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Maggie Shipstead
The Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the New England island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man.
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Suzanne Rindell New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin. Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist... | Ben Percy The night of the red moon is coming, when an unrecognizable world will emerge, and the battle for humanity will begin. |
Kate Clanchy Literary Giant seeks young man to push bathchair. Own room in Hampstead, all found, exciting cultural milieu. Modest wage. Ideal 'gap year' opportunity. Apply Prys Box 4224XXC. ' | Susie Steiner Homecoming is the story of the Hartles, a Yorkshire family who are kind, loving - and about to have their lives turned upside down. |
Mohsin Hamid The astonishing and riveting tale of a man's journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, it steals its shape from the business self-help books devoured by youths all over... | Elizabeth Fremantle Queen's Gambit is a riveting account of Katherine Parr, the Tudor queen who married four men and outlived three of them - including Henry VIII. |
Mo Willems From the acclaimed creator of the Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus series comes a whole new level of Pigeon hilarity! 272 pages of fun and games in a... | Kate Atkinson During a snowstorm in England in 1910, a baby is born and dies before she can take her first breath. During a snowstorm in England in 1910, the same baby... |
Michael Marshall It should have been the greatest day of David's life. A trip to New York, wife by his side, to visit his new publisher. Finally, after years of lonely struggle... | Amity Gaige Attending a New England summer camp as an adolescent, young Erik Schroder - a first generation East German immigrant - adopts a new name and a new persona - Eric... |
Jim Crace Over the course of seven days, Walter Thirsk sees his hamlet unmade: the harvest blackened by smoke and fear, the new arrivals cruelly punished, and his neighbours held captive on... | Shani Boianjiu Lea, Avishag and Yael are school friends in a small town in northern Israel. During dull lessons they play the game Exquisite Corpse and daydream about the boys they fancy... |
Peter Bradshaw Princess Margaret steals a policeman's hat, and Elizabeth encounters London's criminal underworld. The future Queen must use all her wit and courage to get out of a very sticky situation. | Amber Dermont Jason Prosper grew up in the elite world of Manhattan penthouses, Maine summer estates, old boy prep schools and exclusive sailing clubs. A smart, athletic teenager, Jason maintains a healthy... |