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Sebastian Faulks

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Elham Ehsas, Deborah McBride

Brought to you by Penguin.In the depths of the archive, Hannah dances with the ghosts of Vichy France, lost in testimony and a desire to hear the voices of the past. Back in her apartment, Moroccan teenager Tariq crashes on her sofa, consumed by his search for the mother he barely knew. Their excavations will unearth rich histories that will teach them both just how much the future is worth fighting for.Paris Echo is a propulsive and haunting novel...

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Edward St Aubyn

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Brought to you by Penguin.NARRATED BY BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH.* The Orwell Prize Finalist 2025 *A brother and sister lost and found, in a novel that seizes your heart and enthrals your mind, from the author of the Patrick Melrose series.‘We set off in opposite directions and walked around the world until we met, and I’m very pleased we have…’It is summer. Sebastian is ...

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Tim Gregory

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Tim Gregory

Brought to you by Penguin.What if climate change isn’t an environmental challenge, but an energy challenge?In this visionary book, Dr Tim Gregory urges us to rethink the path to net zero. He argues that the solution to climate change lies not simply in replacing fossil fuels with renewables, but in fully embracing another energy source that emits zero carbon dioxide: nuclear power.Gregory dismantles the conventional wisdom ...

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John Banville

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Stanley Townsend

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNOW'Absorbing' The Times'Gripping' ScotsmanQuirke's pathology department, set deep beneath 1950s Dublin, is his own gloomy realm: always quiet, always night, and always under his control. Until, late one evening, he stumbles across a body that should not be there.The investigation he opens uncovers a dark secret at the heart of the city's high Catholi...

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Simon Wroe

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Ciaran Saward, Gemma Whelan, Jonathan Ajayi, Lauren Moakes

'Poignant, thought-provoking and very funny' JOANNA CANNON'Darkly comic and deeply felt' GRACE FLAHIVEFull of wit, heart and charm, Ghost Month asks a timeless question: do we only value life when we are reminded that it will end?Perhaps you've already noticed little things, strange details. A shadow not attached to anything. A face in a window which might be a trick of the light. They come at dusk. Today.Ev...

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Beth Gardiner

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Deborah McBride

'Gripping and essential reading' - TIM SPECTOR'A compelling true crime story' - THE NEW YORK TIMES'Strips away the lies to show what's really happening in the world' - OLIVER BULLOUGH'Totally compelling' - ELIZABETH KOLBERTPlastic is everywhere in our daily lives. But the companies making it - oil and petrochemical giants like ExxonMobil and INEOS - are hiding in plain sight. Becaus...

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Janina Ramirez

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Janina Ramirez

**Brought to you by Penguin.From the bestselling author of FEMINA, a brilliant reappraisal of the medieval women whose lives have been exploited over centuries for political, nation-building ends.**In LEGENDA, bestselling historian Professor Janina Ramirez peels back the layers of time to reveal how the lives of women have been co-opted by those intent on crafting national identities. Their names are well known, and summaries of their achievements have been recited in class...

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Dan Snow, History Hit Team

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Tristan Hughes, Dan Snow

A VIVID AND LIVELY JOURNEY THROUGH ENGLAND'S RICH HISTORY: THE PERFECT LISTEN FOR THE FANS OF THE REST IS HISTORY!From battlefields, cathedrals and museums to castles and stately homes, from the Lancastrians and Yorkists to the Roundheads, Royalists and an abundance of kings called Edward (and Henry!), the history of our island nation unravels its rich tapestry beneath our very feet - if only you know where to look . . .Take, for instance,...

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Simon Park

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Esh Alladi

**Brought to you by Penguin.Wreckers** sinks the old narratives of imperialism, revealing the violent, chaotic and improvised reality of empire-building from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries.While figures such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan are celebrated for their maritime achievements – reaching the Americas, India, and circumnavigating the globe – focusing solely on these voyages distorts our perspective on t...

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Andrew Michael Hurley

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Phil Corbitt

'Wildly atmospheric and truly chilling' Liz Jensen, Guardian'Andrew Michael Hurley's spookiest novel yet . . . crunchingly arresting' The Times'Folk horror for our times' Financial Times'Charged with dread' TLSALL WILL BE FORGIVEN, IF ALL CAN BE FORGOTTEN.The dilapidated seaside town of Saltwash isn't a place that Tom Shift would h...

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Sarah Wang

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Jen Zhao

A piercing and provocative debut about the myth of beauty and assimilation in modern day America, told through the lens of a tumultuous mother-daughter relationship.‘Horror, crime, and coming-of-age . . . inventive and brilliant’ – Chris Kraus‘A page-turner that feels equal parts cinematic romp and serrated analysis of the most important issues of our day’ – Maggie Nelson‘Intense, engaging, original and hila...

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Teddy Wayne

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Eric A. Altheide

A New York Times Novel Everyone Will Be Talking About This Summer 'Is anything more dangerous than a fragile male ego?' New York Times **'Nerve-wrackingly fun' Vogue, Best Books of the Year So FarSteven Hammer was once a literary star. Now, his career is floundering, his marriage to high-powered banker Lucy is crumbling, and the only bright spot in his life is Astrid, the Norwegian au pair who cares for ...