In life and, indeed, in liff, there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist. This text uses place names to describe some of these meanings.

A collection of Penelope Fitzgerald's short stories.

The story of two Enlightenment genuises who set out to measure the world.

A collection that brings together a host of writings from across different regions and cultures of the Middle Ages, from the ninth to the fifteenth century. It is arranged to follow the life stages of a Medieval woman living a secular existence, from infancy and girlhood, through marriage and motherhood, to widowhood and old age.

Featuring the full Flame Tree treatment, with new stories from open submissions alongside the classic stories and fascinating background, this gorgeous new book reveals the dark mysteries of the much-misunderstood, troubled and powerful Medusa, told through ancient and modern eyes, packed with the gods and heroes of ancient literature.

Byatt is a vivid colourist' Sunday Times 'A cerebral extravaganza, bristling with ideas' Spectator 'These little stories by one of Britain's foremost grandes dames of the writing world are a delightful surprise, packing a much greater punch than many full-length novels...

From the award-winning author of Hide Me Among the Graves, Last Call, Declare, and Three Days to Never, a phantasmagoric, thrilling, mind-bending tale of speculative fiction in which one man must uncover occult secrets of 1920s Hollywood to save his family.

A haunting ode to Cornish folklore and the secrets of the places we call home

It's the most wonderful time of the year in this sweet, laugh-out-loud romance from bestselling author Jenny Bayliss.

A title that exposes the complex rivalries of sibling relationships and dramatises the conflict between sexuality and spirituality.

When Euan and Ruth set off with their young daughter to live in Bahrain, it is meant to be an experience and adventure they will cherish. But on the night they arrive, Ruth discovers the truth behind the missionary work Euan has planned and feels her world start to crumble.

Featuring twenty-three illustrated gothic tales from the dark corridors of imagination, this book includes illustrations that evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of these hopeful, yet hapless beings.

Melancholy I-II is a fictional invocation of the nineteenth-century Norwegian artist Lars Hertervig, who painted luminous landscapes, suffered mental illness and died poor in 1902.

One of Laszlo Krasznahorkai's finest novels available in stunning redesigned paperback.

An older man writes to and about his wife... in this moving debut novel by the illustrious translator and political commentator

At 2 p.m. on 9th June 1999, on a small street in Hanford, Stoke-on-Trent, a young girl dies of leukaemia; at that moment, everyone on the street experiences the same musical hallucination. Jonathan Taylor's new novel explores the phenomenon and after-effects, as the girl's family gradually disintegrates over the course of a year.

From the author of The Essex Serpent comes a dazzlingly inventive and deeply moving novel that speaks urgently to our times.

From the author of the bestselling The Essex Serpent comes a darkly inventive and deeply moving novel that speaks urgently to our times.