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What do the celebrated actors, the bestselling novelist, the Nepalese Sherpa and the famous model have in common? Like millions of us, they love their gardens - and with good...

Not many people have been a unique a journey as Kellie Maloney. Born 'Frank Maloney' into a tough working class family in the 1950s, the young man gravitated towards the...

A funny, quirkily illustrated and heartwarming list of the rights of boys and girls, presented as a flipbook to be read from either end. Sure to appeal to young boys...

A chosen boy falls into the fantastical world of ancient Irish myth and must use his powers to save his family.Oisin is not sure he wants to be Keeper of...

Stories and poems compiled by Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl'Rarely does one find such a rainbow of outstanding talent in one little book, one truly exceptional anthology.' - The...

A powerful and poetic novel from the multi-award-winning author of Tangleweed and BrineCes longs to be a tattoo artist and embroider skin with beautiful images. But for now she's just...

Stella has always looked forward to changing the world. It's what she was brought up to do, by a suffragette mother who knew all about fighting and rebellion. But it's...

`A zany explosion of hilarity' - Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis FowlSome people are born to work in a secret Ministry hidden away in the far reaches of an old...

A fast-paced adventure story full of heart, courage - and horses.Ella and Johnny are distraught when Johnny's horse Storm disappears from his field. Johnny knows that he has been taken...

Set in a rural secondary school, this is the hilarious story of a bunch of pupils who decide to pool their savings and set up a bank to lend money...

'Tamara is going to kill her mother, but she isn't the villain. Tamara just has to finish what began at her birth and put an end to the damage encoded...

The first book in the hilarious bestselling WHO LET THE GODS OUT series, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize! 'I totally fell in love with Elliot and the gods,...

The third book in the hilarious bestselling WHO LET THE GODS OUT series; perfect for fans of David Solomons! 'I totally fell in love with Elliot and the gods, and...

A visitor calls with a gift and a message from the past in this literary, historical novel. In 1802 Thomas de Quincey, a young man from a comfortable middle-class background...

1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il Duce's death remain shrouded in confusion and controversy.1992, Milan. Colonna, a...

The magical new novel from the bestselling author of The Night Circus.Are you lost or are you exploring? When Zachary Rawlins stumbles across a strange book hidden in his university...

Winner of The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2019Winner of the Ngaio Marsh Crime Writing Awards 2019Winner of the New Zealand Booklovers Prize for Fiction 2019Winner of the NZ Heritage...

The Sunday Times bestseller'Frank, funny and inspiring' - You Magazine'Louise is just ready to do her - and we're here for it' - Glamour'Warm-hearted, honest and relatable' - Daily Mirror__________________________________________In...

Kate Garraway shares the raw and emotional story of the devastating impact that Covid-19 has had on her family - and how they are finding strength in hope.In March 2020,...

Russell Howard and Greg Davies discuss Pantsdrunk:R: 'It feels very English to get pissed in your underwear, on your own, and then not go out' G: 'I've been doing it...

Salonika in 1916 is a city more than half-Jewish and, until a few months ago, one of the jewels in the Ottoman crown. It is now suddenly Greek. Nominally neutral,...

From the bestselling author of THE GIRL OF INK & STARS comes a gorgeous wintry folk tale for young and old alike - an exciting adventure to the frozen north,...

Mira Manek's celebrates her family's heritage and traditions in this delicious and enchanting take on Gujurati Indian food, rich with beautiful dishes and reminiscences of Manek's family roots. Indian food...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEA dazzling, genre-defying novel in verse, full of trial and sacrifice, The Perfect Nine is a glorious epic about the founding of Kenya's Gikuyu...

Perfect for fans of Louise Rennison!Molly Darling wants life to be as simple as wellies and porridge - this is rural Ireland after all. Instead, Mum's hiding in the attic;...

`Do you have to stare like that?' I asked.`Think about the actors in porn. They've got no problem showing themselves off.'`Think about when I broke your nose,'I replied.Ellinor is thirty-six....

A unique book exploring the beauty, culture and craft of tools.Tools make our lives better. They help us to measure, plan, make, maintain, repair and make our ideas a reality....

Winner of the Hearst Big Book Awards, 2019 - Women's Health's Book of the Year_____________Shocking, brilliant, important. A fine addition to the feminist canon. - Emma Jane UnsworthFor the first...

The arrival of a meteorite in a small Finnish town causes chaos and crime in this poignant, chilling and hilarious new thriller from the King of Helsinki Noir***The Times BOOK...

A deliciously dark, unapologetically funny, and nail-bitingly tense psychological thriller by the international bestselling author of The CryNUMBER ONE BESTSELLER***Guardian, Telegraph, Herald Scotland AND The Week BOOK OF THE YEAR******Sunday...

Bumpfizzle is an alien, sent to Earth from Planet Plonk on a research mission. Or is he really just a ten-year-old boy who is feeling a bit disgruntled at all...

I know you'll hate me. I just know you will. But I can't help it. I'm going to find you.Matt's mam left home when he was 10. He writes letters...

A grandma teaches her granddaughter how to overcome fears by imagining funny situationsA little girl confides in her grandma about her fears: pirates, monsters, the big dog down the lane...

"The best animal adventure since Watership Down" - The Times The children's debut by Booker-longlisted author Sam Thompson is an engrossing, thoughtful, beautifully written story about humans and animals, voice...

'G.D. Abson is an author at the absolute top of his game' - David Young, bestselling author of Stasi Child and Stasi Wolf'A twisty, fast-paced thriller' - The Times and...

Life has its ups and downs, doesn't it? And Martha and her friends are really sick of going up, and down, and up, and down. After a traumatic event that...