05 Feb
Thomas Carlyle died 1881. Carlyle's authoratiative work on The French Revolution was nearly a non starter when the first volume was accidentally burned by the philosopher John Stuart Mill's maid.
The Great Escape Fiona Gibson
February 2012 Book of the Month.
This Laugh-out-loud funny tale, packed full real life cringe-worthy moments we all know so well, asks the question: Can any woman ever grab back a piece of... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/02/2012
Nine Uses for an Ex Boyfriend Sarra Manning
February 2012 Book of the Month.
Anyone who has been through a break up with a long term first love will totally relate to the characters in this sexy, funny, witty and well... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Horse Play Jo Carnegie
February 2012 Book of the Month.
A great fun, racy portrait of country living for fans of Jilly Cooper and Fiona Walker. Set in the fictional picture postcard village of Churchminster... Format: Paperback - Released: 19/01/2012
Other Featured Books this Month
Attachments Rainbow Rowell
February 2012 Debut of the Month.
This is such a funny, warm, heartfelt, touching and unforgettable novel and as a bloke I’m not even sure I’m the target reader at all! Set in... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Care of Wooden Floors Will Wiles
February 2012 Debut of the Month.
Inhabiting the spaces in-between everyday events - a place where tiny oversights can have disastrous, farcical and even fatal consequences. This is a unique, bold and brilliant... Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
The Sealed Letter Emma Donoghue
From the bestselling author of Room comes a delicious tale of secrets, betrayal and forbidden love. Based on blow-by-blow newspaper reports of the 1864 Codrington Divorce, The Sealed Letter,
full of sparkling characters and wicked dialogue, is a
thought-provoking... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2012
Q : A Love Story Evan J. Mandery
In a gripping tale of time travel and true love that will appeal to fans of The Time Traveler's Wife and The Confessions of Max Tivoli, a successful writer meets his future self, who advises him not to... Format: Hardback - Released: 02/02/2012
The Copper Beech Maeve Binchy
A Special Edition of The Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.
Maeve Binchy's marvellous portrait of
a small Irish town whose untroubled surface conceals the passions,
rivalries, friendships, ambitions and jealousies beneath. Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
The Lover's Dictionary : A Love Story in 185 Definitions David Levithan
A cleverly constructed novel whose story is told through the device of the alphabet. From 'Aberrant' and 'Abstain' to 'Yesterday' and 'Zenith' the author explores the intimacies and workings of love through his namelss narrator to paint a highly original... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
Daughters-in-law Joanna Trollope
January 2012 Book of the Month.
Shortlisted for the Galaxy Popular Fiction Book of the Year Award 2011.
Rachel has always been at the centre of her family of three sons but now the... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
Trust Nobody June Hampson
The publisher created a new category with the publication of this novel, that of ‘gangster saga’ and it’s not far off the mark. A gangland 60’s saga set in Gosport with a strong heroine and some memorable characters. It’s got... Format: Paperback (a Format) - Released: 01/02/2007
The Other Family Joanna Trollope
Oh this is a tough one. Joanna certainly knows how to put her thumb on a bruise and continually push till it hurts. Why Richie never divorced his first wife to marry the mother of his three girls, his partner... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/12/2010
A Village Affair Joanna Trollope
To all intents and purposes this was Joanna’s first novel and it was the start of a genre labelled ‘aga saga’ – upper-middleclass country families getting into all sorts of messes. Joanna is queen of this type of novel and... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/09/1990
Brother and Sister Joanna Trollope
A hugely popular author that has her finger right on the pulse of family relationships. In this novel she tackles adoption. Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2005
A Walk in the Park Jill Mansell
It's been a while, but Lara Carson's back in Bath and lives are set to change as a result. Because Lara left her family and boyfriend Flynn eighteen years ago without a word to anyone. Why has no one heard... Format: Hardback - Released: 16/02/2012
This is a Love Story Jessica Thompson
This is a love story. Boy meets girl and girl falls for boy - that much is true. But when Sienna meets Nick it's not the way it happens in love stories. It's because of a squirrel on water skis...She... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
The Angel at No. 33 Polly Williams
Some love stories never end One evening Sophie Brady kisses her husband, Ollie, and young son Freddie goodbye, closing the door on number thirty-three. At ten pm she's with her best friend Jenny, polishing off a second bottle of wine.... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
The Pile of Stuff at the Bottom of the Stairs Christina Hopkinson
Mary Gilmour is struggling to cope. Her job is part time but housework is full time, leaving no time at all for her two young sons - let alone herself. For Mary, there is only one thing standing between her... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/02/2012
The Pink Hotel Anna Stothard
A seventeen-year-old London girl flies to Los Angeles for the funeral of her mother Lily, from whom she had been separated in her childhood. After stealing a suitcase of letters, clothes and photographs from her mum's bedroom at the top... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/02/2012
Switched Book One in the Trylle Trilogy Amanda Hocking
The new girl in High School, she's bored and frustrated by her small town life and then there's the secret that she can't tell anyone. Her mysterious ability she can influence people's decisions, without knowing how, or why ...When the... Format: Paperback - Released: 06/01/2012
The Rose Garden Susanna Kearsley
For Eva house where she so often stayed as a child is home not only to her old friends the Halletts, but also to the people who had lived there in the eighteenth century. When Eva finally accepts that she... Format: Paperback - Released: 30/01/2012
The First Day of the Rest of My Life Cathy Lamb
Madeline O'Shea tells people what to do with their lives. A renowned life coach, she inspires thousands of women through her thriving practice - exuding enviable confidence along with her stylish suits and sleek hair. But her confidence, just like... Format: Paperback - Released: 30/01/2012
Second Honeymoon Joanna Trollope
Yet another irrestible new novel from one of the UK's bestselling authors. Meet the Boyd family and the empty nest, twenty-first-century style. The youngest of the family is, at last, leaving home. Needless to say family life is never straight... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/01/2007
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Drop Dead Beautiful Jackie Collins
One of Katie Agnew's favourite books.
The Queen of Glitz comes up trumps – she brings Lucky Santangelo back with a fistful of problems, both emotional and lethal. Jackie Collins...
One Day David Nicholls
One of Richard Bacon's favourite books.
A 2011 World Book Night selection.
Winner of the...
Me Before You Jojo Moyes
Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to...
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...
Pear-Shaped Stella Newman
Girl meets boy. Girl loses boy. Girl loses mind. Sophie Klein walks into a bar one Friday night and her life changes. She meets James Stephens: charismatic, elusive, and with...
The Wife Who Ran Away Tess Stimson
Kate Forrest is invisible. Ned, the husband she adores, doesn't seem to know she's alive, and her two charming children have grown into stroppy adolescents. Her boss is suddenly shunting...
Happily Ever After Harriet Evans
An ex-publishing insider, she has been described as ‘Rosamunde Pilcher rebooted – in the best possible way’ and her stories are modern, absorbing and compelling. Not sure how much of...
The Child Inside Suzanne Bugler
January 2012 Book of the Month.
Loss, grief, resentment and guilt can be a dangerous and destructive combination. The gripping new psychological drama...
The Return Victoria Hislop
A tale of passion, pain and pride in war-torn Spain, written with a dual-time element. Personally I found the subject-matter of her first, The Island, far more intriguing, probably because...
Room Emma Donoghue
One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011.
A 2012 World Book Night selection.
Winner of the Galaxy Paperback of the Year Award 2011.
This was shortlisted for the Man...
Highland Storms Christina Courtenay
November 2011 Book of the Month.
Although following on from the excellent Trade Winds which was shortlisted for the Romantic
Novelists' Association's...
A Tiny Bit Marvellous Dawn French
Winner of the Galaxy Popular Fiction Book of the Year Award 2011.
A Tiny Bit Marvellous is the brilliantly observed story of a modern family all living in
their own separate...
Private Lives Tasmina Perry
August 2011 eBook of the Month.
Glamour, danger, money and super-injunctions set around a glamorous law firm make for the perfect ingredients in...
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Aimee Bender
One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011.
Young Rose, aged 9 when the story opens, finds that she can tell the mood of the person who cooked...
The Decision Penny Vincenzi
September 2011 Book of the Month and eBook of the Month.
A stunning new novel from No.1 bestselling author Penny Vincenzi. It's the...
Postcards from the Heart Ella Griffin
One of our Debuts of the Year 2011.
September 2011 Debut of the Month.
Gorgeously grown-up romantic comedy from a brilliant new Irish voice....
The Unseen Katherine Webb
December 2011 Book of the Month.
One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011.
A mix of the occult, murder and...
The Little Girl of the Favela M. K. Bates
Part crime, part love story, set against a vividly painted and exciting backdrop of Brazil, Germany
and England. It's a debut novel worth a second look.
A Season to Remember Sheila O'Flanagan
November 2011 Book of the Month.
An enchanting collection of warm, poignant and Christmas-themed stories from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author....
Marriage and Other Games Veronica Henry
November 2011 Book of the Month.
Sarah Broadhurst is a big fan of Veronica’s books - she likens them to those of a...
The Real Katie Lavender Erica James
The delightful, sparkling new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Erica James. At 30, Katie Lavender thinks she is better than most when it comes to
dealing with life's surprises. But...
Angels at Christmas Debbie Macomber
A timely re-release of two of of Debbie’s Christmas themed stories; Those Christmas Angels and Where Angels Go. Both tales feature the helpful, if a little enthusiastic, angels Shirley, Goodness...
Wrapped up in You Carole Matthews
Carole Matthews has once again served up a wonderful feel-good plot in which long-time singleton Janie Johnson realises the time has come to seek adventure. Africa is her destination and...
The Magic of Christmas Trisha Ashley
November 2011 Book of the Month.
Another deliciously seasonal and heart-warming tale from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Twelve Days...
Comfort and Joy India Knight
A blackly funny, tender dissection of the meaning of love - family love, sibling love, children love - Comfort and Joy will make you laugh and...
Too Close for Comfort Clare Dowling
From the Irish bestselling novelist comes a fantastic new romantic comedy that is guaranteed to top the bestseller charts. Two sisters have lived different lives on different continents for a...
The Jewels of Manhattan Carmen Reid
Like all crazy plans, it was plotted out on a cocktail napkin.
1. Steal fabulous jewels
2. Sell for millions
3. Live happily ever after
Brilliant and oh so simple...when you're a few Cosmopolitans...
It Started with a Kiss! Miranda Dickinson
From the author that gave you the Sunday Times top 10 selling title, Fairytale of New York, join our heroine Romily as she commits to a year’s search to...
The Promise Susan Sallis
Daisy and Marcus, sixth formers in a Gloucestershire School, are given an A Level project on the bombing of Coventry in 1940. They go to talk to May, now living...
The Night Before Christmas Scarlett Bailey
Lydia's been promised log fires, roasted chestnuts, her own weight in mince pies - all in a setting that looks like something out of a Christmas card. But her winter...
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