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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICKAS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME, READ BY MEERA SYAL A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, DAILY MAIL, RED MAGAZINE, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Absolutely terrific' JENNY COLGAN'An utterly...

It's the early 1990s, and in the Irish village of Crossmore, Lucy feels out of place. Despite her fierce friendships, she's always felt this way, and the conventional path of marriage and motherhood doesn't appeal to her at all. Not even with handsome...

DCI Lesley Clarke is a busy woman.She's dealing with the reopened investigation into DCI Mackie's death, supporting DS Dennis Frampton through recurring mental health problems, and making plans for her own future.And then prominent crime boss Arthur...

- Goodreads Choice: Best Fiction 2021 shortlisted - Author's Club First Novel Award longlisted - Voted Best Uplifting Book in the independent'Emotional, involving, witty and sad. Everyone is going to love Lenni and Margot' JILL MANSELL'Lenni and Margot...

Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, Queer is an enigma - both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs' only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that paved...

LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2021 A Guardian Book of the Year 'The highest talent at work' Sebastian Barry 'Beautiful ... A masterpiece' Attitude Poland, 1980. Shy, anxious Ludwik has been sent along with the rest of his university class...

'A masterwork... an almost unbearable, tumultuous, blood-pounding experience' Washinton PostWhen Another Country appeared in 1962, it caused a literary sensation. James Baldwin's masterly story of desire, hatred and violence opens with the unforgettable...

*WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2020**LONGLISTED FOR THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE*AS SEEN ON BBC'S BETWEEN THE COVERSONE OF STYLIST'S BEST NEW BOOKS FOR 2020'A beautiful book. I adored it.' RICHARD OSMAN'Full of wit and soul.' TRACY...

WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDALFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDSWINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD - BARBARA GITTINGS LITERATURE AWARDFINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES FICTION AWARD'Stirring, spellbinding and full of life' Tea...

Celebrating Fifty Years of Picador Books There was the soft glare of the flash - twice - three times - a gleaming sense of occasion, the gleam floating in the eye as a blot of shadow, his heart running fast with no particular need of courage as he...

Isherwood's short, poignant novel is a tender and wistful love story Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication, A Single Man is the story of George, an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover,...

*** PRE-ORDER THE NEW DS ADAM TYLER NOVEL, SLEEPING DOGS - COMING IN SPRING 2024 ***FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FIREWATCHING AND NIGHTHAWKING 'A rollercoaster ride of a thriller . . . will keep you hanging on by your fingertips until the tense final...

Young, gay, William Beckwith spends his time, and his trust fund, idly cruising London for erotic encounters. When he saves the life of an elderly man in a public convenience an unlikely job opportunity presents itself - the man, Lord Nantwich, is...

Winner of the Booker PrizeWinner of 'Book of the Year' at the British Book Awards A BBC 'Big Jubilee Read'A heart-wrenchingly moving novel set in Glasgow during the Thatcher years, Shuggie Bain tells the story of a boy's doomed attempt to save his proud,...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZEThis novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Little Stranger, is a brilliant 'page-turning melodrama and a fascinating portrait of London of the verge of great change' (Guardian)It is 1922, and London is...

Jeanette Winterson's explosive first novel, a gripping coming-of-age story, a queer romance, a modern classic.'I love her.''Then you do not love the Lord.''Yes, I love both of them.''You cannot.''I do.''This is the story of Jeanette, born to be one of...

As heard on BBC Radio 4 Book at BedtimeA Times, Guardian, and Good Housekeeping Book of the Year for 2022Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction'It takes the most ferocious intelligence, skill, and a deep reservoir of sadness to write a novel as...

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE; THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR YOUTH LITERATURE; THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD (YA); THE PRINTZ...

'Tis the season for gold, frankincense and murder...It's winter in the small town of Dewstow, and Margery is preparing for her first Christmas as Summerview school's kitchen manager. She's supported by her wife, Clementine, and is trying to stay focused...

Working as a cook on a merchant ship, a woman comes to know and love Samsa, a woman who gives her the nickname 'Boulder'. When Samsa gets a job in Reykjavik and the couple decides to move there together, Samsa decides that she wants to have a child. She...

Gallows Drop is Maria Hannah's sixth gripping crime novel featuring DCI Kate Daniels. At dawn on a lonely stretch of road, a body is found hanging from an ancient gallows the morning after a country show. Hours earlier, DCI Kate Daniels had seen the...

'Clever and compulsive' LOUISE CANDLISH 'A fantastic read' JAMES DELARGY 'I loved it' LEE CHILD 'It's everything you could want from a crime novel' SARAH WARD 'A bold and brilliant new voice in crime fiction' KATE RHODESA WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE...

Murder is a dish best served ice cold... Margery and Clementine are enjoying a peaceful middle-age together in the small, idyllic town of Dewstow, and eagerly awaiting retirement from their work on the front line serving meals to the students at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250881205Author Tj KluneFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 137mm *...

From the winner of the Genre-Busting Book of the Year 2024 comes the second fantastically original and twisty crime thriller. A fortune teller predicts her own murder.Will a detective see his coming?Former CID detective Scott Jericho is done with murder...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783963249846Author Jazz ForresterFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Ylva Verlag E.Kfr.Publisher Ylva Verlag E.Kfr.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316568869Author Sydney J ShieldsFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint RedhookPublisher RedhookDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 23mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668000847Author Tom CreweFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint ScribnerPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 30mm

Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn't quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781636794716Author Ali ValiFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Bold Strokes BooksPublisher Bold Strokes BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

'A beautiful read / a perfect primer for an explosive lesbian affair / an essential truth' LENA DUNHAM The cult-classic novella that intimately explores one young writer's whirlwind and whiplash affair as she falls deeply in love...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915009326Author Robyn NyxFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Butterworth BooksPublisher Butterworth BooksWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

An Observer Best Debut of the Year A Granta Best Young British Novelist 'I loved this book' JULIA ARMFIELD 'Exhilarating' MONICA HEISEY 'Astonishing' ANDREA...

'Funny, beautifully observed and moving' Adam Kay'Tales Of The City for a new generation . . . smart, touching, razor-sharp one-liners, a life-affirming read . . . I fell utterly in love with it' John Marrs'Funny, kind, insightful book, about those who...

A masterpiece from one of the great contemporary American writers.'A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and heartbreaking...terrific' WASHINGTON POSTAnniversary edition with a new afterword from the author.A worldwide bestseller since...

Pre-order Kate Davies' highly anticipated new novel, Nuclear Family, now! WINNER OF THE POLARI BOOK PRIZE 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE 2019 'Fresh and...

For fans of The Princess Bride and Gideon the Ninth: a bloody lesbian revenge tale and political fantasy set in a glittering world transformed by industrial change - and simmering class warfare.He who controls ichorite controls the world. A malleable...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915009388Author E V BancroftFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Butterworth BooksPublisher Butterworth BooksWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 197mm *...

The Atlas Complex marks the much-anticipated, heart-shattering conclusion in Olivie Blake's trilogy that began with the internationally bestselling dark academic phenomenon, The Atlas Six.Only the extraordinary are chosen. Only the cunning survive.An...

Queer pirates will discover if enemies actually can become lovers in this heart-warming sequel to Can't Spell Treason Without Tea. For fans of Bookshops & Bonedust and Our Flag Means Death.Kianthe and Reyna are hunting for dragon eggs to save their...