Tracy Chevalier’s stunning novel of how one woman’s gift transcends class and gender to lead to some of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century.
A revealing portrait of the intricate and resilient nature of female friendship.
‘A triumph. Excellent’ Time Out
‘A beautifully crafted story shot with vivid colours’ The Times
‘An intriguing and poignant read’ Sunday Express
‘Such an achievement for a serious writer that you feel it deserves an award’ Independent
A sinister Gothic tale in the tradition of The Woman in Black and The Fall of the House of Usher
‘It’s comfort reading at its most soothing’ Independent
‘Funny, heartfelt and very readable’ Good Housekeeping
‘A visual delight’ The Times
‘A splendidly vital recreation of Georgian London’ Sunday Times
‘Vividly imagined’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Sex and death meet again in [a] marvellous evocation of Edwardian England’ Daily Mail
Rosie Garland’s extraordinary tale is a story of superstition and devotion in the time of the Black Death and will bewitch both new readers and fans of her much-loved debut, The Palace of Curiosities.
Rosie Garland’s extraordinary tale is a story of superstition and devotion in the time of the Black Death and will bewitch both new readers and fans of her much-loved debut, The Palace of Curiosities.
The beloved and bestselling novelist Joanna Trollope’s contemporary reworking of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility launches The Austen Project and is already one of the most talked about books of the year.
A witty memoir about the trials of adolescence, the tribulations of family life and the embarrassment that ensues from having larger-than-life parents
Set in England in the early 1760s, this is a chilling and deliciously dark tale of manipulation, sex, and seduction.
Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey.
Shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award 2014, this is a Frankenstein tale for our time from one of the UK’s brightest new literary talents.
