26 May
Ben Schott born London 1974. The son of a neurologist and a nurse achieved a double First from Cambridge. Schott's Almanac was first published in 2005 and is now a bestselling reference book published annually. Discover Schott's Almanac
The Last Summer Judith Kinghorn
May 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month.
An enchanting, sweeping debut of big storytelling, of social and political change spanning the First World War and beyond, perfect for reading groups and fans of... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012
The Light Between Oceans M. L. Stedman
May 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month.
What a brilliant and memorable debut. Superb characters, heart-rending plot and, set on an island 100 miles from Australia, a uniquely beautiful setting. After the horrors... Format: Hardback - Released: 26/04/2012
Seating Arrangements Maggie Shipstead
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
Dark, comic with captivating prose, this is a stunning first novel and quite rightly being talked about as one of the literary debuts of 2012. A seemingly... Format: Hardback - Released: 24/05/2012
What Dies in Summer Tom Wright
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
An interesting, challenging and, at times, graphically violent debut exploring coming of age and the loss of innocence. If you have read and liked The Virgin... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
Heart-shaped Bruise Tanya Byrne
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
This gripping, provoking and emotional debut, written from the perspective of a troubled young girl in a young offenders institute awaiting trial for a vicious crime, is... Format: Hardback - Released: 10/05/2012
The Playdate Louise Millar
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
This gripping contemporary thriller will have you turning the pages, and re-evaluating people you call friends. How do you know whether it’s dangerous to leave your children... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2012
The River Woman Sorrel Pitts
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
'A fascinating story told by a very promising writer.' Sir Michael Parkinson.A young woman is found half frozen to death on a remote farm and... Format: Paperback - Released: 19/09/2011
Please Don't Stop the Music Jane Lovering
Winner of the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2012 and the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel Award 2012.
Sarah Broadhurst's comment...
'“My congratulations to Jane Lovering for winning the Romantic Novel of the Year with Please Don’t Stop the Music (Choc... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2011
Black Heart Blue Louisa Reid
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
Stunning, shocking, sad and incredibly touching. This debut tackles the horrors of domestic violence head on with beautiful writing and two amazing voices. Twin girls, one beautiful,... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012.
A breathtakingly original rendering of the Trojan War - a devastating love story and a tale of gods and kings, immortal fame and the human heart. Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012
The Hypnotist Lars Kepler
When a whole family is murdered in Stockholm, Inspector Joona Linna is brought in to investigate the murky case and soon uncovers an unsettling connection to disgraced hypnotist and medic Erik Maria Bark. With uber-villains in the Thomas Harris mould... Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012
That Summer in Ischia Penny Feeny
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
With intrigue, lost friendships and set on a sun-drenched Italian island, this is one of these stories that you just want to keep on reading. 25 years... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
Jubilee Shelley Harris
A joyous, cleverly written, morally minded (but never preachy) novel. Set during a street party for the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977 and 35 years later, it explores the real story behind an iconic photograph taken in 1977 that seems... Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012
The Waste Land Simon Acland
Shortlisted for the People's Book Prize for Fiction 2012.
Set during the extraordinary historical events of the First Crusade this is an original and compelling debut full of mystery, betrayal, secrecy, romance, humour and suspense. Like Dan Brown’s adventures... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/06/2010
The Hollow Man Oliver Harris
A Maxim Jakubowski Great Male Crime Sleuth.
Not just another London cop with a troubled morality, Belsey whose patch is the unlikely one of affluent Hampstead, is a man very much on the skids: dishonest as they come, crooked to... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012
All That I Am Anna Funder
May 2012 Debut of the Month.
An historical 'flash-back' novel based on the life of the author's friend. It recounts the challenges faced by German emigres living abroad during the rise of Hitler... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
The Summer of Secrets Alison Lucy
An ill-fated marriage leads to a disastrous honeymoon but years later the repercussions of the holiday see three young women seeking a potentially dangerous truth. Great escapist summertime reading. Perfect for fans of Veronica Henry and Tasmina Perry. Format: Paperback - Released: 17/05/2012
The Perfect Location Kate Forster
Rose Nightingale is an Australian actress still recovering from a bad marriage. Sapphira De Mont is the world's most beautiful movie star, but hides a secret addiction and a broken heart. Calypso Gable is a young star on the rise... Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012
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Secrets of the Tides Hannah Richell
April 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month.
A sensitive, convincing and beautifully written novel. Full of descriptive power, it defines the beginnings and...
The Invisible Circus Jennifer Egan
April 2012 Book of the Month.
This is the stunning, emotional debut novel, first published in 1995, from the unclassifiable but excellent author...
The Weird Sisters Eleanor Brown
April 2012 Debut of the Month.
A trenchantly observant novel about the often warring emotions
between sisters that threaten to pull apart but...
Signs of Life Anna Raverat
April 2012 Debut of the Month.
This edgy, seductive, tense and sinister debut, perfect for reading groups, will have you, like us, engrossed;...
Winter King The Dawn of Tudor England Thomas Penn
This title is nominated for Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, TLS, Financial Times, Guardian, Daily Mail and Sunday Telegraph Books Of The Year. He were a dark prince, and...
The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh
March 2012 Book of the Month.
One of our Debuts of the Year 2011.
The Language of Flowers is a heartbreaking and redemptive novel...
Bed David Whitehouse
March 2012 Debut of the Month.
What an extraordinary debut novel, full of evocative language and tragic humour, Bed is a coming-of-age story...
Absolution Patrick Flanery
March 2012 Debut of the Month.
This is a very confident debut novel that manages to be literary yet a page-turner at the...
The Things We Did for Love Natasha Farrant
March 2012 Mega Debut of the Month.
A beautiful and bittersweet love story set in the real village of Oradour-sur-Glane which was cruelly...
Freeing Grace Charity Norman
Warm, insightful and poignant, Freeing Grace tells the story of two families battling over one baby girl - Grace Serenity.
Annabel Kathleen Winter
In 1968, in a remote part of Canada, a mysterious child is born: a baby who appears to be neither fully boy nor girl, but both at once. Only three...
Guilt by Association Marcia Clark
One of our Debuts of the Year 2011.
This is one hell of a debut novel. It’s a super sharp, superbly constructed page-turning legal thriller introducing us to a new protagonist,...
Trackman Catriona Child
March 2012 Debut of the Month.
Everyone has a significant track of music that can really effect them and change their mood or...
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake Jenny Wingfield
One of our Debuts of the Year 2011.
Funny, wise, heart-stopping and heartbreaking, with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Homecoming of Samuel Lake is a masterpiece of storytelling.
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