Lovereading.co.uk TOP 10

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 The Golden Pig The Golden Pig Mark Penny, Jonathan Penny     This is one of those titles we love to discover on Lovereading and pass the word on about. A brilliantly funny detective novel from two new authors -The Penny Brothers. They have written each part ...Download free opening extract
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 Crossed Wires Crossed Wires Rosy Thornton When Peter phones his car insurance company to report an accident he gets put through to Mina and there starts a delightful, old fashioned love story. We follow their separate lives  which, although have vast differences also, have great parallels ... Download free opening extract
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 Darwin's Island Darwin's Island Steve Jones      This is an absolutely riveting account of Darwin's discoveries in the Garden of England. On the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth this is an excellent way of finding out ... Download free opening extract
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 Broken Broken Daniel Clay   April 2009 Debut of the Month.   It is always difficult to write about a book you’ve so enjoyed without going over the top with superlatives, but this is a first novel that deserves all the praise you can think of.  Seen ... Download free opening extract
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 The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher Kate Summerscale      Winner of the Galaxy Book of the Year and Popular Non-Fiction awards 2009.   Reviewed on Richard & Judy's Book Club 2009 on Wednesday 28 January.   Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 4 December 2008.   This reads like a first rate ... Download free opening extract
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 A Simple Act of Violence A Simple Act of Violence R J Ellory   April 2009 Book of the Month.   This is a big book by an author with a big future.  He is one of my favourites and has now become one of the nation’s favourites too since his A Quiet Belief in Angels ... Download free opening extract
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 The Dare The Dare Rachael Treasure      April 2009 Book of the Month.   A major seller in her native Australia, this author has only recently been introduced over here.  This is her second book to be published in the UK.  They are tremendous reads.  Wild, brave girls live ... Download free opening extract
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 The Third Angel The Third Angel Alice Hoffman This is an utterly beautiful book about three women across the generations who make bad choices.  Over three different periods in three sections we follow their heartache.  All hangs around a corridor in a hotel in Knightsbridge that is reputed ... Download free opening extract
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 The Sleepyhead's Bedside Companion The Sleepyhead's Bedside Companion Sean Coughlan Everything you ever wanted to know about sleep or things to do with bedtime. Some fascinating facts and revelations. Just don’t get in to bed with this or you won’t want to go to sleep, ...Download free opening extract
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 Child 44 Child 44 Tom Rob Smith   February 2009 Book of the Month.   Winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2008.   Winner of the Galaxy New Writer of the Year 2009.   Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2008.Costa Book Awards 2008 Judges' comment: "This gripping, unputdownable thriller is ... Download free opening extract

KIDS SITE TOP 10

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 The Amazing Adventures of Curd The Lion and Us! in the Land at the Back of Beyond The Amazing Adventures of Curd The Lion and Us! in the Land at the Back of Beyond Alan Gilliland Reminiscent of the writing of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, this brilliant debut children's novel is completely unputdownable as well as being almost uncategorisable.  The author has succeeded in delivering on a book that incorporates a terrifically funny yet mysterious story, full ... Download free opening extract
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 Gone Gone Michael GrantSTOP PRESS - Read the whole book here online now  (book is available free from 8 - 22 April) or just click the download extract button above to get a cliff-hanger taster from the first two chapters.     Gripping from the first ... Download free opening extract
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 Skellig - TV tie in edition Skellig - TV tie in edition David Almond This is a wonderfully eerie and magical story about believing in something extra special and why it may make a difference.  It’s full of happiness and sadness but ultimately it’s incredibly fulfilling. 'Touched with a visionary intensity, this strange life-affirming tale exercises every ... Download free opening extract
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 Tumtum and Nutmeg: Pirates' Treasure Tumtum and Nutmeg: Pirates' Treasure Emily Bearn The enchanting and delightful mice Tumtum and Nutmeg are back for a third adventure. This time the two home lovers are off on a camping trip but soon things begin to go very wrong as they get swept down the ... Download free opening extract
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 Barefoot Book of Earth Tales Barefoot Book of Earth Tales Dawn Casey This stunning collection of stories from around the world, which celebrate the importance of the world we live in, is supported by inspiring hands-on activities to encourage all to protect and preserve our world as much as we are able. ... Download free opening extract
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 Girl Meets Cake Girl Meets Cake Susie Day A darkly comic romance about love, friendship, lies and gingerbread men! Heidi's mad online life collides hysterically with her real one in a laugh-out-loud, über-cool teen novel.  Georgia Nicolson fans will adore this hilarious headlong teen-blog. ... Download free opening extract
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 Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones Derek Landy Prize winning Skulduggery Pleasant is back for a third thrilling adventure. Along with his side-kick Stephanie, Skulduggery, the skeleton detective, must stand up to the Faceless Ones in a typically dramatic, dangerous and funny new adventure. The world of Skulduggery ... Download free opening extract
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 Beautiful Dead: Jonas Beautiful Dead: Jonas Eden Maguire This is the first of a proposed series of 4 books in the increasingly popular area of paranormal romance.  Fans of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series will love the intrigue, the excellent writing style, compelling characters coupled with a powerful mystery.  ... Download free opening extract
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 The Well Between the Worlds The Well Between the Worlds Sam Llewellyn From the pen of a very talented author whose writing is of the highest quality comes a book that is full of magic and intrigue, myth and environmentalism in a land that was once green and pleasant but whose land ... Download free opening extract
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 Daydream Dan Daydream Dan Sarah Garson This is a debut picture book from an exciting new talent.  A delightful book that both parent and child will warm to as the plotline is something that both will relate to.  That dreaded 'I'm not day dreaming' as your child is quite ... Download free opening extract