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Evie, amber and lottie: three girls facing down tough issues with the combined powers of friendship, feminism and cheesy snacks. both hilarious and heart-rending, this is evie’s no-holds-barred story of struggling to live a “normal” teen life in the grip of ocd, from the acclaimed author of the manifesto on how to be interesting ages:14+ the groundbreaking and bestselling first spinster club novel from ya star holly bourne – “a brutal and brilliant takedown of how we talk about mental illness, feminism, and friendship.” the guardian all evie wants is to be normal. and now that she’s almost off her meds and at a new college where no one knows her as the-girl-who-went-nuts, there’s only one thing left to tick off her list… but relationships can mess with anyone’s head – something evie’s new friends amber and lottie know only too well. the trouble is, if evie won’t tell them her secrets, how can they stop her making a huge mistake?

A gripping tale of mystery and adventure from the no.1 bestselling author of labyrinth 1891. seventeen-year-old léonie vernier and her brother abandon paris for the sanctuary of their aunt’s isolated country house near carcassonne, the domaine de la cade. but léonie stumbles across a ruined sepulchre – and a timeless mystery whose traces are written in blood. 2007. meredith martin arrives at the domaine de la cade to research a biography. but meredith is also seeking the key to her own complex legacy and becomes immersed in the story of a tragic love, a missing girl, a unique deck of tarot cards and the strange events of one cataclysmic night a century ago…

The dark and romantic novel by jojo moyes, internationally bestselling author of me before you, after you and the new bestseller still me. **** ‘warm, engaging and acutely observed.’ – woman and home isabel delancey has always taken her gifted life for granted. but when her husband dies suddenly, leaving her with a mountain of debt, she and her two children are forced to abandon their home and move to a crumbling pile in the country. with the house falling down around them, and the last of her savings fast disappearing, isabel turns to her neighbours, not knowing that her mere presence there has stirred up long-standing obsessions. as she fights to make her house a home, passions and lives collide. isabel will discover an instinct for survival she never knew she had – and that a heart can play a new song . . . ‘a skilful blend of emotional intensity and satisfyingly drawn characters’ – marie claire

The kindle no.1 bestseller the sunday times top 10 bestseller there’s laughter, tears and a huge amount of love in happiness for beginners the new book from bestselling and beloved carole matthews. ‘you can’t do better than to sink into happiness for beginners’ katie fforde ‘fun, fantastic and brimming with matthews magic’ milly johnson ‘an irresistibly warm-hearted story’ trisha ashley ‘warm, witty and hopeful – i was charmed’ sarah morgan ‘the queen of funny, feel good fiction’ mike gayle ******** molly baker is living her best life. thirty-eight years old, she lives on the twenty-five-acre hope farm in buckinghamshire, surrounded by (mostly) four-legged friends and rolling hills. there’s anthony the anti-social sheep, tina turner the alpaca with attitude, and the definitely-not-miniature pig, teacup. molly runs the farm as an alternative school for kids who haven’t thrived in mainstream education. it’s full on, but she wouldn’t have it any other way. so when the well-groomed shelby dacre turns up at hope farm asking to enrol his son lucas, molly isn’t fazed. but lucas is distant and soon molly realises he might be more of a handful than she anticipated. and then there’s the added problem that his dad is distractingly handsome. molly has her beloved farm to think of – could letting lucas and shelby in be a terrible mistake, or the start of something wonderful? an absolute must-read from the queen of romance carole matthews, molly’s story will make your heart sing. why do readers love carole matthews? ‘so warm’ jenny colgan ‘the perfect escape’ woman ‘gorgeous’ katie fforde ‘i laughed and cried and marvelled’ cathy bramley ‘witty, funny and incredibly touching’ heat

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.

The sunday times bestseller and no.1 kindle bestseller returns… praise for c. l. taylor: ‘the missing has a delicious sense of foreboding from the first page, luring us into the heart of a family with terrible secrets and making us wait, with pounding hearts for the final, agonizing twist. loved it’ fiona barton, author of the widow “look after your daughter’s things. and your daughter…” when a stranger asks jo blackmore for a lift she says yes, then swiftly wishes she hadn’t. the stranger knows jo’s name, she knows her husband max and she’s got a glove belonging to jo’s two year old daughter elise. what begins with a subtle threat swiftly turns into a nightmare as the police, social services and even jo’s own husband turn against her. no one believes that elise is in danger. but jo knows there’s only one way to keep her child safe – run.

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

*the perfect up-lit summer read, recommended by thousands of readers* the sunday times bestseller & winner of the richard and judy book club ‘one of the most charming novels either of us has read. don’t lose it. keep it’ richard & judy meet the ‘keeper of lost things’… once a celebrated author of short stories now in his twilight years, anthony peardew has spent half his life collecting lost objects, trying to atone for a promise broken many years before. realising he is running out of time, he leaves his house and all its lost treasures to his assistant laura, the one person he can trust to fulfil his legacy and reunite the thousands of objects with their rightful owners. but the final wishes of the ‘keeper of lost things’ have unforeseen repercussions which trigger a most serendipitous series of encounters… ‘touching, funny and romantic’ daily mail ‘a charming read, perfect for the holidays’ the lady ‘a warm and heartfelt debut’ prima and if you loved the keeper of lost things, don’t miss ruth hogan’s other novels, queenie malone’s paradise hotel, and the wisdom of sally red shoes.