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The opening volume of Howard’s charming and poignant family saga The Cazalet Chronicles, The Light Years finds the three Cazalet brothers gathered at their Sussex family home, battling with issues of their own as the Second World War draws near. Read more

Elegiac and unforgettable, Healy's modern masterpiece explores the diverging myths and landscapes that make Ireland what it is through the story of heartbroken alcoholic writer holed up in a remote fisherman's cottage on the west coast. Read more

From the classicist and author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar comes another bravura reimagining of Greek myth as the story of Medusa is transformed into a powerful meditation on mortality, betrayal and the cruel limits of beauty. Read more

The Nightingale is a historical fiction novel by American author Kristin Hannah. The book tells the story of two sisters in France during World War II and their struggle to survive and resist the German occupation there.  Read more

Set on Exmoor, it's the story of a cat-and-mouse game between 12-year-old Steven and Arnold Avery, the serial violator and killer of children who, 18 years before, murdered Steven's 11-year-old Uncle Billy and never revealed where he buried the body. Read more

Based on a true story. Set in London, 1944: Clara Button is no ordinary librarian. While war ravages the city above her, Clara has risked everything she holds dear to turn the Bethnal Green tube station into the country’s only underground library. Down here, a secret community thrives with thousands of bunk beds, a nursery,… Read more

"Songbirds" is a novel by Christy Lefteri which tells the story of Nisha, a Sri Lankan migrant worker who disappears while working as a nanny. The book sheds light on the lives of undocumented female migrants and the challenges they face. The novel explores themes of migration, systemic racism, and the struggle for freedom and… Read more

“A Thousand Splendid Suns", published in 2007, is a novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. The story is set in Afghanistan from the 1970s onwards and primarily follows the lives of two women, Mariam and Laila, and their struggles in a male-dominated society. The novel portrays the challenges of family, friendship, and the impact of… Read more

"Slow Horses" is a British spy thriller television series based on the Slough House series of novels by Mick Herron. The series premiered on Apple TV+ and tells the story of a team of British intelligence agents who have all committed career-ending mistakes and subsequently work in a dumping ground department of MI5 called Slough… Read more