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From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a contemplative story about one man trying to move forward from the trauma of his youth to become a better father to his son.

The Emperor of Gladness

The instant Sunday Times bestseller, a vibrant and heartbreaking story of unexpected friendship and how far people go to find a second chance

Chloe Elisabeth Wilson

I support women’s rights, but more importantly I support women’s wrongs.

New contemporary fiction

It Should Have Been You

The Correspondent

Great Big Beautiful Life

Emma Pignatiello

The Homemade God

The Sex Lives of Married Women

Contemporary fiction collections

Introducing your next travel companion

Winter Crime Month 2024

What would you do?

Blooming beautiful

Families in the foreground

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My Bones Will Keep

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Home for the Haunting

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Gabriel's Redemption

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Billionaire Blend

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Undressing Mr. Darcy

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Surrender to Summer 2

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Mr Hoddy (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

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