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Uhtred's Feast: Inside the world of the Last Kingdom

Uhtred's Feast: Inside the world of the Last Kingdom

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Author: Bernard Cornwell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 WELCOME TO UHTRED'S FEAST . . . Over the course of writing the Last Kingdom series, Bernard Cornwell discovered an increasing...
Next in Line (William Warwick Novels)

Next in Line (William Warwick Novels)

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Author: Jeffrey Archer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 International bestseller Jeffrey Archer returns THE UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER 'Only someone like Jeffrey Archer . . . could...
Middlesex (Collins Modern Classics)

Middlesex (Collins Modern Classics)

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Author: Jeffrey Eugenides Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light...
A Time to Remember

A Time to Remember

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Author: Josephine Cox Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 The gripping new bestseller from the nation's favourite storyteller. Are some memories best forgotten? Maureen Bancroft has never learned the art...
The Wildwater Women

The Wildwater Women

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Author: Ellie Wood Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Sometimes the best things in life happen when you dare to get out of your depth. Abby lives and works in...
The Lightkeeper's Daughters: A Radio 2 Book Club Choice

The Lightkeeper's Daughters: A Radio 2 Book Club Choice

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Author: Jean Pendziwol Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Elizabeth's eyes have failed. She can no longer read the books she loves or see the paintings that move her, but...
A Mountain to the North, A Lake to The South, Paths to the West, A River to the East

A Mountain to the North, A Lake to The South, Paths to the West, A River to the East

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Author: Laszlo Krasznahorkai Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 The grandson of Prince Genji lives outside of space and time and wanders the grounds of an old monastery in Kyoto....
The God of Small Things (Collins Modern Classics)

The God of Small Things (Collins Modern Classics)

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Author: Arundhati Roy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 The Asian literary phenomenon of the 90s. More magical than Mistry, more of a rollicking good read than Rushdie, more nerve-tinglingly...
Days of Awe

Days of Awe

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Author: A.M. Homes (Y) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 A.M Homes returns with signature humour and psychological accuracy, to tell thirteen stories exposing the heart of an uneasy 21st-century...
Honour Among Thieves

Honour Among Thieves

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Author: Jeffrey Archer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Who would pay a billion dollars to humiliate America? The year, 1993. The place, Washington DC. Of the adversaries in the Gulf...
Wet Paint

Wet Paint

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Author: Chloe Ashby Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'This isn't a book you read, but a book you step into . . . mesmerising' Emma Gannon Since the death...
Sedating Elaine: 'a riotous rollercoaster of hilarity, tenderness and beautiful craziness'

Sedating Elaine: 'a riotous rollercoaster of hilarity, tenderness and beautiful craziness'

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Author: Dawn Winter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Longlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize 'tender, vicious, hilarious, exhilarating, devastating and HOPEFUL' Daisy Buchanan 'my favourite kind of...
Eunuchs and Nymphomaniacs

Eunuchs and Nymphomaniacs

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Author: Anonymous Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 You've never seen romance do this before. So brutally honest and breathtakingly perverse you'll want to throw this book at the wall,...
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

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Author: Balli Kaur Jaswal Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 'Big-hearted, earthy and funny... A rattlingly good story' Deborah Moggach, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel When Nikki takes a creative...
Next in Line (William Warwick Novels)

Next in Line (William Warwick Novels)

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Author: Jeffrey Archer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 International bestseller Jeffrey Archer returns THE UNPUTDOWNABLE THRILLER FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER 'Only someone like Jeffrey Archer . . . could...
The Rumour

The Rumour

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Author: Elin Hilderbrand Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Nantucket writer Madeline King has a new novel coming out and it's got bestseller potential. But Madeline is terrified, because in...
Kitty and Her Sisters

Kitty and Her Sisters

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Author: Maureen Lee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 At the age of nineteen, Kitty McCarthy has decided she is going to live a life less ordinary - although she...
The Lightkeeper's Daughters: A Radio 2 Book Club Choice

The Lightkeeper's Daughters: A Radio 2 Book Club Choice

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Author: Jean Pendziwol Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Elizabeth's eyes have failed. She can no longer read the books she loves or see the paintings that move her, but...
The Disenchantment

The Disenchantment

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Author: Celia Bell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 'A shimmering, sexy, thrilling tale of intrigue and desire, and the dark paths we walk to keep our secrets safe. Bell...
Ancestry: Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

Ancestry: Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

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Author: Simon Mawer Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 'Utterly absorbing, cleverly constructed and beautifully written' The Times 'Moving and exhilarating'...
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

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Author: Michael Chabon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 656 Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction from the author of 'Wonder Boys', 'The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay'...
Sparks Like Stars: A Novel

Sparks Like Stars: A Novel

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Author: Nadia Hashimi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 "Suspenseful...emotionally compelling. I found myself eagerly following in a way I hadn't remembered for a long time, impatient for the next...
A Single Thread

A Single Thread

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Author: Tracy Chevalier Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING 'Bittersweet ... dazzling' Guardian 'Deeply pleasurable ... the ending made...
Girl in the Walls

Girl in the Walls

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Author: A.J. Gnuse Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 She doesn't exist. She can't exist. 'A uniquely gothic tale about grief, belonging and hiding in plain sight' Jess Kidd, author...
The Botanist

The Botanist

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Author: M.W. Craven Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 360 Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. And he'd still have his thumb...
The Summer That Changed Us: The brand new uplifting and escapist read from the Sunday Times bestselling storyteller

The Summer That Changed Us: The brand new uplifting and escapist read from the Sunday Times bestselling storyteller

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Author: Cathy Bramley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 The joyful and escapist Sunday Times bestseller about three women searching for friendship in a beautiful seaside town 'An emotional tale...
Dogs of Summer: A sultry, simmering story of girlhood and an international sensation

Dogs of Summer: A sultry, simmering story of girlhood and an international sensation

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Author: Andrea Abreu Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Translated by Julia Sanches. It is June and Shit is sad. She knows she will not get to leave her neighbourhood...
What Time is Love?: The captivating and gorgeously romantic debut you'll fall head over heels for in 2023

What Time is Love?: The captivating and gorgeously romantic debut you'll fall head over heels for in 2023

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Author: Holly Williams Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 'It's the new One Day' FABULOUS 'Delightful, insightful and immersive' KATE EBERLEN 'Invigorating [and] fascinating' GUARDIAN 'Holly's beautiful prose smoulders, crackles...
Ungrateful: Utterly gripping and emotional fiction about love, loss and second chances

Ungrateful: Utterly gripping and emotional fiction about love, loss and second chances

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Author: Angela Chadwick Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 'A vivid depiction of how easy it is to get trapped by other people's expectations. Full of heartbreak but also hope,...
Flick

Flick

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Author: Abigail Tarttelin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'My name is Flick and these are my images of my disconnected life, my forgettable weeks and unforgettable weekends. I am...
The Day I Lost You

The Day I Lost You

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Author: Fionnuala Kearney Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 'Incredibly moving, it's beautifully written and page-turning' Susan Lewis THE DAY I LOST YOU WAS THE DAY I DISCOVERED I NEVER...
Plain Bad Heroines

Plain Bad Heroines

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Author: Emily M. Danforth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 640 'Brimming from start to finish with sly humour and gothic mischief' SARAH WATERS 'Beguilingly clever, very sexy and seriously frightening'...
The Imperfect Art of Caring

The Imperfect Art of Caring

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Author: Jessica Ryn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 One small act can make a big difference Violet Strong is strong by name but not by nature, or so she...
The Secret Talker: A Novel

The Secret Talker: A Novel

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Author: Geling Yan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 "The Secret Talker is a profound meditation on love, the difficulties of communication and the agonizing joy and brutality of commitment."...
News at Noon

News at Noon

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Author: Anietie Isong Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 The new satire from the author of Radio Sunrise. Who will be the next president of the Society of Journalists in...
The Winds of War

The Winds of War

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Author: Denise Robertson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 This is a brand new novel from Denise Robertson, set during the Second World War. It deals with strong, true to...
Significant Others

Significant Others

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Author: Armistead Maupin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 The fifth novel in the "Tales of the city" sequence, which chronicles high, low and louche life in San Francisco and...
Someone Else's Love Story: A Novel

Someone Else's Love Story: A Novel

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Author: Joshilyn Jackson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Someone Else's Love Story is beloved and highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson's funny, charming, and poignant novel...
A Matter of Justice

A Matter of Justice

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Author: Charles Todd Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 "Charles Todd hasn't made a misstep yet in his elegant series featuring Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge, and A Matter of...
Motherwhelmed

Motherwhelmed

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Author: Anniki Sommerville Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 'Hilarious. Makes me feel like I'm not the only one.' Cherry Healey Funny and courageous fiction for fans of Dawn O'Porter...
Together Alone

Together Alone

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Author: Barbara Delinsky Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Delinsky weaves a stunning and intricate tapestry of life, love, and acceptance. With their daughters...
Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine: A Novel

Lean Your Loneliness Slowly Against Mine: A Novel

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Author: Klara Hveberg Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN TRANSLATION PRIZE * A NEW YORK TIMES GLOBETROTTING PICK A remarkable and heartbreaking debut novel with the...
The Next Person You Meet in Heaven: A gripping and life-affirming novel from a globally bestselling author

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven: A gripping and life-affirming novel from a globally bestselling author

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Author: Mitch Albom Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 THE LIFE-AFFIRMING FOLLOW UP TO THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER WHOSE BOOKS...
Everything the Light Touches

Everything the Light Touches

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Author: Janice Pariat Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 'A novel like none other' AMITAV GHOSH 'A masterpiece' AVNI DOSHI 'Wise, funny, touching' ROBERT MACFARLANE In this bold and brilliant...
The Selfless Act of Breathing

The Selfless Act of Breathing

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Author: JJ Bola Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 A heartbreaking, lyrical story for all of those who have fantasised about escaping their daily lives and starting over. Michael Kabongo...
God's Children Are Little Broken Things: Winner of the 2023 Dylan Thomas Prize

God's Children Are Little Broken Things: Winner of the 2023 Dylan Thomas Prize

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Author: Arinze Ifeakandu Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 'The best piece of fiction I read this year' COLM TOIBIN, New Stateman Books of the Year 'Although he writes about...
Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions

Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions

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Author: Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Nonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape forge an unbreakable bond at a Nigerian boarding school, where we meet them for the...
The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill: The must-read, incredible voice-driven mystery thriller

The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill: The must-read, incredible voice-driven mystery thriller

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Author: C.S. Robertson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 *** The unforgettable thriller readers are calling: 'enthralling', 'fascinating', 'clever' and 'remarkable'. And now picked as one of the Fifty Best...