Fiction

It's been ten years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared without trace. Then a letter from her father arrives - 'I need to talk to you. That girl. I saw that girl.' Has her father's dementia...

'Utterly compelling' GuardianLife...is shapeless, it does not point to and gather round anything, it does not cohere. Artistically, it's dead. Life's dead.So begins a love letter to life, a resuscitation of sorts, encountering vibrant characters from...

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB AND TIKTOK BOOK CLUB PICK The fresh, utterly addictive rom-com you've been waiting for - from Sunday Times bestselling author Bolu Babalola. 'A triumph' BETH O'LEARY'Hilarious, hot and heartfelt' MEG CABOT'Romantic, sexy, fun,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062963505Author Shannon ChakrabortyFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint Harper VoyagerPublisher Harper VoyagerWeight(grams) 626gDimensions(mm) 235mm *...

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series The fifth book in S. J. Parris's bestselling, critically acclaimed series following Giordano Bruno, set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Hilary Mantel ...

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKS One of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. Heart-rending and darkly comic, V. S. Naipaul's A House for Mr Biswas has been hailed as one of the twentieth century's finest novels, a classic that evokes a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558617537Author Shahrnush ParsipurFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkPublisher Feminist Press at The...

A comic-strip re-telling of some of Britain's best-loved Arthurian stories and legends.Aided by the magician Merlin, Arthur draws the sword from the stone to become King of Britain, and Lord of the Knights of the Round Table. Read of their valiant deeds...

First in a two volume collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of 'Empire of the Sun', 'Crash' and 'Super-Cannes'. The new edition is introduced by Adam Thirwell. With eighteen novels over four decades - from 'The Drowned World' in...

The third novel in the Earth's Children series, Jean M. Auel's internationally bestselling epic of life 25,000 years ago when two kinds of human beings, Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon, shared the earth.Leaving the valley of horses with Jondalar, the handsome...

Giles enthusiasts will be thrilled with this latest collection of classic cartoons.Capturing Giles's trademark style and British humour, the 2024 annual focuses on gatherings, from the pub to sports events to family get-togethers.Fans of Giles will be...

'Imagine Evelyn Waugh meets Nancy Mitford, with some Jilly Cooper thrown in, and you have this splendid romp ... Hilarious, escapist bliss' YOU 'Delights from start to finish' Mail on Sunday 'Irresistible' Guardian 'Sheer escapist bliss' Nigella...

BOOK 2 OF 3It began with Broken Promise. Now the mystery deepens in the second of the Promise Falls trilogy.A freak accident has killed Lucy Brighton's father. And when she goes to his house, she's convinced that someone has broken in. She asks private...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060892999Author Walter M MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 263g

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2023'Incendiary . . . A uniquely trans story' Dazed'Gutting and glittery' Nylon'Eliot Duncan's melancholic transboy swagger sparkles . . . An astonishing first novel' ANDREA LAWLORIn the first of three...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375752513Author Jack LondonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Written in Berlin in 1934, Invitation to a Beheading contains all the surprise, excitement and magical intensity of a work created in two brief weeks of sustained inspiration. It takes us into the fantastic prison-world of Cincinnatus, a man condemned to...

'There's something very important that I need you to remember. When I say Ooh, you say Aah. Let's try it.' Ooh the donkey has lost his pants. Readers must help him find them! In this picture book, young readers help to sell the story by ...

'It whisked me away on a much-needed holiday' Beth O'Leary 'I can't remember the last time a book made me forget I had a phone' Stacey Halls 'What an absolute delight!' Emily Henry ____________________________________ ...

Join Rachel, Kirsty and the Festival Fairies as they help to make special celebrations everywhere run smoothly with the help of fairy magic.Elisha the Eid Fairy looks after the Muslim festival of Eid, but when naughty Jack Frost steals her magical Eid...

The friend she's loved... Is now the husband she must resist... Lady Isobel might be the daughter of the late Lord Martyn, but she's treated by her family as a maid. So when her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781503770737Author Pi KidsFormat HardbackPage Count 24Imprint Phoenix International Publications, IncorporatedPublisher Phoenix International Publications,...

The tragicomic novel of the summer, a 'dark and insane gem' from the author of the critically acclaimed TikTok sensation Bunny 'A dazzling wild ride of a novel - daring, fresh, entertaining, and magical.' - George Saunders 'All's Well is an utterly...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Dubliners by James Joyce'Every night as I gazed up at the window I said softly to myself the word paralysis. It had always sounded strangely in my ears ... But now it sounded to me like the name of some maleficent...

What happens when what you wish for is only half the story...?Three strangers and a funeral, that's all it takes for these women's lives and wishes to intersect. Death has a funny way of showing you what you really want out of life... or so they say,...

Florida is full of human predators, and they all give Dr Kay Scarpetta the opportunity and the means to do what she does best - persuading the dead to speak to her. And in Boston, Benton Wesley is working on a secret case involving convicted killers. ...

'Spooky, atmospheric, brilliant... I think I love it the best out of all Laura's books. Watch out for it - but beware...' Bridget Collins, author of number one bestseller, The Binding 'Deliciously creepy, riveting and full of heart with compelling...

Discover Murdoch's wonderful writing in this compelling story of a young woman and an unusual religious lay community.A lay community of thoroughly mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, home to an enclosed order of nuns. A new bell, legendary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668018859Author Elwin CotmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint ScribnerPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm * 16mm

The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller'Pure gold indeed' Heat magazine'JD Robb is a fantastic storyteller who knows how to keep the pages flying by' #1 International Bestselling Author, Karin Slaughter"One of my all-time favorite authors hitting a golden...

A retelling of Disney Encanto featuring stunning development art from the original Disney Studio artists.Since its release, Encanto has become an instant classic thanks to its magical story, relatable characters and catchy songs from Tony (R), Grammy (R)...

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita is one of the best-known novels of the 20th century: the controversial story of Humbert Humbert who falls in love with twelve year old Lolita, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range.'Lolita, light of my...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607102120Author HomerPage Count 656Imprint Canterbury ClassicsPublisher Canterbury ClassicsWeight(grams) 982gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 159mm * 38mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101973974Author Karin TidbeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 147gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

The third book in the Kay Scarpetta series, from No. 1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell.'America's most chilling writer of crime fiction' The TimesA killer is stalking young lovers. Taking their lives . . . and leaving just one tantalising clue . . ...

When three people suffer strokes after seeing dazzling lights over Edinburgh, then awake completely recovered, they're convinced their ordeal is connected to the alien creature discovered on a nearby beach ... an adrenaline-soaked, deeply humane,...

The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's spectacular career - became a blockbuster film - and introduced Jack Ryan. THE HUNT IS ON... Silently, beneath the chill Atlantic waters,...

Excellent reading in either Spanish or English, the eight short stories in this collection by authors including Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Camilo Jose Cela have been chosen for their readability and literary merit. Seven are from...

From mermaids to dragons, 16 ancient Celtic fairy tales retold with their histories The Celtic cultures of the British Isles - Ireland, Scotland and Wales - have produced some of the richest traditional tales in Europe. Three words best sum up their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374538606Author Jeff VanderMeerFormat PaperbackPage Count 704Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 188mm * 127mm * 41mm