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
Austin Macauley Publishers The Values of Doom
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Woman in the Wings
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Quay
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Austin Macauley Publishers Areus
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Austin Macauley Publishers Guru Pi
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Messer
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Austin Macauley Publishers Coronavirus Pandemic Syndrome
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Austin Macauley Publishers Secrets or Lies
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Austin Macauley Publishers In Tiger Country
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Austin Macauley Publishers Der Wache Mann The Awake Man
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Austin Macauley Publishers A Castle in Italy
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Austin Macauley Publishers Shristi Creation
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Austin Macauley Publishers Wandering in Nature
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£5.99
Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd Pleasantly Disturbed
Book SynopsisThe late1980s. Robindreams of becoming Jim Kerr, singer in the best band in the world, SimpleMinds, despite having no talent whatsoever. Fliss is a musical genius, perhaps the East Midlands'answer to Kate Bush, if only she had more confidence.An acclaimed novel by comedy writer Lee Stuart Evans
£10.63
Lulu.com Storming Heaven A Story of Arthur Rimbaud and the
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Lulu.com The Belle of the Ball
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Austin Macauley Publishers Some Anarchic Occasions
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Austin Macauley Publishers Soaring Seagull and Heavenly Bull
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Orion Publishing Co The Forgotten Daughter
Book SynopsisLondon, 1930s. Years after she first fled to South Shields, Cathy is known by everyone as the landlady of the Robin Hood pub. But Cathy has a secret from her life before - a daughter, June, whom she had to leave behind. After all these years, can June accept her?Cathy''s friend Sofia faces her own dilemma. Encountering a man from her past, Sofia is given the opportunity to return to her hometown, Naples. It would mean escaping her own troubles in the Sixteen Streets... if only she dares take the chance.Cathy and Sofia have worked hard to shed the sorrows of their youth. But maybe by revisiting the past, they can work towards a happier future...
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Orion Publishing Co Psyche and Eros
Book Synopsis''A riotous adventure, populated by a cast of vivid, glittering characters'' JENNIFER SAINT''An enthralling tale of adventure, romance, and star-crossed lovers'' SUE LYNN TANNTHE GOD OF LOVE HAS FINALLY MET HIS MATCH...Born into an era of heroes, a prophecy claims that Psyche - Princess of Mycenae - will defeat a monster feared even by the gods themselves. Rebelling against society''s traditions, she spends her youth mastering blade and bow, preparing to fulfil her destiny.But she is soon caught up in powers beyond her control, when the jealous Aphrodite sends the God of Desire, Eros, to deliver a fatal love-curse. The last thing Eros wants is to become involved in the chaos of the mortal world, but when he is pricked by the very arrow intended for Psyche, he is doomed to love a woman who will be torn from him the moment their eyes meet.Thrown together by fate, headstrong Psyche and world-weary Eros will faceTrade ReviewLuna McNamara's sweeping retelling of Eros and Psyche adds a gorgeous lustre and depth to a beloved myth. Every page is a breathless, swoonworthy adventure proving that in the hands of a talented storyteller, ancient tales always have something new to offer * Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Tale of the Flower Bride *Fiercely feminist and deeply romantic, Psyche and Eros has the allure of an old fable and the epic quality of ancient myth, tinged with a provocative, modern wit * Ava Reid, bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman *Psyche and Eros refigures for our times a classic tale of disguise and revelation, of improbable passion tested by fate * Gregory Maguire, bestselling author of WICKED *Evocative and lyrically spun, Luna McNamara's Psyche and Eros is a pure delight. Bright as a constellation on a moonless night, this reimagining limns the ancient myth while also granting us vibrant insight into the hearts of both Psyche and Eros. Romantic, poignant, and spellbinding * Rebecca Ross, #1 internationally bestselling author of A River Enchanted *Delightful . . . A tender, meditative, bittersweet tale of one of literature's most ancient themes: love unfolding through self-discovery in the face of death * Maya Deane, author of Wrath Goddess Sing *Fiercely feminist and deeply romantic, Psyche and Eros has the allure of an old fable and the epic quality of ancient myth, tinged with a provocative, modern wit * Ava Reid *A beautiful retelling, breathing new life into a beloved myth. Luna McNamara weaves an enthralling tale of adventure, romance, and star-crossed lovers, in an enchanting world of ancient gods and legends * Sue Lynn Tan, bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess *
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Orion Publishing Co The Final Score
Book SynopsisIt''s never too late for revenge... Connie Winchester was once a celebrated music prodigy... but those days are long behind her. So when Daniel Layton shows up on her doorstep to interview her about her career, Connie Winchester is flattered to be remembered.But as he moves through her story, it all comes back. Robin. Her friends. The drugs. What happened that final night. The lies she told.Connie has been running from her past for years. But now there''s nowhere left to run...
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Orion Publishing Co The Duke at Hazard
Book SynopsisDon''t miss the second thrilling standalone Regency romance in the Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune series by KJ Charles...The Duke of Severn is one of the greatest men in Britain.He''s also short, quiet, and unimpressive. And now he''s been robbed, after indulging in one rash night with a strange man who stole the heirloom Severn ring from his finger. The Duke has to get it back, and he can''t let anyone know how he lost it. So when his cousin bets that he couldn''t survive without his privilege and title, the Duke grasps the opportunity to hunt down his ring-incognito.Life as an ordinary person is terrifying... until the anonymous Duke meets Daizell Charnage, a disgraced gentleman, and hires him to help. Racing across the country in search of the thief, the Duke and Daizell fall into scrapes, into trouble-and in love.Daizell has been excluded from polite society, his name tainted by his father''s crimes and his own misbehaviour. Now he dare
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Orion Publishing Co A Dawn with the Wolf Knight
Book SynopsisA grown up Little Red Riding Hood meets werewolves and witches in an adult fantasy romance that''s perfect for fans of Danielle L. Jensen, Sarah J. Maas, and Laura Thalassa.To enter the woods as a human is death... But I am no mere human. They call me ''witch''.As one of the last surviving witches, Faelyn''s sole duty is to keep the protective barriers on the forests where the lykin roam. But when she encounters the elusive primordial spirit of the moon, everything changes.Taken to the magical land of Midscape, the Wolf King claims her as his bride - she''s essential to his ability to keep his crown. But Faelyn refuses a life of servitude, for both herself and the moon spirit Aurora, underneath the king''s cruel rule. As she hatches a dangerous plan for them to escape, help comes from an unlikely ally: Evander, the king''s blisteringly handsome knight. But her sworn protector has secrets of his own. Secrets that might change her life for
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Orion Publishing Co Hot Girl Summer
Book SynopsisAva, Rebecca and Grace have been best friends forever. But lately their lives in London have felt a little stagnant...Ava has hit rock bottom since her husband left her. It's hard enough being a Scot in London without being broke to boot! Photographer for a women's magazine, Rebecca is tired of working on the fluff pieces. She knows her affair with the boss is going nowhere, so why can't she stop herself?Grace was top of her class in law school, but for a long time now has settled for being a barrister's wife. Her life may seem outwardly perfect... but if she's honest, it's also SO boring. When a reunion brings them together, they realise it's time to shake things up... and have some fun again!
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Orion Publishing Co Love at First Sight
Book Synopsis''The perfect summer read''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I absolutely loved this book from start to finish''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Swooned over the delicious Luca''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''A very enjoyable read''⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐She''s in love. Just with the wrong man . . .Nora is done with dating, but still dreams of finding the one. So when a handsome stranger comes to her rescue one night and vanishes leaving only a business card, it''s like a scene out of a romcom . . .It doesn''t take long for the two to ''bump'' into each other again, and Nora falls for the perfect-on-paper Gabe. Only a few weeks later, he invites her to Sicily, and she cannot believe her luck!Until Gabe is forced away for work, leaving her alone with his big and warm family in gorgeous Sicily who welcome her with o
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Orion Publishing Co Rules for Ghosting
Book Synopsis''Part ghost story, part Jewish family epic, and part romance, RULES FOR GHOSTING is a meditation on life, death, and healing that is at turns bitingly funny and deeply moving'' - Anita Kelly Rule #1: They can''t speak. Rule #2: They can''t move. Rule #3: They can''t hurt you. Ezra Friedman can see ghosts - which made growing up in a funeral home complicated, especially with his grandfather''s ghost giving disapproving looks at every choice he makes from his taste in boyfriends to his HRT-induced second puberty. It''s no wonder that since moving out, he''s stayed as far away from the family business as possible.But when dream job disappears and his mother uses Passover seder to tell everyone she''s running away with the rabbi''s wife, Ezra finds himself back in the thick of it at the funeral home.Having agreed to help out, Ezra must face not only his loved ones, but also his crush on Jonathan - the handsome funeral home volunte
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Orion Publishing Co Casket Case
Book SynopsisHe''s almost perfect . . . but he works for Death''Charming, original love story about grief. I loved it'' SOPHIE COUSENS''This may be my favourite romance of the year'' 5* NETGALLEY REVIEW''Tender and romantic'' CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN''Okay five stars for the ~~VIIIIBES~~ alone'' 5* NETGALLEY REVIEW------------Nora Clanton sells caskets. It wasn''t her dream job, but it''s the family business. She lives in a sleepy town in the middle-of-nowhere, and her only friends are decades older than her. Her life might be comfortable but sometimes she finds herself wanting more.Then Garrett Bishop turns up and sweeps her off her feet. He''s handsome, charming and seems to have a good (if vague) job. There is one little thing though . . . death seems to follow him and rumours never stay buried in her tiny town.But when Nora finds out what Garrett has been hiding and all the ghosts left in
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Orion Publishing Co Unfinished Business
Book SynopsisUNFINISHED BUSINESS focuses on an ordinary suburban office worker, fundamentally weak but always keeping his eyes fixed on some horizon where a heightened, romantic, better world must surely exist. Faced with the regular stuff of life - work, aspiration, marriage, age, divorce, bereavement - his ordinary plight is sharpened, becoming increasingly urgent. Having lived in a modern condition, confusing pleasure with happiness, wanting the dream to deliver, what do you do when you notice the shadows begin to lengthen on the lawn?
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Orion Publishing Co Primal Mirror
Book SynopsisDaughter of two ruthless high-gradient telepaths, Auden Scott is not the child her Psy parents wanted or expected, even before her brain injury. Her thoughts are scattered, her memories fuzzy-or just terrifyingly blank. The only thing she knows for certain is that she must protect her unborn baby...a baby she has no recollection of conceiving and who draws an abnormal intensity of notice from her dead mother''s closest associates.Leopard alpha Remi Denier is a man driven by the primal instinct to protect. Protect his pack, protect his allies... and protect the mysterious woman who has become a most unlikely neighbor. With eerie eyes that see too much and a scent that alters in ways disturbing and impossible, Auden Scott is the enemy...but nothing about this strange Psy is what it seems, Remi''s feline heart as fascinated by her as the human half of his soul.Then Auden asks Remi to help her shatter the wall of secrets that is the Scott bloodline. What they unearth wil
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Orion Publishing Co Even If Everything Ends
Book SynopsisThe climate crisis has escalated beyond our worst nightmares. Raging wildfires sweep through the Swedish countryside, turning vacationers into climate refugees. And yet, against this hellscape, life goes on. Marriages collapse; teenagers fall in love; parents succumb to midlife crises; children rebel. As society starts to lose its footing, the fates of four very different characters intertwine.Didrik, a father of three and media consultant, finds that his misguided efforts to be the hero that saves his family only make things worse.Melissa, a climate change denying influencer, is determined to live for the moment, despite it all.André, the bitter teenage son of an international sports star, uses the erupting violence to orchestrate his own personal revenge.And Vilja, a once self-absorbed teenage girl steps up in the face of all this adult ineptitude, to organise and resist.Brilliantly written, profoundly mov
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Orion Publishing Co ManEating Typewriter
Book Synopsis''A major talent'' Irvine Welsh''Remarkable, beautiful, magic. Like Ulysses for those who can''t cope with reading Ulysses'' Paolo Hewitt''We''re all in the gutter but some of us are ogling the sparkles.''Set at the fag-end of the 1960s and framed as a novel within a novel published by a seedy London purveyor of pulp fiction, MAN-EATING TYPEWRITER is a homage to the avant-garde counterculture of the 20th century. Told in Polari, it is the story of an anarchist named Raymond Novak and his plan to commit a ''fantabulosa crime'' in 276 days that will revolt the world. A surrealistic odyssey that stretches from occupied Paris to the cruise-liner SS Unmentionable to lawless Tangier before settling in Swinging London, the book casts Novak as an agitator and freedom fighter - but, as his memoirs become more and more threatening, his publishers find themselves far more involved in his violent personality cult than they ever intended.
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Orion Publishing Co The Witching Tide
Book SynopsisA SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF 2023''A superb writer'' EMMA STONEX''Stylish and raw'' ANNE ENRIGHT''Mesmerising and beautiful'' DAILY EXPRESS''Gripping and visceral '' IRISH EXAMINER''A powerful, riveting read '' ELIZABETH MACNEAL''Astonishingly absorbing'' i PAPER''That''s a good thing about you, Martha. You keep secrets . . .''East Anglia, 1645. Martha Hallybread, a midwife, healer and servant , is a trusted figure in her beloved coastal village of Cleftwater - even though no one has ever heard her speak.One day, the peaceful atmosphere is disrupted by the arrival of a witch-hunter, and suspicion threatens to tear the community apart. When Martha is drawn into the search, she finds herself torn between protecting herself or her friends. As the tide of suspicion builds and events
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Orion Publishing Co Same As It Ever Was
Book Synopsis The author of The Most Fun We Ever Had returns with a brilliantly observed family drama, in which a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events both past and present ''I FINISHED THIS WONDERFUL BOOK IN FLOODS OF TEARS'' JESSIE BURTON''SUCH A PLEASURE'' CLARE CHAMBERS''WITTY AND INSIGHTFUL'' BONNIE GARMUSAt fifty-seven, Julia Ames finds herself with an improbably lovely life. She has a husband she loves, two happy children and a contented existence in the suburbs.She''s unprepared, though, for what comes next: a surprise announcement from her straight-arrow son, a soon-to-be empty nest, and a seductive resurgence of the past - all of which threaten to derail Julia''s hard-earned peace.Wise, witty and deeply moving, this brilliantly observed domestic drama asks what it takes to make - and not to break - a family.''A FAMILY SAGA TO SAVE AS A TREAT AND DEVOUR WHEN YOU SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE'' INDEPENDENT''LOMBARDO IS THE NEW ANNE TYLER, WITH TEETH'' ERICKA WALLER''A BIG AMERICAN NOVEL TO GET TOTALLY LOST IN'' CLAIRE POWELL
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Orion Publishing Co I Went to See My Father
Book Synopsis''A powerful, elegant page-turner'' J.M. Lee''Gentle yet piercing'' Kirkus ReviewsAfter losing her daughter in a tragic accident, Hon returns to her childhood home in the Korean countryside to look after her elderly father. There, the discovery of a chest of letters compels her to piece together the violent, vibrant story of his life.More than just a portrait of one man, I Went to See My Father asks us to look at the ones we love, uncover the secrets they keep, and finally see who they really are.Affectionate, epic, joyous and lasting, this is the perfect follow-up to beloved classic Please Look After Mother.Translated by Anton Hur
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Orion Publishing Co Banal Nightmare
Book Synopsis''Banal Nightmare will end summer with a bang. It''s about turning 37 and realising you hate everybody you know. So funny, so smart, utterly vicious - just brilliant'' Zadie SmithMargaret Anne (''Moddie'') Yance has just returned to her hometown, to mingle with the friends of her youth, to get back in touch with her roots, and to recover from a stressful decade of living in the city in a small apartment with a man she now believed to be a megalomaniac or perhaps a covert narcissist.Back home, Moddie throws herself at the mercy of her old friends, all suddenly tipping toward middle age. She joins them as they go to parties, size each other up, obsess over past slights, dream of wild triumphs, and indulge in elaborate revenge fantasies.But when a mysterious artist arrives in town to take up a residency at the local university, Moddie has no choice but to confront the demons of her past and grapple with the reality of what her life has become.<
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Orion Publishing Co Tropicalia
Book Synopsis''One of the most marvellous books I''ve read in years''Rivka Galchen, author of Atmospheric Disturbances''A bacchanal of familial entanglements, as beautiful as it is brutal''Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong MoyDaniel Cunha has a lot on his mind. He got dumped by his pregnant girlfriend, his grandfather just dropped dead, and on the anniversary of the raid that doomed his drug-dealing aunt and uncle, his mother makes her unwanted return to Brazil.Misfortune, however, is a Cunha family affair, and no generation is spared. As New Year''s Eve nears, old secrets are brought to light and the Cunha family hurtles toward an irrevocable breaking point: a fire, a knife, and a death on the sands of Copacabana Beach.
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Orion Publishing Co The Night in Venice
Book Synopsis''A master of historical crime fiction'' Guardian''A writer in full command of his subject'' Mail on Sunday''Martin''s novels are works of literature, not simply puzzles'' Financial TimesThe Talented Mr Ripley meets A Room with a View in this dark and irresistible historical novel featuring Monica: a fourteen-year-old girl with a disturbing imagination . . .Venice, 1911. Monica is a fourteen-year-old with a wild imagination and an unbearably dull governess named Rose Driscoll. She was supposed to be entering the most exciting time of her life but, with her parents and uncle now dead, she has been forced to leave leafy Hampstead and move to a flat on the busy Holloway Road with a woman who is living proof that an exciting life is not guaranteed.Driscoll has dutifully planned this trip to Venice, as directed by a ''letter of wishes'' in a will, but on the very first morning, as the su
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Orion Publishing Co First Born
Book Synopsis1981. A different Britain. When Norman Forrester of the Defence Ministry''s Experimental Institute effects a successful fertilisation of a female gorilla with human sperm, an infant is born. Gordon, known as Gor, is his son in two senses. But Gor''s parentage must remain a secret. He has no legal existence as an individual because his existence has never been divulged to the government data bank. In more than one way, Gor is a ''non-person''.Operated on so that he is capable of speech, Gor grows through boyhood and adolescence into a strong, intelligent youth. When he discovers his true identity, he is devastated by his outcast destiny. But is there the possibility of a home amongst some of the exiles from a computer-dominated class-oriented society? And if Gor can find them, will they accept him?Maureen Duffy''s novel offers both an enthralling, fast-moving narrative and a vivid parable of the individual''s struggle to win acceptance from his fellows and to overc
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Hodder & Stoughton The Spark
Book SynopsisTHE UNFORGETTABLE NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SIGHT OF YOUPeople kept telling me it was impossible that, aged eighteen, I''d found the person I wanted to spend my life with. And yet, here we were.Childhood sweethearts Neve and Jamie are inseparable from the moment they meet. Everyone knows they''ll be together forever - that is, until tragedy strikes, and Jamie is torn from Neve''s life.One street away, Ash is hit by lightning. As he recovers, family members notice a drastic change in Ash, almost as though he is a different person.My whole life, there''s only been one other person who''s looked at me like that.Years later, chance brings Neve and Ash together- and she is struck by his familiarity. He shares so many traits with Jamie, as if their souls are entwined.Neve must ask herself whether she can love for a second time in the face of her grief. Is she ready for what life has to of
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Hodder & Stoughton The Book Swap
Book SynopsisA REASON TO LIVE.Still grieving the death of her best friend, Erin knows she needs to start living - but has no idea how. Then she loses her favourite book, a heavily annotated and containing her friend''s final words to her.A REASON TO LOVE.When James finds Erin''s note-filled book in his local community library, it sparks a life-changing conversation. He writes his own message back, and soon they are locked in an anonymous book exchange, with no idea who the other person in the margins might be.A REASON TO FORGIVE?But Erin and James have a shared history that neither of them realise. How will Erin react when she discovers the other writer isn''t a stranger at all - but the person she once swore she''d never forgive?A story of second chances and new beginnings, this is a love letter to books - and a love letter to love.Your favourite authors are loving The Book Swap:''Catnip for
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Hodder & Stoughton A Scatter of Light
Book Synopsis''Beautifully rendered and instantly captivating. Malinda Lo writes queer desire like no other.'' DIVA MAGAZINE''Lo writes tenderly about the first buds of teenage desire amid a downtown hipster at scene.'' DAILY MAIL''Poignant, vivid and so beautifully written. I adored it.'' LAURA KAYA Scatter of Light is a companion novel to the National Book Awards winner and New York Times bestseller Last Night at the Telegraph Club, and is about how the threads of family, inspiration, art, and identity are woven across generations.Aria Tang West thought she''d be spending one last summer on Martha''s Vineyard with her friends before starting MIT in the fall, where she intends to study astronomy, like her late grandfather. But after topless photos of her are posted online, she''s abruptly uninvited from her friends'' summer homes. Aria''s parents, a writer and opera singer with plans of their
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Hodder & Stoughton Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year
Book SynopsisIt''s never too late for the adventure of a lifetime . . .Heather Winterbottom has worked side by side with her husband as GPs in their idyllic rural practice for over forty years. But as the time comes to hang up their stethoscopes, the Winterbottoms discover that they have rather different visions of retirement . . . Heather dreams of exploring the Greek Islands, of escaping the shackles of her routine life and embracing an exciting new adventure. Alan dreams of growing his own vegetables.When things come to a head at a family lunch, Heather announces that she has decided to take a year off. From her old life, from her marriage - from Alan. Alone in beautiful Greece, Heather embarks on her very own odyssey - complete with peak experiences, pitfalls and temptations. But what if coming home is the biggest adventure yet? ***Praise for Joanna Nell''s uplifting and heartwarming novels:''Takes readers on a sweet journe
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Hodder & Stoughton Okay Days
Book SynopsisA SMART, SEXY AND SPIKY MODERN LOVE STORY, FROM DEBUT NOVELIST JENNY MUSTARD ''A perfect Millennial love story . . . with its acidic dialogue and languid sex scenes. A charming and clever romance, a perfect summer read''Irish Times''Reminiscent of Sally Rooney . . . a complex and joyous ode to being in love, messing up and finding your way'' StylistSam is 28, Swedish, carefree and chaotic. Doing a work placement in London over the course of three sticky summer months, she falls hard for Lucas, a man she first met as a teenager.Lucas, 27, sensitive and calm, is trying to get a foothold in the adult world while struggling to hold the pieces of his life together. Sam is a gorgeous distraction.But you can only avoid reality for so long, and both Sam and Lucas know their relationship can''t last. Nobody can be this happy forever, surely?Okay Days tells the story of the rise an
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Hodder & Stoughton A Good Place to Hide a Body
Book Synopsis''Can you come round?'' Dad says tremulously. ''Of course. Are you OK? Is it Mum?''''No!'' He almost shouts it. ''Just come quickly. The garden...the...body... we need you, Penny.''For women of Penny''s generation, being on hand for elderly parents is just part of life. But for Penny, things have become a little more serious... When she receives a frantic phone call from her parents one night, with express instructions NOT to call the police, Penny rushes over at once. But they haven''t had a fall. They haven''t forgotten their computer passwords. They''ve killed someone. And his body is lying in the garden, right next to the rose bushes. Everyone is capable of murder. They just need to meet the right person.From the bestselling author of Friend Request (2017).
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Hodder & Stoughton Those Beyond the Wall
Book SynopsisFaced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and inexplicable deaths in a searing sci-fi thriller from the author of The Space Between Worlds.Revolution is a spark, and rage is the fire.In the harsh desert realm of Ashtown, the Emperor reigns with an iron fist, guarding against the relentless hostility of Wiley City. Scales, a skilled mechanic and fierce warrior, is the Emperor''s trusted confidante. When a mysterious murder shatters the fragile peace, Scales, with an unlikely team, must uncover the killer plaguing both Ashtown and Wiley City. As she delves into the secrets hidden beneath the city''s pristine exterior, Scales unravels startling truths, forcing her to confront a past she''d rather forget.To save the world, she must break her silence, even if it means sacrificing everything.''Those Beyond the Wall shows us the extent to which evil will avoid accountability.'' <
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John Murray Press Promise
Book Synopsis''A magical, magnificent novel, that amounts to a secret history of an America we think we know, but never really knew'' Marlon JamesThe people of Salt Point are afraid of the world beyond their rural town. Most of them are born, live and die never having gone more than twenty or thirty miles from houses that are crammed with generations of their families. But something shifts at the end of summer 1957. Change makes its way to Salt Point. The Kindred sisters - Ezra and Cinthy - grew up with an abundance of love. Love from their parents, who let them believe that the stories they tell on stars can come true. Love from their neighbours, the Junketts, the only other Black family in town, whose home is filled with spice-rubbed ribs and ground-shaking hugs. And love for their adopted hometown of Salt Point, a beautiful New England village perched high up on coastal bluffs.But as the girls hit adolescence, their white neighbours, including Ezra
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John Murray Press Bodies
Book SynopsisYou were everything I ever wanted. Johnny was my first. I was seventeen and I was only brave enough to talk to him after I''d had three vodkas. He was only brave enough to kiss me when no-one else was around. Dave was different. We didn''t go out or see friends. We were each other''s world. Dave was all I needed. We were toxic before it became fashionable. Kyle was my best friend. And that was the problem. Or at least that''s what he said was the problem. Because friends can hook up but they can''t date.Adam was meant to be some harmless fun. I met him in a hotel and he was wearing an Adidas tracksuit. Casual but cute. He was anything but harmless.And then I met You.And things went from bad to worse.Readers are OBSESSED with Bodies:''Raw, dark and unflinching'' ?????????? reader review''Such a powerful read and one I couldn''t
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John Murray Press Portraits at the Palace of Creativity and
Book Synopsis''Kaleidoscopic and beguiling . . . A singular and thrilling debut that shows what happens when objective truth and meaning are drowned in the shifting river of history and politics'' ANDREW McMILLAN''A novel full of hopeful glitter - and one I know I will return to'' A K Blakemore, Guardian''Insightful, affecting and assured . . . Written with a poetry as defamiliarising as it is rich'' OISÍN FAGAN''Strange, intriguing, exhilarating'' CAMILLA GRUDOVAThe almost daughter is almost normal, because she knows how to know and also not know.She knows and does not know, for instance, about the barracks by the athletics field, and about the lonely woman she visits each week. She knows - almost - about ghosts, and their ghosts, and she knows not to have questions about them. She knows to focus on being a woman: on training her body and dreaming only of escape.Then, the almost daughter meets Oksana. Oksana is
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