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HHhH

A Novel

by Laurent Binet ...

Translated by Sam Taylor ...

“Captivating . . . [HHhH] has a vitality very different from that of most historical fiction.” —James Wood, The New Yorker**The basis for the major motion picture, "The Man with the Iron Heart " available on streaming and home video.HHhH: "Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich," or "Himmler's brain is called Heydrich." The most lethal man in Hitler's cabinet, Reinhard Heydrich seemed indestructible—until ... Read more

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“Captivating . . . [HHhH] has a vitality very different from that of most historical fiction.” —James Wood, The New Yorker**The basis for the major motion picture, "The Man with the Iron Heart " available on streaming and home video.HHhH: "Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich," or "Himmler's brain is called Heydrich." The most lethal man in Hitler's cabinet, Reinhard Heydrich seemed indestructible—until
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Civilizations

A Novel

by Laurent Binet ...

Translated by Sam Taylor ...

An ambitious and highly entertaining novel of revisionist history from the author of the international bestseller HHhH, Laurent Binet's Civilizations is nothing less than a strangely believable counterfactual history of the modern world, fizzing with ideas about colonization, empire-building, and the eternal human quest for domination. It is an electrifying novel by one of Europe's most exciting ... Read more

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An ambitious and highly entertaining novel of revisionist history from the author of the international bestseller HHhH, Laurent Binet's Civilizations is nothing less than a strangely believable counterfactual history of the modern world, fizzing with ideas about colonization, empire-building, and the eternal human quest for domination. It is an electrifying novel by one of Europe's most exciting
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Perspective(s)

A Novel

by Laurent Binet ...

Translated by Sam Taylor ...

One of The Washington Post's 50 Best Novels of the Year**A finalist for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award“As full of epic characters as the Sistine Chapel ceiling . . . Sinfully fun to read.” —Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker**“[A] thorough success . . . A dazzling romp.” —Steven Poole, The Guardian“Historical fiction doesn’t get much better than this.” —George Cochrane, The Telegraph (... ... Read more

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One of The Washington Post's 50 Best Novels of the Year**A finalist for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award“As full of epic characters as the Sistine Chapel ceiling . . . Sinfully fun to read.” —Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker**“[A] thorough success . . . A dazzling romp.” —Steven Poole, The Guardian“Historical fiction doesn’t get much better than this.” —George Cochrane, The Telegraph (...
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Civilizations

A Novel

by Laurent Binet ...

Narrated by Gary Tiedemann ...

Unabridged

10 hours 36 min

Freydis is the leader of a band of Viking warriors who get as far as Panama. Nobody knows what became of them . . .Five hundred years later, Christopher Columbus is sailing for the Americas, dreaming of gold and conquest. Even after he is captured by the Taínos, his faith in his superiority and his mission is unshaken.Thirty-nine years after that, Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, arrives in ... Read more

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Freydis is the leader of a band of Viking warriors who get as far as Panama. Nobody knows what became of them . . .Five hundred years later, Christopher Columbus is sailing for the Americas, dreaming of gold and conquest. Even after he is captured by the Taínos, his faith in his superiority and his mission is unshaken.Thirty-nine years after that, Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, arrives in
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Perspective(s)

A Novel

by Laurent Binet ...

Narrated by Eve Passeltiner, Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

As dawn breaks over the city of Florence on New Year's Day 1557, Jacopo da Pontormo is discovered lying on the floor of a church, stabbed through the heart. Above him are the frescoes he labored over for more than a decade―masterpieces all, rivaling the works of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. When guards search his quarters, they find an obscene painting of Venus and Cupid―with the face of ... Read more

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As dawn breaks over the city of Florence on New Year's Day 1557, Jacopo da Pontormo is discovered lying on the floor of a church, stabbed through the heart. Above him are the frescoes he labored over for more than a decade―masterpieces all, rivaling the works of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. When guards search his quarters, they find an obscene painting of Venus and Cupid―with the face of
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The Seventh Function of Language

by Laurent Binet ...

Narrated by Bronson Pinchot ...

Unabridged

12 hours 27 min

From the prizewinning author of HHhH comes The Seventh Function of Language, a romp through the French intelligentsia of the twentieth century.Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies―struck by a laundry van―after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn’t an accident at all? What if Barthes was ... Read more

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From the prizewinning author of HHhH comes The Seventh Function of Language, a romp through the French intelligentsia of the twentieth century.Paris, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies―struck by a laundry van―after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn’t an accident at all? What if Barthes was
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Greater Sins

The haunting, lyrical tale about passion and superstition, a Radio Times best book of the year

by Gabrielle Griffiths ...

Narrated by Brede McDermott, Thoren Ferguson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Who will cast the first stone?1915, the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. An isolated Scottish community is disturbed by a strange discovery: a body in a peat bog, perfectly preserved. Two people haul the body from the ground: Lizzie, the wife of a wealthy local landowner, and Johnny, a nomadic singer and farm hand. At hearthside and inn, people whisper: what have we unearthed?One ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Who will cast the first stone?1915, the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. An isolated Scottish community is disturbed by a strange discovery: a body in a peat bog, perfectly preserved. Two people haul the body from the ground: Lizzie, the wife of a wealthy local landowner, and Johnny, a nomadic singer and farm hand. At hearthside and inn, people whisper: what have we unearthed?One
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Greater Sins

The haunting, lyrical tale about passion and superstition, a Radio Times best book of the year

by Gabrielle Griffiths ...

WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH (FEBRUARY 2026)‘Beguiling and elegiac’ Lucy Steeds, author of The Artist‘A gritty tale of secrets, guilt and desire’ Observer‘Completely enthralling’ Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb‘An extraordinary sense of place and time, written by an exciting new voice’ Radio Times (Best Books 2025)____... ... Read more

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WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH (FEBRUARY 2026)‘Beguiling and elegiac’ Lucy Steeds, author of The Artist‘A gritty tale of secrets, guilt and desire’ Observer‘Completely enthralling’ Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb‘An extraordinary sense of place and time, written by an exciting new voice’ Radio Times (Best Books 2025)____...
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The Pretender

A Novel

by Jo Harkin ...

Narrated by John Hollingworth ...

Unabridged

14 hours 35 min

**Set in the tumultuous period of the Tudors' ascent, The Pretender brings to life the little-known story of Lambert Simnel. From humble beginnings as a peasant boy, Lambert's life takes an astonishing turn when, at just ten years old, he becomes a claimant to the English throne as one of the last of the Plantagenet line. As Lambert navigates the treacherous waters of royal intrigue and court life ... Read more

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**Set in the tumultuous period of the Tudors' ascent, The Pretender brings to life the little-known story of Lambert Simnel. From humble beginnings as a peasant boy, Lambert's life takes an astonishing turn when, at just ten years old, he becomes a claimant to the English throne as one of the last of the Plantagenet line. As Lambert navigates the treacherous waters of royal intrigue and court life
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Frankenstein in Baghdad

A Novel

by Ahmed Saadawi ...

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Kaleo Griffith ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

**International Booker Prize finalistWinner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction“Brave and ingenious.” —The New York Times“Gripping, darkly humorous . . . profound.” —Phil Klay, bestselling author and National Book Award winner for Redeployment**“Extraordinary . . . A devastating but essential read.” —Kevin Powers, bestselling author and National Book Award finalist for The Yellow ... Read more

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**International Booker Prize finalistWinner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction“Brave and ingenious.” —The New York Times“Gripping, darkly humorous . . . profound.” —Phil Klay, bestselling author and National Book Award winner for Redeployment**“Extraordinary . . . A devastating but essential read.” —Kevin Powers, bestselling author and National Book Award finalist for The Yellow
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Childhood, Youth, Dependency

The Copenhagen Trilogy

by Tove Ditlevsen ...

Narrated by Mx Stine Wintlev ...

Unabridged

11 hours 51 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Following one woman's journey from a troubled girlhood in working-class Copenhagen through her struggle to live on her own terms, The Copenhagen Trilogy is a searingly honest, utterly immersive portrayal of love, friendship, art, ambition and the terrible lure of addiction, from one of Denmark's most celebrated twentieth-century writers.'Utterly, agonisingly compulsive .. ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Following one woman's journey from a troubled girlhood in working-class Copenhagen through her struggle to live on her own terms, The Copenhagen Trilogy is a searingly honest, utterly immersive portrayal of love, friendship, art, ambition and the terrible lure of addiction, from one of Denmark's most celebrated twentieth-century writers.'Utterly, agonisingly compulsive ..
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Madame Matisse

The story of three remarkable, resilient women and the artist who changed their lives

by Sophie Haydock ...

Narrated by Alix Dunmore ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

Brought to you by Penguin.This is the story of three women - one an orphan and refugee who finds a place in the studio of a famous French artist, the other a wife and mother who has stood by her husband for nearly forty years. The third is his daughter, caught in the crossfire between her mother and a father she adores.Amelie is first drawn to Henri Matisse as a way of escaping the conventional ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.This is the story of three women - one an orphan and refugee who finds a place in the studio of a famous French artist, the other a wife and mother who has stood by her husband for nearly forty years. The third is his daughter, caught in the crossfire between her mother and a father she adores.Amelie is first drawn to Henri Matisse as a way of escaping the conventional
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