The Number 1 New York Times bestseller from the author of My Sister s Keeper and Mad Honey'Her best one yet JOJO MOYES'A timeless classic CHRIS WHITAKER--Student playwright Melina Green finds that even in New York, her words will struggle to make the stage, when the power is held by men. Inspired by the life of her ancestor Emilia Bassano, a gifted and witty storyteller herself, Melina takes a lesson from history, and submits a play under a male pseudonym . . .As Melina discovers more of Emilia s extraordinary life in Elizabethan England, she is determined to right the wrongs of the past and finally tell her story.Two women centuries apart are both forced to hide behind another name.But can either make their voices heard?--'A likeable heroine and a fun, readable evocation of Elizabethan court life and theatre' The Times'Stunning. So interesting, clever, educational and moving. One of the best books I've read in recent times' GILLIAN McALLISTER'[An] inspiring work of feminist literature' ELLE'Had me absolutely captivated . . . I loved all the questions this novel raised about who gets to tell which stories and how complex that can become. Jodi Picoult is a genius' JENNIFER SAINT'Timely and affecting . . . Picoult s many, many fans will pounce on her latest incisive, pot-stirring tale' BOOKLIST, Starred'You ll fall in love with Emilia Bassano, the unforgettable heroine based on a real woman that Picoult brings vividly to life. Book clubs will embrace this rich, inspiring story' KRISTIN HANNAH'A blend of historical fiction and modern-day settings, the novel gives us timelines that intertwine and surprise. Picoult has done her research' HARPER'S BAZAAR'Picoult creates a richly detailed portrait of daily life in Elizabethan England, from sumptuous castles to seedy hovels. . . A vibrant tale of a remarkable woman' KIRKUSJodi Picoult, New York Times bestseller, April 2023Jodi Picoult's books have sold 40 million copies worldwide, BBC May 2024Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestseller, September 2024
THE GLOBAL #1 BESTSELLER'Intermezzo is perfect ... Is there a better novelist at work right now?' Observer'Her most mature and moving book to date ... I read it in a state of rapture.'Sunday Times'If a perfect Sally Rooney novel exists, this might just be it ... Her best novel yet.' Evening Standard'Rooney has discovered her full literary prowess.' IndependentFrom the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Normal People, an exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties - successful, competent and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women - his enduring first love Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke. Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined. For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude - a period of desire, despair and possibility - a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking. Sally Rooney's book Intermezzo was a bestseller w/c 30/09/2024
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024THE POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY AND BEWILDERMENT'Is there anything Richard Powers cannot write? The world here is complete, seductive, and promising. The writing feels like the ocean. Vast, mysterious, deep and alive' PERCIVAL EVERETT'An extraordinarily immersive journey through lives linked in mysterious ways - gripping, alarming and uplifting' EMMA DONOGHUERafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school where they bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game. It sets them up for life: Rafi will get lost in literature, while Todd s work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough.Elsewhere, Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world s first aqualungs; Ina Aroita grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home.All of these people meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, marked for humanity s next great adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out into the open sea. As the seasteaders close in, how will Evie play the ever-unfolding oceanic game? Will Ina engage in acts of destruction? Todd and Rafi, now estranged, still find themselves in competition: Todd unravels while working on an idea to redraw the boundaries of human immortality, while Rafi and the residents must decide if they will greenlight the new project on their shores and change their home forever.Set in the world s largest ocean, Playground explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize and interweaves profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can. Powers is a master of taking important topics of our times from threats to our oceans and climate change to AI and turning them into riveting and fiercely relevant books imbued with psychological insight and a deep awe for nature. This eloquent dance of the scientific and emotional makes him one of our finest story tellers. PLAYGROUND is brilliant, captivating and important and the best book I ve read this year ANDREA WULFMore praise for Richard Powers:'Powers has extraordinary gifts as a writer' GUARDIAN'Impressively precise in its scientific conjectures, Bewilderment is no less rich or wise in its emotionality' OBSERVER'He composes some of the most beautiful sentences I've ever read. I'm in awe of his talent' OPRAH WINFREY'It is impossible to deny the importance of Powers's message' SUNDAY TIMES'Refreshing, original and moving' EVENING STANDARD
FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA brand new series.An iconic new detective team.And a thrilling new murder to solve . . .-----Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favourite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy s business now.Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. As a private security officer, she doesn t stay still long enough for habits or routines. She s currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie D Antonio alive. Which was meant to be an easy job . . .Then a dead body, a bag of money and a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending an SOS to the only person she trusts. A breakneck race around the world begins, but can Amy and Steve stay one step ahead of a deadly enemy?-----PRAISE FOR RICHARD OSMAN Brilliantly suspenseful JEFFERY DEAVER Deplorably good IAN RANKIN Funny, clever, compelling HARLAN COBEN I smiled a million times MARIAN KEYES Warm, wise and witty VAL MCDERMID Osman just gets better SHARI LAPENA The rightful king of crime i The twistiest, turniest tale told with all of Richard Osman s trademark wit and warmth RED'The entertainment value is sky-high' I PAPER'Thursday Murder Club fans, you are in for a treat' PRIMA'Much as with the earlier books, I read We Solve Murders in a few pleasured gulps' SUNDAY TIMES'Osman s new series, which kicks off with this book, is written with just as light a touch and gently humorous tone' THE OBSERVER'The thing that shines through in Osman s writing is that he really likes people and revels in all their foibles and eccentricities. All of which makes for a delightful read and another little slice of warmth in time for autumn' THE OBSERVER'This is a sitcom-meets-Bond, and a fine murder mystery DAILY EXPRESSRichard Osman, Sunday Times bestseller, August 2024
Hearing you say my name was a way of seeing myself as I had never seen myself you gave my name new meaning, new weight.Nerdy and shy, scholarship student Daniel de La Luna arrives at college nervous to meet his golden-haired, athletic roommate, whose Facebook photos depict a boy just like those who made Daniels school years hell.Sam Morris is not what he had imagined, though. As the two settle into college life they drink tequila under the stars, go on long runs through snow-covered hills, explore freshmannightlife, and inch closer until they find themselves in love.But their blissful first year is over all too soon. Daniels summer in his ancestral homeland of Mxico becomes a rollercoaster of revelations, before his life is brutally upended by the unimaginable.How We Named the Starsis atale oflove, heartache and learning to honour the dead.Daniel and Sam will leave you forever changed.
Six women - mothers, daughters, sisters - gone missing. Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this is the story of two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims.Arcade and Daffodil are twin sisters born one minute apart. With their fiery red hair and thirst for an escape, they form an unbreakable bond nurtured by their grandmother's stories. Together they disappear into their imagination and forge a world where a patch of grass reveals an archaeologist's dig, the smoke emerging from the local paper mill becomes the dust rising from wild horses galloping deep beneath the earth, and an abandoned 1950s convertible transforms into a time machine that can take them anywhere. But no matter how hard they try, Arc and Daffy can't escape the generational ghosts that haunt their family. And so, left to fend for themselves in the shadow of their rural Ohio town, the two sisters cling tight to one another. Years later, as the sisters wrestle with the memories of their early life, a local woman is discovered dead in the river. Soon, more bodies are left floating in the water, and as the killer circles ever closer, Arc's promise to keep herself and her sister safe becomes increasingly desperate - and the powerful riptide of the savage side more difficult to survive. Drawing from the true story of women killed in Chillicothe, Ohio, acclaimed novelist and poet Tiffany McDaniel has written a moving literary testament and fearless elegy for missing women everywhere. PRAISE FOR TIFFANY McDANIEL'S BETTY'A coming-of-age story filled with magic in language and plot' Observer'Breahtaking' Vogue'I felt consumed by this book. I loved it, you will love it' Daisy Johnson'A page-turning Appalachian coming-of-age story told in undulating prose that settles right into you' Naoise Dolan 'Vivid and lucid, Betty has stayed with me' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
'Gripping' MARGARET ATWOOD'A fabulous, witty writer on the digital world' SUNDAY TIMES'A little Atwood, a little Gibson, all Alderman, it's brilliant and I loved it' LAUREN BEUKESThe latest novel from the Women's Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Power, The Future is a white-knuckle tour de force and dazzling exploration of the world we have made and where we are going.Lai Zhen is about to die. As an Internet-famous survivalist, she's spent her life prepping for the end of the world. But now, desperate and cornered in a mall in Singapore, she's mad she might go out not knowing what the hell is going on. If she makes it out alive, what kind of a future will be waiting for her?Across the world, Martha Einkorn works the room at a gathering of mega-rich companies hell-bent securing a future just for them. Covert weapons, private weather, technological prophecy, when Martha fled her father's compound she may have left the cult behind, but if the apocalyptic warnings of his fox and rabbit sermon are starting to come true, how much future is actually left?Martha and Zhen's worlds are about to collide. While a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world to destruction, Martha's relentless drive and Zhen's insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful ... or the cataclysmic end of civilization.'A rollicking, fun-packed thriller' ALASTAIR REYNOLDS
'American storytelling at its era-spanning best . . . An immersive, multi-layered portrait of a marriage, Nathan Hill's follow-up to The Nix is a work of quiet genius.' - The ObserverAn Oprah's Book Club Pick.Moving from the gritty 90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home renovation hysteria, Wellness is a story of marriage, middle age, our tech-obsessed health culture, and the bonds that keep people together.When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the 90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago's thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit.Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other.From the author of The Nix, Wellness mines the absurdities of modern technology and modern love to reveal profound, startling truths about intimacy and connection, reimagining the love story with healthy doses of insight, irony and heart.'The incredible scope of this dazzlingly detailed state-of-the-nation satire almost defies description . . . Brilliant doesn't begin to describe it, but I'll say it anyway.' - Daily Mail'I doubt I'll enjoy many books this year as much as Wellness.' - The Times
An instant Sunday Times bestseller and soon to be a major motion picture!'Utterly absorbing . . . A triumph' - Taylor Jenkins Reid, bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six'Stuns with sacrifice. Uplifts with heroism' - Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry'Powerful and compelling. Never has a novel of war metamorphosed so profoundly into a story of the human heart. The female heart' - Delia Owens, bestselling author of Where the Crawdads SingThe Number One bestselling novel which has captured the hearts of readers across the world. The Women is a novel of epic love and devastating loss. And it is a story of a memorable heroine, and her deep friendships, whose idealism and courage under fire will define an era.Their friendship changed lives. Their bravery changed history.'Women can be heroes, too'. When twenty-year-old nursing student, Frances "e;Frankie"e; McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on California's idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different path for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps and follows his path.As green and inexperienced as the young men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed America. Frankie will also discover the true value of female friendship and the heartbreak that love can cause.Readers love The Women:'Three little words. 'They were there'. Superb. Immersive. Shocking'This book turned me into an absolute sobbing mess . . . So well written and utterly heartbreaking as well as uplifting, joyful and empowering'Compelling and heartbreaking. It released all kind of emotions in me, and has left me wanting to know more about the Vietnam war'Hard to put down. Left with a book hangover. . . The best book I've read in a long time'The Women was a Sunday Times bestseller from 17.2.24-13.4.24
* OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD ** THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH* * THE NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK * _______________________________________ * SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES * 'Everything you could want in a thriller' REESE WITHERSPOON'One of the best thrillers I've read this year' ANDREA MARA 'Riveting!' LUCY FOLEY_______________________________________At a party with her fianc Ryan Sumner, Evie Porter is not looking for trouble. But trouble has found her. A woman approaches. She's using her name. And Evie knows it's a warning. Because Evie Porter is not her real name. It's her job.Ryan Sumner is not her future husband. He's her target.And this woman showing up now can only mean one thing. Her employer is watching. One mistake and she's dead.To save herself, and escape her employer for good, Evie must set the last perfect trap. Which means using herself as bait...'Twisty and exhilarating' SUNDAY TIMES'Strikingly ingenious' DAILY MAIL'Edgy and smart' NEW YORK TIMES'I devoured it' HEIDI PERKS'I'm still breathless' LISA GARDNER 'A clever blend of GONE GIRL and KILLING EVE' CRIME TIMEREAL READERS ARE GRIPPED:'A riveting thriller'Dynamic; terrifically suspenseful' 'Heartpounding. Definitely one of the best books this year' 'Suspense fans rejoice: phenomenal' 'Perfect for a book club'
?'A gorgeous, sweeping epic' ANN NAPOLITANO'A master of prose'WASHINGTON POST?'One of my favourite writers' ROXANE GAY'Spectacular' JOANNE SEFTON'I didn't want it to end' SARA SHERIDANA breathtaking historical novel following the incredible construction of the Panama Canal and casting light on the unsung people who lived and laboured in its shadow - by acclaimed author Cristina Henriquez.It is said that the Canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built.Ada Bunting, a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados, arrives alone in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work in the grand building project of the Canal. Francisco, a local fisherman, resents the foreign nations clamouring for a slice of his country, but nothing is more upsetting for him than his son Omar's decision to work as a digger. For Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection and independence. Scientist John Oswald has come from further afield. He has journeyed to Panama in pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But everything hangs in the balance as his wife Marian falls ill herself.When John witnesses an act of bravery and compassion from Ada one day, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver for his wife. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.Breathtaking and impossible to put down, The Great Divide explores the lives of the labourers, fishmongers, journalists, protesters, doctors and soothsayers who lived alongside the construction of the Canal - those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.'Henriquez writes gorgeously, creating indelible characters whom you'll never want to leave' Justin Torres, author of Blackouts'A masterful weaving together of different lives... I can't stop thinking about it' Hester Musson, author of The Beholders'Henriquez writes beautifully ... Stunning' Haleh Agar, author of Out of Touch
Discover the deliciously dark and piercing novel of food and secrets, perfect for fans of Lisa Taddeo and Meg Mason*A New York Times standout book of 2024**A Stylist Best Debut for 2024* A sharp, dark, must-read story about appetite, ambition, secrecy and shame Daily Mail If I owned a bookstore, I d hand-sell Piglet to everyone New York Times Book Review A dark, weird, satisfying tale about greed and desire i NewsHer life is so full, so why is she hungry?For Piglet an unshakable childhood nickname getting married is her opportunity to reinvent. Together, Kit and Piglet are the picture of domestic bliss effortless hosts, planning a covetable wedding...But if a life looks too good to be true, it probably is.Thirteen days before they are due to be married, Kit reveals an awful truth, cracking the fa ade Piglet has created. It has the power to strip her of the life she has so carefully built, so smugly shared.To do something about it would be to self-destruct.But what will it cost her to do nothing?As the hours count down to their wedding, Piglet is torn between a growing appetite and the desire to follow the recipe, follow the rules. Surely, with her husband, she could be herself again. Wouldn t it be a waste for everything to curdle now?Piglet is a searing, unforgettable and original debut which is taking readers by storm in 2024. Compulsively readable... Delicious, in every sense of the word. Elle US An insightful, stomach-churning debut novel about the corrosive power of secrets Mail on Sunday A cunning critique of the expectations that society continues to heap on young women. Financial Times A debut that needs to be on your radar A rich, vibrant, visceral book, that is brimming with acerbic wit and mouth-watering food, this is dark, witty and explores societal pressure and body image in an unforgettable way - Glamour Delicious, dark and thought-provoking Hello! Satirical and funny Hazell has much to say about our food-obsessed snobbery and she plates up a deliciously-written narrative, generously peppered with lethal ground glass Irish Independent A food-filled debut of class and ambition Guardian
Discover the life-affirming debut novel from acclaimed poet Kaveh Akbar: a love letter to the world and our search for meaning - in faith, art, ourselves and those we care for.A Book of the Year in The Observer, The New York Times, TIME, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic and The New Yorker, and shorlisted for the Waterstones Debut Prize for Fiction'Dazzling' Ann Patchett'Profoundly moving' Elif Shafak'Gorgeous' Tommy Orange'Radiant' Lauren Groff'Stunning' John Green'Miraculous' The New York Times'Sensational' Daily Mail'Kaleidoscopic' The GuardianCyrus Shams has always been lost. He's grown up tangled in the mysteries of his past - an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields, a haunting work of art by an exiled painter, and his mother, whose plane was shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby. Now, newly sober and maybe in love, he's headed for an encounter that will transform everything he thought he knew. Can a final revelation change the truth of Cyrus's life?Electrifying, funny, and all-consuming, Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! is a masterpiece.* Martyr! was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 27/1/24
**A Summer 2024 pick in the Times Literary Supplement and the Financial Times**"e;Andrey Kurkov is often called Ukraine's greatest living writer, and it is a gift for crime fiction fans that he writes in this genre"e; New York Times"e;A very intriguing and atmospheric novel by a highly accomplished writer . . . A fascinating read in the light of contemporary events"e; Alexander McCall Smith, Bestselling Author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyKyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion.When Samson Kolechko's father is murdered, his last act is to save his son from a falling Cossack sabre. Deprived of his right ear instead of his head, Samson is left an orphan, with only his father's collection of abacuses for company.Until, that is, his flat is requisitioned by two Red Army soldiers, whose secret plans Samson is somehow able to overhear with uncanny clarity. Eager to thwart them, he stumbles into a world of murder and intrigue that will either be the making of him - or finish what the Cossack started.Inflected with Kurkov's signature humour and magical realism, The Silver Bone takes inspiration from the real life archives of crime enforcement agencies in Kyiv, crafting a propulsive narrative that bursts to life with rich historical detail.Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk
'Michael Donkor is a real talent' SARAH WINMAN, author of Still Life'Hugely enjoyable and very moving, Donkor's frank, clear-eyed and funny prose is so refreshing - an important voice in contemporary British fiction' DIANA EVANS, author of Ordinary PeopleBright and precocious ten-year-old Kwame Akromah knows how to behave. He knows the importance of good manners, how to stay at the top of the class and out of the way when his mother and father are angry with each other. But when his charismatic cousin Yaw arrives from Ghana to live with the family while he looks for work, the rules Kwame has learned about the world can no longer guide him.Twenty years later, Kwame is a secondary-school teacher, popular with his students and depended on by his friends. His is a life spent elegantly weaving between the classroom, the labyrinth of Grindr politics and increasingly intermittent visits to his parents home. Behind the confident fa ade, however, he is as driven by caution as he was as a boy.But when electrifying changemaker Marcus Felix is appointed as headteacher, Kwame must reckon with himself as he never has before. Can he face the ghosts of his childhood? How will he learn to move through the world without losing who he is? And where does existing stop and living begin?Grow Where They Fall is a beautifully written, spirited and deeply moving novel about a young man finding the courage to expand the limits of who he might become, from the acclaimed author of Hold.---'Brilliant ... Donkor shapes lives that are so rich in texture that you genuinely care about who they are and what they re going through' JEFFREY BOAKYE'Radiant, deeply felt ... I loved every shining moment' GUY GUNARATNE'A masterclass in immersive storytelling ... Donkor's words make me proud to be a Black British man' ASHLEY HICKSON-LOVENCE
