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From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a gripping and moving story spanning 25 years and World War II, secrets, family and enduring love.The streets of Paris hide a dark...

Set in seventeenth-century France against a backdrop of witch trials, regicide and religious frenzy, this is the story of Juliette, one-time actress and rope-dancer. Forced by circumstance to seek refuge...

'Mesmerizing, political, intimate, unafraid - this is a superb novel, a novel that pays such close, intelligent attention to the world we all live in' - Sunjeev Sahota, author of...

* Winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize 2020 ** One of Barack Obama's "Favourite Books of the Year" ** A New York Times Critics' Top Books of 2019 *'A superb...

David Carter cannot help but wish for more: that his wife Eleanor would be the sparkling girl he once found so irresistible; that his job as a museum curator could...

A novel about the First World War which will follow two friends from the first weeks of September 1914 right through to 1929.

By the author of The Handmaid's TaleNow a major NETFLIX seriesSometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a taffeta skirt along the floor.' Grace Marks....

Poppy's family is gathering to celebrate her eightieth birthday. Her children, grandchildren and even one great-grandchild are converging on her Sussex home. As she prepares to welcome them all, her...

The inhabitants of quiet, tree-lined Mulberry Lane take a keen interest in the comings and goings of their neighbours. When number fifteen comes onto the market they are naturally intrigued...

'A powerful story of love and jealousy' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH_______________________________________________________AMBITION, BETRAYAL, LOVE.Growing up in a quiet seaside town, Clare O'Brien and David Power shout their hearts' desires into the echo cave,...

May 20th. Mrs Mary Lincoln admitted today - from Chicago - Age 56 - Widow of ex-President Lincoln - declared insane by the Cook County Court May 19th - 1875....

A woman's tale of stolen dreams must end happily in this unforgettable saga from the No. 1 bestselling author and national treasure Josephine Cox. One winter's night, in the coalhole...

Pilgrim, is the story of a man who cannot die. Ageless, sexless, deathless and timeless, Pilgrim has inhabited endless lives and times. On April 15, 1912 - ironically, the date...

Shortlisted for the Man Booker PrizeAfter a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London's Epping Forest,...

Set in the 1930's, the new novel from bestselling author Lesley Pearse tells the story of one girl's struggle against cruelty and, her quest for love.Adele Talbot is twelve when...

From the seedy backstreets of London's Soho in the tough, sexy world of international rock-stardom in the 70s, Georgia see it all. When nine year old orphan Georgia James is...