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''Superb and timely'' KATE MOSSE''Impressive, important, deeply moving'' SARAH WATERS''Brilliant'' ANTHONY HOROWITZWhat role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women who owed their survival to their participation in a Nazi propaganda project? And how did it feel to be forced to provide solace to the perpetrators of a genocide that claimed the lives of their family and friends? In 1943, German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners. Almost fifty women and girls from eleven nations were assembled to play marching music to other inmates - forced labourers who left each morning and returned, exhausted and often broken, at the end of the day - and give weekly concerts for Nazi officers. Individual members were sometimes summoned to give solo performances of an officer''s favourite piece of music. It was the only entirely female orchestra in any of the Nazi prison camps and, for almost all of the musicians chosen to take part, being in the orchestra was to save their lives. In The Women''s Orchestra of Auschwitz, award-winning historian Anne Sebba tells their astonishing story with sensitivity and care.

Power and Glory begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor''s wartime treachery, and ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. In between, it depicts a monarchy - and a country - struggling to cope with the aftermath of World War Two, in an era where old certainties have been replaced by the rise of a new, uncertain world, and where love, tragedy and modernity battle for supremacy.The book draws on extensive unpublished correspondence between major members of the Royal Family including George VI, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Windsor, the Prime Ministers Clement Attlee and Winston Churchill, and previously unseen diaries and memoranda from courtiers, personal secretaries and leading politicians, exploring everything from the King''s declining health to the (often negative) reactions to Elizabeth''s marriage to Prince Philip and Coronation.Power and Glory features the same intricately researched and incisively written account of Britain''s most famous family as Larman''s previous books, but on an epic international scale. It covers everything from the end of British rule in India to the foundation of the United Nations, and the crucial role that monarchy played in the ever-shifting era - as well, naturally, as the way in which the Duke and Duchess of Windsor attempted to return to relevance, whatever the cost might be to the wider Royal Family.

''If you read any book in 2025 then please let it be this! Dreamy!'' 5* Reader ReviewWith enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating and undercover agents, Code Word Romance is an escapist romcom that is Red, White and Royal Blue meets The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Katherine Center.Rule number one: don''t fall in love with your bodyguardMax is just your average girl. She works odd jobs, has a soul-crushing amount of debt and just happens to have an uncanny resemblance to Europe''s youngest female prime minister, Sofia Christensen . . .So when the prime minister receives a credible death threat, the CIA approaches Max with a deal: a life-changing amount of money if she pretends to be Sofia on the prime minister''s annual Italian trip.It would be a dream if it weren''t for those pesky assassins and Flynn, Max''s ridiculously hot handler - the man who broke her heart years and years ago.With her life now on the line, Max knows she has no choice but to lose herself in the role. But losing her heart to Flynn again? Now that''s a risk that she isn''t willing to take...Tropes:· Second chance· Only one room· Escapist setting· Spicy· Enemies-to-loversPraise for Carlie Walker:''Fun, flirty, and fabulous!'' Laura Jane Williams''Absolutely love everything about this book!'' 5* Reader Review''A hilarious, smart and swoony joy of a romcom'' Cressida McLaughlin''Definitely one of those reads you devour in one sitting!'' 5* Reader Review''A masterclass in how to create sizzling chemistry. Five stars!'' Lorraine Brown

From the acclaimed author of In the Shadow of the Empress comes the thrilling chronicle of two of the most influential and glamorous women in nineteenth-century Europe-Elisabeth, empress of Austria, and Eugénie, empress of France-and their efforts to rule amid the scandal, intrigue, tragedy, and violence of their era.When they married Emperors Franz Joseph and Napoleon III, respectively, Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France became two of the most famous women on the planet. Not only were they both young and beautiful-becoming cultural and fashion icons of their time-but they played a pivotal role in ruling their realms during a tempestuous era characterized by unprecedented political and technological change.Fearless, adventurous, and independent, Elisabeth and Eugénie represented a new kind of empress-one who rebelled against tradition and anticipated and embraced modern values. Yet both women endured hardship in their private and public lives. Elisabeth was plagued by a mother-in-law who snatched her infant children away and undermined her authority at court. Eugénie''s husband was an infamous philanderer who could not match the military prowess of his namesake. Between them, Elisabeth and Eugénie were personally involved in every major international confrontation in their turbulent century, which witnessed thrilling technological advances, as well as revolutions, assassinations, and wars.With her characteristic in-depth research and jump-off-the-page writing, Nancy Goldstone brings to life these two remarkable women, as Europe goes through the convulsions that led up to the international landscape we recognize today.

''Compelling, creepy and cool . . . a Thelma & Louise for our times''PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train''Fierce, fun, wild and enraging''CHRIS WHITAKER, author of All The Colours of the Dark''Razor-sharp writing, frenzied pace, twists and turns - prepare for impact!''BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons In Chemistry ''Pump this into my veins. A modern day Thelma & Louise for lesbians who make Das Kapital jokes''MADELEINE GRAY, author of Green DotDecisions were made: I made them. Violence was done: I did it. Crime scenes were fled: I fled them. People were hurt: I hurt them. Someone was loved: I loved them. Not everything I did was bad. Just most of it. A scholarship kid with straight As and massive potential, Evie Gordon always thought she was special, that she''d be someone. But after graduating from an elite university, she finds herself drowning in debt and working as a private tutor to the children of Los Angeles''s super-rich. Everything changes when Evie arrives at the Victor family''s lavish mansion for her weekly lesson to discover, not the bored teenager she excepted, but pure carnage: the bloody remains of Mr and Mrs Victor sullying their beautiful back garden, and a woman crying for help from within the walls of the house. Within moments, Evie and the woman go from bystanders to suspects to fugitives. Suddenly at the heart of a nation-wide manhunt, Evie finds that her mysterious companion, who refuses to speak, has quickly become the most important person in her upside-down life. Meanwhile, the press runs wild with Evie''s story - anointing her the new Charles Manson, a blood thirsty ninety-nine percenter looking to start a class war. Evie is - finally and disastrously - someone. Droll, dark and deeply insightful, Killer Potential is an edge-of-your-seat break-neck ride, a queer love story, and a darkly funny critique of the horrors of late capitalism and how the stories we''re sold about our potential can shape the course of our lives.

''I absolutely couldn''t stop reading . . . It took me hostage'' Marian Keyes ''Lively, original . . . packed with tension'' Janice Hallet ''A revealing close-up of a claustrophobic community. I loved it'' Jennie Godfrey''Deeply impressive . . . The final twist is devastating''The TimesAustralia, 1979.It''s the height of summer and on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac a housewife is scrubbing the yellow and white chequered tiles of her bathroom floor. But all is not as it seems. For one thing, it''s 3 a.m. For another, she is trying desperately to remove all traces of blood before they stain. Her husband seems remarkably calm, considering their neighbour has just been murdered. As the sun rises on Warrah Place, news of Antonio Marietti''s death spreads like wildfire, gossip is exchanged in whispers and suspicion mounts. Twelve-year-old Tammy launches her own investigation, determined to find out what happened, but she is not the only one whose well-meaning efforts uncover more mysteries than they solve. There are secrets behind every closed door in the neighbourhood - and the identity of the murderer is only one of them . . . Richly atmospheric and simmering with tension, The Grapevine is an acutely observed debut novel about prejudice and suspicion, the hidden lives of women, and how the ties that bind a community can also threaten to break it.What readers are saying about The Grapevine: ''A brilliant debut novel'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''A gripping suburban drama steeped in mystery and neighbourhood intrigue'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ''A compelling blend of psychological suspense and domestic drama'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''An absolutely brilliant read which I couldn''t consume quick enough. And that plot twist at the end!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Kept me up all night'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''Hilarious, heartwarming and delightfully refreshing'' CAROL KIRKWOOD''I loved this joyous romp about starting afresh late in life'' DAILY MAIL''Will put a twinkle in your eye and a spring in your step. Fabulous fun!'' VERONICA HENRY''A feel-good tale of second chances. Heartwarming!'' THE TIMESGrowing older doesn''t just mean growing wiser.But it does mean a lot of fun...When 63-year-old Sylvia finds her husband in bed with another woman, she''s shocked and furious . . . at first. But by the time her head stops spinning, Sylvia realises she hates the retirement community she''s living in - it''s for old people. And she certainly doesn''t feel old!So, she enlists the help of her best friend, glamorous 70-year-old widow Evie, and the pair flee to Manhattan to start a new life in the city that never sleeps. Sylvia''s husband may have lost her life savings, but they''re scrappy and determined - and they weren''t born yesterday...Before long, Sylvia is reviving her wedding planning business and even finds herself back in the dating game! And no matter what her meddling daughter thinks, it''s her time now - and she''s determined that in this glorious second act, the best is yet to come!Hilarious, heartwarming and utterly feel-good, Sylvia''s Second Act is perfect for fans of Heartburn by Nora Ephron, Grace & Frankie, and Sex and the City.***Praise for Sylvia''s Second Act:''A feel-good read, we love Sylvia'' BELLA''Wickedly funny and utterly engaging. Sylvia is our queen!'' ALEX BROWN''A fabulous, feel-good read'' WOMAN''S WEEKLY''Joyful, feel-good fun with a feisty heroine you can''t help but love!'' FANNY BLAKE''A first-rate novel of second chances that will have you laughing right from the start. Sylvia will show you that it''s never too late to reinvent yourself, especially if you have a good friend by'' STEVEN ROWLEY''Novelist Hillary Yablon gives readers hungry for a midlife romance a fizzy, delicious story we didn''t know we needed. Take a bow, Sylvia, cause readers are gonna give this laugh-out-loud female buddy story made in Manhattan a standing ovation'' MARY KAY ANDREWS''Sylvia''s story hit all of my favorite notes - laugh out loud funny, action packed and ultimately redemptive. It''s a love song to women of a certain age, and I''ll be humming it for years to come'' ANNABEL MONAGHAN''A gem! Every page of this book is a delight'' KJ DELL''ANTONIA''I''m ready to audition real-life candidates for the Sylvia to my Evie (or the Evie to my Sylvia)... These two are living the dream and getting up to exactly the level of post-retirement fun I want to have one day. Pure delight!'' MARY LAURA PHILPOTT''I''m ready to audition real-life candidates for the Sylvia to my Evie (or the Evie to my Sylvia)... These two are living the dream and getting up to exactly the level of post-retirement fun I want to have one day. Pure delight!'' JESSE Q. SUTANTO

''Even if you''ve never picked up a weight, Stronger is for you'' - Arnold SchwarzeneggerNo matter how you think of yourself - strong or weak, large or small - you are substantially made of muscle. To the last day of your life, your ability to stand and go where you want to go, your agency and effectiveness in the world, will depend on it. But what is muscle?From the battlefields of Homer''s Iliad where muscles first enter world literature, to the Victorian-era gymnasiums where women build strength and muscle by lifting heavy weights, to the retirement home in Boston where a young doctor discovers that training at high intensity can produce the same relative gains for frail ninety-year-olds as for thirty-year-olds, Stronger places the science and significance of our muscles in an astonishing new light.Ancient binaries of brain versus brawn created an enduring prejudice against muscle and against the type of exercise that best builds strength. Yet the research proves that weight training can help prevent or treat many chronic diseases and disabilities throughout life, including depression, cancer, and diabetes. All of us, from elite powerlifters to people who have never played sports at all, can learn to lift weights in ways that yield life''s ultimate prize: the ability to act in the world.

Before the bio-terror attack, Darkome was a place where DIY genetics enthusiasts could communicate in peace. After the attack, they were pushed deep underground by a brutal government response. The perpetrators were from Darkome, and the biohacker community was simply too dangerous to be allowed to exist.Inara was a member of Darkome, but was forced to leave when she realised she had a rare form of cancer which could only be controlled by accepting an Aspis medchip. It could monitor her health and pump her full of a cocktail of drugs to combat her illness, but it went against everything Darkome stood for. She had to choose between her community and her life.But now Inara''s Aspis appears to have malfunctioned. She can edit her own DNA on the fly, make herself stronger, improve her eyesight, move faster. It could be the genetic breakthrough of the millenium, but only if she can figure out how it works. And manage to stay ahead of everyone else who wants this new secret, and don''t care if she dies as a result. Chased by Aspis, Darkome and the government, her new skills may be the only way Inara has to survive... but they may cost her everything, including her humanity...

There''s the world you can see. And then there''s the one you can''t. Welcome to The Morningside.When Silvia and her mother finally land in a place called Island City, after being expelled from their ancestral home in a not-too-distant future, they end up living and working at The Morningside, a crumbling luxury tower where Silvia''s aunt, Ena, serves as the superintendent. Silvia feels unmoored in her new life because her mother has been so diligently secretive about their family''s past. Silvia knows almost nothing about the place she was born and spent her early years; nor does she know why she and her mother had to leave. But in Ena there is an opening: a person willing to give a young girl glimpses into the folktales of her demolished homeland, a place of natural beauty and communal spirit that is lacking in Silvia''s lonely and impoverished reality.Enchanted by Ena''s stories, Silvia begins seeing the world with magical possibilities, and becomes obsessed with the mysterious older woman who lives in the penthouse of the Morningside. Bezi Duras is an enigma to everyone in the building; she has her own elevator entrance, and only leaves to go out at night and walk her three massive hounds, often not returning until the early morning. Silvia''s mission to unravel the truth about this woman''s life, and her own haunted past, may end up costing her everything.Startling, inventive, and profoundly moving, THE MORNINGSIDE is a novel about the stories we tell, and the stories we refuse to tell, to make sense of where we came from, and who we hope we might become.

Hilarious, honest and helpful. Dr Alex George, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mind ManualAn informative, funny and absorbing look behind the scenes of the therapy room. I''ve recommended this to everyone. Rachel Barr, Neuroscientist and author of How to Make Your Brain Your Best FriendHave you ever wondered what goes on behind the closed door of the therapist''s office? What''s revealed there may surprise you.Psychotherapist Josh Fletcher takes us on a candid and human journey into the individual sessions of four patients - Levi, Zahra, Noah and Daphne - sharing their self-discovery and recovery as they engage in therapy for the first time. And he lets us into the inner thoughts of a therapist, from shock and sympathy while in session, to how it feels to run into a former client on a messy night out. Interspersed with straight-talking advice on common issues such as anxiety, OCD and panic attacks, as well as a therapist''s guide to how to find the right therapist, And How Does That Make You Feel? is darkly funny, illuminating and full of promise that a better future is always possible.It''s everything you wanted to know about therapy (and quite a few things you probably didn''t).

A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN TIME, THE DAILY MAIL, THE INDEPENDENT, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND THE ATLANTIC''Like Edward St Aubyn and Anne Enright, Hamya is so good on generational conflict, the friction of family, and the damage done by charming but complacent men'' DAVID NICHOLLS ''A slippery, excellent exploration of sexual politics, creative appropriation, and family dynamics . . . It lands its ending with all the force of a sharp knife hurled at a bullseye'' VANITY FAIR Sicily, 2010. Sophia, on the cusp of adulthood, spends a long hot summer with her father, a successful author. Over the course of that holiday, their relationship will fracture. London, 2020. Sophia''s father, now 61, sits in a large theatre, surrounded by strangers, watching his daughter''s first play. A play that takes that Sicilian holiday as its subject and will force him to watch his purported crimes re-enacted. Set over the course of one climactic day, this is the story of a father and a daughter, of all that divides and binds them. ''Wickedly funny. A perfect novel'' SARAH BERNSTEIN ''Brilliant . . . With a precision of language that ought to make Hamya''s contemporaries quake and a tenderness you don''t see coming'' ATLANTIC

Chosen by The Times as one of the best crime fiction books in 2025.''First-class'' Reader review, ?????''A breathtaking finish'' Reader review, ?????''What a rollercoaster'' Reader review, ?????''Tremendous'' Reader review, ?????''Wow, wow, wow'' Reader review, ?????''Absolutely brilliant'' Reader review, ?????Newly promoted InspectorFrankie Oliver has always been consumed by the idea of finding her sister''s killer and bringing them to justice.But when new evidence about the tragic unsolved murder comes to light, and her former boss DCI David Stone embarks on an investigation without her, everything starts to unravel.After decades without answers, who knows where the trail might lead? And will knowing the answers be the very thing that breaks Frankie irreparably?The past and present collide with devastating consequences in this taut, breathless new thriller from award-winning crime writer Mari Hannah.Read what everyone is saying about Her Sister''s Killer:''Such a great writer'' IAN RANKIN''Reading her books reminds me of why I love reading so much. Incredible characters and inspired plots; the gold standard'' GRAHAMBARTLETT''A rich, complex and thrilling book'' KATE LONDON''A classy thriller packed with pace and action, Hannah also brings real depth and human interest to the story'' ANN CLEEVES''Treat of a crime novel'' ROXYBOURDILLON

''A beautiful novel . . . reminds us that our streets are thick with history'' ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN ''Both moving and addictive'' JOANNA BRISCOE ''Terrific'' FRANCES QUINN THREE WOMEN. ONE BUILDING. 111 YEARS . . . East London, 1909. When her family fall on hard times, Ellen finds work in a box factory and is drawn into a tight-knit circle of friendship, one that will transform her life and test her in unexpected ways. In 1984, the factory is now derelict. Eighteen-year- old Frances moves in with a group of squatters and activists who have taken over the abandoned building. As she tries to build a new life, an unsettling relationship develops, forcing her to question who she is and where her loyalties lie. In 2020, the squat is now a gentrified conversion in a fashionable corner of the city. Amanda feels trapped in her tiny flat, overwhelmed by the demands of new motherhood and unsure of what the future holds - until the possibility of an alternative life presents itself . . . From acclaimed author Kate Murray-Browne, One Girl Began is a vibrant, enthralling and moving novel about three women across three very different moments in time, connected by the same building and the forces that shape our lives.

''This is a book that is surely about killers, but they don''t take the spotlight. That belongs to the detectives who work the case, whose eyes are not jaundiced and who steadily, methodically close in. In them you find humanity and hope in a city where killers are often kings'' Michael Connelly''A great true-crime story and a great cop memoir-about how they do it and, above all, why they do it'' Lee Child****A TRUE STORY OF MURDER AND BETRAYAL IN LOS ANGELES FROM LAPD DETECTIVE RICK JACKSON, A KEY INSPIRATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HARRY BOSCH, WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM MICHAEL CONNELLY ****Lifelong LAPD Homicide Detective Rick Jackson takes us behind the scenes of the murder case he could never let go.In June 1990, Ronald Baker was found repeatedly stabbed to death in a tunnel near Spahn Ranch, where the Manson Family once lived. Jackson and his partner, Frank Garcia, were assigned the case.But who would have motive to kill a straight-A UCLA student? What about the proximity to the Manson ranch? Or the pentagram pendant around Ron''s neck? Suspicions soon fall on Baker''s two roommates, one Black,and one white.As the case unfolds over the years it becomes a sprawling tale of betrayal, grief and redemption - as well as a portrait of Los Angeles on the brink, and America''s reckoning with racial injustice in the wake of Rodney King.Black Tunnel White Magic is a true-crime odyssey into the dark, beating heart of a murder investigation, and shows the true cost of justice for the detectives themselves.

A spellbinding look at the history of the world through the stories of twelve carpetsBeautiful, sensuous, and enigmatic, great carpets follow power. Emperors, shahs, sultans and samurai crave them as symbols of earthly domination. Shamans and priests desire them to evoke the spiritual realm. The world''s 1% hunger after them as displays of extreme status. And yet these seductive objects are made by poor and illiterate weavers, using the most basic materials and crafts; hedgerow plants for dyes, fibres from domestic animals, and the millennia-old skills of interweaving warps, wefts and knots.In Threads of Empire, Dorothy Armstrong tells the histories of some of the world''s most fascinating carpets, exploring how these textiles came into being then were transformed as they moved across geography and time in the slipstream of the great. She shows why the world''s powerful were drawn to them, but also asks what was happening in the weavers'' lives, and how they were affected by events in the world outside their tent, village or workshop. In its wide-ranging examination of these dazzling objects, from the 5th century BCE contents of the tombs of Scythian chieftains, to the carpets under the boots of Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill at the 1945 Yalta Peace Conference, Threads of Empire uncovers a new, hitherto hidden past right beneath our feet.