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THE GRIPPING NEW PAGE-TURNER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ADORED, MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER , THE ISLAND 'A beautiful, moving and thought provoking story, The Figurine is a stunning read . . . her love and passion for Greece comes through loud and clear...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED SAGA AUTHORNuneaton, 1875.Lily Moon, the local miner's daughter, spends her days as a parlour maid for Lord and Lady Bellingham at Oakley Manor, on the outskirts of Nuneaton. She's always been happy...

1875With their father missing and their mother suddenly passing, Esme and Gabriel are forced to track down their estranged grandfather in Lincolnshire. Cold and unwelcoming, he is reluctant to take them in, but aware of his standing as the village vicar,...

*Pre-order THE FIGURINE, the brand-new novel from Victoria Hislop. Coming September 2023.****A beautiful 10th anniversary paperback edition that includes a new essay by Victoria Hislop on the impact of this million-copy bestseller.***'A moving and...

IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME!BROTHERS IN BLOOD is the unputdownable thirteenth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Praise for Simon Scarrow's compelling novels:...

'Hoyt's writing is almost too good to be true' Lisa KleypasNew York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Hoyt delivers a breathtaking historical romance filled with drama and intrigue - perfect for fans of Tessa Dare and Eloisa James!Cold and brooding,...

The third novel in the brand new Backshaw Moss series by beloved million-copy bestselling author Anna JacobsLancashire, 1936. With her son Gabriel finally married, and her youngest following his dreams of becoming a doctor, Gwynneth Harte finds herself...

Once war strikes, life can never be the same again... A close-knit community is devastated by the outbreak of World War I in heart-breaking saga, Mist over the Mersey - a tale of families, friendship and romance from bestselling author Lyn Andrews...

It's the most wonderful time of the year - but can the East End Angels keep London safe?Meet The East End Angels, the newest members of Station Seventy-Five's ambulance crew . . .Frankie is trying hard to keep everything together. She can count on the...

'Nothing gets me to a bookstore faster than Eloisa James' - Julia QuinnOnce upon a time a duke fell in love...Gowan Stoughton of Craigievar, Duke of Kinross, values order and self-control above all else. So when he meets a lady as serene as she is...

A heart-warming wartime story of love and friendship, from the author of the award-winning THE MOTHER'S DAY CLUBNorfolk, 1944Land Girls, Phylly and Gracie, have become the best of friends - but war work is never easy at Catchetts Farm . . .Poor Gracie...

BOOK 16 IN THE EPIC HISTORICAL SAGA OF THE COURTNEY FAMILY, FROM INTERNATIONAL SENSATION WILBUR SMITH'Best historical novelist' - Stephen King'A master storyteller' - Sunday Times'Wilbur Smith is one of those benchmarks against whom others are compared' ...

'Mollie Walton captures your attention from the very first page and doesn't let go!' Diney Costeloe'Beautiful ... I can't wait for the next instalment' Judy Summers'A tender tale of love and strength in the midst of war' Val Wood'Stays with you long...

If you love Julia Quinn's Bridgerton, you'll fall head over heels for the family at the heart of Sabrina Jeffries' Duke Dynasty series!'Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!' Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling authorFrom New York...

Julia Bryant's novel captures the indomitable spirit of Portsmouth as the second world war shatters streets- and the lives of the women who live there. With the threat of World War II hovering over Nelson Street, family and friendship have never been...

WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2023It was only because Gaunt knew he might die, that he could be so reckless as to kiss him.'Assured, affecting and moving. Alice Winn has written a devastating love story between two young men on the...

Discover the powerful Richard & Judy Book Club Pick, perfect for fans of Nora Ephron and Sorrow and Bliss'Nora-Ephron-style wit...comforting, so funny, moving... one of my favourite books ever' MARIAN KEYES'Newman writes loss and laughter in equally...

Following on from the bestselling The Seven Sisters and The Storm Sister, The Shadow Sister is the third book in Lucinda Riley's spellbinding series of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the Seven Sisters constellation.Star D'Apliese, in her...

Journey to the dusty plains of Central Australia in The Pearl Sister, the fourth book in the number one bestselling Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley. A spellbinding story of love and loss, inspired by the mythology of the famous star constellation...

A haunting novel about art and its power to heal, J. L. Carr's A Month in the Country published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.'That night, for the first time during many months, I slept like the dead and, next morning, awoke very early.'One...

From the frenetic atmosphere of Manhattan to the magnificent wide-open plains of Africa, The Sun Sister is the sixth epic tale in the Seven Sisters series by the number one bestseller Lucinda Riley. A breathtaking story of love and loss, inspired by the...

From the bestselling author Ken Follett, The Evening and the Morning is a historical epic that ends where The Pillars of the Earth begins.'Another historical thriller of mighty proportions' - The TimesA Time of ConflictIt is 997 CE, the end of the Dark...

*SELECTED AS THE WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022*'Compelling, fascinating . . . A cracking good read' Val McDermid'An evocative, enjoyable portrait of 1820s Edinburgh' Sunday Times'Lush, seductive' Daily Mail'Completely enchanting' Scotsman'A...

'The whole book is a delight... Perfect reading whilst sipping a g & t in a beautiful garden somewhere in the sun!' Rosanna LeyA buried secret... Present day: Anna is focused on growing her new gardening business and renovating her late grandmother's...

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...

New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn presents a collection of 'second epilogues' to her bestselling Bridgerton series, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, and also includes a bonus novella, 'Violet in Bloom', about the Bridgerton...

Discover a new heartwarming story from New York Times bestselling author and beloved 'queen of Regency romance' Mary Balogh.The Dowager Countess of Stratton, Clarissa Ware, nee Greenfield, has just presented her younger daughter to the ton, and the rest...

As featured on BBC Radio 4 Open BookBeautifully and poignantly told, Marking Time is the second novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard's bestselling family saga The Cazalet Chronicles.'She helps us to do the necessary thing - open our eyes and our hearts' -...

The captivating new Tudor novel from Alison Weir, Sunday Times bestselling author of Six Tudor Queens. 'Alison Weir gives us her most compelling heroine yet... This is where the story of the Tudors begins' Tracy Borman'History has the best stories and...

The mysterious and atmospheric debut novel for fans of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Stacey Halls and Bridget Collins*SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD*'I loved this fresh take on the gothic genre. Vivid, haunting, surprising' STACEY HALLS,...

'This brilliant book is a bombshell! Jane Seymour the shy mouse type? Think again!' Kate WilliamsAlison Weir, historian and author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen and Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession, draws an...

THE 6-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER AND PRIZE-WINNERNow a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson'I loved it' Nigella Lawson'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' Sunday Times'Thought-provoking and stylish' Guardian___________Your...

* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * An instant New York Times Bestseller and one of their 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club * 'This is a captivating book... Min Jin...

'A powerful, stirring, wind-swept tale set in Depression-era America that makes your heart break and soar in equal measure.' - Matt Haig, author of The Midnight LibraryThe Four Winds, an instant New York Times number one bestseller and Richard and Judy...

From the vineyards of New Zealand to the majestic landscape of Ireland, The Missing Sister is the penultimate instalment in the multimillion-selling epic Seven Sisters from Lucinda Riley. A breathtaking story of love and loss, inspired by the mythology...

Only the Brave is a heart-wrenching story of love, courage and hope set in wartime Berlin, from billion-copy bestseller Danielle Steel.In 1930s Berlin, dark days dawn under Hitler's Third Reich. For nineteen-year-old Sophia Alexander, life will never be...

The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss from the number one bestselling author of The Four Winds, The Nightingale and publishing February 2024, The Women.'A master storyteller' - Delia Owens, author of Where...

A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history'I loved this book so much' ANN PATCHETT'Brilliantly varied and with a galloping pace' MAIL ON SUNDAY'A masterpiece' JANE SMILEY'Thrilling' NEW...

Sweeping and evocative, The Hidden Girl is a lost treasure from the author of The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. Discover this reimagined novel from an author loved by millions of readers worldwide.You can't alter destiny . . .Born and raised in a...

'A masterly novel' New York Times'Such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami's writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility' GuardianRead the haunting love story that turned Murakami into a literary...