Lovereading Top 10

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 Never Look Away Never Look Away Linwood Barclay July 2011 Book of the Month. This is one of Linwood's most gripping thrillers to date with a plot that twists and turns at break neck pace to leave you in complete suspense until the final denouement. ... Download free opening extract
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 The Language of Flowers The Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh The Language of Flowers is a heartbreaking and redemptive novel about the meaning of flowers, the meaning of family, and the meaning of love. We think it will be one of the Debuts of the Year when it's published in ... Download free opening extract
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 Taboo Taboo Casey Hill July 2011 Debut of the Month. Prepare to be chilled to the bone by this terrifying transatlantic forensic thriller debut from a formidable new talent.  If you like Patricia Cornwell or Kathy Reichs you'll love this. ... Download free opening extract
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 The Stranger's Child The Stranger's Child Alan Hollinghurst July 2011 Book of the Month. This is Alan Hollinghurst's first novel since The Line of Beauty, winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize. As in The Line of Beauty, his impeccably nuanced exploration of changing taste, class and social ... Download free opening extract
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 A Rural Affair A Rural Affair Catherine Alliott Catherine Alliott is at her sparkling and brilliant best in this her latest feel-good read.  Full of her trademark wit and characters you feel instantly drawn to it's perfect to curl up with in that 'me' time you've been promising ... Download free opening extract
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 The Villa Girls The Villa Girls Nicky Pellegrino July 2011 Book of the Month. This is a cracking, beautifully paced read to curl up with either instead of taking a holiday or while on holiday. It's a story of friendships, of passion, of family secrets and love featuring four ... Download free opening extract
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 House of the Hanged House of the Hanged Mark Mills July 2011 Book of the Month. Atmospheric, intriguing and elegantly written, this is an exceptional new thriller set against the backdrop of the French Riviera in the 1930s. It's a riveting and evocative tale of passion and murder from the No.1 ... Download free opening extract
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 The Reckoning The Reckoning Jane Casey The Reckoning is an incredibly satisfying psychological thriller from the bestselling author of THE MISSING and THE BURNING.  Compulsive and menacing it once again features Maeve Kerrigan, ayoung Anglo-Irish detective serving in the Met's murder squad. Jane Casey's debut novel THE ... Download free opening extract
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 You You Joanna Briscoe July 2011 Book of the Month. This story is about a girl's compulsive obsession with her teacher and it is a compulsively obsessive book, taking you to the wilds of Dartmoor and the depth of your senses, both physical and emotional. ... Download free opening extract
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 The Mistress's Revenge The Mistress's Revenge Tamar Cohen July 2011 Debut of the Month. Not since Fatal Attraction has the fallout from an illicit affair been exposed in such a sharp, darkly funny and disturbing way: The Mistress' Revenge is a truly exciting fiction debut. After all, who ... Download free opening extract

Lovereading4kids Top 10

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 The Conquerors The Conquerors David Mckee In this masterpiece for all ages, best-selling illustrator David McKee has created a miniature morality tale. The General leads his army into one country after another, subjugating the population and bringing them under his command; they are the Conquerors. Finally, ... Download free opening extract
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 Running Wild Running Wild Michael Morpurgo Winner of the Independent Booksellers' Prize 2010. Prize-winning author Michael Morpurgo’s new novel is a towering adventure and emotional roller coaster set at the time of a great tsunami. Trying to get over his father’s death, Will and his mother travel ... Download free opening extract
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 The Diary of a Lottery Winner's Daughter The Diary of a Lottery Winner's Daughter Penelope Bush Charlotte’s diary is funny, warm hearted and sometimes frighteningly honest! Like all other teens, her life revolves around friends and family while her dreams involve wishing something amazing would happen. Something amazing does happen when her mother wins £3.7 million ... Download free opening extract
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 Laura Marlin Mysteries 2 : Kidnap in the Caribbean Laura Marlin Mysteries 2 : Kidnap in the Caribbean Lauren St.John From Cornwall to the Caribbean, 11-year-old ace detective Laura Marlin comes face to face with pirates, sharks, criminal masterminds and an erupting volcano in her second mystery adventure, which follows the Blue Peter award-winning first book Dead Man's Cove. Dramatic ... Download free opening extract
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 Too Much Trouble Too Much Trouble Tom Avery Winner of the 2010 Frances Lincoln / Seven Stories Diverse Voices Children's Book Award This prize-winning story will grab readers’ attention from the opening moments and hold them spell-bound from then on. When Emmanuel and Prince are sent to England to ... Download free opening extract
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 One Dog and His Boy One Dog and His Boy Eva Ibbotson Award winning Eva Ibbotson’s poignant and beautiful last book celebrates a boy’s passion for a dog. All Hal has ever wanted is a dog but his parents refuse to contemplate the idea. A dog would mess up their beautiful house ... Download free opening extract
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 Operation Eiffel Tower Operation Eiffel Tower Elen Caldecott Lauren, Jack, Ruby and Billy live by the seaside with their mum and dad - but their parents are always arguing, and then their dad moves out. Lauren and Jack decide they have to get them together again. And so ... Download free opening extract
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 The Truth About Celia Frost The Truth About Celia Frost Paula Rawsthorne An exciting thriller with an unusual twist, this is a gripping read infused with a spine tingling edge.  Celia Frost has a rare disease that means she can bleed to death at any moment. It’s enough to make her feel ... Download free opening extract
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 Girl Parts Girl Parts John M. Cusick Teen troubles seem little different in the high tech world of millions of on-line connections in this not distant future. School companions David and Charlie have very different lives; rich David is the centre of an active on line social ... Download free opening extract
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 Farther Farther Grahame Baker-Smith Winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2011. You can see some beautiful artwork images from the book by downloading the free extract. A World Book Day 'Recommended Read' for 2011. Graham Baker-Smith’s debut Leon and the Place Between was shortlisted for ... Download free opening extract