Vintage Publishing – förlag

Change the way you see the world - and our place in it

'Absolutely enthralling' BILL BRYSON'Stunning' GUARDIAN'Beautifully written and meticulously researched . . . Vivid and powerful' RICHARD DAWKINS'The revelations in this book made me rethink the world' CHRIS PACKHAM

From evolution to capitalism, survival of the fittest has shaped our view of the world. But we got it wrong and our mistake has brought us to the brink.

For the history of life on Earth is much more than a story of competition. The natural world has been forged and sustained by small miracles of co-operation between animals and plants, insects and fungi, fish and bacteria these partnerships are ubiquitous, lifelong and an essential guide for a better future.

In Togetherness, Rowan Hooper reveals the intimate connectedness of nature through these remarkable stories of symbiosis. From the female wasp venturing deep inside a fig and the intricate relationship between corals and the algae that sustain them to the symbiotic gut microbes that influence our moods, he explores how co-operation is fundamental to life itself and to protecting our shared future.

Togetherness will change the way you see the world, our place in it and our obligation to its hidden wonders.

Meet Natalie: she hates work, but turns out she's great at labour'I loved Fallow. Funny, intelligent and unputdownable, this is the book that everyone will be talking about' OLIVIA COLMAN'What a joy' KILEY REID'A spectacular debut: hilarious, sly, sharp, and extraordinarily thoughtful' LAUREN GROFFNatalie has no skills or ambitions. The clock ticks away at the call centre where she works, while she tries to ignore the pain in her jaw. She has no dental insurance.Then, a mysterious flyer leads her to The Company. Natalie turns out to be the perfect candidate for their in-house surrogacy program. The job: deliver seven healthy babies in ten years.Suddenly, her every need is met. And during what Natalie comes to call her 'fallow' periods, she enjoys uncomplicated hedonism. For the first time in her life, she is good at her job; for the first time, she feels free.But as Natalie nears the end of her contract, she meets Jackie, who isn't like the other mothers. And soon Natalie finds herself in another kind of social experiment altogether.'A very funny book about work and ambition' RUMAAN ALAM'A kind of gonzo Handmaid's Tale' PETER HO DAVIES