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A Deadly Education
Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. there are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal. once you’re inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die. el higgins is uniquely prepared for the school’s many dangers. she may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out untold millions – never mind easily destroy the countless monsters that prowl the school. except, she might accidentally kill all the other students, too. so el is trying her hardest not to use it… that is, unless she has no other choice. wry, witty, endlessly inventive, and mordantly funny – yet with a true depth and fierce justice at its heart – this enchanting novel reminds us that there are far more important things than mere survival.
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The Single Girl’s To-do List
A hilarious and romantic standalone novel from the bestselling author of the i heart series meet rachel summers: a twenty-something make-up artist whose life is very much going to plan. she has a job she loves, a lovely long-term boyfriend, a great flat in north london and some fabulous friends. the next phase in her masterplan is to buy a house, have a baby, move to a bigger house, have another baby, get a 4×4. simple. well, not quite as simon, rachel’s boyfriend, suddenly decides that they should take a break. rachel’s convinced it’s just a three-year itch but, four months later, they are still living under the same roof but sleeping in separate bedrooms. it’s time for an intervention as emilie and matthew, rachel’s best friends, can no longer bear to watch rachel suffer anymore. as they try to convince her to move out and move on, they come up with the ultimate break-up cure — the single girl’s to-do list. a list of of all the things rachel should see and do in her newly single life. but nothing could have prepared them for the hilarious adventures that are about to unfold as the to-do list takes them around london and abroad, and proves to them all that love is out there if you’re willing to take a chance on it!
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One Day With You
An unputdownable read from the no1 and million copy bestseller. one day, five lives, but whose heart will be broken by nightfall? it started like any other day in the picturesque village of weirbridge. tress walker waved her perfect husband max off to work, with no idea that she was about to go into labour with their first child. and completely unaware that when she tried to track max down, he wouldn’t be where he was supposed to be. at the same time, max’s best friend noah clark said goodbye to his wife, anya, blissfully oblivious that he would soon discover the woman he adored had been lying to him for years. living alongside the two couples, their recently widowed friend, nancy jenkins, is getting ready to meet eddie, her first true love at a school reunion. will nancy have the chance to rekindle an old flame, or will she choose to stay by tress’s side when she needs her most? one day with you – two fateful goodbyes, two unexpected hellos, and 24 hours that change everything. perfect for the fans of jojo moyes, beth moran and debbie howells. praise for ?????????? shari low brilliant. another brilliant book by shari low. i love the narration, suspense, sadness and excellent juxtaposition of characters. it’s always heartwarming to see other characters from previous books make appearances.’ – reader review ‘beautiful, terrifying and mesmerising! a heartbreaking read, demolished the whole book in a day. can’t wait to read more!’ – reader review ‘i love how shari writes and this one is one of the best i’ve read as yet!’ – reader review ‘a stunning book that stays with you a while after you’ve finished it. a talented writer indeed. i thoroughly recommend it.’ – reader review ‘i laughed, cried and loved every word’ ‘what an absolute joy to read!’ – reader review ‘loved this book!… what a rollercoaster of emotions’ – reader review ‘wonderfully uplifting’ – reader review ‘i’ve loved reading this book by shari low great story line of some of the problems but beautifully showing how much we want love’ – reader review ‘more fun than a girl’s night out!’ – ok! magazine ‘highly recommended’- the sun ‘totally captivating and it felt like i’d lost a new best friend when it came to the end’ – closer magazine ‘touching stuff’ – heat.
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The Babysitter
A thrillingly twisty psychological thriller about motherhood and obsession from the author of one little mistake.
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One Secret Summer
In the perfect family, there’s a thin line between love and hate, especially when there’s so much to hide… the keelers are one of those families that seem to have everything. glamorous, wealthy and privileged, life has always been easy for them, on the outside at least. but even the happiest of families have their secrets. maddie, the scatty american actress, is swept off her fee by rafe keeler. a brilliantly talented surgeon, rafe is handsome, steady and dependable – everything maddie has sought in a man. so why does she feel so dangerously adrift? julia loathed aaron keeler on sight when they met at oxford. she was a working-class girl, he was the privileged posh boy handed everything on a plate. but a lethal attraction has set them on a collision course. niela has been running all her life. betrayed and abandoned by her own family, her whirlwind marriage to josh keeler has given her a place to call ‘home’. but niela knows how easily the past can come back to ruin your life…
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Troubled Blood
***the 7th novel in the strike series, the running grave, is coming in september 2023. pre-order now and be the first to read it*** winner of the crime and thriller british book of the year award 2021 ‘one of crime’s most engaging duos’ guardian ‘magnificent’ sunday times ‘finely honed, superbly constructed’ daily mail ‘terrific’ daily express private detective cormoran strike is visiting his family in cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, margot bamborough – who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone one forty years old. but despite the slim chance of success, he is intrigued and takes it on; adding to the long list of cases that he and his partner in the agency, robin ellacott, are currently working on. plus the pair are still battling their feelings for one another, while robin is also juggling a messy divorce and unwanted male attention. as strike and robin investigate margot’s disappearance, they come up against a fiendishly complex case with leads that include tarot cards, a psychopathic serial killer and witnesses who cannot all be trusted. and they learn that even cases decades old can prove to be deadly . . . a breathtaking, labyrinthine epic, troubled blood is the fifth strike and robin novel and the most gripping and satisfying yet. praise for the strike series: ‘a blistering piece of crime writing’ sunday times ‘the work of a master storyteller’ daily telegraph ‘unputdownable’ daily express ‘highly inventive storytelling’ guardian ‘superb . . . an ingenious whodunnit’ sunday mirror ‘come for the twists and turns and stay for the beautifully drawn central relationship’ independent ‘outrageously entertaining’ financial times
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The Comeback
Ariadne hui thrives on routine. so what if everything in her life is planned down to the minute: that’s the way she likes it. if she’s going to make partner in toronto’s most prestigious law firm, she needs to stay focused at all times. but when she comes home after yet another soul-sucking day to find an unfamiliar, gorgeous man camped out in her living room, focus is the last thing on her mind. especially when her roommate explains this is choi jihoon, her cousin freshly arrived from seoul to mend a broken heart. he just needs a few weeks to rest and heal; ari will barely even know he’s there. (yeah, right.) jihoon is kindness and chaos personified, and it isn’t long before she’s falling, hard. but when one wrong step leads to a shocking truth, ari finds herself thrust onto the world stage: not as the competent, steely lawyer she’s fought so hard to become, but as the mystery woman on the arm of a man the entire world claims to know. now with her heart, her future, and her sense of self on the line, ari will have to cut through all the pretty lies to find the truth of her relationship… and discover the ariadne hui she’s finally ready to be.
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Faceless
A captivating tale of love, identity and redefining who you are from new york times bestselling author alyssa sheinmel. ‘it’s hard to be unique in a genre as broad as ya and in fiction in general, but faceless truly stands out … an absolute gem.’ the mile long bookshelf ‘faceless is a book you have to read’much loved books ‘sheinmel’s writing is absolutely exquisite … i can’t recommend this book strongly enough.’the bookbag how do you live your life when you can’t even recognise yourself? when maisie is struck by lightning, her face is partially destroyed. she’s lucky enough to get a face transplant, but how do you live your life when you can’t even recognize yourself any more? she was a runner, a girlfriend, a good student … a normal girl. now, after a single freak accident, all that has changed. as maisie discovers how much her looks did and didn’t shape her relationship to the world, she has to redefine her own identity, and figure out what ‘lucky’ really means. from new york timesbestselling author alyssa sheinmel comes an emotionally gripping ya novel a highly-acclaimed, beautifully written story perfect for teenage readers wonderfor a teen audience; perfect for fans of the perks of being a wallflowerand they both die at the end
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Missing, Presumed
A richard & judy bestseller 72 hours to find her… ‘hits the sweet spot between literary and crime fiction – gripping’ erin kelly ‘for those who love their crime fiction rich in psychology, beautifully written and laced with dark humour. dive in’ lucie whitehouse a missing girl edith hind is gone, leaving just her coat, a smear of blood and a half-open door. a desperate family each of her friends and relatives has a version of the truth. but none quite adds up. a detective at breaking point the press grows hungrier by the day. can ds manon bradshaw fend them off, before a missing persons case becomes a murder investigation?
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For Better, For Worse
Josie flynn is in new york for the wedding of her american cousin martha. having just been through a messy divorce, she isn’t really in the wedding spirit, especially when she thinks martha is about to marry the wrong man – and josie isn’t afraid to tell her so. which is all very noble until josie meets matt jarvis and appears to be about to fall for the wrong man herself. add to that the return of her ex-husband, an old flame and a dubious boyband and it looks like it’s going to be quite the wedding . . .
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The Named
Imagine if you were able to change history. by altering one tiny thing you could start a chain of catastrophic events. ethan is one of the named, fated to stop this ever happening, although the forces of chaos have other ideas and ethan is finding it more and more difficult to stay one step ahead. he is also a normal schoolboy, whose life is rapidly becoming far too confusing. so when isabel arrives on the scene she is only going to make matters worse … or is she? this is history in the making – literally.
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The Secret Diaries Of Charles Ignatius Sancho
‘a great storyteller and a fabulous actor. well done, sir!’ david harewood ‘phenomenal! highly recommended.’ malorie blackman ‘an absolutely thrilling, throat-catching wonder of a historical novel. hugely recommended.’ stephen fry for fans of the miniaturist and the confessions of frannie langton comes this award-winning novel of illuminating historical fiction. meet charles ignatius sancho: his extraordinary story, hidden for three hundred years, is about to be told. i had little right to live, born on a slave ship where my parents both died. but i survived, and indeed, you might say i did more… it’s 1746 and georgian london is not a safe place for a young black man, especially one who has escaped slavery. after the twinkling lights in the fleet street coffee shops are blown out and the great houses have closed their doors for the night, sancho must dodge slave catchers and worse. the man he hoped would help – a kindly duke who taught him to write – is dying. sancho is desperate and utterly alone. so how does charles ignatius sancho meet the king, write and play highly acclaimed music, become the first black person to vote in britain and lead the fight to end slavery? it’s time for him to tell his story, one that begins on a tempestuous atlantic ocean, and ends at the very centre of london life. and through it all, he must ask: born amongst death, how much can you achieve in one short life? “utterly infectious.” – the times the times and sunday times historical book of the month
