Linda Jaivin

China’s past is key to understanding the modern world. In The Shortest History of China, Linda Jaivin masterfully distils thousands of years of Chinese history into an absorbing, concise narrative. Spanning dynasties, revolutions, and the rise of the People’s Republic, this book offers readers a panoramic view of a civilisation teeming with complexity, diversity, and transformative power. From kung-fu to...

First published in 1995, Eat Me became an instant international bestseller and caused a scandal in the US. Julia is a photographer, Chantal edits a fashion magazine, Helen is a feminist academic, and Philippa is a writer. These four friends haunt the cafes of inner-city Sydney, eyeing the passing talent and swapping outlandish tales. Sexy, intelligent, predatory, they are women...

A riveting account of a turbulent period in Chinese history. In 1966, with the words 'Bombard the Headquarters!' Mao Zedong unleashed the full, violent force of a movement that he called the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. By the time he died ten years later, millions had perished, China's cultural heritage was in ruins, its economic state was perilous, its institutions...

My name is Miles Walker. Remember it. I'm keen on immortality. I've got to be. I'm twenty-three years old. I'm the best painter of my generation. And I've got four hours to live. On the eve of the millennium, Miles Walker has problems. His flatmate Thurston, a moody medievalist, thinks it would be a good career move for Miles to...

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Linda Jaivin gets a spanking as she interviews the manager of an S&M club. She steps into a kickboxing ring, and wears a penis for a week to find out how it feels to be a man. 'When I'm writing non-fiction,' she says, 'I tend to get into character.' In this hilarious and outrageous book, Jaivin describes the effects of...

Madrid's story is one of the most unlikely of any European capital. The only European capital founded as a Muslim settlement, Madrid has a story as diverse as its population today. From the grandeur of the Habsburg and Bourbon dynasties to the chaos and trauma of civil war and dictatorship, Madrid has survived it all with defiant spirit. It has...

'Steamily erotic' - Marie Claire Eat Me explores the lives of four intriguing women: Julia, a photographer; Chantal, who edits a fashion magazine; Helen, an academic; and Philippa, a novelist. The best of friends, they gather at trendy cafes and restaurants to observe the passing talent and exchange stories of their wilder sexual encounters. But what is fiction and what...