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 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 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”
The Cats We Meet Along the Way – Nadia Mikail
Published By: Guppy BooksPages: 192Released On: 03/02/2022 Seventeen-year-old Aisha hasn’t seen her sister June for two years. And now that a calamity is about to end the world in nine months’ time, she and her mother decide that it’s time to track her down and mend the hurts of the past. Along with Aisha’s boyfriend,Continue reading “The Cats We Meet Along the Way – Nadia Mikail”
Cursed Bread – Sophie Mackintosh
Published By: Hamish HamiltonPages: 192Released On: 02/03/2023 Elodie is the baker’s wife. A plain, unremarkable woman, ignored by her husband and underestimated by her neighbours, she burns with the secret desire to be extraordinary. One day a charismatic new couple appear in town – the ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet – and Elodie quicklyContinue reading “Cursed Bread – Sophie Mackintosh”
Queuing for the Queen – Swéta Rana
Published By: Aria & AriesPages: 288Released On: 11/05/2023 (Kindle), 06/07/2023 (Paperback) One queue. 250,000 people. Twenty-four life-changing hours.A young boy wearing a cereal box crown, impatiently dragging his mother behind him. A friendly man in a khaki raincoat, talking about his beloved Leeds United to anyone who will listen. An elderly woman who has livedContinue reading “Queuing for the Queen – Swéta Rana”
In Memoriam – Alice Winn
Published By: VikingPages: 400Released On: 09/03/2023 In 1914, war feels far away to Henry Gaunt and Sidney Ellwood. They’re too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle – an all-consuming infatuation with the dreamy, poetic Ellwood – not having a clue that his best friend is in love with him,Continue reading “In Memoriam – Alice Winn”
Found in a Bookshop – Stephanie Butland
Published By: HeadlinePages: 432Released On: 27/04/2023 Loveday Cardew’s beloved Lost for Words bookshop, along with the rest of York, has fallen quiet. At the very time when people most need books to widen their horizons, or escape from their fears, or enhance their lives, the doors are closed. Then the first letter comes.Rosemary and George have beenContinue reading “Found in a Bookshop – Stephanie Butland”
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