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Brought to you by Penguin. Wreckers sinks the old narratives of imperialism, revealing the violent, chaotic and improvised reality of empire-building from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. While figures such as Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan are celebrated for...

Marianne Faithfull’s career was a testament to resilience and artistic evolution. Rising to fame in the 1960s as a fragile pop ingenue, she fought against industry biases that sought to define and discard her. After years of personal struggles, she reinvented herself with the groundbreaking Broken English, defying expectations with raw, fearless artistry. Throughout her later years, Faithfull continued to challenge conventions, earning respect as a rock matriarch whose influence resonated across generations. Following her passing, fellow musicians have hailed her as an uncompromising ...