A selection of George Orwell's prescient, clear-eyed and stimulating writing on the subjects of truth and lies. With an introduction by Alan Johnson. 'Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four. If that is granted, all...

Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Nearly twelve years have passed since he was disgraced for attempting to cover up a tragic mishap on the operating table....

The most ingenious and unusual novel you will read all year, where you choose your own story You’ve grown roots, you’re gathering moss. You’re desperate to escape your boring life teaching English in Jakarta, to go out and see the world....

It is 1989 and all over Europe Communism is crumbling. Arvid Jansen, 37, is in the throes of a divorce. At the same time, his mother is diagnosed with cancer. Over a few intense autumn days, we follow Arvid as he struggles to find a new...

"Without Ever Reaching the Summit: A Himalayan Journey" von Stash Luczkiw ist ein Reisebericht, der die Erfahrungen und Erlebnisse des Autors während einer Expedition in das Himalaya-Gebirge schildert. Anstatt sich auf das Erreichen...

**DETECTIVE HOLE IS NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES** 'Hooks you in immediately' Daily Express 'Typically twisty Nesbo' The Sun 'Electrifying' Crime Monthly **A NEW gritty standalone thriller from the global crime sensation** 'Nesbo deserves...

"The Thirst" ist der elfte Roman in der Harry-Hole-Serie des norwegischen Autors Jo Nesbø, nicht Neil Smith. In diesem Thriller wird der pensionierte Ermittler Harry Hole erneut in einen komplexen Fall hineingezogen, als ein brutaler...

Here, for the first time in one volume, is J. M. Coetzee's majestic trilogy of fictionalised memoir, Boyhood, Youth and Summertime. Scenes from Provincial Life opens in a small town in the South Africa of the 1940s. We meet a young boy...

"The Night House" von Neil Smith ist eine fesselnde Horror-Geschichte, die sich um das Erwachsenwerden dreht. Im Mittelpunkt steht ein Teenager, der in einer kleinen Stadt lebt und auf mysteriöse Weise in das unheimliche Geschehen eines...

**From the author of the global phenomenon Sapiens** **A Guardian Book of the Year** **An Evening Standard Book of the Year** **A TLS Book of the Year** `Homo Deus will shock you. It will entertain you. Above all, it will make you think...

"The 7th Function of Language" von Laurent Binet (nicht Sam Taylor, der der Übersetzer ist) ist ein spannender und intellektueller Roman, der Fiktion mit historischen Ereignissen verbindet. Die Geschichte beginnt mit dem mysteriösen Tod...

Nineteenth-century Europe, from Turin to Prague to Paris, abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Conspiracies rule history. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian priests are strangled with their own intestines. French criminals...