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'A compelling saga that will hold you fast from the first page to the last. Loved it' VAL WOOD, author of The Lonely WifePerfect for fans of Dilly Court and Maggie Hope, The Dressmaker's Secret is a moving and heartfelt family saga from the talented...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912592104Author David PennyFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint David PennyPublisher David PennyWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 24mm

A heartbreaking, untold story of World War II from award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad, perfect for 9+ readers and fans of Michael Morpurgo, Goodnight Mr Tom and I am David. ...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREThe world's finest living short story writer turns to her family for inspiration; and what follows is a fictionalised, brilliantly imagined version of the past. From her ancestors' view from Edinburgh's Castle Rock...

A dazzlingly inventive tale of troubled legacies, desire and unsung power, inspired by The Scarlet Letter. Glasgow, 1829: Isobel, a young seamstress, and her husband Edward set sail for New England, in flight from his mounting debts and addictions...

Published for the first time in the UK, one of Japan's greatest modern female writers In the late nineteenth century, Tomo, the faithful wife of a government official, is sent to Tokyo, where a heartbreaking task is awaiting her. From among hundreds of...

Changes are afoot in the village of Fairacre...Over the years, Fairacre has seen many changes, some for the better, some less so. But the declining number of children at the village school has again threatened it with closure, and for Miss Read this...

A thrilling tale based on top-secret Nazi plans to invade the Soviet Union...All spies have secrets, but Henry Hunter has more than most. After he is stopped by British Intelligence at Croydon airport on the eve of the Second World War, he discovers one...

***LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019*****SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2020****LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2020**'Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.'Inspired by Mary Shelley's gothic classic Frankenstein, discover...

A magical tale of Christmas and cats, perfect for everyone who loves A Street Cat Named Bob and Alfie the Doorstep Cat.It's nearly Christmas, and Jessamine Pike needs a serious life overhaul.Jess moves into Enysyule, a centuries-old cottage in Cornwall,...

For effective use, this book should be purchased alongside the professional guidebook. Both books can be purchased together as a set, Negotiating the World of Friendships and Relationships: A 'Cool to be Kind' Storybook and Practical Resource...

'The two sisters slept in the same bed, hugging one another for comfort and warmth. "It'll be so cold on the road," Ella said. "Anything has to be better than staying here," Kath pointed out. She thought of a town far away her mother had told her...

"Grace Burrowes is terrific." -Julia Quinn, NYT bestselling author of the Bridgerton seriesAn earl who can't be bribed A lady who can't be protected A blooming romance that can't be denied.Gayle Windham, Earl of Westhaven, is the dutiful heir to the...

A smash hit in its day, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is the gripping tale of three New England settlers at odds with the seventeenth-century Puritan society in which they live, and remains one of literature's most evocative portraits of a...

In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldn't have any connection to the notorious gang of thieves and killers that rules the underbelly of the city. But when John Cross's son racks up an unfathomable gambling debt to Kent's Gent's, Cross must...

'Gripping' Margaret Atwood 'Captivating' Louis de Bernieres 'Magnificent' Alexander McCall SmithIn 1930, a young man, torn apart by his illegal desire, stands on a deserted Scottish beach. Wystan H. Auden is only twenty-four and longing to be a great...

"Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down, not recommended reading after dark." - Stephen KingAfter having travelled west for weeks, the party of pioneers comes to a crossroads. It is time for their leader, George Donner, to make a choice. They face...

Renard, heir to Ravenstow, is a crusader in Antioch, a place far removed from the cold Welsh Marches of his birth. Summoned home to his ailing father, Renard brings Olwen with him, an exotic dancing girl whose sensuous beauty and wild ways have ensnared...

An extraordinary work of fiction, from one of the world's most exceptional writers.The year is 1736 and five travellers are journeying across Exmoor on horseback, their purpose unknown. One evening they stop at a village inn for some rest and, soon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993237232Author Ann SwinfenFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Shakenoak PressPublisher Shakenoak Press

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. "That these man-like creatures were in truth only bestial monsters, mere grotesque travesties of men, filled me with a vague uncertainty of their...

An enthralling and lyrical fantasy debut, and the first in an incredible new trilogy re-telling The Epic of Gilgamesh. Brimming full of warring gods, rebellious humans, and the goddess of love caught between them whose destiny has the power to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316423885Author Madeline MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Back Bay BooksWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm) 171mm * 105mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250842725Author Emilia HartFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345527363Author Jeff ShaaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 329gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction 2017 and Arthur C. Clarke Award 2017 and Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize 2017 and National Book Award 2016 and...

Stunning three-volume slipcased set containing the most comprehensive in-depth companion to Tolkien's life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkien gazetteer, who's who and chronology. The three volumes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083302744Author Hannah ByronFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Hannah Byron BooksPublisher Hannah Byron BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Escape to the Spanish hills with this spellbinding story of passionate love, family secrets and betrayal'SHADOWS OVER THE SPANISH SUN is scorching. It was a joy to ride across the Andalusian hills and to be transported by parallel, truly heart wrenching...

Based on some of literature's horror and science fiction classics, this "tour de force of reclaiming the narrative, executed with impressive wit and insight" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) debut is the story of a remarkable group of women who come...

Hugh Corbett returns in the twenty-first gripping mystery in Paul Doherty's ever-popular series. If you love the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell you will love this. Secrets simmer in the lonely wasteland of...

The fifth book in the epic Masters of Rome series.Gaul. 54 BC. Julius Caesar sweeps across Gaul, brutally subduing the united tribes who defy the Republic. But, at home, his enemies are orchestrating his downfall and disgrace. Vindictive schemers like...

1270 AD. The Holy Land is in turmoil. As the Crusader knights desperately await the arrival of Edward Longshanks and his relieving army, Sultan Baibaars targets his Mamluk hordes against their greatest stronghold in Syria, the Krak des Chevaliers.A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837907342Author Rebecca AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 18mm

A lyrical celebration of storytelling, of childhood, and of the transformative power of music.Tracing a circular course that echoes Bach's Goldberg Variations , Luis Sagasti's second book to appear in English takes the guise of a musical scheherazade,...

"Rhys Bowen crafts a propulsive, unexpected plot with characters who come vibrantly alive on the page." -Mark Sullivan, author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky Love and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and...

Power struggles threaten the throne and family harmony in this captivating historical page-turner from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy. Perfect for readers of Philippa Gregory...'Plaidy excels at blending history with...

The author of the bestselling Empire sequence continues his new trilogy: the epic story of the uprising of the Batavi in AD 69.'A master of the genre' - The TimesAD 69: The Rhine frontier has exploded into bloody rebellion, and four centurions who once...