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The Diamond Horse
A frozen palace and a sparkling secret – an epic russian adventure awaits! anna orlov might be the luckiest girl in the world. she is the daughter of a russian count and lives in a beautiful snowbound palace that is home to a menagerie of wonderful animals: tigers, wolfhounds and, of course, horses. and she is also the owner of a beautiful heirloom – a diamond necklace with a secret past. but when anna defies her father’s wishes and secretly raises a young colt alongside her pet tiger cub, her actions will have far reaching consequences. and soon anna, her tiger and her horse will be fighting for survival in the frozen tundra of siberia… an epic adventure of horses, friendship and sparkling secrets!
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The Echo Man
It is fall in philadelphia and the mutilated body of a man is found in one of the poorest neighbourhoods of the city. the victim has been viciously tortured to death. it’s the work of a sadistic mind in free fall. when homicide detectives kevin byrne and jessica balzano investigate, they soon realise that their crime scene is linked to the past. eight years ago, another body was found in the same place, in the same position, killed in the same manner. that case was never closed. apart from their killer’s unusual calling cards, the crime scene photos – past and present – are identical. as another brutalised body appears, then another, it becomes horrifyingly clear that someone is recreating unsolved murders from philadelphia’s past in the most sinister of ways. and the killer is closer than they think…
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Moonlight Over Mayfair
With a new king on the throne tensions are rising in london and across europe. not yet recovered from the great depression, there’s talk of another war coming. demonstrator dancer raymond de guise must hide his own views and put on a show for the rich and powerful guests of the buckingham. but a lot can happen on the dancefloor – whispered conversations, secret relationships, clandestine messages passed – and raymond soon finds himself in a position of both power and danger. raymond knows that keeping his budding relationship with chambermaid nancy secret is now more important than ever. nancy is finally feeling settled and at home in the buckingham but has dreams of achieving so much more. what is she willing to risk to realise her dreams?
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Fifty-fifty
Two sisters on trial for murder. they accuse each other. who do you believe? ‘911 what’s your emergency?’ ‘my dad’s dead. my sister sofia killed him. she’s still in the house. please send help.’ ‘my dad’s dead. my sister alexandra killed him. she’s still in the house. please send help.’ one of them is a liar and a killer. but which one? ******** your favourite authors love fifty-fifty, the follow-up to the bestselling novel thirteen: ‘a terrific writer. he has talent to burn.’ don winslow ‘unpredictable, daring and completely compelling. top notch writing.’ alex north ‘very clever,darkly funny,moving, fast-paced.’ jane casey ‘steve cavanagh writes the best hooks in the business’ mick herron ‘absolutely brilliant. addictive,clever, pacy. eddie flynn is one of my heroes.’ jo spain ‘intelligent, sophisticated and tense.’ mari hannah
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Confessions Of A Forty-something F**k Up
The funniest wtf am i doing?! novel of the year, now in paperback “the new bridget jones for our covid-ridden times” – telegraph nell stevens’ life is a mess. when her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, nell’s happy ever after in california falls apart and she moves back to london to start over. but a lot has changed since she’s been gone. all her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger’s house, and in a world of perfect instagram lives, she feels like a f*ck up. even worse, a forty-something f*ck-up. but when she lands a job writing obituaries, nell meets the fabulous cricket, an eighty-something widow with challenges of her own, and they strike up an unlikely friendship. together they begin to help each other heal their aching hearts, cope with the loss of the lives they had planned, and push each other into new adventures and unexpected joys. because nell is determined. next year things are going to be very different. it’s time to turn her life around. a book for anyone who’s ever worried life isn’t going to plan, confessions of a forty-something f**k up by alexandra potter will make you laugh and it might even make you cry. but most importantly, it will remind you that you’re not alone, because we’re all in this together. time to fall in love with your life.
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The Book Of Tomorrow
The magical and mesmerising story of how tomorrow can change what happens today. sometimes tomorrow has to start today tamara goodwin always had everything she wanted. why would she ever give a thought to tomorrow? but suddenly life takes a difficult turn, and tamara faces the hard decision to swap her glamorous town living for life in the country. however, tamara is soon lonely and longing for her old life. then a travelling library arrives in the village, bringing with it a mysterious leather-bound book locked with a gold clasp and padlock. what tamara discovers within its pages takes her breath away and shakes her world forever.
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We Must Be Brave
A child left behind. a country at war. a love that endures a lifetime. ‘this is storytelling at its best’ sarah winman ‘the perfect book club read’ aj pearce ‘dazzling… fierce, physical and almost inexpressibly tender’ guardian ellen parr has always been sure she never wanted children. but when she finds a young girl asleep and unclaimed at the back of a bus fleeing the blitz in southampton, everything she once believed is overturned. as she takes pamela into her home, the little girl cracks open the past ellen thought she had escaped and the future she thought she wanted, for in uncertain times it seems the only certainty is love. but with the end of the fighting comes the realization that pamela was never hers to keep… we must be brave is an epic and intensely moving novel about the ways we rescue one other, and the astonishing tenacity of the human heart. .. we must be brave is an epic and intensely moving novel about the ways we rescue one other, and the astonishing tenacity of the human heart.
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The Man I Can’t Forget
‘a touching and thought-provoking page-turner about love, friendship, and the many ways in which our past defines our present. intriguing, heartfelt and sensitively-told, i found it hard to put down and was sad to say goodbye to the characters when i’d finished.’ holly miller, author of the sight of you eve and adam are meant to be, they just don’t know it yet… * what if you could remember every last detail of your life? eve knows what her colleagues had for lunch last april. she remembers everyone who has stayed at the care home where she works, long after they’ve gone. her life is small and meticulously managed. and what if you couldn’t even remember your name? ‘adam’ is found wandering down the central reservation of the m25. he has no memory of how he came to be there and no clue who he is. as eve works with adam to help him discover who he once was, her world begins to open up – beyond the care home, beyond her memories. but as adam finally begins to remember his past, will there be room for eve in his future? * praise for eva woods and her novels: ‘bittersweet’ tasmina perry ‘uplifting’ clare mackinstosh ‘smart’ emylia hall ‘joyful’ rosie blake ‘touching’ daisy buchanan ‘full of wisdom’ katie fforde ‘heart-warming and touching’ best
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In Search Of Us
Everyone is searching for something… a novel from the best-selling author of the international hit love letters to the dead.
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Innocent Traitor
_____________________________________ a wrenching novel about the life and death of lady jane grey, one of the most complex and sympathetic figures in tudor england, by popular historian alison weir- ideal for fans of wolf hall lady jane grey was born into times of extreme danger. child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she was merely a pawn in a dynastic power game with the highest stakes, she lived a life in thrall to political machinations and lethal religious fervour. jane’s astonishing and essentially tragic story was played out during one of the most momentous periods of english history. as a great-niece of henry viii, and the cousin of edward vi, mary i and elizabeth i, she grew up to realize that she could never throw off the chains of her destiny. her honesty, intelligence and strength of character carry the reader through all the vicious twists of tudor power politics, to her nine-day reign and its unbearably poignant conclusion.
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The Leopard Unleashed
Renard, heir to ravenstow, is a crusader in antioch, a place far removed from the cold welsh marches of his birth. summoned home to his ailing father, renard brings olwen with him, an exotic dancing girl whose sensuous beauty and wild ways have ensnared him. yet, in a political match made by their families, renard is already betrothed to the innocent elene and he knows he is also returning to the duty of marriage. torn between olwen and elene, renard’s personal dilemma is set against a background of increasing civil strife as ranulf of chester, his greedy neighbour, strives to snatch his lands. when renard is taken prisoner at the battle of lincoln, his fate is placed in the hands of the two women – his former mistress, now in the bed of his deadliest enemy, and his determined yet inexperienced wife, protecting his lands against terrible odds . . .
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Ancient Wisdom, Modern World
At a time and in a culture where science and technology have taken over from religious belief, when ethics are understood primarily in terms of aesthetic choice or legality, how are we to formulate moral principles to guide us in our daily lives? though religion can certainly help in this, the dalai lama demonstrates that there are universal principles we can draw on which transcend the dilemma of belief or unbelief. and whilst many have been content to speak of spiritual matters as something mysterious or evanescent, the dalai lama explains his approach in terms that are as clear and concise as they are compelling. with wit, gentle good sense and with penetrating insight, the dalai lama shows how the truths that have stood the test of generations of practise can provide us with the tools to live happy, fulfilled and meaningful lives. in the process, it becomes apparent that he does not merely espouse the ‘feelgood’ religiosity some accuse him of. the reader is left admiring not just the wisdom of the author, but the wisdom of the culture he represents.
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This Could Be Everything
The perfect, feel-good, comforting read to cosy up with as the nights draw in. escape to 1990, notting hill, first love, and hope. ‘exquisite. enchanting. quite possibly perfect. the next one day/me before you’ veronica henry ‘every time i have read one of eva rice’s books it has felt like a modern classic. tender, and acutely observed, the characters of this could be everything have stayed with me. reading it every night felt like wrapping myself a comfort blanket’ jojo moyes ‘the most gorgeous feel-good story about love and grief and how the smallest things can start a journey of healing.’ georgina moore, author of the garnett girls ‘i finished it in a breathless emotional gulp. truly wonderful, incredibly moving… funny, witty, wise and superbly written… the age beautifully evoked’ stephen fry ‘you will rejoice as february gradually finds happiness again, consoled by two little canaries, the treadmill of the top 40, the rare beauties of nineties london and finally true love. eva’s latest story has everything’ jilly cooper it’s 1990. the happy mondays are in the charts, a 15-year-old called kate moss is on the cover of the face magazine, and julia roberts wears thigh-boots for the poster for a new movie called pretty woman. february kingdom is nineteen years old when she is knocked sideways by family tragedy. then one evening in may she finds an escaped canary in her kitchen and it sparks a glimmer of hope in her. with the help of the bird called yellow, feb starts to feel her way out of her own private darkness, just as her aunt embarks on a passionate and all-consuming affair with a married american drama teacher. this could be everything is a coming-of-age story with its roots under the pavements of a pre-richard curtis-era notting hill that has all but vanished. it’s about what happens when you start looking after something more important than you, and the hope a yellow bird can bring… praise for this could be everything: ‘a beautiful, atmospheric, brilliantly observed thing of joy. eva rice is a fantastic observer and relayer of the human experience. absolutely wonderful’ mel giedroyc ‘a beautiful balm of a book full of hope and possibility, this could be everything will break your heart and piece it back together again with wit, warmth and magic. the way rice weaves together fiction and reality is delicious, with details on every page that will have pop fans, londoners and 90s nostalgics squealing with delight. nobody captures the exhilaration of first love and teen fandom quite like her’ lauren bravo ‘a reason to be cheerful – this could be everything is the book i’ve been waiting my whole life for, a perfect 90s period piece about sisters, it’s glam, gorgeous, a little bit melancholic and a lot charming’ daisy buchanan ‘this moving, hopeful and brilliantly told story inhabits the west london of my youth. i loved it’ betty boo ‘a gorgeous story about first love and hope’ red ‘a moving novel about sisterhood, grief and first love’ good housekeeping ‘the story of loss, love – and ultimately hope – is beautifully told. you won’t be able to put it down’ heat
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My Last Duchess
Cora cash has grown up in a world in which money unlocks every door. her coming-out ball promises to be the most opulent of the gilded 1890s, a fitting debut for new york’s ‘princess’. yet her fortune cannot buy her the one thing she craves – the freedom to choose her own destiny. for cora’s mother has her heart on a title for her daughter, and in england – where they are bound, to find cora a husband – impoverished blue bloods are queuing up for introductions to american heiresses.
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Oystercatchers
The second novel from highly acclaimed young writer susan fletcher, author of the award-winning eve green’
