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In the Stormseed universe, nothing is as it seems. This is a tale about passion, power and a mysterious kingdom where the forces of good and evil are at war and two lovers are trapped in the middle. Princess Dandara discovers her true self – that she is more than a human princess, as she can...

WINNER OF THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 'Not since Zadie Smith has a young writer arrived with such power and grace' Time 'A marvel of beauty and imagination' Ann Patchett A tiger escapes from the local zoo, padding through the ruined streets and onwards, to a ridge above the Balkan village of...

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In the quiet Dutch countryside, 15-year-old Sofie returns home from school to find two armed men in her home. One is holding his rifle to her father’s temple, and the other is ransacking her mother’s purse. Though the Nazis find no proof that the family is Jewish, Sofie knows they have to leave. Although they find safety in a neighbor’s attic, they cannot stay there forever. But a resistance has grown; the town has built a village in the woods to hide Jewish people, and the Nazis can't find it. When Sofie’s mother finds out that they have one space left, Sofie is told to go.

The neighbours all complain about the foxes, but Cassie thinks they're beautiful. Her favourite is a small fox with a white tail-tip, who she names Frost. One night she catches sight of him out in the snow, looking cold and thin, and decides to sneak him some food. But Frost seems to want her to follow him. As he leads Cassie towards the river, she feels the world change around her and finds herself in the back in the 17th century....

As a fussy baby, Anne was prescribed laudanum to quiet her and has been given the opium-heavy syrup ever since on account of her continuing ill health. While her mother is outraged when Darcy chooses not to marry Anne, as has been long planned, Anne can barely raise her head to acknowledge the fact. But little by little, she comes to see that what she has always been told is an affliction of nature might in fact be one of nurture - and one, therefore, that she can beat.