Published By: Melville HousePages: 224Released On: 26/01/2023 Almost every day it seems that our world becomes more fractured, more digital, and more chaotic. Sheila Liming has the answer: we need to hang out more. Starting with the assumption that play is to children as hanging out is to adults, Liming makes a brilliant case forContinue reading “Hanging Out – Sheila Liming”
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Getting Better – Michael Rosen
Published By: Ebury PressPages: 252Released On: 02/02/2023 In our lives, terrible things may happen. Michael Rosen has grieved the loss of a child, lived with debilitating chronic illness, and faced death itself when seriously unwell in hospital. In spite of this he has survived, and has even learned to find joy in life in theContinue reading “Getting Better – Michael Rosen”
The London Séance Society – Sarah Penner
Published By: Legend PressPages: 352Released On: 21/03/2023 May mercy be upon the man who finds himself the enemy of a vengeful medium… 1873. At an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D’Allaire. Known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits ofContinue reading “The London Séance Society – Sarah Penner”
Candy Denman
Prior to working as a writer, Candy worked as an NHS nurse, a career that has helped with the medical-related scenes in her crime novels. She is best known for her “Dr Callie Hughes Crime Scene Investigations” series. Her first in the series Dead Pretty was released in April 2020, and was followed by BodyContinue reading “Candy Denman”
Her – Mira V Shah
Published By: Hodder and StoughtonPages: 336Released On: 23/03/2023 You want to be just like her. But do you really know her? Rani has always felt like an outsider. First growing up among her white, wealthy peers. And now next to her successful, child-free friends. From the tiny rented flat she lives in with her family,Continue reading “Her – Mira V Shah”
In the Blink of an Eye – Jo Callaghan
Published By: Simon and SchusterPages: 416Released On: 19/01/2023 In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds.Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an eye. DCS Kat Frank knows all about loss. A widowed single mother, Kat is a cop who trusts her instincts. Picked to lead a pilot programme that has her paired withContinue reading “In the Blink of an Eye – Jo Callaghan”
The Wrong Mother – Charlotte Duckworth
Published By: QuercusPages: 400Released On: 16/03/2023 Faye is 39 and single. She’s terrified she may never have the one thing she always wanted: a child of her own. Then she discovers a co-parenting app: Acorns. For men and women who want to have a baby, but don’t want to do it alone. When she meetsContinue reading “The Wrong Mother – Charlotte Duckworth”
End of Story – Louise Swanson
Published By: Hodder and StoughtonPages: 320Released On: 23/03/2023 Too much imagination can be a dangerous thing It has been five years since writing fiction was banned by the government. Fern Dostoy is a criminal. Officially, she has retrained in a new job outside of the arts but she still scrawls in a secret notepad inContinue reading “End of Story – Louise Swanson”
For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Small Pain – Victoria MacKenzie
Published By: BloomsburyPages: 176Released On: 19/01/2023 In the year of 1413, two women meet for the first time in the city of Norwich. Margery has left her fourteen children and husband behind to make her journey. Her visions of Christ – which have long alienated her from her family and neighbours, and incurred her husband’sContinue reading “For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Small Pain – Victoria MacKenzie”
You Get That From Me – Charlotte Butterfield
Published By: Hodder and StoughtonPages: 368Released On: 09/03/2023 You can’t choose your family… Stella thought she knew how her life would turn out. A stellar career, the perfect husband (not like her own good-for-nothing dad), two gorgeous children, a dog to take on muddy countryside walks. But here she is: forty, single, living with her mum and grandmother,Continue reading “You Get That From Me – Charlotte Butterfield”
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