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'Jenni Daiches has astonishingly re-created a lost world... I wept and laughed and wished I had written it.'MIRIAM MARGOLYES 'An urgent exploration of the fragility and beauty of our shared...

A compelling glimpse into a captivatingly exotic world of myth and magic.Beguiled by promises of wealth, fourteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and marriage to a man many...

A hilarious, escapist romcom from the author of CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING F##K UP!What is the worst thing that could happen to you on Valentine's Day? - Getting stood up...

Dava Shastri, one of the world's wealthiest women, has always lived with her sterling reputation in mind. A brain cancer diagnosis at the age of seventy, however, changes everything, and...

'I am a white man and never forget it, but I was brought up by the Cheyenne Indians from the age of ten.' So starts the story of Jack Crabb,...

From renowned writer Paul Theroux comes a dazzling novel following a big-wave surfer in Hawaii as he confronts ageing, privilege and mortality'It was as if in surfing he was carving...

CHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS A FAVOURITE READ OF 2020 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2020, NEW YORK TIMES and WASHINGTON POST'Brilliantly...

A long summer holiday on the beautiful island of Corfu is just what Izzy Jordan needs, but is she prepared for the romance and drama? New edition of one of...

A mile outside the Cotswolds, everyone knows everyone in Honeystone, and for many years the villagers have lived quiet, steady lives. But a wind of change is here... Anthea is...

The new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Josephine Cox gets straight to the hope and heartbreak of family drama. One fateful night changes the course of a child's life...

One night can change your life. Forever. 'Such a brilliant writer and this was another 5 star book for me' Reader Review 'Hugely immersive and emotional' Reader Review 'An emotional...

It is the dawn of the eighteenth century. At the farthest edges of the known world, the mighty East India Trading Company suffers catastrophic losses from pirates of the high...

'Cleverly constructed [. . .] psychologically astute and written with flair.' - The Sunday Times'A compelling, almost hypnotic read' - Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of None of This is True'Bright...

How can I focus on baseball, when I'm falling for my gorgeous, grumpy roommate . . .? 'Sparkling prose and delicious tension . . . Grace Reilly is the queen...

If you love Holly Martin, Sarah Morgan and Jill Shalvis, you'll love Jaci Burton!'Always sexy, romantic and charming' JILL SHALVIS'The characters leap off the page and the romance sparkles' Romantic...

'Brimming from start to finish with sly humour and gothic mischief' SARAH WATERS 'Beguilingly clever, very sexy and seriously frightening' GUARDIAN 'Atmospheric, sexy, creepy...totally addictive' KATE DAVIES, author of In...

*** THE Sunday Times TOP TEN BESTSELLING AUTHOR *** 'Wonderful . . . hugely ambitious and atmospheric' Kate Mosse Discover a brilliant story of love, danger, courage and betrayal, from...

A mysterious portrait. Two couples, a century apart. One secret that will change everything. London 1905, celebrated artist John Sutton paints The Quartet, unaware of the passion and betrayal his...

'Warm and engaging with a stunning setting and fabulous characters. I look forward to the next in the series!' Jessica RedlandCinderella meets Bake-Off in this contemporary rags-to-riches romcomFrom the moment...

In Goodbye Mickey Mouse Len Deighton has written his best novel yet: a brilliant, multi-dimensional picture of what it is to be at war... and what it was to be...

In this spellbinding tale from Danielle Steel, a princess is sent away to safety during World War II, where she falls in love, and is lost forever. As the war...

Meet the Dobsons and the Jamiesons: two ordinary families on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Joe Dobson left his wife and kids when his young girlfriend Nina discovered she...

With war on the horizon, can she find peace?Grace and Dougie have been courting for years, so when Dougie decides to emigrate to Australia he expects Grace to follow once...

The Tower Room: Loosely based on Rapunzel, this is the story of a sudden, unexpected, passionate relationship and the unforessen yet inevitable results of defying convention. When Megan glimpses Simon...

PRE-ORDER THE EAGERLY AWAITED, LIFE-AFFIRMING AND HEART-WARMING NEW NOVEL FROM NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR DAWN FRENCHTick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight.The old millennium turns into the new.In the same hospital,...

'Bhutto's new novel will move you with its profound wisdom and sharp grasp of our turbulent times' Elif Shafak 'This is a bold and probing novel, from a writer strikingly...

'One of the most beautiful and profound novels I've read in ages' Washington Post'A magical take on Africa before the arrival of the Atlantic slave ships' Independent'Takes on the great...

"[A] mordant debut novel....examines what it means to covet the lives of others, no matter the cost."-The New York Times"Tense, twisty, and packed with shocks."-Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling...

Shortlisted for the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize 2016A finalist for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2015It's April 1948, and war hangs over Jaffa.One minute seven-year-old Salim is dreaming of...

Sister. Liar. Witness. Spy. Traitor? Her secrets shaped a kingdom . Her loyalty was deadly. Jane Boleyn watches from the shadows of the Tudor court. Where nothing is more powerful...

'An electric, utterly unique workplace romance that burrowed deep into my heart' Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex TalkLauren Fox is the bookkeeper for Cold World, a tourist destination...

In the next Mitch Rapp thriller, a bioterrorist threat threatens an America already weakened by internal divisions. The head of ISIS, Sayid Halabi, survived Mitch Rapp's attack on him, but...

THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR The brilliant new Mitch Rapp thriller! The enduring mystery of just who really was behind the 9/11 attacks in America has never...

From author Laura Sebastian comes Ash Princess, a nail-biting YA fantasy debut full of daring and vengeance.Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Queen of...