Alice Loxton’s Eighteen: A History of Britain in 18 Young Lives, published by Pan Macmillan, hit the Sunday Times Bestseller list on August 25th. Eighteen was #2 on the Sunday Times Hardback non-fiction chart, and #1 for the Saturday Times Hardback non-fiction the day before.

Included by The Guardian in their Biggest books to look out for in 2024, Eighteen has been described by Philippa Gregory as ‘Bursting with ideas and images’.

Filled with fascinating stories of royalty, explorers, writers and entertainers, Eighteen asks what lessons we can learn for modern Britain.