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Picture Perfect
Harriet manners knows more facts than most. she knows that new york is the most populous city in the united states. she knows that its official motto is ‘ever upward’. she knows that one in 38 people living in the us lives there. but she knows nothing whatsoever about modelling in the big apple and how her family will cope with life stateside. or ‘becoming a brand’ as the models in new york say. and even more importantly, what to do when the big romantic gestures coming your way aren’t from your boyfriend. does geek girl go too far this time?
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According To Yes
Dawn french, number one bestselling author of a tiny bit marvellous and oh dear silvia, returns with her joyously funny new novel, according to yes. the foreign land of the very wealthy – otherwise known as manhattan’s upper east side – has its own rigid code of behaviour. it’s a code strictly adhered to by the wilder-bingham family. emotional displays – unacceptable. unruly behaviour – definitely not welcome. fun – no thanks. this is glenn wilder-bingham’s kingdom. a beautifully displayed impeccably edited fortress of restraint. so when rosie kitto, an eccentric thirty-eight-year-old primary school teacher from england, bounces into their lives with a secret sorrow and a heart as big as the city, nobody realises that she hasn’t read the rule book. for the wilder-bingham family, whose lives begin to unravel thread by thread, the consequences are explosive. because after a lifetime of saying no, what happens when everyone starts saying . . . yes? ‘i adored according to yes. it’s so different to anything i’ve read in forever, so charming, wise, brilliantly written. i loved it all’ marian keyes ‘there is lots of fun to be had reading this book. it’s impossible not to warm to rosie, a funny and open-hearted woman who acts as a salve and comfort blanket for this unhappy, inhibited family. there’s something quite joyous about the way she unashamedly romps her way through the novel, changing the lives of those around her for the better’ express ‘french can spin a yarn . . . which sets according to yes apart from the usual chick-lit template. think the vicar of dibley, without the dog collar. yes yes yes indeed’ independent further praise for dawn french: ‘a fantastic slam-dunk pageturner. funny, enriching . . . page after page i laughed out loud’ mail on sunday ‘a hilarious snapshot of family life in the twenty-first century’ sunday express ‘extremely funny’ sunday times ‘dawn tackles the big ones – love, death, grief, childhood, motherhood, parenthood – head on’ guardian ‘makes you laugh on every page’ the times ‘a brilliantly observed, very funny novel of family life’ woman and home ‘funny, really enjoyable, highly recommended. a wonderful writer – witty, wise, poignant’ daily mail
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The Heartstopper Yearbook
*soon to be a live-action netflix series!* boy meets boy. boys become friends. boys fall in love. this joyful trip into the lgbtq+ world of heartstopper is the perfect gift for anyone who loves the graphic novels or netflix tv series – from alice oseman, bestselling author and winner of the ya book prize. now in full colour for the first time! praise for heartstopper: ‘absolutely delightful. sweet, romantic, kind. beautifully paced. i loved this book.’ rainbow rowell, author of carry on the full-colour heartstopper yearbook is packed full of exclusive content from the heartstopper universe – including never-before-seen illustrations, an exclusive mini-comic, a look back at alice’s heartstopper artwork over the years, character profiles, trivia, and insights into her creative process – all narrated by a cartoon version of alice herself. by the winner of the ya book prize, heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. it encompasses all the small stories of nick and charlie’s lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us. ‘the queer graphic novel we wished we had at high school.’ gay times
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Written In History
Written in history celebrates the great letters of world history, creative culture and personal life. acclaimed historian simon sebag montefiore selects over one hundred letters from ancient times to the twenty-first century: some are noble and inspiring, some despicable and unsettling; some are exquisite works of literature, others brutal, coarse and frankly outrageous; many are erotic, others heartbreaking. the writers vary from elizabeth i, rameses the great and leonard cohen to emmeline pankhurst, mandela, stalin, michelangelo, suleiman the magnificent and unknown people in extraordinary circumstances – from love letters to calls for liberation, declarations of war to reflections on death. in the colourful, accessible style of a master storyteller, montefiore shows why these letters are essential reading: how they enlighten our past, enrich the way we live now – and illuminate tomorrow.
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The General
James adams and his sister lauren take on a training mission in the desert near las vegas, but find big trouble waiting in the form of an entire american batallion.
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Between The Assassinations
The dazzling new book from the winner of the 2008 man booker prize, “between the assassinations” brings to life a chorus of distinctive indian voices, all inhabitants in the fictional town of kittur.
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Gathering The Water
It is 1847, northern england, and charles weightman has been given the unenviable task of overseeing the flooding of the forge valley and evicting its lingering inhabitants. weightman is heartily resented by these locals, and he himself is increasingly unconvinced both of the wisdom of his appointment and of the integrity and motives of the company men who posted him there. he finds some solace, however, in his enigmatic neighbour, mary latimer. caring for her mad sister, mary is also an outsider, and a companionship develops between the two of them which offers them both some comfort and support in their mutual isolation. as winter closes steadily in and as the waters begin to rise in the forge valley, it becomes increasingly evident that the man-made deluge cannot be avoided; not by the locals desperate to save their homes, nor by the reluctant agent of their destruction, weightman himself. in a masterful new novel, edric captures powerful human emotions with grace and precision. the hauntingly resonant backdrop to this story of david and goliath marks edric’s dramatic return to historical literary fiction.
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Scorpia Rising
When the world’s deadliest terrorist organization, scorpia, stirs up trouble in the middle east, it is up to fourteen-year-old m16 agent alex rider to thwart their plans.
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Chocolate And Cuckoo Clocks
Edited by his children, giles and victoria, chocolate and cuckoo clocks is an anthology of humorous writing from the former editor of punch and radio 4 national treasure alan coren, who died in october 2007. in a prolific forty-year career alan coren wrote for the times, observer, tatler, daily mail, mail on sunday, listener, punch and the new yorker, and published over 20 books including the sanity inspector, golfing for cats and the collected bulletins of idi amin (he turned down an invitation from amin to visit uganda saying, ‘i’ll probably end up as a sandwich’). even twenty years ago he estimated that he had published six million words, or ten copies of war and peace. coren was one of britain’s most prolific and now much-missed humourists, finding the comedy of life all around him and rendering it, hilariously and compellingly, in polished and witty prose which will be eagerly devoured by his loyal fanbase.
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The Fourth K
Frances xavier kennedy, president of the united states, cousin of jfk, faces the greatest crisis of his career. his only child has been seized by terrorists, and simultaneously two unbalanced young scientists are holding the nation to ransom.
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Dorothy Must Die
The new york times bestselling first book in a dark new series that reimagines the oz saga, from debut author danielle paige. i didn’t ask for any of this. i didn’t ask to be some kind of hero. but when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know? sure, i’ve read the books. i’ve seen the movies. i know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. but i never expected oz to look like this. to be a place where good witches can’t be trusted, wicked witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. there’s still a road of yellow brick—but even that’s crumbling. what happened? dorothy. they say she found a way to come back to oz. they say she seized power and the power went to her head. and now no one is safe. my name is amy gumm—and i’m the other girl from kansas. i’ve been recruited by the revolutionary order of the wicked. i’ve been trained to fight. and i have a mission: remove the tin woodman’s heart. steal the scarecrow’s brain. take the lion’s courage. and—dorothy must die.
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Unseen Academicals
The wizards of unseen university in the ancient city of ankh-morpork must win a football match, without using magic, so they’re in the mood for trying everything else. as the match approaches, four lives are entangled and changed forever.
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Bloomability
When her brother lands in jail and her sister gets pregnant, dinnie’s life changes overnight. her aunt and uncle snatch her away to switzerland where they run a boarding school. her father calls it her opportunity, but she feels she’s been kidnapped.
