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'Artfully told... readers, propelled by Julian Evans silky-smooth translation, will find the ride in Déon s balloon exhilarating.' - Times Literary SupplementA vivid recreation of the interwar period, Michel Déon's fictionalised memoir is a touching and very true depiction of boyhood and how our ...

The international bestseller, now reissued by Pushkin Press __________ 'The very quintessence of French romance' Times 'Soaked in Parisian atmosphere, this lovely, clever, funny novel will have you rushing to the Eurostar post-haste. . . . the perfect French holiday read' Daily Mail 'In equal par...

A compact but kaleidoscopic fable of Venezuela from a stunning new voice in the magical realism tradition.His body might have been hewn from a tree trunk; his heart would last for a hundred years. And, like a tree, he was one of those men who die standing up.A chance meeting in the local pharmacy...

Two tales intertwined in a profound double portrait, Forgottenness painstakingly traces parallels between the historical and the contemporary, the collective and the individual, between the stories of two people born on the same day, a century apart. The narrator, a writer grappling with her grow...

​'People say I am a megalomaniac. ​​​​It is not true. I am an exceptional being, providence incarnate, envied by the gods, able to make a faith of his cause.'October 2011. In the dying days of the Libyan civil war, Muammar Gaddafi is hiding out in his home town of Sirte along with his closest adv...

Introduction by David Corbett, Award-Winning Author of The Devil's Redhead   Jack Liffey's reputation for finding missing kids has led to an offer from a lawyer to solve another disappearance, that of Hollywood icon Lori Bright's rebellious teenage daughter. Jack accepts the job with the promise...

Queen Elizabeth's half-sister and secret agent Ursula Stannard takes on a dangerous new mission involving mysterious disappearances and murder in Cornwall in this gripping Tudor mystery. 1594. Ursula Stannard is attending on her half-sister, Queen Elizabeth, when she receives an urgent summons ...

A tale inspired by real events of sisterhood, heartbreak and resilience in a Highland village home front in World War II Scotland. Clova, Scotland, 1942. As World War II roars overseas, sisters Nell and Effie Anderson live together in the old schoolhouse of their quiet glen. Effie is a teacher, ...

A page-turning journalistic thriller starring a rookie female reporter for the Boston Standard who's determined to chase down a big story . . . with potentially deadly consequences. Boston Standard journalist Emily - Em - Kelton is desperate for a big story. As a new reporter Em covers the polic...

Rina is a defector from a country that might be North Korea, traversing an "empty and futile" landscape. Along the way, she is forced to work at a chemical plant, murders a few people, becomes a prostitute, runs a lucrative bar, and finds a solace in a motley family of wanderers all as disenfranc...

Hope and Summer Bailey are gearing up for their infamous Halloween party, but a tarot reading featuring the Magician spells doom. Especially when a dead body is found at the party venue! Everything a magician does is an illusion. A trick. A lie . . . With just days until Halloween, preparations...

Private investigators Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson take on another unusual and baffling case in Victorian London when a mummy unwrapping party takes a chilling turn. London, 1895. Although their last high-profile case was a huge success, private detectives Tim Badger and Benjamin Watson kn...

Crafting with Flowers is a stunning book centred around crafting with both fresh and dried flowers, encouraging the reader to connect with nature and create stylish projects for their homes, spaces and to gift to others. The book features 20 practical projects and activities to help readers pause...

Angela's new case is full of dark secrets and scandal, but shocking events closer to home prove to be her biggest challenge yet . . . Nobody in Chouteau Forest expected one of their most prominent citizens, socialite Selwyn Skipton, to be found dead in such salacious circumstances: strangled on ...

It's 1965, and cynical former private investigator Henry Gore just wants to drink his days away in corrupt, sun-soaked Santo Domingo - but life has other ideas in this novel of pitch-black noir, the sequel to the savage, gut-punch of a crime thriller, Havana Highwire. Thirty-five-year-old Americ...

Octogenarian former sheriff Bill Gastner and Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman investigate a puzzling double murder in this twisty, page-turning instalment in the critically acclaimed Posadas County mystery series "If you haven't yet discovered these wonderful mysteries, you are in for a treat!"...

News of a missing Instagram celebrity brings Senior Investigator Shana Merchant to a frozen island community of just eight people. When the visit turns deadly, her hunt for a killer collides with a cold case she'll never forget. It's February in the Thousand Islands and, cut off from civilizatio...

Traffic cop Sal Delaney's past is catching up with her . . . Sunday Times best-selling author David Mark delivers a pulse-pounding new dark and gritty police procedural series set in the north of England, with a complex, intriguing female protagonist. "Mark is a superbly gifted writer who crea...

"For the Love of Lemons is a joy to read and cook from." - Stanley Tucci "This is a book to keep by your bedside to remind you of the zest of life on dull days or in your kitchen for year-round lemony inspiration." - Bee Wilson Sweet, sour, sharp and bitter, lemons provide colour, zest and joy ...

Two rival queens. History's greatest playwright. And a deadly plot for the crown. London, 1600. With no legitimate heir to Queen Elizabeth's throne, and no clear successor with her modern vision of a civilization that thrives in peace and diversity, England is in a supremely perilous moment. El...