 1924 George Mallory donned an oxygen set and set off for the summit of Everest with his young partner Andrew Irvine. Next day they were glimpsed through...

'A novel you can read in one sitting that will stay with you forever' Karen Russell 'Very funny, very sad, very sharp, and completely delightful' Elif Batuman The Bradford-Shmulkin family...

'A timely, gripping, and richly nuanced financial thriller' CHRIS PAVONE Who will pay the ultimate price? Vanessa and Kate live a glamorous life in the South of France helping the...

FROM THE SHADOWS. A NEW EVIL WILL RISE. FACELESS. NAMELESS. Since his appointment as Nomarch of Memphis, by the God-Pharaoh Rameses, Piay has thrown himself into pulling the city back...

On the night Miles Abernathy sixteen-year-old socialist and proud West Virginian comes out as trans to his parents, he sneaks off to a party, carrying evidence that may finally turn...

Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all. London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has thinned. Violet-eyed mediums commune with spirits under the watchful eye of the Royal Speaker...

Winnie Wednesday's future is looking bright. Hemlock Falls is no longer hunting the werewolf, she and Erica Thursday are tentative friends, and Winnie finally knows exactly where she stands with...

For fans of The Bridge Kingdom and A Deal with the Elf King , this sweeping tale of love and betrayal is equal blends sweet and spice. A treacherous bride....

For fans of The Bridge Kingdom and A Deal with the Elf King , this sweeping tale of love and betrayal is equal blends sweet and spice. A shunned princess....

Once there was a prophecy that a chosen one would rise to defeat the Eternal Khan, an immortal god-king. But the prophecy was wrong. Now Jian, the former chosen hero,...

'In this superb fantasy saga of tough, old martial-arts masters and inexperienced young heroes, Wesley Chu has given us a richly inventive page-turner that delights on every page.' - Helene...

1854, Edinburgh. Respectable faces hide private sins. Apprentice Sarah Fisher is helping to fund Dr Will Raven's emerging medical practice in exchange for being secretly trained as a medic, should...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE HATCHARDS AND BIOGRAPHERS' CLUB...

Learn about the inspiring story of Ludwig van Beethoven, the ground-breaking pianist and composer who changed the shape of classical music.Little Ludwig grew up in the city of Bonn in...

Love her or hate her, Gwyneth Paltrow has remained magically entrenched on the A-list, her influence spanning entertainment, fashion and wellness. After winning an Oscar at just twenty-six years old,...

A sinister hidden room. A dead space between two walls. A sealed cellar. A child's face glimpsed at a window. Every house hides secrets. But some secrets are far darker...

South Korea has a remarkable history. Born from the ashes of imperial domination, partition and a devastating war, back in the 1950s there were real doubts about its survival as...

US President Donald Trump has long complained that the nation's $3 trillion trade in goods deficit - when a country's imports exceed its exports - are evidence of global partners...

Mia Cordova's world imploded when her father was shot dead in front of her while singing a karaoke classic. The police insisted that his death was the result of a...

WHEN YOU'RE AT THE TOP OF YOUR GAME, ONE PHONE CALL CAN BRING IT ALL CRASHING DOWN . . . THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE MASTER OF THE RACING...

An absolute original' - MICK HERRON 'Hallett at her very best' - ELLY GRIFFITHS 'Witty, creepy and oh-so-clever' - TOM HINDLE Six Students. One Murder. Your Time Starts Now... The...

Now a major movie starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor'Triumphant' The Times 'Stellar' Daily Mail 'Exceptionally accomplished' The Scotsman 'Exquisite' Sunday Post In twelve luminous stories set across three centuries,...

Blue-veiled nomads, camels crossing infinite dunes, oases shimmering on the horizon: ready-made images of the Sahara are easy to conjure. But they can never truly capture a region that crosses...

This is a dark, raw and uncompromising tale of the human condition in extremis, drawing on the many lives of Ben Timberlake: as an archaeologist, Special Forces soldier, combat medic...

*** Winner of the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences non-fiction book award *** South Africa was born in war, has been cursed by crises and ruptures, and...

How did a venerable Indian spiritual discipline turn into a 20 billion-a-year mainstay of the wellness industry? What happened along yoga's winding path from the caves and forests of the...

Lebanon seems a country in the grip of permanent crisis. In recent years it has suffered blow after blow, from Rafiq Hariri's assassination in 2005, to the 2006 July War,...

Henrik Meinander paints a brisk and bold picture of the history of Finland from integrated part of the Swedish kingdom to autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian empire, gradually transformed...

Teenager Jesse loves her friends, her little brother and her parents - even when they're both arguing, which they seem to do all the time these days. And she also...

Friday, one thirty p.m. Emily Barnes is finishing work for the week, ready for a break from her laptop. Then she receives a panicked voicemail from her son Zach, punctuated...

When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong...