Friendship Drama

Jane Austen wrote Love and Friendship (originally spelled Love and Freindship [ sic]) when she was just 14 years old. The three notebooks that contain her early works, including this story, are currently on display at the Bodleian Library and the British Museum. Taking the form as letters written by the heroine to the daughter of her friend, this story resembles a fairy tale that lampoons the conventions of romantic stories at the time.

Who Stole Tilly from the Auction Block? Breathe in the nostalgia of everything old red truck in book one of a new cozy mystery series. The Hadley family ranch is struggling, so Raelynn, her parents, and brothers decide to turn the old barn into an antique store. The only thing missing to go with...

At magic hour; when the sun has gone but the light has not, armies of flying foxes unhinge themselves from the Banyan trees in the old graveyard and drift across the city like smoke . . .' So begins The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, Arundhati Roy's incredible follow-up to The God of Small Things...

Willow Lamott’s best friend is a convicted killer, and no one in the small town of Gilt Hollow will let her forget it. Over four long years, she’s tried to fade into the background--but none of that matters when Ashton Keller comes striding into school, fresh out of juvie and fueled by...

Schooldays at St Clare's are never dull for twins Pat and Isabel O'Sullivan in Enid Blyton's much-loved boarding school audio series. The Second Form at St Clare's The twins have made it to second form. New girls Gladys and Mirabel have great talents for acting and music, and Elsie, the form's...

A vivid, unforgettable story of an unlikely sisterhood—an emotionally powerful and haunting tale of friendship that illuminates the plight of women in a traditional culture—from the author of the bestselling The Pearl That Broke Its Shell and When the Moon Is Low. For two decades, Zeba was a...

What kind of man creates a boy who never grows up? More than 100 years after Peter Pan first appeared on the London stage, author J. M. Barrie remains one of the most complex and enigmatic figures in modern literature. A few facts, of course, are widely known: Peter Pan made Barrie the richest...

‘Naina, Naina, Naina, I hear Vatsal’s voice calling out to me,you’re falling in love with me, aren’t you?’Meet Naina: a twenty-five-year-old with big dreams and a sceptical heart, searching for love that lasts and a job that doesn’t make her dread mornings.Enter Vatsal: a charming...

Behind every picture-perfect Cornish holiday lies a story waiting to be told Porthant Bay looks like the perfect Cornish seaside escape: white sands, sparkling blue sea, narrow winding streets and a picturesque harbour. But beneath its postcard-perfect surface lies a town full of hidden stories...

Brought to you by Penguin. Another undisclosed facet of her million secrets glittered before us... Emerence is a domestic servant – strong, fierce, eccentric, and with a reputation for being a first-rate housekeeper. When Magda, a young Hungarian writer, takes her on to help around the house...

In the 1970's Rajesh Khanna achieved the kind of fame that no film star had ever experienced before or has since. But then he saw it all vanish. They say superstardom destroyed him. But was it something else buried deep in his past? In this riveting biography, award winning journalist Yasser...

Welcome to Malory Towers, where there's more to life than lessons! It's competition time at Malory Towers and this term there's a tennis tournament and a music prize to be won! Tensions are running high, with games captain June and orchestra leader Millicent willing to do anything to succeed...

Read the most captivating historical debut of the year! ‘[A] scintillating, swash-buckling debut… terrifically fun’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Sharp, modern and absolutely delicious’ TAYLOR JENKINS REID ‘Fans of Bridgerton will swoon’ NITA PROSE Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Love is not...

Welcome to Malory Towers, where there's more to life than lessons! Mischievous Daffy loves playing tricks, but when she goes too far there are a few surprises in store... Meanwhile, there's something so familiar about new pupil Alice. The girls are certain they've met her before - could she be...

The hum of a motorbike. The uproar of the crowd in the stadium. The cheering and clapping. All fell silent... Just the thumping of their hearts remained and a question-were they going to lose him? Thanks to the makeover by her sister's friends, the nerdy Niharika entered college more confident...

Naomi, Emma, and Taylor are heading to drama camp, but the drama doesn’t stay at camp. Word is spreading about the snake-saving club, and when a local news crew asks to interview the club, things grow tense. Naomi wants to teach people more about snakes, but she’s not the only one who longs for a moment of fame. During the interview, things go from bad to worse. Can Naomi salvage the interview, her drama camp performance, and the club?

Welcome to Malory Towers, where there's more to life than lessons! Head Girl Felicity Rivers can hardly believe it's nearly time to leave her beloved school. The sixth-formers are hoping for a restful final term but headmistress Miss Grayling has other ideas - and so does an old pupil who makes...

Why don't we feel the moment when we fall in love but always remember when it ends? Akash is young, single and conservative with a preference for girls with brains than in miniskirts. One day, he runs into free-spirited Aleesha at a local discotheque. A mass-media student, Aleesha is a pampered...

India, 1922. A curse seems to have fallen upon the royal family of Satapur, a princely kingdom tucked away in the lush Sahyadari mountains, where both the maharaja and his teenage son have met with untimely deaths. The state is now ruled by an agent of the British Raj on behalf of Satapur's two...

World War II has just ended when Mikhail finds a dying man and his German shepherd, Zasha, in the woods. It’s dangerous — some say traitorous — to own a German dog after Germany attacked Russia, so Mikhail must keep Zasha a secret to keep her alive. But Mikhail’s rival, Katia, is...