Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Catapult You Exist Too Much: A Novel
Book SynopsisA “provocative and seductive debut” of desire and doubleness that follows the life of a young Palestinian American woman caught between cultural, religious, and sexual identities as she endeavors to lead an authentic life (O, The Oprah Magazine).On a hot day in Bethlehem, a 12–year–old Palestinian–American girl is yelled at by a group of men outside the Church of the Nativity. She has exposed her legs in a biblical city, an act they deem forbidden, and their judgement will echo on through her adolescence. When our narrator finally admits to her mother that she is queer, her mother’s response only intensifies a sense of shame: “You exist too much,” she tells her daughter.Told in vignettes that flash between the U.S. and the Middle East—from New York to Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine—Zaina Arafat’s debut novel traces her protagonist’s progress from blushing teen to sought–after DJ and aspiring writer. In Brooklyn, she moves into an apartment with her first serious girlfriend and tries to content herself with their comfortable relationship. But soon her longings, so closely hidden during her teenage years, explode out into reckless romantic encounters and obsessions with other people. Her desire to thwart her own destructive impulses will eventually lead her to The Ledge, an unconventional treatment center that identifies her affliction as “love addiction.” In this strange, enclosed society she will start to consider the unnerving similarities between her own internal traumas and divisions and those of the places that have formed her.Opening up the fantasies and desires of one young woman caught between cultural, religious, and sexual identities, You Exist Too Much is a captivating story charting two of our most intense longings—for love, and a place to call home.
£13.56
Atria Books Heart Bones
Book SynopsisFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us and It Starts with Us! Moving, passionate, and unforgettable, Colleen Hoover''s novel follows two young adults from completely different backgrounds embarking on a tentative romance, unaware of what the future holds.After a childhood filled with poverty and neglect, Beyah Grim finally has her hard-earned ticket out of Kentucky with a full ride to Penn State. But two months before she’s finally free to change her life for the better, an unexpected death leaves her homeless and forced to spend the remainder of her summer in Texas with a father she barely knows. Devastated and anxious for the summer to go by quickly, Beyah has no time or patience for Samson, the wealthy, brooding guy next door. Yet, the connection between them is too intense to ignore. But with their upcoming futures sending them to opposite ends of the country, the two decide to maintain only a casual summer fling. Too bad neither has any idea that a rip current is about to drag both their hearts out to sea.
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Sourcebooks Charming Devil
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Allen & Unwin Freeing Grace
Book SynopsisA tender and thought-provoking story exploring the sacrifices we make for family and what it takes to be a good parent.Grace's teenage mother dies shortly after giving birth and the perfect adoptive parents are found for her: David, the curate of an inner-city parish, and his wife Leila, who are unable to have children of their own. What they don't count on is Matt Harrison, Grace's shell-shocked young father who falls in love with his daughter and fights to keep her.The Harrisons are an unconventional family who see in Grace a chance for redemption. To convince the courts of their suitability will require a commitment from Matt's mother to return from Africa to her unhappy marriage. The Harrisons enlist their friend, the feckless, charming Jake Kelly, to retrieve her and he sets off on a quest that will force a confrontation.Ultimately, there are terrible decisions to be made about Grace's fate. Everyone only wants what's best for her - but who can say exactly what that is?Trade ReviewWill appeal to devotees of Joanna Trollope and Jodi Picoult...[Norman] is hot on their heels. * Daily Mail *Easy to read, hard to put down, it'll move you to tears. * Easy Living *
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Allen & Unwin The Truth About Julia: A Chillingly Timely
Book SynopsisHow many versions of the truth can there be?In June 2014, Julia White - a beautiful and intelligent young woman - blows up a coffee shop in central London, killing twenty-four people before turning herself in to the police. Apart from publishing a potentially ironic manifesto, she refuses to explain the reasons for her actions. Clare Hardenberg, an investigative journalist, has been commissioned to write a biography of Julia but at the start of the novel she is on her way to prison herself. What has brought her to this point?Trade ReviewThis is one of the best thrillers I've read in ages. Smart and tricksy. -- Nicci Cloke, author of FOLLOW ME BACK and LAY ME DOWNMasterly... What Schaffner shows so cleverly in this gripping, timely novel, is that there may be no one single truth; there may be many little truths, or possibly none at all and what there is is always open to interpretation. * i *A twisty, smart, fast-paced ride. * Heat *This first novel is original and beautifully written. * Literary Review *This psychological novel is not only a quest to uncover the truth, but also touches on the issue of radicalisation in society. * Closer *Readers should approach this not as gripping, airport fiction but as an intellectual challenge. The subject matter is steeped in political theory and academia, but with the engine of a strong narrative. * Edge Magazine *What makes this book uneasy reading is how timely it is. * Vogue (online) *A well-written and intriguing portrait of two women that invites questions. * The Sun *Anna Schaffner sucks you in right from the start with her latest thriller. * Grazia (South Africa) *
£7.99
Allen & Unwin Wonderful Feels Like This
Book SynopsisA feel-good story of an unconventional friendship between an old retired jazz musician and a young girl who is trying to find her place in the world.What can a bullied teenager learn from an old man spending his days in a retirement home? For a start, she'll learn that it ain't got a thing, if it ain't got that swing...Passing by a retirement home on her way from yet another awful day at school, she hears a familiar song playing through an open window. An old man is playing her musical idol Povel Ramel - a quirky jazz musician from the 1940s - and it sparks a new stage of her life. The man's name is Alvar and just like Steffi, he has a huge interest in music.Before long he starts telling her his story. In his youth, as the Second World War tore across Europe, he travelled to Stockholm. Young, innocent and quite naive, Alvar began his life in the big city, struggling to become a famous jazz musician. Or at least someone who was in a band. Or at the very least someone who could dance the jitterbug and talk to girls.Intrigued and inspired by Alvar's story, Steffi spends more and more time at the retirement home, learning about jazz and forgetting about school. She begins to realize that she doesn't have to be the Steffi other people know; instead, as Alvar did, she can recreate herself through music.Trade ReviewThere is much naive charm to be found in this story of a young girl who finds both a new friend and the hope for a new life through her growing interest in jazz... this is a loving, quietly charming... portrayal of jazz as a music which salves the soul of a misfit, brings her friendship and a sense of camaraderie and connects the future with the past. * Glasgow Sunday Herald *Wonderful Feels Like This is a gifted and moving novel, elegantly translated from the Swedish... Lovestam can make difficult narrative feats look easy (the way she can sketch character so economically, using only a few telling brushstrokes, is especially engaging) and the sharply observed central relationship draws you into its poignancy and quiet heroism. * Sydney Morning Herald *Sensitive and deeply moving: outstanding. * Kirkus Reviews *Empathy, identity, and the transformative power of music bind this tale of an atypical friendship between a teenage outcast and a jazz musician. * Publishers Weekly *Lövestam is a musical writer, with such an eye on language and storytelling that she can do almost anything she wants... She writes with the perfect pitch. -- Malin Persson Giolito * Amelia *A well written, warm and cosy story about how unexpectedly you can find a friend when you most need one. -- Stefan Holm * Värmland Folkblad *I know of no writer who can make me so genuinely happy as Sara Lövestam does... And if I'm ever asked what is the best book I've ever read, I will definitely answer: Wonderful Feels Like This. * Annika Koldenius *
£10.44
Allen & Unwin Nacho Figueras presents: Ride Free (The Polo
Book SynopsisAntonia 'Noni' Black has always known her place in the Del Campo family - the illegitimate daughter. And it will take a lot more than her skill with horses to truly belong within the wealthy polo dynasty. Enzo Rivas knows Noni is way out of his league. After all, he's the stablemaster, and she's the boss's sister. But he can't ignore the hurt in her eyes and he can no longer deny the electric tension jumping between them. Just when Enzo is ready to risk it all and change their relationship forever - showing her exactly how it feels to be safe, to be free, to be loved - a secret from Noni's past makes him question everything he thought he knew about her...Trade ReviewA trio of perfect beach books - breezy romances revolving around the troubled Del Campo dynasty of sexy polo stars * WAG *They're steamy. They're romantic... The players are tough and virile, the parties glam. But the sexiest part of the game it the sensual, unspoken bond between man and horse. * Wall Street Journal *Your next summer beach read - champagne, glamour and riding crops included. * People on HIGH SEASON *Fun, readable, pacy. * Tatler on HIGH SEASON *Plenty of sex in stables, frantic shirt-ripping and tight clothing. * Cosmopolitan *The naughty novel seems a dead cert to go down well... Ladies, get your reading specs on. * The Times on HIGH SEASON *Perfect summer reading for romance fans who like a little drama and intrigue along with their gorgeous athletes and stunning thoroughbreds. * barnesandnoble.com on HIGH SEASON *The epitome of tall, dark and dreamy * Washington Post on Nacho Figueras *Sometimes called "the David Beckham of Polo" * Daily Telegraph on Nacho Figueras *
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Allen & Unwin After Isabella
Book Synopsis'Both heartwarming and sad, it's an insightful, thought-provoking glimpse into female friendships, love and loyalty.' - Julie Cohen'After Isabella is a beautiful, absorbing novel that deals with the issues at the very heart of what it means to be a woman.' - Tracy Buchanan'I was lost in this powerful, poignant tale.' - Amanda ProwseWhen Esther's childhood best friend Isabella dies of cancer, she is devastated. Years later, she is brought together with Isabella's sister Sally, who cared for Isabella in her last days, and who subsequently nursed their mother through years of dementia. English professor Esther sees shy, innocent Sally emerge from a life of isolation and loneliness. But as Esther herself suffers blow after blow, and sees her carefully ordered life collapse around her, she is forced to contemplate the notion of friendship and trust. Do the ones we hold dearest always have our best interests at heart?Trade ReviewIn After Isabella, Fiore has created a compelling and provocative read, nicely paced and thoroughly absorbing. At times, both heart-warming and poignant, it's impossible not to feel a sense of loss on turning the final page. * Irish Independent *A beautiful, heartfelt novel that swept me up and held me tight until the end. I was lost in this powerful, poignant tale. -- Amanda ProwseA heartfelt novel about how messy life is, and how relationships and families change over time. Both heartwarming and sad, it's an insightful, thought-provoking glimpse into female friendships, love and loyalty. -- Julie CohenAfter Isabella is a beautiful, absorbing novel that deals with the issues at the very heart of what it means to be a woman. I was drawn in from the very first page and loved the way Rosie handled both the harsh realities, and the beauty, of the friendships and family relationships that define us. I can't wait to read more from her! -- Tracy BuchananHeartwarming and beautifully written, it's a story of crossroads and choices, friendship and family. * Daily Express on Wonder Women *Touching and funny - an emotional roller-coaster of a read. * Closer Magazine on Babies in Waiting *
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Allen & Unwin What She Left
Book SynopsisWhat would make you walk away from your life, your family and friends, in search of a completel fresh start?Helen Cooper has a charmed life. She's beautiful, accomplished, organised - the star parent at the school. Until she disappears.But Helen wasn't abducted or murdered. She's chosen to walk away, abandoning her family, husband Sam, and her home.Where has Helen gone, and why? What has driven her from her seemingly perfect life? What is she looking for? Sam is tormented by these questions, and gradually begins to lose his grip on work and his family life.He sees Helen everywhere in the faces of strangers. He's losing control.But then one day, it really is Helen's face he sees...Trade ReviewA wistful, poignant novel. -- Sarah Naughton, author of TATTLE TALEIn After Isabella, Fiore has created a compelling and provocative read, nicely paced and thoroughly absorbing. At times, both heart-warming and poignant, it's impossible not to feel a sense of loss on turning the final page. * Irish Independent *A beautiful, heartfelt novel that swept me up and held me tight until the end. I was lost in this powerful, poignant tale. -- Amanda Prowse on AFTER ISABELLAA heartfelt novel about how messy life is, and how relationships and families change over time. Both heartwarming and sad, it's an insightful, thought-provoking glimpse into female friendships, love and loyalty. * Julie Cohen on AFTER ISABELLA *After Isabella is a beautiful, absorbing novel that deals with the issues at the very heart of what it means to be a woman. I was drawn in from the very first page and loved the way Rosie handled both the harsh realities, and the beauty, of the friendships and family relationships that define us. I can't wait to read more from her! -- Tracy BuchananHeartwarming and beautifully written, it's a story of crossroads and choices, friendship and family. * Daily Express on Wonder Women *I loved the ending, I don't want to say too much about it but it made me smile through the tears. Just lovely. * Steph's Book Blog *... there are more than a few surprises in store. Whatever you may think has happened, and wherever you think this story is heading, you'll probably be wrong! * Good and Read-y *I won't give anything away but towards the end there are some very true, reflective words in a stunning piece of writing which made me stop and think about my own life and journey. * Nicki's Book Blog *An enthralling read, (it would make a great TV drama) strong characters, and a plot that just flows seamlessly. I can't think of anything negative to say, I just loved it! * Waggy Tales Book Blog *This is a book I got into very quickly and kept a grip on me right through to the end. By the end of the book I had discovered secrets, past histories and missed opportunities. With a chance for new ventures and new beginnings, and Rosie has pulled together to make a real cracking read. -- Yvonne * Me and My Books *Between the secrets of the past and the burdens of the future, the truth is finally revealed. -- Abby * Anne Bonny's Book Reviews *
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Allen & Unwin Close Enough to Touch
Book SynopsisOne time a boy kissed me and I almost died...And so begins the story of Jubilee Jenkins, a 28-year-old woman with a unique and debilitating medical condition - she's allergic to other humans. After a humiliating, near-death experience in high school, Jubilee has become reclusive in her adulthood, living the past nine years in the confines of the Victorian house her unaffectionate mother deeded to her when she ran off with a wealthy businessman. But now, her mother is dead, and without her financial support, Jubilee is forced to leave home and face the world - and the people in it - she's been hiding from.One of those people is Eric Keegan, a man who just moved into town for work. With a daughter from his failed marriage no longer speaking to him, and a brilliant, if psychologically troubled, adopted son who believes he has untapped telekinetic powers, Eric's struggling to figure out how his life got so off course, and how to be the dad - and man - he wants so desperately to be. Then, one day, he meets a mysterious woman named Jubilee...Trade ReviewI absolutely devoured this novel, which took me from laughter to tears in the turn of a page. From its brilliant premise to its wonderful ending, it was gripping, romantic and thought-provoking as it showed how two people can fall for each other without ever being able to hold each other's hand. I absolutely loved it. -- Katie Marsh author of A LIFE WITHOUT YOUA touching and often comedic tale of fitting in. * Prima *One of the most thought-provoking love stories of the year * Real Simple *Oakley's sophomore novel is a treat... Fans of Jojo Moyes and rom-coms set within the stacks of libraries will rejoice. * Booklist *It is easy to get lost in this vividly told story with characters and a fictional malady that are utterly believable. Oakley's second novel should build on the author's popularity and continue comparisons to popular authors such as Jojo Moyes. * Library Journal *Oakley masterfully creates a high-stakes story that still feels solidly real. All of her characters are well-rounded and charming, especially Jubilee. Readers will cheer each time she takes a risk and delight in her triumphs. A romantic, sweet story about taking chances and living life fully. * Kirkus Reviews *It's so rare these days to find an utterly original heroine like Jubilee - one who is bravely living an almost unimaginable life. Gripping, raw, and moving, this is one of my favourite novels of the year. -- Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling author of SKIPPING A BEAT and THE OPPOSITE OF MEA witty, inventive, and bittersweet story of a reclusive young woman forced to venture into the world where complex medical issues become tangled with longings of the heart. -- Beth Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author of SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT and LOOKING FOR MEA funny, moving and tear-jerking love story. * The Sun on BEFORE I GO *Colleen Oakley's debut deftly balances sorrow with laughs and compassion. * Us Weekly on BEFORE I GO *Before I Go brings humour and authenticity to a heart-wrenching journey. * Sunday Age *Author Oakley has set herself a tricky balancing act here, blending a comic sensibility with the depth and poignancy her subject requires. She pulls it off. * People Magazine on BEFORE I GO *Colleen Oakley takes on the big three - life, death,and love - and delivers a jewel. Before I Go absolutely glows with humour, wit, and compassion. I adore Oakley's fresh voice and could hardly bear for the book to end. * Lynn Cullen, bestselling author of MRS POE *
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Allen & Unwin Hester and Harriet: Love, Lies and Linguine
Book SynopsisHester and Harriet lead comfortable lives in a pretty cottage in an English village. Having opened their minds, home and hearts to Daria, a mysterious migrant, and her baby son Milo, the widowed sisters decide to further expand their own horizons by venturing forth to Italy for their annual holiday.Back in England, Daria and Milo are celebrating - they've received official refugee status with papers to confirm they can make England their home. Meanwhile, nephew Ben, who knows only too well how much he owes his aunts, is hurtling towards a different sort of celebration - one he's trying to backpedal out of as fast as he possibly can.With a huge secret hanging between the sisters, an unlikely new love on the landscape for Hester and new beginnings also beckoning for Harriet, Italy provides more opportunities for adventure than either of them could ever have imagined. But which ones will Hester and Harriet choose?As Hester and Harriet throw all their cards on the table in Italy, and potential catastrophe threatens Ben in England, it's anyone's guess how chaos will be kept at bay.Trade ReviewIt is a charming read, about normal people and the extraordinary things that happen to them at times, but also about life, and confronting things you don't necessarily want to confront. * The Book Muse *The gentle humour and relaxed pace make this an enjoyable read. * Daily Mail on HESTER AND HARRIET *A delightfully British story... An engaging read. * Women's Weekly on HESTER AND HARRIET *Spiers succeeds in her aim of "giving a voice to ordinary women in sometimes extraordinary circumstances". * Sydney Morning Herald on HESTER AND HARRIET *Spiers has created a lovely holiday or weekend read here with smart, funny and quirky main characters who go on a journey of discovering things they didn't even realise were missing from their lives. This is an easy, entertaining read perfect for long summer days or that rainy Saturday afternoon. * Queensland Times on HESTER AND HARRIET *
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Inanna Publications & Education Lovers Fall Back to Earth
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Inanna Publications & Education The Madrigal
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Inanna Publications and Education Inc. Almost True
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Inanna Publications and Education Inc. Peacock in the Snow
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Inanna Publications and Education Inc. Toward the North: Stories by Chinese Canadian
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Biblioasis Dear Evelyn
Book SynopsisA portrait of a turbulent and beautiful seventy-year-long marriage forged during the onset of World War II.Born in the 1920s on a working-class London street, Harry Miles wins a scholarship and grows into adulthood as a sensitive man, torn between his love for poetry and the immediate demands of the world around him. When he marries the magnetic and demanding Evelyn amongst the outbreak of war, his capacity to love is increasingly tested—up to and beyond when she abandons him on the cusp of death.An unconventional love story, harrowing and deeply tender, Dear Evelyn studies two people who permanently shape each other over a shared lifetime.
£14.32
Choc Lit Healing Hearts in the Little Village: A brand new utterly heart-warming romance about second chances
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Atlantic Books The Good House
Book SynopsisNOW A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING KEVIN KLINE AND SIGOURNEY WEAVER LONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2014_______________________________________Hildy Good has reached that dangerous time in a woman's life - middle-aged and divorced, she is an oddity in her small but privileged town. But Hildy isn't one for self-pity and instead meets the world with a wry smile, a dark wit and a glass or two of Pinot Noir. When her two earnest grown-up children stage an 'intervention' and pack Hildy off to an addiction centre, she thinks all this fuss is ridiculous. After all, why shouldn't she enjoy a drink now and then?But we start to see another side to Hildy Good, and to her life's greatest passion. Soon, a cluster of secrets become dangerously entwined, with devastating consequences...Trade ReviewFresh, sharp and masterfully told. Hildy's tale is as intoxicating as it is sobering. * People *Ann Leary's The Good House creates a one-of-a-kind character in Hildy Good... By the end you'll be flipping pages, trying desperately to piece together what happened as much as the narrator is doing herself. * Jodi Picoult, author of A Spark of Light *Leary writes with humor and insight, revealing both the pure pleasure of drinking and the lies and justifications of alcoholism, the warmth Hildy feels toward others when she drinks and the desperation that makes her put alcohol before the people she loves. The result is a layered and complex portrait of a woman struggling with addiction, in a town where no secret stays secret for long. * J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times Book Review *Hildy is an original, irresistibly likable and thoroughly untrustworthy....A genuinely funny novel about alcoholism. * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *Leary's genius is to give us a true original: Hildy, a not-so-recovering alcoholic/realtor who crashlands among a colorful cast of New England neighbors, but Leary also says a great deal about the houses we choose to live in, the people we're compelled to love, and the addictions we don't want to give up. So alive, I swear the pages of this wickedly funny and moving novel are breathing. * Caroline Leavitt, author of Pictures of You *A good read. * USA Today *Atmospheric, funny, poignant, gritty, and romantic, and Hildy Good is refreshingly candid and lovably flawed. * Kate Christensen, author of The Last Cruise *Superstition, drama, and intrigue unspool at a perfect pace in Ann Leary's irresistible new novel, The Good House, a tale steeped in New England character and small-town social tumult. * Redbook *One of the best works of Massachusetts fiction in recent memory. * Boston Magazine *
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Atlantic Books Before, During, After
Book SynopsisNatasha, a lonely congressional aide, meets Michael Faulk, a priest struggling with his faith. Love blossoms over the spring and summer of 2001. A month before their wedding, Natasha is on a trip in Jamaica and Michael is in New York when the World Trade Center is attacked. That same day, Natasha endures a private trauma of her own: she is raped by a young man on the shores of the Caribbean. She and Michael are soon reunited, but the horror of that day, and Natasha's inability to speak of it, means that there will forever be a sharp line that divides their relationship into before and after.Trade ReviewAn accomplished and, at times, harrowing novel full of the kind of psychological power and exactitude that first-rate fiction does so well * Guardian *Bausch is very good at showing how rational, intelligent people allow themselves to commit the irrational act of falling in love. Superb * The Times *One of Richard Bausch's many talents is the forthright ease with which he delivers his characters-and readers-to the gravest questions of love, faith, and ultimately God, even as he nimbly hides the answers in plain sight * New York Times *Terrific... Bausch is a master storyteller who appreciates subtleties most of us can't see, much less write * Seattle Times *
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Atlantic Books The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
Book Synopsis'Part glamorous travelogue, part slow-burn mystery, this full-bodied tale of a runaway is at once formally inventive and heartbreakingly familiar... (It's also insanely funny.)' -- Lena DunhamFrom the acclaimed author of Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name and The Lovers comes a tensely drawn, spellbinding literary thriller that gets to the heart of what defines us as human beings-the singular identity we create for ourselves in the world and the myriad alternative identities that lie just below the surface.In Vendela Vida's taut and mesmerizing novel of ideas, a woman travels to Casablanca, Morocco, on mysterious business. Almost immediately, while checking into her hotel, she is robbed, her passport and all identification stolen. The crime is investigated by the police, but the woman feels there is a strange complicity between the hotel staff and the authorities-she knows she'll never see her possessions again.Stripped of her identity, she feels both burdened by the crime and liberated by her sudden freedom to be anyone at all. Then, a chance encounter with a film crew provides an intriguing opportunity: A producer sizes her up and asks, would she be willing to be the body-double for a movie star filming in the city? And so begins a strange journey in which she'll become a stand-in-both on-set and off-for a reclusive celebrity who can no longer circulate freely in society while gradually moving further away from the person she was when she arrived in Morocco.Infused with vibrant, lush detail and enveloped in an intoxicating atmosphere-while barely pausing to catch its breath-The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty is a riveting, entrancing novel that explores freedom, power and the mutability of identity.Trade ReviewA thriller-taut story of a crisis of identity and opportunity, full of lies, shadows and subterfuge. * Psychologies *Very funny... The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty is also moving, clever and bright as a button. * Independent on Sunday *Full of surprises, it demands to be read in one go. * Good Housekeeping's ‘Ones to Watch’ *This enigmatic psychological thriller... puts the reader squarely in the shoes of the protagonist, making this already taut mystery thriller an even more intense read. * Scotsman *[A]n intimate and understated tale...powerful and empowering, thanks to the author's innate skill. * The Big Issue *Ms Vida's novel portrays with cool wit and suspense the explosive emancipation of a woman who is finally empowered to grab some warmth, drama, magic for herself. * International New York Times *An intoxicatingly strange quest for anonymity... what emerges from this shifting, uncertain terrain is a novel of sublime unease and delicious bewilderment. You are not yourself, and it is wonderful. * Guardian *
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Atlantic Books Conrad & Eleanor: a drama of one couple’s
Book SynopsisA BBC Radio 4 Book at BedtimeWhen Conrad fails to return home from a science conference, Eleanor guesses he may at last be reacting to her infidelity. Or has he finally tired of his stagnating job in transplant research? Eleanor's own scientific career has forged ahead, while Conrad played main carer to their children. The four children, now adult, fear for their father but seem to have little sympathy for their tough ambitious mother.Meanwhile, a long way from home, Conrad is alone, scared and on the run.Trade ReviewThis is an extraordinary novel about an ordinary situation; the unravelling of a marriage. Jane Rogers writes with delicacy and insight about the death throes of a long relationship... This is a dissection of a relationship that cuts to the bone. * The Times *Rogers recognises the coincidences of opposites, of irreconcilable drives, at the quick of human experience. It is this that powers Conrad & Eleanor and keeps the reader engrossed... The sequence is a microcosm of the novel's structure, the roiling tempest in Conrad's mind coming to rest in exhausted affirmation. It's brilliantly done - a sustained exploration of the polarities at the enduring heart of love. * Guardian *Her observation of our species is tender, precise, illuminating. -- Hilary Mantel'Rogers displays a knack for drawing on life's subtle and uncanny parallels' (praise for Hitting Trees with Sticks) * Times Literary Supplement *'Roger's prose flows elegantly and with effortless power.... Intricately plotted, with the ability to repeatedly surprise' (praise for The Voyage Home) * Observer *Warm, wise, insightful, sharply observed and beautifully written. -- Marina LewyckaA really clever, reflective and dispassionate scrutiny of a marriage in trouble * Daily Mail *This is a portrait of modern middle-class matrimony, well-crafted and full of insight into the compromises and imbalances of long-standing relationships. * Mail on Sunday *A gripping account of a marriage based on role-reversal... Throughout this fast-paced, thriller-like narrative, dialogue both external and internal crackles with authenticity... And the issues they tackle give the story terrific momentum. * Book Oxygen *Jane Rogers' Conrad and Eleanor [has a] strong narrative vivid characters and a twist of the unexpected... * Spectator *
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Atlantic Books Fix You
Book SynopsisFIX YOU is a gorgeous romantic read about how nothing can keep two people apart if they are made for each other. Spanning two continents and twenty years this is a romance to melt your heart. Perfect for fans of Dani Atkins, Paige Toon and Giovanna Fletcher. Can the one who broke your heart be the one to heal it?On New Year's Eve, 1999, Hanna and Richard meet. She is a born and bred Londoner with plans for a career in journalism. He is the son of a wealthy New Yorker and destined for Wall Street. As Hanna and Richard go back to their own worlds they keep in touch, and when Hanna has her heart broken it's Richard she turns to. They reunite and fall deeply, madly in love.But they can't possibly imagine the ways their love will be tested. Fifteen years after they first meet, neither can bear to hear the other's name spoken. Then one day Hanna walks into Richard's office and reveals a shocking secret. Richard must decide if he can forgive her. And both need to choose whether to take a second chance on happiness, or if their love is beyond repair?Trade ReviewThis fresh, fun, smart and authentic novel is packed with noughties nostalgia, and we think it's brilliant. * Heat *A wonderful, captivating romantic story. * Chicklit Club *Will stay with me for quite some time to come... Simply a wonderful read. * A Spoonful of Happy Endings *I loved the characters, I loved the plot... and I loved the London and New York settings. It really was a marvellous read! * Leah Loves *An excellent novel. * Shaz's Book Blog *The perfect book to snuggle up with... Absolutely adore it beyond belief! * Rachale's Reads *
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Atlantic Books Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
Book SynopsisRich in plot and full of characters that have been neglected by Irish literature. - GuardianAt the start of the twentieth century, a young girl and her family emigrate from the continent in search of a better life in America, only to pitch up in Ireland by mistake. In 1958, a mute boy locked away in a mental institution outside of Dublin forms an unlikely friendship with a man consumed by the story of the love he lost nearly two decades earlier. And in present-day London, an Irish journalist is forced to confront her conflicting notions of identity and family when her Jewish boyfriend asks her to make a true leap of faith. Spanning generations and braiding together three unforgettable voices, Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan shows us what it means to belong, and how storytelling can redeem us all.Trade ReviewReminiscent of Téa Obreht, Nicole Krauss and Maggie O'Farrell... Wonderful * Colum McCann *Graceful, confident, vivid... I loved this beautifully written novel * Joseph O'Connor *A rich and layered story of the complications, the mistakes and the heartbreaks of which a human life is made... I haven't read anything like it * Belinda McKeon *Immensely readable and written with great flair * Irish Independent *Brimming with concepts and yarns * Irish Times *Rich in plot and full of characters that have been neglected by Irish literature * Guardian *
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Atlantic Books How to Stuff Up Christmas
Book SynopsisA hilarious and heart-warming novel about Christmas, catastrophes and cooking, containing exclusive Christmas recipes, from the talented Rosie Blake. **How to Stuff Up Christmas includes 14 fabulous, tasty Christmas recipes throughout**'Tis the season to be jolly. Unless you've found an intimate picture of another woman on your fiance's phone... Eve is heartbroken after discovering her fiance is cheating on her. Being surrounded by the joys of Christmas is more than Eve can bear, so she chooses to avoid the festivities by spending Christmas alone on a houseboat in Pangbourne. Eve gets gets an unexpected seasonal surprise when handsome local vet Greg comes to her rescue one day, and continues to visit Eve's boat on a mission to transform her from Kitchen Disaster Zone to Culinary Queen. But where does Greg keep disappearing to? What does Eve's best friend Daisy know that she isn't telling? And why is there an angry goose stalking Eve's boat?Trade ReviewA brilliantly fun romp with plenty of surprises and festive recipes. * Heat *Just brilliant * Fabulous magazine *Wonderfully likeable characters and a realistic plot. -- Praise for How to Get a (Love) Life * the Sun *Ridiculously funny, sweet and had a proper "sigh-out-loud-and-hug-my-kindle-end". I'm sad I've finished it. -- Praise for How to Get a (Love) Life * Chick Lit Love *A fabulous début and one which will have you doubled over with tears streaming down your face. -- Praise for How to Get a (Love) Life * compellingreads.co.uk *Rosie captures worst-case-scenarios and turns them into hilarious anecdotes. -- Praise for How to Get a (Love) Life * Hello magazine *
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Atlantic Books All of Us and Everything
Book SynopsisEsme: eldest child, control-freak, perfect wife. In fact, her husband has run off with his dentist and their teenage daughter is live-tweeting the entire mess to her 3,000 followers. Liv: middle child, fiancé stealer, squatter. Holed up in her ex-husband's apartment with her acupuncturist and a bottle of whiskey.Ru: youngest child, writer, runaway. Hopes to find inspiration for her second novel whilst fleeing her fiancé. One-by-one the siblings return to the family home, where a box of old letters awaits them containing the answer to the mystery they have all lived with, until now: who was their father, and why the hell did he disappear?Trade ReviewSimilar to Nick Hornby... Asher's novel rewards readers with an engrossing plot rich in witty and frank dark humor... Thoughtful and provoking. * Booklist *Asher's newest title spotlights her unique voice plus an affinity for quirky, wounded characters that are both realistic and likeable... An entertaining yet astute look at family, self, story and connections. * Kirkus *The Rockwell siblings... won me over completely, and their story twists and turns in such fascinating, hilarious, heartfelt ways, that it left me in awe of Asher's abilities. -- Kevin Wilson, author of The Family Fang
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twenty7 The Pact: Can you guess what happened the night
Book SynopsisA gripping and chilling suspense novel about the deadly intentions of office life, for fans of Lesley Kara's The Rumour and Michelle Frances' The Temp.What if a prank leads to murder?When Freya arrives at her dream job with the city's hottest start-up, she can't wait to begin a new and exciting life, including dating her new colleague Jay. However, Nicole, Jay's ex and fellow employee, seems intent on making her life a misery. After a big deadline, where Nicole continually picks on her, Freya snaps and tells Jay about the bullying and together they concoct a revenge prank. The next morning, Nicole is found dead in her apartment . . .Is this just a prank gone wrong? Or does Freya know someone who is capable of murder - and could she be next? Trade ReviewWith plenty of twists and turns throughout, this thriller will keep you guessing. You'll be gripped right up until the last page * Heat Magazine's 'Read of the Week' *A great thriller about a situation that will be oh so familiar to many people - but taken to a very dark extreme. It's pacy and shocking, but written with real heart too * Phoebe Locke *Timely and pacy, with a devastating and totally unexpected twist, I devoured this in one sitting * Chris Whitaker *Highly entertaining and brilliantly written * JO SPAIN on Shame on You *The dark heart of obsession is laid bare in this terrifying debut . . . [She] writes with passion and ferocity * JS CAROL on Shame on You *Dark, original and thoroughly gripping . . . a breathless ride through the dark side of social media * T M Logan, bestselling author of Lies *The Pact should go straight to the top of your must-read list. Dark, twisty and original. I loved it * James Carol *A cleverly twisted tale . . . highly addictive because you are never quite sure where it's going and the ending is ultimately satisfying. I love how this author plots and the writing is brilliant * Liz Loves Books *The #MeToo movement has inevitably sparked a wave of books and other media that addresses these issues [of harassment]. The Pact is the best I've read yet . . . manages to hit all the requirements for a riveting, explosive and involving thriller while also being an acutely observed commentary on some of the most harrowing, difficult and important issues we face. I was left with my jaw on the floor when the author delivered the coup de grace * Emma’s BiblioTreasures blog *A fabulously fast-paced story . . . compelling and riveting reading that had me turning those pages as fast as I could . . . A very relevant, very current, very exciting book * Short Book and Scribes blog *A real page-turner . . . a great thriller, the perfect book to break those reading slumps we sometimes find ourselves in * Always Need More Books blog *A twisted and gripping tale. Completely unexpected in many ways and left me feeling chilled to the bone . . . highlights the everyday reality of this world for so many people . . . There are plenty of twists and turns and unexpected revelations and I'm sure The Pact will appeal to psychological thriller readers everywhere * Books of All Kinds blog *I could not put this down! It's the perfect holiday read . . . It's a 5-star read. I loved it! * Jans Book Buzz *
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Headline Publishing Group Safe with Me: The Wildham Series
Book SynopsisAn emotional and evocative story about the deepest bonds of friendship.Abandoned as children, Kat and Jamie were inseparable growing up in foster care. But their bond couldn’t protect them forever.From a troubled upbringing to working in a London greasy spoon, Kat’s life has never been easy. On the surface Jamie’s living the high-life, but appearances can be deceiving.When they unexpectedly reunite, their feelings become too intense to ignore. But as secrets come back to haunt them, are they destined to be separated once more?Perfect for fans of Hilary Boyd and Nicholas Sparks.
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Headline Publishing Group The Summer of Taking Chances: The perfect,
Book SynopsisWould you take the second chance you've always dreamed of?'A wonderful fresh new talent' Katie Fforde It's been ten years since Emma Stevens last laid eyes on Jake Murray. When he left the small seaside village of South Quay to chase the limelight, Emma's dreams left with him.Now Emma is content living a quiet and uneventful life in South Quay. It's far from the life she imagined, but at least her job at the local hotel has helped heal her broken heart.But when Jake returns home for the summer to escape the spotlight, Emma's feelings quickly come flooding back. There's clearly a connection between them, but Jake has damaged her heart once already - will she ever be able to give him a second chance?Escape with this perfect, heartwarming summer romance, for fans of Sue Moorcroft and Miranda Dickinson.Readers love THE SUMMER OF TAKING CHANCES:'I highly recommend if you are looking for a perfect summery story' NetGalley reviewer'A lovely escapism read' NetGalley reviewer'I haven't been able to put this one down! It's absolutely gorgeous and I highly recommend' NetGalley reviewer'Enjoyable reading' NetGalley reviewer'Great characters and a really good storyline' NetGalley reviewer
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Atlantic Books Goodnight, Beautiful Women: a powerful collection
Book SynopsisAnna Noyes has produced a powerful, mesmerizing debut collection of loosely interconnected short stories. Assured and atmospheric and imbued with the luminous beauty of the Maine coastline, these stories are bold, unflinching and utterly compelling. Ordinary lives are held under the microscope, making them vivid, extraordinary - steeped with promise yet mired by threat, driven mad with longing, muted by heartache and loss, trapped in the evanescence of memory. With breathtaking control and a rhythmic, lucid prose that is distinctly her own, Goodnight Beautiful Women marks Anna Noyes as an exhilarating new talent.Trade ReviewNoyes' achievement here is nothing less than a high-wire act: precise, fearless, breathtaking. She casts an unwavering gaze on the nature of frailty and desire, offering up gem after gem in this sensuous and startling debut. -- Téa ObrehtSeductive, smart, and erotic, Anna Noyes' stories evoke with beautiful clarity love and sexual awakening. She is a most exciting discovery. -- Lily KingA mesmerizing collection of stories by one of America's most exciting young writers... Tender yet unsentimental, unflinchingly bold but full of beauty, Anna Noyes' debut lingers in the mind well beyond its final paragraph. A book to fall in love with. -- Jonathan Lee, author of ‘Joy’ and ‘Who is Mr Satoshi’Anna Noyes has the gift... It is a joy - and the sweetest kind of heartache - to watch her making her swift way story by story to their hearts. -- Kevin Brockmeier, author of ‘The Illumination’ and ‘The Brief History of the Dead’This is an extraordinary book of stories... [They] are energetic, often mysterious, and beautifully written, and they will stay in your memory long after you finish the book. -- Charles Baxter, author of ‘The Feast of Love’These stories shine with prismatic, perfectly rendered settings, but more brilliant still is the delicacy with which Noyes unspools the inner lives of her characters... This feels like no debut at all, but a voice fully formed. -- Casey Walker, author of ‘Last Days in Shanghai’With exceptional delicacy and grace, Noyes cracks opens the most ordinary moments and offers us their painful core. Noyes's prose is precise, skillful, and full of raw emotion. It's some of the most elegant writing I've come across recently. -- Dina Nayeri, author of ‘A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea’Assured and atmospheric, tender and melancholy, these stories of women adrift linger in the mind like music. I love them. -- Karen Thompson Walker[Noyes' characters] do not shy from their imperfections as they search for those fleeting, ambiguous moments of resolution. * Booklist *Women combat the bleak Maine wilderness and more insidious dangers within their own homes in a debut as rich and quiet as a walk in the dark. * Huffington Post *[Noyes'] praise is well-deserved; she writes poignantly about women of all ages and economic backgrounds coming together and drifting apart in New England. The stories are loosely connected, demonstrating how the rippling effects of one event, of one lie, can reach farther than imaginable. * Huffington Post *If the fiction of Stephen King and Alice Munro had a literary love child, it might look like this: luminous domestic moments married to a pervasive sense of threat. * Washington Post *Anna Noyes's superb debut collection [is made up of] haunting, beautifully restrained stories * LitHub *The stories... consistently sparkle with expressive detail * New York Times Book Review *Anna Noyes is as sensuous as she is grounded. The beauty of her language, with its rhythmic pulls and earthy descriptions are captivating... a young and gifted writer. * Travel + Leisure *Her prose is beautifully evocative * Grazia *Anna Noyes is basically the living embodiment of Hannah Hovarth's ambitions in Girls. Straight out of Iowa Writers' Workshop, she's written for various literary publications before turning in a book of short stories on the sensual and often strained lives of women along the beautiful Maine coast. She will suck you in. * Grazia *
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Atlantic Books The West Country Winery
Book SynopsisAdjusting to West Country life may take more than she bargained for...__________A comedic state-of-the-nation tale for fans of Katie Fforde, Jenny Colgan and Phillipa Ashley.__________Chrissie loves her London life and job as an events manager. She loves her loyal lodger and cleaner Melina (sharp as a tack), and her daughters Scarlet (loud, vegan, activist) and Ruby (quiet, musician, boffin). She even loves her husband Rob, despite him deciding to cycle across Africa. For a year. But life as the only responsible adult has left Chrissie stressed and overworked, so much so that she is almost relieved when her mum calls her home to Devon to help with the struggling family vineyard. Almost.Chrissie gives herself a year: if she can make it through until then, maybe they can celebrate as a family with their own fizz? But adjusting to West Country life may take more than she bargained for...Trade Review...an absolute treat. ... both poignant and hilarious . . . a joyous read. Lizzie Lovell has such a sharp eye for detail, and a real gift for summing up a situation in a few perfect words. * Amazon - Vine Choice *this delicious book offers a giant swig of a story full of characters, wit and warmth -- Jules Wake, author of ESCAPE TO THE RIVIERA, on THE JUNIPER GIN JOINTThe perfect pick-me-up for summer -- Phillipa Ashley, on THE JUNIPER GIN JOINT
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Headline Publishing Group Someone to Love
Book SynopsisPerfect for fans of Lucy Dillon & Lucy Diamond. If you loved Marley & Me, you'll love this uplifting, feel-good read. A life-changing encounter . . . becomes a life-affirming friendship Unjustly fired from her dream job in Silicon Valley, level-headed Elizabeth Barnes has escaped to England with her tail between her legs. There to settle some family matters, Elizabeth is surprised when she stumbles upon an abandoned puppy and realises her brief trip might just turn into an extended stay. For the first time in her life, she feels needed by another living creature – and finds she needs her new furry friend just as much. But will long-kept family secrets risk the new life – and love – she's found? In this delightful shaggy tale, rescue magic will happen on both ends of the lead . . . What readers are saying about Someone to Love: 'Pet lovers will rejoice over this too-cute "tail" about Elizabeth Barnes, who travels to her late father's family homestead in the English countryside' Woman's World 'Move over Marley and Enzo – there's a new dog in town! Fans of John Grogan and Garth Stein will delight in Victoria Schade's heartwarming new novel' Lori Nelson Spielman, New York Times bestselling author 'Someone to Love is the perfect feel-good book with charismatic characters, swoony romance, family secrets, and snuggly puppies' Amy E. Reichert, author of The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go 'I loved it so, so much. It made me cry, but mostly it made me want to throw away my phone, buy some sheep and move to the English countryside to rescue dogs and live in a rom-com' Teri Wilson, author of The Accidental Beauty Queen 'Someone to Love is certainly a special treat for dog lovers, but also for anyone who enjoys a multi-layered story about finally finding a family in every sense' Evie Dunmore, author of Bringing Down the Duke Trade Review'Pet lovers will rejoice over this too-cute "tail" about Elizabeth Barnes, who travels to her late father's family homestead in the English countryside' Woman's World'Move over Marley and Enzo - there's a new dog in town! Fans of John Grogan and Garth Stein will delight in Victoria Schade's heartwarming new novel' Lori Nelson Spielman, New York Times bestselling author'Someone to Love is the perfect feel-good book with charismatic characters, swoony romance, family secrets, and snuggly puppies' Amy E. Reichert, author of The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go'I loved it so, so much. It made me cry, but mostly it made me want to throw away my phone, buy some sheep and move to the English countryside to rescue dogs and live in a rom-com' Teri Wilson, author of The Accidental Beauty Queen'Someone to Love is certainly a special treat for dog lovers, but also for anyone who enjoys a multi-layered story about finally finding a family in every sense' Evie Dunmore, author of Bringing Down the DukeTable of Contents0
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Headline Publishing Group On the Bright Side: The heartbreaking,
Book SynopsisLife has left Jack and Clare battered and bruised – sometimes emotionally, sometimes literally. Years pass them by, almost unnoticed, until each decides to make a change. But deciding to change isn't something that happens once. It's a choice each has to make again and again, and old patterns lurk around every corner.When they meet, fate offers them a chance to help each other.Can they be brave enough to open their hearts, strong enough to walk away and wise enough to understand a thing called love? Trade Review'Big. Beautiful. Incredible. A moving story of personal strength and learning to love yourself' - Anton Du Beke'This tender tale of love and finding your inner strength is a balm for the soul. Beautifully crafted, this book and these characters will stay with me for a long time' - Claire Allan'A hygge hug: a story of how to love the who-you-are, not the who-you-have-been. An elegantly crafted story that we all need right now' - Anstey Harris'A compelling story' - Freya North'An elegant and engrossing read' - Sheila O'Flanagan'The book of the year for me' - Anna McPartlin'A beautifully written story of love, life and second chances' - Debbie Johnson'A book that you'll always remember where you were when you first read it and one you'll revisit many more times to come. Nell Carter will reduce you to tears and then fill your heart with joyful hope again' - Claudia Carroll'A love story with a difference, at times dark, acutely observed and beautifully told' - Carmel Harrington
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Spring Blossoms at Mill Grange: A gorgeous,
Book Synopsis'I am a big fan of Jenny Kane' Katie Fforde Welcome back to Mill Grange in the latest uplifting romance in the bestselling Mill Grange series! Helen Rogers has been lying to herself over her feelings for Tom since the moment they met. And for good reason; not only are they colleagues, working together with the archaeology groups at Mill Grange, but her sabbatical is almost over and she'll soon have to return to Bath. Tom Harris knows he's falling in love with Helen. How could he not? She's smart, kind and great with his son Dylan. But with his ex suddenly offering him a chance to spend more time with Dylan, and the staff of Mill Grange about to host a wedding, everything else has to be put to one side. Even his feelings for a certain archaeologist. As Helen's time at Mill Grange runs short, the two are forced to consider what matters most... *Can be read as a standalone, but best as a part of the wider series: get your hands on Midsummer at Mill Grange to start from book one!* Readers are loving Spring Blossoms at Mill Grange: 'What a fantastic story this was, I loved it from start to finish. This is a well written, truly delightful read' – Reader review 'Don't you just love a book that sweeps you away and transports to a sunnier, happy time. Well this book is the perfect escape. Curl up and enjoy this romantic comedy. I loved it' – Reader review 'Ah, Jenny has done it again... I am already champing at the bit for book 4! Being back with the gang at Mill Grange is like meeting up with long lost friends' – Reader review 'What a lovely feel-good story! It's a fantastic mixture of romance and humour, filled with enough laughable and serious moments to balance it out' – Reader review 'Kane's writing style, with its gorgeous and vivid descriptions, allows readers to visit places and follow the characters as if they'd been there themselves' – Reader review 'This is a really easy read which definitely had me smiling and maybe I did shed a tear or two as well. I will be waiting impatiently for the next instalment' – Reader review 'A truly delightful read, which definitely had me smiling... I will be waiting impatiently for the next instalment' – Reader review
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Runaway Bride: A hilarious and heartwarming
Book Synopsis'Full of heart, humour and larger-than-life characters' Debbie Johnson Here comes the bride... but how long can she hide? When Kitty Clayton flees her wedding, her life seems worryingly futureless. All she knows is she'd rather sleep on the streets than go back to cheating Ethan. After picking her up hitch-hiking, widowed children's author Jack Duffy takes Kitty under his wing until she gets back on her feet. And it's not long before the two grow close... But with Jack struggling to recover from the guilt he feels over his wife's death and Kitty refusing to face up to the problems she's running away from, will the two ever manage to share a happily ever after? A heart-warming novel about love and new beginnings, you won't be able to put it down! What readers are saying about Runaway Bride: 'Deliciously funny and the characters are adorable. I could not put it down! I relished every page ??' Reader review, 5* 'Oh, how I loved this book. I didn't want to put this one down' Reader review, 5* 'Wow! I Loved The Runaway Bride!' Reader review, 5* 'A five-star read to run away with. This was such a glorious read, it was funny and brutally honest' Reader review, 5* 'Really enjoyed this book and tore through it in a day!' Reader review, 4* 'This book is well worth a read' Reader review, 4*Trade ReviewI loved this book so much -- The Bookstagram BabeA lovely immersive read that I thoroughly enjoyed -- Beth Books and Beyond
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dreams of a Little Cornish Cottage
Book SynopsisWill Natalia Amore get the new start she truly desires? In her huge mansion overlooking Wyllow Cove, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Natalia Amore had everything she could possibly want. But her house is empty and Nat yearns for the cosiness and bustle of seaside living. In particular, the rundown Lavender Cottage that has gone up for sale. But when her family arrives on the doorstep, all in need of her love and care, Nat's dream of a new life crumbles. Lavender Cottage will just have to wait. That is, until Irishman Connor enters Nat's life and makes her realise that it's okay to put herself first, and she's allowed to wish for more... A heartwarming and uplifting cosy romance novel, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Tilly Tennant. What readers are saying about Dreams of a Little Cornish Cottage: 'A lovely lovely story and such a twist I really did not see coming... The cottage sounded fab and the book had a perfect ending' 5 stars 'This book has so much going for it, I don't even t hink it needs to be reviewed. Read the first page and you will be hooked' 5 stars 'I loved this fun, uplifting feel-good book. It really made me smile and at the moment is something that we all desperately need' 5 stars 'What a feel-good beach read! Absolutely loved this book! The story and the characters were fantastic, as was the book!' 5 stars
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Meeting Point
Book Synopsis'An Unputdownable Romance! Wow oh wow one thing is for sure this book NEEDS to be made into a film!... I was totally swept away... Truly is a feel-good, heartfelt, inspiring and heart-warming... Once I started reading I couldn't put it down!' Goodreads 5* Review What if the Lift driver who finds your cheating boyfriend's phone holds the directions to true love? 'Who are you and why do you have my boyfriend's phone?' 'He left it in my car. You must be the blonde in the red dress? I'm the Lift driver who dropped you two off earlier.' And with these words, the life of the brunette and t-shirt wearing Maya Maas is turned upside down. Having planned to surprise her boyfriend, she finds herself single and stranded in an unknown city on her birthday. So when the mystery driver rescues Maya with the suggestion that she cheers herself up at a nearby beach town, she jumps at the chance to get things back on track. She wasn't expecting a personalised itinerary or the easy companionship that comes from opening up to a stranger via text, let alone the possibility it might grow into something more... Come on this 5* journey to love, laughter and back again, perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Josie Silver and Sally Thorne. Readers love The Meeting Point! 'Fun, feel-good read. I breezed through this in one sitting... The romance had me swooning and I couldn't stop smiling. Need to find my own rideshare now :)' NetGalley 5* Review 'My god, how I love this book!... A must read... Obviously, a big, fat, shiny 5 stars from me!' The Artsy Reader, 5* Review 'YA'LL!!!!! This was one of the most unique written plots I have ever experienced in my life! The Meeting Point had me in all my feels and even made my eyes leak! Ah-Mazing!... This is a book you do NOT want to miss!' @the_kentucky_fried_bibliophile, 5* Review 'Kept me up until 2am even though I worked the next day because I simply couldn't put it down' NetGalley 5* Review 'Truly perfect and totally made my days better... Recommend this book to everyone! :)' Love My Shelf, 5* Review 'Freaking loved this book! It was such a comfort read for me! I could not put it down until I had read every word! It had such 90s-early 2000s rom-com movie energy and I was sold!... I loved it all... I will always have this on my shelf and come back to it time and time again' @kelleyleigh20, 5* Review 'I was hooked from the first page and didn't want it to end! You will love this book! Definitely recommend!' NetGalley 5* Review 'Had a hard time putting it down... I loved the ending!... I can't wait to read more books by this author in the future!' Goodreads 5* Review 'Wow... I don't remember how long it has been since I have been so vested in a book within the first few pages... Absolutely charming... This book is a big win' A Devine Read, 5* Review 'Just glorious... This was like a balm to my soul... Ahhh I honestly loved every second of this book! It's cute and so romantic... I just need like a sequel and then another one please!... Just easily one of my favourite romance books I've read! I think everyone who enjoys a love story needs to read this ?' NetGalley 5* Review 'My new book in which I will compare all other romances against. This was absolutely the cutest story and perfect summer read... I found myself smiling throughout this book, I just loved it' @page_chapter_book, 5* ReviewTrade ReviewAn Unputdownable Romance! Wow oh wow one thing is for sure this book NEEDS to be made into a film!... I was totally swept away... Truly is a feel-good, heartfelt, inspiring and heart-warming... Once I started reading I couldn't put it down!' -- Goodreads Reviewer, ?????Fun, feel-good read. I breezed through this in one sitting... The romance had me swooning and I couldn't stop smiling. Need to find my own rideshare now :)' -- NetGalley Reviewer, ?????My god, how I love this book!... A must read... Obviously, a big, fat, shiny ????? from me!' -- The Artsy Reader, ?????YA'LL!!!!! This was one of the most unique written plots I have ever experienced in my life! The Meeting Point had me in all my feels and even made my eyes leak! Ah-Mazing!... This is a book you do NOT want to miss!' -- the_kentucky_fried_bibliophile,?????Kept me up until 2am even though I worked the next day because I simply couldn't put it down -- NetGalley reviewer, ?????
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Atlantic Books Interesting Facts About Space
Book SynopsisEnid is many things: lesbian, serial dater, deaf in one ear, space obsessive, true crime fanatic. When she's not listening to grizzly murder podcasts, she's managing her crippling phobia of bald people and trying hard not to think about her mortifying teenage years - which is hard, when she's lost the password to her old YouTube account and the (many) vlogs that her teen self once uploaded. She's worried about herself, her depressive mother, and what the deal is with gender reveal parties. But as Enid fumbles her way through her first serious relationship and navigates a new family life with her estranged half-sisters, she starts to worry that someone is following her. As her paranoia spirals out of control, Enid must contend with her mounting suspicion that something is seriously wrong with her...Full of charm, humour and heart, Interesting Facts About Space is a pitch-perfect exploration of the strange ways we try to connect with others, and the power of sharing our secret selves with the people we love.Trade ReviewEmily Austin has such a talent for weaving together the darkest of shadows with the most dazzling of lights, and Interesting Facts About Space delivers her signature blend of eccentric wit and a healthy pinch of the macabre with aplomb - and I'm so here for it. Another absolute banger * Alice Slater, author of DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER *I adore Emily's writing, perfectly capturing the precise and insistent peculiarities of the anxious mind while also managing to be funny, warm and utterly heartbreaking. Interesting Facts About Space is a triumph * Laura Kay, author of WILD THINGS *Enid is the perfect neurotic queer heroine. Interesting Facts About Space is distinctive, laugh-out-loud funny and thrillingly tense. I loved this book. * Lily Lindon, author of MY OWN WORST ENEMY *Emily Austin has done it again! I love how her quirky dark humor reveals both the absurdity and relatability of the human condition. Enid is undoubtedly a charmingly eccentric Emily AustinT protagonist: her greatest fear is bald men, her love language is sharing interesting facts about space, her coping mechanism is listening to true crime podcasts, and her secret is that she thinks she has a parasite that makes her a bad person. Fellow parasite-host readers will be both entertained and consoled by where the story goes. * Celia Laskey, author of SO HAPPY FOR YOU *Tensely plotted and full of heart, Emily Austin's second novel follows another endearing heroine I'd follow to outer space and beyond. * Anna Dorn, author of EXALTED *A vibrantly paranoid mystery and an unexpected love story. Emily Austin creates beguilingly eccentric characters, especially true crime addict and outer space encyclopedia Enid, who's both oddly confident and yearning to disappear... Highly original, engrossing and hauntingly entertaining. * Paul Rudnick, author of FARRELL COVINGTON AND THE LIMITS OF STYLE *If you've read Emily Austin's debut, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead, you'll love this charming, heartfelt follow-up. If you haven't read her debut, I'm jealous: everything Austin writes is swoonworthy, full of lovely humans struggling to find meaning, love, and belonging in a world that's too often cold. Enid is a marvel. * Andrew David MacDonald, author of WHEN WE WERE VIKINGS *Wow, just wow. Emily Austin gets better and better! Interesting Facts About Space is a delightful, big-hearted book that made me laugh and think about all the ways in which we convince ourselves we're too weird for this world-and yet it's the most human thing anyone can do. An absolute charmer of a novel! * Mai Nguyen, author of SUNSHINE NAILS *Emily Austin is the patron saint of Sad Girls With Too Many Feelings, and masterful at finding and revealing the universal story in an achingly specific situation. * Nora McInerny, author of BAD VIBES ONLY *Dark humor has so much to teach us about the beauty and absurdity of the human condition, and the risk this book's charming heroine takes to open her fragile and flawed self to love contains a life lesson for us all. * Courtney Maum, author of THE YEAR OF THE HORSES *Absorbing, insightful and humorous - a story about mental health, difference, and phobia, as well as family, friendship and love. This book has everything. * Gillian Harvey, author of A YEAR AT THE FRENCH FARMHOUSE *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Village Affair
Book Synopsis'Warm and witty - Julie's got it in spades' Tracy Bloom. Cassie Beresford has recently landed her dream job as deputy head at her local, idyllic village primary school, Little Acorns. So, the last thing she needs is her husband of twenty years being 'outed' at a village charity auction - he has been having an affair with one of her closest friends. As if that weren't enough to cope with, Cassie suddenly finds herself catapulted into the head teacher position, and at the forefront of a fight to ward off developers determined to concrete over the beautiful landscape. But through it all, the irresistible joy of her pupils, the reality of keeping her teenage children on the straight and narrow, her irrepressible family and friends, and the possibility of new love, mean what could have been the worst year ever, actually might be the best yet... Julie Houston's novels are funny, wonderfully warm and completely addictive. Perfect for all fans of Gervaise Phinn, Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell. Praise for Julie Houston: 'A warm, wonderful, feel-good-hug of a book' NetGalley Reviewer. 'A Village Affair is a totally absorbing read that's beautifully written, full of warmth, charm, humour, a compelling and heart-warming plot that I didn't want to put down' NetGalley Reviewer. 'This is a story about family, friendship, and realising your own worth and not being afraid of taking a chance, and I devoured this book in a couple of hours because I just didn't want to put it down' NetGalley Reviewer. 'An enthralling novel, hard to put down' NetGalley Reviewer. 'It is a must read, heart-warming story - no hesitation in giving this one 5 stars!!' NetGalley Reviewer. 'What a brilliant story this turned out to be so full of surprises and shocking revelations from the start to the end' NetGalley Reviewer. 'Lovely and entertaining, with wonderful set of lovable characters will have you rooting for Cassie' NetGalley Reviewer.
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Atlantic Books The Girl from Widow Hills
Book SynopsisEveryone knows the story of the girl from widow hills...When Arden Maynor was six years old, she was swept away in a terrifying storm and went missing for days. Against all odds, she was found alive, clinging to a storm drain. Fame followed, and so did fans, creeps and stalkers. As soon as she was old enough, Arden changed her name and left Widow Hills behind.Twenty years later, Olivia, as she is now known, is plagued by night terrors. She often finds herself out of bed in the middle of the night, sometimes streets away from her home. Then one evening she jolts awake in her yard, with the corpse of a man at her feet.The girl from Widow Hills is about to become the centre of the story, once again...Trade ReviewAn unnerving and extremely classy thriller. * Observer *Sometimes you come across a thriller which stands out. This is one. This intelligent pacy read is a different take on the "missing girl scenario" with characters who aren't always what they seem. You might not get a good night's sleep again - especially if you're prone to go walkabout in the night. * Jane Corry, author of My Husband’s Wife *With Hitchcockian flair, Megan Miranda shrewdly examines what becomes of the people at the center of those rare, sensational news stories that capture the nation's attention. The Girl from Widow Hills gave me the creeps in the best way possible. * Chandler Baker, author of Whisper Network *A hauntingly atmospheric and gorgeously written page-turner, The Girl from Widow Hills is a deeply thought-provoking, riveting mystery about the complex weight of history and the dangerous power of the lies we tell ourselves. * Kimberly McCreight, author of Reconstructing Amelia *Sleepwalking is creepy. You're asleep, but you're walking through the night - like the living dead. I knew when I started The Girl from Widow Hills I was in for some shivers. But I had no idea the terrors that were in store. * R. L. Stine, author of Goosebumps and Fear Street *Miranda flaunt[s] her considerable talent for jaw-dropping, yet believable, twists. Even jaded readers might not see this one coming. An unusual heroine anchors this creepy, fast-paced chiller. This is Miranda's best book yet. * Kirkus Reviews *Another compulsive page-turner from an accomplished author. * Booklist *
£9.26
Atlantic Books Such a Quiet Place
Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guest, a Reese's Book Club pick.We had no warning that she would come back...Welcome to Hollow's Edge - a picture-perfect neighbourhood where everyone has each other's backs. At least, that's how it used to be, until the night Brandon and Fiona Truett were found dead...Two years ago, branded a grifter, thief and sociopath by her friends and neighbours, Ruby Fletcher was convicted of murdering the Truetts. Now, freed by mistrial, Ruby has returned to Hollow's Edge. But why would she come back? No one wants her there, least of all her old housemate, Harper Nash. As Ruby's return sends shockwaves through the community, terrified residents turn on each other, and it soon becomes clear that not everyone was honest about the night the Truetts died. When Harper begins to receive threatening, anonymous notes, she realizes she has to uncover the truth before someone else gets hurt... Someone like her.Trade ReviewJaw-dropping plot twists galore * Times Crime Club *Miranda is a master of misdirection and sudden plot twists, leading up to a wallop of an ending. A powerful, paranoid thriller * Booklist (Starred review) *The twists keep coming until the very last page. Agatha Christie fans will welcome this 21st-century update on the classic golden age village mystery. * Publishers Weekly *A claustrophobic and suspenseful whodunit...that ponders the eternal question of how well we really know those closest to us * BookPage (Starred Review) *The perfect suburban setting; the secretive, quirky neighbors; three unsolved murders; and an Agatha Christie vibe make this whodunit an excellent beach read. * Library Journal *An unnerving and extremely classy thriller * Observer on The Girl from Widow Hills *Are you paying attention? You'll need to be; this thriller will test your brain with its reverse chronological structure, and it's a page-turner to boot. * Elle Magazine on All The Missing Girls *Fast-paced and gripping * People on The Last House Guest *
£999.99
Oldcastle Books Ltd Making It Big
Book SynopsisAn alternative world where big curves are cool... Sad, lonely Sharon Plunkett is a plus-size girl. She's tried every fad, every diet and every cream, but like stains of grease on a pure silk blouse, her rolls of fat refuse to budge. The man of her dreams isn't interested, and her skinny best friend only uses her to look good. But all that changes when Sharon visits Dr. Marvel's Miracle weight clinic, and steps into a strange new world where bill boards and magazines spill over with pictures of gorgeous size 20 celebs! Suddenly life is fantastic for Sharon, her platinum hair and voluptuous figure make her the perfect choice for designers Z&Zak. Before she can scoff another doughnut, she finds herself a top model moving up the ladder of fame. Rung by rung, she nets a footballer, dates a rock god, and snares the ultimate Hollywood heartthrob. Sharon, now known as 'Shaz', becomes a trend-setting icon of fame, and her life is bliss until the time it all starts to go very wrong. ...Sharon starts to lose weight. A deliciously wicked satire, Making It Big bites back at the 'skinny insanity' currently gripping the western world. Size Zero, celebrity weight-obsessed magazines, the fashion and advertising industries, high society and Hollywood - all are hit by a giant, witty dollop of fun.Trade ReviewI loved my literary romp with the fabulous Lyndsay Russell. Two words - SUCH FUN! -- MIRANDA HARTA funny, weird satire on size zero perfectionism - and I loved it -- Natasha Harding * The Sun *This novel will strike a chord with anyone who's ever felt less than perfect - pretty much all of us then! Four Stars * Star Magazine *fans of Jane Green and Megan Crane will find a kindred spirit in Russell as her sharp and richly textured novel confronts a variety of image-related themes with wit and humor * Booklist *A perfect, filling winter read! * Take A Break's Fiction Feast *
£7.99
HarperCollins Publishers The Boardwalk Bookshop
Book Synopsis The instant New York TImes bestseller ‘A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapism.’ Kirkus Could this be the place to find happy ever after? When Bree, Mikki and Ashley open The Boardwalk Bookshop on the Californian coast it is a dream come true. But while their business is thriving, their personal lives are not. Bree has sworn to protect her heart at all costs, until an unexpected meeting with a bestselling author changes everything. Mikki has never moved on from her divorce, but knows something must change. And Ashley’s wedding fantasy is shattered when she discovers her boyfriend never wants to get married. Every Friday the three friends meet on the beach in front of the bookshop to toast the sunset. Here, as their bond grows closer, they will challenge each other to not only face their fears but fight for what they have always wanted in life, and love. *** The new summer romance from the bestselling author of The Christmas Wedding Guest *** Perfect for fans of: Books about books 📖 Female friendships ❤️ Uplifting romance ☀️Trade Review Praise for Susan Mallery ‘A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapism.’ Kirkus on The Boardwalk Bookshop ‘If this novel doesn’t get you in the mood for Christmas, we don’t know what will!’ Woman’s Weekly ‘Full of festive cheer, heartwarming romance and cute dogs – loved it!’ Bella Osborne, author of One Family Christmas ‘You won't want to miss this festive treat!’ Katie Ginger, author of The Secrets of Meadow Farmhouse ‘An inspiring story of friendship and love.’ My Weekly ‘A book begging to be read on the beach, with the sun warming the sand and salt in the air: pure escapism.’ Kirkus
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Atlantic Books Thief
Book SynopsisOne lazy summer, Suzanne escapes her life in the city for a long holiday in the countryside. She rents a cabin in the woods, and places a personal ad in the newspaper: "Great kisser, good listener." Among the several replies to her ad, one stands out. An ordinary letter, unremarkable in every way, except for the postmark: Stillwater State Prison. The sender is Alpha Breville. A convict, a thief, and a rapist. Perhaps against her better judgement, she writes back to him. But what begins as a remote correspondence quickly evolves into something much more dangerous, exciting, and intimate...Trade Review'A great story, beautifully told. A tour de force.' M. J. Hyland 'Totally remarkable. A book of unprecedented honesty.' Nancy Huston 'The questions the novel raises about abuse, attraction and damage are so subtly explored as to make the reader want to complete the novel in one sitting - A light that shows the way through the dark places of the heart.' Boyd Tonkin, Independent 'Taut, unpredictable and compelling.' Vogue
£8.54
AK Press Maroons: A Grievers Novel
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£13.50
Dalen (Llyfrau) Cyf Arthur The Legend
Book SynopsisBased on early Welsh legend and history, the first two branches of the legend of Arthur, beginning with the extraordinary story of the seer Myrddin to the rise of Arthur as the Britons'' heroic warleader.
£11.77
Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd From Pasta to Pigfoot, Second Helpings
Book SynopsisPasta-fanatic, girl-next-door Faye Bonsu is back for another adventure in love, life and culture!Faye Bonsu seems to have it all: a drop-dead gorgeous and successful boyfriend, a bourgeoning career as an interior designer and a rent-free mansion in leafy Hampstead to call home. But with all her friends shifting into yummy-mummy mode, a man who seems to have no desire to put a ring on it, tricky clients, and a very attractive and single boss, things are not quite as simple as they might appear.Hoping to escape from her suddenly complicated life and revive her wilting romance, Faye returns to sunny Ghana for what she hopes will be the time of her life. But life doesn't always offer second chances and when disaster strikes, she is forced to confront the biggest question of her life and to make a choice that comes with consequences she will have to live with forever.
£10.42
