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The Man I Think I Know
₱145.00As seen on itv in the zoe ball book club ‘beautifully written, thought-provoking and completely charming.’ ruth hogan ‘mike gayle is the king of touching, human stories, and this big-hearted book is his best yet’ heat, 5* this is the stunning new novel from bestselling author mike gayle, for fans of the keeper of lost things and eleanor oliphant is completely fine. a powerfuland bittersweet story of an unexpected male friendship and an unlikely love story, a thought provoking storyline told with mike’s distinctive wit and insight, touching on issues which affect us all. this uplifting tale reminds us of the simple courage at the heart of every human being. ever since the incident, james dewitt has stayed on the safe side. he likes to know what happens next. danny allen is not on the safe side. he is more past the point of no return. the past is about to catch up with both of them in a way that which will change their lives forever, unexpectedly. but redemption can come in the most unlikely ways. look out for mike’s new novel, half a world away, available to pre-order now! ******************* praise for the man i think i know ‘beautifully written, thought-provoking and completely charming . . . reminds us that the everyday things we take for granted without realising how precious they are, can be snatched away in an instant with catastrophic consequences’ ruth hogan ‘that rarest of things; a moving, beautifully written novel about male friendship . . . i absolutely loved it’ lisa jewell ‘mike is always wise and wonderful, but this is a whole new departure for him – read it!’ jenny colgan you’ll be both laughing and on the edge of tears with this brilliant read’ fabulous magazine ******************* readers are raving about this book! ‘this is one of those books that is tugging on your heartstrings one moment and has you laughing out loud the next – another stunning plot line and narrative from mike gayle.’ ‘i loved the narrative and i left this novel feeling totally uplifted . . . i now feel like there is some hope in the world!’ ‘this book is sad, funny, quirky, touching, heartbreaking but – and this is going to sound totally cliched and corny – life affirming.’
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Us
₱180.00“the highly anticipated new novel from david nicholls, author of the mega-bestselling fiction sensation one day, which follows one man’s efforts to salvage his marriage–and repair his troubled relationship with his teenaged son–during the course of a trip around europe”–
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Walking Home
₱80.00One summer, simon armitage decided to walk the pennine way – a challenging 256-mile route usually approached from south to north, with the sun, wind and rain at your back. however, he resolved to tackle it back to front, walking home towards the yorkshire village where he was born, travelling as a ‘modern troubadour’, without a penny in his pockets and singing for his supper with poetry readings in village halls, churches, pubs and living rooms. walking home describes his extraordinary, yet ordinary, journey of human endeavour, unexpected kindnesses and terrible blisters. the companion volume, walking away, is published in june 2015.
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The Mortal Instruments
₱200.00Haunted by her past, clary is dragged deeper into new york city’s terrifying underworld of demons and shadowhunters – but can she control her feelings for a boy who can never be hers?
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The Monsters We Defy
₱200.00‘rich and immersive. . . full of mesmerizing magic!’ p. djèlí clark, author of a master of djinn clara johnson can talk to spirits – a gift that saved her during her darkest moments, now a curse that’s left her indebted to the cunning spirit world. so when a powerful spirit offers her an opportunity to gain her freedom, clara seizes the chance. the task: steal a magical ring from the wealthiest woman in the district. clara can’t pull off this daring heist alone. she’ll need the help of an unlikely team: from a handsome jazz musician able to hypnotize with a melody, to an aging actor who can change his face. but as conflict in the spirit world begins to leak into the human one – an insidious mystery is unfolding, one that could cost clara her life. praise for the monsters we defy: ‘leslye penelope blends magic, mystery and mayhem in this deliciously complex historical fantasy’ veronica g. henry ‘penelope’s blend of fantasy and history is pitch perfect. . . readers will be wowed’ publishers weekly ‘a high-stakes, delightful read’ buzzfeed ‘an enchanting adventure that weaves a spell’ justina ireland ‘a fresh and engaging take on historical fantasy’ marie brennan ‘masterfully crafted. this smart and entertaining magical heist novel hits all the right notes’ t. l. huchu ‘clara is a heroine for the ages’ alaya dawn johnson
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The Honey Queen
₱75.00Frankie’s boundless energy help her to take everything in her stride, including a husband who has lost his job and the unwelcome arrival of the menopause. but when things at work take a nosedive, frankie wonders how much more she has left to give.
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The Light Fantastic
₱180.00‘incredibly funny, compulsively readable’ the times the discworld is very much like our own – if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is . . ‘what shall we do?’ said twoflower. ‘panic?’ said rincewind hopefully. he always held that panic was the best means of survival. as it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the discworld could do with a hero. what it doesn’t need is a singularly inept and cowardly wizard, still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world, or a well-meaning tourist and his luggage which has a mind (and legs) of its own. which is a shame, because that’s all there is . . . ____________________ the discworld novels can be read in any order but the light fantastic is the second book in the wizards series.
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A God In Every Stone
₱80.00Summer, 1914. young englishwoman vivian rose spencer is in an ancient land, about to discover the temple of zeus, the call of adventure, and love. thousands of miles away a twenty-year-old pathan, qayyum gul, is learning about brotherhood and loyalty in the british indian army. summer, 1915. viv has been separated from the man she loves; qayyum has lost an eye at ypres. they meet on a train to peshawar, unaware that a connection is about to be forged between their lives – one that will reveal itself fifteen years later when anti-colonial resistance, an ancient artefact and a mysterious woman will bring them together again.
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The Night Ship
₱180.00A sunday times best historical fiction book of the yeara bbc two between the covers book club pick1628. embarking on a journey in search of her father, a young girl called mayken boards the batavia, the most impressive sea vessel of the age. during the long voyage, this curious and resourceful child must find her place in the ship’s busy world, and she soon uncovers shadowy secrets above and below deck. as tensions spiral, the fate of the ship and all on board becomes increasingly uncertain.1989. gil, a boy mourning the death of his mother, is placed in the care of his irritable and reclusive grandfather. their home is a shack on a tiny fishing island off the australian coast, notable only for its reefs and wrecked boats. this is no place for a child struggling with a dark past and gil’s actions soon get him noticed by the wrong people. the night ship is an enthralling tale of human brutality, providence and friendship, and of two children, hundreds of years apart, whose fates are inextricably bound together.
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Scoop
₱160.00Lord copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the daily beast, has always prided himself on his flair for spotting ace reporters. acting on a dinner party tip he feels convinced he has found a chap to cover a little war in ishmaelia. originally published: london: chapman & hall, 1938.
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The Mammoth Football Quiz Book
₱85.00A truly mammoth football quiz book covering over twenty years of the premier league and the entire history of the beautiful (and sometimes not so beautiful) game. all the major international tournaments are covered, as well as the full history of the domestic game, both recent and historical – even grandad can show off! nick holt has compiled a satisfyingly hefty and wonderfully challenging collection of 3,000 questions, arranged in quizzes of varying difficulty and subject matter covering the games that mattered, the personalities, the controversies, the goals and the glory. sample questions it wasn’t until 2007 that a south american player scored a premier league hat-trick; who scored three in a 5-3 derby win over wigan athletic in december that year? there have been some noticeably bad-tempered merseyside derbies in the premier league era; which everton player saw red at goodison park in december 2005, and again in october, 2007? which two uncapped overseas players were the captains of manchester city and portsmouth respectively for the 2004-05 season? germany 1, england 5: who let in five goals for the only time in his international career? italia 90: who was the unlikely scorer of the game’s only goal when england beat egypt 1-0 in a group match of bewildering tedium? italia 90: defeat by which country in their opening match cost scotland a chance of progressing past the group stage for the first time?
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Ss-gb
₱80.00In february 1941 british command surrendered to the nazis. churchill has been executed, the king is in the tower and the ss are in whitehallâe¦ for nine months britain has been occupied – a blitzed, depressed and dingy country. however, itâe(tm)s âe~business as usualâe(tm) at scotland yard run by the ss when detective inspector archer is assigned to a routine murder case. life must go on. but when ss standartenfuhrer huth arrives from berlin with orders from the great himmler himself to supervise the investigation, the resourceful archer finds himself caught up in a high level, all action, espionage battle. this is a spy story quite different from any other. only deighton, with his flair for historical research and his narrative genius, could have written it.
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Snow
₱100.00**the drowned – the chilling new strafford & quirke murder mystery – available for pre-order now** the sunday times bestseller ‘outstanding.’ irish independent ‘exquisite.’ daily mail ‘hypnotic.’ financial times ‘this is crime fiction for the connoisseur.’ the times ‘the body is in the library,’ colonel osborne said. ‘come this way.’ detective inspector st john strafford is called in from dublin to investigate a murder at ballyglass house – the co. wexford family seat of the aristocratic, secretive osborne family. facing obstruction from all angles, strafford carries on determinedly in his pursuit of the murderer. however, as the snow continues to fall over this ever-expanding mystery, the people of ballyglass are equally determined to keep their secrets. ‘a typically elegant country house mystery.’ guardian ‘a well-crafted story, peopled by superbly well-drawn characters, and put together in the finest prose . . . masterly.’ irish independent
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Into The Fire
₱140.00He runs into the flames a hero. he emerges from the ashes a suspect.[bokinfo].
