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My Brother George tells the story of two brothers. Their father leaves when they are children and their mother dies only a few years later. With no one to care for them, they are left to fend for themselves. George is a gifted athlete and dreams of being a professional footballer. John knows his older brother has the talent to succeed and would follow him anywhere. Together they plan to move North in search of a better life, as their father once promised their young mother they would.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Warlight by Michael Ondaatje, read by George Blagden. 'Our book of the year – and maybe of Ondaatje's career' Daily Telegraph Books of the Year LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018 An elegiac, dreamlike novel set in post-WW2 London about...

Vix Leonard is twelve when she meets dazzling, reckless Caitlin Somers. Invited to spend holidays on Martha's Vineyard with Caitlin and her eccentric, mysterious family, Vix is welcomed into a life totally unlike her own. As days of bold adventure give way to nights of shy discovery, she and Caitlin come together in the complications of growing up; the refuge of belonging; the pact to Never Be Ordinary . . . Until one devastating summer when a local boy changes everything.