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On The Other Side
The no. 1 sunday times bestseller ‘reminded me so much of cecelia ahern’ ali mcnamara ‘utterly enchanting’ jill mansell ‘our go-to for spellbinding stories with a magical edge’ heat carrie’s brand new novel – when the curtain falls – is coming july 2018! ******************************* your soul is too heavy to pass through this door, leave the weight of the world in the world from before evie snow is eighty-two when she quietly passes away in her sleep, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. it’s the way most people wish to leave the world but when evie reaches the door of her own private heaven, she finds that she’s become her twenty-seven-year-old self and the door won’t open. evie’s soul must be light enough to pass through so she needs to get rid of whatever is making her soul heavy. for evie, this means unburdening herself of the three secrets that have weighed her down for over fifty years, so she must find a way to reveal them before it’s too late. as evie begins the journey of a lifetime, she learns more about life and love than she ever thought possible, and somehow, some way, she may also find her way back to the only man she ever truly loved . . . powerful, magical and utterly romantic, on the other side will transport you to a world that is impossible to forget. a love story like no other, it will have you weeping from the sheer joy and beauty of it all.
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This Christmas…
Spend this christmas… with nora roberts four festive stories starring the macgregors laura, gwen and julia are happily focused on their careers as a lawyer, a doctor and a businesswoman, but that isn’t enough for their rich and powerful grandfather, daniel; he wants them married! so he’s picked three unsuspecting candidates for husbands and sets events in motion – he’s hoping for three macgregor brides! in from the cold sees ian macgregor fleeing boston after being injured in the first blows of the american revolution. he heads into the wilderness, where he finds refuge with irish spitfire alanna flynn… who is not planning on marrying again.
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The Innocent Man
In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the state of oklahoma was ron williamson. in 1982, a waitress names debra sue carter was raped and murdered. for reasons that were never clear, ron and his friend, dennis fritz, were charged with her murder and ron was sent to death row.
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Chasing The Italian Dream
From the bestselling author of escape to the french farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good story about making your dreams come true, set in sun-kissed southern italy. ‘a tale full of wonderful characters, sunshine, food and romance. a winning recipe!’ katie fforde —– a summer escape she’ll never forget . . . lucia has worked hard as a lawyer in wales, aiming for a big promotion she hopes will shortly come her way. finally taking a well-earned break at her grandparents’ house in southern italy, the sunshine, lemon trees and her nonna’s mouth-watering cooking make her instantly feel at home. but she’s shocked to learn that her grandfather is retiring from the beloved family pizzeria and will need to sell. lucia can’t bear the thought of the place changing hands – especially when she discovers her not-quite-ex-husband giacomo wants to take it over! then bad news from home forces lucia to re-evaluate what she wants from life. is this her chance to carry on the family tradition and finally follow her dreams? perfect escapism from the author of escape to the french farmhouse and the honey farm on the hill. readers have fallen sure with chasing the italian dream ‘the perfect escape’ ‘this book is like summer on a page’ ‘i loved getting whisked away to italy’
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The Shadow Of The Wind
Hidden in the heart of the old city of barcelona is the ‘cemetery of lost books’, a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles that have long gone out of print. to this library, a man brings his 10-year-old son daniel one cold morning in 1945. daniel is allowed to choose one book from the shelves and pulls out ‘la sombra del viento’ by julian carax. but as he grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find. then, one night, as he is wandering the old streets once more, daniel is approached by a figure who reminds him of a character from la sombra del viento, a character who turns out to be the devil. this man is tracking down every last copy of carax’s work in order to burn them. what begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of julian carax and to save those he left behind. a page-turning exploration of obsession in literature and love, and the places that obsession can lead.
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Inheritance
The young dragon rider eragon must finally confront the evil king galbatorix to free alagaesia from his rule once and for all.
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Together
Set in snowy amsterdam, together by christmas is a moving read of secrets, romance, and heartbreaking dilemmas when lee first came to amsterdam, it was with a newborn baby and a secret. five years later, her life is approaching normal: her career as a celebrity photographer is flourishing, her son jasper is growing up, and they are enjoying the run-up to christmas with their tight circle of close friends. but all this changes one morning when lee finds a book in the basket of her bicycle – and scrawled inside it, a desperate message. who left it for her, and why? lee feels compelled to help and tracks down the book’s author, sam. with an instant, undeniable connection it seems they might have a shot at a real future together. until her past comes calling. as the snow falls and the ice thickens on the city’s canals, the secret lee has never told resurfaces. suddenly everything she holds dear hangs in the balance. christmas is a time for being together-but what if the truth means she ends up alone?
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The Greatcoat
A chilling and atmospheric ghost story by the orange-prize-winning helen dunmore. in the winter of 1952, isabel carey moves to the east riding of yorkshire with her husband philip, a gp. with philip spending long hours on call, isabel finds herself isolated and lonely as she strives to adjust to the realities of married life. woken by intense cold one night, she discovers an old raf greatcoat hidden in the back of a cupboard. sleeping under it for warmth, she starts to dream. and not long afterwards, while her husband is out, she is startled by a knock at her window. outside is a young raf pilot, waiting to come in. his name is alec, and his powerful presence both disturbs and excites her. her initial alarm soon fades, and they begin an intense affair. but nothing has prepared her for the truth about alec’s life, nor the impact it will have on hers …
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A Legacy Of Spies
Peter guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of george smiley of the british secret service, otherwise known as the circus, has retired to his family farmstead on the south coast of brittany when a letter from his old service summons him to london. the reason? his cold war past has come back to claim him. intelligence operations that were once the toast of secret london are to be scrutinised by a generation with no memory of the cold war. somebody must be made to pay for innocent blood once spilt in the name of the greater good. interweaving past with present so that each may tell its own story, john le carru has given us a novel of superb and enduring quality.
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A Painted House
It is the 1950s in arkansas, the cotton season and to the chandler family it means hard work, temporary workers and a host of complications. a story inspired by grisham’s own childhood in rural arkansas. the narrator is a seven year old farm boy, who lives in the cotton fields with his parents and grandparents in a little house that’s never been painted.
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A Time For Mercy
The incredible new thriller from international bestseller john grisham. praise for the guardians: ‘… grisham at his passionate best, conveying every ounce of his anger at the corruption behind the law. it is his finest book for some time. do not miss it’ – daily mail ‘a canny and engrossing blend of two types of grisham novel: enough of the familiar formula of a single lawsuit in a single town, mixed with a more picaresque and multistranded approach that has the significant advantage of taking in a wider swathe of america’ – the sunday times ‘simmering with righteous and understandable anger in place about the manifest injustices of the us criminal justice system’ – financial times.
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The Whistler
‘a fascinating look at judicial corruption . . . one of grisham’s best’ washington post ‘hang on to your subpoenas, it’s an exhilaratingly fast and dangerous ride’ the sunday times the most corrupt judge in us history. a young investigator with a secret informant. the electrifying new thriller. lacy stoltz never expected to be in the firing line. investigating judicial misconduct by florida’s one thousand judges, her cases so far have been relatively unexciting. that’s until she meets greg myers, an indicted lawyer with an assumed name, who has an extraordinary tale to tell. myers is representing a whistle blower who knows of a judge involved in organised crime. along with her gangster associates this judge has facilitated the building of a casino on an indian reservation. at least two people who opposed the scheme are dead. since the casino was built, the judge has made several fortunes off undeclared winnings. she owns property around the world, hires private jets to take her where she wishes, and her secret vaults are overflowing with rare books, art and jewels. no one has a clue what she’s been doing – until now. under florida law, those who help the state recover illegally acquired assets stand to gain a large percentage of them. myers and his whistle blower friend could make millions. but first they need lacy to start an investigation. is she ready to pit herself against the most corrupt judge in american history, a judge whose associates think nothing of murder?
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The Tattooist Of Auschwitz
I tattooed a number on her arm. she tattooed her name on my heart. in 1942, lale sokolov arrived in auschwitz-birkenau. he was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival – scratching numbers into his fellow victims’ arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the holocaust. waiting in line to be tattooed, terrified and shaking, was a young girl. for lale – a dandy, a jack-the-lad, a bit of a chancer – it was love at first sight. and he was determined not only to survive himself, but to ensure this woman, gita, did, too. so begins one of the most life-affirming, courageous, unforgettable and human stories of the holocaust: the love story of the tattooist of auschwitz.
