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Previous published: all the poems you need to say i do. 2004.

A sunday times bestseller, now shortlisted for the women’s prize for fiction and longlisted for the desmond elliott prize 2018. ‘a brilliantly plotted story of mermaids, madams and intrigue in 1780s london and i wouldn’t be surprised to see it become the essex serpent of 2018’ – the pool ‘imogen hermes gowar is a soon-to-be literary star’ – sunday times this voyage is special. it will change everything. one september evening in 1785, the merchant jonah hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door. one of his captains is waiting eagerly on the step. he has sold jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid. as gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours and brothels, everyone wants to see mr hancock’s marvel. its arrival spins him out of his ordinary existence and through the doors of high society. at an opulent party, he makes the acquaintance of angelica neal, the most desirable woman he has ever laid eyes on… and a courtesan of great accomplishment. this meeting will steer both their lives onto a dangerous new course, on which they will learn that priceless things come at the greatest cost. where will their ambitions lead? and will they be able to escape the destructive power mermaids are said to possess? in this spell-binding story of curiosity and obsession, imogen hermes gowar has created an unforgettable jewel of a novel, filled to the brim with intelligence, heart and wit.

An ordinary village a shocking announcement one morning the villagers of chipping cleghorn wake to find a strange notice in their papers: ‘a murder is announced and will take place on friday, october 29th, at little paddocks at 6.30pm.’ suspecting this is just a joke, they gather for some evening entertainment. then a gunshot is heard. in desperation, the police turn to an old lady whose hobbies are gardening, gossiping – and solving murders. after all, old ladies know better than anyone exactly what goes on in quiet english villages… never underestimate miss marple ‘the queen of jaw-dropping, heart-stopping twists.’ karen m. mcmanus ‘establishes firmly her claim to the throne of detection. the plot is as ingenious as ever… the dialogue both wise and witty; while the suspense is maintained very skilfully until the final revelation.’ a. a. milne

The first book in the bestselling spin off series from percy jackson and the olympians, featuring the original hero – now in a brand-new look! seven heroes. one prophecy. destiny calls. when jason, piper and leo crash land at camp half-blood, they have no idea what to expect. a haven for the children of the greek gods, like the famous percy jackson, they are apparently safe here – despite the monsters roaming the woods. . . but before they can settle into their new lives as demigods, the trio are thrown into a quest – to rescue hera, queen of the gods, from the clutches of a new, and terrifying, enemy. if they fail? demigods will turn on each other, the giants will overrun mount olympus and it’ll be the end of them all. . . so, no big deal! return to the world of percy jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in percy jackson and the olympians: wrath of the triple goddess – out now!

With 18 million copies sold worldwide, the shack is an international bestseller that explores life’s toughest questions through the gripping story of one man’s struggle to find answers to his suffering. mack’s youngest daughter, missy, was abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the oregon wilderness. four years later, still trapped in his great sadness, mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from god, inviting him back to that shack. against his better judgement mack arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon. what he finds there will change his life forever. the shack wrestles with the timeless question, ‘where is god in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?’ mack’s experiences when he faces up to his darkest nightmares will astound you, and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. this is the kind of book you’ll want to tell everyone about. millions have discovered it already – now it’s your turn.

When jace vanishes with sebastian, clary and the shadowhunters struggle to piece together their shattered world and clary infiltrates the group planning the world’s destruction