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The best books of the week

Regime change from the Tudors to the Stuarts; Ukrainian author Oleksandr Mykhed on Russia’s invasion; America’s obsession with good posture; Richard Flanagan’s memoir-cum-history defies definition; ‘Incendiaries’ author RO Kwon’s new novel; a gloriously tense tale of obsession; female bonding in the shadow of fascism; Tom Lamont’s impressive debut ‘Going Home’; a history of the Romans’ road-building prowess — plus Barry Forshaw’s round-up of the best crime fiction
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