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Trouble at the border; dark humour in gothic tale Brat; the radical history of suburban gardening; what the Capetians and Plantagenets did for us; a new novel from Joseph O’Neill; the heroine of the Underground Railroad; social unrest in Chile; a pilgrim in search of Dostoyevsky’s soul — plus the best new environment titles
Two books shed new light on the dynasties that laid the foundations of the modern European nation
Michael Gilson’s tribute to 20th-century English gardening, its role in social change — and its forgotten hero
New titles include billionaire climate investor Tom Steyer on a way of life we can all pursue and a meditative take on nature’s resilience
Carola Binder’s monetary history uncovers the deep entanglement of price rises and politics
A portrait of the figures from Benn to Corbyn who made waves in the party but often put protest before power
A bracing tale of the cultural clash between arts and politics that still resonates today
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Shannon Vallor argues that the more power we cede to ‘giant mirrors of code’, the less we use our own practical wisdom
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Clare Mulley’s biography of the heroic Elżbieta Zawacka and Poland’s turbulent history offers unique insights
Jon Savage’s dizzyingly detailed account of the shift in attitudes from the 1950s is a timely reminder of the value of today’s freedoms
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