The Overstory

Richard Powers

An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light. A hearing- and speech-impaired scientist discovers that trees are ...

Lessons

Ian McEwan

Epic, mesmerising and deeply humane, Lessons is a chronicle for our times - a powerful meditation on history and humanity through the prism of one ordinary man The world is forever changing. But for so many of us, old wounds run deep. Lessons is an intimate yet universal story of love, regret and a res...

The Captain of the Pole-Star

Arthur Conan Doyle

From world-renowned and critically-acclaimed cartoonist Seth, comes this legendary ghost story - complete with brand-new spooky illustrations, this short story is the perfect seasonal gift! A classic ghost story illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist, Seth. The Pole-Star's voyage comes to a halt after beco...