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Juan Pablo Villalobos
Down the Rabbit HoleShortlisted for the 2011 Guardian First Book Aw...Shortlisted for the 2011 Guardian First Book Award and the 2012 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize. Tochtli lives in a palace. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines and dictionaries, and what he wan... -
Jade Song
ChlorineRen Yu is a swimmer. Her daily life starts and ...Ren Yu is a swimmer. Her daily life starts and ends with the pool.Her teammates are her only friends. Her coach, her guiding light. If she swims well enough, she will be scouted, get a scholarship,... -
Kate Mosse
The Ghost ShipThe Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel fl...The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water – its hull splintered and its sails tattered and burnt. For months the Ghost Ship has hunted pirates to liberate enslaved p... -
George Alagiah
The Burning Land'It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, ...'It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes.All of that and more - but not this. Not murder.'South Africa has become a powder keg. Its precious land is being sold off to the... -
David Annand
PeterdownPeterdown, an industrial town with a noble past...Peterdown, an industrial town with a noble past and a lacklustre present, has been chosen as the regional hub for a soon-to-be-built, ultra-high-speed railway line. The development promises to prop... -
Maggie Gee
The Red ChildrenIt's the 2030s in Ramsgate and four people who ...It's the 2030s in Ramsgate and four people who don't look quite human are found sitting, naked, in the early spring sunlight on the quay of a quiet south coast resort. The locals are puzzled - the ... -
Emily Holmes Coleman
The Shutter of SnowThe only thing to do is to put hammers in the p...The only thing to do is to put hammers in the porridge and when there are enough hammers we shall break down the windows and all of us shall dance in the snow.Some days, Marthe Gail believes she is... -
Kate Atkinson
Normal Rules Don't ApplyOne of the world's great storytellers conjures ...One of the world's great storytellers conjures a captivating new book. In this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary... -
Rachelle Atalla
The PharmacistA beautifully written dystopian thriller set in...A beautifully written dystopian thriller set in an underground bunker. The bunker is a place of safety. Wolfe is the bunker's resident pharmacist. While the inhabitants wait for the outside world t... -
Martin Campbell
Sailor's Heart: A story of courage and cowardiceBased on true events. 1942. The war at sea is b...Based on true events. 1942. The war at sea is being lost.One per cent of all naval personnel are being referred as psychiatric casualties. The British Admiralty introduces the Stone Frigate approac... -
Sam Knight
The Premonitions BureauThe story of a strange experiment - a journey i...The story of a strange experiment - a journey into the oddest corners of 60s Britain and the outer edges of science and reason. Premonitions are impossible. But they come true all the time.You thin... -
Judy Murray
The Wild CardIt's never too late to follow your dreams...Twe...It's never too late to follow your dreams...Twenty years ago, Abigail Patterson put her promising tennis career on hold to have her baby son, Robbie. But after a wild card entry to Wimbledon, she s...
