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Be prepared to put your life on hold for this addictive sunday times bestselling thriller – with a twist that you will never see coming. ‘a jaw dropping last line twist’ lisa jewell, #1 bestselling author of the family upstairs ‘impossible to put down’ independent ‘will grasp you unapologetically from the first page to the last.’ reader review sadie loves her daughter and will do anything to keep her safe. she can’t tell her why they had to leave home so quickly – or why robin’s father won’t be coming with them to london. she can’t tell her why she hates being back in her dead mother’s house, with its ivy-covered walls and its poisonous memories. and she can’t tell her the truth about the school robin’s set to start at – a school that doesn’t welcome newcomers. sadie just wants to get their lives back on track. but even lies with the best intentions can have deadly consequences… ‘i read the lies you told in two days, barely able to turn the pages fast enough. it’s spare and taut, the sense of wrongness building in chilling, skilfully written layers, with a jaw dropping last line twist’ lisa jewell, #1 bestselling author ‘i adored blood orange and therefore could not wait to get my hands on the lies you told. it is a triumphant encore, every bit as intriguing, well-written and addictive as its predecessor’ sara collins, award-winning author of the confessions of frannie langton ‘an absolute page turner with a twist you’ll read twice because you can’t believe you missed it’ john marrs, author of what lies between us ‘totally addictive – i was gripped’ sophie hannah, author of haven’t they grown ‘a twisty page-turner from the author of blood orange’ sarah pinborough, author of behind her eyes ‘a gripping and intelligent thriller’ stylist – round-up of must-read books this summer

The book of human skin is a large volume with many pages of villainy writ upon it. there are people who are a disease, you know. 13 may, 1784, venice- minguillo fasan, heir to the decaying, gothic palazzo espagnol, is born. yet minguillo is no ordinary child- he is strange, devious and all those who come near him are fearful. twelve years later minguillo is faced with an unexpected threat to his inheritance- a newborn sister, marcella. his untempered jealousy will condemn his sister to a series of fates as a cripple, a madwoman and a nun. but in his insatiable quest to destroy her, he may have underestimated his sister’s ferocious determination, and her unlikely allies who will go to extraordinary lengths to save her … ‘this book is fabulous – funny, horrific, subversive – in short a wholly addictive read. i don’t think i have enjoyed anything as much since perfume.’ – joanne harris. ‘if it doesn’t scoop all the prizes, we live in an unjust world. it’s an absolute corker … it’s years since i enjoyed a novel this much – or felt such strong envy of an author for having the breadth and richness of imagination to create such a world.’ – a. n. wilson. ‘this is, essentially, a love story told by a delightfully riotous collection of characters and voices … fantastically gripping.’ – marie claire. ‘a witty, exciting, over-the-top page-turner which becomes increasingly addictive … quite unlike anything else around – and all the better for that.’ – daily mail.

“thirty-two-year-old hetty greengrass is a farmer’s wife and generally content with her lot: marriage, motherhood and helping dan run sunnybank farm have kept her on her toes for the last twelve years. but when, one parent’s evening, her daughter poppy is asked who in her life inspires her, it is painfully apparent that hetty doesn’t. hetty sometimes regrets that she has never pushed herself to achieve more. her biggest talent – baking deliciously moreish shortcrust pastry pies – has been limited to charity work and the village fete. but taking part in a competition run by cumbria’s finest to find the very best produce from the region might be just the thing to make her daughter proud. except that life isn’t as simple as producing the perfect pie. changing the status quo isn’t easy – and with cracks appearing in her marriage and shocking secrets coming to light, hetty must decide where her priorities really lie…”–publisher’s description.

‘maeve binchy! i love her stories and have since light a penny candle.’ tom hanks _____________________ a friendship nothing could destroy. evacuated from blitz-battered london, the shy elizabeth white is sent to stay with the o’connor family in kilgarret, ireland, where she strikes up an unlikely friendship with the lively, boisterous aisling o’connor. neither of them were to know it would become the most important friendship of their lives. their bond is unshakeable, enduring over turbulent years of change and chaos, joy and sorrow, soaring dreams – and searing betrayals . . . with warmth, wit and great compassion, maeve binchy tells a magnificent story of two women, bound together in a friendship that nothing could tear apart – not even the man who threatened to come between them forever. _____________________ ‘what better books to raise the spirits than the gentle, insightful irish tales of maeve binchy?’ hello! magazine ‘wonderfully warm and involving’ katie fforde ‘if any author can help you survive lockdown, it’s binchy’ daily mail ‘i find myself yearning for the rain-soaked watercolour writing of maeve binchy’ jenny colgan, guardian best comfort reads ‘binchy’s novels are never less than entertaining’ sunday times

Another deliciously seasonal and heart-warming tale from the sunday times bestselling author.

‘a heartwarming story of sisterhood and second chances’ lucy diamond ‘comforting, funny, warm and wise. no-one does complicated family and friendships like cathy. the perfect cocktail of emotions, hopes and dreams’veronica henry ‘beautifully written and richly layered with characters that feel like firm friends, it’s full of cathy’s wonderful warmth, wisdom and wit’ alex brown ‘a wonderful story of family, sisterhood and finding yourself’ emily stone three generations of women, and the summer that saved them. the holidays are here, and in salcombe, liz longs for the arrival of her god-daughters, skye and clare and clare’s daughter baby ivy. after years on her own, she needs help to save the catering business she built with clare’s late mother, jen. however, half-sisters skye and clare couldn’t be more different, struggling with family secrets and hidden jealousies. as the women navigate this unexpected summer together, truths are revealed and their relationships are put to the test. the sunrise sisterhood is a summery slice of joyful escapism as well as an emotional drama about three women healed by the sparkling waves of salcombe and the power of the sisterhood.

In a little beauty school in the war zone of kabul, a community of women comes together, all with stories to tell. debbie, the american hairdresser who co-founds the training salon. as the burqas are removed in class, curls are coiffed and make-up is applied, debbie’s students share with her their stories – and their hearts. mina, forcibly married to a man in repayment of a family debt and threatened with having her child taken away. roshanna, a tearful young bride terrified her in-laws will discover she’s not a virgin. and nahida, the prize pupil who bears the scars of her taliban husband’s approval. in the kabul beauty school, these women and many others find a safe haven and the seeds of their future independence. from the bestselling author of the little coffee shop of kabul, this is an eye-opening, inspiring and enthralling story.

From colleen hoover, the #1 sunday times bestselling author of it ends with us, a heart-wrenching love story that proves attraction at first sight can be messy. when tate collins meets airline pilot miles archer, she doesn’t think it’s love at first sight. they wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. the only thing tate and miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. once their desires are out in the open, they realise they have the perfect set-up. he doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as tate can stick to the only two rules miles has for her. never ask about the past. don’t expect a future. they think they can handle it, but realise almost immediately they can’t handle it at all. hearts get infiltrated. promises get broken. rules get shattered. love gets ugly.