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Millions of readers worldwide are talking about the Dordogne Mysteries. Discover why and join them with this gripping new read starring Bruno Chief of Police, France's favourite cop'RICH ON LOCAL COLOUR' THE TIMES'DOLLOPS OF THE GOOD LIFE IN RURAL FRANCE...

The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved roadie, assistant, confidant and friend A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Malcolm ‘Mal’ Evans was an invaluable member of the Beatles’ inner circle. Serving as their long-time...

The number one bestseller, chosen as a Book of the Decade by The Times, Daily Telegraph and Guardian 'Devastating' Daily Telegraph 'Heartbreaking' The Times 'Unforgettable' Isabel Allende 'Haunting' Independent Afghanistan, 1975:...

'Max Porter is one of my favourite writers in the world.' George Saunders 'Beautiful and haunting.' Kevin Barry 'The strangest, most beguiling and affecting of all his books.' Ian Rankin'A miracle of language.' Irish Times This is the story of a few...

Can you tell a tomato from a grape? A patch of grass from a Christmas tree? Then congratulations - you're a botanist. Self-confessed bad birdwatcher Simon Barnes thought he knew nothing about plants. He didn't have anything against them: trees are...

Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel, The Karamazov Brothers (1880) is both a brilliantly told crime story and a passionate philosophical debate. The dissolute landowner Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov is murdered; his sons - the atheist intellectual Ivan,...

Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury. Wessex Tales was the first collection of Hardy's short stories, and they reflect the experience of a novelist at the height of his powers. These...

A FAMILIAR FOE. A BATTLE FOR THE HEART OF A COUNTRY AT WAR WITH ITSELF.South Africa, 1899 - the smouldering hostility between the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State and the British colonies of the Cape and Natal is about to burst into flame...

Ernest's Hemingway's powerful autobiographical story of war.'I don't live at all when I'm not with you'In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war. He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy, was wounded and twice decorated. Out of his experience came A...

'Outrageous Jilly Cooperesque' Sunday Times Style * Take a grand English country house, one (heartbroken) American divorcee, three rich wives, two tycoons, and one (bereaved) butler; put them all into the blender and out comes the impossibly...

A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win. The stunning, internationally bestselling sequel to Caraval.After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a...

A friend and contemporary of Richard Wright and James Baldwin - and every bit their equal - Chester Himes was the acclaimed author of literary novels, stories and essays, as well as the classic crime fiction series for which he is best known, featuring...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648866541Author David MichieFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Conch BooksPublisher Conch BooksWeight(grams) 363g

From Sunday Times bestselling author and the nation's best loved TV presenter Carol Kirkwood comes a glittering escape to the French Riviera. 'Deliciously escapist' Cathy Kelly 'A...

An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise... A rebellious daughter1925. Among the ancient honey-coloured walls of the tiny island of Malta, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. Rosalie Delacroix flees...

By the author of Stoner, the surprise international bestsellerAfter the brutal murder of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome. He is destined, despite...

Now includes an exclusive extract of Clare Pooley's new and brilliantly uplifting novel The People On Platform 5 - available nowTreat yourself to the warm, poignant and uplifting Radio 2 Book Club pick, loved by hundreds of thousands of readers... 'The...

A cunning collection of short stories from the master of misdirection with tales featuring the hugely popular series characters Lincoln Rhyme and Kathryn Dance.TENSION . . . An aging actor attempts to revive his career by entering a celebrity poker game...

The unforgettable, haunting story of a young woman's perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brother, the first novel published in English by a female Kurdish writer Set primarily in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel weaves 50 years of...

Otto and Sophie Bentwood live in a changing neighborhood in Brooklyn. Their stainless-steel kitchen is newly installed, and their Mercedes is parked curbside. After Sophie is bitten on the hand while trying to feed a stray, perhaps rabies-infected cat, a...

Sir Phillip knew that Eloise Bridgerton was a spinster, and so he'd proposed, figuring that she'd be homely and unassuming, and more than a little desperate for an offer of marriage. Except . . . she wasn't. The beautiful woman on his doorstep was...

Hating her was my end game, loving her was just the beginning … A grumpy small-town boxer meets a sunshine girl as sweet as pumpkin spice. Welcome to Magnolia Falls, perfect for fans of Elsie Silver, Lucy Score and B.K. Borison! *** Demi Crawford is...

'Fierce, vivid and richly detailed' Daily Mail'Gripping. Fans of Shogun will love it' Conn Iggulden'A necessary tale that's been masterfully told' Femi Kayode, author of GaslightThe incredible story of the slave who became a Japanese samurai.In 1579, a...

"Bellefleur has a droll, distinct voice, and her one-liners zing off the page, striking both the heart and funny bone... There's a sparkling quality here, one that mirrors the starry title. Bellefleur writes as if she's captured fairy lights in a...

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'A portrayal of a young person following their dream in the game, a cracking read' - Alun Wyn Jones, Wales and the British & Irish Lions Jimmy Joseph is enjoying a long, hot summer with his friends, counting down the days until he attends his first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsRunner-up for Literary Award (Translation) 2012.Book InformationISBN 9781935744016Author Mahmoud DarwishFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Archipelago BooksPublisher...

______________ **A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER** ***A BOOK CLUB PICK FROM THE QUEEN CONSORT'S READING ROOM*** ______________ 'Stunning' - Lisa Taddeo, author of THREE WOMEN 'Warm and wise' - Stephanie Merritt, Observer 'Glamorous, sexy,...

The breathtaking new novel from Ann Patchett – a Sunday Times and No. 1 New York Times bestseller ‘Filled with the moments I live for in a story’ BONNIE GARMUS, author of Lessons in Chemistry ‘[Tom Lake] has it all ... Young love, sibling rivalry and...

Celebrate 25 years of Pumpkin Soup with Cat, Duck and Squirrel"Deep in the woods, there's an old white cabin with pumpkins in the garden.There's a good smell of soup and at night, with luck,You might see a bagpiping Cat through the window and a Squirrel...

"As intriguing and impressive a novelist as she is a musician, Hval is a master of quiet horror and wonder."Chris Kraus, author of I Love DickJo is in a strange new country for university and having a more peculiar time than most. A house with no walls,...

THE HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER MUST-READ OF THE SUMMER'Keyes is a powerhouse' The Sunday Times'What heaven . . . wish it could go on forever' Nigella Lawson'Unbelievable . . . so much talent' Chris Evans---Anna has just lost her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642633368Author Helen HardtFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Waterhouse PressPublisher Waterhouse PressWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm...

*Number #1 Bestseller**BEFORE TRAINSPOTTING CAME SKAGBOYS Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a bright future. But there's no room for him in the 1980s and when his family starts to fracture, Mark's life swings...

'I was completely hooked and considerably moved by the life and thoughts of this exceptional woman'- JEREMY IRONS'It is as if we have finally found the lost autobiography of one of the medieval world's most important women.'- JANINA RAMIREZ'A beautiful,...

'Equal parts funny, sweet and swoony' SOPHIE SULLIVANFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Cheat Sheet and Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Enemy - a laugh-out-loud romance about rekindling old flames, with a...

THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFROM THE AUTHOR OF RULES OF CIVILITY AND A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW'Deserves a place alongside Kerouac, Steinbeck and Wolfe as the very best of the genre' OBSERVER'An absolute beauty of a book. As soon as I...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593714089Author Annabel MonaghanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

FEATURED ON BARACK OBAMA'S 2019 READING LIST SHORTLISTED FOR THE SWANSEA UNIVERSITY DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 'SPECTACULAR' Guardian'A WONDER' Daily Mail'SPARKLING' The Times'EXQUISITE' Observer'MAGNIFICENT' TLS'EPIC' Entertainment Weekly'A TRIUMPH'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593549681Author Anne GracieFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc