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With its breakneck pacing, dazzling plot twists and unforgettable characters, the last thing he told me is bestselling author laura dave’s finest novel yet, certain to shock you with its final, heartbreaking turn.

Before he was president, he was senator. written two years prior to the election that would change the face of the united states, the audacity of hope discusses the importance of empathy in politics, obama’s hopes for a different america and how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed. with intimacy and self-deprecating humour, he describes his experiences balancing his family life with his public vocation. a senator and a lawyer, a professor and a father, a christian and a sceptic, barack obama has written a book of transforming power that will inspire people the world over.

Every christmas, three lovable angels visit earth. once a year, shirley, goodness and mercy are allowed to intervene (or, more accurately, interfere!) in human affairs. despite their frequent misadventures and the chaos they often cause, things always seem to turn out right. this christmas, join those christmas angels as they respond to anne fletcher’s prayer request. she wants her son, roy, to meet a special woman… and the angels contrive to throw julie wilcott in his path (literally!). watch as the heaven-sent messengers reunite a divorced couple, bring peace of mind to an elderly man and grant a little boy’s fondest wish. because there’s always joy where angels go.

Shortlisted for the man booker prize shortlisted for the costa novel award winner of the encore award shortlisted for the dsc prize for south asian literature longlisted for the impac prize calcutta, 1967. unnoticed by his family, supratik has become dangerously involved in extremist political activism. compelled by an idealistic desire to change his life and the world around him, all he leaves behind before disappearing is a note. at home, his family slowly begins to unravel. poisonous rivalries grow, the once-thriving family business implodes and destructive secrets are unearthed. and all around them the sands are shifting as society fractures, for this is a moment of turbulence, of inevitable and unstoppable change. ‘deeply moving’ amitav ghosh ‘terrifies and delights’ a s byatt, guardian ‘unforgettable’ daily telegraph

Four women and the men they are forbidden to love four nuns find themselves suddenly thrust into a hostile world they long ago abandoned for the safety of the convent. unwittingly they become pawns in a battle between the charismatic jaime miro, leader of the outlawed basque nationalists, and the ruthless colonel ramon acoca of the spanish army. megan the orphan, who feels an overpowering attraction to jaime miro lucia the fiery sicilian beauty on the run for murder – and rubio arzano, the freedom fighter who risks his life to save her teresa whose guilty conscience finally drives her to betray her friends graciela who bears a terrible secret that almost destroys her – and the courageous ricardo mellado who loves her. ‘the sands of time’ is an unforgettable adventure and a heart-stopping romance, set against the timeless and dramatic landscape of spain.

At home place, the windows are blacked out and food is becoming scarce as a new generation of cazalets takes up the story. louise dreams of being a great actress, clary is an aspiring writer, while polly, is burdened with knowledge and the need to share it. this is the sequel to the light years .