From A Pilgrim's Progress to The Shack, books with a religious or spiritual theme. Uplifting and enlightening.
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Little, Brown Book Group The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
Book SynopsisFROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER WHOSE BOOKS HAVE TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF OVER 40 MILLION READERS''Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary'' Cecilia Ahern__________At nine years old, Frankie Presto is sent to America in the bottom of a boat. His only possession is an old guitar and six precious strings.But Frankie''s talent is unique, and his amazing journey weaves him through the musical landscape of the twentieth century, from classical to jazz to rock and roll, with his stunning talent affecting numerous stars along the way, including Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Carole King and even KISS.Frankie becomes a pop star himself. He makes records. He is adored. But his gift is also his burden as he realises, through his music, he can affect the course of a listener''s life.At the height of his popularity, Frankie Presto vanishes. His legend grows. Only decades later does he reappear, to change the fate of one last person . . .Trade ReviewMitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary -- Cecilia AhernPowerful . . . Albom has touched the lives of a lot of people he never even knew * Time *Compelling and uplifting * Independent *A writer with soul * Los Angeles Times *Albom breaks hearts with his stories * Mirror *
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Everythings Coming Up Rosie
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Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press The Neon Bible
Book SynopsisThe accomplished and evocative first novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Confederacy of Dunces.John Kennedy Toole wrote The Neon Bible for a literary contest at the age of sixteen. The manuscript was finally published twenty years after Toole's death.The Neon Bible opens with the narrator, a young man named David, on a train, leaving the small Southern town he's grown up in for the first time. What unspools is the tender and tragic coming-of-age story of a lonely child, a story that revolves around David's unorthodox friendship with his great-aunt Mae - a former stage performer who is fiercely at odds with the conservative townspeople - and the everyday toll of living in an environment of religious fanaticism. From the opening lines of The Neon Bible, David is fully alive, naive yet sharply observant, drawing us into his world through the sure artistry of John Kennedy Toole.Trade ReviewHeartfelt emotion, communicated in clean direct prose . . . a remarkable achievement. -- Michiko Kakutani * New York Times *A powerful novel that belongs on the shelf with the works of Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers and Eudora Welty. * Orlando Sentinel *John Kennedy Toole's tender, nostalgic side is as brilliantly effective as his corrosive satire. If you liked To Kill A Mockingbird you will love The Neon Bible. -- Florence KingShockingly mature. . . . Even at sixteen, Toole knew that the way to write about complex emotions is to express them simply. * Chicago Tribune *
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Pilot Productions Ltd Don Camillo and Company: No. 5 in the Don Camille Series
This, the fifth volume in the Don Camillo series, is the first wholly new anthology to be translated into English for over forty years. Against the background of the rise and fall of fascism and post-war communism in rural Italy, Giovanni Guareschi looks down with hawk's-eye vision into the lives of ordinary people and delivers his message, as relevant today as ever, to allay prejudice and political correctness and follow one's conscience, which is of course the voice which speaks to Don Camillo with humour and penetrating insight from the cross above the altar in the village church.
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Vintage Publishing The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
Book SynopsisSaramago's Jesus is the son not of God but of Joseph. Mary Magdalene is his lover not his convert. In the wilderness he tussles not with the Devil – a kindly and necessary evil – but with God, a fallible, power-hungry autocrat. And he must die not for the sins of the fathers but for the sins of the Father. By investigating these simple inversions Saramago has woven a dark parable; a secular gospel of astonishing richness and depth.‘An original, wild and beautiful book’ Times Literary SupplementTrade ReviewProfound and poignant * Independent *An original, wild and beautiful book * Times Literary Supplement *
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HarperCollins Publishers The Brothers of Auschwitz A heartbreaking and
Book SynopsisThe USA Today BestsellerAn extraordinary novel of hope and heartbreak, this is a story about a family separated by the Holocaust and their harrowing journey back to each other.My brother's tears left a delicate, clean line on his face. I stroked his cheek, whispered, it's really youDov and Yitzhak live in a small village in the mountains of Hungary, isolated both from the world and from the horrors of the war.But one day in 1944, everything changes. The Nazis storm the homes of the Jewish villagers and inform them they have one hour. One hour before the train will take them to Auschwitz.Six decades later, from the safety of their living rooms at home in Israel, the brothers finally break their silence to a friend who will never let their stories be forgotten.Narrated in a poetic style reminiscent of Margaret Atwood, Malka Adler has penned a visceral yet essential read for those who have found strength, solace and above all, hope, in books like The Choice by Edith Eger and The LibrarianTrade Review‘I am sitting here, stunned, after finishing this book. It was so incredibly harrowing, heartfelt and heartbreaking … I could never hope to give it the justice it truly deserves’ Netgalley reviewer ‘This book is so moving. It is harrowing and stunning, really well written and heartbreakingly raw. The author writes this book with such compassion’ Netgalley reviewer ‘I sat down and read this within a few hours, my wife is now reading it and it is bringing tears to her eyes’ Amazon reviewer ‘The story is so incredible and the author writes so beautifully that it is impossible to stay indifferent. I gave the book to my mom and she called me after she finished crying and telling me how much she loved it’ Amazon reviewer ‘It is a book we all must read, read in order to know … It is harsh, enthralling, earth-shattering, rattling – but we must. And nothing less’ Aliza Ziegler, Editor-in-Chief at Proza Books, Yedioth Ahronoth Publishing House ‘Great courage is needed to write as Adler does – without softening, without beautifying, without leaving any room to imagination’ Yehudith Rotem, Haaretz newspaper ‘This is a book we are not allowed not to read’ Leah Roditi, At Magazine
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HarperCollins Publishers The Listeners
Book Synopsis Fans of The Power will love this addictive novel’ Stylist A masterful speculative novel exploring the fine lines between faith, conspiracy, and mania in contemporary America. Trade ReviewPraise for The Listeners: ‘Fantastic on conspiracy theories, cults, faith and mania and stuffed full of engaging characters’ Daily Mail ‘The Listeners starts as a little hum in your ear and ends up blowing the top off your head. A deeply plausible, funny, horrifying story of a journey right off the rails’ Emma Donoghue, author of The Pull of the Stars ‘I loved this book. Tannahill is such a skilled prose stylist that this book manages to be both a page-turning unravelling of a family and a manic, fully-alive monologue of a woman going over the edge’ Zoe Whittall, author of The Spectacular ‘One of those rare novels that entered my soul, rearranged my brain cells and then my world view. Tannahill writes with theheat and wisdom of a God’ Claudia Dey, author of Heartbreaker and Stunt ‘Breathtakingly timely. It’s an enigmatic story of 21st-century melancholia motored by sentences at once propulsive and erudite (that beautiful synthesis). Everyone’s going to be talking about this book’ Billy-Ray Belcourt, author of A History of My Brief Body ‘Tannahill has written an engaging, shocking and hilarious story about how a woman's search for deeper meaning leads to an entire town being in crisis. It is a testament to the revulsion and horror an ordinary person can inspire when they decide to simply peek outside of the box’ Heather O’Neill, author of The Lonely Hearts Hotel ‘A breathtakingly, breathholdingly good novel from one of the most original writers in this country. Tannahill serves up enormous ideas in delicious slices. What’s truth? Who do we trust? Is skepticism better than belief? He has a playwright’s ear and a director’s eye. I didn’t so much read the novel as watch it unfold’ Ian Williams, author of Reproduction
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Little, Brown Book Group Black Narcissus Now a haunting BBC drama starring
Book SynopsisNOW A HAUNTING BBC DRAMA, STARRING GEMMA ARTERTON AND DIANA RIGG''A remarkable and beautiful book'' DAILY TELEGRAPH''I envy anyone reading it for the first time'' AMANDA COE''[Godden has] a genius for storytelling'' EVENING STANDARDHigh in the Himalayas, the mountaintop palace shines like a jewel. Built for the General''s harem, laughter and music once floated out over the gorge. Now it sits abandoned, windswept and haunting.The palace is bestowed to the Sisters of Mary, and what was once known as ''the House of Women'' becomes the Convent of St Faith. Close to the heavens, the nuns feel inspired, working fervently to establish their school and hospital. But as the isolation and emptiness of the mountain become increasingly unsettling, passions long repressed emerge with tragic consequences . . .Trade ReviewA remarkable and beautiful book * Daily Telegraph *A remarkable novel. One in a thousand * Observer *Like Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca or Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind, Black Narcissus is one of those rare novels that combines huge popular appeal with emotional subtlety and literary skill -- Anne ChisholmGodden's wonderful book sets out a complex vision of the variety, necessity and danger of desire, rendered into a story that is completely pleasurable. I envy anyone reading it for the first time. -- Amanda Coe[Godden has] a genius for storytelling * Evening Standard *[A] beautiful novel * Daily Mail *All [Godden's novels] have one important thing in common: They are beautifully and simply wrought by a woman of depth and sensitivity * Los Angeles Times *
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Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc) The Songbird of Hope Hill
Book SynopsisA young woman sings of God?s love?even if she doesn?t believe He can forgive her?in this heartwarmingnovel inspired by historical events, from the bestselling author of A Tapestry of Grace.?An unforgettable story of God?s grace and redemption.??Kathleen Y?Barbo, author of The Black MidnightDriven by survival to a life at a house of ill repute, Birdie Clarkson now longs only for escape. So when Reverend Isaiah Overly and his son, Ephraim, appear and offer a better life, she jumps at the chance. Ignoring the furious raging of the madam, Birdie climbs into the back of the preacher?s wagon.The men take her to Hope Hill, the haven the reverend and his wife, Ophelia, founded so women like Birdie can be taught skills to help them rise above their pasts. Soon a resistant Birdie finds herself singing in the choir Ephraim leads at revival meetings, even though she?s certain she?s the last person who should be representing God.Reverend Overly teaches that no one is irredeemable, but even as Ephraim is falling in love with her, Birdie remains convinced that she?s past saving. After all she?s been through, can she ever believe that God?s redemption wipes every soul clean? And can Ephraim convince her that God loves her more than she can grasp?and that he does, too?
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Moody Publishers In the Field of Grace
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Hodder & Stoughton Lydia
Book SynopsisWinner - CRT Christian Book of the Year, 2023The New Testament tells us very little about Lydia, a seller of purple cloth who was living in Philippi when she met the apostle Paul on his second missionary journey. And yet she is considered the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe. In her second work of fiction, Biblical scholar and popular author and speaker Paula Gooder tells Lydia''s story - who she was, the life she lived and her first-century faith - and in doing so opens up Paul''s letter to the Philippians, giving a sense of the cultural and historical pressures that shaped Paul''s thinking, and the faith of the early church.Written in the gripping style of Gerd Theissen''s The Shadow of the Galilean, and similarly rigorously researched, this is a book for everyone and anyone who wants to engage more deeply and imaginatively with Paul''s theology - from one of the UK''s foremost New Testament scholars.Trade Review[Lydia] is the perfect mix: a winsome story, rigorous and illuminating scholarship, with spiritual insight and depth. It had me thinking, crying, and rejoicing. -- Eve Poole, Public theologian and writerGooder has a rare gift for translating scholarship into page-turning storytelling ... This book positively crackles with hope, faith, and love. -- Rachel Mann * The Church Times *Engaging and enjoyable, Lydia will prove to be informative and inspiring for readers who love stories and appreciate biblical scholarship and historical insights. -- SONYA VANDERVEEN FEDDEMA * The Banner *
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Pan Macmillan The Colony of Good Hope
Book Synopsis'A superb novel . . . A hugely powerful chronicle of lives lived on the edge' - Sunday Times, Books of the YearIn the tradition of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, an immensely powerful historical novel about the first encounters between Danish colonists and Greenlanders in the early eighteenth century, of brutal clashes between priests and pagans and the forces that drive each individual towards darkness or light.1728: The Danish King Fredrik IV sends a governor to Greenland to establish a colony, in the hopes of exploiting the country’s allegedly vast natural resources. A few merchants, a barber-surgeon, two trainee priests, a blacksmith, some carpenters and soldiers and a dozen hastily married couples go with him.The missionary priest Hans Egede has already been in Greenland for several years when the new colonists arrive. He has established a mission there, but the converts are few. Among those most hostile to Egede is the shaman Aappaluttoq, whose own son was taken by the priest and raised in the Christian faith as his own. Thus the great rift between two men, and two ways of life, is born.The newly arrived couples – men and women plucked from prison – quickly sink into a life of almost complete dissolution, and soon unsanitary conditions, illness and death bring the colony to its knees. Through the starvation and the epidemics that beset the colony, Egede remains steadfast in his determination – willing to sacrifice even those he loves for the sake of his mission.Translated from Danish by Martin Aitken, Kim Leine's The Colony of Good Hope explores what happens when two cultures confront one another. In a distant colony, under the harshest conditions, the overwhelming forces of nature meet the vices of man.Trade ReviewPraise for The Prophets of Eternal Fjord:'From the outset of his career, Kim Leine established himself as a Scandinavian literary figure without precedent.' * Guardian *A superb novel . . . A raw, hugely powerful chronicle of lives lived on the edge . . . Has a grandeur and a compass that few novels this year will match. * Sunday Times *
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Scrivenings Press LLC Love in the Squared Circle
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Sparkpress Remember to Eat and Other Stories
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Hawkwood Books Solomon's Pond: A Spiritual Journey in Three Acts
Book SynopsisSolomon’s Pond discusses life through the twists and turns of growing older, caring for sick parents and the challenges of an uninspiring career. Told through the voice of Thalia, a thirty something college teacher, who discovers all is not right within the world, or at least the world she has created, as she wonders where she is truly meant to be and if her ‘chosen’ career path was really her choice after all. The book is part of a trilogy which has its origins in Celtic Christianity and features the first of the three main components: Pilgrimage. The other two books in the series focus on Individuality and Freedom. The book is set out in a way that readers can dip in and out of it at any time and still follow the story. It is broken into three main parts: Body, Mind and Soul in which all these correspond to what is happening in Thalia’s life, including her career which is going from bad to worse, directed by her spineless boss, Loki. This includes finding out about a secret double funding enterprise going on in her very department. Thalia experiences excruciating headaches and ill health which begin to change her views on life and death, especially when she finally discovers what she is suffering from.
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Troubador Publishing Heron and Asaph
Book SynopsisWhat would it be like to live the truest, most sacred version of yourself? Heron and Asaph are children in the Holy Lands. Heron is mute, a highly sensitive girl in an insensitive world. Asaph is an indentured servant boy. They cross paths only once, but the impact is profound and underpins the course of their entire lives. The Man of Light they call Yeshua and his wife Mariam recognise Heron's gifts and she is initiated into the celestial healing arts - the stuff of miracles. But like Asaph, in his parallel life, Heron must ultimately confront the basest aspects of humanity. Their wounds hang in the ether for two thousand years until the author finds them in her visions. Finally reunited, they bring a potent message for our time. One of the potential to heal the feminine wound in us all. As you walk in the shoes of Heron and Asaph, allow the experience to touch you. Allow the truth in your own heart to be illuminated.
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Pilot Productions Ltd Don Camillo Takes The Devil By The Tail: No. 7 in
Book SynopsisAs everyone knows, taking a serpent by the tail is not a good idea. But in the Little World of Don Camillo, where the Devil crops up in many a guise to break the quiet rhythm of everyday life (and even the village priest falls foul of him), hilarious and unearthly things can happen to draw the poison from his bite... No. 7 in the Don Camillo Series, this bumper volume of classic Tales from the Lower Plain includes many never before translated into English. Beloved of 23 million readers worldwide, their appeal is universal, to readers aged from 10 to 100.'Inimitable, delicious, full of pure fun.' The Observer 'Giovanni Guareschi's tales of Don Camillo, the Italian priest with a hefty left hook, are absolutely delightful in their satirical swipes at human weakness.' Paul MertonTrade Review'Giovanni Guareschi's tales of Don Camillo, the Italian priest with a hefty left hook, are absolutely delightful in their satirical swipes at human weakness.' Paul Merton 'Inimitable, delicious, full of pure fun' The Observer 'Instinctive humanity and compassion' The Guardian 'Charming and enchanting . . . Witty and wise' Edinburgh Evening News 'Written with such warmth and simplicity, so concerned with the trivialities of everyday life and giving us so shrewd a glimpse into the minds of the people . . .' Evening News 'You'll find Don Camillo not just enchanting and lovable, and at times hilariously funny, but also strangely moving in his simply but certain faith.' BBC Radio - 'Books by the Fire' 'These haunting stories about this haunting place... Somehow Guareschi made people laugh at their own predicament at a time when humour was sorely needed.' BBC Radio Four
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Pilot Productions Ltd Don Camillo and Don Chichi: No. 8 in the Don
Book SynopsisA gang of Hells Angels rips through the village bringing mayhem and a generational shift to traditional enmities between Don Camillo and Peppone. The year is 1966, a time ripe for rebellion, for overturning conventions - a time, above all, to be young. Meanwhile, beset by the third young progressive leftwing priest with a mandate to steer him into the modern world, Don Camillo digs in and finds a surprise ally in Peppone as he fights to save the three-metre high figure of il Cristo through which he conducts his famous conversations with God. ; 'Guareschi's was one of the most prescient and perceptive voices of the twentieth century.' Tobias Jones, author of The Dark Heart of Italy. ; 'Guareschi's tales are absolutely delightful in their satirical swipes at human weakness.' Paul MertonTrade Review'Giovanni Guareschi's tales of Don Camillo, the Italian priest with a hefty left hook, are absolutely delightful in their satirical swipes at human weakness.' Paul Merton 'Inimitable, delicious, full of pure fun' The Observer 'Instinctive humanity and compassion' The Guardian 'Charming and enchanting . . . Witty and wise' Edinburgh Evening News 'Written with such warmth and simplicity, so concerned with the trivialities of everyday life and giving us so shrewd a glimpse into the minds of the people . . .' Evening News 'You'll find Don Camillo not just enchanting and lovable, and at times hilariously funny, but also strangely moving in his simply but certain faith.' BBC Radio - 'Books by the Fire' 'These haunting stories about this haunting place... Somehow Guareschi made people laugh at their own predicament at a time when humour was sorely needed.' BBC Radio Four
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Chronos Publishing Looking To Move On
Book SynopsisOn the evening of the launch of his debut novel, Matt West and his wife, Jo are knocked down by a car. She is killed and he's left in a wheelchair. After a challenging few months in hospital, Matt begins living independently. The driver of the car, Greg Dymond struggles with anger, mental turmoil and guilt but also organises a crowdfunding appeal to help Matt and his young daughter, Tilly. Community Nurse, Sophie Howlett supports Matt with daily living and emotional adjustment. Emerging from her latest unsatisfactory relationship, and with no one else to turn to, Sophie goes to Matt for support. Thus begins a valuable friendship as they seek to move on from what life has thrown at them - and love grows. A story of grief and joy, conflict and resolution, tears and laughter.
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Monkfish Book Publishing Company Wedding at the Graveyard
Book SynopsisFor four decades Rabbi Bonder was immersed in spirituality and sought out by people who needed comfort. He has now transformed some of these cases into fiction.A Romanian woman, resident of Copacabana, wants to marry her dead fiancé. The discovery of a manuscript from the Inquisition, written to defame a woman, has the power to awaken lust and perversion in whomever reads it. A boy who scares his parents with paranormal powers prepares for his bar mitzvah. These are the subjects of Nilton Bonder’s imagination in this collection of short stories. He writes in the tradition of the best of Isaac Bashevis Singer.Each story comes from a place bordering reality with the unusual and inexplicable, revealing the little that’s required to transform the ordinary into extraordinary. With starting points from real situations (including the author himself as a young man, seriously bored in the house of Abraham Joshua Heschel), each story moves into another reality.Previously published in Portuguese.
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EduCart Stepping Heavenward
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Come Out of Her
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HarperCollins Publishers The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His
Book SynopsisThe much-anticipated new book in the number 1 bestselling Monk series, a compelling and timely fable about living your best life in these complex timesPublished in over 46 languages, with more than five million copies sold, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari has touched people around the world. Published to coincide with the fifteenth anniversary of the very first The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari book, Robin Sharma has written a powerful and moving fable that will resonate with readers now and for years to come.When the now-famous character of Julian Mantle falls ill, he sends his nephew on an international adventure to retrieve Julian's mementoes and secret letterswritings that reflect what Julian has learned over many years about living a remarkable life, a collection that may become his legacy. A moving and fascinating journey from the Bosphorus River in Turkey to a remote fishing community in India to the catacombs of Paris, The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari offers transfTrade Review‘A captivating story that teaches as it delights.’Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist ‘Robin Sharma’s books are helping people all around the world live great lives.’Paulo Coelho ‘Nothing less than sensational. This book will bless your life.’Mark Victor Hansen, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul ‘Robin Sharma has the rare gift of writing books that are truly life-changing.’Richard Carlson, author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff
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Zondervan Chasing Francis
Book SynopsisWhat happens when the pastor of a mega church loses his faith? Discover one man’s life-changing journey to resolve his crisis of faith in Italy by retracing the footsteps of Francis of Assisi, a saint whose simple way of loving Jesus changed the history of the world.Pastor Chase Falson lost his faith in God, the Bible, evangelical Christianity, and his super-sized megachurch. When he fell apart, the church elders told him to go away—as far away as possible. Broken, Chase crossed the Atlantic to Italy to visit his uncle, a Franciscan priest. There, he was introduced to the revolutionary teachings of Saint Francis of Assisi and found an old, but new way of following Jesus that heals and inspires.Chase Falson''s spiritual discontent mirrors the feelings of a growing number of Christians who walk out of church asking, Is this all there is? This book is perfect for believers who are:Weary of celebrity pastors and empty calor
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Charisma House Harbinger, The
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Loyally Luke
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HarperCollins Publishers The Valkyries
Book SynopsisThis is a modern-day adventure story featuring Paulo’s supernatural encounter with angels – who appear as warrior women and travel through the Mojave desert on their motorbikes.Trade Review‘Coelho’s writing is beautifully poetic but his message is what counts… he gives me hope and puts a smile on my face.’DAILY EXPRESS ‘One of the few to deserve the term“publishing phenomenon”’INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY ‘His books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people.’THE TIMES
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HarperCollins Publishers BOY AND MAN
Book SynopsisWhen a loved one disappears, you can never be sure whether they are alive or deadJay once content with life in rural Ireland, left his childhood home and those who loved him to embark on the journey of his life in search of his father. Now Jay is fully grown and living in a mission hospital in Africa. Alone without his family or his roots, he has given up his quest.Back in Ireland, the man known as the master is recovering after a terrible accident. Sure that his missing grandson, the only person left of his family, is alive somewhere, he cannot rest untill he knows for sure.Both men are seeking, amid the human suffering they are surrounded by, to have their belief in life confirmed. And for both of them, its the kindness of strangers which brings comfort. From the travelling nun to the Polish builder, for the trusting truick driver to the released prisoner, it is these strangers who guide us on life's journey and who help bring the missing home to each other.Trade ReviewPraise for ‘Boy in the World’: 'A tender coming-of-age novel' Daily Mail 'With poetic prose that could have been written by angels, combined with a pace that keeps the reader turning the pages…A Dickens for the 21st century. A spiritually enriching story of such beauty and magic that is deserves a place not just in the 9/11 canon, but also on the Leaving Cert syllabus as well' Irish Times 'At times thoughtful and moving, ultimately it is the empathy the reader feels for the young boy that allows this fine novel to resonate so well' Sunday Business Post 'Williams's style is reflective and moving' Metro 'Using some really stunning descriptive prose, Williams pulls you gently along on a wave of sounds and pictures. He writes differently, a succeeds in creating vivid images that stay in your mind long after the book is closed' Sunday Tribune 'A beautifully crafted story of discovery' Belfast Telegraph 'Emotional insightfulness saturates this novel' Sunday Times
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Tyndale House Publishers Reunion
Book SynopsisThe Baxters is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Roma Downey and Ted McGinley.A story of God's grace, redemption, and victory even in the most difficult times, from Karen Kingsbury, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of heart-tugging and emotional (Romantic Times) life-changing fiction, co-authored with Gary Smalley.A Deadly DiagnosisPlans are being made for a family reunion, and nearly all the Baxters have a reason to celebrate?except one. As the preparations get underway, a deadly diagnosis sends shockwaves through the family and threatens to tear them apart.A Heartbreaking SecretThe reality of what might lie ahead brings each of the Baxters to a place of faith and honesty. In the process, John and Elizabeth come to grips with a secret they haven't shared with anyone, a secret they rarely admit even to themselves. At the same time, a young man is making his rise in Holl
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Inanna Publications and Education Inc. Under a Kabul Sky: Short Fiction by Afghan Women
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Fly on the Wall Press Disobedient Women
Book SynopsisSet in contemporary India, Sangeeta Mulay's unforgettable debut novel is a compelling story of four unforgettable characters: Aparna - a courageous campaigner of rationality and freedom of expression. Will the patriarchal grip of a Hindu nationalist government and a religious society manage to silence her? Hari - the passionate founder of a religious organisation. As Hari becomes a rising star for the local Hindu right-wing, will he lose himself? Naseem - Aparna's wise daughter who is discovering her sexuality. Will she have the strength to stand up for her mother against societal stigma? Kashi - Hari's daughter who is in love with science and...girls? Confused about her sexuality, will she be able to lead life on her own terms? Confronting issues of religion, bigotry, sex and politics, DISOBEDIENT WOMEN tells the interwoven stories of two families and their battle of ideologies. A novel of the choices women make under pressure, where to be disobedient is the only option that offers change.Trade Review"Mulay’s novel shows a world in which people, especially women, are put under immense social pressure to conform, to stay quiet, to follow. The characters’ choices involve impossible decisions about who they really want to be, and who they want to be seen as: “And isn't this finally about Aparna, the woman? Not Aparna, the mother or Aparna, the wife." Through Aparna, Hari, and their daughters, Mulay gives us a cast of brave characters, and an insight into the society of contemporary India – a secular State with a right-wing religious party in government." - Kenzie Millar, The Crack Magazine
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Pilot Productions Ltd Don Camillo's Dilemma: No. 6 in the Don Camillo
Book SynopsisIn the sixth book in the Don Camillo series all is peaceful in the village we know so well. The people are cheerful and friendly and exercise their famous sense of humour, but then the elections are upon us, a storm breaks, and the village priest discovers that the last straw can break even a Camillo's back…Trade Review'Instinctive humanity and compassion.' The Guardian 'Absolutely delightful.' Paul Merton
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Quercus Publishing A Widow's Hope
Book SynopsisA gripping saga about guilt, secrets and an enduring love from a bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Maggie Hope and Nadine Dorries.Is everyone given a second chance?Ten years after the death of her husband, Faith Norman is surprised to see her brother-in-law, Rob Berkeley, return to their small Durham town.Rob is determined to bring the family business, the foundering steelworks, back to full strength. But for Faith, the resemblance he bears to his brother is a painful reminder of all she has lost.As they get to know each other once more, the likeness gradually becomes more welcome to her healing heart. This may be their one last chance for happiness, but the road is never straight nor smooth...
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HarperCollins Publishers The Polish Girl A new historical novel from the
Book SynopsisIn the eye of the warThat tore the world apartA mother wants a sonA daughter needs a motherWinter 1939: Danusha and her family are forced to flee their home when the Nazis invade Poland. Danusha's mother, Anna, changes her name and secures a position as a housekeeper in a German doctor's mansion in Kraków where Gestapo meetings are hosted in the kitchenHer secret is their salvation, but what Danusha remembers most is the solitude, with only her baby brother and the girl in the mirror for company.All Anna ever wanted was a firstborn son. All Danusha ever wanted was a mother who would love her like a firstborn son. Instead she got one who could look a Nazi straight in the eye but not into the eyes of her own daughter.It is only years later, when their neighbours gather in the living room to hear Anna's stories, that Danusha finally realises her mother was never a cold unknowable sea but a storm-wracked sky sometimes bright, sometimes dark, and always watching over her.The Polish Girl isTrade Review‘I read The Polish Girl with bated breath and high emotion. Such a difficult story, written with such talent. Malka’s writing tackles the complex relationships within a family, conveying admiration with reservation, dependence with independence, attraction with withdrawal. Every book about the Holocaust is special in its own way, and this one is particularly unique. This is a rare story about survival in the very heart of the German regime and the mostly hostile Polish population. It is also the story of a Jewish family, sisters, brothers, and mother, who do all they can to help each other survive, even at the cost of their own lives. The Polish Girl combines the best of literary fiction with true accounts, adding another important piece to the mosaic that is the story of the Holocaust, which can never be told entirely.’Nurit Guvrin – emeritus professor of Hebrew Literature at Tel Aviv University
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Retreat
Book SynopsisIn Zara Raheem’s newest novel we meet Nadia Abbasi—whose attempts to save her marriage create unexpected complications—and follow her as she navigates the twists and turns of love.Trade Review"A brilliantly etched portrayal of a young woman navigating the ties that bind and finding herself in the process. You will want to devour it in one sitting." — Yaffa S. Santos, author of A Taste of Sage and A Touch of Moonlight “Deeply poignant and delightfully entertaining, The Retreat is the perfect novel about love, longing and forgiveness.” — Lauren Gershell, author of That's What Frenemies Are For “The Retreat comes to a surprising and satisfying conclusion when Zeba’s Jetta motors into view with a wild-eyed Aman in the passenger seat. It’s a thoroughly enjoyable, unpredictable and skillfully written novel certain to attract new readers for the mega-talented Zara Raheem, who juggles her own fiction writing with teaching English and creative writing at a Southern California university. The Retreat would be a terrific, upbeat movie. Fans of Emily Henry, Sophie Kinsella, Elin Hilderbrand and Sonali Dev, among other clever romantic comedy writers, should embrace this treat.” — BookTrib "A gentle yet heart-wrenching exploration of how endings can also be seen as beginnings—depending on your point of view." — Kirkus Reviews "Raheem’s second novel (after The Marriage Clock) is heartfelt, well-paced, and engrossing. The book explores themes of infertility, gender roles, sisterhood, the South Asian diaspora, and the experience of children of immigrants. Raheem’s story is lively and funny, and readers will feel like cheering on lovable Nadia as she takes desperate measures to save her marriage and find peace." — Library Journal “An intimate and entertaining glimpse into the life of a young Muslim American woman whose family wants her married. Now! You’ll want to read this in one sitting.” — Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author, on The Marriage Clock “Please cancel your weekend plans, because once you dive into The Marriage Clock, it’ll be impossible to tear yourself away. This romantic and insightful book introduces us to Leila Abid, who’s torn between her traditional parents trying to arrange her marriage and her own desire for agency.” — Cosmopolitan “The Marriage Clock is a warm, funny debut novel about love, how we find it, and how we can keep it.” — Popsugar “Zara Raheem’s The Marriage Clock, however, takes a unique and charming look at the beliefs we hold in regard to love and marriage. And that’s precisely why readers should be adding this novel to their August TBR piles.” — Culturess “Raheem’s debut uses chick-lit tropes to smartly skewer modern ways of dating and to bring humor to more traditional South Asian ones.” — Booklist on The Marriage Clock
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Faber & Faber The Double Tongue
Book SynopsisMeet the Oracle of Delphi in ancient Greece in this transporting tale of the classical world by the radical Nobel Laureate and author of Lord of the Flies, introduced by Bettany Hughes.Did I believe in what I was doing? Or rather, since I was doing nothing, did I believe in what someone, something was doing to me? It begins with the half-burnt fish, miraculously restored to life, and the healing of the ill child.Young Arieka is an unloved misfit, but as rumours of her spiritual powers reach the High Priest of Apollo, her life is transformed. She is taken to Delphi to become a Pythia: a mouthpiece for the god Apollo, an oracle uttering riddling prophecies from a smoky cave to frenzied crowds.But when this role is dramatically thrust upon her, the priestess must navigate political conspiracy and the threat of the Romans to preserve her belief - and sanity.'A remarkable work ... A compelling storyteller as well as a
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Baker Publishing Group All That Really Matters
Book SynopsisMolly McKenzie has made social media influencing a lucrative career, but nailing a TV show means proving she's as good in real life as she is online. So, she volunteers with a youth program. Challenged at every turn by the program director, Silas, and the kids' struggles, she's surprised by her growing attachment. Has her perfect life been imperfectly built?
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Baker Publishing Group Proposing Mischief
Book SynopsisLeft to rue her mistake of falling in love with the wrong man, Maisie Kentworth keeps busy by exploring the idle mine nearby. While managing his mining company, Boone Bragg stumbles across Maisie and the crystal cavern she's discovered. He makes her a proposal that he hopes will solve all their problems, but instead it throws them into chaos.
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Thomas Nelson Publishers The Letter from Briarton Park
Book SynopsisIn Regency England, one letter will alter a young woman’s fate when it summons her to Briarton Park---an ancient place that holds the secrets of her past and the keys to her future.Trade Review'Ladd (the Cornwall Novels series) kicks off her Houses of Yorkshire series with a captivating Regency . . . Ladd balances mystery and romance to create a light but satisfying story. Readers will look forward to the next in the series.' * Publishers Weekly *'Sarah E. Ladd's 'The Letter from Briarton Park' immediately signals Bronte's Jane Eyre, but with a twist . . . Ladd writes with skillful balance. She intersperses picturesque descriptions of architecture and nature among serious plights . . . The descriptions are at once telling but light, troublesome but never too dark . . . There's a famous quote from Walt Disney that reads 'There is no magic in magic, it's all in the details.' Ladd's novel is no different, with much of the magic coming from her details . . . Fans of Northanger Abbey and gothic architecture will positively devour this read.' * Romance Daily News *Sarah E. Ladd's novels are just the right combination of romance, mystery, intrigue, and faith . . . Like Ladd's other novels, this book is beautifully written, and the characters have such realism and depth . . . this book has a great balance between romance and mystery which kept me engaged from beginning to end. * Historical Novel Society *Sarah Ladd writes with elegance and grace, imbuing her stories with enviable ambiance. Her latest Regency romance is the first in a new series that promises to be her best yet. Set in Yorkshire, the story combines romance and mystery to Bronte-esque effect, complete with hidden identities, a deathbed confession, and an enigmatic widower. * Oprah Daily *This Regency-era romance starts with one vital letter . . . Interweaving mystery and romance, this is historical fiction at its best! * Bookstr *
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Baker Publishing Group Stitches in Time
Book SynopsisDetachment had worked well as a life strategy for horse trainer Sam Schrock. Until he met Mollie Graber . . .New to Stoney Ridge, schoolteacher Mollie has come to town for a fresh start. Aware of how fleeting and fragile life is, she wants to live it boldly and bravely. When Luke Schrock, new to his role as deacon, asks the church to take in foster girls from a group home, she''s the first to raise her hand. The power of love, she believes, can pick up the dropped stitches in a child''s heart and knit them back together.Mollie envisions sleepovers and pillow fights. What the 11-year-old twins bring to her home is anything but. Visits from the sheriff at midnight. Phone calls from the school truancy officer. And then the most humiliating moment of all: the girls accuse Mollie of drug addiction.There''s only one thing that breaks through the girls'' hard shell--an interest in horses. Reluctantly and skeptically, Sam Schrock gets drawn into Mollie''s chaotic
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Baker Publishing Group Deception
Book SynopsisAfter being forced to kill an FBI agent gone rogue in self-defense while working in the violent crimes unit for the Investigative Services Branch, ranger Madison Thorn is comfortable with her move to the fraud and cyber division. At least numbers don''t lie. So she''s less than thrilled when a white-collar crime investigation in Natchez, Mississippi, turns violent. She could also do without being forced to work with former-childhood-enemy-turned-infuriatingly-handsome park ranger Clayton Bradshaw.When a woman who looks just like Madison is attacked on the same night Madison''s grandfather is shot, it becomes clear that there is something much bigger going on here and that Madison herself is in danger. Madison and Clayton will have to work together--and suppress their growing feelings for one another--if they are to discover the truth before it''s too late.USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Patricia Bradley closes out her popular Natchez Trace Park
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Odd Dot Everybody
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Amazon Publishing Things Left Unsaid
Book SynopsisAn emotional novel of family, friendship and forgiveness from Courtney Walsh, the New York Times bestselling author of Hometown Girl. Lyndie St. James is thrilled that her best friend, Elle, is getting married but unprepared for the emotional storm of the wedding week and returning to her childhood summer home of Sweethaven. The idyllic cottage community harbors some of her best—and worst—memories. It’s not only the tragic death of her childhood friend Cassie that has haunted her for ten years, it’s the other secrets she’s buried that have kept her from moving on. But Lyndie isn’t the only one with secrets. Cassie’s mother, father and brother, still struggling with the loss, have been drifting further and further apart. And Elle herself, the last to see Cassie alive, carries an impossible burden of guilt. Now reunited, each of them has a choice: to reveal the truths of that night or continue to live in its shadow. That means embarking on a personal journey of the heart—to escape the darkness and all its regrets and to finally come to terms with the past and, especially, with each other.
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Amazon Publishing Deadly Melody
Book SynopsisHome is where the heart is. The danger too… The Martinellis were the closest thing to family Cat Johnson ever had. That’s why she ran—to protect them from her threatening past. The orphaned child of classical musicians, she’s been lying low in Nashville and performing at the No Name Café. When Cat reluctantly agrees to attend the wedding of her beloved foster sister, the plan is simple: make a quick appearance at the Martinellis’, then disappear again. Instead, she’s thrust headlong into a nightmare. After a wedding guest is murdered, Cat’s past becomes harder and harder to avoid. So does handsome and inquisitive Safe Harbor cop Nick Stanton, who will stop at nothing to uncover the town’s secrets. That means exposing Cat’s as well. The more intimate Nick’s feelings for Cat become, the more driven he is to find out what she’s hiding. As things in Safe Harbor take a terrifying turn, Cat realizes that the man she’s afraid to trust might be the only one she can turn to.Trade Review“Mann is an exciting storyteller. Deadly Melody is the perfect combination of romance and suspense. I loved Cat and Nick. You will too. Not to be missed.” —Rachel Hauck, New York Times bestselling author “Mann’s book will take you on a wild ride. The main character is intriguing, well-drawn, and brave. The romance is sizzling and the danger is palpable. A must-read for fans of romantic suspense!” —Christy Barritt, bestselling romantic suspense author “An engaging story that has it all—mystery, suspense, and a nice dose of sweet romance!” —Cindy Kirk, bestselling author of the Good Hope series
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Amazon Publishing A Spy's Devotion
Book SynopsisIn England’s Regency era, manners and elegance reign in public life—but behind closed doors treason and deception thrive. Nicholas Langdon is no stranger to reserved civility or bloody barbarity. After suffering a battlefield injury, the wealthy, well-connected British officer returns home to heal—and to fulfill a dying soldier’s last wish by delivering his coded diary. At the home of the Wilherns, one of England’s most powerful families, Langdon attends a lavish ball where he meets their beautiful and intelligent ward, Julia Grey. Determined to maintain propriety, he keeps his distance—until the diary is stolen and all clues lead to Julia’s guardian. As Langdon traces an evil plot that could be the nation’s undoing, he grows ever more intrigued by the lovely young woman. And when Julia realizes that England—and the man she is falling in love with—need her help, she finds herself caught in the fray. Will the two succumb to their attraction while fighting to save their country?Trade Review“In A Spy’s Devotion, Melanie Dickerson has achieved the perfect blend of history, suspense, and the all-important romance! With shades of Sense and Sensibility hovering around the edges, Melanie Dickerson brandishes a Regency quill with excellence. Vivid characters bring the exquisite setting to life and establish attachments with the reader that guarantee an avid following for the series.” —Carrie Schmidt, Reading is My Superpower blog “The story between Nicholas and Julia will capture you from the beginning and through every page as they face pain, betrayal, life-changing decisions as God works in their lives for His greater good. This is definitely a must read.” —Karen Hadley, KarensKrayons blog “I enjoyed not only the light romantic story, but the mystery of the spying with historical facts throughout. The end result, Melanie Dickerson hits the high notes again. This book is another ‘must buy’ book.” —Martha Artyomenko, Homeschooling4boyz blog “Fans of Ms. Dickerson’s work will find this well woven tale filled with mystery and clean romance, seasoned with faith elements that are not preachy, but relevant. Teens and adults alike will find hints of Austen in some of the characters that will make the story comfortable for fans of regency romance.” —Stacey Jones, Down in the Hollow blog “This was a fabulous Regency novel. I loved the mystery and suspense. The characters were very well done. I loved, simply loved, that Julia mentioned she wanted to marry someone she loved AND respected! (This here reminds me of a few Austen characters.)” —Rachael Farnsworth-Merritt, Book Fun
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Quercus Publishing The Choice
Book SynopsisA rich and powerful exploration of desire, sin and redemption, by one of our best chroniclers of faith in the 21st century."I enjoyed it enormously. The story is so interesting, the theme so important and pertinent, and the fluency and lightness of touch so engaging to read" PHILIP PULLMAN"[Arditti] has given us a novel very much for our time, good enough to be for all time, too" The Scotsman"An engrossing, three-dimensional, grown-up narrative" ROWAN WILLIAMS"The perfect combination of matters ecclesiastical and artistic" Financial Times"Bursting with intellectual richness and joyously acidic dialogue" The Spectator"A compelling read" Observer" I loved this book for its lightness of touch about serious subjects and for dialogue that glitters like clashing rapiers" MIRANDA SEYMOUR"An intelligent and entertaining novel that handles lightly problems of great moral weight" GuardianAs a woman in the early 1980s, Clarissa Phipps is unable to pursue her priestly vocation. Instead, she joins the BBC, where she is sent to interview the artist Seward Wemlock about the panels he is painting for an ancient Cheshire church."A serious and important writer" ROSE TREMAIN"Arditti has delivered a complex moral fable with skill and aplomb" Mail on SundayThirty years on, now rector of that same church, she chances upon Brian, the chief bell-ringer and husband of her closest friend, fondling fifteen-year-old David. David claims they are in love, but Clarissa is obliged to act. Will she choose friendship or conscience, sympathy or her duty of care?The fallout from that choice forces her to reflect on past concerns over Wemlock's relationship with his teenage models. Had she heeded the whispers at the time, how many lives - her own included - would have turned out differently?The Choice is a rich and powerful exploration of desire, sin and redemption, questioning whether it's possible, let alone prudent, to separate the art from the artist, which reaches to the heart of the contemporary culture wars. Richly comic and deeply compassionate, it is a remarkable synthesis of the sacred and profane."At a time when British fiction has never been more timorous about tackling novels of ideas, Michael Arditti has produced one worthy of Iris Murdoch and Graham Greene. Brilliantly ambiguous, waspishly witty and thoroughly enjoyable, this is Michael Arditti's own masterpiece to date" AMANDA CRAIGTrade ReviewI enjoyed it enormously. The story is so interesting, the theme so important and pertinent, and the fluency and lightness of touch so engaging to read. -- PHILIP PULLMANPast sins, present values, forgiveness and redemption all inform this subtle modern morality tale . . . A compelling read. -- Peter Stanford * Observer *An absorbing novel, a mature and important work . . . [Arditti] has given us a novel very much for our time, good enough to be for all time, too -- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *The Choice is an intelligent and entertaining novel that handles lightly problems of great moral weight. Clarissa faces many hard choices and unearths many horrors, but in the end, for her and for the reader, it is all worth it. -- Christopher Shrimpton * Guardian *A book that probes any number of aggressive varieties of moralism, while testing the reader's own moral alertness for rigour, realism and generosity. An engrossing, three-dimensional, grown-up narrative. -- ROWAN WILLIAMSIn a novel bursting with intellectual richness and joyously acidic dialogue, it's fitting he ends on a deliciously poised note - a question rather than an answer -- Jude Crook * The Spectator *A serious and important writer -- ROSE TREMAINMichael Arditti's magnificent novel is the first to place a woman priest at the centre of what proves to be an irresistibly readable, thoughtful and characteristically witty examination of the quandaries and compromises faced by the Church of England in an era of decline . . . I loved this book for its lightness of touch about serious subjects and for dialogue that glitters like clashing rapiers. -- MIRANDA SEYMOURArditti has delivered a complex moral fable with skill and aplomb -- Max Davidson * Mail on Sunday *At a time when British fiction has never been more timorous about tackling novels of ideas, Michael Arditti has produced one worthy of Iris Murdoch and Graham Greene . . . Brilliantly ambiguous, waspishly witty and thoroughly enjoyable, this is Michael Arditti's own masterpiece to date. -- AMANDA CRAIGArditti's fondness for comic flourishes adds levity to what is not infrequently a discomforting exploration of art, religion and morality - one that, with the fate of artist Eric Gill's oeuvre back In the headlines, feels very current -- Stephanie Cross * Daily Mail *Challenging, mischievous and enormously satisfying. -- Neil Norman * Daily Express *
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Little, Brown & Company For Never & Always
Book SynopsisHannah Rosenstein should be happy: after a lonely childhood of traipsing all over the world, she finally has a home as the co-owner of destination inn Carrigan's All Year. But her thoughts keep coming back to Levi "Blue" Matthews: her first love, worst heartbreak, and now, thanks to her great-aunt's meddling will, absentee business partner. When Levi left Carrigan's, he had good intentions. As the queer son of the inn's cook and groundskeeper, he never quite fit in their small town and desperately wanted to prove himself. Now that he's a celebrity chef, he's ready to come home and make amends. Only his return goes nothing like he planned: his family's angry with him, his best friend is dating his nemesis, and Hannah just wants him to leave. Again.Levi sees his chance when a VIP bride agrees to book Carrigan's-if he's the chef. He'll happily cook for the wedding, and in exchange, Hannah will give him five dates to win her back. Only Hannah doesn't trust this new Levi, and Levi's coming to realize Hannah's grown too. But if they find the courage to learn from the past . . . they just might discover the love of your life is worth waiting for.
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