Reviewed in the LRB - Vol. 47 No. 18

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A gripping, persuasive and authoritative account of Britain's long and fractious relationship with Europe**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction**'Powerful, precise, morally engaged, wonderfully alert to character,…

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Translated by David BroderA major investigation of the possibility of a new type of revolution in our epoch by the leader of the French radical left.In summer 2024, France stood on the brink of a far-right takeover. But the disaster…

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A Search for the Magical Powers of Language in Renaissance Italy'In his ingenious new book The Grammar of Angels, Edward Wilson-Lee paints a glorious portrait of the great 15th-century prince of learning' Daily Telegraph'A deeply…

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The Renaissance is one of the most studied and celebrated eras of history. Spanning the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of modernity, it has come to symbolise the transformative rebirth of knowledge, art, culture and political…

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A major new work by Charles Taylor: the long-awaited follow-up to The Language Animal, exploring the Romantic poetics central to his theory of language.The Language Animal, Charles Taylor’s 2016 account of human linguistic…

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Strikingly original' The Times'Absorbing' Wall Street Journal'Just as a cello’s voice is divided across four strings, each with its own colour and character, this is a journey in four parts, in search of four players and…

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Edited by Dan GunnAn essential read for fans of Muriel Spark - the definitive selection of her correspondence from her disastrous married life in South Africa, through to her experience in post-war London as a struggling writer, and her…

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025A Times, Telegraph, Financial Times, Observer, Guardian and Tablet Book of the Summer'Absolutely mesmerising. I was possessed by this book in the same way…

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Amanda Knox reflects on her world famous confinement in an Italian prison - and her return to an 'ordinary' life - to reveal hard won truths about purpose and fulfilment that will resonate with anyone who has felt trapped in their own…

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Asa Briggs’s energy fuelled him to write more than fifty books, including five formidable volumes on the history of broadcasting. At the zenith of his fame he was one of the best-known historians of his generation, his name on a cover…

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An exhilarating biography of the iconic poet, essayist and activist Audre LordeRead these chapters like a collection of poems that speak in chorus in all directions. Understand each word as an opportunity for Audre’s fierce love,…

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A story of the lives of the three people who make a family, the one moment in history that shatters what held them together, and the reverberations of that event that last a lifetime'Ferociously smart and full of surprises' Eleanor Catton,…