‘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
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.
‘It’s the screaming that cuts you deepest, on your first night in prison. Screaming like someone is hurt. Like they need help. Like someone is dying.’
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
‘A brilliant book’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest is Politics
‘The essential, must-read insider account of the West’s cat and mouse economic warfare against Russia and how it is changing the face of global trade. Magisterial and gripping’ Catherine Belton
‘A brilliant, engagingly written and timely book’ Owen Matthews
‘A very good book’ Mark Galeotti
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR NONFICTION
A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 • An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2024 • Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard First Book Prize
‘Reads like a legal thriller’ ESQUIRE
WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER’S LITERARY PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARD
Following her success with Lost Charleston, local author and city tour guide Leigh Jones Handal brings a fresh approach to one of the key titles in Pavilion Books’ trademark series.
THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
‘The best deep dive into the diseases that plague us all today, and what to do to heal.’ Jessie Inchauspe, The Glucose Goddess
‘A powerful vision for a brighter future – for both people and the planet.’ Jay Shetty
‘A tour de force’ Dr Mark Hyman
