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Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A story
Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A story
Richard Bach
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The complete edition of a timeless classic, includes the recently rediscovered Part Four and ‘Last Words’ by Richard Bach.Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the most celebrated inspirational fable of our time, tells the story of a bird determined to be more than ordinary. ‘Most gulls don’t bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight – how to get from shore to food and back again,’ writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. ‘For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight.’ Flight is indeed the metaphor that makes this story soar. This bestselling modern classic is a fable about seeking a higher purpose in life, even if your flock, tribe or neighbourhood finds your ambition threatening (at one point our beloved gull is even banished from his flock). By not compromising his higher vision, Jonathan learns the meaning of love and kindness and gets the ultimate payoff – transcendence. The dreamy illustrations by Russell Munson provide just the right illustrations for this spirituality classic that has inspired thousands of readers to follow their own path in life and so fulfill their true potential.
The Last Ever After (The School for Good and Evil, Book 3)
The Last Ever After (The School for Good and Evil, Book 3)
Soman Chainani
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Can Agatha and Sophie find the perfect ending to their story in this epic conclusion to this bestselling series. Once best friends, Agatha and Sophie were pulled apart like strangers, each in the arms of a boy, Good with Good, Evil with Evil… is their friendship lost forever after… But as they settle into their new lives, their story begs to be re-written, and this time, theirs isn’t the only one. With the girls apart, Evil has taken over and the villains of the past have come back to change their tales and turn the world of Good and Evil upside down. With Evers being murdered and Nevers reigning supreme, the girls need to restore the balance, find the end to their story, and―hopefully―become friends again
The Turning Point: A gripping love story with a breathtaking twist
The Turning Point: A gripping love story with a breathtaking twist
Freya North
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‘If you cried at Jojo Moyes’ “Me Before You”, get your hankies ready.’ Booklist
The Revenant: The bestselling book that inspired the award-winning movie
The Revenant: The bestselling book that inspired the award-winning movie
Michael Punke
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Winner of 3 OSCARS including BEST DIRECTOR and BEST ACTOR Winner of 5 BAFTAS including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Film Winner of the 2016 Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor – Drama, and Best Director
The Postcard
The Postcard
Fern Britton
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The new witty and warm novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author and TV presenter, Fern Britton. Secrets. Sisters. The summer that changed everything . . . Life in the Cornish village of Pendruggan isn’t always picture perfect. Penny Leighton has never told anyone why she’s estranged from her mother and sister. For years she’s kept her family secrets locked away in her heart, but they’ve been quietly eating away at her. When an unwelcome visitor blows in, Penny is brought face to face with the past. And a postcard, tucked away in a long-hidden case, holds the truth that could change everything. Young Ella has come back to the place where she spent a happy childhood with her grandmother. Now she’s here to search for everything missing in her life. Taken under Penny’s broken wing for the summer, the safe haven of Pendruggan feels like the place for a fresh start. Soon, however, Ella starts to wonder if perhaps her real legacy doesn’t lie in the past at all.
Murder on the Orient Express (Poirot)
Murder on the Orient Express (Poirot)
Agatha Christie
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Agatha Christie’s most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.
Eligible: Top ten bestseller
Eligible: Top ten bestseller
Curtis Sittenfeld
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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‘The book of the summer’ The Times 'Sheer joy… Giddy and glam and a hearty update of Pride and Prejudice’ Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist The Bennet sisters have been summoned from New York City. Liz and Jane are good daughters. They’ve come home to suburban Cincinnati to get their mother to stop feeding their father steak as he recovers from heart surgery, to tidy up the crumbling Tudor-style family home, and to wrench their three sisters from their various states of arrested development. Once they are under the same roof, old patterns return fast. Soon enough they are being berated for their single status, their only respite the early morning runs they escape on together. For two successful women in their late thirties, it really is too much to bear. That is, until the Lucas family’s BBQ throws them in the way of some eligible single men . . . Chip Bingley is not only a charming doctor, he’s a reality TV star too. But Chip's friend, haughty neurosurgeon Fitzwilliam Darcy, can barely stomach Cincinnati or its inhabitants. Jane is entranced by Chip; Liz, sceptical of Darcy. As Liz is consumed by her father’s mounting medical bills, her wayward sisters and Cousin Willie trying to stick his tongue down her throat, it isn’t only the local chilli that will leave a bad aftertaste. But where there are hearts that beat and mothers that push, the mysterious course of love will resolve itself in the most entertaining and unlikely of ways. And from the hand of Curtis Sittenfeld, Pride & Prejudice is catapulted into our modern world singing out with hilarity and truth.
The Summer Hideaway (The Lakeshore Chronicles, Book 7)
The Summer Hideaway (The Lakeshore Chronicles, Book 7)
Susan Wiggs
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Private nurse Claire Turner has always lived by the motto, ‘Never get attached’. Fleeing a treacherous past that could catch up with her any day, she finds solace in the anonymity of a big city. Going to a small resort in Avalon, so Claire’s elderly patient can be reconciled with his family, is exactly the kind of thing Claire usually avoids. But meeting her boss’s charming grandson, Ross Bellamy, makes Claire reconsider her life. Maybe here, in the enchantment of Willow Lake, she can find a love that will finally be worth not running away from.
The River House
The River House
Margaret Leroy
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A gripping novel of literary suspense about a woman forced to reveal a secret that may solve a crime but ruin her life. From almost their first meeting, Ginnie Holmes is transformed by the passion she feels with Will-so much so that she risks her marriage and her children as she abandons herself to their exhilarating affair. They meet in an abandoned boathouse, certain they will never be discovered there.
Second Watch
Second Watch
J. A. Jance
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From New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance, a suspenseful mystery from the creator of Arizona sheriff Joanna Brady and Seattle homicide detective J. P. Beaumont. Getting old is hell. J. P. Beaumont is finally taking some time off to have knee-replacement surgery. But instead of taking his mind off work, the operation plunges him into one of the most perplexing and mind-blowing mysteries he's ever faced. A series of dreams takes him back to his early days on the force with the Seattle PD, and then even earlier, to his days in Vietnam, reminding him of people and events he hasn't thought about in years. Are they just drug-induced hallucinations? Beaumont isn't so sure. When tugging on those threads from long ago leads to present-day murders, Beau's suspicions are confirmed. Some bodies from the second watch just won't stay buried.
The Book of You
The Book of You
Claire Kendal
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Sunday Times top ten bestseller and Richard & Judy pick, The Book of You is a terrifying psychological thriller about obsession and power, perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. Clarissa is becoming more and more frightened of her colleague, Rafe. He won’t leave her alone, and he refuses to take no for an answer. He is always there. Being selected for jury service is a relief. The courtroom is a safe haven, a place where Rafe can’t be. But as a violent tale of kidnap and abuse unfolds, Clarissa begins to see parallels between her own situation and that of the young woman on the witness stand. Realizing that she bears the burden of proof, Clarissa unravels the twisted, macabre fairytale that Rafe has spun around them – and discovers that the ending he envisions is more terrifying than she could have imagined.
Other Worlds
Other Worlds
Rick Riordan,Shaun Tan,Ray Bradbury
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Ten incredible trips into the unknown await you… Blast off with: ? ‘Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo’ an all-new and exclusive tale from Rick Riordan ? ‘A Day in the Life’ by award-winning author/illustrator Shaun Tan ? ‘Rise of the RoboShoes’ by Tom Angleberger of Origami Yoda fame And many more weird and wonderful stories by legendary writer Ray Bradbury, Newbery medalist Rebecca Stead, Shannon Hale, D. J. MacHale, Eric Nylund, Kenneth Oppel and Neal Shusterman. Compiled by US National Ambassador for Children’s Literature (and Secret Ambassador for the Intergalactic Alliance) Jon Scieszka, Other Worlds will boldly take you where no reader has gone before.
Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1)
Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1)
Veronica Roth
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She turns to the future in a world that’s falling apart. The No. 1 New York Times bestseller DIVERGENT – a major motion picture in 2014. For sixteen-year-old Tris, the world changes in a heartbeat when she is forced to make a terrible choice. Turning her back on her family, Tris ventures out, alone, determined to find out where she truly belongs. Shocked by the brutality of her new life, Tris can trust no one. And yet she is drawn to a boy who seems to both threaten and protect her. The hardest choices may yet lie ahead…. The first book in the DIVERGENT series that has swept the globe – selling millions of copies world-wide.
A Good Catch: The perfect summer Cornish escape full of secrets
A Good Catch: The perfect summer Cornish escape full of secrets
Fern Britton
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The new Sunday Times bestselling novel from Fern Britton. In the Cornish village of Trevay, not all is as it seems… A lifetime of friendship. A lifetime of secrets. As they grew up in the Cornish fishing village of Trevay, life for four friends seemed all mapped out. Jesse Behenna would marry the beautiful Greer Clovelly, uniting two great Cornish families. And Loveday Carter was happy to live in Greer’s shadow whilst Jesse’s best friend, Mickey, loved her from afar. What seems so simple in the innocence of youth is far more complicated than it appears. Under intense pressure from his family to marry Greer, Jesse faces an agonizing choice, one which could change the course of all their futures. All these years later, secrets and lies break to the surface in Trevay, threatening to wreck old friendships . . . And possibly lives too. Sit back and relax with this year's perfect holiday read from Fern Britton.
Solomon’s Tale
Solomon’s Tale
Sheila Jeffries
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Solomon's Tale is a gripping story with strong emotion, humour and gritty relationship themes. Sheila Jeffries has also woven a thread of spirituality throughout the tale, which focuses on reincarnation, angels, and how the soul survives death. Solomon, a cat who can see angels and who has been chosen to be born again to help a family endure traumas of separation and poverty, narrates this quirky but heartwarming adventure. The black and white cat begins life as a tiny kitten and embarks on a perilous journey to find his home. He falls in love with another cat, Jessica, whose outrageous behaviour brings life and humour into the challenging situations he must face, including the repossession of the family home, relocation to a cramped caravan and a lonely, desperate time of surviving in the wild. A tear-jerker with an interesting twist at the end, Solomon's Tale will make you laugh and cry and lift your spirits. It has been inspired by two real cats and will appeal to fans of cats and spiritual fiction. "If you love cats, if you believe in angels or if you have ever wondered how to comfort a child who has lost a pet, read Solomon's Tale," says Sheila, who has been inspired by a number of authors, including William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Michelle Magorian and Jacqueline Wilson.
The Prey (The Prey Series, Book 1)
The Prey (The Prey Series, Book 1)
Tom Isbell
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In the Republic of the True America, it's always hunting season. Riveting action, intense romance, and gripping emotion make this fast-paced adventure a standout debut. After a radiation blast burned most of the Earth to a crisp, the new government established settlement camps for the survivors. At one such camp, Book and the other ‘LTs’ are eager to graduate as part of the Rite. Until they learn the dark truth: ‘LTs’ doesn't stand for lieutenant but for ‘Less Thans’, feared by society and raised to be hunted for sport. Together with the sisters, Hope and Faith, twin girls who've suffered their own haunting fate, they join forces to seek the safety of the fabled New Territory. As Book and Hope lead their quest for freedom, these teens must find the best in themselves to fight the worst in their enemies. But as they are pursued by sadistic hunters, secrets are revealed, allegiances are made, and lives are threatened.
The Capture (The Prey Series, Book 2)
The Capture (The Prey Series, Book 2)
Tom Isbell
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THE MAZE RUNNER meets THE HUNGER GAMES in this heart-pounding teen trilogy. This daring sequel to THE PREY is a riveting story of survival, courage and doing what’s right, no matter how hard. Every night I dreamt of the bunker beneath the tennis court. I couldn’t let it go. As bad as the memory was, my dreams only made it worse . . . It was why we had to get back to Camp Liberty. Why we had to free them, too. Book, Hope and Cat can’t settle into their new free lives knowing that other LTs and Sisters are still imprisoned at the camp. But with new enemies lurking in the shadows, a rescue mission will not be easy. The group must put their fate in the hands of unexpected allies, but at what cost? They must ask themselves what they’re willing to do to free their friends – and what will happen if the place they left behind is no longer the way it was.
Blood Ties: Family is not always a place of safety
Blood Ties: Family is not always a place of safety
Julie Shaw
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Family is not always a place of safety. Kathleen was just eight years old when her mother was tragically killed in a car accident. And when her father remarries it is to the bitter and resentful Irene who has two children of her own and no space in her heart for another. Irene goes out of her way to make Kathleen's life as miserable as possible and will stop at nothing to get her out of their lives… When Kathleen is sixteen, a shocking incident rocks the family, and life takes a darker turn. Among this darkness, Kathleen finds a glimmer of hope in an older man, but Irene is ruthless in her mission to destroy her. Can Kathleen find happiness or is she destined for tragedy?
Son (The Giver Quartet)
Son (The Giver Quartet)
Lois Lowry
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The thrilling fourth companion novel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions don’t exist. That she had become a Vessel. That she had carried a Product. That it had been stolen from her body. Claire’s son is out there, a young boy now. She was supposed to forget him, but that was impossible. Now Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice. The startling and long-awaited conclusion to Lois Lowry’s award-winning epic series THE GIVER QUARTET culminates in a final clash between good and evil.
The One (The Selection, Book 3)
The One (The Selection, Book 3)
Kiera Cass
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THE SELECTION changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. Now, only one will claim Prince Maxon’s heart… It’s swoon meets the Hunger Games in the third instalment of THE SELECTION series! For the four girls who remain at the palace, the friendships they’ve formed, rivalries they’ve struggled with and dangers they’ve faced have bound them to each other for the rest of their lives. Now, the time has come for one winner to be chosen. America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown – or to Prince Maxon’s heart. But as the competition approaches its end and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realises just how much she stands to lose – and how hard she’ll have to fight for the future she wants. The breathtaking third title in THE SELECTION series will make you swoon!
Astonish Me
Astonish Me
Maggie Shipstead
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From the prize-winning author of Seating Arrangements comes an exquisitely written, fiercely compelling glimpse into the demanding world of professional ballet and its magnetic hold over two generations.