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The Church of Frendo
2024’s Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel!The thrills and chills are far from over in the third novel from Bram Stoker Award winner and master of scare, horror legend Adam Cesare. Quinn has just survived yet another bloody run-in with the murderous clown Frendo, but somehow still she knows this won’t be the last. Tired of being hunted and seeing innocent people hurt, Quinn believes the only way to beat the horror is to take justice into her own hands--and stop the Frendo followers herself. Little does she know that this path will take her across cornfields and state lines, to where she will have to face the most dangerous and bloody menace yet: True believers. It’s an all-new tale in this terrifying trio series about the villains inside us all, from the master of slashers and suspense, award–winning author Adam Cesare. Perfect for Halloween ReadingFor teens who love dark and scary stories
A Cottage in the Country
'I loved it' Jill Mansell'Absolutely charming' Milly JohnsonHattie's job is to find people their dream homes. But she doesn't have one of her own.Instead, she moves from house to house and never settles. That's because she has her heart set on a beautiful cottage owned by a wonderful elderly woman, Mary, who'd simply love for Hattie to have it.But nothing is ever that simple. Especially when Mary's family get in the way.Suddenly put in charge of her teenage nephew and juggling her clients' many dramas, the one person Hattie can rely on is Luke, her best friend. And when Hattie needs a place to stay, of course Luke offers his own. As she and Luke grow closer and unexpected sparks fly, will Hattie find out what truly makes a house a home?'She should be on prescription' Phillipa Ashley'Warm, wise and wonderful' Lucy DiamondReaders love A Cottage in the Country...'A great sunshine garden read' *****'I couldn't put it down' *****'A wonderful escape to the country' *****'Absolutely fantastic!' *****'I've read all of Katie's books and this is one of my favourites' *****
The Dragon Has Some Complaints
In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy, a dragon whose three heads bear rather . . . different personalities finds family in the most unexpected of places. From the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build A Nest In!Garrodigh was once a four-headed dragon, among the most powerful in Kardoša. After an unfortunate incident, he now has three heads, one stump, and a daily whirlwind of internal bickering. Centerhead wants to rain death upon all humanity, Bottomhead is like a feral cat, and Upperhead is under the delicate delusion that he is, in fact, human. When a nearby battle goes awry, Garrodigh sneaks into an elite dragon rider academy, pretending to be tame to get free food and a warm bed. Lucky for him, rider Rania Albright is desperate enough for a dragon of her own that she overlooks his eccentricities. As Garrodigh recovers under Rania's care, all three heads start to turn, for the first time, in the same direction. Each wants to protect her from the invaders who killed their fourth head-the same invaders who seek to conquer Kardoša. When the academy comes under attack, can this wild dragon and his wilder rider save their homeland togethe? his cozy fantasy intertwines epic battles with loving friendships, sharing an utterly unique perspective on what it means to be a 'monster.'???? YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS HAVE NO COMPLAINTS ????'A delightful and brilliantly unique cozy fantasy told with masterful wit, The Dragon Has Some Complaints will absolutely charm your imagination and touch your heart' INDIA HOLTON, author of The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels'It's about love, about kindness, about overcoming trauma and disappointment, and also about three-headed dragons. Bizarre and charming and heartwarming' T. KINGFISHER, author of Wolf Worm'Get ready to meet your new favorite dragon! I absolutely loved this wildly inventive, completely irresistible, wonderful tale!' SARAH BETH DURST, author of The Spellshop'The dragon may have some complaints, but readers won't. By turns silly, sweet, and subversive, this novel has all of Wiswell's characteristic blend of tension and heart' CAITLIN ROZAKIS, author of Startup Hell
A Place of Her Own
It took everything to rebuild her life… now she might lose it all. Eve Nicholls is finally rebuilding her life at Mossy Creek Farm. After surviving devastating bushfires, clearing her name of false accusations, and finding comfort in the quiet rhythm of country life, she's ready to move forward—especially with kind-hearted local vet Hugh Robertson by her side. But when her cheating ex, Marcus, returns determined to stake a claim on her future—and their unborn child—Eve’s hard-won peace is shattered. She’s run before. As a grief-stricken teen, it felt like the only choice. But this time, the stakes are higher. The horses, the land, the people—this place has become home. If she stays, Eve must confront the ghosts of her past and fight for the future she’s dreamed of. If she runs, she might lose everything. A heartfelt, emotional story of resilience, love, and finding the courage to fight. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Amanda Prowse, and small-town women’s fiction with heart.
Tailor
*All first edition hardback copies feature beautiful limited edition endpapers – available while stock lasts*''One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.'' DAILY MAIL''One of my favourite detectives.'' ELLY GRIFFITHS''Reaffirms everything that has made this series a bestseller.'' VASEEM KHAN‘I absolutely loved The Tailor'' GARY BARLOW''A joy to read, beautifully penned, rich in detail and as elegantly put together as a bespoke suit.'' ABIR MUKHERJEEMeasure twice. Cut once. A bespoke tailor boards the 10:00 train from Bristol to London. Before it reaches Bath, he’s found dead in the toilet, his throat slit and a plastic bag pulled over his head. DS George Cross deduces that this wasn’t a robbery – nothing about the killing is random. It’s an execution. George’s investigation brings him dangerously close to a cold and merciless world. And is it his imagination or is he being followed? With the highest conviction rate of any officer in the force, someone will do anything to stop George from getting to the truth. This time, the next cut could be meant for him...Perfect for fans of MW Craven, Ann Cleeves and Joy Ellis, this is the eighth book in the million-copy-bestselling George Cross Mystery series, which can be read in any order, by the 2026 winner of the Crime Writers'' Association Dagger in the Library Award.*Contains an exclusive interview between Tim Sullivan and the unfailingly shrewd DS George Cross*
Fantastic Mr Fox: The Roald Dahl Clothbound Collection
Discover The Roald Dahl Clothbound Collection, a stunning hardback collection of Roald Dahl's most beloved titles.‘Oh, what a fantastic fox your father is!'Mr Fox is a very clever fox - every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from the nearby farms.Chickens from Farmer Boggis, ducks and geese from Farmer Bunce, and turkeys from Farmer Bean.But now the farmers have had enough, and together they hatch a plan to get rid of Mr Fox for good!But what they don't know is Mr Fox has some help, and a fantastic escape plan of his own...The Roald Dahl Clothbound Collection uses the versions of Dahl's books that were published before the 2022 Puffin editions.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Roald Dahl Clothbound Collection
Discover The Roald Dahl Clothbound Collection, a stunning hardback collection of Roald Dahl's most beloved titles.‘The one thing he longed for more than anything else was . . .CHOCOLATE.'Charlie Bucket's life is about to change forever, thanks to one miraculous moment.Willy Wonka, chocolate maker extraordinaire, has hidden five golden tickets in five ordinary bars of chocolate, and any child who finds one will get the chance to visit his incredible factory.And Charlie has found one . . .With a chocolate river, delectable confectionery and mysterious Oompa Loompas, Mr Wonka's factory is the most wondrous place Charlie has ever seen.The Roald Dahl Clothbound Collection uses the versions of Dahl's books that were published before the 2022 Puffin editions.
What Tech Calls Governing
Expanding upon the work begun in What Tech Calls Thinking, Adrian Daub explores which ideas of politics, power, and dominance characterize the tech industry, and how those ideas came to be. Tech companies increasingly determine who regulates and who governs. And the tech elite increasingly wield political power, seeking to remake your workplace, your child's school, and the federal government in their image. But what do they mean by power? Taking readers from investor meetings to lecture halls, from science fiction to a neo-feudal worldview, Daub acerbically explores how tech culture approaches hierarchy and dominance, and what role a very specific form of masculinity plays in tech culture's ethos. From billboards to social media, Daub interrogates the way the tech elite exert power in their families and offices, but also in gyms and on YouTube channels, in courtrooms and on their commutes. As What Tech Calls Governing shows, to ask "how do they seek to dominate?" is actually to retell the history of Silicon Valley as the story of a fragile—and precisely for that reason domineering—masculinity intent on all the influence with none of the responsibility.
With My Own Hand
The youngest of the Maitland siblings, Marie had watched her elder sisters be married off one by one, destined to take up the unavoidable path for women in sixteenth-century Scotland. However, as she neared marrying age, her father, an influential judge, poet and Keeper of the Privy Seal under Mary, Queen of Scots, went blind and suddenly needed someone to act as his scribe and secretary. In taking up this role, Marie indeed avoided the unavoidable, dedicating her life to her father''s work. After his death, she put the finishing touches on the Maitland Quarto, long recognised as significant for its preservation of the poetry of the male great-and-good of sixteenth-century Scotland.A rare feat for a woman at the time, but Marie''s story doesn''t stop there. For hidden in the pages of the Maitland Quarto, historian and translator Ashley Douglas discovered Marie''s own secret lesbian love poetry. Penning such poetry in the hostile climate of post-Reformation Scotland, with its suffocating tightening of moral control over society, was an incredible act of bravery. Unable to sign it directly, Marie, insistent on her voice and love being known, littered the manuscript with clues to its true penmanship. Clues that, until now, have remained unseen.Building on her initial discovery of Marie''s poetry, in With My Own Hand Ashley Douglas draws on a vast range of newly unearthed primary historical records to tell the fascinating story of Marie and her manuscript, in full, for the very first time.
What My Father and I Don''t Talk About
A follow-up to the wildly successful What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About, this “moving and deeply relatable” (Qian Julie Wang, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Country) collection of essays from sixteen notable writers breaks the silence on the complex—and sometimes contentious—relationships we have with our fathers. What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About is a rare gem in the literary world. Both a viral sensation online and chosen by Oprah Daily as one of the best nonfiction books of the past two decades, it is an essential collection that dives into the topics we struggle to discuss with those who are meant to know and love us best. “With tenderness and aplomb in equal measure” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), this captivating follow-up tackles the intricate and challenging relationships we have with our dads. Andrew Altschul reflects on the life-altering experience of becoming a father and how it reshaped his view of his own dad’s parenting. Isle McElroy revisits weekends spent tagging along as their father fixed up the homes of his wealthier colleagues. Jaquira Díaz delves into her father’s history in 1970s Williamsburg, uncovering the roots of their shared restlessness. Tomás Q. Morín paints a raw portrait of an absentee father, while Kelly McMasters portrays her father’s love and dedication. Maurice Carlos Ruffin insightfully captures a father who communicated through his integrity rather than words. Jiordan Castle reveals how we can love our fathers from a distance and Susan Muaddi Darraj’s “Baba Peels Apples for Me” explores the similar burdens placed on immigrant fathers and their eldest daughters. With moments that are both humorous and deeply moving, “these fearless essays, each one unputdownable, are likely to reassure readers that whatever relationship they have or don't have with their own fathers is just right” (Booklist). Contributions by Michele Filgate, Andrew Altschul, Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Dylan Landis, Jaquira Díaz, Kelly McMasters, Isle McElroy, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Tomás Q. Morín, Robin Reif, Heather Sellers, Jiordan Castle, Nayomi Munaweera, Joanna Rakoff, and Julie Buntin.
Consider the Ravens
'A superb trip back in time to 15th century Lindisfarne, which is evoked with a tremendous sense of place and engaging characters' S G MacLeanLindisfarne in 1494 is a holy island of secrets. The scribe Linnet is running from her criminal past and seeking sanctuary in the island of her childhood. She’s friendless in the monastery, the monks resentful of a woman scribe, and her only company is Tom the fisherman and a child, Isabelle – watchful, clever and unlikeable – with her partly tamed raven Pol. The monastery bursar Oswyn threatens to expose Linnet’s past but she isn’t the only one with secrets to hide. Intent upon uncovering the monks’ misdeeds is the fanatic inspector, sent by the new Bishop of Durham to write a report on the monastery. When Oswyn is found drowned, Linnet suspects the death is not accidental. After another death, Linnet realises there’s a killer amongst the brethren, and her own precarious position makes her vulnerable – unless she can first identify who it could be…
ITS NOT WHAT YOU THINK PB
The instant No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller!‘I always see the twists coming – but not this time’ LEE CHILD''Madly twisty and super pacy and so so clever'' LISA JEWELL''So addictive it should come with a warning’ ALICE FEENEY–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU LOVENadeeka is certain Jamie is having an affair. She knows the tell-tale signs.She’s been here before.YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO YOU CAN TRUSTWhen Jamie claims to be at work late, she knows he’s lying. He’s with another woman, and she’s determined to catch him in the act.YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDSBut when Nadeeka arrives home to confront him, Jamie can''t explain himself. The house has become a crime scene…Jamie is dead.IT’S NOT WHAT YOU THINKPraise for IT''S NOT WHAT YOU THINK:''A nail-biter of a thriller'' SHARI LAPENA‘I finished it in a day unable to put it down … jaw-dropping twists’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS''An extraordinarily clever plot, this was one of my favourite books of the year’ ANDREA MARA‘Clare Mackintosh has done it again with another unguessable twist’ ERIN KELLY‘The book everyone will be talking about … more twists and turns than an episode of Line of Duty’ C.L. TAYLOR''the less you know about this book the better, so all we''ll say is buckle up – the ride is wild'' HEAT''So clever and totally addictive'' FABULOUS''a clever thriller full of twists'' ABIGAIL DEAN‘The best twist I’ve read all year’ HOLLY SEDDON‘Her best thriller yet … What a triumph'' JILL MANSELL
Bureau of Unknown Fates
<p><b>'Gripping, poetic' Gwen Strauss, author of The Nine</b><br><br><b>'An unforgettable read' </b><b>Tatiana de Rosnay, author of Sarah's Key</b><br><i><br>Sometimes when you are looking for the dead, you find the living.<br></i><br>When Irène joins the International Tracing Service, she becomes consumed by a singular obsession: returning the belongings confiscated from concentration camp prisoners to their families.<br><br>A faded cloth doll. A medallion. An embroidered handkerchief. Each object holds a story - and behind each one, a life waiting to be pieced back together.<br><br>As Irène traces the owners through fragments of evidence, she reconstructs their final days and discovers that even in the darkest chapter of history, humanity endured.<br><br>The Bureau of Unknown Fates is a devastating and beautiful novel about history, memory and survival as one woman helps connect families across generations to the ones they have lost.<br><br><u>Winner of the 2023 Grand Prix RTL-Lire Fiction Award</u></p>
Domain
Domain is the third repulsive entry in the Rats trilogy, following Rats and Lair. When five nuclear warheads level London, the survivors believe the worst is over. They are wrong. Beneath the radioactive rubble, in the lightless veins of the London Underground, a prehistoric hunger has awakened.Steve Culver, a pilot haunted by his past, leads a desperate band of survivors through crumbling tunnels toward a secret government bunker. But the darkness is alive. Enormous, black-furred rats – mutated by radiation and led by a telepathic Mother Creature – are hunting for human blood. As the government’s horrific experiments come to light, Culver realizes these vermin aren’t just scavengers; they are a new, dominant species rising to claim the ruins.Trapped between a lethally irradiated surface and a subterranean nightmare, humanity’s time has run out. In the silence of the deep, the screaming has only just begun.Praise for James Herbert:‘The Rats is splatterpunk deluxe’– Stephen King‘Lean, mean, and nasty as punk’– Grady Hendrix‘A one-off; a true horror original’– Peter James
Corrupted Kingdom
''Wonderful, highly readable and impassioned'' Daron Acemoglu, author of WHY NATIONS FAIL''Required reading for anyone who cares about how democracy works - both as a warning and a call to action'' Bill BrowderCash from anonymous donors. Cronyism in government contracts. Politicians who sell their influence to the highest bidder. Corruption is rife in British politics.Britain is complacent about corruption. We are used to thinking of ourselves as firm defenders of fairness and the rule of law. But our institutions have never been more corrupt, from scandals in parliament and local government to crises in housing and the NHS. The evidence is impossible to ignore. Political leaders face a clear choice: tackle corruption or continue on the road to decline.Robert Barrington is one of the world''s leading researchers on corruption. Corrupted Kingdom is his comprehensive examination of how corruption manifests in Britain, from politicians to prisons, the Monarchy and the Met. He assesses the origins of corruption, from Londongrad to the end of Empire, and shows how we can best reverse the decline and restore trust in politics and the democratic process.Vital and authoritative, Corrupted Kingdom provides an essential insight into why the abuse of power harms us all - and how we can banish corruption for good.
Paper Heart
Winner of the Irish Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2025!
Pip’s world is small. But it’s about to become a whole lot bigger.
For years she’s tucked away her dreams, shrinking herself into the space left behind – like the delicate origami she creates alone in her room.
Then hope comes from an unlikely place: an astronomer from the local observatory. He teaches her to look up at the stars, and to see a world far bigger and more beautiful than she ever imagined.
And perhaps in that big, beautiful universe there’s someone waiting for her. If she can find the courage to open her heart.
Pip never stopped dreaming, but now it’s time for her to live – and maybe even to fall in love.
'A lovely, transportive, deeply felt story. My heart grows a bit bigger each time I read a Cecelia Ahern book' Karin Slaughter
'An immersive, sometimes heartbreaking, yet ultimately uplifting rollercoaster read. Her best yet' Patricia Scanlan
‘A tender, moving story about second chances and the quiet courage it takes to hope again’ Louise O’Neill
The Talisman - The Talisman Trilogy 1
YOU ARE ABOUT TO TAKE AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY . . .
Join Jack Sawyer on a terrifying trip across America in search of the Talisman, the only thing that can save his dying mother.
His quest takes him into the menacing Territories where violence, surprise and the titanic struggle between good and evil reach across a mythic landscape.
An iconic collaboration between two world bestselling writers, The Talisman is an epic tale of fantasy, adventure and odyssey.
Bohuslav Martinů a tanec
Publikace Bohuslav Martinů a tanec poprvé souhrnně mapuje skladatelovu baletní tvorbu a její scénické i historické kontexty. Přináší podrobnou dokumentaci všech šestnácti baletů, sleduje taneční interpretace koncertních děl a připomíná i operní inscenace, v nichž hraje tanec zásadní roli. Opírá se o rozsáhlý archivní výzkum, včetně dosud nepublikovaných materiálů, a zpřesňuje řadu nejasností – například okolnosti vzniku baletu Ruce, jehož partitura byla identifikována teprve v roce 2011. Autorka propojuje dobové reflexe s vlastním analytickým pohledem a zasazuje tvorbu Martinů do širších uměleckých i společenských souvislostí. Výsledkem je syntetický pohled na skladatele, jehož hudba – často předbíhající svou dobu – nachází plné porozumění až v současném divadle.
El Generalisimo - Franco : Power, Violence and the Quest for Greatness
From a scrawny, overlooked military graduate to the youngest general in Europe, Francisco Franco was known for his ambition, talent and calculated risk-taking. Yet his reputation remains a topic of fierce debate. Did he destroy Spain and stifle its democracy or rescue the nation from left-wing tumult? In this compelling biography, Giles Tremlett unravels the complex life and legacy of the enigmatic dictator who shaped twentieth-century Spanish history.
This book will delve into the complexities of Franco's character, exploring his volatile relationship with a domineering father, his traumatic experiences fighting in Morocco and the formation of his authoritarian ideology. The narrative follows Franco's ruthless leadership during the Civil War, his alignment with Hitler and Mussolini and the subsequent Cold War era that brought him international rehabilitation. Tremlett interrogates Franco's transformation of Spain through a lens that challenges the conventional view of him as a bumbling leader. Instead, he argues that Franco was a deliberate and pragmatic dictator who wielded terror to maintain an iron grip on power, and whose lasting (and most surprising) contribution was the period of peace that allowed Spain to challenge the absolutist spirit he embodied.
Nuanced and comprehensive, El Generalisimo offers a fresh perspective that reveals the intricate interplay of ambition and fearlessness of Francisco Franco; and examines his enduring legacy that continues to shape Spain's political and cultural landscape.
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