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Frances Wilson
Electric Spark : The Enigma of Muriel SparkFrom one of our leading biographers and critics...From one of our leading biographers and critics comes an exhilarating, landmark new look at Muriel Spark. The word most commonly used to describe Muriel Spark is ‘puzzling’. Spark was a puzzle, and... -
Stephen Ellcock
Elements : Chaos, order and the five elemental forcesA remarkable compendium of diverse and evocativ...A remarkable compendium of diverse and evocative imagery exploring the wide-ranging and profound associations of the five natural elements, masterfully curated by image alchemist and cult social me... -
Emma Healey
Elizabeth is MissingHow do you solve a mystery when you can't remem...How do you solve a mystery when you can't remember the clues?Maud is forgetful. She makes a cup of tea and doesn't remember to drink it. She goes to the shops and forgets why she went. Sometimes he... -
Christine Pillainayagam
Ellie Pillai is BrownThe perfect coming-of-age summer romance by the...The perfect coming-of-age summer romance by the most spectacularly funny and original debut UKYA voice. My name is Ellie. Ellie Pillai.And I suppose I am a little bit weird, but then, aren't we all... -
Eleanor Barraclough
Embers of the Hands : Hidden Histories of the Viking Age**Pre-order: Published: 19th Sept 2024** Imagin...**Pre-order: Published: 19th Sept 2024** Imagine a Viking, and a certain image springs to mind: a nameless, faceless warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorise the hapless loca... -
Wendy Moore
Endell Street: The Women Who Ran Britain’s Trailblazing Military HospitalWhen the First World War broke out, the suffrag...When the First World War broke out, the suffragettes suspended their campaigning and joined the war effort. For pioneering suffragette doctors (and life partners) Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett An... -
Keiron Pim
Endless Flight: The Genius and Tragedy of Joseph RothThe first English language biography of the gre...The first English language biography of the great European writer Joseph Roth, exploring his genius and his tragic life story, lived in the shadow of war. The brilliant, mercurial, self-mythologisi... -
Merlin Sheldrake
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our FuturesThe more we learn about fungi, the less makes s...The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers ... -
Andrew Lownie
Entitled : The Rise and Fall of the House of YorkEntitled is the first joint biography of Prince...Entitled is the first joint biography of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson by renowned royal biographer and literary agent, Andrew Lownie. Packed full of extraordinary revelations, Entit... -
Dan Jones
Essex DogsThe BBC History 2022 Book of the Year and Richa...The BBC History 2022 Book of the Year and Richard & Judy Book Club Pick from Sunday Times bestselling author Dan Jones. July 1346. The Hundred Years' War has begun, and King Edward and his lord... -
Oisin McKenna
Evenings and WeekendsMaggie is 30, pregnant and broke.Faced with mov...Maggie is 30, pregnant and broke.Faced with moving back to the home town she fought to escape, she’s wondering if having a baby with boyfriend Ed will be the last spontaneous act of her life. Ed, m... -
Rose George
Every Last Fish : What Fish Do for Us and What We Do to ThemCold-blooded, slippery, wet and strange: fish c...Cold-blooded, slippery, wet and strange: fish can be hard to think of as fellow animals and easier to consider as food. But what do we know of these creatures on our plates, and what do we know of ...
