The first book devoted exclusively to the Holocaust in the North Caucasus, exploring mass killings, Jewish responses, collaboration, and memory in a region barely known in this contextWhen war between the Soviet Union and Germany broke out in 1941, thousands of refugees - many of whom were Jews - poured from war-stricken Ukraine, Crimea, and other parts of Russia into the North Caucasus.
A fashionable house in a London terrace, the House of Journalists is renowned around the world as a place of refuge for exiled writers who have fallen foul of oppressive regimes.
'Platonov is an extraordinary writer, perhaps the most brilliant Russian writer of the twentieth century' New York Review of BooksThe Soviet Don Quixote, Chevengur is now seen by many Russian writers as Russia's greatest novel of the last century.
'A fascinating portrait of the women who helped make a dynasty' The Times'Bewitching' Woman & Home'Evocative' Woman's WeeklyTwo women, two very different destinies, drawn together in the shadow of the Tower of LondonElizabeth of York, her life already tainted by dishonour and tragedy, now queen to the first Tudor king, Henry the VII.
From the Sunday Times bestselling author Allan Mallinson, a riveting read with the perfect combination of hero, history and adventure - perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian and Bernard Cornwell.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORT-LISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEOVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEThe elegant and compelling novel about a Pakistani man's abandonment of his high-flying life in New Yorkan extraordinary portrait of a divided and yet ultimately indivisible world in America post-9/11.
From THE SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Manda Scott, this the first instalment of a brilliantly imagined epic series that will leave you desperate for more.
Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, Joe Abercrombie and Robin Hobb, a stunningly imagined and thrilling epic fantasy from bestselling author Stella Gemmell.
Chen Cao has been removed from his chief inspector role, but that doesn't stop him investigating a 'private kitchen' murder that has similarities to a Judge Dee story.
Spanien rückt 2022 als internationales Gastland der Frankfurter Buchmesse und des Heidelberger Stückemarkts in den Fokus: Dazu geben die in Schattenschwimmer versammelten acht aktuellen Theaterstücke einen lebendigen Einblick in das spanische Gegenwartstheater.
**SOON TO BE A TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT** This is seriously good the suspense is unrelenting, and the tradecraft is so authentic the government will probably ban it so read it while you can!
HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age.
'Good-hearted and brutal at the same time, The Milkman in the Night is a complex, unsettling mixture of bleakness and warmth' Sunday TimesRead this eccentric epic from the author of cult classic Death and the PenguinSemyon is disturbed.
Eine Gruppe entflohener Gladiatoren unter Führung des legendären Spartacus entfacht eine Revolte der Sklaven und Verarmten, die sich zu einer ernsten Bedrohung für das Römische Reich entwickelt.
Im Zentrum des Romans steht ein außergewöhnliches Paar: das ehemalige RAF-Mitglied Ingrid Vogel und ihr Jäger aus dem BKA, der sich anhand ihres Fahndungsfotos unsterblich in sie verliebt hatte.
Der Sommer 1789 ist herrlich warm und so schön, dass man die Hungersnot im vorangegangenen bitterkalten Winter leicht vergessen kann, zumindest in den Palästen.
Rachel Jedinak, geboren im April 1934, überlebte die größte Massenverhaftung der Juden in Paris, die als »Razzia vom Vélodrome d'Hiver« in die Geschichte einging.
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERAN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK'Deeply moving' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life'Remarkable' Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish)'A sweeping epic .
A work of coruscating moral brilliance, The Nice and the Good revolves around a happily married couple, Kate and Octavian, and the friends of all ages attached to their house in Dorset.
Professor Yang, a respected teacher of literature, has had a stroke and it falls to Jian Wan - who is also engaged to Yang's daughter - to care for him.
