Fiction

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909608375Author Charles DickensFormat PaperbackPage Count 179Imprint Firestone BooksPublisher Firestone Books

Considered by many to be Dickens' finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish...

Following on from the events of The Fortune Tellers, this heart-warming family saga can be enjoyed as a standalone, and is guaranteed to warm your heart.BLACKPOOL, 1922.Martha and Trisha may have escaped poverty, but their fortunes have yet to turn...

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'We have heard much of the rage of fanaticism in former days, but nothing to this' A wretched young man, 'an outcast in the world', tells the story of his upbringing by a heretical Calvinist minister who leads him to believe that he is one of the...

The brand new novel from Britain's best-loved saga authorWhitby, 1845Amber Ainsley works as a laundry maid for the wealthy Greenwood family, but when she falls pregnant with her employer's illegitimate child, she is cast out, left homeless and destitute...

JACK REACHER NEVER LOOKS BACK . . . UNTIL NOW.'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes.' - Mick Herron.The present can be tense . . . A young couple trying to get to New York City are stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere...

Publisher's Weekly bestseller. Soon to be a major motion picture! New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers brilliantly retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea during the California Gold Rush. Angel, living in California's Gold...

Pre-order the next thrilling Hawthorne mystery CLOSE TO DEATH - coming soon!By the global bestselling author, Anthony Horowitz, the third novel in his acclaimed Hawthorne and Horowitz series. The Russian mafia, a strange religious order and not one but...

One book. Two readers. A world of mystery, menace and desireA young woman picks up a book left behind by a stranger. Inside it are his margin notes, which reveal a reader entranced by the story and by its mysterious author. She responds with notes of her...

The first Jackson Brodie novel: literary crime from the prizewinning, number-one bestselling author of Big Sky and Transcription.'An astonishingly complex and moving literary detective story that made me sob but also snort with laughter. It's the sort of...

Tender, funny, bittersweet and moving, Kristin Hannah's Between Sisters skilfully explores the profound joys and sorrows shared in a close relationship, the mistakes made in the name of love, and the promise of redemption.We all make mistakes, but for...

"The perfect adventure story, packed with humour, just the right amount of danger and with amazing illustrations." Dermot O'LearyThree kids face shipwrecks, survival and pirates in the latest adventure from bestselling and award-winning author Jenny...

Number one bestseller Long Road to Mercy is the heart-pounding first novel in the FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine series by bestselling author David Baldacci.FBI Special Agent Atlee Pine has learnt three lessons in life:Some wounds never heal.Atlee's twin...

Join your favourite blue hedgehog and his friends for exciting adventures, filled with action, bravery, mystery, and of course, Dr. Eggman's menacing plans! From mysterious aliens and dark minions, to brainwashing...

College sweethearts meet again years later, in this highly anticipated sequel to the viral TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet!'Adams dazzles . . . a saucy second-chance rom-com' Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW 'The Rule Book did not disappoint. . . Their...

'A radiant debut' EMILY HENRYTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right.They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser that has felt too true for the last decade, ever...

T.M. LOGAN'S LATEST GRIPPING THRILLER, THE DREAM HOME, IS NOW AVAILABLE TO IN HARDBACK, EBOOK, AND AUDIO.The brilliant page-turning thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Richard & Judy pick and NETFLIX drama The Holiday.What if a single 29...

Sadie doesn't have to hold back in her email drafts because nobody will ever read them ... that is, until someone sends them out. Seventeen-year-old Sadie Wen is perfect on paper. It's a reputation she's fought hard to earn at the...

Discover Dancing by the Light of the Moon, a collection of poetry to last you a lifetime - poems that will bring you joy, solace, celebration and love for every occasion'Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness' DAME JUDI DENCHIncludes an...

**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO FOUR**Set in the frozen north of Canada in 1972, this is a novel of painful histories and the moments in life when we can change for the better.Clara's rebellious older sister is missing. Grief-stricken and bewildered, she yearns...

Settle down for bedtime with this brand new lift-the-flap adventure in the no.1 bestselling Ten Minutes to Bed series!It's almost time for bed . . . but where's Twinkle? Travel through the Land of Nod and help find this little unicorn to say...

Date with Justice, the ninth novel in Julia's Chapman's witty and engaging Dales Detective series, sees Delilah's brother under suspicion of murder. Can Delilah and Samson prove he's innocent? The Dales Detective Agency is on the brink of closure.Samson...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FEBRUARY 2023'Oh my GOD, it's GORGEOUS. Funny, warm, all about people. Has the same generosity-of-spirit she does. You'll LOVE it!' MARIAN KEYES'This story has Sara's voice ringing true throughout. A fresh, cheeky, insightful...

Now a major ITV series, The Long Call, adapted for television by screenwriter Kelly Jones and starring Ben Aldridge.'Matthew Venn is a keeper . . . stunning' - David Baldacci The number one Sunday Times bestselling series featuring Detective Matthew...

_______________ 'A passionate love letter to language and to Italy ... a bold and quirkily engaging self-portrait' - Lee Langley, Spectator 'A writer of uncommon elegance and poise' - New York Times 'A fascinating account of her linguistic...

A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Dickens' greatest historical novel, traces the private lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. Dickens based his historical detail on Carlyle's great work - The French...

A MORBID TASTE FOR BONES. In 1137 the head of Shrewsbury Abbey decided to acquire the remains of St Winifred. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to her final resting place in Wales and they find the villagers passionately divided by the...

Don't miss the brand new twisty thriller from Sarah Pinborough - INSOMNIA - available to buy now! Don't Trust This Book Don't Trust These People Don't Trust Yourself And whatever you...

Take a journey to Chateau-de-la-Motte Husson in the spellbinding memoir from Sunday Times bestselling authors, Dick and Angel Strawbridge.Dick and Angel recount the newest and biggest challenges they faced on the journey to transforming their once...

A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERA REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK"Captivated me from the first chapter to the final page."-Reese WitherspoonVivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman's struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting...

Read the enthralling medieval murder mystery. The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre...

Board: AQA Examination: English Language & Literature Specification: GCSE 9-1 Set Text covered: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Type: Set Text, Annotation friendly edition This annotation-friendly edition of Dickens' well-known yuletide tale is...

‘Wow. Addictive. And what an ending!’ – Sunday Times bestselling author Claire Douglas ‘A red-hot, non-stop rollercoaster of a book’ – Sunday Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell What would you do if your husband framed you for murder? Five years...

*Pre-order Frankie's next adventure Still See You Everywhere now!** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL* RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK* TV SERIES OPTIONED / HILARY SWANK TO CO-STAR AND PRODUCE 'Propulsive, adrenaline-fuelled, terrifyingly real!' Clare...

Escape to the ballrooms of Regency London with this beautifully designed boxset of the first four books in the worldwide bestselling Bridgerton series, the inspiration behind the Netflix phenomenon. In this glamorous, witty series, the Bridgertons reign...

'So charming' Marian KeyesFrom the highly-acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES - winner of the 2022 British Book Awards Page-TurnerWhen aspiring novelist Christopher Flinders drops out of university to write his masterpiece (in between shifts as a fish...

On the surface, Richard Ainsworth has life where he wants it. Middle-aged navel gazing and Olympic levels of procrastination are exactly what rural life in France should be about. Then crisis hits his posh B&B when redoubtable housekeeper, Madame...

Crochet your way to Christmas with 10 charming amigurumi figures from the nativity story, brought to you by popular designer Flo and Dot - Sarah-Jane Hicks. Crochet the whole cast of the nativity, including: Mary, Joseph and the donkeyBaby Jesus in...

A stunning new edition of T. S. Eliot's beloved cat poems Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, containing beautiful original colour illustrations by Axel Scheffler.Cats! Some are sane, some are mad and some are good and some are bad.Meet magical Mr...