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| "Dork Diaries: Puppy Love" |
| "When the animal shelter Brandon volunteers at is too full to take a litter of abandoned puppies Nikki decides to look after them until the shelter has more room Simple There's only one slight problem her parents won't allow dogs in the house so Nikki has to hide them at home and take them to school in secret But with seven puppies to hide things are going to get messy Is Nikki's plan going to end in a pawfully dorky disaster? The brand NEW instalment from the internationally bestselling DORK DIARIES series from Rachel Renee Russell author of The Misadventures of Max Crumbly (June 2016) Perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid Tom Gates Jacqueline Wilson and James Patterson"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1 : Locker Hero : 1" |
| "A brand-new series from 1 bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renee Russell! Introducing Max Crumbly the new Dork on the block Max is about to face the scariest place he's ever been - South Ridge Middle School! He has been home-schooled by his grandmother until now and he's begged his parents to finally let him start attending a real school He's starting to question that choice though with the Doug aka Thug Thurston Problem As in Thug keeps stuffing Max in his locker If only Max could be like the hero in all the comics he likes to read - or the ones he draws - and magically escape the locker and defeat Thug Unfortunately Max's uncanny almost superhuman ability to smell pizza from a block away won't exactly save any lives or foil bad guys But that doesn't mean Max won't do his best to be the hero his school needs!"
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| "Dork Diaries: Skating Sensation : 4" |
| "Nikki Maxwell isn't at all surprised to find out that her crush Brandon volunteers at a local animal shelter He's such a sweet guy - of course he wants to help those adorable puppies! Then Brandon tells her that the shelter is in danger of closing and Nikki knows she can't let that happen Especially when she discovers a shocking secret about Brandon that makes keeping that shelter open more important than ever So Nikki and her friends Chloe and Zoey enter an ice skating competition to help raise money for the shelter but (big surprise) Mackenzie has to stick her nose in and cause trouble so that she can be the one to swoop in and save the day No way will Nikki let that happen She'll just have to come up with some extra creative ideas this time! The fourth book in the bestselling Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renee Russell author of The Misadventures of Max Crumbly (publishing June 2016)"
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| "Dork Diaries: Dear Dork : 5" |
| "When Nikki Maxwell discovers that her arch-nemesis Mackenzie has started writing a gossip column for the school newspaper she's worried that Mackenzie might be about to reveal some secret info about Nikki's crush Brandon that she knows he won't want the whole school to find out about To keep an eye on what Mackenzie's up to Nikki decides to join the newspaper too and somehow ends up working as the advice columnist Miss Know-It-All At first it's fun to answer all the letters from the kids at school but when Miss Know-It-All's inbox is suddenly overflowing with pleas for guidance Nikki feels in need of some help herself Fortunately she has BFFs Chloe and Zoey on her side and at her keyboard! The fifth book in the bestselling Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renee Russell author of The Misadventures of Max Crumbly (publishing June 2016)"
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| "Dork Diaries: Holiday Heartbreak : 6" |
| "It's the biggest dance of the year and Nikki Maxwell is hoping her crush Brandon wants to be her date But time is running out What if he doesn't want to go with her? Or worse - what if he ends up going with Mackenzie?!! In the sixth book in the blockbuster Dork Diaries series - now with more than 8 million copies in print - join Nikki Chloe and Zoey as they tackle the topic of love Dork Diaries style! Another brilliant book by Rachel Renee Russell author of The Misadventures of Max Crumbly (publishing June 2016)"
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| "The Bubble Boy" |
| "Winner of the 9 catergory of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and shortlisted for the Branford Boase AwardAmir is mad He's crazy But the hospital wouldn't let a crazy person in They must have interviewed him and checked his qualifications But maybe he didn't even meet them? Maybe he hasn't even come from India He might have arrived on an alien spaceship and snuck in here in the middle of the night Eleven-year-old Joe can't remember a life outside of his hospital room with its beeping machines and view of London's rooftops His condition means he's not allowed outside not even for a moment and his few visitors risk bringing life-threatening germs inside his 'bubble' But then someone new enters his world and changes it for ever THE BUBBLE BOY is the story of how Joe spends his days copes with his loneliness and frustrations and looks - with superhero-style bravery curiosity and hope - to a future without limits Expect superheroes super nurses and a few tears from this truly unique story Poignant hopeful and heartbreaking' Fiona Noble - Children's Editor The Bookseller 'Deeply moving and utterly gripping Stewart Foster carries off an astonishing feat of storytelling in this exceptional book' Julia Eccleshare lovereadingcouk A gripping and deeply moving book' Jamila Gavin author of Coram Boy 'One thing we know about good books is their amazing ability to inspire empathy in the reader; to explore ideas and viewpoints that arise from experiences that are out of our own realm The Bubble Boy does this with warmth quirkiness and a light-hearted touch' The Guardian"
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| "All The Things That Could Go Wrong" |
| "'A moving humane funny portrait of two very different boys discovering what connects us all' Kiran Milwood Hargrave author of The Girl of Ink and Stars It's amazing! Such a bold idea to have a character like Dan you pulled it off brilliantly' Ross Welford author of Time Travelling with a Hamster 'I loved it' Lisa Thompson author of The Goldfish BoyThere are two sides to every story Dan is angry Nothing has been the same since his big brother left and he's taking it out on the nearest and weakest target Alex Alex is struggling His severe OCD makes it hard for him to leave the house especially when Dan and his gang are waiting for him at school Then the boys' mums arrange for them to meet up and finish building the raft that Dan started with his brother Two enemies stuck together for the whole of the school holidays - what could possibly go wrong? Praise for ALL THE THINGS THAT COULD GO WRONG 'A touching funny gripping read that tackles important issues in a sensitive and thoroughly enjoyable way Highly recommended' Stuart Robinson author of If Ever I Fall 'A timely story of courage and reminder of what we all share' Christopher Edge author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright 'Powerful and warm this will linger long in the mind' Guardian 'Moving beautifully written and intensely emotional' Lancashire Evening Post 'When they say not to be missed this is the kind of book they mean' MinervaReads Praise for THE BUBBLE BOY Poignant hopeful and heartbreaking' Fiona Noble - Children's Editor The Bookseller 'Deeply moving and utterly gripping Stewart Foster carries off an astonishing feat of storytelling in this exceptional book' Julia Eccleshare lovereadingcouk A gripping and deeply moving book' Jamila Gavin author of Coram Boy 'One thing we know about good books is their amazing ability to inspire empathy in the reader; to explore ideas and viewpoints that arise from experiences that are out of our own realm The Bubble Boy does this with warmth quirkiness and a light-hearted touch' Guardian"
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| "Sky Song" |
| "'A shimmering thrill-ride of a book I loved every page' Lauren St John author of The White Giraffe 'Sky Song made my heart sing - I loved it!' Kiran Millwood Hargrave author of The Girl of Ink and Stars 'A dazzling snowstorm of an adventure with hope at its heart' Emma Carroll author of Letters from the Lighthouse I cannot recommend highly enough a brilliant heart-stopping tear-inducing soul-soaring adventure' MG Leonard author of Beetle Boy A truly magical tale' The Guardian Abi Elphinstone is proving to be a worthy successor to CS Lewis' The TimesOnce an adventure digs its claws in there is not an awful lot you can do about it Especially when magic is involved ' In the snowy kingdom of Erkenwald whales glide between icebergs wolves hunt on the tundra and polar bears roam the glaciers But the people of this land aren't so easy to find - because Erkenwald is ruled by an evil Ice Queen and the tribes must stay hidden or risk becoming her prisoners at Winterfang Palace Join Eska a girl who breaks free from a cursed music box and Flint a boy whose inventions could change the fate of Erkenwald forever as they journey to the Never Cliffs and beyond in search of an ancient almost forgotten song with the power to force the Ice Queen back This is a story about an eagle huntress an inventor and an organ made of icicles But it is also a story about belonging even at the very edges of our world 'Abi Elphinstone's books are full of adventure wit heart and above all bravery' Katherine Rundell author of The Explorer"
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| "History Is All You Left Me : A Zoella Book Club 2017 novel" |
| "The NYT Besteller and 2017 Zoella & Friends Book Club Selection by Juno DawsonYou're still alive in alternate universes Theo but I live in the real world where this morning you're having an open casket funeral I know you're out there listening And you should know I'm really pissed because you swore you would never die and yet here we are It hurts even more because this isn't the first promise you've broken Griffin has lost his first love in a drowning accident Theo was his best friend his ex-boyfriend and the one he believed he would end up with Now reeling from grief and worsening OCD Griffin turns to an unexpected person for help Theo's new boyfriend But as their relationship becomes increasingly complicated dangerous truths begin to surface Griffin must make a choice confront the past or miss out on the future Praise for History is All You Left Me 'History Is All You Left Me overflows with tenderness and heartache Even when its hero is screwing up royally maybe especially then Silvera's humanity and compassion carve out a space where it's not the falling that's important it's how you pick yourself back up There isn't a teenager alive who won't find their heart described perfectly on these pages' Patrick Ness 'Adam Silvera is a master at capturing the infinite small heartbreaks of love and loss and grief History Is All You Left Me is a beautiful meditation on what it means to survive devastating loss This book will make you cry think and then cry some more' Nicola Yoon 'Sweetly devastating passionately honest breathtakingly human' Becky Albertalli author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda"
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| "The Outcasts of Time" |
| "Beautifully written and superbly executed' Times 'This clever and moving Faustian tale is packed with fascinating historical detail' Express 'A joyous romp around England's dark past' Suzie Feay GuardianFrom the author of the bestselling The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain this is a stunningly high-concept historical novel that is both as daring as it is gripping and perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden SJ Parris and Kate MosseDecember 1348 With the country in the grip of the Black Death brothers John and William fear that they will shortly die and go to Hell But as the end draws near they are given an unexpected choice either to go home and spend their last six days in their familiar world or to search for salvation across the forthcoming centuries - living each one of their remaining days ninety-nine years after the last John and William choose the future and find themselves in 1447 ignorant of almost everything going on around them The year 1546 brings no more comfort and 1645 challenges them still further It is not just that technology is changing things they have taken for granted all their lives prove to be short-lived As they find themselves in stranger and stranger times the reader travels with them seeing the world through their eyes as it shifts through disease progress enlightenment and war But their time is running out - can they do something to redeem themselves before the six days are up?What readers are saying Wow what a book! I absolutely adored this This was ambitious but done to perfection' Sara Marsden The Outcasts of Time is a tour de force rich in spellbinding detail Haunting and atmospheric there is warmth and humour alongside fear and torment; all human life is here As perfect a novel as any I've ever read' Ophelia's Reads 'A fascinating trip through seven centuries of history The author has done well to traverse such a sweep of time it's a great read and I'd recommend it' Netgalley reviewer 4 stars"
Price: 9.99 |
| "The Wanderers" |
| "As they look to the stars what are they missing back home? 'Phenomenal A transcendent journey into the mysteries of space and self Howrey's expansive vision left me awestruck' RUTH OZEKI author of A Tale for the Time Being The best of Helen Kane exists in space If she doesn't go back up she'll be consigned to a lesser version of herself on a planet that has also seen better days Helen is an experienced astronaut with a NASA position and a struggling grown-up daughter who needs her but when at fifty-three she is offered a place on the training programme for the first mission to Mars the most realistic simulation ever she cannot refuse a last chance to walk among the stars Her fellow astronauts are Sergei a gruff Russian whose teenage sons are less mysterious to him than they'd like to think; and Yoshi who wants to prove himself worthy of the wife he has drifted apart from The three will be enclosed for months in a tiny craft while outside their loved ones negotiate everyday life on Earth How far will the wanderers travel in the pursuit of endeavour and what will it be like to come home? Station Eleven meets The Martian in this brilliantly inventive and sharply observed novel of ambition endeavour and family 'An astounding insightful exhilarating ride' HELEN SEDGWICK author of The Comet Seekers 'A stealthily brilliant novel A distinct shimmering vision of who we are at once simple gorgeous and profoundly moving' PETER NICHOLS author of The Rocks"
Price: 10.49 |
| "The Wanderers" |
| "As they look to the stars what are they missing back home? 'Phenomenal A transcendent journey into the mysteries of space and self Howrey's expansive vision left me awestruck' RUTH OZEKI author of A Tale for the Time Being Helen Kane may not be the best mother in the world but she is one of the world's best astronauts and when at fifty-three she's offered a chance to train for the first crewed mission to Mars she doesn't hesitate She and her fellow astronauts Sergei and Yoshihiro will be confined in a desert facility striving to prove themselves while outside their loved ones - Helen's actress daughter Sergei's teenage son and Yoshi's lonely businesswoman wife Madoka - pursue complex explorations of their own All six will find themselves confronting the bonds of love and loyalty sacrifice and desire Station Eleven meets We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves in this brilliantly witty and inventive novel of ambition endeavour and family 'An astounding insightful exhilarating ride' HELEN SEDGWICK author of The Comet Seekers 'A stealthily brilliant novel A distinct shimmering vision of who we are at once simple gorgeous and profoundly moving' PETER NICHOLS author of The Rocks"
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| "The Soul of an Octopus : A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness" |
| "In 2011 Sy Montgomery wrote a feature for Orion magazine entitled 'Deep Intellect' about her friendship with a sensitive sweet-natured octopus named Athena and the grief she felt at her death It went viral indicating the widespread fascination with these mysterious almost alien-like creatures Since then Sy has practised true immersion journalism from New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico pursuing these wild solitary shape-shifters Octopuses have varied personalities and intelligence they show in myriad ways endless trickery to escape enclosures and get food; jetting water playfully to bounce objects like balls; and evading caretakers by using a scoop net as a trampoline and running around the floor on eight arms But with a beak like a parrot venom like a snake and a tongue covered with teeth how can such a beingknowanything? And what sort of thoughts could it think? The intelligence of dogs birds and chimpanzees was only recently accepted by scientists who now are establishing the intelligence of the octopus watching them solve problems and deciphering the meaning of their colour-changing camouflage techniques Montgomery chronicles this growing appreciation of the octopus but also tells a love story By turns funny entertaining touching and profound The Soul of an Octopus reveals what octopuses can teach us about consciousness and the meeting of two very different minds"
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| "Girl, Missing" |
| "What if everything you thought you knew about your life was a lie? Lauren is adopted and eager to know more about her mysterious past But when she discovers shy may have been snatched from her family as a baby her whole life suddenly feels like a sham Why will no one answer her questions? How can she find her biological parents? And could her adoptive parents really have been responsible for kidnapping her? Running away from her family to seek out the truth Lauren's journey takes her deeper and deeper into danger as she realises that someone wants to stop her uncovering what really happened when she was a baby at any costA nail-biting YA thriller from the bestselling author of Close My Eyes 10 years on from it's first publication Girl Missing has sold over 150000 copies in the UK alone This new edition of the bestseller includes exclusive extra content from Sophie and is a must for fans and readers that are yet to discover this modern classic 'Page-turning' The Independent 'Will have you gripped for hours' Sunday Express 'Please read this book it is brilliant!; The Guardian 'Whenever I hear the phrase YA thriller I only ever think of one name - and that's Sophie Mckenzie Why? Because noboody does it better' Phil Earle award-winning author 'Sophie's thrillers are brilliant you can't stop reading' Robert Muchamore bestselling author 'Brilliantly described scary and touching' The Daily Mirror10 YEARS OF AWARDS FOR Girl Missing Manchester Children's Book Awards Bolton Children's Book Award Soilhill Book Award Winner of the Sakura Medal Red House Children's Book Award Richard and Judy Best Kids' Book Lewisham Children's Book Award"
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| "Order to Kill" |
| "THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERIn the thrilling new novel from the bestselling Mitch Rapp series Rapp heads to Pakistan to confront a mortal threat he may not be prepared for In fact this time he might have met his match Mitch Rapp is used to winning But now the CIA operative finds himself chasing false leads from continent to continent in an effort to keep nukes from falling into the hands of terrorists Together with friend and colleague Scott Coleman Rapp struggles to prevent the loss of these lethal weapons and soon it becomes alarmingly clear that forces in Moscow are hell-bent on fomenting even more chaos and turmoil in the Middle East Rapp must go deep into Russian territory posing as an American ISIS recruit to stop a plan much more dangerous and insidious than he ever expected Written with breathless tension and heart-pounding action Mitch Rapp's latest adventure is as timely and provocative as everAMERICAN ASSASSIN book one in the series is soon to be a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Dylan O'Brien (Maze Runner) Taylor Kitsch (True Detective) and Michael KeatonPraise for the Mitch Rapp series 'Sizzles with inside information and CIA secrets' Dan Brown 'A cracking uncompromising yarn that literally takes no prisoners' The Times 'Vince Flynn clearly has one eye on Lee Child's action thriller throne with this twist-laden story instantly gripping' Shortlist 'Action-packed in-your-face adrenalin-pumped super-hero macho escapist fiction that does exactly what it says on the label' Irish Independent 'Mitch Rapp is a great character who always leaves the bad guys either very sorry for themselves or very dead' Guardian"
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| "Great at Work : How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More" |
| "From the New York Times bestselling author of Great by Choice comes an authoritative practical guide to individual performance - based on analysis from an exhaustive groundbreaking studyWhy do some people perform better at work than others? This deceptively simple question continues to confound professionals in all sectors of the workforce Now after a unique five-year study of more than 5000 managers and employees Morten Hansen reveals the answers in his 'Seven Work Smarter Practices' that can be applied by anyone looking to maximise their time and performance Each of Hansen's seven practices is highlighted by inspiring stories from individuals in his comprehensive study You'll meet a high school principal who engineered a dramatic turnaround of his failing high school; a rural Indian farmer determined to establish a better way of life for women in his village; and a sushi chef whose simple preparation has led to his restaurant (tucked away under a Tokyo subway station underpass) being awarded the maximum of three Michelin stars Hansen also explains how the way Alfred Hitchcock filmed Psycho and the 1911 race to become the first explorer to reach the South Pole both illustrate the use of his seven practices (even before they were identified) Each chapter contains questions and key insights to allow you to assess your own performance and figure out your work strengths as well as your weaknesses Once you understand your individual style there are mini-quizzes questionnaires and clear tips to assist you focus on a strategy to become a more productive worker Extensive accessible and friendly Great at Work will help you achieve more by working less backed by unprecedented statistical analysis"
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| "A Separate Peace : As heard on BBC Radio 4" |
| "AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'A GOOD READ' 'A novel that made such a deep impression on me at sixteen that I can still conjure the atmosphere in my fifties of yearning infatuation mingled indistinguishably with envy and remorse' Lionel ShriverAn American coming-of-age tale during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to the second world warSet at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence Gene is a lonely introverted intellectual Phineas is a handsome taunting daredevil athlete What happens between the two friends one summer like the war itself banishes the innocence of these boys and their world"
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| "The View From the Corner Shop : The Diary of a Yorkshire Shop Assistant in Wartime" |
| "A lively diary chronicling the ups and downs of running a grocery shop in a Yorkshire town during the rationing years of the Second World War Kathleen Hey spent the war years helping her sister and brother-in-law run a grocery shop in the Yorkshire town of Dewsbury From July 1941 to July 1946 she kept a diary for the Mass-Observation project recording the thoughts and concerns of the people who used the shop What makes Kathleen's account such a vivid and compelling read is the immediacy of her writing People were pulling together on the surface ('Bert has painted the V-sign on the shop door' she writes) but there are plenty of tensions underneath The shortage of food and the extreme difficulty of obtaining it is a constant thread which dominates conversation in the town more so even than the danger of bombardment and the war itself Sometimes events take a comic turn A lack of onions provokes outrage among her customers and Kathleen writes 'I believe they think we have secret onion orgies at night and use them all up' The Brooke Bond tea rep complains that tea need not be rationed at all if supply ships were not filled with 'useless goods' such as Corn Flakes and there is a long-running saga about the non-arrival of Smedley's peas Among the chorus of voices she brings us Kathleen herself shines through as a strong and engaging woman who refuses to give in to doubts or misery and who maintains her keen sense of humour even under the most trying conditions A vibrant addition to our records of the Second World War the power of her diary lies in its juxtaposition of the everyday and the extraordinary the homely and the universal small town life and the wartime upheavals of a nation"
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| "Kill the Father : The Richard & Judy Book Club thriller 2017" |
| "THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER The twisty and darkly compelling thriller European bestseller and RICHARD & JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK that will keep you up all night'The rock cast a sharp dark shadow over a shape huddled on the ground Please don't let it be the boy Colomba thought Her silent prayer didn't go unanswered The corpse belonged to the mother'Dante Torre spent eleven young years in captivity - held by a man known only as The Father - before outwitting his abductor Now working for the police force Torre's methods are unorthodox but his brilliance is clear When a young child goes missing in similar circumstances in Rome Torre must confront the demons of his past to attempt to solve the case Paired with Deputy Captain Colomba Caselli a fierce warrior-like detective still reeling from having survived a bloody catastrophe all evidence suggests The Father is active after being dormant for decades and that he's looking forward to a reunion with Dante 'Introduces us to two of the most intriguing detectives to have emerged in recent years Brutal and frighteningly realistic it never loses its grip' Daily Mail 'a fascinatingly complex thriller' i newspaper 'An intelligent thriller very entertaining' Jake Kerridge Sunday Express Undoubtedly a gripping reada deliciously dark journey which provides a genuinely satisfying conclusion' Crime Scene 'Absolutely electrifying' Jeffery Deaver Police politics and military operations add to the complexity and interest of this unrelenting adrenaline-fueled novel with a final twist Don't be surprised if Kill the Father becomes the next Big Thing in international crime fiction' Booklist 'Kill the Father is impeccable from the build up of characters and place to the crisp narrativeDo not pass this one up; it's a terrific crime drama' Durango Telegraph A mind-bending stunningly original page-turner' Jonathan Kellerman"
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| "Mothering Sunday" |
| "LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE From the Booker-winning author of Last Orders and Waterland comes a long-awaited new novel - Mothering Sunday is bathed in light; and even when tragedy strikes it blazes irresistibly Swift's small fiction feels like a masterpiece' Guardian It is March 30th 1924 It is Mothering Sunday How will Jane Fairchild orphan and housemaid occupy her time when she has no mother to visit? How shaped by the events of this never to be forgotten day will her future unfold? Beginning with an intimate assignation and opening to embrace decades Mothering Sunday has at its heart both the story of a life and the life that stories can magically contain Constantly surprising joyously sensual and deeply moving it is Graham Swift at his thrilling best Mothering Sunday is a powerful philosophical and exquisitely observed novel about the lives we lead and the parallel lives - the parallel stories - we can never know It may just be Swift's best novel yet' Observer"
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| "Out of the Ice" |
| "FROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF THE LOST SWIMMER now in development as a film 'A taut and tightly wound page-turner' Marie Claire When environmental scientist Laura Alvarado is sent to a remote Antarctic island to report on an abandoned whaling station she begins to uncover more than she could ever imagine On a diving expedition Laura emerges into an ice cave where she is shocked to see an anguished figure crying for help But in this freezing lonely landscape there are ghosts everywhere and Laura wonders if her own eyes can be trusted Has she been in the ice too long? Piecing together a past and present of cruelty and vulnerability that can be traced around the world from Norway to Nantucket Europe and Antarctica Laura will stop at nothing to unearth the truth As she comes face to face with the dark side of human progress she also discovers a legacy of love hope and the meaning of family If only Laura can now find her way out of the ice Out of the Ice delivers compelling psychological drama for fans of Ruth Ware and Rosamund Lupton Praise for The Lost Swimmer now being developed as a film Ann Turner has produced a vivid suspenseful thriller that should appeal to those with a taste for armchair travel' Sydney Morning Herald We had pins and needles trying to unravel the truth throughout Turner's crisply written cleverly plotted tale of deceit' iBooks Editor"
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| "The Liberation" |
| "'Fabulous' Lesley PearseThe Liberation is set in Italy in 1945 as British and American troops attempt to bring order to the devastated country and Italy's population fights to survive Caterina Lombardi is desperate - her father is dead her mother has disappeared and her brother is being drawn towards danger One morning among the ruins of the bombed Naples streets Caterina is forced to go to extreme lengths to protect her own life and in doing so forges a future in which she must clear her father's name An Allied Army officer accuses him of treason and Caterina discovers a plot against her family Who can she trust and who is the real enemy now? And will the secrets of the past be her downfall? This epic novel is an unforgettably powerful story of love loss and the long shadow of war"
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| "The Betrayal : The Top Ten Bestseller" |
| "THE TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Superb storytelling - this intricate web of secrets and lies kept me guessing until the very end' Dinah JefferiesDiscover a brilliant story of love danger courage and betrayal from the internationally bestselling author of The LiberationCould you kill someone? Someone you love?Paris 1938 Twin sisters are divided by fierce loyalties and by a terrible secret The drums of war are beating and France is poised ready to fall One sister is an aviatrix the other is a socialite and they both have something to prove and something to hide The Betrayal is an unforgettably powerful epic story of love loss and the long shadow of war perfect for readers of Santa Montefiore and Victoria Hislop 'A real page-turner which puts you in France on the cusp of war from the very first page Gripping Tense Mysterious Kate Furnivall has a talent for creating places and characters who stay with you long after you've read the final word' Jane Corry 'Exquisitely heart-wrenching & utterly engrossing The Betrayal is an absolute gem' Penny Parkes 'A thrilling compelling read Wonderful!' Lesley PearseFurther praise for Kate Furnivall Wonderful hugely ambitious and atmospheric' Kate Mosse A thrilling plot Fast-paced with a sinister edge' Times Gripping poignant beautifully written will capture the reader to the last' Sun Truly captivating' Elle Perfect escapist reading' Marie Claire An achingly beautiful epic' New Woman A rollicking good read' Daily Telegraph"
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| "English Voices : Lives, Landscapes, Laments" |
| "Ferdinand Mount has spent many years writing articles columns and reviews for prestigious magazines newspapers and journals Whether reviewing great published works by some of England's finest authors and poets (both alive and dead) including Kingsley Amis John Osborne John le Carre Rudyard Kipling EM Forster and Alan Bennett He also analysed the works of a variety of our Masters covering the past four hundred years such as of course William Shakespeare Charles Dickens John Keats Thomas Hardy Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Samuel Pepys Whether it be holding up to account the writings of Winston Churchill or celebrating the much-loved poems of Siegfried Sassoon each essay reproduced in full here has been carefully chosen by Mount to weave a unique tapestry of the wealth of writings that have helped shape his own respected career as an author and political commentator For anyone interested and passionate about writing and poetry across the centuries in the British Isles this book will be a very welcome guide to the best one can pick up and read"
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| "Scrappy Little Nobody" |
| "Fearsome wit' ElleCharming' BuzzfeedRidiculously entertaining' Associated PressEndearingly honest' Guardian A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Pitch Perfect Twilight Up in the Air Into the Woods and Trolls Even before she made a name for herself on the silver screen Anna Kendrick was unusually small weird defiant and 10 per cent weird' When she was thirteen a classmate dropped by her house unexpectedly and discovered written evidence of Anna's social ineptitude From then on she decided to keep the crazy inside my head where it belonged Forever But here's the thing about crazy It Wants Out' In Scrappy Little Nobody she invites her readers inside her brain sharing extraordinary and charmingly ordinary stories with candour and winningly wry observations With her razor-sharp wit Anna recounts the absurdities she's experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture as only she can - from her unusual path to the performing arts (her older brother's affinity for Vanilla Ice may have inadvertently launched her career) to her double life as a middle-school student who also starred on Broadway to her initial dating experiments' (including only liking boys who didn't like her back) to the perils of reading The Shining while filming Twilight in the isolated Canadian wilderness to reviewing a binder full of butt doubles to her struggle to live like an adult woman instead of a perpetual man-child' Enter Anna's world and follow her rise from scrappy little nobody' to someone who dazzles on the stage the screen and now the page - with an electric singular voice at once familiar and surprising sharp and sweet funny and serious (well not that serious)"
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| "Chasing the Dram : Finding the Spirit of Whisky" |
| "Whisky is Scotland's national drink and has been for over five hundred years since then becoming a global phenomenon It is a drink that is a profound and important part of Scottish life and culture but unlike other countries and their national libations it has hardly been used in food Rachel McCormack is going to change that with this book Limiting whisky to a drink she believes is similar to the traditional Presbyterian attitude to sex; it should only be done with the lights off and in the missionary position Rachel believes that there is an entire Karma Sutraof whisky use out there and she has put it in this book Interspersing an engaging mix of anecdotes history and information on distillers and recipes this book will appeal to everyone from the cooking whisky connoisseur to the novice whisky learner looking for some guidance on what to eat and cook Rachel travels the length and breadth of Scotland discovering a myriad of unique and interesting people and facts about this remarkable drink with interviews with the key people who create it around the country as she visits the famous distilleries of her country as well as the more home-grown variety"
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| "The Wanted" |
| "As addictive as Lee Child and as explosive as Michael Connelly - WANTED is the new thriller from Robert Crais and a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Seventeen-year-old Tyson is a normal teenaged boy - he's socially awkward obsessed with video games and always hungry But his mother is worried that her sweet nerdy son has started to change and she's just found a 40000 Rolex watch under his bed Suddenly very frightened that Tyson has gotten involved in something illegal his mother gets in touch with a private investigator named Elvis Cole and asks him to do some digging Cole uncovers a connection between Tyson and eighteen unsolved burglaries in LA's ritziest neighbourhood Tyson spooks and runs And then people start dying Robert Crais' books have been published in a staggering 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world He began his career writing for classic crime and police shows like Hill Street Blues Cagney & Lacey Miami Vice and LA Law He is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America PRAISE for THE WANTED 'Cleverly plotted stylishly written another rewarding page-turner by one of the most reliable storytellers in modern crime fiction' Washington Post 'Los Angeles ace Crais extends his streak of sharp enjoyable thrillers' Kirkus 'Gripping The Wanted is a relentless thriller I found myself engrossed by two terrible - but remarkably compelling - villains a welcome literary gift from a master of the craft' HuffPost Taut expertly crafted' Publishers Weekly'An absolute must read' Mystery Tribune PRAISE for ROBERT CRAIS 'In Crais a new star has appeared on the priovate eye scene - a dazzling first novel'-Tony Hillerman on The Monkey's Raincoat 'Far and away the most satisfying private eye novel in years Grab this one - it's a winner!'-Lawrence Block on The Monkey's Raincoat 'Taken is intense and fast-paced and reads like a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster!'-CNN 'A tale of one man's bare-knuckled search for redemption Like the best LA noir writers Crais nudges the mystery genre into higher gear tackling grand themes in exceedingly personal ways through flawed heroes and hard-to-spot villains'- LA Times Book Review on The Two Minute Rule"
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| "White Line Fever: Lemmy: The Autobiography Paperback â 19 May 2016" |
| "Lemmy&39;s name was synonymous with notorious excess His blood would have killed another human being This is the up-to-date story of the heaviest drinking oversexed speedfreak in the music business who tragically passed away earlier this year Lemmy had quickly outgrown his local bands in Wales and tripped through his early career with the Rocking Vicars backstage touring with Jimi Hendrix and his time with Hawkwind In 1975 he went on to create speedmetal and form the legendary band Motoerhead Motoerhead stand firm as conquerors of the rock world their history spanning an insurrectionary forty years While the Motoerhead line-up saw many changes Lemmy was always the soul of the machine In the words of drummer Mikkey Dee Lemmy was Motoerhead&39; White Line Fever has been completely updated post Lemmy&39;s untimely death in 2016 and offers all Motoerhead fans who loved his music a sometimes hilarious often outrageous highly entertaining ride with the frontman of (what was) the loudest rock band in history A truly epic finale and tribute to Lemmy from those who loved him best"
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| "Faithful Paperback" |
| "She was disappearing inch by inch vanishing into thin air and then one day a postcard arrived There was no return address no signature only a scrawled message Say something Shelby Richmond is an ordinary girl growing up on Long Island until one night a terrible road accident brings her life to a halt While her best friend Helene suffers life-changing injuries Shelby becomes overwhelmed with guilt and is suddenly unable to see the possibility of a future she’d once taken for granted But as time passes and Helene becomes an almost otherworldly figure within the town seen by its inhabitants as a source of healing Shelby finds herself attended to by her own guardian angel A mysterious figure she half-glimpsed the night of the car crash he now sends Shelby brief but beautiful messages imploring her to take charge of her life once more What happens when a life is turned inside out? When you lose all hope and sense of worth? Shelby a fan of Chinese food dogs bookshops and men she should stay away from captures both the ache of loneliness and the joy of finding oneself at last From the bestselling author of The Dovekeepers comes this spellbinding poignant and life-affirming story of one woman’s journey towards happiness – and the power of love family and fate Readers love Faithful&39;Wow talk about a punch to the gut! An emotional journey from the first few pages to the final few words it was kind of draining but in the best way possible&39; Melissa Goodreads reviewer"
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| "The Royal Rabbits of London" |
| "Life is an adventure Anything in the world is possible - by will and by luck with a moist carrot a wet nose and a slice of mad courage! Shylo has always been the runt of the litter the weakest and queitest of all of his family his siblings spend their days making fun of him for not being like the rest of them But when Shylo stumbles across a band of ratzis and overhears their evil plan to take a photo of the Queen in her nightie it's up to this unlikely hero to travel to London and inform the Royal Rabbits of London about the diabolicial plot! The Royal Rabbits of London have a proud history of protecting the royal family and now the secret society need to leap into action to stop the ratzis But can a rabbit as feeble and shy as Shylo convince them that Queen is in danger?The Hobbit meets Fantastic Mr Fox meets Watership Down in this charming novel from bestselling authors Santa and Sebag Montefiore which shows that even the smallest rabbit can be the biggest hero"
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