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The Binding
Lose yourself in the breakout sensation of the year shortlisted for waterstones book of the year 2019 ‘brilliant’ joanna cannon ‘spellbinding’ guardian ‘magic’ erin kelly ‘immersive’ sunday times ‘gorgeous’ stella duffy ‘astounding’ anna mazzola emmett farmer is a binder’s apprentice. his job is to hand-craft beautiful books and, within each, to capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. if you have something you want to forget, or a secret to hide, he can bind it – and you will never have to remember the pain it caused. in a vault under his mentor’s workshop, row upon row of books – and secrets – are meticulously stored and recorded. then one day emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of the volumes has his name on it.
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The Choice
Travis parker lives the good life and has no interest in a serious relationship. but travis is unable to deny his attraction to new neighbour gabby holland, a defensive woman who has a long-time boyfriend. the choice that gabby makes about her relationship with travis leads years later to a life and death decision that travis must make.
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Billionaire Boy
The lonely son of a billionaire toilet roll magnate starts at a comprehensive school incognito in the hope of making a new friend.
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Then She Was Gone
Bestselling psychological suspense, and a top richard & judy selection _____________________________ over 1,000 5* reviews – this is why readers love this book- ‘grips to the point of obsession’ ‘my life stopped while i read this book’ ‘my heart was thumping in my chest’ ‘this is edge of your seat reading’ ‘this book left me breathless’ ‘cancel all plans and buy this book’ _____________________________ she was fifteen, her mother’s golden girl. she had her whole life ahead of her. and then, in the blink of an eye, ellie was gone. ten years on, laurel has never given up hope of finding ellie. and then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet. but what really takes her breath away is when she meets his nine-year-old daughter. because his daughter is the image of ellie. now all those unanswered questions that have haunted laurel come flooding back. what really happened to ellie? and who still has secrets to hide?
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The Last Devil To Die
You’d think you would be allowed to relax over christmas, but not in the world of the thursday murder club. on boxing day, a dangerous package is smuggled across the english coast. when it goes missing, chaos is unleashed. the body count starts to rise – including someone close to the thursday murder club – as our gang face an impossible search and their most deadly opponents yet. with the clock ticking down and a killer heading to cooper’s chase, has their luck finally run out? and who will be ‘the last devil to die’? —– readers can’t get enough of the thursday murder club series! ‘opening the new osman is like sitting down to dinner with treasured friends you know are going to kill you – deliciously!’ peter james ‘full of humour and heart, osman delivers another must-read. i loved it’ harlan coben ‘a warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly’ val mcdermid ‘so smart and funny. deplorably good’ ian rankin ‘smart, compassionate, warm, moving and so very funny’ marian keyes ‘thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny’ mark billingham
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The Family Upstairs
‘really good, gripping. i couldn’t bear for it to finish… i don’t want to move onto the next book too soon as it feels like a betrayal.’ olivia colman ‘i swear i didn’t breathe the whole time i was reading it. gripping, pacy, brilliantly twisty.’ clare mackintosh ‘a twisty and engrossing story of betrayal and redemption.’ ian rankin ____________________ from the #1 bestselling author of invisible girl in a large house in london’s fashionable chelsea, a baby is awake in her cot. well-fed and cared for, she is happily waiting for someone to pick her up. in the kitchen lie three decomposing corpses. close to them is a hastily scrawled note. they’ve been dead for several days. who has been looking after the baby? and where did they go? two entangled families. a house with the darkest of secrets. a compulsive thriller from lisa jewell. ____________________ ‘rich, dark and intricately twisted, this enthralling whodunnit mixes family saga with domestic noir to brilliantly chilling effect.’ ruth ware ‘you don’t read a lisa jewell book, you fall into it. it takes huge talent to establish a whole world in the turn of two pages.’ erin kelly ‘creepy, intricate and utterly immersive- an excellent holiday read.’ guardian ‘i had an unrelentingly pleasurable and thrilling for-god’s-sake-tell-me-what-happened sensation in my stomach for the entire read … stupendous!’ ruth jones ‘absolutely brilliant. great characterisation, a fascinating and dark set up and a great conclusion. she’s always great but this is next level stuff.’ sarah pinborough ‘few writers of psychological suspense devise such swift, slippery plots; fewer still people their stories with characters so human and complex. lisa’s jewell’s the family upstairs glitters like a blade and cuts even deeper.’ aj finn ‘whenever i pick up a lisa jewell novel i know i’m in for a compelling, immersive and unputdownable read and the family upstairs is one of her very best’ cl taylor ‘i had hoped to save the family upstairs for my holiday, but failed miserably … i was hooked from the first page. i think it’s her best yet and hands down my favourite book so far this year.’ alice feeney ‘utterly compelling. deliciously dark and twisty with characters who live on in your head. lisa jewell just keeps getting better and better.’ jane corry ‘it’s absolutely bloody brilliant and i can’t tell you much i wish i’d written it.’ tammy cohen ‘it’s so good!’ india knight ‘i loved the family upstairs!’ sarah jessica parker ____________________ readers are obsessed with the family upstairs- ‘i read so many books in the crime/mystery genre that it becomes harder to find a book that stands out. this one succeeded!! hooked from page one’ ‘i totally adored this book. all of lisa jewell’s books are fabulous, but something about this one is extra special.’ ‘absolutely absorbing … thoroughly enjoyed it’ ‘kept me captivated from the very beginning … definitely worth reading – as long you like reading into the night!’ ‘what a book. clever would be an understatement. and those last pages left me with chills. the concept had me intrigued and the execution had me captivated. i could not put this book down!’ #1 bestseller in the uk, sunday times, august 2019
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The Lost Symbol
What was lost will be found&washington dc: harvard symbologist robert langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the capitol building. within moments of his arrival, however, a disturbing object gruesomely encoded with fiv
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The Subtle Knife
As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, lyra and her daemon help will parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
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Magnus Chase And The Sword Of Summer
The first book in the incredible new series from the author of percy jackson, the kane chronicles and heroes of olympus. my name is magnus chase. i’m orphaned and living rough on the streets of boston. and things are about to get much worse. my day started out normally enough. i was sleeping under a bridge when some guy kicked me awake and said, ‘they’re after you.’ next thing i know, i’m reunited with my obnoxious uncle, who casually informs me that my long-lost father is a norse god. nothing normal about that. and it turns out the gods of asgard are preparing for war. apparently, if i can’t find the sword my father lost two thousand years ago, there will be doom. doomsday, to be precise. a fire giant attacking the city? immortal warriors hacking each other to pieces? unkillable wolves with glowing eyes? it’s all coming up. but first i’m going to die. this is the story of how my life goes downhill from there…
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A Game Of Thrones
A tale of court intrigues in the land of seven kingdoms, a country “blessed by golden summers that go on for years, and cursed by cruel winters that can last a generation.” treachery, murder, incest.
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The Paper Palace
Before anyone else is awake, on a perfect august morning, elle bishop heads out for a swim in the glorious fresh water pond below ‘the paper palace’ – the gently decaying summer camp in the back woods of cape cod where her family has spent every summer for generations. as she passes the house, elle glances through the screen porch at the uncleared table from a dinner party the previous evening; empty wine glasses, candle wax on the table cloth, echoes of laughter of family and friends. then she dives beneath the surface of the freezing water to the shocking memory of the sudden passionate encounter she had the night before, up against the wall outside the house, as her husband and mother chatted to the dinner guests inside. so begins a story that unfolds over 24 hours and across 50 years, as decades of family legacies, love, lies, secrets, and one unspeakable incident in her childhood lead elle to the precipice of a life-changing decision. over the next 24 hours, elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her much-loved husband, peter, and the life she imagined would be hers with her childhood love, jonas, if a tragic event hadn’t forever changed the course of their lives.
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Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Celebrate 20 years of harry potter magic! when the knight bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it’s the start of another far from ordinary year at hogwarts for harry potter. sirius black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of lord voldemort, is on the run – and they say he is coming after harry. in his first ever divination class, professor trelawney sees an omen of death in harry’s tea leaves … but perhaps most terrifying of all are the dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss. these new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by jonny duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring harry potter to the next generation of readers. it’s time to pass the magic on …
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Junior Dictionary And Thesaurus
Children can check their spelling, build vocabulary and polish their grammar skills with this clear, concise dictionary and thesaurus. each page is packed with colour illustrations and pictures to help illustrate definitions and example sentences for each heading word.
