After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice Kent is approached by a man named Angus Tweedy. He claims to be her father and...

'When all else fails, don't take it in silence: scream like hell, scream like Jericho was tumbling down, serenaded by a brace of...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Buddha in the Attic

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Matt Baker's first ever book is a year spent on the farm; told through the seasons this is his diary of the natural world, his...

To talk about getting better - about wanting to change in ways that we might choose and prefer - is to talk about pursuing the...

The unmissable new work from Ali Smith, following the dazzling Man Booker-shortlisted Seasonal quartet

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A compelling portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism, A Passage to India depicts the fate of individuals caught in the...

Daiyu never wanted to be like the tragic heroine for whom she was named, revered for her beauty and cursed with heartbreak. But...

Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Indentured to the...

Josephine Williams is definitely a leader - and her teachers know it! What other eleven-year-old is desperate for more...

The story goes that, many years ago, the remote North Atlantic archipelago of St Hia was home to a monster.

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The definitive selection of short stories from one of our greatest living writers, curated by Penelope Lively herself

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In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.

With honesty, passion and heart, Terry...

Taking us on an extraordinary journey into the past and around the globe, from coral reefs to the North Pole, deserts to...

Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living planet to the brink of collapse, visionary...

Ancient Greece, 5th century BC

The age of myths and legends has given way to the world of men. In the front rank stands...

Utterly compulsive, totally original and with a truly jaw-on-the-floor twist, this is a thriller like no other

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The ultimate guide to boosting your mental and physical health by reconnecting with the way we, as humans, were supposed to live,...

The Cold War plays out in the shadow of the Second World War as old loyalties collide

Sinister rumours link clandestine Arab...

A sweeping portrait of one Berlin family, spanning generations and two world wars
Peter and Paul, the two sons of German...

Downtown LA. Streetwise lawyer Mickey Murphy has a shabby office in a low-rent district, an ex who bleeds him dry and the kind of...

A Russian scientist is defecting to the West, in order to realize his dreams of contacting extra-terrestrial life among the...

It is 1941 and Germany has won the war. Britain is occupied, Churchill executed and the King imprisoned in the Tower of London....

A sunken U-Boat has lain undisturbed on the Atlantic ocean floor since the Second World War - until now. Inside its rusting hull,...

When Bernard Samson is woken in the middle of the night and discovers an injured man on his doorstep, he knows it will only bring...

Summer 1987, the final years of the Cold War. Bernard Samson has been sent to East Germany to make contact with a KGB defector,...

Len Deighton's only collection of short stories explores the devastating experiences of ordinary soldiers across over two...

Ageing Hollywood star Marshall Stone is scared. Scared that the parts are drying up. Scared of being forgotten. So when he hears...

With the Cold War drawing to a close in the East, Bernard Samson is still haunted by the events that have turned his life upside...