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From the author of The Wordhord: Daily Life in Old English, an audiobook narrated by Isabel Adomakoh Young that takes you on an entertaining tour of Old English words for animals Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from pets and farm animals to the wild creatures of field and...

'I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN' SHON FAYE 'A MASTERPIECE. THIS SEARING TALE OF LOVE, SEX AND CLASS WILL RESONATE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME' OWEN JONES 'I WAS DEEPLY MOVED BY ITS BEAUTY AND HUMANITY' COCO MELLORS 'Electric and intimate' Guardian 'Impossibly, ineffably beautiful’ Russell T Davies...

People die. Love doesn’t. ‘A bitter-sweet pang in my heart’ Monique Roffey ‘A beautiful book. Insanely romantic and utterly convincing’ Julie Myerson ‘A wonderful and inventive novel, sorrowful and hopeful in equal measure. It was a true pleasure to read’ Miranda Cowley Heller...

Praise for Jessica George 'An incredibly exciting new talent' Beth O'Leary 'Lively, funny, poignant' Bonnie Garmus 'Utterly Charming' Celeste Ng This isn't a romance. But it is about love. Remy is lucky. Her three best friends have always been there for her - until the day that they're not. One...

“This is such a love story to cities & people & heartbreaks, death & loss. It's not at all corny, it's smart. But I just finished it & it made me cry.” — Eileen Myles "Signals the arrival of a novelist sure to resonate with young people who endeavor to make intimate connections." —The...

'My favourite kind of grand space opera' BEN AARONOVITCH She's searching for the emperor who stole her sister. He's searching for the prince who stole his heart. The entire universe is at stake. The Principle of Moments is a centuries-spanning adventure unmissable for fans of the spacefaring...

Friendship is the love story you can count on. “Narrator Isabel Adomakoh Young conjures a pair of delightfully distinct voices for the women at the heart of this audiobook.” — Kirkus (Earphones Award Winner) Remy is lucky. Her debut novel, based on her three best friends, became an instant...

A poignant, modern love story about a young widow and widower and the two ghosts that bring them together because although love changes form, it never dies. “Heart-stoppingly romantic.”—The Express (UK) Two couples. Four unfinished lives. A love that transcends space and time. Rasmus and...

“Ambitious, brave, and strange.” —Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan From the NBCC-winning author, a subversive, rollicking, and feminist retelling of Moby Dick through the eyes of one inimitable woman. I must work on a ship as a man…Yes, I must seek a new life, more adventurous than that...

The course of true love never did sail smooth. . . Things on this yacht are about to get rocky… When feisty chef Sofia and strait-laced first officer Jack are thrown together as the crew for a luxury yacht on the beautiful Amalfi Coast, it’s anything but smooth sailing. And after their first...

On the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire—love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendent of the god Eros. Eirene and her beloved twin sister, Phoebe, have always managed to escape Desire’s thrall. Until Leandros’ wife dies mysteriously and he sets his sights on Phoebe. Determined to keep her sister safe, Eirene strikes a bargain with Leandros: if she can complete the four elaborate tasks he sets her, he will find another bride. 

"A tapestry of mysteries, myths, and machinations, all held together by a shimmering thread of love between women." —Samantha Shannon, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree This stunning Greek mythology–inspired sapphic fantasyblends the story of Eros and Psyche...

Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from the creatures in our fields to those in our fantasies, have remained the same since medieval times - but the words we use, and the ways we describe them, have often changed beyond recognition. Old English was spoken over a thousand years ago, when every animal was a deor. In this glittering Old English bestiary we find deors big and small, the ordinary and the extraordinary, the good, the bad and the downright baffling.

Discover mighty goddesses and magical heroines from around the world in this inspirational collection and unleash your own inner strength! This collection showcases narratives that celebrate strong, independent women. They run free and possess the qualities we would hope for in our daughters and friends: self-confidence, strength, wits, courage, fearlessness, and independence.

This collection brings together a selection of classic children's stories, retold by Samantha Newman. These narratives from around the world showcase strong, charismatic, independent female protagonists who know their own minds, and make their own decisions.

Shakespeare's plays have been beloved for so many years that his characters and words have shaped our world today. This collection has adapted these works adapted for younger listeners, introducing them to iconic characters such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and Queen Cleopatra of Egypt.

Bloomsbury presents Dottie by Abdulrazak Gurnah, read by Isabel Adomakoh Young. By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 A searing tale of a young woman discovering her troubled family history and cultural past ‘Gurnah writes with wonderful insight about family relationships and he...

Showcasing narratives that celebrate strong, independent women, these fairy tales contain heroines that aren't reduced to being wives or witches! Instead, they run free and possess the qualities we would hope for in our daughters and friends: self-confidence, strength, wits, courage, fearlessness, and independence. They live freely, happily ever after, without restraint or narrowly defined roles.

Taylor is in love with Ryan. She has been since the moment they met. But Ryan is with Marcy - her best friend. When everything fell apart around Taylor years before, Marcy was there for her. No matter how much Taylor wants Ryan, she refuses to lose Marcy's friendship. A master of burying her feelings, Taylor is determined to resist. But the unspoken bond she and Ryan share isn't going away. And when Marcy leaves for a few weeks, just as Ryan moves into their shared flat, the tension grows to unbearable proportions.

This is Britain: but not as we know it. THEY are coming closer . . . THEY begin with a dead dog, shadowy footsteps, confiscated books. Soon the National Gallery is purged; eerie towers survey the coast; savage mobs stalk the countryside destroying artworks—and those who resist. THEY capture dissidents—writers, painters, musicians, even the unmarried and childless—in military sweeps, 'curing' these subversives of individual identity. Survivors gather together as cultural refugees, preserving their crafts, creating, loving and remembering. But THEY make it easier to forget ...