The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, Umberto EcoIn this fascinating, abundant new novel from the incomparable Eco, Yambo, a rare book dealer, has suffered a bizarre form of memory loss. He can remember every book he ever read but nothing about his own life. In an effort to retrieve his past, he withdraws into his old family home and searches through boxes of old newspapers, comics, records, photo albums and diaries kept in the attic. And so Yambo relives his youth: Mussolini, Catholic education,

felt secure in his God-given right to reign

a freelance journalist and accomplished expense account abuser

among many other texts

we can better prepare ourselves for it

in particular the events surrounding her sister's tragic death

How much are they willing to give up for their happily ever after—or is a happy ending firmly out of reach for a couple like them

What is your calling as a parent

drew on traditional Japanese folklore

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Bella’s brilliant love letter to running turns into an extraordinarily brave and frank account of her battle with anxiety

and the Selling of the Iraq War""Douglas Farah and Stephen Braun are two of the toughest investigative reporters in the country

These friends

Estelle becomes the number one suspect in the eyes of the police and the media