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Composed of five linked stories set in the years from 1960 to 1999 – each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the vietnam war.

Was it really an iceberg that sunk the titanic? or is that what they want you to think? on sunday 15 april 1912, the ‘unsinkable’ rms titanic sinks on her maiden voyage to new york. but the truth is quickly suppressed. on board she carries three men scheming to create a new military alliance between the usa and germany. their goal – war with great britain and the destruction of the british empire. alex tremayne and his american colleague maria weston are sent by british intelligence to stop the spies, and with them the greatest war in history. on a voyage bristling with intrigue, alex and maria have one aim: to stop the conspirators from reaching america – at any cost… from sunday times bestseller james becker, the titanic secret is perfect for fans of dan brown, clive cussler and james rollins.

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.

Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful carter family in exotic brazil in 1910, maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the amazon river.

When twins annie and lauren attend their older sister chelsea’s fortieth birthday party at the dorchester hotel, they wonder why their lives are so different. chelsea’s husband is twirling her round the dance floor, while annie’s husband has gone fishing and lauren’s lover is at home with his wife and children. annie and lauren decide it’s time to make a change and turn their lives around, it’s time they starting living again. but have they left it too late?

Diana is a bold heroine who meets her equal in vampire geneticist matthew clairmont, and gradually warms up to him as their alliance deepens into an intimacy that violates age-old taboos. this smart, sophisticated story harks back to the novels of anne rice, but it is as contemporary and sensual as the twilight series-with an extra serving of historical realism. deep in the stacks of oxford’s bodleian library, young scholar diana bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. but her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.

A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s alaska, eowyn ivey’s the snow child was a top ten bestseller in hardback and paperback, and went on to be a finalist for the pulitzer prize. alaska, the 1920s. jack and mabel have staked everything on a fresh start in a remote homestead, but the wilderness is a stark place, and mabel is haunted by the baby she lost many years before. when a little girl appears mysteriously on their land, each is filled with wonder, but also foreboding: is she what she seems, and can they find room in their hearts for her? written with the clarity and vividness of the russian fairy tale from which it takes its inspiration, the snow child is an instant classic.

A weather balloon carrying military information apparently crashes in switzerland and bellamy of us intelligence is despatched to locate the witnesses and swear them to secrecy. however, on his arrival he discovers that the truth is far more terrifying. from the author of memories of midnight.