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The second novel in a brilliant fantasy adventure series from the best-selling author of The Huntress trilogy. Perfect for readers 8-12 and fans of Philip Pullman, Abi Elphinstone and Katherine Rundell.Bea Grimspuddle may not be a dreamstalker yet, but she’s already a hero in the magical city of Silvervein after she and her friends defeated the terrifying Queen of Nightmares. And now she’s about to begin her dreamstalking apprenticeship and prove she can be part of the secret dream-crafting guild for real…The dreamstalkers have taken to the skies, basing themselves a giant air ship in a bank of clouds. Aboard the Sky Ship, Bea finds a marvellous world of technology, magic and secrets – but there’s also a lot to learn, and some students are resentful of her star status. And Bea soon has even bigger worries… when dreamers begin to disappear, dangerous creatures leak into the waking world and a strange boy falls out of a dream, refusing to speak a word, the disasters and chaos are blamed on Bea, and she is excluded from her guild before she can prove herself.As a dark power closes in, and with her guild refusing to listen, Bea and a small crew of friends are forced to undertake their own race through the skies. But can they reach the ancient dragon scrys in time… or will a familiar enemy get there first?

A gorgeous summer read about new beginnings from the Sunday Times bestseller.Home is where the heart is…but what if your heart is broke? hen Judith loses her partner, she loses her life in Malta too – including the beautiful view from her sun-warmed balcony of the sparkling blue waters of Sliema Creek.Back in England, Judith finds a spare room in her sister’s house where she grew up – but with it comes a whole host of family dramas.Nursing a broken heart, Judith knows she must find happiness again – and rebuild her life on her own terms. Could an island in the sun be the answer she is looking fo? wonderfully escapist summer read, perfect for fans of Katie Fforde and Carole Matthews.**Previously published as Uphill All the Way**‘I love all of Sue Moorcroft’s books!’ Katie Fforde‘Effortlessly engaging!’ Heat‘Must read!’ Daily Express

Fascinating, surprising and illuminating, join metal detectorist cousins Ellie and Lucie as they search the ground we all walk, on a journey of discovery of history, nature, hidden lives and the power of found treasure. ‘Enchanting and visceral’ DR MADELEINE PELLING ‘Brilliantly witty and magnificently down to earth’ DR REBECCA STRUTHERS ‘A joyful account of unearthing history, one discovery at a time’ SALLY COULTHARD 'An uplifting dive into the world of metal detecting' LARA MAIKLEM 'A joyful read, brimming with personal experience and unique insight’ HELEN CARR Beginning with their first meeting in over 20 years at their grandfather’s home in Lincolnshire, the two cousins – Eleanor and Lucilla – quickly learn that each has a fascination with unearthing historic artifacts, which will set them off on an incredible metal detecting journey … Over many weeks and months spent digging countless holes, the pair make startling discoveries: about the objects they find and what they tell us about our ancestors, about themselves and who they are as people, and about the power of community, as they forge connections with local villagers, detectorists and history lovers along the way. This charming tale of (self-)discovery will capture the hearts and minds of those seeking escapism through the buried history that we walk over every day.

From the no.1 bestseller Val McDermid: Lindsay Gordon teams up with a fellow journalist to investigate a kidnapping After a chance encounter leads to new opportunities, freelance journalist Lindsay Gordon partners with Rory Mclaren to investigate the kidnapping of Jack Gourlay, a local car dealer’s stepson. But when Jack’s stepfather, Tam, is killed in an explosion, Lindsay and Rory realise this case is far more dangerous than expected. As the violence escalates, Lindsay and Rory are caught in a web of political intrigue and personal vendettas, from which they may not escape with their lives. Praise for Val McDermid ‘McDermid remains unrivalled … Brilliant’ Observer ‘Val McDermid is a born storyteller… absorbing reading’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A classic … McDermid pulls out all the stops. Impeccable’ Guardian

Search for a team of your favourite football stars in this originally illustrated Search and Find Book! Follow the legendary all-stars on a tour of the footballing world! The Continental Championship is underway and teams of hotshots are jetting off around the world to take part. The All-Stars have assembled a team of the best players on the planet, including Lamine Yamal, Cole Palmer, Lucy Bronze, Harry Kane, Virgil Van Dijk, Lionel Messi and more. Will they beat every team to claim the trophy? With exciting scenes created by bestselling illustrators, this search-and-find world tour will keep football fans of all ages busy for hours!

20th Anniversary Edition with an introduction by Frances WilsonFrom a childhood of gothic proportions, through teenage pregnancy in the 1960s, Lorna Sage vividly and wittily brings to life a vanished time and place and illuminates the lives of three generations of women in one of the most critically acclaimed memoirs of all time.Lorna Sage’s outstanding memoir of childhood and adolescence brings to life her eccentric family and bizarre upbringing in rural Wales.The period is evoked through a wickedly funny and deeply intelligent account: from the 1940s, dominated for Lorna by her dissolute but charismatic vicar grandfather; through the 1950s, where the invention of fish fingers revolutionised the lives of housewives like Lorna’s mother; to the brink of the 1960s, where Lorna’s pregnancy at 16 outraged those around her, an event her grandmother blamed on the fiendish invention of sex.Bad Blood vividly and wittily explores a vanished time and place, and illuminates the lives of three generations of women.

'Freaking phenomenal. The chemistry? Electric. The banter? Sharp, addictive, and completely off the charts.' ????? – The stakes have never been higher in this spicy F1 forced proximity romcom!

Dreaming of a beautifully decorated home, but never been taught the practical skills to execute your plans? Laura Deller of @houseprojectuk teaches you everything you need to know in this handy step-by-step guide, for house projects big and small, in any space. Say goodbye to DIY disasters and hello to a relaxing home that reflects your personal style and your amazing new skills. With Laura’s expert, easy-to-follow instructions, you’ll learn how to finally hang those frames with confidence, pick the perfect kid-friendly paint, and impress visitors with your DIY shelves. The projects are super budget-friendly and doable, covering everything from upcycling to flat-pack hacks. Learn how to apply caulk, fill holes in the wall, sand a surface and wallpaper around a socket. Laura’s projects include no-fuss bookshelves, different styles of panelling, and a simple but gorgeous no-sew bench cushion. Large DIY stores can be overwhelming with their endless aisles and jargon-laden signage, but Laura reimagines tools as a ‘capsule collection’, with key staples and nice-but-not-necessary additions. Each project features a Toolbox so you can easily identify which tools are needed for each project. Every activity also comes with a time estimate, from quick tweaks to a weekend-long renovation, so you can fit everything in and make each project a success. Laura’s genius tips are accompanied throughout by gorgeous, helpful illustrations. With her know-how in hand, you’ll feel calm, secure and empowered to pick up your toolkit and know exactly what you’re doing!

Don''t miss the utterly gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh!He has a secret. She knows he’s lying…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 Clare Mackintosh:''No one writes a twist like Clare Mackintosh'' ? PAULA HAWKINS''Compulsive, thrilling and just so beautifully done'' ? LISA JEWELL''A major talent'' ? LEE CHILD''So many jaw-dropping twists and turns'' ? LUCY FOLEY''I can’t stop thinking about it'' ? LIANNE MORIARTY''Arresting, ingenious'' ? SUNDAY TIMES''Dark, devilish, witty and wonderful'' ? CHRIS WHITAKER''Gripping, intense and thought-provoking'' ? KARIN SLAUGHTER

One dead wife is tragic. Two looks like murder… **Get hooked on the new, addictive school gate thriller and discover why millions of readers LOVE C.L. Taylor's books.** ________ Welcome to Lowbridge. Where secrets hide behind every door… When newly divorced Jude arrives in the small town of Lowbridge, she is soon drawn to widower Will, the father of her young daughter's best friend. But Will's past is shrouded in tragedy, with questions that no one knows the answer to – and after two tragedies tore his life apart in just a few short years, gossip and rumours abound about what really happened to the women he loved. As whispers of murder surround Will, Jude becomes determined to uncover the truth – and with her own father's tragic fate haunting her, she refuses to let another innocent man suffer. Yet in Lowbridge the darkness runs deep, and nothing is as it seems. Can Jude protect Will from a community out for blood? Or will she become the next victim in this web of deceit? Because whilst one dead wife is tragic, two starts to look like murder… ________ Praise for C.L. Taylor: ‘I absolutely loved it!’ Lisa Jewell ‘Wow this was exceptional! Clever, original and filled with tension, this is a story I won’t ever forget. C.L. Taylor’s best yet.’ Claire Douglas 'Clever, tense and satisfying' Andrea Mara 'I read it with my heart in my mouth.' Louise Candlish ‘Spine-chilling at every turn! One of the best thrillers of the year.’ Jeffery Deaver ‘A tense, twisty thrill-ride of stalking, obsession and revenge.’ TM Logan ‘I absolutely love C.L. Taylor’s writing.’ Liz Nugent ‘I absolutely loved this book and finished it in one sitting…In true C.L. Taylor style, it’s delightfully twisty.’ Katy Brent

‘[A] rich, stylish and immersive epic’ Irish Independent ‘Deeply researched and fascinating’The Guardian ‘[Rory Carroll is] an exceptionally gifted storyteller’ Max Hastings ‘A gripping read’ The i Paper ‘A thrilling account of one of the most unpredictable, memorable and poignant figures in our history’ Irish Times The Irish Times No.1 Bestseller From the master storyteller behind 2023’s critically acclaimed KILLING THATCHER A Rebel and a Traitor is the story of a rogue imperial consul who sought to forge a new nation in the middle of a war – and the mercurial spy chief who sought to destroy him by any means. The rogue consul was Sir Roger Casement, a decorated diplomat who turned his back on the British empire and instead joined the rising Irish cause at the turn of the 20th century. At the book’s centre is the manhunt for Casement led by intelligence officer Reginald ‘Blinker’ Hall, the legendary British spy chief who pioneered codebreaking, early mass surveillance and media manipulation. As he did for the critically acclaimed Killing Thatcher, master storyteller Rory Carroll has combed diaries, letters, police reports, memoirs, court transcripts, secret service archives and declassified government files in the US, Britain, Ireland and Germany to create a page-turning history, and a story that still echoes through Anglo-Irish relations. A Rebel and a Traitor raises profound questions about honour, courage and the price of patriotism.

Botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia’s founding fathers. Sir Joseph Banks was among the most influential figures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As a young man he accompanied Captain Cook on his voyage of discovery to Australia, in later years he was instrumental in establishing Kew Gardens as the greatest botanical centre in the world and he knew just about everybody who mattered in the scientific circles of the time. Patrick O'Brian's masterly biography draws on much hitherto unpublished material. Far from being the colossus of science traditionally imagined, Joseph Banks emerges here as a warm-hearted enthusiast whose legacy survives not only in the record of his botanizing in the South Seas but in the development of the Australian continent and in the tenor and tradition of subsequent scientific inquiry.

'Heartwarming, nostalgic and poignant' Lucy Clarke 'Both achingly funny and poignant' Sally Page 'Tender and uplifting' Kate Storey Buy a lottery ticket? Win your wildest dreams? Lose everything…? One lucky ticket is about to change everything. Edie and Ron have been together for nearly fifty years, keeping each other afloat by the skin of their teeth. They’ve always been ordinary – until something very extraordinary happens. Winning the lottery is everything they’ve ever wanted – well, almost. Because for the last twenty years, Edie and Ron have been running from a secret that tore their family apart. And when you can suddenly buy everything you’ve ever wanted, you realise that the only thing you really want is the one thing money can’t buy. Join Edie as she finally takes control. She’s had enough of playing the hand she’s been dealt – it’s time to risk it all.

Join acclaimed travel writer and incurably curious hiker Tom Chesshyre in this celebration of the Peak District, Britain’s first National Park, on its 75th anniversary 'Funny, fair and honest, and effortlessly readable' Matthew Parris In the heart of England lies a fascinating landscape of rugged dark gritstone plateaus and gentle green limestone valleys: the Peak District. But this national treasure hasn’t always been open to all. On a spring day in 1932, 400 disgruntled ramblers embarked on a ‘mass trespass’ of Kinder Scout, the Peak’s highest point. Their aim? To establish a right to roam across the land, against the wishes of wealthy owners. And in 1951 they finally got what they wanted: the Peak District was established as Britain’s first national park. Home to striking dragon-back ridges of rock, vast expanses of peat, farms and villages, cloughs and caverns, the Peak is much more than the ‘howling wilderness’ described by Daniel Defoe three centuries ago. To mark the park’s 75th anniversary, celebrated travel writer Tom Chesshyre hit the trails on a 360-odd mile ramble to find out how this dramatic landscape has fared – and to celebrate this symbolic home of hiking. Wild Peaks follows winding paths, pausing at old inns and mountain huts, and along the way meeting a rich cast of landowners, farmers, historians, mountaineers, publicans, rangers, right-to-roamers, travellers, mountain-rescue members, mystics, dreamers and fellow hikers. Don your cagoule, grab a compass and join Tom as he explores how this place has changed, and how we have too.

The bone-shaking new trilogy concludes – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series Skulduggery Pleasant has many enemies – many, many enemies – and people try to kill him multiple times a day. But when someone puts a price on his head, he finds himself going up against a foe that not even he can beat. Not alone, anyway. And where is his partner right when he needs her the most? Valkyrie Cain is in prison, fighting to stay alive in a place where everyone wants to kill her. With an island of sorcerers ready to cut themselves off from the rest of the world, a terrorist group enjoying unprecedented public support, and a showdown looming between Winter Grieving and the Child of the Ancients, Skulduggery and Valkyrie find that their options, like their chances, are quickly running out. IS THIS THE END?

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** A Scotsman’s guide to the extraordinary tapestry of the land, history, folklore and stories of his homeland. From the majestic beauty of the wild Scottish landscape to the hidden traces of its history waiting to be uncovered in every town and village, Andrew McAlindon is enthralled by the country he is lucky enough to call home. As one of Scotland’s busiest tour guides in real life and online, Andy travels around the country to ancient sites such as castles, cemeteries, burial chambers and prisons, celebrating the history, folklore, superstitions and the fascinating people that make Scotland so unique. Lochs and Legends is Andy’s love letter to Scotland, a love that began when he landed a part on the worldwide phenomenon Outlander, and led to him dedicating his life to learning more about the true star of the show – Scotland. A social media sensation as Andy the Highlander, his first book opens up Scotland’s secrets to anyone, even if they can only explore it from the comfort of their armchair. It invites you to time travel with Andy, walking in the footsteps of kings and queens, lairds and ladies, murderers, farmers, poets, invading armies, and everyday folks like himself. It is Scotland as you’ve never seen it before.