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Laura is a happily married mother of two until an ex-lover contacts her. Suddenly passion and excitement are rekindled, but how much happiness has she a right to expect, and what about the pain she would cause to achieve it? Unknown to Laura, several others in her Sussex village are also living...

Ralph, Marnie and Oliver once knew each other as childhood friends. Now they meet again in Ralph's secluded cottage to share the precious days that Ralph has left. As they share memories, Marnie is taken back to a summer when everything changed between them. Can they put the devastating events...

Angel’s life is out of control. The streets are her only source of income and drugs are her only form of escape. Until one night when Brian, a club owner, saves her from a violent attack. Could he really be her knight in shining armour?...

The clock is ticking - and the search hasn't even begun . . . Nina Landry has given up city life for the isolated community of Sandling Island, lying off the bleak east coast of England. At night the wind howls. Sometimes they are cut off by the incoming tide. For Nina though it is home. It is...

Meet Cloe Zhivago, 43 and definitely not counting. Married for what feels like all eternity to Greg - who tests his memory by hiding the kettle from himself in the drum of the washing machine - Chloe is a successful psychotherapist with two children and a Famous Friend from hell. She's got it...

"Adjoa Andoh's heartfelt narration enriches this speculative story set in a near-future America after a second civil war." -AudioFile Magazine The Freedom Race, Lucinda Roy’s explosive first foray into speculative fiction, is a poignant blend of subjugation, resistance, and hope. The second...

Nominated for a Locus Award, this fantastical novel by the Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master Andre Norton continues the epic Witch World saga, where the destiny of two embattled lovers may decide the fate of all.... Kerovan of Ulmsdale released his wife, Joisan, of all obligations...

Set on a planet in a parallel universe where magic is a reality, these high fantasy novels from the Witch World series transport you to the western continent of High Hallack, illustrating why prolific author Andre Norton was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.  

A startling debut novel from a bold new voice in literary fiction. Ogadinma Or, Everything Will be All Right tells the story of the teenager Ogadinma as she battles against Nigeria's societal expectations in the 1980s. After a rape and unwanted pregnancy leave her exiled from her family in Kano...

The new novel from former Met detective turned author Kate London, one of the rising stars of crime fiction. Please don’t let me die. Please don’t. When a teenage boy steps out of the shadows of Gallowstree Lane and asks a passer-by for help, it’s already too late. His life is bleeding out...

One of our best American writers, and author of Fates and Furies and Brawler, Lauren Groff returns with this exhilarating and groundbreaking novel NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * WINNER OF THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE Named a Best Book of the Year by Barack Obama, The...

*Odyssey Honor Audiobook* Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's inspiring true story—which was turned into a film, Emmanuel's Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey—is nothing short of remarkable. Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people—but not by his mother, who...

Bessie Smith was born in Tennessee in 1894. Orphaned by the age of nine, she sang on street corners before becoming a big name in travelling shows. In 1923 she made her first recording for a new start-up called Columbia Records. It sold 780,000 copies and made her a star. Smith's life was notoriously difficult. As a young black girl growing up in Glasgow, Jackie Kay found in Bessie someone with whom she could identify and who she could idolise. In this remarkable book Kay mixes biography, fiction, poetry and prose to create an enthralling account of an extraordinary life.

Brought to you by Penguin. Don't Tell Alfred is the wickedly funny sequel to Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate. 'I believe it would have been normal for me to have paid a visit to the outgoing ambassadress. However the said ambassadress had set up such an uninhibited...

The Essential Brontë Sisters Collection brings together the singular, definitive works of one of the most famous and impactful families of writers in history. Between Emily, Charlotte, and Anne, the Brontës wrote into existence some of the most memorable and long-lasting characters of English literature. Collected here are their most celebrated works - Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Jane Eyre , by Charlotte Brontë Orphaned Jane emerges from a cold, hostile upbringing at Lowood Institution to take her place as governess at Thornfield, home of Mr Rochester.

PEREGRINE QUINN RETURNS FOR A BRAND-NEW FAST-PACED ADVENTURE IN THIS THIRD BOOK IN THE OUTSTANDING FANTASY SERIES! Chaos is close, and the Mountain is trembling. Olympus Inc. is desperate to show that the Realms can go on as normal, even after everything that happened at the Cosmic Games. But...

Inspire your little one to be passionate about the environment with simple, engaging stories about impactful people in environmental research and campaigning, to listen to at home or on the go. The most famous environmentalists started out as little dreamers with wild hopes of changing the world...

Inspire your little one to follow their musical dreams with simple, engaging stories about the biggest names in music, to listen to at home or on the go. The most famous musicians started out as little dreamers with wild hopes of making it big. With their unique ideas and fun personalities, they...

Inspire your young daughter to follow her dreams with simple, engaging stories about the most impactful women scientists, to listen to at home or on the go. The women who changed science forever started out as little dreamers with ambitions of making differences in their fields. With their...

An enchanting treasury of teddy bear tales from Jane Hissey's beloved BAFTA award-winning Old Bear and Friends series! This beautifully narrated collection of classic children's stories follows Old Bear, Duck, Rabbit, Little Bear, Bramwell Brown and more on a series of delightful adventures...