‘[A] phenomenal novel… Startling, well written… it’s a book that will stay with you long after it’s finished.’ Independent
'We’re alive. So let’s start living.'
Two strangers
Jack was sporty and outgoing. Alice was bookish and introverted. Their lives were on completely different paths.
One life-changing tragedy
That is before the day they were in the wrong place at the wrong time: before the day their lives were torn apart in a bombing.
A hopeful new friendship
Struggling to cope with their new worlds, their unlikely new friendship helps them find hope. But can they help each other rebuild their lives and start again?
Powerful and compelling After the Rain is the brand-new novel from Natália Gomes, perfect for fans of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon.
13 Reasons Why meets John Green and Jennifer Niven in We Are Not Ok - a powerful novel about what happens when girls are silenced.
If only they could have spoken out.
Lucy thinks she's better than the other girls.
Maybe if she's pointing fingers at everyone else, no one will see the secret she's hiding.
Ulana comes from a conservative Muslim family where reputation is everything. One rumour -
true or false - can destroy futures.
Trina likes to party. She's kissed a lot of boys. She's even shown her red bra to one. But she didn't consent to that
night at Lucy's party. So why doesn't anyone believe
her?
Sophia loved her boyfriend. She did anything for him, even send him photos of herself. So why is she the one being pointed at in the hallways, laughed at, spat at when it was him who betrayed her trust?
Readers adore Blackbird:
'An unputdownable and suspenseful read'
'A beautifully written, heartbreaking story'
'A quick paced thriller with an unusual setting. This book will stay with me for a long time!'
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Olivia disappeared the night the blackbird died.
It was New Year's Eve, the night that dead blackbirds descended, hours before Alex McCarthy's sister Olivia vanished from a party.
Committed to finding out what happened to her sister, in their isolated Orkney village, Alex knows that dishevelled - sometimes intoxicated - Detective Inspector Birkens is her best shot.
Yet as they uncover the secrets behind Olivia's last night, Alex starts to discover things she may have been better off not knowing...
Perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and Riverdale.
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Praise for N. D. Gomes:
'Gripping' Pretty Little Memoirs
'So beautifully written' Goodreads reviewer
'Truly thought provoking' Bibliowormed
At sixteen, Sam Macmillan is supposed to be thinking about girls, homework and his upcoming application to music college, not picking up the pieces after the school shooting that his brother Charlie committed.
Yet as Sam desperately tries to hang on to the memories he has of his brother, the media storm surrounding their family threatens to destroy everything. And Sam has to question all he thought he knew about life, death, right and wrong.
