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Merrily Ever After
Don’t miss the brand-new feel good read from your favourite storyteller cathy bramley. two strangers. one big secret. and a christmas to remember . . . merry has always wanted a family to spend christmas with, and this year her dream comes true as she says ‘i do’ to father-of-two cole. but as she juggles her rapidly-growing business, wedding planning and the two new children in her life, her dream begins to unravel. emily is desperately waiting for the new year to begin, so she can finally have a fresh start. she has always put her family first, leaving little time for happiness and love. when her beloved father ray moves into a residential home, she discovers a photograph in his belongings that has the potential to change everything. as past secrets come to light, will this be a magical christmas for emily and merry to remember?
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A Secret Garden
Romance, humour and happy-ever-after endings are included in katie fforde’s brand new novel for 2017. “what i want to know”, said lorna, “is what lies behind those ash trees at the back of the garden?” lorna is a talented gardener and philly is a plantswoman. together they work in the grounds of a beautiful manor house in the cotswolds they enjoy their jobs and are surrounded by family and friends. but for them both the door to true love remains resolutely closed. so when lorna is introduced to jack at a dinner party and lucien catches philly’s eye at the local farmers market, it seems that dreams really can come true and happy endings lie just around the corner. but do they? troublesome parents, the unexpected arrival of someone from lorna’s past, and the discovery of an old and secret garden mean their lives are about to become a lot more complicated…
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Rewrite The Stars
‘a gorgeous will they/won’t they love story, with depth and surprising twists’ sun’a lovely, heart-warming read’ closer ‘a proper winter heart-warmer’ heat ‘if you’re a fan of jojo moyes, you’ll love emma heatherington’s beautifully written – and also not predictable – christmas novel’ yahoo’s top books for october a stunning christmas romance for fans of one day in december and jojo moyes from the moment they meet one december day there’s something between charlotte taylor and her brother’s best friend, tom farley. but tom’s already taken and charlie has to let him go… it’s another five years before their paths cross again only a secret from the past forces charlie to make a choice. she promises herself she’ll never look back… the years pass and charlie moves on with her life but she can never forget tom. he’s always there whispering ‘what if?’. can charlie leave the life she has built for one last chance with tom? or is the one that got away not really the one at all…? readers love rewrite the stars…! ‘romantic, cosy and a book that can be read cover to cover in one day because you just can’t put it down’ yahoo ‘i really enjoyed ‘one day in december’ by josie silver, so when i read that fans of that book would enjoy this one i already had plenty of expectations in my head… this book absolutely smashed through all those expectations and i love it even more’ amy a ‘would have read it in one go if i didn’t have to go to work!’ carla ‘a definite wow book’ sue, netgalley ‘i absolutely loved this book and was so gutted it had to come to an end’ shirleyann ‘absolutely adored this book. i’m a psychological thrillers type of girl generally but every now and then i need something to break up all the crazy and this was a very welcome distraction’ laura s ‘touched my heart in a way few others have’ michelle, netgalley ‘a wonderfully written christmas love story which isn’t predictable and really enjoyable’ nicola s perfect for fans of bella osborne, emma hannigan and roisin meaney!
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Pieces Of Her
The gripping standalone thriler from no. 1 internationally bestselling author karin slaughter, soon to be a netflix series a terrifying act of violence… it takes a split second for your life to change forever. and for andrea oliver that split second is a mass shooting in her local mall. a woman whose life is built on a lie… but this shocking act is only the start. because then, as the bodies fall around them, andy’s mother laura takes a step forward into the line of fire. a fight for survival… hours later, laura is in hospital, her face splashed over the newspapers. but the danger has only just begun. now andy must embark on a desperate race against time to uncover the secrets of her mother’s past before any more blood is shed…
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The Last Thing He Told Me
With its breakneck pacing, dazzling plot twists and unforgettable characters, the last thing he told me is bestselling author laura dave’s finest novel yet, certain to shock you with its final, heartbreaking turn.
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Scarlet
The second book in the lunar chronicles series by marissa meyer. this is not the fairytale you remember. but it’s one you won’t forget. scarlet benoit’s grandmother is missing. the police have closed her case. the only person scarlet can turn to is wolf, a street fighter she does not trust, but they are drawn to each other. meanwhile, in new beijing, cinder will become the commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive – when she breaks out of prison to stay one step ahead of vicious queen levana. as scarlet and wolf expose one mystery, they encounter cinder and a new one unravels. together they must challenge the evil queen, who will stop at nothing to make prince kai her husband, her king, her prisoner . . .***red riding hood-meets-percy jackson in a thrilling new spin on grimm by marissa meyer, the author of cinder.***
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The Audacity Of Hope
Before he was president, he was senator. written two years prior to the election that would change the face of the united states, the audacity of hope discusses the importance of empathy in politics, obama’s hopes for a different america and how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed. with intimacy and self-deprecating humour, he describes his experiences balancing his family life with his public vocation. a senator and a lawyer, a professor and a father, a christian and a sceptic, barack obama has written a book of transforming power that will inspire people the world over.
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Angels At Christmas
Every christmas, three lovable angels visit earth. once a year, shirley, goodness and mercy are allowed to intervene (or, more accurately, interfere!) in human affairs. despite their frequent misadventures and the chaos they often cause, things always seem to turn out right. this christmas, join those christmas angels as they respond to anne fletcher’s prayer request. she wants her son, roy, to meet a special woman… and the angels contrive to throw julie wilcott in his path (literally!). watch as the heaven-sent messengers reunite a divorced couple, bring peace of mind to an elderly man and grant a little boy’s fondest wish. because there’s always joy where angels go.
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Not That Kind Of Ever After
‘utterly hilarious . . . a stellar debut that’s sure to charm readers’ kate bromley ‘[a] raucously entertaining debut novel’ the times ______________ gloriously fun, romantic and feel-good, discover a 21st century london fairytale with an unforgettable twist once upon a time, in a flatshare south of the river, there lived an aspiring author named bella marble. above all things, above her wish to be a writer, above absolutely anything and everything, bella wants to find love. but one fateful week changes everything… when her best friend moves in with the most boring ogre in history and her perfectly paired parents tell her their own love story is coming to an end, bella’s illusions of finding ‘the one’ shatters. with the help of her very own knight in shining armani, bella ditches the fairytale and decides it’s time to write herself a brand new kind of happy ending. and while london may be fresh out of princes, it’s got a surplus of frogs – and as bella learns, kissing frogs can be extremely fun. ______________ fresh, funny and intelligent, this book will make any woman who’s experienced dating in the 21st century laugh, wince and cry in recognition, and is perfect for fans of sophie kinsella, mhairi mcfarlane and beth o’leary. find out why everyone’s talking about not that kind of ever after . . . ‘a wickedly funny exploration of finding one’s own happily ever after. if you’ve ever gone searching for the fairytale within the hellscape of modern dating, not that kind of ever after is for you’ alison rose greenberg ‘a laugh-out-loud and totally swoon-worthy read that will keep you turning the pages’ jo watson
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The Lives Of Others
Shortlisted for the man booker prize shortlisted for the costa novel award winner of the encore award shortlisted for the dsc prize for south asian literature longlisted for the impac prize calcutta, 1967. unnoticed by his family, supratik has become dangerously involved in extremist political activism. compelled by an idealistic desire to change his life and the world around him, all he leaves behind before disappearing is a note. at home, his family slowly begins to unravel. poisonous rivalries grow, the once-thriving family business implodes and destructive secrets are unearthed. and all around them the sands are shifting as society fractures, for this is a moment of turbulence, of inevitable and unstoppable change. ‘deeply moving’ amitav ghosh ‘terrifies and delights’ a s byatt, guardian ‘unforgettable’ daily telegraph
