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Number 11 | This is a novel about the hundreds of tiny connections between the public and private worlds and how they affect us all. It's about the legacy of war and the end of innocence. It's about h

The Dancing Face | A sensational, original art heist thriller about the high stakes theft of a priceless African artefact and its dark consequences University lecturer Gus knows that stealing the pric

Second Class Citizen | They nicknamed Adah 'the Igbo tigress' at school in Nigeria, she was so fearless. Now she has moved to London to join her husband, and is determined to succeed. But her welcome

Travellers | Poignant and beautifully sculpted, a novel about exile, identity and the many kinds of travellers moving through our modern world - from the Caine Prize-winning author of Oil on Water and

The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe | One of the greatest of all horror writers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) also composed pioneering tales that seized upon the scientific developments of an era mark

The One Memory of Flora Banks | How do you know who to trust when you can't even trust yourself? I look at my hands. One of them says Flora be brave. Flora has anterograde amnesia. She can't remember

Cranford | From the author of North and South and Mary Barton, Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford is a standalone publication of Elizabeth Gaskell's best-known work, with a critical introduction by Patricia

The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories | This volume includes Family Happiness; The Kreutzer Sonata; The Devil and Father Sergius. The four stories are all about love, but they take very different atti

Babylon Revisited | Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie B

Cities of the Red Night | An opium addict is lost in the jungle; young men wage war against an empire of mutants; a handsome young pirate faces his execution; and the world's population is infected wi

Germany. Memories of a Nation | From Neil MacGregor, the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, this is a view of Germany like no other For the past 140 years, Germany has been the central p

The Unsettling of Europe. The Great Migration, 1945 to the Present | Migrants have stood at the heart of modern Europe's experience, whether trying to escape danger, to find a better life or as a resu

The Black Jacobins. Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution | The iconic study of the Haitian revolution, by one of the most important historians of the twentieth century C. L. R. James's

The Trouble with Physics | The Trouble with Physics is a groundbreaking account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and

The Blessing | It isn't just Nanny who finds it difficult in France when Grace and her young son Sigi are finally able to join her dashing aristocratic husband Charles-Edouard after the war. For Grace

Coming Home to Liverpool | A stirring and inspiring story perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Call The Midwife Heartbroken but determined, Maud Linklater returns to her hometown of Liverpool intent

The Children Of Dynmouth | The Children Of Dynmouth - a classic prize-winning novel by William Trevor William Trevor's The Children of Dynmouth (Winner of the Whitbread Award and shortlisted for the B

The Bastard of Istanbul | One rainy afternoon in Istanbul, a woman walks into a doctor's surgery. 'I need to have an abortion', she announces. She is nineteen years old and unmarried. What happens tha

This Blinding Absence of Light | In this extraordinary non-fiction novel, based on a true story, Tahar Ben Jelloun traces the experiences of Salim who, in 1971, took part in a failed coup attempt to o

The Joys of Motherhood | 'God, when will you create a woman who will be fulfilled in herself, a full human being, not anybody's appendage? ... when will I be free?' There is no greater honour for a wo

Always Only You | Ren I'm a player on the team, she's on staff, and as long as we work together, dating is off-limits. Frankie won't be here forever - she's headed for bigger, better things. I just ho

Rebel | Respect the Legend. Idolize the Prodigy. Celebrate the Champion . . . But never underestimate the Rebel. Eden Wing may be a top student at his academy in Ross City, Antarctica, but most people

Ursule Mirouet | In 1842, eight years before his death, Balzac described Ursule Mirouet as the masterpiece of all the studies of human society that he had written; he regarded the book as 'a remarkabl

The Echo Chamber | What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds - and a treacher

Brooklyn | It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows sh

High Stakes | When inventor Stephen Scott abruptly fires his winning trainer Jody Leeds, the racing world is shocked and disgusted - though not quite as angry as Leeds, who swears revenge on his forme

Zero Hour | Bestseller Clive Cussler's latest NUMA novel, packed with suspense and adventure. Attempting to save a man in a speedboat from a sniper swooping in by helicopter, Kurt Austin lands himself

The Island of Doctor Moreau | The Penguin English Library Edition of The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells 'That black figure, with its eyes of fire, struck down through all my adult thoughts and

The Wisdom of Wolves. How Wolves Can Teach Us To Be More Human | They care for their elderly, play with their kids, and always put family first. Can we all learn something from the wisdom of wolves? I

The Story of Lucy Gault | Summer, 1921. Eight-year-old Lucy Gault clings to the glens and woods above Lahardane - the home her family is being forced to abandon. She knows the Gaults are no longer wel

Beneath the Skin | Someone's watching you. You don't know who. But he knows you . . . Zoe, Jennifer and Nadia are three women with nothing in common. Except for the man who wants to kill them. He send

Tales from 1,001 Nights | Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in

To Rise Again at a Decent Hour | Joshua Ferris's dazzling novel To Rise Again at a Decent Hour is about the meaning of life, the certainty of death, and the importance of good oral hygiene. There's no

Down and Out in Paris and London | The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover Orwell's personal account of life on the streets beautifully reimagined by renowned street artis

The Complete Henry Bech | Henry Bech, the celebrated author of Travel Light, has been scrutinized, canonized and vilified by critics and readers across the world. Here, the experiences of this bemused

The Ugly Sister | The bestselling author of Getting Rid of Matthew and My Sweet Revenge tells the story of a woman living in her sister's shadow. When it comes to genes, life is a lottery . . . Abi kn

Middle England | The country is changing and, up and down the land, cracks are appearing - within families and between generations. In the Midlands Benjamin Trotter is trying to help his aged father n

Berlin Now. The Rise Of The City And The Fall Of The Wall | In Berlin Now, and on the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the Wall, a legendary Berliner tells the inside story of the city. Over the last f

The Girl Who Died | 'Teacher wanted at the edge of the world...' After the loss of her father, Una sees a chance to escape Reykjavik to tutor two girls in the tiny village of Skalar - population just

Let's Talk. Make Effective Feedback Your Superpower | A ground-breaking method for giving effective feedback to peers and employees that will boost performance and motivation. 'Brilliant . . . empower

Black Beauty | Anna Sewell's moving story is one of the best-loved animal adventures ever written, this Penguin Threads edition of Black Beauty includes a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Sm

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men | In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignement for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an

Sir Francis Drake | How well do you know the life of one of Britain's great maritime heroes? Discover the truth behind a man who remains a legendary figure of history more than four hundred years afte

Think Like a Mountain | In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. In this lyrical meditation on America's wildlands, Aldo Leopold considers the different wa

Agency | San Francisco, 2017. Clinton's in the White House, Brexit never happened - and Verity Jane's got herself a new job. They call Verity 'the app-whisperer,' and she's just been hired by a shadow

The Pursuit of Love | 'He was the great love of her life you know.' 'Oh, dulling,' said my mother, sadly, 'One always thinks that. Every, every time.' Oh, the tedium of waiting to grow up! Longing for

Thirtynothing | Have you ever wondered what happened to your first love? Imagine bumping into her twelve years after you last saw her and realizing you still fancy her rotten. This is what happens to

The Purple Cloud | Dark, desolate and fantastical, The Purple Cloud was a pioneer in the genre of apocalyptic novels, and the first great science fiction work of the twentieth century. It inspired aut

Milligan's Meaning of Life. An Autobiography of Sorts | Milligan's Meaning of Life is a glorious celebration of the legendary Spike Milligan. Here you will find his most intimate and hilarious reflect

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | The first part of John le Carre's acclaimed Karla Trilogy, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sees the beginning of the stealthy Cold War cat-and-mouse game between the taciturn, do

La Belle Sauvage | Philip Pullman returns to the world of His Dark Materials with this magnificent first volume of The Book of Dust - now available in paperback and illustrated throughout by Chris Wor

Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse | 'Why all of a sudden did this shock him? He was annoyed with himself for being shocked. He felt as if he had been sucked into the bourgeois, almost edifyi

Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book | 'A reference bible... inspirational in the way that it opens up new possibilities for vegetables' - Daily Mail Jane Grigson's definitive guide to the selection, prepara

The Mission Song | As an interpreter of African languages, Bruno Salvador is much in demand. He makes it a principle to remain neutral - no matter what he hears. But when he is summoned on a secret jo

Five Minute Mum. On the Go | If you've ever taken a child (or sat near one) on public transport - you know how important this book is. Five Minute Mum: On the Go is the ultimate companion to any journ

Still Me | The third Lou Clark novel, following the Number One international bestsellers Me Before You and After You. Lou Clark knows too many things . . . She knows how many miles lie between her new

Lead Successful Projects | Are you struggling to juggle multiple projects? Do you often lose control of your budget? Does communicating your progress to the rest of your team cause you undue stress? P

A History of What Comes Next | Always run, never fight. Preserve the knowledge. Survive at all costs. Take them to the stars. Germany, 1945. Mia, a nineteen-year-old girl, is sent by the OSS to find W

Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone | In this tender, impassioned fourth novel, James Baldwin created one of his most striking characters: a man struggling to become himself. 'Everyone wishes to be

On Painting | Artist, architect, poet and philosopher, Leon Battista Alberti revolutionized the history of art with his theories of perspective in On Painting (1435). Inspired by the order and beauty

Hotel du Lac | Winner of the Booker Prize, the beautiful, romantic and gorgeously philosophical Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner is part of our Penguin Essential series which spotlights the very best of

Moby Dick. Level 7 +audio | Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises

Charity | With the Cold War drawing to a close in the East, Bernard Samson is still haunted by the events that have turned his life upside down over the last ten years. But when he takes a train from

The Liar's Room | One Room. Two Liars. No Way Out Susanna Fenton has a secret. Fourteen years ago she left her identity behind, reinventing herself as a counsellor and starting a new life. It was the