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The next book in the Rose Hill series from <i>Sunday Times </i>bestseller, Elsie Silver

<b>A <i>Times</i>/<i>Sunday Times, Economist, Guardian</i>, <i>BBC History Magazine </i>and <i>History Today </i>Book of the Year</b><br/><b><br/>'One of the most fascinating and important works of global history to appear for many years' William Dalrymple</b><br/><br/><b>'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we have here is a truly encyclopaedic and monumental account of the ancient world' <i>The Times</i><br/></b><br/>Ancient Greece and Rome have long been considered the parents of Western civilisation. But the ancient world was a very wide one, of conversation, commerce and theft, sex, war and enslavement. It was this restless global contact that built the West.<br/><br/>Why did Macedonian generals steal elephants from India to rule new realms? How did the lewd graffiti left by foreign workers in Egypt form the basis of the alphabet? In a voyage through space and time, from the Levant of 2000 BC to the dawn of the Age of Exploration, Josephine Quinn rewrites the story of the West - and in doing so, offers us a new history of our shared past.<br/><br/><b>'Superb, refreshing and full of delights, this is world history at its best' Simon Sebag-Montefiore</b><br/><b>'Full of little gem-like shifts of perspective' <i>Guardian</i></b><br/> <b>'Scintillates with its focus on the unexpected' <i>Economist</i></b><br/> <b>'A work of great confidence, empathy, learning and imagination' Rory Stewart</b><br/> <b>'This is, in every way, a big book' <i>TLS</i></b>

<b>On the glittering streets of New York is the city's worst kept secret: the mob. And Natasha Nicastro is at the centre of it all . . .</b><br/><br/>Seventeen-year-old Tasha Nicastro lives a life of glitz and glamour, but she has no idea her family harbours a dark truth.<br/><br/>Tasha might look like your classic high school mean girl, but behind the designer clothes is a sharpshooter who knows how to bring anyone to their knees. The only person who has ever gotten under her skin is her former best friend, Leo Danesi, the youngest son of the Nicastro family's rivals. After Leo returns to New York older and more handsome, Tasha thinks he'll be the worst of her problems - until the life she thought she knew takes a violent, shocking turn. When her father and beloved older sister are murdered before her eyes, Tasha learns the dark truth: Her family runs the most powerful Mafia branch in New York, and now she's set to inherit it all.<br/><br/>Tasha vows vengeance on the mysterious new mob behind the hit, but she can't do it alone. She needs someone who already knows the underground world to help track them down. And that person is none other than Leo, the heir to his own family's dangerous empire.<br/><br/>But Tasha is a Nicastro. She's been raised in the company of killers, and there's absolutely nothing she won't do to avenge her family. That is, if the enemy doesn't put her in gold chains first.<br/><br/><b><i>Gossip Girl </i>meets <i>The Sopranos</i> in this fast-paced drama about a teenage mafia heiress who would do anything to avenge her family, even join forces with her handsome enemy.</b><br/><br/><b>Perfect for fans of:</b><br/><b>- Mafia Romances</b><br/><b>- Second Chance Romance</b><br/><b>- Rivals-to-Lovers</b><br/><b>- Thrillers</b><br/><b>- Mysteries</b>

We&rsquo;re all so busy, caught up in life&apos;s moments, big and small &ndash; The flight attendant working a shift on her birthday. The mother struggling alone with two young children. The newlyweds excited about their tropical honeymoon . The overworked father missing his kid&rsquo;s big show. The young man returning from his best friend&rsquo;s funeral. The ER nurse wondering what retirement will bring. All strangers. All unsuspecting. Each with a life heading in a particular direction &ndash; or so they imagine. Because an elderly woman is about to step into each of their paths. In just a few words, she will make a prediction, causing the most ordered of lives to unravel in the most unexpected of ways...

<b>* Longlisted for the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction *</b><br/><b>*A Foyles Top 10 Read for March and one of <i>Glamour's </i>Best Books of March*</b><br/><br/>'Blakeley charts a path forward based in home, democracy and liberation' <b>NAOMI KLEIN</b><br/><br/>'A must-read for anyone keen to put the demos back in democracy'<b> YANIS VAROUFAKIS</b><br/><b><br/>Everything you know about capitalism is wrong.</b><br/><br/>Free markets aren't really free. Record corporate pro fits don't trickle down to everyone else. And we aren't empowered to make our own choices - they're made for us every day.<br/><br/>Taking on the world's most powerful figures and corporations - from JP Morgan to Boeing, Henry Ford<br/>to Richard Nixon - Vulture Capitalism uncovers the causes of our modern crisis to reveal the true motives of our capitalist system. Because it isn't broken: it's working exactly as planned.<br/><br/>This is the book you need to understand what is happening in the world around you - and what you can do to change it.<br/><br/><b>'Read this book if you want to make fundamental changes to the world'</b> HA-JOON CHANG<br/><b>'If you've ever wondered why you (and everyone you know) feel so out of control of the world around you, this book will give you the answer'</b> ASH SARKAR

<strong>For fans of <em>The Witch Boy </em>and <em>Squished</em>, <em>Lunar Boy</em> is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic novel about a young boy from the moon who discovers a home in the most unlikely places, from debut twin creators Jes and Cin Wibowo. </strong><br/><br/>Indu, a boy from the moon, feels like he doesn't belong. He hasn't since he and his adoptive mom disembarked from their spaceship-their home-to live on Earth with their new blended family. The kids at school think he's weird, he has a crush on his pen pal who might not like him back, and his stepfamily doesn't seem to know what to do with him. Worst of all, Indu can't even talk to his mom about how he's feeling because she's so busy.<br/><br/>In a moment of loneliness, Indu calls out to the moon, begging them to take him back. And against all odds, the moon hears him and agrees to bring him home on the first day of the New Year. But as the promised day draws nearer, Indu finds friendship in unlikely places and discovers that home is more than where you come from. And when the moon calls again, Indu must decide: Is he willing to give up what he's just found?

George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest betrayals in its history. Using the talents of journalist and occasional spy Jerry Westerby, Smiley launches a risky operation uncovering a Russian money-laundering scheme in the Far East. His aim: revenge on Karla, head of Moscow Centre and the architect of all his troubles.<br/><br/>'Energy, compassion, rich and overwhelming sweep of character and action' The Times.<br/><br/>'A remarkable sequel ... the achievement is in the characters, major and minor ... all burned on the brain of the reader' The New York Times.