In October, our Books of the Month take us into two different stories of the twentieth century. In Our Evenings, we follow one man's life as he attempts to navigate love, violence, sexuality, race and class, while in Kingmaker, Sonia Purnell offers a glimpse into the world of high society, politics and the woman standing at its helm: Pamela Churchill Harriman.

Fiction Book Of The Month

Fiction Book Of The Month

Fiction Book Of The Month

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst

Humorous, insightful and luminous, Dave Winn's account of his life is acutely observed and rendered by Alan Hollinghurst. Spanning fifty years, this is a story of love, violence, sexuality, race, class and the power of the theatre.

Non-Fiction Book Of The Month

Non-Fiction Book Of The Month

Non-Fiction Book Of The Month

Kingmaker by Sonia Purnell

From Bill Clinton to Gloria Steinem, Pamela Churchill Harriman met and influenced the trajectories of many important figures in the 20th century. But as the wife of Randolph Churchill Jr and the daughter-in-law of Winston Churchill, Harriman was often overshadowed. This biography restores her to her rightful place in history.

Previous Non-Fiction Books of the Month

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The Secret Life of John le Carré
Izabela the Valiant
Question 7
The Quality of Love
UPROAR!
A Bookshop of One’s Own
The Promised Party
Siena
Stuffed
The Book at War
The Palace
Piccadilly
Twilight Cities
Letters for the Ages Winston Churchill
Next to Nature
Immortal Thoughts
The Blazing World
The Earth Transformed
To The One I Love The Best
A Private Spy

Previous Fiction Books of the Month

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The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Wives Like Us
Glimpses of the Moon
Caledonian Road
The Silver Bone
My Friends
Second Best
Julia
Cahokia Jazz
The Wren, The Wren
Mercury Pictures Presents
The Go-between
The Uncommon Reader
The Glass Pearls (Faber Editions)
In Memoriam
Victory City
The Leviathan
Bournville
The Romantic
The Marriage Portrait