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The classic bestseller by the acclaimed author of The Shell Seekers and Winter Solstice, now available in a new edition. No two women could have been more different. No two...

With the death of a mother and the abduction of a young girl, Susan Fletcher has written a vividly beautiful novel about the innocence and terror of childhood. Following the...

'with a heartbreaking ending, this is truly a captivating tale' THE LADYThis is not the India that Sophie fell in love with ten years ago . . . London, 1957....

A MAN OF CONTRADICTIONS.A MAN OF PASSION.A MAN OF THE FUTURE.Sequestered in his blitz-battered Regent's Park house in 1944, the ailing Herbert George Wells, 'H.G.' to his family and friends,...

She'll do whatever it takes to find happinessWhen her mother dies, Sarah Mortonby is shocked to discover she has inherited a wealthy estate. She is advised to sell the crumbling...

The first major novel by the author of the critically-acclaimed short story collection Whites. A comedy of manners on the grandest scale, the story revolves around two Americans on the...

'SMART, EMOTIONAL, INTRIGUING AND COMPELLING - I LOVED IT!' JILL MANSELL'Full of twists and turns, this is a heart-breaking yet uplifting story about love and friendship, and is one of...

Ava O'Hara is finally marrying hunky Simon, the love of her life. The wedding dress is on, the make-up is done, the bridesmaids are ready and the guests are eagerly...

Discover the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold'RIVETING, TERRIFYING...JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KINGAs the dark and menacing waters of the local river...

A humorous, big-hearted romp through the apocalypse, where even a cowardly crow can become a hero. Perfect for fans of Dawn of the Dead and Isaac Marion's Warm Bodies.'A thoroughly...

Robert Merivel abandons his medical studies for the vibrant Court of Charles II, where he finds unexpected favour with the King and serves as a 'paper groom' to the youngest...

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE; THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURE; THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD (YA); THE PRINTZ HONOR_____________________________________________________________________________________________'A gripping novel where historical...

How much does she truly know about her husband?Eliza Jones and her husband Bryn had a whirlwind romance and married shortly after meeting, but he was soon sent off to...

A SWEEPING AND EVOCATIVE NOVEL SET ON A TINY GREEK ISLAND. . . The perfect summer read, for fans of Lucinda Riley, Victoria Hislop and Karen Swan.'Whisk away to Greece......

A sunny, summery, escapist romance about new beginnings from the Sunday Times bestseller. _____________ Home is where the heart is...but what if your heart is broken? When Judith loses her...

WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl...

Paige has only a few vivid memories of her mother, who left when she was five. Now, leaving her father behind in Chicago for dreams of art school and marriage...

New lands, loves lost, histories made. The year is 1858. Thomas Glover is a gutsy eighteen-year-old who grasps the chance of escape to foreign lands and takes a posting as...

**AS FEATURED ON BBC2'S BETWEEN THE COVERS**Discover the tragic masterpiece from Booker prize-winning, Sunday Times bestselling Ian McEwan.One windy spring day in the Chilterns Joe Rose's calm, organised life is...

The spellbinding SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK about old family secrets'A captivating mystery: beautifully written, with a rich sense of place, a cast of memorable characters,...

**The international bestseller****A Guardian Book of the Autumn 2023****Chosen as a book of the year by the independent.co.uk**'Michaels's writing continues to stand head and shoulders above most other fiction' OBSERVER'Through...

It's the 1st of June 1914 and Hugh Stanton, ex-soldier and celebrated adventurer is quite literally the loneliest man on earth. No one he has ever known or loved has...

* * * The New York Times bestseller * * * If your life fell apart . . . could you start again?How to Walk Away is a heartbreaking, joyful...

An emotional historical read from BESTSELLER May Ellis, based on real life eventsLiving in South London, Lily has always longed for a better life for her family. And when she...

An astonishing new masterpiece from the Nobel and twice Booker Prize-winning author of Disgrace and SummertimeAfter crossing oceans, a man and a boy - both strangers to each other -...

London, 1914. Belle Reilly finally has the life she's dreamed of thanks to a devoted husband in Jimmy and the hat shop she's wanted to own since she was a...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKFROM THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Sexy, sweet, wise, nostalgic' Gabrielle Zevin'A beautiful, believable love story' Marian Keyes'I loved every page' Emma...

Bridget Jones is mad about the boy - the gloriously funny and heartwarming million-copy bestseller, soon to be a major film starring Renee Zellweger.'In an emergency, I turn to Bridget...

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series The fourth book in S. J. Parris's bestselling, critically acclaimed series following Giordano Bruno, set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I August,...

When Holly applies for a job at the Paradise - one of the city's oldest cinemas, squashed into the ground floor of a block of flats - she thinks it...

Can a mother ever hand over her son to another woman?In this emotional and thought-provoking novel, multi-million copy bestselling author Joanna Trollope expertly weaves a study of familial relationships with...

Down among the women. What a place to be! In the Fifties, women were looked after by nice, breadwinning men: or so went the myth. Eighteen-year-old unmarried mother Scarlet, a...

Bridget Jones is back and her life is as chaotic as ever in The Edge of Reason, the number one bestseller from Helen Fielding and the major motion picture starring...

'By the end of the third page I was not only hooked, but beginning to think that this might be the best book I'd read all year.' Joanne Harris'I wanted...

'Historical fiction with a fantastical twist, done with verve and skill' IAN RANKIN'An atmospheric and constantly surprising thriller' SUNDAY TIMES'Kept me guessing until the end. An absolute masterpiece' JENNIFER SAINT'A...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK 'Deeply moving' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life 'Remarkable' Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish) 'A sweeping epic ... Outstanding' Daily Mail Immerse...

Discover a deliciously dark and piercing story of food and secrets, a Stylist Best Debut Novel.'A sharp, dark, must-read story about appetite, ambition, secrecy and shame' Daily Mail'If I owned...

The sun-soaked summer getaway you didn't know you needed: your paradise awaits...'A perfect holiday read' RED'Deeply satisfying, engrossing, and utterly charming' INDIA KNIGHT**READERS ADORE WELCOME TO GLORIOUS TUGA**:'A glorious escape...

AN INDEPENDENT BEST BOOK OF 2024'Beautifully written.' Prima'An almanac for the heart.' EVIE WOODS, author of The Lost Bookshop'Tender and powerful.' Observer'A pleasure to read.'SARAH MOSS, author of Ghost WallIf...

Fans of Andy McNab, Orphan X and Frederick Forsyth, will love this unputdownable and action-packed debut thriller. 'BREATHLESS, COMPLEX AND SERIOUSLY HARDCORE' LEE CHILDOfficially Max McLean doesn't exist. Sniper. Spy....