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“A diverse and glorious selection . . . a gift of imagination, wit, and wonder. The collection is filled with miniature masterpieces. . . . This must-have anthology is a treasure trove not to be missed.” —Library Journal (starred review) The prestigious annual story anthology, featuring...

Heathcliff, an orphan, is brought to Wuthering Heights, where he is raised alongside Catherine. They soon become lovers and inseparable soul mates. However, Catherine chooses to marry Edgar Linton, an antithesis to Heathcliff, mainly out of her desire for social status. This leads to Heathcliff being consumed by revenge. Heathcliff leaves the moors, only to return later as a wealthy and polished man. What follows is a series of tragic events.

Bloomsbury presents The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert, read by Juliet Stevenson. _______________ SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION _______________ 'Quite simply one of the best novels I have read in years' – Elizabeth...

A man returns to the town where a baffling murder took place 27 years earlier, determined to get to the bottom of the story. Just hours after marrying the beautiful Angela Vicario, everyone agrees, Bayardo San Roman returned his bride in disgrace to her parents. Her distraught family forced her to name her first lover; and her twin brothers announced their intention to murder Santiago Nasar for dishonoring their sister. Yet if everyone knew the murder was going to happen, why did no one intervene to stop it?

Brought to you by Penguin. The internationally acclaimed masterpiece from one of Iran's most influential writers - a powerful and essential tale of female freedom Women Without Men traces the interwoven destinies of five women – including a wealthy middle-aged housewife, a sex worker and a...

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023 'The most exquisite kind of literature... I've put it on a special shelf in my library that I reserve for books that demand to be revisited every now and then. ' OLGA TOKARCZUK, author of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead 'Could not be more...

हर चिट्ठी अपने आप में एक कहानी होती है. कम से कम लिखते हुए तुम कुछ देर के लिए अपने मोबाइल का डेटा ऑफ करके सिर्फ और...

In the wake of her mother's death, Shalini, a privileged and restless young woman from Bangalore, sets out for a remote Himalayan village in the troubled northern region of Kashmir. Certain that the loss of her mother is somehow connected to the decade-old disappearance of Bashir Ahmed, a charming Kashmiri salesman who frequented her childhood home, she is determined to confront him. But upon her arrival, Shalini is brought face to face with Kashmir's politics, as well as the tangled history of the local family that takes her in. And then life in the village turns volatile and old hatreds threaten to erupt into violence.

Who is Malinda Albert Kabalana? How did he die?Renegade war photographer Maali Almeida has to solve his own murder. Does that sound fun? It would be if there wasn’t so much bloody red-tape to get through. Oh and it’s not as though anyone alive actually seems to miss him, and it certainly...

Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II stands as the crowning achievement of one of America's most celebrated storytellers. Like no other books about the war, Wouk's spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events - and all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of World War II - as it immerses us in the lives of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war's maelstrom.

Brought to you by Penguin. Santa Teresa, on the Mexico-US border: an urban sprawl that draws lost souls to it like a vortex. Convicts and academics find themselves here, as does an American sportswriter, a teenage student with her widowed father, and a reclusive, 'missing' author. But, there is...

The 19th Century Classics Collection steps into the vibrant world of 19th century Europe, America, and Russia with this rich collection of literary masterpieces that continue to captivate listeners. From the dark allure of Dracula and the tragic romance of Anna Karenina to the moral complexities of Tess of the D'Urbervilles and the thrilling suspense of Wuthering Heights, this collection invites listeners to experience the enduring power of 19th-century storytelling.

Now you've read Heart the Lover, it's time to go back to the original . . . ‘A novel with the broad embrace of a 1990s Richard Curtis film’ – The Sunday Times ‘Funny and immensely clever’ – Tessa Hadley 'Gorgeous' - Elizabeth Strout 'Writers & Lovers made me happy . . . suffused with...

THE HEART-BREAKING POST-APOCALYPTIC TIKTOK SENSATION Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, 39 women are kept in isolation in a cage. Aboveground, a world awaits. Has it been abandoned? Devastated by...

**The mesmerising retelling from the woman at the heart of one of Ancient Greece's most famous myths.** 'I absolutely adored this book and am encouraging everyone I know to buy a copy.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW 'The last few pages will easily become tear soaked. I loved every minute of...

Brought to you by Penguin. **Winner of the Nero Book Awards Gold Prize Book of the Year 2025** A mother following her heart A father with the law on his side A child caught in the middle It’s 2022, and Heron, an old man of quiet habits, has just had the sort of visit to the doctor that turns a...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Tender and thrilling it’s Yuzuki at her best’ ELLE ‘Deliciously satisfying’ iPAPER ‘Enjoyable and addictive’ INDEPENDENT ‘Fantastically dark’ ERIN KELLY The thrilling new novel of friendship and dangerous obsession from Asako Yuzuki, the...

In her biggest seller, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, See introduced the Yao people to her readers. Here she shares the customs of another Chinese ethnic minority, the Akha, whose world will soon change. A powerful story about a family separated by circumstances, culture, and distance, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond that connects mothers and daughters.

Jeff Winston's life is not how he imagined it would be. An unhappy marriage and unrewarding job - and then he died. Aged 43. And woke up again, back in his college room, in 1963, age 18. With all his memories intact. If he applies those memories, he can be rich - he can have anything he wants - in this new chance at life. Until he dies at 43 and wakes up in his 18-year-old body again...and again in a continuous 25-year cycle, each time starting from scratch at the age of 18 to reclaim lost loves, make a fortune or remedy past mistakes.

In this enthralling crime novel, a baffling murder shocks London: a man has been murdered in a locked room after receiving anonymous threats, his body resurfacing in a nearby canal. Witnesses swear no one went in – or out. The suspect? A supposedly invisible man. But as panic spreads across the local area, Father Brown, the quiet priest with a razor-sharp mind, believes all is not what it seems. As he begins to unravel the fatal mystery, Brown cleverly illustrates how anyone can become invisible – not by magic, but by expectation.