Summer Reads

An island of secrets. A runaway. And a promise… A rebellious daughter1925. Among the ancient honey-coloured walls of the tiny island of Malta, strangers slip into the shadows and anyone can buy a new name. Rosalie Delacroix flees Paris for a dancer’s job...

An international bestseller!   “The Hidden Child is a heart-wrenching depiction of a golden couple in the 1920s…. Shocking, emotive, and compelling, but ultimately a story of hope. I loved it.” — Deborah Carr, USA Today bestselling author Londoners...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 BY THE BOSTON GLOBE AND THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE"So filled with vivid descriptions and complex characters that the reader's experience is virtually cinematic. . . Utterly compelling." – The Washington PostFrom the author...

In the wake of a tragedy and fueled by guilt from a secret she's kept for years, a woman discovers how delicate the thread that binds family is in this powerful novel by Lyn Liao Butler.Two days before Tam and Tony Kwan receive their letter of acceptance...

Finding love is all a matter of timing in a surprising, complicated, and funny memoir by the author of A Marriage in Dog Years.   When a mysterious woman summons Nancy Balbirer to a Russian restaurant in New York City, the near stranger’s shocking purple...

An unprecedented exploration of polyamory and gaslighting, from an award-winning journalist chronicling her first open relationship with unflinching candor as she explores this fast-growing movement“[A] sincere and curious reckoning with the cultural...

Which threads of fate will hold—and which will break?Clever, bookish Fi and her brash, ax-wielding partner Shane are back in this action packed sequel to the bestselling The Bone Spindle, the gender-flipped Sleeping Beauty retelling, perfect for fans...

New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman showcases why she is one of today’s top crime writers in this acclaimed collection of suspenseful stories featuring fierce women—including one never-before-published novella.   “A first-rate collection, an obvious...

A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.In Springfield, Massachusetts in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious...

November 1924. The Endeavour sets sail to New York with 2,000 passengers - and a killer - on board . . . When an elderly gentleman is found dead at the foot of a staircase, ship's officer Timothy Birch is ready to declare it a tragic accident. But James...

An intimate portrait of German life during World War II, shining a light on ordinary people living in a picturesque Bavarian village under Nazi rule, from a past winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History.Hidden deep in the Bavarian mountains...

The much-loved author of So Lucky and The Cows spins the effortlessly witty and feelgood tale of the eponymous feline fan and the unseen depths that lurk beyond her much mocked exterior.   Get ready for Cat Lady, the fresh, frank and very funny new...

Set in the glitz and glamour of the fictional Empire Theatre, Michael Ball's mesmerising debut novel follows a young soldier freshly returned from the horrors of the Great War who rediscovers his will to live and dream in the tantalising world of...

(Available after November 30th, 2022)A gorgeous, haunting and captivating novel of a century-long family mystery in the wilds of Scotland, and one woman's hunt for the truth.Scotland, 1949: Caroline Gillan and her new husband Alasdair have moved back to...

Fans of Victoria and Belgravia: We have a novel you won't want to miss. Sarah Ferguson (yes, that Sarah Ferguason, famously rebellious modern royal and producer on Julian Fellow's film The Young Victoria) teams up with Scottish novelist Marguerite Kaye...

Don't miss the fifth book in the heartwarming six-part series from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Dilly Court! 'I foresee happiness for you, Nancy. I hear bells and I see snow, and your heart's desire comes true' A chance encounter brings Nancy...

Named one of 2021’s Most Anticipated Historical Novels by Oprah Magazine ∙ Cosmopolitan ∙ and more!Nearly two hundred condemned women board a transport ship bound for Australia. One of them is a murderer. From debut author Hope Adams comes a thrilling...

"I see the task of the novelisation as reproducing the effect of watching the TV show in the reader's head. Sometimes you can even improve on it."For over 50 years, Terrance Dicks contributed to Doctor Who - from joining production of The Invasion in...

(Available after 14-30 days)In order to reclaim his father's kingdom, Jason has been sent on an impossible mission - to take the golden ram's fleece that lies far away, guarded by a dragon. Jason, who is so attractive that women fall instantly in love...

"One of Russia's best living writers . . . Her tales inhabit a borderline between this world and the next." - The New York Times At first glance, the stories in The New Adventures of Helen seems simple, even child-like, but a deep reading reveals satire...