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An excellent student from a poor, traditional family in Seoul, the narrator has absorbed the same message her whole life: Only a boy can provide the family with dignity and wealth. Not her. Not her three sisters. Receiving approval only for uncomplaining sacrifice, she has resolved to take on her family’s troubles. She is a good girl. And she knows what good girls must do.

Getting a life isn't always easy. And hanging on to it is even harder . . . Discover this funny, heart-warming tale of self-discovery from Jodi Taylor, author of the internationally bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series. Nobody ever notices little Jenny Dove. Even her family call her the...

Brought to you by Penguin. It begins as your typical boy meets boy. While out with friends at a university drag night, Tom buys Ming a drink. Confident and witty, a charming young playwright, Ming is the perfect antidote to Tom's awkward energy, and their connection is instant. Tom finds himself...

Brought to you by Penguin. What might your family say about you if you weren't in the room....? Escape with the new Sophie Kinsella romcom about family love, family tensions and family secrets. Effie's still not over her parents splitting up a year ago and her dad and his awful new girlfriend...

Brought to you by Penguin. Girl meets boy. Girl meets another boy. And another boy. And another. But this is not their story, it’s Margot’s. Boyfriend. House. Marriage. Kids. This is how Margot pictured her life would play out. But seventeen years after her first kiss, she still keeps...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Original, thought-provoking and gripping. I was hooked from the beginning and couldn't put it down' LIBBY PAGE 'The Mismatch transported me back to that feeling of first love and first heartbreak. Enlightening, poignant and romantic' SOPHIE COUSENS, author of This...

Brought to you by Penguin. Normal People meets The Dropout with a dash of Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow in this epic love story of two young Harvard students with a shared dream who are drawn into the vortex of American start-up culture. A GOODREADS HOTTEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2025 THE 2025 DEBUT...

Brought to you by Penguin. It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their private fears of the wedding night to come and, unbeknownst to them both, the events of the...

A breathtaking story of love, loss, and happiness from the Sunday Times bestselling author Debbie Howells Two strangers. One missed flight. It only takes a moment to change a life. One year ago Casey Cassidy was happy. She had great friends, a wonderful teaching job and a busy life – until...

Voiced by multiple narrators, including Cassandra Campbell, the narrator for Gillian Flynn's Dark Places and John Grisham's The Whistler Remember Tuesday Morning by #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is a heartfelt story of grief, redemption, and learning to love...

A wonderful, emotional roller-coaster from the #1, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Shari Low. Sometimes moving on means saying goodbye to the past... Colm O’Flynn was loved by his close circle of family and friends, however his death came too soon for everyone to make peace with their past...

Brought to you by Penguin. Hollywood has it’s secrets. But so does Loretta… Loretta bursts onto Sunset Boulevard brimming with moxie – she knows that if you want to get anywhere in life, you have to make it happen yourself. And boy is she determined to make her dreams come true! Only...

MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR JOANNE HARRIS SENSATIONALLY RETURNS TO THE WORLD OF CHOCOLAT! 'Sensuous and thought-provoking, subtle and brilliant' Daily Telegraph on Chocolat Secrets. Chocolate. A touch of magic... On a warm July evening, Sylviane Rochas scatters her mother's ashes in New York...

“I love, love, love Lizzy Dent.”—Emily Henry, author of People We Meet on Vacation and Happy Place Bridesmaids meets Emily in Paris—in London—in this hilarious and heartfelt story of one handsome neighbor, one no-good ex, and the summer Amy Duffy makes the comeback of her life. Her...

Readers LOVE I Love You, I Love You, I Love You 'The nostalgic book of my dreams' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I was crying along to their heartache and cheering along to their triumph' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Hilarious, heart-breaking and swoon-worthy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❤ ❤ ❤ It's the year 2000. Summer here...

From a bright new talent, a witty, moving, and inspirational coming-of-age debut novel set in 1970s Brooklyn about a teenager and his abusive father whose obsession with broken down vintage cars careens wildly out of control. “Such a pleasure to read.... This is a coming of age story, but it...

’A delightful read’ Booklist Some loves are worth sacrificing everything for . . . Santina is spending her final days at her home, Villa San Vito, in the beautiful Italian town of Positano. As she decides the fate of the magnificent eighteenth century palazzo she must confront the choices...

Mary DeMuth, an acclaimed author and advocate who has been featured in Christianity Today, CNN, and The Washington Post, brings a uniquely empathetic voice to her storytelling. In Daisy Chain, DeMuth draws on her understanding of brokenness and redemption to craft an achingly beautiful...

Brought to you by Penguin. What does it mean to love and be loved? It is the 1980s and Finn and Keely are growing up in the North East of England. Keely is a fighter. Even in the face of loss she strives to seek connection, but finds that she’s not always searching in the right places. Finn is...