Peter Ackroyd In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling retelling of England's history, painting a vivid portrait of the Stuart kings, from the accession of James I to the ignominious...

Serhii Plokhy 'An indispensable guide to the tragic history of a great European nation' (David Blair Sunday Telegraph)Located at the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, Ukraine has long been the...

Roderick Beaton We think we know ancient Greece, the civilisation that shares the same name and gave us just about everything that defines 'western' culture today, in the arts, sciences,...

Michelle Gallen A funny, fierce, and unforgettable read about a young woman working a summer job in a shirt factory in Northern Ireland, while tensions rise both inside and outside...

John Mole Intoxicated with dreams of a Greek paradise, John Mole inflicts upon his family a tumbledown ruin on a hillside with no water, no electricity, no roof, no floor,...

Maria De Gorgey Polish cuisine is noted for its hearty and satisfying offerings, and this charming bilingual cookbook brings the best of traditional Polish cooking to your table -- with...

Javier Marias   THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE GREATEST SPANISH WRITER OF HIS GENERATION, JAVIER MARÍAS'No-one nowadays writes prose like Javier Marías . . . If you're already a fan,...

Marcel Proust Translated from the French by C.K. Scott Moncrieff and Stephen HudsonMarcel Proust (1871-1922) spent the last fourteen years of his life writing A la recherche du temps perdu. It is...

Dag Solstad Bjørn Hansen, a respectable town treasurer, has just turned 50 and is horrified by the thought that chance has ruled his life. Eighteen years ago he left his...

Volker Weidermann It's as if they're made for each other. Two men, both falling, but holding each other up for a time.Ostend, 1936: the Belgian seaside town is playing host...

Roy Hattersley In FIFTY YEARS ON, Roy Hattersley explores and explains the events which have shaped modern Britain. Combining acute analysis of domestic politics with a brilliant eye for the...

Michael Houellebecq LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020A powerful criticism of modern life by one of the most provocative and prophetic writers of our ageFlorent-Claude Labrouste is dying of...