Bloomsbury presents The Hidden Face of Eve by Nawal El Saadawi, read by Raghad Chaar.This powerful non-fiction account of the oppression of women in the Muslim world remains as shocking today as when it was first published, more than a quarter of a century ago.Nawal El Saadawi writes out of a powerful sense of the violence and injustice which permeated her society. Her experiences working as a doctor in villages around Egypt, witnessing prostitution, honour killings and sex...

When Marcie Mosse was last in the beautiful village of Strathkin in the Scottish Highlands, she made a tough decision about the future of her family’s grand ancestral home, Swanfield House. Back for the first time since then, staying at her uncle’s cottage, Sweet Briar, Marcie is shocked to see that her decision is already causing disruption in the once peaceful village. Something strange is happening at Swanfield and Marcie is determined to get to the bottom of it.

'A gothic tale with a powerful sense of place and an eerie atmosphere'The Sunday Times, Best New Historical Fiction Picks'A heady, entertaining brew...asks questions about guilt, superstition, desire, power, and historical inheritance'Scotland on SundayIt is 1962, and Marta Khoury, a trail-blazing marine archaeologist, has travelled to Cairnroch, a small island off the east coast of Scotland. An Arctic shipwr...

When Marcie Mosse receives news that her grandmother is sick, she rushes back to her childhood village in the remote Scottish Highlands. Despite the tragic circumstances, returning to her family’s ancestral home, a once grand and now crumbling farmhouse overlooking a crystal-clear loch, feels like a long-awaited homecoming.Reconnecting with childhood friends, Marcie is flooded with memories of her life before moving to the city. Then, during a windswept horseback r...

Have you ever wondered if monsters really exist?Journey into the extraordinary world of cryptozoology in this captivating audiobook as you explore the stories behind mythical creatures both famous and infamous.From the legendary Loch Ness Monster to the terrifying Moth Man, discover how science and detective work can be used to uncover the truth behind these amazing beasts, and how, in some curious cases, cryptids have turned out to be more fact than fictio...

Secluded. Luxurious. Deadly. A gripping new page-turner from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet and The CruiseStill waters hide dark secrets …A remote Scottish lakeThe guests arriving at Creaglie Castle are expecting discreet luxury, panoramic views, and perhaps a glimpse of one of its infamous ghosts.No means of escapeWhen a violent storm severs all...

**Goodreads Editor’s Pick * Town & Country Best Book of Fall * Ms. Magazine Best Book * Most Anticipated: Autostraddle & Literary Hub * A Favorite Queer Book of 2025 from Book Riot"A favorite read of the year. The Salvage is a journey both eerie and inspiring to embark on.” —Chicago Review of Books**It is 1962, and Marta Khoury, a trailblazing marine archaeologist, has been called to Cairnroch, a small island off the east coast of Scotlan...

* A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2019 ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 ** LONGLISTED FOR THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE 2019 *'BIRD SUMMONS is a magic carpet ride into the forest of history and the lives of women. Deep and wild' Lucy Ellmann, Booker-shortlisted author of DUCKS, NEWBURYPORTSalma, happily married, tries every day to fit into lif...

After retreating to the familiar comfort of Strathkin following a series of heavy losses, Marcie Mosse is staying at her uncle Callum’s cottage while trying to rebuild her life. The picturesque Highland village, with its mist-shrouded mountains and tranquil loch, holds both warm memories and painful reminders of absences that leave a void in the tight-knit community.When Ruaridh Balfour’s estranged brother Ross unexpectedly returns after fifteen years away, his arr...

The story that is inspiring the world.Read about Nujeen who escaped the hell of war in Aleppo and travelled to Europe in a wheelchair.‘She is our hero. Everyone must read her story. She will inspire you’ MALALA YOUSAFZAINujeen Mustafa has cerebral palsy and cannot walk. This did not stop her braving inconceivable odds to travel in her wheelchair from Syria in search of a new life. Sharing her full story for the first time, Nujeen re...

Prize-winning journalist and the co-author of smash New York Times bestseller I Am Malala, Christina Lamb, now tells the inspiring true story of another remarkable young hero: Nujeen Mustafa, a teenager born with cerebral palsy, whose harrowing journey from war-ravaged Syria to Germany in a wheelchair is a breathtaking tale of fortitude, grit, and hope that lends a face to the greatest humanitarian issue of our time, the Syrian refugee crisis.For millions around t...

**Translated by Marilyn BoothShort****listed for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction 2023Longlisted for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award**An extraordinary novel from a Man Booker International Prize-winning author that follows one young Omani woman as she builds a life for herself in Britain and reflects on the relationships that have made her from a “remarkable” writer who has “constructed her own novelistic form” (James Wood, The New Yorker).