Rook by Jane Rusbridge will be one of nine launch titles in a ‘high flying’ new imprint from Bloomsbury, it has been announced today in the Bookseller. ‘The books in Bloomsbury Circus,’ says Alexandra Pringle, Editor-in-Chief, ‘will be mostly fiction, unashamedly literary, always fresh and sometimes surprising.’ One of the aims of the new imprint is to celebrate the joy and beauty of the physical book.

The imprint will include established novelists like Liz Jensen, Patrick McGrath and Emily Perkins, as well as début writers. Read more about the launch titles on the Bloomsbury website

Rook is a mesmerising  story of family, legacy and turning back the tides, set in the ancient Sussex village of Bosham. It explores the mystery surrounding Harold II’s burial place, the hidden histories of the Bayeux Tapestry and connections forged through three women’s secrets and their stories, past and present.

You can read more, and preorder ROOK from Bloomsbury online