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Known for his "cunning, dismaying and beautifully conceived" fiction ( New York Times ), Akhil Sharma delivers a story of astonishing intensity and emotional precision. Growing up in Delhi in...

In this rallying cry for a phlegmatic and fun brand of masculinity, Sam Delaney makes the case for a happier way of living. He proves you don't have to be...

'Funny and astute, Lewis has a keen eye for both the echoing loneliness and transcendent moments of connection in our increasingly atomised lives.' Marie Claire What happens when you reach...

'pulls no punches' The Sun 'full of eventful tales from the past' Daily Mail 'punchy, earthy ... entertaining stories that capture football in an era long before sanitised PR and...

'Francis combines the precision of science with a profound insight into the human condition' GUARDIAN FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ADVENTURES IN HUMAN BEING AND RECOVERY Between a quarter and...

Confluence - a long, narrow, artificial world, half fertile river valley, half crater-strewn desert. A world beyond the end of human history, served by countless machines, inhabited by ten thousand...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The life and loves of Prince Charles are illuminated in a major new biography from the New York Times bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen...

Scaldingly honest, impeccably researched and movingly written, 'MAXED OUT' is, as 'FAST FOOD NATION' was to the food industry, the book the captains of the debt industry wish you would...

Along the border of gentrifying Los Angeles, a teenage girl is found dead at a construction site. Homicide detective Elouise "Lou" Norton's partner assumes it's a suicide. Lou isn't buying...

'The descriptions are sublime . . . Goodwin's eye - sharp, unforgiving - allows nothing to escape . . . His literary promise is savage' THE AUSTRALIAN 'Goodwin is a...

This is the extraordinary story of David White, a Manchester City legend whose life was torn apart by abuse he suffered at the hands of one of his coaches. David...

The inside story of how the credit crunch unfolded by the first journalist to predict it. Falling house prices. Rising energy and food prices. Job losses. Paralysis over whether interest...

The twelfth part of the Saga of Darren Shan - one boy's terrifying journey from human to half-vampire to Vampire Prince. the twelfth part of the Saga of Darren Shan...

Prime Minister of the UK from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955, Winston Churchill will always be remembered for his leadership during the Second World War. His...

The #1 New York Times bestseller from FOX News star of Tucker Carlson Tonight offers "a targeted snipe at the Democrats and Republicans and their elite enablers" (New York Journal...

PRE-ORDER THE MUST-HAVE GUIDE FROM TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM SENSATION, ANDREA CHEONG! Have you ever opened your wardrobe, filled with clothes, and felt you had nothing to wear? Have you ever...

'Joyspan is the book we all need. It helps us learn how to embrace aging through science, but with love, warmth and fun' - GABY ROSLIN 'This book completely changed...

'Endlessly captivating ' - Tracy Borman ' Tantalising ' - Gill Hornby ' More scandal than Bridgerton 's Lady Whistledown ' - Helena Kelly The carriages have rolled back into...

This hilarious picture book stars Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, two hapless robber dogs who decide on a career-change after one bungled burglary too many. Tracey Corderoy's accomplished rhyme trips...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR... 'The novel virtually defines a new genre: literary creepy ' JEFFERY DEAVER 'Paver is the mistress of suspense' GUARDIAN 'An atmospheric ghost story' INDEPENDENT...

Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam have made it to the magical streets of Paris, baking a spectacular gingerbread Eiffel Tower for a VERY important art exhibition at 'Galerie Bonbon'. But...

A beautifully plotted spooky mystery, packed with surprises' Reader review ***** 'An author who never disappoints ' Reader review ***** Detective Inspector Joe Plantagenet returns in the gripping crime series...

By the beginning of this century it was already commonplace to speak of the U. S. as a hyperpower, to talk of its military, political, and economic clout as unprecedented...

*This special edition hardback contains a bonus short story* 'Murdered people don't kill themselves . . .' A quiet night on a country road. The stillness shattered by a car...

The nightmare continues... Vampire War Trilogy comprising: Hunters of the Dusk, Allies of the Night and Killers of the Dawn. Join Darren Shan's descent into the darkness. the nightmare continues...

The eleventh part of the Saga of Darren Shan - one boy's terrifying journey from human to half-vampire to Vampire Prince. the eleventh part of the Saga of Darren Shan...

Angela Throgmorton decides it is high time that Old Tom helped around the house. But Old Tom has other ideas.... Who is that mysterious figure disappearing into the night? Join...

'The thing about ghosts is sometimes we create our own. And sometimes they find us, no matter what we do.' The thrilling conclusion to the Ghosts of Shanghai by the...

A pawn-shop robbery- It s no rest for the wicked as Kate Shackleton picks up her second professional sleuthing case. But exposing the culprit of a pawn-shop robbery turns sinister...

The thrilling third Geomancer book in the epic fantasy trilogy from the bestselling, award-winning Kiran Millwood Hargrave, for readers of Philip Pullman and Katherine Rundell. 'Destined to be a classic'...

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR... 'The novel virtually defines a new genre: literary creepy ' JEFFERY DEAVER 'Paver is the mistress of suspense' GUARDIAN 'An atmospheric ghost story' INDEPENDENT...

'This isn't just a great first novel; it's a great novel. And Cora, the mad, chaotic, wise, funny narrator, is one of the great characters' RODDY DOYLE 'It's not every...

The Gulf monarchies (Saudi Arabia and its five smaller neighbours: the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain) have long been governed by highly autocratic and seemingly anachronistic regimes....

A New Statesman Best Book of the Year 2023. A Waterstones Book of the Year 2023. An Economist Book of the Year. One of Smithsonian Magazine 's Ten Best History...

"Enchanting, breathtaking and beautiful... If you need me, I'll be in Storyland" - Ben Miller DREAM OF THE HEROES AND MONSTERS RIGHT ON YOUR DOORSTEP. THIS IS WHERE WE BEGAN....

What's it like to be the son or daughter of a dictator? A monster on the Stalin level? What's it like to bear a name synonymous with oppression, terror, and...

Latest styles, hippest trends, layered bangs and trimmed split ends... This salon offers it all! But, with the outrageous 'Lightning' Lizzy holding the clippers, her woolly customers often get more...