Empire of Pain - The secret history of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain - The secret history of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden KeefeJaw dropping Beggars beliefSunday TimesYou feel almost guilty for enjoying it so much The TimesThe gripping and shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, Oxycontin and the opioid crisis. The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions Harvard; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Oxford; the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations in

Past Mistakes will make you reconsider your understanding of history - and of the world today

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK MEMORIAL PRIZE

Part of the bestselling saga about childhood friends following different paths by “one of the great novelists of our time” (The New York Times)

cut-glass prose

a man with a delicate and deadly expertise in manipulating people and events

Mother Hubbard and Tom Thumb

Confronts uncomfortable questions that still need answering' Roy Foster

Lady Windermere's Fan

Cuchulain and Brigid

Written with a light touch

disempowered Black Country - but finds himself at a loss for a new centre of gravity

and at night