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'It's a million times nicer to be Anne of Green Gables than Anne of nowhere in particular, isn't it?'My dislikes: Being an orphan, having red hair, being called 'carrots' by...

FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO'Solzhenitsyn is one of the towering figures of the age, as a writer, as moralist, as hero' Edward CrankshawAfter years in enforced...

Richard Yates was acclaimed as one of the most powerful, compassionate and accomplished writers of America's post-war generation. Whether addressing the smothered desire of suburban housewives, the white-collar despair of...

A gripping biography by the author of Brave New WorldIn 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the...

You go into a bookshop and buy If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino. You like it. But alas there is a printer's error in your copy....

In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one...

Iris Murdoch's extraordinary exploration of human nature shines with intricate detail. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN BURNSIDEWhen Charles Arrowby retires from his glittering career in the London theatre, he buys...

Ever so wholesome. Ever so deadly... When art restorer Astrid Swift moved from London to the Dorset village of Hanbury, she thought she was heading for a quiet life. Far...

'A rollicking romantic read!' Phillipa Ashley Escape to the frost-sparkling Yorkshire Dales for some festive fun under the mistletoe! It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas for costume shop...

The gripping new psychological thriller from acclaimed author P.R. Black. An edge-of-your-seat winter read, perfect for fans of The Chalet and The Hunting Party. The dream home. The perfect nightmare......

A 2021 Daily Telegraph Book of the Year 'Had me gripped from the outset' Fergal Keane'Everyone should read the testimonies of the Chibok girls who survived the capture' MalalaIn the...

A return to the world of This Alien Shore, set in the second age of stellar colonization.When deep-space travel altered the genes of the first interstellar colonists, Earth abandoned them....

There's power in stories. But power comes at a price. Detective Cora Gorderheim is a detective no longer. Stripped of her badge, her job now is to protect her sister,...

'The authentic inside track... Gripping' Lemn Sissay'An important and hugely powerful book... So inspiring, I loved The State of It' Neil Morrissey'Incredibly compelling' Denise WelchCAN WE FIX HOW WE LOOK...

In the wake of Texas enacting a bill to deny abortions after 6 weeks, Loved and Wanted shines a light on motherhood and the right to choose. For readers of...

Why be healthy when the world is so sick? From the author of Perfidious Albion, a darkly comic and profoundly affecting novel about resistance, radicalism and redemption.'Bold, unflinching. exceptional.' Observer'Unforgettable...'...

February 1941 The world is at war and Joyce Cooper is doing her bit for the war effort. A proud member of the Civil Defence, it is her job to...

A wide-ranging and affecting debut novel about family and identity, from an award-winning historian. 1981. Khalid Quraishi is one of the lucky ones. He works nights in the glitzy West...

From the towering imagination of literary icon Joyce Carol Oates comes an unbearably taut tale combining folklore, adolescent insecurity and blood sacrifice, and six other, nightmarish, stories.Twice nominated for the...

From the towering imagination of literary icon Joyce Carol Oates comes a collection of four dark and compelling novellas about love gone wrong.Joyce Carol Oates is one of the most...

"Devilishly clever" Val McDermid on Strange TideShe sees everything, but can never tell anyone... a wickedly compulsive thriller from the bestselling author of the Bryant & May series.At a beautiful...

'Pacey and visceral.' Sunday Times'Imbued with the noirish urgency of a page-turning thriller.' Irish Times'Terrific.' Richard Russo'A revelation.' Megan AbbottBetween looking after her brother, attending night classes, and the combination...

Something's up down below ...Urinary tract infections result in 8.1 million visits to a doctor every year, and between 50 per cent and 60 per cent of adult women will...

A feminist response to Coetzee's masterwork Disgrace, and the moving story of a woman trying to put her life back togetherLucie Lurie is the victim of an act of terrible...

A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGEDeaf PI Caleb Zelic has always been an outsider, estranged from family and friends. But when he receives a text that his brother, Anton, is in danger, Caleb...

A mesmerising novel set in Japan, by the author of Rainbirds and The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida, about a young man trying to escape his past.When Shouji Arai crosses...

Who is Theophrastus, and why should we care?Once, he was the equal of Plato and Aristotle. Together he and Aristotle invented science. Alone he invented Botany. The character of the...

He needs a wife... Manchester industrialist William Rose was a poor lad from the slums who pulled himself up by his bootstraps, but in order to achieve his greatest ambitions...

'Funny, timely and absolutely pitch perfect. I loved this unfiltered look at the world of influencers' Clare Mackintosh Can you filter your way to #happiness? Cassie Holliday is at the...

It's moving day! Follow nine families around the world as they pack up and move home in this reassuring picture book. This fun rhyming picture book follows children from all...

'The child-appeal of Funny Bums, Freaky Beaks and Other Incredible Creature Features isn't limited to the title' - Guardian'A fascinating introduction to the diversity of life on earth ... This...

A beautifully illustrated tale about a desert flower that blooms for just one night a year...Winner of the 2020 CBHL Annual Literature Award of Excellence in Children and Young Adult...

Take to the skies with this fun, visual miscellany for children who love anything aircraft related! Each double-page spread features a different group of aircraft to explore, such as helpful...

Come on down to the Dino Ranch Jamboree for tons of dino fun - all based on the hit Disney Jr show! The Dino Ranch is having a Dino Jamboree!...

Chicken Little is BACK! But this time, someone new is in town. Chicken Little meets the BIG. BAD. WOLF! Chicken Little is NOT afraid of anything, not even a wolf....

No school.No THANKS.No. NO. NO!Laura Dockrill's inimitable style of poetic rap is brilliantly suited to this romp through the house and round and round the playgroup, as one little poodle...

TV scientist Ben Garrod presents the biggest extinction events ever, told from the point of view of evolution's superstars, the most incredible animals ever to swim, stalk, slither or walk...

Part psychological thriller, part coming-of-age novel from the author of People of Abandoned Character. An absent father. A missing girl. Buried family secrets. Is the truth worth searching for?Sixteen-year-old Prue...

The conclusion to Ken Liu's chronicle of the Dandelion Dynasty, which sees two empires face a whirlwind that threatens to utterly consume them.Ukyu-Gonde. Stalked by foes and dogged by betrayal,...

God bless you, England, on this glorious Year of Our Lord, 1145. Things are definitely not right in Nottingham. Rebecca, daughter of a Jewish money-lender, has a sense for it.A...

'A lovely, very different 5* read from Lucy Knott, full of her trademark cosiness' Sam Tonge, author of Summer Secrets at Streamside Cottage, on The Little Barn of DreamsWith the...

In the wild lands of Norway, Hunlaf must quell a violent revolt in Matthew Harffy's new historical adventure. Northumbria, AD 794. Those who rule the seas, rule the land. None...

Two people. One love story. Six days. He loves me... He loves me not... He loves me...Gemma knows that she and Finn are destined to be together. They are soulmates....

In the second instalment of the Rotstorm series, heroine Flore must continue to fight back against the encroaching children of the storm - but now her daughter Marta is dying,...

From bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, the second book in his authentic, action-packed City of Victory series set on the frontiers of the Roman Empire.AD 114: NICOPOLISIn the arid plains beyond...

In a valley steeped in legend lies an abandoned house where Edens may be lost, found and remade...The White Valley in the far west of Cornwall cuts deeply through bluebell...

The epic conclusion to a new trilogy from one of the most exciting voices in British fantasy. The glass breaks, the sword falls, the sea rises.Lord Marius Cyclone faces an...

This guidebook is all about Eevee - one of the most popular Pokemon! Discover everything you need to know about this unique and adorable character and its many Evolutions. Eevee...