Macintyre does true-life espionage better than anyone else

Think John le Carré at his early best - but fact not fiction

This impeccably researched account of her double life spans continents and is brilliantly compelling

Macintyre's page-turner is a dazzling portrait of a flawed yet driven individual who risked everything (including her children) for the cause

The best true spy story I have ever read

Thrilling...Macintyre will have you hooked to her life's every twist and turn

Macintyre has found a real-life heroine worthy of his gifts as John le Carré's nonfiction counterpart

This book is classic Ben Macintyre...quirky human details enliven every page... it is Macintyre's own vivid retelling of her perilous professional, personal and political life that make Agent Sonya such an accessible spy story.

He has the unerring gift of uncovering those astonishing truths that make even the best novelists of espionage seem both earthbound and artificial in comparison

His best book yet

He...spins gloriously through one of the most extraordinary private lives of the 20th century

In Agent Sonya, Macintyre has pulled off his most remarkable trick: he leaves us admiring, and even cheering for, the woman at the heart of his story, someone who not only wanted to destroy our democracy but helped Russia get a nuclear bomb. She is the strongest character of all in Macintyre's bestselling series of wartime tales... I raced through the pages to keep up with the plot

An incredible insight into a hundred years of British social history - and the story of a remarkable man

Captain Tom has a message of hope for us all

His autobiography will continue to inspire. A hundred-year history of Britain and a life well lived

His optimism and courage shine through in this uplifting account of his life and times

A national hero . . . He tells the story of his life with unfailing optimism and charm

In this delightful memoir, we see the build-up to that 'I said I'll do it and I will' attitude

Uplifting and inspiring

There is so much more to the humble centenarian exserviceman's life than his garden laps for the NHS. A life-affirming memoir

A very open and honest account of a centenarian's life . . . You cannot help but be amazed

Embark on an enchanting journey into our country's past hundred years through the remarkable life of Captain Sir Tom Moore

This minute-by-minute retelling tackles the big questions, but also - by drawing on the letters and diaries from the Dresden City Archive - never loosed sight of the experiences of people who witnessed, and suffered, the attach first-hand

It's a wonderful book, so absorbing, thoughtful and thought provoking, I didn't want it to end

The story of the Allied bombing of Dresden in 1945 is well known, but McKay's searing account is in a league of its own. His research is first-class, his writing elegant and emotive. He is brilliant at portraying the city's prewar beauty, grimly powerful on the horror of the firestorm, and moving and thoughtful about Dresden's rise from the ashes. By the end, I was itching to jump on a flight to Germany. That tells you about the skill and spirit of this terrific book