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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... -
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... -
British Library Crime Classics
Crimes of Cymru : Classic Mystery Tales of Wales"Ahoy, my lad!" he bellowed back. "I didn't exp..."Ahoy, my lad!" he bellowed back. "I didn't expect you so early. Come for a dip! The water's fine.Everything is-"Then it happened. Mystery and murder runs amok amidst ominous peaks and icy lakes. I... -
Maggie O'Farrell
The Marriage PortraitWinter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is ...Winter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister ... -
Fiona McFarlane
The Sun Walks DownIn September 1883, a small town in the South Au...In September 1883, a small town in the South Australian outback huddles under strange, vivid sunsets.Six-year-old Denny Wallace has gone missing during a dust storm, and the entire community is cau... -
Lucy Caldwell
These DaysTwo sisters.Four nights. One City. April, 1941....Two sisters.Four nights. One City. April, 1941.Belfast has escaped the worst of the war - so far. Following the lives of sisters Emma and Audrey - one engaged to be married, the other in a secret r... -
Louise Kennedy
TrespassesOne by one, she undid each event, each decision...One by one, she undid each event, each decision, each choice. If Davy had remembered to put on a coat.If Seamie McGeown had not found himself alone on a dark street.If Michael Agnew had not walked ... -
James Cahill
Tiepolo BlueExiled from his university position for an inex...Exiled from his university position for an inexcusable blunder, art historian Don Lamb flees to London, a city alive with sex and creativity. There, over the course of a long, hot summer, as he is ... -
Shehan Karunatilaka
The Seven Moons of Maali AlmeidaColombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer,...Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira lake and he... -
Robert Harris
Act of Oblivion'From what is it they flee?' 'He took a while t...'From what is it they flee?' 'He took a while to reply. By the time he spoke the men had gone inside. He said quietly, 'They killed the King.' 1660. Colonel Edward Whalley and his son-in-law, Colon...
