Published By: FireflyPages: 288Released On: 12/09/2024Age Range: 11+ Paranormal students Delores and Prudence are being hounded by inquisitors after they broke the rules and helped rescue fellow student Maud from death at the hands of an evil spirit. Cruel inquisitor Magoria Jepp is searching for secrets at their home in Edinburgh’s Tolbooth Bookstore, but doesContinue reading “The Haunted Life of Delores Mackenzie – Yvonne Banham”
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Bibliotherapy – Molly Masters
Published By: HarperCollinsPages: 288Released On: 12/09/2024 Through turbulent times, stories keep us afloat. Books, particularly, console and guide us, feed our souls and open our eyes to worlds, possibilities and experiences we have never considered before. Many of us have been self-medicating with books for years without identifying the practice as ‘bibliotherapy’. Celebrate the positiveContinue reading “Bibliotherapy – Molly Masters”
The Forest of a Thousand Eyes – Frances Hardinge
Published By: Two HootsPages: 128Released On: 19/09/2024 The hungry Forest is moving forward like an army, a green and constant threat to the humans living in and on an increasingly crumbling Wall. Feather, accompanied only by her scaled ferret, Sleek, must avoid the Forest’s tentacles, and the many dangerous creatures it shelters, to return theContinue reading “The Forest of a Thousand Eyes – Frances Hardinge”
The Blue Hour – Paula Hawkins
Published By: DoubledayPages: 336Released On: 10/10/2024 She no longer sleeps when the tide is out, she only rests when the sea separates her from the land. When she knows no one can sneak up on her. Eris, an island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out. Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelveContinue reading “The Blue Hour – Paula Hawkins”
Circus of Mirrors – Julie Owen Moylan
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 368Released On: 12/09/2024 BERLIN, 1926: After the death of their parents, sisters Leni and Annette only have each other. Dreaming of better days, but desperate, Leni finds work at a notorious cabaret: the Babylon Circus. From the dancer’s barely-there costumes, to the glimmering mirrors that cover the walls, the Babylon Circus isContinue reading “Circus of Mirrors – Julie Owen Moylan”
The Intrusion – Charlotte Langley
Published By: No Exit PressPages: 256Released On: 12/09/2024 When a police detective is found murdered, all clues point to Amma Reynolds, a young woman who lives in the town. Amma has a clear motive. She resents the police for failing to properly investigate her brother’s death, written off as an accidental drowning, but which sheContinue reading “The Intrusion – Charlotte Langley”
Valley – Stacey McEwan
Published By: Angry RobotPages: 400Released On: 10/09/2024 “All things find a way back home.” At the bottom of the Chasm, Dawsyn and her followers traipse through the darkness to find their long-awaited home. But there are whispers all around them and safety is never guaranteed. With her powers much depleted, and food supplies running low,Continue reading “Valley – Stacey McEwan”
Gabriel’s Moon – William Boyd
Published By: VikingPages: 320Released On: 05/09/2024 Gabriel Dax is a young man haunted by the memories of a tragedy: every night, when sleep finally comes, he dreams about his childhood home in flames. His days are spent on the move as an acclaimed travel writer, capturing the changing landscapes in the grip of the ColdContinue reading “Gabriel’s Moon – William Boyd”
The Best Is Yet To Come – Jessica Redland
Published By: BoldwoodPages:Released On: 03/09/2024 Emma is having a fresh start. After a successful teaching career, an exciting new chapter awaits Emma – helping her fiancé Grayson run one of Beatrix Potter’s farms. While imagining days spent supporting Grayson with his dream, working the land and helping with the animals, Emma harvests a dream ofContinue reading “The Best Is Yet To Come – Jessica Redland”
The Hobbit Encyclopaedia – Damien Bador; Vivien Stocker; Coralie Potot; Dominique Vigot
Published By: Frances LincolnPages: 336Released On: 03/09/2024 This wide-ranging encyclopaedia covers all the characters, places, and objects included in the seminal book that first introduced the world of Middle-earth, highlighting the legendary sources from which Tolkien took inspiration.With rich illustrations of action scenes and characters, this encyclopaedia has in-depth entries on such subjects as: – The Arkenstone–Continue reading “The Hobbit Encyclopaedia – Damien Bador; Vivien Stocker; Coralie Potot; Dominique Vigot”
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