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Books of the Month
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 Shining Girls Lauren Beukes
May 2013 Book of the Month.
The girl who wouldn't die, hunting a killer who shouldn't exist... The Time Traveler's Wife meets The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo in this terrifying... Format: Hardback - Released: 25/04/2013
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
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
This month's 'featured books'
Debuts of the Month
The River of No Return Bee Ridgway
What an original and engaging debut. Who would have thought you could have put romance, science fiction, magic historical fiction and time travel into such an unforgettable story. If you loved The Time Traveler's Wife or The Night... Format: Hardback - Released: 23/05/2013
Wife 22 Melanie Gideon
A witty and wise story about a woman amidst a midlife crisis who agrees to anonymously participate in a survey about marital happiness, only to experience a reawakening through the power of confession. Satirising our obsession with the internet the... Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
Idiopathy Sam Byers
This bitterly humorous debut is a novel of love, narcissism, and ailing cattle. Katherine has given up trying to be happy. Her cynical wit repels the people she wants to attract, and attracts the people she knows she should repel.... Format: Hardback - Released: 25/04/2013
The Universe Versus Alex Woods Gavin Extence
We meet a 17-year old Alex as he is stopped by customs at Dover with a glove compartment full of marijuana and Mr Peterson's urn of ashes on the passenger seat beside him. I'm hooked. [We then go back to... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
This month's 'featured books'
UK Top 10
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
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
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
Bring Up the Bodies Hilary Mantel
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for 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 is the sequel to the 2009 Man Booker-winning Format: Paperback - Released: 07/05/2013
This month's 'featured books'
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
The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver
One of Susan Fletcher's favourite books.
A fascinating story told from the perspective of a mother and her four daughters who have been taken to the Congo, by the father of the family, on a mission to bring God to... 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
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
This month's 'featured books'
F Scott Fitzgerald
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
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
Regarded as Fitzgerald's masterpiece and one of the greatest novels of American literature, The Great Gatsby is a vivid chronicle of the excesses and decadence of the Jazz Age, as well as a timeless cautionary critique of the American dream.
Baz... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/07/2012
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jay Gatsby's parties are legendary. Night and day, the rich and beautiful descend upon his mansion to drink and to dance. For Nick Carraway, newly arrived on Long Island, the handsome, wealthy Gatsby seems to lead the perfect life. But... Format: Paperback - Released: 11/04/2013
This month's 'featured books'
Reading Groups
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
The Memory of Lost Senses Judith Kinghorn
A lyrically written and wonderfully evocative, romantic historical novel that draws you into the intriguing and secret lives of the characters in the hot lazy summer of 1911. A Countess, her grandson, a famous author writing her memoir and a... Format: Paperback - Released: 23/05/2013
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
This month's 'featured books'
eBooks
Idiopathy Sam Byers
This bitterly humorous debut is a novel of love, narcissism, and ailing cattle. Katherine has given up trying to be happy. Her cynical wit repels the people she wants to attract, and attracts the people she knows she should repel.... Format: Hardback - Released: 25/04/2013
Wool Hugh Howey
Inside, men and women live an enclosed life full of rules and regulations, of secrets and lies. To live, you must follow the rules. But some don't. These are the dangerous ones; these are the people who dare to hope... Format: Paperback - Released: 25/04/2013
The Child Thief Dan Smith
A page-turning, atmospheric and taut historical thriller, set in 1930s Russia. Perfect for any fan of snowy-scened Scandinavian crime. A stranger appears in a village and soon after a girl vanishes. Only her uncle, an ex-soldier, has the necessary skills... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/05/2013
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
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