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At twenty-three, Ruth Saunders headed west with her seventy-year-old grandma in tow, hoping to be hired as a television writer. Four years later, she's hit the jackpot when she gets...

From the bestselling author of Beatrice comes a mesmerising novel of loss, memory and the love of a mother for her child. It is 1970, and Greta is a young...

Ward Gibson knew what was expected of him by the village folk, and especially by the Mason family, whose daughter Daisy he had known all his life. But then, ina...

A heart-warming and thought-provoking novel about friendship, love and day-to-day struggles with mental health. Jade is just trying to get by. She doesn't want to talk about it. She doesn't...

Sometimes the worst has to happen . . . Recently widowed, Hannah Firth is still young - young enough to dream of a new life. When her spiteful daughter-in-law uses...

The perfect rom-com from the Sunday Times and multi-million-copy bestsellerEmma and Leo have been together for ever, but their relationship seems to have lost its sparkle. When Leo turns up...

Joan thinks her story is over. But what if there is one more chapter...? Pour yourself a cup of tea and sink into the most comforting read.'The warmest, most completely...

The prequel to the series, describing Sharpe's experiences in India, repackaged to tie in with the fantastic new Sharpe look. When a senior British officer is captured by the Tippoo...

Growing up in a remote corner of rural Italy, Elena lives a sheltered life, unable to imagine a world beyond her hilltop village, until Riccardo arrives and enthrals her with...

'Heartwarming and uplifting - a gorgeous festive treat.' Sarah Morgan, author of SNOWED IN FOR CHRISTMAS'No-one does friendship better than Cathy' Karen Swan, author of THE CHRISTMAS POSTCARDSIn a picturesque...

Everyone deserves a Christmas treat...The annual Wheaton gingerbread exhibit (a model village made of gingerbread) and grotto has been an important part of the sleepy Cotswold hamlet's Christmas celebrations for...

'This is a book for all Christmas fans. I devoured this book and I adored it. It was like having a comfort blanket around me at all times.' Amazon reviewer...

In Jinnie, the sequel to The Woman Who Left, Josephine Cox weaves an unforgettable and dramatic tale of the lingering power of past betrayals.Ten years ago, Louise Hunter's life was...

Marvellous, precise, poignant writing; the reader is happy to be overwhelmed. The highest talent at work' SEBASTIAN BARRY 'A lyrical exploration of the conflict between gay love and political conformity....

'A total joy' Matt Haig 'Very, very funny' Sara Pascoe 'Thought-provoking' Daily Mail 'Unputdownable' Marian Keyes Fearless, frank and for anyone who's ever doubted themselves, So Lucky is the straight-talking...

The brilliant new novel from the bestselling author of A Year at the Star and Sixpence. Perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley. All four Picture House novellas in one book!...

The Accidental Medium is the first book in a hilarious series from Tracy Whitwell featuring Tanz, the accidental medium who, with the help of the dead, is about to become...

'Spooky and hilarious' - Mandasue Heller on The Accidental MediumSet in Newcastle, Gin Palace rejoins Tanz, the Accidental Medium and an unwilling crime solver, as she grows accustomed to her...

There is nothing hidden that will not be revealed . . . On an autumn day in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in...

'Absolutely wonderful. I feel as though I've been on holiday' - Jane LoveringThe perfect escapist romance. Let yourself be whisked away to sun-drenched Spain for a holiday you won't forget....

It was one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland: the construction, during the war's most savage phase, of a factory in West...

A DARK HOUSE FILLED WITH DARKER SECRETS...Winter 1954, and in a dilapidated apartment in Brooklyn, Sam Cooper realises that she has nothing left. Her mother is dead, she has no...

Escape to the winding cobblestone streets and rolling hills of Tuscany in this delicious, romantic and charming tale perfect for fans of Chocolat and Under the Tuscan Stars. Margherita is...

Shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize and the RNA Historical Romantic Novel Award 2021'A compelling tale of forbidden love set in 1930's Leipzig' Independent'Terrifying, yet tender. I loved it'...

Discover the addictive and gripping novel from the bestselling author of You'll Never See Me Again, Lesley Pearse'A gripping novel' HELLO! Magazine_______________London, 1960.The lives of teenage twins Maisy and Duncan...

This is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty....

A bold, thought-provoking novel that will compel and disquiet in equal measure, about the moral lines we tread, the stories we tell ourselves and the secrets we bury; 'the best...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2018For weeks, someone has been broadcasting people's secrets from the minarets of the city's mosques, striking fear into the hearts of Christians and Muslims alike....

Jean Mason has a doppelganger. She's never seen her, but others swear they have. Apparently, her identical twin hangs out in Kensington Market, where she sometimes buys churros and drags...

_________________'Thank goodness for Katie Fforde, the perfect author to bring comfort in difficult times. She really is the queen of uplifting, feel good romance.' AJ PEARCE_________________FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES #1...

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club selection.Seductive, exhilarating and suspenseful, The Muse is an unforgettable novel about aspiration and identity, love and obsession, authenticity...

In these elegant, unsparing and intimate stories, the Folio Prize-winning author, Akhil Sharma, exposes the paradoxes, ironies and harmonies that characterise modern life. Marrying the minimalism of Chekhov and Carver...

An exquisitely told tragic tale of thwarted love, My Policeman is soon to be adapted into film by Amazon Prime starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin.It is in 1950s' Brighton...

A brilliant contemporary thriller with a unique special element - for fans of Inception, Minority Report and Touch by Claire NorthWhen billionaire Everett Sloan hires John Smith to take down...

The spellbinding story of Lady Chatterley's Lover, and the society that put it on trial; the story of a novel and its ripple effects across half a century, and about...

'Powerful, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting.' Andrew Taylor'A brave, moving and important book.' Katherine Clements'Vivid [and] utterly inspiring.' Telegraph___________________'You do not leave a sick child alone to face the dark and...

This riveting and action-packed historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson is real edge of your seat stuff! Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.Readers are loving Gaius...

'Fantastic - a wonderful book' Lily Cole'Magical, rich and magnificent' Maxine Peake'A wild ride! She sees Graves' White Goddess and raises 50 with female magic and transformations' Margaret Atwood'A rare...

When American mayors start a campaign to ban handguns, Otis Cogsworth, CEO of Cogsworth International Arms worries about the effects on his company. He convinces an Arkansas congressman to introduce...

'Heartbreaking, funny and bittersweet. A phenomenal debut' DOLLY ALDERTON'Let this bittersweet ode to siblings fill the Fleabag-shaped hole in your life' ELLE'Fierce and unsparing, everything you'd expect from the brilliant...

'Downton with dance, perfect!' Santa MontefiorePrepare to be swept off your feet by the romantic and irresistible new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author and Strictly Come Dancing star Anton...

Sometimes it can be hard to find a new beginning in the middle of so many endings...Hughie Mittman is in search of forgiveness. He has just lost his mother and...

It is 3 a.m. in The City, and in a dark corner of The Bar, two lovers collide in the beginnings of a passionate and violent affair. Boy: nineteen, beautiful,...