How can we try and live a human life in a world that increasingly asks us to live faster, to carry more? Many of us are running on empty, tired in ways that sleep can’t fix. We’re told the answer lies within – in medication, meditation, in rewiring our behaviour and our minds. But what if there were another way?After years of listening, Chris Cleave – psychotherapist, researcher and bestselling novelist – arrived at a simple, radical conclusion: the wound is not yours alone. Trauma...

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE OTHER HANDThe Instant New York Times bestseller 'An addictive, propulsive read' Sunday Times 'A tremendous, sweeping love story' Mail on SundayIn a powerful combination of both humour and heartbreak, this dazzling novel weaves little-known history, and a perfe...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD'A powerful piece of art' Independent 'Exquisitely balanced between terrible sadness and brilliant humour' Observer 'Immensely readable and moving' New York TimesWe don't want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story...

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE OTHER HAND'An inspirational and moving novel in so many ways, and everyone should read it' The Times 'Strikingly well written' Observer 'I****mmensely enjoyable' Financial TimesKate and Zoe are friends but also ardent rivals - athletes at the to...

How are great turning points in history experienced by individuals?As Britain pulls away from Europe great British writers come together to give voice to their innermost feelings. These writers include novelists, writers of books for children, of comic books, humourists, historians, biographers, nature writers, film writers, travel writers, writers young and old and from an extraordinary range of backgrounds. Most are famous perhaps because they have won the Booker or other literar...

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE OTHER HAND'I couldn't put it down' Observer 'Stunning' New York TimesYou aren't stupid.You know there's no such thing as a perfect mother.Plenty of other books will tell you there is, but this one won't lie to you.I was weak and I cheated and I was pun...

We don't want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this:It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific.The story starts there, but the book doesn't.And it's what happens afterwards that is most important.Once you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don't tell them what happens either. T...

You aren't stupid.You know there's no such thing as a perfect mother.Plenty of other books will tell you there is, but this one won't lie to you.I was weak and I cheated and I was punished, but my god I loved my child through all of it.Love means you never break, and it means you're stronger than the things they do to you. I know this is true because I have been through fire, and I am the proof that love survives.I am not a perfect mother but I will tel...

The breathtaking new novel from the multi-award-winning author ofTHE OTHER HAND.'A cracker' Stylist, 10 Exciting Books in 2016'His best book to date' Esquire, 10 best novels of 2016Guardian Literary Highlight of 2016Independent Best Book to read in 2016Irish News Top Picks for 2016Washington Post 20 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2016When war is ...

The extraordinary third novel from Chris Cleave, author of the internationally bestselling, Costa-shortlisted THE OTHER HAND.Usually, this is where we'd tell you what this book is about.But with Chris Cleave, it's a bit different.Because if you've read THE OTHER HAND or INCENDIARY, you'll know that what his books are about is only part of the story - what really matters is how they make you feel.GOLD is about the limits of human endurance, both physical and ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST •The instant classic debut novel from the author of Inland and The Morningside, hailed as “a thrilling beginning to what will certainly be a great literary career” (Elle)“Spectacular . . . [Téa Obreht] spins a tale of such marvel and magic in a literary voice so enchanting that the mesmerized reader wants her never to stop.”—Entertainment Weekly

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A novel to cure your Downton Abbey withdrawal . . . a delightful story about nontraditional romantic relationships, class snobbery and the everybody-knows-everybody complications of living in a small community.”—The Washington PostThe bestselling author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand returns with a breathtaking novel of love on the eve of World War I that reaches far beyond the small English town in which it is set...