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City of Silk – Glennis Virgo

Published By: Allison & BusbyPages: 352Released On: 21/11/2024 Justice in sixteenth-century Bologna is like the fine silk which the city produces: something only the rich and powerful can afford. Elena Morandi is a supremely talented seamstress, at home among the bolts of fabric and cutting shears of her trade. However, she is determined that herContinue reading “City of Silk – Glennis Virgo”

I Don’t Do Disability and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself – Adelle Purdham

Published By: Dundurn PressPages: 232Released On: 03/12/2024 With the arrival of her daughter with Down syndrome, Adelle Purdham began unpacking a lifetime of her own ableism. In a society where people with disabilities remain largely invisible, what does it mean to parent such a child? And simultaneously, what does it mean as a mother, aContinue reading “I Don’t Do Disability and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself – Adelle Purdham”

Escape For Christmas – Phillipa Ashley

Published By: PenguinPages: 400Released On: 07/11/2024 Sophie used to adore everything about Christmas. Hot chocolate and velvet bows, fairy lights and mince pies. Until the December her fiancé jilted her. Since then, Sophie opened Sunnyside Hotel, a quaint guesthouse nestled deep in the Cumbrian countryside. And, though it might be winter at Sunnyside, it’s neverContinue reading “Escape For Christmas – Phillipa Ashley”

Brightly Shining – Ingvild Rishøi

Published By: Grove PressPages: 192Released On: 19/11/2024Translated By: Caroline Waight Christmas is just around the corner, and Ronja and Melissa’s dreamer of a father is out of work again. When ten-year-old Ronja hears about a job at a Christmas tree stand near where the family lives in central Oslo, she thinks it might be theContinue reading “Brightly Shining – Ingvild Rishøi”

The Christmas Stocking Murders – Denzil Meyrick

Published By: BantamPages: 432Released On: 07/11/2024 A case shrouded in secrets.It’s just before Christmas, 1953. Grasby and Juggers are investigating a puzzling murder in the remote village of Uthley’s Bay. A fisherman has been found dead on the beach, with a stocking wound tight round his throat. A festive mystery for one and all.Hundreds ofContinue reading “The Christmas Stocking Murders – Denzil Meyrick”

The Last Hour Between Worlds – Melissa Caruso

Published By: OrbitPages: 432Released On: 21/11/2024 Kembral Thorne is spending a precious few hours away from her newborn, and she’s determined to enjoy herself at the year-turning ball. But when the guests start dropping dead, Kem has no choice but to get to work. She’s a member of the Guild of Hounds, after all, andContinue reading “The Last Hour Between Worlds – Melissa Caruso”

Too Young For Cancer – Katie Coleman

Published By: Alcove PressPages: 320Released On: 12/11/2024 A Stage IV cancer survivor reflects on treatment and recovery in this inspiring memoir that reveals the biases of the healthcare system—and the power of community. New Year’s Eve 2020 was supposed to be a turning point to better days for twenty-nine-year-old Katie Coleman. Instead, she found herselfContinue reading “Too Young For Cancer – Katie Coleman”

A Skye Full of Stars – Sue Moorcroft

Published By: AvonPages: 384Released On: 07/11/2024 Ezzie Wynter can’t wait for Christmas on the beautiful Isle of Skye. Her island home sparkles at this time of year thanks to the snow-capped mountains and frosty winter walks, topped off with family gatherings with those she loves the most. But her peaceful Christmas idyll is upended whenContinue reading “A Skye Full of Stars – Sue Moorcroft”

The Undoing of Violet Claybourne – Emily Critchley

Published By: ZaffrePages: 400Released On: 07/11/2024 1938. Gillian Larking is used to blending in and going unnoticed, until she is befriended by her new roommate at boarding school, the vibrant and spirited Violet Claybourne. As the Christmas holidays approach, Gilly can’t believe her luck when Violet invites her to spend them at her home, theContinue reading “The Undoing of Violet Claybourne – Emily Critchley”

You All Die Tonight – Simon Kernick

Published By: HeadlinePages: 384Released On: 07/11/2024 Seven people wake up in a remote mansion. The doors are all locked.They have no idea where they are. Who brought them there. Or how to escape.Each knew the victims of a dreadful crime committed four years earlier but that’s all that links them. Then a voice echoes throughContinue reading “You All Die Tonight – Simon Kernick”