Family life fiction / Stories about family
HarperCollins Publishers Unless
Book SynopsisDazzling novel from Carol Shields, author of The Stone Diaries', winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and Larry's Party', winner of the Orange Prize.Breathtakinga masterpiece.' Geoffrey Wansell, Daily MailReta Winters has a loving family, good friends, and growing success as a writer of light fiction. Then her eldest daughter suddenly withdraws from the world, abandoning university to sit on a street corner, wearing a sign that reads only Goodness'. As Reta seeks the causes of her daughter's retreat, her enquiry turns into an unflinching, often very funny meditation on society and where we find meaning and hope. Unless' is a dazzling and daring novel from the undisputed master of extraordinary fictions about so-called ordinary' lives.Trade ReviewPraise for Carol Shields: ‘Her perceptions are so quick, her style is so acute, that she can tack a breath to the page and skewer a thought on the wing. It is her speciality to isolate moments that remain distinct in the mind for years, perhaps for a lifetime.’ Hilary Mantel, Sunday Times ‘Few writers could make a book about what it means to be alone this charming.’ Observer ‘A wonderful, powerful book, written in a style which combines simplicity and elegance. Deeply moving.’ Joanne Harris ‘Shields writes like an angel, awesome in the intelligence of her observations and never less than elegant in expressing them.’ David Robson, Sunday Telegraph ‘It takes the vessel of fiction in its hands and hurls it to the floor…a masterpiece.’ Rachel Cusk, New Statesman ‘As poised and wise a novel as any you will read this year.’ Tim Adams, Observer ‘Our most intelligent and beguiling observer…”Unless” is her most raw and intentful novel yet.’ Penny Perrick, Sunday Times ‘Her wisdom and generosity of spirit are visible at every turn.’ Sunday Times
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HarperCollins Publishers The Intern
Book SynopsisThe brand new psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of It's Always The HusbandWe were drawn in from the first page' BellaA young Harvard law student falls under the spell of a charismatic judge in this timely and thrilling novel about class, ambition, family and murder.Madison Rivera lands the internship of a lifetime working for Judge Kathryn Conroy. But Madison has a secret that could destroy her career. Her troubled younger brother Danny has been arrested, and Conroy is the judge on his case.When Danny goes missing after accusing the judge of corruption, Madison's quest for answers brings her deep into the judge's glamorous world. Is Kathryn Conroy a mentor, a victim, or a criminal? Is she trying to help Madison or use her as a pawn? And why is somebody trying to kill her?As the two women circle each other in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game, will they save each other, or will betrayal leave one of them dead?Praise for The Intern:Campbell keeps the twists comTrade Review Praise for Michele Campbell: ‘Fans of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng will love the untangling of these seemingly perfect lives’i News ‘You’ll be desperate to know what went down at the lake’ The Sun ‘Gripping … a genuinely suspenseful thrill ride. It’s a whole lot of fun’Heat ‘A gripping page-tuner…will suit fans of Liane Moriarty’ Hello ‘The narrative powers through to a gripping conclusion’ Press Association ‘Skilful characterisation… shocking final twist’Booklist ‘Readers will… be drawn in to the novel’s intricate exploration of divided loyalties and the brittleness of trust’Publishers Weekly ‘After all the twists and turns, you’ll want to start this book all over again, it’s that good!’Woman’s Weekly ‘A cracking whodunit that will keep you guessing’ Woman’s Own ‘A page-turning whodunnit that will speak to anyone who's ever had a frenemy’Ruth Ware, bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin Ten ‘A gripping, tangled web of a novel—it pulls you in and doesn’t let you go. I loved it!’Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door ‘Skilful and addictive’ B A Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors ‘Utterly compelling… Twisted, shocking and sharply observed’ Samantha King ‘Rides its rising tide of terror to a finale that blanched my knuckles. An exceptionally suspenseful thriller’A J Finn
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Headline Publishing Group Should I Tell You
Book SynopsisFrom the queen of feelgood fiction, an uplifting new novel of friendship, families and finding love . . .''What a gorgeous book! Jill has a great gift for characterisation - nuanced, interesting, believable people but created with a charming lightness of touch. Thanks to Jill''s warmth, wisdom and emotional intelligence, this book was a huge pleasure to read'' Marian Keyes ''A sparkling, joyful read! Jill''s books always keep you guessing to the very end'' Phillipa Ashley ''A good story like this needs a quiet afternoon, a sofa and a warm blanket. Moving and heartfelt! Enjoy'' Fern BrittonAmber, Lachlan and Raffaele met as teenagers in the Cornish seaside home of kind-hearted foster parents. Years on, the bond between them is unbreakable But Amber has a secret. She''s in love with Lachlan. She can''t tell him, because that would never work - he''s not the settling-dTrade ReviewPRAISE FOR SHOULD I TELL YOU?:'What a gorgeous book! Jill has a great gift for characterisation - nuanced, interesting, believable people but created with a charming lightness of touch. Thanks to Jill's warmth, wisdom and emotional intelligence, this book was a huge pleasure to read' * Marian Keyes *'What a sparkling, joyful read! Jill is the absolute Queen of creating characters you immediately want to be best friends with! * Phillipa Ashley *'Jill Mansell is the queen of feelgood romance . . . a witty, heartwarming story of friendship, family and enduring love' * Anne Cater, Sunday Express *'I love this book so much . . . like a wonderful, warm writing hug' * Joanna Cannon *'Warm, evocative and full of fun, with brilliant characters who jump off the page - such a moving and heart-warming story' * Fiona Gibson *'A good story like this needs a quiet afternoon a sofa and a warm blanket. Moving and heartfelt! Enjoy' * Fern Britton *'With wonderful characters, this will warm you on a January day' * Prima *'[A] romantic page-turner' * Good Housekeeping *PRAISE FOR JILL MANSELL'A real warm hug of a book' * Libby Page *'A fabulous, gorgeous read . . . I was totally hooked' * Milly Johnson *'Such a joyful read and hugely entertaining' * Ruth Hogan *'Feel-good fiction' * Choice Magazine *Heart-warming * My Weekly *'The queen of heartwarming love stories' * Prima *'One of my favourite writers' * KATIE FFORDE *'Gripping and incredibly comforting' * MARIAN KEYES *Like a little blast of sunshine - uplifting, heart-warming and supremely feelgood * SOPHIE KINSELLA *'Reading Jill is always such a joy' * VERONICA HENRY *
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Pan Macmillan The Confession
Book SynopsisA Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Bookclub pick, The Confession is an absorbing tale of secrets and self-discovery from Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. When Elise Morceau meets the writer Constance Holden, she quickly falls under her spell. Connie is sophisticated, bold and alluring – everything Elise feels she is not. She follows Connie to LA, but in this city of strange dreams and 1980s razzle-dazzle, Elise feels even more out of her depth and makes an impulsive decision that will change her life forever.Three decades later in London, Rose Simmons is trying to uncover the story of her mother, who disappeared when she was a baby. Having learned that the last person to see her was a now reclusive novelist, Rose finds herself at the door of Constance Holden’s house in search of a confession . . .'Without doubt one of the best novels of recent years' - Elizabeth Day, author of How to Fail.
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Cornerstone Before My Actual Heart Breaks
Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD__________________________________________________'Fresh, entertaining, funny and moving' RODDY DOYLE'A touching tale of how one woman survives a tough beginning to eventually end up exactly where her heart belongs' ANNE GRIFFIN, author of When All is Said__________________________________________________'If I could go back to being sixteen again, I'd do things differently.''Everyone over the age of forty feels like that, you total gom,' says my best friend Lizzie Magee.When she was young Mary Rattigan wanted to fly. She was going to take off like an angel from heaven and leave the muck and madness of troubled Northern Ireland behind. Nothing but the Land of Happy Ever After would do for her.But as a Catholic girl with a B.I.T.C.H. for a Mammy and a silent Daddy, things did not go as she and Lizzie Magee had planned.Now, five children, twenty-five years, an end to the bombs and bullets, enough whiskey to sink a ship and endless wakes and sandwich teas later, Mary's alone. She's learned plenty of hard lessons and missed a hundred steps towards the life she'd always hoped for. Will she finally find the courage to ask for the love she deserves? Or is it too late?Trade ReviewThis is in many ways a familiar story but it is told in such a fresh, entertaining, funny and moving way, it felt like I was reading something brand new. * Roddy Doyle *Two pages into this book you know you've unlocked something special . . . the book is brightened up plenty by sunshine characters and the magnificence of Tyrone nature . . . Tish knows what she's talking about. * Irish Examiner *A really lovely book. I loved reading it. -- Mariella FrostrupDelaney's writing is a beautiful wave flowing lyrically through the life of Mary Rattigan. A touching tale of how one woman survives a tough beginning to eventually end up exactly where her heart belongs. -- Anne Griffin author of WHEN ALL IS SAIDI did not expect this debut to turn into the most exquisite love story, but it did, and I was besotted. * Red *
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HarperCollins Publishers Paradise City
Book SynopsisAn audacious, compassionate state-of-the-nation novel about four strangers whose lives collide with far-reaching consequences.Beatrice Kizza, a woman in flight from a homeland that condemned her for daring to love, flees to London. There, she shields her sorrow from the indifference of her adopted city, and navigates a night-time world of shift-work and bedsits.Howard Pink is a self-made millionaire who has risen from Petticoat Lane to the mansions of Kensington on a tide of determination and bluster. Yet self-doubt still snaps at his heels and his life is shadowed by the terrible loss that has shaken him to his foundations.Carol Hetherington, recently widowed, is living the quiet life in Wandsworth with her cat and The Jeremy Kyle Show for company. As she tries to come to terms with the absence her husband has left on the other side of the bed, she frets over her daughter''s prospects and wonders if she''ll ever be happy again.Esme Reade is a young journalist learning to muck-rake andTrade Review‘An acutely observed and insightful portrait of contemporary urban life. Audacious, funny and shrewdly telling - written with tremendous confidence and brio’ William Boyd ‘A wise, big-hearted novel. I was utterly caught up in Day's four interweaving lives’ Esther Freud ‘Combines great story-telling with finely detailed characterisation: a literary page-turner’ David Baddiel ‘A beautiful portrait not only of four lives but of a city - London springs vividly to life in this tender, absorbing novel. Elizabeth Day is a wonderful story-teller’ Francesca Segal ‘The four desperate Londoners forge life-changing connections in this ambitious novel. Day's protagonists are rounded and believable, and the big city - in all its maddening, bustling glory - is the unofficial fifth character’ Glamour ‘As a state-of-the-city novel, it's richer than John Lanchester's Capital and less pleased with itself than Ian McEwan's Saturday’ Evening Standard
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Little, Brown Book Group The Stars are Fire
Book SynopsisThe brilliantly gripping new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Pilot''s Wife (an Oprah''s Book Club selection).''Long before Liane Moriarty was spinning her Big Little Lies, Shreve was spicing up domestic doings..She still is, as effectively as ever, this time with a narrative literally lit from within'' New York TimesHot breath on Grace''s face. Claire is screaming, and Grace is on her feet. As she lifts her daughter, a wall of fire fills the window. Perhaps a quarter of a mile back, if even that. Where''s Gene? Didn''t he come home? 1947. Fires are racing along the coast of Maine after a summer-long drought, ravaging thousands of acres, causing unprecedented confusion and fear. Five months pregnant, Grace Holland is left alone to protect her two toddlers when her difficult and unpredictable husband Gene joins the volunteers fighting to brinTrade ReviewAnita Shreve...writes with such care and knowing that it's impossible not to be consumed by her storytelling, her beautiful sentences always exceeding the sum of their words . . . Shreve is a literary talent for all, and this novel - up there with her award-winning The Weight of Water - is flaming good * The Times *Long before Liane Moriarty was spinning her Big Little Lies, Shreve was spicing up domestic doings in beachfront settings with terrible husbands and third-act twists. She still is, as effectively as ever, this time with a narrative literally lit from within * New York Times *Shreve's account of the fires is terrifying, and her portrait of a bad marriage almost equally so. Her recreation of post-war, pre feminist American society is a model of elegant restraint, deep feeling, skillful characterisation, and a richly evocative sense of place * Sydney Morning Herald *Like her sensational best-selling 1998 novel The Pilot's Wife, about a widow who discovers her pilot husband had a second family, The Stars Are Fire explores what happens in the secret spaces between married people...Masterful... lingers long after the last page is turned, like the smoke from a wildfire * USA Today *Delicate, poignant storytelling * Good Housekeeping *An elegant portrait of a gutsy woman bent on survival * Woman & Home *Precise, evocative prose brings the story's vivid characters to life...original and gripping * People *A compulsive read, this novel pulled me into an ordinary woman's life and made me care too much about her to put it down * Glasgow Herald *
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Pan Macmillan Demelza
Book SynopsisDemelza is the second book in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner.Demelza Carne, the impoverished miner's daughter Ross Poldark rescued from a fairground rabble, is now his wife. But in the events of these turbulent years test their marriage and their love. Demelza's efforts to adapt to the ways of the gentry - and her husbane - bring her confusion and heartache, despite the joy in the birth of their first child. Ross begins a bitter struggle for the rights of the mining communities - and sows the seed of an enduring enmity with powerful George Warleggan.Demelza is followed by Jeremy Poldark, the third title in this evocative series set in 18th century Cornwall. 'From the incomparable Winston Graham...who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more' GuardianTrade ReviewRoss is one of literature's great heroes . . . [with] elements of Darcy, Heathcliff, Rhett Butler and Robin Hood -- Debbie HorsfieldFrom the incomparable Winston Graham . . . who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more. * Guardian *
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HarperCollins Publishers Scissors Paper Stone
Book SynopsisA frank and beautiful story of damage, survival and restoration from an exhilarating literary voice.As Charles Redfern lies motionless in hospital, his wife Anne and daughter Charlotte are forced to confront their relationships with him and with each other. Anne, once beautiful and clever, has paled in the shadow of her husband''s dominance. Charlotte, meanwhile, is battling with her own inner darkness and is desperate to prevent her relationship with her not-yet-divorced lover from disintegrating.As the full truth of Charles''s hold over them is brought to light, both women must reconcile themselves with the choices they have made, the secrets they have kept, and the uncertain future that now lies ahead of them.Trade Review'The relationship between the two women is very well done – tense, hinting all the time at some fatal incident …truly disturbing, utterly believable … sensitive, never prurient' Margaret Forster 'Moving, terrifyingly real' Observer 'Day's subtle prose packs a powerfully disturbing punch as her understated yet candid handling of dark subjects reaches into the most raw and fragile parts of all of us … Sad, delicate and convincing Scissors Paper Stone is a reminder of how the human need to love and be loved can destroy all that we hold dear. It's a striking debut novel from a talented writer' Metro 'A brave and thoughtful book … As an attempt to analyse the dysfunctional web of relationships within an outwardly normal family, it's a courageous and sensitive story' Independent
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HarperCollins Publishers Journeys End
Book SynopsisFollowing the fortunes of some of the much-loved characters from her bestseller The Journey', Josephine Cox's powerful novel spans continents, decades and generations of one family.Like a ghost from the past, she walked along the platform towards themIt has been over twenty years since Vicky Maitland set foot on English soil. Twenty years since she left Liverpool with her three children, bound for a new life in America, leaving her beloved husband Barney behind.But this long journey home is the hardest of all. She is here in search of the truth, afraid of what she may find. Why did Barney turn against his family so suddenly, so cruelly? Only her old friend Lucy Baker knows what happened. And Lucy promised Barney she would never tell his secret. Is it time she broke her silence and explained the events of so long ago?Trade Review‘This latest novel from the nation's biggest-selling saga writer is…one for true romantics.’ You 'Cox's talent as a storyteller never lets you escape the spell.' Daily Mail 'Impossible to resist.' Woman's Realm
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Penguin Books Ltd The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole 19992001
Book Synopsis''An achingly funny anti-hero'' Daily Mail''My comfort read. The best diaries ever written - with apologies to Samuel Pepys, Bridget Jones and me'' ADAM KAYIn the SIXTH book in Sue Townsend''s hilarious and iconic series, Adrian, Leicester''s most unlikely ex-con, faces the nit-infested reality of being a single parent . . . __________ Monday January 3, 2000 So how do I greet the New Millennium? In despair. I''m a single parent, I live with my mother . . . I have a bald spot the size of a jaffa cake on the back of my head . . . I can''t go on like this, drifting into early middle-age. I need a Life Plan . . . The ''same age as Jesus when he died'', Adrian Mole has become a martyr: a single-father bringing up two young boys in an uncaring world. With the ever-unattainable Pandora pursuing her ambition to become Labour''s first female PM; his over-achieving half-brother Brett sTrade ReviewCelebrate Adrian Mole's 50th Birthday with this new edition of the sixth book in his diaries where Adrian, Leicester's most unlikely ex-con, faces the nit-infested reality of being a single parent * from the publisher's description *Told with Townsend's trademark deadpan humour and cringe-worthy mishaps. To people of a certain age, Adrian Mole was their Harry Potter * News of the World *Very funny indeed. A satire of our times * Sunday Times *An achingly funny anti-hero * Daily Mail *Adrian Mole is one of the great comic creations of our time * Scotsman *To people of a certain age, Adrian Mole was their Harry Potter. Loveable in its celebration of mediocrity, it's told with Townsend's trademark deadpan humour * News of the World *The diaries are a satire of our times...very funny indeed * The Sunday Times *Adrian Mole is one of the great comic creations of our time * Scotsman *To people of a certain age, Adrian Mole was their Harry Potter. Loveable in its celebration of mediocrity, it's told with Townsend's trademark deadpan humour * News of the World *The diaries are a satire of our times...very funny indeed * The Sunday Times *The funniest person in the world * Caitlin Moran *
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Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd The Havoc of Choice
Book SynopsisA story about family, politics and journeying through a fractured country in a delicate time, The Havoc of Choice explores the long reaching effects of colonisation and corruption within the context of a singular household and the disparate experiences of class and clan they encapsulate. 2007, Kenya. Long held captive by her father's shadow of corruption, Kavata has spent her life suffocated by political machinations. When her husband decides to run in the next election, these shadows threaten to consume her home. Unable to bear this darkness, Kavata plots to escape. As her family falls apart, so too does her country. In the wake of Kenya's post-election turmoil, Kavata and her family must find their way back to each other across a landscape of wide-spread confusion, desperation, and heartrending loss. One of the first pieces of long fiction from Kenya to explore its 2007 post-election violence (PEV) in such detail, The Havoc of Choice is a delicate and deeply personal attempt to understand the root of this spontaneous yet organised conflict and to figure out what healing looks like for the people of Kenya.Trade ReviewWanjiru Koinange turns the story of a Kenyan election into a study of Nairobi and Kenya itself. Her vision is warm and intelligent, her storytelling impeccable, and her cast of characters unerringly plausible and fascinating. One of the best accounts of the new Africa in years. -- Imran Coovadia * author of The Wedding and The Posioners *Through the intimate and abiding lens of family, Koinange - a new and compelling voice - skilfully weaves an intricate story of corruption, betrayal, love and loss. Tension-filled and moving. -- Yewande Omotoso * author of Bom Boy and The Woman Next Door *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Break
Book Synopsis*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022***THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GROWN UPS, MARIAN KEYES''JUST BRILLIANT'' SUNDAY TIMES___________''Myself and Hugh . . . We''re taking a break.''''A city-with-fancy-food sort of break?''If only.Amy''s husband Hugh says he isn''t leaving her.He still loves her, he''s just taking a break - from their marriage, their children and, most of all, from their life together.Six months in South-East Asia. And nothing she says can stop him.But when does a break become a break-up?A lot can happen in six months. And it''s enough to send Amy and her family of gossips, misfits and troublemakers teetering over the edge.When Hugh returns, if he returns, will he be the same man she married?Will Amy be the same woman?BecaTrade ReviewInvolving and beautifully told . . . There's a reason why Marian Keyes is the queen of commercial women's fiction * i Newspaper *Classic Marian Keyes: a blizzard of wit and wisecracks. Mercilessly funny * The Times *There is such a variety of stories and the characters are believable and relatable. She writes funny parts, but then there are those moments that knock you down with sadness * Libby Page, bestselling author of The Lido, Woman & Home *An addictive book . . . lust and desire is described brilliantly * Independent *The Break races along with Keyes' trademark energy, lightness of touch and plenty of laughs * Sunday Express *The Break is Marian Keyes at her funniest, wisest, glorious bestThe Break makes me laugh out loud * Sunday Express *Breathlessly entertaining * Connaught Telegraph *Keyes writes extremely well about modern women. A breezy, candid and deeply felt account of a wife, mother and career woman rediscovering herself * Metro *Girl-power at its best. I laughed . . . I cried * Daily Mail *Another belter. Full of brilliantly fun characters, genuine emotion and heaps of charm. We loved it! * Heat *A snappy narrator and a raucous cast of characters make The Break another classic from Marian Keyes * Sunday Express *Fabulously entertaining. Classic Keyes. The queen of intelligent women's fiction * Sunday Mirror *A pleasure. Keyes writes women who are absolutely themselves, even when society tries to insist they be something else * Irish Times *Hilariously wise * Prima *Marian Keyes's latest novel will have you enraged one moment. Half laughing. Half crying the next. While nodding in recognition * Psychologies *Marian Keyes writes about modern relationships and families with brutal yet endearing honesty, wonderful humour and astonishing acumen * Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things *There is no finer writer than Marian Keyes and The Break is her at the top of the game; funny, real, with characters that speak to all of us. Only Keyes can combine pathos and humour with such effortless skill, to produce a novel that stays with you long after you've turned the final page * Rowan Coleman, author of The Summer of Impossible Things *Underline Keyes' status as an international treasure. The ultimate choice for a binge read * Stylist *A gripping story with great heart, intensity and wisdom * Sunday Business Post *Hilarious and moving, a zeitgeisty look at how couples splinter or stay together in the face of life's obstacles * Irish Times *I bloody loved it. Many moments of comic genius, empathy and heartbreak. She really is unparalleled when it comes to making serious points with the lightest of touches. * The Pool *I absolutely LOVED The Break - such energy, wit and good humour * Fanny Blake, author and books editor, Woman & Home *One of the most reliably brilliant novelists writing with humour and insight about women's lives, I think Keyes gets better and better * Alice O’Keeffe, The Bookseller *Hilariously warm and wonderful * Image *Amy's husband Hugh has run away to 'find himself'. But will he ever come back? 'Myself and Hugh . . . We're taking a break.''A city-with-fancy-food sort of break?'If only. * from the publisher's description *September's best pulse-quickening pager-turner. Marian Keyes at her most classic and brilliant best * Red *The ultimate choice . . . filled with the author's signature themes, think turbulent relationships, tricky families and the need for self-belief. Keyes' [is] an international treasure * Stylist *Fabulously entertaining, classic Keyes . . . a delightful reminder of why best selling Keyes has earned her crown as the queen of intelligent woman's fiction * The People *Cause for celebration . . . An engrossing novel full of wit and warmth. The humour never once detracts from the emotional depth. * Red *Cause for jubilation . . . This proves her to be the reigning queen of British chick lit . . . insightful, funny and poignant * Daily Mail *Praise for Marian Keyes -- -Gloriously funny * The Sunday Times *Funny but poignant * Marie Claire *A total triumph * Daily Mail *Not only is it a great story with funny, loveable characters, it made me laugh out loud * Stylist *
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Little, Brown Book Group Dusty Answer
Mamma was fast asleep at home, her spirit lapped in unconsciousness. Her dreams would not divine that her daughter had stolen out to meet a lover. And next door also they slept unawares, while one of them broke from the circle and came alone to clasp a stranger ...' Judith Earle, over-earnest and inexperienced, has always been a little in love with each of the four cousins who come to stay next door and, on her return from Cambridge, becomes madly in love with one of them - Roddy, the 'sensation-hunter'. DUSTY ANSWER traces with delicate nostalgia childhood friendships and the pangs of thwarted young love.
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Atlantic Books The Arc
Book Synopsis'A thoroughly modern love story with old-fashioned heart' Vogue___________________Meet Ursula 35-year-old Ursula Byrne is successful, witty, smart, and single. She's tried all the dating apps, and let's just say: she's underwhelmed by her options. Enter The ArcA mysterious, super-sophisticated matchmaking service that relies on a complex series of emotional, psychological and physiological assessments. The price tag is high, the promise ambitious- you get one match, and one match only. Because one is all you need for a partnership that will go the distance.Is this a date with destiny? Or with data?Ursula is paired with 42-year-old lawyer Rafael Banks, and from the start, this feels like the electric, lasting love they've each been seeking their whole adult lives. But as their relationship unfolds in unanticipated ways, the two begin to question The Arc's legitimacy. After all, the arc of a relationship is never predictable ... even when it's fully optimized.Trade ReviewA thoroughly modern love story with old-fashioned heart * Vogue *The satirical (yet also surprisingly deep) take on dating app culture we all need * Cosmopolitan *With giddy hilarity and stabs to the heart, Hoen's heady cocktail of satire and celebration is a delectable addition to the dating-app and matchmaking rom-com list. * Booklist *Hoen raises some fascinating questions about love and relationships and ends on an optimistic note that will please romance fans. The result is as thoughtful as it is thought-provoking. * Publishers Weekly *You don't expect a razor-sharp satire to satisfy so deeply on an emotional level, but The Arc does that and more: Tory Henwood Hoen brings humor, wit and brutal honesty to start-up culture, relationships and human frailty in this riveting debut. * Alexandra Andrews, author of Who is Maud Dixon *Tory Hoen has the rare combination of a satirists eye and a romantics soul. Populated though it may be with biz-whiz types, lifestyle apps, and start-up schemes, The Arc is, at its heart, about the inimitable qualities that make us human. Clear off space on your shelf of contemporary favorites for this timeless love story wrapped in a timely, funny portrait of modern society. * Mary Laura Philpott, author of I Miss You When I Blink *A zeitgeisty and hopeful page-turner that proves neither algorithms nor big data can keep the heart from wanting what it wants. * Courtney Maum, author of Touch and Costalegre *Whether she's skewering mediocre start-up bros or the absurdities of twenty-first century 'self-care,' there's nothing about the way we live now that escapes Hoen's gaze. A hilarious and thoughtful exploration of love in a culture obsessed with optimization, The Arc is a dazzling debut. * Grant Ginder, author of People We Hate at the Wedding *A delightful debut about love and dating and modern womanhood that asks as many questions about self-determination and free will as it answers. * Shelf Awareness *The Arc is an incisive, inventive, probing portrait of a modern relationship featuring remarkably well-drawn characters that readers will champion and adore. Hoen's clever, original debut is as hilarious as it is heartwarming. * Carola Lovering, author of Too Good to be True *Funny and modern ... like a rom-com's cooler big sister * Real Simple *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC On the First Day of Christmas: the most gorgeous
Book SynopsisA gorgeous new festive read from the Kindle #1 bestselling author of The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club This Christmas, everything will change... When Liv Latimer says goodbye to her fellow nurses and finishes work for the holidays, she's looking forward to a Christmas to remember with her boyfriend Eddie. But as she leaves the hospital, tragedy strikes and Liv is faced with a choice. Will she ignore her instincts and go home as planned? Or will she stay, and potentially change the course of her life as she knows it? Whatever choice she makes, Liv is about to discover that fate finds a way... From the bestselling Irish author of The Ladies' Midnight Swimming Club comes an emotional and uplifting festive story about love, family and how a split-second decision can change your life. Praise for Faith Hogan: 'Moving, gripping and as unputdownable as a box of Christmas chocolates.' – Samantha Tonge 'All the festive glitter, warmth and comfort you could want from a Christmas novel, I loved it.' – Josie Silver 'A captivating and uplifting read with all the joys of the festive season.' – Suzanne Snow 'A fine festive "sliding doors" read, scattered with surprises.' – Roisin Meaney 'Joyful, life-affirming and inspirational.' – Heidi Swain 'Heartwarming and emotional.' – Liz Fenwick 'A heart-rending, uplifting and beautifully written journey of female friendship... I loved being transported to Ireland's wild Atlantic coast.' – Phillipa Ashley 'Faith Hogan navigates beautifully between the community and the individual, forensically investigating moral issues and loyalties with an unflinching, yet humane eye. She is one of the most original and exciting writers to emerge from Ireland in recent times.' – Afric McGlinchey 'An intricately woven story of love, jealousy and misunderstanding.' – Diney Costeloe 'A cracking good story... An ideal beach read.' – Connaught Telegraph 'A fantastic summer read.' – Irish Daily Star 'A heart-warming story of love, loss, family and friendship.' – The Bookseller 'Spanning several decades and generations, Secrets We Keep is a hugely ambitious novel... with its engaging storyline and sense of place this is an absorbing and entertaining read.' – Sunday Independent (Dublin)Trade ReviewAll the festive glitter, warmth and comfort you could want from a Christmas novel, I loved it -- Josie SilverFate finds a way in this heartwarming story about jealousy, grief and friendship, set between Dublin and the wild Atlantic coast of Ireland * Woman's Own *If you enjoyed Sliding Doors you'll love Faith Hogan's latest book * Yours *PRAISE FOR THE LADIES' MIDNIGHT SWIMMING CLUB: 'This was a beautifully written, heart-rending but ultimately uplifting read set on Ireland's wild Atlantic coast. I loved it' Phillipa Ashley. 'Joyful, life-affirming and inspirational' Heidi Swain. 'Hogan presciently taps into the pursuit of these pandemic times' RTÉ. 'Charming... Full of pathos and humour. A heartwarming page-turner that would be perfect for staycation reading' * Irish Independent on Saturday *
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HarperCollins Publishers Whisper Cottage Dont miss the completely
Book SynopsisI couldn''t put it down, read it cover to cover in a day A fabulous chilling thriller.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????A mysterious figure. A whispering community. A deadly secretWhen Stina and Jack move to an old rural cottage, they're hoping for a fresh start. Their new home is run-down compared to their neighbour's, but generous Mrs Barley quickly becomes a friend.Until Stina sees a mysterious figure in the widow's garden, and her happy new life begins to unravel. And when she hears strange noises in the night, she is forced to question if Mrs Barley is what she seems.Why do the other villagers whisper about her? Why is she so eager to help the couple? And what is she hiding in her picture-perfect home?A haunting, twisty story about the power of secrets and rumours, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware's The Turn of the Key and Lucy Atkins's Magpie Lane. Readers are gripped by Whisper Cottage: Unputdownable. I loved it! Had me hooked Great, fast paced mystery.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Full of twists and turns you just don't see coming Read it in one sitting.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Super suspenseful book with lots of twists and could it be you moments Keeps the reader guessing until the end.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Excellent Gripping I raced through it.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Brilliant! Suspenseful, gripping, compulsive It would make an amazeballs Netflix film (hint, hint)!' NetGalley reviewer, ?????I was shocked to the core and that doesn't happen often! It's one of those stories that you're dying to figure out (but can't!) 5/5, loved it.' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Creepy, claustrophobic and compelling! A beautifully written thriller that kept me glued to my Kindle' Miranda RijksI devoured this book in a couple of sittings because I needed to find out what was going on! Twists and turn to keep the reader enthralled!' NetGalley reviewer, ?????Trade Review‘Creepy, claustrophobic and compelling! A beautifully written thriller that kept me glued to my Kindle’ Miranda Rijks, author of The Visitors ‘Haunting psychological suspense… Will send shivers down your spine’ Alice Hunter, author of The Serial Killer’s Wife “Whisper Cottage was a dark and atmospheric thriller that pulled me in from the very first page.” Stephanie DeCarolis, author of The Guilty Husband 'Chilling and wonderfully atmospheric, with an ending that took me surprise – I couldn’t put it down' Amanda Brittany, author of Her Last Lie
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HarperCollins Publishers Beach House Summer
Book Synopsis‘Gloriously romantic, the perfect summer escape!’ Cathy Bramley ‘Beach House Summer is a perfect slice of joyful summer escapism from Sarah Morgan, the master of the genre’ Clare Pooley, The Authenticity Project ‘Sarah Morgan has the ultimate golden touch for me – no other author makes me lose myself in a world like she does. Beach House Summer might just be her best summer novel yet: emotional, heart-warming, and deliciously escapist’ Laura Jane Williams, The Lucky Escape ‘The perfect blend of drama, friendship and heart-melting romance: sumptuous, escapist fiction at its finest’ Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation * * * A marriage in the spotlightJoanna Whitman’s high-profile marriage held more secrets than she cares to remember, so when her ex-husband dies, she doesn't know what to feel. But when she discovers that he’s left behind a pregnant young woman, Joanna is forced to act. She knows exactly how brutal the spotlight on them both will be…unless she can find a way for them to disappear. A beach house hideaway Ashley Blake is amazed when Joanna suggests they lie low at her beach house in her sleepy Californian hometown. Joanna should be hating her, not helping her. But alone and pregnant, Ashley needs all the support she can find. A summer of new beginningsJoanna's only goal for the summer is privacy. All Ashley wants is space to plan for her and her baby's future. But when an old flame reappears, and secrets spill out under the hot summer sun, this unlikely friendship is put to the test… * * * Readers are falling hard for Beach House Summer! ‘Beach House Summer is the most delightful novel that will warm your heart and make you smile’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved this book – it's definitely one of my favourites that I've read by Sarah Morgan! I could barely put this down – an easy 5 stars for me’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘The perfect blend of drama, love and friendships, this is fiction at its best’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Moving, heartwarming, romantic . . . The perfect summer escape’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Trade Review Praise for Beach House Summer ‘Gloriously romantic, the perfect summer escape!’ Cathy Bramley ‘Beach House Summer is a perfect slice of joyful summer escapism from Sarah Morgan, the master of the genre’ Clare Pooley, The Authenticity Project ‘Sarah Morgan has the ultimate golden touch for me – no other author makes me lose myself in a world like she does. Beach House Summer might just be her best summer novel yet: emotional, heart-warming, and deliciously escapist’ Laura Jane Williams, The Lucky Escape ‘As with all Sarah’s books, Sarah is so good at hooking you from the first page and keeping you there. I fell easily into the story, and never wanted to leave. Nobody does heartfelt, sexy romance quite like Sarah, and Joanna’s reinvention – rebirth, really – was so brilliantly done, I felt like cheering at the end. Beach House Summer is the book everyone needs on their summer TBRs. It’s a perfect blend of drama, friendship and heart-melting romance: sumptuous, escapist fiction at its finest’ Cressida McLaughlin, The Staycation ‘A lovely read’ Platinum ‘A captivating romance about facing the past’ Woman’s Own ‘The perfect escapist read’ The Sun Praise for Sarah Morgan ‘Joyful, uplifting and overflowing with love. Sarah’s writing speaks straight to my heart’ Cathy Bramley, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘Warm-hearted, tender and wise, a truly uplifting story’ Miranda Dickinson, author of The Start of Something ‘Sunshine in a book! Joy and optimism infuse every word of this delicious novel – I couldn’t put [it] down’ Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author ‘Big-hearted book from bestseller Morgan’ My Weekly ‘The cast of lively characters instantly draws you in’ Woman & Home
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HarperCollins Publishers The Royal Game
Book SynopsisI was completely captivated' Barbara ErskineThe spellbinding new historical novel from the Sunday Times bestseller Anne O'Brien.England, 1444. Three women challenge the course of historyKing Henry VI's grip on the crown hangs by a thread as the Wars of the Roses starts to tear England apart. And from the ashes of war, the House of Paston begins its rise to power.Led by three visionary women, the Pastons are a family from humble peasant beginnings who rely upon cunning, raw ambition, and good fortune in order to survive.Their ability to plot and scheme sees them overcome imprisonment, violence and betrayal, to eventually secure for their family a castle and a place at the heart of the Yorkist Court. But success breeds jealousy and brings them dangerous enemiesAn inspirational story of courage and resilience,The Royal Game,charts the rise of three remarkable women from obscurity to the very heart of Court politics and intrigue.A wonderfully immersive and intriguing read, meticulously researched. I was completely captivated' Barbara ErskineTrade Review‘A gorgeously insightful, inspiring and courageous read’ Frost Magazine ‘An engrossing story of one family’s attempts to gain land and power in fifteenth century England … an eye-opening insight into how wealth was gained and lost in late medieval England as well as a pleasure to read’ Mick Finlay ‘Fast paced, immersive historical fiction that breathes life into the figures that populated our Medieval past – I thoroughly enjoyed it!’ Anita Frank ‘A gripping historical novel that captures the turbulent rise of one of the most influential families of the Middle Ages in rich and exciting detail’ Nicola Cornick ‘A wonderfully immersive and intriguing read, meticulously researched. I was completely captivated’ Barbara Erskine Praise for Anne O’Brien: ‘A compelling story of divided loyalties and family betrayals. Dramatic and highly evocative’ Woman & Home ‘There are historical novels and then there are the works of Anne O’Brien – and this is another hit’ Sun ‘O'Brien manages to reinvent historical fiction’ My Weekly ‘Dramatic and highly evocative’ Woman’s Weekly ‘One of the best writers around … she outdoes even Philippa Gregory’ Sun ‘O’Brien is a terrific story teller’ Daily Telegraph ‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale’ The Times ‘This thrilling historical novel has it all – high politics, drama, emotion, excellent writing … It's a rollercoaster of a read’ Carol McGrath ‘A deftly woven journey. Impeccable research shines through’ Matt Lewis ‘A gripping story of love, heartache and political intrigue’ Woman & Home ‘The characters are larger than life … and the author a compulsive storyteller’ Sunday Express ‘This book has everything – royalty, scandal, fascinating historical politics’ Cosmopolitan
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Penguin Books Ltd A Cornish Summer
Book SynopsisESCAPE TO THE CORNISH COAST IN THIS DELIGHTFULLY HEARTWARMING SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER''THE PERFECT SUMMER READ'' Sophie Kinsella__________Flora''s been in love with her husband for twenty years. The trouble is, he''s been married to someone else for the past fifteen . . . Now she''s been invited to spend the summer in the sandy coves of Cornwall, which should be blissful.But there''s one small snag: she''ll be staying with her former mother-in-law, Belinda.And then her ex-husband shows up out of the blue, complete with his new wife . . . Can Flora spend the summer playing happy families with the woman who stole her husband''s heart, and the mother-in-law who might have had a hand in it?Could a holiday romance help her finally get over her him? And will stumbling on the family secret change her mind about them all?If you like Fern Britton, Katie Fforde and Jill Mansell, Trade ReviewSimply a delight: funny, intelligent and at times heart wrenching. It's full of such witty, entertaining characters, and best of all, it transported me away from real life into a Cornish holiday that I didn't want to leave. It's the perfect summer read * Sophie Kinsella *Oh how I enjoyed this! No one writes about Cornwall like Catherine. Yet another fabulous book, packed with glamour, delicious characters and myriad family complications! -- Jill MansellI LOVE it. Catherine's writing is so warm, funny and heartfelt and no matter what's going on in your own world, you can curl up in Catherine's and feel her warmth like summer sun * Cathy Kelly *I've loved Catherine Alliott books since he first one. They're always a delight and this one's no exception * Carole Matthews *A wonderful story of family and love, secrets and sunshine. Catherine Alliott is on top form with this * Milly Johnson *A magical mix of wit, warmth and poignancy * Trisha Ashley, bestselling author of The House of Hopes and Dreams *Alliott is always an absolute joy to read * Veronica Henry *Another blissful read from Catherine Alliott * Hello Magazine *Evokes the perfect summer romance * Cornwall Life *The perfect summer romance * Cornwall Life *It's full of Cornish colour and a plot that seems plausible from your deckchair * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *Praise for Catherine Alliott * - *Compulsively readable * The Times *Her writing is both intelligent and sparklingWarm, witty and wise * Daily Mail *A huge treat. Hilarious yet poignantHilarious and full of surprises * Daily Telegraph *An addictive cocktail of wit, frivolity and madcap romance * Time Out *Classy, wonderfully gossipy and breathless * Red *
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HarperCollins Publishers The Sea Sisters The emotionally gripping novel
Book Synopsis*The thrilling new novel from Lucy Clarke, THE HIKE, is available to buy now*''A terrific summer read'' Richard & JudyTwo sisters, one life-changing journeyThere are some currents in the relationship between sisters that run so dark and so deep, it's better for the people swimming on the surface never to know what's beneath . . .Katie's carefully structured world is shattered by the news that her headstrong younger sister, Mia, has been found dead in Bali and the police claim it was suicide.With only the entries of Mia's travel journal as her guide, Katie retraces the last few months of her sister's life, and page by page, country by country begins to uncover the mystery surrounding her death.What she discovers changes everything. But will her search for the truth push their sisterly bond and Katie to breaking point?The Sea Sisters is a compelling story of the enduring connection between sisters._________________________________________________________________Readers love getting Trade Review“a terrific summer read” Richard & Judy Summer Book Club ‘Essential reading if you have a sister, as Clarke has totally nailed the complexities of that relationship. It’s perfectly paced …oh, you’ll want to quit your job and go travelling’. HEAT ‘You don’t have to go on your hols to appreciate this amazing beach read – the captivating story will send you to far-flung, exotic destinations… A gripping, unpredictable page-turner.’ NOW ‘Lucy Clarke’s debut novel had me hanging on its every word. It manages to be both an interesting and dramatic story and also beautifully written. I found it extremely thought-provoking… With this absorbing, heartbreaking novel, Lucy Clarke shows she’s a writing force to be reckoned with. Bring on novel number two!’ FABULOUS (The Sun on Sunday) ‘It’s a thrilling and perceptive debut which captures the complex relationship between sisters and loss at its rawest. Trust us, you won’t be able to put it down.’ COSMOPOLITAN ‘This may be set in sunny places like Bali and Maui but underneath lies the darker story of two sisters…deeply moving’ STAR ‘Moving back and forward between past and present, London, Australia and Bali, this is an atmospheric and enjoyable page-turner that makes good use of the exotic settings.’ SUNDAY MIRROR ‘This beautifully written story of secrets and sisterly bonds is twisty and intriguing – a total page-turner’ CLOSER ‘I thought this book w as quite gripping and read it in two days. I think that book clubs would find plenty to discuss on many levels; sibling rivalry, how death can divide or bring together families and the way travel can help to develop a person.’ NEWBOOKS magazine
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HarperCollins Publishers The Party The gripping domestic psychological
Book SynopsisCompelling, addictivebrilliant' B A ParisIt was just a party. But it turned into a nightmare.When Rachel wakes up in a strange room, the morning after a neighbour's party, she has no memory of what happened the night before. Why did her husband leave her alone at the party? Did they row? Why are Rachel's arms so bruised? And why are her neighbours and friends so vague about what really happened?Little by little, Rachel pieces together the devastating events that took place in a friend's house, at a party where she should have been safe. Everyone remembers what happened that night differently, and everyone has something to hide. But someone knows the truth about what happened to Rachel. And she's determined to find them.The Party is the gripping new novel from bestseller Lisa Hall.What readers are saying about The Party:Such a page turner, I enjoyed every minute of it. I would definitely recommend it.' Reader review ?????The author''s writing style is masterful. I realised there would bTrade Review Praise for The Party: ‘Compelling, addictive… brilliant!’ B A Paris ‘A dark, compelling read that demands to be read in one sitting.’ Sam Carrington ‘This is an unrelenting and scarily plausible story weaved expertly around some very real characters. Good luck putting it down…’ Isabelle Broom, Heat ‘An addictive read.’ Closer ‘This is a fast-paced book, and with twists up until the final page, you won’t regret investing in it.’ Woman Magazine Praise for Lisa Hall: ‘Chillingly believable and utterly compelling’ Lucy Foley ‘Breathlessly fast-paced and cleverly unsettling, this thriller about a couple trying to escape their past is the very definition of unputdownable.’ Heat ‘I loved it. All the way through I kept guessing and second guessing what might happen. And that ending!’ Darren O'Sullivan ‘The perfect summer read. A classy thriller. Stylish, twisty and full of suspense’ Sarah Pinborough ‘Razor-sharp’ The Sun
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HarperCollins Publishers I Have Something to Tell you The most
Book SynopsisDon't miss the captivating new book from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis!A terrible secretWhen Jessica's husband comes home one night and says he has something to tell her, her world is turned upside down.A case too close to homeWith secrets unravelling at home, Jessica has to carry on. As a lawyer, she must protect the innocent, and she's defending a man accused of killing his wife.An ending you won't see comingAs her two worlds collide, Jessica no longer knows who to trust.Look out for the latest thrilling book from the Sunday Times bestselling author available to pre-order now!Trade Review‘Lewis’s book has you by the collar from page one. You just don’t want it to stop. Relatable characters and an unusual, intriguing plot, she kept me guessing to the last’ Hilary Boyd ‘An intriguing read that drew me in from the very beginning. It combines heartfelt family drama with a gripping plot. The characters are expertly drawn … Susan has done a brilliant job of weaving her research seamlessly into the novel’ Julie Corbin ‘I was hooked by the suspenseful plotting, depth of character and legal backdrop. This is a deep book which I greatly enjoyed. Rather like an appetite-wetting five course meal with a surprise menu’ Jane Corry Acclaim for Susan Lewis: ‘Rich, seamless and masterful storytelling with so many ‘oh my god’ twisty moments… Absolute genius. I was totally gripped’ Rebecca Thornton ‘Susan Lewis has a gift for telling warm family stories that also take you by surprise’ Jane Corry‘A gripping read’ Bella ‘A gripping and compelling tale of justice and forgiveness’ The Courier ‘A compelling, timely mystery’ Lisa Ballantyne ‘My Lies, Your Lies has gone straight to the top of my favourite Susan reads. Full of drama, intrigue with so many twists and turns, I promise you'll be surprised and captivated right to the end’ Carmel Harrington ‘A master storyteller’ Diane Chamberlain ‘Utterly compelling’ Sun
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HarperCollins Publishers Still Water
Book SynopsisBeautiful and brutal a breathtaking debut' JOANNA CANNONDark, lyrical impressive' DAILY MAILAn atmospheric slow burn with a sense of forboding that grows with each page' GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGAtmospheric and compelling' KATE SAWYERA beautifully written atmospheric story of trauma, grief and redemption, Still Water is a debut from a bright new voice in literary fiction.When Jane Douglas returns to the Shetland Islands, she thinks she has escaped the dark shadows of her childhood. She carves out a simple life on the bleak, windswept island, working at the salmon fishery and spending quiet evenings at home. And for the first time in her life, she's happy.Then the body of Jane's long-missing mother is found in a flooded quarry. Her mother disappeared when Jane was a teenager, following the death of Jane's baby brother. Jane has spent her life running from her past, living in fear that she has inherited her mother's demons. Now, Jane must face what actually happened on that fateful, tragic day twenty years agoA haunting story told with compassion and even tenderness' KATIE MUNNIKIntense, unflinching, honest beautifully told' LUCIE MCKNIGHT HARDYTrade Review‘Beautiful and brutal… a breathtaking debut’ JOANNA CANNON ‘Dark, lyrical… impressive’ DAILY MAIL ‘An atmospheric slow burn… with a sense of forboding that grows with each page’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ‘Atmospheric and compelling’ KATE SAWYER ‘A haunting story… told with compassion and even tenderness’ KATIE MUNNIK ‘Intense, unflinching, honest… beautifully told’ LUCIE MCKNIGHT HARDY
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HarperCollins Publishers MEET ME IN TAHITI The feelgood tropical romance
Book Synopsis''A book with a huge heart, a dreamy location and a fabulous heroine, Meet Me in Tahiti is the very definition of romance. Sweet, funny and full of zest for life I adored it!''Veronica HenrySunday Times Bestselling author of A Wedding at the Beach HutIf a romantic fiction novel could give you an injection of Toff-like empowerment, this is itTackling important issues, ensuring representation and writing strong heroines that are in control of their own narrative and sexuality. In short, a must read.'Marie ClaireA tender, beautiful book about missed chances, hope and true love. I was rooting for Zoe and Finn from the very beginning.' Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Cornish Cream Tea WeddingFun, flirty and filled with ex-appeal! I was on tenterhooks throughout this gorgeous book and LOVED Zoe's strength of character.'Hannah Doyle, author of The A to Z of UsMeet Me in Tahiti arrived and I promptly devoured it! I fell in love with Finn and Zoe. I didn't want it to end. Each book in this Trade Review Praise for Georgia Toffolo Meet me in Tahiti praise 'A book with a huge heart, a dreamy location and a fabulous heroine, Meet Me in Tahiti is the very definition of romance. Sweet, funny and full of zest for life – I adored it!'Veronica Henry Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Wedding at the Beach Hut ’If a romantic fiction novel could give you an injection of Toff-like empowerment, this is it. These books are far more than your average romantic fiction, with Georgia committed to tackling important issues, ensuring representation and writing strong heroines that are in control of their own narrative and sexuality. In short, a must read.’ Marie Claire ‘Fun, flirty and filled with ex-appeal! I was on tenterhooks throughout this gorgeous book and LOVED Zoe’s strength of character.’Hannah Doyle, author of The A to Z of Us ‘Meet Me in Tahiti arrived and I promptly devoured it! I fell in love with Finn and Zoe. I didn’t want it to end. Each book in this series has gotten better and better.’ Sherryl Woods bestselling author of Sweet Magnolias
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HarperCollins Publishers The Guilty Couple
Book SynopsisA red-hot, non-stop rollercoaster of a book' Lisa JewellWhat would you do if your husband framed you for murder?Five years ago, Olivia Sutherland was convicted of plotting to murder her husband.Now she's finally free, Olivia has three goals. Repair her relationship with her daughter. Clear her name. And bring down her husband the man who framed her.Just how far is she willing to go to get what she wants? And how far will her husband go to stop her?Because his lies run deeper than Olivia could ever have imagined and this time it's not her freedom that's in jeopardy, but her lifeYour favourite authors LOVE The Guilty Couple!Shot through with a propulsive sense of gritty threat and high-stakes tension, this is bold, memorable, top-tier thriller writing.' bestselling author B P WalterThe Guilty Couple is a one-breath rollercoaster ride, with twists, turns, ups and downs then just when you think it's over, there's another loop ahead! A proper, classy thriller.' Janice Hallett, Sunday TTrade Review FURTHER PRAISE FOR THE GUILTY COUPLE: ‘Domestic noir doesn’t get more nail-biting than this!’ Time Crime Club ‘A brilliantly written, fast-paced and very clever thriller – I couldn’t put it down!’ – Susi Holliday ‘Absolutely ripped through this belter of a story. A pacy plot full of her trademark twists, and characters that don’t leave your head until long after you finish the final pages. C.L. Taylor has smashed it out the park with this one.’ – Lisa Hall ‘Twisty and gripping – another brilliant book from C.L. Taylor.’ – Jane Fallon ‘With high stakes and a killer premise, The Guilty Couple takes the reader on a thrill ride of a journey. A perfectly paced and propulsive read, told with C.L. Taylor’s trademark instinct for edge-of-your-seat reveals.’ – Lucy Clarke 'When you sit down with this book, you won't be getting back up until it's finished. Fast-paced, fun, packed with twists, this is a gem of a read.' – Jo Spain ‘Pacy, surprising and with some brilliant twists – C.L. Taylor's best yet. Brilliant.’ – Catherine Cooper ‘Compelling. Compulsive. Crafted. Cleverly calculated.’ – Jane Corry ‘A clever, suspenseful story about secrets, blurred boundaries and a whole lot of betrayal. C.L. Taylor is a master at writing twisty thrillers, and this one is no exception.’ – Samantha Downing ‘Wow! Packed with ever-increasing suspense, vivid characters and twists that’ll give you whiplash, it’s one hell of a read. Utterly brilliant!’ – Steph Broadribb ‘A one-sitting read. Breathless pacing from the opening chapter to its twisty turny conclusion. Taylor is a writer at the top of her game and never disappoints.’ – John Marrs ‘Cancel your appointments, kick off your shoes and get comfortable. There’s a new C.L. Taylor book in town – and it’s a corker.’ – Cass Green
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HarperCollins Publishers Whos Lying Now
Book SynopsisDon't miss the captivating new page-turner from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan LewisYou think you know your neighbours.When Jeannie Symonds vanishes without a trace, her small town is thrown into disarray.You think you know who to trust.Cara Jakes, a trainee investigator, begins to interview Jeannie's friends and neighbours, sure that someone has something to hide. Behind every door is a different story.But how can you separate the truth from the lies?An immersive page-turner, filled with shocks, twists and vivid characters. I was completely captivated' B.P. WalterTrade Review‘An immersive page-turner, filled with shocks, twists and vivid characters. I was completely captivated’ B.P. Walter Acclaim for Susan Lewis: ‘Lewis’s book has you by the collar from page one. You just don’t want it to stop. Relatable characters and an unusual, intriguing plot, she kept me guessing to the last’ Hilary Boyd ‘An intriguing read that drew me in from the very beginning. It combines heartfelt family drama with a gripping plot. The characters are expertly drawn … Susan has done a brilliant job of weaving her research seamlessly into the novel’ Julie Corbin ‘I was hooked by the suspenseful plotting, depth of character and legal backdrop. This is a deep book which I greatly enjoyed. Rather like an appetite-wetting five course meal with a surprise menu’ Jane Corry ‘Rich, seamless and masterful storytelling with so many ‘oh my god’ twisty moments… Absolute genius. I was totally gripped’ Rebecca Thornton ‘Susan Lewis has a gift for telling warm family stories that also take you by surprise’ Jane Corry‘A gripping read’ Bella ‘A gripping and compelling tale of justice and forgiveness’ The Courier ‘A compelling, timely mystery’ Lisa Ballantyne ‘My Lies, Your Lies has gone straight to the top of my favourite Susan reads. Full of drama, intrigue with so many twists and turns, I promise you'll be surprised and captivated right to the end’ Carmel Harrington ‘A master storyteller’ Diane Chamberlain ‘Utterly compelling’ Sun
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HarperCollins Publishers Danny Boy the perfect nostalgic comingofage
Book SynopsisDanny Boy is gloriously nostalgic' My Weekly Books of 2023 choiceA terrific, edge-of-the-seat story whose ending had me in the right kind of tears' Maggie GeeAs evocative as Graham Green''s iconic Brighton Rock ***** Amazon reviewerFantastic storytelling' ***** Amazon reviewerGripping story engaging, entertaining and moving. A terrific read' ***** Amazon reviewerDanny Byrne has grown up on a sprawling council estate in Pimlico. He knows every stone of it, and until now, his life has followed the same pattern as all his friends.Danny is heading for A-levels and then university. Dodds is following his dad into the family butcher's business, Crockett will sail on opportunity's wings as it comes his way, and Nobby is flirting with drugs, and disaster.As the long summer unfolds, the boys focus on girls, trade banter and test their friendships to the limit. When things take a darker turn, Danny must wrestle with his conscience and is pushed to breaking point. Can Danny find love and work oTrade Review Reviews for The Pimlico Kid: ‘Perfectly evokes the era’ Daily Mail ‘A beautifully written tale… poignant’ Andrew Blackman, author of A Virtual Love ‘A must-read’ ElementaryvWatson Blog ‘Refreshing… a nostalgic and heartfelt novel’ Pen and Paper Blog 5 STAR Reviews: ‘Sentimental yet profound’ Goodreads ‘A vibrant slice of recent history… memorable’ Goodreads ‘A wonderful story’ Goodreads ‘Beautifully written… moving beyond words’ Goodreads ‘Engaging and absorbing’ Goodreads ‘Blew me away, stunning’ Goodreads ‘A non-stop read… terrifically good’ Amazon ‘Powerfully portrayed … a must read’ Amazon ‘Utterly wonderful book… a page-turner’ Amazon ‘Had me hooked from the first page’ Amazon ‘A book you don’t want to put down’ Amazon
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HarperCollins Publishers Spilt Milk
Book SynopsisMy life is a tight knot I would like to undo. And, yes, there's no use crying over spilt milk but, the truth is, I'd rather die than spill any more'Bea has a husband and daughter. Bea also has an appointment for a termination. Her first child changed everything her life, her relationship, her identity. Now she has a pregnancy test and a decision to face.This is a story about the women we (think we) know, the choices we make, the friends who stand by us and how the secrets we keep and the words left unsaid can be more dangerous than any lie we tellTrade Review ‘Fresh, brave, sharp and timely. And very, very readable. I strongly recommend it.’ David Shannon ‘A fabulous angry roar of a book. Heartfelt and honest. Taboo breaking. Is there such a thing as being too honest…? A fantastic book club read too.’ Liz Hyder, author of The Gifts ‘This may just be my new favourite novel. Bea is a fiercely relatable character who pulls back the curtain on the ways that modern motherhood changes you to the core. Difficult and beautiful, this story made me feel seen.’ Gemma Hartley, author of Fed Up ‘Spilt Milk is the real thing; a novel that embraces the brutal, glorious, hopeful, impossible truths of motherhood, marriage and friendship ’ Stella Duffy ‘Honest and beautifully written. Everyone should read it.’ Louisa Reid ‘An absolute triumph. A story so real, so raw, and so beautifully told it gave me chills from the first page to the last.’ Jessica Ryn ‘Powerful and kick-ass, ALL women need to read this.’ Elena Wilkes ‘Raw, honest and truthful…a moving exploration of what it is to be a woman, a mother, daughter, wife, sister, a friend in 2023.’ Julie Ma
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HarperCollins Publishers Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out
Book SynopsisThe feel-good read of 2024. Perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Beth O'Leary and Alice Oseman's Heartstopper.Selected as one of the Independent's 19 debut authors set to make their mark in 2023Gentle, honest and beautifully authentic' Julietta Henderson'Touching and sincere' The Sunday TimesFeel-good, heartwarming fiction' Holly Miller'I'm totally #TeamArthurandTeddy' Heidi Swain'A feel-good novel to inspire' My Weekly'Uplifting and emotional' Justin Myers'A celebration of family and love' PlatinumJoyful, big-hearted' Freya Sampson'Will stay with me for a VERY long time' Miranda DickinsonNo one in the family is prepared when 79-year-old Arthur Edwards drops a bombshell: he''s gay, and after a lifetime in the closet, he''s finally ready to come out.Arthur''s 21-year-old grandson, Teddy, has the same secret. But Teddy doesn''t feel ready to come out yet especially when Arthur's announcement causes shockwaves in the family.Can Arthur and Teddy navigate first loves, heartbreak, and finding thTrade Review‘The very best of feel-good, heartwarming fiction’ Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You ‘A true joy of a read’ Closer ‘Proving there's no age limit on following your heart and finding love! I'm totally #TeamArthurandTeddy.’ Heidi Swain, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘Readers will be rooting for them in this charming debut novel by Fermanagh writer Ryan Love.’The Irish Times ‘A warm, uplifting, and emotional read’ Justin Myers, author of The Fake Up ‘Gentle, honest and beautifully authentic’ Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman ‘You’ll fall in love with these two’ Bella ‘A joyful, big-hearted story about family, friendship and finding your place in the world’ Freya Sampson, author of The Last Chance Library ‘Funny, warm . . . so, so touching . . . Arthur and Teddy will stay with me for a VERY long time’ Miranda Dickinson, Sunday Timesbestselling author ‘[An] absolute delight of a novel. Life-affirming, warm and so full of love.’ Chloe Timms, author of The Seawomen ‘A sweet coming out story which sensitively portrays the difficulties and the celebrations of coming out and being true to yourself’ Emma Denny, author of One Night in Hartswood
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HarperCollins Publishers The Time of Her Life
Book SynopsisThe brand new feel-good, funny and fabulous book from the No.1 bestseller!Starting again never felt so good!The worst day of her life could be the best thing that's ever happened.Kim Jacobs believes that she is happily married, until her husband tells her he is leaving her. Forced to re-evaluate her life on the same day that her son leaves for university, Kim is shocked to find herself sleeping in the spare room of his college flatshare.She never imagined her prime would be spent with a bunch of man-babies, but amongst the empty pizza boxes and unwashed laundry, Kim can feel something starting to happen.Can her unlikely new housemates help her realise that maybe the best is yet to come?Readers LOVE Tracy Bloom!So, so, so funny, I genuinely laughed out loud'?????Just like catching up with a good friend'?????A fab read which you don't want to put down'?????Utterly brilliant'?????Funny, totally relatable and made me laugh out loud'?????No doubt about it at least a 6 out of 5!'?????Tracy Trade ReviewPraise for Tracy Bloom: ‘Deft and witty’ Sunday Mirror ‘Warm, witty and wise’ The Daily Mail ‘Likeable, funny and relatable’ Heat magazine ‘This hilarious book will sweep you up in its sheer brilliance’ Marie Claire ‘Tracy Bloom had me in stitches. Again’ Milly Johnson ‘Very entertaining’ Katie Fforde ‘Hilarious! A must-read for anyone who's ever been on the wrong side of a relationship’ Coleen Nolan
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Vintage Publishing The Book of Salt
Book SynopsisIn a compelling novel that takes the reader on a strange journey from Indochina to Paris, the Vietnamese cook for Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas reveals his own fascinating story-Paris, 1934. Binh has accompanied his employers to the station for their departure to America. His own destination is unclear: will he go with his ''Mesdames'', stay in France, or return to his native Vietnam? Binh fled his homeland in disgrace, leaving behind his malevolent charlatan of a father and his self-sacrificing mother. For five years, he has been the personal cook at the famous apartment on the rue de Fleurs. Binh is a lost soul, an exile and an alien, a man of musings, memories and possibly lies- Tastes, oceans, sweat, tears - The Book of Salt is a an inspired novel about food and exile, love and betrayal.Trade ReviewIt is beautifully written, a cooking up of love and self to feed the devouring appetites of Gerturde Stein and Alice B. Toklas that is nothing less than a masterpiece of delicate and -naturally- existentialist hedonism. -- Andro Linklater * The Spectator *The Book of Salt reminded me of how thrilling really fine writing can be, and how rarely one sees it -- Sarah Waters
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Vintage Publishing The Vows of Silence
Book Synopsis''Serrailler, Hill''s brilliant detective, is the central character in the great writer''s crime fiction novels'' CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALLA gunman is terrorising young women. What links these seemingly random murders? Is the marksman with a rifle the same person as the killer with a handgun? Or do the police have two snipers on their hands? Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Serrailler is in charge of the case, but is struggling to cope with a tragedy at the heart of his family. The pressure is mounting...''A captivating read'' ObserverDiscover the bestselling crime series that over ONE MILLION readers have devoured.Trade ReviewA captivating read * Observer *I stayed up gone two in the morning and by the end there were tears in my eyes * Daily Telegraph *Eagerly awaited by all aficionados of crime fictionSusan Hill's crime novels are getting better and better... The main plot is straightforward enough - who is the killer and will he be caught? - but the narrative is so streamlined and effective that it races beautifully along until it smacks against the buffers of an unexpected but entirely convincing ending * Spectator *Delicious agony...The suspense-building techniques of Alfred Hitchcock have long been locked into Susan Hill's literary apparatus and they are given full rein here * Daily Express *
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Penguin Books Ltd Adrian Mole The Wilderness Years
Book Synopsis''A classic. The Adrian Mole diaries are thoroughly subversive. A true hero for our time'' Richard Ingrams''My comfort read. The best diaries ever written - with apologies to Samuel Pepys, Bridget Jones and me'' ADAM KAYThe FOURTH book in Adrian Mole''s diaries, where we catch up with a hapless Adrian and his desperate attempts to win back the love of his life.__________ Thursday January 3rd I have the most terrible problems with my sex life. It all boils down to the fact that I have no sex life. At least not with another person. Finally given the heave-ho by Pandora, Adrian Mole finds himself in the unenviable situation of living with the love-of-his-life as she goes about shacking up with other men. Worse, as he slides down the employment ladder, from deskbound civil servant in Oxford to part-time washer-upper in Soho, he finds that critical reception for his epic novel, Lo!Trade ReviewCelebrate Adrian Mole's 50th Birthday with this new edition of the fourth book in his diaries, where we catch up with a hapless Adrian and his desperate attempts to win back the love of his life * from publisher's description *A classic. The Adrian Mole diaries are thoroughly subversive. A true hero for our time -- Richard IngramsEnormously funny * Sunday Telegraph *Adrian Mole really is a brilliant comic creation * The Times *The funniest person in the world * Caitlin Moran *
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Vintage Publishing Rusty Brown
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewChris Ware is one of the great writers of our generation whose graphic novels make most novels (both the graphic and the regular kind) seem thin and simplistic. I spent 20 minutes reading the cover of Rusty Brown. Buy it. Buy all his work. Make your life larger. -- Mark Haddon * Observer, *Books of the Year* *The biggest story in graphic novels this year was the return of Chris Ware… the epically inventive Rusty Brown is a single day at a Nebraska school in the mid-1970s, from which Ware spins the life stories of a shy nerd, his frustrated father, the privileged class jerk and a thoughtful, banjo-playing teacher. -- James Smart * Guardian *Books of the Year* *Chris Ware's adventurous, sprawling, dazzling book [Rusty Brown]...is so intricately designed that, like many of Ware’s books, the result is an art object… You feel protective, anxious about dog-earing anything, worried you’ll blink and miss something. And that’s before you reach the story… there are winter days here I haven’t seen since childhood, and a stillness so evocative and tender you feel like an intruder. Which is the point, a generous act of detailing, and honoring, everyday life. -- Christopher Borrelli * Chicago Tribune *A treasure trove of invention… With its awe-inspiring exploration of regret and ageing, anxiety and ennui…Rusty Brown is a human document of rare richness. -- Leo Robson * Guardian, *Book of the Day* *Moving, sourly funny and virtuosically drawn… It’s hard to express in prose how imaginatively and effectively Ware marries words to images, how expressive his almost diagrammatically minimalist style can be, how he juxtaposes banality and trauma, how he sketches the passing of time and the sense of nowhereness in blank wide shots. -- Sam Leith * Daily Telegraph *Rusty Brown is a towering achievement… a powerful and sometimes heartbreaking book. -- Doug Johnstone * Big Issue *An astounding graphic novel about nothing less than the nature of life and time... Ware's dazzling geometric art – pointillism for Woody's eyesight sans glasses; close-ups of Joanne's face through the decades – has never been better... Ware again displays his virtuosic ability to locate the extraordinary within the ordinary, elevating normal lives into something profound, unforgettable, and true. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *Once seen, the Ware technique is compelling and unmistakeable… those who loved Jimmy Corrigan are going to faint with delight at Rusty Brown… the combination of a hypnotic drawing stlye and the characters rattling around within the doll’s house his technique creates makes for a mesmerising few hours. * Strong Words *Mordantly funny and beautifully drawn. -- Sarah Hughes * i *Charting the lives of Nebraskan outcast Rusty Brown and his family, friends, and enemies, Ware brings his telescoping lens to the large and small details of his characters’ intersecting, brutally human experiences. His dazzling geometric art amply rewards the challenge posed by each puzzle-like page. -- Rich Johnston * Bleeding Cool *
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Penguin Books Ltd Winter
Book Synopsis''A monumental work ... brilliantly executed'' Daily Telegraph''The pace and tension leave one almost breathless. A frightening yet compelling novel'' Sunday TelegraphPeter and Paul, the two sons of German businessman Harald Winter, are bonded together by a childhood trauma. But as they grow up the brothers also grow apart. When the shadow of the Third Reich falls they become divided by war and their differing ideals - only to meet again years later at the Nuremberg trials. An epic prelude to the Bernard Samson Game, Set and Match trilogy, Winter is a rich, tragic portrait of the fortunes of a family, and a nation, over half a century.Trade ReviewDeighton's research and plotting are as surefooted as ever, while the pace and tension leave one almost breathless. A frightening yet compelling novel. * Sunday Telegraph *A monumental work ... brilliantly executed. * Daily Telegraph *Deighton is a fearless observer of the deceptive human world. -- John Gray * New Statesman *Deighton's most ambitious and subtle book to date, an epic fiction. * Evening Standard *
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Penguin Books Ltd Going Too Far
Book SynopsisLaugh out loud with the gorgeously romantic rural comedy from the bestselling author of A Cornish SummerPolly is content and settled in married life, until one comment shakes everything up.''You''ve gone all fat and complacent because you''ve got your man, haven''t you?''Polly Penhalligan is outraged at the suggestion that since getting married to Nick and settling into their beautiful manor farmhouse in Cornwall she has let herself go. But watching a lot of telly and gorging on biscuits, not getting dressed until lunchtime and waiting for pregnancy to strike are not the signs of someone living an active and fulfilled life. So Polly does something rash.She allows her home to be used as a location for a TV advert. Having a glamorous film crew around will certainly put a bomb under the idyllic, rural life. Only perhaps she should have consulted Nick first . . .Because before the cameras have even started to roll - anTrade ReviewAn addictive cocktail of wit, frivolity and madcap romance * Time Out *A joy . . . you're in for a treat * Daily Mail *Hilarious and full of surprises * Daily Telegraph *Alliott has a way of getting you hooked, and making you read on and on * Mirror *Fresh and witty. I couldn't put it down * Sunday Express *Praise for Catherine Alliott * - *Intelligent and sparkling -- Marian KeyesCompulsively readable * Times *Hilarious yet poignant -- Sophie KinsellaWarm, witty and wise * Daily Mail *Classy, wonderfully gossipy and breathless * Red *We defy you not to get caught up in Alliott's life-changing tale * Heat *
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Penguin Books Ltd Blood Sisters
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLING THRILLER YOU WON''T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN''Dark, complex and thrilling'' B.A. Paris _________________ THREE LITTLE GIRLS.ONE GOOD.ONE BAD. ONE DEAD. _________________ Kitty lives in a care home. She can''t speak properly, and she has no memory of the accident that put her here. At least that''s the story she''s sticking to. Art teacher Alison looks fine on the surface. But the surface is a lie. When a job in a prison comes up she decides to take it - this is her chance to finally make things right. But someone is watching Kitty and Alison.Someone who wants revenge for what happened that sunny morning in May. And only another life will do . . ._________________ Praise for Jane Corry:''A fearsomely good thriller'' NICCI FRENCH''I raced through this'' TERESA DRITrade ReviewTHREE LITTLE GIRLS. ONE GOOD. ONE BAD. ONE DEAD. A spine-tingling psychological suspense about two women bound by a deadly secret, for fans of Liane Moriarty, Erin Kelly and B A Paris. * From the publishers *'A dark, complex and compelling thriller that kept me turning the pages until the end' -- B A Paris, author of Behind Closed DoorsBrilliant. Shocking. Immensely moving and utterly addictive. Jane Corry is the new queen of the psychological thriller. Don't miss this. -- Kate Furnivall'I absolutely loved this chilling and captivating book! Jane Corry is a true master of psychological suspense' -- Kathryn Croft, author of While You Were Sleeping'Complex and chilling, the perfect summer read!' * L J Ross, bestselling author of DCI Ryan series *'Jane Corry hooks us from page one with a chilling tale of betrayal and deceit. Prepare to be bled!'' * Jane Holland, author of Girl Number One *'Fans of psychological thrillers will be hooked after the first page' * Closer *'Jane Corry weaves a morally complex, twisty tale' -- Kate Hamer'A rollercoaster of dramatic twists...chilling and suspenseful' -- Elizabeth HaynesTeased out through flashbacks and unreliable narrative, it's a book that'll keep you on edge * Sunday Sport *I loved this book. It is so assured and well-written and brave. Kitty completely stole my heart. Really, really enjoyed it. -- Emma Curtis, author of One Little Mistake
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Penguin Books Ltd Our Little Cruelties
Book Synopsis''Liz Nugent is a force to be reckoned with'' Lisa Jewell''Brilliantly observed family life and a plot that is part rollercoaster, part maze. Loved it!'' Graham Norton''MAGNIFICENT. Her best yet, and that''s really saying something'' Marian Keyes ______________Three brothers are at the funeral. One lies in the coffin.Will, Brian and Luke grow up competing for their mother''s unequal love. As men, the competition continues - for status, money, fame, women . . .They each betray each other, over and over, until one of them is dead.But which brother killed him?______________''Dark, beautiful, devastating pure genius'' Lucy Foley''A sizzling thriller'' Heat ''A dark jewel of a novel - finely observed, swift and exciting'' AJ Finn''[An] incredible achievement . . . Genius'' Sebastian Barry''Liz Nugent has a gift for filling us with a terrible fascination for truly horrible people'' Val McDermid''Her best book yet'' Irish Times''Creepy, compelling and totally addictive'' Erin Kelly''An uncanny ability to get under the skin of characters . . . nobody is a mere cliché in Nugent''s clear, propulsive writing'' Sunday Times''A whodunit and a Greek tragedy all in one . . . absolutely riveting'' Irish IndependentTrade ReviewLiz Nugent is a force to be reckoned withLiz Nugent has a gift for filling us with a terrible fascination for truly horrible peopleMAGNIFICENT. Her best yet, and that's really saying somethingA dark jewel of a novel - finely observed, swift and excitingDark, beautiful, devastating - pure geniusBrilliantly observed family life and a plot that is part rollercoaster, part maze. Loved it! * via Twitter *A sizzling thriller * Heat *Fascinating ... Shows how thoroughly families can mess one another up, and how sometimes the greatest mysteries are found within the psyche * New York Times, Books of the Year 2020 *The finest psychological thriller writer currently at work -- Tammy CohenDisturbing and addictive ... You'll be desperate to get to the bottom of it all * Crime Monthly *An uncanny ability to get under the skin of characters ... nobody is a mere cliché in Nugent's clear, propulsive writing * Sunday Times *Captivating ... A contemporary psychological thriller that will leave you wondering if you ever really know what someone else is thinking - or what goes on behind closed doors * Sunday Independent *The brilliant Liz Nugent has done it again ... Creepy, compelling and totally addictive -- Erin KellyThe tight plotting and brilliant characterisation will keep you absolutely enthralled * Best *Deliciously dark and engaging writing ... Her fans are in for a real treat -- Jo SpainA proper rollicking family saga EPIC of a story shot through with black humour, toxic truths and pathos. Brava -- Sarah HilaryThis great story of toxic relationships had me up way too late trying to work out who the bad guy was. As always, Liz had me guessing until the end -- Kit de Waal * Irish Times, Best Books of 2020 *Evocative, vivid, brilliant storytelling from a novelist of powerful gifts -- Joseph O'ConnorWhat a terrific storyteller Liz Nugent is! Brilliantly structured, fluently told, rich in unsettling incident and pulsing with dark, tumultuous energy ... her best book yet * Irish Times *Stunning ... it really got under my skin like no other book -- Patricia GibneyUtterly compelling - full of terrible people doing terrible things and I could not have enjoyed it more -- Louise O'NeillUnputdownable * Irish Independent *Brilliantly written ... Highly original, with exceptionally well-drawn characters * SHOTS Crime and Thriller *A family drama tinged with thriller that explores all the quiet brutalities siblings inflict on each other. Magnificent -- Sarah PinboroughI loved this compelling read -- Dinah JeffriesThe narcissist mother and her objectionable three sons will draw you into their tangled tale of jealousy and sibling rivalry * Daily Mail *[An] incredible achievement ... I love her so much ... Genius -- Sebastian BarryThrilling, twisty, and darkly fascinating * My Weekly *[A] harrowing, and sometimes blackly comic, drama of sibling rivalry -- Sarah VaughanSmart, artful and totally gripping - LOVED IT -- Will DeanLoved it ... so addictive I read it in two sittings -- Paul BurstonGripping, occasionally horrifying and utterly entertaining -- Jane CaseyA darkly humorous tale * Hello! *A total page-turner ... The best yet from a superb and skillful writer. Loved it -- Fiona KidmanA twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith * Guardian *Bloody brilliantAbsorbing, beautifully written * The Times, Crime Books of the Year (Skin Deep) *A masterful interrogation of a family's undoing ... and a ruthless examination of the pieces left behind * Sunday Business Post *Dramatic and compelling ... a whodunit and a Greek tragedy all in one ... absolutely riveting * Irish Independent *Nugent excels at creating a shocking story of a horrible family with huge issues and complexities that keep you hooked to the end * RTÉ Guide *
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Little, Brown Book Group Marling Hall Virago Modern Classics
Book SynopsisThe next in a hugely successful series of charming English comedies set in the fictional county of Barsetshire.Trade ReviewYou read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own * New York Times *The novels are a delight, with touches of E. F. Benson, E. M. Delafield and P. G. Wodehouse -- Christopher Fowler * Independent on Sunday *Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself * Alexander McCall Smith *
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Little, Brown Book Group The Comfort Of Saturdays
Book SynopsisIsabel Dalhousie is a new mother and a connoisseur of philosophy; she''d rather not be a sleuth. But when a chance conversation at a dinner party draws her into the case of a doctor whose career has been ruined, she cannot ignore what may be a miscarriage of justice. Because for Isabel ethics are not theoretical at all, but an everyday matter of life and death. As she attempts to unravel the truth behind Dr Thompson''s disgrace, Isabel''s patient intelligence is also required to deal with challenges in her own life. There is her baby son Charlie; Cat''s deli to look after, not to mention her vulnerable assistant Eddie; and a mysterious and unlikeable composer who has latched on to Jamie, making Isabel fear for the future of her new family. Isabel treads a difficult path between trust and gullibility, philanthropy and interference, while keeping in her sights the small but certain comforts of family, philosophy and a fine Saturday morning.
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Back to School
Book SynopsisThe year is 1969 and Jack Sheffield is a young teacher in need of a job. In a room full of twenty-nine other newly qualified teachers, he''s overjoyed when he''s appointed to Heather View Primary. Jack is excited to start his first year there and to begin shaping young minds in a beautiful new location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales.But Heather View isn''t as idyllic as it first sounds. In fact, it looks more like a prison than a primary school. With less than adequate funding and a head teacher who doesn''t seem to care, it''s no easy task to give the kids the education they deserve. But Jack''s determined to do just that.Full of warmth and good humour, Back to School is like taking a nostalgic walk through the past to a simpler time..._____________________What readers are saying: ***** ''I felt I was transported back in time. This was a joy to read.''***** ''By chapter 3 I loved this book so much that I orderTrade ReviewWith his customary warmth and good humour Jack tells of the many challenges that faced this idealistic young teacher * Choice magazine *This book makes for a perfect escape to a simpler time * Living North *Wry observation and heartwarming humour in equal measure * Alan Titchmarsh *Overflowing with amusing anecdotes * Daily Express *Amusing adventures at the North Yorkshire village school * Choice *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Last Day of School
Book SynopsisChange is in the air for Jack Sheffield and the Ragley village school.It''s 1987, and after a decade as head teacher at Ragley-on-the-Forest School, Jack Sheffield is looking to the future. He and his wife are expecting a new baby, the school is preparing for the introduction of the new National Curriculum, and the coming year promises a whole host of other surprises. Whether it''s combing the church for an escaped pet mouse or dealing with the obnoxious new school governor, life in the village is always entertaining.So when Jack is offered an opportunity that could change everything, he knows he has a difficult decision to make. Endings are never easy, but perhaps the thrill of a new beginning is exactly what Jack needs...Hilarious, nostalgic and heart-warming in equal measure, Last Day of School is the final novel in the much-loved Teacher series.''Reliably entertaining'' Choice ''Jack Sheffield iTrade ReviewJack Sheffield is certainly top of the class with this heart-warming and feel-good series. -- David Hill * Western Morning News *Reliably entertaining. * Choice *
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Headline Publishing Group No Angel
Book SynopsisFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author Penny Vincenzi, NO ANGEL is the first novel in the acclaimed Spoils of Time trilogy. ''Penny Vincenzi dazzlingly combines the old-fashioned virtues of gripping storytelling with the up-to-the-minute contemporary feel for emotional depth and insight into the lives of the characters. She is a supreme stylist and clever writer. Reading her is an addictive experience''-Elizabeth Buchan.In pre-war London, Lady Celia Lytton is the perfect host. Beautiful, intelligent and determined, she throws glittering parties, publishes bestselling books, and enjoys her young family and loving husband. But there are tragedies her family will not escape: the Titanic, the First World War, the flu epidemic. And beneath their perfect image, the Lyttons cannot ignore the changing world around them. In the shattering aftermath of the War, Celia is beginning to understand that there will be a price to pay for the life she haTrade ReviewPacked with passion, pain, pace and palaver * Daily Mail *I was hooked right from the first page to the final, fantastic twist * New Woman *Highly addictive * Daily Telegraph *
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Headline Publishing Group Our Kid The Hopkins Family Saga Book 3 The funny
Book Synopsis A STORY OF WARMTH, WIT AND THE SPIRIT OF A WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITY.PERFECT for fans of TV''s Call The Midwife and The Pursuit of Love - and readers of Nadine Dorries, Nancy Revell and Anne Baker will adore the Hopkins family! READERS LOVE OUR KID!***** ''After just a few pages gripped me like pliers'' - AMAZON READER REVIEW ***** ''Beautifully written. Hard to put down. Many laughs, and touching moments'' - AMAZON READER REVIEW ***** ''Give an insight into a Northern life of a different world written with a sense of hardship, sadness, humour and real emotion'' - AMAZON READER REVIEW ***** ''I was howling with laughter one minute and in tears the next ... It''s my favourite book''___________________________________________Billy Hopkins'' Our Kid is aTrade ReviewHow wonderful to have a book like this... A glimpse of a lost reality * Manchester Evening News *This fictionalized biography is an easy page-turner * Historical Novels Review *A celebration of the spirit of the times... witty and moving * Sentinel Sunday *Heart-warming * Bolton Evening News *A cracking yarn * Warrington Guardian *Hopkins, like all best authors, writes in effortlessly simplistic prose and as such is a fascinating author * Manchester Evening News *Not only is it a heart-rending story, it is a remarkable piece of social history * Lancashire Magazine *
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Headline Publishing Group A Question of Trust
Book SynopsisFrom the ''doyenne of the modern blockbuster'' A QUESTION OF TRUST is a hugely compelling, weekend read of a novel, rich with characters, life-changing decisions, love, desire and conflict. ''There are few things better in life than the latest novel by Penny Vincenzi'' Daily Express1950s London. Tom Knelston is charismatic, working class and driven by ambition, ideals and passion. He is a man to watch. His wife Alice shares his vision. It seems they are the perfect match.Then out of the blue, Tom meets beautiful and unhappily married Diana Southcott, a fashion model. An exciting but dangerous affair is inevitable and potentially damaging to their careers. And when a child becomes ill, Tom is forced to make decisions about his principles, his reputation, his marriage, and most of all, his love for his child.Trade ReviewThe queen of the posh blockbuster returns with another chunky decade-spanning saga * Sunday Mirror *With a rich cast of characters buffeted by love, betrayal and loyalty, glamour and conflict, this is Vincenzi at her best * Woman & Home *This author never lets you down - her latest novel is superb * Sun *[A] hugely enjoyable romantic drama...lots of the period characters [that] Vincenzi does so well * Daily Mail *A Sunday afternoon in autumn, a pot of tea, a round of toast and a new Penny Vincenzi novel - I know of no finer way to while away a few hours. * Red, Best Books of the Month *Glamorous, escapist and gloriously enjoyable * The People *This magnificent doorstep of a book contains everything we expect from Vincenzi - glamour, passionate affairs, secrets and betrayals. Another winner * Sunday Express *Glamorous, escapist and gloriously enjoyable, this decade-spanning novel is rich in detail * Best *
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Oneworld Publications The Rabbit Hutch
Book Synopsis* The literary debut that everyone is talking about *Trade Review'A firecracker debut. Seriously impressive... The writing is incandescent, the range of styles and voices remarkable... There’s so much dazzling stuff here.' -- The Sunday Times'Inventive, heartbreaking and acutely funny.' -- Observer'Here is something new, a first novel with the wisdom and tenderness of a masterwork; an unflinching look at the down-and-outs that continue to rise and rise. The Rabbit Hutch is addictive, mesmerizing and unforgettable.' -- Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf'Every now and again a debut novel comes along which is so accomplished you almost suspect the writer's name is a pseudonym for a mischievous literary veteran. Sure-footed, richly imagined and highly original, you could say The Rabbit Hutch is 2022's The Secret History… a profound novel full of clever, thought-provoking ideas.' -- The Big Issue'Original and incisive... Breathtaking, compassionate and spectacular.' -- The Irish Times'Throughout, tension is mixed with hilarity, heartbreak with hope. It all makes for a gripping, memorable debut full of peculiar wonders.' -- Mail on Sunday'Philosophical, and earthy, and tender and also simply very fun to read.' -- Rivka Galchen, author of Little Labours'Gunty writes with a keen, sensitive eye about all manner of intimacies.' -- Raven Leilani, author of Luster'Just when everything seemed designed for a brief moment of utility before its planned obsolescence, here comes The Rabbit Hutch, a profoundly wise, wildly inventive, deeply moving work of art whose seemingly infinite offerings will remain with you long after you finish it. Each page of this novel contains a novel, a world.' -- Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Everything is Illuminated'The Rabbit Hutch balances the banal and the ecstatic in a way that made me think of prime David Foster Wallace. It's a story of love, told without sentimentality; a story of cruelty, told without gratuitousness. Gunty is a captivating writer.' -- Guardian'Author Tess Gunty has the scope and acuity of David Foster Wallace, without the obscurantism and wilfully slow pace... Brilliant.' -- Financial Times, The Best Debut Fiction round-up'Strange, exuberant... Stylish.' -- The Times
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Headline Publishing Group The Sweetheart List
Book SynopsisBeloved New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a beguiling, lighthearted story about fresh starts, second chances and true love.''Perfect, feel-good fiction'' Sarah Morgan''Fall in love with Jill Shalvis! She''s my go-to read for humor and heart'' Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling author''[J]ust as welcoming as the cozy small-town community within which it''s set, and Shalvis hits the perfect blend of sweet and spicy. Readers will be thrilled'' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.............................................Can a fresh start lead to true happiness?When Harper Shaw''s life falls apart, she ditches everything that doesn''t spark joy - from her soul-sucking job to eating kale to making lists - and sets off for Lake Tahoe, to fulfil her dreams of opening her own bakery.Settled in bet
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