Fiction

Lysander Hawkley is a good man - but far, far too attractive to women.Lysander Hawkley combined breathtaking good looks with the kindest of hearts. He couldn't pass a stray dog, an ill-treated horse or a neglected wife without rushing to the rescue. And...

When Carmel Hennessy begins a new job in North Yorkshire, she finds the historic city of Eborby gripped by fear. A killer is on the prowl - a killer who binds and asphyxiates his victims before leaving their bodies in isolated churchyards. The press are...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Hilarious, and straight talking but also articulate and insightful - I am just hugely fond of this guy' -Eddie Jones ...

**NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT**'Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf***er. Get ready!' CHRIS PRATT A woman boards a plan in Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two...

Exam board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: Religious Studies First teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2017Target success in OCR A Level Religious Studies with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined...

If you enjoyed One Summer in Paris, don't miss Sarah Morgan's wonderful new book, Family for Beginners! 'A complete joy. It's a glorious, summery read full of warmth, humour and poignancy, against the perfect romantic backdrop'Cressida...

Meet me tomorrow, midnight. Aquarian Club. TELL NO ONE.'When New York cop Frank Wojinski is found murdered, death gets very personal for homicide detective, Eve Dallas - and she'll stop at nothing to find Frank's killer.But then another victim is...

'Full of humour and heart' RICHARD OSMAN'A beautiful slice of escapism.' FEARNE COTTON'GORGEOUS. Funny, warm... You'll LOVE it!' MARIAN KEYESThe wise and gloriously big-hearted debut novel from the much-loved broadcaster, Sara CoxBecky: a single mum who...

The chilling new psychological thriller by S. K. Tremayne, author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller, THE ICE TWINS. IT TOOK ONLY SIX WORDS TO SHATTER HER DREAMS... When Rachel marries handsome David and moves to a beautiful house...

Sir David Attenborough is Britain's best-known natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly six decades, and in this volume of memoirs Sir David tells stories of the people and animals he has met and the...

Fierce and lyrical, The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton is a story of survival, solitude and unlikely friendship. Most of all it is about what it takes to keep hope alive in a parched and brutal world.For years Jaxie Clackton has dreaded going home. His...

Share in fifty years of a really remarkable cat... Mog is everyone's favourite family cat! Join her in this warm-hearted and funny escapade about Mog's sore paw, and her trip to the V. E. T.... Celebrate...

With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at Canterbury. Translation by James Carroll Beckwirth (1899). Set in 1482, Victor Hugo's powerful novel of 'imagination, caprice and fantasy' is a meditation on love, fate, architecture...

'Tense and engrossing... readers who loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry will not be disappointed.' - Sunday Times'An instant classic.' - Daily Express'You will end up grinning dippily and recommending this wild, searching book to everyone you...

From America to Bermondsey, a story of hope, heartbreak and hardship, by the bestselling author of Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts. London, 1930. He promised her the earth. She found herself in hell. Handsome Frank Rossi took Matty Gilbie away...

One of the most remarkable artists of our age.' MARIO VARGAS LLOSA THE BOOK OF SAND was the last of Borges' major collections to be published. The stories are, in his words, 'variations on favourite themes... combining a plain and at times almost...

They think as one. They act as one. They kill as one. ‘Look Both Ways is devilishly good – exciting, thrilling – Barclay at his best!’ SHARI LAPENA, No. 1 internationally bestselling author The residents of Garrett Island are part of a ground-breaking...

SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL AMAZON PRIME SERIES_____________________________________'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD 'Alex Cross is a legend.'...

The brilliant follow-up to David Walliams' bestseller The World's Worst Children! Ten more stories about a brand new gang of hilariously horrible kids from everyone's favourite children's author, illustrated in glorious full colour by Tony Ross. ...

'Gritty and gripping' Kimberley Chambers 'A gritty, thrilling page-turner' Kerry Barnes She's no saint, but is she a SINNER? Brought up by London's hardest gangsters,...

If you love the Bridgertons, wait until you discover the Blydons, the debut Regency romance trilogy by the author of the global phenomenon Bridgerton.About the AuthorJulia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing university and has...

The ghosts of the past will not be silenced. Glasgow, 1983, and a beat constable walks away from a bar where he knows a crime is about to be committed. It is a decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life. In the present, an old fisherman...

One of the greatest thinkers of the nineteenth century, Soren Kierkegaard (1814-55) often expressed himself through pseudonyms and disguises. Taken from his personal writings, these private reflections reveal the development of his own thought and...

When her life is thrown into disarray, can she remember what matters most?Beth Brandon and her twin sister, Sarah, are polar opposites in every way, except in their love of their home, Larkrigg Hall. Beth is the romantic one, with dreams of an idyllic...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'She wished to find out about this hazardous business of "passing," this breaking away from all that was familiar and friendly to take...

'Compelling' GUARDIAN'Incredibly well written . . . I really enjoyed it' MARIAN KEYES'One of the most sophisticated works of science fiction I've read recently' NEW YORK TIMES The promise at Nepenthe is simple: they will erase the memories you cannot...

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny is an original classic by Beatrix Potter.Peter Rabbit's cousin, Benjamin Bunny, has been a very popular character since this book's first publication in 1904. In this tale we hear all about his and Peter's adventures in Mr...

The phenomenal number one bestseller, which sold over twenty million copies and was made into a classic film starring Robert Redford and Scarlett Johansson. This stunning 25th anniversary edition features exclusive new content from Nicholas Evans.'A love...

* 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950209088Author Parker S HuntingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint Psh PublishingPublisher Psh PublishingWeight(grams) 463gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

From the beloved, bestselling author of Kitchen, comes a deeply haunting, heartwarming exploration of loneliness and painful memories set in Japan.'Polished, concise, emotionally rewarding.' Daily Mail'Reading Banana Yoshimoto is like taking a bracing,...

A year in the life of a peasant woman in medieval England is vividly evoked in this extraordinary portrait of Marion, a carpenter's wife, and her extended family. Based on years of research, Ann Baer brings to life the reality of a world that has been...

'Utterly compelling' Heidi Swain'Evocatively written, poignant and compulsive' Emma Curtis'Brilliant, twisty' Sara SheridanThree women. A long-buried secret. One voice will free them all...London, 1915: Amid the wartime chaos, Katerina is hailed as a...

Featuring Princess Leia Organa, Rey, Ahsoka Tano, Iden Versio, Jyn Erso, Rose Tico, Maz Kanata, and many more...They are heroes and villains, Sith and Jedi, senators and scoundrels, mothers, mercenaries, artists, pilots... The women of the Star Wars...

As the days get longer, escape your troubles and take a trip to the desperately hot towns where nightfall lingers and a sun-drenched picnic can end in panic. No matter how murderously high the temperatures rise, these stories will chill you to the bone...

Adam Price has a lot to lose: a beautiful family, a big house, a good job - a perfect life.But then he meets a stranger in a bar and learns a shocking secret about his wife.With the mirage of perfection shattered, Adam finds himself caught up in...

'Deliciously ingenious.' Daily Mail'Keeps you guessing right to the end.' PETER MAY'Smartly entertaining.' Washington Post'So beautifully written, so gripping, so perfect.' SOPHIE HANNAHIf you're on the list you're marked for death.The envelope is...

From Ernest Hemingway's Preface: 'There are many kinds of stories in this book. I hope you will find some that you like- In going where you have to go, and doing what you have to do, and seeing what you have to see, you dull and blunt the instrument you...

In a surreal and unprecedented year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled to keep pace with the news cycle, letter writers to The Daily Telegraph have once again provided their refreshing and witty take on events. Now in its twelfth...

It's August in the Barsetshire village of Worsted, and Richard Tebben, just down from Oxford, is contemplating the gloomy prospect of a long summer in the parental home. But the numerous and impossibly glamorous Dean family - exquisite Rachel, her...