A teenager Zac Brettler, who posed as the son of a Russian oligarch, fell into the Thames. Was he murdered, an accident or a suicide? London Falling is an amazing kaleidescope of London's financial and gangster underworlds. Revelatory.
'A defining book of our time' - The Times 'The master of the non-fiction narrative' - The Sunday Times 'A masterpiece' - The Observer 'Compulsive' - The Guardian 'Breathtaking' - Jon Ronson 'Completely engrossing' - Louis Theroux 'Phenomenal' - Emily Maitlis 'More addictive than any box set' - Sathnam Sanghera
From the Baillie Gifford Prize-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing comes a riveting story of wealth, violence and deceit at the heart of a glittering city.
In 2019, a London teenager, Zac Brettler, fell to his death…
An amazing collection of short stories written by one of the world's best writers. Ordinary events and ordinary people become somehow extraordinary. The Frenzy's stories are each as suspenseful as a novel.
A gripping collection of propulsive, psychologically suspenseful stories by the legendary Joyce Carol Oates “who is surely on any shortlist of America’s greatest living writers” (The New York Times Magazine)
“A genius in the truest sense of the word.”—Rebecca Makkai “One of the greatest writers among us today.”—Gillian Flynn “Haunting . . . masterfully orchestrated . . . Oates’s best work is simmering and remorseless.”—Vogue “Astounding . . . Oates imbues this entire book with psychological suspense and high stakes.”—Harper's Bazaar
“Already one of our most accomplished and, yes, prolific living writers, Oates is on a thrilling winning streak…
I thought that I knew everything about the Pelicot case from the media but this blow by blow account of the events by Gisèle is gripping and deeply moving. The revelations come fresh to Gisèle and so come fresh to her readers.
The sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for shame to "change sides." For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.In 2024, Gisèle Pelicot waived her right to anonymity in her legal fight against her ex-husband and the fifty men accused of sexually assaulting her, a courageous decision that inspired millions of people around the world. Only four years prior, Gisèle had made the shattering discovery that her partner, Dominique Pelicot, had been secretly drugging and raping her, and inviting strangers to also abuse her in their home for nearly a decade. “Shame must…
I have chosen Talland House again because in September 2026 I spoke at a very moving tribute to the view of Godrey Lighthouse from Virginia Woolf's childhood home Talland House. A developer's apartments will block the view which was central to Woolf's novels and to her life. My heroine is Lily Briscoe taken from Woolf's To the Lighthouse and my novel is set in picturesque Cornwall and war-blasted London, Talland House depicts Lily’s emotional journey in becoming a professional artist: her loves and friendships, mourning her dead mother, and solving the mystery of Mrs. Ramsay’s sudden and suspicious death.
Talland House was shortlisted for many prizes and won a Women's Fiction International Impact Award. Talland House was also one of the Washington Independent Review of Books ‘51 Favorite Books of 2020′.
