His dying wish was to set her free. So why does she feel so trapped?– Geraldine Verne’s Red Suitcase [ About the Book ] Jack had two dying wishes: that his wife scatter his ashes somewhere ‘exotic’, and that she not give up on life once he was gone.He intended to spur her on to…
‘Welcome to Willow Close, where everyone is a suspect….’– Suspects [ About the Book ] As young couple Nina and Conrad move into their first house together in Willow Close, they see horrified neighbours gather by a police cordon in the street – one of the residents has been attacked and brutally killed in the…
Russell Banks’ first new novel in a decade– FOREGONE [ About the Book ] At the center of Foregone is famed Canadian American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife, one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to avoid serving in Vietnam. Fife, now in his late seventies, is dying of cancer in Montreal…
‘A poignant bestselling novel full of French charm and memorable characters.‘– Fresh Water for Flowers [ About the Book ] Violette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Her daily life is lived to the rhythms of the hilarious and touching confidences of random visitors and her colleagues—three gravediggers,…
We just need to know what the heart’s capable of, Evelyn.And do you know what it’s capable of?I do. Grace and fury.– Still Life [ About the Book ] It’s 1944 and in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa, as the Allied troops advance and bombs fall around them, two strangers meet and…
‘A darkly gripping debut novel about a teenage girl’s fierce struggle to reclaim her life from her abusive father.‘– Dark Horses [ About the Book ] Fifteen-year-old equestrian prodigy Roan Montgomery has only ever known two worlds: inside the riding arena, and outside of it. Both, for as long as she can remember, have been…
A sun-drenched romance set in the exotic and bygone world of Upper EgyptA sensual tale of romance and nostalgia, Song of the Nile illustrates the pain of loss, the power of love and the strength of heroine determined to put things right. [ About the Book ] Luxor, 1946. When young nurse Aida El Masri…
At the first wedding, there’s a shockThe second wedding is unexpectedBy the third, Delphie thinks nothing could surprise her. But she’s wrong . . .– Three Weddings and a Proposal [ About the Book ] Delphie is enjoying her brother’s wedding. Her surprise last-minute Plus One has stunned her family – and it’s also stopped…
‘Some bonds can never be broken’– The Promise [ About the Book ] One terrible moment changes everything for Irish teenagersKate and David. Brought together during the darkest of times, a spark of hope is ignitedbetween them – a handheld in the darkness, a promise whispered. Neither of them will everforget those moments. It’s another…
‘A young woman can hear the dead – a talent which is both a gift and a curse’– Listening Still [ About The Book ] Jeanie Masterson has a gift: she can hear the recently dead and give voice to their final wishes and revelations. Inherited from her father, this gift has enabled the family…