'De vondeling van het fregat Cynthia', waarvan wordt aangenomen dat het een samenwerking is tussen science-fiction grootheid Jules Verne en de Franse schrijver Andre Laurie (het pseudoniem van politicus Paschal Grousset), combineert op meesterlijke wijze actie-avontuur met een betoverend mysterie.
Lord en lady Glenarvan zijn samen met de kinderen van kapitein Grant op zoek naar overlevende van een schipbreuk, nadat ze een fles op zee hebben gevonden met een noodbericht van kapitein Grant erin.
Bezorgd over de spanning die heerst tussen Frankrijk en Pruissen, vertrekt de Franse soldaat Natalis Delpierre naar Pruissen om zijn zus te bezoeken, die hij al dertien jaar niet heeft gezien.
'Ethereal, languid, crafted of language that rushes and recedes like a tide, buoying a story that reminds us sometimes the impossible is possible' Jodi Picoult'Entrancing, magical, spellbinding!
'Atmospheric and intoxicating' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS'A joyous, lyrical read' YOMI ADEGOKE'Hypnotic and freewheeling' GUARDIANA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE SKY ARTS POETRY AWARD 2025Caleb Femi returns with a landmark, life-affirming new poetry collection, The Wickedest.
A haunting ode to Cornish folklore and the secrets of the places we call home'This powerfully brutal novel is the most exciting thing I've read in years' S.
THE AWARD-WINNING MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLERWINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK'A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat' SUNDAY TIMES'A cult phenomenon' iNEWS'Took the literary world by storm' BBC'A killer Japanese novel' THE TIMES'I have been glued to Butter' NIGEL SLATERThe cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story, and translated by Polly Barton.
'Like all great storytellers Sara pulls the reader in and doesn't let go until the utterly satisfying, heart-swelling conclusion' Graham Norton'Utterly brilliant.
In this unique book first published in 1916, Romanian Jew ALEXANDER AARONSOHN documents for the world the struggle that went on in Palestine during the early years of the Zionist movement, when his parents helped found the village of Zicron-Jacob and worked to transform the desert into a fertile garden.
'There's a scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.
Dive into the delightful world of Jacob Abbott's Cousin Lucy at Study, a charming narrative that brings the innocence and curiosity of childhood to life.
Outings at Odd Times (1890) is a classic collection of nature essays and outdoor observations by American naturalist and archaeologist Charles Conrad Abbott.
Outings at Odd Times (1890) is a classic collection of nature essays and outdoor observations by American naturalist and archaeologist Charles Conrad Abbott.
Hannibal, Missouri, on the banks of the Mississippi River, was host to riverboat travelers from around the world, providing a vigorous and variable atmosphere for the young Samuel Clemens to absorb.