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The Pendragon Cycle
Merlin Stephen Lawhead
Second book in the epic Arthurian fantasy from Stephen Lawhead telling Merlin’s story. Seer, bard, sage, warrior... Merlin's destiny is to prepare the way for the momentous event that will unite the Island of the Mighty: the coming of a... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2013
Grail Stephen Lawhead
The fifth and final part of the Pendragon Cycle first published in 1997. An old enemy arises—Queen of Air and Darkness—and Arthur's dreams of establishing his Summer Realm face ruin when the most sacred relic vanishes as the result of... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2013
Arthur Stephen Lawhead
Uther's illegitimate son rises to legendary greatness in a Britain torn by violence, greed, and war. The third in Stephen Lawhead's fantasy epic which was first published in 1989.
The Pendragon Cycle:1. Taliesin2. Merlin3. Arthur Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2013
Taliesin Stephen Lawhead
June 2013 Book of the Month.
The first in a five book fantasy epic originally published in 1987 played out against a backcloth of Roman Britain and Celtic legend. Atlantis is lost. From... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2013
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Author of the Month
Homeland Barbara Kingsolver
A collection of 12 stories, with settings ranging from northern California to the hills of eastern Kentucky and the Caribbean island of St Lucia, that explore the twin themes of family ties and the life choices one must ultimately make... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/1998
Flight Behaviour Barbara Kingsolver
May 2013 Book of the Month.
Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2010 and on the shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013.
A topical, engrossing and thought-provoking read exploring how... Format: Paperback - Released: 18/04/2013
Prodigal Summer Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of southern Appalachia.
Format: Paperback - Released: 11/04/2013
The Bean Trees Barbara Kingsolver
One of Kerry Reich's favourite books.
A book about love and friendship. Kingsolver always creates believable and interesting characters who enthral the reader and this story is no different. Taylor does not want to get pregnant young and live in... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2001
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Debuts of the Month
Lessons in French Hilary Reyl
This debut is a seductive, warm and witty coming of age story set in the most romantic city on earth. Kate can’t believe her luck when she nabs a job working for a world famous photo-journalist in Paris. But the... Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
Supping with the Devil Richard Elliot-Square
June 2013 Debut of the Month.
This fast-paced financial thriller has it all: blackmail, murder, corruption, glamour and greed all wrapped into a very contemporary... Format: Paperback - Released: 12/02/2013
The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter Malcolm Mackay
A twenty-nine-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings; a casual conversation, but behind this a job offer. The clues are there if you know to look for them. He is an expert. A loner. Freelance. Another... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
Wife 22 Melanie Gideon
June 2013 Debut of the Month.
A witty and wise story about a woman amidst a midlife crisis who agrees to anonymously participate in a... Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
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The Secret Keeper Kate Morton
1961: On a sweltering summer's day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, sixteen-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree house dreaming of a boy called Billy, a move to London, and the bright future... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
Xo A Kathryn Dance Thriller Jeffery Deaver
Kayleigh Towne is a beautiful and successful singer-songwriter, and Edwin Sharp is her biggest fan. When she replies to one of his fan letters with 'XO', Edwin is convinced she loves him, and that her latest hit song 'Your Shadow'... Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2013.
Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2013.
With her dazzling, utterly absorbing style of writing Bring Up the Bodies focuses on the downfall and destruction of the charismatic Anne Boleyn. This... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2013
I've Got Your Number Sophie Kinsella
I've lost it. :( The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It's been in Magnus' family for three generations. And now, the very same day his parents are coming, I've lost it. The... Format: Paperback - Released: 25/04/2013
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F Scott Fitzgerald
The Last Tycoon F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Last Tycoon is a sophisticated, gripping tale of love and intrigue in the Golden Age of Hollywood, containing what many critics have claimed are Fitzgerald's most modern and engaging characters.
Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/05/2013
Tender is the Night F. Scott Fitzgerald
Peopled by an unforgettable cast of aristocrats and high-fliers, Tender is the Night is at once a scathing critique of the materialism and hypocrisy of the Roaring Twenties and a poignant and sensitive account of personal tragedy and disillusionment.
Baz Luhrmann's... Format: Paperback - Released: 17/08/2012
The Beautiful and Damned F. Scott Fitzgerald
Containing obvious parallels with F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's own lives, The Beautiful and Damned is a tragic examination of the pitfalls of greed and materialism and the transience of youth and beauty.
Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of The Great Gatsby,... Format: Paperback - Released: 17/08/2012
This Side of Paradise F. Scott Fitzgerald
A critical account of its own era, introducing many themes which would be developed in later works, Fitzgerald's first novel was an instant critical and commercial success, propelling him into the limelight as a literary celebrity.
Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of... Format: Paperback - Released: 27/09/2012
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Reading Groups
Alif the Unseen G. Willow Wilson
A glorious rollercoaster ride through myth, cyberspace, love and revolution, Alif the Unseen mixes ancient magic with modern adventure to create an extraordinary story. With shades of Neal Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, and The Thousand and One Nights, Alif... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
The Things We Never Said Susan Elliot-Wright
June 2013 Debut of the Month.
Crammed with drama and passion this emotional, beautifully written, page-turner deals with strong and unsettling issues with un-sugar coated... Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
Harry Lipkin, P.I. The World's Oldest Detective Barry Fantoni
Who would have thought that the adventures of an 87 yr old Miami-based private investigator would be so clever, charming, funny and impossible to put down once you start… Woody Allen, Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie and Larry... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/05/2013
Havisham Ronald Frame
A compelling prelude to Great Expectations, imagining the story of Miss Havisham's early life, before heartbreak came to define her entirely. This imaginative and cleverly written novel, fleshing out one of the great characters in English literature and... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
This month's 'featured books'
Summer Reading 2013
Vive Le Tour! Wiggo, and the Amazing Tales of the Tour de France Nick Brownlee
Now fully updated, recording the “Wiggo” triumph of last year and providing a wealth of detail about the race, its location, history and participants. Nick Brownlee covers the Heroes and the Villains of the race, those who’ve strived against all... Format: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2013
The Fault in Our Stars John Green
January 2013 MEGA Book of the Month.
Deservedly No 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, this heart-catching novel is fuelled by the rawest emotions deftly handled but never falsely diluted. The... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/2013
River of Destiny Barbara Erskine
March 2013 Book of the Month.
Travelling across three times periods, Anglo Saxon, Victorian and today, and linked by bodies and buildings, this is as much a murder mystery as it is an... Format: Paperback - Released: 14/02/2013
NW Zadie Smith
NW is Zadie Smith's masterful novel about London life. Zadie Smith's brilliant tragi-comic NW follows four Londoners - Leah, Natalie, Felix and Nathan - after they've left their childhood council estate, grown up and moved on to different lives. From... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
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eBooks
The Fallen Angel Daniel Silva
Bruised and war-weary following his secret war to bring down a terrorist mastermind, Gabriel Allon returns to his beloved Rome to restore a Caravaggio masterpiece. But early one morning Gabriel is summoned by his friend and occasional ally Monsignor Luigi... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
The Son Michel Rostain
June 2013 Debut of the Month.
Winner of the Prix Goncourt for Debut Fiction in 2011.
An award-winning bestseller first published in France with a truly... Format: Hardback - Released: 23/05/2013
The Flowers of the Field Sarah Harrison
The superb, bestselling novel of one family, and the devastating changes brought by the First World War. From the Kent countryside to the suffragette movement in London and the horrors of the Western Front, The Flowers of the Field is... Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter Malcolm Mackay
A twenty-nine-year-old man lives alone in his Glasgow flat. The telephone rings; a casual conversation, but behind this a job offer. The clues are there if you know to look for them. He is an expert. A loner. Freelance. Another... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
This month's 'featured books'
Books of the Month
One Step Too Far Tina Seskis
June 2013 Book of the Month.
A compelling roller-coaster of a story with a shocking twist that we can practically guarantee you won’t get. One morning Emily Coleman, happily married, beautiful son etc...... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/04/2013
Jacob's Folly Rebecca Miller
June 2013 Book of the Month.
From the author of the Richard and Judy bestseller, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, comes a brilliantly original novel about love, family and human folly.... Format: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2013
Standing in Another Man's Grave Ian Rankin
June 2013 Book of the Month.
The brand new crime novel from number one bestselling author Ian Rankin. Since Rebus’ first appearance in 1987, the novels have gained global acclaim, become international bestsellers... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/06/2013
Taliesin Stephen Lawhead
June 2013 Book of the Month.
The first in a five book fantasy epic originally published in 1987 played out against a backcloth of Roman Britain and Celtic legend. Atlantis is lost. From... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2013
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