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This month's 'featured books'
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As If Blake Morrison
January 2012 Guest Editor Simon Lelic selects As If...
A recent entrant into my ever-changing list of favourite books, this is another work I could read again and again – were it not so intensely heartbreaking. Although actually, that hasn’t... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/08/2011
The Child Who Simon Lelic
January 2012 Book of the Month.
An author who is unafraid to tackle contentious subjects has a 12 year old killer as the dramatic centre of The Child Who. That he did it... Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
Rupture Simon Lelic
Shortlisted for the Galaxy New Writer of the Year 2010.
September 2010 Debut of the Month.
CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Finalist 2010.
It has been some time since I picked up a first... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2010
The Road Cormac Mccarthy
January 2012 Guest Editor Simon Lelic selects The Road...
Technically and philosophically, this is probably not McCarthy’s best book. His masterpiece, probably, is Blood Meridian – although I also love Child of God. And Outer Dark. And... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2007
This month's 'featured books'
eBooks
The Facility Simon Lelic
The startling second novel from the critically lauded author of Rupture. Format: Paperback - Released: 02/09/2011
Hold Tight Harlan Coben
Winner of the Specsavers ITV3 Crime Thriller Bestseller Dagger 2009.
If you are a Coben fan then this stand-alone thriller is just what you’ve been waiting for, it is certainly one of his best. If you are new to this... Format: Paperback - Released: 08/01/2009
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy John le Carre
The enduring novel by one of our greatest storytellers. George Smiley, who is a troubled man of infinite compassion, is also a single-mindedly ruthless adversary as a spy.
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/11/2009
Son of Heaven David Wingrove
The year is 2085, two decades after the great economic collapse that destroyed Western civilization. With its power broken and its cities ruined, life in the West continues in scattered communities. In rural Dorset Jake Reed lives with his 14-year-old... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/11/2011
This month's 'featured books'
New Year, New You
The Good Back Guide Barrie Savory
A little out of the ordinary for Lovereading on the surface but as we all personally spend many hours sitting down reading or working at our computers we knew we would benefit from the book's advice. We also know... Format: Paperback (c Format) - Released: 23/03/2006
Why We Get Fat and What to Do About it Gary Taubes
Gary Taubes reveals the bad nutritional science of the last century and the good science that has been ignored, answering the most persistent questions along the way: Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2012
The Raw Food Diet : The Healthy Way to Get the Shape You Want Christine Bailey
Eating more raw food ensures a vitamin and nutrient rich diet. It helps you detox, gain energy and by pruning your diet of all the cooked “nasties” means weight loss too. Ideal for beginners, Christine Bailey’s guide includes advice, plans,... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Books of the Month
The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall Paul Torday
January 2012 MEGA Book of the Month.
From the author of instant bestseller Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, comes a highly readable, witty tale of unwanted inheritance, uptight Britishness and the preservation... Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
In An Antique Land Amitav Ghosh
January 2012 Travel Book of the Month.
From the best-selling author of The Glass Palace and Sea of Poppies, an extraordinary work of non-fiction that combines ancient history with a modern-day travelogue. Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Drop Dead Gorgeous Katie Agnew
January 2012 Book of the Month.
Packed with passion, glamour and danger, DROP DEAD GORGEOUS is an
unmissable glimpse into the fame game - and the price you have to pay to
play... Format: Paperback - Released: 19/01/2012
The Child Who Simon Lelic
January 2012 Book of the Month.
An author who is unafraid to tackle contentious subjects has a 12 year old killer as the dramatic centre of The Child Who. That he did it... Format: Hardback - Released: 05/01/2012
This month's 'featured books'
Author of the Month
Shelter Harlan Coben
The first in an exciting series of young adult thrillers from the master of the hook-and-twist. Format: Hardback - Released: 15/09/2011
Play Dead Harlan Coben
June 2010 Book of the Month.
This is actually an old novel published years ago that subsequently went out of print. What a treat then for all Harlan Coben fans that Orion have... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/06/2010
The Woods Harlan Coben
A great stand alone thriller from Harlan Coben with two plot lines to follow. One is the case that lawyer, Paul Copeland, is prosecuting now and the other the murder investigation he was involved in as a teenager. Thoroughly gripping,... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/01/2008
Miracle Cure Harlan Coben
Following the success of his debut PLAY DEAD, another classic Coben is re-released for his huge army of fans. First published about 20 years ago, it doesn't quite have the non-stop suspense that his more recent books have but... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/06/2011
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Debuts of the Month
Today David Miller
August 1924. John Conrad arrives at his parents' home on the outskirts of Canterbury, where family and friends are assembling for the bank holiday weekend. His crippled mother has been discharged from a nursing home, his brother drives down from... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2012
Rupture Simon Lelic
Shortlisted for the Galaxy New Writer of the Year 2010.
September 2010 Debut of the Month.
CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Finalist 2010.
It has been some time since I picked up a first... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/09/2010
Catch Your Death Louise Voss, Mark Edwards
January 2012 MEGA Book of the Month.
A shining example of the power of self-publishing, this was an eBook sensation in 2011 and is now a real book! Dan Brown meets Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Tiny Sunbirds Far Away Christie Watson
Winner of the Costa First Novel Award 2011.
Set in the Niger Delta, Tiny Sunbirds Far Away explores the world of twelve-year-old Blessing and her family. Part comic, part tragic, it shows that some families can survive almost anything. Format: Paperback - Released: 01/12/2011
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