Napoleon and his Marshals — the fragility of loyalty
Andrew Roberts offers a rich collection of personal stories that dissect the rivalries that came to define the emperor’s military elite
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2026
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Partita — Barbara Kingsolver’s virtuoso novel of loss, social class and music
A dazzling follow-up to ‘Demon Copperhead’ plunges us into the grief, yearning and disappointments of a once-promising pianist in rural Tennessee
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Deep into the Sixties: Britain 1965-66 — David Kynaston’s latest vivid history
The historian richly evokes the texture of a decade that was often dubbed ‘swinging’ — but was, for many, a time of unsettling change and death of tradition
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The Great Dictator — the surprising, complex life of Barbara Cartland, queen of romance
Matthew Sweet’s sparkling, name-dropping biography of the prolific novelist is also a revealing portrait of a century of Britain’s wars, class rituals and gender battles
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Stations by Louise Kennedy — love, friendship and the complexities of youth
The ‘Trespasses’ author captures with fino dry wit the path of would-be lovers who leave 1980s Ireland for London, and the damaging legacy of conflict and family back home
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Roll the Calls by Ari Emanuel — agent, provocateur
A Hollywood power broker’s memoir charts the rage, ambition and persistence that made him both a kingmaker and a celebrity caricature
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Swan Song: Diana, My Sister — Charles Spencer’s vengeful biography
The earl’s portrait of the ‘People’s Princess’ may be pacy and gossipy — but its claims are uncorroborated and underpinned by a sense of entitlement
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Dodge City — Patrick deWitt’s wild, witty road trip across 1960s America
An amphetamine-fuelled, draft-dodging journey becomes a portrait of both a family and a nation in crisis
