Leo Vardiashvili came to London with his family as a refugee from Georgia when he was twelve years old. He studied English Literature at Queen Mary University of London. Hard by a Great Forest is his first novel. Meet Leo Vardiashvili Questions on Writing What was the hardest bit about writing Hard By a Great Forest?I hadContinue reading “Leo Vardiashvili”
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The List of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey
Published By: Hutchinson HeinemannPages: 528Released On: 15/02/2024 ‘What if we decided to try and find him?’ ‘What on earth are you on about?’ she said. ‘How are we going to catch the Yorkshire Ripper, when the police haven’t even managed to?’ I sighed. Her questioning my ideas was a recent and unwelcome element to ourContinue reading “The List of Suspicious Things – Jennie Godfrey”
Ink Blood Sister Scribe – Emma Törzs
Published By: CenturyPages: 416Released On: 06/07/2023 Joanna Kalotay lives alone in the woods of Vermont, the sole protector of a collection of rare books; books that will allow someone to walk through walls or turn water into wine. Books of magic.Her estranged older sister Esther moves between countries and jobs, constantly changing, never staying anywhereContinue reading “Ink Blood Sister Scribe – Emma Törzs”
Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out – Ryan Love
Published By: HQPages: 400Released On: 13/04/2023 When 79-year-old Arthur Edwards gathers his family together to share some important news, no one is prepared for the bombshell he drops: he’s gay, and after a lifetime in the closet, he’s finally ready to come out. Arthur’s 21-year-old grandson, Teddy, has a secret of his own: he’s alsoContinue reading “Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out – Ryan Love”
Death of a Bookseller – Alice Slater
Published By: Hodder and StoughtonPages: 384Released On: 27/04/2023 Roach – bookseller, loner and true crime obsessive – is not interested in making friends. She has all the company she needs in her serial killer books, murder podcasts and her pet snail, Bleep. That is, until Laura joins the bookshop. Smelling of roses, with her cuteContinue reading “Death of a Bookseller – Alice Slater”
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”
WishYouWas – Alexandra Page
Published By: Bloomsbury ChildrenPages: 288Released On: 30/09/2021 It’s 1952 in smog-shrouded London. Christmas might be fast approaching, but with her mum away and Uncle Frank busy running the post office, Penny Black is lonelier than ever. All that changes when Penny discovers a small, fluffy, funny, springy and – most importantly – talking creature in the postContinue reading “WishYouWas – Alexandra Page”
The Second Chance Holiday Club – Kate Galley
Published By: Head of ZeusPages: 400Released On: 08/12/2022 Evelyn Pringle isn’t the sort to make rash decisions. Or any decisions, really – she’s always left that sort of thing up to her husband. But he’s been found dead, wearing his best suit, with a diamond ring in his pocket that doesn’t fit her. When EvelynContinue reading “The Second Chance Holiday Club – Kate Galley”
The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair – Natasha Hastings
Published By: Harper CollinsPages: 400Released On: 27/10/2022 It’s a cold winter during the Great Frost of 1683. Thomasina and Anne are the best of friends, one running her father’s sweet shop and the other the apprentice at the family apothecary – together they sell their goods on the frozen River Thames. When a family tragedyContinue reading “The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair – Natasha Hastings”
Stone Broke Heiress – Danielle Owen-Jones
Published By: BookouturePages: 309Released On: 21/03/2022 Bella Whittington’s caviar-and-Cristal life comes crashing down when she walks on on her fiancé and best friend tangled up on page 34 pf the Kama Sutra, limbs everywhere. But her plan to dull the pan with Daddy’s credit card is totalled by the news that they’ve lost the familyContinue reading “Stone Broke Heiress – Danielle Owen-Jones”
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