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Encounters Jason Wallace
April 2018 Book of the Month | Longlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book
Award | In a Nutshell: Alleged alien encounter inspired by true
events…
Turn a Blind Eye Vicky Newham
An absorbing, fresh, and ultimately incredibly satisfying police
procedural and start to a new series. DI Maya Rahman and DS Dan
Maguire investigate…
I Have Lost My Way Gayle Forman
April 2018 Book of the Month A heart-wrenching and powerful YA
story about friendship and finding yourself from award-winning,
bestselling author,…
White Bodies Jane Robins
Terrific, a two-sitting read if you can give it the space. Twin
sisters, chalk and cheese; Callie, the narrator, plain and
ordinary, Tilda,…
Missing, Presumed Susie Steiner
If you're looking for a fresh, addictive police procedural with
characters who spring into vivid life, then look no further than
Susie Steiner's…
The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins
Shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award 2015. A Maxim
Jakubowski selected title. In the footsteps of Gillian Flynn's Gone
Girl and S.J.…
The Island Victoria Hislop
A 2013 World Book Night selection. Winner of Newcomer of the Year
at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2007.Something a bit different, a
bit special.…
Betrayal Martina Cole
Martina Cole’s twenty-third East End thriller is as raw and
involved as one has come to expect. With huge family betrayals and
some very…
Once A Pilgrim James Deegan
February 2018 Debut of the Month. Simply superb, this is a dark,
gritty and stormingly fast read with real attitude. Formerly of the
SAS, John Carr…
War at the Edge of the World Ian Ross
A well-written and interesting account of the Romans in Britain to
join the many. It begins a series, Twilight of Empire, set here in
AD305 and…
The Public Image Muriel Spark
‘Annabel Christopher, an English actress of the 1960s, is
described to us by everybody: her husband, their friends,
neighbours, directors, film…
Robinson Muriel Spark
'Robinson is Spark’s second novel. Already she has her great
subjects: truth, power, faith, what we may do to pretend or delude
ourselves that…
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Muriel Spark
‘By 1960, Spark was a novelist of some renown. But it was her
next novel, her sixth, which would make her famous and well off
enough to…
The Ballad of Peckham Rye Muriel Spark
‘You either ‘get’ Spark or you don’t. She
always was different, and became more so with practice. An appetite
for…
This month's 'featured books'
Exclusive Pre-Publication
How To Keep A Secret Sarah Morgan
A feel-good read full of drama and romance, this is a story about
family, being brave and opening up to love from international
bestseller Sarah…
Genuine Fraud E. Lockhart
Wonderfully chilling, this is another thrilling treat from E.
Lockhart, author of We Were Liars. Two girls, in an intense
relationship are both…
The Cliff House Amanda Jennings
'A beautiful, stirring story of loss and obsession' Lisa Jewell
Some friendships are made to be broken This book is currently being
read by our…
White Bodies Jane Robins
Terrific, a two-sitting read if you can give it the space. Twin
sisters, chalk and cheese; Callie, the narrator, plain and
ordinary, Tilda,…
My Absolute Darling Gabriel Tallent
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | October 2017 Debut of the Month
Make no mistake, this debut novel is startling and often
painfully…
Before the Rains Dinah Jefferies
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | A gorgeously expressive and
captivating novel, set in 1930’s India at the height of the
struggle for…
My Name is Leon Kit de Waal
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | Shortlisted for the Desmond
Elliott Prize 2017. This is such a gorgeously expressive novel, it
just sings with…
The Keeper of Lost Things Ruth Hogan
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | Oh my, this is totally and
completely gorgeous, in fact, an absolute treasure! An author
leaves all his worldly…
The Shadow Land Elizabeth Kostova
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | April 2017 Book of the Month.
This is a beautifully crafted novel. Those familiar with
Kostova’s writing…
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Mike Ripley
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | Maxim Jakubowski June 2017 Book
of the Month. Following on from Martin Edwards' splendid,
award-winning…
This month's 'featured books'
Get a Spring in Your Step
The ABCs of Coping with Anxiety James Cowart
A simple, clear book to help those suffering from anxiety and
stress. Written by James Cowart, PhD, an American psychologist who
specialises in…
The Flexible Body Roger Frampton
With mindful, conscious movement, you can gain phenomenal core and
full-body strength, increased flexibility and even lose weight, all
without…
Calm Fearne Cotton
What a lovely, warm, kind and friendly book this is, Fearne Cotton
writes about the state of calm, and how to find it in our modern,
hectic lives.…
James Duigan's Blueprint for Health James Duigan
An extension of James Duigan’s clean and lean philosophy, a
book that brings together diet, exercise and mindfulness to help
readers create…
Boundaries Jennie Miller, Victoria Lambert
A self-help book for our modern age, using boundaries to create a
mentally and physically healthier you. In this 24/7 world,
psychotherapist Jennie…
The Compleat Thunks Ian Gilbert
Surprising, provocative and thoroughly entertaining, this is a book
filled with 628 thunks. A thunk is quite simply a question that not
only makes…
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