‘The funny, heart-breaking and uplifting new novel from the bestselling author of The Flatshare’– The No-Show [ About the Book ] Three women. Three dates. One missing man… 8.52 a.m. Siobhan is looking forward to her breakfast date with Joseph. She was surprised when he suggested it – she normally sees him late at night in her hotel…
‘To betray, you must first belong…‘Edith and Kim [ About the Book ] In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who introduced them was called Edith Tudor-Hart. She changed the course of 20th century history. Then she was written out of it. Drawing on the Secret Intelligence…
‘”Papa is a magician”, he said.“He is the Magician!” Erika repeated.From being a joke, or a way of cheering the table up, the new soubriquet for their father stuck. Erika encouraged all visitors to join her in giving her father this new name’– The Magician [ About the Book ] The Magician tells the story of…
‘It was the club you’d kill to join; the launch event to which the A-list were dying to be invited. What no one could have anticipated was how tragically things were about to go wrong’– The Club [ About the Book ] There’s no place like Home . . . The Home Group is a…
‘What do you do when your child disappears?’– The Empty Room [ About the Book ] Dora Condron wakes one morning to discover her 17-year old daughter Ellie, has not come home after a party. The day Ellie disappears, Dora is alone as her husband Eamon has already left for the day in his job…
‘A stressed, middle-aged man picks up a teenage escort and commits an unspeakable crime, unaware that a homeless man – her only real friend – will do anything to find her.‘– Faceless [ About the Book ] Worn down by a job he hates, and a stressful family life, middle-aged, middle-class Bradley picks up a…
‘ SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG FICTION AWARD 2021The acclaimed word-of-mouth hit and break-out debut of the year. Selected as a Book of the Year 2021 by booksellers, writers and readers: Observer Best Books of 2021Guardian Books of the YearThe i paper Books of the YearNew…
‘A heart-warming and hilarious novel about life, love, and the weight of all we leave unsaid’ – Duffy and Son [ About the Book ] Eugene Duffy is turning 70; his son Jim is turning 40. For decades now, they’ve been running the family hardware shop and living in good-natured bachelor harmony. But time is marching…
‘Everyone has a secret.But some are worse than you could ever imagine.’ [ About the Book ] Someone is watching her. She just doesn’t know it yet. Nell Sweeney has led an ordinary life. Every day she walks to and from the hospital where she works as a nurse, believing that no harm can befall her.…
“It became untenable for me to remain silent about a part of my life I had long kept secret. I had to follow the persistent, uncomfortable pull of truth, wherever it would lead me.”– Mia Döring [ About the Book ] From the outside looking in, the young life of Mia Döring seemed unremarkable, as…