Published By: TorPages: 384Released On: 11/07/2024 Every home needs a little magic . . . Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people, and as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she hasn’t had to. She and her assistant, Caz, a sentient spider plant, have spent most of the last eleven years sequestered amongContinue reading “The Spellshop – Sarah Beth Durst”
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A Short Walk Through a Wide World – Douglas Westerbeke
Published By: Jonathan CapePages: 400Released On: 04/07/2024 If you could never stay, where would you go? Paris, 1885: Aubry Tourvel, a spoiled and stubborn nine-year-old girl, comes across a wooden puzzle ball on her walk home from school. She tosses it over the fence, only to find it in her satchel that evening. Days later, atContinue reading “A Short Walk Through a Wide World – Douglas Westerbeke”
The Love Of My Afterlife – Kirsty Greenwood
Published By: PenguinPages: 400Released On: 20/06/2024 If she wasn’t dead already, Delphie would be dying of embarrassment. She’s entered the afterlife wearing the sort of pyjamas you don’t want anyone to see and finds herself face-to-face with the most handsome man she’s ever encountered. And he’s smiling at her. As they start to chat, everything else becomes background noiseContinue reading “The Love Of My Afterlife – Kirsty Greenwood”
The Theatre of Glass and Shadows – Anne Corlett
Published By: Black & White PublishingPages: 400Released On: 23/05/2024 In an alternate London, the city’s Theatre District is a walled area south of the river where an immersive production – the Show – has been running for centuries, growing ever bigger, more sprawling and lavish. The Show is open to anyone who can afford aContinue reading “The Theatre of Glass and Shadows – Anne Corlett”
Moonstone – Laura Purcell
Published By: MagpiePages: 400Released On: 23/05/2024 Don’t misbehave. Beware the moon. And never go out after dark . . . Following a scandal at the Vauxhall pleasure gardens, Camille is sent to the woods to live with her reclusive godmother and her strange daughter, Lucy. Cast out from polite society, she must learn to live by herContinue reading “Moonstone – Laura Purcell”
Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea – Rebecca Thorne
Published By: TorPages: 352Released On: 09/05/2024 Two women wanted to open a cosy bookshop. They discovered a world of adventure. Reyna and Kianthe dream of opening a friendly book shop together, serving the very best tea and cakes. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters – all complemented by loveContinue reading “Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea – Rebecca Thorne”
The Family Experiment – John Marrs
Published By: Macmillan Pages: 400Released On: 09/05/2024 Some families are virtually perfect . . . The world’s population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families let alone raise them. But for those desperate to experienceContinue reading “The Family Experiment – John Marrs”
Mania – Lionel Shriver
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”
Harlequin Butterfly – Toh Enjoh
Published By: Pushkin PressPages: 160Released On: 05/03/2024 An affluent entrepreneur named A.A. Abrams sinks seemingly infinite resources into the global pursuit of a writer about whom very little is known. Abrams’ target, known as “Tomoyuki Tomoyuki,” moves from one place to another, producing work in the local language before moving on to another part of theContinue reading “Harlequin Butterfly – Toh Enjoh”
The Book of Doors – Gareth Brown
Published By: BantamPages: 416Released On: 15/02/2024 If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go?In New York, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer. It’s a book – an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at theContinue reading “The Book of Doors – Gareth Brown”
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