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''Strangely timeless . . . Both darkly comedic and tinged with tragic undertones''ELIF SHAFAK''Swift, witty and satirical, with a fine eye for English manners and English snobbery''JULIAN BARNES''It was now nearly ten years since Charles Herriton had fallen in love with Lilia Theobald because she was pretty, and during that time Mrs Herriton had hardly known a moment''s rest.''Impulsive Lilia Herriton is a vulgar source of embarrassment to her late husband''s family, so her decision to embark on a year abroad in Italy with her friend Caroline Abbott is welcomed by all. But in Monteriano, a Tuscan town perched among the hills and surrounded by olive trees, Lilia scandalises her in-laws by quickly becoming engaged to a charismatic but unsuitable Italian man twelve years her junior.Hoping to bring Lilia back to England before it''s too late, her brother-in-law Philip sets out for Tuscany, but on arrival, his ideas about the town and Lilia are challenged at every turn, and he returns home in defeat.When the marriage leads to tragedy, Philip and Caroline must once again take the winding road to Monteriano, where they are forced to examine their own values and reconsider the lives that await them back in England.

Meet the hilarious, feel-good bestseller that''s stolen real readers'' hearts this spring...''Absolutely loved this book, really didn''t want it to end'' ????? ''Funny, sad and romantic. What''s not to like?'' ????? ''The storytelling is just beautiful, and you feel as though you are right there with the characters. It leaves you feeling that change can come to anyone if they really want it.'' ?????-----''Warm, funny and perceptive'' ELIZABETH DAY ''A thumping good read'' JO BRAND ''Full of Sara Cox''s natural warmth and wit'' PRIMA Josie''s life is fine. Absolutely, completely fine. Her gorgeous house in London is fine. Her husband is fine. It''s the life she wanted - isn''t it? So why this feeling, nibbling away at the edges of Josie''s thoughts? Why can''t she stop thinking about the life she used to have, back on the farm where she grew up? Why does she feel like something is missing? When her childhood home comes up for sale, Josie realises that there is the chance of a different life altogether. The question is, does she want to take it? And is she willing to risk her heart all over again? For Josie to find the right future, she''ll have to go back - way back, to where it all began. ''Gorgeous! Warm and funny and brimming with tenderness and heart'' GRAHAM NORTON ''A gorgeously written story of starting over, secrets, friendship... and going wild in the country'' LUCY DIAMOND

Sometimes all it takes is one long summer weekend for the person you thought you hated to become something more...''It''s about friendship, it''s about life, it''s about how people change . . . I loved it very much'' MARIAN KEYESAfter a disastrous first meeting, Cassie and Marc become arch nemeses. He might have great cheekbones and a sexy French accent but he''s a terrible person who did a terrible thing. Too bad that Cassie''s best friends Lucy and Russell think he''s wonderful.But years later, when an unexpected tragedy strikes their friendship group, Cassie and Marc team up to give Lucy and Russell the best weekend ever so they can make new memories with all of their favourite people. Which means convincing everyone that Cassie and Marc are head over heels in love.After hating him for so long, it takes four bittersweet days for Cassie to wonder if she got Marc all wrong. Can they let go of their troubled past and together, face whatever the future is going to throw at them??Enemies to lovers?Fake relationship?Grumpy / sunshine?Heartfelt and emotional?True love?Hot, French, male main character?Spicy, including a walk-in pantry scene...READERS ARE SWOONING OVER THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER . . .''A delightful and funny romcom filled with depth that made me feel all the feelings . . . the enemies-to-lovers storyline radiates hatred and chemistry, the spice is sizzling, the humour is sharp, and the emotions are heartbreaking'' ?????''Exquisitely written and gloriously romantic. I was completely addicted to the story and didn''t want to put it down . . . my favourite book of Manning''s and one of my favourite books ever'' ?????''Sarra Manning never fails to deliver and this book is no exception! . . . the heartache felt so raw and authentic . . . the ending was nothing short of perfect - a touching, satisfying conclusion that felt like the cherry on top of an already delicious cake'' ?????''Is it heart-achingly sad? Yes! Does it have proper enemies to lovers? Yes! Is the spice, spicy? Yes! Is it written in the most beautiful way that made me upset that I had to put it down to live life occasionally? 1000% yes'' ?????''Such an emotional read, I absolutely adored it! So well written and believable characters it pulled strongly at the heartstrings'' ?????''An emotion-wrecking five-star read. This is easily one of my top five reads of the year, it was just that good'' ?????AND EVEN YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS ARE FALLING HARD FOR SARRA MANNING...''Romantic, funny, sweet and sexy'' MARIAN KEYES''The funny, clever, deeply romantic, sinfully sexy, devastatingly heartbreaking, perfectly uplifting'' CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN''A very swoony, sexy, warm read'' CESCA MAJOR''Emotional and profound and so so hot'' SOPHIE IRWIN''What a wonderful storyteller Sarra Manning is'' JANE CASEY''Funny and sexy and rips along'' FREYA NORTH''Romantic, relatable and heartfelt, while also being such a compelling, intriguing story'' LUCY VINE''This is Sarra at her best . . . I didn''t want to finish it'' HARRIET EVANS''Simply gorgeous - moving, sexy, bittersweet. Sarra Manning always delivers in spades'' LOUISE O''NEILL

"I always enjoyed the broken in the fairy tales better. The apple always looked shinier because I knew it could destroy me." Hard, cold, and calculated, Trent Rexroth rarely speaks, and when he does, it's with disdain. When he does, Edie Van Der Zee's stomach flips and her world tilts on its axis. But when he does, his words aren't meant for her. He's a single dad and Edie's father's business partner. But even without any of that, Trent is emotionally unavailable?and yet, when Edie comes to intern at his office, she finds herself feeling everything she shouldn't for him. But the two of them are doomed from the start. The writing isn't just on the wall?Edie's father wants dirt on Trent to cut him out of their business, and is blackmailing Edie into getting it for him. She's lying, stealing, plotting Trent's downfall, all the while fighting the forbidden heat between them. She can't stay away. And as it turns out, neither can Trent. A scandal is the last thing the Van Der Zee family needs. But a scandal is exactly what Edie's going to give them. Scandalous s a standalone book in its own right, and also Book 3 of the Sinners of Saint series. Make sure you immerse yourself fully and read them all...

The Battle of Evesham has been fought and lost. The King is triumphant, Simon de Montfort is dead, and Adam de Norton is a prisoner, stripped of everything he once honoured and prized. Escaping from captivity in the grim castle of Beeston, Adam becomes a fugitive in a country in turmoil. Branded a king''s enemy, he can be slain with impunity. Together with the widowed Joane de Bohun, Adam flees across a bleak winter landscape, evading both pursuing royal troops and a desperate band of outlaws to seek shelter with a surviving rebel force in the north. But when the rebels are beaten once again, only one place in the land still holds out defiantly against the king: Kenilworth Castle, the mightiest fortress in England. Joining the garrison of Kenilworth as it prepares for one of the most epic sieges in English history, Adam finds dangerous foes both inside and outside the walls. But as the siege grows ever more brutal, he must decide between a valiant defence and a still more perilous bid for freedom.

The history of Europe told through twenty-nine key borders that define the past, present and future of our continent Europe's internal borders have rarely been 'natural'; they have more often been created by accident or force. In Borderlines, political historian Lewis Baston journeys along twenty-nine key borders from west to east Europe, examining how the map of our continent has been redrawn over the last century, with varying degrees of success. The fingerprints of Napoleon, Alexander I, Castlereagh, Napoleon III and Bismarck are all there, but today's map of Europe is mostly the work of the Allies in 1919 and Stalin in 1945. To journey to the centre of the story of Europe, Baston takes us to its edges, bringing to life the fascinating and often bizarre histories of these border zones. We visit Baarle, the town broken into thirty fragments by the Netherland-Belgium border, and stop in Ostritz, the eastern German town where Nazis held a rock festival. We meander the back lanes of rural Ireland, and soak up the atmosphere in the coffee houses of the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi. Through these borderlands, Baston explores how places and people heal from the scars left by a Europe of ethnic cleansing and barbed wire fences, and he searches for a better European future - finding it in unexpected places.

“Readable and expert - a brilliant guide to the life and thought of 17th century Europe's supreme polymath”Tom Holland, host of ‘The Rest is History’ podcast and author of Dominion “A richly detailed account of Pascal's life and times, which displays an energetic sympathy for Pascal's startling combination of intellectual precocity and humble faith.”Rory Stewart, host of ‘The Rest is Politics’ podcast and author of Politics On the Edge “A beautiful, accessible account of one of the era's most remarkable lives”Katherine Rundell, author of Super Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne He lived for just 39 years, yet Blaise Pascal was one of the most remarkable and creative figures of the seventeenth century. He is known for his famous argument 'the wager', but there's so much more to him than that (and most people misunderstand the argument anyway). Pascal can lay claim not only to have built an early version of the modern computer, done ground-breaking work in mathematics and geometry and virtually invented probability theory, but also to have produced one of the most haunting and effective works of Christian apologetics ever written. He is a major intellectual figure at the beginning of the modern age who blends together in his own person and thinking issues that are critical to our age. Blaise Pascal is therefore a crucial figure: not just in the history of European thought, but in how he can shed light on many contemporary debates.    

***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK A BEST BOOK OF 2025 IN THE TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, LONDON STANDARD, NEW STATESMAN AND IRISH TIMES ''Covers so many topics that have been troubling me but I hadn''t been able to resolve myself - as a parent and a clinician. An absolutely absorbing read'' - CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN''A brilliant study of the dangers of overdiagnosis'' - GUARDIAN''Compassionate and bracingly independent thinking'' - THE TIMESFrom autism to allergies, ADHD to long Covid, more people are being labelled with medical conditions than ever before. But can a diagnosis do us more harm than good? The boundaries between sickness and health are being redrawn. Mental health categories are shifting and expanding all the time, radically altering what we consider to be ''normal''. Genetic tests can now detect pathologies decades before people experience symptoms, and sometimes before they''re even born. And increased health screening draws more and more people into believing they are unwell.An accurate diagnosis can bring greater understanding and of course improved treatment. But many diagnoses aren''t as definitive as we think. And in some cases they risk turning healthy people into patients.Drawing on the stories of real people, as well as decades of clinical practice and the latest medical research, Dr Suzanne O''Sullivan overturns long held assumptions and reframes how we think about illness and health.*As heard on Good Morning Britain, Sky News, Radio 4 Today and more.*

“Astute, smart, witty and brave. A radical, deeply thoughtful and essential intervention”Lucy Jones, author of Matrescence “A deeply valuable reflection on motherhood”Rowan Williams For two thousand years, the Virgin Mary has been depicted throughout art, literature and culture as symbolising the perfect mother: chaste, beautiful, meek, mild and white. These supposed virtues and symbols have penetrated not just Christianity but wider popular culture; and contributed to harmful views about motherhood and what it is to be a woman. In this part-memoir, part social and theological commentary, Chine McDonald deconstructs the myth of perfect motherhood and shines a light on the dark side of parenting. From birth trauma to post-natal depression, from infertility to the mental load, the motherhood penalty and pressures on women to be and have it all - especially in the church - this book attempts to liberate motherhood from the chains in which it has been placed, reconstructing a more authentic, grace-filled way forward for the most important job in the world.Unmaking Mary will include a foreword written by Beth Allison Barr, author of The Making of Biblical Womanhood.  

''Charming and insightful, tender yet honest'' C.L. CLARKOne curse. Two destinies. A thousand stolen gods.Two women embark on an epic journey in this Sunday Times bestselling sapphic fantasy with a slow-burn romance inspired by the fall of Rome, from the author of the Frontier and Floating Hotel.ON ONE SIDE OF THE WORLD, Aleya Ana-Ulai is desperate for a chance. Her family have written her off as a mistake, but she''s determined to prove every last one of them wrong.ON THE OTHER, Kirby of Wall''s End is searching for redemption. An ancient curse tore her life apart, but to fix it, she''ll have to leave everything behind.Fate sets them both on the path to Nivela, a city once poised to conquer the world with the power of a thousand stolen gods. Now the gates are closed and the old magic slumbers. Dead - or waiting for a spark to light it anew . . .READERS LOVE IDOLFIRE''Grace Curtis, you''ve made a believer out of me'' ?????''The warmth, the joy, the *art* of IDOLFIRE made it a delicious reading experience that I took pains to savour over many week'' ?????''This book has officially solidified Grace Curtis as an auto-buy author for me. I can''t wait to see what she does next!'' ?????''My perfect book everything about it feels so perfect for what I want! I love a quest, I love an interesting magic, I love a bit of intrigue, I love love!!!! What a book! One of the greatest quest books of all time? An absolute banger a million stars a million hearts'' ?????''Truly a delight! i warmly recommend it far and wide, even to those who might not think they''d be into it. give it a go!!!'' ?????

A novel about fathers and sons, the perfect gift for Father''s DayA best book of the year for the Guardian, Economist and Daily ExpressAn Observer debut of the year''Exceptionally touching . . . A terrific reminder that what binds us to our loved ones isn''t blood but the care we take to keep them close, and our ability to show up for them when we screw it up on the first go-round''NEW YORK TIMES''Gently comic, bittersweet''GUARDIAN, Books of the year''A poignant and generous story''TESSA HADLEY, DAILY EXPRESS Books of the Year''In an unsentimental evocation of fatherhood and male friendship, this novel explores the glory and sacrifice involved in learning to love''ECONOMIST, Books of the year''Pepped up and gorgeous, just bristling with life''OLIVIA LAING, GUARDIANTéo Erskine might have a steady job and a brand-new London flat, but underneath the surface, he''s still the boy seeking approval from his father, Vic; the young man playing late-night poker with his best friend, Ben; the one still in love with the enigmatic Lia, now a single mum to a young boy, Joel.When the unthinkable happens, two-year-old Joel finds himself at the centre of this odd constellation of men - Téo, Vic, Ben. None of them is fully equipped to look after him, but their tentative attempts at love might just be enough to offer him a new place to call home.''Brilliantly observed''NEW YORKER''A beautiful, funny tale of lives new and old''SUNDAY TIMES''I loved it . . . word-perfect''INDIA KNIGHT''A spirit-lifting debut''DAVID MITCHELL''I adored every moment. The characters have stayed with me ever since''BELLA MACKIE

The decline in Secular Western morality can only be halted and reversed by a full return to Christianity.Many people have a sense that the Western World is in decline and that our society is fragmenting around us. Many people have an ominous sense that we are living at the end of a civilised age and are moving into something far less pleasant and humane. But fewer people understand why this is happening. In this new book, Jamie Franklin argues that the reason for this decline is because we have jettisoned the underlying belief system that gave birth to the Western world - and the Western mind - in the first place: Christianity. He argues that there is a logical and inevitable link between the decline of Christianity and the decline of the West. As our metaphysical commitment to Christianity declines, so does our commitment to the benefits that came to us from Christianity. Through captivating argument, he demonstrates how this plays out in the scientific realm, which has abandoned objectivity for dogmatism; in the ethical realm, which is eliminating humanity from its own formulations; and in the political scene, as it moves away from the democratic principle towards a neo-marxist influenced, nihilistic technocracy that threatens to eliminate human culture, distinctiveness and agency in the pursuit of a globalist utopia. In so doing, Franklin touches on contemporary political conversations that are exercising the public imagination such as abortion, euthanasia, transhumanism, and the rebirth of the totalitarian impulse in Western democracies. Only a revival of Christianity can reverse these trends. This book urges the Church to take seriously its own commitment to the metaphysical and ethical presuppositions of its own faith. But also acknowledges the great challenge that Christianity faces as it threatens to be overwhelmed by the rising tide of secular nihilism that may yet engulf the Western World.

Readers love Sara Sheridan''s evocative historical novels . . .''I loved this book from start to finish. So interesting to read about women back in the 1800s being independent and finding their own way in what was mostly a man''s domain!'' ?????''Did not want to put this down but did not want it to end. Another fabulous read transporting you back in time, bring on the next one quickly please!'' ?????''I was totally floored by this! SO interesting at every point!'' ?????Celebrated writer and historian Maria Graham must make the treacherous voyage from Brazil to London to deliver her latest book to her publisher. Having come to terms with the loss of her beloved husband, Maria is now determined to live her life as she pleases, free from the smothering constraints of Georgian society.For a woman travelling alone it''s a journey fraught with danger, and as civil war rages around her, the only ship prepared to take Maria belongs to roguish smuggler Captain James Henderson. Onboard, all is well until Maria makes two shocking discoveries - the first a deadly secret, the second an irresistible attraction to the enigmatic captain.With Henderson on a journey of his own and determined to finally put his life of crime behind him, he and Maria grow ever closer. But can Henderson escape his illicit past or will the scandalous secret he''s hiding ruin them both?

THE ALL NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR **WITH EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER ANNOTATED BY LUCY AND GORGEOUS INSIDE COVER PRINTING!** A GILMORE GIRLS MEETS SCHITT'S CREEK REDEMPTION ROMCOM Hazel Hart was a successful romance novelist until a breakup drives her straight into writer's block. Having failed (and failed some more) to deliver her new manuscript, she's hiding from the world behind a wall of old takeout containers until her publisher lays down the law. If she misses her next deadline it's The End. Desperate for inspiration, Hazel impulse-buys a historic home online and flees Manhattan to tiny Story Lake, PA. Upon her dramatic arrival - involving an incident with a bald eagle - she discovers the charm of her new home may have been slightly exaggerated. The house is a wreck and the town is struggling after their biggest employer shut down. Also, since her raccoon-infested home came with a seat on the town council our introverted heroine is stuck with a front row seat to all the small-town shenanigans. But Hazel isn't worried. Not since all six-feet-three inches of grouchy contractor Campbell Bishop slapped a bandage on her forehead and unintentionally inspired the heck out of her. There's only one thing to do: Hire Cam and his equally gorgeous brothers to renovate her new spider museum ... er ... house. Okay, two things. A fake date for 'research purposes' will really put her work-in-progress on track. Before Hazel knows it, she's writing a romance novel and living one. At least until the drywall dust settles, the town she's falling in love with faces bankruptcy and growly Cam remembers why he can't live happily ever after. Author's note: This series is my love letter to every reader who said they wanted to move to a fictional town... ENEMIES TO LOVERS - TICK! FAKE DATING - TICK! SMALL TOWN ROMANCE - TICK! LOTS OF SPICE - TICK!

An unsparing investigation into Spotify's origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping music for listeners and artists alike. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians, Mood Machine takes us to the inner workings of today's highly consolidated record business, showing what has changed as music has become increasingly playlisted, personalized, and autoplayed. Building on her years of wide-ranging reporting on streaming, music journalist Liz Pelly details the consequences of the Spotify model by examining both sides of what the company calls its two-sided marketplace: the listeners who pay with their dollars and data, and the musicians who provide the material powering it all. The music business is notoriously opaque, but here Pelly lifts the veil on major stories like streaming services filling popular playlists with low-cost stock music and the rise of new payola-like practices. For all of the inequities exacerbated by streaming, Pelly also finds hope in chronicling the artist-led fight for better models, pointing toward what must be done collectively to revalue music and create sustainable systems. A timely exploration of a company that has become synonymous with music, Mood Machine will change the way you think about and listen to music.

''A must-read memoir'' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE''Candid, razor sharp and hysterical'' GLAMOUR''Charming, radical, funny and intimate'' BETHANY RUTTER''Savvy, hilarious and straight to the point'' ALICE SLATER''Greedy Guts is a revelation - it''s a book that''ll make you laugh and cry in equal measure'' IONE GAMBLE''I love this book so much; it''s so funny and honest in a way that''s really going to kick people in the teeth'' SAMANTHA IRBYGrowing up chronically online in the depths of South Wales, Gina was raised in one of the most unforgiving times to be a girl: the early 2000s. Grappling with the era''s body shaming and blatant sexism while dealing with a growing body of her own, she had to learn to navigate a world where internet trolls were a given, fancying her was declared a fetish and starving herself was actively encouraged by her GP. As she grew a little older and wider, Gina started to embrace her fatness. With candour, heart and humour, she invites us to rethink beauty standards, fatphobic culture - and ourselves - and shows how fat and female liberation go hand in hand. Exploring sexuality and relationships, appetite and indulgence, this is an empowering ode to living a life without sacrificing a single ounce of pleasure.Co-host of The Polyester Podcast with Ione Gamble, Gina Tonic has been named one to watch for 2025 by Sunday Times Style and ''the writer and editor empowering a generation of fat babes'' by Dazed.