NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. "Winning...Gorgeous...Satisfying...Towles is a craftsman." (New York Times Book Review). "A work of great charm, intelligence and insight." (Sunday Times)."Abundant in humour, history and humanity." (Sunday Telegraph). On 21 June 1922 Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. But instead of being taken to his usual suite, he is led to an attic room with a window the size of a chessboard.Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. While Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval, the Count, stripped of the trappings that defined his life, is forced to question what makes us who we are. And with the assistance of a glamorous actress, a cantankerous chef and a very serious child, Rostov unexpectedly disco
This is a lyrical and moving new novel from the author of Legend of a Suicide. Aged nine, Caitlin spends almost every afternoon at the local aquarium while her mother works overtime at her constructio
The follow-up to last year's acclaimed The Ways of the Dead, this gritty mystery showcases Tucker's talent for spot-on dialogue, authentic characters, and complex narrative. When Billy Ellison, the so
Where do great ideas come from? What actually happens in your brain during a 'Eureka' moment? And how can we have more of them? It has been two millenia since Archimedes supposedly first shouted 'Eure
A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A magnificent, compelling and insightful voyage to the frontier of knowledge from a great writer with a deep understanding.' Brian Cox What is the universe really made
The story of one of America's most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for a crime he did not commit and now the subject of the hit
Teenagers are growing up in a world of widening social inequality, political apathy and economic uncertainty. They join gangs, are obese, have underage sex, watch porn, drink and are a menace to socie
It doesn't take much to tip the world into chaos. You don't even have to mean to do it. You might be an honest family man; a police chief in a small town in Central Vietnam, say, with no desire whatso
In the vein of Susan Cain's Quiet and Malcolm Gladwell's David And Goliath, How To Fly A Horse is a smart, empowering book that dispels the myths around genius and creativity. There is a myth about ho
'As sweet as it is inventive, profound as it is hilarious, unflinching as it is big-hearted.' Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette? With Bernard, her husband of fifty-five years now in t
Presents a mesmerising tale of love, justice and the connections that transcend the passage of time, from the Giller prize-winning author Johanna Skibsrud. The year is 1932, and America is roiling wit
This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart')
Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the country’s most famous castles, as well as s
Explosive, dark and tender, The Last Boat Home is a devastating novel about sacrifice, survival and a mother’s love. If you loved The Light Between Oceans or The Snow Child, this is for you. On the wi
"A rich, romantic story...with a twist that will take your breath away. Superb." (Sunday Mirror). Amaterasu Takahashi has spent her life grieving for her daughter and grandson who were victims of the
From the author of the bestselling memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran comes a powerful and passionate case for the vital role of fiction today. Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her mil
The true story of the Umbrian Thursday night supper club -- and the five extraordinary women who meet in the hills above Italy's Orvieto to cook, eat and tell the stories of their incredible lives.&nb
HE STOLE HER LIFE. AND NOW SHE WANTS IT BACK. Roisin Burns has spent the past twenty years becoming someone else; her life in New York is built on lies. A figure from her Belfast childhood flashes up
Selected as a Book of the Year in the Telegraph and Evening Standard "[The] centenary will prompt a raft of books on the Russian Revolution. They will be hard pushed to better this highly original, ex
