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
Vintage Publishing Collected Stories
Book Synopsis''Disturbing, moving, and funny; these stories help amplify Williams''s tragic vision, for like the plays, they underline his preoccupation and insight into the conflicts of the human heart''New York TimesAcclaimed as one of America''s most successful playwrights, Tennessee Williams also published four volumes of short stories. In Collected Stories, these volumes are combined with a wealth of unpublished and uncollected work, ranging from his first his story published in `Weird Tales'' when William was seventeen, to his later frank homosexual fantasies. Williams was famous for insisting he write every morning. Even during his darkest days, while mourning a lover, or abusing some substance - he would write. The Collected Stories are from every period of his life, and recreate the milieux Williams knew and chronicled so movingly - from his gypsy youth in St. Louis and New Orleans to his days of celebrity in Hollywood and New York.''The two ingTrade ReviewFunny, bizarre, often moving and always brave -- Sunday TimesI yearned for a bad influence and boy, was Tennessee one in the best sense of the word: joyous, alarming, sexually confusing and dangerously funny -- John WatersWilliams's ear for dialogue, eye for character, and exploration of love, longing and loneliness are as powerful in these stories as they are in his plays. * John Berendt, author of Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil *There used to be two streetcars in New Orleans. One was named Desire and the other was called Cemeteries. To get where you were going, you changed from the first to the second. In these stories, Tennessee validated with his genius our common ticket of transfer -- Gore VidalAs in the plays, it is the force and adroitness of his curiosity that impresses. * Guardian *
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Vintage Publishing The Malayan Trilogy
Book SynopsisAnthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917 and educated at Xaverian College and Manchester University. He served in the British army from 1940 to 1946 and was a schoolteacher in England before becoming a colonial education officer in 1954. His Malayan trilogy of novels and a history of English literature were published while he was living in Malaya and Brunei.He became a full-time writer in 1959 and achieved a worldwide reputation as one of the most versatile novelists of his day. His writings include biographies of Shakespeare and Hemingway, critical studies of James Joyce, stage plays, and two volumes of autobiography. His work as a composer and librettist includes the Broadway musical, Cyrano, and Blooms of Dublin, an operetta based on Joyce's Ulysses.His 33 novels continue to be published all over the world. They include A Clockwork Orange, Nothing Like the Sun, The Complete Enderby, Earthly Powers, NapoleonTrade ReviewA sad, hilarious book about the underlife of the expatriate East * Independent on Sunday *Essentially and splendidly comic * The Scotsman *Magnificent black comedies about human nature: about vainglory, obliviousness, delusion, and the undertow of despair * The Boston Globe *
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Vintage Publishing A Malgudi Omnibus
Book SynopsisDiscover one of India''s most valued and adored twentieth-century novelists, including his novel Swami and Friends.Here are three of R. K. Narayan''s most famous and best loved novels: Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. All set in the imaginary Indian town of Malgudi, these irresistible works provide the perfect introduction to a universal world of humour, sadness, wisdom and joy. **Featuring one of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**Trade ReviewEvery literature student should have space on her shelf for the complete works of R K Narayan. Or at least for a Malgudi omnibus, the fictional town in which he set many of his novels -- Monica Ali * Guardian *Narayan's humour and compassion come from a deep universal well, with the result that he has transformed his imaginary township of Malgudi into a bubbling parish of the world * Observer *The hardest of all things for a novelist to communicate is the extraordinary ordinariness of human happiness. Jane Austen, Soskei, Chekhov; a few bring it off. Narayan is one of them * Spectator *No writer is more deceptively casual, or less fussed about the Eternal Verities, or more unerring in arriving by delightful detours at his destination - which is seldom a terminus because life keeps bobbing on * Guardian *R K Narayan’s Malgudi novels are humorous gems and it is a great pity that they are not better known. He wrote beautifully and with great compassion. -- Alexander McCall Smith * Guardian *
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Vintage Publishing Fear of Flying
Book SynopsisThe modern classic that changed the way we thought about sexBigamy is having one husband too many. Monogamy is the same' - Anonymous (a woman)Compulsive daydreamer Isadora Wing has come to a crossroads. Five years of marriage have made her itchy itchy for men, and itchy for solitude. Ditching her second husband during a work conference in Vienna she decides to cut and run, criss-crossing her way across Europe in search of the perfect no-strings-attached tryst and she won't let a little thing like a fear of flying get in her way. Witty, fearless and exuberant, Fear of Flying remains as sensational today as when it was first published.Trade ReviewThis succès de scandale from 1973 remains funny, clever and perceptive. -- John Bungey * The Times *Unbridled classic. * Daily Telegraph *An intelligent, expressive examination of a woman’s mind, and of her gradual understanding of what feminism means… Erica Jong was a pioneer…she was, and still is, honest, brazen, bold and funny… If you want an insight into what life was really like for clever, sexy women 40 or 50 years ago, and how far we’ve come, you could do a lot worse than pick up Fear of Flying. * ASOS *Witty, brazen and liberating * Independent *Uninhibited, erotic, delicious -- John Updike
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Vintage Publishing Island of the Day Before
Book SynopsisThe year is 1643. Roberto, a young nobleman, survives war, the Bastille, exile and shipwreck as he voyages to a Pacific island straddling the date meridian. There he waits now, alone on the mysteriously deserted Daphne, separated by treacherous reefs from the island beyond: the island of the day before. If he could reach it, time - and his misfortunes - might be reversed. But first he must learn to swim...Trade ReviewNo comparable book has ever existed... The exuberance of the narrative and sheer sumptuousness of the language possess a precision for which everything in Eco's earlier writing had prepared us, but equally a panache for which nothing had * Sunday Times *Vintage Eco...full of verbal conjuring: both an enjoyable fable and a skillful parade of recent literary theory and history of science * The Times *A great feast of words * Times Literary Supplement *Every age gets the classics it deserves. I hope we deserve The Island of the Day Before...This novel belings in the great tradition of Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Johnson's Rasselas and Voltaire's Candide. We are left energized, exhilarated by the sheer sensory excitement of the music's telling. * New York Times Book Review *
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Vintage Publishing Eureka Street
Book SynopsisEureka Street is a story of Belfast in the 1990s, six months before and after another ceasefire. It is the story of Chuckie Lurgan, fat, Protestant and poor, who suddenly becomes wealthy by various legal but immoral means; Meanwhile the strange letters 'OTG' start appearing on walls and paving stones throughout the city.Trade ReviewStylish, funny, black and memorable * Irish Times *Shocking and reassuring, visceral and alive with the majesty and mystery of the city, Eureka Street cements Wilson's reputation as one of the best writers around * Time Out *A novel of ambitious scope and compelling power; it marks a new level of accomplishment in an already formidable writer * Times Literary Supplement *What is most striking is McLiam Wilson's range: tragedy, comedy, realism, absurdism and refreshing political insight. I am staggered by McLiam Wilson's scope * The Times *A sane, moving and often very funny satire directed against the establishment of terror. In the face of arbitrary, violent death and genocidal conflict, Wilson celebrates humanity...he offers us no solutions, but shows us our best and our worst with a redemptive tenderness and common sense * Scotsman *
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Vintage Publishing Evangelistas Fan
Book SynopsisRose Tremain's novels and short stories have been published in thirty countries and have won many awards, including the Orange Prize (The Road Home), the Dylan Thomas Award (The Colonel's Daughter and Other Stories), the Whitbread Novel of the Year (Music & Silence) the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Prix Femina in France (Sacred Country) and the South Bank Sky Arts Award (The Gustav Sonata). Her most recent novel is Lily, a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Rose Tremain was made a CBE in 2007 and a Dame in 2020. She lives in Norfolk and London with the biographer, Richard Holmes.Trade ReviewA master class in the art of storytelling * Observer *Tremain is elegant, cool and teasing...she is an extremely accomplished writer, ingenious and acute, compassionate and always in control * Daily Telegraph *A perfect demonstration of Rose Tremain's beguilingly original and quirky mind and her ability to set words on paper in the most spellbinding way * Daily Mail *In this superb collection of short stories she displays a dazzling versatility... Rose Tremain's writing has a rare subtlety. And her imagination is extraordinary * Harper & Queen *
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Vintage Publishing The Way I Found Her
Book Synopsis''A magical invention of page-turning suspense, of sadness, grief and passion'' The TimesLewis Little, precocious thirteen-year-old, is spending summer in Paris with his mother, Alice. Alice is translating the latest medieval romance by Valentina Gavrilovich, the bestselling and exotic Russian émigré. Lewis is there to make his first acquaintance with one of the greatest cities in the world; neither can foresee the momentous events that lie in wait for them. Valentina slowly casts a spell over Lewis, but when her past begins to encroach on all their lives and, as this enchanted world is gradually lost, Lewis is driven on a terrifying quest.Trade ReviewA scary, funny and ultimately very affecting novel... Tremain lets us glimpse the adult-in-waiting; reminds us that life - tinged with joy, sex, pain - takes its whole shape from such moments -- Julie Myerson * Mail on Sunday *The Way I Found Her is a magical invention of page-turning suspense, of sadness, grief and passion, whose sure and delicate exposure of a sensibility flowering one hot Parisian summer teaches us the price of experience. Do not miss it -- Elizabeth Buchan * The Times *Quite simply magnificent * The Times *
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Vintage Publishing Billy
Book SynopsisSOON TO BE FEATURED ON THE GRAHAM NORTON BOOK CLUB PODCAST ON AUDIBLEDiscover Albert French''s haunting first novel; a story of racial injustice, as unsentimental as it is heartbreaking.The tale of Billy Lee Turner, a ten-year-old boy convicted of the murder of a white girl in Mississippi in 1937, illuminates the monstrous face of racism in America with harrowing clarity and power. Narrated in the rich accents of the American South, Billy''s story is told amid the picking fields and town streets, the heat, dust and poverty of the region in the time of the Depression.''Billy is a book that will stay with me in my dreams'', Tim O''Brien author of The Things They CarriedTrade ReviewBilly is a book that will stay with me in my dreams -- Tim O'BrienAlthough I only knew Billy Lee Turner for an all-too-brief 214 pages, I will mourn his death for the rest of my life -- Claude BrownI kept trying to think of a writer who has done a better job of capturing clear, powerful and authentic language, the landscape, the people... I kept searching for comparisons and I kept coming up with masters of the art, from Aeschylus to Ernest Gaines -- David BradleyHe writes in...in the idiom of his characters, which is rhythmic, expressive, ultimately poetic, and brings William Faulkner to mind * Independent *
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Vintage Publishing Death and Nightingales
Book SynopsisEugene McCabe was born in Glasgow in 1930. His novel Death and Nightingales was published in 1992 to high praise. He has published five collections of short stories, one non-fiction book and a novella. He is also a successful playwright. Eugene McCabe lives in County Monaghan.Trade ReviewA deeply moving, powerful, and unforgettable book -- Michael OndaatjeA truly astonishing novel – it goes straight to the heart * Hilary Mantel *A miracle of a novel which combines prose of bleak, unadorned beauty with a plot that keeps you up all night wondering how it will end... Clearly one of the masterpieces of the century -- Colm ToibinA novel of breadth, power and passion… From its poisonous and dramatic opening to its engrossing ending this novel will hold you in thrall throughout -- Bernard MacLavertyI believe Death and Nightingales is the finest novel by the greatest living Irish prose writer -- Alan WarnerCrisp, taut and unsentimental...this tragic tale of gold, prejudice, terrorism, emigration, love and oppression remains an impressive and moving achievement * Observer *Death and Nightingales should put Eugene McCabe in the first rank of contemporary Irish novelists -- John Banville
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Vintage Publishing The Castle
Book SynopsisFranz Kafka (Author) Franz Kafka (18831924) was born into a Jewish family in Prague. In 1906 he received a doctorate in jurisprudence, and for many years he worked a tedious job as a civil service lawyer investigating claims at the State Worker's Accident Insurance Institute. He never married, and published only a few slim volumes of stories during his lifetime. Meditation, a collection of sketches, appeared in 1912; The Stoker: A Fragment in 1913; Metamorphosis in 1915; The Judgement in 1916; In the Penal Colony in 1919; and A Country Doctor in 1920. The great novels were not published until after his death from tuberculosis: America, The Trial and The Castle.Edwin Muir (Translator) Edwin Muir (1887 1959), one of our most distinguished modern poets, was, too, a traveller, translator, critic and novelist, the author of the famed Structure of the Novel and The Marionette.Trade ReviewEvery time you read The Castle, you find something new in it * Sunday Times *Kafka discovered the hitherto unknown possibilities of the novel -- Milan KunderaKafka may be the most important writer of the twentieth century -- J. G. Ballard
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Vintage Publishing Metamorphosis and Other Stories
Book Synopsis''One of the few great and perfect works of poetic imagination written during this century'' Elias CanettiWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ADAM THIRWELLOne morning, Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant insect. His family is understandably perturbed and he finds himself an outsider in his own home. In ''Metamorphosis'' and the other famous stories included here, Kafka explores the confusing nature of human experience with sly wit and compelling originality.Trade ReviewHe is the greatest German writer of our time. Such poets as Rilke or such novelists as Thomas Mann are dwarfs or plaster saints in comparison to him -- Vladimir NabokovI think of a Kafka story as a perfect work of literary art, as approachable as it is strange, and as strange as it is approachable -- Michael Hofmann
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Vintage Publishing The Joy Luck Club
Book SynopsisAmy Tan was born in the US to immigrant parents from China. Her novels include The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, The Bonesetter's Daughter and Saving Fish from Drowning, all New York Times bestsellers and the recipient of various awards. She is also the author of a memoir, The Opposite of Fate, two children's books, The Moon Lady and Sagwa, and numberous articles for magazines. Her work has been translated into 35 languages and has been adapted for film, television and opera. Amy Tan also serves as the Literary Editor for the Los Angeles Times magazine.Trade ReviewThe Joy Luck Club is an ambitious saga that’s impossible to read without wanting to call your mum * Stylist *Pure enchantment * Mail on Sunday *Honest, moving and beautifully courageous -- Alice WalkerA brilliant first novel... Tan writes from the heart, cutting sharp edges with wit, wisdom and a gentle and delicate precision... The novel covers a remarkable spectrum and reveals the private secrets and ghosts that haunt, torment - and comfort. Completely compelling * Time Out *That rare, mesmerizing novel that one always seeks but seldom finds...a pure joy to read * Chicago Tribune *
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Vintage Publishing Senor Vivo The Coca Lord
Book SynopsisSharp, funny, engaging' Financial Times Discover the second gripping novel in Louis de Bernières'' satricial tragic, hilarious South American trilogy.Dionisio Vivo, a South American lecturer in philosophy, is puzzled by the bodies that keep turning up outside his front door. To his friend, Ramon, one of the few honest policemen in town, the message is all too clear: Dionisio''s letters to the press, exposing the drug barons, must stop; and although Dionisio manages to escape the hit-men sent to get him, he soon realises that others are more vulnerable, and his love for them leads him to take a colossal revenge.Trade ReviewSharp, funny, engaging...de Bernieres is doing for Colombia's drug culture what Tom Sharpe did for apartheid. His approach is flippant, but the purpose behind it is deadly serious * Financial Times *Vibrant, lucid, charged with wild jokes and harrowing scenes smelted with torture...a book which shudders with memorability...satirical and splendid * Scotland on Sunday *It's a delightfully mesmerising book. Set in a mythical South American country that's a composite of real South American history and Bernières's fertile imagination, and therefore a perfect companion to take on a south-of-the-border vacation - the book is awash in the realities and flavour of South America and the lunacies of Bernières's genius * Stephanie Gold *Amusing, terrifying and ultimately sobering * New York Times Book Review *
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Vintage Publishing Dry White Season
Book SynopsisAndre Brink (1935 - 2015) was one of South Africa's most prominent writers and is the author of several novels, including A Dry White Season, Imaginings of Sand, The Rights of Desire, The Other Side of Silence and Philida. He has won South Africa's most important literay prize, the CNA Award, three times and has twice been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. His last novel, Philida, was longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2012.Trade ReviewExcellent...[a] harrowing and surprising story. The ultimate power of the book comes from an authoritative meditation on the traps that open up for someone who answers to himself before society * Scotsman *The revolt of the reasonable...far more deadly than any amount of shouting from the housetops * Guardian *Impossible to recommend too highly * Time Out *Books like this one succeed...in drawing our emotions into politics. What will remain is the plain bravery of his characters...their struggle has found an honest chronicler * Daily Telegraph *Andre Brink's writing is built on conviction...A Dry White Season describes the triumph of tyranny * The Times *
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Little, Brown Book Group Turbulent Sea Drake Sisters Number 6 in series
Book SynopsisSinger Joley Drake has always known the price she has to pay for her fame and fortune as a popular rock singer, but she''s always been careful to stay away from alcohol and drugs, even if others around her haven''t. But nothing can prepare her for the suspicion that someone is using her concert afterparties as a way of targeting and kidnapping teen girls and selling them into sexual slavery. Mysterious Russian Ilya Prakenskii seems to have an agenda of his own. The more dealings Joley has with him the more she struggles with the fear that he may be involved in the slavery ring. But Ilya isn''t what he seems, and he becomes the only one Joley dares to trust in such treacherous times...Trade Review* 'Feehan has a knack for bringing vampiric Carpathians to vivid, virile life in her Dark Carpathian novels...' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY * 'satisfying action adventure romance ... Love and danger are a winning combination in Feehan's latest' BOOKLIST * 'The exciting and multifaceted world that impressive author Christine Feehan has created continues to improve with age' ROMANTIC TIMES
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Little, Brown Book Group Beneath A Darkening Moon Number 2 in series
Book SynopsisSomeone is murdering humans on the Ripple Creek Werewolf Reservation, and the murders are eerily similar to those Chief Ranger Savannah Grant witnessed nearly ten years ago. Having once had the reputation for being the wild sister, it seems her past has come back to haunt her. Worse still, the man sent in to help with the investigation is the one man Savannah had hoped never to see again - the man who had taken her trust and her heart, and smashed them both.Cade Jones is in Ripple Creek to catch the killer who escaped a decade ago. He doesn''t expect to find the woman who nearly caused his death - a woman who knows far more than she''ll ever let on. This time, Cade has every intention of discovering exactly what she does know. Soon it becomes clear that the murders are not random and Savannah finds herself having to trust the one man she''d sworn never to trust again.Trade Review'Keri Arthur's imagination and energy infuse everything she writes with zest' Charlaine Harris 'Smart, sexy and well conceived ... thoroughly enjoyable' Kim Harrison 'Keri Arthur is one of the best supernatural romance writers in the world' Harriet Klausner
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Little, Brown Book Group Tribute Tom Thorne Novels
Book SynopsisCilla McGowan - granddaughter of movie goddess Janet Hardy - has fled the cut-throat world of Hollywood for the peace and quiet of Virginia''s Shenandoah Valley. Cilla restores houses for a living and has always dreamed of returning her grandmother''s country retreat to its former glory. But a tragedy haunts the old farmhouse, and Cilla''s restoration project is stirring up old scandals along with the dust and cobwebs. As Cilla begins to dig deeper into her grandmother''s mysterious death thirty years ago, events take a darker turn. Someone in town is determined to keep the truth buried - at any cost. Cilla''s new neighbour Ford Sawyer wants to help - but Ford is exactly the kind of man Cilla is running from . . .Trade Review* 'Sheer entertainment * GUARDIAN * ‘A truly great read’ *BELLA * 'You can't bottle wish fulfillment, but Nora Roberts certainly knows how to put it on the page * NEW YORK TIMES ‘A consistently entertaining writer’ *USA TODAY
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Little, Brown Book Group Black Hills
Book Synopsis''If you''re after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she''s your woman'' The Guardian''Nora Roberts is, quite simply, a one-woman phenomenon''Heat''I love Nora Roberts''Stephen KingCooper Sullivan and Lil Chance were unlikely childhood friends - thrown together each summer when Coop visited his grandparents'' South Dakota ranch. But with every year, their friendship deepened from innocent games to stolen kisses and the promise of something special... until fate, and a terrible tragedy, pulled them apart. Twelve years later Coop - now a private investigator in New York - returns to the ranch to care for his grandparents. Though the memory of Coop''s touch still haunts her, Lil has let nothing stop her dream of opening a Wildlife Refuge on her family''s land. But someone else has been keeping a close watch on Lil Chance, and Coop''s return has unleashed more than just old passio
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Little, Brown Book Group Northern Lights
Book SynopsisNora Roberts - The World's Greatest Storyteller
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Little, Brown Book Group Every Breath You Take
Book SynopsisIt''s the eve of wealthy philanthropist Cecil Wyatt''s eightieth birthday but all the money in the world won''t bring back his missing grandson, William Wyatt. And the only thing that seems clear so far is that foul play was involved. The family, the police, the media - all have tried in vain to discover the young man''s fate. Now suspicion has turned shockingly toward William''s own half-brother, the cool and enigmatic Mitchell Wyatt. Kate Donovan never dreamed that a chance romantic encounter on a tropical island paradise would lead to her being named as a suspect in a high-society murder case. But after Kate tangles with the darkly charismatic Mitchell Wyatt, she finds herself in serious trouble. As the Chicago police tighten their net, it will take all of Kate''s ingenuity to clear her name, and the help of a man who may or may not be a dangerous catch...Trade ReviewJudith McNaught is in a class by herself. * USA TODAY *A wonderful love story. . .fast paced and exciting. * Jude Devereaux *A mesmerising tale. * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *Quite simply the best there is. * ROMANTIC TIMES *
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Little, Brown Book Group Simply Love Simply Quartet 2 Number 2 in series
Book SynopsisAnne Jewell is a teacher at Miss Martin''s School for Girls, a genteel academy in Regency England. Now she must confront the disturbing tragedy that gave her a beautiful son but locked her heart away for many years ago. While on a summer holiday in Wales, Anne meets Sydnam Butler, a taciturn hero of the Peninsula Wars. Gentle yet courageous, he is unlike any man Anne has ever encountered. But he too carries scars of the past. When Anne returns to Miss Martin''s, she makes a surprising discovery and has no choice but to test Sydnam''s love. Their passion becomes a showdown between long-buried fears and grand dreams. Simply Love is the second book in a dazzling quartet of Regency novels. Set in a select academy for young ladies. Mary Balogh invites us into a special world - a world of innocence and temptationTrade Review"'Balogh's protagonists are complex and charismatic - the kind of people you hope to be sitting next to at a party. With its impeccable plotting and memorable characters, Balogh's book raises the bar for Regency romances.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'a powerful love story with the special touch only Mary Balogh can bring.' JO BEVERLY 'A new Mary Balogh book is a gift every woman should give herself.' TERESA MEDEIROS 'Balogh knows the Regency era, all the customs, mores and social innuendoes... latest read features deft plotting and creative characterization.' ROMANTIC TIMES"
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Little, Brown Book Group Sanctuary
Book SynopsisSuccessful photographer Jo Ellen Hathaway thought she''d escaped the house called Sanctuary long ago. She''d spent her loneliest years there after the sudden, shattering disappearance of her mother. But now someone is sending Jo strange, candid pictures, culminating in the most shocking portrait of all - a photo of her mother, naked, beautiful and dead.Jo returns home to face her bitterly estranged family, only to find an unexpected chance for happiness in the form of architect Nathan Delaney. But while Jo and Nathan hope to lay the past to rest, a sinister presence is watching from the shadows. And Jo will soon learn there is no peace at Sanctuary . . .Trade ReviewExciting, romantic, great fun * Cosmopolitan *Nora Roberts is amazing! * Janet Evanovich *
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Little, Brown Book Group High Noon
Book SynopsisPhoebe MacNamara first comes face to face with Duncan Swift high up on a roof, as she tries to stop one of his ex-employees from jumping to his death. As Savannah''s chief hostage negotiator, Phoebe is calm, courageous, and ready to risk her life to save others. But this chance meeting with Duncan will bring dramatic repercussions for them both. When Phoebe is brutally assaulted in her precinct house she realizes that someone is out to destroy her - both professionally and personally. With Duncan''s support, Phoebe must discover just who is pursuing her, before it''s too late . . .Trade ReviewA fast-paced action adventure . . . With twists and turns in every chapter, you're taken through a rollercoaster journey that will constantly keep you guessing. Lovers, stalkers, killers, High Noon is more than just your average love story * Xeher *You can't bottle wish fulfillment, but Nora Roberts certainly knows how to put it on the page * New York Times *The most successful novelist on Planet Earth * Washington Post *When Roberts puts her expert fingers on the pulse of romance, legions of fans feel the heartbeat * Publishers Weekly *
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Little, Brown Book Group Carolina Moon Tom Thorne Novels
Book SynopsisTory Bodeen grew up in a small, rundown house where her father ruled with an iron fist and a leather belt. But she had Hope, who lived in the big house nearby, whose friendship allowed Tory to be the girl she wanted to be - the girl she could never be at home. But when Hope is brutally killed one terrible night, Tory''s life falls apart.Now Tory has returned to her home town, determined to put the nightmare behind her and settle down to a fresh life. Forging a bond with Hope''s brother Cade, she wonders if their shared loss will unite them or drive them apart. Either way, she''s willing to open her heart, just a little, and try. But living so close to those unhappy memories is more difficult and dangerous than she ever expected. Because Hope''s killer is still free - and has been waiting patiently for Tory''s return...
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Little, Brown Book Group Homeport Tom Thorne Novels Book 511
Book SynopsisWhen art historian Dr Miranda Jones arrives home one bitterly cold night, someone is waiting for her in the shadows. In a terrifying attack she is held at knifepoint, her bags stolen by an unseen assailant. Deeply shaken by the ordeal, Miranda is glad to throw herself into a new assignment: verifying the authenticity of a Renaissance bronze known as The Dark Lady. But as Miranda is drawn into the investigation, it becomes clear that her attack was no ordinary mugging. Enlisting the help of seductive art thief Ryan Boldari, she sets out to uncover the truth behind The Dark Lady - and a dangerous secret that could jeopardise not only her career, but her life . . .
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Little, Brown Book Group Midnight Bayou
Book SynopsisEver since Declan Fitzgerald saw dilapidated Manet Hall, on the outskirts of New Orleans, he''s been enchanted - and obsessed - by it. Determined to restore the rooms to their former splendour, Declan begins the daunting renovation. But spending his days in total isolation in the empty house is taking its toll. Local legend has it that the house is haunted, and Declan starts seeing visions of terrible grief and horror from long ago. With every day that passes, the house tightens its hold.So when he meets the alluring Angelina Simone, he''s glad of the distraction. But Angelina has her own surprising connection to Manet Hall - a connection that will help Declan uncover a secret that''s been buried for a hundred years . . .
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Little, Brown Book Group The Search
Book Synopsis''If you''re after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she''s your woman'' The Guardian''Nora Roberts is, quite simply, a one-woman phenomenon''Heat''I love Nora Roberts''Stephen KingIt''s been a few years since Fiona Bristow moved to Orcas Island to rebuild her life. Within the small, tight-knit island community she''s built up a canine rescue centre that trains dogs to track missing persons in Washington''s vast wilderness. Other than her work, Fiona wants to be left alone. Romantic entanglements are very far down on her list - and certainly not with Simon Doyle, an artist newly arrived from the mainland. Simon doesn''t know that Fiona harbours a terrible secret, and that her past still puts them both in very real danger . . .Trade ReviewA thrilling read that leaves you wanting more **** * Sun *American writer Nora Roberts is the most-borrowed adult fiction author in Irish libraries, and her latest, The Search, sucks you in right from the off with a page-turning mix of romance and impending tragedy * Irish Independent *Drama and romance mingle with beautiful scenery and Robert s' easy, relaxing style is perfect escapism. Like the best of guilty pleasures, warm a cup of hot chocolate, rug up and enjoy this all afternoon and into the evening * West Australian *
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Little, Brown Book Group Sister The phenomenal Sunday Times and New York
Book Synopsis''Tear-jerking and spine-tingling'' New York Times * THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTLLER ** A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME PICK ** WINNER OF THE RICHARD AND JUDY DEBUT NOVEL AWARD *You''re missing. I''m coming to find you . . . When Beatrice gets a frantic call in the middle of Sunday lunch to say that her younger sister, Tess, is missing, she boards the first flight home to London. But as she learns about the circumstances surrounding Tess''s disappearance, she is stunned to discover how little she actually knows of her sister''s life - and unprepared for the terrifying truths she must now face.The police, Beatrice''s fiancé and even her mother accept they have lost Tess, but Beatrice refuses to give up on her. So she embarks on a dangerous journey to discover the truth, no matter the cost.THE PHENOMENAL INTERTrade ReviewTruly marvellous! As compelling as it is stylish, Sister exists in that rare place where crime fiction and literature coincide -- Jeffrey DeaverNicci French via Ford Madox Ford, anyone? Lupton's debut is an exceptionally confident domestic gothic thriller... It also packs a devastating punch. Sister is so ably done, so perceptive about grief and guilt and self-delusion -- John O'Connell * Guardian *Grips like a vice * Sunday Times *Lupton enters the highly charged ring where the best psychological detective writers spar, her hands raised in a victory clench. Like Kate Atkinson, Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell, Lupton builds suspense not only around the causes and details of her story's brutal denouement, but also around the personalities . . . Both tear-jerking and spine-tingling, Sister provides an adrenaline rush that could cause a chill on the sunniest afternoon * New York Times *Stunningly accomplished from first page to last, this is the most exciting debut thriller I've read all year. The suspense crackles, and the twists come thick and fast, but more than that it has a touching poignancy that brings tears to your eyes . . .Written with the power and panache of a young Daphne du Maurier, it s devastatingly good, and announces the arrival if a truly original talent * Daily Mail *Lupton's crisp insights into grief and familial guilt are married to a confidently executed plot. Free from the genre's more mawkish excesses, Lupton's persuasive narrative voice is what keeps this classy debut on track -- Emma Hagestadt * Independent *Tense, gripping and a total page-turner -- Richard Madeley * Woman's Own *Beautifully written - you believe every word -- Judy Finnegan * Woman's Own *This sophisticated psychological thriller is brilliantly written and utterly gripping * YOU Magazine *This superb debut novel has so many twists and turns as to cause dizziness - it's the literary equivalent of 'scream if you want to go faster' - and just when you think things are slowing down to a peaceful, settled resolution, there's one more stomach-churning final turn in store * Radio Times *A chilling, gripping, tragic, heart-warming, life-affirming enigma of a story * Booklist *Lupton's classy debut is a welcome and exciting addition to the genre * The Lady *Fast-paced and absurdly entertaining . . . Along with a juicy mystery, it resounds with an authentic sense of sisterly love and loyalty * Boston Globe *Original, spooky and clever, this thriller is utterly compelling * Closer *A psychological murder mystery written with literary flair . . . Be prepared for page-turning * Red Magazine *A remarkable piece of work . . . Lupton shrewdly and compassionately peels back the story's rich layers . . . providing a genuinely wicked sting at the end. But the key to Sister is Bee's voice: clear, strong, single-minded, and not to be denied * Seattle Times *The narrative process is so intimate and delicate . . . the stop-and-start associative movement of Bee's voice is, as a British review wrote, "utterly compelling". And the ending, however gently foreshadowed, is a stunner * Houston Chronicle *A heart-tugging, tense mystery * Bookseller *
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Little, Brown Book Group Afterwards
Book SynopsisBoth a Sunday Times and top-ten bestseller, Afterwards is the second sensational novel from the international bestselling author of Sister, The Quality of Silence and Three Hours.''I guarantee this novel will touch everyone'' Jeffery DeaverThere is a fire and they are in there. They are in there . . .Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and runs. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning building to rescue her.Afterwards, Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her family from the person who''s still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of love.Praise for Afterwards:''In Afterwards, we see a master''s touch on every page. Trade ReviewIn AFTERWARDS, we see a master's touch on every page. Uncompromising emotional impact, a poet's sonorous style and a gripping story all come together to make this a transcendent literary experience. I guarantee this novel will touch everyone Jeffery Deaver Extraordinary...heart-stopping...[an] ingenious thriller Mail on Sunday I became insanely gripped ... The word compelling is used lightly of mystery and crime novels this one will define it for you Daily Mail In a LOVELY BONES-style conceit ... Lupton works her theme of the corrosive effects of ambition with insight and gusto Guardian The smartly crafted characters create an addictive whodunit ... [it] flits between a fast-paced criminal investigation and the beautifully written musings of Grace as she hears that she and Jenny will probably never wake up making this an unmissable read Heat Loved THE TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE? Well this is even better Company Compulsive reading right from the start ... Pacy and compelling She As with Lupton's debut SISTER, AFTERWARDS has bestseller written all over it. She has found a way of combining searing emotion with page-turning plotting Daily Mirror Extraordinary...heart-stopping...[an] ingenious thriller Mail on Sunday A bold, impossible-to-categorize, and riveting blend of psychological suspense, literary thriller and the paranormal ... wickedly good Seattle Times Lupton's dexterity at handling the subplots and possible suspects is dazzling ... [she] creates such lovely, believable feelings in all of her characters, that what's ostensibly a supernatural story feels very, very human Oprah.com
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Little, Brown Book Group The Good Fairies Of New York With an introduction
Book Synopsis''I owned it for five years before reading it, then lent my copy to someone I thought should read it, and never got it back. Do not make either of my mistakes. Read it now, and then make your friends buy their own copies. You''ll thank me one day'' Neil GaimanMorag and Heather, two eighteen-inch fairies with swords, green kilts and badly dyed hair fly through the window of the worst violinist in New York, an overweight and antisocial type named Dinnie, and vomit on his carpet. Who they are, how they came to New York and what this has to do with the lovely Kerry - who lives across the street, and has Crohn''s Disease, and is making a flower alphabet - and what this has to do with the other fairies (of all nationalities) of New York, not to mention the poor repressed fairies of Britain, is the subject of this book. It has a war in it, and a most unusual production of Shakespeare''s A Midsummer Night''s Dream and Johnny Thunders'' New
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Little, Brown Book Group Valley Of Silence Number 3 in series Circle
Book SynopsisThe six members of the Circle are united at last - and prepared for the final battle. Led by sorcerer Hoyt Mac Cionaoith, they stand shoulder to shoulder with the local people of Geall. Together they must defeat the vampire queen Lilith and her army: or lose the world to her dark embrace.But one of the Circle is hiding a troubling secret. To lead her people into battle, Geall''s scholar-princess Moira must follow her destiny and become their queen. But she must also deal with her growing feelings for Cian, the vampire - and a love as impossible and fraught with danger as the war they must face together . . .
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Little, Brown Book Group In Dreams Winter Rose
Book SynopsisNora Roberts - The World''s Greatest Storyteller.IN DREAMSDrawn to a castle in the forests of Ireland, a beautiful young woman becomes the link to a stranger''s past - and the curse that has trapped him for ever in the eternity of his own dreams . . .WINTER ROSEOn a remote island cursed with eternal winter, a young queen risks her own life to heal others. When a badly wounded warrior prince stumbles into her realm of ice and snow, she saves his life - and warms her heart with the joys of true love . . .
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Little, Brown Book Group A World Apart The Witching Hour Tom Thorne
Book SynopsisA World ApartKadra is a warrior - a demon slayer from another world. With her highly tuned senses and Amazonian physique she was born to fight, and lives only to protect her people. That is her duty - something she accepts without question, just as she accepts she will always be alone. But when the king of Demons escapes through a mysterious portal, Kadra must follow - and finds herself in modern day New York. This strange and dangerous city is a baffling place, even for a warrior like Kadra. And when she meets Harper Doyle, the handsome and sceptical private investigator destined to help her, things become very complicated. And exciting . . . The Witching HourA kingdom is plagued by tragedy until a wizard-god''s spell brings forth a courageous and beautiful young woman who must follow her heart in love and follow her destiny in battle . . .
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Little, Brown Book Group The Collector
Book SynopsisA thrilling novel of crime and passion from Nora Roberts - the world''s greatest storytellerLila Emerson is fascinated by other people''s lives. As a house-sitter, she loves looking after the glamorous homes she could never afford herself. And as a writer, she enjoys dreaming up stories for the people she sees from her window. But then one day she witnesses something only too real - the shocking murder of a young woman living across the street in New York. Now Lila is in mortal danger from an audacious, single-minded assassin who kills for profit and for pleasure.With the police following a false lead, Lila''s only hope is to team up with Ashton Archer, an artist with his own complicated reasons for getting involved. Lila wants to trust the passionate, quick-witted Ash - but is she letting her feelings blind her to his motives? Either way, she will never watch from the sidelines again...
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Little, Brown Book Group Choices Number 3 in series Cole
Book SynopsisThe first time R.J. defies her beloved father is when she is born a female; the second, when she opts to study law rather than medicine. Yet destiny is to overtake her when, for the first time, R.J. Cole realises that she has inherited The Gift. Holding the hand of a sick man, R.J. feels a dreadful certainty that he is going to die; tragically, the patient is no stranger but her own lover. Struggling with her grief, R.J. knows she must bow to the inevitable, and become a doctor. At first she combines her new talent with her legal work on cases where medical advice is needed, and her diagnostic skill combined with The Gift make her an invaluable consultant.But her life changes when she moves to a small town practice and is faced with a terrible dilemma - and an important choice to make...
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Little, Brown Book Group THE LAST JEW BY GORDON NOAHAUTHORPAPERBACK
Book SynopsisIn 1492 Spain is held in firm grip by the inquisition. Per decree an announcement is made that all Jews have to leave the country. A large exodus starts. 15-year-old Yonah is left on his own after his brother and father are killed. Instead of converting to Christianity or fleeing he decides to stand firm by his faith and to fight for himself. Three years later Yonah is keen to settle somewhere. In Granada he finally meets people of his own faith again - the family of the silk merchant Saadi, who still practice Judaism in secrecy. Yonah''s love for Ines, the young daughter of the family, however remains unfulfilled. Yonah moves on to Gibraltar where he starts an apprenticeship with Fierro, an armourer. Fierro has to flee from the inquisition himself and asks his young apprentice to accompany him on his journey to the North and when he finally arrives in Saragossa meeting Nuno seals his fate. Yonah immediately senses that medicine is his true calling...Trade ReviewA completely engaging, unsentimental portrait of a turbulent time * - Publisher's Weekly *
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Little, Brown Book Group Camberwell Beauty
Book Synopsis''Viciously funny'' Daily MailWelcome to one of the nicest streets in one of London''s vilest boroughs: a determined middle-class oasis of skips and bay trees, where Volvos sniff each others'' bumpers and men called Giles live with women called Samantha.This is a satellite-dish-free zone of tall houses, standing shoulder to shoulder with big front doors, five floors apiece. Come inside, shut the door and smell the coffee: you could almost be in Kensington. This is where the actors, writers and media types live, where small children wearing smart uniforms and shoes in the shape of lightbulbs get ferried every day to schools that are not local. Some people are luckier than others; fortune smiles on some and gobs on the rest. Jo Metcalf (no. 95) smokes and spies on the smug Cunninghams down the street as they play their bile-inducing game of happy families. Why is the grass greener on the other side of the fence? But happiness is a fragile tTrade ReviewThis comedienne has always been a novelist-in-waiting . . . Eclair's modern cautionary tale has the same bittersweet wit that shapes her stand-up set, but there's nothing remotely funny about its dark conclusion * Guardian *Irreverant observations are thrown down gauntlet-like as [Eclair] rages on to the next gag * The Times *Viciously funny and very well written * Daily Mail *
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Little, Brown Book Group Rebeccas Tale
Book SynopsisOn the twentieth anniversary of the death of Rebecca, the hauntingly beautiful first wife of Maxim de Winter, family friend Colonel Julyan receives an anonymous parcel. It contains a black notebook with two handwritten words on the title page -- Rebecca''s Tale -- and two pictures: a photograph of Rebecca as a young child and a postcard of Manderley. Rebecca once asked Julyan to ensure she was buried in the churchyard facing the sea: if she ended up in the de Winter crypt, she warned, she''d come back to haunt him. Now, it seems, she has finally kept her promise.Julyan''s conscience has never been clear over the official version of Rebecca''s death. Was Rebecca the manipulative, promiscuous femme fatale her husband claimed. Or the gothic heroine of tragic proportions that others had suggested. The official story, the ''truth'', has only had Maxim''s version of events to consider. But all that is about to change . . .Trade ReviewThe artful Sally Beauman plays extremely clever games with the staples of popular fiction, moving the pieces to make original and intriguing patterns . . . A hugely entertaining read, seriously romantic and with a terrific sense of atmosphere. Sally Beauman's control of her complex material is absolute * Kate Saunders, DAILY EXPRESS *Compelling, absorbing, captivating, haunting- Sally Beauman's most ambitious and imaginative book so far * Elaine Showalter *REBECCA'S TALE is bold and clever...In this evocative and compulsive reworking of the balance of power between the sexes, Sally Beauman steers her creation into feminist territory and succeeds in overturning our loyalties. * Elizabeth Buchan, THE TIMES *Once you start reading a Beauman book, you can't put it down, as Rebecca's Tale attests...I felt satisfied that she had done an extraordinary thing; she convinced me that the Rebecca of these assorted memories really was the Rebecce that du Maurier's novel * Linda Grant, GUARDIAN *
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Little, Brown Book Group Destiny
Book SynopsisOne Evening in Paris, Edouard de Chavigny becomes a man obsessed. A wealthy, notorious womanizer, he is captivated by a mysterious young Englishwoman, Helene Craig, and knows that she is the woman he has been searching for all his life.But Helene is not what she seems. While Edouard offers her wealth, freedom and passion, she must weigh these attractions against the demands of her own secret life and her determination to exact revenge for the destruction of her childhood world.What neither Helene nor Edouard knows is that their lives are already linked, and that ahead of them lie years of public glamour and private pain.Trade ReviewA page-turning mix of scholarly sophistication and mainstream wickedness * NEWSDAY *An international blockbuster * Sunday TIMES *Will make publishing history ... one hurtles through the pages ... the most talked about novel in years * DAILY MAIL *
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Little, Brown Book Group Dark Angel
Book SynopsisHalley''s Comet night at Winterscombe in 1910 ends with a violent death which throws a giant shadow over three generations of the Cavendish dynasty.At the centre of events is the beautiful and dangerous Constance, who casts a spell - which may be a curse - on all the sons of the family.Following the destruction of two World Wars - and the passions, deceits and hatreds of the intervening peace - it is the coruscating power of Constance''s personality, and the sinister secret at the heart of her life, which will determine if Victoria, last of the Cavendishes, is to inherit happiness or misery.Trade ReviewA rich and engrossing read * EVENING STANDARD *Unputdownable * COMPANY *Compulsively racy * OBSERVER *Totally compelling * She *
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Little, Brown Book Group Cashelmara
Book SynopsisThere were two subjects which lonely widower Edward de Salis never discussed: his dead wife and his family home in Ireland, ''matchless Cashelmara''. So when he meets Marguerite, a bright young American with whom he can talk freely about both, he is able to love again and takes her back to Ireland as his wife.But Marguerite soon discovers that married life is not what she expected, and that she has married into a troubled family bitterly divided by love and hatred. Cashelmara becomes the curse of three generations as they play out their fates in a spellbinding drama, which moves inexorably towards murder and retribution.Trade ReviewGrippingly readable * Sunday Times *Larger than life... a fascinating saga... it has all the right dramatic and romantic ingredients * Woman's Journal *A mesmerising storyteller * Daily Telegraph *Truly unputdownable * The Times *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Food Of Love
Book SynopsisLaura Patterson is an American exchange student in Rome who, fed up with being inexpertly groped by her young Italian beaus, decides there''s only one sure-fire way to find a sensual man: date a chef. Then she meets Tomasso, who''s handsome, young -- and cooks in the exclusive Templi restaurant. Perfect. Except, unbeknownst to Laura, Tomasso is in fact only a waiter at Templi -- it''s his shy friend Bruno who is the chef.But Tomasso is the one who knows how to get the girls, and when Laura comes to dinner he persuades Bruno to help him with the charade. It works: the meal is a sensual feast, Laura is utterly seduced and Tomasso falls in lust. But it is Bruno, the real chef who has secretly prepared every dish Laura has eaten, who falls deeply and unrequitedly in love. A delicious tale of Cyrano de Bergerac-style culinary seduction, but with sensual recipes instead of love poems.Trade ReviewTHE FOOD OF LOVE is a splendid, linen suit, panama hat, distant lawnmower kind of a book; guaranteed to whisk you far from this drizzly island, soothe you, warm you and return you home again without losing any of your luggage * Hugh Laurie *I read it while travelling in Italy and really enjoyed the whole concept of chefs, love, Italy, food and sex * Rose Gray, owner of The River Cafe *Gastronomic delights * WOMAN'S OWN *A romantic and sensual novel that's full of wonderful recipes * WOMAN AND HOME *
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Little, Brown Book Group Having A Lovely Time An addictively funny novel
Book Synopsis''Brilliant'' Sunday Express''Addictive'' Daily Mirror''Brutally funny'' ObserverMeet the Dobsons and the Jamiesons: two ordinary families on the verge of a nervous breakdown.Joe Dobson left his wife and kids when his young girlfriend Nina discovered she was pregnant. Now he feels like a cliche and Nina feels like a drudge, swapping her wild nights out with friends for mild nights in wiping baby sick off the carpet. So when Joe announces that he''s booked a week''s luxury holiday in Italy, Nina is thrilled - until she realises Joe''s kids Saul and Tabitha are coming along for the ride.Meanwhile Guy Jamieson is sure this will be his last family holiday; he plans to leave his wife Alice on his return. Guy is a high-powered advertising director, and Alice - with her elasticated skirts, inedible mince suppers and unshaven legs - just doesn''t fit his image. But Alice has a secret plan of her oTrade ReviewAddictive. One to shout about * Mirror *Addictive. One to shout about * Mirror *Brutally funny * Observer *Brutally funny * Observer *Brilliant * Sunday Express *Brilliant * Sunday Express *A funny, cleverly observed tale of modern family life, love and adultery * New Woman *A funny, cleverly observed tale of modern family life, love and adultery * New Woman *Attacks the myth of happy families with characteristic acerbic humour ... a good, light read, with some brutally funny lines * Observer *Attacks the myth of happy families with characteristic acerbic humour ... a good, light read, with some brutally funny lines * Observer *A heartbreaking yet funny read * Heat *A heartbreaking yet funny read * Heat *Honest and raucously funny * Glamour *Honest and raucously funny * Glamour *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Wedding Officer
Book SynopsisTwenty-two-year-old James Gould arrives in Occupied Naples in 1943, where his duties include dissuading Allied soldiers from marrying their beautiful Italian girlfriends, and his diet includes little more than spam fritters and warmed-up rations. The girls of Naples, however, soon arrange for a beautiful young country girl to join his staff as a cook. Under the twin influences of Italian food and Italian passion, James has only just realised that his heart is more important than his orders, when an eruption of Vesuvius sets in motion a series of epic events that will change their lives for ever.Trade ReviewFull of the same colour and verve as Capella's THE FOOD OF LOVE, this story also blends romance with gourmet delights * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING *THE WEDDING OFFICER resembles a cross between CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN and CHOCOLAT, while remaining a charming and powerful fiction in its own right * Michael Arditti *This is an engaging tale. It brims with fascinating historical detail, an infectious enthusiasm for southern Italy and its cuisine and is an undemanding and sympathetic love story * SUNDAY TIMES *Spicy, funny, delicious and sexy, this is the perfect holiday book * EVENING HERALD *
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Little, Brown Book Group Starburst
Book SynopsisIt''s Edinburgh in August. A group of people, drawn to the city for the forthcoming Festival, meet for the first time, little knowing that the events of this long hot summer, and the arrival of Angelique Pascal, a talented and beautiful violinist, will throw their lives into turmoil. Angelique Pascal is in Edinburgh to headline at the Festival''s finale and her fiery spirit is already making waves. Tired of being controlled by her overbearing tutor, Albert, Angelique finds herself yearning for a moment''s respite from both the constant touring and the restrictions of her celebrity status. But when events take a sinister turn and Angelique must flee in terror from all that she has known, she finds safety in the most unexpected place.Starburst is the enthralling new novel from the bestselling author of An Ocean Apart. Combining intrigue, passion and suspense, this is storytelling of the highest quality.Trade ReviewEntertaining, funny, sweet, and totally engaging, STARBURST is a jewel of a novel. You'll want to pack your bags instantly for a trip to the Edinburgh festival * Kristin Hannah, New York TIMES bestselling author of The Things We Do for Love *
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Little, Brown Book Group A Matter Of Trust
Book SynopsisClaire Barclay has returned to the home in Scotland where she spent her teenage years. After the sudden death of her mother, Claire is concerned about the welfare of her much-loved and now frail stepfather, Leo. But his own grown children seem more concerned about preserving their financial assets than their father''s health. Claire is desperately trying to avoid Jonas, the love of her life who broke her heart at just eighteen, but he''s asking her to trust him again, on a matter of urgency. Can she forget the past and put her faith in someone who once hurt her so deeply? The bestselling author of An Ocean Apart, Robin Pilcher excels at weaving stories full of heart, warmth and family secretsTrade ReviewAn absorbing read about the challenge of facing your past and bearing new responsibilities' WOMAN * 'A pleasing family saga with just enough twists to keep you guessing' CHOICE *A MATTER OF TRUST is reminiscent of the rich family sagas I read in my youth: finely drawn characters, an authentic setting, dramatic conflicts, and a thread of suspense that keeps the reader guessing. Mr. Pilcher writes with a light touch, effortlessly
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Little, Brown Book Group Lucky One The
Book SynopsisIs there really such a thing as a good luck charm? Ex-soldier Logan Thibault thinks he just might have found one. Haunted by memories of the friends he lost in Iraq, Logan knows how fortunate he is to be home. He believes that a photograph he carried with him, a picture of a smiling woman he''s never met, kept him safe. Even though he knows nothing about this woman, he hopes she might hold the key to his destiny. Resolving to find her, Logan embarks on a journey of startling discovery. Beth, the woman whose picture he holds, is struggling with problems of her own: her volatile ex-husband won''t accept their relationship is over and threatens anyone who gets too close to her. And, despite a growing attraction between them, Logan has kept one explosive secret from Beth: how he came across her photograph in the first place . . .Trade ReviewThere are only two people who can get away with writing chick-lit: Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks ... Sparks has delivered another brilliantly addictive read **** London Lite A strictly curl-up-on-the-sofa-on-your-own affair ... A guiltier than guilty pleasure - race through it with lots of tissues ****' Heat 'This is a journey of amazing discovery and a top page-turner' Closer 'Sparks writes unashamedly romantic novels that make women weak at the knees ... Once again, Sparks certainly flies' Daily Mirror Book of the Week 'This one won't leave a dry eye'
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