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From two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead comes the thrilling and entertaining sequel to Harlem Shuffle
1971 - Trash is piled on the streets, crime is at a record high, a..
A woman in post-apartheid South Africa confronts her family's troubled past in this taut and compelling novel from the Booker Prize longlisted author of An Island.
In her parched, crumbling corne..
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Greek myths get unspeakably hot new twists in this contemporary series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katee Robert
He was my enemy. My lover. My husband. And the one man I s..
Trust no one.
Danger, romance and excitement await in the unputdownable and addictive New York Times bestselling sequel to Crave.
When she arrived at Katmere Academy, mortal Grac..
**Chosen as a book to watch out for in 2023 by The Times, Observer, Guardian, Irish TImes and Scotsman**
'Myers at his best: dark, sharp, earthy and superbly funny. Cuddy isn't a novel, it's an i..
A thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last!
A kidnapped boy...
A young child is snatched in broad daylight outside his nursery. Nobody in charge sees a..
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'The witty, improbably propulsive rom-com you didn't know you were waiting for' ELIF BATUMAN
'Razor sharp and very funny on the cult of modern dating' P..
From the Booker-nominated author of The Water Cure - an eerie historical mystery about desire, memory and madness
Audacious and mesmerising, Cursed Bread is a darkly erotic tale of a town gripped..
An enthralling, exotic saga spanning five decades and three continents, rife with forbidden love and desire; betrayals, murder, medicine and family secrets.
My brother, Shiva, and I came into the..
IN THIS LIFE, EVERYTHING COMES AT A PRICE...
All 20-year-old Daisy Haites has ever wanted is a normal life, but it's just not on the cards for her.
Raised by her older brother Ju..
"It's the great undoing of my heart as I know it."
Daisy Haites thought she'd left everything about her old life in the past: the crime, her family and the man she loves. But when her safet..
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An artist, a cop, a cowboy, several fly fishermen and even a reluctant romance novelist inhabit these revealing and often hilarious stories. An old man ends up in a high-speed chase with the cops afte..
'One of the greats' - Lucy Caldwell
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'Ingenious' - The Irish Times
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Following the prize-winning Sweet Home, Wendy..
It's not just secrets buried at Wild Meadows.
For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. Rescued from family tragedies and raised by a loving ..
In this timely and explosive novel, an academic's seemingly mundane midlife crisis takes an alarming turn after his visit to a Greek monastery.
It's February 2019. Philip Notman, an acclaimed his..
The acclaimed author of The Teller of Secrets returns with a gut-wrenching, yet heartwarming, story about a young Ghanaian woman's struggle to make a life in the US, and the challenges she must overco..
Beautifully written and bitingly funny, Charlotte Mendelson's prize-winning Daughters of Jerusalem is a gripping novel of hidden love and hate, of the desire to belong, and the need for escape.
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Set against Nantucket's Great Fire of 1846, this sweeping, emotional novel brings together three courageous women battling to save everything they hold dear...
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The new historical novel from Philippa Gregory, the Number One bestselling author of Tidelands and Dark Tides.
In a divided country, power and loyalty conquer all . . .
Ned Ferryman, insp..
'Unsparing and tender' Colm Toibin, author of Brooklyn
'A brilliant novel from our most brilliant of writers' Colum McCann, author of Apeirogon
'A quietly stunning achievement' Ocean Vuong, ..
The third installment in the bestselling Maple Hills series follows fan-favourite Henry and a bookish fellow student who come up with a plan to help each other in and out of the classroom.
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Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo is a booklover's paradise. On a quiet corner in an old wooden building lies a shop filled with hundreds of second-hand books.
Twenty-five-year-old Takako has never liked..
A novelization of the hit movie starring Robin Williams as Professor Keating, an inspiring, uplifting teacher who changes his students' lives.
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can ..
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London, 1940. Emmeline Lake and her best friend ..
From one of our most provocative literary talents, a novel of haunting metaphysical suspense
'This is a story about what might happen when a woman takes charge... A glorious visceral mystery' The..
Who killed Martin Friedrich? From award-winning writer Steven Carroll comes the first book in a series of post-war literary crime novels featuring Detective Sergeant Stephen Minter, with shades of The..
'One of the most auspicious debuts in Australian writing.' Times Literary Supplement
From the winner of the Man Booker Prize. Death of a River Guide, Richard Flanagan's debut novel, is widely ..
'Urgent. Come tomorrow. Can't wait any longer.'
Charli Trenthan plans to leave her hometown of Stone Lake. But when she receives a cryptic message from a member of the Sanctuary, a conservative..
Longlisted for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction
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FROM THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF BURIAL RITES
Growing up in the village of Kay in Prussia, 1836, Hanne Nussbaum would rather run wild in the forest than
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A multigenerational saga that traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of modern-day showbiz
When Kitty Karr Tate, a White icon of the si..
'Islanders must do everything together. We painted ngatu together. We crossed the ocean together. We settled on isles together. We took up Christianity together. We entered into new citizenships toget..
A deliciously scandalous pageturner about the dark side of suburbia, peeling back the layers of an insta-perfect life to reveal rotten friendships, manipulation masquerading as love and families riddl..
After years teaching Romantic poetry at the Technical University of Cape Town, David Lurie, middle-aged and twice divorced, has an impulsive affair with a student. The affair sours; he is denounced an..
A young woman is put on trail. She has accused her painting teacher of the darkest betrayal - he accuses her of being a immoral liar. What really happened, and why will this trial scandalise seventeen..
'The funniest, most poignant novel of the year' - Vogue
For fans of Yellowface by Rebecca F Kuang, Disorientation is an uproarious and big-hearted satire - alive with sharp edges, immense warmth,..
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Experience the joys of the Emerald Isle.
Whether you're seeking the surreal beauty of the Giant's Causeway, the historic halls of Trinity College, or the perfect pub to enjoy a pint of Guinness, ..
A tender, smart, conversation-starting love story which explores questions of identity and the legacy of the slave-trade in 21st-century Britain
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The characters in this book are works of fiction. But, then, isn't everyone . . . ?
1988, Pencalenick, Cornwall.
At seventeen, Jason wants much more from life than working at his father's pub ..
The protagonist of Percival Everett's puckish new novel is a brilliant professor of mathematics who goes by Wala Kitu. (Wala, he explains, means 'nothing' in Tagalog, and Kitu is Swahili for 'nothing'..
Discover five stories full of fantastically funny things in this brilliant treasury from Dr. Seuss! Featuring some of Dr. Seuss's best-loved tales, including The Lorax and Oh, The Places You'll Go!
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The new paperback series- Penguin English Library
The Penguin English Library Edition of Dracula by Bram Stoker
'Alone with the dead! I dare not go out, for I can hear the low howl of the wo..
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Spanning the intense years of war, The Dressmaker of Dachau is a dramatic tale of love, conflict, betrayal and survival. It is the compelling story of one young woman's re..
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead takes place in a remote Polish village, where Janina, an eccentric woman in her sixties, recounts the events surrounding the disappearance of her two dogs. W..