‘In my life, there are things that have happened to me, and things that I have done, that have proven to be moments that have a clear before and an after. One of those moments, perhaps in some ways the biggest, was the day that I met Richard Aveling for the first time.’– Bitter Sweet…
‘That’s it, it’s all she gets. Fragments. Discarded scenes she rescues from the cutting-room floor that she replays, knows by heart’– The Good Mistress [ About The Good Mistress ] The affair is over – so what does she have to lose? Juliet never planned to be the other woman, but Rory was the only…
‘Mimi Truang did not yet know that her baby was gone. She sat back and closed her eyes, coffee in hand.’– My Other Heart [ About My Other Heart ] May 1998: Mimi Traung and her baby daughter Ngan wait restlessly at the gates of Philadelphia airport. There is still a day’s travelling left before…
‘Your child has been kidnapped.You’re live on television.’– Dead Line [ About Dead Line ] Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . .Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career. A live interview with one of the most powerful men in the country, on one of the nation’s biggest TV shows.7, 6,…
‘She gazed at the red line that ran along the circumference of the woman’s neck, the laceration open slightly like a small crevice in the snow. The woman’s face was paler than her short blonde hair, her blue eyes frozen in a stare as if caught in a photograph. They stared away and behind Darcy…
Into the woods.Count to ten.Only one of us comes home again.– The Counting Game [ About The Counting Game ] 1995, Ireland. Panic grips the village of Drumsuin when a teenage girl goes missing in the nearby forest. Saoirse is not the first girl to disappear in those woods. And when it’s revealed she was…
‘Connie Maguire jolts awake, gasping for air. She scans the bedroom. The wallpaper, mould and a list on the door – rules for this guesthouse on Dublin’s Gardiner Street…’– The (Wonderful) Life of Connie Maguire [ About The (Wonderful) Life of Connie Maguire ] Connie Maguire has always lived in the shadows. Battling low self-esteem,…
‘Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own unforgettable adventure much closer to home…‘– Before Dorothy [ About Before Dorothy ] When news reaches Kansas that her beloved sister has tragically died, Emily Gale must become a mother overnight. Her sister’s orphaned child, Dorothy, desperately needs a home. But…
‘The next thrilling mystery from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series.‘– We Are All Guilty Here [ About We Are All Guilty Here ] Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the fireworks. When two…
IT’S TIME TO FINISH WHAT THEY STARTED . . .– Our Song [ About Our Song ] Laura used to have big dreams, but she gave them up – because that’s what grown-ups do. Trying to turn her love of music into a career would have been absolutely ridiculous. But when she hears one of…