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An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. The torturer's apprentice, Severian, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners, is now...

'A novel brilliantly evoking the isolation of a woman with an unbearable weight on her conscience' Sunday Times __________________Keeping it in the family...After her painful divorce four years ago, Lotte Meerman has kept well away from Arjen, her...

'This is a life-affirming read - take it on holiday, but leave the rest of the party at home' The Times'An intelligent and satisfying romantic comedy' Women and HomeAt the Casa Luna, friends and relations of the Noble family gather for fortnight's...

Get Happy, Get Healthy, Get Slim.5:2 Your Life demonstrates how the 5:2 diet can be more than just a weight loss programme, it is a way of life. The small weekly change can make a huge difference. And that's what 5:2 is all about - taking simple steps,...

Sometime in the future the intelligence of machines will exceed that of human brain power. So are we on the edge of an AI-pocalypse, with superintelligent devices superseding humanity, as predicted by Stephen Hawking? Or will this herald a kind of...

'A terrific read, bubbling with anecdotes and insight' Daily Mail, 2021's best biographies'Bayley, the author of books on style, design and taste, tells the Habitat story with his customary polycultural panache . . . [Mavity is] good at conveying the...

'A wickedly entertaining new memoir' Daily MailAccording to the Daily Mail Ian Ogilvy was 'the undisputed star of 1970s TV as the dashing Simon Templar in Return Of The Saint'. The show turned him into a household name, causing him to be touted as the...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*'Emotional and enlightening' WOMAN & HOME'The twist halfway through is a jaw-to-the-floor moment' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'A perfect choice for your book clubs' PRIMAOlivia fled her abusive marriage to return to her hometown and...

Crazy creatures from frozen lands in this bonkers book of mixed-up animalsfrom bestselling, award-winning illustrator, Axel Scheffler What do you get if you cross a narwhal with a reindeer? It's a nardeer, of course! And how about a penguin with a...

A #4 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From the twelve-million copy bestselling author of the Lewis trilogy comes a chilling new mystery set in the isolated Scottish Highlands.A TOMB OF ICEA young meteorologist checking a mountain top weather station in...

A SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, SPECTATOR, FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR'This is the biography we have been awaiting for 400 years' Hilary Mantel'A masterpiece' Dan Jones, Sunday TimesThomas Cromwell is one of the...

Historical crimes involving a Victorian child killer may hold the key to several contemporary deaths in this macabre outing for Dr Ruth Galloway, forensic archaeologist. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves.'Told with a deepening sense of the...

Meet Toto: she's no ordinary cat, and she can't wait to have an adventure with you! From one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters, purrfect for fans of The Aristocats, The Secret Life of Pets and Atticus Claw Breaks the Law.Toto the cat and her brother...

A Sunday Times bestseller (May 2023) - the incredible story of courage, resilience and survival. 'I am a survivor. That comes with a survivor's obligation to represent one and half million Jewish children murdered by the Nazis. They cannot speak. So I...

'The whole book is a delight... Perfect reading whilst sipping a g & t in a beautiful garden somewhere in the sun!' Rosanna LeyA buried secret... Present day: Anna is focused on growing her new gardening business and renovating her late grandmother's...

WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDWINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2016'A thrilling adventure story' Bill Bryson'Dazzling' Literary Review 'Brilliant' Sunday Express'Extraordinary and gripping' New Scientist'A superb biography' The...

'A magnificent story, brilliantly told. Read it!' ANTHONY HOROWITZSIX GENTLEMEN, ONE GOAL - THE DESTRUCTION OF HITLER'S WAR MACHINE.In the spring of 1939, a top secret organisation was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of...

From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES 'Genius ... Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them.'THE TIMES* * * * *'He's gone...'When his daughter...

Set amongst the snow-covered mountains of the Austrian Alps, Midnight in the Snow is the story of a forbidden attraction that will reveal long-buried secrets, from Sunday Times bestselling author of Christmas at Tiffany's, Karen Swan.Award-winning...

The ultimate gripping murder mystery for winter nights, from the bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries'Witty and charming' The Times 'This super-readable thriller will have you hooked' SunThe death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart...

FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER WHOSE BOOKS HAVE TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF OVER 40 MILLION READERS'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' Cecilia Ahern__________At nine years old, Frankie Presto is sent to America in the bottom of a boat. His only...

'A book that would have had Darwin swooning - anyone seriously interested in who we are and how we function should read this.' Guardian At the beginning of this century enormous progress had been made in genetics. The Human Genome Project finished...

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 CORNER FOR ROME'S BRAVE SOLDIERS ...Fifteen years...

Discover the Workhouse to War trilogy by Kay Brellend: a new saga series set in the Whitechapel Union workhouse in East London, between 1904 and 1916. . .Christmas Eve, 1909. Eleven-year-old Lily Larkin is left to fend for herself in an East London...

The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds edited by Wendy Cooling is a perfect selection of loved stories for all 7 year olds!Full of exciting stories from some of our best-loved authors, including Philippa Pearce, Rudyard Kipling, John Agard and...

SHORTLISTED in the DEBUT FOOD BOOK category at 2022's Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards. This book is about the most valuable substance in your diet. A substance that dramatically improves your...

'A powerfully evociative story of the resilience and triumph of the human spirit' TAYLOR JENKINS REID, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF DAISY JONES AND THE SIX'Extraordinary . . . it's such a great book' GRAHAM NORTONDiana O'Toole's life is going perfectly to plan...

On the eve of the Queen's coronation, DI Stephens and Max Mephisto uncover an anarchist plot and a ticking bomb at the same time as solving the murder of a man close to them - from the author of the bestselling Dr Ruth Galloway mysteries.'Mixes cosiness...

**THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO IS BACK!****The sixth in the Millennium series - more than 100 million copies sold worldwide**"Expertly told, the plot crackles with life" DAILY MAIL"Salander is centre stage . . . A pacy read" SUNDAY EXPRESS"Exciting...

My little boy's room was empty, his bed neatly made. Alarm bells should have rung immediately. Then the knock on the door came. All I remember is a thick fog wrapping itself tightly around me. This couldn't be happening to us . . . Three years ago, nurse...

The fifteenth Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'It's another Rebus novel you can't put down, and Rankin at his most powerful' CHOICE'Rankin is superb' DAILY MAILAn illegal immigrant is found murdered in...

A deadly plague is spreading across the land...__________________As the year 1349 approaches, the Black Death continues its devastating course across England. In Dorseteshire, the quarantined people of Develish question whether they are the only...

'The very definition of a page-turner, it's suburban noir at its finest' HARRIET TYCEDo you have any idea what the people you know are capable of? Bestselling author of All My Lies Are True, Dorothy Koomson, asks how well you can really know your...

A sweeping tale of love and loss, the epic saga of the Seven Sisters begins here. From Lucinda Riley, the international number one bestselling author.Maia D'Apliese, in her early thirties, gathers together with her five sisters at their childhood home: a...

'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and good humour, Holland's book is not just supremely provocative, but often very funny'...

Start right here! Discover the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries and become obsessed with one of the most popular crime series in Britain.'Galloway now seems as real as Marple and Morse' The Times'I've never before read a crime novel in which archaeology and...

INCLUDING RECIPES FROM JAMIE'S HIT CHANNEL 4 TV SHOW KEEP COOKING FAMILY FAVOURITESMake everyday meals more exciting with the No. 1 bestselling cookbook, featuring 120 exciting and tasty new recipes_______Jamie has done his research to find out exactly...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Nazis spared their lives because they were twins.In the summer of 1944, Eva Mozes Kor and her family arrived at Auschwitz.Within thirty minutes, they were separated. Her parents and two older sisters were taken to the gas...

'A pulsing, pacy, devour-at-one-sitting thriller . . . Coben grabs you with the opening paragraph and never lets you go. A class act' OBSERVER'This book will keep you up until 2 a.m.' TIMES'Intelligent and gripping this is a real white-knuckle read of a...

Introduced by Alan Johnson. 'All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.' Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs...