Sugar is young, confident and hoping to start over. 'Poignant and bittersweet, this novel is a joy' Richard & Judy When she arrives in the southern town of Bigelow, it isn't long before the neighbourhood is alight with gossip and suspicion. Sugar fears her past is catching up with her. Then she meets Pearl, a woman trying to forget her own trauma. As these next-door neighbours become unlikely friends, they wonder if their lives could finally be changing for the better. But small towns have long memories. Perfect for fans of Demon Copperhead and The Bluest Eye, Sugar is a classic waiting to be rediscovered. 'Riveting... Searing and expertly imagined' TONI MORRISON on The Warmest December by Bernice L. McFadden 'A page-turning novel guaranteed to be looked back on as a timeless classic' INDEPENDENT 'This book is so engaging and beautiful and intriguing and satisfying that I could not put it down' ELLE Readers are falling for Sugar 'Such an enjoyable read... beautifully written, raw and impactful' 'Riveting, heart-breaking' 'Very powerful, poignant' 'Beautifully written... brutal and moving... a must read book' 'Well-written with rich characters and many twists and turns' 'So descriptive yet easy to read, and it made me fall in love with all the characters' Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, Autumn 2021

TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FROM THE WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR In this collection of essays, the author of Demon Copperhead and The Lacuna brings to us (out of one of history's darker moments) an extended love song to the world we still have. From its opening parable gleaned from recent news about a lost child saved in an astonishing way, the book moves on to consider a world of surprising and hopeful prospects ranging from an inventive conservation scheme in a remote jungle to the backyard flock of chickens tended by the author's small daughter. Whether she is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, motherhood, adolescence, genetic engineering, TV-watching, the history of civil rights, or the future of a nation founded on the best of all human impulses, these essays are grounded in the author's belief that our largest problems have grown from the earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards, and that answers may lie in those places, too. In the voice Kingsolver's readers have come to rely on - sometimes grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately persuasive - Small Wonder is a hopeful examination of the people we seem to be, and what we might yet make of ourselves.

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Wolf Hall meets Demon Copperhead in a sharply ambitious, brilliantly imagined and hugely entertaining story of intrigue, deceit, revenge and ambition **WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH** **THE TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER** **NAMED AS BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE SUNDAY TIMES** **PICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, AND THE I** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINSTON GRAHAM HISTORICAL PRIZE** 1483. The English throne is in peril. Peasant boy and pretender John Collan is faced with two options. a) Become king b) Die trying What could possibly go wrong? Seething with revenge and machination, sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and bravado, The Pretender is the captivating true story of a young man tossed into the chaos of history as it happens. ________________________________________ 'A bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue' Guardian 'Funny, moving, filthy and original' The Times 'So alive I felt Harkin might be a time traveller' Maggie Shipstead 'I read it with the dedicated fervour of a kid discovering literature for the first time' Yael van der Wouden 'The most enjoyable historical novel I've read in years' Spectator 'Witty, poignant, wildly engaging, and with a huge heart' Sarah Waters 'Like a Plantagenet Adrian Mole' Jenny Colgan 'A rollicking account of a befuddled boy's pillar-to-post existence as a political pawn' New York Times 'The real deal - nimble, vibrant, playful, and daring' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'Ambitious, mischievous and brilliantly written' Daily Mail 'I blazed through full of wonder and admiration ' Emma Stonex

Wolf Hall meets Demon Copperhead in a sharply ambitious, brilliantly imagined and hugely entertaining story of intrigue, deceit, revenge and ambition **WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH** **THE TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER** **NAMED AS BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE SUNDAY TIMES** **PICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, AND THE I** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINSTON GRAHAM HISTORICAL PRIZE** 1483. The English throne is in peril. Peasant boy and pretender John Collan is faced with two options. a) Become king b) Die trying What could possibly go wrong? Seething with revenge and machination, sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and bravado, The Pretender is the captivating true story of a young man tossed into the chaos of history as it happens. ________________________________________ 'A bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue' Guardian 'Funny, moving, filthy and original' The Times 'So alive I felt Harkin might be a time traveller' Maggie Shipstead 'I read it with the dedicated fervour of a kid discovering literature for the first time' Yael van der Wouden 'The most enjoyable historical novel I've read in years' Spectator 'Witty, poignant, wildly engaging, and with a huge heart' Sarah Waters 'Like a Plantagenet Adrian Mole' Jenny Colgan 'A rollicking account of a befuddled boy's pillar-to-post existence as a political pawn' New York Times 'The real deal - nimble, vibrant, playful, and daring' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'Ambitious, mischievous and brilliantly written' Daily Mail 'I blazed through full of wonder and admiration ' Emma Stonex

A RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK, Woman & Home Book of the Month and Prima Book of the Month 'Beautifully written and enticingly intriguing' - Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond 'Audacious and propulsive, a story surges with emotion - this is a dazzling novel' - Colin Walsh, author of Kala Exploring the fine line between dishonesty and reinvention, Saoirse is an evocative and compelling story of a woman perpetually in flight. A book for fans of Trespasses by Louise Kennedy and Barbara's Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead. In the wilds of Donegal, Ireland, 1999, Saoirse is an artist living an outwardly idyllic life. Her tender husband Daithí and two beloved daughters are regular subjects for her work, and in them she has found the safe home that she has always longed for. She tends not to talk about her past, and those that love her have learned to accept that the full story is too painful for her to disclose. When her Dublin exhibition unexpectedly wins a prestigious award that invites a swarm of publicity, Saoirse is left panic stricken. The unanticipated recognition threatens to expose a decade's worth of buried memories and past crimes. Because what her family and friends don't know is that Saoirse has been on the run since she was seventeen, she has stolen an identity to survive, and whilst Ireland might now be her home, it wasn't her first - and now her past life is poised to reclaim her. The novel weaves between flashbacks to a complicated childhood in Michigan, and Saoirse's journey to and in Ireland to forge safety for herself.

Qu'il y-a-t-il de plus fascinant que les services secrets ? Avec notre collection espionnage, levez le voile sur les grandes affaires d'espionnage et découvrez la vraie histoire et les plus sombres secrets des plus célèbres espions... Voici les 37 sujets abordés : Les secrets de la CIA la centrale intelligence agency ; Le Special Operations Executive, un service secret britannique vraiment très secret ; Guy Burgess, un traître au service du KBG ; Kim Philby du MI6 au KGB les Cinq de Cambridge ; Richard Sorge nom de code Ramsay, au service du NKVD ; la NSA les grandes oreilles de l'Amérique ; Wilhem Canaris, maitre espion nazi et agent double ; Le FBI de la chasse aux espions à l'antiterrorisme ; Opération Tracer, un bunker secret à Gibraltar ; L'opération Moolah ou comment voler un avion de chasse aux communistes ; Opération Bleuite, infiltration et d'intoxication pendant la Guerre d'Algérie ; Projet MK Ultra, la manipulation mentale ultra secrète ; Enigma, comment décrypter les codes secrets nazis ; Opération Mincemeat, comment manipuler l'armée allemande ; La DGSE, les services secrets français, au delà de la légende ; Dušan Popov alias Tricycle agent double et vrai James Bond : Opération Anthropoid objectif, assassiner un haut dignitaire nazi : Henri Déricourt, un agent triple français ; Le KGB l'impitoyable police secrete de l'URSS : L'orchestre rouge, le reseau d'espionnage anti nazi ; L'opération oiseau bleu, l'échec d'une opération secrète française ; Le Mossad, un service secret redoutable ; Le Système Double Cross, ou l'art de la désinformation ; Le MI5, protéger le Royaume Uni à tout prix ; Opération Fortitude, objectif, désinformer les nazis ; Sidney Reilly, l'espion gentleman ; Oleg Penkovsky, nom de code HEROS ; Opération Chaton acoustique ; Opération Sans-Pitié ; Opération Copperhead ; L'opération corn flakes ; L'opération colère de Dieu ; L'opération Trust ; Opération Paperclip ; Larry Wu-tai Chin, un agent double au service de la Chine ; L'operation Diamond ; L'Affaire Farewell.

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FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR '[Kingsolver] reminds us that a novel can be wildly entertaining and still have a social conscience' NEW YORK TIMES, '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' (on Demon Copperhead) You've taken Demon to your hearts, prepare for another 'emotionally raw, riotously entertaining' read as you meet Livia. Here's my question: How does a person step in front of a train and leave everything right there? Livia Bohusz misses her big brother, Cyrus. But since the day he took his own life, a day that changed everything, eleven-year-old Livia has also known she has no choice but to survive. Her solace is music. A gifted pianist, Livia's only escape is the quiet rapture it brings as she practises, so when Livia starts college as a music major and scholarship prodigy, it feels as if a new life might begin. Immersing herself in her passions in a world where she excels, even as she struggles to fit in with more urbane classmates, she glimpses the possibilities of a life beyond the farm and her parents. Then one springtime, as the smell of reviving grass and crocuses, and the sounds of songbirds fill the air, Livia catches a glimpse of shirt sleeves rolled to the elbow, muscles you wouldn't miss in the rear view: 'Who is that man?' It is a question Livia may come to wish she had never asked. Readers love Barbara Kingsolver: 'Barbara Kingsolver's way with words is beyond description!' 'That's the magic of Barbara Kingsolver I guess - to make you laugh in one line and then absolutely wreck you in the next. What a genius' 'I love Kingsolver because I never know where she will go next but it will always be somewhere that I've never been before' 'Barbara Kingsolver has an understanding of the human condition and the abuses inflicted by an unjust society upon those who do not deserve that' 'A trademark ability to tell a story with empathy' 'One of those writers who somehow can produce writing that sounds as natural as talking and yet that somehow comes out as poetry' 'Kingsolver is a magician with words'

FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR '[Kingsolver] reminds us that a novel can be wildly entertaining and still have a social conscience' NEW YORK TIMES, '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' (on Demon Copperhead) You've taken Demon to your hearts, prepare for another 'emotionally raw, riotously entertaining' read as you meet Livia. Here's my question: How does a person step in front of a train and leave everything right there? Livia Bohusz misses her big brother, Cyrus. But since the day he took his own life, a day that changed everything, eleven-year-old Livia has also known she has no choice but to survive. Her solace is music. A gifted pianist, Livia's only escape is the quiet rapture it brings as she practises, so when Livia starts college as a music major and scholarship prodigy, it feels as if a new life might begin. Immersing herself in her passions in a world where she excels, even as she struggles to fit in with more urbane classmates, she glimpses the possibilities of a life beyond the farm and her parents. Then one springtime, as the smell of reviving grass and crocuses, and the sounds of songbirds fill the air, Livia catches a glimpse of shirt sleeves rolled to the elbow, muscles you wouldn't miss in the rear view: 'Who is that man?' It is a question Livia may come to wish she had never asked. Readers love Barbara Kingsolver: 'Barbara Kingsolver's way with words is beyond description!' 'That's the magic of Barbara Kingsolver I guess - to make you laugh in one line and then absolutely wreck you in the next. What a genius' 'I love Kingsolver because I never know where she will go next but it will always be somewhere that I've never been before' 'Barbara Kingsolver has an understanding of the human condition and the abuses inflicted by an unjust society upon those who do not deserve that' 'A trademark ability to tell a story with empathy' 'One of those writers who somehow can produce writing that sounds as natural as talking and yet that somehow comes out as poetry' 'Kingsolver is a magician with words'

Bloomsbury presents The Pretender by Jo Harkin, read by John Hollingworth. Wolf Hall meets Demon Copperhead in a sharply ambitious, brilliantly imagined and hugely entertaining story of intrigue, deceit, revenge and ambition 'A vivid, transporting feat of imagination' Maggie Shipstead 'Witty, poignant, wildly engaging, and with a huge heart - I loved it' Sarah Waters 'Brilliantly buoyant, clever, funny, original, vivid, witty' Joanna Quinn 'The Pretender has everything: history richly drawn, amazing characterisation, humour, wit, vigour and bravery' Emma Stonex 'I found myself laughing out loud at the sheer brilliance of Harkin's sentences' Victoria MacKenzie ________________________________________ Kill the pretender. Do not let it be known that there was a pretender to kill. The year is 1483 and England is in peril. The much-despised Richard III is not long for the throne, and the man who will become Henry VII stands poised to snatch the crown for himself. But for twelve-year-old John Collan, living in a remote village with his widowed father, these matters seem far away. But history has other plans for John. Stolen from his family, exiled – first to Oxford, then to Burgundy, and then Ireland – and apprenticed to a series of unscrupulous political operators, he finds himself groomed for power; not as John Collan, but as Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick – and rightful heir to the throne. Far from home at the Irish court, preparing for a war that will see him become king or die trying, John has just his wits – and the slippery counsel of his host's daughter, the unconventional Joan – to navigate the choppy waters ahead. Seething with revenge and machination, sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and bravado, The Pretender is the captivating true story of a young man tossed into the chaos of history as it happens. 'Wickedly funny… A work of genius, a wellspring of laughter and sorrow, a feat of time travel, and a feast of language' Karen Russell 'Raw, beautiful and true ... I loved it' Leah Redmond Chang 'An absolute thumper … Funny and filthy and brave and brilliant' Marianne Levy 'Superb, exhilarating and heartbreaking' Linda Porter 'I couldn't put it down' Tracy Borman

FROM THE GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR '[Kingsolver] reminds us that a novel can be wildly entertaining and still have a social conscience' NEW YORK TIMES, '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' (on Demon Copperhead) You've taken Demon to your hearts, prepare for another 'emotionally raw, riotously entertaining' read as you meet Livia. Here's my question: How does a person step in front of a train and leave everything right there? Livia Bohusz misses her big brother, Cyrus. But since the day he took his own life, a day that changed everything, eleven-year-old Livia has also known she has no choice but to survive. Her solace is music. A gifted pianist, Livia's only escape is the quiet rapture it brings as she practises, so when Livia starts college as a music major and scholarship prodigy, it feels as if a new life might begin. Immersing herself in her passions in a world where she excels, even as she struggles to fit in with more urbane classmates, she glimpses the possibilities of a life beyond the farm and her parents. Then one springtime, as the smell of reviving grass and crocuses, and the sounds of songbirds fill the air, Livia catches a glimpse of shirt sleeves rolled to the elbow, muscles you wouldn't miss in the rear view: 'Who is that man?' It is a question Livia may come to wish she had never asked. Readers love Barbara Kingsolver: 'Barbara Kingsolver's way with words is beyond description!' 'That's the magic of Barbara Kingsolver I guess - to make you laugh in one line and then absolutely wreck you in the next. What a genius' 'I love Kingsolver because I never know where she will go next but it will always be somewhere that I've never been before' 'Barbara Kingsolver has an understanding of the human condition and the abuses inflicted by an unjust society upon those who do not deserve that' 'A trademark ability to tell a story with empathy' 'One of those writers who somehow can produce writing that sounds as natural as talking and yet that somehow comes out as poetry' 'Kingsolver is a magician with words'

Wolf Hall meets Demon Copperhead in a sharply ambitious, brilliantly imagined and hugely entertaining story of intrigue, deceit, revenge and ambition **NAMED AS BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE SUNDAY TIMES** **PICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, AND THE I** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINSTON GRAHAM HISTORICAL PRIZE** 'Wickedly funny ... the filthy, clever, immersive picaresque you didn't know you needed' Guardian, The best fiction of 2025 'I read it with the dedicated fervour of a kid discovering literature for the first time' Yael van der Wouden 'Funny, moving, filthy and original' The Times 'So alive I felt Harkin might be a time traveller' Maggie Shipstead 'The most enjoyable historical novel I've read in years' Spectator ________________________________________ Kill the pretender. Do not let it be known that there was a pretender to kill. The year is 1483 and England is in peril. The much-despised Richard III is not long for the throne, and the man who will become Henry VII stands poised to snatch the crown for himself. But for twelve-year-old John Collan, living in a remote village with his widowed father, these matters seem far away. But history has other plans for John. Stolen from his family, exiled - first to Oxford, then to Burgundy, and then Ireland - and apprenticed to a series of unscrupulous political operators, he finds himself groomed for power; not as John Collan, but as Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick - and rightful heir to the throne. Far from home at the Irish court, preparing for a war that will see him become king or die trying, John has just his wits - and the slippery counsel of his host's daughter, the unconventional Joan - to navigate the choppy waters ahead. Seething with revenge and machination, sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and bravado, The Pretender is the captivating true story of a young man tossed into the chaos of history as it happens. **Praise for The Pretender** 'A brainy, heartfelt delight' Guardian, 50 hottest books to read now 'Witty, poignant, wildly engaging, and with a huge heart' Sarah Waters 'Touching and hilarious' The Times, 80 best books to take on holiday 'Like a Plantagenet Adrian Mole' Jenny Colgan 'A rollicking account of a befuddled boy's pillar-to-post existence as a political pawn' New York Times 'The real deal - nimble, vibrant, playful, and daring' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'Ambitious, mischievous and brilliantly written' Daily Mail 'I blazed through full of wonder and admiration ' Emma Stonex

Wolf Hall meets Demon Copperhead in a sharply ambitious, brilliantly imagined and hugely entertaining story of intrigue, deceit, revenge and ambition **NAMED AS BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE SUNDAY TIMES** **PICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 BY THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, AND THE I** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINSTON GRAHAM HISTORICAL PRIZE** 'Wickedly funny ... the filthy, clever, immersive picaresque you didn't know you needed' Guardian, The best fiction of 2025 'I read it with the dedicated fervour of a kid discovering literature for the first time' Yael van der Wouden 'Funny, moving, filthy and original' The Times 'So alive I felt Harkin might be a time traveller' Maggie Shipstead 'The most enjoyable historical novel I've read in years' Spectator ________________________________________ Kill the pretender. Do not let it be known that there was a pretender to kill. The year is 1483 and England is in peril. The much-despised Richard III is not long for the throne, and the man who will become Henry VII stands poised to snatch the crown for himself. But for twelve-year-old John Collan, living in a remote village with his widowed father, these matters seem far away. But history has other plans for John. Stolen from his family, exiled - first to Oxford, then to Burgundy, and then Ireland - and apprenticed to a series of unscrupulous political operators, he finds himself groomed for power; not as John Collan, but as Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick - and rightful heir to the throne. Far from home at the Irish court, preparing for a war that will see him become king or die trying, John has just his wits - and the slippery counsel of his host's daughter, the unconventional Joan - to navigate the choppy waters ahead. Seething with revenge and machination, sparkling with wit and humanity, and roaring with adventure and bravado, The Pretender is the captivating true story of a young man tossed into the chaos of history as it happens. **Praise for The Pretender** 'A brainy, heartfelt delight' Guardian, 50 hottest books to read now 'Witty, poignant, wildly engaging, and with a huge heart' Sarah Waters 'Touching and hilarious' The Times, 80 best books to take on holiday 'Like a Plantagenet Adrian Mole' Jenny Colgan 'A rollicking account of a befuddled boy's pillar-to-post existence as a political pawn' New York Times 'The real deal - nimble, vibrant, playful, and daring' Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'Ambitious, mischievous and brilliantly written' Daily Mail 'I blazed through full of wonder and admiration ' Emma Stonex