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China, December 1941. Elspeth Kent left England for a teaching post at a missionary school in northern China. Ten-year-old Nancy Plummer has always felt safe at Chefoo School, protected by her British status. When Japan declares war on Britain and America, Japanese forces take control of the school. Nancy and her friends face privation, uncertainty and fear. The children look to their teachers- to Miss Kent and her new Girl Guide patrol especially-...
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Appearances can be deceiving...
After a whirlwind romance and three years of marriage, I'd tried to be a good wife.
But Tom, my husband, is always watching, controlling my every move. He chooses my clothes, my hairstyle, even instructing what and how much I'm allowed to eat – just ten measly mouthfuls.
I've become isolated from those I love, forbidden to work and stuck at home to fulfil his every whim.
My identity along with my life is long...
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She finds herself single, twenty-nine, partially-employed, and about a half a stone overweight. Roller dexter of eligible friends rattling thin. Thirties breathing down her neck like an inappropriate uncle. She jogs. Looks good in turquoise. Finds herself punctuating gas "better out than in!" patting her stomach like a department store Santa. This is who I am, she thinks.
The women in Lara Williams' debut story collection, A Selfie as Big as the...
5) The New Girl
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An emotional rollercoaster of a read. Had me gripped, and in tears, brilliant!' Valerie Keogh
The letterbox clatters and sitting on the mat is a piece of paper, in black and white, with everything needed to blow Anna's perfect life apart.
A baby scan photo.
Anna and Jon have been trying for a baby with no success, so after years of disappointment, this feels like a kick in the teeth.
Who sent it? And why?
Anna's thoughts fall on Grace – the...
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All NEW from bestselling psychological thriller writer Keri Beevis
When you're a kid, you imagine monsters to have horns and fangs. That they hide under the bed or in the wardrobe. And you believe they can only come after you when it's dark.
You don't expect them to look like everyday people or that they may be someone you already know...
The summer in question started out with hot, fun-filled days and new friendships.
We had just turned thirteen...
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Alice Lang was wearing her favorite scarlet dress when she disappeared twenty-five years ago, and her memory still casts a long shadow.
'The past was like water. Once the tide turned, you couldn't hold it back.'
In the long, hot summer of 1995, twenty-two-year-old Alice Lang rents a caravan on a holiday park on the outskirts of the lively holiday resort of Severn Sands. She befriends Marnie, a shy, damaged little girl whose father is the park's caretaker...
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It's every mother's worst nightmare…All NEW from Gemma Rogers
Ali and Christopher Tolfrey's one year old daughter Eden is abducted whilst in the care of Ali's best-friend.
Snatched in broad daylight from Bushy Park on a trip to the swings, Eden disappears without a trace.
Brooke Simmons, regains consciousness, dazed from a blow to the head, to find Eden, her bestfriends' child is missing.
Someone has taken Eden and Brooke knows who.
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There's an inner strength buried somewhere inside of you, Lizzie. When you find it, it will change your life forever. I wish with all my heart that I was going to be here to see it, but of course here lies the irony: it's only when I've gone that you'll discover it.
Just four days ahead of her wedding, Lizzie Lavender receives a letter her mother wrote for her, a year ago, just before she died.
Shocked into realising life is passing her by, she...
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You want your sister to have all her heart desires.
But - what if she wants your children?
Maggie has everything her sister Rose always wanted. A handsome husband and two adorable children, Emily and Elliot.
But what Rose doesn't see is that Maggie is struggling. Every day is a fog of sleep loss and mess made by two tiny children. Left alone in her distress by husband Stephen, Maggie drifts ever closer to the edge.
When Maggie finally cracks,...
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Brand new from the bestselling author of Worn Out Wife Seeks New Life
Sasha Greenhope has a very lovely life. Her marriage is solid, her only daughter is delightful, and the family business is going full steam ahead.
The only blip on the horizon is the upcoming family reunion for her parents 40th wedding anniversary at Chadwell House – the family pile. Sasha just does not fit with her rich family. Her French mother, Delphine thinks everything...
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Preorder the BRAND NEW novel from Number 1 bestseller Louise Douglas.
The summer is the hottest yet in the Brittany coastal town of Morranez, but when a new case lands on the desk of the Toussaints detective agency, there can be no time to relax. As wild fires bear down on the town, the alert goes out for a missing girl.
Nineteen-year-old Briony Moorcroft has seemingly been taken from her sleepy Welsh village and brought to France. Her parents are...
13) The Feud
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From the stranger in the car, to the madman at her door...
Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell
'It's a shocking thriller that grabs at your emotions on every page! Loved it.' bestselling author Lauren North
The day my path crossed with Simon Fox I thought I'd already lost everything but then he almost ran me off the road with his flash car and belittling jibes.
The men in my life had undermined me for too long.
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14) The Roommate
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Always trust your very basic instincts or prepare for the consequences…
It was surreal returning to work after a five-month enforced sabbatical following the suspicious death of my best friend Livvy at a work event. I was grateful for the time away to grieve and had slotted straight back in work But a surprise awaited my return. Amanda Dowd, Livvy's replacement, was firmly entrenched as my new flatmate in the company apartment. Something didn't...
15) The Mistake
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No Body. No Crime. No Time.
Can you ever escape your past? Fresh out of prison, Jess Strickland has just six months' probation to serve until she's free to get on with the life, she left behind 4 years ago.
With few options available, Jess takes a job at Bright's, an industrial laundry company alongside other ex-cons, all eager to keep their noses clean.
Here she finds an ally in Karla but soon learns her new boss Terry, is not all he seems.
Realizing...
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When Darcie takes possession of an old suitcase abandoned in a railway station locker, she doesn't know what to expect.
Opening the stiff clasps, she discovers a beautiful silk evening dress for the 1940s, lovingly folded, and a notebook full of sketches. Written inside the cover is the name: Nathalie Leroux
Who was Nathalie? Why did she leave this at the station eighty years ago? And what stopped her from returning for it?
Darcie's quest for...
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A mother's candid and moving account of the challenges and joys of having a Down Syndrome child
When Sarah Roberts's son, Oscar, was born, he was unexpectedly diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Sarah had to rapidly come to terms with a new normal, as she suddenly found her life on a different path to the one she'd always hoped and believed she'd follow.
For the Love of Oscar shares a mother's real and very raw emotions as she comes to terms with that...
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? comes an enchanting collection of stories for the holiday season.For years Jeanette Winterson has loved writing a new story at Christmastime, and here she brings together twelve of her brilliantly imaginative, funny, and bold tales. For the Twelve Days of Christmas-a time of celebration, sharing, and giving-she offers these twelve plus one: a personal story of her...
19) The Neighbour
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Love thy neighbour or fear thy neighbour?
For myself and Lauren, my 10-year-old daughter No3 Beech Close was to be our refuge after two years of hell nursing my sick mother.
In need of a fresh start and wanting to distance ourselves from the bad memories of my mother's house we moved to Beech Close, a small cul-de-sac of six houses situated around a picture-perfect green.
It seemed perfect but I had underestimated the secrets that this tightknit...
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A Scottish castle. A Summer escape. A love story that could change her life forever...
Jess - aka Jessamine Byron, Countess of Cheshire - has just watched her perfect life go up in flames. After a messy divorce, she packs her bags and flees to her family's ancestral home, Rosemire Castle, in the remote Scottish Highlands.
When she runs into ruggedly handsome and surly gardener, Mac Douglas, in the castle grounds - accidentally messing up his flower...