Vintage Books

Through the sweeping, extraordinary story of his own and his father’s lives, Ai Weiwei – one of the world’s most famous artists and activists – tells an epic tale of China over the last 100 years. Ai Weiwei’s sculptures and installations have been viewed by millions around the globe, and his architectural achievements include helping […]

Theo Byrne is a promising young astrobiologist who has found a way to search for life on other planets dozens of light years away. He is also the widowed father of a most unusual nine-year-old. His son Robin is funny, loving, and filled with plans. He thinks and feels deeply, adores animals,

What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a random collection of the things that made us – photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer. When Jarvis Cocker starts clearing out his loft, he […]

In a village in a medieval fiefdom buffeted by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy finds himself the unlikely pivot in a power struggle that puts all manner of faith to a savage test, in a spellbinding novel that represents Ottessa Moshfegh’s most exciting leap yet.

‘Regina Porter’s sprawling, sparkling debut novel… is an exhilarating ride. Porter is a wickedly astute chronicler of human foibles.’ Guardian As America recovers from the Second World War, two families’ journeys begin. James Vincent, born in 1942 to an Irish-American family, escapes his parents’ turbulent marriage and attends law school in New York, where he […]

From the author of the New York Times bestseller City on Fire A Granta Best of Young American Novelist 2017 ‘A young author of boundless and unflagging talents’ New York Times We can all agree on this much, Marnie thought: nobody saw the Hungate divorce coming. In the privacy of her own mind, she saw […]

Discover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives ‘A rallying cry to fight back’ Sunday Times ‘Press this into the hands of everyone you know. It is utterly brilliant!’ Helena Kennedy Imagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, where your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for […]

Louis de Bernieres is one of our most treasured writers and these stories show his imaginative range and unique storytelling power. The collection includes ‘Gunter Weber’s Confession’ which revisits characters from Captain Corelli. Full of wit, warmth and charm, Louis de Bernières’ Labels and Other Stories features tales from throughout his career as a masterful […]

A classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world’s best storytellers – ‘a masterpiece’ The Times Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She’s still in the marital home – a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse – but not with John. Instead, she’s with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of […]

‘Our book of the year – and maybe of Ondaatje’s career’ Daily Telegraph Books of the Year **LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018** An elegiac, dreamlike novel set in post-WW2 London about memory, family secrets and lies, from the internationally acclaimed author of The English Patient ‘The past never remains in the past…’ London, […]