A dazzling new standalone novel set in the Roman world about the daughter of one of Britain’s most powerful heroines, from the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy.
Based on the online blogs of acclaimed historian and author Ada Palmer, Inventing the Renaissance provides a fresh perspective on what makes this period one of the most captivating and unique parts of European history.
Named a Best Book of July 2025 by The Los Angeles Times and Alta Journal
"A surprising and evocative debut." —Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of PORTAIT OF A THIEF
A tender debut that follows a woman who, after her best friend’s death, loses her faith and quits her job to join the postal service, quickly becoming an ‘essential worker’ as the city shuts down.
Enriched by extraordinary first-hand accounts, this is a fascinating history of the dying days of the Third Reich as Stalin sought to consolidate his own empire.
This second book in Žižek’s Essays sees Slavoj Žižek utilise Lenin's 'zero point' formula as model for responding to the antagonisms of the global order.