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Twenty-eight-year-old new yorker ani fanelli seems to have it all: she’s a rising star at the women’s magazine, impossibly fit, perfectly groomed, and about to marry luke harrison, a handsome blueblood. but behind that veneer of perfection lies a vulnerability that ani holds close and buries deep–a very violent and public trauma from her past that has left her constantly trying to reinvent herself. and only she knows how far she would go to keep her secrets safe.

Beloved author c . s. lewis is our wise and inspiring guide in this elegant collectible book of 366 poignant and thought-provoking daily meditations.

“when will wakes up after a car accident, he’s lost three years of memory. all he wants is his girlfriend and childhood sweetheart, gem, beside him. instead, nothing is as he remembers. gem has finally moved on from hers and will’s break-up. with a new life and boyfriend, the last thing she expects is a call to say will needs her – the man who nearly destroyed her. as will recovers, he is determined to prove to gem that he is the man he once was. but by unlocking the secrets of his past, will he be able to piece together what caused him to change so dramatically? and, faced with the choice, will gem continue with the safe new life she has built for herself, or will she go back to the man she used to love?”–amazon. com.

How far can you run from your past? jeremy marsh once vowed he would never do three things: leave new york city, give his heart away again after barely surviving one failed marriage, and, most of all, become a parent. now jeremy is living in the small town of boone creek, north carolina, married to lexie, the woman he loves, and anticipating the birth of their daughter. life seems to be settling down – until a disturbing and mysterious message appears from the past. wounds he thought had healed are re-opened, and jeremy realises his old life is closer to him than he thinks.

Winner of the 2017 goldsboro books glass bell award ‘ian mcewan did this with atonement, sarah waters did it with the night watch, and chris cleave does it too with everyone brave is forgiven… a compelling and finely crafted novel.’ ft an extraordinary story of love and honour in extreme circumstances, from the multi-award-winning author of the other hand. instant new york times bestseller evening standard top ten bestseller ibooks books of the year 2016 irish times summer reading pick ‘a cracker’ stylist, 10 exciting books in 2016 ‘his best book to date’ esquire, 10 best novels of 2016 guardian literary highlight of 2016 independent best book to read in 2016 irish news top picks for 2016 washington post 20 books we can’t wait to read in 2016 in a powerful combination of both humour and heartbreak, this dazzling novel weaves little-known history, and a perfect love story, through the vast sweep of the second world war – daring us to understand that, against the great theatre of world events, it is the intimate losses, the small battles, the daily human triumphs, that change us most.

‘utterly absorbing and illuminating. written with a sure and stylish hand. gill hornby’s best book yet.’ esther freud __________________________ from the #1 bestselling author of miss austen on 21 january 1804, anne sharpe arrives at godmersham park in kent to take up the position of governess. at 31 years old, she has no previous experience of either teaching or fine country houses. her mother has died, and she has nowhere else to go. anne is left with no choice. for her new charge – twelve-year-old fanny austen – anne’s arrival is all novelty and excitement. the governess role is a uniquely awkward one. anne is neither one of the servants, nor one of the family, and to balance a position between the ‘upstairs’ and ‘downstairs’ members of the household is a diplomatic chess game. one wrong move may result in instant dismissal. anne knows that she must never let down her guard. when mr edward austen’s family comes to stay, anne forms an immediate attachment to jane. they write plays together, and enjoy long discussions. however, in the process, anne reveals herself as not merely pretty, charming and competent; she is clever too. even her sleepy, complacent mistress can hardly fail to notice. meanwhile jane’s brother, henry, begins to take an unusually strong interest in the lovely young governess . . . and from now on, anne’s days at godmersham park are numbered. __________________________ praise for miss austen and gill hornby ‘the perfect book to wrap yourself around on a dark night’ stylist ‘the great joy of miss austen is that the reader feels immersed in a world that is convincingly jane’s from the first page. miss austen is a novel of great kindness, often unexpectedly moving, with much to say about the status of “invisible” older women. above all, it’s concerned with the triumph of small acts of goodness; you can’t help feeling that jane would have approved.’ observer ‘without romanticising its period setting or underplaying the precariousness of any woman’s position in this society, it celebrates unexamined lives, sisterhood and virtues such as kindness and loyalty’ sunday times ‘this is a deeply imagined and deeply moving novel. reading it made me happy and weepy in equally copious amounts.’ karen joy fowler, author of the jane austen bookclub ‘hornby is at her best describing the complex bonds between the “excellent women” of her story. she describes the horrors, but also the pleasures, of spinsterhood’ the times ‘it won’t surprise me if this is one of the books of the year, it’s a delight, one of those that you don’t want to end.’ rte ‘a charming novel… capturing the spirit of the brilliant sardonic jane, and reminding the reader of how brutal life was for women in austen’s era, it’s an ingenious and affecting embroidery on the fact of the author’s life.’ sunday mirror ‘fans of pride and prejudice and emma will enjoy this touching story[…] in her meticulously researched third novel, gill hornby skillfully imagines the correspondence between the sisters.’ sunday express ‘miss austen is an ingenious imaginary explanationof how so many of jane’s letters came to be destroyed… with flashbacks and wonderful domestic detail, hornby brings to life the austen family, using the known to speculate on what might have been.’ the times audio book of the week ‘extraordinary and heart-wrenching, miss austen transported me from page one. a remarkable novel that is wholly original, deeply moving, and emotionally complex. a gift to all austen lovers.’ lara prescott, author of the secrets we kept ‘gill hornby ingeniously imagines what cassandra austen’s own life might have been like, both before and after jane’s untimely death, casting a different light on the familiar biographical picture without in any way distorting it.’ deirdre le faye, editor of jane austen’s letters ‘miss austen is affecting, thought-provoking, and makes you think about both jane and cassandra austen in a new light.’ helena kelly, author of jane austen, the secret radical ‘a pitch perfect novel, fond and atmospheric. it reads as if gill was born to write cassandra’s story, and she brings her whole witty and sympathetic self to the task.’ kirsty wark ‘tender and touching … hornby deftly describes the psychological toll that such uncertainly took on jane, and movingly celebrates the fortitude of cassandra whose greatest love was her sister’ daily mail ‘a moving, often funny novel. richly imagined and spryly told, it reinstates overlooked cassandra as the most important person in jane’s life’ mail on sunday ‘utterly absorbing. the lives of the austen sisters are recreated with a brilliant sureness of touch that can only be achieved by deep study of the period.’ artemis cooper ‘a wonderfully original, emotionally complex novel that delves into why cassandra burned a treasure trove of letters written by her sister, jane austen’ irish examiner ‘in this subtle and delicate novel, gill hornby has created a clever, warm-hearted character in cassandra, jane austen’s sister’ woman & home ‘people are going to love it, but i wonder if any screen adaptation will be able to convey the hidden treasure within this thoughtful story.’ literary review ‘engrossing … the warm relationship between the sisters is particularly well written.’ good housekeeping

A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from freida mcfadden, the new york times bestselling author of the housemaid and the coworker “you must be our new neighbors!” mrs. lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. i clutch my daughter’s hand and smile back- but the second mrs. lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. in that moment i make a promise. we finally have a family home. my past is far, far behind us. and i’ll do anything to keep it that way… i used to clean other people’s houses-now, i can’t believe this home is actually mine. the charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. my husband and i saved for years to give our children the life they deserve. even though i’m wary of our new neighbor mrs. lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it’s our chance to make friends. her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. i know exactly what it’s like to be in her shoes. but her cold stare gives me chills… the lowells’ maid isn’t the only strange thing on our street. i’m sure i see a shadowy figure watching us. my husband leaves the house late at night. and when i meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone- be careful of your neighbors. did i make a terrible mistake moving my family here? i thought i’d left my darkest secrets behind. but could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all? from new york times, usa today and wall street journal bestselling author freida mcfadden comes the next instalment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling housemaid series. this book can be enjoyed as a standalone read- and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.

Brown university, 1982. madeleine hanna, incurable romantic, is studying jane austen and george eliot – authors of the great marriage plots. a madeleine contemplates the age-old motivations of the human heart, real life, in the form of two very different men, intervenes. the charismatic leonard bankhead attracts madeleine with an intensity she fells powerless to resist. meanwhile her old friend mitchell is certain of only one thing in life – that he and madeleine are destined to be together. as all three leave college, they must decide the ending of their very own marriage plot [source : 4e de couv.].