A transporting historical novel from the acclaimed author of Woodsburner.In late-eighteenth-century Ireland, Caroline Ainsworth learns that her life is not what it seems when her father, Arthur, an as
The wickedly funny sequel to the MI5 and Me, described by Tatler as 'a stone cold comic classic', following the irrepressible Lottie's adventures in 1950s LondonLondon in the 1950s. Lottie is a reluct
From acclaimed historian John Ferling, the story of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and James Monroe's championing of the most radical ideas of the American and French Revolutions.Thomas Jefferson, Th
From Michael Sims, the acclaimed author of The Story of Charlotte's Web, the rich, true tale of Arthur Conan Doyle's creation of Sherlock Holmes and the modern detective story.As a young medical stude
Advanced Rowing brings together a selection of leading experts in the sport of rowing, including international head coaches from Canada, New Zealand, and Denmark, who have all coached crews to Olympic
From bestselling, award-winning author Daniel Handler, a gutsy, exciting novel that looks honestly at the erotic impulses of an all-too-typical young man.Cole is a boy in high school. He runs cross co
Profiles and stories of Southern music from the acclaimed author of Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion.The fabled city of Memphis has been essential to American music--home of the b
The haunting tale of a desolate cottage, and the hair-thin junction between this life and the next, from bestselling National Book Award finalist Gail Godwin.After his mother's death, eleven-year-old
From the author of How Paris Became Paris, a sweeping history of high finance, the origins of high fashion, and a pair of star-crossed lovers in 18th-century France.Paris, 1719. The stock market is su
When the first bombs fell on London in August 1940, the city was transformed overnight into a battlefront. For most Londoners, the sirens, guns, planes and bombs heralded grueling nights of sleeplessn
It's the summer of love in late 1960s. The Apollo 11 astronauts are preparing to land on the moon, the war in Biafra dominates the news and Basil D'Oliveira has just been dropped from the England cric
For fans of Homeland and The Night Manager, the latest thriller in Stella Rimington's bestselling espionage series sees Liz Carlyle investigating a sinister Russian plot.A Russian immigrant lies dying
A sharp and entertaining essay collection about the importance of multiple forms of love and friendship in a world designed for couples, from a laser-precise new voice.Sometimes it seems like there ar
Weaving together the inspirations, ideas, wars and dreams that have shaped the way China's people have thought about order from the ancient past to the recent present, Gescher reveals a story of China
A sparkling history of Italy from the post-war to the present by renowned historian John FootItaly emerged from World War Two in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that s
A "powerful" (NYT) timely novel about the radicalization of a Muslim teen in California--about where identity truly lies and how we find it.Laguna Beach, California, 2010. Alireza Courdee, a 14-year-o
Part history, part memoir, a moving portrait of Sudan--once the largest, most diverse country in Africa--and its self-destruction. In 1956, Sudan gained independence from Britain and stood on the brin
'I know no one ever believes us nowadays – everyone thinks we knew everything. We knew nothing. It was all a well-kept secret. We believed it. We swallowed it. It seemed entirely plausible'Brunhilde P
The structures around us are born from breathtaking human ingenuity. Once you discover their secret stories, you'll never see your world in the same way again. "Agrawal is a rarity: a female structur
