The Great Divide: Unabridged edition
‘A gorgeous, sweeping epic’ ANN NAPOLITANO
‘A master of prose’WASHINGTON POST
‘One of my favourite writers’ ROXANE GAY
‘Spectacular’ JOANNE SEFTON
‘I didn’t want it to end’ SARA SHERIDAN
History of the Americas
The Great Divide
‘A gorgeous, sweeping epic’ ANN NAPOLITANO
‘A master of prose’WASHINGTON POST
‘One of my favourite writers’ ROXANE GAY
‘Spectacular’ JOANNE SEFTON
‘I didn’t want it to end’ SARA SHERIDAN
Black Gold: The Dark History of Coffee
Your morning flat-white helped shape the modern world
‘Elegantly written, witty and so wide in scope, so rich in detail and so thought provoking’ Joanna Blythman
Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse
From the author of Unbroken – a major motion picture releasing in 2015 – this is the bestselling true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse, Seabiscuit.
A Death in Belmont
A compelling portrait of 1960s America that takes as its starting point the brutal events of 11 March 1963, the day on which the lives of three complete strangers – a black handyman, an Italian-American carpenter and a second-generation Jewish housewife – collided in the leafy Boston suburb of Belmont.
The Last Town on Earth
Set against the dual backdrop of World War I and the devastating 1918 influenza epidemic, ‘The Last Town On Earth’ is a brilliantly drawn tale of morality and patriotism in a time of upheaval.
Where I Was From
A memoir of land, family and perseverance from one of the most influential writers in America.
Isaac’s Storm: The Drowning of Galveston, 8 September 1900
Galveston, Texas, 8 September 1900. It’s another fine day in the Gulf according to Isaac Cline, chief observer of the new US Weather Bureau, but one day later, 6-10,000 people were dead, wiped out by the biggest storm the coast of America had ever witnessed.
Bring Home the Revolution: The Case for a British Republic
On a switchback ride through the USA, riding pillion with America’s founding fathers, Jonathan Freedland searches out the qualities that made America the land at the end of his childhood rainbow, the place his grandfather and he conspired to run off to because of its open promise and unbounded potential.
Inés of My Soul
This vibrant new novel from Isabel Allende takes her back to her homeland of Chile, and tells the story of the first Spanish woman to arrive on its shores with the Conquistadors in the 1500s.
The Last Town on Earth
Set against the dual backdrop of World War I and the devastating 1918 influenza epidemic, ‘The Last Town On Earth’ is a brilliantly drawn tale of morality and patriotism in a time of upheaval.
The Long Exile: A true story of deception and survival amongst the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic
A chilling true story of deception and survival set amidst the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic.
A Death in Belmont
A compelling portrait of 1960s America that takes as its starting point the brutal events of 11 March 1963, the day on which the lives of three complete strangers – a black handyman, an Italian-American carpenter and a second-generation Jewish housewife – collided in the leafy Boston suburb of Belmont.
Judge Sewall's Apology: The Salem Witch Trials and the Forming of a Conscience
Samuel Sewall sat in judgement at the Salem witch trials. Five years later he recanted the guilty verdicts. Through his story, Richard Francis brings the New World vividly to life.
The Colossus of New York: A City in Thirteen Parts
In a dazzlingly original work of nonfiction, the award-winning novelist Colson Whitehead re-creates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York, composing a love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in – or spent time in – this great city.
Hurricane: The Life of Rubin Carter, Fighter
Rubin Carter is the Hurricane. A pistol shot in a bar room ruined his chances of becoming the middleweight champion of the world. But he did not fire the gun. Nineteen long years in prison, a massively high profile campaign to release him that failed, and the persistence of an unlikely supporter finally saw him free.