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LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2025The definitive history of the sixteenth-century uprising that revolutionized Europe.The German Peasants'' War was the greatest popular uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. In 1524 and 1525, it swept across Germany with astonishing speed as thousands of people massed in armed bands to demand a new and more egalitarian order. The peasants took control of vast areas of southern and middle Germany, torching and plundering the monasteries, convents, and castles that stood in their way. But they would prove no match for the forces of the lords, who put down the revolt by slaying somewhere between seventy and a hundred thousand peasants in just over two months. In Summer of Fire and Blood, the first history of the German Peasants'' War in a generation, leading historian Lyndal Roper uncovers the far-reaching ramifications of this doomed rebellion. Though the victors portrayed the uprising as naive and chaotic, Roper''s deeply researched account reveals instead a coherent mass movement inspired by the radical principles of the Protestant Reformation. Told through the voices of and beliefs of the people themselves, this is the thrilling, tragic story of the peasants'' fight to change the world.

''A vivid, visceral and crucial read for our times'' BETTANY HUGHES''Wonderful and insightful'' ADRIAN GOLDSWORTHYThe collapse of law and order in the last years of the Roman Republic told through the rise and fall of its most famous lawyer, Cicero.In its final decades, the Roman Republic was engulfed by crime. Cases of extortion, murder and insurrection gave an ambitious young lawyer named Cicero high-profile opportunities to litigate and forge a reputation as a master debater with a bright political future. In Lawless Republic, leading Roman historian Josiah Osgood recounts the legendary orator''s ascent and fall, and his pivotal role in the republic''s lurch toward autocracy. Cicero''s first appearance in the courts came shortly after the end of a brutal civil war. After leveraging his fame as a lawyer to become a consul, he ruthlessly crushed a coup by suppressing the liberties of Roman citizens. The premiere legal mind of Rome came to argue that the pursuit of a higher justice could sometimes justify sweeping the law aside, laying the groundwork for Roman history''s most famous act of political violence - the assassination of Julius Caesar. Lawless Republic vividly resurrects the spectacle of the courts in the time of Cicero and Caesar, showing how politics trumped the rule of law and sealed the fate of Rome.

''Marlow has a poetic eye . . . But it''s her mix of detective story and Gothic ghosts, ancient folk legends and lingering wartime trauma, that lift the book'' Financial Times, Best new thrillersWarwickshire, 1934Deep in a hamlet in the Warwickshire countryside, Red Hollow Hall is a male-only sanatorium run by the charismatic psychiatrist Dr Moon. However, all is not well, and Dr Moon''s patients are leaving Red Hollow in droves.Recent disturbances, which originally appeared to be pranks, have descended into something more sinister, and now the men believe they have a malevolent visitor - the mermaid of Red Hollow. The ghost of a murdered girl, they are convinced the mermaid wreaks bloody revenge on unsuspecting men each time the hamlet floods.When private enquiry agent, William Garrett, and freshly minted detective, Phyll Hall, are called in to uncover the identity of the intruder, they become trapped in a world of madness, the occult, and grisly murder. A world where William must use all his strength to differentiate between the real-life monster haunting Red Hollow Hall and the monsters of the mind. The Red Hollow is the follow-up to Natalie Marlow''s critically acclaimed debut, Needless Alley.''As full of atmosphere as the author''s critically acclaimed debut'' Prima''Superbly researched, spine-tingling, and magnificently atmospheric'' Abir Mukherjee, author of The Shadows of Men''A truly splendid, wicked gem of a book. I loved it'' Tom Mead, author of Death and the Conjuror

WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES DEBUT PRIZE 2025 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025 A RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME ''A furiously romantic, sun-drenched mystery . . . The Artist will leave you yearning in every sense of the word'' Yael van der Wouden, author of The Safekeep''The Artist is a lush, impressive debut; the writing is rich and sensuous, especially in descriptions of food, the landscape and the act of creation. Lucy Steeds is one to watch'' The Times''Dextrous and powerful . . . a hugely accomplished portrait of ambition and self-fulfilment'' Guardian''The year''s most lauded debut novelist . . . A sultry, headily perfumed portrait of monstrous male egos and oppressed overlooked women . . . The Artist uncovers its secrets by stealth'' Telegraph''A blaze of a book, poetic, passionate and quietly powerful'' Daily Mail''This compelling, evocative debut will transport you to idyllic, sun-drenched Provence in 1920 . . . An absorbing, poetic read'' Mail on Sunday''Captivating . . . with imagery as lush as an oil painting'' Washington Post''Enthralling . . . the descriptions of the landscape, the meals they eat and the art created are so rich and evocative it''s as if you''re there'' Good Housekeeping**BEST BOOKS FOR 2025 from Stylist and Good Housekeeping**PROVENCE, 1920Ettie moves through the remote farmhouse, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle''s artistic genius possible.Joseph, an aspiring journalist, has been invited to the house. He believes he''ll make his name by interviewing the reclusive painter, the great Edouard Tartuffe.But everyone has their secrets. And, under the cover of darkness, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers.Over this sweltering summer, everyone''s true colours will be revealed.Because Ettie is ready to be seen.Even if it means setting her world on fire.''Lucy Steeds transports the reader with her sensuous depictions of food, art, and landscape . . . an assured and atmospheric debut'' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent''An intoxicating tale of creativity, possession and freedom. An impressively assured debut which asks questions about all those who are painted over by history'' Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone Theatre''I could not love this beautiful novel more . . . the final chapters left me with that delicious heart-bursting feeling, full of hope and delight'' Florence Knapp, author of The Names''Gorgeous . . . Steeped in the heat and atmosphere of 1920s Provence, this novel brims with intrigue, hope and yearning'' Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory and The Burial Plot ''Phenomenal . . . beautiful, pacey historical fiction, vividly realised. It drifts with the scent of summer, the land lit up and throbbing, the food piled high and richly painted, the paint as thick and buttery as food. I wanted to eat it. Yes, I even wanted to eat the paint. Read this book!'' Seth Insua, author of Human, Animal

**Winner of the 2025 BETTY TRASK PRIZE**'Excellent . . . Ashani Lewis is superbly talented.' Katherine Rundell'Thoughtful, intelligent and beautifully written . . . Lewis is definitely a new talent to watch.' Marie Claire, "Best Books of 2024"In one of America's Happiest Cities, thirty-eight-year-old Elen is trapped under the shadow of the snow-capped Cascade Mountains. Her husband has left her. Her belongings are in the boot of her car. Her days are filled mostly with silence and drinking. When she meets four English teenagers in an empty bar, she is enamoured. Luka, Clover, George and Lyn are wealthy squatters, drifting between ski resorts and breaking into empty AirBnBs. When they bring Elen into their fold - and into their messy, entangled relationships - she senses a violent secret that fuels the four's never-ending disappearing act. Dazzling, cultish and intensely committed to creating their own utopia, they force Elen to ruminate on the irresistible pull of bright young things. She doesn't understand what they want from her, but how can she leave when she has nowhere else to g? dark meditation on the dangers and seductive power of youthful idealism, and the slippages between friendship and love, Winter Animals is an extraordinary debut examining freedom, friendship, desire and excess. 'A dreamlike, piercing examination of privilege, youth and freedom.' Cecile Pin, author of Wandering Souls'Atmospheric as hell, beautiful, and delightfully intelligent . . . Think The Secret History written by Raven Leilani.' Jenny Mustard, author of Okay Days

''A must-read'' THOMAS PIKETTY''Captivating'' DARON ACEMOGLU''Fascinating'' FRANCIS FUKUYAMAAn award-winning political scientist shows that a society''s path to prosperity, sustainability, and equality depends on who owns the land.For millennia, land has been a symbol of wealth and privilege. But the true power of land ownership is even greater than we might think. In Land Power, political scientist Michael Albertus shows that who owns the land determines whether a society will be equal or unequal, whether it will develop or decline, and whether it will safeguard or sacrifice its environment. Modern history has been defined by land reallocation on a massive scale. From the 1500s on, European colonial powers and new nation-states shifted indigenous lands into the hands of settlers. The 1900s brought new waves of land appropriation, from Soviet and Maoist collectivization to initiatives turning large estates over to family farmers. With the establishment of cooperatives in North Africa, the displacement of Native Americans and divisive inheritance laws of post-partition India, land decisions reverberate to this day as governments vie for power and prosperity by choosing who should get land. Drawing on a career''s worth of original research and on-the-ground fieldwork, Albertus shows that choices about who owns the land have locked in poverty, sexism, racism, and climate crisis-and that what we do with the land today can change our collective fate. Global in scope, Land Power argues that saving civilization must begin with the earth under our feet.

A new workbook to accompany the ground-breaking guide to self-healing and getting the love you missed.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ OVER 2000 5-STAR REVIEWS FOR THE EMOTIONALLY ABSENT MOTHER ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Distant, emotionally neglectful parenting creates wounds that follow children well into adulthood. As you deal with the impacts as an adult, you might find yourself wondering, Why do I fly into reactive feelings so easily? Why is it so hard to attend to my own needs? Why is it hard for me to trust people to be there for me? Do I need to hide parts of myself to be lovable?If you''re searching for a way to let go of the pain caused by insufficient mothering, learn to provide yourself with the love you didn''t get as a child, and live a more nourished and fulfilled life, Healing from an Emotionally Absent Mother can help. Distilling key takeaways from the groundbreaking book The Emotionally Absent Mother and offering new insights into the legacy left by emotional neglect, this workbook is designed to guide healing with accessible lessons as you: Uncover your childhood experience of emotional neglect Identify the ongoing impacts of this neglect Reclaim the pieces of yourself you changed or hid for Mother''s sake Reparent your young self Take advantage of the healing resources available to you Learn to accept the love others offer youPersonal inventories, journaling prompts, small-group discussion questions, and many more hands-on exercises will help you identify the needs that went unmet during childhood and move past the hurt.

Every child is born a physical, emotional and spiritual being. As parents and caregivers, it is our role to nurture these qualities and help young people mature into confident embodied adults and responsible custodians of our communities, economies and the Earth. But as the scaffolding of the old world has crumbled, we know that many members of Gen Z are experiencing anxiety, depression, addiction and even suicidality at epidemic levels. We want our children to grow up in an environment where they feel safe, loved, and can enjoy a deep sense of belonging. The sensitive, the open-hearted and empathetic ones are the most affected and these are the very people we need most in society. With contributions and timely solutions from leading scientists, doctors, inspirational teachers, visionaries and wisdom holders from varying traditions, the stories of hope in UN:Stuck offer guidance that will help our children mature into confident embodied adults packed with empathy, curiosity and a real sense of playfulness. The chapter titles in this book are rungs on a ladder of hope: Awakened Awareness, Emotional/Ethical intelligence, Interrelatedness (Ukama), Ethical Activism, Meaning & Purpose, Resilience/Courage/Curiosity, Creativity and Inclusion/The Whole Being. The result is a truly 360° vision of how we can support our young people, based on storytelling and wisdom in a way that reconnects them at a fundamental level with their world and seeds hope for the future.