cecily: an epic feminist retelling of the war of the roses

cecily: an epic feminist retelling of the war of the roses

Cecily: An Epic Feminist Retelling Of The War Of The Roses

'A startling heroine' SARAH MOSS, Summerwater

'A vividly female perspective on the Wars of the Roses' IMOGEN HERMES GOWER, The Mermaid and Mr Hancock
'Wolf Hall for the 2020s' MANDA SCOTT, Boudica
'Absorbing' TIMES
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1431 is a dangerous time for a woman to be defiant.

England has been fighting France for 100 years. At home, power-hungry men within a corrupt government manipulate a weak king - and name Cecily's husband, York's loyal duke, an enemy. As the king's grasp on sanity weakens, plots to destroy York take root...

It will take all of Cecily's courage and cunning to save her family. But when the will to survive becomes ambition for a crown, will she risk treason to secure it?

Inside closed bedchambers and upon bloody battlefields, CECILY portrays war as women fight it.

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ACCLAIM FOR CECILY - AN EPIC FEMINIST RETELLING OF THE WAR OF THE ROSES

'Has the new Hilary Mantel arrived?' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

'Masterful and majestic; England's unspoken history told by one brilliant woman through the life of another. This important novel blazes on every page from its brutal first scene to its glittering final act' CHRIS CLEAVE, author of Everyone Brave is Forgiven

'Entirely absorbing and utterly compelling. Fifteenth century England leaps from the page, with all its political turmoil and bloodshed. I loved it' CAROLINE LEA, author of The Glass Women

'Cecily stalks the corridors of power like a female Thomas Cromwell. A vividly female perspective on the Wars of the Roses - what a feat' IMOGEN HERMES GOWER, author of The Mermaid and Mr Hancock

'Masterfully written and wholly immersive, with characters that live and breathe. Cecily is a tour de force. I loved every sentence' JOANNE BURN, author of The Hemlock Cure

'Annie Garthwaite writes about the past with the sort of intimacy, immediacy and empathy that can only come from graft and craft' TOBY CLEMENTS, author of Kingmaker

'BLOODY GREAT. So modern, so political, it could almost be set in Downing Street' KATE SAWYER, author of The Stranding

'Shines a light into a dark corner of our history and reclaims the voice and story of a powerful and forgotten woman' LIZ HYDER, author of The Gifts

'An extraordinary achievement . . .I could touch and breathe Cecily's world as if I was walking in her shadow' CAROL MCGRATH, author of The Silken Rose

'Impeccably researched, written with style and shot through with energy, heart and power. A perfectly paced tale of intrigue, influence and victory wrenched from defeat. Cecily has been overlooked for centuries. Not anymore' A J WEST, author of The Spirit Engineer

a love story for bewildered girls: 'utterly gorgeous' pandora sykes

a love story for bewildered girls: 'utterly gorgeous' pandora sykes

A Love Story For Bewildered Girls: 'Utterly Gorgeous' Pandora Sykes

'An utterly gorgeous novel. It will forever hold my heart in its pages' Pandora Sykes, co-host of The High-Low podcast

Grace loves a woman. Annie loves a man. Violet isn't quite sure. But you'll love them all...

Grace has what one might call a 'full and interesting life' which is code for not married and has no kids. Her life is the envy of her straight friends, but all this time she has been waiting in secret for love to hit her so hard that she runs out of breath, like the way a wave in a rough sea bowls you over, slams you into the sand, and nearly drowns you.

When Grace meets a beautiful woman at a party, she falls suddenly and desperately in love. At the same party, lawyer Annie meets the man of her dreams - the only man she's ever met whose table manners are up to her mother's standards. And across the city, Violet, who is afraid of almost everything, is making another discovery of her own: that for the first time in her life she's falling in love with a woman.

A Love Story for Bewildered Girls is a moving and exquisitely funny novel about love, sex and heartbreak.

'Exquisitely tender, beautifully written, funny and sad' Daisy Buchanan, author of How to Be a Grown-up

'Funny, honest, brilliant' Nina Stibbe, bestselling author of Love, Nina

'I absolutely loved this book by Emma Morgan which follows 3 women's very different love lives... I inhaled it' Emma Gannon, Sunday Times best-selling author and host of the podcast Ctrl-Alt-Delete

'Funny, touching, uplifting, thoroughly modern' Lauren Bravo, author of What Would the Spice Girls Do?

'I was transfixed by this funny and moving story of three women navigating their way through the complexities of love, life and the search for personal fulfilment' Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus, a Richard & Judy Book Club Pick

'A charming modern romance' Glamour

'Beautifully written, Morgan's novel is a seriously impressive debut' Stylist

'Emma Morgan is an author to look out for' Julie Cohen, author of 'Louis & Louise'

LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2020

the women of troy

the women of troy

The Women Of Troy

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Following her bestselling, critically acclaimed The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker continues her extraordinary retelling of one of our greatest myths.

'Myth for a MeToo age. Pat Barker returns to Homer in this gory but unexpectedly uplifting novel' Sunday Times

Troy has fallen. The Greeks have won their bitter war. They can return home as victors - all they need is a good wind to lift their sails. But the wind has vanished, the seas becalmed by vengeful gods, and so the warriors remain in limbo - camped in the shadow of the city they destroyed, kept company by the women they stole from it.

The women of Troy.

Helen - poor Helen. All that beauty, all that grace - and she was just a mouldy old bone for feral dogs to fight over.

Cassandra, who has learned not to be too attached to her own prophecies. They have only ever been believed when she can get a man to deliver them.

Stubborn Amina, with her gaze still fixed on the ruined towers of Troy, determined to avenge the slaughter of her king.

Hecuba, howling and clawing her cheeks on the silent shore, as if she could make her cries heard in the gloomy halls of Hades. As if she could wake the dead.

And Briseis, carrying her future in her womb: the unborn child of the dead hero Achilles. Once again caught up in the disputes of violent men. Once again faced with the chance to shape history.

Masterful and enduringly resonant, ambitious and intimate, The Women of Troy continues Pat Barker's extraordinary retelling of one of our greatest classical myths, following on from the critically acclaimed The Silence of the Girls.

'Readers turn to Barker's novels for their plain truths and clear-eyed sense of our history and creation stories. But the sombre clarity of her writing is offset by a luminous wisdom' Sunday Times

'The Women Of Troy's immediate beauty is its accessibility and Barker's precise, elegant writing' Metro

'Barker has always looked on the world with the combination of a cold eye and a sympathetic understanding. Her characterisation is sharp, her sympathy deep' ipaper

my fathers' daughter (black britain: writing back 7)

my fathers' daughter (black britain: writing back 7)

My Fathers' Daughter (Black Britain: Writing Back 7)

A powerful, intimate memoir of Eritrean-British journalist, Hannah Azieb-Pool, who returns to Eritrea at the age of 30 to meet her family for the first time

'What a story. So vivid, honest and moving' Andrea Levy, author of Small Island

'When I stepped off the plane in Asmara, I had no idea what lay ahead, or how those events would change me . . .'

In her twenties, Hannah-Azieb Pool is given a letter that unravels everything she knows about her life. She knew she was adopted from an orphanage in Eritrea, and as her adoptive family brought her to the UK, they believed she did not have any surviving relatives.

When she discovers the truth in a letter from her brother - that her birth father is alive and her Eritrean family are desperate to meet her - she is faced with a critical choice.

Should she go?

In this intimate memoir, she takes us with her on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery, as she travels to Eritrea to uncover her own story. With radiant warmth, courage and wisdom, Hannah-Azieb disentangles the charged concepts of identity, family and home. Featuring a new introduction from Bernardine Evaristo and an updated afterword from the author, this is a timeless, essential read.

'Remarkable' Observer

Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books from black Britain and the diaspora, which remap the nation and reframe our history.

scribble yourself feminist

scribble yourself feminist

Scribble Yourself Feminist

This is the dream journal for every feminist babe and created by Sunday Times number one bestselling author of WHAT A TIME TO BE ALONE Chidera Eggerue.

One of VOGUE's 6 Female Writers to Read in 2018

'Categorically one of the coolest women in Britain' Cosmopolitan
'The Millennial Mastermind' ELLE

This book is dedicated to the woman who wants a better world.

The woman who's a lover, a learner but most importantly, a leader.

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Scribble yourself feminist with this inspiring journal, designed to empower, inspire and entertain.

From Chidera Eggerue, the woman behind The Slumflower and #saggyboobsmatter, and illustrated by Manjit Thapp, it's BEAUTIFUL, FUNNY, and FEMINIST.

What's included??

ALL THIS:

*Colouring pages featuring Manjit's beautiful illustrations of inspirational quotes and feminist heroines from around the world.

*Witty comebacks for everyday sexism- 'cos the world needs to hear your sass!

*Design your feminist wardrobe - design your outfit for the next march; t shirts, badges, sashes and power panties as fabulous as you are.

*Make your own 'Galentine's Day' card for the ladies you love

*Rewrite your favourite FEMI-CLASSICS- why can't the girl save the day for once??

*Create your own FEMINIST HALL OF FAME: draw your feminist heroes - imagine if every gallery had a feminist babes wing!

. . . AND MUCH MORE!

THE DRUM - 50 of the Best Female Speakers

DAZED - "The Peckham native is this generation's agony aunt"
GLAMOUR - "The woman behind rising movement, #SAGGYBOOBSMATTER"
HARPERS BAZAAR - "Her influence has received an overwhelmingly warm, amazing response"
TEEN VOGUE - "Chidera is most focused on getting a message of body positivity across to women"

the history of love

the history of love

The History Of Love

Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2006 and winner of the 2006 Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, The History of Love by bestselling author Nicole Krauss explores the lasting power of the written word and the lasting power of love.

'When I was born my mother named me after every girl in a book my father gave her called The History of Love. . . '

Fourteen-year-old Alma Singer is trying to find a cure for her mother's loneliness. Believing she might discover it in an old book her mother is lovingly translating, she sets out in search of its author.

Across New York an old man called Leo Gursky is trying to survive a little bit longer. He spends his days dreaming of the love lost that sixty years ago in Poland inspired him to write a book. And although he doesn't know it yet, that book also survived: crossing oceans and generations, and changing lives. . .

'Wonderfully affecting...brilliant, touching and remarkably poised' Sunday Telegraph

'A tender tribute to human valiance. Who could be unmoved by a cast of characters whose daily battles are etched on out mind in such diamond-cut prose?' Independent on Sunday

'Devastating...one of the most passionate vindications of the written word in recent fiction. It takes one's breath away' Spectator

Nicole Krauss is an American bestselling author who has received international critical acclaim for her first three novels: Great House (shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2011), The History of Love and Man Walks into a Room (shortlisted for the LA Times Book Award), all of which are available in Penguin paperback.

who cares wins: how to protect the planet you love

who cares wins: how to protect the planet you love

Who Cares Wins: How To Protect The Planet You Love

Global warming has reached terrifying heights of severity, human consumption has caused the extinction of countless species and neoliberalism has led to a destructive divide in wealth and a polarization of mainstream politics.

The climate crisis demands action. Your planet needs you!

Can we shop our way out of a crisis? Will technology save the day? What does it mean to be a citizen and not a consumer? Are the real solutions inside of us?

Who Cares Wins provides a plethora of solutions guaranteed to inspire and create lasting global change. Lily Cole has met with some of the millions of people around the world who are working on creative, innovative solutions to our biggest challenges and are committed to creating a more sustainable and peaceful future for humanity. Embracing debate and exploring issues from fast fashion to fast food, farming to plastic waste, renewable energy to gender equality, the book features interviews with diverse voices from entrepreneurs like Stella McCartney and Elon Musk, to activists such as Extinction Rebellion co-founder Dr Gail Bradbrook, Farhana Yamin, Isabella Tree, Putanny Yawanawa and Alice Waters, to offer a beacon of possibility and celebrate the joy and power of collective global creativity in challenging times.

Who Cares Wins is a rousing call to action that will instil hope and leave you feeling equipped with the solutions and practical steps needed to make a difference.

We are the ancestors of our future: a generation that will either be celebrated for its activism or blamed for its apathy.

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It is time for us to choose solutions over despair, to act now and create a better future.

'It's a positive, useful book - how to make choices. We need to get governments on board. I wish Lily was world controller' Vivienne Westwood, fashion designer and founder of Vivienne Westwood Ltd

'A welcome and thorough overview of some of the many aspects of the crisis humanity is now facing alongside the visionary possibilities for change at our fingertips. If we don't act it isn't for lack of good ideas' Dr Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion

'Your book is golden, like you' Patti Smith

dangerous women

dangerous women

Dangerous Women

The compelling, gorgeously atmospheric tale of love, betrayal and innocence, inspired by the incredible true story of female convicts

'Beautifully written, an epic sea voyage with an intriguing murder mystery . . . an unputdownable read' KATIE FFORDE

'I was thoroughly entranced by the story, and the great murder mystery kept me guessing throughout. A real joy to read' 5***** Reader Review

'A gorgeous and compelling story with vibrant characters . . . I was fascinated' RACHEL HORE

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Kezia Hayter knows these women aren't dangerous.

One hundred and eighty petty convicts, all sentenced to transportation to Australia.

On board the Rajah, Kezia makes it her duty to redeem them, enlisting a select few to create an intricate quilt. With each stitch, they are tied closer together.

But when one woman is murdered, Kezia's work is threatened. She maintains faith in their innocence, even when the men leading the investigation do not.

But if she can't find the killer, how can Kezia save them?

Based on a real-life voyage, Dangerous Women is a sweeping tale of confinement, hope and the terrible things we do to survive.

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'An intriguing murder-mystery, skilfully written and bursting with colour and life' Lucy Atkins, author of Magpie Lane

'Dazzling. A captivating story filled with intrigue and dark secrets. An immensely satisfying tale of guilt, innocent and second chances' Emma Rous, author of The Au Pair

'A fabulous, page-turning novel that kept me gripped. It's impossible not to become engaged with these women' Jane Harris, author of The Observations

'This is a locked room mystery to end all locked room mysteries!' Sophie Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot

Readers are entranced by Dangerous Women:

'I thoroughly enjoyed this clever, poignant tale of embroidery and murder on the high seas' 5***** Reader Review

'A wonderfully inspiring read, full of compassion and friendship. Full of the social history of the time, I enjoyed this book immensely' 5***** Reader Review

'A fascinating book about a group of women determined to survive' 5***** Reader Review

'I sat down and read Dangerous Women in one go. I don't think I could have put it down if the house was on fire!' 5***** Reader Review

'I have fallen in love with this story! I loved how all the women felt real and all their faults. A GEM of a book' 5***** Reader Review

feminists don't wear pink (and other lies): amazing women on what the f-word means to them

feminists don't wear pink (and other lies): amazing women on what the f-word means to them

Feminists Don't Wear Pink (And Other Lies): Amazing Women On What The F-word Means To Them

The Sunday Times Bestseller

National Book Awards Winner 2018!

This is the must-read book that every woman needs.

"Brilliant, hysterical, truthful and real. These essays illuminate the path for our future female leaders." - Reese Witherspoon

We asked 52 women: what does the F word mean to you?

The result is extraordinary.

Curated by journalist and activist Scarlett Curtis, with incredible pieces by:

Emma Watson - Zoe Sugg - Keira Knightley - Gemma Arterton - Bridget Jones (by Helen Fielding) - Saoirse Ronan - Liv Little - Dolly Alderton - Karen Gillan - Alicia Garza - Jameela Jamil - Kat Dennings - Nimco Ali - Beanie Feldstein - Olivia Perez - Amika George - Evanna Lynch - Akilah Hughes - Tanya Burr - Grace Campbell - Alison Sudol - Elyse Fox - Charlie Craggs - Rhyannon Styles - Skai Jackson - Tasha Bishop - Lolly Adefope - Bronwen Brenner - Dr Alaa Murabit - Trisha Shetty - Jordan Hewson - Amy Trigg - Em Odesser - Emi Mahmoud - Lydia Wilson - Swati Sharma

Warning: contains a lot of feminism and some explicit content!

**Published in partnership with Girl Up, the UN women's foundation, royalties will benefit this amazing charity**

More praise for Feminists Don't Wear Pink:

"As a feminist who loves pink, I give this brilliant book of essays an enthusiastic "YES"" - Mindy Kaling

"A refreshing and honest celebration of all that it means to be a woman today." - Fearne Cotton

"Wonderfully candid, often funny and absolutely necessary, a triumphant rallying call to young women." - The Observer

"Pick it up and read one story from your favourite columnist or actress, but I guarantee you'll end up reading the full, illuminating collection, and you'll possibly finish it knowing more about your own personal stance than you imagined."- Glamour

"This collection of essays curated by writer Scarlett Curtis is a call-to-arm that allows us to unpick what it means to be a feminist in a safe space." - Stylist

"We advise placing a copy in the hands of every girl (and guy) you know." - Red Magazine

"Rousing contemporary essays" - The Observer

after you

after you

After You

THE SEQUEL TO THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON ME BEFORE YOU

The beautiful love story that will make you both laugh and cry, from the author of The Last Letter from Your Lover, now a major motion picture

'Matches Me Before You. Funny, sad and wise, you'll be using a hankie as a bookmark' Mail on Sunday

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Lou Clark has lots of questions . . .

Like how it is she's ended up working in an airport bar, spending every shift watching other people jet off to new places.

Or why the flat she's owned for a year still doesn't feel like home.

Whether her close-knit family can forgive her for what she did eighteen months ago.

And will she ever get over the love of her life.

What Lou does know for certain is that something has to change.

Then, one night, it does.

But does the stranger on her doorstep hold the answers Lou is searching for - or just more questions?

Close the door and life continues: simple, ordered, safe.

Open it and she risks everything.

But Lou once made a promise to live. And if she's going to keep it, she has to invite them in . . .

If you loved After You, discover where the love story began in Me Before You, and find out what Lou Clark does next in Still Me - out now!

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'This beautiful story is perfect. Will have you brimming with tears and grinning in equal measure. L-O-V-E' Closer

'Moyes totally delivers. With its twisty plot, characters you fall in love with, weepy bits and witty bits, this is pretty much perfect' Glamour

'Wonderfully warm. Moyes manages to break your heart before restoring your faith in love. Unputdownable' Sunday Express

'Classic Jojo - fans will love it' Heat

'Satisfyingly brilliant' Sun

'I read this in one sitting. It is impossible not to root for Lou' Stylist

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