Sicily, 1880. When a stranger arrives in Vigata, the town's inhabitants immediately become unsettled. It seems the young man, Fofo, is the son of a local peasant legendary for his home-grown medicines
With an introduction by Andrew O'Hagan When I think about her now, which is most of the time, it's like rewinding a silent film in my head: I see the crucial scenes in our lives together. But what I c
Naomi Jacobs went to sleep one night in 2008 as a 32-year-old mother, and woke up the next morning believing she was a fifteen-year-old school girl. She did not recognise the house she woke up in, tho
With an introduction by Andrew Solomon 'It stands alone in the literature of manic depression for its bravery, brilliance and beauty.' Oliver Sacks I was used to my mind being my best friend. Now, all
Ben Peek's The Godless is the first in the Children Trilogy; an epic fantasy series with a gripping plot and unforgettable characters. The Gods have fallen but their powers live on . . . Fifteen thous
THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2014 KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION Inspired by the true story of a woman who changed the way we understand our world. In 1933 three young, gifted anthrop
Imagine you have survived an apocalypse. Civilization as you knew it is no more. What will life be like and how will you cope? In 2006, Dylan Evans set out to answer these questions. He left his job i
`Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen Fry Winner of the Books Are My Bag Non-Fiction Book of the Year
From the bestselling author of The Language of Flowers, Vanessa Diffenbaugh, comes a novel about bad choices, second chances, and finding love in the most unexpected places
'A restrained tour-de-force, profoundly unsettling, brilliantly executed, and deeply humane ...remarkable' Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven Judith has been visiting her mother, Stephani
With an introduction by John Hurt A classic love story and a seminal work of Irish literature that is a testament to romance, magic and the power of true love. Nicholas Coughlan and Isabel Gore are me
'When they spoke of it in town, they called it simply the city, as if it was the only city in the world . . .' Raised in a remote village on the edge of a sugarcane plantation, Isabel was born with th
With an introduction by Russell Brand What if a tiny, shadow elite rule the world from a secret room? In Them Jon Ronson sets out to find this room, with the help of the extremists – Islamic fundament
The new Sunday Times top-ten bestseller from the author of The Men Who Stare at Goats.What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an u
