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* AN FT BEST SUMMER BOOK Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize ‘Quite magical... A book that will refresh your soul.’ Carol Drinkwater, author of The Olive Farm THE TRUE STORY OF A COURAGEOUS LEAP INTO A NEW LIFE ___ In 2000, burnt out by city living, Julian Hoffman and his wife Julia took a...

It’s the summer of 1990 and seventeen-year-old Dawn is infatuated with Billy. He’s cool, in a band and the opposite of her other besotted admirer: gentle electrician Rob. But then Billy disappears, and Rob is still around. He's there when Dawn falls pregnant and he’s there for the sleepless nights. And though Dawn and Rob were never destined to be together, suddenly they’re married. This real-life relationship involves arguing about who loads the dishwasher, cosy nights in while not having sex (and not missing it) and dragging kids to violin classes (even though they’re terrible).

The Emperor of Aria has been murdered, the Empire is in crisis, and Dead Men walk the streets...But Myla, Fings, and Seth couldn't care less. They're too busy just trying to survive in the Sulk-struck city of Varr, committing petty violence and pettier crimes to earn their keep in the Unrulys, a motley gang led by Blackhand. When the Unrulys are commissioned to steal a mysterious item to order, by an equally mysterious patron, the trio are thrust right into the bitter heart of a struggle for the Crown, where every faction is after what they have.

When Lady Anderson hosts a dinner party for five guests, it seems murder is on the menu . . . For fans of Janice Hallett and Richard Osman . . . the new cosy murder mystery you must read and listen to! When Lady Anderson invites five guests to her apartment in Bruton Square, Mayfair, none of the...

Characterised by its own brand of pleasingly unsettling magic, Naomi Ishiguro's ESCAPE ROUTES matches the inventiveness of David Mitchell with the fairy-tale allure of Angela Carter. A space-obsessed child conjures up a vortex in his mother's airing cupboard. A musician finds her friendship with...

When Evie and Duke meet on set, it’s a frosty encounter. In fact, the only thing icier than their interactions is the snow that coats the Bavarian streets they are filming on. But after images of them arguing leak to the press and put the movie in jeopardy, they are left with no choice but to fake date until the cameras stop rolling. As the pair start to put their differences aside, gradually, somewhere along the Romantic Road, their feelings begin to thaw. But can sparks ever really fly in a snowstorm?

Charming, nostalgic and brimming with optimism – a sparkling story of friendship, community and staying true to yourself for fans of Lissa Evans and AJ Pearce. 'Turbulence and tribulation in paradise... A fond and funny novel about the power of patience, love and kindness' Fiona Valpy 1932...

Summer 1983, Rimini. On the beaches and in the nightclubs of the Adriatic Riviera, dazzling with its neon lights and promised pleasures, seven lives intersect. A young journalist on his first important assignment, determined to unravel a web of political corruption. A woman searching for her...

Welcome to Chromatacia, where life is strictly regulated by one’s limited color perception. Civilization has been rebuilt after an unspoken “Something that Happened” five hundred years before. Society is now color vision—segregated, everything dictated by an individual’s visual ability, and governed by the shadowy National Color in far-off Emerald City. Twenty-year-old Eddie Russett, a Red, is about to go on trial for a murder he didn’t commit, and he’s pretty certain to be sent on a one-way trip to the Green Room for execution by soporific color exposure.

Your kitchen is not as emotionally stable as it appears. Behind the cabinet doors, tensions have been building for years. These are not the polite utensils you think you know. They are jealous. They are ambitious. They remember everything. Kitchen Stories You Shouldn’t Read Sober is a funny and strangely emotional collection of adult satirical tales that reveal the secret lives of ordinary kitchen objects.

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The true life stories of four people recovering from addiction, intermingled with their search for a higher power, helped along the way by a lovable dog named Rosie. Addiction does not discriminate, evidenced in the characters who battle addiction in this touching story, veterans, child abuse victims, and domestic abuse sufferers. As a registered nurse working in the field of addiction treatment, I find R.H. Pfeiffer s work to be authentic and true-to-life, heart-wrenching yet hopeful and optimistic.

When shy young Elliot stumbles upon a shimmering unicorn named Lumina deep in the Enchanted Meadow, his world changes forever. Together, they embark on a breathtaking journey filled with glowing forests, starlit skies, and daring adventures that test the limits of bravery and belief. But as darkness creeps across their land, Elliot must learn that the brightest magic of all doesn’t come from unicorn horns or shooting stars—it comes from the light inside your heart.

'I entered instantly into the piercing clarity of these pages, utterly absorbed' JHUMPA LAHIRI 'Hypnotic . . . filled with unforgettable characters' SANDRO VERONESI 'An intense, moving book' DOMENICO STARNONE It is a June morning in Milan when Sandro abandons his flat, his job and the...

Niedriger IQ, aber mit hübschem Gesicht. Maximal für eine Nacht. Langweiliger Vollidiot. Herzlich willkommen in meinen Datingkategorien! Ich werde niemals einen Mann finden, der mein Interesse weckt. Sie alle sind nicht perfekt genug und es gibt immer etwas, das nicht passt. Daran ändert auch das Treffen mit diesem wirklich gutaussehenden Kerl beim Speeddating nichts. Ja, er war ausnahmsweise einmal interessant, aber mit Sicherheit nicht interessant genug. Außerdem ist er Andrews Erzfeind, der CEO eines konkurrierenden Unternehmens, und viel zu aufgeblasen.