Fiction – Page 50 – Books By Your Bedside

Jane Dunn

My first job after university was at British Vogue – I was runner-up in their annual talent competition and lucky enough to be offered a job in the editorial side of British Vogue – it was such a fantastic start to grown-up life. Then real life kicked in and as a young mother at homeContinue reading “Jane Dunn”

The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts – Alex Bell

Published By: Faber & FaberPages: 352Released On: 01/02/2024Illustrated By: Tim McGonaghReading Age: 9-12 Twelve-year-old Eli is an apprentice librarian at the largest library in the world. But when his grandmother falls ill, he enters the Glorious Race of Magical Beasts to raise money for her treatment. This annual race is always held in the mostContinue reading “The Glorious Race of Magical Beasts – Alex Bell”

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning – Keiran Goddard

Published By: AbacusPages: 256Released On: 08/02/2024 Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli and Conor grew up together. They played together, skipped school together, and dreamt of everything they’d do with their lives.Now they are thirty, and only Rian has made it out of the estate and moved away to another city, but his money doesn’t stop himContinue reading “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning – Keiran Goddard”

Frank and Red – Matt Coyne

Published By: WildfirePages: 432Released On: 01/02/2024 Frank and Red are a mess. Frank is a grumpy old curmudgeon. A recluse whose only company is the ‘ghost’ of his dead wife, Marcie. He is estranged from his friends, his son, and the ever-changing world beyond his front gate. . . . And then Red moves inContinue reading “Frank and Red – Matt Coyne”

The Little Liar – Mitch Albom

Published By: SpherePages: 352Released On: 14/11/2023 When the Nazis invade Salonika, Greece, eleven-year-old Nico Crispi is offered a chance to save his family. He is instructed to convince his fellow Jewish residents to board trains heading towards the east, where they are promised jobs and safety. He dutifully goes to the station platform every dayContinue reading “The Little Liar – Mitch Albom”

Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge – Lizzie Pook

Published By: PicadorPages: 336Released On: 01/02/2024 London, 1850. Constance Horton has disappeared. Maude, her older sister, knows only that Constance abandoned the apothecary they call home, and, disguised as a boy, boarded a ship bound for the Arctic. She never returned. ‘A tragic accident’, the Admiralty called it. But Maude Horton knows something isn’t right.Continue reading “Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge – Lizzie Pook”

Anna O – Matthew Blake

Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 400Released On: 01/02/2024 Anna Ogilvy hasn’t opened her eyes for four years Not since that night at The Farm when she was found asleep with a kitchen knife in her hand, her clothes bloodstained, the bodies of her two best friends lying close. She’d committed the crime of the century – butContinue reading “Anna O – Matthew Blake”

The Wedding of the Year – Jill Mansell

Published By: HeadlinePages: 384Released On: 18/01/2024 It’s set to be a perfect day – until the chauffeur is asked to keep driving the bride around the church. This wedding definitely isn’t going as planned. Lottie is a guest at the wedding when she sees Max. No kiss has ever matched the last one they sharedContinue reading “The Wedding of the Year – Jill Mansell”

Amanda Geard

Hello there! I’m Amanda Geard and I’m delighted to visit the Books By Your Bedside blog; thank you to Victoria for the lovely invite. I write multi-timeline novels, spanning generations and geography, and threaded with secrets just waiting for the characters (and reader) to uncover. My debut novel, The Midnight House, is about an Anglo-IrishContinue reading “Amanda Geard”

Thorn In My Side – C.J. Skuse

Published By: HQPages: 368Released On: 04/01/2024 Rhiannon Lewis thought she finally had it all: thanks to the pandemic she’s had to keep a much lower profile but has found happiness with her fiancé Rafael and his family. For once, she is surrounded by people who love her for who she is (or who they thinkContinue reading “Thorn In My Side – C.J. Skuse”