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The Truths And Triumphs Of Grace Atherton
₱180.00‘glorious on so many levels’ a j pearce, author of dear mrs bird ‘full of hope and charm’ libby page, author of the lido ‘a hymn to friendship, to getting back up and finding happiness where none seemed possible’ katie fforde ‘an indulgently emotional and beautifully written story about new starts’ daily mail grace, nadia and mr williams see each other at work every day. but it will take a crisis for them to finally reveal the truth about themselves. grace is 40 and in love with david. her life is about to fall apart in the most shocking of ways. nadia is 17 and furious. she knows that love will only let her down: if she is going to succeed it will be on her own terms. maurice williams is 86. he has discovered a lot about love in his long life, and even more about people. and yet he keeps secrets. sometimes you have to hit the bottom in order to find a way back. and sometimes you need a friend, or two, by your side when you triumph. ‘brilliantly and movingly written’ dorothy koomson ‘an impressively powerful debut’ claire frost, fabulous magazine ‘as elegant and uplifting as a classical sonata, with added kick from its unforgettably quirky characters. i was both engrossed in and moved by this fabulous debut’ catherine isaac, author of r&j book club pick you me everything ‘a moving, beautifully written, uplifting debut about mending broken hearts through friendship. the twists and turns make it impossible to put down’ sarah j. harris ‘what a total joy!’ fanny blake ‘this book was so different from anything i’ve read before… it was beautiful, uplifting and really taught me a thing or two about the world of stringed instruments… the characters are diverse, the setting beautiful and the subject matter unique’ fabulous book fiend ‘an absolutely beautiful read’ heidi swain ‘i adored this book! exquisitely crafted, it’s a compassionate, heart-wrenching and ultimately uplifting tale of grace and david’s complicated love that will keep you turning the pages. read it. like some of grace’s decisions, it’s an absolute triumph’ fionnuala kearney
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After You
₱280.00Lou clark has lots of questions. like how it is she’s ended up working in an airport bar? whether her family can ever forgive her? and will she ever get over the love of her life? what she knows for certain is that something has to change. then it does. but does the stranger on her doorstep hold the answers lou is searching for? close the door and life continues- simple, ordered, safe. open it and she risks everything. but lou once made a promise to live. and if she’s going to keep it, she has to invite them in . . .
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Eve Of Man
₱250.00They had predicted the end of the world would be epic – a nuclear war, a plague, an asteroid. but it came with a whisper, not a bang. for over fifty years, no girls have been born – only boys. the youngest and last generation of women alive are now in their fifties. not only are their looks fading, but these greying women are humanity’s only hope for survival. until there is sudden hope- a girl is born. and in that moment, she instantly becomes the most important person in history. she is their saviour. her name is eve.
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The Silver Chair
₱250.00Two english children undergo hair-raising adventures as they go on a search and rescue mission for the missing prince rilian, who is held captive in the underground kingdom of the emerald witch. suggested level: intermediate, secondary.
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Eldest
₱250.00Eragon and his dragon have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of king galbatorix, cruel ruler of the empire. now, eragon must travel to ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, the vital skills of the dragon rider. it is a journey of a lifetime, filled with awe-inspiring new places and people, each day an adventure.
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Two Lives
₱180.00Two lives tells the remarkable story of seth’s great uncle and aunt. his great uncle shanti left india for medical school in berlin in the 1930s and lodged with a german jewish family. in the household was a daughter, henny, who urged her mother ‘not to take the blackie’. but a friendship developed and each managed to leave germany and found their way to britain as the nazis rose to power. shanti joined the army and lost his right arm at the battle of monte cassino, while henny (whose family were to die in the camps) made a life for herself in her adopted country. after the war they married and lived the emigre life in north london where shanti, despite the loss of his arm, became a much-loved dentist. during his own adolescence in england, vikram seth lived with shanti and henny and came to know and love them deeply. his is the third life in this story of two lives. this is also a book about history, encompassing as it does many of the most significant themes and events in the 20th century, whose currents are reflected in the lives of shanti, henny and their family: from the raj and the indian freedom movement to the third reich, the holocaust and british postwar society.
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After You
₱220.00Lou clark has lots of questions. like how it is she’s ended up working in an airport bar, watching other people jet off to new places. or why the flat she’s owned for a year still doesn’t feel like home. whether her family can ever forgive her for what she did eighteen months ago. and will she ever get over the love of her life. what lou does know for certain is that something has to change. then, one night, it does. but does the stranger on her doorstep hold answers lou is searching for – or just more questions? close the door and life continues: simple, ordered, safe. open it and she risks everything. but lou once made a promise to live. and if she’s going to keep it, she has to invite them in . . .
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The Last Devil To Die
₱650.00The fourth novel in the record-breaking, million-copy bestselling thursday murder club series by richard osman ———- ‘the rightful king of crime’ i news ‘deeply moving… some of his best writing yet’ telegraph shocking news reaches the thursday murder club. an old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. as the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home. with the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? and who will be the last devil to die? ———- ‘as charming and funny as always but so moving’ marian keyes richard osman, sunday times bestseller, march 2024 the bullet that missed broke the record for the fastest-selling adult fiction hardback ever, september 2022
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Beatrice And Virgil
₱280.00Fate takes many forms … when henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. as he is pulling into the world of this strange and calculating man, henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey – named beatrice and virgil – and the epic journey they undertake together. with all the spirit and orginality that made life of pi so treasured, this brilliant new novel takes the reader on a haunting odyssey. on the way, martel asks profound questions about life and art, truth and deception, responsibility and complicity.
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Light
₱245.00Suddenly it’s a world without adults and normal has crashed and burned. when life as you know it ends at 15, everything changes … answers to every mystery of the fayz are revealed, unexpected heroes emerge as sacrifices are made, and the darkness is finally conquered by a force even more powerful than itself in this conclusion to the gone series.
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The Kill Order (maze Runner Prequel)
₱220.00Spoiler alert: read after the maze runner, the scorch trials and the death cure. when sun flares hit the earth, intense heat, toxic radiation and flooding followed, wiping out much of the human race. those who survived live in basic communities in the mountains, hunting for food. for mark and his friends, surviving is difficult, and then an enemy arrives, infecting people with a highly contagious virus. thousands die, and the virus is spreading. worse, it’s mutating, and people are going crazy. it’s up to mark and his friends to find the enemy – and a cure – before the flare infects them all …
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I Have Something To Tell You
₱70.00Don’t miss the captivating new book from sunday times bestselling author susan lewis! a terrible secret when jessica’s husband comes home one night and says he has something to tell her, her world is turned upside down. a case too close to home with secrets unravelling at home, jessica has to carry on. as a lawyer, she must protect the innocent, and she’s defending a man accused of killing his wife. an ending you won’t see coming as her two worlds collide, jessica no longer knows who to trust. look out for the latest thrilling book from the sunday times bestselling author – available to pre-order now!
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