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'Profoundly moving, funny and beautifully written.' Michael Magee 'Completely immersive.' Natasha Brown 'Exceptional and startling.' Colin BarrettIt wasn't just the being hurt, it was the endlessness of it, us misfiring...

A beach-goer's pocket companion for lazy days on the shore, or for the armchair beachcomber recalling the feel of sand between their toes. Noticing and collecting shells is an irresistible...

There is no better way to experience a city than by walking its vibrant and eclectic neighbourhoods. National Geographic Walking Milan offers 15 step-by-step, mapped itineraries that allow you to...

Peppered with fascinating facts and quotes, Chambers History Factfinder presents a wide-ranging chronology of significant events from prehistory to the present. Individual timelines take a more detailed look at major...

With 30 per cent more material than previous editions, this new contemporary and fully anglicized translation gives the reader a deeper insight into Anne's world. Publication of the unabridged Definitive...

The Benn Diaries, embracing the years 1940-1990, are already established as a uniquely authoritative, fascinating and readable record of political life. The selected highlights that form this single-volume edition include...

The murder of women priests in Norfolk's spooky shrine town of Walsingham draws forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway into a thrilling new adventure. 'Ever-more ingenious detective stories with a powerful...

The fourth Stephens and Mephisto mystery from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway series - a must-read for fans of Bryant and May. 'Mixes cosiness and sharpness in...

Meet Lisbeth Salander, the iconic character who has captivated 100 million readers worldwide."Salander remains, in Lagercrantz's hands, the enigmatic and fascinating anti-heroine in fiction" Financial Times"Salander and Blomkvist have survived...

An explosive thriller sees the Blindeye team take down a terrifying threat to UK national security from former MI5 officer, Tom Marcus, author of the bestselling Soldier Spy.When no one...

A stunning novel of courage, camaraderie and deadly enemies from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Centurion and The Emperor's Exile.AD 59. BRITANNIA. TENSION IS SIMMERING. DANGER LIES ROUND EVERY...

IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME!A Sunday Times bestseller. Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize.Simon Scarrow's veteran Roman soldier heroes face a cunning and...

IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME!THE EAGLE AND THE WOLVES is the gripping fourth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for...

'Moving, dramatic and darkly humorous' - DAILY MAIL'Brings a whole new meaning to domestic noir' - THE TIMES'Funny, grim and very touching' - HARRIET TYCEShe will leave your surfaces sparkling.But...

Aoife Lyall's debut collection Mother, Nature explores the tragic and tender experiences of pregnancy and early motherhood, from ante-natal complications and the devastating pain of miscarriage to the overwhelming joy...

OUR MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS HAVE HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT. UNTIL NOW... 'Emily' is a devoted single mother. 'Jack' starts a new job in a new town. 'Russell' may be falling...

Now a major Netflix drama.1940, France. In the middle of a devastating war, how many lives can you save?Varian Fry, a young American journalist, arrives in Marseille armed only with...

Eight years a soldier, Peter Ash came home from Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: what he calls 'white static', a buzzing claustrophobia due to post-traumatic stress that has...

My name is Nicky Frank.I'm in hospital after crashing my car. I am afraid. The only thing that I can think about is Vero. I know I have to save...

In Bike Snob, blogger BikeSnobNYC offered an overview of cycling and the various 'bike cultures.' This next book will focus on an experience that cyclists the world over are familiar...

This intriguing book tells the story of England's great medieval Angevin dynasty in an entirely new way. Departing from the usual king-centric narrative, Richard Huscroft instead centers each of his...

Amy Bloom's Away revitalizes the American road-trip novel from the perspective of a vulnerable but spirited woman. It paints a vivid, earthy and surprising picture of 1920s America, its smells...

Written by a fourteenth-century cleric, this spiritual allegory explores man in relation to his ultimate destiny against the background of teeming, colorful medieval life.

Meet Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on his unforgettable first major case, in this TV tie-in edition of Dead Simple, by award winning crime author Peter James.Now a major ITV series,...

Three men trek to the remote African interior in search of a lost friend - and reach, at the end of a perilous journey, an unknown land cut off from...

The arrival of a meteorite in a small Finnish town causes chaos and crime in this poignant, chilling and hilarious new thriller from the King of Helsinki Noir***The Times BOOK...

In The Oxford Book of American Short Stories, Joyce Carol Oates offers a sweeping survey of American short fiction, in a collection of fifty-nine tales that combines classic works with...

The DK Eyewitness US Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this extraordinary and vast country. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites,...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**'A page-turning feminist mystery thriller' Observer'Distinctive and involving' Daily Mail'Surprising and satisfying' GuardianRose wants a better life for herself and her mother. Taking a job as a...