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The Testaments
The republic of gilead is beginning to rot from within. at this crucial moment, two girls with radically different experiences of the regime come face to face with the legendary, ruthless aunt lydia. but how far will each go for what she believes?
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The Historian
Late one night, exploring her father’s library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to ‘my dear and unfortunate successor’. her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of – a labyrinth where the secrets of her father’s past and her mother’s mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history. in those few quiet moments, she unwittingly assumes a quest she will discover is her birthright – a hunt for the truth about vlad the impaler, the medieval ruler whose barbarous reign formed the basis of the dracula myth. deciphering obscure signs and hidden texts, reading codes worked into the fabric of medieval monastic traditions, and evading terrifying adversaries, one woman comes ever closer to the secret of her own past and a confrontation with the very definition of evil. elizabeth kostova’s debut novel is an adventure of monumental proportions – a captivating tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful – and utterly unforgettable.
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No Logo
This study examines the power of the logo, noting its increasing capacity for making the product subservient. it then reaches its core argument – the now uneasy struggle between corporate power and anti-corporate activism – via sweatshop labour, submerged identity and subversive action.
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The Knife Of Never Letting Go
Imagine you can hear everything the town of men say about you. and they can hear everything you think. imagine you don’t fit into their plans. todd hewitt is just one month away from the birthday that will make him a man. but his town has been keeping secrets from him. secrets that are going to force him to run.
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Dead Man’s Land
A stunning thriller and “a page-turning read” (daily mail) set in the trenches of world war i featuring beloved literary character and sherlock holmes’s sidekick dr. john watson. deep in the trenches of flanders fields, men are dying by the thousands every day…so one more death shouldn’t be a surprise. but then a body turns up with bizarre injuries, and sherlock holmes’s former sidekick dr. john watson finds his suspicions raised. the victim’s jaw was clamped shut in a terrible rictus and facial expression suggested that the man had seen unimaginable horror. something is terribly wrong. but this is just the beginning. soon more bodies appear, and watson must discover who is the killer in the trenches. but who can he trust? surrounded by unimaginable carnage, amidst a conflict that’s ripping the world apart, watson must step out of the shadows and into the limelight if he’s to stop a brutal killer before he strikes again.
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Me Before You
Lou clark knows lots of things but she doesn’t know is she’s about to lose her job or that knowing what’s coming is what keeps her sane. will traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. what will doesn’t know is that lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour.
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Monsters Of Men
Three armies march on new prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. todd and viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. as the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? how can there ever be peace when they’re so hopelessly outnumbered?
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Bad Science
Everyone has their own ‘bad science’ moments, encompassing everything from the useless pie charts on the back of cereal boxes to the use of the word ‘visibly’ in cosmetics adverts. full of spleen, ben goldacre takes the reader on a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the world of bad science.
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The Gypsy Morph
The last cities have fallen. demons and once-men swarm the ravaged landscape of the former united states. a small band of survivors – the elves of cintra and a ragtag group of human children and their protectors – flees northward toward a safe haven promised by the mystical king of the silver river. to reach it, they must follow the boy named hawk – now revealed as the legendary gypsy morph. with two knights of the word as their only protection, the brave remnant faces attacks on all sides. at stake are the survival of races human and elf – and the beginning of a new world for both.
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Not A Life Coach: Are You Ready To Change Your Life?
The follow up to james smith’s international number one bestseller, not a diet book.
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Phantom
Elena gilbert and her friends saved fell’s church from evil spirits bent on destroying it, but the town’s freedom came at a price: damon salvatore’s life. damon’s death changes everything. he and his vampire brother, stefan, had been locked in a vicious battle for elena’s heart. now that he’s gone, elena and stefan can finally be together. so why can’t elena stop dreaming of damon? as elena’s feelings for damon grow, a new darkness is brewing in fell’s church. elena has been to hell and back, but this demon is like nothing she’s ever seen. its only goal is to kill elena and everyone she loves.
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The Shadow Cabinet
Grieving, shaken, and feeling very much alone, rory’s life as a member of the shades of london has changed irrevocably. it’s only been a matter of hours since stephen was taken from her, possibly for ever. her classmate charlotte is still missing, kidnapped by the same people who tried to take rory. rory is no longer a schoolgirl haplessly involved in the dealings of a secret government unit. she is their weapon in a matter of life and death. with hardly a moment to think for herself, rory is back to work. charlotte must be found – as must stephen, if he is even out there.
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The Butterfly Summer
‘heart-stopping and wonderful . . . an epic, sweeping, romantic story told brilliantly’ sophie kinsella it begins and ends with keepsake, the house that holds its shadows too tightly. nina parr’s mother has lied to her for most of her life. but when nina inherits keepsake, a long-forgotten house in cornwall, she pieces together a sad truth that reaches back to the outbreak of war in the 1930s. a must-read for fans of kate morton and santa montefiore. what magic is this? you follow the hidden creek towards a long-forgotten house. they call it keepsake, a place full of wonder . . . and danger. locked inside the crumbling elegance of its walls lies the story of the butterfly summer, a story you’ve been waiting all your life to hear. this house is nina parr’s birthright. it holds the truth about her family – and a chance to put everything right at last. two things happen when you are a parr girl: when you are ten, you are told about your future role. the second thing that a parr girl at some point must learn is harder to tell of. it is a dark work indeed, the business of this house, hidden from the world. praise for the butterfly summer: ‘loved it’ gill hornby ‘a delightfully engrossing read’ red ‘moving, gripping, heartbreaking’ kate williams ‘great characters, gorge house, intriguing mystery, what’s not to love?!’ lucy diamond ‘multi-layered, heartbreaking and as beautiful as a butterfly wing’ veronica henry ‘a crumbling house in cornwall and a family with lots of secrets are brought to life by the evocative writing in the butterfly summer’ good housekeeping ‘gorgeous’ stylist ‘harriet evans’ writing is just perfect’ linda’s book bag
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The Successful Self
Dorothy rowe shows us how to live more comfortably and creatively within ourselves by achieving a fuller understanding of how we experience our existence and how we perceive the threat of its annihilation.
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The Amulet Of Samarkand
‘laugh-out-loud funny, bananas sexy, and deeply romantic’ andie j. christopher, usa today bestselling author house rules: do your own dishes knock before entering the bathroom never look up your roommate online the wheatons are infamous among the east coast elite for their lack of impulse control, except for their daughter clara. she’s the consummate socialite: over-achieving, well-mannered, predictable. but every wheaton has their weakness. when clara’s childhood crush invites her to move cross-country, the offer is too much to resist. unfortunately, it’s also too good to be true. after a bait-and-switch, clara finds herself sharing a lease with a charming stranger. josh might be a bit too perceptive – not to mention handsome – for comfort, but there’s a good chance he and clara could have survived sharing a summer sublet if she hadn’t looked him up on the internet… once she learns how josh has made a name for himself, clara realises living with him might make her the wheaton’s most scandalous story yet. his professional prowess inspires her to take tackling the stigma against female desire into her own hands. they may not agree on much, but josh and clara both believe women deserve better sex. what they decide to do about it will change both of their lives, and if they’re lucky, they’ll help everyone else get lucky too. ‘incredible . . . one of my top romance reads of 2020!’ jen deluca, author of well met ‘funny, super steamy and surprisingly tender, the roommate raises the bar for rom coms in 2020’ evie dunmore, author of bringing down the duke ‘the roommate is unapologetically sexy as hell. danan’s writing, like her characters, is funny, seductive, and full of heart’ meryl wilsner, author of something to talk about
