The Paris Dressmaker Kristy Cambron (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Publisher:
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States 1 Paperback / softback 400pp h211mm x w140mm x s24mm 317g ISBN13: 9780785232162 ISBN13: 978-0-7852-3216-2 ISBN10: 0785232168 EAN: 9780785232162 x Description: Based on true accounts of how Parisiennes resisted the Nazi occupation in World War II-from fashion houses to the city streets-comes a story of two courageous women who risked everything to fight an evil they couldn't abide.Paris, 1939. Maison Chanel has closed, thrusting haute couture dressmaker Lila de Laurent out of the world of high fashion as Nazi soldiers invade the streets and the City of Lights slips into darkness. Lila's life is now a series of rations, brutal restrictions, and carefully controlled propaganda while Paris is cut off from the rest of the world. Yet in hidden corners of the city, the faithful pledge to resist. Lila is drawn to La Resistance and is soon using her skills as a dressmaker to infiltrate the Nazi elite. She takes their measurements and designs masterpieces, all while collecting secrets in the glamorous Hotel Ritz-the heart of the Nazis' Parisian headquarters. But when dashing Rene Touliard suddenly reenters her world, Lila finds her heart tangled between determination to help save his Jewish family and bolstering the fight for liberation.Paris, 1943. Sandrine Paquet's job is to catalog the priceless works of art bound for the Fuhrer's Berlin, masterpieces stolen from prominent Jewish families. But behind closed doors, she secretly forages for information from the underground resistance. Beneath her compliant facade lies a woman bent on uncovering the fate of her missing husband . . . but at what cost? As Hitler's regime crumbles, Sandrine is drawn in deeper when she uncrates an exquisite blush Chanel gown concealing a cryptic message that may reveal the fate of a dressmaker who vanished from within the fashion elite.Told across the span of the Nazi occupation, The Paris Dressmaker highlights the brave women who used everything in their power to resist darkness and restore light to their world.Praise for The Paris Dressmaker:"Unimaginable heartache, unforgettable romance, and cheering defiance against the oppression the Nazis inflicted on Paris; readers will be swept away into a story where battlescarred good at last rings victory over evil." -J'nell Ciesielski, author of The Socialite"Stunning. With as much skill and care as the title's namesake possesses, The Paris Dressmaker weaves together the stories of two heroines who boldly defy the darkness that descends on the City of Light." Jocelyn Green, Christy Award-winning author of Shadows of the White City"With real life historical details woven in with her fictional tale, the story popped off the page. Readers will be thinking of this book long after they've read the last word." -Rachel Hauck, New York Times bestselling authorStand-alone World War II historical fictionFull-length novel, approximately 115,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubs _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Heiress: The untold story of Pride & Prejudice's Miss Anne de Bourgh Molly Greeley (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Hodder Paperback
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub Date:
20 Jan 2022
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback (Text (eye-readable)) 368pp h196mm x w128mm x s26mm 260g ISBN13: 9781529358049 ISBN13: 978-1-5293-5804-9 ISBN10: 1529358043 EAN: 9781529358049 x Description: 'With stunningly lyrical writing, Greeley elevates Austen-inspired fiction onto a whole new plane.' - Natalie Jenner, author of The Jane Austen SocietyAs a fussy baby, Anne was prescribed laudanum to quiet her and has been given the opium-heavy syrup ever since on account of her continuing ill health. While her mother is outraged when Darcy chooses not to marry Anne, as has been long planned, Anne can barely raise her head to acknowledge the fact. But little by little, she comes to see that what she has always been told is an affliction of nature might in fact be one of nurture - and one, therefore, that she can beat. In a frenzy of desperation, she throws away her laudanum and seeks refuge at the London home of her cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam. Suddenly wide awake to the world but utterly unprepared, Anne must forge a new identity among those who have never seen the real her - including herself. With its wit, sensuality and deep compassion for the human heart, The Heiress is a sparklingly rebellious novel that takes a shadowy figure from the background of Pride & Prejudice, one of the world's most beloved books, and throws her into the light.'Haunting. The Heiress has all the hallmarks of nineteenth-century Gothic, which doesn't shy away from "modern" ills, such as the opiate crisis, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, and homophobia. Highly recommended.' - Finola Austin, author of Bronte's Mistress
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Yellow Wife Sadeqa Johnson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Simon & Schuster
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Pub Date:
28 Dec 2021
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 288pp h213mm x w140mm x s18mm 233g ISBN13: 9781982149116 ISBN13: 978-1-9821-4911-6 ISBN10: 1982149116 EAN: 9781982149116 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Concrete Rose Angie Thomas (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Walker Books Ltd
Publisher:
Walker Books Ltd
Pub Date:
12 Jan 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 336pp h198mm x w129mm x s20mm 234g ISBN13: 9781406384444 ISBN13: 978-1-4063-8444-4 ISBN10: 1406384445 EAN: 9781406384444 x Description: No. 1 New York Times bestseller"A powerful and important novel." Observer "No one else who writes like Angie. Phenomenal." The Guardian From international phenomenon Angie Thomas comes a hard-hitting return to Garden Heights with the story of Maverick Carter, Starr's father, set seventeen years before the events of the award-winning The Hate U Give.With his King Lord dad in prison and his mom working two jobs, seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter helps the only way he knows how: slinging drugs. Life's not perfect, but he's got everything under control. Until he finds out he's a father...Suddenly it's not so easy to deal drugs and finish school with a baby dependent on him for everything. So when he's offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. But when King Lord blood runs through your veins, you don't get to just walk away.Praise for The Hate U Give:No. 1 New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Waterstones Children's Book AwardWinner of Children's Book of the Year at The British Book AwardsWinner of the Amnesty CILIP Honour for the Carnegie MedalA major motion picture from Fox starring Amandla Stenberg"The Hate U Give says more about the contemporary Black experience in America than any book I have read for years." Guardian"A startling, important book." The Times"Passionate and uncompromising." Observer"Thomas has given a voice to her generation." Stylist"One of the most important books." Nikesh Shukla"Stunning, brilliant, gut-wrenching." John Green"Utterly compelling." Sunday Times _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Four Winds Kristin Hannah (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Pan Books
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Pub Date:
17 Feb 2022
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 464pp h197mm x w130mm ISBN13: 9781529054583 ISBN13: 978-1-5290-5458-3 ISBN10: 1529054583 EAN: 9781529054583 x Description: 'Kristin Hannah is a classic storyteller and The Four Winds sees her at the top of her game' - Matt Haig'Powerful and compelling' - Delia Owens, number one international bestselling author of Where the Crawdads Sing'A story of love, family, unbreakable bonds, bravery and hope. I loved this book so much!' - Christy Lefteri, bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo She will discover the best of herself in the worst of times . . . Texas, 1934. Elsa Martinelli had finally found the life she'd yearned for. A family, a home and a livelihood on a farm on the Great Plains. But when drought threatens all she and her community hold dear, Elsa's world is shattered to the winds. Fearful of the future, when Elsa wakes to find her husband has fled, she is forced to make the most agonizing decision of her life. Fight for the land she loves or take her beloved children, Loreda and Ant, west to California in search of a better life. Will it be the land of milk and honey? Or will their experience challenge every ounce of strength they possess? From the overriding love of a mother for her child, the value of female friendship and the ability to love again - against all odds - Elsa's incredible journey is a
story of survival, hope and what we do for the ones we love.The Four Winds is a deeply moving, powerful story about the strength and resilience of women and the bond between mother and daughter, by the multi-million-copy number one bestselling author of The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah. Praise for Kristin Hannah 'A rich, compelling novel of love, sacrifice and survival' - Kate Morton 'A masterclass' - Karen Swan **** What readers LOVE about The Four Winds: 'Everyone should read this book. This is the new American classic' 'It will break your heart and bring you to tears. It will also be one of the best books you read all year!' 'This is historical fiction at its best: compelling, compassionate, enraging and courageous. I absolutely loved this book!' 'Gripping and captivating . . . heartbreaking and inspiring' 'We fall in love with a warrior who finds her power and strength, surrounded by love. Beautiful' 'BRAVO to the author, this is her best work yet' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Of Women and Salt Gabriela Garcia (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Picador
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Pub Date:
03 Feb 2022
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 224pp h197mm x w130mm ISBN13: 9781529031553 ISBN13: 978-1-5290-3155-3 ISBN10: 1529031559 EAN: 9781529031553 x Description: 'Extraordinary . . . stunning' - Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory 'Vivid details, visceral prose and strong willful women' - Angie Cruz, author of Dominicana 'Vivid, engrossing, luminous' - Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti Five generations of women, linked by blood and circumstance, by the secrets they share, and by a single book passed down through a family, with an affirmation scrawled in its margins: We are force. We are more than we think we are. 1866, Cuba: Maria Isabel is the only woman employed at a cigar factory, where each day the workers find strength in daily readings of Victor Hugo. But these are dangerous political times, and as Maria begins to see marriage and motherhood as her only options, the sounds of war are approaching. 1959, Cuba: Dolores watches her husband make for the mountains in answer to Fidel Castro's call to arms. What Dolores knows, though, is that to survive, she must win her own war, and commit an act of violence that threatens to destroy her daughter Carmen's world. 2016, Miami: Carmen, still wrestling with the trauma of displacement, is shocked when her daughter Jeanette announces her plans to travel to Cuba to see her grandmother Dolores. In the walls of her crumbling home lies a secret, one that will link Jeanette to her past, and to this fearless line of women. From nineteenth-century cigar factories to present-day detention centres, from Cuba to the United States to Mexico, Gabriela Garcia's Of Women and Salt follows Latina women of fierce pride, bound by the stories passed between them. It is a haunting meditation on the choices of mothers and the tenacity of women who choose to tell their truth despite those who wish to silence them. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dangerous Women: The compelling and beautifully written mystery about friendship, secrets and redemption Hope Adams (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
07 Apr 2022
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback B-format paperback 400pp h198mm x w129mm x s30mm 350g B-format paperback ISBN13: 9781405943161 ISBN13: 978-1-4059-4316-1 ISBN10: 1405943165 EAN: 9781405943161 x Description: Pre-order the compelling, gorgeously atmospheric tale of love, betrayal and innocence, inspired by the incredible true story of female convicts'Beautifully written, an epic sea voyage with an intriguing murder mystery . . . an unputdownable read' KATIE FFORDE'I was thoroughly entranced by the story, and the great murder mystery kept me guessing throughout. A real joy to read' 5***** Reader Review'A gorgeous and compelling story with vibrant characters . . . I was fascinated' RACHEL HORE______Kezia Hayter knows these women aren't dangerous.One hundred and eighty petty convicts, all sentenced to transportation to Australia.On board the Rajah, Kezia makes it her duty to redeem them, enlisting a select few to create an intricate quilt. With each stitch, they are tied closer together.But when one woman is murdered, Kezia's work is threatened. She maintains faith in their innocence, even when the men leading the investigation do not.But if she can't find the killer, how can Kezia save them?Based on a real-life voyage, Dangerous Women is a sweeping tale of confinement, hope and the terrible things we do to survive.______'An intriguing murdermystery, skilfully written and bursting with colour and life' Lucy Atkins, author of Magpie Lane'Dazzling. A captivating story filled with intrigue and dark secrets. An immensely satisfying tale of guilt, innocent and second chances' Emma Rous, author of The Au Pair'A fabulous, page-turning novel that kept me gripped. It's impossible not to become engaged with these women' Jane Harris, author of The Observations'This is a locked room mystery to
end all locked room mysteries!' Sophie Bennett, author of The Windsor KnotReaders are entranced by Dangerous Women:'I thoroughly enjoyed this clever, poignant tale of embroidery and murder on the high seas' 5***** Reader Review'A wonderfully inspiring read, full of compassion and friendship. Full of the social history of the time, I enjoyed this book immensely' 5***** Reader Review'A fascinating book about a group of women determined to survive' 5***** Reader Review'I sat down and read Dangerous Women in one go. I don't think I could have put it down if the house was on fire!' 5***** Reader Review'I have fallen in love with this story! I loved how all the women felt real and all their faults. A GEM of a book' 5***** Reader Review _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rhapsody Mitchell James Kaplan (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Simon & Schuster
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Pub Date:
19 Aug 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback E-publication accessibility detail - No reading system accessibility options disabled (except) PREVIEW_PROHIBITED_03 352pp h229mm x w152mm x s28mm 497g ISBN13: 9781982104009 ISBN13: 978-1-9821-0400-9 ISBN10: 1982104007 EAN: 9781982104009 x Description: "Mitchell James Kaplan [brings] his impressive knowledge of history, composition, and the heart's whims to bear on this shining rendition of Swift and Gershwin's star-crossed love." -Therese Anne Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of Z and A Good Neighborhood "A lilting, jazzy ballad as catchy as a Gershwin tune...Rhapsody will have you humming, toe-tapping, and singing along with every turn of the page." -Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network and The HuntressOne evening in 1924, Katharine "Kay" Swift-the restless but loyal society wife of wealthy banker James Warburg and a serious pianist who longs for recognition-attends a concert. The piece: Rhapsody in Blue. The composer: a brilliant, elusive young musical genius named George Gershwin. Kay is transfixed, helpless to resist the magnetic pull of George's talent, charm, and swagger. Their ten-year love affair, complicated by her conflicted loyalty to her husband and the twists and turns of her own musical career, ends only with George's death from a brain tumor at the age of thirty-eight. Set in Jazz Age New York City, this stunning work of fiction, for fans of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank, explores the timeless bond between two brilliant, strong-willed artists. George Gershwin left behind not just a body of work unmatched in popular musical history, but a woman who loved him with all her heart, knowing all the while that he belonged not to her, but to the world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Lost Apothecary: The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller Sarah Penner (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Legend Times Ltd
Publisher:
Legend Times Ltd
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2022
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 288pp h198mm x w129mm ISBN13: 9781800310162 ISBN13: 978-1-80031-016-2 ISBN10: 1800310161 EAN: 9781800310162 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Elephant Of Belfast: A Novel S. Kirk Walsh (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Counterpoint
Publisher:
Counterpoint
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 336pp h236mm x w159mm ISBN13: 9781640094000 ISBN13: 978-1-64009-400-0 ISBN10: 1640094008 EAN: 9781640094000
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Island Queen: A Novel Vanessa Riley (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Morrow
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Pub Date:
05 Aug 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 592pp h229mm x w152mm x s36mm 735g ISBN13: 9780063002845 ISBN13: 978-0-06-300284-5 ISBN10: 0063002841 EAN: 9780063002845 x Description: "Riveting and transformative, evocative and immersive...by turns vibrant and bold and wise, discovering Dorothy's story is a singular pleasure."--The New York TimesA remarkable, sweeping historical novel based on the incredible true life story of Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a free Black woman who rose from slavery to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful landowners in the colonial West Indies. Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, Doll bought her freedom-and that of her sister and her mother-from her Irish planter father and built a legacy of wealth and power as an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter that extended from the marketplaces and sugar plantations of Dominica and Barbados to a glittering luxury hotel in Demerara on the South American continent.Vanessa Riley's novel brings Doll to vivid life as she rises above the harsh realities of slavery and colonialism by working the system and leveraging the competing attentions of the men in her life: a restless shipping merchant, Joseph Thomas; a wealthy planter hiding a secret, John Coseveldt Cells; and a roguish naval captain who will later become King William IV of England.From the bustling port cities of the West Indies to the forbidding drawing rooms of London's elite, Island Queen is a sweeping epic of an adventurer and a survivor who answered to no one but herself as she rose to power and autonomy against all odds, defying rigid eighteenth-century morality and the oppression of women as well as people of color. It is an unforgettable portrait of a true larger-than-life woman who made her mark on history. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Personal Librarian Marie Benedict (Author) Victoria Christopher Murray (Author) Series:
Edition:
International edition
Imprint:
Bantam USA
Publisher:
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Pub Date:
29 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback / softback 352pp h236mm x w160mm ISBN13: 9780593437032 ISBN13: 978-0-593-43703-2 ISBN10: 0593437039 EAN: 9780593437032 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Widow Queen Elzbieta Cherezinska (Author) Series:
The Bold
Edition:
Imprint:
St Martin's Press
Publisher:
St Martin's Press
Pub Date:
06 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback 512pp h244mm x w165mm x s46mm 700g ISBN13: 9781250218001 ISBN13: 978-1-250-21800-1 ISBN10: 1250218004 EAN: 9781250218001 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Women Of Chateau Lafayette Stephanie Dray (Foreword by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Publisher:
Penguin Putnam Inc
Pub Date:
30 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback / softback 1pp h228mm x w152mm ISBN13: 9780593335932 ISBN13: 978-0-593-33593-2 ISBN10: 0593335937 EAN: 9780593335932 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Eternal Lisa Scottoline (Author) Series:
Edition:
International edition
Imprint:
Bantam USA
Publisher:
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Pub Date:
23 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback / softback 480pp h228mm x w150mm ISBN13: 9780593332610 ISBN13: 978-0-593-33261-0 ISBN10: 059333261X EAN: 9780593332610 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Secret Stealers: A Novel Jane Healey (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Lake Union Publishing
Publisher:
Amazon Publishing
Pub Date:
01 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 444pp ISBN13: 9781542023559 ISBN13: 978-1-5420-2355-9 ISBN10: 1542023556 EAN: 9781542023559 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Dictionary of Lost Words: The International Bestseller Pip Williams (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Chatto & Windus
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Pub Date:
08 Apr 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 432pp h234mm x w153mm x s33mm 525g Trade paperback (UK) ISBN13: 9781784743871 ISBN13: 978-1-78474-387-1 ISBN10: 1784743879 EAN: 9781784743871
x Description: A moving and immersive debut: when a team of scholars compiles the first Oxford English Dictionary, one of their daughters starts a parallel book containing all the "objectionable" words the men choose to omit. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone: (Outlander 9) Diana Gabaldon (Author) Series:
Outlander
Edition:
Imprint:
Century
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Pub Date:
23 Nov 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) 928pp h234mm x w153mm x s50mm 1016g Trade paperback (UK) ISBN13: 9781780894140 ISBN13: 978-1-78089-414-0 ISBN10: 1780894147 EAN: 9781780894140 x Description: **OUT NOW**The author of the Sunday Times bestselling Outlander series returns with the newest novel in the epic tale.Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same.It is 1779 and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser's Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible.Yet even in the North Carolina backcountry, the effects of war are being felt. Tensions in the Colonies are great and local feelings run hot enough to boil Hell's tea-kettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his own tenants are split and the war is on his doorstep. It's only a matter of time before the shooting starts.Not so far away, young William Ransom is still coming to terms with the discovery of his true father's identity - and thus his own. Lord John Grey also has reconciliations to make and dangers to meet . . . on his son's behalf, and his own.Meanwhile, the Southern Colonies blaze, and the Revolution creeps ever closer to Fraser's Ridge. And Claire, the physician, wonders how much of the blood to be spilt will belong to those she loves.______________________________________________________'Go Tell the Bees is packed with everything readers love about the Outlander series' Guardian'Gabaldon is a gifted world-builder, and her attention to the unglamorous details of life in the past, like digging privies, plus authentic portraits of marriage and relationships lift her series' Daily Telegraph _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
28 Sep 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 640pp h234mm x w153mm x s38mm 820g ISBN13: 9780008478650 ISBN13: 978-0-00-847865-0 ISBN10: 0008478651 EAN: 9780008478650 x Description: 'Serious novels are rarely this fun' The Times'A gift' Guardian'Buoyant with humanity' Daily Mail'Worth the seven year wait' Stylist When everything is lost, it's our stories that survive How do we weather the end of things? Cloud Cuckoo Land brings together an unforgettable cast of dreamers and outsiders from past, present and future to offer a vision of survival against all odds. Constantinople, 1453: An orphaned seamstress and a cursed boy with a love for animals risk everything on opposite sides of a city wall to protect the people they love. Idaho, 2020: An impoverished, idealistic kid seeks revenge on a world that's crumbling around him. Can he go through with it when a gentle old man stands between him and his plans? Unknown, Sometime in the Future: With her tiny community in peril, Konstance is the last hope for the human race. To find a way forward, she must look to the oldest stories of all
for guidance. Bound together by a single ancient text, these tales interweave to form a tapestry of solace and resilience and a celebration of storytelling itself. Like it's predecessor All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr's new novel is a tale of hope and of profound human connection. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Book of Magic Alice Hoffman (Author) Series:
The Practical Magic Series 4
Edition:
Export/Airside
Imprint:
Scribner UK
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Pub Date:
14 Oct 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (UK) E-publication accessibility detail - No reading system accessibility options disabled (except) PREVIEW_PERMITTED_01 400pp h234mm x w153mm x s25mm ISBN13: 9781398509955 ISBN13: 978-1-3985-0995-5 ISBN10: 1398509957 EAN: 9781398509955 x Description: 'Full of Hoffman's bewitching and lucid prose and vivid characters, The Book of Magic is ultimately about the very human magic of family and love and actions that echo through generations... it casts a spell' -Matt HaigTHE STUNNING, UNFORGETTABLE CONCLUSION TO THE BELOVED PRACTICAL MAGIC SERIES For centuries, the Owens family has been cursed in matters of love. When beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the sound of the deathwatch beetle, she knows that it is a signal. She has finally discovered the secret to breaking the curse, but time is running out. She has only seven days to live. Unaware of the family's witchcraft lineage and all it entails, one of the young sisters of the new Owens generation has fallen in love. As the curse strikes once again, her love's fate hangs in the balance, spurring three generations of Owens to venture back to where it all began and use their gifts to break the spell that has marked all their lives. But doing so threatens to destroy everything the family has fought so hard to protect. How much will they give up for the greatest gift of all?PRAISE for ALICE HOFFMAN 'Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to twenty-first century literature'Toni Morrison 'I am still reeling from The Dovekeepers - from the history Alice Hoffman illuminates, from the language she uses to bring these women to life. This novel is a testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the ashes of war. But most of all, this novel is one that will never be forgotten by a reader.'Jodi Picoult 'In her remarkable new novel, Alice Hoffman holds a mirror to our ancient past as she explores the contemporary themes of sexual desire, women's solidarity in the face of strife, and the magic that's quietly present in our day-to-day living. Put The Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman's extraordinary body of work. I was blown away.'Wally Lamb 'Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things.'Amy Tan 'Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel'Joseph Heller 'Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman's exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to us - it is a glorious experience.'Elizabeth Strout _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Family Naomi Krupitsky (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Nov 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 368pp h234mm x w153mm x s27mm 480g ISBN13: 9780008491468 ISBN13: 978-0-00-849146-8 ISBN10: 0008491461 EAN: 9780008491468 x Description: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
'A DAZZLING DEBUT' SARAH WINMAN
'VIVID AND AUTHENTIC' WASHINGTON POST
'NAOMI KRUPITSKY'S WORDS SING...I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN' JOANNA GLEN
'A VIVIDLY-DRAWN NOVEL... BEAUTIFUL. I LOVED IT!' CHRISTINA SWEENEY-BAIRD
*A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick* *Book of the Month club* *One of Cosmopolitan's Best Historical Fiction of 2021* *One of PopSugar's Best New Books of 2021* ________________________________________________________ A captivating debut novel about the tangled fates of two best friends and daughters of the Italian mafia, and a coming-of-age story of twentiethcentury Brooklyn itself.
Two daughters. Two families. One inescapable fate.
Sofia Colicchio is a free spirit, loud and untamed. Antonia Russo is thoughtful, ever observing the world around her. Best friends since birth, they live in the shadow of their fathers' unspoken community: the Family. Sunday dinners gather them each week to feast, discuss business, and renew the intoxicating bond borne of blood and love. But the disappearance of Antonia's father drives a whisper-thin wedge between the girls as they grow into women, wives, mothers, and leaders. And as they push against the boundaries of society's expectations and fight to preserve their complex but lifesustaining friendship, one fateful night their loyalty to each other and the Family will be tested. Only one of them can pull the trigger before it's too late. For fans of Elena Ferrante and Maggie O'Farrell, The Family introduces a stunning new voice in literary fiction. 'A tense, engrossing novel'Booklist, starred review 'A riveting story powerful in its realism' Diane Chamberlain, author of Big Lies in a Small Town 'A tremendous debut' Fiona Davis, author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue 'Loyalty, love, loss and redemption take this well told tale to a searing conclusion' Adriana Trigiani 'Krupitsky beautifully captures Sofia and Antonia's day-to-day lives under never-ending tension' Publishers Weekly
'Fast-paced and readable' Kirkus Reviews 'A nuanced evocation of lifelong female friendship in all its shifting, messy, gorgeous complexity' Whitney Scharer, author of The Age of Light 'Lyrical, gripping, and richly evocative' Christina Schwarz, author of Drowning Ruth and Bonnie 'Sweeping and consuming' Susie Orman Schnall, author of We Came Here to Shine 'A powerful story of friendship and loyalty...exquisite' Jennifer S. Brown, author of Modern Girls _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Long Petal of the Sea: The Sunday Times Bestseller Isabel Allende (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pub Date:
04 Mar 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback 336pp h198mm x w129mm 238g Paperback ISBN13: 9781526615947 ISBN13: 978-1-5266-1594-7 ISBN10: 1526615940 EAN: 9781526615947
x Description: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A powerful love story spanning generations... Full of ambition and humanity' Sunday Times 'One of the strongest and most affecting works in Allende's long career' New York Times Book Review Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life - and the fate of his country - forever changed. Together with his sister-in-law, he is forced out of his beloved Barcelona and into exile in Chile. There, they find themselves enmeshed in a rich web of characters who come together in love and tragedy over the course of four generations, destined to witness the battle between freedom and repression as it plays out across the world. 'A masterful work of historical fiction about hope, exile and belonging' Independent Online 'A defiantly warm and funny novel, by somebody who has earned the right to argue that love and optimism can survive whatever history might throw at us' Daily Telegraph 'Allende's style is impressively Olympian and the payoff is remarkable' Guardian _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I Will Die in a Foreign Land Kalani Pickhart (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
Two Dollar Radio
Publisher:
Two Dollar Radio
Pub Date:
19 Oct 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback Sewn CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning -No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary 260pp h193mm x w142mm x s25mm 454g ISBN13: 9781953387080 ISBN13: 978-1-953387-08-0 ISBN10: 195338708X EAN: 9781953387080 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky Margaret Verble (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Mariner Books
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Pub Date:
12 Oct 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Hardback Sewn CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning -No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary 384pp h232mm x w158mm x s38mm 567g ISBN13: 9780358554837 ISBN13: 978-0-358-55483-7 ISBN10: 0358554837 EAN: 9780358554837 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
West with Giraffes: A Novel Lynda Rutledge (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Lake Union Publishing
Publisher:
Amazon Publishing
Pub Date:
01 Feb 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 372pp ISBN13: 9781542023344 ISBN13: 978-1-5420-2334-4 ISBN10: 1542023343 EAN: 9781542023344 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fifty Words for Rain: A Novel Asha Lemmie (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Dutton
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Pub Date:
08 Jun 2021
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Trade paperback (US) 464pp h210mm x w140mm x s26mm 357g ISBN13: 9781524746384 ISBN13: 978-1-5247-4638-4 ISBN10: 152474638X EAN: 9781524746384 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________