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The Promised Land

The Promised Land

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From the detention centre on Ellis Island, Ludwig Somner looks across a small stretch of water to the glittering towers of New York, which whisper seductively of freedom after so...
Chasing Angels

Chasing Angels

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Once Upon a Time in Venice

Once Upon a Time in Venice

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The new captivating and romantic read from the bestselling author and beloved TV presenter'Glorious escapism ... I fell in love with Italy all over again!' SANTA MONTEFIORE'Soak up the glamour'...
Over This Backbone

Over This Backbone

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'an impressive debut that takes readers on a physical and mental journey, shoulder-to-shoulder with this lovable protagonist. It explores the human experience, the Australian landscape, and where these two fascinating...
By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept

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Elizabeth Smart's passionate fictional account of her intense love-affair with the poet George Barker, described by Angela Carter as 'Like Madame Bovary blasted by lightening ... A masterpiece'. One day,...
Safe Enough: And Other Stories

Safe Enough: And Other Stories

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The Vegan

The Vegan

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'A meaty comedy with a bleeding heart, highly recommended for all animals who read'Joshua Cohen, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The NetanyahusHerschel Caine is a soon-to-be master of the universe. His...
The Echoes of Us: an absolutely uplifting and heartbreaking love story to keep you hooked in 2024

The Echoes of Us: an absolutely uplifting and heartbreaking love story

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'Spellbinding and unforgettable' HOLLY MILLER   'Heartfelt, romantic and compelling' PERNILLE HUGHES   'A glorious, epic love story' EMILY STONE   'Unputdownable, utterly romantic and gorgeous' JENNY COLGAN   'The...
Exhibit

Exhibit

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From bestselling author R. O. Kwon, a powerful, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between her desires and her life.'Haunting and powerful' Madeline Miller'Brisk, jolting, brilliant, beautiful, true' Andrew Sean...
The Mapmaker's Wife: A spellbinding story of love, secrets and devastating choices

The Mapmaker's Wife: A spellbinding story of love, secrets and

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'If she didn't tell Patrick that she'd fallen in love with him, how could he know to say it back? If she didn't say let me come away with you,...
Thoughtless: A sharp, profound and hilarious novel - for all the overthinkers...

Thoughtless: A sharp, profound and hilarious novel - for all the

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THE DARKLY HILARIOUS AND BRILLIANTLY WISE NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF SAD JANET****All her life, Susan's loved ones have been hiding a terrible secret from her: If she thinks too...
The Midnight News: The gripping and unforgettable novel as heard on BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime

The Midnight News: The gripping and unforgettable novel as heard on

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'A tour de force' IRISH TIMES'Riveting and moving' NINA STIBBE'Gripping' THE TIMES'It had me by the throat' EMMA DONOGHUELONDON, 1940. As enemy planes fly over the city, twenty-year-old Charlotte Richmond...
The Night in Venice: An irresistible historical novel - The Talented Mr Ripley meets A Room with a View

The Night in Venice: An irresistible historical novel - The Talented

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'A master of historical crime fiction' Guardian'A writer in full command of his subject' Mail on Sunday'Martin's novels are works of literature, not simply puzzles' Financial TimesThe Talented Mr Ripley...
Banners of Hell: Hugh Corbett 24

Banners of Hell: Hugh Corbett 24

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Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . .Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to the...
The Goldfinch - 10th Anniversary Edition

The Goldfinch - 10th Anniversary Edition

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONTheo Decker, aged thirteen, is left alone in the world after surviving a catastrophe that kills his only close relative - his mother -...
The Divorcees: The sun-soaked atmospheric summer page-turner everyone is talking about

The Divorcees: The sun-soaked atmospheric summer page-turner everyone

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A dark and dazzling debut from a beguiling new voice - for fans of Beautiful Ruins and Lessons in Chemistry.Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure...
Wild Ground: 'As addictive as Normal People' - Jenna Clake

Wild Ground: 'As addictive as Normal People' - Jenna Clake

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'Aches with hard-won hope and bruised tenderness' Colin Walsh, author of Kala'An intoxicating debut from a compelling new voice' Adelle Stripe, author of Black Teeth and a Brilliant SmileNeef and...
Don't Look Back: An addictive destination thriller from the author of The Trial

Don't Look Back: An addictive destination thriller from the author of

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It was the perfect honeymoon . . . until she confessed to murderFor one week, everything in Luke Miller's life is perfect. Surprised with a belated honeymoon by his wife,...
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...
The Rom-Com Agenda

The Rom-Com Agenda

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Beach Read meets When Harry Met Sally in this vibrantly funny and endearingly sweet story of two lonely people who find love when they least expect it. A love letter...
The Princess: The moving new novel about the young Diana

The Princess: The moving new novel about the young Diana

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A deeply moving new novel about the young Princess DianaDiana believes in love. Growing up amid the fallout of her parents' bitter divorce, she takes refuge in romantic novels. She...
Fifty Minutes: A Thrilling, Page-Turning Debut Novel

Fifty Minutes: A Thrilling, Page-Turning Debut Novel

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"This is one helluva read. Incredibly raw and visceral" - Harriet Tyce, author of BLOOD ORANGE"Thought-provoking and honest" - Winnie Li, author of COMPLICIT"A page-turner" - Louise Dean, author of...
Head for the Hills: the brilliant warm, witty and wise story of family and community at odds, from a bestselling and beloved author

Head for the Hills: the brilliant warm, witty and wise story of family and community at odds, from a bestselling and beloved author

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Mind Games

Mind Games

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From multi-million copy bestselling author Nora Roberts - a brand new thriller with tragedy and trauma, resilience and revenge... Thea Fox is just twelve years old when her parents are...
The Humans

The Humans

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THERE'S NO PLANET LIKE HOMEAfter an 'incident' one wet Friday night where he is found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not feeling quite himself....
Red Sky in Morning: author of the 2023 Booker Prize-Winning novel Prophet Song

Red Sky in Morning: author of the 2023 Booker Prize-Winning novel

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BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOKER PRIZE LONGLISTED PROPHET SONG.'Paul Lynch is peerless' Donal Ryan, author of Strange FlowersSpring 1832: Donegal, north west Ireland. Coll Coyle wakes to a blood...
Lila: An Oprah's Book Club Pick

Lila: An Oprah's Book Club Pick

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WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDAN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICKLila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa church - theonly available...
The Household: The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the author of MRS ENGLAND and THE FAMILIARS

The Household: The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the author of

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PRE-ORDER THE CAPTIVATING, HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FUTURES AWARD.Inspired by real historical figures and events . . . NOT...
Every Smile You Fake: the gripping new novel from the bestselling Queen of the Big Reveal

Every Smile You Fake: the gripping new novel from the bestselling

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'Master of the jaw-dropping twist' S MAGAZINE'Dark, gritty and on trend. A brilliant read' SUN 'An edge-of-your-seat thriller that'll keep you guessing right until the end, get this to the...
Southern Ruby

Southern Ruby

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The Best Things: The Sunday Times bestseller to make your heart sing

The Best Things: The Sunday Times bestseller to make your heart sing

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Could the worst day of Sally Parker's life be the best thing that ever happened to her?THE WARM, LIFE-AFFIRMING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE MUCH-LOVED MEL GIEDROYC'A real treat. I...
The Mars House: A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick

The Mars House: A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick

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'Pure Pulley' STUART TURTON'Joyful and profound' CATRIONA WARD'Simply unputdownable' THOMAS D. LEE'A work of staggering genius' IMRAN MAHMOOD'Charming and funny and perfectly paced' TEMI OH'A spiritual heir to Terry Pratchett'...
The Great Reclamation: 'Every page pulses with mud and magic' Miranda Cowley Heller

The Great Reclamation: 'Every page pulses with mud and magic' Miranda

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'Extraordinary . . . Every page pulses with mud and magic' Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace'Alive to the beauty and mystery of the natural world as well...
In Such Tremendous Heat: A Read With Jenna Pick

In Such Tremendous Heat: A Read With Jenna Pick

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'BRING ON THE DRAMA' Cosmopolitan Best New Book of July 2023The Read with Jenna Today Book Club Pick'I couldn't put it down' Alice Clark-Platts'Slick, agile, and utterly engrossing' Taiye SelasiBasking...
Second Self: The tender new novel from the author of WET PAINT

Second Self: The tender new novel from the author of WET PAINT

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'Almost hypnotically perfect prose' Kate Sawyer'A thoughtful, tender and delicate consideration of life's choices' Huma Qureshi 'Ashby handles her material lightly and atmospherically' Rowan Hisayo BuchananWhen Cathy and Noah first...
Small Hours: the spellbinding new novel from the author of ISAAC AND THE EGG

Small Hours: the spellbinding new novel from the author of ISAAC [...]

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'Powerful' JOANNA GLEN   'Beautiful' KATE SAWYER   'A triumph' JENNIE GODFREY     The eagerly awaited new novel from Bobby Palmer, author of the critically acclaimed debut Isaac and...
The Antarctica of Love

The Antarctica of Love

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"Compassionate and complex" Financial Times"Stridsberg writes with chilling poise" New York Times"A haunting portrait of the starkest meanings of love and family. Stridsberg's literary talent left me awestruck" KATE REED...
Practice

Practice

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Six o'clock in the morning, Sunday, at the worn-out end of January.In a small room in an Oxford college, cold and dim and full of quiet, an undergraduate student works...
Sands of Dune: Novellas from the world of Dune

Sands of Dune: Novellas from the world of Dune

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Collected for the first time, these three previously unpublished Dune novellas by bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson shine a light upon the darker corners of the Dune...
Before All The World

Before All The World

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'A mesmeric, enrapturing read' Eimear McBride'Beautiful and original' Colm Toibin'In startling language filled with the flavor of Yiddish's combination words, [Before All the World] moves forward and back and forward...
Love Letters: From the author of Richard & Judy's 'Search for a Bestseller'

Love Letters: From the author of Richard & Judy's 'Search for a [...]

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'Funny, sweet and relatable, this is a real gem of a read' Heat'Heart-stirring and quirky' Peterborough TelegraphSome old love letters. A lonely teenager. A new beginning . . .Asta Fung...
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...
The Flying Man

The Flying Man

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Meet Maqil - also known as Mike, Mehmet, Mikhail and Miguel - a chancer and charlatan. A criminally clever man who tells a good tale, trading on his charm and...
Titanium Noir

Titanium Noir

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'Nick Harkaway novels are electric' Patrick Ness, author of A MONSTER CALLS'Cross-genre brilliance' William Gibson, author of AGENCY'Captivating from start to finish' The Big IssueCal Sounder is a detective working...
Night Swimmers: 'Beautifully written and wonderful' Daily Mail

Night Swimmers: 'Beautifully written and wonderful' Daily Mail

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Grace lives alone in Ballybrady, a little village on the sublimely beautiful east coast of Northern Ireland. She fills her days with swimming, fishing, quilting, and baiting the tourists who...
Furies: Stories of the wicked, wild and untamed - feminist tales from 16 bestselling, award-winning authors

Furies: Stories of the wicked, wild and untamed - feminist tales [...]

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A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by sixteen bestselling, award-winning writers.'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily...
The Short End of the Sonnenallee

The Short End of the Sonnenallee

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'A kind of miracle ... Not only made me laugh (again and again) but brought tears to my eyes' Jonathan Franzen'One of the most brilliant satirical novels about life in...
The Duchess: The Scandalous Ladies of London

The Duchess: The Scandalous Ladies of London

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The thrilling second book in New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan's amazing new high concept series, The Scandalous Ladies of London, which chronicles the lives of a group of...