*** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *** *** THE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER *** *** A FINANCIAL TIMES CRIME AND THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR *** 'The queen of cosy crime' - DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A joy to read' - SUNDAY TIMES Six Students. One Murder. Your Time Starts Now... The mature students of Royal Hastings University's new art course have been trouble from day one. From acclaimed artist Alyson who s
It's time to meet the real Vikings. A comb, preserved in a bog, engraved with the earliest traces of a new writing system. A pagan shrine deep beneath a lava field. A note from an angry wife to a husband too long at the tavern. Doodles on birch-bark, made by an imaginative child. From these tiny embers, Eleanor Barraclough blows back to life the vast, rich and complex world of the Vikings.
The brand-new edition of the unrivalled Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book, the world's bestselling annual wine guide, including an extra 32 pages for 2026 and a special supplement on the pricing of wine and how to get the best value in every bottle you drink, with illustrations by New Yorker cartoonist, Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell.
The holiday season is here, and for most of us, our minds are on carefree days in the sunshine. But for every trip to the seaside or sultry afternoon on the sunlounger, there's someone who's busy packing a suitcase full of secrets and a motive ... for murder. Join ten of the best crime writers in history for the trip of a lifetime, as they puzzle, astound and delight you with these classic mysteri
Join author Jessica Long as she introduces you to 25 charming projects for animal embroidery including monarchs in love, a beetle, an axolotl, a garden mouse, seahorses, bluebirds, and more. The full-colour, step-by-step instructions inside will teach you everything from stitch direction to textured stitches and includes full-sized patterns.
Mara never intended to set foot in Ilya again. But when the king makes a life-altering decision, her interest is piqued, and Death is determined to understand Kitt Azer's mind if he is destined to join her in the Mors. Spending time with the king while observing the castle’s inhabitants reminds Mara that there is more to life than just death. There is love. But even the purest of int
A poignant and politically charged novel about the 1947 Partition, translated by Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy Rockwell
Tamas, Bhisham Sahni's 1973 novel, is a product of the Partition's devastation. It drew immediate and universal critical acclaim for its poignant and striking retelling of Partition and its bloody aftermath. Tamas is a story about how si
A feminist classic of Partition literature translated by Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy Rockwell
Set in the turbulent decade of the 1940s, The Women's Courtyard provides an inverted perspective on the Partition. Mastur's novel gives expression to the preoccupations of the women in the courtyard, fighting different battles with loud voices. The novel follows a Mu