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The Woman in the Wallpaper – Lora Jones

Published By: SpherePages: 512Released On: 20/02/2025 Paris, 1789. The Oberst Factory, which crafts exquisite wallpaper for the most fashionable French homes, is a place shrouded in mystery. Most enigmatic is the woman pictured in each of its prints, rumoured to be the late Mrs Oberst, who died in peculiar circumstances. When sisters Lara and SofiContinue reading “The Woman in the Wallpaper – Lora Jones”

The Re-Write – Lizzie Damilola-Blackburn

Published By: PenguinPages: 352Released On: 27/02/2025 Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt, date, meet each other’s friends. Then they break up. And Wale goes on a reality dating show. Instead of giving in to heartbreak, Temi throws herself into her dream: writing. She’s within touching distance of a book deal that would solveContinue reading “The Re-Write – Lizzie Damilola-Blackburn”

Love Lay Down Beside Me and We Wept – Helen Murray Taylor

Published By: UnboundPages: 288Released On: 20/02/2025 Depressed and suicidal, Helen was admitted to a psychiatric ward and sectioned under the Mental Health Act. At her lowest, she almost succeeded in taking her own life. But somehow, she endured and later, she recovered. love lay down beside me and we wept sprang from these emotionally shattering experiences. AmidContinue reading “Love Lay Down Beside Me and We Wept – Helen Murray Taylor”

Jayben and the Dragon Stone – Thomas Leeds

Published By: Hodder Children’s BooksPages: 288Released On: 13/02/2025Reading Age: 9+ As the Ninth Dreamer, Jayben is the only one who can defeat Null, the evil villain who has been making everyone in the Elf World forget. But the crystals that give Jayben his power are quickly fading, and he needs to uncover the missing wordsContinue reading “Jayben and the Dragon Stone – Thomas Leeds”

The First Girl – Claire McGowan

Published By: Thomas & MercerPages: 317Released On: 18/02/2025 She believed her serial-killer ex was innocent, but now history is repeating itself. What does she really remember? Writer Karen Walker knows more than most about murderers. Her first love went on to become The Bagman, a notorious serial killer now locked away for life in aContinue reading “The First Girl – Claire McGowan”

Mavericks – Jenny Draper

Published By: WatkinsPages: 224Released On: 11/02/2025 Breaking away from history as told through the lens of kings, queens and nobles, this book instead lifts the lid on 24 fascinating stories of little-known underdogs, mavericks, trailblazers and oddballs. Through these stories you will meet characters such as: – The Chevalier d’Eon – a fencing master, spyContinue reading “Mavericks – Jenny Draper”

Life Hacks For a Little Alien – Alice Franklin

Published By: RiverrunPages: 304Released On: 13/02/2025 Little Alien lives with her mum and her dad in the South-East of England. Her mum has a ‘how-to’ guide for every situation, and her dad is always kind and always right. And there is her best friend Bobby, who coincidentally has a bob. But it is only whenContinue reading “Life Hacks For a Little Alien – Alice Franklin”

While My Baby Sleeps – Natali Simmonds

Published By: BookouturePages: 331Released On: 07/02/2025 I have to stay awake… I need to keep him safe.I haven’t slept properly since Riley was born. I love my baby so much – every noise he makes and every sleepy blink has me rushing to his side to make sure he’s safe.Yet the lack of sleep is getting toContinue reading “While My Baby Sleeps – Natali Simmonds”

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This – Omar El Akkad

Published By: CanongatePages: 208Released On: 13/03/2025 One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is an urgent and necessary reckoning about what it means to live in the West today. As an immigrant, Omar El Akkad believed the West offered freedom and justice for all. Over the past twenty years he reported on the variousContinue reading “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This – Omar El Akkad”

The Mulligan Curse – Diane Barnes

Published By: Lake UnionPages: 285Released On: 04/02/2025 Mary Mulligan has two problems: her wisdom teeth…and everything else. Her only daughter is moving overseas. Her husband would rather go golfing than spend time with her. And Mary’s left to wonder why she abandoned her career ambitions when loneliness is all she has to show for it.Continue reading “The Mulligan Curse – Diane Barnes”