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GOD’S CHILDREN ARE LITTLE BROKEN THINGS by Arinze Ifeakandu wins the Dylan Thomas Prize!🏆

THE LAST COLONY by Philippe Sands – finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing🏆

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AWARD WINNERS & NOMINEES

Time Shelter

Time Shelter

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023 A GUARDIAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'The most exquisite kind of literature... I've put it…

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Las Biuty Queens

Las Biuty Queens

'An ode to New York City's queer and trans immigrant community... Ojeda, a Chilean American writer, brings sincerity and dark humor to tales of drug…

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Sorrow and Bliss

Sorrow and Bliss

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION THE BOOK EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT 'Just read it. It's unforgettable' India Knight, The Sunday Times 'It is…

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The Hummingbird

The Hummingbird

A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE GUARDIAN: 'DEEPLY PLEASURABLE' A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE SPECTATOR: 'WHAT A JOY' 'Magnificent' Guardian 'A towering…

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Constable

Constable

ONE OF THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES' BEST BOOKS FOR 2022 'Eye-opening and full of surprises . . . A treasure' Sunday Times 'A biography…

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Exciting Times

Exciting Times

'The book of the summer ... Kept me rapt until the final page' THE TIMES 'A sharp, smart, witty modern love story. I loved it'…

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God's Children Are Little Broken Things

God's Children Are Little Broken Things

'The best piece of fiction I read this year' COLM TÓIBÍN, New Stateman Books of the Year 'Although he writes about queer lives and loves…

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Last Resort

Last Resort

Named a Best Book of 2022 by the New Yorker Named a Top 10 Book of the Year by Slate Named a Best Book of…

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Revolutions

Revolutions

'Eye-opening and inspirational . . . An utterly fascinating and gloriously fiery read' FELICITY CLOAKE 'A barnstorming book' GUARDIAN 'Fascinating . . . full of…

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East West Street

East West Street

THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER When he receives an invitation to deliver a lecture in…

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Maradona

Maradona

MARADONA is the definitive new biography of a true global icon, from world-renowned football writer and journalist Guillem Balagué. Diego Armando Maradona was widely acclaimed…

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This Happy

This Happy

'A beautiful, wry love story' David Nicholls, author of ONE DAY 'I love this woman's writing. Golden sentences' Diana Evans, author of ORDINARY PEOPLE 'One…

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Kaddish.com

Kaddish.com

Larry is the secular son in a family of Orthodox Brooklyn Jews. When his father dies, it's his responsibility to recite the Kaddish, the Jewish…

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Inland

Inland

FEATURED ON BARACK OBAMA'S 2019 READING LIST SHORTLISTED FOR THE SWANSEA UNIVERSITY DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 'SPECTACULAR' Guardian 'A WONDER' Daily Mail 'SPARKLING' The Times 'EXQUISITE'…

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Riding in the Zone Rouge

Riding in the Zone Rouge

'An evocatively thoughtful wider history of the race, the war and the peace' GUARDIAN 'Occasionally funny and regularly poignant, brilliantly focused in its research .…

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

A FRANK O'CONNOR AWARD-winning, simply stunning short-story collection by one of America's most critically acclaimed young writers. From the up-and-coming young American writer who has…

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The Siege Of Krishnapur

The Siege Of Krishnapur

In the Spring of 1857, with India on the brink of a violent and bloody mutiny, Krishnapur is a remote town on the vast North…

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Out of the Woods

Out of the Woods

A fierce, poignant and highly original memoir about sexuality, shame and the lure of the trees 'A brave and beautiful book, electrifying on sex and…

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Building the Yellow Wall

Building the Yellow Wall

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 Towards the beginning of the twenty-first century, Borussia Dortmund were on the verge of going…

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Sevens Heaven

Sevens Heaven

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 'Brutally honest . . . A moving, candid tale of a coach taking the plunge…

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Red at the Bone

Red at the Bone

THE TIMES '100 BEST SUMMER READS' NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2020 'Sublime' Candice Carty-Williams 'An epic in miniature'…

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Dignity

Dignity

Shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award 'I loved this... Magda is a real stand-out character for me in books I've read recently,…

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The Most Fun We Ever Had

The Most Fun We Ever Had

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler ... outstanding…

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Motherwell

Motherwell

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 'A fitting legacy left by a blazing…

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Michael Tippett

Michael Tippett

'A delight to read' Philip Pullman 'Essential reading ... a genuine landmark publication' Tom Service A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week' The music…

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FICTION IN TRANSLATION

This Wound Full of Fish

This Wound Full of Fish

'In this dazzling and moving debut, Lorena Salazar takes us to the heart of the Colombian jungle and shows us, with an enveloping and addictive…

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Time Shelter

Time Shelter

A GUARDIAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'The most exquisite kind of literature... I've put it on a special shelf in my library…

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Dogs of Summer

Dogs of Summer

Translated by Julia Sanches. 'A rich and prophetic world of women and low, grey clouds that merge with the sea. Pure poetry' Pilar Quintana 'Andrea…

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The Hummingbird

The Hummingbird

A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE GUARDIAN: 'DEEPLY PLEASURABLE' A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE SPECTATOR: 'WHAT A JOY' 'Magnificent' Guardian 'A towering…

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Violets

Violets

Translated by Anton Hur 'Violets lavishes attention on the kind of person who often slips through the cracks, unseen or ignored. There is a beauty…

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LGBTQI+ Picks

God's Children Are Little Broken Things

God's Children Are Little Broken Things

'The best piece of fiction I read this year' COLM TÓIBÍN, New Stateman Books of the Year 'Although he writes about queer lives and loves…

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Eyes Guts Throat Bones

Eyes Guts Throat Bones

WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR SHORT STORY OF THE YEAR 2023 'ONE OF MY FAVOURITE STORYTELLERS. THESE TALES LINGERED, MORPHED, CONSUMED…

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Exciting Times

Exciting Times

'The book of the summer ... Kept me rapt until the final page' THE TIMES 'A sharp, smart, witty modern love story. I loved it'…

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Call Him Mine

Call Him Mine

A TELEGRAPH THRILLER OF THE YEAR 'A wild ride' Ian Rankin 'Tough and uncompromising: you'll be glad you read it' Lee Child 'Hilarious, gripping, poetic.…

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Red at the Bone

Red at the Bone

THE TIMES '100 BEST SUMMER READS' NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2020 'Sublime' Candice Carty-Williams 'An epic in miniature'…

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Out of the Woods

Out of the Woods

A fierce, poignant and highly original memoir about sexuality, shame and the lure of the trees 'A brave and beautiful book, electrifying on sex and…

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Leading Men

Leading Men

Soon to be a film, written by Matthew Lopez (Olivier Award winner for The Inheritance), produced by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) 'Movie…

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FICTION HIGHLIGHTS

Small Pleasures

Small Pleasures

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 'A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT' Evening Standard 'A very fine book... It's witty and sharp and reads like something…

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Repentance

Repentance

A FINANCIAL TIMES 'SUMMER BOOKS OF 2021' PICK 'An accomplished, inventive detective novel thrumming with tension and family secrets' Sanaë Lemoine, author of The Margot…

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Here Comes the Miracle

Here Comes the Miracle

'I adored this novel. Very lovely' Pandora Sykes 'What a gorgeous book. Lovingly told, with a poet's eye for the small miracles to be found…

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Exciting Times

Exciting Times

'The book of the summer ... Kept me rapt until the final page' THE TIMES 'A sharp, smart, witty modern love story. I loved it'…

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Fidelity

Fidelity

NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES, COMING VALENTINE'S DAY 2022 'An absolute scorcher' Evening Standard 'The book about infidelity that has shaken up Italy' The Times…

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Empire of Wild

Empire of Wild

A NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER One of the most anticipated books of the summer for Time, Harper's Bazaar, Bustle and Publishers Weekly 'Deftly written, gripping…

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Pretty Things

Pretty Things

SOON TO BE A LIMITED SERIES STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN 'Pretty Things is awesome. Simple as that. I loved every page' Harlan Coben 'It's Dynasty meets…

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The Octopus Man

The Octopus Man

'Astonishing' Stephen Fry 'Exceptional' Douglas Stuart, author of the Booker Prize-winning SHUGGIE BAIN 'Now is the time for this book' DBC Pierre, author of the…

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HISTORY

The World

The World

From the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from prehistory to the present day, told through the one thing all…

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Harold Wilson

Harold Wilson

Harold Wilson is the only post-war leader of any party to serve as Britain's Prime Minister on two separate occasions. In total he won four…

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Exploring the World

Exploring the World

Explorers and travellers have always been attracted by the lure of the unknown. By traversing and mapping our planet, they have played a vital role…

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The Ratline

The Ratline

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* FROM THE AUTHOR OF EAST WEST STREET As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadeführer Otto Freiherr von Wächter presided over an authority…

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The Crown in Crisis

The Crown in Crisis

In December 1936, Britain faced a constitutional crisis that was the gravest threat to the institution of the monarchy since the execution of Charles I.…

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Dead Famous

Dead Famous

During these extraordinary times Greg Jenner is able to sign you a personalised bookplate for your hardback. Please email info@gregjenner.com with the name you would…

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Venus and Aphrodite

Venus and Aphrodite

'Lively' THE TIMES 'Engrossing' THE SPECTATOR 'Stunning' WOMAN & HOME 'Marvellous' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE Through ancient art, evocative myth, intriguing archaeological discoveries and philosophical explorations,…

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The King and the Catholics

The King and the Catholics

'Utterly gripping and consistently witty' Damian Thompson, Literary Review 'An absolutely splendid book' A. N. Wilson, The Spectator The story of Catholic Emancipation begins with…

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem

The epic story of Jerusalem told through the lives of the men and women who created, ruled and inhabited it. Jerusalem is the universal city,…

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Written in History

Written in History

WRITTEN IN HISTORY celebrates the great letters of world history, creative culture and personal life. Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects over one hundred letters…

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Silver, Sword and Stone

Silver, Sword and Stone

SILVER, SWORD AND STONE is a vibrant, sweeping history of Latin America, told through three compelling lenses. The first, precious metal, of which silver is…

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Chanel's Riviera

Chanel's Riviera

Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera was whether one should curtsey…

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Les Parisiennes

Les Parisiennes

WINNER OF THE FRANCO-BRITISH SOCIETY BOOK PRIZE 2016 June, 1940. German troops enter Paris and hoist the swastika over the Arc de Triomphe. The dark…

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The Second World War

The Second World War

A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian. The Second World War began in August…

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Invisible Walls

Invisible Walls

'Memoirs of such richness are rare . . . a joy' JAMES NAUGHTIE 'A remarkable personal journey, by one of the great political correspondents of…

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Kim and Jim

Kim and Jim

Kim Philby's life and career has inspired an entire literary genre: the spy novel of betrayal. He was one of the leaders of the British…

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Queens of Jerusalem

Queens of Jerusalem

In 1187 Saladin's armies besieged the holy city of Jerusalem. He had previously annihilated Jerusalem's army at the battle of Hattin, and behind the city's…

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The Ambassadors

The Ambassadors

History does not run in straight lines. It is made by men and women and by accident. The path of events and ideas does not…

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Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me

Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me

'A brilliant biography - John Sutherland has brought Monica Jones to life as she deserves.' Claire Tomalin 'I couldn't put it down. Vivid and penetrating,…

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W&N Essentials

Happy All the Time

Happy All the Time

A 'jewel of romantic comedy' (New York Times) from the late great author, adored by Nigella Lawson, Dolly Alderton, Katherine Heiny and Caroline O'Donoghue. It…

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The Bear Boy

The Bear Boy

'Sparky, mischievous, witty, dazzlingly clever' Ali Smith 'A cause for celebration. Here we have a heroine to love, a story we can't let go of'…

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The Shawl

The Shawl

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Collected Stories

Collected Stories

Masterly collection of short stories by an American novelist at the height of her powers It is the stories upon which Cynthia Ozick's literary reputation…

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Toddler Hunting and Other Stories

Toddler Hunting and Other Stories

An immeasurably influential female voice in post-war Japanese literature, Kono writes with a strange and disorienting beauty: her tales are marked by disquieting scenes, her…

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In the Cut

In the Cut

Living alone in New York, Frannie teaches creative writing to a motley bunch of students, and secretly compiles a dictionary of street slang: virginia, n.,…

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Big Ideas and Agenda Setters

We Need New Stories

We Need New Stories

'Nesrine Malik writes with urgent eloquence about the world we live in, applying her brilliant mind to some of the most important debates of our…

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How to Argue With a Racist

How to Argue With a Racist

AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK --- THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Seriously important' BILL BRYSON 'A book that could save lives'…

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How Contagion Works

How Contagion Works

'Lucid, calm, informed, directly helpful in trying to think about where we are now... The literature of the time after begins here' Evening Standard 'Taking…

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Antisemitism

Antisemitism

Antisemitism has been on the rise in recent years, with violent attacks, increased verbal insults, and an acceptability in some circles of what would hitherto…

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The Self Delusion

The Self Delusion

'A thought-provoking and worthwhile read' THE TIMES 'A timely, challenging book' GUARDIAN '[A] rich, intriguing book' NATURE WE ARE MUCH MORE CONNECTED TO NATURE AND…

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MEMOIR

The Madness of Grief

The Madness of Grief

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Immensely moving and disarmingly witty' Nigella Lawson 'Such a moving, tough, funny, raw, honest read' Matt Haig 'Beautifully written, moving and…

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Motherwell

Motherwell

*THE NO.3 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'Raw, compelling, wise and tender' Dolly Alderton 'Motherwell is razor-sharp, fearless and wonderful' Adam Kay 'Utterly candid and staggeringly good,…

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Adrift

Adrift

'The world is not neatly divided into two camps of women, those who wanted to reproduce and did, and those who didn't want to, and…

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Unspeakable

Unspeakable

When John Bercow retired as Speaker of the House of Commons on 31 October 2019, he had become one of the most recognisable and iconoclastic…

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Featherhood

Featherhood

'One of the best books I have ever read. Incredibly moving' Elton John 'I cant recommend it too highly' Helen Macdonald 'Ranks among the best…

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Miss Aluminium

Miss Aluminium

ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' 100 BEST SUMMER READS OF 2020 'It's hard to beat Susanna Moore's Miss Aluminium' Vogue 'A sharp-edged summery treat' Hadley…

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An Improbable Life

An Improbable Life

'That life is an extraordinary one ... McDonald has grilled some of modern history's most revered and reviled figures, from Nelson Mandela to Saddam Hussein.…

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Home Work

Home Work

'Home Work is written with a warm heart and a generous spirit ... an honest attempt to make sense of an often chaotic life' SUNDAY…

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Out of the Woods

Out of the Woods

A fierce, poignant and highly original memoir about sexuality, shame and the lure of the trees 'A brave and beautiful book, electrifying on sex and…

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