A searing, gripping novel about a young Tamil woman living through the Sri Lankan civil war... Zobraziť viac
Since her days in the orphanage, Latha has been a companion and servant to Thara, a more fortunate girl her own age. But since her trip to the hill country when she caught her first glimpse of a rose, Latha has known she was destined for a better life... Zobraziť viac
Poignant, funny, complex, and innovative, Breakdowns alters the terms of what can be accomplished in a memoir... Zobraziť viac
I had no clue when I came back to life, or how it happened. I just know there was a terrible storm outside the house... It's the middle of the night at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, when a thunderbolt shatters the glass case... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling, award-winning author of Middle England comes a profoundly moving, brutally funny and brilliantly true portrait of Britain told through four generations of one familyIn Bournville, a placid suburb of Birmingham, sits a famous... Zobraziť viac
Science is a serious business, right? Wrong. Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today... Zobraziť viac
The most complete and penetrating biography of the rock master, whose stature grows every year. Since his death ten years ago, Lou Reed's living presence has only grown. The great rock-poet presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and... Zobraziť viac
In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceived his own crazy, beautiful plan: he would fly a Gipsy Moth aeroplane from England to Everest... Zobraziť viac
A thrilling illustrated history of Formula 1 racing, from its fascinating origins and inner workings to the top drivers of the twentieth century and today, by a celebrated motorsports broadcaster... Zobraziť viac
A gorgeous, tender modern classic about the complexities of love, with an introduction from the Booker-winning author John Banville... Zobraziť viac
Erling Kagge was the first man in history to reach all of the Earth's poles by foot - the North, the South, and the summit of Everest. In Philosophy for Polar Explorers he brings together the wisdom and expertise he has gained ... Zobraziť viac
An accidental spy. A web of betrayals. A mystery that will take you around the world... Gabriel Dax is a young man haunted by the memories of a tragedy: every night, when sleep finally comes, he dreams about his childhood home in flames... Zobraziť viac
The first book in the TikTok phenomenon Heavenly Bodies Trilogy- a slow burn, enemies-to-lovers adult romantasy for fans of Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L Armentrout and Stephanie Garber... Zobraziť viac
When Hisham Matar was nineteen years old he came across the Sienese School of painting for the first time. In the year in which Matar's life was shattered by the disappearance of his father the work of the great artists ... Zobraziť viac
Life is story in motion. Each day, you add to your story, revise it, and view it from a different angle. You erase things. Tear pages out. And sometimes, in hindsight, wish you could put them back. A day is a story. A year is a story. A life is a story.. Zobraziť viac
In March 2020 Lucy's ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine. Lucy reluctantly agrees, leaving the washing-up in the sink... Zobraziť viac
An urgent, indispensable guide to why Taiwan matters – for China, the West and everyone’s future... Zobraziť viac
Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. Zobraziť viac
This is Noah Oakman sixteen, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend. Then Noah gets hypnotized. Now Noah sees changes.. Zobraziť viac
I began to be a writer in the same way I climbed up on this platform: I was coerced. I confess I did all I could not to attend this assembly: I tried to get sick, I attempted to catch pneumonia, ... Zobraziť viac
