An FT Best Book of the Year
‘Saad Mohseni is one of the most remarkable figures in modern Afghanistan – brave, entrepreneurial, with a knack for imagining the impossible – he transformed the Afghan media landscape and brought serious news, and exceptional entertainment to millions in the most testing circumstances imaginable’ Rory Stewart
‘This book is NUTS! – in the best possible way. A relentless roller coaster ride through the heaven and hell of modern Russia’ PETER POMERANZEV
‘Written with all the pace and energy of a John Grisham novel … An incredible true story and a great read!’ BILL BROWDER
‘Thoughtful, beautiful, incredibly necessary. People need to read this book, especially if they feel a resistance to. I wish everyone would.’ Sofie Hagen
‘Uncompromising, anguished, combative: culture wars have victims, and this is an agonising story told with honesty and passion.’ Richard Beard
‘An intimate, beautifully told memoir’ Elinor Cleghorn
‘Captivating, mind-boggling and deeply disturbing’ – Maureen Freely
‘Humane, thoughtful and urgent — this book will make you think, make you laugh, make you cry, but also make you burn with rage’ – Dr Mary Wellesley
A thought-provoking deep dive into the global fertility industry and the commodification of the maternal body
This is the story of one of the most horrifying scandals in British medical history.
Custody is the first book for general readers on the history of child custody, an issue that affects so many lives and a question that seems fundamental to our experience and understanding of family. It’s also an act of dramatic storytelling, blistering polemic and large-scale historical re-evaluation.
From the author of ‘Crash’ and ‘Cocaine Nights’ comes an unnerving tale of life in a modern tower block running out of control.
UNION FOR THE HEADLINES, A TRIAL FOR THE TIME
A Mail on Sunday ‘Best Holiday Read 2024’
‘A searing exposé’ Glamour
‘A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power’ – Observer
A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE
A FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZE
A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of a once thriving democracy, exposing an arsenal of lethal weapons, some wielded on the streets, others in the courts and press’ NAOMI KLEIN
‘Essential reading’ YANIS VAROUFAKIS
From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire.
