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A book of unparalleled scope and vision, Your Name Here is a spectacular honeycomb of books-within-books. In this death-defying feat of ambition, collaborators Helen Dewitt and Ilya Gridneff weave together America’s “War on Terror,” countless years of literary history, authorial sleight of hand, Scientology, dream analysis, multiple languages, emails, images, graphs, into something wondrous and unique.

Brought to you by Penguin. This is the story of three women - one an orphan and refugee who finds a place in the studio of a famous French artist, the other a wife and mother who has stood by her husband for nearly forty years. The third is his daughter, caught in the crossfire between her...

The greatest moment in Roman history, from the perspective of the man who could have had it all.Julius Caesar is dead. Mark Antony, his second in command, is surely also in the sights of the assassins.But for Antony, where there is danger, there is opportunity. Can he seize the chance, and replace Caesar as Rome's undisputed ruler? The portents are good until a young man named Octavian appears, claiming to be Caesar's heir... The following months and years are a time of shifting alliances, betrayals and score-settling.

From the author of Caligula (an engrossing new spin on a well-known tale - The Times) comes a new standalone novel in the Damned Emperors series: Commodus. Rome is enjoying a period of stability and prosperity. The Empire's borders are growing, and there are two sons in the imperial succession...

Who is the Secret Royal? Some say they’re a disgruntled courtier; others that it’s King Charles’ Head of Pens. Perhaps it’s just the Countess of Wessex (as you’ll see they do appear to be close to the late Queen). But then they do have the same cadence as Camilla... Whoever it is they’ve written a rip-roaring diary of 18 months behind the Palace walls, during one of the most tumultuous periods of The Firm’s existence.

My Struggle introduces American listeners to the audacious, addictive, and profoundly surprising international literary sensation that is the provocative and brilliant six-volume autobiographical novel by Karl Ove Knausgaard. It has already been anointed a Proustian masterpiece and is the rare work of dazzling literary originality that is intense and irresistible to hear. Unafraid of the big issues - death, love, art, fear - and yet committed to the intimate details of life as it is lived, My Struggle is an essential work of contemporary literature.

*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* A PARADE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW YORK POST BEST BOOK OF THE WEEK In her first novel inspired by a true story, Jane Green re-imagines the life of troubled icon Talitha Getty in this transporting story from a forgotten chapter of the Swinging '60s From afar...

'A gorgeous, wildly seductive novel, shimmering with intelligence, humour and joy' - Sarah Waters Longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize In 1838 Frédéric Chopin, George Sand and her children travel to a monastery in Mallorca. They are there to create and to convalesce, to live a simple life...

In the tradition of The Paris Wife and Mrs. Poe, The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow. This is the story of Einstein's wife, a brilliant physicist in her own right, whose contribution to the special theory of...

The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi becomes a reluctant hero to a host of people whose lives he has touched and by whom he has been touched. Inevitably, he has to pit his skill against the naked blade of his greatest rival.

‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS ‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD ‘Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRROR How do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard? Will You Read This, Please? is a frank and impactful collection of twelve stories written...

Kunne vi have været noget andet, hvis vi havde truffet andre valg i livet? Hvis vi var drejet til højre i stedet for til venstre? Vi er i Danmark i 90’erne med klaphatte, prinsesse Diana i sladderbladene … und alles. Maja har via Arbejdsformidlingen fået job på den campingplads i...

”Norske Sandra Lillebø romandebuterer med en bog, som balancerer mellem respekten for hendes psykisk syge mor og sit eget behov for at formulere og dele sin smertefulde erfaring.”– Information. Tingenes tilstand er et opgør med en psykisk syg mor. Den er et åbenlyst sorgarbejde og en...

JEG UDÅNDER SPØGELSER er en kvindes historie om at befinde sig imellem fødsel og død; at få et barn og miste sin mor i løbet af den samme vinter. I den uge, hvor hun føder sit tredje barn, en lille søn, får hendes egen mor en terminal kræftdiagnose. Midt i hverdagslivets balancegang...

En mørk familiehistorie. Kompromisløs og krybende. Og du? Hvor er du, siger jeg. Vent lidt, siger du, først skal vi have min far placeret. Han er nemlig allerede på vej ind i spisestuen. Kan du høre ham? Ja, siger jeg. Hvordan lyder han? Efter hvad min far har fortalt, var han hurtig i...

Et fængende, sitrende drama ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jyllands-Posten Om et ungt menneske, der snubler på vej ind i voksenlivet. Information Et voldsomt, velskrevet og vedkommende værk. Litteratursiden Talmagi holder livsleden i skak i Louise Juhl Dalsgaards subtile...

Psykologisk bestseller-romanserie om veninderne og livsvidnerne Katrine og Vicki. Om skår, der skal klinkes, hvis de kan og om lukkede hjerter og tilgivelsens inderste natur. GØR MIG BLOT ONDT MED SANDHED, MEN TRØST MIG ALDRIG MED LØGN. Barndomsveninderne Katrine og Vicki, der nu er i...

"Danmarks grimmeste by" som smuk prisme i fabulerende mosaik-roman. Helsinge er blevet kaldt "Danmarks grimmeste by" og "Nordsjællands røvhul". Det vrimler med kuriøse skæbner og typer i Helsinge. Og de udgør fortællingen om Danmarks udvikling og 1980'ernes sorte krise og pastelfarvede...

The Elizabeth Tudor Conspiracy Is the second book in the Marquess House trilogy, a gripping dual timeline conspiracy thriller with an ingenious twist on Tudor history. Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Philippa Gregory and Kate Mosse. Elizabeth I has survived hundreds of plots against her, but now...

Inspired by the true story of mountaineer George Mallory, Paths of Glory bring to life one of history's enduringly enigmatic figures in a stunning novel from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. 'Archer at the peak of his imaginative powers' – The Times Some people have dreams that are so...