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The Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver
Winner of the prestigious 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction.
The Poisonwood Bible was a very special book, this one, her first in ten years, is a very worthy book. You need stamina and time to tackle it and you do... Format: Paperback - Released: 11/04/2013
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
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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Reading Groups
Elijah's Mermaid Essie Fox
May 2013 Book of the Month.
A panoply of characters bring Victorian London’s polarised society vividly to life. The lives of two orphans brought up by their grandfather and a baby found in... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
The Cleaner of Chartres Salley Vickers
A captivating, magical and slightly sinister story of secrets, forgiveness, loss and love. It’s the perfect book for readers who loved Joanne Harris' Chocolat. No one knows where the mysterious cleaner came from, and she is happy to hide... Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
The Conception of Zachary Muse Jason Hinojosa
This compelling, allegorical tale of the transformative power of nature, the devastatingly positive and negative effects of love and the power of feminine beauty is frankly hard to categorise. The writing is evocative and lyrical and the story has more... Format: Book - Released: 26/02/2013
Golden Boy Abigail Tarttelin
May 2013 Debut of the Month.
This controversial book dealing with issues of identity, gender and sexuality and freedom of the press is set to... Format: Hardback - Released: 09/05/2013
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The Summer House Santa Montefiore
Antoinette's world has fallen apart: her husband, the man she has loved for as long as she can remember, has died tragically in an accident. He was her rock, the man she turned to for love and support, the man... Format: Paperback - Released: 25/04/2013
The Mystery of Mercy Close Marian Keyes
April 2013 Book of the Month.
Waspish, well-observed and tragically comic in places this is the fifth instalment in the Walsh Family series. Private Investigator Helen Walsh is really on her uppers, with... Format: Paperback - Released: 11/04/2013
Dead Ever After A True Blood Novel Charlaine Harris
Sookie Stackhouse has one last adventure in store. Life has taken her from a waitress in Merlotte's Bar, Bon Temps, to part owner; from social outcast to the heart of her community; from a vampire's girlfriend to the wife of... Format: Hardback - Released: 07/05/2013
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn
'What are you thinking, Amy?' The question I've asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage: 'What are you thinking? How are... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/01/2013
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Goodbye for Now Laurie Frankel
Imagine a world in which you never have to say goodbye. A world in which you can talk to your loved ones after they've gone - About the trivial things you used to share About the things you wish you'd... Format: Paperback - Released: 25/04/2013
Fisher of Men Pam Rhodes
A heart-warming comedy of manners with real spiritual resonance and depth. Who would have thought a sleepy country village could hold so many colourful characters, thorny issues and be such a social minefield? Kind, earnest and shy Revd Neil Fisher... Format: Paperback - Released: 22/03/2013
Bad Angels Rebecca Chance
Step into Limehouse Wharf, the new, uber-luxury apartment building in Canary Wharf where celebrities who have had 'work' done can hole up until they have healed and which is about to see its most glamorous and scandalous Christmas yet. Staying... Format: Paperback - Released: 08/11/2012
Hidden Among Us Katy Moran
A sophisticated and complex novel told in different voices, this interweaves a contemporary family story with a haunting story of another world – the place where the elven folk live. As a newly formed family gather in an old... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/03/2013
This month's 'featured books'
F Scott Fitzgerald
Tales of the Jazz Age F. Scott Fitzgerald
A collection of early short stories which helped make F. Scott Fitzgerald's name.
Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, opened the 66th Cannes Film Festival.
A 'Piece of Passion' from Alessandro Gallenzi on the Alma Classics... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/03/2013
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
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
All the Sad Young Men F. Scott Fitzgerald
Published a year after The Great Gatsby, this short-story collection showcases many of the celebrated novel's themes, as well as its unique writing style.
Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, opened the 66th Cannes Film Festival.
A... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/03/2013
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Debuts of the Month
The Dog Stars Peter Heller
Hig, bereaved and traumatised after global disaster, has three things to live for - his dog Jasper, his aggressive but helpful neighbour, and his Cessna aeroplane. He's just about surviving, so long as he only takes his beloved plane for... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
The Age of Miracles Karen Thompson Walker
May 2013 Debut of the Month.
This stunning debut has a fascinating premise that 'the earth is slowing down' and it provides a unique framework... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
The Woman Who Dived into the Heart of the World Sabina Berman
In the wake of her sister's death, Isabelle moves from her home in California to her birthplace in Mexico to take over the running of the family tuna company. There, she discovers a wild child - a thing with no... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
This is How it Ends Kathleen MacMahon
This is when it begins Autumn, 2008. This is where it begins The coast of Dublin. This is why it begins Bruno, an American, has come to Ireland to search for his roots. Addie, an out-of-work architect, is recovering from... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
This month's 'featured books'
Books of the Month
Fallen Land Patrick Flanery
May 2013 Book of the Month.
A complex and thought-provoking psychological thriller that, through the metaphor of the characters' experiences, explores the utter failure of the American dream. A Boston family, looking for... Format: Hardback - Released: 01/05/2013
Tigers in Red Weather Liza Klaussmann
May 2013 Book of the Month.
Eight publishers were fighting over this debut novel from London-based New Yorker Klaussmann and all you need to do is read the Opening Extract to see why.... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
The Round House Louise Erdrich
May 2013 Book of the Month.
Hailed in the US as a Native American To Kill A Mockingbird and winner of the 2012 US National Book Award, this is a masterclass in... Format: Hardback - Released: 08/05/2013
The Dinner Herman Koch
May 2013 Book of the Month.
This is one of those books like The Slap and We Need to Talk About Kevin where no one is likeable and the outcome difficult... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/05/2013
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