ver since she can remember, Meg has wanted to be a professional cook.But it's 1964, and in restaurant kitchens all over England it is still a man's world.Then she gets a call from...
A major anthology of great Japanese short stories introduced by Haruki MurakamiThis is a celebration of the Japanese short story from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to rem...
Did you know women:* can harness their hormones to improve menstrual cycle symptoms, work productivity and exercise habits.* are up to six times more likely to suffer a joint inju...
Born into an era of heroes, a prophecy claims that Psyche – Princess of Mycenae – will defeat a monster feared even by the gods themselves. Rebelling against society’s traditions,...
* NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller * RADIO 2 BOOKCLUB PickJuly * Jimmy Fallon/TONIGHT SHOW Bookclub Pick August * GRAZIA Summer Reading Pick *'Utterly brilliant. In this sweeping, gorgeously w...
'This girl is a force to be reckoned with.' Gordon RamsayHow Wild Things Are celebrates nature and the slow-food life on the rugged and sometimes wild island of Tasmania. When chef Anal...
Artificial intelligence in 100 stories.To ready us for the inevitable, here are 100 of the best short stories ever written – most of them by humans – about artificial intell...
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectabl...
The Penguin Modern Classics edition of John Dos Passos' U.S.A. is a groundbreaking work of experimental fiction which, with its unique melange of fact and fiction, creates a compelling, tragic visi...
Alice Stern isn't ready to turn forty. She thought she'd have more time to figure it all out. Above all, she thought she'd have more time with her father, Leonard - but he's lying in a hospital bed...
Some years ago, Oliver Darkshire stepped into the hushed interior of Henry Sotheran Ltd on Sackville Street (est. 1761) to interview for their bookselling apprenticeship, a decision which has bedev...
A rich history of Antwerp from the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Edge of the WorldEven before Amsterdam there was a dazzling North Sea port at the hub of the known world: the c...
Diagnosed at the age of five as severely dyslexic, Guy Hands managed to overcome the challenges of school to start his own private equity company, and in The Dealmaker he shares the ups and downs o...
What secrets lie beneath a city?Tom Chivers follows hidden pathways, explores lost islands and uncovers the geological mysteries that burst up through the pavement and bubble to the sur...
The last thing Anna needs is a baby. Abandoned, adopted and living hand to mouth, she never dreamt of having a real family.But when she meets her birth mother, everything changes - beca...
This magical volume is a companion piece to a short film of the same name — The Lost Explorer — released at film festivals around the world. It contains both the original short story by...
Every second of our lives - whether we're looking both ways before crossing the street, celebrating the birth of a baby, or moving to a new city - we must cope with an unknowable future by telling ...
A steamy text to the wrong number has laugh-out-loud consequences in this irresistible rom-com, perfect for fans of THE LOVE HYPOTHESISBad luck has always followed Olivia. But when a st...
Roses, pleasure and politics: a fresh take on Orwell as an avid gardener, whose political writing was grounded in his passion for the natural world. 'I loved this book... An exhilarating romp throu...
Why do some friendships last a lifetime, while others fade away?How do you break up with a friend? How many 'best' friends should we be aiming for? From the time we s...