John Murray (UK)
Shakespeare Unbound: Decoding A Hidden Life
“May” and “might” are words without which this book would not be possible. Nevertheless, the author, a professor of English…
The Perfect Summer: Dancing Into Shadow in 1911
“I have been born at the end of the age of peace and can’t expect to feel anything but despair,”…
Messenger Of Truth
In 1931, psychologist and private inquiry agent Maisie Dobbs is hired by a young woman to investigate the death of…
The Pale Blue Eye
Editors' choice
‘April 19, 1831. In two or three hours… I’ll be dead.’ What an opening! Gus Landor is a New York…
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