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'A necessary book - and I can think of no writer better qualified to write it' Cal Flyn

What if Chernobyl was just the beginning?

The acclaimed winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize returns to Chernobyl to tell the gripping story of thirty-five days of war

On 24 February 2022, the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, armour

An Instant Sunday Times Bestseller

'A profoundly urgent intervention' Naomi Klein

Shouldn't we know what we're arguing about?

From one of the most influential thinkers of our time, an enlightening, essential account of how a fear of gender is fuelling reactionary politics around the world

Judith Butler, the g

Despite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and the policies of governments all over the world. By this narrative, less regulation and more 'animal spirits' capitalism produces not only greater prosperity, but more freedom for individuals in society - and is therefore morally better.

But, in The Road to Freedom Stigl

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Three days to fall in love. Six years to try to forget.

Ellie didn't expect to fall in love while travelling in Europe. But she also didn't expect to meet a man like Ash.

Three blistering days in Lisbon is all it takes to form an unforgettable connection - deep enough for them t

'Richly detailed' THE NEW YORKER

'Carr has taken an often overly romanticised historical figure and given her new life and originality.' THE TIMES

'A vivid, visceral read' TRACY CHEVALIER

'Bold and intimate' TLS

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They are imprisoned, but not contained.

Three women cross a

'Uplifting, heartwarming and joyful. Restored my faith in humankind' - Ruth Jones

When age makes you invisible, secrets are easier to hide

Daphne knows that age is just a number. She also knows that society no longer pays her any attention - something she's happy to exploit to help her hide a somewhat chequered past.

But finding herself alone on he

Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had got there. But someone must have brought him. And shackled him. And whoever had done those things was going to rue the day. That was for damn sure.

Jack Reacher wakes up, alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a makeshift bed. His right arm has suffered some major damage. His few possessions are gone. He has

'I'd call it required reading for the end of the world. Riley August has written a poignant masterpiece that transcends the death of stars.' OLIVIA ATWATER

'A quietly wonderful, hopeful novel that heals the parts of you that you didn't know were hurt.' JULIE LEONG

'Come for the cat, stay for the story.' SUNYI DEAN

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