⭐ The beloved Sunday Times bestseller ⭐

'I couldn't stop reading it, but feel bereft now that I've finished' Nigella Lawson

'Wonderful' The i

'A warm, deeply moving, life-enhancing novel' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life

'A masterclass in storytelling that grabs you by the heartstrings from page one and refuses to let go' Sunday Independent

Frankie Howe was never quite sure enough of herself to take centre stage - after all, life had already judged her harshly. Now in her eighties, she finds it easier to forget the life that came before.

Then Damian, a young Irish carer, arrives at her London flat to keep an eye on her as she recovers from a fall. A memory is sparked, and the past crackles into life as Damian listens to the story Frankie has kept stored away all these years.

From post-war Ireland to 1960s New York - a city full of art, larger-than-life characters and turmoil - Frankie shares a world in which friendship and chance encounters collide. A place where life blazes with an intensity that can't last but will perhaps live on in other ways and in other people. But as Frankie's past slowly emerges, her spirit and endurance are revealed as undeniable . . . and unforgettable.

'Warm and wise, Frankie is a woman worth getting to know' Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry

'Frankie is one of the most wonderful characters I've come across in a long time' Good Housekeeping

'A perfect song of a book' Andrew O'Hagan, author of Caledonian Road

'Immersive, stunningly written, and very emotional - this is a triumph' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things

'I was bereft when I turned the last page. I adored Frankie and the storytelling was sublime' Prima, Book of the Month

The funny and uplifting No.1 Sunday Times bestselling romantic comedy from the global multi-million-copy bestselling author.

'Hilarious, sparky and joyful - just the book you need if you're desperate for a break' BETH O'LEARY, bestselling author of The Flatshare

'Funny, sad, relatable, and so brilliantly done. Sophie Kinsella is the queen of romantic comedy' JOJO MOYES, bestselling author of Me Before You

'Funny, feelgood, touching and full of the bittersweet, incisive wit that puts every Sophie Kinsella novel in a league of its own. I could not have loved it more.' LISA JEWELL, bestselling author of None of This Is True

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Discover the joy that awaits when you set yourself free...

Sasha is well and truly over it all: work (all-consuming), friendships (on the back burner), sex-life (non-existent).

Armed with good intentions to drink kale smoothies, try yoga and find solitude, she heads to the Devon resort she loved as a child. But it's off-season, the hotel is falling apart and she has to share the beach with a grumpy, stressed-out guy called Finn.

How can she commune with nature when he's sitting on a rock, watching her suspiciously? Especially when they don't agree on burnout cures. (Sasha: manifesting, wild swimming, secret Mars bars; Finn: drinking whisky.)

But when curious messages start appearing on the beach, Sasha and Finn are forced to begin talking – about everything. What's the mystery? Why are they both burned out? And what exactly is 'manifesting', anyway?

They might discover that they have more in common than they think. . .

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Praise for The Burnout

'Such a hilarious, joyous, life-affirming book; I never wanted it to end' JENNY COLGAN, bestselling author of The Christmas Bookshop

'An absolute joy. . . wickedly funny and blissfully romantic' Sunday Express

'A gorgeous, feelgood gem. 5 stars' The Sun

'Uplifting and full of laugh-out-loud moments! Loved it!' HEIDI SWAIN, bestselling author of The Festive Feeling

'[A] gorgeous, escapist read' Good Housekeeping

'Exactly what I need when the world seems upside down' - 5-STAR Reader Review

'This book is perfect.' - 5-STAR Reader Review

'I'm still in a cloud of deliciousness.' - 5-STAR Reader Review

‘A great, feel-good Sophie Kinsella knock-out.' - 5-STAR Reader Review

WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? THE UNFORGETTABLE NOVELLA FROM SOPHIE KINSELLA IS OUT NOW.

The Burnout, Instant Sunday Times bestseller, June 2024
The Burnout, No.1 Sunday Times bestseller, July 2024

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He’s Your Husband. A Father. A Friend. And Now He’s Live on TV... as a Hostage-Taker.

THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME

'What an incredible, gripping, thrilling read' LISA JEWELL

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It’s Camilla’s first day back at work. And her daughter’s first day at nursery. But where is her husband Luke? The only trace of him is an unfinished note.

Then she sees the breaking news: a hostage situation just streets away. Next the police arrive: Luke is caught up in it.

But he isn't a hostage. Luke – doting father, successful writer, eternal optimist – is the gunman.

What Camilla does next will be crucial. Because only she can figure out what clue lies in the note he left behind . . .
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PRAISE FOR FAMOUS LAST WORDS

'Few things make me happier than a new Gillian McAllister book, and Famous Last Words did not let me down. Complex, surprising and utterly gripping' JANE FALLON

'An incredibly page-turning mystery wrapped up in a thoughtful and thought-provoking exploration of a most unusual kind of grief. Absolutely outstanding, one of my books of the year' ANDREA MARA

'Completely addictive. I was as desperate to find out the truth as any of the characters in the book ? if not more so!' SOPHIA HANNAH

'A totally fresh read that left me guessing until the very end!' ASHLEY FLOWERS

'McAllister is an expert in taut, twisty thrillers' i PAPER

'A thriller full of unexpected twists and turns, packing a real emotional punch' RED MAGAZINE

'Famous Last Words blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping... A brilliant, brilliant book' JODI PICOULT

'Utterly effing magnificent. I could NOT put it down!' MARIAN KEYES

PRAISE FOR GILLIAN MCALLISTER

‘A first-class thriller’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘A writer at the top of her game’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS

'Extraordinary' DAILY MAIL

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘A beautiful novel full of life-affirming wonder and imagination' BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

'What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don’t understand yet . . .'

When retired Maths teacher Grace Winters is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan.

Among the rugged hills and golden beaches Grace searches for answers about her friend’s life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.

Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning.

'An absolutely perfect love story... I wish I could read it again for the first time' - Annabel Monaghan



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One best friend's wedding. One predicted love match. And no way of guessing how the story will end...



Anna was never going to have an easy time at her best friend's wedding. She's the bridesmaid; her ex, Joel, is a groomsman. But she's determined to get through the weekend with a smile. Despite the fact that Joel is bringing his new girlfriend. Despite the fact that they are all staying in the same house. And despite the fact that at thirty, Anna's life is, objectively, not going to plan. Luckily she has her feelings completely under control – right up until the moment Joel drops a bombshell that changes everything.



Anna needs a distraction, and Patrick, the wedding photographer, might be the ideal solution. After all, a psychic literally predicted she would fall in love with a man named Patrick. Everyone has decided he is perfect for her. He is perfect for her.



Except the arrival of Mac, a not-quite-famous actor who has flown in from New York, complicates Anna's plotting. And she must accept that when it comes to love, destiny doesn't always follow the rules . . .



The feel-good, joyful rom-com of the summer, perfect for readers of Emily Henry, Mhairi McFarlane and Beth O'Leary.



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Praise for The Wedding Forecast



'THE WEDDING FORECAST is the definition of feel-good fiction. A romantic delight from cover to cover' - Rachael Johns



'A fresh voice and a charming story' - Kylie Scott



'Lusciously romantic, big-hearted and life-affirming' - Clare Fletcher



'The best rom-com I've read this year' - Karina May

The Sunday Times top 10 bestselling summer read from author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT

*Over 380,000 copies sold*

Shortlisted for the 2013 Costa Novel Award

'Addictive. Told with real humanity, warmth, and infectious love' Observer
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It's July 1976 and London is in the grip of a heatwave. It hasn't rained for months, the gardens are filled with aphids, water comes from a standpipe, and Robert Riordan tells his wife Gretta that he's going round the corner to buy a newspaper. He doesn't come back.

The search for Robert brings Gretta's children - two estranged sisters and a brother on the brink of divorce - back home, each with different ideas as to where their father may have gone. None of them suspects that their mother might have an explanation that even now she cannot share.
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'Superlative. A Mike Leigh-style extravaganza of reckonings and reconciliations' Vogue

'O'Farrell is hard to beat' Scotsman

'There is a deliciousness to this novel, a warmth and readability, that render it unputdownable' Guardian

Is she a victim, a witness . . . or a killer?

'Will definitely have you hooked!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Completely floored me' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Woah! I had to take a minute to catch my breath!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I read it in one sitting' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Laura Winters doesn't know why she has lost her memory, or why she was found alone, soaked in someone else's blood.

The only thing she is certain of is that I am the only psychologist she can - or will - talk to.

I have six days to help Laura unlock her memories and find out the truth.

But what has she forgotten - and what is she hiding?

And how does she know so much about me?

With tension you could cut with a knife and twists that will have your head spinning, The Woman in Ward 9 is sure to keep you reading late into the night.

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Praise for The Woman in Ward 9:

''I inhaled The Woman in Ward 9. Such a clever, chilling and unputdownable thriller . . . with a killer twist that made me want to read it all over again' CLAIRE DOUGLAS

'Wrapped itself tighter and tighter around me until I could hardly breathe' S E LYNES

'Dark, twisted and razor-sharp. You'll be racing towards a nail-biting ending and then you'll want to read it all over again' LAUREN NORTH

'Keeps you guessing right until the last word. Don't expect to sleep if you take this one to bed' G. D. WRIGHT

'Dark, gripping, and utterly unputdownable . . . Prepare to be hooked!' EMILY FREUD

'Dripping with tension and a creeping sense of unease . . . an utterly gripping, mess-with-your-mind thriller' A A CHAUDHURI

THE RETURN OF FIN MACLEOD, PETER MAY'S MUCH-LOVED HERO OF THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING LEWIS TRILOGY.

A MURDER

The body of eighteen-year-old TV personality Caitlin is found abandoned on a remote beach at the head of An Loch Dubh - the Black Loch - on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. A swimmer and canoeist, it is inconceivable that she could have drowned.

A SECRET

Fin Macleod left the island ten years earlier to escape its memories. When he learns that his married son Fionnlagh had been having a clandestine affair with the dead girl and is suspected of her murder, he and Marsaili return to try and clear his name.

A RECKONING

But nothing is as it seems, and the truth of the murder lies in a past that Fin would rather forget, and a tragedy at the cages of a salmon farm on East Loch Roag, where the tense climax of the story finds its resolution.

The Black Loch takes us on a journey through family ties, hidden relationships and unforgiving landscapes, where suspense, violent revenge and revelation converge in the shadow of the Black Loch.

New York Times Bestselling Author. Millions of books sold worldwide!

A Life-Changing Tool Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About

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In her latest groundbreaking book, The Let Them Theory, Mel Robbins—New York Times Bestselling Author and one of the world's most respected experts on motivation, confidence, and mindset—teaches you how to stop wasting energy on what you can't control and start focusing on what truly matters: YOU. Your happiness. Your goals. Your life.

Using the same no-nonsense, science-backed approach that's made The Mel Robbins Podcast a global sensation, Robbins explains why The Let Them Theory is already loved by millions and how you can apply it in eight key areas of your life to make the biggest impact. Within a few pages, you'll realize how much energy and time you've been wasting trying to control the wrong things—at work, in relationships, and in pursuing your goals—and how this is keeping you from the happiness and success you deserve.

Written as an easy-to-understand guide, Robbins shares relatable stories from her own life, highlights key takeaways, relevant research and introduces you to world-renowned experts in psychology, neuroscience, relationships, happiness, and ancient wisdom who champion The Let Them Theory every step of the way.

Learn how to:

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The Let Them Theory will forever change the way you think about relationships, control, and personal power. Whether you want to advance your career, motivate others to change, take creative risks, find deeper connections, build better habits, start a new chapter, or simply create more happiness in your life and relationships, this book gives you the mindset and tools to unlock your full potential.

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Two little children are missing from the same seaside town, and only Kim Stone can find out why…


With the investigation into the boys’ disappearance going nowhere, Detective Kim Stone and her team have been sent halfway across the country to help. But they have a second secret mission: to find out if the dark rumours about the local cops are justified, and if that’s why the children are still lost. Far from home, they must get close to their targets by pretending to be incompetent, lazy and at each other’s throats – and the strain is starting to tell.


All Kim wants to do is investigate both cases properly. She knows she’s the only hope these little boys have… but she can’t blow her cover. Then, just when Kim starts to make headway with a woman brave enough to speak out about one of the local detectives, she is found dead. Did Kim’s questions get her killed? How deep does the rot go?


When another body is found, Kim has a lead at last – one that tells her she’s facing some of the worst criminals she’s ever known. The time for playing nice is over… but can she bring these children home, when time is running out and she cannot trust a single soul?


A completely gripping page-turning crime thriller from no.1 multi-million-copy bestseller Angela Marsons. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Karin Slaughter and Robert Dugoni.


Can be read as a standalone.


See what everyone is saying about Little Children:


‘Oh. My. Goodness!!!!! The Queen of Crime has done it again!!!!! I absolutely loved!!!!!… I literally couldn’t put the book down, forsaking everything else that needed doing so I could finish it in an evening!… Fab, fab, fab!!!’ Stardust Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Wow! What on earth did I just read? Or should I say devour?… totally and utterly unputdownable… utterly addictive and totally amazing.’ Rachel’s Random Reads, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Omg this was brilliant!!… I inhaled this whole book in just under 6 hours and I regret nothing 😂… This series is the best I’ve encountered and I’ve read a LOT.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘10 stars!… gripping from beginning to end, just wow, WOW! You have to read this one.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Insanely suspenseful. All the twists were unexpected… I’d give it more than 5 stars if possible.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Wow!!… incredible!!… I read this in two sittings, staying up late as I couldn’t put it down… smashed it again.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘When am I going to learn to savour every single sentence, slow down, and pace myself when it comes to the glorious Detective Kim Stone series... honest answer... never! I devoured this in one sitting… I will never tire of this series, I shout it from the rooftops to anyone who’ll listen and will do so forever.’ Book Reviewer Cake Maker, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘5⭐ Read!… had me hooked from page one!… The tension builds fast, and the twists? 😱 Couldn’t stop reading!’ Beano’s Fighter, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Wow… From the very first page, I was completely gripped… I told myself I’d just read one chapter before bed. Famous last words. Next thing I knew, it was the middle of the night… a must-read.’ Book Review Café, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Angela Marsons you nearly killed me off! I didn’t breathe for a whole ten minutes!… I finished this book in a day, I couldn’t get enough. And when I had to put it down to parent and adult (rude!) I was thinking about it… I was on the edge of my seat with this one… I have no fingernails left!’ Chloe’s Reading Room, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


‘Had me hooked from the first to last page with its brilliant exciting finale and the final reveal… I’m still picking my jaw up from the floor!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐