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If you loved LOST FOR WORDS, ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE and THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS you'll love this. 'I loved it so much, I couldn't put it down . . . moving, funny and romantic. Utterly engaging from the first line to the last . . ...

What secrets lie in the past? Fifteen years ago, during the Great War, Louise Leidner's first husband was tried as a spy, sentenced to death, and then escaped, only to die in a train crash. So how is he sending her death...

THE ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'One of the most extraordinary and compelling novels written about World War II. Ever' Alan Furst Inspired by a true story, Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin is a gripping wartime thriller following one ordinary man's...

'TENSE AND SHOCKING' Renee Knight'A PAGE-TURNER OF A THRILLER' Saskia Sarginson'GRIPPING, TENSE AND MOVING' Claire McGowan'I WAS ABSOLUTLEY GRIPPED' Karen Dionne________Clare and Lorraine have been friends since college and trust each other with their...

From bestseller J. B. Turner comes a pulse-pounding thriller that will keep you guessing until the end. When a Swiss intelligence agent goes missing-taking with him thousands of classified documents that have the potential to expose covert agents and...

'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...

A heartwarming and uplifting summer read for fans of Heidi Swain and Phillipa Ashley, by the author of The Country Village Christmas Show, The Country Village Summer Fete and The Country Village Winter Wedding. At eighty-two years old Zelda Grey is tired...

A stunning new collection of short stories about motherhood, selected and introduced by Candice Brathwaite.______________'To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colours of a rainbow' MAYA...

From the acclaimed cult writer of Weird Fucks For the narrator of Motion Sickness life is an unguided tour, populated with hotels and strangers, art, books, and films. Adrift in Europe, her life becomes a carousel of unusual encounters, where...

A simple accident?Or attempted murder? Everyone blamed the dog. When a wealthy spinster trips on the stairs, it seems only natural to assume it was an accident - a rubber ball left there by her lively terrier. And yet...

Three raindrops have an argument on their way out of a cloud ... A silly King goes for a walk with a dog tied to each leg ... An enterprising herring, bored of the North Sea, decides to swim right round the world ... Thirty short stories of magic and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914198250Author Kathryn ScanlanFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt Books

Set in present-day New York, The Whittiers is a heartwarming story about the importance of family, home and being true to yourself, from the world's favourite author Danielle Steel.Connie and Preston Whittier raised their six children in a once-grand...

When young Charles Dickens was commissioned to write the text for a series of sporting illustrations in 1836, no one could have suspected that this journeyman task was to turn in to one of the great comic novels in English literature. After the premature...

THE SECOND SHIPYARD GIRLS NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, NANCY REVELL.'Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!' Northern Echo***********1941: it takes strength to work on the docks, but the war demands all hands on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781088158241Author Nicole BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint IngramSparkPublisher IngramSparkWeight(grams) 336g

The hilarious romantic comedy from NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Sophie KinsellaLexi wakes up in a hospital bed after a car accident, thinking she's twenty-five with crooked teeth and a disastrous love life. But, to her disbelief, she learns it's...

An elderly stroke victim dies without having arranged a will... Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the...

The small commune of Fogas in the French Pyrenees has been thrown into turmoil by the revelation that the Auberge des Deux Vallees has been bought by an English couple and not by the Mayor's brother-in-law as had been expected. With everyone aghast at...

THE FIRST GRAY MAN NOVEL FROM #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MARK GREANEY - now a Netflix original film starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans'Hard, fast, and unflinching-exactly what a thriller should be.' Lee ChildTo those who lurk in the shadows,...

'I literally could not put the book down' Sunday Express'This is Binchy at her finest' Woman and Home'It's little wonder that Maeve Binchy's bewitching stories have become world-beaters' OK MagazineCathy Scarlet and Tom Feather have decided to create the...

The renowned psychic, bestselling author and presenter of Living TV's Psychic Detective and Psychic School taps into the zeitgeist and shows us how the power of angels and spirit guides can turn our lives around.Many of us share a belief that death is...

Complete and unabridged.One of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.A masterpiece of candid observation, emotional insight and transcending humour, Middlemarch is a truly monumental novel. Endlessly appealing to modern readers, Middlemarch has been...

Commissioned by the BBC, and described by Dylan Thomas as 'a play for voices', UNDER MILK WOOD takes the form of an emotive and hilarious account of a spring day in the fictional Welsh seaside village of Llareggub. We learn of the inhabitants' dreams and...

Dorothy L Sayers' amateur sleuth returns in this collection of three stories, featuring a brand new introduction from crime writer Catriona McPherson. A must-read for fans of the inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey, as well Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey launches a super sexy sports romance series with a rom-com about a bad boy professional athlete who falls for his biggest fan...Wells Whitaker was once golf’s hottest rising star, but lately, all he has...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021 'Mesmerizing, political, intimate, unafraid - this is a superb novel... that pays such close, intelligent attention to the world we all live in' Sunjeev Sahota, author of the Booker shortlisted The Year of the...

'Dark, creepy and very clever, The Trap will lure you in and keep you captive until the very last page' - C L TAYLOR'Elegant and twisty, it lingers in the memory' - Daily Mail'Topical, twisty, and with a real heart stopper of a moment halfway in that'll...

'Tremendous' Geoff Dyer 'A pitch-perfect account of boxing, blue-collar bewilderment and the battle of the sexes' San Francisco Chronicle A major cult film directed by John Huston Stockton, California: a town of dark bars and lunchrooms, cheap...

'I have become whore through goodwill and libertine through virtue.' Orphaned and penniless at the age of twelve, the beautiful and devout Justine embarks upon her remarkable odyssey. Her steadfast faith and naive trust in trust in everyone she meets...

Newly updated for 2022, Do Improvise will help you to become more productive without trying harder, overcome creative blocks and generate new ideas and to respond fluently to circumstances beyond your control!About the AuthorRobert Poynton is an...

Don't miss the captivating new page-turner from Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Lewis. Pre-order now! You think you're safe. You think you know your neighbours. But can you ever really know who's telling the truth? Jeannie Symonds is a force to be...

'OMG as always Kitty Neale's book has not disappointed, story was amazing. Could hardly put the book down to " parent " my children lol... awesome read.' Reader review All they ever wanted was somewhere to call home... ...

'Dreamy and irresistible!' JILL MANSELL'A summery tale. I loved it!' SARAH MORGAN'What an amazing book!' MILLY JOHNSONNikki has kept her secret safe for twenty years.Now the tide's about to turn...Nikki finally owns the little coastguard cottage of her...

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JAMES WOOD. Scobie, a police officer serving in a wartime West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes...

An uplifting, emotional story about new beginnings and finding love, from the Sunday Times bestsellerIn the dead of night, Ayesha takes her daughter, Sabina, and slips quietly from her home, leaving behind a life full of pain. Boarding a coach to London,...

THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Enough betrayal, vengeance and sex to read like one of the Greek tragedies' Observer'Devastatingly good' Guardian'Astonishingly beautiful' Financial Times'Addictive to read' Stylist'Rich, lyrical and rewarding'...

A gripping gangland thriller that sees heroine crime boss Kerry Casey in jail - for fans of Kimberley Chambers, Martina Cole and Jessie Keane'MARTINA COLE FANS WILL LOVE THIS' DAILY MIRRORKerry Casey is still reeling from the bombshell that her lover,...

'Utterly immersive' Spectator'Thrilling' Financial Times'Unlike anything else you will read this year' Daily Express 'A classic of alternative history' Observer 'A delight' Sunday TelegraphA Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman and Times Literary...

THE MOST TALKED ABOUT BOOK OF THE YEAR'As filthy as it is funny, you won't be able to put it down' Dolly Alderton'Extremely funny, touching and wonderfully refreshing on women and sexual desire' Marian Keyes'You will be intoxicated by this witty and...