She was an abused girl and a battered wife - until the day she fought back. As a little girl Dawn seemed to have a charmed life, but she was hiding a dark secret: that her older brother, John, was abu
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For Felicity, growing up with her unmarried mother and grandparents in a tiny bungalow in Scarborough, life could be frightening and confusing. Why did her beloved granddad just make excuses when her
It is 1965 and young Alexandra Crewe obediently marries the man her father has selected for her. But very soon both she and her husband Laurence realize that their marriage is a disaster. When real lo
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Since his award-winning debut collection of stories, Last Days of the Dog-Men, Brad Watson's work has been as melancholy, witty, strange, and lovely as any in America. Inspired by the true story of hi
When Kate Vavasour wakes in hospital, she can remember nothing about the family gathered around her bed, or of her life before the accident. The doctors diagnose post-traumatic amnesia and say the mem
In a true crime cross between James Ellroy and David Simon's The Wire, A Good Month for Murder follows twelve homicides, three police-involved shootings and the furious hunt for an especially brutal k
In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother unexpectedly died, she went through a breakup, and then she was diagnos
Having just solved a difficult case in his home city of Tryum, Sun Chamber Officer Lucan Drakenfeld and his associate Leana are ordered to journey to the exotic city of Kuvash in Koton, where a revere
In its first year as a daily cartoon blog on Facebook, Off The Leash developed a regular daily following of half a million dog lovers from around the world, and has become a place where people who are
Clive James's reputation as a poet has become impossible to ignore. His recent poems looking back over his extraordinarily rich life with a clear-eyed and unflinching honesty, such as 'Japanese Maple'
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Winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2015, The Lie Tree is a dark and powerful novel from universally acclaimed author, Frances Hardinge. It was not enough. All knowledge- any knowledge - called to Fa
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A gripping thriller from the acclaimed author of Good Neighbors, perfect for fans of Linwood Barclay and Robert CraisLos Angeles, 1952. After 13-year-old Sandy Duncan shoots his stepfather and carves
A thriller with the pace and tension of Mark Billingham and the laconic style of Ramond ChandlerIt wasn't every day you had the chance to track down the man who'd killed your mother.In 1964, Andrew Co
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Gossip, secrets, and fashion abound in the lives of Gloss magazine's newest interns in this new series set in 1960s New York—perfect for teenage fans ofMad Men, Ugly Betty, and Sex in the CityNew York
Powerful strategies for how to out-think the competition, from a great of the advertising worldTwo explorers are walking through the jungle.Suddenly they hear a tiger roar.One explorer sits down and t
Transform the way you view and experience the natural world A deep knowledge of our natural environment is no longer a vital part of everyday survival, certainly for those of us living in cities and w
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'Our childhood came to an end when our parents parted and from then on Jennifer was placed in the impossible position of having to be a parent to me, her sister. I shall always be grateful for her pro
Frances Leviston's first collection, Public Dream, was one of the most acclaimed debuts of recent years, and praised for combining "technical mastery with a lucidity that verges on the hypnotic&q
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These ridiculously nonsensical words and hilarious definitions describe situations and people we've all experienced, but have never before been able to categorizeDobbawoofsinit: A person who has trump
An only child, 15-year-old Angeline Stewart is heartbroken when her beloved parents are killed in a coaching accident and she is given into the care of her uncle. Naive and innocent, Angeline is easy
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Amid the tragic unfolding mayhem of the morning of 9/11, failed Brighton businessman and ne'er-do-well Ronnie Wilson sees the chance of a lifeline: to shed his debts, disappear and reinvent himself in
For all the fans who loved the long-running series of Robert Jordan and his Wheel of Time series, comes the concluding novel in Adrian Tchaikovsky's ten book epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt.
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It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. A few hours later Michael Harrison has disappeared and his friends are dead. With only three days to the wedding, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace—a m
Tom Bryce did what any decent person would do. But within hours of picking up the CD that had been left behind on the train seat next to him, and attempting to return it to its owner, he is the sole w
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