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An inspirational introduction to growing and collecting tulips, set against the backdrop of a beautiful English garden, with expert tips and advice for gardeners. Tulips are one of the world’s most popular flowers, with over 2,500 varieties produced in the Netherlands each year. This spectacular book showcases a unique collection of rare and covetable tulips […]

‘This brooding tale of obsessive love, teenage jealousy and hidden desire has a dark charm’ The i paper ‘Atmospheric, creepy, tense and utterly absorbing’ Harriet Tyce ‘Clean prose, subtle characters and intrigue to keep the pages turning’ Mike McCormack ___________________ Power. Jealousy. Desire. Twenty-five years ago, a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl and her charismatic teacher disappeared without […]

Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle is an irreverent and highly entertaining fantasy about the playful irresponsibility of nuclear scientists, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range. ‘All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies.’ Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding fathers of the atomic bomb, has left […]

From twice Booker-shortlisted author Deborah Levy, a moving and revelatory collection exploring the muses that have shaped her life and work as a writer In The Position of Spoons, Deborah Levy traces and measures her life against the backdrop of the literary and artistic muses that have shaped her – including a letter to her […]

Mosat och beigebrunt. Kanske en stabbig pudding och en kopp te? Bilden av brittisk mat är sällan särskilt uppskattande när den kommer på tal i Sverige. Men nu ska den så ofta baktalade brittiska maten få upprättelse. Korvmästarna på Taylors & Jones lägger undan korvsprutan för att förklara för Sverige och svenskarna varför brittiskt potatismos […]

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can’t contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization – how we got from there, being […]

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018 ‘A masterpiece’ – Attica Locke ‘Strong, beautiful and beguiling’ – Observer ‘Destined to become a future classic … that rare book that should appeal to every kind of reader’ – Guardian When two English brothers take the helm of a Barbados sugar plantation, Washington Black – an eleven-year-old […]

Openhouse has spent the last six years giving readers a closer look at some of the most extraordinary houses around the globe. In their first book, the editors open the doors to their highlights, including exclusive photography and rarely seen homes. With a range of architectural styles from Brutalism to 20th-century mastery from the likes […]