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On a bright summer evening in 1990s Connecticut, fourteen-year-old Emily Vidal stands on her parents’ lawn, watching the adults arrive. Her mother is hosting a lavish birthday party for her father, even though he is about to leave her for another woman.Adrift between her feuding parents and eccentric neighbours, Emily is closer than she knows to the choices and heartbreaks that will define her in the years ahead.From the author of the million-copy international bestseller The Wedding People, this ruefully funny debut novel explores love, grief, consequences and the messy business of growing up.

Sisters Rei, Kiki and Ai have always had to look out for one another, but life has taken them on very different paths.Eldest daughter Rei is spiky and sensible, consumed by her London finance job. Big-hearted Kiki is a single mother, working in a Tokyo retirement home. The free-spirited youngest, Ai, is a Japanese pop idol who has found fame and fortune – until a scandal spins her life into chaos . . .Together, the three sisters retreat to the remote seaside town where they grew up. But returning home means facing the long shadow of their mother’s death, and the lives they’ve built without each other.Transporting, funny and moving, Kakigori Summer is an uplifting exploration of love, loss, and finding your way home.

From the coziness of lifelong friendship to the aching intensity of lost love, Loves of Our Lives is a poetic journey through the heartfelt relationships that make us human. In her highly anticipated second collection, social media sensation Josie Balka masterfully puts words to the indescribable, weaving her signature blend of raw emotion and vivid imagery into poems that speak straight to the soul. Featuring eighty poems, some already beloved by her followers and others exclusive to this collection, Loves of Our Lives explores six types of love-familial, toxic, romantic, friendship, self-love, and lost love-and invites reflection, offering solace and celebration in equal measure in this love letter to love itself.

''I revere Helen Garner''s writing, and it''s in her diaries that she''s at her acute, rigorous, pitch-perfect best'' Nigella Lawson''I come back again and again to Garner''s diaries and always find something new to admire. Her wit and observations are brilliant and her thoughts on writing are a guide'' Daisy Johnson''I love Helen Garner''s diaries. I would read her grocery lists'' Fatima Bhutto''The diaries are the apotheosis of Helen Garner''s entire career, and the most exciting thing she has ever published . . . Beautiful, riveting, formally electrifying'' Lit HubLooking out the window at the two big gum trees, as it gets dark, I think: the only way I can go on keeping a diary - the bits about myself, anyway, i.e. most of it - is to conceive of it as a record of soul.Helen Garner has kept a diary for most of her adult life. Now she is widely recognised as one of the greatest writers of our age. But, of all her books, it is her diaries that she likes best.Collected for the first tim

The Sanderson book for readers who have never picked up a Sanderson book before...Sunday Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson returns to his beloved Cosmere Universe in this exquisitely romantic standalone adventure perfect for fans of This Is How You Lose the Time War and genre-blending anime and manga sensations like Your Name.'This was utterly brilliant and satisfying. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter will be the best of the secret project novels, and it is easily one of Sanderson's finest books in his career' Novel NotionsFrom Number 1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson - creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy - comes this gripping story set in the Cosmere universe told by Hoid, where two people from incredibly different cultures must work together to save their worlds from certain disaster.Yumi has spent her entire life in strict obedience, granting her the power to summon the spirits that b

Napoleon warned 'Let China sleep; when she wakes, she will shake the world'. Lawrence James's magisterial history analyses the relationship between Britain and China between the beginning of the Opium Wars in 1839 and the transfer of power in Hong Kong in 1997. THE LION AND THE DRAGON reveals the part that Britain played in the awakening of China, then covers relations between the two countries during the period when an aroused China did indeed shake the world.Lawrence James also follows the parallel trajectories of four competitive empires - the British, the Chinese, the Russian and the Japanese - during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and then the fortunes of a fifth imperial power, the United States. Successive British governments saw China as a source of wealth which needed to be protected. Local objections were seen off by force (the 'Opium' wars of 1839-42, 1856-7 and 1859-60) whose results proved that the Qing emperors could not protect their country.Indian troops were d

ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE AND THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDIn rural Georgia, sisters Celie and Nettie share the pain and struggle of growing up as African American women. Forced into an abusive marriage, at least Celie can offer Nettie refuge from their violent father in her new home - until Nettie catches the attention of Celie's husband and is forced to leave and forge her own journey. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, the sisters sustain their hope in each other across time, distance and silence, in a triumph of resilience, bravery and ultimately, love.'Indelibly affecting' New York Times'A lush celebration of all that it means to be a Black female' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

'I loved this book' BONNIE GARMUS'A generous, compassionate book about the power of love and community' LOUISE KENNEDY'I can't recommend this one highly enough ' HARLAN COBEN'THIS is his best book' ANN PATCHETTTHE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLERBARACK OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR PICKAMAZON.COM #1 BOOK OF THE YEARBOOK OF THE YEAR IN: THE GUARDIAN, NEW YORKER, NEW YORK TIMES, TIME MAGAZINE, HARPER'S BAZAAR, OPRAH DAILY AND WASHINGTON POSTWINNER OF THE 2023 KIRKUS FICTION PRIZEIn 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighbourhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows.As the story moves back in time to the 1930s and the characters' stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how

Alliances are broken, betrayal walks in the shadows, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. This explosive epic fantasy series from Victoria Aveyard, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Red Queen, has high-voltage action, deadly twists, and an adventure for the ages - perfect for fans of JRR Tolkien and Garth Nix alike.Imagine The Lord of the Rings if the Fellowship had failed . . .What happens when all the heroes are dead and only the morally grey misfits are left to save the world?__________________Tolkien meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this epic magic-filled YA fantasy series from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the global sensation Red Queen.'World building to rival the likes of George R.R. Martin' GUARDIAN'A gripping quest fantasy' SAMANTHA SHANNON, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A true fantasy masterpiece' SABAA TAHIR, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A new classic' MARIE LU, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A fantasy fan's dream' ROSEANNE A. BROWN, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLE

''Sarah Thankam Mathews'' prose is undeniable . . . she captures the sneaky, unsaying parts of longing'' Raven Leilani, author of Luster''Some books are merely luminous . . . this one is iridescent'' Susan Choi, author of Trust ExerciseGraduating into a recession, Sneha tries on adulthood like an ill-fitting suit. Moving to a new city, she embraces all that it has to offer: friends that feel like family, gay bars, house parties and new romances. But when painful secrets rear their heads, corporate jobs go off the rails and evictions loom, Sneha and her community find themselves looking for a new way to live.All This Could Be Different is a novel about being young in the twenty-first century. About work, precarity, distant parents, found family, activism, queer love, sex and hope. About knowing that all this could be different.

Kim Philby's life and career has inspired an entire literary genre: the spy novel of betrayal. He was one of the leaders of the British counter-intelligence efforts, first against the Nazis, then against the Soviet Union. He was also the KGB's most valuable double-agent, so highly regarded that today his image is on the postage stamps of the Russian Federation.Philby was the mentor of James Jesus Angleton, one of the central figures in the early years of the CIA who became the long-serving chief of the counter-intelligence staff of the Agency. James Angleton and Kim Philby were friends for six years, or so Angleton thought. They were then enemies for the rest of their lives.This is the story of their intertwined careers and a betrayal that would have dramatic and irrevocable effects on the Cold War and US-Soviet relations. Featuring vivid locations in London, Washington DC, Rome and Istanbul, SPIES AND TRAITORS anatomises one of the most important and flawed personal relationships in m

The seventh novel in the series that launched the international bestselling career of Brandon Sanderson. Another tight and thrilling adventure for nobleman Waxillian Ladrian as he fights for justice i

Charlie Gordon, IQ 68, is a floor sweeper and the gentle butt of everyone''s jokes - until an experiment in the enhancement of human intelligence turns him into a genius.But then Algernon, the mouse whose triumphal experimental transformation preceded his, fades and dies, and Charlie has to face the possibility that his salvation was only temporary.Winner of the 1960 Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and subsequently expanded into a Hugo-nominated novel, Flowers for Algernon earned Daniel Keyes the honour of SFWA Author Emeritus in 2000 for his contribution to Science Fiction and Fantasy.''Heartbreaking and beautiful. Required reading, as far as I am concerned'' - Wil Wheaton''A masterpiece of poignant brilliance . . . heartbreaking, and utterly, completely brilliant'' - The Guardian''Excellent . . . extremely moving'' - The Encyclopedia of Science FictionWelcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction

《棄業醫生的秘密日記》作者亞當．凱，又一爆笑動人的醫生故事。亞當決心結束醫生事業，卻發現一切沒有這麼容易 ，關於教育、關於舊傷、關於接受、關於生活…既是醫生，也是病人。‘Every bit as funny as the first one, every bit as powerful, surprising and unflinching’ David Whitehouse‘Brilliant – even better than This is Going to Hurt’ Jacqueline WilsonThis is Going to Hurt was the publishing phenomenon of the century, read by many millions, loved by at least fifty of them, and adapted into a major TV series. But it was only part of the story.By turns hilarious, heartbreaking and humbling, Undoctored is about what happens when a doctor hangs up his scrubs, but medicine refuses to let go of him.It's about an extraordinary medical school education.It's about opening old wounds and examining the present-day scars.It's about hospital admissions and personal ones.It's about blowing up your life and stitching it back together.It's about being a doctor and being a patient.It's about 300 pages long.Undoctored is Adam Kay's funniest and most moving book yet - an astonishing portrait of a

'The most exquisite kind of literature... I've put it on a special shelf in my library that I reserve for books that can never be fully exhausted - books that demand to be revisited every now and then. 'Olga Tokarczuk, author of The Books of Jacob and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature'In equal measure playful and profound, Georgi Gospodinov's Time Shelter renders the philosophical mesmerizing, and the everyday extraordinary.I loved it'Claire Messud, author of The Woman Upstairs'Gospodinov is one of Europe's most fascinating and irreplaceable novelists, and this his most expansive, soulful and mind-bending book'Dave Eggers, author of The Circle'A powerful and brilliant novel: clear-sighted, foreboding, enigmatic. A novel in which the future gives way like a rotten beam and the past rushes in like a flood'Sandro Veronesi, author of The Hummingbird 'A trickster at heart, and often very funny... Gospodinov is one of the leading writers in Europe: every book is an event'Garth Greenwel

'An authentic, topical and terrifying thriller: one of Michael Connelly's very best'THE TIMES'Yet another superb thriller from a writer at the top of his game'SUNDAY EXPRESS'Consistently excellent'MAIL ON SUNDAY* * * * *A MURDER YEARS IN THE MAKINGA murder in the middle of a street party seems a senseless tragedy. But the victim had a dark past which came back to haunt him.THE DEEPER YOU LOOKDetective Renée Ballard connects the killing to an unsolved case last worked by ex-LAPD legend Harry Bosch. But then a new crime shatters the night shift...THE DARKER IT GETSThe Midnight Men are a deadly pair of predators who stalk the city during the dark hours and disappear without a trace.Ballard once believed her job was to bring the truth to light. In a police department shaken to the core by protests and pandemic, both cases have the power to save her - or end her...* * * * *CRIME DOESN'T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:'One of the very best writers working today' Sunday Telegraph'The pre-eminent d

Alliances are broken, betrayal walks in the shadows, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. This explosive epic fantasy series from Victoria Aveyard, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Red Queen, has high-voltage action, deadly twists, and an adventure for the ages - perfect for fans of JRR Tolkien and Garth Nix alike.Imagine The Lord of the Rings if the Fellowship had failed . . .What happens when all the heroes are dead and only the morally grey misfits are left to save the world?__________________Tolkien meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this epic magic-filled YA fantasy series from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the global sensation Red Queen.'World building to rival the likes of George R.R. Martin' GUARDIAN'A gripping quest fantasy' SAMANTHA SHANNON, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A true fantasy masterpiece' SABAA TAHIR, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A new classic' MARIE LU, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A fantasy fan's dream' ROSEANNE A. BROWN, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLE

As the fires turn to ash, their love will burn forever... Spain, 1936. Leonardo's only connection to his past is the half medallion he wears around his neck - a painful reminder of his origins, and of

Some days you remember forever. But what if you could live them again? If Isla Pembroke could turn back time, she knows exactly which days of her life she would change. The day she started working in

The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder. Sophie O'Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful

The bloated remains of a man are discovered bound to a derelict pier in Orkney and newly promoted DCI Lukas Mahler dispatches a team to investigate. But when the body is identified as Alex Fleming - M

KING1189. The long-awaited goal of Richard Plantagenet, the Lionheart, comes true as he is crowned King of England. Before he can set off on crusade and retake Jerusalem from the Saracens, he must set

'Terrific'THE SUNDAY TIMES, Best Books of the Month'A thoughtful, haunting thriller.'MICK HERRON* * * * *Paris, Friday 14th June 1940. The day the Nazis march into Paris, making headlines around the

Can she put right the secrets of the past?London, 1939. Winnie Berry has been the landlady of the Battersea Tavern for nearly twenty-five years, and the pub is like home to her - a place of tears and

You're woken early by the doorbell. It's a young girl, the daughter of the love of your life. She's scared, covered in blood, she says her mother is hurt. You let her in, try to calm her down, tell he

'Such subtle and skilful writing, so evocative of the Second World War ...Absolutely haunting' Frances Liardet, New York Times bestselling author of We Must Be BraveOn the cusp of World War II, a youn

REBEL. LEADER. BROTHER.KING. 1179. Henry II is King of England, Wales, Ireland, Normandy, Brittany and Aquitaine.The House of Plantagenet reigns supreme. But there is unrest in Henry's house. Not for

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lido comes a story about following your dreams, set over one single day. 'A moving and beautifully crafted novel about love, friendship and life' Mike

'The most gripping and satisfying thriller I've read in more than a decade' Sophie Hannah'One of the best legal thrillers ... as elegant and gripping as Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent' Daily Mail'Qui

The only thing the three women had in common was their husband. And, as of this morning, that they're each accused of his murder.Blake Nelson moved into a hidden stretch of land - a raw paradise in th

Power, passion and a devastating fight for the crown - discover the gripping story of Oliver Cromwell's youngest daughter. Perfect for fans of Anne O'Brien, Alison Weir and Philippa Gregory 'A powerfu

The captivating new drama of family secrets and second chances, from Sunday Times bestselling author Erica JamesIt's the autumn of 1962 in the idyllic Suffolk village of Melstead St Mary. Evelyn Dever

Return to the magical world of Nevermoor, where Morrigan Crow's adventures continue - a perfect gift for all book lovers.Morrigan Crow and her friends have survived their first year as proud scholars

From the author of international bestseller L'art de la Simplicite, Dominique Loreau applies her methods to the art of list making and personal organisation.

Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy.It was not his war.On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started down a path that could only end in fire. The galaxy remembers him as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky. They remember him as a monster: the devil who destroyed a sun, casually annihilating four billion human lives--even the Emperor himself--against Imperial orders.But Hadrian was not a hero. He was not a monster. He was not even a soldier.Fleeing his father and a future as a torturer, Hadrian finds himself stranded on a strange, backwater world. Forced to fight as a gladiator and navigate the intrigues of a foreign planetary court, he will find himself fighting a war he did not start, for an Empire he does not love, against an enemy he will never understand.Read w

The impossible has happened. The Lord Ruler is dead has been vanquished. But so too is Kelsier the man who masterminded the triumph. The awesome task of rebuilding the world has been left to his prote

A stunning collection of ground-breaking sf stories from a master of the genre

From the moment when they first met, in the commission of the same, audacious theft, Fafhrd, the giant barbarian warrior from the Cold Waste, and the Gray Mouser, master thief, novice wizard and expert swordsman, felt no ordinary affinity. Forged over the gleam of sharpened steel as, back to back, they faced their foes, theirs was a friendship that would take them from adventure to misadventure across all of Nehwon, from the caves of the inner earth to the waves of the outer sea. But it was in the dark alleys and noisome back streets of the great fog-shrouded city of Lankhmar that they became legends.THE FIRST BOOK OF LANKHMAR includes the first four volumes of the hugely enjoyable Swords series.

The brilliantly told and gripping story of the most familiar - yet, amazingly, still poorly understood - substance in the universe: Water. The extent to which water remains a scientific mystery is extraordinary, despite its prevalence and central importance on Earth. Whether one considers its role in biology, its place in the physical world (where it refuses to obey the usual rules of liquids) or its deceptively simple structure, there is still no complete answer to the question: what is water? Philip Ball's book explains what, exactly, we do and do not know about the strange character of this most essential and ubiquitous of substances.H20 begins by transporting its readers back to the Big Bang and the formation of galaxies to witness the birth of water's constituent elements: hydrogen and oxygen. It then explains how the primeval oceans were formed four billion years ago; where water is to be found on other planets; why ice floats when most solids sink; why, despite being highly corr

The science behind David Goleman's Emotional IntelligenceThe Emotional Brain provides a cutting-edge scientific background to such books as Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence, showing that while cognitive studies have tended to ignore the emotions, we are increasingly understanding how crucial they are to our evolutionary survival, as shortcuts to cut through conscious reasoning when speed and rules-of-thumb are more important and effective than logic.Much of our emotional life is lived unconsciously, and is far richer than simply our conscious feelings - for example, our conscious mind will already be reacting to situations of danger some time before we begin to be afraid.Not only does LeDoux present a fascinating insight into how our emotions function normally, but also provides a new understanding of emotional disorders.