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With their stomachs churning on the jewels they have swallowed, the courtesan Fiammetta and her companion dwarf Bucino escape the sack of Rome. It'...

Review Sarah Dunant's sparkling novel, In the Name of the Family, is girded by a keen political intelligence and a stunning feel for Italy in the ...

Product Description By the end of the fifteenth century, the beauty and creativity of Italy is matched only by its brutality and corruption. When...

Product Description Alessandra is not quite fifteen when her prosperous merchant father brings a young painter back with him from Holland to ador...

At one level an escapist fantasy, at another a parable about the liberation of the spirit, this delicious confection will work its magic on all.' '...

An eerily brilliant and spooky tale of spiritualism and deception 'Now you know why you are drawn to me - why your flesh comes creeping to mine, a...

'Hugely readable and profoundly important ... Perry's masterly piece of postmodern gothic is one of the great achievements of our century' The Obs...

You were the last one here, before I closed the door of Burntcoat. Before we all closed our doors. In the bedroom above her immense studio at Burn...

A Booker-longlisted novel of art, absence, loss and passion, from Britain's most exciting contemporary writer.Moving between Italy and England, the...

'Sarah Thankam Mathews' prose is undeniable . . . she captures the sneaky, unsaying parts of longing' Raven Leilani, author of Luster 'Some books ...

'Parachutes the reader into the real nitty-gritty of how it all works - openings, dealers, artists, prizes, auctions et al. Reading this book is l...

WARNING: Will keep you up all night From the No.1 bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes Li...

About the Author Sarah Turner lives in Devon with her husband and their three boys. She started writing as The Unmumsy Mum after becoming disi...

A reissue of the bestselling novel by JT LeRoy/Laura Albert - published to coincide with the new Jeff Feuerzeig documentary: Author: The JT LeRoy S...

THE UNPUTDOWNABLE RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK AND SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER THAT EVERYONE IS RAVING ABOUT'Utterly gripping' Daily Mail ...

The third unforgettable historical love story set in Italy from Marina Fiorato, author of the bestseller THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO. For fans of Ph...

Review A masterly slow-burn gripper ― Louise CandlishBeautifully written and stupendously addictive ― Deborah MoggachUtterly immersive and com...

*As heard on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour* *A Blackwell's and Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2022* 'Excellent ... one of those rare pop-scie...