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The Last Days Of Joy: The Bestselling Novel Of A Simmering Family Secret
Every family has secrets. some are just better at hiding theirs… a top 5 bestseller in ireland and new zealand. ‘you will fall in love with every one of the tobin family’ edel coffey ‘authentic, deeply moving and full of hope, this book broke my heart a little’ jacqueline bublitz ‘a page turner, portraying the madness and messiness of family life’ elaine feeney meet the tobin family … joy, the complicated, troubled mother she’s spent her life running from her past while trying to raise her children as best she can. conor, the high-achieving eldest child a high-profile media figure and ceo, he’s walking a fine line between self-promotion and self-detonation. frances, the ‘perfect’ middle child now a wife and mother, she’s about to make a mistake that could destroy her marriage. youngest daughter, sinead, the acclaimed writer wrestling with writer’s block, she resorts to desperate measures to deliver her next bestselling book to her publishers. when joy’s children receive the news that she has only days to live, they rush to her side, bringing with them all of the dysfunction and hurt they have been carrying since their childhoods. each of them is at a crossroads in their lives – but there’s one more secret about their mother they need to learn. will they finally be able to forgive their mother and, in doing so, face their futures together? a stunning novel about a family reeling in the wake of a devastating act. sharply funny, intensely moving and with a cast of unforgettable characters, the last days of joy will make you laugh out loud even as it moves you to tears. ‘with intelligence and depth, anne tiernan wraps the reader into the warp and weft of the tobins’ secrets, troubles, and joys. an absorbing novel, beautifully written’ nuala o’connor ‘a brave and profoundly honest book, written with dark humour’ kathleen macmahon ‘a beautiful debut, full of authenticity and hope’ swirl and thread ‘the writing is captivating ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐’ reader review ‘full of compassion and empathy ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐’ reader review ‘beautifully written ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐’ reader review
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Envy
With friends like these, who needs enemies? television favourite karen king loves three things: her job as presenter on a late night talk show, her gorgeous husband jason, and her spanx(r) pants, guaranteed to give the plumpest woman a waistline. she’s happy, but fate is about to turn her ordered world upside down. surprise number one is finding jason in bed with a young blonde. karen’s barely over the shock when she’s hotly tipped to take over primetime’s highest-rating chat show. she wants the job – but so do some of the biggest divas in showbiz, not least the icy julia hill who will do absolutely anything to sabotage karen. as the biggest catfight in town kicks off can karen sort out her life and win television’s greatest prize? with its glamorous characters and captivating heroine, envy is a sexy, funny, unforgettable read. envy is set in the world of daytime tv and is absolutely jackie collins territory
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The Whole Day Through
A forty something woman has been obliged to move in with her elderly mother because she is a committed naturist no conventional care home will admit her. a bittersweet relationship has recently revived with the great love of her student days, he too is a carer. but what or who broke them apart twenty years ago and is it about to happen again?
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The Manning Brides
Perfect for fans of maeve binchy’ – candis two classic romances by beloved, #1 new york times -bestselling author macomber featuring more members of the manning family are repackaged in this two-in-one volume. original.
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A Place Of Execution
A riveting psychological thriller from the number one bestselling queen of crime fiction – val mcdermid.
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Nights Of Rain And Stars
Four strangers holidaying in greece, each with troubled lives, are thrown together by a tragedy, which, strangely enough, helps them to find solutions to their own problems.
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I Remember Paris
‘i enjoyed it so much!’ marian keyes ‘with glorious characters and a dreamy setting, i couldn’t have loved this book more’ the sun, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review back to the city of dreams . . . paris has always held a piece of jess’s heart, ever since she spent a magical summer there over twenty years ago. so when a writing job offers her the chance to return, she’s delighted, especially as her subject is iconic artist adelaide fox. now approaching eighty, adelaide wants to tell her life story – and what a life it has been, full of scandal, success, betrayal and passion. but adelaide is keeping secrets from her, jess is sure. and she soon realises she will have to confront her own past in the city. can jess find out the truth – even if it means changing both of their lives for ever? ‘escapist, romantic and a little bit scandalous, this is lucy diamond at her page-turning best’ veronica henry ‘as multi-layered, rich and enjoyable as a giant mille-feuille. you will adore it’ milly johnson ‘heartfelt and escapist’ woman & home ‘lucy’s best book yet’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review ‘i loved it!’ katie fforde ‘escapist, romantic and scandalous’ sunday post ‘such a treat’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review readers love lucy diamond ‘i love all of lucy’s books’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review ‘lucy writes with such warmth and sympathy’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review ‘pure escapism’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review ‘so uplifting’ 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review ‘i can’t put lucy’s books down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review
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Hello From The Gillespies
Get in the mood for christmas with a hilarious and heart-warming festive novel – it’s time to meet the gillespies! ‘a gloriously heart-warming book you totally lose yourself in’ cathy kelly angela gillespie’s annual christmas letter has always been full of her family’s triumphs. but this year she surprises everyone, including herself – because she tells the truth . . . angela’s husband is in the throes of a mid-life crisis. her daughters are more out of control than ever. and her youngest child spends all of his time talking to an imaginary friend. and as the repercussions of her ruthlessly honest letter begin to pile up, a shocking event takes angela from her family, and she realises that perhaps she should have been more careful of what she wished for . . . ______________ ‘heartwarming but emotional, i laughed out loud’ 5***** reader review ‘thoroughly enjoyable’ 5***** reader review ‘i loved this book, every single page of it!’ 5***** reader review ‘joyful’ 5***** reader review ‘a real-page turner’ 5***** reader review ‘absorbing story, beautifully written’ 5***** reader review
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Death Of A Travelling Man
It’s springtime in the highlands but storms are brewing for hamish macbeth. his life is going to pot. he has – horrors! – been promoted, his new boss is a dunce, and a sinister self-proclaimed gypsy and his girlfriend have parked their rusty eyesore of a van in the middle of the village. hamish smells trouble and as usual he’s right. the doctor’s drugs have gone missing. money vanishes. and neighbours suddenly become unneighbourly. nobody wants to talk either, so canny hamish faces the delicate task of worming the facts out of the villagers. in the process he uncovers a story so bizarre that neither he nor the locals may ever be able to forget it…
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The Good Daughter
The stunning no. 1 sunday times bestselling thriller from the critically acclaimed author. one ran. one stayed. but who is… the good daughter? twenty-eight years ago, charlotte and samantha quinn’s childhoods were destroyed by a terrifying attack on their family home. it left their mother dead. it left their father – a notorious defence attorney – devastated. and it left the family consumed by secrets from that shocking night. twenty-eight years later, charlie has followed in her father’s footsteps to become a lawyer. but when violence comes to their home town again, the case triggers memories she’s desperately tried to suppress. because the shocking truth about the crime which destroyed her family won’t stay buried for ever… praise for the number one bestselling author: ‘passion, intensity, and humanity’ lee child ‘i’d follow her anywhere’ gillian flynn ‘one of the boldest thriller writers working today’ tess gerritsen ‘her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ michael connelly ‘a writer of extraordinary talents’ kathy reichs ‘fiction doesn’t get any better than this’ jeffery deaver ‘a great writer at the peak of her powers’ peter james ‘karin slaughter has – by far – the best name of all of us mystery novelists’ james patterson ‘with heart and skill karin slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last’ camilla lackberg ‘it’s big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody – like a perfectly cooked steak’ stuart macbride
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Pirata
It is ad 25. pirate ships strike terror in the hearts of those who brave the seas of the roman empire. when young telemachus gets the chance to join the crew of the merchant ship selene, he’s delighted to escape the rough streets of piraeus. he knows little of the dangers of life at sea. and even past hardship has not prepared him for the terror on board when a pirate ship appears . . . the fight is bloody, but the result is never in doubt. then the victorious pirate chief, bulla, offers the beaten men a cruel choice: join us, or die. after surviving a brutal initiation rite, telemachus impresses his new captain with his resourcefulness and strength, and swiftly rises through the pirate ranks. but dangerous rivals talk of mutiny and murder. while prefect canis, notorious commander of the imperial fleet, is relentless in his pursuit of the pirate brotherhood. could telemachus be the man to lead the pirates and challenge rome? pirata is also available in five ebook novella parts. what readers are saying about pirata ‘highly recommended’ amazon reviewer, 5 stars ‘very good suspense’ amazon reviewer, 5 stars ‘couldn’t put it down from start to finish, more like this please’ amazon reviewer, 5 stars ‘very atmospheric… gripping story lines’ amazon reviewer, 5 stars
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Fractured
Discover second book in the gripping will trent series, from the sunday times bestselling crime and thriller author. ‘her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ michael connelly ‘one of the boldest thriller writers working today!’ tess gerritsen now a major tv series on disney+ ———– when atlanta housewife abigail campano comes home one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. a broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a knife. the struggle which follows changes abigail’s life forever. now, in the relentless heat of a georgia summer, special agent will trent must find the brutal killer who has targeted one of atlanta’s wealthiest, most privileged communities – before it’s too late… ———– crime and thriller masters know there’s nothing better than a little slaughter- ‘passion, intensity, and humanity’ lee child ‘i’d follow her anywhere’ gillian flynn ‘a writer of extraordinary talents!!’ kathy reichs ‘fiction does not get any better than this’ jeffery deaver ‘a great writer at the peak of her powers’ peter james ‘raw, powerful and utterly gripping’ kathryn stockett ‘with heart and skill karin slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the very last’ camilla lackberg ‘amongst the world’s greatest and finest crime writers’ yrsa sigur ard ttir karin slaughter, sunday times bestseller, july 2023
