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Natasha, Riya, Anjali and Katherine were best friends in college - each different from the other yet inseparable - until that night. It was the night that began with a bottle of whisky and a game of Ouija but ended with the death of Sania, their unlikeable hostel mate. The friends vowed never to...

Brought to you by Penguin. Who was Gertrude Stein? Avant-garde American poet and art collector who made her home in Paris, godmother of modernism, queer icon, friend to Picasso and Hemingway, self-declared genius — a writer who has baffled readers and critics for a century. And why does she...

Brought to you by Penguin. A mesmerising mystery story about friendship from the internationally bestselling author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84 Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning 'red pine'...

AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK AND AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'The kind of book you don't want to put down' Oprah Winfrey '[A] brilliantly panoramic tale of family ties' The Guardian 'A rare pleasure' Ron Charles, Washington Post 'Puchner's writing is almost flawless... moving, funny and...

THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2025 The Times Popular Fiction Book of the Year ‘A heartbreaker of a book’ THE TIMES 'Alarmingly relatable' MARIAN KEYES ‘Hilarious and profound’ DOLLY ALDERTON The hottest debut novel of 2023 from...

Brought to you by Penguin. An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Their last one begins here. Life is short - no one knows that better than seventeen year-old Lenni Petterssen. On the Terminal Ward, the nurses are offering their condolences already, but Lenni still has plenty of...

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘A profound examination of friendship, romantic confusion and mortality’ John Boyne One summer’s evening, two men meet up in a Dublin restaurant. Old friends, now married and with grown-up children, their lives have taken seemingly similar paths. But Joe has a...

Miracles are notoriously unreliable. But sometimes, just when they're needed, they turn up - although not always in the form that we expect ... 'A novel luminous with love and hope that will change the way you see the world.' Kathryn Heyman Awkward, hapless Marick is still struggling with the...

Bestselling author Deborah Challinor returns with a spellbinding novel about a woman living in Sydney's notorious King's Cross in 1964. Polly Manaia is living in Sydney's notorious Kings Cross, working as an exotic dancer. She's desperate to bring her young daughter to live with her, but beneath...

Fiona Gilchrist has spent years running from her demons. But deciding to take back control, she packs up her life and makes the trip to Provence to be reunited with her sisters. And almost instantly, there is something about La Maisonette which is healing and Fi knows she’s ready for a chance to start again.

Brought to you by Penguin. There are two rules: We only target men. And only men who deserve it. Two female con artists must pull off the ultimate heist in this fun, fresh and twisty crime novel for fans of How to Kill Your Family and Killing Eve. ‘They called us swindlers, fraudsters...

All you have to do is say yes . . . The heart-warming, funny and unputdownable new audiobook from the bestselling Jill Mansell One minute Lou is happily employed, with a perfect flat. The next, her home and job have gone. Suddenly she has to start over. The last thing Lou wants is to move to a...

When Amy Ashton's world fell apart 11 years ago, she started a collection. Just a few keepsakes of happier times: some honeysuckle to remind herself of the boy she loved, a chipped china bird, an old terracotta pot.... Things that others might throw away, but to Amy, represent a life that could have been. Now her house is overflowing with the objects she loves - soon there'll be no room for Amy at all. But when a family move in next door, a chance discovery unearths a mystery, and Amy's carefully curated life begins to unravel. 

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...

A feel-good journey of possibility, second chances, and falling in love again…with life. Perfect for fans of P.S. I Love You! ""A lively, witty ride with a strong cast of supporting characters. Avery tackles the topic of grief in a way that manages to feel lighthearted and profound at the same...

Heartwarming, uplifting and hilarious, Home Sweet Home is a story about sisterhood, misunderstandings and the painful truth of growing up. Perfect for fans of Emma Gannon, Olivia Beirne and Helly Acton. 'Loved this so much!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Perfect weekend read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I tore through...

Rebecca is happily married and content with her job in a London art gallery. But when tragedy strikes and her life comes crashing down around her, she flees to her childhood home in the country, hoping time will help her heal. Born in the same country town, Joe had a falling out with Rebecca and hasn’t seen or spoke to her in a decade. Now he’s the successful owner of a wine bar, and is breaking local hearts. Rebecca finds living with her parents again a challenge. Nor is it easy to discover that Joe lives and works too close for comfort.

With a past she’s desperate to leave behind and a baby on the way, she’s found a new home, deep in the forest, hidden from the world. But when the time comes to go to the hospital, she has no idea that Beckett, the quiet, steady taxi driver who braves the blizzard to reach her, will change everything. As Mary adjusts to life with her newborn, she finds herself drawn into a local close-knit community she never expected to be part of. Beckett is always there ­– dependable, patient and offering a friendship she doesn’t know how to accept but slowly comes to rely on.

As young women, Lise and Emma had the kind of friendship people dream about. While Lise's own family was distant and disengaged, Emma's was welcoming and warm, and for the first twenty-six years of their life, growing up together in a close-knit community, the duo were inseparable. But when they decide to spend one year living together in Paris, what starts as the adventure of a lifetime becomes a disaster that changes everything. And when Emma returns to Bath the following summer, Lise stays behind in France, their friendship in tatters.

For Beck and her mother, Lovely, the serene island life they've carefully built is about to be upended. Plans for a quiet holiday with no guests at their popular Coquina House Bed & Breakfast are disrupted when they agree to host a trio of last-minute guests. These unexpected arrivals stir up more than just the peaceful waters of Coconut Key, leading to revelations that will transform the family forever.