Narrative theme: love / relationships
Little, Brown & Company Summer on Sunshine Bay
Book SynopsisLila Rosetti Sinclair returns to Sunshine Bay a bundle of nerves. After being gone for years, sharing the news that she's engaged-to a man her mother has never met-is going to be difficult to navigate. But when her fiancé David surprises her with an engagement party at Windemere, the upscale inn his parents recently purchased and that just may put her family's restaurant, La Dolce Vita, out of business, Lila's got a whole new set of problems. Eva Rosetti is so ecstatic to finally have her daughter home that she pushes aside her misgivings about having to come face-to-face with Lila's father again. That is until he sweeps into town and feelings Eva thought far behind her resurface.... With a family business to save and a wedding to plan, Eva and Lila's reunion is more than either bargained for, but with a little luck and a whole lot of support from friends and family, it may just turn out to be the best summer of their lives.
£14.24
Workman Publishing The Complicities
Book SynopsisAfter her husband Alan's decades of financial fraud are exposed, Suzanne's wealthy, comfortable life shatters. Alan goes to prison. Suzanne files for divorce, decamps to a barely middle-class Massachusetts beach town, and begins to create a new life and identity. Ignoring a steady stream of calls from Norfolk State Prison, she tries to cleanse herself of all connections to her ex-husband. She tells herself that he, not she, committed the crimes.Then Alan is released early, and the many people whose lives he ruined demand restitution. But when Suzanne finds herself awestruck at a major whale stranding, she makes an apparently high-minded decision that ripples with devastating effect not only through Alan's life as he tries to rebuild but also through the lives of Suzanne and Alan's son, Alan's new wife, his estranged mother, and, ultimately, Suzanne herself.When damage is done, who pays? Who loses? Who is responsible?With biting wisdom, The Complicities examines the ways in which the stories we tell ourselves-that we didn't know, that we weren't there, that it wasn't our fault-are also finally stories of our own deep complicity.Trade Review"[A] perfect outing . . . With smooth shifts in perspective and understated and precise prose, D’Erasmo demonstrates a mastery of the craft. The result is propulsive and profound."—Publishers Weekly, starred review"The Complicities had me enthralled. This gripping, human tale of our crimes—financial, environmental, self-delusional—is impossible to put down. D’Erasmo weaves a thriller of a tale, exposing sticky webs of corruption that entangle our lives and fates, even those who fantasize about their innocence, redemption and escape."—Samantha Hunt, author of The Unwritten Book: An Investigation“The Complicities is a subtle masterpiece. Imagine a voice—lyrical and low, intimate and insistent—whispering in your ear. Half-told truths simmer below the surface, like the uneasy murmuring of a conscience. Mesmerized, you listen. There is menace here in D’Erasmo’s disquieted world, and terrible beauty, too. Things are not what they appear to be. We are not who we think we are, either, and yet we are complicit.”—Ruth Ozeki, author of The Book of Form and Emptiness“In Stacey D'Erasmo's wonderful new novel, The Complicities, the past catches up to the present and overtakes it. All the scattered misdeeds and cut corners and malfeasances come together as crimes, big and small, and the characters either see the criminality or try to ignore it. But this suspenseful novel sees it all, and I found myself enlightened and deeply moved by its compelling story.”—Charles Baxter, author of The Sun Collective“What does it mean—in such a corrupted world—to reckon with and atone for our own complicities? Stacey D’Erasmo’s latest unspools with the twisty intensity of a psychological thriller and the oceanic depth of a literary tour de force. The Complicities is an electrifying novel of powerful moral complexity, from a treasured writer working at the height of her powers.”—Laura van den Berg, author of I Hold a Wolf by the Ears
£14.24
Vintage Publishing The Painted Veil
Book Synopsis'She was a fool and he knew it and because he loved her it had made no difference'Kitty Fane is the beautiful but shallow wife of Walter, a bacteriologist stationed in Hong Kong. Unsatisfied by her marriage, she starts an affair with charming, attractive and exciting Charles Townsend. But when Walter discovers her deception, he exacts a strange and terrible vengeance: Kitty must accompany him to his new posting in remote mainland China, where a cholera epidemic rages...VINTAGE DECO: Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on. Trade ReviewReveals many of Maugham's strengths: an understanding of women, meticulous craftsmanship and raw emotion' * Daily Mail *A work of art * Spectator *An expert craftsman... His style is sharp, quick, subdued, casual * New York Times *
£8.99
Vintage Publishing Jazz
Book Synopsis'What's the world for you if you can't make it up the way you want it?'Joe Trace - in his fifties, door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, erstwhile devoted husband - shoots dead his lover of three months, the impetuous, eighteen-year-old Dorcas.At the funeral, his determined, hard-working wife, Violet, who is given to stumbling into dark mental cracks, tries with a knife to disfigure the corpse. Passionate and profound, Jazz brings us back and forth in time, in a narrative assembled from the hopes, fears and realities of black urban life.VINTAGE DECO: Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on. Trade ReviewA great storyteller * Guardian *Jazz blazes with an intensity more usually found in tragic poetry of the past, not in fiction today.... Morrison's voice transcends colour and creed and she has become one of America's outstanding post-war writers... A great storyteller, her characters have amazing and terrible pasts - they must find them out, or be haunted by them * Guardian *Morrison’s writing of a black romance pays its debt to blues music, the rhythms and the melancholy pleasures of which she has so magically transformed into a novel * London Review of Books *The author conjures up worlds with complete authority and makes no secret of her angst at the injustices dealt to black women * New York Times Book Review *Wonderful... A brilliant, daring novel... Every voice amazes * Chicago Tribune *
£8.99
Bonnier Books Ltd Is it Actually Love for Lexie Byrne (aged 42¼)
Book Synopsis'It's the most wonderful time of the year: Lexie's back - in her most fun, magical and life-affirming story yet!' - Carmel HarringtonThis Christmas, Lexie Byrne is about to find out the true meaning of love - and how far she must go to fight for it.It's five days till Christmas. Just a hundred and twenty hours till Lexie is due to join Adam in the Cotswolds for hisdreaded ex-wife's wedding and start her new life there with him. Except that's not what she wants at all. It's just Adam doesn't know that yet! The truth is that her life is here in Dublin - with baby Frances, the apple of her eye, and her best friend Annemarie, who needs her more than ever as her marriage teeters on the edge of a breakdown.Then, when Lexie finally tracks down her late friend Máiréad's long-lost daughter, she knows it's now or never. But is there time for a road trip to the West of Ireland to perform a Christmas miracle or three before the dreaded wedding? And can she perform the greatest miracle of all - getting Adam to move to Dublin for her happily ever after? 'A fun, warm-hearted romp.' - Marian Keyes on The Unexpected Love Story of Lexie Byrne (aged 39 1/2)'A fabulously funny read, perfect for sisters who are doin' it for themselves.' - IRISH INDEPENDENT on The Unexpected Love Story of Lexie Byrne (aged 39 1/2)
£11.69
Legend Press Ltd The Geography of Friendship: a relentless and
Book SynopsisWhen three women set off on a hike through the wilderness they are anticipating the adventure of a lifetime. Over the next five days, as they face up to the challenging terrain, it soon becomes clear they are not alone.Lisa, Samantha and Nicole have known each other since school. Lisa is a fighter, Samantha a peacekeeper and Nicole a rule follower. United they bring out the best in one another.Only once it is too late for them to turn back do they appreciate the danger they are in. Their friendship is tested, and each of them must make a choice that will change their lives forever.Women's Weekly Book Club Great Read''The atmosphere is so charged, I often found myself clenching my jaw and getting goosebumps as I read. The descriptions of the Australian bush are so vibrant and evocative The bush feels alive in this book vast, daunting and full of lurking dangers Heartbreakingly honest and fiercely emotional a remarkable book that is bound to appeal to fans of Jane Harper and Liane Moriarty'' Honey''Piper gloriously demonstrates how to hook your readers and make them desperate to know the ending Piper's novel is an exploration of how the past can come to define ourselves, and a testament to the bonds of complicated friendship and to the relentless, isolating and utterly terrifying nature of the Australian bush'' Books + Publishing Review''There's a little bit of Big Little Lies about this deft and powerful study of female friendships under pressure this lyrical Queensland-based author has a style and tone all of her own which sucks you in and holds you in its seductive embrace, almost unable to breathe a page-turner a book dripping in the raw beauty of the Australian landscape'' Women's Weekly Australia''Piper has achieved that glorious, decisive moment in any great novel where the reader becomes desperate to know the ending. If you loved Jane Harper's Force of Nature, prepare yourself for another page-turning adventure'' Readings Monthly''An ambitious novel'' Weekend Australian
£8.54
Legend Press Ltd Coffee Days, Whiskey Nights
Book SynopsisCoffee Days, Whiskey Nights is a collection of poetry, prose, and aphorisms that juxtaposes the hopefulness a brand new day can bring with the lingering thoughts that keep us up into the late-night hours. A lot can happen between the first sip of coffee and the last taste of whiskey, and this book takes a look at the way a single day can change our outlook on everything from relationships with others, to our relationships with ourselves, and everything in between. Ultimately, it illustrates that no matter how hopeless we may feel at the end of a day, a new one is only a few hours away.
£9.49
Headline Publishing Group The Paris Daughter: Two mothers. Two daughters.
Book Synopsis'An unmissable reading treat' Lancashire Evening PostA heartwrenching and evocative wartime novel, perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Rachel Hore and Lucinda Riley.Two mothers. Two daughters. Two families torn apart forever.Paris, 1939. Elise and Juliette are certain nothing can come between them. So, when war breaks out and Elise is forced to flee, she entrusts Juliette with her daughter, playmate to Juliette's own little girl.More than a year later, with the war finally ending, Elise returns to reunite with her daughter, only to find her friend's bookstore reduced to rubble – and Juliette nowhere to be found. What happened to Mathilde in those last terrible moments? Juliette has seemingly vanished without a trace, taking all the answers with her. Elise's desperate search leads her to New York – and to Juliette – one final, fateful time.The Paris Daughter is a story about mothers and daughters, the way loss transforms us, and the roads we find to beginning anew in the face of impossible odds.PRAISE FOR KRISTIN HARMEL:'Kristin Harmel is firmly in the top echelon of WW2 storytellers' HEATHER MORRIS'A master storyteller' SANTA MONTEFIORETrade Review'The Paris Daughter tore up my heart and put it back together again' -- New York Times bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly'A gorgeous, gut-wrenching read!' -- New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn 'The Paris Daughter is a heartrending, uplifting novel . . . a powerful reminder of the importance of moving on from the past before we become trapped there' -- Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library'Harmel exemplifies the best in historical fiction' -- New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline'A powerful exploration of the depths of a mother's love and the impossible choices that must be made during times of war . . . It was unputdownable' -- New York Times bestselling author Jill Santopolo'Her exquisite and gut-wrenching novel reveals that even in the darkest times, there are rays of light' -- New York Times bestselling author Lisa Barr'Powerful, deeply emotional, and sure to be on everyone's "must read" list' -- New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips'The Paris Daughter is an all-consuming tale of war, love and family, and at its core is a heart touching look at a mother's love and the sacrifices we make for our children' -- Sadeqa Johnson, bestselling author of The House of Eve'A heart-wrenching wartime story of motherly sacrifice, guilt, and above all, love' -- Jennifer Rosner, award-winning author of The Yellow Bird Sings and Once We Were Home'Brilliantly crafted and heart-shatteringly beautiful . . . This is a timeless book of survival, strength, courage, a forever lasting song calling for peace' -- Nguyen Phan Que Mai, internationally best-selling author of The Mountains Sing and Dust Child'An unmissable reading treat' * Lancashire Evening Post *
£13.29
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Crippled Dancer
Book SynopsisFrom award-winning author, T. Obinkaram Echewa, The Crippled Dancer follows an Igbo family struggling in post-independence Nigeria, torn between their individual values and loyalty to one another. Powerless to ignore his grandfather's lifelong feud with the village chief, a young and gifted student named Ajuzia is drawn into a world of scheming and intrigue. He soon finds himself up against a disturbing conspiracy – one that seeks to destroy his family's fortune for good. In exploring family rivalries, accusations of witchcraft, and age-old proverbs, The Crippled Dancer is a vivid depiction of Igbo village life. Echewa offers a fascinating and cleverly woven insight into the changes wrought by colonialism and the traditions that prevailed – for better or for worse. 'Echewa [is] an impressive storyteller.' New York TimesTrade ReviewEchewa [is] an impressive storyteller. * New York Times *
£15.29
New Generation Publishing Felix Unbound - new edition
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£11.39
Joffe Books Ltd The Glennmare Girls
£10.87
Saraband The Last Treasure Hunt
Book Synopsis"A chilling and hard-hitting first novel" - The Herald. At the age of thirty, Campbell Johnstone is a failure. He’s stuck behind the bar of a shabby pub, watching from the sidelines while everyone else makes a success of their lives. The most visible is Eve Sadler, a childhood friend and rising Hollywood star. When Campbell tries to rekindle their relationship, he longs for the glitter of her success to rub off on him – but a single shocking night changes everything, in ways he could never have predicted. When the dust settles, Cam’s life is transformed. The recognition he’d given up on is within reach – but at what cost? The Last Treasure Hunt explores our obsession with fame and celebrity with great intelligence and sly wit – it’s a modern media morality tale with bite.Trade Review“A chilling and hard-hitting first novel.” – The Herald;“The Last Treasure Hunt quickly asserts itself as something unique…a masterclass on what happens when empathy is absent. [Jane Alexander’s] debut novel marks the arrival of an important new voice.” – Gutter Magazine;“The book’s strength comes in conveying how our stories morph and change in the retelling; how kernels of truth can become the hook for stories created whole-cloth. Alexander has an ear for Scottish dialogue and pleasingly descriptive prose. There’s an underlying humanity being honed here as she leads Cam on his journey towards the final hunt.” -- Nicola Balkind * The List *“A fascinating character, as complex and exasperating as a real person. As he mires himself ever further into controversy, it’s as gripping as a real treasure hunt. He’ll stay with you long after the last clue is solved.” -- Mandy Haggith
£8.54
Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd Looking for Bono
Book SynopsisA sparkling satire on international aid and celebrity, Looking for Bono charts one man's accidental quest to bring water to his community.Baba is a semi-literate man living a simple life centred on the local auto repair shop in Palemo, how he will find his next meal and an obsession with his disinterested, Nollywood star-wannabe wife Munira and her voluptuous body. Baba is acutely aware of the water corruption that has left him, on occasion, without so much as a drop to even brush his teeth. One day on the news, a story about international humanitarian Bono flashes onscreen. Bono is in Africa to do good and like a thunderbolt, Baba decides that Bono is the answer to all of his problems. Once Bono hears about the local water issues he will want to step in and convince the president of Nigeria to end the corruption. Once the water is flowing, Baba can clean up and Munira will set her sights a little closer to home. Before he knows it, Baba is a celebrity being feted by the Lagos media and Munira has turned into his virtuous wife. Will the ensuing media storm engulf Baba as he is launched into a world of high stakes foreign aid dealings and competing interests? Or will he return to his simple life with water for his community and the renewed affections of his Munira?Trade ReviewLooking for Bono may seem like a novel full of hijinks: there's a scene involving a domestic helper which is straight out of a Carry On film... However it goes much deeper. Other than the theme of media manipulation, the book also focuses on abuse, corruption and social class. * Robert Pisani, The Bobsphere Blog *
£8.54
Scribe Us Sisters in Arms
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£15.30
Washington Square Press The Selfless Act of Breathing
Book SynopsisA Black teacher searches for himself across the United States in this ?emotive, brave? (Daily Mail, London) story for all of us who have fantasized about escaping our daily lives and starting over.Michael Kabongo is a British Congolese teacher living in London and living the dream: he?s beloved by his students, popular with his coworkers, and adored by his proud mother who emigrated from the Congo to the UK in search of a better life. But when he suffers a devastating loss, his life is thrown into a tailspin. As he struggles to find a way forward, memories of his fathers? violent death, the weight of refugeehood, and an increasing sense of dread threaten everything he?s worked so hard to achieve. Longing to start over, Michael decides to spontaneously pack up and go to America, the mythical ?land of the free,? where he imagines everything will be better and easier. On this transformative journey, Michael travels everywhere from New York City to San Francisco, partying with new friends, sparking fleeting romances, and splurging on big adventures, with the intention of living the life of his dreams until the money in his bank account runs out. ?Narrated with haunting lyricism, The Selfless Act of Breathing is an intimate journey through the darkest of human impulses to the gleaming flickers of love and radical hope? (Susan Abulhawa, author of Against the Loveless World).
£16.15
Rising Action Publishing Beverly Bonnefinche Is Dead
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£15.29
Baker Publishing Group The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water
Book Synopsis'Emotions leap off the page in this deeply personal book . . . . Expertly written.'--Library Journal***The best fiction simply tells the truth. But the truth is never simple.When novelist Kendra Brennan moves into her grandfather''s old cabin on Hidden Lake, she has a problem and a plan. The problem? An inflammatory letter from A Very Disappointed Reader. The plan? To confront Tyler, her childhood best friend''s brother--and the man who inspired the antagonist in her first book. If she can prove that she told the truth about what happened during those long-ago summers, perhaps she can put the letter''s claims to rest and meet the swiftly approaching deadline for her next book.But what she discovers as she delves into the murky past is not what she expected. While facing Tyler isn''t easy, facing the consequences of her failed friendship with his sister, Cami, may be the hardest thing she''s ever had to do.
£11.39
Louisiana State University Press Mom in Space
Book SynopsisA complicated love letter to both the intergalactic and the terrestrial. Using the lens of spaceflight, Lisa Ampleman explores subjects ranging from the personal to the political, from fertility tests and parenting to climate change and civil rights.Trade ReviewIn these moving and incisive poems and essays, body and planet are intertwined, mother and astronaut orbit one another, and the everyday and the miraculous are one and the same. Like a skilled pilot, Lisa Ampleman expertly navigates through fertility clinics and lunar lava tubes, through Minecraft and spacecraft, through history and memory and earthrise." - Catherine Pierce"Mom in Space intertwines lyricism and sonic play alongside a deep investigation of the history of space flight and the men and women who've left the earth and come back changed. It's a riveting consideration of the threats to life on our planet and the thrills and consequences of our desire to explore the worlds beyond." - Nancy Reddy
£17.05
Louisiana State University Press Newly Not Eternal
Book SynopsisEqual parts elegy and ode, Newly Not Eternal explores the startling suffering and sentiment implicit in human mortality. At the heart of this collection, a son has died on the cusp of his first breath, but the book’s stakes are larger and more universal than a single, silent, foreshortened life.Trade ReviewGeorge David Clark's new book of poems is as much a musical event as it is a literary one. This poet truly listens to every last word he sets to paper—good luck resisting the urge to give voice to these poems as you read them! A treasure of a book." - Amit Majmudar"Clark's poems are precise and memorable—songs in which deep feeling provokes startlingly fresh language. They are passionate poems, and the music that they make is true to the experience, reliably so, and amply." - David Yezzi"Clark's beautiful and moving second collection of poems, Newly Not Eternal, is a wonderful showcase for his formidable formal talents. The subtle display of formal variations here enhances his deeply contemplative project—that of interrogating faith with a poet's ear and eye and a generous, open heart." - Sidney Wade
£16.10
Longleaf on Behalf of Lsu Press On the Overnight Train
Book SynopsisCollects a lifetime of thought and writing by Alice Friman, presenting poems of passion and permission, gravity and humour, alongside a great deal of truth telling peppered with the salt of invention.Trade ReviewAlice Friman writes poems like no other. Whether rummaging the storehouse of memory, humanizing the celestial, or pondering from the 'high / hill of age' poetry's ageless subjects—life, love, and death—she refracts it all through the dual prisms of her inimitable wit and her pain-etched but supremely open heart. Prepare, reader, to laugh as she breaks yours." - Mark Drew"Stricken, amused, this poet welcomes the dire, the ordinary, the strange, love from all angles into years and years. Under the autobiographical, it's the Greeks, the Bible, great paintings, great literature: backdrop and wild intervention in our motley human business. The playful beauty can't fool us. A dead-earnest curiosity's at work. Reverence. A poet telling us what we must know." - Marianne Boruch
£20.66
Lynx House Press Traverse
Book SynopsisA book that seems to have all of Earth in mind, all its places and creatures, not as sentimental other but companions. Craft’s poems are certain, his language a landscape of its own - hard, pressured, and flecked like sedimentary rock - that occasionally upends the reader as a form of tectonics.
£19.76
Michigan State University Press Cauterized
Book SynopsisCauterize: to burn or freeze the flesh around a wound to stop heavy bleeding. In her sixth full-length collection, award-winning poet Laura Apol returns to themes of loss that are, at least partly, cauterized: her struggles with a conservative religious upbringing, her mother’s illness and death, children growing up and leaving home, losing her adult daughter to suicide, a worldwide pandemic, the casualties of age. With startling honesty, empathy, and lyrical precision, Apol offers insight into the ways some wounds need cautery to begin to heal. This is a book that will resonate with anyone who has grappled with the complexities of grief, forgiveness, resilience, and healing across time.Trade ReviewAs I read the poems in Laura Apol’s newest collection, Cauterized, I feel them existing inside me. This is what I cherish as a reader—to have a poet who skillfully leads me on a journey with her stunning imagery of monarchs, cats, dogs, and the encompassing natural world. Apol weaves beautiful narratives of family, grief, relationships, and the rawness of life always with empathy, always while embracing the lifeblood of existence. She writes, Tonight I am thinking of those things / I didn’t know I should love, and I think—How did I live before these poems? The brilliance of this work changed me in the best ways, both as a poet and person. [Laura Apol has cemented her place among my favorite poets, and once you read Cauterized, you'll understand why.]" —Kelli Russell Agodon, author of Dialogues with Rising Tides"The spirits that hover over and through these poems become entirely incarnate at the poet’s beckoning. The shades, of course, come freighted with questions. There are good ghosts, umbrae of their former or imagined lives with which the poet seems eager to reconnect. Accordingly, the work traffics in the essential rather than accessory dynamics of love and grief, faith and its failings—a brave endeavor, to bring such things to light." —Thomas Lynch, author of Bone Rosary: New and Selected Poems"Laura Apol’s Cauterized is a lovely collection of poetry. Rich imagery sets the stage through which the emotional reveal packs its punch. Poems of grief and loss, of the victories and failures within relationships both familial and romantic, of the vicissitudes of being alive in this wondrously tangled existence remind us all to pay close attention, to learn the songs of nature, and to fully inhabit the possible. Brava."—Pia TÄavila-Borsheim, author of Above the Birch Line"In the opening poem of Laura Apol’s riveting new collection, the speaker looks for a lost dog along railroad tracks. The dog is “the last thing / among last things” and the act of searching brings her to a vanishing point: “to the place where the rails come together / almost out of sight.” Apol considers the bridges her father once built: “the kind that take a soul / across a stream.” She describes a voicemail message from her late daughter: “Those last words, curled like / a fist, like an infant’s ear.”] In Cauterized, Laura Apol brings us poems that are both intimate and honest; she gives us deeply beautiful poems filled with sorrow and wonder." —Faith Shearin, author of Lost Language
£20.13
University of Calgary Press Flicker
Book SynopsisCass Reisender doesn't enjoy her psychic abilities. They appeared after her parents were killed in a tragic accident and led her to Madame Freyja, a travelling fortune teller and all-round terrible person. Swearing to leave both her psychic sensitivity and Madame Freyja behind, Cass starts again in Calgary, Alberta, a city with nothing supernatural about it at all. Then Cass touches a strange antique device and her new life is blown apart. Transported to West Orange, New Jersey, in the year 1900, Cass meets the dashing Erik Thorvaldsen in Thomas Edison's – that Thomas Edison's – laboratory. As she and Erik grow closer, Cass finally accepts herself as she finds love in a life lived across centuries. Yet Madame Freyja lurks in the shadows, hungry for the power of the time travel device. When Madame Freyja strikes, Cass must face both her fears and her past or lose her connection to Erik forever. Flicker is a playful, fast-paced romp through the golden age of invention, mythology, and the supernatural. This is a novel for everyone who believes in the power of scientific curiosity and the strength of the human heart.
£26.96
University of Calgary Press Flight Risk
Book SynopsisWorld War II veteran Hank Dunfield is about to turn one hundred years old. The staff at Ponderosa Pine Lodge have recruited Sarah, a young nursing student, to keep Hank safe, comfortable, and in the building while they plan a grand centenarian celebration. There's one problem: Hank doesn't want to live that long.Seemingly opposites, Hank and Sarah kindle a deep friendship. Sarah fears the future with multiple sclerosis will be even more isolated, difficult, and painful than the isolated, difficult, and painful present. Hank, a tail gunner during the Second World War, opens his heart to share the deep knowledge of fear, luck, and flying into battle he learned over his. combat missions. Sarah and Hank find strength in each other as they face their deepest fears.Based on interviews with veterans in Alberta seniors' homes and the skilled nurses who care for them, Flight Risk is the story of finding exactly who you need when you least expect it. An empathetic exploration of grief, friendship, and hope, this play asks what we lose when we ignore the knowledge of our elderly, challenges the way that we think about aging and death, and inspires a brighter, more compassionate future.
£22.46
jp publishing groud ltd SUSURRADOR DE SUEÑOS
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£19.71
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Estaba preparado para todo menos para ti / I Was
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£22.46
Cambridge University Press Caricature and Realism in the Romantic Novel
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£80.75
HarperCollins Publishers Floras Travelling Christmas Shop
Book Synopsis‘A gloriously festive, warm and cosy hug of a book. If this doesn’t get you in the mood for mince pies, eggnog and pine tree scents, nothing will!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ’Tis the season for mulled wine, mince pies, and magic under the mistletoe… Trade Review Praise for Rebecca Raisin: ‘A charming page-turner of a book. This is a delightful story of new beginnings…Definitely not to be missed!’ Bella Osborne, bestselling author of Meet Me at Pebble Beach ‘A poignant and whimsical second-chance-at-love story.’ Susan Mallery, New York Times bestselling author of Sisters by Choice ‘A heart-warming adventure that sweeps you along.’ Woman’s Weekly ‘A story with a LOT of heart… a truly wonderful cast of characters!’ Lucy Coleman, bestselling author of Summer in Provence ‘Exuberant and funny… refreshing as a breath of country air, it warmed my heart like a summer's day.’ Jane Linfoot, bestselling author of The Little Cornish Kitchen ‘WONDERFUL! I could not put this book down!… A book to warm your heart and spirit you away to a brighter place. 5 big glittering gold stars! I love it!’ Colleen Coleman, bestselling author of Don’t Stop Me Now
£15.62
HarperCollins Publishers The Secret Life of an Uncool Mom
Book Synopsis From the creator of viral Tiktok sensation, Mammy Banter, comes a hilarious warts-and-all novel about modern motherhood – and how having it all sometimes isn’t what you think it might be. Trade Review‘Honest and laugh-out-loud funny’ Woman’s Own ‘An authentic, relatable and hilarious debut novel’ The Sun
£17.30
HarperCollins Publishers Until I Met You
Book Synopsis Escape to the Caribbean in this fun, sexy tropical romantic comedy by Amber Rose Gill, winner of Love Island UK! “Fresh and flirty…(a) charming romance.” — Publisher’s Weekly Will a tropical escape lead to a perfect romance? Trade Review Readers love Until I Met You! ‘A sparkling five-star read… the setting was done so well’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Full of fun, flirty romance that came along with its fair share of drama!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I couldn’t put it down! Totally recommend’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A perfect beach read… funny and sweet’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved everything about this!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A really fun read… I would hands down recommend’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A real pleasure to read… I look forward to seeing what this author comes up with next!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Band of Sisters
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A compelling tale of love, resilience, expectations, bravery, and above all, the powerful, redemptive bonds of female friendship." — Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names “With heart and humor, Willig explores the complexities of female friendships—feuds, forgiveness, and all. A touching portrait of triumph and found family in the midst of war. Bravo!” — Stephanie Dray, New York Times Bestselling author of America's First Daughter & The Women of Chateau Lafayette “An inspiring ode to the indomitable strength of women and the fierce, indelible bonds of female friendship, a tale of she-roes that will make you both laugh and cry.” — Allison Pataki, New York Times bestselling author of The Queen’s Fortune “An affecting and memorable tale of women and the way their friendships are tested by a changing world and the unforgiving crucible of conflict. Altogether it’s an utterly entertaining and enlightening work of historical fiction. Brava!” — Jennifer Robson, bestselling author of Our Darkest Night “Willig expertly uses historical detail in her seamless, well-plotted tale. This will entice readers from the very first page.” — Publishers Weekly “Band of Sisters spotlights a fascinating group of young women who braved the strains of world war to help those caught in the crossfire and left direly in need. Through snappy dialogue and endearing characters, Willig delivers a heartwarming tale powered by sisterly support, forgiveness, and the strength found together—and within.” — Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday "A crackling portrayal of everyday American heroines…A triumph." — Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue. "Captivating! The ever-masterful Lauren Willig beautifully celebrates these singular women.” — Marie Benedict, New York Times bestselling author of The Mysterious Mrs. Christie. “Brimming with a cast of characters to love and root for, and based on actual events and the lives of truly brave women, BAND OF SISTERS is the perfect story for our troubled times. This is the historical novel you’ve been hungering for.” — Susan Meissner, bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Summer on the Bluffs
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Moment I Met You
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Hidden Treasures
Book SynopsisA reunited couple search for a valuable treasure, a precious jewelry box, stolen from the Nazis and hidden away since World War II, in this powerfully emotional and romantic novel of rekindled love—perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Josie Silver, and Jill Santopolo. Then…Once upon a time, in a small village in southern France, a pretty, willful English girl is falling in love. Frances Langley has fallen under Benoit’s romantic spell, so sure that the older, sexy man is everything she’s ever wanted. And to hold on to his love, she is willing to do anything for him, even put herself at risk by hiding a precious object, stolen by the Nazis decades before.Now…Years later, Frances’s son, Harry, opens the door of his late mother’s home, never expecting to see Tabitha—the lost love of his life—on the other side. Their angry parting had broken his heart, but now she holds a letter, sent by his mother just before her death, begging the pair to search—together—for a priceless jewelry box, hidden somewhere in her little Cotswold cottage.So they embark on a journey of discovery, soon finding themselves searching for much more than a missing piece of art. Together they learn that the true riches are not those buried in the clutter of Francis’s cottage, but are instead the treasures they each hold, buried deep inside their hearts.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Wild One
Book Synopsis“Addictive from its first pages, Colleen McKeegan’s The Wild One mines all the complexities and darkness of young women in the battleground of summer camp, fashioning a riveting tale of secrets, shame and a harrowing reckoning.”—New York Times bestselling author Megan Abbott“I couldn''t put down this smart and astute page-turning debut. Colleen McKeegan has beautifully crafted a narrative that explores the ways trauma and societal expectations shape the women we become. The engaging prose and razor-sharp twists and turns will keep readers on the edges of their seats until the very last page.”—Jo Piazza, internationally bestselling author of Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win and We Are Not Like ThemIn this dark and twisted coming-of-age thriller, a deadly childhood secret that binds three young women threatens to destroy their lives.Amanda Brooks is a born-and-bred New Yorker with an envious life: she’s in a great graduate school program, lives in a cozy Tribeca apartment, and is head-over-heels for her handsome, committed boyfriend. But Amanda’s life isn’t as picture perfect as it seems. For over a decade she’s been hiding a dark secret—a secret that goes back to that summer at Camp Catalpa when a man died in the woods. Fellow campers Catherine and Meg were there too, and in the years since, not one of them has ever spoken about what happened that day.Until Amanda slips—and the truth threatens to explode the tightly controlled façade of her life.When her past begins to poison her present, threatening her relationship, Amanda has no one to turn to except the two women who know her most monstrous self. Reuniting with Catherine and Meg one last time, Amanda is desperate to put the demons of that twisted summer to rest. But when trusting anyone, even one another, starts to feel like a wildly risky proposition, just how far will these three go to keep the truth from emerging—and their lives from unraveling?
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Wild One
Book Synopsis“Addictive from its first pages, Colleen McKeegan’s The Wild One mines all the complexities and darkness of young women in the battleground of summer camp, fashioning a riveting tale of secrets, shame and a harrowing reckoning.”—New York Times bestselling author Megan Abbott“I couldn''t put down this smart and astute page-turning debut. Colleen McKeegan has beautifully crafted a narrative that explores the ways trauma and societal expectations shape the women we become. The engaging prose and razor-sharp twists and turns will keep readers on the edges of their seats until the very last page.”—Jo Piazza, internationally bestselling author of Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win and We Are Not Like Them“A gripping mystery, but equally as compelling is McKeegan’s exploration of the complicated psyche of female friendships, unresolved trauma, and the desperate lengths girls will go to in order to fit in.” —Elle (Must-Read Books of the Summer)Amanda Brooks is a born-and-bred New Yorker with an envious life that isn’t as picture perfect as it seems. For over a decade she’s been hiding a dark secret—a secret that goes back to that summer at Camp Catalpa when a man died in the woods. Fellow campers Catherine and Meg were there, too, and in the years since, not one of them has ever spoken about what happened that day.Until Amanda slips up—and the truth threatens to explode the tightly controlled façade of her life. When her past begins to poison her present, Amanda has no one to turn to except the two women who know her most monstrous self. Reuniting with Catherine and Meg one last time, Amanda is desperate to put the demons of that twisted summer to rest.But when trusting anyone, even one another, starts to feel like a wildly risky proposition, just how far will these three go to keep the truth from emerging—and their lives from unraveling?
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Moon the Stars and Madame Burova
Book SynopsisFrom the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things—an uplifting, slightly magical story about how it’s never too late to find out who you really are.Ruth Hogan is the queen of uplifting fiction and Madame Burova reminds us why. The writing crackles with humor and warmth. I can''t imagine a better book in which to lose yourself at the moment. Stunning, immersive and absolutely wonderful. --Annie Lyons, author of The Brilliant Life of Eudora HoneysettMadame Burova—beloved Tarot reader, palmist, and clairvoyant—is retiring and leaving her booth on the Brighton seafront.After inheriting her mother’s fortune-telling business as a young woman, Imelda Burova has spent her life on the Brighton pier practicing her trade. She and her trusty pack of Tarot cards have seen the lovers and the liars, the angels and the devils, the dreamers and the fools. Now, after a lifetime of keeping other people’s secrets, Madam Burova is ready to have a little piece of life for herself. But she still has one last thing to do—to fulfill a promise made in the 1970s, when she and her girlfriends were carefree, with their whole lives still before them.In London, it is time for another woman to make a fresh start. Billie has lost her university job, her marriage, and her place in the world when a sudden and unlikely discovery leaves her very identity in question. Determined to find answers, she must follow a trail…which leads to Brighton, the pier, and directly to Madame Burova’s door.In a story spanning over fifty years, Ruth Hogan has conjured a magical world of 1970s holiday camps and seaside entertainers, eccentrics, heroes and villains, the lost and the found. Young people will make careless choices which echo down the years….but it’s never too late to put things right.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Wahala
Book SynopsisContemporary female friendship goes glam in this lively debut novel with remarkable depth. -- Washington PostGreat fun and extremely smart. -- npr.orgNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2022 BY Vogue * Marie Claire * Glamour * Essence * Oprah Daily * Entertainment Weekly * Bustle * PopSugar * CrimeReads * and more! An incisive and exhilarating debut novel following three Anglo-Nigerian best friends and the lethally glamorous fourth woman who infiltrates their group?the most unforgettable girls since Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha.Ronke wants happily ever after and 2.2. kids. She?s dating Kayode and wants him to be ?the one? (perfect, like her dead father). Her friends think he?s just another in a long line of dodgy Nigerian boyfriends.Boo has everything Ronke wants?a kind husband, gorgeous child. But she?s frustrated, unfulfilled, plagued by guilt, and desperate to remember who she used to be.Simi is the golden one with the perfect lifestyle. No one knows she?s crippled by impostor syndrome and tempted to pack it all in each time her boss mentions her ?urban vibe.? Her husband thinks they?re trying for a baby. She?s not.When the high-flying, charismatic Isobel explodes into the group, it seems at first she?s bringing out the best in each woman. (She gets Simi an interview in Shanghai! Goes jogging with Boo!) But the more Isobel intervenes, the more chaos she sows, and Ronke, Simi, and Boo?s close friendship begins to crack.A sharp, modern take on friendship, ambition, culture, and betrayal, Wahala (trouble) is an unforgettable novel from a brilliant new voice.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Librarianist
Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom bestselling and award-winning author Patrick deWitt comes the story of Bob Comet, a man who has lived his life through and for literature, unaware that his own experience is a poignant and affecting narrative in itself. Bob Comet is a retired librarian passing his solitary days surrounded by books and small comforts in a mint-colored house in Portland, Oregon. One morning on his daily walk he encounters a confused elderly woman lost in a market and returns her to the senior center that is her home. Hoping to fill the void he’s known since retiring, he begins volunteering at the center. Here, as a community of strange peers gathers around Bob, and following a happenstance brush with a painful complication from his past, the events of his life and the details of his character are revealed.Behind Bob Comet’s straight-man façade is the story of an unhappy child’s runaway adventure
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Welcome to Beach Town CD
Book SynopsisBeloved New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale of an idyllic California beach town forced to reckon with scandal when a high school valedictorian’s speech reveals secrets that shake the town to its core.Readers will savor sunny skies and perfect surf in this stunning new novel, but one thing is for sure: In this Beach Town, there is always more happening than meets the eye. Don’t miss this expansive beauty of a summer book! --Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Summer of SongbirdsEvery town has its secrets...In idyllic Alara Cove, a California beach town known for its sunny charm and chill surfer vibe, it’s graduation day at the elite Thornton Academy. At Thornton, the students are the worldly and overindulged children who live in gated enclaves with spectacular views. But the class valedictorian is
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc To Fill a Yellow House
Book SynopsisLyrical, witty, moving and timely, To Fill a Yellow House is a story of community, friendship and the power of creativity and connection.When Kwasi’s family moves abruptly from one side of London to the other, Kwasi is both excited by the change—the new house is so big—and unsettled by his new school and the pressures placed upon him by his parents and many aunties. One place Kwasi finds refuge and inspiration is the Chest of Small Wonders, an eclectic and run-down charity shop on the high street.Rupert has run the Chest for decades, but since his wife’s death several years before, he has struggled to keep their dreams for the shop alive. These days, fewer people shop second-hand, the Chest has become a depository for unwanted possessions, and Rupert is indulging more and more in herbal and perhaps-not-so-legal teas.As Kwasi spends time in the Chest, an unexpected friendship develops between man and boy, a relationship that gives each a new sense of belonging. But the community and high street are changing, and when local politics threaten to engulf the Chest, both Kwasi and Rupert must decide who their allies are and where their futures lie. To Fill a Yellow House is as vibrant and surprising as the city it is set in and marks the arrival of a bright and bold new talent.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Reading List
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Welcome to Beach Town
Book SynopsisBeloved New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale of an idyllic California beach town forced to reckon with scandal when a high school valedictorian’s speech reveals secrets that shake the town to its core.Readers will savor sunny skies and perfect surf in this stunning new novel, but one thing is for sure: In this Beach Town, there is always more happening than meets the eye. Don’t miss this expansive beauty of a summer book! --Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Summer of SongbirdsEvery town has its secrets...In idyllic Alara Cove, a California beach town known for its sunny charm and chill surfer vibe, it’s graduation day at the elite Thornton Academy. At Thornton, the students are the worldly and overindulged children who live in gated enclaves with spectacular views. But the class valedictorian is Nikki Graziola, a surfer’s daughter who is there on scholarship. To the shock of everyone in the audience, Nikki veers off script while giving her commencement address and reveals a secret that breaks open the whole community. As her truth explodes into the light, Alara Cove will face a reckoning.Nikki Graziola’s accusation shakes the foundation of Alara Cove, pitting her against the wealthy family whose money runs the town. Her new notoriety sends Nikki into exile for years, where she finds fame—but not fortune—overseas as a competition surfer...until a personal tragedy compels her to return to Alara Cove. As Nikki struggles to rebuild her future, she finds that the people of the town have not forgotten her. But time has changed Alara Cove, and old friendships, rivalries, and an unexpected romance draw her back into the life of the beach town she’s never quite forgotten, and where joy and redemption may be possible after all.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The One You Want
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Emotional. Complicated. Riveting. Welcome to the world of Jennifer Ryan." — Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author “Ryan is a master of the dysfunctional family unit, creating characters that draw you in and keep you engaged while immersing the reader in twisty stories that are overflowing with secrets and betrayals. Lost and Found Family is a complex, deeply emotional, and satisfying story that reinforces Jennifer Ryan’s immense storytelling skill and a book I recommend.” — The Romance Dish “Lost and Found Family is a rags to riches story in a totally unique package…Sarah just may be Jennifer Ryan’s most complex character to date…Ryan masterfully sets the scene for Sarah’s new world with grace, heart and integrity.” — Fresh Fiction “[A] sweet and steamy romance story.” — Harlequin Junkie (Top Pick) on Lost and Found Family “Jennifer Ryan’s Sisters and Secrets should win an award for being the most unputdownable book of the whole year. The drama will keep you on the edge of your seat, and the emotional roller coaster will touch every emotion.” — Carolyn Brown, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author “Sibling rivalry comes to a head in a masterpiece of family and secrets.” — Fresh Fiction on Sisters and Secrets “The Me I Used to Be is Jennifer Ryan at the height of her story-telling best. Page-turning, powerful, with high stakes drama and unforgettable romance. I couldn’t put it down!” — Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author “Jennifer Ryan takes family drama to a new level in this tangled emotional web of a novel. Secrets come to light, love is rekindled, and redemption is found–all in the glorious golden sunshine of the Napa Valley. I loved it!” — Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author, on Moonlight on Butternut Lake “Gripping and emotionally compelling, The Me I Used to Be is a beautiful story of losing yourself, starting over against all odds, and coming out triumphant. I was hooked from page one!” — Lori Foster, New York Times bestselling author
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Wise Women
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Witty and wise." — People, "The Best New Books" "Fast-paced and charming." — Good Morning America, Buzz Pick "Cheerful and full of heart." — Washington Post, "13 Feel-Good Books to Brighten Your Summer" "Gina Sorell’s very entertaining new novel, The Wise Women, does something even better, letting us into the not-so-perfect private life of one of those all-knowing advice columnists. . . . Real-life issues are dealt with here—infidelity, gentrification, regret, affordable housing, aging—but because of the bright prose and offbeat cast, I was never too worried. . . . I was always happy to return to The Wise Women, safely amused by the witty dialogue and disasters, confident that things would work out in the end." — New York Times Book Review “If this winsome novel were a movie, it would be by the late Nora Ephron." — Zoomer magazine "I laughed and shook my head in recognition as the three Wise women crashed through love relationships, terrible advice, and delightful moments of connection. The Wise Women is a smart and tender novel about how hard—and vital—it is to find the place where we belong." — Amanda Eyre Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters and the upcoming The Lifeguards "This charming page turner about a big old knot of family ties that only the Wise women can unravel is so smart about family dynamics, so warm, so heartfelt, I want to marry into the Wise family, myself." — Courtney Maum, author of Touch and Costalegre “Gina Sorell’s The Wise Women is about the exorbitant price of city real estate, yes, but it’s also about the high cost of family, love, personal and professional growth—and the rich rewards of all of the above. This tale of the three Wise women making their way in the world is so warm, witty, and, well, wise, that I found myself wanting to pick it back up immediately each time I set it down. I won’t forget these ladies and the colorful cast of characters accompanying them on their journeys any time soon.” — Meg Mitchell Moore, author of The Islanders and Two Truths and a Lie "All hail the Wise Women! The Wise Women hums along with a lively tale of New York real estate, the powers of marketing and the non-stop stress of making it in the big city. But the heart of the story is the complicated relationship between the three Wise women, filled with old resentments, new realities, good and bad advice and genuine love." — Lian Dolan, author of The Sweeney Sisters "A witty and heartfelt examination of the multi-layered love triangle that is the mother-daughter-sister relationship. The three Wise women will keep you guessing, laughing and turning pages as they navigate all that is thrown their way." — Jane L. Rosen, author of Eliza Starts a Rumor "Gorgeous, witty and so alive that you’ll swear the pages are breathing, Sorell’s The Wise Women sets two extraordinary grown sisters and their controlling mother on a collision course when the bottom falls out for them personally and professionally. About the price of real estate, the power of aging, class, parenting, family and, of course, love, The Wise Women is at heart about finding your personal True North. I'd follow these three women anywhere." — Caroline Leavitt, author of With or Without You “A witty novel. . . . a breezy, fun read with just enough heft.” — Booklist “Lots of human complexity and daily-life detail. . . . The characters are warm and quirky in an enjoyably familiar way. . . . a fine addition to the collection.” — Kirkus Reviews Praise for Mothers and Other Strangers: "Sorell reveals herself as an author to watch... Left me wanting to read whatever Sorell writes next." — The Globe and Mail "Riveting." — Good Housekeeping “A fascinating look at a unique and fractured parent-child relationship . . . engaging and tense.” — Kirkus Reviews "A memorable first novel, a delightfully twisty gothic with the strange and eerie urgency of a fable or a dream." — Dan Chaon, National Book Award nominee and author of Ill Will “A stunning debut, Mothers and Other Strangers grips from page one. It’s a perfect weave of suspense and of insight about how people love and hurt one another, and sometimes heal, and sometimes cannot. I highly recommend this novel and look forward—impatiently—to Gina Sorell’s future work.” — Robin Black, author of Life Drawing
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Hidden Treasures
Book SynopsisA reunited couple search for a valuable treasure, a precious jewelry box, stolen from the Nazis and hidden away since World War II, in this powerfully emotional and romantic novel of rekindled love—perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Josie Silver, and Jill Santopolo.Then…Once upon a time, in a small village in southern France, a pretty, willful English girl is falling in love. Frances Langley has fallen under Benoit’s romantic spell, so sure is she that he is everything she’s ever wanted—a self-assured, sexy man, experienced and just a little bit mysterious. But Frances is hiding a secret—one that would surely separate them if he ever knew the truth. And to hold on to his love, she is willing to do anything for him, even put herself at risk by hiding a precious object, stolen by the Nazis decades before.Now…Years later, Frances’s son, Harry, opens the doo
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Between Us
Book SynopsisThe whole time I''m reading a Mhairi McFarlane novel, I feel like a fist is squeezing my heart… she is so ridiculously talented. - Emily Henry International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a witty, clever, emotional new novel about a woman whose life unravels spectacularly after her screenwriter boyfriend uses their relationship as inspiration for his new television show.When Roisin and Joe join their friends for a weekend at a country house, it’s a triple celebration—a birthday, an engagement, and the launch of Joe’s shiny new TV show. But as the weekend unfolds, tensions come to light in the group and Roisin begins to question her own relationship. And as they watch the first episode of Joe’s drama, she realizes that the private things she told him—which should have stayed between them—are right there on the screen.With her friend group in chaos and her messy love life on display for the whole world to see, Roisin returns home to avoid the unwanted attention and help run her family’s pub. But drama still follows, in the form of her dysfunctional family and the looming question: what other parts of her now-ex’s show are inspired by real events? Lies? Infidelity? Every week, as a new episode airs, she wonders what other secrets will be revealed.Yet the most unexpected twist of all is an old friend, who is suddenly there for Roisin in ways she never knew she needed…
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Counterfeit
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