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In Footprints, David Farrier explores what traces we will leave for the very deep future. From long-lived materials like plastic and nuclear waste, to the 50 million kilometres of roads spanning the planet, in modern times we have created numerous objects and landscapes with the potential to endure through deep time. Our carbon could linger in the atmosphere for 100,000 years, and the remains of our cities will still exist millions of years from now as a layer in the rock. These future fossils have the potential to tell remarkable stories about how we lived in the twenty-first century. Through literature, art, and science, Footprints invites us to think about how we will be remembered in the myths, stories, and languages of our distant descendants. Travelling from the Baltic Sea to the Great Barrier Reef, and from an ice core laboratory in Tasmania to Shanghai, one of the world's biggest cities, David Farrier tells a story of a world that is changing rapidly, and with long-term consequences. Footprints will not only alter how you think about the future, it will change how you see the world today.

From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala, this is the first major account to address the scale of rape and sexual violence in modern conflict. Christina Lamb has worked in war and combat zones for over thirty years. In Our Bodies, Their Battlefield she gives voice to the women of conflicts, exposing how in today's warfare, rape is used by armies, terrorists and militias as a weapon to humiliate, oppress and carry out ethnic cleansing. Speaking to survivors first-hand, Lamb encounters the suffering and bravery of women in war and meets those fighting for justice. From Southeast Asia where 'comfort women' were enslaved by the Japanese during World War Two to the Rwandan genocide, when an estimated quarter of a million women were raped, to the Yazidi women and children of today who witnessed the mass murder of their families before being enslaved by ISIS. Along the way Lamb uncovers incredible stories of heroism and resistance, including the Bosnian women who have hunted down more than a hundred war criminals, the Aleppo beekeeper rescuing Yazidis and the Congolese doctor who has risked his life to treat more rape victims than anyone else on earth. Rape may be as old as war but it is a preventable crime. Bearing witness does not guarantee it won't happen again, but it can take away any excuse that the world simply didn't know.

A speculative thriller about the end of all things, set in the Pacific Northwest. A harrowing descent into a secret world. Security consultant and former wrestler 'Jane Smith' receives an envelope with a key to a storage unit that holds a taxidermied hummingbird and clues leading her to a taxidermied salamander. Silvina, the dead woman who left the note, is a reputed ecoterrorist and the daughter of an Argentine industrialist. By taking the hummingbird from the storage unit, Jane sets in motion a series of events that quickly spin beyond her control. Soon, Jane and her family are in danger, with few allies to help her make sense of the true scope of the peril. Is the only way to safety to follow in Silvina's footsteps? Is it too late to stop? As she desperately seeks answers about why Silvina contacted her, time is running out-for her and possibly for the world. Hummingbird Salamander is Jeff VanderMeer at his brilliant, cinematic best, wrapping profound questions about climate change, identity, and the world we live in into a tightly plotted thriller full of unexpected twists and elaborate conspiracy.

"Quiara Hudes is in her own league. Her sentences will take your breath away. How lucky we are to have her telling our stories." - Lin-Manuel Miranda From the Pulitzer-prize winning playwright of IN THE HEIGHTS comes a spellbinding coming-of-age story, and a vibrant and life-affirming celebration of the women who guide us. Born in Philadelphia to a Jewish father and an enigmatic Puerto Rican mother, Quiara Alegria Hudes had a love-and-trouble-filled upbringing, haunted by the unspoken, untold family secrets of the barrio. In the face of real world wounds, the powerful, Orisha-like women of her family possessed a strength, joy and sensuality that left a young Quiara awe struck. She vowed to tell their stories. But confronted by a world that treated her like an outsider, Quiara knew she must find a new language, one which reflected the multiple cultures that raised this Puerto Rican child of North Philly. Written and spoken, English and Spanish, sacred and profane - as her search for a way to share her family's story deepened, an artist emerged, ready to speak her truth. An inspired exploration of home, family and memory, My BROKEN LANGUAGE is the story of a sharp-eyed observer who finds her voice and learns to boldly tell the stories that only she can tell.

Když rodinné dědictví nečekaně připadne její nevlastní matce a hvězdě oblíbené reality show, Sophie se rozhodne vzít osud do svých rukou. Přijme místo osobní poradkyně mediálního magnáta Nigela Townshenda a doufá, že se dostane k pikantním informacím o své maceše. Sophie ale nedokáže charismatickému Angličanovi Nigelovi odolat, i když ví, že pokud její tajemství vypluje na povrch, ztratí úplně všechno…  

Jacquelyn má problém! Svatební studio, jehož je majitelkou, ředitelkou i návrhářkou, přežije, jenom když do něj někdo investuje. Kromě jména a peněz má Nikos charisma a dost velký odpor ke svatbám. A aby toho nebylo málo, má taky problém! Součástí jeho problému je otec-gangster a peníze, které si od něj před pěti roky nejspíš vzala jeho manželka těsně před tím, než se zabila! A pak je tu problém, který mají Nikos a Jacquelyn společný – jak od sebe udržet ruce, když to vůbec, ale vůbec nejde!

Měla to být práce na čtrnáct dní… a měla jí změnit život! Nabídka, kterou dal uhrančivý milionář Dante servírce Belle, se prostě odmítnout nedala. Dva týdny měla hrát jeho přítelkyni – ve vší počestnosti! –, aby se s ním pak už nikdy nemusela vidět. Tak to chtěl. Tak to chtěla ona! Měla to být práce na čtrnáct dní…

Two best friends. One missed chance. And a night that changes everything. Eve, Justin, Susie and Ed have been friends since they were eighteen. Now in their 30s, the four are still as close as ever, Thursday pub quiz night is still sacred, and Eve is still secretly in love with Ed. Maybe Eve should have moved on by now, but she can't stop thinking about what could have been. And she knows Ed sometimes thinks about it too. Then one night, in an instant, all their lives change forever. And, as Eve learns she didn't know her friends as well as she thought, she also discovers she isn't the only person keeping secrets... 'Brilliant on relationships, friendships and emotions... I loved, loved, loved this book' Marian Keyes, #1 bestselling author of Grown-Ups 'Gorgeously romantic, as well as a story about friendship and grief and loss; I never wanted it to end' Beth O'Leary, #1 bestselling author of The Flatshare 'A luminous, heart-achingly beautiful love letter to friendship' Josie Silver, #1 bestselling author of One Day in December Don't miss the brand-new book from the internationally bestselling author, a heartbreaking story of love, friendship and secrets.

Nice girls can do bad things... When Ambrosia first arrives at prestigious college Wesleyan, she's desperate to fit in. But Amb struggles to navigate the rules of this strange, elite world, filled with privileged 'nice' young women - until she meets the charismatic but troubled Sully, with whom she forms an obsessive friendship. Intoxicated by Sully's charm and determined to impress her, Amb finds herself drawn deep into her new best friend's dangerous manipulations. But if she wants to play Sully at her own game, Amb has no idea just how devastating the consequences will be... Deeply unsettling and compulsive, The Girls Are All So Nice Here is a gripping exploration of the brutal lengths girls will go to, to take what they think they are owed. 'Gone Girl meets Mean Girls and The Secret History' Guardian A darkly intoxicating novel of female friendship and obsession that will keep you turning the pages, perfect for fans of My Dark Vanessa and The Virgin Suicides

The brand-new adventure from the beloved author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for. Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife, Jenny, out of her art gallery inheritance, but he has also abandoned his son, Kevin, to die in the middle of the Kenyan savanna. It doesn't occur to Victor that Kevin might be rescued and adopted by a Maasai medicine man, or that he might be expected to undergo the rituals expected of all new Maasai warriors - which have him running back to Stockholm as fast as you can say circumcision without anaesthetic. Back in Stockholm, Kevin's path crosses with Jenny's - and they have an awful lot to talk about, not least a shared desire to get even with Victor. So it's convenient when they run into a man selling revenge services, who has an ingenious idea involving Victor's cellar, a goat, some forged paintings, four large boxes of sex toys, and a kilo of flour ...

S Natashou se nedávno rozešel přítel, aniž by jí vysvětlil,co ho k tomu vedlo. Jejího kamaráda Jamese potkal ještě horší osud: snoubenka mu utekla od oltáře. Dohodli se tedy, že si navzájem pomůžou k úspěchu u opačného pohlaví. Plachá a praktická knihovnice Nat se promění v okouzlující a vzrušující Tashu, zatímco konzervativní ekonom James začne vystupovat jako spontánní, zábavný Jamie. Jenže jakmile si na sobě začnou trénovat svádění, stane se něco, s čím původně nepočítali: přeskočí jiskra…

Selina nenávidí šlechtice od doby, kdy její matka přišla o život kvůli krutému aristokratovi. Ale pak ji před rozzuřenými muži zachrání Edward Fulbrooke a ona neví, co si o něm má myslet. Je totiž synovcem onoho šlechtice, který jí způsobil tolik bolesti. Edward je možná jiný než ostatní boháči, ale Selinina nedůvěra je až příliš hluboko zakořeněná v jejím srdci. Proto je překvapená, když ji Edward požádá o ruku, aby ji a její lid ochránil. Může jeho nabídku přijmout?

Byla to láska a bylo to krásné… Ale nebylo jim to souzeno. Po letech dostal Theo možnost Sofii oplatit všechno, čím se na něm provinila. To, že ho opustila, ho ranilo a nikdy už nebyl takový jako dříve. Po letech dostala Sofia možnost znovu se setkat s Theem, od něhož ji oderval osud. A začít znovu. Jenže lásku nahradila nenávist! A Theo je rozhodnut si vybrat vše, oč ho rozmazlená dědička trůnu připravila. A užít si svou pomstu!

Poprvé Kris Kimmii uviděl, když tančila na pláži – na jeho pláži a na jeho ostrově – a házela přitom do ohně své svatební šaty. A snad okamžitě ho napadlo, že by byl rád, kdyby si pořídila jiné, podobné. V nichž by se stala jeho ženou. Jenže pro Kimmii Krisovy miliony neznamenaly nic. Mnohem více si cenila svého světa – světa barev, krásy a lásky. A Kris pochopil, že pokud Kimmii chce získat, musí se jí nechat do tohoto světa zavést!

A Spectator Book of the Year * A Times Book of the Year * A Telegraph Book of the Year * A Sunday Times Book of the Year From the award-winning author of Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret comes a fascinating, hilarious, kaleidoscopic biography of the Fab Four. John Updike compared them to 'the sun coming out on an Easter morning'. Bob Dylan introduced them to drugs. The Duchess of Windsor adored them. Noel Coward despised them. JRR Tolkien snubbed them. The Rolling Stones copied them. Loenard Bernstein admired them. Muhammad Ali called them 'little sissies'. Successive Prime Ministers sucked up to them. No one has remained unaffected by the music of The Beatles. As Queen Elizabeth II observed on her golden wedding anniversary, 'Think what we would have missed if we had never heard The Beatles.' One Two Three Four traces the chance fusion of the four key elements that made up The Beatles: fire (John), water (Paul), air (George) and earth (Ringo). It also tells the bizarre and often unfortunate tales of the disparate and colourful people within their orbit, among them Fred Lennon, Yoko Ono, the Maharishi, Aunt Mimi, Helen Shapiro, the con artist Magic Alex, Phil Spector, their psychedelic dentist John Riley and their failed nemesis, Det Sgt Norman Pilcher. From the bestselling author of Ma'am Darling comes a kaleidoscopic mixture of history, etymology, diaries, autobiography, fan letters, essays, parallel lives, party lists, charts, interviews, announcements and stories. One Two Three Four joyfully echoes the frenetic hurly-burly of an era.

'Saul David is a brilliant historian ... In shocking and jaw-dropping detail, he brings a battle that deserves far greater prominence and understanding vividly back to life' James Holland From award-winning historian Saul David, an action-packed and powerful new narrative of the Battle of Okinawa - the last great clash of the Second World War, and one that had profound consequences for the modern world. For eighty-three blood-soaked days, the fighting on the island of Okinawa plumbed depths of savagery as bad as anything seen on the Eastern Front. When it was over, almost a quarter of a million people had lost their lives, making it by far the bloodiest US battle of the Pacific. In Okinawa, the death toll included thousands of civilians lost to mass suicide, convinced by Japanese propaganda that they would otherwise be raped and murdered by the enemy. On the US side, David argues that the horror of the battle ultimately determined President Truman's choice to use atomic bombs in August 1945. It is a brutal, heart-rending story, and one David tells with masterly attention to detail: the cramped cockpit of a kamikaze plane, the claustrophobic gun turret of a warship under attack, and a half-submerged foxhole amidst the squalor and battle detritus. The narrative follows generals, presidents and emperors, as well as the humbler experiences of ordinary servicemen and families on both sides, and the Okinawan civilians who were caught so tragically between the warring parties. Using graphic eyewitness accounts and declassified documents from archives in three continents, Saul David illuminates a shocking chapter of history that is too often missing from Western-centric narratives of the Second World War.