Contemporary fiction titles are those which focus on the present or near past. Stories rooted in the current cultural, social, and political landscape which feature characters we can all recognise.
Contemporary Fiction Books
HarperCollins Publishers Manuscript Found in Accra
Book SynopsisAnother incredible novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist.Centuries before, on the eve of the invasion of Accra, the citizens gathered. A man stood before them and invited the people share their fears that he might offer hope and comfort.His extraordinary insights on courage, solitude, loyalty and loss were transcribed and passed on.A timeless and powerful exploration of personal growth, everyday wisdom and joy.Trade Review‘One of the few to deserve the term “publishing phenomenon”’ Independent on Sunday ‘His books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people.’ The Times ‘His writing is like a path of energy that inadvertently leads readers to themselves, toward their mysterious and faraway souls.’ Le Figaro ‘Coelho’s writing is beautifully poetic but his message is what counts… he gives me hope and puts a smile on my face.’ Daily Express ‘An exceptional writer.' USA Today
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HarperCollins Publishers Its Not Me Its You
Book SynopsisPreorder Mhairi''s new novel YOU BELONG WITH ME coming soon!An achingly funny story about how to be your own hero when life pulls the rug out from under your feetThis is modern and honest romantic fiction at its most accomplished'HEATMcFarlane's writing will make you laugh out loud'SUNDAY EXPRESSBrilliantly funny stuff'FABULOUSA delicious feast of comic romance . . . smart and funny'SUNDAY EXPRESS____________________Delia Moss isn't quite sure where she went wrong.When she proposed and discovered her boyfriend was sleeping with someone else she thought it was her fault.When she realised life would never be the same again she thought it was her fault.And when he wanted her back like nothing had changed Delia started to wonder if perhaps she was not to blameFrom Newcastle to London and back again, with dodgy jobs, eccentric bosses and annoyingly handsome journalists thrown in, Delia must find out where her old self went and if she can ever get her back.Trade Review‘Witty, sharp and giggle-inducing … This is modern and honest romantic fiction at its most accomplished’ HEAT ‘If you love sparky comedies, this one’s for you’ GRAZIA ‘Who will love it? Want-it-funny lit-lovers’ GLAMOUR ‘An engaging read about finding yourself… I loved it’ DAILY MAIL ‘McFarlane’s writing will make you laugh out loud 5*’ SUNDAY EXPRESS ‘Brilliantly funny stuff’ FABULOUS ‘A delicious feast of comic romance … Smart and funny’ SUNDAY MIRROR ‘[McFarlane] has pulled it out of the bag again, crafting an impassioned novel of female self-discovery … Jam-packed with quirky social satire that delights and entertains’ OK Praise for ‘You Had Me at Hello’: “Very very witty and funny. Left me in awe…a total gem.” (Marian Keyes) “The funniest, most romantic book I've read since One Day.” (Lisa Jewell) “I loved this book. It made me laugh and reminded me that anything's possible in love – and in everything else for that matter.” (Minnie Driver) “I loved this: an original, genuinely funny, genuinely moving, modern love story.” (Katy Regan) “Mhairi is darkly funny and quite, quite rude…You Had Me at Hello is a breath of tart, Northern air.” (Sarra Manning) “Bitingly sharp and achingly funny…guaranteed to have you bent double. I absolutely loved it!” (Claudia Carroll)
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HarperCollins Publishers Twelve Months and a Day Breathtaking new fiction
Book SynopsisPeople die. Love doesn't.A bitter-sweet pang in my heart' Monique RoffeyA beautiful book. Insanely romantic and utterly convincing' Julie MyersonA wonderful and inventive novel, sorrowful and hopeful in equal measure. It was a true pleasure to read' Miranda Cowley HellerLouisa Young is the great chronicler of romantic love and the pain of its loss' Linda GrantHeart-stoppingly romantic A lovely, moving, ultimately hopeful read' MirrorWhat a writer so beautifully earthed in the everyday. Terrific' Elizabeth BuchanA modern day Truly Madly Deeply Rasmus and Roisin both lose their partners, but the ghosts of Nico and Jay stay, unable to leave their loved ones alone as the broken-hearted pair find comfort in each other. Beautifully written, this is a haunting love story literally' Best magazine, Must-ReadsA skilfully calibrated love-after-death tale, it's a four course feast of hearts broken, hearts mended, of songs, laughter, old regrets and fresh desire, that demands a major film deal' PaTrade Review‘Sweetly comic yet deeply moving… Anybody who loves the film Ghost will feel the same way about this wonderful novel, which asks what happens when people cease to live – but love does not’ Daily Mail ‘A modern day Truly Madly Deeply… Rasmus and Roisin both lose their partners, but the ghosts of Nico and Jay stay, unable to leave their loved ones alone as the broken-hearted pair find comfort in each other. Beautifully written, this is a haunting love story – literally’ Best magazine, Must-Reads ‘A beautiful book. Insanely romantic and utterly convincing’ Julie Myerson ‘Heart-stoppingly romantic… A lovely, moving, ultimately hopeful read’ Mirror ‘Twelve Months and a Day is poignant and sad as well as funny and beautifully written and imagined… You will fall in love again as you read this clever book … Hugely engaging and readable. A bitter-sweet pang in my heart as it ended. A page-turner’ Monique Roffey ‘A wonderful novel, charming and surprising, filled with loss and its triumphant opposites’ Susie Boyt ‘A wonderful and inventive novel, sorrowful and hopeful in equal measure. It was a true pleasure to read’ Miranda Cowley Heller ‘A skilfully calibrated love-after-death tale, it’s a four course feast of hearts broken, hearts mended, of songs, laughter, old regrets and fresh desire, that demands a major film deal’ Patrick Gale ‘Louisa Young is the great chronicler of romantic love and the pain of its loss’ Linda Grant ‘Thoughtful, philosophical and clever, it is also funny, and full of poetry, and powered by an unflagging and irresistible belief in the redemptive power of love’ Perspectives magazine ‘What a writer. A raw and beautiful exposition on grief and loss but so beautifully earthed in the everyday. Terrific’ Elizabeth Buchan ‘A beautifully written story that’s very funny, and full of heart and hope’ Best
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HarperCollins Publishers Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch a Guardian
Book SynopsisRiveting' Margaret AtwoodI loved this book intensely' Lauren Groff GuardianThe plague is spreading. The hundred year war is beginning. Katharina Kepler is believed to be a witch.Known for her herbal remedies and successful children among them Johannes, Imperial Mathematician and author of the laws of planetary motion Katharina's life is changed by an accusation of witchcraft. Facing financial ruin, torture and even execution, she tells her side of the story.Witty, engaging and vividly imagined, Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch draws on historical documents to illuminate a society undone by collective aggression and hysterical fear a narrative with true resonance for today.Darkly funny Her prose, which recalls Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, is light, pared back and subtly archaic' Financial TimesSuperbly voiced funny' TelegraphA magical brew of absurdity and brutality' Washington PostGalchen expertly weaves together a story told from multiple perspectives, showing how easy it is fTrade Review Praise for Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch: ‘Funny in parts, absurd in others … This riveting novel takes us into the labyrinthine hearts of accused and accusers alike’ Margaret Atwood ‘Superbly voiced … funny … the absurdity, rompiness and obsession with food (usually sausages) are spot on for the era, but so too is an inescapable sense of loss’ Telegraph ‘A wise meditation on the kind of hysterical scapegoating we see so often in the age of the internet … I loved this book intensely when I read it this summer and have thought of it nearly every day through this strange autumn’ Lauren Groff, Guardian ‘Her prose, which recalls Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, is light, pared back and subtly archaic. Moments where she nods at the contemporary obsession with witchcraft are funny rather than sincere … It’s this dry humour that makes the novel sparkle’ Financial Times ‘It is remarkable that Rivka Galchen’s Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch manages to pull off … a witch story that is as serious as Miller’s play and as playful as Updike’s novel … a persuasive and very beautiful work of fiction … this writer can animate even the most familiar material, and make it beautifully, and memorably, new’ Wyatt Mason, Wall Street Journal ‘Delightfully funny … Galchen has written another smart book that investigates the power of narrative, both good and bad, foregrounding a woman who’d only been a footnote to a famous man’s story, all while being funny and deceptively easy to read. It’s quite a magic trick’ Los Angeles Times ‘The comedy that runs through Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch is a magical brew of absurdity and brutality. Galchen has a Kafkaesque sense of the way the exercise of authority inflates egos and twists logic . . . There’s real sorcery here’ Washington Post
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HarperCollins Publishers Dark Objects A gripping new crime thriller with
Book Synopsis**Don''t miss out on the gripping new thriller featuring Laughton Rees and Tannahill Khan, THE CLEARING OUT NOW**Count to three,' her mother told her, the last words she would ever speak.An Impossible Crime SceneA wealthy woman is found brutally murdered in the locked fortress of her London mansion. Surrounding her are four mysterious objects, including a book on forensics by Dr Laughton Rees.An Inescapable PastAs a teenager, Laughton's life was destroyed after witnessing her mother's brutal murder. Now a mother herself and forensic analyst, she is an expert on how to read crime scenes but never works live cases.An Uncatchable KillerPressured by the lead detective to help with the investigation, Laughton begins to realise that the objects left by the body are not just about the victim, they're also about her. Her childhood was destroyed by one killer. Now she must catch another before her daughter's is destroyed too.PRAISE FOR DARK OBJECTSThere are times when I read another author's Trade Review‘[A] haunting story that sends more than a shudder down the spine’ Daily Mail Best of the Year ‘[Simon Toyne] paints characters with such fine strokes that we can see every pore. It’s exquisite writing with ever-ratcheting tension.’ Tess Gerritsen in Observer ‘Gripping from first page to last, this is superb storytelling and it certainly sends a shudder down the spine.’ Mail Online ‘Clashing interests, an old case and intriguing and moving characters combine in this immensely readable novel that is, above all, about parenting.’ Library Review ‘This was a fun, crafty thriller… I love how he interwove a clever serial killer plot with a taught family drama. Definitely a one-sit read!’ Lisa Gardner, author of Before She Disappeared ‘An intense, compelling page-turner that is perfect for fans of Thomas Harris, from a hugely talented writer on top at the top of his game.’Steve Cavanagh, author of Thirteen ‘Simon Toyne knows his stuff, and in Dark Objects he puts it to excellent use, constructing a thrilling plot driven by intriguing, complex characters. The pacing is superb and as the suspense ratchets up you will find it impossible to put the book down.’Peter Robinson, author of Not Dark Yet ‘A stunning novel! Part wily procedural, part relentless psychological thriller, Dark Objects will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. And what a masterful voice, Toyne brings to his fiction!’Jeffery Deaver, author of Hunting Time and The Bone Collector ‘Simon Toyne, already one of the UK’s top thriller writers, really has outdone himself with Dark Objects. It’s intelligent, insanely paced and brimming with fresh ideas – I doubt I’ll read a better book this year.’M.W. CRAVEN, author of The Curator ‘Really enjoyed it! Compelling narrative. Intriguing, had me hooked from the get go.’Tim Sullivan, author of the DS Cross series
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HarperCollins Publishers Flesh and Blood The gripping crime thriller from
Book SynopsisThe legendary, No. 1 bestelling series following Dr. Kay ScarpettaSnapThe sound of a bullet hitting fleshDr. Kay Scarpetta is in pursuit of a sniper who leaves no trace except copper fragments. The impossible shots cause instant death.SnapThe target is closer than you thinkThe victims have nothing in common, and there is no indication where the killer will strike next.SnapYou won't hear it you're already deadScarpetta tracks the sniper across the country to the Florida coast. Here she uncovers shocking evidence implicating her niece, Lucy Scarpetta's very own flesh and blood.Trade Review‘A pioneer of the genre of forensic psychological thriller’ BBC ‘With plenty of the forensic detail that Cornwell fans have come to expect from her works this is a fast-paced and exciting read. Cornwell certainly lives up to her title of America's most chilling modern writer' Express and Star ‘She is a brilliant writer and I was absolutely gripped’ Mail on Sunday PRAISE FOR PATRICIA CORNWELL & THE KAY SCARPETTA NOVELS: ‘Cornwell’s books run on high octane fuel, a cocktail of adrenalin and fear’ The Times ‘Forget the pretenders. Cornwell reigns’ Mirror ‘Few writers match Patricia Cornwell when it comes to writing crime and her latest Scarpetta novel is one of her best’ Daily Express ‘When it comes to the forensic sciences, nobody can touch Cornwell’ New York Times Book Review ‘Cornwell has created a character so real, so compelling, so driven that this reader has to remind herself regularly that Scarpetta is just a product of an author’s imagination’ USA Today ‘Dazzling… After reading Cornwell’s thriller, most others will pale in comparison’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ‘Magnificent plotting, masterful writing, and marvelous suspense’ Booklist ‘Cornwell’s instincts are dead-on.’ Chicago Sun-Times ‘Cornwell remains a master of the genre, instilling in readers an appetite that only she can satisfy’ Publishers Weekly
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HarperCollins Publishers A Good Catch The Perfect Cornish Escape Full of
Book SynopsisDon't miss this warm and witty novel from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Fern Britton. The perfect Cornish Escape!A lifetime of friendship. A lifetime of secrets.Greer Clovelly seems to have it all: beautiful, chic and slender, she's used to getting her own way. Greer has been in love with Jesse Behenna since her first day at school and she's determined that one day, they'll be married. After all, a marriage between them would join together two dynasties of Cornish fishing families to make one prosperous one.For her friend, Loveday Carter plump, freckled and unpretentious living in the shadow of her friend has become a way of life. She loves Jesse too, but knows that what Greer wants, she usually gets.Jesse, caught in the middle, faces an agonising choice. Should he follow his heart or bow to his father's wishes? And what about his best friend Mickey, who worships the ground that Loveday walks on?Jesse's decision will touch them all in ways that they could never foresee, anTrade Review‘Warm and intriguing and thoroughly enjoyable’ Sunday Times bestselling author, Katie Fforde ‘Complicated friendships and tales of a chaotic love life make this a must-read’ Woman ‘Another ripping good read’ Good Housekeeping “This is a light-hearted, fun and easy read…” Daily Mail ‘Charming and fun read’ OK Praise for Fern Britton ‘A light-hearted, fun read that perfectly captures the sights and smells of village life.’ Heat ‘Fern Britton has transferred her fun and friendly charm to the page’ Good Housekeeping
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HarperCollins Publishers The Postcard Escape to Cornwall with the perfect
Book SynopsisYou will love this witty and warm novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author Fern Britton.Secrets. Sisters. The summer that changed everything . . .Life in the Cornish village of Pendruggan isn't always picture perfect. Penny Leighton has never told anyone why she's estranged from her mother and sister. For years she's kept her family secrets locked away in her heart, but they've been quietly eating away at her. When an unwelcome visitor blows in, Penny is brought face to face with the past. And a postcard, tucked away in a long-hidden case, holds the truth that could change everything.Young Ella has come back to the place where she spent a happy childhood with her grandmother. Now she's here to search for everything missing in her life. Taken under Penny's broken wing for the summer, the safe haven of Pendruggan feels like the place for a fresh start. Soon, however, Ella starts to wonder if perhaps her real legacy doesn't lie in the past at all.Pendruggan: A Cornish village with Trade Review‘Incredibly atmospheric’ Sun More praise for Fern Britton: ‘Warm and intriguing and thoroughly enjoyable’ Sunday Times bestseller, Katie Fforde ‘Another ripping good read’ Good Housekeeping ‘Charming and fun read’ OK ‘A light-hearted, fun read…’ Daily Mail ‘Complicated friendships and tales of a chaotic love life make this a must-read’ Woman ‘A light-hearted, fun read that perfectly captures the sights and smells of village life’ Heat ‘Fern Britton has transferred her fun and friendly charm to the page’ Good Housekeeping
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HarperCollins Publishers The White Dove
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of The Kashmir ShawlBorn into an aristocratic family, beautiful Amy Lovell leads a whirlwind life of extravagant parties and debutante balls.But Amy, curious about the world beyond the narrow confines of her class, is ill-suited to a life of indulgence. Eagerly embracing a nursing career, she is drawn into the radical politics of the day.As the spectre of war looms, Amy''s bittersweet love for the proud miner Nick Penry a love which defies the differences between them leads them to the conflict in Spain, where love and pain become inseparable agonies.Trade Review‘Beautifully constructed and written . . . A treat’ Marie Claire ‘Love, seduction, magic and illusion collide as Rosie Thomas takes us on a spellbinding journey through an extremely shadowy world’ Daily Express Praise for The Kashmir Shawl: ‘A superbly researched and vivid evocation of wartime Kashmir and Ladakh’ Daily Mail ‘A spellbinding tale. Beautifully written, honest and compassionate…a delight from start to finish’Daily Express ‘An epic tale…A complicated entanglement of family secrets, love during wartime and dangerous liaisons. For fans of Maggie O’Farrell’Red ‘A superbly written novel, marvellously descriptive and especially evocative of the war years . . . a gorgeous treat’ Choice ‘Thomas’ portrayal of a young wife struggling to cope with life in wartime Kashmir, her husband’s indifference to her and her attraction to a charismatic mountaineer is beautifully written, touching and believable’ The Daily Express
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HarperCollins Publishers A Perfectly Good Family
Book SynopsisFollowing the success of We Need to Talk About Kevin this is a stunning examination of inheritance, literal and psychological: what we take from our parents, what we discard, and what we are stuck with, like it or not.After having escaped for years to London, Corlis McCrea returns to the grand Reconstruction mansion where she grew up in North Carolina, now willed to the three grown children following the death of their parents. All three want the house.Fiscal necessity dictates that two must buy a third out. Just as she was torn as a girl, the sister must choose between her decent younger brother and the renegade eldestthe black sheep who covets his legacy in order to destroy it. The adult siblings re-enact the deep enmities and loyalties of childhood, as each bids for a bigger slice of the pie.Trade ReviewPraise for Lionel Shriver: ‘One of the most magnetically compelling writers working today. Witty, caustic and worldly’ WALL STREET JOURNAL ‘A brilliant writer. She has a strong, clear and strangely seductive voice. The characters are strong . . . so moving it will make you want to gasp or cry’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Shriver is an incisive social satirist with a clear grip on the ironies of our contemporary age’LA Times
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HarperCollins Publishers The PostBirthday World
Book SynopsisFrom the Orange Prize winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, this is the novel Lionel Shriver wrote directly afterwards. The Post-Birthday World is an unflinching account of the choices that unfold before us and what our decisions really mean.Irina McGovern's destiny hinges on a single kiss. Whether she gives into its temptation will determine whether she stays with her reliable partner Lawrence, or runs off with Ramsey, a hard-living snooker player.Employing a parallel universe structure, Shriver spins Irina's competing futures with two drastically different men. An intellectual and fellow American, Lawrence is clever and supportive, but rigid and emotionally withdrawn. A British celebrity, Ramsey is passionate and spontaneous, but jealous, undereducated, and prone to pick arguments. Their contrasting characters will colour her other relationships, her career, and the texture of her daily life.If love is always about trade-offsif every romantic prospect is flawedhow can we eveTrade ReviewPraise for The Post-Birthday World: ‘Those of us who rave about the dash and dare of Lionel Shriver’s fiction can rejoice that The Post-Birthday World, a ‘Sliding Doors’-style joint tale of alternative loves and lives, will garner the attention she always deserves’Independent ‘A compelling survey of the competing merits of security vs.desire.’Guardian ‘Shriver gives us another passionate novel…Like Sliding Doors, the tale splits into two, following the dramatic turns of each choice. Brilliant’Cosmopolitan ‘It's another domestic drama with a compelling twist…the power struggle between the sexes is spot-on. Shriver chalks her narrative cue with relish and, once the story gets underway, it's hard to take your eyes off the green baize’Tatler ‘The Post-Birthday World’ is about the dilemmas of love – a must if you were gripped by ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’’Harper’s Bazaar ‘perceptive and highly original’Closer
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HarperCollins Publishers THE ASSASSINATION OF MARGARET THATCHER
Book SynopsisA brilliant and rather transgressive collection of short stories from the double Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light.Including a new story The School of English'.Hilary Mantel is one of Britain's most accomplished and acclaimed writers. In these ten bracingly subversive tales, all her gifts of characterisation and observation are fully engaged, summoning forth the horrors so often concealed behind everyday façades. Childhood cruelty is played out behind the bushes in Comma'; nurses clash in Harley Street' over something more than professional differences; and in the title story, staying in for the plumber turns into an ambiguous and potentially deadly waiting game.Whether set in a claustrophobic Saudi Arabian flat or on a precarious mountain road in Greece, these stories share an insight into the darkest recesses of the spirit. Displaying all of Mantel's unmistakable style and wit, they reveal a great writer at the peak of her Trade Review‘An exhilarating, if dark, collection … ‘The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher’ is a small triumph: a lesson in artfully controlled savagery’ Sunday Times ‘Remarkably good: taut, engaging and shocking … acutely observed’ Evening Standard ‘I would recommend the brilliantly chilling …The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher over most other long or short works this year.’ Telegraph, Books of the Year ‘What a fabulously nasty concoction Hilary Mantel has served up … It’s a fugu fish of a book; parts of which will leave you dizzily elated, while other parts may make you very ill indeed … The venom is distilled, bottled and dripped like slowly staining bitters into the cocktail of the entertainment … That title story, wickedly good, is alone worth the price of admission to the book’ Simon Schama, Financial Times ‘The best stories in the collection … combine sharp observation and sly wit with a subtle burrowing into the recesses of her protagonists’ heads. The darker stories recall both the metaphysical speculations of Jorge Luis Borges and the trickery of Roald Dahl’ Mail on Sunday ‘Infused with Mantel’s almost lush evocations of isolation and distress … All in all, these are alluring portraits of interior disquiet’ Observer ‘No one else quite sounds like Mantel in this vein, although a top-level summit of Muriel Spark and Alan Bennett might conceivably come close. Mantel takes absolutely nothing on trust. Bodies can, and will, malfunction; ditto minds, and marriages. Malice, power or simple chance may always undermine the ground beneath your feet’ Independent ‘These are the sticky slices of suburban noir that Mantel served up so well in her pre-Wolf Hall output and they never fail to deliver’ The Times ‘Much of Mantel’s glorious power comes from her unsentimental, forensic gaze and willingness to describe the uncomfortable … Mantel’s brutally dissecting eye is much in evidence here … Her prose is sublime … the glittering details exquisite’ Independent on Sunday
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HarperCollins Publishers A Girls Best Friend
Book SynopsisA festive treat from the author of the bestselling I HEART seriesAfter the crazy six months she's had, if there was a clear history' button for your life, Tess Brookes would be the first in line to press it.When the opportunity arises to join her best friend, Amy, in New York for Christmas, Tess jumps at the chance. The only slight hitch is that Nick, the man who broke her heart, lives there. And Charlie, the man she turned down, has just started talking to her again. And she has just four days to take a photo for a competition that could save her career.But aside from that, everything is going to be great: it'll be the best Christmas ever. Won't it?Trade Review‘Fabulous fiction at its very best’ Heat ‘Hilarious’ Daily Express
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HarperCollins Publishers We Were On a Break
Book SynopsisWitty, funny, warm and wise' Marian KeyesIs it a break? Or is it a blip?You've just had a holiday,' I pointed out, trying not to yawn. Wasn't that enough of a break?'I don't mean that kind of break.'There's nothing worse than the last day of holiday. Oh wait, there is. When what should have been a proposal turns into a break, Liv and Adam find themselves on opposite sides of the life they had mapped out.Friends and family all think they're crazy; Liv throws herself into work animals are so much simpler than humans and Adam tries to get himself out of the hole he's dug.But as the short break becomes a chasm, can they find a way back to each other? Most importantly, do they want to?Trade Review‘Witty, funny, warm and wise’ Marian Keyes ‘I defy anyone not to enjoy this slice of superior romantic comedy’ RED ‘Even better, funnier and more emosh than [Lindsey’s] previous books’ FABULOUS ‘Clever, funny and poignant’ THE SUN ‘Fun, feisty and fabulous… a brilliant wit that makes it genuinely and effortlessly comic’ PRESS ASSOCIATION ‘Lindsey is the queen of cracking one-liners … hilarious and energetic’ Alex Brown ‘Fantastic, funny – I’m smitten!’ Stella Newman ‘Hilarious… it had me hooked from beginning to end’ Joanna Rees Praise for Lindsey Kelk: ‘This fresh, romantic comedy has a smart and truthful voice and some entertainingly outrageous moments’ SUNDAY MIRROR ‘Witty, hilarious, sexy, pacy… a smart, laugh-out-loud triumph. Just brilliant!’ HEAT ‘When it comes to hilarious romcoms, nobody does it better – I heart Lindsey Kelk!’ SUN ‘Kelk’s best yet. You won’t be able to put it down’ BELLA ‘Funny, dramatic and wonderfully relatable… Uplifting!’ THE CHRONICLE ‘A bouncy, sexy and LOL-littered gem of a novel’ Heat ‘Funny, cringe-worthy and fast paced… A perfect summer read’ Closer ‘Properly funny’ Fabulous ‘Outrageous, witty, exciting and romantic, we simply adored this sparkling read’ Closer ‘Leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside' Company ‘Kelk has a hilarious turn of phrase and a sparkling writing style’ Daily Express
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HarperCollins Publishers One in a Million Heartwarming and uplifting the
Book SynopsisThe hilarious romcom from the Sunday Times bestselling author that everyone lovesA corker hilarious!' GIOVANNA FLETCHERFull of heart and very, very funny'PAIGE TOONEveryone wants that special someone.Annie Higgins has one goal this year: to get her tiny business off the ground. But infuriated by the advertising agency across the hall making fun of her job Annie is goaded into accepting their crazy challenge: to make a random stranger Instagram-famous in just thirty days.And even when they choose Dr Samuel Page PhD, historian and hater of social media, as her target, Annie's determined to win the bet whether Sam likes it or not.But getting to know Sam means getting to know more about herself. And before the thirty days are out, Annie has to make a decision about what's really importantFunny, real and heart-meltingly romantic, Annie and Sam's story is My Fair Lady for the social media age and the perfect feel-good read.Praise for Lindsey Kelk:So funny the sweetness, the glamour, theTrade Review 'A perfect mix of my two favourite things – Lindsey's writing and social media… I LOVE IT!' Louise Pentland ‘The perfect fix for lovers of romantic comedy’ RED 'Beautiful, funny, warm and gorgeous' Lucy Vine Praise for Lindsey Kelk: ‘Witty, funny, warm and wise’ Marian Keyes ‘Hilarious, sexy, pacy… a smart, laugh-out-loud triumph. Just brilliant!’ HEAT ‘Lindsey is the queen of cracking one-liners … hilarious and energetic’ Alex Brown ‘Outrageous, witty, exciting and romantic’ Closer ‘Kelk has a hilarious turn of phrase and a sparkling writing style’ Daily Express
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HarperCollins Publishers Sound Bites
Book SynopsisPerfect for fans of J Lynn & J A Redmerski!What happens when you find yourself caught between a painful past and an uncertain futureRenee Evans has a knack for trouble. After walking in on her best friend and boyfriend in bed together, twenty-five year-old Renee flees her dream job as a music journalist in sunny Los Angeles and returns to her hometown of Boston only to meet Dylan Cavallari, the mysterious, aspiring musician who lives in her apartment building.Dylan's piercing gaze and womanizing demeanor make him exactly the type of guy that Renee should steer clear of which is most likely the reason she falls for him. But when Renee's troublesome ex comes back and threatens to drive her and Dylan apart, Renee is forced to face her past and save her relationship with Dylan before it''s too late.Sound Bites is a novel about love, friendship, betrayal, forgiveness, and the power of music to help you find your way.Trade Review“I loved everything about this book. The writing was great and the characters are so likable that you will be rooting for them the whole way.” – Book Briefs “If you are a fan of contemporary romance with the added bonus of a rock and roll element, you will love Sound Bites.” – Always YA at Heart “When a book makes you smile as much as this one did, you know you’ve found a good thing.” – The Bookish Babe
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HarperCollins Publishers The Mayor of Casterbridge
Book SynopsisHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.The movements of his mind seemed to tend to the thought that some power was working against him.'When Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser gets drunk and sells his wife at a country fair, his life will never be the same. Eighteen years later, his wife and daughter return to Casterbridge to find that Henchard has become Mayor. Although he's spent most of his life attempting to repent for his actions, he remains a rash and impetuous man. Hardy portrays Henchard as a tragic hero, searching for love and acceptance from the community around him, posing the overarching question of whether we shape our own fate, or whether life deals us an inevitable hand.
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HarperCollins Publishers Aesops Fables
Book SynopsisHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.'Living in Ancient Greece in the 5th Century BC, Aesop was said to be a slave and story-teller. His much-loved, enduring fables are revered the world over and remain popular as moral tales for children. With infamous vignettes, such as the race between the hare and the tortoise, the vain jackdaw, and the wolf in sheep's clothing, the themes of the fables remain as fresh today as when they were first told and give an insight into the Ancient Greek world.
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HarperCollins Publishers The Origin of Species Collins Classics
Book SynopsisHarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.How fleeting are the wishes and efforts of man! how short his time! and consequently how poor will his products be, compared with those accumulated by nature during whole geological periods.'Still considered one of the most important and groundbreaking works of science ever written, Darwin's eminently readable exploration of the evolutionary process challenged most of the strong beliefs of the Western world. Forced to question the idea of the Creator, mid-nineteenth century readers were faced with Darwin's theories on the laws of natural selection and the randomness of evolution, causing massive controversy at the time. However, Darwin's theories remain instrumental in providing the backbone to modern biology today.
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HarperCollins Publishers Mislaid
Book SynopsisStartlingly radical, dazzlingly witty, unlike anything that has come before – this is the most exciting novel you will read this year. ‘Nell Zink is a writer of extraordinary talent and range. Her work insistently raises the possibility that the world is larger and stranger than the world you think you know.’ Jonathan FranzenTrade Review‘Mislaid is that oft-discussed, rarely spotted phenomenon – a Great American Novel. It catapults Zink straight into the company of not only Franzen, but also Donna Tartt and Philip Roth, Tom Wolfe and John Irving. Zink takes her big-name predecessors in her stride and goes that bit weirder … An extraordinary talent’ Daily Telegraph ‘One of the most exciting debut novels that will be published this year’ Guardian ‘A bold new take on the classic mistaken identity plot … Crazy as it is, Mislaid is also an ambitious and tightly plotted novel, a welcome successor to her dazzling debut The Wallcreeper … Her novels are two of the most audacious and exciting I’ve read in a long time’ Independent ‘Delicious … Franzen might be right on this writer: Zink has written two books both worth talking about in the best salons in town, which will unsettle them in turn.’ Independent on Sunday ‘Zink appears to have sprung fully-formed on to the page, her narrative voice laconic and scalpel-sharp, and often shockingly funny in its dry asides and understatements … Mislaid marks the arrival of an unusual and original talent, one fearless in her approach to language and subject. Where she goes next is anyone’s guess, but it will surely defy expectations’ Observer ‘Happily for the reader, the hype is matched by the quality and originality of Zink’s writing … Direct, provocative and self-knowing… Things are never as they seem in Mislaid, a unique romp of a book that takes centuries’ worth of confines and stereotypes and turns them inside out’ Irish Times ‘The novel’s charm and intelligence run deep. It’s a provocative masquerade with heart, not just an exercise in role reversals, reminding us that the gaps and cracks between our insides and our outsides are the spaces where our spirits live’ New York Times Book Review ‘A high comedy of racial identity … Zink is a comic writer par excellence’ New Yorker ‘Funny, sexy and daring’ Charlotte Mendelson, Observer
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HarperCollins Publishers A Cornish Carol
Book SynopsisA wise and witty 68-page short story that is full of Christmas cheer from the best-selling author and TV presenter, Fern Britton.This will be one Christmas they'll never forgetPiran Ambrose is the epitome of brooding male. But Pendruggan's Mr Rochester is in danger of becoming its Ebeneezer Scrooge when he is driven to distraction by the villager's over-the-top Christmas celebrations. How could the cringeworthy amateur village production of Aladdin bring seasonal cheer to anyone, he wonders? And do the village children really have to arrive at his cottage door every single night in December with their terrible recorders and discordant singing?But when Piran's bad temper risks spoiling Christmas for everyone, something drastic needs to be done. So, over one Christmas Eve, three very special people pay Piran a visit, determined to show him what Christmas is really all aboutTrade ReviewPraise for Fern Britton: ‘Complicated friendships and tales of a chaotic love life make this a must-read.’ Woman ‘A light-hearted, fun read that perfectly captures the sights and smells of village life.’ Heat ‘Fern Britton has transferred her fun and friendly charm to the page’ Good Housekeeping
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HarperCollins Publishers The Hotel Room MixUp
Book SynopsisTwo weddings, three hotel reservations gone awryand one weekend in Cornwall they'll never forget!When the similarities between Ella Swift and Callum Smith's last names lead to a hotel room mix-up, they find themselves sharing a cramped cottage in Porthkara rather than the private luxury hotel suites they expected.Each in town for a different wedding and carrying more baggage than just the suitcases in their hands the reluctant roommates are forced to share a shelter from the storm surge that sweeps in off the Atlantic. But as the rain crashes down there's a shift in more than just the atmosphere, and by the time the sun rises on a new day, Ella and Callum's futures have already been forever changedReaders can't get enough of The Hotel Room Mix-Up:Really enjoyed this adorable story set in England Highly recommend if you need a little escape into a sweet meet cute!' ?????Wow! This book was incredible what an absolute treat! ?????A brilliant, cosy read with some fun hiccupsin between an
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HarperCollins Publishers Love Lies Bleeding A Gervase Fen Mystery
Book SynopsisAs inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best.Castrevenford school is preparing for Speech Day and English professor and amateur sleuth Gervase Fen is called upon to present the prizes. However, the night before the big day, strange events take place that leave two members of staff dead. The Headmaster turns to Professor Fen to investigate the murders.While disentangling the facts of the case, Mr Fen is forced to deal with student love affairs, a kidnapping and a lost Shakespearean manuscript. By turns hilarious and chilling, Love Lies Bleeding is a classic of the detective genre.Trade Review"A distinguished piece of detective fiction, constructed with real intelligence" (Daily Mail) "A master of the whodunit…he combines a flawless plot, witty dialogue, and a touch of hilarity" (New York Times) "Master of fast-paced, tongue-in-cheek mystery novels, a blend of John Dickson Carr, Michael Innes, M.R. James, and the Marx Brothers" (Anthony Boucher) "Never has Mr Crispin been in such good form" (Observer) "All his work had a high-spiritedness rare and welcome in the crime story" (Julian Symons)
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HarperCollins Publishers Peculiar Ground
Book SynopsisOne of the best novels of the year so far' The TimesA SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARUnlike anything I've read. Haunting and huge, and funny and sensuous. It's wonderful' Tessa HadleyI just enjoyed it so very much' Philip PullmanIt is the 17th century and a wall is being built around a great house. Wychwood is an enclosed world, its ornamental lakes and majestic avenues planned by Mr Norris, landscape-maker. A world where everyone has something to hide after decades of civil war, where dissidents shelter in the forest, lovers linger in secret gardens, and migrants, fleeing the plague, are turned away from the gate.Three centuries later, another wall goes up overnight, dividing Berlin, while at Wychwood, over one hot, languorous weekend, erotic entanglements are shadowed by news of historic change. A little girl, Nell, observes all.Nell grows up and Wychwood is invaded. There is a pop festival by the lake, a TV crew in the dining room and a Great Storm brewing. As the Berlin wall comes down,Trade Review‘A rich layering of history and fiction … Erudite, elegant but easy-going … One of the best novels of the year so far’ The Times ‘Extraordinarily accomplished … absolutely involving, thanks to beautiful description and a very fine understanding of human emotion … Tolstoyan in its sly wit and descriptive brilliance … Humane, thoughtful, compelling and packed with magic, this is a remarkable achievement’ Guardian ‘So clever and beautifully written, it gripped me from start to end. I abandoned work and family to finish it’ Roddy Doyle Unlike anything I’ve read. With its broad scope and its intimacy and exactness, it cuts through the apparatus of life to the vivid moment’ Tessa Hadley ‘Hughes-Hallett’s ambitious first novel dances between past and present, history and modernity … magically and movingly evoked, and remains in the imagination long after the reader passes beyond its gates’ New Statesman ‘Ambitious and accomplished … a polyphonic narrative … rich with detail … leaves you hoping that this late conversion to fiction will prove only the beginning’ Observer ‘A sensual meditation on the nature of paradise’ Mail on Sunday ‘A teeming, heaving whirligig of a novel… Hughes-Hallett retains terrific control of her subject matter in a novel beautifully alert to the repeating patterns of personal and political history’ Daily Mail ‘Happy, tragic, ever expanding and literally ground-breaking’ Spectator ‘Characters to get involved with, stories to follow – perfect to get lost in’ Woman & Home ‘That rare thing: a fresh classic. Ambitious, satisfying and mature, Peculiar Ground is spellbinding’ Country Life ‘Richly imagined, impressively detailed … admirably ambitious and well written … original and intriguing’ Sunday Times ‘Richly evocative’ Tatler ‘Elegant, inventive, mystical’ Daily Telegraph
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HarperCollins Publishers The Draughtsman We all have choices.
Book SynopsisSpeak out for the fate of millions or turn a blind eye? We all have choices.Absolutely exceptional. So beautifully written, with precision and wisdom and real emotional acuity A remarkable achievement' STEPHEN KELMAN, author of Pigeon EnglishErfurt, Germany, 1944.Ernst Beck has a new job at prestigious engineering firm, Topf & Sons: finally, he can make a contribution to the war effort, provide for his beautiful wife, Etta, and make his parents proud. But there is a price.He is assigned to the firm's smallest team, the Special Ovens Department. Reporting directly to Berlin his role is to annotate plans for new crematoria that are deliberately designed to burn day and night. Their destination: the concentration camps. Topf's new client: the SS. Ernst must choose between turning a blind eye, or speaking out for the fate of thousands.Bold and powerful, The Draughtsman shines a light on the complex contradictions of human nature and examines how deeply complicit we can become in the face Trade ReviewPraise for THE DRAUGHTSMAN: ‘Absolutely exceptional. So beautifully written, with precision and wisdom and real emotional acuity. The horrors are illuminated and rendered on a human scale by Lautner’s wonderfully gripping narrative, drawing me in to the intimate story of Ernst and Etta, and their very affecting portrayal as individuals caught up in larger events. With outrage and tenderness he describes a moment in time most of us would say we knew too much about already – and sheds new light on it. A remarkable achievement.’ Stephen Kelman, author of PIGEON ENGLISH ‘Gripping from beginning to end, The Draughtsman is a highly accomplished second novel … one of [its] greatest strengths is in offering a human side to the instigators of oppression and suffering, making each character even more complex and fascinating to pore over … Lautner skilfully links history with the present, and offers a beautifully written, painful reminder that history is often bound to repeat itself’ IRISH INDEPENDENT Praise for THE ROAD TO RECKONING: ‘It’s a thrilling, violent, dangerous piece of old-fashioned storytelling that is also humane and unshowily moving’ THE TIMES ‘A compelling read: wise, touching and with just the right amount of gun fights’NATHAN FILER, author of The Shock of the Fall ‘As simply told tales go, this is one of the best. It shares with its hero a plain eloquence and a determination and a grace rare in the world and in books. Give The Road to Reckoning to every man you know and they'll thank you for it’ JOSHUA FERRIS, author of the Man Booker-shortlisted To Rise Again at a Decent Hour ‘This quiet triumph of a novel, a sad and impeccably nuanced tale set against a finely drawn landscape of early pioneer America, left me just amazed and delighted: it will surely establish Robert Lautner as a storyteller of the first order’ SIMON WINCHESTER, author of Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
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HarperCollins Publishers A Time to Remember the new heartwarming and
Book SynopsisThe gripping new bestseller from the nation's favourite storyteller.Are some memories best forgotten?Maureen Bancroft has never learned the art of putting herself first. As a widow with a gentle temperament and humble ways, she's been easy to take advantage of.All that changes when an unexpected windfall comes her way. Determined to make up for lost time, she decides to take a holiday and, needing a companion, looks up her friend, Barbara Hayle.Glamorous, and with a successful career on the stage, Barbara seems to be everything that Maureen is not. But things aren't as they seem, and what starts out as a nostalgic trip between friends, becomes something different altogether. Much has changed in the years since they first met ? now Maureen has something that her friend desperately needs, and Barbara is used to getting exactly what she wants.As their journey takes them down some dark byways, will this be the one friendship that Maureen should have left firmly in the past?Praise for JosepTrade Review Praise for Josephine Cox’s previous novels: 'Thanks to her near faultless writing, sympathies will lurch from one character to another, and as events reach their dramatic conclusion readers will find it impossible to tear themselves away.' News of the World 'Another hit for Josephine Cox' Sunday Express 'Another masterpiece' Best ‘Another beautifully spun family epic' Scottish Daily Echo 'A born storyteller' Bedfordshire Times
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HarperCollins Publishers A Daughters Secret
Book SynopsisDon't miss the brand new epic family drama from the nation's favourite storyteller
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HarperCollins Publishers The Wallcreeper
Book SynopsisHeady and rambunctious Wake up, this book says: in its plot lines, in its humour, in its philosophical underpinnings and political agenda. I''ll pay it the highest compliment it knows this book is a wild thing.' New York Times Book ReviewInterlaken, Berne, 21st century. Several things happen after the car hits the rock. Tiff ceases to be pregnant. Stephen captures, like, the most wonderful bird fleet, stealthy, and beautiful a real lifer. And the wallcreeper, the wallcreeper says twee.The Wallcreeper is nothing more than a portrait of marriage, complete with all its requisite highs and lows: drugs, dubstep, small chores, anal sex, eco-terrorism, birding, breeding and feeding.Trade Review‘A talent that is as rare and strange as a kestrel on Oxford Street . . . A slim, strange masterpiece, and one of those alluring, elliptical, exceptional novels that I will want to keep rereading for the rest of my life’ The Sunday Times ‘The Wallcreeper is the best book of 2014 … Every page is an angular masterpiece’ Dazed ‘A dazzling debut … Zink’s novels are two of the most audacious and exciting I’ve read in a long time’ Independent ‘The Wallcreeper marks Zink as an extraordinary talent’ Daily Telegraph ‘Prodigiously intelligent and odd … Zink’s work is not tender, elegant, disciplined or classically proportioned, but it is clever, fierce, striking and original. So much so that it makes tender, elegant and so on look quite dull’ Guardian ‘An instrument of delight, an offering of kinship. Like its namesake, The Wallcreeper is fleet, stealthy and beautiful. It’s a lifer indeed’ New York Times ‘The most exciting debut novel I’ve read recently … a Zink’s mordantly hilarious story of sex, drugs, and birdwatching’ Guardian ‘Zink is hilarious and cracklingly smart, and she takes the kind of risks that a novelist is supposed to take.’ Jonathan Franzen ‘Heady and rambunctious … Wake up, this book says: in its plot lines, in its humour, in its philosophical underpinnings and political agenda. I'll pay it the highest compliment it knows – this book is a wild thing’ New York Times Book Review ‘Strange, hilarious, and utterly captivating’ Harpers Bazaar ‘Straying asymmetrically through its story of a partnership falling apart, in an uncontrollable environment, with a feeling that there’s a heavy dose of autobiography in it … Franzen might be right on this writer: Zink has written two books both worth talking about in the best salons in town, which will unsettle them in turn’ Independent on Sunday ‘The Wallcreeper’s strange, nebulous weightiness, both personal and political, make her first novel a work of bizarre brilliance’ New Statesman
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HarperCollins Publishers The Light of Other Days
Book SynopsisIn the most exciting SF collaboration ever, Arthur C. Clarke and his universally acknowledged heir Stephen Baxter pool talent, fantastic ideas, unprecedented cosmic insights as well as page-turning plotting skills and breathlessly good writing to produce the most awesome novel of the future since 3001.'Space is what keeps everything from being in the same place. Right?' With these words Hiram Patterson, head of the giant media corporation OurWorld, launches the greatest communications revolution in history. With OurWorld's development of wormhole technology, any point in space can be connected to any other, faster than the speed of light. Realtime television coverage is here: earthquakes and wars, murders and disasters can be watched, exactly as they occur, anywhere on the planet.Then WormCams are made to work across time as well as space. Humanity encounters itself in the light of other days. We witness the life of Jesus, go to the premiere of Hamlet, solve the enigmas that have bafflTrade Review Praise for Arthur C. Clarke: ‘Arthur C. Clarke is the prophet of the space age’THE TIMES ‘Arthur C. Clarke is the colossus of science fiction’NEW YORK TIMES Praise for Stephen Baxter: ‘The most important living science-fiction writer in the country’THE TIMES ‘The best SF writer in Britain’SFX
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HarperCollins Publishers The Button Box A gripping historical romance saga
Book SynopsisA heartwarming and gripping novel from No. 1Sunday Times bestselling author, Dilly Court.Clara held onto the precious button, glimmering like a jewel in the dark alleyways of London's notorious Seven Dials. She needed to save her family but who was going to save her?There was a time when the Carter sisters' father was their hero. Now he's a drunk who's gambled away everything they had and put them all in peril. It''s on Clara''s shoulders to save the four sisters from destitution. Clutching her precious button box, the only thing of value they have left, Clara dreams of starting a shop that could put a roof over their heads and keep them safeBut in debt to the terrifying Patches Braggs, leader of one of the East End''s roughest gangs, Clara is in fear for her life. When a mysterious benefactor seems to offer an escape, Clara realizes too late that it comes at a terrible priceCheated, abandoned and alone can Clara save her family and hold onto her dreams?Trade ReviewPraise for Dilly Court: ‘Feisty female characters to fall in love with in a spirited, adventurous novel’ Sunday Express ‘Dilly Court’s latest novel is another page-turner that will keep you gripped to the end – 5 stars’ The People’s Friend ‘As always Dilly keeps you absorbed right to the end’ Choice ‘A rollicking, fast-paced adventure with a hint of romance!’ My Weekly ‘Spellbinding . . . you just keep turning the pages’ Daily Mail ‘A fast-paced, riveting read’ Sunday Express ‘A heart-warming, fast-paced story that will keep you gripped till the end’ The People’s Friend ‘Feisty female characters to fall in love with in a spirited, adventurous novel’ Sunday Express ‘Atmospheric, vivid and compelling’ My Weekly ‘An excellent, well-researched read’ People’s Friend ‘Perfect for Downton Abbey fans … heart-tugging’ Peterborough Telegraph
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HarperCollins Publishers The Tudor Crown
Book SynopsisAn intriguing tale, told with confidence' The TimesA great tale the golden thread that led to the crown of England' Conn IgguldenShe'll betray her king to crown her sonWhen Edward of York takes back the English crown, the Wars of the Roses scatter the Lancastrian nobility and young Henry Tudor, with a strong claim to the throne, is forced into exile.Recently widowed and vulnerable, his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, forges an uncomfortable alliance with Edward's queen, Elizabeth Woodville. Swearing an oath of allegiance to York, Margaret agrees to marry the king's shrewdest courtier, Lord Stanley. But can she tread the precarious line between duty to her husband, loyalty to her son, and her obligation to God and the king?When tragedy befalls Edward's reign, Richard of York's ruthless actions fire the ambition of mother and son. As their destinies converge each of them will be exposed to betrayal and treachery and in their gruelling bid for the Tudor crown, both must be prepared to payTrade ReviewPraise for Joanna Hickson: ‘Rich and Warm’ Sunday Express 'Colourful and vivid' Elizabeth Chadwick ‘A big-hearted and engrossing novel.’ Elizabeth Freemantle ‘Thoroughly engrossing’ The Lady A gripping and emotional story’ Woman ‘A bewitching first novel…alive with historical detail’ Good Housekeeping 'An enthralling blend of fact and fiction, drama and danger, passion and politics’ Lancashire Evening Post ‘A wonderful story… engrossing, lively and engaging’ For Winter Nights book blog
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HarperCollins Publishers A Wild Swan
Book SynopsisHere are the moments that our fairy tales forgot or deliberately concealed, reimagined by one of the most gifted storytellers of his generation, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Hours, and exquisitely illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. Rarely have our bedtime stories been this dark, this perverse, or this true.The Beast stands ahead of you in line at the convenience store, buying smokes and a Slim Jim, his devouring smile aimed at the cashier. A malformed little man with a knack for minor acts of wizardry goes to disastrous lengths to procure a child. A loutish and lazy Jack prefers living in his mother''s basement to getting a job, until the day he trades a cow for a handful of magic beans.In A Wild Swan and Other Tales, the people and the talismans of lands far, far away the mythic figures of our childhoods and the source of so much of our wonder are transformed by Michael Cunningham into stories of sublime revelation.Trade Review‘While there was darkness in the original tales – blood, butchery and much else – Cunningham’s collection brings emotional light and shade where there was none … The comedy in these stories works brilliantly, but it does not uncut the tragedy of its lonely and quietly tormented outsiders … This collection reminds us of the uncanny ability of the fairy tale to allow its story and characters to bend and stretch to the time in which it is being reconceived, to be both archaic and topical … Short, contemporary, disturbing, and alluring,: a transporting and enthralling read’ FIVE STARS, Independent ‘With a light touch and bags of sardonic elegance, Cunningham impishly expands on these timeless narratives’ Hephzibah Anderson, Observer Praise for THE SNOW QUEEN: 'Clean and sharp as an ice crystal; a brief but profound and poetic meditation on love, death and compassion from a master craftsman of language' Observer ‘Michael Cunningham’s resonant new novel . . . is arguably [his] most original and emotionally piercing book to date’ New York Times ‘The pursuit of transcendence in all kinds of forms — music, drugs, a McQueen minidress, and those things less tangible but no less powerfully felt — drives Michael Cunningham's best novel in more than a decade’ Vogue Praise for THE HOURS: ‘“The Hours” is a book which heightens the perception of the reader. Cunningham’s craftsmanship is overwhelming.’ Robert Farren, Independent on Sunday ‘An extremely moving, original and memorable novel.’ Hermione Lee, TLS ‘Engrossing, imaginative and humane.’ Richard Francis, Observer
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HarperCollins Publishers Pippas Cornish Dream
Book SynopsisThe perfect summer story a funny and moving read set in glorious modern-day Poldark country' Catherine IsaacEvery summer has a storySince Pippa Harte was forced to take over her parents' farm, she's barely had time to shave her legs let alone make time for a date. Now she's more likely to be getting down and dirty mucking out the pigs and avoiding those of the human male variety.When Ben Retallick walks out of her childhood and back into her present it seems that perhaps Pippa has more time than she thought. All Poldark smoulders and easy-going charm, Ben's definitely worth whipping her wellies off for!But Ben is a man with his own past and his own issues and as much as she's enjoying having him around, she's got to get a grip. After all life isn't always a beach Then again, this is Cornwall.Set on the gorgeous Cornish coast at the height of summer, this is the perfect romance to take on your hols!Debbie is the author of Cold Feet at Christmas, the #1 Christmas bestseller!Trade Review‘A sheer delight’ – Sunday Express ‘Has all the best ingredients for a holiday read: the beautiful West Country, a family-run farm, and a mystery man with Poldark-style charms’ – Yours Magazine ‘A summer romance with an abundance of country charm, Pippa’s Cornish Dream by Debbie Johnson is a standout title for this season.’ – Book Chick City ‘A beautifully addictive read’ – Reviewed the Book ‘Just wonderful’ – Lisa Talks About ‘A wonderful, engaging story that will leave you with a smile.’ – I Am, Indeed ‘A fantastic read – romance, beautiful Cornish scenery, a gorgeous but troubled hero, teenage traumas, great characters, lots of humour and a real feel-good ending. Highly recommend this for your summer-reading shelf!’ – Portobello Book Blog ‘Truly addictive…the perfect 21st century love story’ – Jane Hunt Reviews ‘What a fantastic book! I read it in one sitting and loved everything about it … I'm sorry if I sound over-effusive but I think you've got the message now. The book was amazing and I want to read much more by Debbie Johnson!’ – 5*, Annie Cooper’s Book Corner ‘A wonderful summery book, full of fun and frolics’ – 5*, Rachel’s Random Reads ‘This book is full of everything – romance, family dynamics, teenage rebels, the Cornish coast … It makes you want to go and book a holiday rental and visit the local coves! – 5*, Bookworms & Shutterbugs ‘It's a perfect summer read! I couldn't put this book down. I read this everywhere, on the way to work and even when I was in the dentist!’ -Monica, Goodreads ‘The perfect summer read whether your out on your balcony (like me) or by a pool ( like I was wishing)’ – Star Crossed Reviews
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HarperCollins Publishers How Hard Can It Be
Book SynopsisKate Reddy is counting down the days until she is fifty, but not in a good way.Fifty, in Kate's mind, equals invisibility, and she's caught between her traitorous hormones, unknowable teenage children and ailing parents.She's back at work after a break, now that her husband Rich has dropped out of the rat race to master the art of mindfulness. But just as Kate is finding a few tricks to get by, her old client and flame Jack reappears complicated doesn't even begin to cover itTrade Review‘Made me laugh, wince, shudder and shed a tear!’ SOPHIE KINSELLA ‘Revolutionary … Both funny and unflinching’ ELIZABETH DAY, Daily Telegraph ‘As sharp and witty as ever … hugely enjoyable’ Daily Mail ‘How Hard Can It Be? is that rare thing: a sequel that matches and even surpasses the original’ Daily Telegraph ‘Once again, countless women will recognise themselves … Pearson has a gift’ The Times ‘Filled with smart insights into ageing parents, female friendships, tricky family dynamics and failing marriages … Kate makes good company’ New York Times ‘Ms. Pearson writes with great wit and verve’ Wall Street Journal ‘Pearson features menopause as nearly its own character in this laugh-out-loud yet all too realistic romp through midlife concerns about aging, sexual appeal, careers for older employees, and family care issues. Spot on’ Library Journal, Starred Review ‘Brilliantly well observed’ INDIA KNIGHT ‘Written with a light touch and verve … Pearson makes a sharp point about the lack of value and status that society places on the onerous job of a stay at home mother … in these pages, there is a raw honesty’ Financial Times ‘Sparkling, funny and poignant, this is a triumphant return for Pearson and hopefully not the last we will hear of Kate’ Daily Express ‘It is this relatable quality of Pearson’s story, along with laugh-out-loud zingers on nearly every page, that makes this sequel shine. How Hard Can It Be? is witty, current and a good reminder that age can be a trump card, even if you need reading glasses to see the deck’ Washington Post ‘Few sequels beat the original, but How Hard Can It Be? does so hands down … zesty, razor-sharp and hilarious. It’s full of such quotable casual profundity on the female condition I couldn't read it without a pencil to underline the abundance of great lines. Get ready for Kate!’ TINA BROWN, magazine editor and bestselling author ‘Funny, heart-breaking, wise and delightful’ SOPHIE HANNAH
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HarperCollins Publishers The Oysterville Sewing Circle
Book SynopsisThe No.1 New York Times bestselling author brings us a searing and timely novel that explores the most volatile issue of our timedomestic violence.Caroline Shelby has come home to Oysterville. And in the backseat of Caroline''s car are two children who were orphaned in a single chilling momentfive-year-old Addie and six-year-old Flick. She''s now their legal guardiana role she's not sure she's ready for.But Oysterville has changed. Her siblings have their own complicated lives and her aging parents are hoping to pass on their thriving restaurant to the next generation. And there''s Will Jensen, a decorated Navy SEAL who''s also returned home after being wounded overseas.Caroline is drawn back to her favorite place: the sewing shop owned by Mrs. Lindy Bloom, the woman who inspired her and taught her to sew. There she discovers that even in an idyllic beach town, there are women living with the darkest of secrets and one of those women is her. Thus begins the Oysterville Sewing Circle, Trade Review‘This is Susan Wiggs at her best. I devoured the book, turning the pages so fast I got a papercut!’ DEBBIE MACOMBER, New York Times best-selling author ‘Love, loss, passion and everything in between… I love Susan Wiggs' novels so much.’ JENNY COLGAN ‘A wonderful read, fun and wise and absolutely delicious!’ NANCY THAYER, New York Times-bestselling author of The Island House
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HarperCollins Publishers Departure
Book SynopsisFrom the author of THE ORIGIN MYSTERY the trilogy with ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD. En route from London to New York, Flight 305 suddenly loses power and crash-lands in the English countryside, plunging a group of strangers into a mysterious adventure that will have repercussions for all of humankind.Struggling to stay alive, the survivors soon realize that the world they've crashed in is very different from the one they left. But where are they? Why are they here? And how will they get back home?Five passengers seem to hold clues about what's really going on: writer Harper Lane, venture capitalist Nick Stone, German genetic researcher Sabrina Shröeder, computer scientist Yul Tan, and Grayson Shaw, the son of a billionaire philanthropist.As more facts about the crash emerge, it becomes clear that some in this group know more than they're letting on answers that will lead Harper and Nick to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy involving their own lives. As they begin to piece together the trTrade Review‘Well-constructed and tightly wound as a fine Swiss watch – DEPARTURE has non-stop action, an engaging plot, and, of course, wheels within wheels’ DIANA GABALDON, bestselling author of OUTLANDER ‘Kudos for A.G. Riddle who has this amazing knack to keep you glued to the pages as you try to solve the conspiracy of Flight 305’ Impulse Gamer
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HarperCollins Publishers The TwelveMile Straight Eleanor Henderson
Book SynopsisEleanor Henderson is in possession of an enormous talent' Ann PatchettA superb novel whose roots can be traced to Harper Lee and Carson McCullers Oprah MagazineGenus Jackson was killed in Cotton County, Georgia, on a summer midnight in 1930, when the newborn twins were fast asleep.They lay head to toe in a cradle meant for one, Winnafred on one side and Wilson on the other. Only if you looked closely and people did could you see that the girl was pink as a piglet, and the boy was brown.At once an intimate family drama and an expansive, mesmerising epic The Twelve-Mile Straight explores the blood, guilt and violence that lies at the heart of the American experience.Despite the prying eyes and curious whispers of the townspeople, Elma begins to raise her babies as best as she can, under the roof of her impulsive father, Juke, and with the help of Nan, the young black housekeeper who is as close to Elma as a sister. It soon becomes clear that the ties that bind all of them together are Trade Review‘Eleanor Henderson is a novelist who is clearly suited to the expansive mode, and her labyrinthine plot never wants for twists and turns. Nuanced and compassionate, hers is a sweeping tale of uncompromising brutality, which is finally offset by a faint, but hugely welcome, glimmer of light’ Daily Mail ‘A rich, complex narrative that moves skilfully back and forth in time, unfolding the histories and secrets of those involved. The wounds of America’s racial past have provided the subject for some excellent novels in recent years and Henderson’s book is an impressive addition to their number’ The Times ‘An ambitious and sprawling Southern Gothic tale’ Emerald Street ‘Riveting … plunges you into the Jim Crow South with stunning fierceness … Henderson immerses you in characters worthy of Flannery O’Connor … A masterful piece of storytelling’ Seattle Times ‘Devastating … Filled with twists and turns, this book gives an intimate and heartbreaking look at America’s ugly history of racial violence’ Shondaland ‘Affecting, profound … this story resonates deeply in our current political climate’ Nylon ‘Provocative and important … These stories linger under the skin … Henderson puts the stories of African-Americans back into the narrative … The Twelve-Mile Straight, although shouldering complicated themes in history, is a timeless novel’ Ithaca Times ‘The characters are so vivid that you will feel as though they exist unbound by the pages of the book; the writing is so extraordinary it will make your teeth ache; the story is so compelling that you may gasp out loud—as I did—as the revelations unfold. This is no ordinary novel. It is art of the highest order’ Cristina Henríquez ‘An intricate and fascinating tale of maternity and paternity, of race and blood, of two young women doing what they must do to survive … confronted with unblinking honesty and woven with intelligence and grace’ Christopher Tilghman
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HarperCollins Publishers Watching Edie
Book Synopsis''Compelling, dark and intense, this story of a friendship gone wrong will keep you guessing until the end''B.A. PARIS, No.1 bestselling author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORSTHERE ARE SOME FRIENDS YOU'LL NEVER FORGETNO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRYBEFOREEdie is the friend that Heather has always craved. But one night, it goes terrifyingly wrong. And what started as an innocent friendship ends in two lives being destroyed.AFTERSixteen years later, Edie is still rebuilding her life. But Heather isn't ready to let her forget so easily. It's no coincidence that she shows up when Edie needs her most.NOWEdie or Heather?Heather or Edie?Someone has to pay for what happened, but who will it be?Trade Review‘A slow-burning but well-executed tale of a toxic female friendship … both Edie and Heather are utterly believable, and Camilla Way cleverly manipulates the reader into taking sides, first one way, then the other’ Daily Mail ‘A brilliant balancing act that slowly builds to an explosive, twisty finish’ Sunday Mirror ‘Trust me, once you’ve finished, you’ll turn the book over and start again’ Stylist, Book Wars ‘Gripping psychological suspense, Watching Edie is wonderfully claustrophobic, trapping us as observers of the complex and suffocating relationship between Edie and Heather, compelled to watch until their secret is finally revealed’ Fiona Barton, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Widow ‘Compelling, dark and intense, this story of a friendship gone wrong will keep you guessing until the end’ B A Paris, No. 1 bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors ‘A taut suspense novel that drops secrets in all the right places’ Julia Heaberlin, bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans ‘Warning: this book will leave you emotionally sucker-punched … Watching Edie is as if The Talented Mr Ripley author Patricia Highsmith grew up in Nineties smalltown Britain … totally gripping’ Stylist ‘A gripping psychological thriller’ Hello ‘An unrelenting sense of dread shadows this story of a friendship gone wrong’ Woman & Home ‘Dark, debut novel about why you should never turn your back on a best friend’ Red Magazine ‘Way expertly explores the dark side of friendship in her psychological suspense novel’ Publisher’s Weekly, Starred Review ‘Watching Edie has a clever plot, a fateful friendship, a callous betrayal, and an ending that is as twisty as it is inevitable’ Alexandra Burt, bestselling author of Little Girl Gone
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HarperCollins Publishers These Wicked Devices
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HarperCollins Publishers The Bloodprint Book 1 The Khorasan Archives
Book SynopsisThe author of the acclaimed mystery The Unquiet Dead delivers her first fantasy novel the opening installment in a thrilling quartet a tale of religion, oppression, and political intrigue that radiates with heroism, wonder, and hope.A dark power known as the Talisman has risen in the land. Born of ignorance and persecution, it is led by a man known only as the One-Eyed Preacher. A superstitious patriarchy, cruel and terrifying, the Talisman suppresses knowledge and subjugates women. And it is growing.But there are those who seek to stop the oppressive spread of the Talisman. A resistance formed of the Companions of Hira a group of rebels versed in the power of ancient scripture, a magic known as the Claim believe they have discovered the key to destroying the One-Eyed Preacher and his fervid followers: The Bloodprint.Trade Review‘The Bloodprint is somewhere between N.K. Jemisin and George R.R. Martin. You’re going to love it’Saladin Ahmed, author of Throne of the Crescent Moon ‘Sweeping its readers up for a fantastical journey across a broken yet beautiful Silk Road, The Bloodprint is extraordinary. The book is wonderfully written; its poetic prose and mix of history, faith, and adventure reminiscent of a post-apocalyptic Odyssey…this time with a pair of women warriors at the helm’S.A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass ‘One of the year’s finest fantasy debuts’B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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HarperCollins Publishers Tupperware Cup Quick Shaker 500ml 1 by Tupperware
Book SynopsisThis is Limmy's second book.It's a whole load of new, odd and hilariously grim short stories.Tom is in a soft play with his daughters. He's bored. He's so bored he can move things with his mind.A man fills up a mate's biscuit tin without ever telling him, to see what happens.Maggie's boyfriend Iain bought a curtain. It keeps attacking them. She wants it out the house.A man is sitting in his wheelie bin at two in the morning, and he wants to tell you why.Kenny's mate Scott is suicidal and ridden with guilt. Kenny takes him on holiday to Benidorm. It'll be some laugh.Praise for Daft Wee Stories:The comedy book of the year.' Time OutFunny, peculiar and original.' GuardianDidn''t realise pieces of paper with no pictures on could be so funny. I mean I was cryin' all day yesterday into this book. Hilarious' Someone on AmazonTrade Review‘Short stories shot through with anxiety, guilt, depression, delusion and jet black humour’ Daily Telegraph Praise for the author: "Daft Wee Stories will sate Limmy's existing fans and proves once again that his wickedly anarchic sensibility moves effortlessly between media." Chortle "Disturbing yet very, very funny, it's a shocking, scathing delight." Sun "So good they'll make you snot yourself laughing." Scotland on Sunday "
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HarperCollins Publishers Plume
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HarperCollins Publishers The Dream Weavers
Book SynopsisThe brand-new, gripping historical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay!Warmth, depth, mystery, magic and the supernatural such a beautiful book!' bestselling author Santa Montefiore A dazzling roller-coaster of a book that will thrill, enchant and intrigue those who love history and the supernatural' bestselling author Alison WeirA love story that will echo through the centuriesA couple torn apartThe year is 775AD, and the Saxon King Offa rules with cold ambition. His daughter, Eadburh, destined for an arranged marriage, is devastated when her true love is torn from her. Angry and passionate, she rebels and her defiance may lead to war.A past that will not stay buriedCenturies later, unsettling visions disturb a cottage hidden amongst the Welsh hills, and Bea begins to have haunting nightmares. The past is calling and Eadburh is trying to exact her revenge. As dreams and reality weave closer together, will Bea have the strength to resist the secrets of the Trade Review“Barbara Erskine is an astonishingly good writer. I have always been a massive fan and admirer of her talent. I feel that she has written this book especially for me. It has everything I love, and is so compelling I drop everything to get back to it. Warmth, depth, mystery, magic and the supernatural, I’m just so excited to be engrossed in such a beautiful book!’ bestselling author Santa Montefiore ‘A dazzling roller-coaster of a book that will thrill, enchant and intrigue those who love history and the supernatural’ bestselling author Alison Weir ‘The story of Eadburh is brilliantly imagined and the novel is so atmospheric and suspenseful, full of myth and magic and hauntings … such vivid and well-rounded characters. Wild Wales and the contrasting ordered life of the Cathedral are beautifully evoked, too’ bestselling author Rachel Hore
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HarperCollins Publishers Breakfast Under A Cornish Sun
Book SynopsisDreaming of the perfect man?Kate Golightly needs to move forward and what better way to do that then with a trip to the Cornish coast with best friend and boss, Izzy.The sea wind is just what Kate needs to finally relax and begin to let go of her past. Except she's suddenly got one big reason to panic! She RSVP'd yes' to the Queen Bee of her high school's wedding saying she's bringing her boyfriend (she doesn't have one) who looks just like Ross Poldark!With only two weeks to find the Poldark look-alike of her dreams Kate is under a lot of pressure for the Cornish coast to deliverA hilarious and moving romantic novel from bestselling author, Samantha Tonge. A must-read this summer!Trade Review‘I spent pretty much the entire time I was reading this book with a huge grin on my face’ – Rachel’s Random Reads ‘This is a lovely, lighthearted, easy read that is a perfect choice for summer!’ – What’s Better Than Books ‘Sweet, feel good Summer read. Relax and enjoy!’ – Gena (Goodreads)
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HarperCollins Publishers At Bertrams Hotel Miss Marple
Book SynopsisA grand old London hotelA series of alarming coincidencesDanger lurking down every corridorImpeccable service. Luxurious rooms. Eccentric guests. There are worse places for Canon Pennyfather to find himself stranded than Bertram's Hotel.But when he gets his dates in a muddle and attempts to travel to Lucerne a day too late, he unwittingly sets off a violent chain of events.And Miss Marple is convinced there is more going on than meets the eye.Never underestimate Miss MarpleAgatha Christie inspired me, aged eleven, to write my own murder mystery set in a country village. I can't remember much of the plot (think the vicar did it) but Christie has been inspiring me ever since.'Elly GriffithsBrilliant.'GuardianTrade Review‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson ‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor ‘She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed’ – Susan Lewis ‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci ‘All crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt’ – Peter James ‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana French
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HarperCollins Publishers The Kicking the Bucket List
Book SynopsisWarm, wise and full of heart I absolutely loved this book.' Lucy DiamondMum always knows best Hilarious and poignant perfect for fans of Judy Leigh and and Dawn French.Meet the daughters of Iris Parker. Dee; sensitive and big-hearted; Rose uptight and controlled and Fleur the reckless free spirit.At the reading of their mother's will, the three estranged women are aghast to discover that their inheritance comes with strings attached. If they are to inherit her wealth, they must spend a series of weekends together over the course of a year and carry out their mother's bucket list'.But one year doesn't seem like nearly enough time for them to move past the decades-old layers of squabbles and misunderstandings. Can they grow up for once and see that Iris' bucket list was about so much more than moneyTrade Review‘Warm, wise and full of heart… I absolutely loved this book.’ Lucy Diamond, author of Summer at Shell Cottage ‘Funny and feelgood’ Good Housekeeping ‘Warm, funny and uplifting’ Reader’s Digest ‘The ending was a quiet joy. I loved it.’ Julia Williams ‘Funny, touching and very wise. I loved it.’ Alex Brown ‘An engaging and heart felt story about love and loss.’ Madeleine Reiss author of Someone to Watch Over Me ‘Warm and amusing’ Express & Star
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HarperCollins Publishers Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows A hilarious and
Book SynopsisReese Witherspoon's March Book Club Pick!Big-hearted, earthy and funny A rattlingly good story' Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold HotelEvery woman has a secret lifeWhen Nikki takes a creative writing job at her local temple, with visions of emancipating the women of the community she left behind as a self-important teenager, she's shocked to discover a group of barely literate women who have no interest in her ideals.Yet to her surprise, the white dupatta of the widow hides more than just their modesty these are women who have spent their lives in the shadows of fathers, brothers and husbands; being dutiful, raising children and going to temple, but whose inner lives are as rich and fruitful as their untold stories. But as they begin to open up to each other about womanhood, sexuality, and the dark secrets within the community, Nikki realises that the illicit nature of the class may place them all in danger.East meets west and tradition clashes with modernity in a thought-provTrade Review‘Big-hearted, earthy and funny: turns so many preconceptions upside down. A rattlingly good story’ Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ‘Warm and hilariously funny’ Good Housekeeping ‘Charming, hilarious and thoughtful’ The Pool ‘Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows balances darkness and light, social commentary and ecstatic escapism… funny and moving tale of desire and its discontents’ The Economist ‘Sensual, authentic and hilarious, I will never look at an aubergine in the same way again – 5 stars’ The Sun ‘Enlightening and entertaining’ Woman & Home ‘A dark comedy… about empowerment and friendship’ Tatler ‘A page turner… Tackles serious themes with a light and funny touch’ Glamour ‘Funny yet serious, this is a fab book about women, culture and secrets’ Prima ‘By turns erotic, romantic, and mysterious, this tale of women defying patriarchal strictures enchants’ Kirkus Reviews ‘Compulsive, funny and wonderfully original – this novel glows with witty sensuality. I love it ’ Helen Lederer, Losing It ‘Poignant, intelligent yet wickedly funny – a delightful read that reignites one's belief in the power of sisterhood’ June Sarpong
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HarperCollins Publishers The Watcher
Book SynopsisIf you see him it's already too lateA brilliant and believable female lead' Good HousekeepingSome secrets can't be hidden.The Fullers are the picture-perfect family, a wealthy couple with a grand home in the middle of remote woodland. But even they have something to hide and it will prove fatal.Some crimes can't be forgotten.Psychologist Dr Jessie Flynn and DI Marilyn Simmons arrive at the Fuller's home to find a suburban nightmare. A crime scene more disturbing than anything they have ever encountered.Some killers can't be stopped.Jessie knows that this is no random act of violence. And if she can't unlock the motivation behind the crime and shine a light into this killer's mind, the Fullers won't be the only family to dieTrade Review‘Beautifully observed, with a rich central character, it has a heart and a conscience’ Daily Mail Praise for Kate Medina: ‘A tense and pacy thriller’ Sun ‘If psychological thrillers are your bag, then look no further Closer 'A haunting thriller’ Grazia ‘Medina demonstrates that she’s a considerable find’ Independent
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