Fiction

April 1941.Almost losing her life in a bomb blast while serving in the Women's Volunteer Service has made Ann Gilby take stock of what's really important - her family.With daughter Sheila back home, and Joy still working munitions at the Cadbury factory...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783257230451Author F. DurrenmattFormat PaperbackImprint Diogenes Verlag AG,SwitzerlandPublisher Diogenes Verlag AG,Switzerland

The first novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin's best-selling San Francisco saga, is an uproariously moving novel and an indelible portrait of cultural change from the seventies.Named as one of the BBC's 100 Most Inspiring...

A heart-warming novel from the Queen of family saga, perfect for curling up at home with. For fans of Katie Flynn and Rosie Goodwin.CAN SHE FINALLY FIND THE PLACE SHE BELONGS?London, 1888.Abandoned by her mother at the age of seven, Jerusha Carey is no...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909544383Author Deborah Ferneyhough-SweetFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Memoirs PublishingPublisher Mereo BooksWeight(grams) 350gDimensions(mm)...

'Maybe the polluters will purify our streams. Purify our waterways? In your bloomin' dreams! All will be rewilded, all will be renewed, The country will look lovely, But we won't have any food. Our stocks will be sustainable, The French will be our...

"A stunning portrait of a woman blossoming into her full power...this is Alka Joshi's best book yet!" -Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond EyeFrom the author of Reese's Book Club Pick The Henna Artist, the final chapter in Alka...

The third edition of Hamlet offers a completely new introduction to this rich, mysterious play, examining Shakespeare's transformation of an ancient Nordic legend into a drama whose philosophical, psychological, political, and spiritual complexities have...

In POP GOES THE WEASEL, James Patterson has created a formidable villain every reader will see in the shadows when the lights are out, a tender love story, a plot powered by relentless suspense and psychological thrills kicked up to an all-time high...

"A warm, witty and touching romantic comedy" - The Guardian It isn't easy working out who you like when you're still working out who you are. Jay - sorry, Jennifer - and her family move to a new town...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912714742Author Oscar WildeFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Chiltern PublishingPublisher Chiltern Publishing

More Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up: the laugh-out-loud sequel to the hilarious, WTF AM I DOING NOW?! runaway bestseller!'The new Bridget Jones for our times' - Celia Walden, TelegraphReaders love More Confessions of a Forty-something F##k...

DAFT WEE STORIES is Limmy's first book.It is a collection of stories.There are short stories. There are longer stories. There are stupid stories. There are thoughtful stories. There are upside-down stories.There are normal-way-up stories.There are weird...

Following the fortunes of some of the much-loved characters from her bestseller 'The Journey', Josephine Cox's powerful novel spans continents, decades and generations of one family. Like a ghost from the past, she walked along the platform...

Introduction and Notes by Professor Stephen Arkin, San Francisco University. 'Young women who have no economic or political power must attend to the serious business of contriving material security'. Jane Austen's sardonic humour lays bare the...

History didn't listen to women, but that never stopped them from speaking out ...A lot of history is made up of speeches. Speeches about big ideas, celebratory speeches, rousing speeches to inspire soldiers to fight to the death, comic speeches to help...

What is the What is Dave Eggers's astonishing novel about one of the world's most brutal civil warsValentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of...

PRE-ORDER PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, NOW - PUBLISHING AUGUST 2024'A pure thriller . . . wry, clever, thoughtful, with a terrific sense of timing and eye for character' Observer'No one delivers thrilling yet timeless games of...

From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Isabel Allende's latest novel tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a...

Welcome to HMP Ashcroft. A women's prison run by a corrupt governor who will impose his will at any cost - with brutal consequences. The Women is a gripping street crime thriller from bestselling author Jacqui Rose.Within these walls, friendships are...

In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside...Taken from the Greek, meaning 'ten-day event', Boccaccio's Decameron sees his characters amuse themselves by each telling a story a day,...

Southampton, 1910. When the Oceanic sets sail its ultimate destination is New York. But it must make one very important stop first: at Cherbourg, to pick up internationally renowned financier and art collector J. P. Morgan, fresh from a continental...

'An unremitting powerhouse of a novel that marks the arrival of a major new talent. Trainspotting is a loosely knotted string of jagged, dislocated tales that lay bare the hearts of darkness of the junkies, wide-boys and psychos who ride in the down...

A thrilling crime classic, from the bestselling author of Tokyo ExpressTokyo, 1960. As the first rays of morning light hit the rails at Kamata Station, a man’s body is found on the tracks. With only two leads – a distinctive accent and a single word,...

Elizabeth Gaskell's only historical novel, Sylvia's Lovers, is set in 1790 in the seaside town of Monkshaven (Whitby) where press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service in the Napoleonic wars. One of their victims is whaling harpooner,...

* THE MIDWIFE'S SECRET, THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM EMILY GUNNIS, IS AVAILABLE NOW *From the global bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE LETTER comes a gripping and heartbreaking novel of family secrets.'Utterly gripping, taut and powerful. An emotionally...

'Warm, romantic and funny' Katie FfordeJo Thomas's new novel invites you to a special cherry orchard in Spain, where sunshine, romance and family secrets are the order of the day. Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell and Carole Matthews, Sunset Over the...

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2018'An engrossing, unpredictable, beautifully crafted novel' RODDY DOYLEFarouk's country has been torn apart by war.Lampy's heart has been laid waste by Chloe.John's past...

In the late 18th century, Members of the English gentry - a tiny group of roughly 1,000 households sandwiched between the ruling nobility and the peasants, and a rough analog for the contemporary "middle class" - the Pastons' experience, recorded ...

'A gorgeous story, full of heart' Jo Thomas'Bursting with sunlight and beauty' Kate FurnivallAmid the sun-soaked hills of southern Italy lies the Romano family olive grove, where Lara lives with her daughter Rose and her granddaughter Bea.Lara has spent...

The hope-filled sequel to the bestselling One Tuesday Morning In this new novel by Karen Kingsbury, three years have passed since the terrorist attacks on New York City. Jamie Bryan, widow of a firefighter who lost his life on that terrible day, has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996671477Author Eden O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Lovely WellPublisher Lovely WellWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 15mm

Arturo Bandini arrives in Los Angeles with big dreams. But the reality he finds is a city gripped by poverty. When he makes a small fortune from the publication of a short story, he reinvents himself, indulging in expensive clothes, fine food and...

Ambitious and addictive, Only Time Will Tell is the first novel in Jeffrey Archer's The Clifton Chronicles, beginning the epic tale of Harry Clifton, a working-class boy from the docks of Bristol.It is 1920, and against the backdrop of a world ravaged by...

Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction Shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the Booker Prize'Brilliantly done . . . the period detail never overwhelms the simple, passionate human story. It's a tour-de-force of hints, clues and dropped threads'...

The Sunday Times bestseller Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction Longlisted for the Booker Prize 'It is a book not read, but lived' Telegraph 'Her Cromwell...

An animal fairy tale by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo, with a heartwarming message about learning from your mistakes.When Mr Peacock hires a shy little chicken as a new apprentice in his jewellery shop, he has no idea what awaits him: a...

'Joyful, romantic and life-affirming.' Red Magazine 'It had me totally gripped.' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare 'A love story that is guaranteed to make you smile.' Closer What if you almost missed the love of your...

__________________________A man who calls himself 'the Teacher' is devising a meticulous plan. Cold-hearted and cunning, he plans to teach New York a lesson it will never forget.Intent on exacting revenge and causing mass hysteria, he embarks on the...

Experience the wonder of creation and the power of God in this colourful retelling of Genesis. Full of rhythm and rhyme, God's Brilliantly Big Creation Story takes children on an incredible journey through the days of creation to teach about the world...