Witty and wild'

Harper's Bazaar

'A strange but uniquely beautiful concept of a love story that delves into care, compassion and what it is to be human'

Stylist

'This is a sharp, funny and poignant look at what it means to connect with another being, and yourself'

Weike Wang, New York Times

Vi Liu's life is a mess. Having dropped out of college, she's stuck in a job she hates at a local hotel. Her ex-boyfriend has blocked her and she's lashing out at her...

2025

Lee can't remember exactly where he hid the body, but he can remember the blood. Hiding out at his father's centuries-old home in Japan, Lee knows something is wrong with him, and he knows it has something to do with his mother's disappearance almost a decade ago.

1877

A female samurai, Sen, stalks the borders of her home to protect her family from slaughter after the abolition of the samurai class. She's not sure how they'll ever survive, not without her father, who ha...

LONGLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

'A complex heroine who wrestles with the demands of faith, lust and ambition... A forceful wonder'

The Times, Historical Fiction Book of the Month

'A gripping, gorgeous story of faith and feminism... A rapturous read'

Daily Mail

'A spectacular story of shape-shifting, love and faith . . . It enthralled me'

Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist

Something moves on the forest floor . . .

Josie is at rock bottom. Burned out and heartbroken, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean.

When she stumbles across a decaying, ant-infested body in the woods, Josie plummets into a downward spiral, facing uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past - all whilst battling an infestation that seems to have burrowed into her mind . . . and her flesh.

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The best book on Pompeii I've ever read' STEPHEN FRY

'Brilliant' TOM HOLLAND

A vast area of Pompeii is being excavated for the first time, revealing astonishing insights into how people really lived. In this revelatory new history, Director of Pompeii Gabriel Zuchtriegel shares the untold stories that are at last emerging.

Pompeii is a world frozen in time. There are unmade beds, dishes left drying, tools abandoned by workmen, bodies embracing with love and fear. And alo...