Published By: Headline ReviewPages: 416Released On: 06/07/2023 UPSTAIRS, MADAM IS PLANNING THE PARTY OF THE SEASON.DOWNSTAIRS, THE SERVANTS ARE PLOTTING THE HEIST OF THE CENTURY. When Mrs King, housekeeper to the most illustrious home in Mayfair, is suddenly dismissed after years of loyal service, she knows just who to recruit to help her take revenge.Continue reading “The Housekeepers – Alex Hay”
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Oh, Sister – Jodie Chapman
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 352Released On: 13/04/2023 Meet Isobel, Jen and Zelda.Three women whose bodies and minds are not their own. They belong to the Church.Life and death decisions are taken by others on their behalf.Who they might marry.Whether they start a family. Isobel and Jen know nothing of the world.But when Isobel’s husband leavesContinue reading “Oh, Sister – Jodie Chapman”
Toby and the Wizards of Wildhaven – Sally Doherty
Pages: 240Released On: 11/03/2023 An abandoned island. Crowded dungeons. Friendship and betrayal. When the witches invite Toby on holiday, he’s looking forward to a break from his dilapidated house and leaking roof. But they arrive on the island of Wildhaven to find a trail of destruction. Discarded boots and ripped cloaks litter the cave floor.Continue reading “Toby and the Wizards of Wildhaven – Sally Doherty”
The Missing American – Julie Highmore
Published By: The Book FolksPages: 265Released On: 11/04/2023 New to the private investigator game, Edie Fox is delighted when a handsome American client with disconcertingly dazzling teeth asks her to find his missing cousin, Isabella. Especially when he leaves her a bundle of cash to get started. However, the case quickly gets complicated, and soContinue reading “The Missing American – Julie Highmore”
Will You Read This, Please? – Joanna Cannon
Published By: Borough PressPages: 224Released On: 11/05/2023 ‘Some people who deal with mental illness have the opportunity and ability to write about it, but many do not – and it was those people, those unread stories, I wanted to find’ JOANNA CANNON How do we give a voice to those who so often remain unheard? WillContinue reading “Will You Read This, Please? – Joanna Cannon”
The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them) – Nadine Aisha Jassat
Published By: Orion ChildrenPages: 240Released On: 25/05/2023 Twelve-year-old Nyla’s dad died when she was four, or that’s what she’s been told. So when Grandma Farida insists she saw him in the supermarket, Nyla wonders if she is ‘time-travelling’ again – the phrase she uses when Grandma forgets. But when Grandma asks Nyla to find herContinue reading “The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them) – Nadine Aisha Jassat”
The Ferryman – Justin Cronin
Published By: OrionPages: 560Released On: 02/05/2023 The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it. . .Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives, attended to by the support staff who live on a cramped neighbouring island, where whispers begin to growContinue reading “The Ferryman – Justin Cronin”
Midnight – Amy McCulloch
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 384Released On: 22/06/2023 With her life back in London falling apart, Olivia cannot believe her luck when she’s invited on a once-in-a-lifetime Antarctic cruise with her boyfriend, Aaron.Olivia has never been anywhere so spectacular: huge cliffs of ice loom high on the horizon, penguins dive through the sparkling sea, and aboveContinue reading “Midnight – Amy McCulloch”
Mindfulness in Baking: Meditations on Bakes & Calm – Julia Ponsonby
Published By: Leaping Hare PressPages: 144Released On: 15/06/2023 The Art of Mindful Baking is a delightful insight into how the act of baking is a practical meditation by its very nature. Julia Ponsonby, head of food at Schumacher College, looks at what it means to use our hands and why kneading promotes wellbeing, and explores theContinue reading “Mindfulness in Baking: Meditations on Bakes & Calm – Julia Ponsonby”
The House of Whispers – Anna Mazzola
Published By: OrionPages: 268Released On: 06/04/2023 Rome, 1938. As the world teeters on the brink of war, talented pianist Eva Valenti enters the house of widower Dante Cavallera to become his new wife. On the outside, the forces of Fascism are accelerating, but in her new home, Eva fears that something else is at work,Continue reading “The House of Whispers – Anna Mazzola”
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