‘Brave, shocking, funny and moving,I SWEAR opens our eyes to the reality of living with a complex condition. This is a really important book.’– RACHEL JOYCE, author ofThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry andThe Homemade GodFrom the remarkable man whose life inspired the heartstopping film, ‘I Swear’, a book that offers extraordinary insight into what it’s like to live with a severe form of Tourette’s syndrome: a fascinating, complex condition that’s more common than most of ...
Oghi wakes in a hospital bed unable to speak or move. The car accident that killed his wife has left him trapped in his own body and under the control of his mother-in-law, as she grieves the loss of her only child.Isolated from his friends and neglected by his nurse, Oghi’s world shrinks to the room he lies in and his memories of his wife, a sensitive woman who found solace in cultivating her garden.But as Oghi remains alone and paralysed, his mother-in-law is hard at work i...
From the author of the Sunday Times Number One Bestseller, The Versions of Us. A novel about six lifelong friends and one unforgettable year. ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral meets One Day...I couldn't put it down.’ 5-star reader review'I haven't read a book this delightful in a long time.' 5-star reader reviewZoe, Al, Rachel, Rob, Yas and Indie. Six friends who were inseparable at university, who have all had their secret or not so secret passions for each other, their hopes and...
Discover the international number one bestseller. Bo is determined to live his own life in his own way. But his son has other ideas... 'The kind of book you give to someone when you’re really trying to say “I’ve been thinking about you” but don’t know how.' Fredrik Backman, bestselling author of A Man Called Ove'One of those “you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love” books’ New YorkerWINNER OF THE SWEDISH BOOK OF THE YEAR A...
THE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLERAward-winning classicist and historian Emily Hauser takes readers on an epic journey to uncover the astonishing true story of the real women behind ancient Greece’s greatest legends, and the real heroes of those ancient epics, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey . . . 'Bold and intellectually thrilling . . . blending history and science, rigorous scholarship and dazzling feats of imagination.' TOM HOLLAND, historian and co-host of 'The Rest is History' podca...
Being in limbo, 30,000 feet in the air, offers time to reflect and take stock. For Aaron Umber, it’s an opportunity to connect with his 14-year-old son as they travel halfway across the world to meet a woman who isn’t expecting them.Unsettled by his past, and anxious for his future, Aaron is at a crossroads in life. The damage inflicted upon him during his youth has made him the man he is, but now threatens to widen the growing fissures between him and his only child. This tr...
THE UNFORGETTABLE MILLION-COPY JAPANESE BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR'Recalls early Murakami. An enchanting read' Financial TimesReaders are obsessed:'Every word resonated in my heart' ***** Reader review''Perfect for anyone who loves to think deeply about what they have just read' ***** Reader review'Makes you ponder about death and about life' ***** Reader reviewBrimming with suspense and heartbreak, the million-copy Japanese fantasy mystery for fa...
THE #1 KOREAN INSTANT BESTSELLER AND PRIZEWINNERDiscover the original and uplifting sensation for fans of CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN and KLARA AND THE SUN'A stunning story of love, care and sacrifice' Bora Chung, author of Cursed Bunny 'Feels like a feather softly descending and tickling my heart' Reader review *****'A breath of fresh air' Reader review *****'Full of human warmth' *****_____________It's only when we slow down that we can truly experience joy ...2035: In the shad...
A luminous, spellbinding tale with an otherworldly twist, perfect for fans of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and Claire Fuller's Unsettled Ground‘The Garden is both a horror story and a meditation on love at the end of the world. It’s a testament to Newman’s extraordinary gifts that its creeping dread never overwhelms its tenderness.’ Emerald Fennell, Oscar-winning director of PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN and SALTBURN'[An] intriguing mix of psychological mystery and dystopian gothic.' G...
