Social & cultural history

I, Vera: The Many Lives of Vera Gedroits, a Radical Princess

‘Vera Gedroits was a true medical heroine: outrageous, intrepid and devoted to saving lives. Miranda Seymour’s genius as a story teller brings this astonishing woman blazing back to life. I shall never forget her’ LADY ANTONIA FRASER

‘Miranda Seymour has written a wonderful and unputdownable book about an astonishing woman’ MEL GIEDROYC

Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York

THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER

A Book of the Year in The Times and Financial Times

‘This isn’t a book; it’s a case for revolution’ CAMILLA LONG, SUNDAY TIMES

‘A damning cannonball of truth through the York ramparts’ MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘Surely has a claim to the title of book of the year, for its seismic impact’ JANINE GIBSON, FINANCIAL TIMES

Parallel Lives: A Love Story from a Lost Continent

This is the simplest tale in the world. Two people meet and fall in love. But the route which brought Larissa Salmina and Francis Haskell to a backstreet Venetian restaurant in 1962 was anything but straightforward.

The Indefatigable Asa Briggs

Asa Briggs’s energy fuelled him to write more than fifty books, including five formidable volumes on the history of broadcasting. At the zenith of his fame he was one of the best-known historians of his generation, his name on a cover a guarantee of substantial sales.

Moscow Underground: Unabridged edition

‘A gripping thriller and Belkin is a character many readers will want to encounter again’ THE SUNDAY TIMES

‘Remarkable … If only all first novels were as enthralling as this’ FINANCIAL TIMES

‘Merridale’s talents as a Russia expert and writer combine to beam light on the depths of Moscow’s underworld’ THE SUN

How to Fit All of Ancient Greece in an Elevator

‘Irresistibly fascinating’ MARIE CLAIRE GREECE

‘Essential’ VICTORIA HISLOP

‘Brilliantly conceived’ PAUL CARTLEDGE

An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeology

Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: What War Does to Women

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE

‘A wake-up call’ Amal Clooney

‘Devastating… rape and sexual abuse continue to be a pervasive and all-too-often hidden feature of conflict zones the world over’ HM Queen Camilla

Storm’s Edge: Life, Death and Magic in the Islands of Orkney

‘A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details’ THE TIMES

‘If I read a better history this year, I will be lucky’ TOM HOLLAND

‘An astonishing tour de force’ SPECTATOR

Longlisted for the 2024 Highland Book Prize

The CIA Book Club: The Best-Kept Secret of the Cold War

‘Entertaining and vivid… This is a gripping account of an intriguing and little-known Cold War moment’ OBSERVER

‘Reads like a thriller’ THE SUN

The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.

To The City: Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul

‘An enthralling guide to one of the world’s great cities – that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics of Istanbul’ PETER FRANKOPAN

‘A love letter to this ancient capital’ THE TIMES

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