**'A brilliant achievement'SCOTSMAN'A charmed feat of imagination and learning'HILARY MANTELIn sixteenth-century Europe women's voices were suppressed and silenced., and despite her royal position Mary, Queen of Scots was no exception. But, in an age when textiles expressed power, Mary exploited them to emphasise her female agency. From her lavishly embroidered gowns as the prospecti...

**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK****'An astonishing feat'Christina Patterson, Sunday Times'An inspiring and moving sideways look at history'Eithne Farry, Sunday Express**An eloquent blend of history and memoir, Threads of Life is an evocative and moving book about the need we all have to tell our story.From political propaganda in medieval France t...

'A hymn to the sensory wonder and connectivity of the homemade'OBSERVER'Packed with fascinating detail . . . a celebration of the overlooked artistry in crafts practised across the world'THE TIMESAs children, we made things: snowmen, paper boats, elaborate costumes. But as adults it is hard to find the space for such creativity, and to remember its importance.Exploring craft traditions...

«Meraviglioso... Hunter sfrutta una mirabile capacità di narrazione per far entrare il lettore in un mondo in cui gli oggetti diventano personaggi a cui il pubblico si affeziona... Molto ben scritto.»Times Literary Supplement««Un libro di ispirazione per chiunque abbia sottovalutato l’arte dell’ago e del filo, e il suo più nobile significato». »«Mail on Sunday»««I fili della vita è un libro bellissimo… Cl...

Una historia mundial de la costura, el bordado y las personas que han utilizado aguja e hilo para hacer oír su voz. En la Argentina de la década de 1970, las madres marchaban con pañuelos en la cabeza bordados con los nombres de sus hijos «desaparecidos». En la Inglaterra de los Tudor, cuando María, reina de Escocia, estaba bajo arresto domiciliario, sus bordados llevaban mensajes al mundo exterior. Desde la propaganda política del tapiz de Bayeux, los soldados de la Primera Guerra Mundial...

'A celebration of the overlooked artistry in crafts practised across the world'THE TIMES'Clare Hunter is out to reclaim the joy of making for the masses... no act of creativity is too humble, too ephemeral, for this hymn to the sensory wonder and connectivity of the homemade'OBSERVER***'***Making Matters is an open door to the power of craft. Now inspired, I'...

An alternative biography of Mary, Queen of Scots through the textiles of her life from the author of Sunday Times bestseller Threads of Life.I felt that Mary was there, pulling at my sleeve, willing me to appreciate the artistry, wanting me to understand the dazzle of the material world that shaped her.At her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion, it was in fact worn by Mary as...

The Hare with Amber Eyes meets A History of the World in 100 Objects, Threads of Life is a history of sewing and embroidery, told through the stories of the men and women, over centuries and across continents, who have used the language of sewing to make their voices heard, even in the most desperate of circumstances.A history of sewing and embroidery, told through the stories of the men and women, over centuries and across continents, wh...

‘Everything I look for in fantasy’ – George R. R. Martin**Two outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever . . .From the author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare is start of a riveting epic fantasy series with expert worldbuilding, political intrigue and swordplay.***This edition includes an exclusive extract of The Ragpicker King

The highly anticipated first book of The Wicked Powers, the final Shadowhunters trilogy! #1 New York Times bestselling author Cassandra Clare brings the saga that began in The Mortal Instruments to a stunning conclusion.It’s Drusilla Blackthorn’s fourth year at Shadowhunter Academy when a chance encounter at a nightclub turns into a kidnapping. Dru finds herself held prisoner by Prince Ash Morgenstern in the land of Faerie, a place that proves just as dang...

Step into an illustrated Shadowhunters story, told through the letters, diary entries, and texts of beloved characters from the Mortal Instruments, Infernal Devices, Dark Artifices, and the Last Hours.Shadowhunters Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn are travelling the globe when the Clave orders them to clean up Blackthorn Hall, a crumbling Gothic fairytale mansion hidden away in Chiswick, London—or else the Clave will demolish it once and for all.Amidst ...

Embark on a seafaring murder mystery from Greece to Constantinople with Matthew Fairchild, his loyal dog Oscar Wilde, and Sylvain Verlac, a captivating Parisian Shadowhunter.Most travellers are running from—or searching for—something. But not Shadowhunter Matthew Fairchild and his loyal golden retriever, Oscar Wilde. No. Matthew is searching for himself aboard the Majestic, a grand 19th century ocean liner sailing from Greece to Constantinople.Matthew wants...