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A haunting ghost story from the french mountains from the bestselling author of labyrinth and the city of lies the great war took much more than lives. it robbed a generation of friends, lovers and futures. in freddie watson’s case, it took his beloved brother and, at times, his peace of mind. unable to cope with his grief, freddie has spent much of the time since in a sanatorium. in the winter of 1928, still seeking resolution, freddie is travelling through the french pyrenees – another region that has seen too much bloodshed over the years. during a snowstorm, his car spins off the mountain road. shaken, he stumbles into the woods, emerging by a tiny village. there he meets fabrissa, a beautiful local woman, also mourning a lost generation. over the course of one night, fabrissa and freddie share their stories of remembrance and loss. by the time dawn breaks, he will have stumbled across a tragic mystery that goes back through the centuries. by turns thrilling, poignant and haunting, this is a story of two lives touched by war and transformed by courage.

From the author of the facts of life comes a cunning mix of tragedy and comedy, featuring one man’s journey to self-discovery. * as befits the hero of a modern fairy tale, lawrence frost has neither father nor siblings, and fits so awkwardly into his worldly mother’s life, he might have dropped from the sky. like many such a hero, he grows up happier with plants than people. whilst he is straightforward, honest, and a doting dad, he can be a difficult, taciturn husband — but he’s the last person one would suspect of being a killer… * waking one morning to find himself branded a wife-beater and under suspicion of murder, his small world falls apart as he loses wife, daughter, liberty, livelihood and, almost, his mind… * with a bold mixture of tragicomedy, harsh truth and sublime fantasy, patrick gale has created a vivid and compelling portrait of a man at odds with himself, and an extended family of friends and lovers trying to take its proper shape.

Y’all need to get yourselves together. here’s a newsflash from the only high priestess you have left at this dang school: zoey isn’t dead. and believe me, i know dead. i’ve been there, done that and got the fricken tee-shirt. zoey redbird is the youngest high priestess in house of night history and is the only person – vamp or fledgling – that can stop the evil neferet from raising all kinds of immortal trouble. and she might just have a chance if she wasn’t so busy being dead. well, dead is too strong a word. stevie rae knows she can bring her bff back from her unscheduled va-cay in the otherworld. but it’s going to take a lot more than hoping to bring zoey back. stevie rae will have to give up a few secrets of her own . . .

A remarkable story of a scottish woman in occupied france pursuing a perilous mission of her own from the author of the international bestseller birdsong in 1942, charlotte gray, a young scottish woman, heads for occupied france on a dual mission – officially, to run an apparently simple errand for a british special operations group and unofficially, to search for her lover, an english airman missing in action. she travels to the village of lavaurette, dyeing her hair and changing her name to conceal her identity. as the people in the small town prepare to meet their terrible destiny, charlotte must come face-to-face with the harrowing truth of what took place in europe’s darkest years, and confront a terrifying secret that threatens to cast its shadow over the remainder of her days. ‘there is no shortage of dramatic tension, excitement or persuasive detail… faulks is a prodigiously talented writer’ new york times —- also available by sebastian faulks as part of the french trilogy series: girl at the lion d’or birdsong

‘a stunning novel that will break your heart into little pieces and then glue it back together again’ – milly johnson, bestselling author of same time next week the promise is a unforgettable story about finding love, hope and joy in even the darkest moments, by the sunday times bestseller lucy diamond, author of the secrets of happiness. when faced with the sudden death of his brother, dan’s mission is clear. he puts together a project to help pick up the pieces and support his grieving sister-in-law zoe, plus her young children. this is dan’s promise – to ensure his family’s happiness, and to try and live up to the man his brother was. but tying up loose ends brings a shocking secret to light, and calls into question everything dan knew about his older brother. with more than just his promise on the line, dan is faced with an ultimatum: should he tell the truth and risk his family’s fragile happiness, or will his brother’s secrets end up becoming his own? ‘i loved the promise’ – libby page, bestselling author of the 24-hour café ‘a bittersweet, big-hearted take on family dynamics, grief, and how to make happiness a priority’ – woman and home ‘family drama at its very best with characters that have you reaching out to them’ – my weekly readers love the promise too: ‘i cried and laughed’ ‘it was a beautifully written book from start to finish. each night i couldn’t wait to read the next chapter’ ‘i literally cannot put it down’

Warm and escapist fiction from the bestselling author of the cornish cream tea series praise for cressida mclaughlin: ‘gorgeous!’ phillipa ashley ‘perfect’ cathy bramley ‘a wonderful ray of reading sunshine’ heidi swain sunshine awaits in the beautiful cornish coastal town of port karadow where a romance and a cornish cream tea are always on the menu … there’s no place like home. there’s no place like cornwall… maisie winters has everything she could ever want. she lives in the idyllic cornish town of port karadow, has a jammy job in her dad’s shop, adores her rescue mutt, and has time to take the landscape photos she loves. while her best friend and sister left the town to chase big dreams in london and new york, maisie stayed – she wouldn’t leave her favourite place for anything … or anyone. when her long-time crush, colm caffrey, returns from a decade abroad, old feelings start to resurface. maisie begins to ask herself if there might be one big thing missing after all?

No one has a better perspective to see things from both sides of the channel than julian barnes. he is not only one of the premier writers in britain but his prize-winning work has long been admired and recognised in france. in these exquisitely crafted and turned stories spanning several centuries, julian barnes takes as his universal theme the british in france, our fascination with the country, our various and mixed reasons for being there and our sometimes ambiguous reception.

The gripping new psychological thriller from the richard & judy bestselling author of my lovely wife ‘totally the real deal’ sarah pinborough ‘brilliant’ daily mail ‘irresistibly dark’ t. m. logan ‘dark, sly and delicious’ j. p. delaney ‘absolutely terrific’ sarah pekkanen _______ you want the absolute best for your child, and everyone agrees that’s belmont academy. at first you were impressed by mr crutcher, with his dedication to his students. but something isn’t right at that school. it starts with small things . . . a teacher falling sick. rumours about a former pupil going off the rails. of course, you never guessed it could end in murder. and now you have no idea who will be next . . . _______ ‘wonderfully dark and twisty. i raced through it, desperate to know how it would end’ b. a. paris ‘dark as night, sinister as hell, clever, twisting and downright fun’ chris whitaker praise for samantha downing: ‘wow! my lovely wife is a stunner – full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspense’ harlan coben ‘the next gone girl’ marie claire ‘the twist at the end of the first chapter made me read through the night’ jane corry