Once there was magic in Britain. There were dragons and wizards and green knights and kings who pulled swords out of stones.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA SARAH JESSICA PARKER BOOK OF THE YEARFour generations. Three sisters.

A moving portrayal of the struggle between desire and duty in nineteenth-century New York high societyNewland Archer, an eligible young man of the establishment is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a pretty ingénue, when May\'s cousin, Countess Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of scandal, having left

SENSATIONAL WINNERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE\'It\'s been a long time since a novel has destroyed me like this . . .One of the boldest writers alive today.\' Max Porter\'A novel of exquisite discomfort and delicious poetry . . .Made me laugh and gasp . . .I\'m in awe.\' Brandon Taylor\'Rejuvenating, glorious, brilliant. A book about obsession with prose that obsessed me from the first line.\'

King\'s #1 bestselling, timeless classic, is among King\'s most iconic and beloved novels.

\'A cult figure.\' Guardian\'A dark and brilliant achievement.\' Ian McEwan\'Shamelessly clever ... Exhilaratingly subversive and funny.\' Independent\'A modern classic ... As relevant now as when it was first published. \' John BanvilleA young woman is in love with a successful surgeon; a man torn between his love for her and his womanising.

Now widely available in English for the first time, this is Carlo Rovelli\'s first book: the thrilling story of a little-known man who created one of the greatest intellectual revolutions. Over two thousand years ago, one man changed the way we see the world.

The Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic-Asian antithesis of the Christian-European West. But the reality was starkly different: the Ottomans\' multiethnic, multilingual, and multireligious domain reached deep into Europe\'s heart.

David Hockney reflects upon life and art as he experiences lockdown in rural Normandy On turning eighty, David Hockney sought out rustic tranquility for the first time: a place to watch the sunset and the change of the seasons; a place to keep the madness of the world at bay. So when Covid-19 and lockdown struck, it made little difference to life at La Grande Cour, the centuries-old Normandy farmhouse

William Shakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, and audiences today still enjoy the same reactions - shock, sadness, fear - that they did more than 400 years ago when these plays were first performed. But how realistic are these deaths, and did Shakespeare have the knowledge to back them up?

Piranesi lives in the House. Perhaps he always has.

We all want to be healthier, stronger and live longer, but what really works? From stress to saturated fats, HIIT to HRT, veganism to vitamins, This Book Could Save Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of better health.

Jacinda Ardern was swept to office in 2017 on a wave of popular enthusiasm dubbed \'Jacindamania\'. In less than three months, she rose from deputy leader of the opposition to New Zealand\'s highest office. Her victory seemed heroic.

*A brand new collection of short stories from the incredible Sir Terry Pratchett!* Imagination is an amazing thing. It can take you to the top of the highest mountain, or down to the bottom of the deepest depths of the sea.

As President Trump\'s National Security Advisor, John Bolton spent many of his 453 days in the room where it happened, and the facts speak for themselves. The result is a White House memoir that is the most comprehensive and substantial account of the Trump Administration, and one of the few to date by a top-level official.

The one and only Zadie Smith, prize-winning, bestselling author of Swing Time and White Teeth, is back with a second unmissable collection of essays WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR CRITICISM 2019 \'Should you read this brilliant book? Absolutely\' Independent \'Generous, curious, insistent on the possibility of imaginative connection\' Evening Standard No subject is too fringe

\'You are the knife I turn inside myself\'Franz Kafka\'s letters to his one-time muse, Milena Jesenska - an intimate window into the desires and hopes of the twentieth-century\'s most prophetic and important writerKafka first made the acquaintance of Milena Jesenska in 1920 when she was translating his early short prose into Czech. Their relationship quickly developed into a deep attachment.

A deluxe hardcover edition of the queen of science fiction s trailblazing novel about a planet full of genderless beings part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary s mission to Winter, an unknown alien world whose

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‘Oates’s imagination is as unique, dystopian and vivid as Lewis Carroll’s’ ROSE TREMAIN \'A master storyteller\' THE TIMES \'Electric\' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Zero-sum games are played for lethal stakes in these arresting stories by one of America’s most acclaimed writers. A brilliant young philosophy student bent on seducing her famous philosopher-mentor finds herself outmaneuvered; diabolically