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The Lonely Hearts' Quiz League: The MOST uplifting, feel-good book to curl up with this Autumn

The Lonely Hearts' Quiz League: The MOST uplifting, feel-good [...]

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?? FALL IN LOVE WITH FOUR STRANGERS WHO MIGHT JUST FIND LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP WHERE THEY LEAST EXPECT IT... ?? 'Full of heart' LUCY GILMORE'The cast is wonderful. I thoroughly...
The Summer Without Men

The Summer Without Men

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FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT I LOVED'An astoundingly joyful read . . . a book that shines with intellectual curiosity and emotional integrity' Guardian'By turns funny, moving and...
The Lifeline: The big-hearted and life-affirming read about the power of friendship

The Lifeline: The big-hearted and life-affirming read about the [...]

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'I loved this book - could not put it down'     'A joy to read... I really did love every page of this book'     'An easy five...
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Winner of the 2023 BBC National Short Story Award

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Winner of the 2023 BBC [...]

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WINNER OF THE BBC NATIONAL SHORT STORY AWARD'Terrifically exciting . . . It's a beautiful, electrifying thing to witness - a writer so hilariously and so reasonably voicing the unspeakable'Sarah...
A Spell of Good Things

A Spell of Good Things

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Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2023Ayobami Adebayo, the Women's Prize shortlisted author of Stay With Me, unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides...
Father of the Rain

Father of the Rain

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Your name is Daley Amory. Your parents are divorced. Your mother is building a new life; your father seeking solace in the drinks cabinet. At 18-years-old you finally escape his...
Waking Lions

Waking Lions

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Dr Eitan Green is a good man. He saves lives. Then, speeding along a deserted moonlit road in his SUV after an exhausting hospital shift, he hits someone. Seeing that...
Half a World Away: The heart-warming, heart-breaking Richard and Judy Book Club selection

Half a World Away: The heart-warming, heart-breaking Richard and [...]

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DON'T MISS MIKE'S BRAND NEW NOVEL, A SONG OF ME AND YOU - AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW!'His most accomplished and moving novel yet' Lisa Jewell'Emotionally high-voltage' Metro***Strangers living worlds apart.Strangers...
The Long Song: Now A Major BBC Drama

The Long Song: Now A Major BBC Drama

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Now a major BBC TV drama, starring Tamara Lawrance, Lenny Henry and Hayley Atwell.A Sunday Times bestseller, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, The Long Song by Andrea Levy is...
Small Acts of Kindness: The new poignant and uplifting novel from Sunday Times bestseller, Caroline Day

Small Acts of Kindness: The new poignant and uplifting novel [...]

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Kiki grew up in New Zealand, dreaming of one day going to Glastonbury Festival. Now, mourning the loss of her beloved Yaya - the woman who raised her - she...
How to Leave the House

How to Leave the House

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The funniest, wildest and most original debut novel of 2024 'Uproarious, generous and witty' New York Times'What a debut' Stephen Fry'A wild and funny ride through modern life' Financial Times'Gobby,...
One Girl Began

One Girl Began

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'A beautiful novel . . . reminds us that our streets are thick with history'ROWAN HISAYO BUCHANAN'Both moving and addictive'JOANNA BRISCOE'Terrific'FRANCES QUINNTHREE WOMEN. ONE BUILDING. 111 YEARS . . .East...
While We Were Burning

While We Were Burning

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'Patricia's shoes. That's what I'd heard that morning, echoing outside of my bathroom window.'After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs spirals out of...
Island Songs

Island Songs

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"This novel will be nostalgia trip for anyone who grew up in similar circumstances and a breath of fresh Jamaican air for anyone else" The Voice Jenny and Hortense Rodney...
Ostrich

Ostrich

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Alex's parents know something he doesn't. They know what's happening inside his head. Alex is more interested in what's happening outside it. He has homework to do and a marriage...
Her Mother's Daughter

Her Mother's Daughter

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1980: Josephine escapes her home in Ireland, hoping never to return. She starts a new, exciting life in London, but as much as she tries, she can't quite leave the...
Acts of Love: a sizzling and sexy escapist romance perfect for summer

Acts of Love: a sizzling and sexy escapist romance perfect for summer

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A bold and funny modern-day love story to make your heart soar. Perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld's ELIGIBLE and David Nicholls' ONE DAY. 'A refreshing love story' - Marie...
I'm Right Here

I'm Right Here

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Though they have never met, Cassie is coming to think of E.L. as her truest friend.     Lately it feels as though Cassie's life has been slowly collapsing around...
Kompromat

Kompromat

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
A Desert in Bohemia

A Desert in Bohemia

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
The Mess We're In: An immersive story of music, friendship and finding your own rhythm, from the Sunday Times bestselling author

The Mess We're In: An immersive story of music, friendship and [...]

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'Glorious . . . So brilliant on being young, skint, ambitious and hopeful in London. My heart ached with identification, I loved it' MARIAN KEYES'A heady mix of thrills and...
In Search of Ethel Cartwright

In Search of Ethel Cartwright

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'A warm and uplifting read... a gentle and inspiring, yet vital, reminder that life is there to be lived, and that regrets won't keep you warm as you age' Justin...
The Best Days of Our Lives: the big-hearted and uplifting novel from the author of ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN

The Best Days of Our Lives: the big-hearted and uplifting novel [...]

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Set over the course of one life-changing year, The Best Days of Our Lives is a warm, big-hearted and poignant story, full of hope, heartache and love - the perfect...
The Stolen Child

The Stolen Child

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'Some books set up house inside your soul. Utterly magnificent' - M. R. CareyA remote island off the west coast of Ireland, St Brigid's, is a barren landscape, its small...
Committed: the propulsive new thriller from the bestselling author

Committed: the propulsive new thriller from the bestselling author

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Six days to stop a deadly attack. And no one else believes it's real.'Ingenious and turbocharged with suspense. A writer to surely put on your reading list.' David Baldacci 'Very...
Malma Station

Malma Station

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On board the train to Malma Station are a married couple in crisis, a single dad and his young daughter, and a woman searching for the answer to a mystery...
The Last Word

The Last Word

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Cosy crime of a superior order' Sunday TimesWords can be dangerous. Sometimes they kill...Natalka and Edwin are running a detective agency in Shoreham, Sussex. Despite...
Jack: An Oprah's Book Club Pick

Jack: An Oprah's Book Club Pick

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'[Her work] defines universal truths about what it means to be human' Barack Obama'Marilynne Robinson is one of the greatest writers of our time' Sunday Times 'Jack is the fourth...
Driftwood Orphans

Driftwood Orphans

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Before she was betrayed and left for dead, Tenny was many things: prodigal daughter of the Driftwood City underworld. Leader of the Thorn Orphans, the gang fighting for a better...
The Painter's Daughters: The award-winning debut novel selected for BBC Radio 2 Book Club

The Painter's Daughters: The award-winning debut novel selected [...]

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THE NUMBER ONE KINDLE BESTSELLER SELECTED FOR THE BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUBWINNER OF THE MSLEXIA NOVEL COMPETITION'Beautifully written . . . I raced through it' HILARY MANTEL'As exquisitely and...
A Thousand Miles to Graceland

A Thousand Miles to Graceland

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Grace Johnson can't escape the feeling that her life is on autopilot-until her husband announces he's done with their marriage. Grace has a choice: wallow in humiliation . . ....
Where the Crawdads Sing - Collector's Edition

Where the Crawdads Sing - Collector's Edition

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'Painfully beautiful' The New York Times Book Review'Heart-wrenching... a compelling love story' Entertainment Weekly'Astonishing' PeopleFor years, rumours of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the...
Midsummer Nights: Tales from the Opera:: with Kate Atkinson, Sebastian Barry, Ali Smith & more

Midsummer Nights: Tales from the Opera:: with Kate Atkinson, [...]

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In celebration of the Glyndebourne Festival, Jeanette Winterson has brought together some of the best loved and most critically acclaimed authors writing today to pen stories inspired by opera. Includes...
Home Boys

Home Boys

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'Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion with the full knowledge and understanding that change can only happen through words and actions' - Steve McQueen Four schoolchildren...
Brenton Brown

Brenton Brown

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"A rich layering of motive and emotion . . . robust dialogue, streetwise humour and muscular, mischievous vernaculour" IndependentSet on the streets of Brixton, south London, BRENTON BROWN is a...
Ape House

Ape House

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  The New York Times bestseller - of how six bonobo apes change the lives of three humans, from master storyteller Sara Gruen, author of the international bestseller, Water for...
Nudibranch: the collection from MBE for Literature recipient Irenosen Okojie

Nudibranch: the collection from MBE for Literature recipient [...]

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'Okojie is a dazzlingly wild, bold and imaginative writer who tells stories with captivating originality and intense drama' Bernardine Evaristo 'Dazzling . . . A feast for the senses' Diana...
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers: The instant Sunday Times bestseller that everyone's talking about!

The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers: The instant Sunday Times [...]

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*DON'T MISS OUT - STUNNING LIMITED FIRST EDITION WITH JIGSAW PIECE CUT-OUT AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!*THE INSTANT TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!'Utterly beautiful. I adored it' JOANNA CANNON'Hugely...
Friend of the Family: You invited her in. Now she wants you out. The gripping page-turner you don't want to miss.

Friend of the Family: You invited her in. Now she wants you out. [...]

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE POOL HOUSE, a sensationally twisty page-turner about a woman with the perfect life and a woman determined to steal it. 'Gripping from...
The Mess We're In: An immersive story of music, friendship and finding your own rhythm, from the Sunday Times bestselling author

The Mess We're In: An immersive story of music, friendship and [...]

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'A heady mix of thrills and heartbreak . . . I enjoyed it so so much' GRAHAM NORTON'What [Macmanus has] managed to do with London, and what London means to...
Motherland

Motherland

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In the summer of 1942, Kitty is an ambulance driver stationed in Sussex. She meets Ed, a Royal Marine commando, and Larry, a liaison officer under the command of Mountbatten....
I'm F*cking Amazing: The shocking, fresh, funny debut novel you'll be talking about for days

I'm F*cking Amazing: The shocking, fresh, funny debut novel [...]

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"Genuinely new, bold and fascinating" - Deborah Frances-White, author of The Guilty Feminist"Laugh-out-loud funny, brutally honest" - Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me"Raw, funny, visceral and heartbreaking" -...
The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne: the brand new and unforgettable coming of age story

The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne: the brand new and [...]

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A powerful love letter to youth from Sunday Times bestselling author of Little Wing.When your present meets your past, what do you take with you - and what do you...
Voyeur: 'Unsettling, addictive, and razor-sharp'

Voyeur: 'Unsettling, addictive, and razor-sharp'

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'Addictive' Stylist'Sultry' Elle'Shimmers with suspense' Daily Mail'Sizzling' EsquireSummer in Paris. Leah, bored of tedious dead-end jobs, is intrigued to spot a job advert posted by the famous author Michael Young:...
In the Seeing Hands of Others

In the Seeing Hands of Others

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You are about to enter a novel formed of documents and evidence. Here is the blog of a nurse on a dialysis ward attempting to live in the aftermath of...
Radio Sunrise

Radio Sunrise

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Winner of the McKitterick Prize 2018."Never cover an assignment without collecting a brown envelope," Boniface had said. "It is a real life saver for all journalists in this country."Ifiok, a...
Topics of Conversation

Topics of Conversation

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What is the shape of a life? Is it the things that happen to us? Or is it the stories we tell about the things that happen to us?From the...
The Winker

The Winker

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'A highly enjoyable game of cat-and-mouse with perfect period texture and some nicely wry humour' The Guardian'This playful caper is equally successful as a detailed, culture-rich evocation of its period...