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Kids Like Us
Hilary Reyl
February 2018 Debut of the Month | In a Nutshell: All
people have bubbles You’ll smile, you’ll gasp,
you’ll root for main character Martin throughout and, while
it’s only January,...
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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 Miller and journalist Victoria Lambert have
initiated...
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Coming Home to Island House
Erica James
February 2018 Book of the Month. Romily, an author
of mystery novels, returns home after a European promotional tour
just shortly before her great love, Jack Devereux, somewhat her
senior,...
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Rules for Mavericks
Phil Beadle
Quite simply, a go to book for anyone who would like to explore
their potential. You do not have to consider yourself (or have been
told that you are) a...
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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 treating depression and anxiety, this is a...
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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 you think, it has the potential...
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Imperial Vengeance
Ian Ross
An entirely captivating and thrilling read set within the heart of
the Roman Empire in AD323. This is the fifth ‘Twilight of
Empire’ novel and a must read for historical...
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Gravesend
William Boyle
February 2018 Debut of the MonthA raw, convincing,
achingly intimate and individual tale about actions and
consequences. 16 years after the death of his brother, Conway wants
revenge....
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The Guilty Wife
Elle Croft
February 2018 Debut of the Month. A debut to make
you question everyone and trust no one. Bethany isn’t an
innocent, in fact, you could say she is far from...
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We Own The Sky
Luke Allnutt
February 2018 MEGA Debut of the Month This tender
tale of tragic loss, deep love and profound desperation is
contemporary fiction at...
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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. This isn’t...
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The Empathy Problem
Gavin Extence
A must read if ever there was one, this is just stunning. A simple
premise, yet it slams with impact, 32 year old banker Gabriel has a
malignant brain tumour...
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The Chilbury Ladies' Choir
Jennifer Ryan
An engaging and charmingly bittersweet slice of fiction set during
the Second World War. In a Kent village during 1940, the vicar
closes the choir, as the ladies of the...
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Scythe
Neal Shusterman
Wow! This was a gripping, thought-provoking read. Totally
compelling, Scythe is a dark, original take on the ultimate power
– the power over life and death. Death and disease have...
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The Wren Hunt
Mary Watson
February 2018 Debut of the Month | In a
Nutshell: Electrifying folkloric thriller Blending
folkloric fantasy with contemporary romance, this immersive
multi-layered novel heralds the arrival of a unique new voice...
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The Break
Katherena Vermette
Emily is subjected to a horrific attack where she is raped with a
glass bottle that breaks inside her. This story, peopled by Native
~Canadians, part of a Métis community,...
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The Perfect Stranger
Megan Miranda
A lovely psychological thriller where the unreliable narrator
leaves you working hard following the facts and trying to figure
out what really happened. One begins to wonder if this narrator,...
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The Prague Sonata
Bradford Morrow
A long book of 528 pages but very readable and a real page-turner.
The writing is rich and thrilling and the story, swinging between
the past and present, between Meta...
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Killer Intent
Tony Kent
What a great start to a thriller that just gets better and better
for the book opens with what appears to be an attempted
assassination of the US President in...
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Dark Tracks
Philippa Gregory
In a Nutshell: Drive Out the Devil Dancers Menace,
madness and medieval adventure abound in this thrilling fourth
volume of the atmospheric Order of Darkness series by a doyenne
of...
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Fear
Dirk Kurbjuweit
Revenge is a dish best served cold. Fear is a brilliant debut, a
menacing tale of a family’s chilling journey, of a
man’s best attempts to protect his loved ones....
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Piecing Me Together
Renee Watson
In a Nutshell: Be Your Best
“Be bold. Be brave. Be beautiful. Be brilliant. Be (your)
best”. So resolves main character Jade in this timely,
inspirational novel that...
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The Taste of Blue Light
Lydia Ruffles
February 2018 Debut of the Month | In a nutshell: angry,
witty and ultimately life-affirming coming-of-age story
The Taste of Blue Light establishes Lydia Ruffles
as an exciting...
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The Bachelors
Muriel Spark
‘[The Bachelors] appeared at a time when, in the words of her
biographer Martin Stannard, she ‘sensed the possibility of a
radical change in the direction of her career –...
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The Girls of Slender Means
Muriel Spark
‘There is a palpable sense as The Girls of Slender Means
opens of the curtain rising, catching people in mid-conversation,
in half-spoken sentences, and banal acts that, ordinary though
they...
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The Mandelbaum Gate
Muriel Spark
‘It is clear that the novel was meant by Spark to be
different from those she had previously written… For one
thing it was considerably longer than the earlier books;...
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The Frozen Woman
Jon Michelet, Don Bartlett
Vilhelm Thygesen is a prominent left-wing lawyer and former cop,
with a ponytail that “makes him look like an old
hippie”, and a world-weary persona. When a frozen body is...
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Blue Night
Simone Buchholz
This was a dream of a read for me, relatively short, different,
beautifully written, and full of jarring, jolting impact. Blue
Night is the first in the Chastity Riley series,...
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The Girl Who Ran
Nikki Owen
The final book in the ‘Project Trilogy’ and it’s
an absolute belter as the story surges to a fittingly dramatic
conclusion. In the present day Maria finds herself back at the
Project...
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Defectors
Joseph Kanon
A Maxim Jakubowski selected title. Ex-American publisher Joe Kanon
is a much underrated master of the classic espionage tale, best
known for The Good German which was filmed with George...
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Jo Malone: My Story
Jo Malone
Has appeal as a rags to riches story but also will act as an
inspiration for anyone dreaming of starting their own business.
Showing that you don't need qualifications and...
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Peculiar Ground
Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2018 A
huge book both in scope and length, it begins with the journals of
a landscape gardener building a great park in...
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Eyes Like Mine
Sheena Kamal
February 2018 Debut of the Month. A wonderfully
intense and dramatic thriller, one that highlights the background,
exposes the concealed, yet is action-packed and constantly moving.
Nora Watts gave up...
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The Shadow Land
Elizabeth Kostova
This is a beautifully crafted novel. Those familiar with
Kostova’s writing will be delighted to know that her
beautiful, descriptive prose has yet again created a masterful
novel that will...
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Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer
I am an absolute sucker both for quest-through-the-wilderness
tales, and for post-apocalyptic landscapes. Jeff VanderMeer's
Annihilation delivers both, in creepily brilliant and utterly
unforgettable style. Narrated by an unnamed female...
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The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness
A special collector's edition 10th anniversary edition | In
a Nutshell: “Knowledge is dangerous” | A
special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to
celebrate 10 years of the...
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Monsters of Men
Patrick Ness
A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to
celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy. This is a
spine-tingling, page turning read. Heaped with well-deserved
awards,...
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The Ask and the Answer
Patrick Ness
A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to
celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy. Prize-winning
author Patrick Ness follows up The Knife of Never Letting...
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Things a Bright Girl Can Do
Sally Nicholls
February 2018 Book of the Month
This inspirational novel about three young Suffragettes from very
different backgrounds is at once a riveting character-driven read,
and an outstandingly rich account of...
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