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Book SynopsisNOW A SMASH HIT AMAZON PRIME TV STARRING SAM CLAFLIN, RILEY KEOUGH AND CAMILA MORRONETHE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the author of THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO and the bestselling MALIBU RISING'I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so fun' DOLLY ALDERTONEverybody knows Daisy Jones and the Six.Their sound defined an era. Their albums were on every turntable. They sold out arenas from coast to coast.Then, on 12 July 1979, Daisy Jones walked barefoot onto the stage at Chicago Stadium. And it all came crashing down.Everyone was there.Everyone remembers it differently.Nobody knew why they split. Until now . . .'The verdict: Daisy Jones steals the limelight' STYLIST'New obsession, incoming' TELEGRAPH'I didn't want this book to end' FEARNE COTTON'Utterly believable . . . fantastically enjoyable' THE TIMES'Pitch perfect' SUNDAY TIMES'Reads like an addictive Netflix documentary meets A Star Is Born - despite being utterly fictional. It's also a call-to-arms that when you find your niche, don't doubt, embrace it' EMERALD STREET'Well observed, sensitively told . . . a great read' BBC'A tremendously engaging, and completely believable tale of rock and roll excess... inventive, persuasive and completely satisfying' DYLAN JONES'I spent a lost weekend in this book. Daisy Jones is an instant icon' ERIN KELLY'DAISY JONES & THE SIX is a transporting novel - at once a love story, a glimpse into the combustible inner workings of a rock-and-roll band, and a pitch-perfect recreation of the music scene of the Fleetwood Mac era. You'll never want it to end' CECILIA AHERN'Once in a blue moon you get to discover a book you end up pressing upon many other people to read. Taylor Jenkins Reid has got every nuance, every detail exact and right. I loved every word' PAUL REES'So brilliantly written I thought all the characters were real . . . I couldn't put it down' EDITH BOWMAN'Explosive . . . a gorgeous novel and a ravishing read' SUNDAY EXPRESS'The characters leap off the page, seducing you with their dramas, and making you wish the band was real' HEAT'The heady haze of the 70s music scene, and a perfectly flawed Daisy, combine to create a fresh, rock n roll read. I loved it' ALI LAND, author of Good Me Bad MeTrade Review[T]his absorbing novel is full of irresistible characters, and brilliantly evokes its time and place. It's my favourite novel of the year. * Daily Mirror *Unique, inventive and stylish...It's exciting and intoxicating, and I loved the effortlessly cool Daisy Jones. It is a novel I'll revisit regularly. * Woman & Home *I totally fell for Taylor Jenkins Reid’s engaging recreation of the 70s rock 'n' roll scene . . . this novel has a lot of heart. * Good Housekeeping *Part juicy celebrity tell-all, part A Star Is Born . . . Be prepared to read it in a single night. * Vogue, Best New Books 2019 *I devoured DAISY JONES AND THE SIX in a day, falling head over heels for it. Taylor Jenkins Reid transported me into the magic of the 70's music scene in a way I'll never forget. The characters were beautifully layered and complex... Daisy and the band captured my heart, and they're sure to capture yours too. * Reese Witherspoon *Fascinating . . . you can't wait to find out what happens next . . . Everyone should read this. * Claudia Winkleman, RADIO 2 *The heady haze of the 70s music scene, and a perfectly flawed Daisy, combine to create a fresh, rock n roll read. I loved it. * Ali Land *Taylor Jenkins Reid is a stunning writer whose characters are unforgettable and whose stories are deeply emotional. Her new book is her most gripping yet. * Emily Giffin *Utterly believable . . . fabulously entertaining. * The Times *I spent a lost weekend in this book. Daisy Jones is an instant icon. * Erin Kelly *A tremendously engaging, and completely believable tale of rock and roll excess, one made all the more enjoyable by being written as an oral biography. It's inventive, persuasive and completely satisfying. * Dylan Jones *I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so fun. * The High Low *The characters leap off the page, seducing you with their dramas, and making you wish the band was real. Five stars. * Heat *Once in a blue moon you get to discover a book you end up pressing upon many other people to read. Taylor Jenkins Reid has got every nuance, every detail exact and right. I loved every word. * Paul Rees *A book that reads like an addictive Netflix documentary meets A Star Is Born - despite being utterly fictional . . . It's also a call-to-arms that when you find your niche, don't doubt, embrace it. * Emerald Street *With Daisy Jones, Taylor Jenkins Reid has conjured up a legend both on the page and off. A zeitgeist book for 2019, read it before the series becomes the next must-see. * Stylist *DAISY JONES & THE SIX is a transporting novel - at once a love story, a glimpse into the combustible inner workings of a rock-and-roll band, and a pitch-perfect recreation of the music scene of the Fleetwood Mac era. You'll never want it to end. * Cecelia Ahern *So brilliantly written I thought all the characters were real . . . I couldn't put it down. * Edith Bowman *Brace for 2019's first pop-culture sensation . . . we're not exaggerating . . . new obsession, incoming . . . If you liked Almost Famous, you'll love it. * Stella Magazine, Telegraph *Prepare to be obsessed. * Stylist *Brilliantly gripping. * Reader's Digest *With wonderfully layered and complex characters, Reid's latest novel is brilliantly written and hard to put down. * Psychologies *Utterly refreshing - and too charming not to love * Image *I completely forgot that Daisy Jones and The Six was a fictional book and not a real story. The cast of characters with different narrators portraying them made it feel so real. One of my favourite audiobooks of all time. * Pop Sugar *Chances are that by the end of the year you’ll want to track down Daisy’s music and play it, even though the fabulous 1970s songbird never existed. * Writing Magazine *A compelling read that opens the lid on the music industry's dark side * Sunday Times Magazine *

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Book SynopsisFrom internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a contemplative story about one man trying to move forward from the trauma of his youth to become a better father to his son. Being in limbo, 30,000 feet in the air, offers time to reflect and take stock. For Aaron Umber, it's an opportunity to connect with his 14-year-old son as they travel halfway across the world to meet a woman who isn't expecting them. Unsettled by his past, and anxious for his future, Aaron is at a crossroads in life. The damage inflicted upon him during his youth has made him the man he is, but now threatens to widen the growing fissures between him and his only child. This trip could bind them closer together, or tear them further apart. In this penetrating examination of action and consequence, fault and attribution, acceptance and resolution, John Boyne gives us a redemptive story of a father and a son on a moving journey to mend their troubled lives.

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Book Synopsis**Order the paperback of Bella Mackie''s latest hilarious novel, WHAT A WAY TO GO, now**THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERI loved this book' RICHARD OSMANFunny, sharp, dark and twisted' JOJO MOYESChilling, but also laugh-out-loud funny. Another corker' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHThey say you can't choose your family. But you can kill them.Meet Grace Bernard.Daughter, sister, serial killerGrace has lost everything.And she will stop at nothing to get revenge.-Funny and furious and strangely uplifting. Grace is a bitter and beguiling anti-hero with a keen eye for social analysis even in her most grisly deeds, you never stop rooting for her' PANDORA SYKESDeliciously addictivebrilliantly executed' i PAPERAddictive Grace Bernard is one of the most intriguing and bewitching protagonists I''ve read in years' EMMA GANNONA funny, compulsive read about family dysfunction and the media's obsession with murder' SUNDAY TIMES STYLEYou'll be gripped Grace's emotional detachment throughout will give you chills' Rated 5 stars by COSMOPOLITAN?????Hilarious and dark' ELLEIronic twists and caustic commentary on everything from liberal guilt to the consumerist con that is selfcare sharpen this debut novel' OBSERVERBrilliantly tongue-in-cheek stuff from the Vogue columnist' IRISH INDEPENDENTWitty, waspish satire of a murderer with no regrets' GRAZIAOriginal, funny, unique and such a refreshing read' PRIMAA deliciously dark debut novel' REDOne very entertaining read' WOMAN'S WAYHow To Kill Your Family was number 1 in the Sunday Times paperback chart on 26/04/2022Trade Review‘Funny and furious and strangely uplifting. Grace is a bitter and beguiling anti-hero with a keen eye for social analysis – even in her most grisly deeds, you never stop rooting for her’ PANDORA SYKES ‘I loved this book’ RICHARD OSMAN ‘I’ve struggled to recover my reading mojo since lockdown. This turned out to be the thing that sparked it back to life… Funny, sharp, dark and twisted, Grace is a character I found myself rooting for even as she committed the most vile misdeeds’ JOJO MOYES ‘Addictive… one of the most intriguing and bewitching protagonists I've read in years’ EMMA GANNON ‘A funny, compulsive read about family dysfuction and the media’s obsession with murder’ SUNDAY TIMES STYLE ‘You’ll be gripped… Grace’s emotional detachment throughout will give you chills’ Rated 5 stars by COSMOPOLITAN⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Hilarious and dark’ ELLE ‘Ironic twists and caustic commentary on everything from liberal guilt to the consumerist con that is “selfcare” sharpen this debut novel’ OBSERVER ‘Brilliantly tongue-in-cheek stuff from the Vogue columnist’ IRISH INDEPENDENT ‘Original, funny, unique and such a refreshing read’ PRIMA ‘A deliciously dark debut novel’ RED ‘This smart revenge comedy is told through the eyes of the Villanelle-esque anti-hero Grace Bernard… Chilling, but also laugh-out-loud funny. Another corker of a debut’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ‘Deliciously addictive… brilliantly executed’ i PAPER ‘Witty, waspish satire of a murderer with no regrets’ GRAZIA ‘Darkly hilarious’ IRISH TIMES MAGAZINE ‘Deliciously dark and twisted’ You magazine, MAIL ON SUNDAY ‘Bella Mackie’s debut novel is by turns pitch-dark and laugh-out-loud funny, with an outrageous final twist’ DAILY MAIL ‘hilarious… skilfully plotted’ Adele Parks The Sun

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Book SynopsisOne corpse, three separate identities and a city full of murderers. As the ghetto's streets run with blood, can Jan Kalisz find the truth?January 1943. Warsaw is a city of the dead. In the ghetto, the last fifty thousand Jews await their fate but, unlike those who preceded them to the death camps, they are prepared to fight to the end. Jan Kalisz, Kripo investigator and Resistance double-agent, has promised to supply them with weapons. But how will he fulfil his vow?The murder of a German officer appears to provide an opportunity. For the victim is a man with multiple identities, one of which is a wealthy Jew The hunt for the murderer draws Kalisz into the chaos of the ghetto, only to find a new, perilous mission awaiting him. SS death squads are not the only enemy the Jews fear. A mysterious figure known only as the Golem stalks the ruined streets, spiriting away orphaned children. Can Kalisz track him down before he strikes again?The chilling second thriller in the Warsaw Quartet by Douglas Jackson, perfect for readers of Simon Scarrow and Robert Harris.Praise for Blood Roses, book one of the Warsaw QuartetA compelling, evocative story of evil stalking amidst the chaos of war' Giles Kristian''A dark, twisting thriller ... Jan Kalisz, Douglas Jackson''s police officer hero, is the natural heir to the late Philip Kerr''s Bernie Gunther'' Andrew TaylorA remarkable crime debut What raises the novel to another level is in the atmospheric evocation of a city in the process of being systematically obliterated by the Germans and brought to life again by Jackson's pen Gripping stuff, a series that could develop into something impressive and a goldmine for Philip Kerr Bernie Gunther fans' Maxim Jakubowski, Crime TimeImmensely powerful and vivid .... This is historical crime fiction at its best' Chris LloydThe writing is scalpel-sharp, the unrelenting savagery of the Nazi occupation vividly painted With this book, Jackson will rightfully be regarded as one of the UK's finest crime writers' Ben KaneA taut, tense thriller Gutsy and gripping, this is perfect for fans of Chris Lloyd and Robert Harris' D. V. BishopJackson has created a brilliant mash-up of WW2 thriller and a serial killer chiller, and in so doing brings a fresh perspective to both. Sharp, intelligent writing that makes for a compelling read' Alison Belsham''Jan Kalisz is a dazzling addition to the canon of compromised heroes... A thrilling wartime adventure story'' Russ ThomasJackson brings the tension, brutality and paranoia of Warsaw of the period into murderous life. A knife-edge thriller' Douglas Skelton''A dark story set against dark times, you practically need a torch to read it'' Alec Marsh, author of Rule Britannia''Jackson has written an utterly compelling novel ... A remarkable piece of work, a fine piece of craftsmanship'' Scotsman

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Book SynopsisDiscover this extraordinary and beautiful novel from one of America's greatest novelists.In rural Illinois two tenant farmers share much, finally too much, until jealously leads to murder and suicide.Trade ReviewOne of the great books of our age. It is the subtlest of miniatures that contains our deepest sorrows and truths and love - all caught in a clear, simple style in perfect brushstrokes -- Michael OndjaateA truly extraordinary novel... Maxwell has tapped a vein of strange, pure emotion -- Philip Hensher * Mail on Sunday *So magically deft at being profound...possesses that daunting quality impossible to emulate: it makes greatness seem simple -- Richard FordMaxwell does something all great novelists do: he conjures depths of pain and regret in words of radiant simplicity -- Anthony Quinn * Observer *This calm, reflective and extraordinarily beautiful novel offers American fiction at its finest * Irish Times *

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Book SynopsisA stunning new edition of Elizabeth Strout's modern classic Olive Kitteridge might be described by some as a battle axe or as brilliantly pushy, by others as the kindest person they had ever met. Olive herself has always been certain that she is 100% correct about everything - although, lately, her certitude has been shaken. This indomitable character appears at the centre of these narratives that comprise Olive Kitteridge. In each of them, we watch Olive, a retired schoolteacher, as she struggles to make sense of the changes in her life and the lives of those around her - always with brutal honesty, if sometimes painfully. Olive will make you laugh, nod in recognition, as well as wince in pain or shed a tear or two. We meet her stoic husband, bound to her in a marriage both broken and strong, and her own son, tyrannised by Olive's overbearing sensitivities. The reader comes away, amazed by this author's ability to conjure this formidable heroin

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Book SynopsisSet in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, this title presents a story of a fated love triangle that explores the conflicts between desire, conventional morality and sexual identity.Trade ReviewIf Van Gogh was our 19th-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our 20th-century one -- Michael OndaatjeBaldwin writes of these matters with unusual candour and yet with such dignity and intensity * The New York Times *Audacious... remarkable... elegant and courageous -- Caryl PhillipsBaldwin, in this novel, made clear that he could work wonders with the light and shade of intimacy -- Colm Tóibín * The New Yorker *Startling... This is Mr. Baldwin's subject, the rareness and difficulty of love -- Granville Hicks

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Book Synopsis**A LESSON IN CRUELTY, the new jaw-dropping thriller from bestselling author Harriet Tyce is coming soon. Pre-order now!**''Utterly compelling... I couldn''t put it down'' Lisa Jewell, No.1 bestselling author of The Family Upstairs''A classy thriller with complex and compelling characters'' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I Let You Go''Twists that keep you frantically turning the pages'' Sunday MirrorBOLD AND SHOCKING, BLOOD ORANGE WILL HOLD YOU IN ITS GRIP UNTIL ITS FINAL, HEARTSTOPPING CONCLUSION.Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise - she''s just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as it seems... Just one more night. Then I''ll end it. Alison drinks too much. She''s neglecting her family. And she''s having an affair with a colleague whose taste for pushing boundTrade ReviewHarriet Tyce brings a new layer of visceral, addictive dark to domestic noir. Obsession, revenge, lust and murder play out on the pages as a female barrister tries to hold her life together while her personality tries to tear it apart. At once shocking and riveting, I simply couldn't stop reading. Bravo - Sarah PinboroughBlood Orange is destined to be the debut that everyone is talking about in 2019. Dark, original and utterly compelling, I could not put it down. And what a twist at the end! - Lisa Jewell

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Book SynopsisA riveting, poetic and powerful work from the author of the International Booker Prize-winning novel The Vegetarian. 'Exquisite, painful and deeply courageous' Philippe Sands, Best Books of the Year, Guardian Gwangju, South Korea, 1980. Amid a violent student uprising a young boy named Dong-ho is killed. As his friend searches for Dong-ho's corpse, we also meet an editor struggling against censorship, a prisoner and a factory worker, each suffering from traumatic memories, and Dong-ho's grief-stricken mother. Through their collective heartbreak and acts of hope comes a tale of a brutalised people in search of a voice. A modern classic, Human Acts has been both a controversial bestseller and an award-winning book in Korea, and it confirmed Han Kang as a writer of international importance. '[Han Kang's] way of telling about the events of a 10-day insurgency in Gwangju, South Korea in 1980 and its psychological, spiritual and political aftermath opened my eyes' Susie Orbach, Best Books of the Year, GuardianTrade ReviewHuman Acts is a stunning piece of work. The language is poetic, immediate, and brutal. Han Kang has again proved herself to be a deft artist of storytelling and imagery -- Jess Richards, author * Snake Ropes *An important and necessary book... a devastating and vital a work of literature -- Lucy Scholes * National *A conversation of which we rarely hear both sides: the living talking to the dead, and the dead speaking back * Sunday Telegraph ***** *This ghostly narrative is elliptical and self-conscious about the difficulty of accounting for the legacy of state violence... poignant -- Anthony Cummins * Observer *[Han Kang's] way of telling about the event of a 10-day insurgency on Gwangju, South Korea in 1980 and its psychological, spiritual and political aftermath opened my eyes to the cruelty and viciousness perpetrated on the youth of that city. Her writing is spare and yet clotted with emotion -- Susie Orbach, Best Books of 2016 * Guardian *Han Kang's Human Acts is piercing: an exquisite, painful and deeply courageous account of the 1980 Gwangju massacre -- Philippe Sands, Best Books of 2016 * Guardian *Powerful and disturbing... lyrical and chilling * Mail on Sunday *Powerful -- David Hebblethwaite * Shiny New Books blog *[Han Kang's] way of telling about the events of a 10-day insurgency in Gwangju, South Korea in 1980 and its psychological, spiritual and political aftermath opened my eyes to the cruelty and viciousness perpetrated on the youth of that city. Her writing is spare and yet clotted with emotion -- Susie Orbach, Best Books of 2016 * Guardian *Han Kang's Human Acts is no less piercing: an exquisite, painful and deeply courageous account of the 1980 Gwangju massacre -- Philippe Sands, Best Books of 2016 * Guardian *An extraordinary novel about politics and torture, about the way we memorialize past wrongs. Deborah Smith's translation is typically lucid and readable -- Alex Preston, Best Books of 2016 * Observer *Beautiful and brutal... A fearless examination of the state of humanity and the diagnosis isn't good. This is the pitiless kind of novel that burrows into its reader -- Lisa McInerney * Irish Times *Though there's violence and bloodshed on a large scale in Han's depiction of the Gwangju Uprising, it is the small human movements that I found most vivid. That contrast helped to create the strongest experience of all the books I read this year -- David Hebblethwaite * David's Book World *Raw and beautiful, Han's prose was as contrary as the human acts she described * New Internationalist *[Human Acts] unblinkingly explores the aftermath of one of the darkest moments in South Korean history... It's written with a clear-eyed exactness that is at times horrifying... Ultimately, this is a harrowing novel that deftly examines human cruelty -- Ruchira Sharma * Independent *[A] remarkable novel... A technical and emotional triumph * Daily Telegraph *Han Kang's Human Acts, translated by Deborah Smith, gutted me. The language finds ways to dig in and hold you even as you want to turn from the horror depicted -- Maaza Mengiste * Guardian *Brilliant... Incredibly moving -- Lisa McInerney

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Book Synopsis**THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER (The Times), SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023** 'Like Sally Rooney mixed with a political thriller’ RUSSELL KANE 'Intense, unflinchingly honest, it broke my heart a million times' MARIAN KEYES 'Absolutely loved it' MAX PORTER 'A beautiful, devastating novel' NICK HORNBY ------------------------- One by one, she undid each event, each decision, each choice. If Davy had remembered to put on a coat. If Seamie McGeown had not found himself alone on a dark street. If Michael Agnew had not walked through the door of the pub on a quiet night in February in his white shirt. There is nothing special about the day Cushla meets Michael, a married man from Belfast, in the pub owned by her family. But here, love is never far from violence, and this encounter will change both of their lives forever. As people get up each morning and go to work, school, church or the pub, the daily news rolls in of another car bomb exploded, another man beaten, killed or left for dead. In the class Cushla teaches, the vocabulary of seven-year-old children now includes phrases like ‘petrol bomb’ and ‘rubber bullets’. And as she is forced to tread lines she never thought she would cross, tensions in the town are escalating, threatening to destroy all she is working to hold together. Tender and shocking, Trespasses is an unforgettable debut of people trying to live ordinary lives in extraordinary times. ______________ * WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR: DEBUT FICTION * * WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2022 * * WINNER OF THE MCKITTERICK PRIZE 2023 * * SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2022 * * AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2022 * * A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME * * THE CRITICS' MOST-PICKED BOOK OF THE YEAR*Trade ReviewA deftly woven novel, which I think will astonish you -- Bella Mackie, Women's Prize for Fiction 2023, judges commentsSometimes you don’t need to reinvent the wheel. This is an unashamedly conventional realist novel, but such an exceptional one that it’s bound to rekindle even the most cynical reader’s appreciation of the form . . . Spellbindingly, heartbreakingly unforgettable * Daily Mail, Books of the Year *Not many novels mix juicy romance and wartime violence. War-induced longing is a common fictional occurrence – consider Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient, Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong, or, to a lesser degree, Ian McEwan’s Atonement – but a vivid, sexy, not-doomed-feeling love story that also takes a war zone as a central subject rather than simply a setting is rarer * Atlantic *A first novel that reads nothing like one, this is a tender, fiercely beautiful story . . . Every finely grooved detail here feels authentic’ * Sunday Times, Books of the Year *Hands down the best book this year was Trespasses by Louise Kennedy. There has been praise for Kennedy’s eye in recreating the Belfast of the mid-70s, but it is the precision of the emotional detail that holds the readers attention: after a while, you forget to exhale * Anne Enright, Irish Times, Books of the Year *We know that civil wars are made up of thousands of small tragedies. But I know few novels that convey the grim predictability of everyday violence during that period so well. Kennedy’s careful attention is a welcome counter to Brexit’s careless disregard of lives and loves lost * New Statesman, Books of the Year *Brilliant, beautiful, heartbreaking . . . I am not a crier, but by the final pages of Trespasses I was in tears. It’s a testament to Kennedy’s talents that we come to love and care so much about her characters * New York Times Book Review *Thrilling, wise, and moving, Trespasses is a remarkable novel about the wages of love in a time marked by brutality, strife, and above all, a will to hope. A totally absorbing read -- Brandon Taylor, author of REAL LIFE and FILTHY ANIMALSAbsorbing . . . Wise far beyond its first book status, Trespasses vaults Kennedy into the ranks of such contemporary masters as McCann, Claire Keegan, Colin Barrett, and fellow Sligo resident, Kevin Barry * Oprah Daily *Brilliantly depicted . . . Kennedy has written a captivating first novel which manages to be beautiful and devastating in equal measure * Washington Post *Kennedy’s powerful writing, tragic humour and vivid characters will move and haunt you * San Francisco Chronicle *When I want help there’s non-fiction but when I want truth, I go to fiction . . . Louise Kennedy has smashed it out the park with Trespasses. This is a love story for people that would normally watch political thrillers or historical thrillers . . . You can feel the cigarette smoke, you can taste the Irish stew bubbling, you can feel the carpet, and the tension ratchets. It’s plotty, it’s scary, it’s full of eroticism, it’s like Sally Rooney mixed with a political thriller. I love it -- Russell Kane, Steph’s Packed LunchKennedy has an impressively light touch for so heavy a subject, writing with a savage beauty about a brutal era . . . Trespasses is not a story that can end well, not in 70s Belfast. But it is testament to Kennedy’s power as a storyteller that she makes us think it might. An exceptional debut * i *Heart-wrenching . . . If the pervading tenor of Kennedy’s stories is one of resignation, Trespasses is all the more moving for allowing its protagonists to hope . . . Historical fiction at its finest * Financial Times *The wonder of the book is that its unassumingly arrow-like narrative can fold so much into its layers: at once intimate and political, it’s a love story, a crime drama and a state-of-the-nation period snapshot. Kennedy manages the tension expertly, steadily steering us to an explosive climax with no frills * Daily Mail *Insightful, humane and utterly determined to find its own freedoms, Trespasses is a bright flare of energy and wit, Kennedy a writer of exceptional empathy, style and skill * Irish Times *This cleverly crafted love story about ordinary lives ravaged by violence tears at your heart without succumbing to sentimentality. It reveals the bleak consequences of crossing invisible lines in a fractured community, even with the best intentions * Spectator *Descends from Ernest Hemingway and the early James Joyce through (in Ireland) writers such as Brian Moore and Colm Tóibín . . . Trespasses is a novel distinguished by a quality rare in fiction at any time: a sense of utter conviction . . . It thrums throughout with the passion and poise of mastery * Guardian *A heartbreaking story of forbidden love . . . What makes the novel so powerful is that she has had forty years to process those traumas. Her experience, warmth and openness sets Kennedy apart . . . Louise Kennedy’ energy and talent aren’t going anywhere * Sunday Times *Kennedy sets herself the challenge of encapsulating those unspeakable times and the powerlessness felt by ordinary people caught in the crossfire. She does so with skill, combining unflinching authenticity with narrative dexterity and a flair for detail, all wrapped up in a moving love story * Observer *Utterly compelling. So lightly done too, the language like breathing, and the story rich with kindness, harshness and connection -- Esther FreudEnough emphasis can’t be put on just how good the writing is here . . . This reviewer never wanted to put down this heart-breaking, warm, sad and funny book. The novel was invented for writing like this * Sunday Independent *There are shades of John McGahern in Kennedy’s surgical decomposition of coincidence and its deathly operations, and of Ciaran Carson, the laureate of Belfast’s otherwise invisible cities. And it is hard too not to think of Anna Burns’s masterpiece, Milkman, as the nervous system to Kennedy’s bodily Trespasses . . . Insightful, humane and utterly determined to find its own freedoms, Trespasses is a bright flare of energy and wit, Kennedy a writer of exceptional empathy, style and skill * Irish Times *An astonishing debut about love, identity and the harsh realities of life in Belfast in the mid 70s * i paper *Transcends time and place . . . Trespasses feels so authentic it’s as if nobody wrote it at all; it always existed * Irish Independent *One of the most acclaimed short story writers of recent years is Louise Kennedy and now her first novel, Trespasses, proves she is just as skilled at crafting a longer tale . . . She’s also immensely talented at creating well rounded, memorable characters [who] live long in the reader’s memory . . . This is a gorgeous, vital, addictive book. Don’t miss it’ -- RTÉ, Book of the WeekGut-wrenchingly powerful . . . Blistering . . . Thrillingly readable, bursting with both anger and a touching compassion for (most of) the people caught up in a situation they’re powerless to change . . . It’s clear that in Louise Kennedy we have a new literary star * Reader's Digest *A deeply impressive novel . . . [Kennedy] writes beautifully about love, awkward love, love between two people who the more censorious in our midst might say have no business being in love . . . It feels true and honest, heartbreaking and tender . . . I love it -- Ronan BennettKennedy’s writing is beautiful and I will continue to read everything she publishes -- Sarah MossI opened this for just ‘the briefest of looks’ this morning and didn’t close it until the very last page. It’s compelling, heartbreaking and brilliant. I loved it! -- Elaine Feeney, TwitterStunningly brilliant -- Liz NugentI hardly have words for how viscerally this book affected me, how much it moved me. Pitch-perfect in its evocation of its time and place, unflinching in the rawness of its longing, Trespasses is an extraordinary read – it will break your heart -- Lucy CaldwellA layered, involving story, told with artfully quiet symbolism and remarkable narrative control * Observer *I stayed up until six a.m. ON A WEEKNIGHT to finish it. I was poleaxed by it. I grew up in 1970s Northern Ireland so I recognise everything in it, but I have never read a novel that so faithfully captures it. Louise Kennedy dares to write things that readers might find a bit shocking - the crude and the cruel. It's raw. But I was surprised at the amount of kindness shown too. She does not stint -- Diana HenryA tale of female sacrifice . . . Expect hints of Derry Girls * Elle *Louise Kennedy’s Trespasses touches tenderly and hits hard – a compulsively readable love story which is also a lament for a society agonizingly divided against itself. Every word rings true -- Emma DonoghueTrespasses is a beautiful, devastating novel. It feels real and true, and it loves its characters, utterly authentic people trying to live ordinary lives in desperate times. This book will last -- Nick Hornby[Louise Kennedy's] debut novel is incredible. Intense, unflinchingly honest, it broke my heart a million times, I was consumed by it -- Marian KeyesI had high hopes for this but it has surpassed them. Trespasses by Louise Kennedy feels real and raw. It’s a tenderly told but unsentimental story of a love affair but also an unflinchingly honest portrait of a society seething with hatred and fear -- Martin DoyleLouise Kennedy's spare, lyrical tale of love and everyday life in The Troubles is a stunning debut -- Standard Issue podcast

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Book SynopsisSUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2017A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smith''s Seasonal quartet is a tour-de-force about love, time, art, politics, and how we live now. ''Undoubtedly Smith at her best. Puckish, yet elegant; angry, but comforting'' The Times Daniel is a century old. Elisabeth, born in 1984, has her eye on the future. The United Kingdom is in pieces, divided by a historic once-in-a-generation summer. Love is won, love is lost. Hope is hand in hand with hopelessness. The seasons roll round, as ever . . .Discover all four instalments: Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer. Ali Smith''s new novel, Companion piece, is available now.*****ONE OF THE GUARDIAN''S BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY ''Undoubtedly Smith at her best. Puckish, yet elegant; angry, but comforting'' The Times''Bold and brilliant'' Observer''Terrific, extraordinary, playful . . . There is an awful lot to lift the soul'' Daily Mail Trade ReviewI love Ali Smith's writing, and I've been keeping Autumn for an end-of-book holiday treat * Val McDermid, 'The Observer' *In a country apparently divided against itself, a writer such as Smith is more valuable than a whole parliament of politicians * Financial Times *Bold and brilliant, dealing with the body blow of Brexit to offer us something rare: hope * Jackie Kay *Humour, grace, solace...A light-footed meditation on mortality, mutability and how to keep your head in troubled times * The Guardian *Transcendental writing about art, death and all the dimensions of love. It's not so much 'reading between the lines' as being blinded by the light between the lines - in a good way * Deborah Levy *The novel of the year is obviously Ali Smith's Autumn, which managed the miracle of making at least a kind of sense out of post-Brexit Britain * The Observer *Autumn is a beautiful, poignant symphony of memories, dreams and transient realities * The Guardian *Experimental, thematically complex, associative, time-juggling, powered by a crazed and energetic curiosity * Sunday Times *Pure literary magic * Mail on Sunday *Puckish, yet elegant; angry, but comforting. Long may she Remain that way * The Times *A wonderfully risky project...an ambitious, multi-layered creation...an energising and uplifting story * The Daily Telegraph *A moving exploration of the intricacies of the imagination, a sly teasing-out of a host of big ideas and small revelations, all hovering around a timeless quandary: how to observe, how to be * The New York Times *I wonder: How does she manage to so wonderfully weave in and out of time, to layer time, while creating something that feels like it was written this morning after she read today's newspaper? * PBS News Hour *Publisher's description. Autumn 2016: the UK is in pieces, divided by a historic once-in-a-generation summer. Love is won, love is lost. The seasons roll round as ever. From the imagination of the peerless Ali Smith comes a shape-shifting, light-footed, time-travelling novel. This is a story about right now, this minute; about ageing and time and love and stories themselves. Here comes Autumn. * Penguin *Transcendental writing about art, death and all the dimensions of love. It's not so much 'reading between the lines' as being blinded by the light between the lines - in a good way * Deborah Levy *The book I'd like to receive for Christmas: Ali Smith's Autumn. * Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train *Fantastic writing, big ideas and generosity of spirit * Spectator *[Ali Smith] is Scotland's Nobel laureate-in-waiting - and I can't wait for her new book * Sebastian Barry, Observer *Humour, grace, solace...A light-footed meditation on mortality, mutability and how to keep your head in troubled times * Guardian, Best Fiction 2016 *Autumn is a beautiful, poignant symphony of memories, dreams and transient realities * Guardian *[Ali Smith] is simply incapable of writing a dull paragraph * New Statesman *Bold and brilliant, dealing with the body blow of Brexit to offer us something rare: hope. * Jackie Kay, poet *The novel of the year is obviously Ali Smith's Autumn, which managed the miracle of making at least a kind of sense out of post-Brexit Britain. * Olivia Laing, Observer *Ever-inventive...Autumn is the first serious Brexit novel...In a country apparently divided against itself, a writer such as Smith is more valuable than a whole parliament of politicians. * Financial Times, Books of the Year *

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Book Synopsis 'Darkly witty' Red 'Made in Chelsea if it got seriously dark' Heat Meet Kitty Collins. FRIEND. LOVER. KILLER. Trade Review‘Smart, fast-paced, darkly funny and a great main character. Definite 5 star read, Katy Brent is a fantastic storyteller.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I think this just might be my favourite book of 2022!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Hooked from page 1! Complex characters, entertaining plot and very well written.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The book got stuck straight into the action and did not let up. It was fast paced, exciting and complete bingeable – I didn’t want to put it down.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A really thought provoking read that had so many elements and so many layers to it. It was so gripping too I finished it within a couple of days.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘If you’re a fan of the ‘Sweet Pea’ series or ‘Killing Eve’, this book is for you. Engaging, addictive and thought-provoking, this read has it all!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Jesus Christ, this book. I absolutely loved it. It made me uncomfortable and sad and frustrated and angry, but I loved it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Kitty is a delight. Never thought that word would describe a serial killer, but she's absolutely delightful. Witty, hilarious, and on occasion she happens to murder men.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A stonker of a read which I flew through.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved the humour of this book and couldn’t get enough of this story. I definitely recommend this as a must read.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I raced through this humour-laden murderous romp over the space of a couple of evenings.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Female Dexter in Gucci and heels. Witty, intriguing, full of fashion, charm and slightly raunchy at times.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Katy Brent has created a brilliant book that acts as social commentary and touches on issues that are a genuine downfall within our society. I’ll definitely be keeping my eye out for any future novels of hers.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Book SynopsisA profoundly disturbing novel that ruthlessly dissects American life in the late 1960s, from the author of The White Album and The Year of Magical Thinking. One thing in my defence, not that it matters: I know what nothing' means, and keep on playingSomewhere out beyond Hollywood, hollowed-out actress Maria Wyeth's life plays out in a numbing routine of perpetual freeway driving. In her early thirties, divorced from her husband, dislocated from friends, anesthetized to pain and pleasure, Wheth is a woman who has run out of both desires and motives the epitome of a generation made ill by too much freedom.More than five decades after its original publication, Play it as it Lays remains a profoundly disturbing novel that ruthlessly dissects American life in the late 1960s, from the author of The White Album and The Year of Magical Thinking.Trade Review‘She writes with a razor … You are both frightened and astonished … It seems to me just about perfect, so heartbreaking and inescapable’ New York Times ‘Didion’s modant lucidity is like L.A. sunlight, a thing so bright sometimes it hurts’ Time, Top 100 Novels of All Time ‘For a few decades, this was my favourite modern American novel … revelatory’ Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho

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Book SynopsisJessica Stanley is an Australian novelist living in East London. She grew up in Melbourne, studied in Canberra, and worked in journalism, on the set of the TV show Neighbours, for the trade union movement, and on progressive political campaigns. Moving to the UK in 2011, she has been working as a freelance advertising copywriter and strategist. She has a long-running email newsletter for writers and readers: jessicastanley.substack.com

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Book SynopsisA beautifully written must read for fans of David Nicholls' Sue MoorcroftThey say life is made up of moments.So is a relationship.From the moment he sets his eyes on Ashley Oliver at sixth form on the cusp of the new millennium, Charlie falls in love. It isn't all sunshine and roses though and it takes several years and more than one chance meeting before they begin their relationship.Will they survive everything the world has to throw at them or will the pressure of life, love, and London be too much for them?Told through moments big and small, trivial and significant, this is the moving and uplifting story of a relationship - the ups, the downs, and everything in between.An unforgettable romance, perfect for fans of Sophie Cousens, Jill Mansell and Mike Gayle.Readers are falling hard for One Hundred Moments of Us:''You''ll want to put aside as many m

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Book SynopsisCormac McCarthy was the author of many acclaimed novels, including Blood Meridian, Child of God and The Passenger. Among his honours are the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His works adapted to film include All the Pretty Horses, The Road and No Country for Old Men the latter film receiving four Academy Awards, including the award for Best Picture. McCarthy died in 2023 in Santa Fe, NM at the age of 89.Trade ReviewNo Country for Old Men is a compelling, harrowing, disturbing, sad, endlessly surprising and resonant novel. -- Robert Edric * Spectator *No Country for Old Men is a severed head and shoulders over anything else written in America this year. * Independent on Sunday *A fast, powerful read, steeped with a deep sorrow about the moral degradation of the legendary American West. * Financial Times *A Western thriller with a racy plot and punchy dialogue, perfect for a lazy Sunday. * The Times *[An] utterly absorbing, chilling tale . . . One of the most sinister characters in modern American fiction. * Herald *It's hard to think of a contemporary writer more worth reading. * Independent *

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Book SynopsisHarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.There was a star riding through clouds one night, and I said to the star, Consume me'Six friends traverse the uneven road of life together in Virginia Woolf's most unconventional classic. Bernard, Jinny, Louis, Neville, Rhoda and Susan first meet as children by the sea, and their lives are forever changed.A poetic novel written in a lyrical way only Woolf could master, these narrators face both triumph and tragedy that touches them all. Throughout their lives, they examine the relationship between past and present, and the meaning of life itself.A landmark of innovative fiction and the most experimental of Virginia Woolf's novels, The Waves is still regarded as one of the greatest works ever written in the English language.

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Book SynopsisBy the author of THE HANDMAID''S TALE and ALIAS GRACE* Pigs might not fly but they are strangely altered. So, for that matter, are wolves and racoons. A man, once named Jimmy, lives in a tree, wrapped in old bedsheets, now calls himself Snowman. The voice of Oryx, the woman he loved, teasingly haunts him. And the green-eyed Children of Crake are, for some reason, his responsibility. *Praise for Oryx and Crake:''In Jimmy, Atwood has created a great character: a tragic-comic artist of the future, part buffoon, part Orpheus. An adman who''s a sad man; a jealous lover who''s in perpetual mourning; a fantasist who can only remember the past'' -INDEPENDENT''Gripping and remarkably imagined'' -LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKSTrade ReviewThe writing is spare. The structure is tight. The observation of the human condition is both profound and impish. Character is crucial. The issues are huge and we feel the weight of them. Finally, it leaves the reader on a cliff-edge the like of which I have never encountered elsewhere. It was nominated for the Man Booker. I think it should have won -- Anita Mason * Guardian *Mischief of a much darker variety drags me into the dystopian world of Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake. Although written in 2003, the year of Sars, many passages chill me to the core with their prescience, depicting elements of what we are living through now; a reminder of the fine line between the imagined and the real . . . Shocking and darkly humorous with much to say on the pharmaceutical and beauty industries. A book to galvanise me -- Emma Reed * Daily Telegraph *The writing is spare. The structure is tight. The observation of the human condition is both profound and impish. Character is crucial. The issues are huge and we feel the weight of them. Finally, it leaves the reader on a cliff-edge the like of which I have never encountered elsewhere. It was nominated for the Man Booker. I think it should have won -- Anita Mason * Guardian *

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Book SynopsisA mad young coach gathers soccer players from across the country to compete in a series of bizarre challenges in a high-tech colosseum he calls Blue Lock. It's a no-balls-barred battle to become Japan's next top striker, in this Squid Game–meets–World Cup manga, now available in print! Anime airing now!After a disastrous defeat at the 2018 World Cup, Japan's team struggles to regroup. But what's mising? An absolute ace striker. The Football Union is hell bent on creating a striker who hungers for goals and thirsts for victory, so Blue Lock--a rigorous training ground for 300 of Japan's best and brightest youth players--is created. To survive this battle, the last striker standing will have to out-muscle and out-ego everyone who stands in his way!

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Book SynopsisBefore It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Colleen Hoover tells fan favorite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller It Ends with Us Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil co-parenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life. Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue for the bestselling phenomenon 

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Book SynopsisThe beautiful novel of female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane   Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with their village’s all-female diving collective, led by Young-sook’s mother. As the girls take up their positions as baby divers, they know they are beginning a life of excitement and responsibility but also danger. Despite their love for each other, Mi-ja and Young-sook’s differences are impossible to ignore. The Island of Sea Women is an epic set over many decades, beginning during a period of Japanese colonialism in the 1930s and 1940s, followed by World War II, the Korean War and its aftermath, through the era of cell phones and wetsuits for the women divers. Throughout this time, the residents of Jeju find themselves caught between warring empires. Mi-ja is the daughter of a Japanese collaborator, and she will forever be marked by this association. Young-sook was born into a long line of haenyeo and will inherit her mother’s position leading the divers in their village. Little do the two friends know that after surviving hundreds of dives and developing the closest of bonds, forces outside their control will push their friendship to the breaking point.This beautiful, thoughtful novel illuminates a world turned upside down, one where the women are in charge, engaging in dangerous physical work, and the men take care of the children. A classic Lisa See story—one of women’s friendships and the larger forces that shape them—The Island of Sea Women introduces readers to the fierce and unforgettable female divers of Jeju Island and the dramatic history that shaped their lives. ‘For centuries, women on Korea’s Jeju island have been free-diving into the sea, a practice explored through this fictionalized story of two friends who struggle to stay close amid war, family rivalries, and a shifting cultural landscape. It’s riveting, historical, and heartbreaking all at once’ Marie Claire ‘Lisa See excels at mining the intersection of family, friendship and history... This novel spans wars and generations, but at its heart is a beautifully rendered story of two women whose individual choices become inextricably tangled’ Jodi Picoult, author of A Spark of Light ‘I was spellbound the moment I entered the vivid and little-known world of the diving women of Jeju… No one writes about female friendship… with more insight and depth than Lisa See’ Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees Trade Review‘Lisa See excels at mining the intersection of family, friendship and history . . . This novel spans wars and generations, but at its heart is a beautifully rendered story of two women whose individual choices become inextricably tangled’ -- Jodi Picoult, author of A Spark of Light‘I was spellbound the moment I entered the vivid and little-known world of the diving women of Jeju . . . No one writes about female friendship, the dark and the light of it, with more insight and depth than Lisa See’ -- Sue Monk Kidd, author of The Secret Life of Bees'See is most deft when she plays with this line — of betrayal and the impossibility of forgiveness — which she does on a national level as well as a deeply personal one . . . a powerful and essential story of humanity' * Los Angeles Review of Books *'See’s vivid prose and thorough research together bring to life the seafaring existence of these women . . . See’s thoughtful and empathetic book sheds necessary attention on this largely ignored event' * New York Times *‘For centuries, women on Korea’s Jeju island have been free-diving into the sea, a practice explored through this fictionalized story of two friends who struggle to stay close amid war, family rivalries, and a shifting cultural landscape. It’s riveting, historical, and heartbreaking all at once’ * Marie Claire *‘Jumping between the WWII era and 2008, See perceptively depicts challenges faced by Koreans over the course of the 20th century, particularly homing in on the ways the haenyeo have struggled to maintain their way of life. Exposing the depths of human cruelty and resilience, See’s lush tale is a wonderful ode to a truly singular group of women’ * Publishers Weekly *'Two women and their friendship are at the heart of a tale in which war and disruption, including American occupation, destroy some lives and alter others . . . a beautifully written, sublime piece of fiction’ * The Christian Science Monitor *

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Book SynopsisTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER''Lucid, earnest and disarming.'' New York Times''A perfect jewel of a novel.'' LENA DUNHAM''The sensuality is extraordinarily powerful.'' Chicago TribuneKitchen comprises Banana Yoshimoto''s two classic tales about mothers, trans identity, bereavement, kitchens, love and tragedy. First published in 1987, it won two of Japan''s most prestigious literary prizes, remained at the top of the bestseller lists for over a year and has gone on to be a much-loved international bestseller.

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Book SynopsisBled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, the vast, sprawling Malazan empire simmers with discontent.Even its imperial legions yearn for some respite.For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail - sole surviving sorceress of the Second Legion - the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the dead. But Darujhistan, the last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, still holds out against the empire - and Empress Lasseen''s ambition knows no bounds.However, it seems the empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister forces gather as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand . . .Conceived and written on an epic scale, Gardens of the Moon is a breathtaking achievement - a novel in which grand design, a dark and complex mythology, wild and wayward magic and a host of enduring characters combine with thrilling, powerful storyte

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Book SynopsisTHE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES''This isn''t London. The rules are different up here, and so are the allegiances.''Detective Sergeant Peter Grant takes a much-needed holiday up in Scotland. And he''ll need one when this is over...If more''s the merrier, then it''s ecstatic as his partner Beverley, their young twins, his mum, dad, his dad''s band and their dodgy manager all tag along. Even his boss, DCI Thomas Nightingale, takes in the coastal airs as he trains Peter''s cousin Abigail in the arcane arts.And they''ll need them too, because Scotland''s Granite City has more than its fair share of history and mystery, myth ... and murder. When a body is found in a bus stop, fresh from the sea, the case smells fishy from the off. Something may be stirring beyond the bay - but there''s something far stranger in the sky...* * * * *PRAISE FOR BEN AARONOVITCH & THE RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES:''Highly entertaining''SUNDAY EXPRESS''Charming, witty, exciting''THE INDEPENDENT''Ben Aaronovitch has created a wonderful world full of mystery, magic and fantastic characters. I love being there more than the real London''NICK FROST''As brilliant and funny as ever ... Masterfully crafted - gives the late, great Terry Pratchett a run for his money''THE SUN''An incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for grown-ups''THE TIMES''Funny and wildly inventive''MAIL ON SUNDAY

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHow simple this novel is. How subtle. How strong. How unlike any other. It is unique. It is unforgettable. It is extraordinary. -- Doris Lessing * Independent *It is hard to do justice to The Ice Palace . . . The narrative is urgent, the descriptions relentlessly beautiful, the meaning as powerful as the ice piling up on the lake. * The Times *Vesaas's laconic sentences are as cold and simple as ice - and as fantastic. * The Telegraph *The atmosphere created is magical: rather than explaining something, he will just plant a poetic statement and let it grow within you. * The Telegraph *But if I had to choose a book I'm surprised isn't the most famous book in the world it might be The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas. -- Max Porter * Times Literary Supplement *A haunting story, full of ice and wind and poetry. -- Dea Brøvig * The Guardian *If I had to choose a book I'm surprised isn't the most famous book in the world it might be The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas. -- Max Porter * Times Literary Supplement *

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Book Synopsis''Impossible to put down'' TIMES''Life-affirming delight. A comic pleasure'' WOMAN AND HOME''Profoundly moving'' RICHARD MADELEYOVER 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD. NOW A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING JIM BROADBENT AND PENELOPE WILTON____________________When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other.He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. All he knows is that he must keep walking. To save someone else''s life.Harold Fry is the most ordinary of men. He just might be a hero for us all.____________________''A gorgeously hopeful book'' OPRAH MAGAZINE''A funny book, a wise book, a charming book . . . Harold Fry is just wonderful ... I love this book'' ERICA WAGNER, THE TIMES''The odyssey oTrade ReviewOne of the sweetest, most delicately-written stories I've read in a long time. One man's walk along the length of England to save the life of a dying woman. Each chapter describes a different encounter along the way, with a definite nod to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Philosophical, intriguing, and profoundly moving. * Foyles website *Uplifting, funny and delicate * The Daily Telegraph *One of the sweetest, most delicately-written stories I've read in a long time. One man's walk along the length of England to save the life of a dying woman. Each chapter describes a different encounter along the way, with a definite nod to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Philosophical, intriguing, and profoundly moving. * Foyles website *Uplifting, funny and delicate * The Daily Telegraph *At times almost unbearably moving. * Sunday Times *

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