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'Does one desire the Yule-tide spirit, sir?''Certainly one does. I am all for it.'Aunts, engagements, misunderstandings and hangover cures; this delightful collection from 'the greatest chronicler of a certain kind...

We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret.We are Private. And we're the best._____________________________Even for Private Investigations, the world's top detective agency, it's tough to find...

'I don't know which is more amazing, Emma Cline's understanding of human beings or her mastery of language' Mark HaddonThe eagerly-awaited new book by Emma Cline, author of the global...

***LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019*****SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2020****LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2020**'Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.'Inspired by Mary Shelley's gothic...

My Purple Scented Novel follows the perfect crime of literary betrayal, scrupulously wrought yet unscrupulously executed. 'You will have heard of my friend the once celebrated novelist Jocelyn Tarbet, but...

READ THE TENSE TWIST-FILLED RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK FOR SPRING 2020 FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE OUTCAST.Family secrets can be deadly...Newly-weds Dan and Bea decide to...

**LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018**An elegiac novel set in post-WW2 London about memory, family secrets and lies, from the internationally acclaimed author of The English Patient It is...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only real question.First...

** Selected by 8 National Newspapers as a Book of the Year ** ** The New York Times Bestseller ** 'A page-turner that succeeds both at character and ideas' Chimamanda...

'Extraordinary...smart, sophisticated, suspenseful - and important. If you try one new thing this year, make it Star of the North' LEE CHILD North Korea and the USA are on the...

** The New York Times bestseller **'To be taken hostage by Fatima Mirza's heartrending and timely story is a gutting pleasure... She captures your mind and heart with an urgency...

Young and penniless, Kif Kehlmann, is rung in the middle of the night by notorious con man and corporate criminal, Siegfried Heidl. About to go to trial for defrauding the...

**New York Times bestseller**A Guardian / Observer Book of the YearWhen powerful real-estate tycoon Nero Golden immigrates to the States under mysterious circumstances, he and his three adult children assume...

*THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*James Bond is back in this explosive thriller.A spy is dead. A legend is born. ***** A British agent floats in the waters of the French...

'A cracking historical novel - with a twinge of the surreal - about passion and obsession' The TimesSHORLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018One September evening in 1785, the...

A heartbreaking story of love, loss and survival from the multi-million copy bestselling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin.Returning from life as a fighter pilot in the First World War, Daniel...

Now a major film starring Academy Award nominees Jim Broadbent (Iris) and Charlotte Rampling (45 Years)Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2011 Tony Webster and his clique...

Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, renowned for her fierce intelligence and sensitivity is called on to try an urgent case. For religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing...

**Sunday Times Number One Bestseller**A classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world's best storytellers - 'a masterpiece' The TimesTrudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still...

**Sunday Times Bestseller**A haunting portrait of Paris past and present from the bestselling author of Birdsong. 'Superb... Weaves winningly between the present and the Second World War, between Tangier and...

The first collection of stories from the author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Porpoise.'Terrifically compelling' GuardianA seaside pier collapses. An expedition to Mars...

A gripping and dark fictionalised account of life inside the Manson family from one of the most exciting young voices in fiction.If you're lost, they'll find you...Evie Boyd is fourteen...

Longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian LiteratureWhat happens when we attempt to exchange the life we are given for something better? Five people, in very different circumstances, from...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION Read this funny, sharp, delicately woven story of two women's complicated relationship set in post-apartheid South Africa.Hortensia and Marion are next door...

Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the GuardianShortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize 'One of the most compelling and unusual novels I've read this year.... A...

'A compact and intense read full of twists, turns and intrigue' Daily ExpressThe bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Last Runaway returns with a tale of...

'In this land of chaos and despair, all I can do is wish for magic armour and the power to disappear.'Freetown, Sierra Leone. A city of heat and dirt, of...

Birdsong is a mesmerising story of love and war spanning three generations between WW1 and present day.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER1910. Amiens, Northern France. Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman, arrives in...

The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its ninth year.Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover - or more accurately,...

Longlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2018How to be a Kosovan Bride opens up something entirely new to the reader: the history, culture and stories of one...

An intense, claustrophobic psychological novel about the dark side of expat life, and what being out of your comfort zone can do to you, set in the vibrant souks and...

The Early Birds is the touching and funny follow-up to The Future Homemakers of America. 'Funny, heartwarming and a real treat. I would recommend it to anyone!' Katie Fforde'Wit and...

I was there when it happened. I watched her disappear...'POWERFUL' - Amazon Reviewer 'ABSORBING' - Karen Perry'INCREDIBLE' - Amazon Reviewer'ELEGANT' - Sunday Mirror'GRIPPING' - Amazon Reviewer'ACCOMPLISHED' - Sunday Times'TANTALIZING' -...

A gripping new thriller that unpacks the horrors of exploitation in the garment industry, blending the nailbiting courtroom drama of John Grisham with the emotional heart of Khaled Hosseini.'Poignant and...

Wild Nashville Ways by Sheri WhiteFeather Her career is in his hands... But so is her heart Country singer Dash Smith's career has rocketed whilst ex-fiance Tracy's has taken a...

A Reunion of Rivals by Reese Ryan She can't let anything derail her passion project Not even a second chance with the sexiest man alive... The deal to bring Quinn...

Black Sheep Heir by Yvonne Lindsay He doesn't do whirlwind romances... Until me meets her! When rebellious heir and security mogul Miles Wingate, meets Chloe Fitzgerald it feels like fate....

First in Eileen Ramsay's Flowers of Scotland series.When you're chasing a dream, does it matter where you come from? Upper-class Lucy Graham is expected simply to marry well. Poverty-stricken Rosie...

THE ONLY BOOK YOU NEED TO READ THIS YEAR: THE NEXT GIRL...You thought he'd come to save you. You were wrong.'Absolutely the best thriller I've read this year!' Goodreads reviewer,...

When Sean Astin, veteran Hollywood actor of over 30 movies including The Goonies, and Rudy, landed the part of Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings, he knew it...

Judy Huxtable, a beautiful Swinging Sixties model and actress, met and fell in love with Peter Cook in 1967. They were together during the memorable hit shows 'Behind the Fridge'...

For fans of I MAY DESTROY YOU and FLEABAG and for readers who want to laugh and cry: the brave, beautiful, sometimes brutal story of a young misfit and her...

Read the warm, poignant and uplifting New York Times bestseller and Radio 2 Book Club pick, loved by readers.'A joyous, funny read that leaves you all warm inside' Beth Morrey,...

A dazzling, smart and razor-sharp story collection by Curtis Sittenfeld, Sunday Times bestselling author of Rodham and American Wife.The theme that unites these stories is how even the cleverest people...

'I was completely spellbound' - Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things'Setterfield is a master storyteller' - Madeline Miller, author of Circe Some say the river drowned her......

'As close to perfect as romantic comedies get' Jenny Colgan'A joyful, hilarious and heart-warming tale of the challenges we face when we sign up to be part of someone else's...

Now being read on BBC Radio FourA beautiful novel about late love and second chances, shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2018 'A moving tribute to friendship and love,...

'This is heartache for grown ups. The Weight of Love pulls you in and does not let go' ANNE ENRIGHT'Beautiful and painful, exquisitely written, shot through with nostalgia for our...