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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...
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,...
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...
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...
Kompromat

Kompromat

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Robert Ludlum's The Hades Factor

Robert Ludlum's The Hades Factor

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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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Understudy: A comic masterpiece by the author of ONE DAY

The Understudy: A comic masterpiece by the author of ONE DAY

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'Irresistible'DAILY MAIL'Wonderfully chaotic'THE TIMES'Delightful'OBSERVER'Brilliant'GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Funniest book of the year'MARIE CLAIREFor Josh Harper, being in show-business means everything he ever wanted: money, fame, a beautiful wife and a lead role on...
Perfect Lives

Perfect Lives

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In an English seaside town, lovers and children, young men and middle-aged women, weave in and out of each other's lives and stories.A mother is tormented by her daughter's tattoo;...
I Wish We Weren't Related: A hilarious novel about who we become when we go back to our family home

I Wish We Weren't Related: A hilarious novel about who we become [...]

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FOURTEEN DAYS, THREE SISTERS AND THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES'Radhika has the ability to create characters who make us laugh while pulling on our heartstrings. This book is a joy'...
Hunted: The most gripping and original thriller you will read this year

Hunted: The most gripping and original thriller you will read [...]

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The second novel in one of the **MOST TALKED-ABOUT** post-apocalyptic series. 'Thrilling . . . Todd skilfully captures hope and humanity in the lives of characters whom the reader comes...
Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

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Full Whack

Full Whack

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From the author of the latest official James Bond novel'Charlie Higson's thrillers are major events' Mark Billingham'Piercing wit and accelerated action in finely paced style' Time Out'Lively narration, a superabundance...
Minds of Winter

Minds of Winter

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Longlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2017.'Ed O'Loughlin is a skilled cartographer of both the Arctic and the human heart. What a magnificent novel' Ron Rash'A brilliant...
Two for Joy

Two for Joy

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Julia and Toby have been friends for years, but apart from a couple of drunken snogs in their university days, there's never been anything more than friendship between them. It's...
Who's Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour

Who's Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour

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Who's Loving You is a collection of short stories celebrating desire and love in all its guises, written by and reflecting the experiences of women of colour in an authentic...
February's Son

February's Son

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Further Tales of the City

Further Tales of the City

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The Silence in Her Eyes

The Silence in Her Eyes

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Bestselling author Armando Lucas Correa strikes out in a bold new direction with a psychological thriller about a young woman afflicted with 'motion blindness', who becomes convinced that her next-door...
A Scientific Romance

A Scientific Romance

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Libby's Journey

Libby's Journey

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Day Job: A Workplace Reader for the Restless Age

Day Job: A Workplace Reader for the Restless Age

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The Dog of the North

The Dog of the North

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LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2023The darkly comic new novel from the bestselling author of The Portable Veblen 'Incredibly funny and very moving' BELLA MACKIE'A blissful novel that...
The Other Half of Augusta Hope

The Other Half of Augusta Hope

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Shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award'A therapeutic dose of high-strength emotion' GUARDIAN*JOANNA GLEN'S LATEST NOVEL MAYBE, PERHAPS, POSSIBLY IS OUT NOW* Augusta Hope has never felt like...
Disgrace

Disgrace

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In an novel set in post-apartheid South Africa, a fifty-two year old college professor who has lost his job for sleeping with a student tries to relate to his daughter,...
You

You

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Everything the Light Touches

Everything the Light Touches

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'A novel like none other' AMITAV GHOSH'A masterpiece' AVNI DOSHI'Wise, funny, touching' ROBERT MACFARLANE Winner, Sushila Devi 2023Winner, Atta Galatta 2023 for Best FictionWinner, AutHer Award 2023 for FictionFinalist, Tata...
Across the Scorched Sea (The Mu Chronicles, Book 2)

Across the Scorched Sea (The Mu Chronicles, Book 2)

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Don't miss the second spellbinding chapter in The Mu Chronicles duology...'One of the most unique books you'll read this year' Buzzfeed on Beneath the Burning Wave 'Jennifer Hayashi Danns does...
Rebecca, Not Becky: A Novel

Rebecca, Not Becky: A Novel

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In the vein of Such a Fun Age, a whip-smart, compulsively readable novel about two upper-class stay-at-home mothers-one white, one Black-living in a "perfect" suburb that explores motherhood, friendship, and...
The Seduction of Clayton Latour

The Seduction of Clayton Latour

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The Solace of Sin

The Solace of Sin

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In the Fall (PB)

In the Fall (PB)

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Just One Taste: Your next favourite enemies-to-lovers rom com from the bestselling author of THE SWEETEST REVENGE and THE SUMMER JOB, for fans of Beth O'Leary, Emily Henry and Sophie Kinsella

Just One Taste: Your next favourite enemies-to-lovers rom com from the bestselling author of THE SWEETEST REVENGE and THE SUMMER JOB, for fans of Beth O'Leary, Emily Henry and Sophie Kinsella

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'I love, love, love Lizzy Dent.' Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling authorOlive Stone is about to spend four weeks in Italy with the most beautiful man she's ever...
Secrets of Riverside

Secrets of Riverside

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Mandy Magro's touching new novel Silverton Shores is available 2 October 2024. Preorder now!Can love conquer all? A moving story of overcoming the past and second chances from bestselling Australian...
The Lifeline

The Lifeline

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Two people. One life-changing connection. 'At times joyful and funny, at others heartbreaking, The Lifeline is an honest yet hopeful exploration of love, loneliness and the power of connection. Captivating,...