Secondhand Bestsellers Bargain Book Box SP2166

Secondhand Bestsellers Bargain Book Box

This is the ultimate collection for the passionate reader, a treasure trove of critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling fiction. Inside, you'll find powerful family sagas that will break your heart, gripping psychological thrillers that will keep you on edge, and unforgettable journeys of self-discovery. Featuring literary titans like Jodi Picoult, Delia Owens, and Anita Shreve, this box offers a complete library of the a-list stories and compelling moral dilemmas that have captured the world's imagination.

1. The Last Time They Met by Anita Shreve
   Two former lovers, now in their fifties, meet by chance at a literary festival, stirring the ashes of a passionate and tortured relationship that has spanned their entire lives. This powerful and intricately woven novel moves backward in time, unravelling the devastating secret that has defined them both since they were teenagers. It is a haunting exploration of love, memory, and the choices that echo forever.

2. Dances & Dreams on Diamond Street by Craig Revel Horwood
   Set against the backdrop of 1960s London, this novel takes you into the glittering and gritty world of professional ballroom dancing. Two brothers from a working-class family are drawn into the competitive scene at a dance hall on Diamond Street. Amid the glamour and the grueling work, they discover family secrets, forbidden love, and the high price of chasing their dreams.

3. Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
   From the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring comes a vivid historical novel set in 1790s London. When a family moves from the rustic innocence of Dorset to the chaotic city, they become neighbours to the visionary poet and artist William Blake. Through their eyes, we experience a London on the brink of revolution, in a story that brilliantly captures the time's social tensions.

4. Home Truths by Freya North
   The lives of two very different sisters, the chaotic Cat and the sensible Pip, are thrown into turmoil by their mother's unexpected behaviour. As they grapple with the past and their own complicated relationship, they are forced to confront the secrets and unspoken truths that have shaped their family for decades. This is a warm and witty novel about the messy reality of love and sisterhood.

5. The Ghosts of Paris by Tara Moss
   In post-war 1947, private investigator Billie Walker travels to Paris, a city still scarred by the war but shimmering with new life. Hired to find a missing husband, Billie is soon drawn into a dark and dangerous world of Nazi collaborators, spies, and stolen art. This is a glamorous and atmospheric historical mystery that uncovers the ghosts of a city's recent, brutal past.

6. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
   A family is torn apart by an impossible choice when they decide to sue for "wrongful birth" to cover the overwhelming medical costs of their daughter, who was born with a severe brittle bone disease. This emotionally charged lawsuit pits husband against wife and forces them to question the very meaning of love and sacrifice. A classic Picoult moral dilemma that will grip you until the final page.

7. The Girl in Times Square by Paullina Simons
   When her roommate vanishes without a trace, a young woman's search for answers leads her into a dangerous partnership with a troubled detective. As they delve deeper into the disappearance, they uncover a dark web of secrets that forces them to confront their own past demons. This is a gripping story of suspense, loyalty, and facing the truth, no matter how terrifying.

8. Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
   Delia Hopkins has a perfect life until the day her loving father is arrested for kidnapping her twenty-eight years earlier. As her world implodes, Delia is forced to confront fragmented memories and reconcile the man who raised her with the stranger the police describe. A compelling and emotional novel about the nature of identity, memory, and truth.

9. Fortune's Rocks by Anita Shreve
   In the summer of 1899, a fifteen-year-old girl from a privileged Boston family enters into a scandalous and passionate affair with an older, married doctor. The affair leads to a life-altering pregnancy that shatters her world and forces her into a desperate fight to reclaim her child and her life. This is a powerful and immersive historical novel about love and social convention.

10. Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald
    This epic and haunting family saga chronicles the lives of the Piper family on remote Cape Breton Island over several generations. Full of dark secrets, forbidden love, and indelible characters, the novel is a stunning exploration of faith, race, and sexuality. It's a powerful and unforgettable masterpiece of gothic storytelling.

11. White Gardenia by Belinda Alexandra
    This sweeping historical novel tells the powerful story of a woman's search for her family, who were torn apart during the tumult of World War II in China. Her journey takes her from the glittering world of 1930s Shanghai to the desperation of a wartime refugee camp and finally to a new life in Australia. It is an epic tale of survival, loss, and the unbreakable bonds of family.

12. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
    Thirteen-year-old Anna was conceived to be a perfect genetic match for her older sister, who is dying from leukemia. After a lifetime of medical procedures, Anna makes a shocking decision: she sues her parents for medical emancipation. This provocative and heartbreaking novel explores the ethical boundaries of family, love, and sacrifice.

13. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
    Known as the "Marsh Girl," Kya Clark has survived for years alone in the wild coastal wetlands of North Carolina. When the town's golden boy is found dead, she is immediately cast as the main suspect. This breathtaking novel is at once a stunning ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder.

14. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
    This unique and unforgettable novel is narrated by fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon, who speaks to us from her personal heaven. From this vantage point, she watches her family struggle with their immense grief after her murder, while her killer remains free. It's a haunting, lyrical, and ultimately hopeful story about loss, memory, and love.

15. The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
    In a bombed-out Italian villa at the end of World War II, four damaged souls are thrown together: a young nurse, a thief, a Sikh sapper, and their enigmatic, badly burned patient. This Booker Prize-winning novel weaves together their stories through a series of vivid flashbacks, creating a poetic masterpiece about war, identity, and the destructive power of love.

16. Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
    In this beloved international bestseller, a woman embarks on a year-long journey of self-discovery after a painful divorce. Seeking to reclaim her life, she travels to Italy for pleasure ("Eat"), India for spiritual devotion ("Pray"), and finally to Bali, where she finds unexpected balance and love. A funny, wise, and inspiring memoir for anyone who has ever dreamed of starting over.

17. The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham
    After years abroad, the glamorous and worldly Tilly Dunnage returns to her small, vindictive hometown in rural Australia. Armed with her sewing machine and an impeccable sense of style, she transforms the local women while plotting a fabulous revenge on those who wronged her in the past. A darkly comedic, satirical novel about love and vengeance.

18. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
    A newborn baby is found dead in an Amish barn, and suspicion immediately falls on the eighteen-year-old unwed mother who denies the child was ever hers. A high-powered urban defense attorney with her own secrets is brought in to defend the young woman. This creates a gripping courtroom drama and a powerful clash of cultures in a closed and mysterious community.