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To the Lighthouse is at once a vivid impressionistic depiction of a family, the Ramseys, whose annual summer holiday in Scotland falls under the shadow of war, and a meditation on marriage, on pare...
As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier's eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined . . . until now.But the journals of ...
This book is inspired by the quest for the proper function of Aristotle’s active intellect presented in De Anima 3.5. The urge to grasp its essence has always driven philosophy ahead. Neverth...
Glorious... Scurr is one of the most gifted non-fiction writers alive' Simon Schama, Financial Times A revelatory portrait of Napoleon written for our own time, exploring his love of na...
Cheer the F**K Up is, without a doubt, the most meaningful and funniest book I have ever read on mental health and loss. Jack is a genius (fact) and he weaves together themes of love, grief, sexual...
1982, the British task force sails to liberate the Falkland Islands. Aboard: SAS D Squadron, determined to make their mark. No one more so than Mark 'Splash' Aston. But they have ba...
THE PERFECT READ FOR TROUBLED TIMESFrom the bestselling author of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places comes this inspiring and beautifully written meditation on the wisdom inhe...
No English king has so divided opinion, both during his reign and in the years since, more than Richard III. He was loathed in his own time for the never-confirmed murder of his young nephews, the ...
У цій збірці зіркового шведського письменника Фредріка Бакмана – два оповідання: «І щоранку дорога додому стає все довшою й довшою» та «Справи твого життя». В одному й...
Одного грудневого ранку на підлозі в номері 622 розкішного готелю в швейцарських Альпах знаходять труп. Поліції так і не вдається розкрити справу, а з плином часу чимало людей забуло про те, що ста...
Історія світу в цікавих фактах, які об’єднані за хронологією, — чудова нагода для мандрівки в часі. У цій книжці минуле стає ближчим, а сучасне — зрозумілішим. Ви дізнаєтеся про у...
Марія Фариняк через злидні змушена віддати сина, дев’ятирічного Михайла на виховання родичам покійного чоловіка: вуйкові Стефану, власникові книгарні, та цьоці Касі, суворій жінці, яка не рад...
Historia ludzkości niemal zawsze koncentrowała się wokół przetrwania – zwykle na przekór przeciwnościom. Jedną z najbardziej zdumiewających opowieści o przetrwaniu jest historia...
Sceptre's lead debut fiction title, OTHER PEOPLE'S CLOTHES is a Berlin-based literary thriller for fans of The Girls and My Year of Rest and Relaxation.
A research ship is adrift off the coast of Antarctica . . .Weeks earlier, one of the crew messaged NUMA claiming to have made a world-shattering discovery. Followed by silence. Kurt Aus...
Ulysses is one of the foundational texts of modern literature, yet has a reputation for complexity and controversy. In Ulysses Unbound, Joyce expert Terence Killeen untangles this seemingly knotty ...
‘[I was] completely transported . . . so sparely and yet vividly told. I admired it immensely’ Clare Chambers‘Aroa Moreno Durán writes with a rare sensitivity a...
Lucky Armstrong is tough, talented and in real trouble. Having just pulled off a million-dollar heist with her boyfriend, she’s preparing to start a brand new life, complete with new identity...
A naive young man is sent by the bishop of Iceland to investigate a small town that has reportedly lost its faith. The church is boarded up and the errant pastor lives with a woman who is not his w...