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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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Popular contemporary fiction

A Bean to Die For

Death at a Scottish Wedding

Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock

The Sign of Four Spirits

The Widow's Choice

The House Witch and When The Cat Spells War

Delemhach, Emilie Nikota

The Princess of Potential

Delemhach, Emilie Nikota

The House Witch and The Charming of Austice

Delemhach, Emilie Nikota

The House Witch and The Enchanting of the Hearth

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The Wild Lavender Bookshop

Danielle Marcus

The Laws of Loyalty

Flames of Wrath

Victoria Laurie

Murder in a Cup

Murder with Chocolate Tea

Karen Rose Smith

The Dog Across the Lake

Home from the Storm

Survivor's Quest: Star Wars Legends

Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Sex, Lies and Sensibility

The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo

Sandra Cisneros

Michael Dobbs

Grisly Tales from the Cabaret of Dr Caligari

Alan Gilbey

David Edgar: A BBC Radio Drama Collection

David Edgar

The Hauntening: The Complete Series 1-4

Tom Neenan

Rubbish: The Complete Series 1 and 2

Tony Bagley

On the Way to Us

Merry Christmas from The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Cyanide and Sensibility

Guillaume Dustan

Glenn Moore’s Almanac

Craig Brown: A BBC Radio Collection

Craig Brown

Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & more

Noel Streatfeild

Life and Intrigue in Tudor Britain

Alison Plowden

The Buckingham Palace Connection and more

Ted Willis

Dave Simpson and Diane Whiteley

The People’s Passion

William Faulkner: Stories (LOA #375)

William Faulkner

This Spells Love

Nothing Serious