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Austin Macauley Publishers An Heirless Family
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Orion Publishing Co All That Weve Got
Book SynopsisOver one relentlessly hot summer, two young women's lives are about to collide in the most unexpected ways.
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Arcturus Publishing The Picture of Dorian Gray
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HarperCollins Focus Bees in June
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Sourcebooks, Inc The Black Moth Historical Romances 1
Book SynopsisGeorgette Heyer's novels have charmed and delighted millions of readers for decades. English Heritage has awarded Georgette Heyer one of their prestigious Blue Plaques, designating her Wimbledon home as the residence of an important figure in British history. She was born in Wimbledon in August 1902. She wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, at the age of seventeen to amuse her convalescent brother; it was published in 1921 and became an instant success.Heyer published 56 books over the next 53 years, until her death from lung cancer in 1974. Her last book, My Lord John, was published posthumously in 1975. A very private woman, she rarely reached out to the public to discuss her works or personal life. Her work included Regency romances, mysteries and historical fiction. Known as the Queen of Regency romance, Heyer was legendary for her research, historical accuracy and her extraordinary plots and characterizations. She was married to George Ronald Rougier, a barrister, and the
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Penguin Books Ltd Here One Moment
Book SynopsisSurprise your loved ones this Christmas with the thrilling new novel from the world's number 1 bestselling author a perfect gift for any book lover!'Liane Moriarty is a genuine GENIUS . . . off-the-scale brilliant' Marian Keyes'A master story teller . . . brilliant and satisfying' Bella Mackie'An absolute masterclass' Joanna Cannon'You will devour this doorstop of a book' The Times, Book of the Month'Easily my favourite Liane Moriarty book so far . . . it is just perfection!' ***** Reader Review'Funny, frightening, heartbreaking and life-affirming . . . I adored it' Chris Whitaker'A genre-defying gem' Woman & Home'A real page-turner. . . Gripping, well-executed, with fascinating characters' Grazia'Keeps you guessing right to its satisfying conclusion' Heat'A gem of a book, unique and compelling' ***** Reader ReviewWe're all so busy, caught up in life's moments, big and small . . . The flight attendant working a shift on her birthday. The mother struggling alone with two young childr
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Penguin Books Ltd The Proof of My Innocence
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Penguin Books Ltd Murder in the Dressing Room
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Penguin Books Ltd The Rainfall Market
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Penguin Books Ltd Clive Cusslers Ghost Soldier
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Penguin Books Ltd Heads Will Roll
Book SynopsisA brilliant new slasher with a slit in its throat and a smile on its face: pre-order the paperback now! A whole lot of bloody fun with a serious message at its heart CJ. Tudor Beautifully written and impossible to put down Fiona CumminsThis book is incredible! I can't recommend Heads Will Roll enough William Hussey ---- Willow is in need of an escape. A former sitcom star, she's been publicly shamed on the internet after posting something she really shouldn't have. She checks in to Camp Castaway, an adults-only retreat based at an old campground in the woods. It's the first night and the campers gather round the fire to tell some ghost stories. That's when Willow hears the tale of Knock Knock Nancy. A local urban legend about a witch, brutally beheaded in this very woodland. They say her restless spirit knocks on doors late at night. If you answer, she'll take your head. Willow doesn't believe in ghost stories. But the next day, a camper has vanished under mysterious c
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Penguin Books Ltd Whispers Most Foul
Book SynopsisRose Thenlif, an outcast at the elite Dunhollow Academy of Witchcraft for her inability to cast spells, keeps her head in books, away from the sneers of her talented but insufferable academic rival Sylvie. But when classmates begin to disappear, Rose discovers that she alone can see their ghosts and when Sylvie becomes Rose's latest ghostly vision, the reluctant pair must team up to uncover the deadly mystery that lies at the heart of Dunhollow, before time runs out. But are either prepared to face the most haunting of secrets, one buried deep in both their hearts?
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Little, Brown Book Group The Authoritarian Impulse
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Overlook Press BRIEFLY VERY BEAUTIFUL
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Gale, a Cengage Company The Messy Life of Jane Tanner
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Gale, a Cengage Group The Amish Widows Rescue
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Thorndike Press Large Print French Kissed
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Thorndike Press Large Print A Cowboy Christmas Carol
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Thorndike Press Large Print 2054
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Thorndike Press Large Print A Taste for More
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Gale, a Cengage Group Allow Me to Introduce Myself
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Gale, a Cengage Company The Other Valley
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Gale, a Cengage Group Storybook Ending
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Gale, a Cengage Company Time of the Child
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Thorndike Press Large Print Horror Movie
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Large Print Press The Summer Book Club
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Thorndike Press Large Print With All Her Heart
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Thorndike Press Large Print The Guest Cottage
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Thorndike Press Large Print To the Kennels
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Gale, a Cengage Group Other Peoples Summers
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Gale, a Cengage Group Close Your Eyes and Count to 10
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Thorndike Press Large Print Wild Dark Shore
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Gale, a Cengage Group Apartment Women
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Gale, a Cengage Group The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
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Gale, a Cengage Group Booked for Murder
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Gale, a Cengage Group The Girl I Was
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Gale, a Cengage Group The Light on Horn Island
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Gale, a Cengage Group Francines Spectacular Crash and Burn
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TokyoPop My Beautiful Man Interlude Light Novel
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Sourcebooks Imposter Syndrome
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Bloom Books American Queen
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Little, Brown Book Group The Backyard Bird Chronicles
Book SynopsisTHE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES is a gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club.
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Think Again Signed Edition
Book SynopsisNo job. No love life. Perhaps it's time to THINK AGAIN. Ellie Allard isn't quite where she thought she'd be by her late thirties. Though she's got her beautiful daughter, her beloved cat and the best friends anyone could wish for, her love life is non-existent and she feels like she's been living on auto-pilot, just grateful to be able to afford the rent on her poky little flat. But on her fortieth birthday, it seems it's time for all that to change - whether Ellie wants it to or not. As she navigates new, exciting and often choppy waters, she's about to discover that life will never stop surprising you - if only you let it.
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Hodder & Stoughton The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker
Book SynopsisA poignant ode to love and the memories that make a well-lived life, from the author of THE SINGLE LADIES OF JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE As the wife of retired ship''s doctor Dr Henry Parker, Evelyn is living out her twilight years aboard the Golden Sunset. Every night she dresses for dinner - gown, tiara, runners - and regales her fellow passengers with stories of a glamorous life travelling the world in luxury, as well as showing off her superior knowledge of everything from ships'' customs to biographical details of her heroine, Florence Nightingale. The crew treat her with deference. And forbearance. But when Henry goes missing, Evelyn sets off to search every part of the grand ocean liner to find him, casino, nightclub and off-limits areas included. Misadventures are had, new friends are made, scandalous behaviour noted - all news to Evelyn. If only she could remember the events of the night before as clearly as she cTrade ReviewPraise for Joanna Nell * : *Hugely entertaining . . . funny and heart-warming * Woman & Home *A gentle, warm-hearted book that had me rooting for all the characters and laughing out loud at points. A book that shows it is never too late to learn how to live, to make new friends and to fall in love. -- Libby Page, author of The LidoA warm and touching story with a cast of characters who became my friends - I loved The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village with all its wit, wisdom and spirit -- Katie Marsh, author of The Rest of MeThe perfect blend of funny and moving; Peggy Smart had me laughing and crying in this ultimately uplifting story -- Natasha Lester, author of The Paris SeamstressA funny and poignant exploration of growing old disgracefully and enjoying your twilight years. * Culturefly *Funny, insightful and deliciously refreshing, it's the most heartwarming book we've read in a long time. * Woman's Weekly *It's the kind of poignant, perceptive story that brings a tear to your eye one minute, and has you smiling the next. * Culturefly *
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Hodder & Stoughton The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker
Book SynopsisA poignant ode to love and the memories that make a well-lived life, from the author of THE SINGLE LADIES OF JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE As the wife of retired ship''s doctor Dr Henry Parker, Evelyn is living out her twilight years aboard the Golden Sunset. Every night she dresses for dinner - gown, tiara, runners - and regales her fellow passengers with stories of a glamorous life travelling the world in luxury. The crew treat her with deference. And forbearance. But when Henry goes missing, Evelyn sets off to search every part of the grand ocean liner to find him - casino, nightclub and off-limits areas included. The misadventures, scandalous behavior and new friends that make up her search are all news to Evelyn, though. If only she could remember recent events as clearly as she can recall the first time she met Henry on a passage from England to Australia in 1953 and fell in love . . . Why is it so hard to forget soTrade ReviewPraise for Joanna Nell * : *Hugely entertaining . . . funny and heart-warming * Woman & Home *A gentle, warm-hearted book that had me rooting for all the characters and laughing out loud at points. A book that shows it is never too late to learn how to live, to make new friends and to fall in love. -- Libby Page, author of The LidoA warm and touching story with a cast of characters who became my friends - I loved The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village with all its wit, wisdom and spirit -- Katie Marsh, author of The Rest of MeThe perfect blend of funny and moving; Peggy Smart had me laughing and crying in this ultimately uplifting story -- Natasha Lester, author of The Paris SeamstressA funny and poignant exploration of growing old disgracefully and enjoying your twilight years. * Culturefly *Funny, insightful and deliciously refreshing, it's the most heartwarming book we've read in a long time. * Woman's Weekly *It's the kind of poignant, perceptive story that brings a tear to your eye one minute, and has you smiling the next. * Culturefly *
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Duke University Press The Rock of Arles
Book SynopsisRichard Klein tells the millennia-spanning history of the city of Arles, France, from the perspective of the limestone eminence upon which it sits, showing how the city has always had a spirit that contested the reactionary conservative forces of the Church and nobility that governed it for fifteen centuries.Trade Review“In The Rock of Arles, Richard Klein revels in the role of an immensely imaginative ghostwriter. His fearlessly spirited prose records the views of the Rock—a grand personification that mixes semi-omniscience with interrogation and speculation—on an Arles that rivals Rome as the emblematic City of Humanity. The daringly revelatory result is a mock history—at times extravagantly and hilariously fictionalized yet at moments urgently compelling—of the Western world.” -- Philip Lewis, Professor Emeritus of French Literature, Cornell University“The Rock of Arles is an urban history we didn’t know we needed and a history we wouldn’t have known at all except through its opinionated and often very funny orographic narrator. We take seriously what the Rock tells us about the past and our possible future not despite but because of its charmingly brazen fictiveness. This delightful book thwarts expectations; its queer history is of the moment and its form entirely sui generis . . . at least until other rocks decide to follow the Rock’s example.” -- Andrew Parker, Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Rutgers University"An engaging, enjoyable read. A brief but pithy, informative piece of work, representing a unique approach to history writing." * Kirkus Reviews *Table of ContentsAuthor's Note ix Prologue xi I. Urbs Dupleix 1 II. Quid Obstat Fit in Via 19 III. Colonia Julia Paterna Arelate 31 IV. Venus Genetrix 45 V. Urbs Genesii 54 VI. Peri Tuché 70 VII. Felix Carcar 86 VIII. A Worthy Woman 104 IX. A Republic of Equals 121 Acknowledgments 145 Notes 149 Bibliography 153
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Little, Brown & Company Vengeance
Book SynopsisA terrorist drives an explosive-packed rental truck into Major Brooke Grant''s Washington, D.C., wedding, intending to detonate a deadly bomb.Saved by a last-minute fluke, Brooke seeks revenge against the master terrorist responsible, an international radical Islamist known only as the Falcon, who is determined to murder her, bring America to its knees, and create a modern-day caliphate. An unorthodox, newly sworn-in president recruits Brooke to join a clandestine CIA team in pursuit of the Falcon. With help from an odd coupling-a Saudi intelligence officer and an Israeli Mossad agent-Brooke goes after her elusive zealot nemesis. But before the trio can close in on their target, they discover that America''s worst nightmare has come true. Intertwined with backroom Washington political intrigue, Vengeance is a fast-paced, realistic thriller that entertains while raising serious questions about our national security, the power of religious faith to inspire good
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House of Anansi Press The Hand of Iman
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