Bloomsbury presents Tigress of Forli by Elizabeth Lev, read by Daphne Kouma.If I were to write the story of my life it would shock the world', Caterina Sforza, 1463-1509.As action packed as as a Game of Thrones novel, the complete life of one of Italy's most fearless women.Between her birth in 1463 as the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Milan, and her death in 1509 as a member of the powerful Medici family, the life of Caterina Sforza crossed the firmam...

Bloomsbury presents The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak, read by Daphne Kouma and Amira Ghazalla.A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKWinner of the 2022 BookTube Silver Medal in Fiction * Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction"A wise novel of love and grief, roots and branches, displacement and home, faith and belief. Balm for our bruised times." —David Mitchell, author of Utopia AvenueA rich, magical new novel on belonging and identity, love and trauma, nat...

From an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy comes The Raven Scholar, a masterfully woven and playfully inventive tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth.Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, Bersun the Brusque must end his reign. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders compete to replace him. They are exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists—t...

The past, present and future of the sexism inherent in medicine and medical research - and how to change it.The idea that medicine is gender-neutral is a myth. This isn't inflammatory rhetoric; it's simply true. From the way pain is felt, to how heart attacks are diagnosed, to the very role society plays in the health of the body, the medical landscape in place today is one that was designed for, and by, men.This audiobook is about all the ways medicine is ...

Brought to you by Penguin.SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICKYou don't fall in love in Cyprus in the summer of 1974. Not here, not now.In 1974, two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided Cyprus, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home. The tavern is the only place that Kostas, ...

Brought to you by Penguin.Renowned gamester and the first to admit that he is entirely void of a romantic disposition, Max Ravenscar regards all eligible females with indifference and unconcern.But when he meets the woman his young cousin Adrian is bent on marrying - the beautiful Deborah Grantham, mistress of her aunt's gaming house - he finds that none of his experience in risk and gambling has prepared him for such a worthy opponent.'Geor...

'I forgot to breathe in parts!' 5* review'I haven't been able to put down' 5* review'Worth far more than five stars' 5* reviewWhen her five-year-old daughter disappears from the park, Carrie is distraught and she blames herself. Has her inability to read facial expressions put her child in danger?Yet just days later, a stranger finds Sofia in an abandoned shed. She's scared but unhar...

'I absolutely devoured One Dark Summer. It had me gripped from the very first page and didn't let me go until the end . . . totally captivating'Angela Marsons, #1 million-copy bestseller'A deeply absorbing novel with a wonderfully atmospheric setting. Beautifully written and thrillingly plotted, this is a terrific summer read'B P Walter, bestselling author of The Dinner GuestLily has spent her whole l...

The pioneer of romantic suspense Mary Stewart transports listeners to the idyllic hills of mid-century Crete in this tale of peril and intrigue that will keep fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym on the edge of their seats.While on a walking holiday through the beautiful, deserted hills of Crete, Nicola Ferris stumbles across a critically injured Englishman, guarded by a fierce Greek. Nicola cannot abandon them and so sets off on a perilous search for their lost...

Inexhaustibly inspirational, captivating, and illusive, the deities of the ancient Greek and Roman world continue to mesmerise us today. Since their inception, the gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome have stirred up immense curiosity, particularly surrounding their unique powers, personalities, origin stories, and myths. These, taken together, have inspired countless pursuits throughout the ages, including the running of governments, the creation of art, the writing of literature, and th...

Giada Borghi has always known exactly what she wants.Graduating with honours? Check. An internship at a prestigious consulting company in Milan? Check! Ariberto Castelli, with his pretty face and unironically monogrammed shirts? Definitely not.Sure, they may have shared a kiss in a nightclub once upon a time – that doesn't change anything!Boys like Ariberto and girls like Giada just don't belong together. But working so closely with a handsome Italian is bound to tu...

""Simply gorgeous! The prose flows as smoothly as the waters of the Nile, rich in sensory detail . . . . Solomons pulls back the layers of history to show us the true Cleopatra in all of her pride and glory.""—Luna McNamara, author of Psyche & Eros""Wonderful . . . . A fresh and lively take on a well-known tale.""—The TimesFrom the internationally bestselling author of Fair Rosaline comes a captivating his...