A day out with Squishy could never be boring! When Squishy and Ava go on a trip to London, they can't resist the chance to explore the palace, but when they accidentally find the Queen, will she be ab
'They had a secret, the two of them, and there was no better way to start a friendship than with a secret.' When Hen and Lloyd move into their new house in West Dartford, Mass., they're relieved to me
Lyle Hovde is at the onset of his golden years, living a mostly content life in rural Wisconsin with his wife, Peg, daughter, Shiloh, and six-year old grandson, Isaac. After a troubled adolescence and
WINNER of the Greenhouse Funny Prize; SHORTLISTED for the Sainsbury's Book Award and numerous regional awards, this hilarious series is adored by its readers!Dave Pigeon and his best friend Skipper are taking in the sights of London. Whilst pecking around the gates of the Royal Palace, looking for high-brow snacks to feast on, they meet Prince Raju Pigeon, one of the Queen's personal birds from the Royal Lofts.Raju is tired of royal life and longs to see life beyond the palace gates. Dave suggests they swap places for a short while! Raju will get to see how normal pigeon lives and Dave will be pampered in the Royal Lofts.Of course, this all goes to Dave's head and as he laps up the royal treatment becoming more unbearable than ever. But life in high society is not all it's cracked up to be...A modern-day prince and pauper story with pigeons!
Wearily, I take the path to the river, there in the cool to fill my being with the sounds of my sister-being, to refresh myself in the modest scents of pigeonwood and mitzeerie, to let my gaze end in
Wanda Gág's timeless tale follows an old man who is looking for the perfect cat. But when he finds them the cats are all too lovely to leave so he returns with 'hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, mi
SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEARROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARMOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR In 1975, Viv Albertine was obsessed with music but it never occurred to her she could be in a band as she couldn't
When Mike Carter’s father died, he decided to follow the route of a march against unemployment his dad had organised 35 years before. Mike had a troubled relationship with his dad, and hoped the walk,
'He's the real deal...' JOE HILL 'Another read in one sitting from the best-selling Swanson.' METRO 'A brilliantly original premise, delivered with panache.' CLARE MACKINTOSH On the eve of his college
Mummy's going away for three whole days! She's bound to miss home very much, so Ruby Roo decides to pack a suitcase with all the things she knows Mummy loves best. Uh-oh. Mummy's in for a wicked surpr
A body washed up on the beach...Evacuation to an old house with forbidden rooms and dark secrets...An animal rescue service... Set in World War Two, Emma Carroll explores the resilience, resourcefulne
Adele appears to have the perfect life. She is a successful journalist in Paris who lives in a chic apartment with her surgeon husband and their young son. But beneath the veneer of 'having it all', s
When a brutally murdered man is found hanging in a Covent Garden theatre, Detective Sergeant Rex King becomes obsessed with the case. But as Rex explores the crime scene further, he finds himself conf
Why is itThe roustabout Rooster, raging at the dawnWakes us so early? A warrior king is on fire!His armour is all crooked daggers and scimitarsAnd it's shivering red-hot - with rage! First published i
'Thinking Betty was in the bath Graham was watching a late-night programme on Channel 4 called Footballers with Their Shirts Off when she unexpectedly came in on the trail of the hairdryer. "I didn't
My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible for me to see him clearly at all. Years ago, Sukie moved in with Nathan because her mother was dead and her father was di
The debut novel from one of the National Book Foundation's 2018 5 Under 35 Ada was born with one foot on the other side. Having prayed her into existence, her parents Saul and Saachi struggle to deal
QI is the smartest comedy show on British television. Over the last seven years, the QI team have blown your socks off, made your jaw drop and knocked you sideways with their astonishing fact books. N
Everything I’ve ever doneEverything I ever doEvery place I’ve ever beenEverywhere I’m going toOver a career that spans four decades and thirteen studio albums with Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant has cons
Set against an eerie landscape, awash with secrets, The Vogue is a grimly poetic dance through the intertwined stories of a deeply religious community, an abandoned military base, and a long-shuttered
The Snowman meets the Polar Express in this dazzling picture book, sure to be a new holiday classicThe story of a father and his son who live by themselves in a cosy cabin in the woods. But, one day they are separated out in the beautifully falling snow. The boy is lost and falls asleep. When he wakes up he is surrounded by blinking eyes, a rabbit, a fox, an owl and all manner of other creatures have surrounded him! But with a bear hug he and the woodland animals become best of friends! But soon he misses his dad and so the animals bring him back home. The father opens up his heart and home, and lets nature and love envelop their previously lonely existence.
Ivor died in a car crash two months ago - she may not be adjusting to widowhood very well, but Imogen certainly didn't murder him. As the nights draw in, Imogen finds her home filling up with unexpe
With an introduction by Sebastian BarryIn Parenthesis is loved by many as one of the great verse works of the Great War: but it is unique in being also one of the great prose works on the subject.
Matt did it! His performance at the T Factor has given him the fame he dreamed of. Kitty is getting more gigs booked in with a whole new stable of comedic acts. Unfortunately, Matt hasn't had time to
101 Tiny Changes to Brighten Your Day is a friendly book of tips on how to look after yourself and your mental health, in an age where we too often forget to pause and take a breath. For anyone with a
It's a dark and lonely Christmas Eve in the dining room of ancient Soul's College. The kitchen boy, 11-year-old Lewis, has helped prepare a highly unusual meal, made with unrecognisable ingredients, c
The gripping follow-up to Survivors will delight readers even more with stories of brave animals in the most dramatic situations.For as long as there have been wars, animals have been out there saving
Trump responds on twitter, 'FAKE NEWS.'In Collusion, award-winning journalist Luke Harding reveals the true nature of Trump's decades-long relationship with Russia and presents the gripping inside sto
WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018A 21st-century masterpiece: winner of the Orwell and Booker Prize, this politically resonant modern classic is now available in a new look.INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZEWINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARDWINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICALSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION'Potent and urgent.' IRISH INDEPENDENT'Original, funny, disarmingly oblique.' CLAIRE KILROY'A triumph. . . darkly hilarious' GUARDIANIn this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman.But when first brother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes 'interesting'. The last thing she ever wanted to be.Anna Burns' book 'Milkman' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2018-12-31, 2018-01-07
It is time to start channelling the spiky superwomen of history and conquer the shit sh*w that is the modern world. In this irreverent guide they will help you figure out how to cope with impostor syn
Celebrating Faber's 90 year anniversary with this beautiful desk agenda featuring beautiful Liberty print fabricThe Faber poetry list, originally founded in the 1920s, is celebrating its 90th year in
Instead she's trapped in East Village, Manitoba: a town with no train station, no bar, and where job prospects consist of slaughtering chickens at the Happy Family Farms abattoir. Since her mother a
Propped against the bank, his blond face undisfigured, except by the mud which I wiped from his eyes and mouth with my coat sleeve. Anyhow I hadn't expected the Battle of the Somme to be quite like th
Maybe I would arrive and know - with little to no resistance - that I am of that town. No town continues to just be a town. A young writer arrives in New South Wales to research local settlements that
With an Introduction by the author.‘The prolific master of suburban mayhem has still got his mojo.’ Evening StandardTime of My Life‘One of Mr. Ayckbourn's most virtuosic experiments in postmodern narr
And then he's got to deal with marking, OFSTED, educational consultants, spreadsheets, personal statements, school trips, strikes, class, race, love, death, birth, manhood, dry cleaning, the end of li
Soon to be adapted for the screen as a Netflix OriginalEvery year on Leila's birthday Shalini kneels by the wall with a little yellow spade and scoops dry earth to make a pit for two candles.
Together with Willie, their lanky navigator, they embark upon the Redex Trial, a brutal race around the continent, over roads no car will ever quite survive.A Long Way from Home is Peter Carey's late
Lunch in Soho with a former lover - but Zanzotti's is under new management, and as the wine takes effect fond memories give way to something closer to the bone . Every smallest detail is cherished,
Mr Field, a concert pianist travelling back from a performance in London, fractures his left wrist in a train crash. When he moves there with his wife Mim, the house - which Le Corbusier designed as '
