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Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave

My Cemetery Journeys

by Mariana Enriquez ...

Translated by Megan McDowell ...

In Somebody is Walking on Your Grave, Mariana Enriquez blends journalistic rigour and her fascination with the macabre as we encounter famous graveyards steeped in history, such as Montparnasse in Paris, Highgate in London, and the Jewish cemetery in Prague, as well as more remote, decrepit, hidden, or secretly beautiful ones. These pages are full of the graves of famous figures - Elvis in Memphis ... Read more

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In Somebody is Walking on Your Grave, Mariana Enriquez blends journalistic rigour and her fascination with the macabre as we encounter famous graveyards steeped in history, such as Montparnasse in Paris, Highgate in London, and the Jewish cemetery in Prague, as well as more remote, decrepit, hidden, or secretly beautiful ones. These pages are full of the graves of famous figures - Elvis in Memphis
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Do We Have the Right to Die?

by Lady Hale, Rowan Williams ...

Series series Think Again
Two expert thinkers tackle one of the most difficult and divisive issues of our times: assisted dying'Absolutely fantastic. It gives you a deep sense of the morality, the legality, the technicality. Invaluable' XAND VAN TULLEKEN'Nuanced and thoughtful' OBSERVERAs pressure grows to legalise assisted dying in the UK, this book illuminates the legal and ethical fault lines at the heart of the debate. ... Read more

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Two expert thinkers tackle one of the most difficult and divisive issues of our times: assisted dying'Absolutely fantastic. It gives you a deep sense of the morality, the legality, the technicality. Invaluable' XAND VAN TULLEKEN'Nuanced and thoughtful' OBSERVERAs pressure grows to legalise assisted dying in the UK, this book illuminates the legal and ethical fault lines at the heart of the debate.
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Extra Time

10 Lessons for an Ageing World

by Camilla Cavendish ...

‘An inspirational call to arms’ DAILY MAIL‘This book is so sensible, so substantially researched, so briskly written, so clear in its arguments, that one wishes Baroness Cavendish was still whispering into the prime ministerial ear’ THE TIMES‘A thoughtful handbook to help societies age gracefully’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘This bold, visionary book is a wake-up call to governments. It is a w... ... Read more

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‘An inspirational call to arms’ DAILY MAIL‘This book is so sensible, so substantially researched, so briskly written, so clear in its arguments, that one wishes Baroness Cavendish was still whispering into the prime ministerial ear’ THE TIMES‘A thoughtful handbook to help societies age gracefully’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘This bold, visionary book is a wake-up call to governments. It is a w...
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Minute Six

How High-Performance Teams Navigate the Unknown

by Kevin Fong ...

No plan survives the first five minutes of contact with reality – so how should we prepare for what follows?A unique survival guide for an uncertain world from Kevin Fong, doctor, expert in major-incident planning and response, NASA physician and helicopter emergency medic'Invaluable' TIM PEAKE'Inspiring' OLIVIA COLMAN'Humane, gripping and profound' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN'T... ... Read more

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No plan survives the first five minutes of contact with reality – so how should we prepare for what follows?A unique survival guide for an uncertain world from Kevin Fong, doctor, expert in major-incident planning and response, NASA physician and helicopter emergency medic'Invaluable' TIM PEAKE'Inspiring' OLIVIA COLMAN'Humane, gripping and profound' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN'T...
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Grief Works

Stories of Life, Death and Surviving

by Julia Samuel ...

A Sunday Times Top 10 BestsellerDeath affects us all. Yet it is still the last taboo in our society, and grief is still profoundly misunderstood...In Grief Works we hear stories from those who have experienced great love and great loss - and survived. Stories that explain how grief unmasks our greatest fears, strips away our layers of protection and reveals our innermost selves.Julia Samuel, a ... Read more

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A Sunday Times Top 10 BestsellerDeath affects us all. Yet it is still the last taboo in our society, and grief is still profoundly misunderstood...In Grief Works we hear stories from those who have experienced great love and great loss - and survived. Stories that explain how grief unmasks our greatest fears, strips away our layers of protection and reveals our innermost selves.Julia Samuel, a
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The Heart-Shaped Tin

Love, Loss and Kitchen Objects

by Bee Wilson ...

Winner of the André Simon Food Book AwardShortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Food Book Award‘Extraordinary’ TELEGRAPH ★★★★★'Delightful' GUARDIAN'Bee Wilson is one of my favourite writers and this may be her best book' CHRIS VAN TULLEKENThis strikingly original account from award-winning food writer Bee Wilson charts how everyday objects take on deepl... ... Read more

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Winner of the André Simon Food Book AwardShortlisted for the Fortnum & Mason Food Book Award‘Extraordinary’ TELEGRAPH ★★★★★'Delightful' GUARDIAN'Bee Wilson is one of my favourite writers and this may be her best book' CHRIS VAN TULLEKENThis strikingly original account from award-winning food writer Bee Wilson charts how everyday objects take on deepl...
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The Girls in the Glen

An unputdownable Scottish mystery

by Lynne McEwan ...

Series Book 3 - Detective Shona Oliver
'A thrilling new voice in Scottish fiction' Marion ToddIf the dead could speak, what secrets would they tell?With her daughter on an archaeological dig, the only bodies DI Shona Oliver expects to find are long-dead. But when a corpse from the 1980s is unearthed, Shona quickly realises that it may be one of the missing "Girls in the Glen", victim of a notorious serial killer.Shona's superiors want ... Read more

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'A thrilling new voice in Scottish fiction' Marion ToddIf the dead could speak, what secrets would they tell?With her daughter on an archaeological dig, the only bodies DI Shona Oliver expects to find are long-dead. But when a corpse from the 1980s is unearthed, Shona quickly realises that it may be one of the missing "Girls in the Glen", victim of a notorious serial killer.Shona's superiors want
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Her Name Is Alice

My Daughter, Her Transition and Why We Must Remember Her

by Caroline Litman ...

'Thoughtful, beautiful, incredibly necessary. People need to read this book, especially if they feel a resistance to. I wish everyone would.' Sofie Hagen‘Uncompromising, anguished, combative: culture wars have victims, and this is an agonising story told with honesty and passion.’ Richard Beard'An intimate, beautifully told memoir' Elinor CleghornWhen my third child was born, I was told I had a ... Read more

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'Thoughtful, beautiful, incredibly necessary. People need to read this book, especially if they feel a resistance to. I wish everyone would.' Sofie Hagen‘Uncompromising, anguished, combative: culture wars have victims, and this is an agonising story told with honesty and passion.’ Richard Beard'An intimate, beautifully told memoir' Elinor CleghornWhen my third child was born, I was told I had a
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Blink of an Eye

A gripping crime thriller with an unforgettable detective duo

by Louisa Scarr ...

Series Book 3 - Butler & West
Five friends meet. Only four come home.On Christmas morning, DS Robin Butler has no plans to celebrate. He'll be glad to get back to work a wish that comes true sooner than he anticipates. A dog walker at a local beach has discovered five unresponsive people strewn across the shingle. By the time Robin arrives, one is pronounced dead, and the other four are being treated in hospital.DC Freya West ... Read more

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Five friends meet. Only four come home.On Christmas morning, DS Robin Butler has no plans to celebrate. He'll be glad to get back to work a wish that comes true sooner than he anticipates. A dog walker at a local beach has discovered five unresponsive people strewn across the shingle. By the time Robin arrives, one is pronounced dead, and the other four are being treated in hospital.DC Freya West
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Taking Heart

A heartwarming family saga set in Bristol

by Rowena Summers ...

Series Book 1 - Caldwell Sisters
Can sisterhood pull them through the darkest days?Imogen Caldwell and her sisters, Daisy and Elsie, are fighting to save their childhood home and stay in Bristol. After times became hard their father sold the family business now all they have left is each other.When tragedy tears the Caldwell girls apart, they begin to forge their own futures. But the Second World War looms, and their lives will ... Read more

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Can sisterhood pull them through the darkest days?Imogen Caldwell and her sisters, Daisy and Elsie, are fighting to save their childhood home and stay in Bristol. After times became hard their father sold the family business now all they have left is each other.When tragedy tears the Caldwell girls apart, they begin to forge their own futures. But the Second World War looms, and their lives will
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Forensic Science

by Andrew R.W. Jackson, Julie M. Jackson, Harry Mountain, Daniel Brearley ...

Build a strong foundation on the principles and procedures of modern forensic science.Forensic Science, 4th edition, Global Edition, by Andrew Jackson, Julie Jackson, Harry Mountain, and Daniel Brearley, is a perfect introductory guide for newcomers to the field. Its learner-friendly text guides you through the entire process of conducting forensic science. The book carefully examines each part of ... Read more

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Build a strong foundation on the principles and procedures of modern forensic science.Forensic Science, 4th edition, Global Edition, by Andrew Jackson, Julie Jackson, Harry Mountain, and Daniel Brearley, is a perfect introductory guide for newcomers to the field. Its learner-friendly text guides you through the entire process of conducting forensic science. The book carefully examines each part of
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All That Remains

A Life in Death

by Professor Dame Sue Black ...

'Utterly gripping' - The Guardian'Fascinating' - The Sunday Times'Moving' - Scotsman'Engrossing' - Financial TimesSue Black confronts death every day. As a Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses on mortal remains in her lab, at burial sites, at scenes of violence, murder and criminal dismemberment, and when investigating mass fatalities d... ... Read more

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'Utterly gripping' - The Guardian'Fascinating' - The Sunday Times'Moving' - Scotsman'Engrossing' - Financial TimesSue Black confronts death every day. As a Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses on mortal remains in her lab, at burial sites, at scenes of violence, murder and criminal dismemberment, and when investigating mass fatalities d...
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You Are Not Alone

The Sunday Times bestseller, from the host of Griefcast

by Cariad Lloyd ...

NEW STATESMAN, THE TIMES AND EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'The friend you need when you're grieving - full of heart and hope' PHILIPPA PERRY'Honest, warm and funny' JULIA SAMUEL'A game-changer' DR KATHRYN MANNIXWhen Cariad Lloyd was just fifteen, she became the person-whose-dad-had-died; a mess of emotions and questions. She turned to the Five Stages of Grief model f... ... Read more

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NEW STATESMAN, THE TIMES AND EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'The friend you need when you're grieving - full of heart and hope' PHILIPPA PERRY'Honest, warm and funny' JULIA SAMUEL'A game-changer' DR KATHRYN MANNIXWhen Cariad Lloyd was just fifteen, she became the person-whose-dad-had-died; a mess of emotions and questions. She turned to the Five Stages of Grief model f...
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Unnatural Causes

Gripping true stories from the Sunday Times bestselling forensic pathologist

by Dr Richard Shepherd ...

THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 18-WEEK SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR__________Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 2... ... Read more

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THE TRUE CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 18-WEEK SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'One of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Engrossing, a haunting page-turner. A book I could not put down' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEAR__________Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd.He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death.He has performed over 2...
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Rites of Passage

Death and Mourning in Victorian Britain

by Judith Flanders ...

'There is no aspect of Victorian death that does not make it into Judith Flanders’s latest investigation into 19th-century life' - The Sunday Times'Flanders writes with sharp intelligence and first-class scholarly attention to detail' - The TelegraphIn Rites of Passage, acclaimed historian Judith Flanders deconstructs the intricate, fascinating, and occasionally – to modern eyes – bizarre customs ... Read more

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'There is no aspect of Victorian death that does not make it into Judith Flanders’s latest investigation into 19th-century life' - The Sunday Times'Flanders writes with sharp intelligence and first-class scholarly attention to detail' - The TelegraphIn Rites of Passage, acclaimed historian Judith Flanders deconstructs the intricate, fascinating, and occasionally – to modern eyes – bizarre customs
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Dear Life

A Doctor's Story of Love, Loss and Consolation

by Rachel Clarke ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD'So very important' NIGELLA LAWSON'Brilliantly alive' SUNDAY TIMES'A truly wonderful book. Read it' HENRY MARSH'Shows us the very best of human nature' ADAM KAY'Her words are brimful of love, grace and kindness' GUARDIANA... ... Read more

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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD'So very important' NIGELLA LAWSON'Brilliantly alive' SUNDAY TIMES'A truly wonderful book. Read it' HENRY MARSH'Shows us the very best of human nature' ADAM KAY'Her words are brimful of love, grace and kindness' GUARDIANA...
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One Last Goodbye

Sometimes only a mother's love can help end the pain

by Kay Gilderdale ...

Watching her child die is the hardest thing a mother can ever do. But for Kay Gilderdale, saying a final goodbye to her only daughter Lynn was exceptionally painful: she'd played a part in her death.Lynn was just 14 when she was struck down by the crippling disease ME, leaving her paralysed and in constant agony. Over the next 17 years, she became desperate to escape her miserable existence, even ... Read more

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Watching her child die is the hardest thing a mother can ever do. But for Kay Gilderdale, saying a final goodbye to her only daughter Lynn was exceptionally painful: she'd played a part in her death.Lynn was just 14 when she was struck down by the crippling disease ME, leaving her paralysed and in constant agony. Over the next 17 years, she became desperate to escape her miserable existence, even
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The Weekend

An unforgettable story of female friendship by the bestselling author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted Stone Yard Devotional

by Charlotte Wood ...

'So great I am struggling to find the words to do it justice' Marian KeyesA Book of the Year for The Times, Observer, Independent and Good Housekeeping'A rare pleasure' Sunday Times'Riveting' Elizabeth Day'A perfect, funny, insightful, novel about women, friendship, and ageing' Nina Stibbe'A lovely, lively, intelligent, funny book' <st... ... Read more

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'So great I am struggling to find the words to do it justice' Marian KeyesA Book of the Year for The Times, Observer, Independent and Good Housekeeping'A rare pleasure' Sunday Times'Riveting' Elizabeth Day'A perfect, funny, insightful, novel about women, friendship, and ageing' Nina Stibbe'A lovely, lively, intelligent, funny book' <st...
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Mercy

An utterly heartbreaking and completely unforgettable ethical dilemma novel

by Jodi Picoult ...

'I held my breath till the last page of the book... I just couldn't stop reading... One hell of a ride' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'If there was a way to rate this book more than 5 stars I would' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Heartrending love story which makes you really think about life, love, compassion and companionship. I think that there is at least one element of this story which touches every reader' Reader ... Read more

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'I held my breath till the last page of the book... I just couldn't stop reading... One hell of a ride' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'If there was a way to rate this book more than 5 stars I would' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Heartrending love story which makes you really think about life, love, compassion and companionship. I think that there is at least one element of this story which touches every reader' Reader
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Written In Bone

hidden stories in what we leave behind

by Professor Dame Sue Black ...

WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION'Gripping from the start, Written in Bone is superb' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural Causes'No Scientist communicates better than Sue Black' - Val McDermid, author of Still Life'Macabre, authoritative and fascinating.' - The Sunday TimesOur bones are the silent witnesses to the... ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION'Gripping from the start, Written in Bone is superb' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural Causes'No Scientist communicates better than Sue Black' - Val McDermid, author of Still Life'Macabre, authoritative and fascinating.' - The Sunday TimesOur bones are the silent witnesses to the...
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The Year of Magical Thinking

by Joan Didion ...

From one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life – in good times and bad – that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion.Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall ... Read more

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From one of America's iconic writers, a portrait of a marriage and a life – in good times and bad – that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion.Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall
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Buried

An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain

by Alice Roberts ...

**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Tender, fascinating … Lucid and illuminating’ Robert Macfarlane**Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried ... Read more

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**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Tender, fascinating … Lucid and illuminating’ Robert Macfarlane**Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried
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The Seven Ages of Death

‘Every chapter is like a detective story’ Telegraph

by Dr Richard Shepherd ...

The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful. Unflinching' THE TIMES'A finely-crafted detective story' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Enlightening, strangely uplifting' DAILY MAIL'... ... Read more

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The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful. Unflinching' THE TIMES'A finely-crafted detective story' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Enlightening, strangely uplifting' DAILY MAIL'...
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Death of an Ordinary Man

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2026

by Sarah Perry ...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026‘Please read this book. It may very well change how you live’ Rachel Clarke‘Profound…compelling…beautiful’ Nina Stibbe‘Filled with love…I was spellbound’ Kathryn Mannix‘Brilliant…so special’ Guardian</... ... Read more

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LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026‘Please read this book. It may very well change how you live’ Rachel Clarke‘Profound…compelling…beautiful’ Nina Stibbe‘Filled with love…I was spellbound’ Kathryn Mannix‘Brilliant…so special’ Guardian</...
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