Published By: The Borough PressPages: 288Released On: 11/04/2024 What if calling someone stupid was illegal? In a reality not too distant from our own, where the so-called Mental Parity Movement has taken hold, the worst thing you can call someone is ‘stupid’. Everyone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is ‘the last greatContinue reading “Mania – Lionel Shriver”
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The Secret Library: A Book Lover’s Journey Through Curiosities of Literature – Oliver Tearle
Published By: Michael O’MaraPages: 256Released On: 28/03/2024 How much do you know about the Victorian novelist who outsold Dickens? Or the woman who became the first published poet in America? Do you know what connects Homer’s Iliad to Aesop’s Fables?The Secret Library explores these intriguing morsels of lesser-known history, along with the familiar literary heavyweights we know and love.Continue reading “The Secret Library: A Book Lover’s Journey Through Curiosities of Literature – Oliver Tearle”
Earth – John Boyne
Published By: DoubledayPages: 176Released On: 18/04/2024 It’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his islandContinue reading “Earth – John Boyne”
The Husbands – Holly Gramazio
Published By: Chatto & WindusPages: 356Released On: 04/04/2024 You wait ages for The One . . . then 203 come along at once One night Lauren finds a strange man in her flat who claims to be her husband. All the evidence – from photos to electricity bills – suggests he’s right. Lauren’s attic, sheContinue reading “The Husbands – Holly Gramazio”
The Chain – Chimene Suleyman
Published By: W&NPages: 240Released On: 28/03/2024 In January 2017, Chimene Suleyman was on her way to an abortion clinic in Queens, New York with her boyfriend, the father of her nascent child. It was the last day they would spend together. In an extraordinary sequence of events, Chimene was to discover the truth of herContinue reading “The Chain – Chimene Suleyman”
Day One – Abigail Dean
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 384Released On: 28/03/2024 Stonesmere will never be the same again… A village hall, a primary school play, a beautiful Lake District town. Into this idyllic scene steps a lone gunman whose actions set off a train of events that will have devastating consequences for the close-knit community of Stonesmere. At the epicentreContinue reading “Day One – Abigail Dean”
Jayben and the Star Glass – Thomas Leeds
Published By: HodderPages: 352Released On: 28/03/2024Reading Age: 9-11 Jayben has realised his destiny as the Ninth Dreamer; he is the only one with the power to defeat Null, the villain who has been making everyone in the Elf World forget, but the Golden Torch has been stolen. Without it, Jayben must find another way toContinue reading “Jayben and the Star Glass – Thomas Leeds”
Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame – Olivia Ford
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 384Released On: 28/03/2024 Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard’s health declines, and her friends’ lives become focused on their grandchildren–which Jenny never had–Jenny decides she wants a little something for herself. So she secretly applies to be a contestant onContinue reading “Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame – Olivia Ford”
Meet Me When My Heart Stops – Becky Hunter
Published By: CorvusPages: 384Released On: 21/03/2024 What if your soulmate could only ever be the love of your afterlife?The first time Emery dies, she is only five years old…Emery is born with a heart condition that means her heart could quite literally stop at any moment. The people around her know what to do –Continue reading “Meet Me When My Heart Stops – Becky Hunter”
The Book of Secrets – Anna Mazzola
Published By: OrionPages: 384Released On: 21/03/2024 Rome, 1659. Months after the plague has ravaged Rome, men are still dying in unnatural numbers, and rumour has it that their corpses do not decay as they should. The Papal authorities commission prosecutor Stefano Bracchi to investigate, telling him he will need considerable mettle to reach the truth.Continue reading “The Book of Secrets – Anna Mazzola”
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