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The quintessential adventure story that first established pirates in the popular imagination, Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is edited with an introduction by John Seelye in Penguin Classics.When a mysterious sailor dies in sinister...

Millions of readers have been enthralled by the saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, gripping A Column of Fire.A WORLD IN TURMOIL 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious...

* SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES, WITH JESSICA CHASTAIN AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER* 'Stunning, addictive ... this book should not be missed!' Samantha Downing, Sunday Times bestselling author of...

'A deliciously hot, sweet debut. This book is an absolute treat.' L. J. SHEN, USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR'5 stars isn't enough for this laugh out loud, beautifully honest, and sometimes heart-breaking novel' Goodreads reviewer______________ He's the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486431857Author Thomas a KempisFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Hidden Depths is the third book in Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series - which is now a major ITV detective drama starring Brenda Blethyn as Vera.A killer who is making an art out of murder . . .A hot summer on the Northumberland coast and Julie Armstrong...

Introduction and Notes by Doreen Roberts, Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury. Middlemarch is a complex tale of idealism, disillusion, profligacy, loyalty and frustrated love. This penetrating analysis of the life of an English...

The original, award-winning Felt Flap series - perfect for babies and toddlers!Each title in this stylish series has five spreads with friendly characters to find behind colourful felt flaps.In Where's Mrs Ladybird?, you're on the look out for Mr...

'Lee Child's protagonist, Jack Reacher, is a hero in the Dirty Harry style, a man who lives by his own principles . . . Produces a surprising twist when it's least expected.' Sunday TelegraphJack Reacher walks alone. No job, no ID, no last known address...

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...

Immortalised by Audrey Hepburn's sparkling performance in the 1961 film of the same name, Breakfast at Tiffany's is Truman Capote's timeless portrait of tragicomic cultural icon Holly Golightly, published in Penguin Modern Classics.It's New York in the...

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...

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 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739421229Author Lara PawsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint CB EditionsPublisher CB Editions

THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WORLDWIDE PHENOMENONREADERS' MOST LOVED BOOK OF 2021WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTIONBetween life and death there is a library.When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance...

From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES 'Genius ... Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them.'THE TIMES* * * * *'He's gone...'When his daughter...

The author of THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD returns with a brilliantly observed family drama, in which a long marriage faces imminent derailment from events both past and present 'Witty and insightful. A powerful exploration of marriage, motherhood, and...

Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn as the Nakba - the catastrophe that led to the displacement and expulsion of more than 700,000 people - and the Israelis celebrate as the War of...

'Terrifyingly BRILLIANT' MARIAN KEYES, AUTHOR OF GROWN UPS 'A book that needed to exist in the world. It is the book that was missing' LISA TADDEO, AUTHOR OF THREE WOMEN AND ANIMAL 'Magnificent: I read it one sitting' KATE MOSSE, AUTHOR OF THE CITY OF...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!'There's nothing quite like a Karen Swan novel to get you in the festive mood - Seasonal escapism at its best' - Woman & HomeSnowed in for the holidays, old truths rise to the surface. Christmas by Candlelight is a cosy...

A CRIME BURIED FOR YEARS.AND ONE THAT'S JUST BEGUN... 'An authentic, topical and terrifying thriller: one of Michael Connelly's very best' THE TIMES'Yet another superb thriller from a writer at the top of his game'SUNDAY EXPRESS'Consistently...

An intimate reflection on Japanese art and architecture from one of the country's greatest novelists.This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER*As seen on Apple TV - 1971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingThe Sixties ended a year late - on New Year's Eve 1970, when Paul McCartney initiated proceedings to wind up The Beatles. Music would never be the same...

THE NO. 1 EBOOK BESTSELLER!'A fabulous, gorgeous read, with characters you'll take to your heart' MILLY JOHNSON'I loved the characters and relationships and found myself rooting for everyone. It left me with a lovely warm glow' LIBBY PAGE'Such a joyful...

Sunday Times bestselling author's brand new thriller about one woman's quest to reclaim her life What turns someone into a monster? Are they born that way, or is it a choice? I suppose it can be either or bothMorgan Albright dreams of owning her own bar...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics,...

THE FIRST CHILLING NOVEL IN THE ACCLAIMED ROBERT HUNTER SERIES When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in Los Angeles, Robert Hunter is thrown into a nightmare case. The victim suffered a terrible death, and on the nape of her...

The most fun you can have under a Tenor...Abigail Rosen, nicknamed Appassionata, was the sexiest, most flamboyant violinist in classical music, but she was also the loneliest and the most exploited girl in the world. When a dramatic suicide attempt...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800751934Author Damilare KukuFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Swift PressPublisher Swift Press

Murder brought us together.Only death can keep us apart.The Tormentor: Calista belongs to me... she just doesn't know it.The first time we met, I wanted her.The next time, I was obsessed.I watched her.I followed her.It only deepened my need to possess...

The mysterious stranger seems perfect. But nobody knows who she is and what she has been compelled to do to survive. The addictive new psychological thriller from bestselling crime writer, Tony Parsons.'Vividly drawn and utterly engrossing' Tom...

The seventh heart-warming, uplifting instalment in the much-loved Railway Girls series is available to pre-order now!Manchester, 1943Emily is enjoying her new job as a station porter until she learns that a trusted friend at work may be involved in...

In Agua Viva Clarice Lispector aims to 'capture the present'. Her direct, confessional and unfiltered meditations on everything from life and time to perfume and sleep are strange and hypnotic in their emotional power and have been a huge influence on...

***Preorder the gorgeous new Winter romance from Julie Caplin, coming October 2024!*** It's been years since Anna has seen Leo Knight. And of all the apartments in all the cities in all the world, he just happens to walk in to her...

An undercover CIA officer has seven days to save her country from the world's most dangerous double-agent.The CIA's highly classified Special Activities Division is in the business of tracking people down and keeping secrets hidden. Then a botched field...

Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Grade 9-1 Subject: English Literature Suitable for the 2024 exams Everything you need to revise for your...

A warm, tender and funny story about unlikely friendships, second chances, and the magic of soul music - perfect for fans of Nick Hornby, David Nicholls and Jonathan Coe *Selected as a book of 2024 by the Guardian and New Statesman** Dinah has always...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662511554Author Rebecca YarrosFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint MontlakePublisher Amazon Publishing

Any Human Heart is William's Boyd's classic, bestselling novel, now available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, but Logan Mountstuart's - lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century...