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Black Swan Green
The dazzling novel from critically-acclaimed david mitchell. shortlisted for the 2006 costa novel award longlisted for the man booker prize 2006 january, 1982. thirteen-year-old jason taylor – covert stammerer and reluctant poet – anticipates a stultifying year in his backwater english village. but he hasn’t reckoned with bullies, simmering family discord, the falklands war, a threatened gypsy invasion and those mysterious entities known as girls. charting thirteen months in the black hole between childhood and adolescence, this is a captivating novel, wry, painful and vibrant with the stuff of life.
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Angels And Demons
Cern institute, switzerland: a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest. the vatican, rome: the college of cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. somewhere beneath them, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. in a breathtaking race against time, harvard professor robert langdon must decipher a labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols if he is to defeat those responsible – the illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years, reborn to continue their deadly vendetta against their most hated enemy, the catholic church.
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Falling Leaves Return To Their Roots
The story of an unwanted chinese daughter growing up during the communist revolution, blamed for her mother’s death, ignored by her millionaire father and unwanted by her eurasian step mother. a story of greed, hatred and jealousy; a domestic dramais played against the extraordinary political events in china and hong kong. written with the emotional force of a novel but with a vividness drawn from a personal and political background. falling leaves has become a surprise bestseller all over the world.
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City Of Fallen Angels
Discover more secrets about the shadowhunters as they fight to protect the world from demons in the fourth book in the internationally bestselling series. to love is to destroy … the mortal war is over, and clary fray is home in new york, excited about all the possibilities before her. she’s training to become a shadowhunter and – most importantly of all – she can finally call jace her boyfriend. but her happiness has come at a price…
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The Blind Assassin
It’s all gone wrong with the man lottie thought was mr right. then out of the blue she gets a call from her first love. she decides it muct be fate, and rushes off to marry him and rekindle their sizzling greek island romance. lottie’s older sister can’t believe she’s doing something so crazy. no more ms nice sister, she’s stopping this marriage. right away! and she’ll go to any lengths to do so… everybody loves sophie kinsella: “i almost cried with laughter” daily mail “hilarious . . . you’ll laugh and gasp on every page” jenny colgan “properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. i loved it” jojo moyes “a superb tale. five stars!” heat
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The Alchemyst
An abandoned baby girl named annika is found by a middle-aged cook from vienna and brought up in the house of three professors by their two servants. by the age of seven she can bake and ice a three-tiered cake and polish parquet floors. she lives a greatly blessed life until her unknown mother tracks her down.
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Save Me From The Waves
An adventure story – with a difference. from sea to summit. fully soundtracked. ‘a breathtaking adventure of a truly inspirational woman’ – maxine peake jessica hepburn is an unlikely athlete – she was labelled the ‘arty’ not the ‘sporty’ one in school. she hates exercise and believes the only reason to do it is for food, booze and box-sets on the sofa. however, in her forties, following a succession of hard and sad life experiences she started to try and exercise her way out of heartbreak. she has now become one of the world’s most extraordinary endurance athletes. the first and only woman (currently) on the planet to have completed the ‘sea, street, summit challenge’ – which is to swim the english channel, run the london marathon and climb mount everest (which she calls chomolungma – the mountain’s original sherpa name). and possibly the only woman (although this can’t be officially certified) to have listened to eighty years and over 3,000 episodes of her favourite radio programme – desert island discs. save me from the waves is an inspirational story of physical and mental endurance which starts on the streets of london and culminates on top of the world, fuelled by song. it explores the redemptive power of music and mountains. how family and friends can be lost and found in the most unusual places. and encourages everyone to live big and bravely when life doesn’t go to plan. because sometimes we all need saving from the waves. and whether it’s high and far away or closer to home and in your head, an adventure will always change your life for the better.
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The Bookseller Of Kabul
In spring 2002 award-winning journalist asne seierstad spent four months living with the bookseller and his family. as seierstad steps back from the page and lets the khans tell their stories, we learn of proposals and marriages, hope and fear, crime and punishment. the result is a unique portrait of a family and a country.
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The Godfather
A modern masterpiece,the godfather is a searing portrayal of the 1940s criminal underworld. it is also the intimate story of the corleone family, at once drawn together and ripped apart by its unique position at the core of the american mafia.
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Don’t Even Think About It
This is the story of how we became freaks. it’s how a group of i’s became a we. when class 10b got their flu shots, they expected some side effects. maybe a sore arm. maybe a headache. they definitely didn’t expect to get telepathy. but suddenly they could hear what everyone was thinking. their friends. their teachers. their parents. now they all know that tess has a crush on her best friend, teddy. that mackenzie cheated on cooper. that nurse carmichael used to be a stripper. some of them will thrive. some of them will break. none of them will ever be the same.
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Our Stop
“nadia gets the 7.30 train every morning without fail. well, except if she oversleeps or wakes up at her friend emma’s after too much wine. daniel really does get the 7.30 train every morning, which is easy because he hasn’t been able to sleep properly since his dad died. one morning, nadia’s eye catches sight of a post in the daily paper: to the cute girl with the coffee stains on her dress. i’m the guy who’s always standing near the doors … drink sometime? so begins a not-quite-romance of near-misses, true love, and the power of the written word.”–provided by publisher.
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Spellbound
Max westin. sex incarnate. she could smell it, feel it with his proximity. everything about him was a little rough, a little gritty. a primitive creature. just like she was.
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The Cows
Cow n./ka?/ a piece of meat; born to breed; past its sell-by-date; one of the herd. women don’t have to fall into a stereotype. the cows is a powerful novel about three women. in all the noise of modern life, each needs to find their own voice. it’s about friendship and being female. it’s bold and brilliant. it’s searingly perceptive. it’s about never following the herd. and everyone is going to be talking about it.
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What’s A Girl Gotta Do?
Lottie is starting a supersonic feminist experiment. for one month she’s going to call out every instance of sexism she sees. but when her project hits the headlines, the trolls come out to play – and they are vicious. lottie’s not a quitter, but best friends evie and amber are worried. what if lottie’s heading for burnout… or worse?
