Our Books of the Month for February

Set in a richly evocative New York awash with bohemian glamour, Mellors' wondrously human debut details the temporary magic and long-term messiness of a spontaneous relationship between a beautiful young artist and a wealthy older man.

From Ice Age Alaska to the birthplace of humanity, palaeobiologist Halliday takes readers on a dazzling tour of deep time to view astounding ancient landscapes from all seven continents.

Nattrass once more combines page-turning detective fiction with eighteenth-century political intrigue, as accidental sleuth Laurence Jago finds himself trapped aboard a mail ship with a murderer.

Prepare to experience a magical world full of courageous heroes and warrior unicorns in the first instalment of Steadman's exhilarating series, as young Skandar takes to the skies to battle a deadly enemy.

Set in nineteenth-century Glasgow and Edinburgh, Hear No Evil draws from a landmark case in Scottish legal history to weave a stunningly crafted tale of communication, truth and trust, as a young deaf woman stands accused of a terrible crime.

Spanning nearly two centuries, this revelatory collection of queer Welsh fiction ranges across the realist and the fantastical to relate stories of love, freedom and empowerment.

Two men arrive on a remote island attempting to capture its essence but the islanders themselves have their own views on the visitors' actions in this exquisitely crafted novel from the author of The Undertaking.