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Greatest Hits Laura Barnett June 2017 Book of the Month. A powerfully lyrical day-in-the-life portrait of a successful singer-songwriter reflecting on the ebbs and flows of her life as she prepares her Greatest Hits release after... Format: Hardback - Released: 15/06/2017 
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Exquisite Sarah Stovell June 2017 Book of the Month. Wow! This is a cracking psychological thriller. Told in first person from two different viewpoints it causes you to question the reliability of both women. Smart,... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2017
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The Weight of Him Ethel Rohan June 2017 Debut of the Month. There was a family of six, three boys aged 17, 15 and 9, and one girl, 12, with a hard-working, frazzled mother and a grossly obese father, Billy, weighing 28... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2017
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The Light We Lost Jill Santopolo June 2017 Debut of the Month. My goodness me did these two have a passion, a chemistry that burned so bright it was painful to behold. They, Lucy and Gabe, met on... Format: Hardback - Released: 18/05/2017
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Ginny Moon Benjamin Ludwig June 2017 Debut of the Month. A dazzling debut about a fostered autistic girl’s poignant search for her Forever Home, and her acute need to be needed. Truly a gem that will satiate an abundance of... Format: Hardback - Released: 01/06/2017
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Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman June 2017 Debut of the Month. It is the standard reply when people ask, “How are you?” ....you say “I’m fine.” Well, Eleanor is most definitely not fine and has not been since she was 10... Format: Hardback - Released: 18/05/2017
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Eligible Curtis Sittenfeld Can a retelling of ‘Pride and Prejudice' possibly work? Well, this novel proves it can. The Austen Project consists of six contemporary authors, each retelling one of Jane Austen’s novels. Just imagine being paired with Pride and Prejudice, where on... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2017
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Holiday in the Hamptons Sarah Morgan Just one huge loving hug from start to finish. Felicity flees as fast as her heart and mind will let her when she realises her ex-husband is back in town. Seth last saw Felicity ten years ago, he still has... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/06/2017
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Lyrebird Cecelia Ahern Just so, so gorgeous! Laura lives on her own in the woodland wilds of South West Ireland, a film crew discover she has a special gift, will she be exploited or set free? I always know a book is fabulous... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2017
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The Forever House Veronica Henry Gorgeously affectionate, loving, and generous, this is a read to escape into and really enjoy. Hunters Moon is a forever home, yet the current occupants are selling up and when Belinda takes on the sale, she finds herself becoming emotionally... Format: Paperback - Released: 18/05/2017
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The Friend Dorothy Koomson Oh what a thrilling and gloriously dramatic tale this is! A violent attack on a parent takes place within the grounds of a private school in Brighton, just days later, Cece moves into the area, her two youngest start at... Format: Hardback - Released: 01/06/2017
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The Little Teashop of Lost and Found Trisha Ashley Oh what a glorious treat of a book this is, warm and enticing, with captivating dark and spicy notes. Alice has experienced loss and rejection during her life, baking soothes her soul, and just when she experiences her most heartbreaking... Format: Paperback - Released: 29/06/2017
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Two by Two Nicholas Sparks Russell rises swiftly into a high-powered job until it all comes crashing round him and he now has to spend time at home so there is a slight role reversal while he looks after their 5-year old daughter and his... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2017
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Break in Case of Emergency Jessica Winter A wryly amusing, observational story, brushing compassionately against the pitfalls of modern life. Jen is in her early 30’s, she lives with her husband in New York, she dreams of painting, of having a baby, yet finds herself trapped in... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/06/2017
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About Last Night ... Catherine Alliott Masterfully told in typical Catherine Alliott fashion, Catherine once again delivers a belly full of laughter as Molly, the key protagonist, makes her life a whole load more complicated and messy, long after the unexpected death of her husband, as... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/06/2017
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The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters Nadiya Hussain A lovely warm and joyful squeeze of a read. When a family bombshell hits, four sisters each tell their own story. We get to know Fatima, Farah, Bubblee and Mae, and because their lives revolve around each other, we not... Format: Hardback - Released: 12/01/2017
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The Invitation Lucy Foley A sophisticated, expressive, and emotional story set in the glamorous Italian film promotion world of the 1950’s. Hal and Stella meet at a party, an immediate connection flares into life, yet the spectre of war holds both in a devastating... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/06/2017
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The Nest Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney June 2017 Debut of the Month. A thought-provoking and wittily pointed debut, about the life and loves of the Plumb family. There are four siblings at the centre of this novel, Leo causes uproar when a... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2017
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A New Map of Love Abi Oliver An entertaining and charmingly poignant portrait of a provincial widower’s burgeoning new life following the death of his wife. It’s 1964, and 57 year-old antiques dealer George has lost his wife after they’ve lived a contented sort of life for... Format: Hardback - Released: 20/04/2017
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Island of Secrets Patricia Wilson June 2017 Debut of the Month. Right from the start we realise this is a Montague/Capulet situation; a feud between families, in this case from Crete, that spills blood only here our... Format: Paperback - Released: 18/05/2017
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The Lost Girl Carol Drinkwater A mesmerising, haunting, and extraordinarily relevant yet beautifully evocative read. Kurtiz arrives in Paris after a sighting of her missing daughter, as the tale begins to unfurl, humanity at its very best and worst is revealed in several time frames.... Format: Hardback - Released: 29/06/2017
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Chance Developments Unexpected Love Stories Alexander McCall Smith Explore in ‘Chance Developments’ five charming and poignant short stories. I absolutely adore the premise for this little book and the cover just invites you in. Alexander McCall Smith has imagined a background tale to the five black and white... Format: Paperback - Released: 11/05/2017
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Under a Sardinian Sky Sara Alexander An expressive and heartfelt relationship tale set in a gloriously evocative 1950’s Sardinia. Carmela is engaged to the son of the town’s wealthiest family, however finds herself questioning his overbearing nature when she meets a Captain from the nearby army... Format: Paperback - Released: 20/04/2017
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Spandex and the City Jenny T. Colgan Can Holly Phillips find love, or is superdating just as complicated as the regular kind? A superpowered love story from the Sunday Times bestselling Jenny T. Colgan, author of Resistance Is Futile and Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe. Format: Paperback - Released: 18/05/2017
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Can't Buy Me Love Jane Lovering When Willow runs into her old university crush, she's a new woman with a new look - not to mention rather wealthy after a substantial inheritance. Could she be lucky enough to score a fortune and her dream man at... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2017
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The Postman's Fiancee Denis Theriault The Postman's Fiancee reunites readers with the touching and much-loved characters first found in The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman, charming readers once again with his deft touch and lyrical prose with this love story that will move... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2017
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Let Me Tell You About a Man I Knew Susan Fletcher This soulful portrait of a woman’s friendship with Van Gogh, imagined from letters exchanged between the artist and his brother, is a richly-rewarding reverie about longing, loneliness and renewing life. Jeanne is an outsider in her Provencal village. She and... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2017
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Himself Jess Kidd June 2017 Debut of the Month. Longlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2017. Dublin-wise, orphaned young man goes in search of his birth mother. He has a photograph with a note on the... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2017
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The Bureau of Second Chances Sheena Kalayil June 2017 Debut of the Month. This gentle yet beautifully told story follows recently-widowed Thomas on a journey back to the India of his birth, where he rediscovers not only himself but also the Bureau of... Format: Paperback - Released: 15/06/2017
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The Honeymoon Tina Seskis Oh my, this is intense, shocking, and an absolute winner. Jemma is on an island in the Maldives, her husband of just one week is missing, is he alive, or has the unthinkable happened? Tina Seskis encourages an almost unbearable... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/06/2017
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Dead to Me Lesley Pearse Another dramatic and engagingly expressive historical novel by Lesley Pearse. Set before and during the Second World War, we follow Ruby and Verity during the ups and downs of their young lives. Ruby has a less than auspicious beginning, while... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/05/2017
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