'A gut-wrenching, empowering and gripping feminist read' -5-STAR Reader Review****WINNER OF THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD 2025**A dark and powerful feminist retelling of the best serial killer you've never heard of. Inspired by the true story of Giulia Tofana.**'Gorgeous. . . brimming with rich detail and intrigue.’ C. J. COOKE**'**Not for the faint-hearted' SCOTSMAN

Je continuerai le travail de ma mère. J'apporterai la liberté, la vengeance à toutes les femmes de notre ville. À chacune, je donnerai le poison qu'elle demandera pour mettre fin à son mariage, épouser son amant ou infliger douleur et malheur à celui qui l'aura brutalisée. Je ne fléchirai pas. Je ne tremblerai pas. C'est mon héritage, c'est le vôtre aussi.Dans la Rome du XVIIe siècle, les hommes tombent comme des mouches sans que nul puisse l'expliquer. Caché dans les ruel...

Palermo, 1632. Escono di notte, Giulia e sua madre Teofania. Percorrono i vicoli bui perché nessuno le veda intrufolarsi nel retro di un convento, dove preparano con diabolica maestria l’acqua, un veleno tanto micidiale quanto irrintracciabile, che le donne possono somministrare di nascosto a mariti o padri, fratelli o amanti, per sottrarsi così alle loro violenze e sopraffazioni. Giulia ha appena tredici anni, eppure aiuta la madre a consegnare la pozione alle do...

'A brave, heartfelt and extraordinary book' Corinne Sweet, author of Overcoming Addiction, psychologist and broadcasterWhat if the drugs that were meant to cure you slowly started to kill you?After falling dangerously ill with acute-on-chronic pancreatitis, Cathryn Kemp left hospital with a repeat prescription for fentanyl, a painkiller 100 times stronger than heroin.Within two years she was taking almost ten times the NHS ...

**Brought to you by Penguin.'They will forget that we are flesh-and-blood women who have lived, and who now die, at the mercy of those who judge us.'**Discover the dark and gothic historical novel inspired by the true story of Giulia Tofana, the first documented female serial killer in history. Perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Lost Apothecary.--------------Murderer or saviour? You decide. . .

'We ain't got no drink, Pa.'I trembled as I spoke. Then somewhere inside me I found the anger, the courage to answer him back.'We don't have no grog cos you drank it all!'I knew he was going for me tonight, so I reckoned I might as well go down fighting after all.Growing up in the slums of 1920s and 30s Bermondsey, Hilda Kemp's childhood was one of chaos and fear. Every day was battleground, a fight to survive and a fight to ...

'A brilliant memoir of a strong woman' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review'A must-read that will break your heart but also make you laugh' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reader review'Oi, Hilda, the sign outside says you're frying today but I ain't seeing nothing done in ere!' The voice cut through my daydream. Already there was a queue of hungry customers on the cobbled street of London's East End.In 1950s and 60s Bermondsey, the fish-an...

We Ain't Got No Drink, Pa can either be read as full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 2 OF 3.'We ain't got no drink, Pa.'I trembled as I spoke. Then somewhere inside me I found the anger, the courage to answer him back.'We don't have no grog cos you drank it all!'I knew he was going for me tonight, so I reckoned I might as well go down fighting after all.Growing up in the ...

A FISH SUPPER AND A CHIPPY SMILE can either be read as full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 1 OF 3.'Oi, Hilda, the sign outside says you're frying today but I ain't seeing nothing done in ere!'The voice cut through my daydream, startling me into remembering where I was: standing in the fish-and-chip shop I worked in. We opened for business at 5 p.m. and already there was a queue of hungry customers on the cobbled street of L...

Get cosy in front of the fire with this moving, heartwarming and inspiring true story. The perfect Christmas read!*****JAM BUTTIES AND A PAN OF SCOUSE is a gritty yet heart-warming memoir set against the backdrop of Liverpool's tightknit working-class docklands community. The story covers Maggie Clarke's upbringing in the tenements close to the docks, the River Mersey and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal: an area notorious for having the worst slums in Brita...

We Ain't Got No Drink, Pa can either be read as full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 1 OF 3.'We ain't got no drink, Pa.'I trembled as I spoke. Then somewhere inside me I found the anger, the courage to answer him back.'We don't have no grog cos you drank it all!'I knew he was going for me tonight, so I reckoned I might as well go down fighting after all.Growing up in the ...

We Ain't Got No Drink, Pa can either be read as full-length eBook or in 3 serialised eBook-only parts.This is PART 3 OF 3.'We ain't got no drink, Pa.'I trembled as I spoke. Then somewhere inside me I found the anger, the courage to answer him back.'We don't have no grog cos you drank it all!'I knew he was going for me tonight, so I reckoned I might as well go down fighting after all.Growing up in the ...