If I Never Met You Mhairi McFarlane (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 432pp h198mm x w129mm x s27mm 240g ISBN13: 9780008169480 ISBN13: 978-0-00-816948-0 ISBN10: 0008169489 EAN: 9780008169480 x Description: If faking love is this easy... how do you know when it's real?
The brand new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane Laurie and Jamie have the perfect office romance(They set the rules via email) Everyone can see they're head over heels(They staged the photos) This must be true love(They're faking it) When Laurie is dumped by her partner of eighteen years, she's blindsided. Not only does she feel humiliated, they still have to work together. So when she gets stuck in the lift with handsome colleague Jamie, they hatch a plan to stage the perfect romance. Revenge will be sweet... But this fauxmance is about to get complicated. You can't break your heart in a fake relationship - can you?
'Beautiful and touching - I loved it so much!' Marian Keyes
'Super funny, packs an emotional punch and deeply, deliciously romantic' Cressida McLaughlin
'Funny, crackling with sexual tension, and .... a total joy to read' Louise O'Neill
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Last Tang Standing Lauren Ho (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
11 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008400071 ISBN13: 978-0-00-840007-1 ISBN10: 0008400075 EAN: 9780008400071 x Description: The most exciting debut of the summer
'I absolutely adored it. It is the funniest rom-com I've read in a very long time ... Andrea stole my heart ... I cannot wait to get my hands on whatever Lauren Ho writes next' Beth O'Leary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flatshare Like all good Chinese children, Andrea Tang is doing her best to fulfil all her mother's plans for her life: she's on track to become partner at a top law firm in Singapore, she has a beautiful apartment in the right postcode and a perfect boyfriend who is practically made of husband material.
Except that those plans are unravelling fast: there's an unfairly attractive new lawyer out to steal her promotion, she has credit-card debt up to her eyeballs, her perfect boyfriend is now her perfect ex-boyfriend and the last single cousin in her family just got engaged, leaving her exposed to romantic meddling on all sides... For fans of Crazy Rich Asians and Bridget Jones's Diary comes a hilarious story of love, friendship and the most intrusive people in the world: family. 'Andrea Tang is wise, witty, flawed and perfectly written. I adored her story, and felt so seen by it. If you loved Crazy Rich Asians you'll gobble this up!' Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop 'Witty, vibrant and full of characters I'd love to go for drinks with. As a reader who loved Bridget Jones back in the day, I'd say that Andrea is the millennial Bridget' Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Love Square Laura Jane Williams (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
22 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s23mm 250g ISBN13: 9780008365431 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836543-1 ISBN10: 0008365431 EAN: 9780008365431 x Description: 'Fresh, funny and smart' Beth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare 'A thoroughly modern love story. Smart and emotional - I couldn't put it down' Sarah Morgan, bestselling author of Family for Beginners She's single. But it can still be complicated... Penny Bridge has always been unlucky in love. So she can't believe it when she meets a remarkable new man. Followed by another. And then another... And all of them want to date her. Penny has to choose between three. But are any of them The One? The bestselling author of Our Stop will have you laughing, crying and cheering Penny on in this funny and feel-good exploration of hope, romance and the trust it takes to finally fall in love. Perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane's If I Never Met You and Beth O'Leary's The Flatshare. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Very Nearly Normal Hannah Sunderland (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
14 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008365707 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836570-7 ISBN10: 0008365709 EAN: 9780008365707 x Description: 'Delightfully romantic' ISABELLE BROOM 'A compelling, quirky love story' MIRANDA DICKINSON
Effie's not perfect. Neither is Theo. But together, they're pretty close. Matilda 'Effie' Heaton has always felt like she's swimming against the tide. Everyone around her has life sorted, but Effie's living with her parents and crying into a wine bottle at night. The only thing she loves is her job at a bookshop, where she can lose herself in other people's stories. But then she meets Theo, who knows only too well that life isn't something to take for granted. Because Theo has a life-changing secret, and as Effie starts to realise that she's falling in love instead of falling apart, fate steps in and deals her a new hand. And this time, the stakes are high. A gorgeous, heart-breaking read for fans of Jojo Moyes and Gail Honeyman.
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What Happens Now? Sophia Money-Coutts (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h198mm x w129mm x s28mm 310g ISBN13: 9780008288549 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828854-9 ISBN10: 0008288542 EAN: 9780008288549 x Description: 'Surprisingly funny and very saucy' OK! 'A laugh-a-minute page-turner!' HELLO! 'Surprisingly saucy and distractingly funny' GRAZIA 'No question about it, there are two little purple lines. I'm pregnant.' After eight years together, Lil Bailey thought she'd already found 'the one' - that is, until he dumped her for a blonde twenty-something colleague. So she does what any self-respecting singleton would do: swipes right, puts on her best bra and finds herself on a first date with a handsome mountaineer called Max. What's the worst that can happen? Well it's pretty bad actually. First Max ghosts her and then, after weeing on a stick (but mostly her hands), a few weeks later Lil discovers she's pregnant. She's single, thirty-one and living in a thimble-sized flat in London, it's hardly the happily-ever-after she was looking for. Lil's ready to do the baby-thing on her own - it can't be that hard, right? But she should probably tell Max, if she can track him down. Surely he's not that Max, the highly eligible, headline-grabbing son of Lord and Lady Rushbrooke, currently trekking up a mountain in South Asia? Oh, maybe he wasn't ignoring Lil after all... Praise for Sophia Money-Coutts: 'So funny. And the sex is amazing!' Jilly Cooper 'Hilariously funny - I couldn't put it down.' Beth O'Leary 'A laugh-a-minute page-turner, perfect for poolside reading!' HELLO! 'This hilarious novel proves Sophia Money-Coutts is mistress of the romp-com.' The Sun 'Howlingly funny' Sunday Times 'Wonderfully rude' Red 'Surprisingly saucy and distractingly funny' Grazia 'Funny and beautifully written ... I loved it' Daily Mail 'Fizzes with joy' Metro 'Hilarious and uplifting' Woman & Home 'A thoroughly modern love story' Woman's Weekly 'Does it earn its place in your beach bag? Absolutely' Evening Standard _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
She HC Warner (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Aug 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 368pp h198mm x w129mm x s23mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008216986 ISBN13: 978-0-00-821698-6 ISBN10: 0008216983 EAN: 9780008216986 x Description: SHE was meant to be the perfect girl... 'Brutal and brilliant, this novel will leave you breathless' Adele Parks, Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of Lies Lies Lies 'A darkly disturbing thriller about the daughter-in-law from hell, with an epic twist' Piers Morgan SHE's everything he dreamed of, isn't SHE? Ben can't believe his luck when Bella walks into his life, just when he needs her most. Sexy, impulsive and intelligent, Bella is everything he ever wanted. And Bella wants him. All to herself. In fact, Bella decides that everything is better when it is just the two of them, making it harder for Ben's friends and family to stay in touch. And then a sudden tragedy triggers a chain of events which throws Ben headlong into a nightmare. Secrets, lies, vengeance and betrayal are at the heart of this utterly twisted story about a family that is destroyed when SHE becomes part of it...
Praise for SHE: 'Brutal and brilliant, this novel will leave you breathless' Adele Parks 'As the father of three sons, SHE sent shivers down my spine ... a darkly disturbing thriller about the daughter-in-law from hell, with an epic twist that turns the whole thing on its head...' Piers Morgan 'This dark, twisted tale makes for an inspired read' The Sun 'A dark and delicious guessing game, designed to be read with the same relish as it is told' Louise Candlish 'A fabulously engrossing read that draws you in... then hits you straight between the eyes with a clever twist you just don't see coming' Jane Moore 'Utterly brilliant. Gripping, disturbing in the best possible way with a twist you just WON'T see coming' Kate Garraway 'Secrets, lies, vengeance and betrayal are at the heart of this latest story from HC Warner' Hello! 'Addictive' Crime Monthly 'A real page-turner' Woman 'Wonderfully gripping and doubt-inducing' Woman & Home 'An artful exploration of abuse in all its subtle manifestations' Magic Radio 'A brilliant read with a twist you won't see coming' Closer 'A gripping tale, we couldn't turn the pages fast enough' Bella _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz Michael Morpurgo (Author) Emma Chichester Clark (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 288pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 260g ISBN13: 9780008134624 ISBN13: 978-0-00-813462-4 ISBN10: 0008134626 EAN: 9780008134624 x
Description: From master storyteller MICHAEL MORPURGO, and illustrated by the award-winning EMMA CHICHESTER CLARK, comes a surprising, charming and uplifting twist on The Wizard of Oz, told by a very special and unforgettable character: Dorothy's pet dog, Toto. A perfect, collectible gift for all children (and children at heart). "I was there," Papa Toto said, and those magic words sent shivers down my spine. It was going to be the Wizard story. "Dorothy and me were both there."We were all silent, snuggled up together, waiting, waiting.Then Papa Toto began... When a twister descends on their Kansas farm, Toto and his owner Dorothy hide in the house - only to be plucked into the air and whisked away! Coming down with a crash in the mysterious land of Oz, the pair meet a series of extraordinary characters: a scarecrow who believes he has no brains, a tin man without a heart, and a cowardly lion who may not be as cowardly as he thinks he is. But Toto and Dorothy are desperate to return home - after all, home is home, and home is best! So they set off with their new friends on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the only person who might be able to help them: the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But what they find might surprise them. And on the way, all of them will learn that what they think they are missing might have been there, all along... Beautifully illustrated throughout, this is an unforgettable telling of a classic story, and a must for every bookshelf. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver Michael Morpurgo (Author) Michael Foreman (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
08 Jul 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 288pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008355180 ISBN13: 978-0-00-835518-0 ISBN10: 0008355185 EAN: 9780008355180 x Description: A stunning new story of hope, humanity and high-seas adventure for children and adults everywhere from Sir Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller and multi-million copy bestselling author of WAR HORSE. "We were the truth of our own story.Me, and the two tiny people on my shoulder, in the middle of the sea..." War has forced Omar and his mother to leave their home in Afghanistan and venture across the sea to Europe. When their boat sinks, and Omar finds himself alone, with no hope of rescue, it seems as if his story has come to an end. But it is only just beginning. Because in the end, a little hope makes a big difference... A thrilling adventure inspired by the classic story of Gulliver's Travels, this is also a gripping modern narrative of rescue and refuge, from a writer at the height of his powers. A book about breaking down walls, at a time when many are trying to build them. And a timeless reminder of humanity's infinite capacity for good... even when those humans are very small indeed. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Fowl Twins Eoin Colfer (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
09 Jul 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 432pp h198mm x w129mm x s27mm 300g ISBN13: 9780008324858 ISBN13: 978-0-00-832485-8 ISBN10: 0008324859 EAN: 9780008324858 x Description: Criminal genius runs in the family... Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins but the two boys are wildly different. Beckett is blonde, messy and sulks whenever he has to wear clothes. Myles is impeccably neat, has an IQ of 170, and 3D prints a fresh suit every day - just like his older brother, Artemis Fowl. A week after their eleventh birthday the twins are left in the care of house security system, NANNI, for a single night. In that time, they befriend a troll on the run from a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun both of whom need the magical creature for their own gain . . . Prepare for an epic adventure in which The Fowl Twins and their new troll friend escape, get shot at, kidnapped, buried, arrested, threatened, killed (temporarily) . . . and discover that the strongest bond in the world is not the one forged by covalent electrons in adjacent atoms, but the one that exists between a pair of twins. The first book in the blockbusting new series from global bestseller Eoin Colfer.
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The Taylor TurboChaser David Baddiel (Author) Steven Lenton (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
09 Jul 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 432pp h198mm x w129mm x s33mm 380g ISBN13: 9780008365387 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836538-7 ISBN10: 0008365385 EAN: 9780008365387 x Description: It's the latest Brilliant Blockbuster from bestselling Baddiel! A non-stop thrill-ride adventure that will have readers young and old racing to the finishing line. The Taylor TurboChaser is a road-trip rollercoaster... with a twist. At its heart is the unforgettable Amy Taylor. Amy loves cars, and dreams of being a driver. But there's a major catch: her slow old wheelchair with its broken wheel. When Amy finally gets a new electric one, it's exciting... at first. But standard engines only have so much power. And that's where Rahul comes in - Amy's best friend and genius inventor. Soon Rahul turns a wheelchair into... a supercar! And so the Taylor TurboChaser is born. But when it all goes suddenly wrong Amy is going to have to hit the road - and drive... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Kid Who Came From Space Ross Welford (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
09 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 368pp h198mm x w129mm x s23mm 260g ISBN13: 9780008333782 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833378-2 ISBN10: 0008333785 EAN: 9780008333782 x Description: The stunning new 10+ story from the bestselling and award-winning author of TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER, for anyone who loved the humour of WALL-E, the action of STAR WARS and the deeply touching emotion of ET. A small village in the wilds of Northumberland is rocked by the disappearance of twelve-year-old Tammy. Only her twin brother, Ethan, knows she is safe - and the extraordinary truth of where she is. It is a secret he must keep, or risk never seeing her again. But that doesn't mean he's going to give up. Together with his friend Iggy and the mysterious (and very hairy) Hellyann, Ethan teams up with a spaceship called Philip, and Suzy the trained chicken, for a nail-biting chase to get his sister back... that will take him further than anyone has ever been before. A remarkable story of sibling connection, friendship and interstellar adventure from the author Kiran Millwood Hargrave called "one of my favourite middle grade writers".
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The Pretender's Gold (Ben Hope, Book 21) Scott Mariani (Author) Series:
Ben Hope 21
Edition:
Imprint:
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
28 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008236014 ISBN13: 978-0-00-823601-4 ISBN10: 0008236011 EAN: 9780008236014 x Description: Pre-order now: the next Ben Hope thriller in the series which has sold millions of copies around the world When things get rough, we should all have a friend like Ben Hope... Retired army sergeant Boonzie McCulloch travels to the wintry Highlands of Scotland to help a relative in danger, but is soon deeper in it himself than he'd bargained for. Ruthless, controlling thugs are running amok across the region and will kill anybody to get their hands on a historic hoard of lost gold treasure. But the villains haven't reckoned on what's coming their way. Because when you mess with an old comrade of ex-SAS major Ben Hope, you're bringing a whole world of trouble down on yourself. Once he gets started he won't stop until he gets the job done. With Hope on the war path, the snowy Highland wilderness is about to warm up considerably... A gripping must-read for fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher and Mark Dawson's John Milton series.
Whilst the Ben Hope thrillers can be read in any order, this is the twenty-first book in the series following House of War. People can't get enough of Ben Hope's adventures: 'Compelling from the first page until the last, Mariani and his fabulous protagonist Ben Hope entertain in a gripping tale that will have you turning the pages well into the night' Mark Dawson 'Like the father of the modern thriller, Frederick Forsyth, Mariani has a knack for embedding his plots in the fears and preoccupations of their time ... the action scenes come thick and fast, each one choreographed with painful authenticity' Shots Magazine 'Thrilling. Scott Mariani is at the top of his game' Andy McDermott 'History, action, devious scheming and eye-opening detail. Mariani delivers a twisting storyline' David Leadbeater _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe Roger McNamee (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s25mm 280g ISBN13: 9780008319014 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831901-4 ISBN10: 0008319014 EAN: 9780008319014 x Description: This is the dramatic story of how a noted tech venture capitalist, an early mentor to Mark Zuckerberg and investor in his company, woke up to the serious damage Facebook was doing to our society and set out to try to stop it. If you had told Roger McNamee three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying democracy, he would have howled with laughter. He had mentored many tech leaders in his illustrious career as an investor, but few things had made him prouder, or been better for his fund's bottom line, than his early service to Mark Zuckerberg. Still a large shareholder in Facebook, he had every good reason to stay on the bright side. Until he simply couldn't.
Zucked is McNamee's intimate reckoning with the catastrophic failure of the head of one of the world's most powerful companies to face up to the damage he is doing. It's a story that begins with a series of rude awakenings. First there is the author's dawning realization that the platform is being manipulated by some very bad actors. Then there is the even more unsettling realization that Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are unable or unwilling to share his concerns, polite as they may be to his face. And then comes Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, and the emergence of one horrific piece of news after another about the malign ends to which the Facebook platform has been put. To McNamee's shock, Facebook's leaders still duck and dissemble, viewing the matter as a public relations problem. Now thoroughly alienated, McNamee digs into the issue, and fortuitously meets up with some fellow travellers who share his concerns, and help him sharpen its focus. Soon he and a dream team of Silicon Valley technologists are charging into the fray, to raise consciousness about the existential threat of Facebook, and the persuasion architecture of the attention economy more broadly - to our public health and to our political order. Zucked is both an enthralling personal narrative and a masterful explication of the forces that have conspired to place us all on the horns of this dilemma. This is the story of a company and its leadership, but it's also a larger tale of a business sector unmoored from normal constraints, at a moment of political and cultural crisis, the worst possible time to be given new tools for summoning the darker angels of our nature and whipping them into a frenzy. This is a wise, hard-hitting, and urgently necessary account that crystallizes the issue definitively for the rest of us. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job - What Every Woman Needs to Know Mishal Husain (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h198mm x w129mm x s20mm 230g ISBN13: 9780008220662 ISBN13: 978-0-00-822066-2 ISBN10: 0008220662 EAN: 9780008220662 x Description: 'This is the perfect guide on how to get where you want to be' Red Whether you're a new graduate, a working mum, returning to work after a career break or simply seeking a job change, The Skills explains: Preparation, Planning, Starting Out - how to learn from those around you and navigate your first years on the career ladder Speaking Up, Standing Up, Keeping Sharp - how to make the best first impressions, tips for public speaking and handling anxiety Owning It, Rising Up, Resilience - how to develop authority and get to grips with high-pressure scenarios Drawing on Mishal's own experience, The Skills encourages women of all ages to make their ambitions a reality, guiding them to success in whatever field they choose. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Brave, Not Perfect Reshma Saujani (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
11 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 208pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008249564 ISBN13: 978-0-00-824956-4 ISBN10: 0008249563 EAN: 9780008249564 x Description: The new Lean In, from the multi-award-winning Founder and CEO of national non-profit Girls Who Code and New York Times bestselling author Reshma Saujani. 'We are raising our boys to be brave, but our girls to be perfect. And this is holding us back.' Imagine if you lived without the fear of failure, without the fear of not measuring up. If you no longer felt the need to stifle your thoughts and swallow what you really want to say in order to please and appease others. If you could stop berating yourself mercilessly for human mistakes, let go of the guilt and the strangling pressure to be perfect, and just breathe. What if, in every decision you faced, you made the brave choice or took the bolder path. Would you be happier? Would you impact the world in the ways you dream you can?
I believe the answer to both is yes.
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You're Mum: A Little Book for Mothers (And the People Who Love Them) Liz Climo (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
19 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 128pp h190mm x w139mm x s19mm 360g ISBN13: 9780008402044 ISBN13: 978-0-00-840204-4 ISBN10: 0008402043 EAN: 9780008402044 x Description: From bestselling author Liz Climo comes You're Mum, a hilarious and relatable ode to motherhood. Mums: they are there for us through the good, the bad, the scary, the sticky and everything in between. They also read us a lot of picture books along the way, and now there's a picture book just for them. With more than a hundred original drawings, You're Mum is a book for the new mum, the seasoned mum, anyone in a mum-like role, and anyone who has ever loved a mum. It's a short and sweet thank-you to those taking on the challenging role of parenting - which means you can read it and then hopefully get some sleep! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Elephants: Birth, Death and Family in the Lives of the Giants Dr Hannah Mumby (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 304pp h234mm x w153mm x s24mm 410g ISBN13: 9780008331689 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833168-9 ISBN10: 0008331685 EAN: 9780008331689 x Description: Elephants are as unique as people. They can be clever and curious or headstrong and impulsive, shy or sociable. Learn to know them as individuals as well as a species in this evocative account of years spent studying elephant behaviour in the wild. Watching a family out for a swim on a hot day, Dr Hannah Mumby notes grandmothers, mothers, sisters and children exchanging noisy greetings, a consistent stream of close-range vocalisations, intermittent touching, co-operative herding of babies and frequent stopping for snacks. A close and interconnected family. But in this family, the adults weigh several tons each and the babies wave trunks playfully at one another. This is a herd of elephants. That elephants are intelligent, sentient beings is common knowledge, but so much about their day-to-day lives and abilities remains unknown. How do they communicate with one another over seemingly impossible distances? How do males spend their lives once they have left their mothers' herds? And how much do they really remember? In this lyrically written and deeply personal account of several years of field research, Mumby reverently describes her own elephant encounters, alongside an exploration of the most up-to-date discoveries about the lives of these gentle giants. Learn how elephants live, travel, have sex, raise children and relate to one another, and reflect on how they think and feel. Understanding elephants as individuals closes the gap between human and animal and has powerful applications in the critical field of elephant conservation. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mr Dog and the Faraway Fox (Mr Dog) Ben Fogle (Author) Nikolas Ilic (Illustrated by) Steve Cole (With) Series:
Mr Dog
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
09 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 128pp h198mm x w129mm x s10mm 120g 30 b/w plates ISBN13: 9780008306458 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830645-8 ISBN10: 0008306451 EAN: 9780008306458 x Description: A brand new young fiction series by TV broadcaster and intrepid explorer Ben Fogle, inspired by his real-life animal experiences... Co-written with best-selling children's author Steve Cole and illustrated throughout with beautiful black and white illustrations by Nikolas Ilic. You can always count on Mr Dog to help an animal in trouble... When Mr Dog takes a trip into town, he doesn't expect to stay for long. But then he meets a fox who needs his help - a fox who's very far from home... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The One and Only Bob (The One and Only Ivan) Katherine Applegate (Author) Series:
The One and Only Ivan
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 250g ISBN13: 9780008390662 ISBN13: 978-0-00-839066-2 ISBN10: 0008390665 EAN: 9780008390662 x Description: Return to the unforgettable world of the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling novel The One and Only Ivan (soon to be a major motion picture) in this incredible sequel, starring Ivan's friend Bob! Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family. Bob, Ivan and Ruby have touched the hearts of millions of readers, and their story isn't over yet. Catch up with these beloved friends before the star-studded film adaptation of The One and Only Ivan hits cinemas in August 2020! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Creativity Code: How AI is learning to write, paint and think Marcus du Sautoy (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
19 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 336pp h198mm x w129mm x s21mm 240g ISBN13: 9780008288198 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828819-8 ISBN10: 0008288194 EAN: 9780008288198 x
Description: 'Du Sautoy's discussion of computer creativity is fascinating' Observer
CAN MACHINES BE CREATIVE? In The Creativity Code, Marcus du Sautoy examines the nature of creativity, asking how much of our emotional response to art is a product of our brains reacting to pattern and structure, and exactly what it is to be creative in mathematics, art, language and music. Exploring how long it might be before machines compose a symphony or paint a masterpiece, and whether they might jolt us into being more imaginative in turn, The Creativity Code is a fascinating and very different exploration into the essence of what it means to be human. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Success Principles Workbook: An Action Plan for Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be Jack Canfield (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Thorsons
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 272pp h254mm x w178mm x s17mm 630g ISBN13: 9780008401207 ISBN13: 978-0-00-840120-7 ISBN10: 0008401209 EAN: 9780008401207 x Description: The essential companion to the million-copy bestseller The Success Principles, providing readers a practical, step-by-step workbook to transform their lives. The Success Principles, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Canfield co-creator of the blockbuster Chicken Soup for the Soulseries has inspired more than one million readers to achieve their dreams and fulfill their purpose. But knowledge is nothing without action. Now, with The Success Principles Workbook, Canfield challenges his readers longtime fans, as well as new ones to put the principles into action, to get the very most out of his central lessons. The Success Principles Workbook focuses on the original book's core 17 principles - from 'Take 100% Responsibility for Your Life' to 'Surround Yourself with Successful People' - and provides step-by-step instructions, incorporating self-discovery exercises, 'Make-It-a-Habit' worksheets and journalling, to keep readers on a path to success. Whether you want to fulfil your professional and personal goals, boost your confidence, solve everyday obstacles or work to achieve your deepest purpose, this indispensable book will provide the clarity you've been seeking to give you the future you've always wanted. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Take Control and Master the Odds Maria Konnikova (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
23 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 368pp h234mm x w153mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008270865 ISBN13: 978-0-00-827086-5 ISBN10: 0008270864 EAN: 9780008270865 x Description: As long as she can remember, Maria Konnikova has been fascinated by the tension between luck and skill. But nothing could prepare Konnikova for the string of bad luck that befell her in 2015, when, in quick succession, she was diagnosed with a painful auto-immune disease, her beloved grandmother died in a tragic accident, and unexpected layoffs for her mother and husband left the family in financial disarray. Searching for a way to understand her fate, Konnikova revisited the work of legendary mathematician and game theoretician John von Neuman, who believed that oker was the best lens through which to understand the role of chance in our lives. What if she tried to find out? Could she, a total poker novice, find some better way to approach her own decision-making in life by mastering a game she had barely tried? Determined to follow von Neuman's lead, Konnikova scored a coup - she convinced Erik Seidel, one of the greatest poker champions in history,
to take her on as a student. In exchange, Konnikova agreed to an improbable challenge: after one year's training, Konnikova would compete to win the World Series of Poker, a feat never accomplished by a woman. Lady, Cowboy, Joker, Knave is the remarkable story of that year: of Konnikova's fish-out-of-water immersion in the colourful world of competitive poker and of her impressive mastery of the game. As she develops skills at the poker table - how to truly pay attention, take control, and beat the odds - she comes to understand that have powerful applications to the higher stakes decisions of daily life. Konnikova has accomplished a very rare feat: an irresistible, once-in-a-lifetime narrative, told with humour and charm, that illuminates the world around us - and ourselves. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Winning Streaks Ben Cohen (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
19 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h234mm x w153mm x s23mm 380g ISBN13: 9780008285296 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828529-6 ISBN10: 0008285292 EAN: 9780008285296 x Description: 'A feast for anyone interested in the secrets of excellence.' Andre Agassi, winner of eight Grand Slam titles and bestselling author of Open
For fans of Charles Duhig, Malcolm Gladwell and Nate Silver, a brilliant and buoyant investigation into the existence (or not) of hot streaks. For decades, psychologists and economists have studied the science of streaks to determine whether the 'hot hand' exists. Is there such a thing as being in the zone? Or it simply a case of seeing patterns in randomness? Genius scholars and Nobel Prize winners have dedicated years to answering this question. A substantial number of the decisions we make each day are rooted in two opposing beliefs: that if something happened before, it will happen again - or if it happened before, it probably won't happen again. The Hot Hand is an incredibly entertaining and provocative investigation into the seductive idea that streaks not only exist but can be created. Every day we look for patterns in coincidence, and coincidence in patterns. Is there a hidden logic that defies our basic understanding of probability? If we recognize someone has a hot hand, can we adjust to take advantage? If we mistakenly assume they have the hot hand, what are the costs? What happens when we're wrong - and what happens when maybe we were right all along? To answer these questions, Ben Cohen embarks on a kaleidoscopic investigation that ranges from the magical night that forever changed NBA's superstar Stephen Curry's life to a billionaire investor who made a fortune betting against streaks; the mystery of a missing World War II hero to the authentication of a lost Van Gogh painting; how Shakespeare's success was abetted by a flea to how Spotify had to make its shuffle feature less random to feel more random. The Hot Hand takes us to the jungles of the Amazon, a sugar-beet farm in the northern United States, and strip mall arcades to show us how recognition of patterns can be both fruitful - and disastrous. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography Chris Salewicz (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 528pp h198mm x w129mm x s33mm 380g (1x8pp plates) ISBN13: 9780008152796 ISBN13: 978-0-00-815279-6 ISBN10: 0008152799 EAN: 9780008152796 x Description: Founder of one of the most influential and successful rock bands of all time, legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has nevertheless remained an enigma. In this definitive and comprehensive biography of his life so far, Chris Salewicz draws on his own interviews with
Page and those closest around him to unravel the man behind the mystery. Having sold over 300 million copies worldwide, Led Zeppelin was the biggest band of the '70s and has been loved by the legions ever since. From his own conversations with Jimmy, the rest of Led Zeppelin, old girlfriends, tour managers and session musicians to name but a few, Salewicz reveals the many trials and tribulations which transformed the middle class boy from the Surrey suburbs into one of rock's most enigmatic frontmen. Detailed, thrilling and expertly researched, Salewicz discovers a man who was prepared to die for his art; who justified heroin use so he could harness its narcotic focus whilst making albums, and who overcame numerous death threats during this time. A warrior magician, Salewicz delves into the many skeletons and eccentricities in Page's closet, contextualising him against a background of London gangsters, deaths, and power struggles which Page has continued to rail against to this day, even within his own band. As entertaining as it is insightful, and from a writer who experienced first-hand the Led Zeppelin furore, this promises to be as close to a Jimmy Page autobiography as fans can get. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Be More Dolly: Life Lessons Beyond the 9 to 5 Alice Gomer (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
14 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 128pp h190mm x w139mm 400g ISBN13: 9780008383763 ISBN13: 978-0-00-838376-3 ISBN10: 0008383766 EAN: 9780008383763 x Description: Do you ever find yourself:Tumblin' out of bed and stumblin' to the kitchen?Searchin' for a cup of ambition?Sighin' and groanin' at the mundanity of life? We could all do with a bit more Dolly in our lives! With empowering advice on love, business, style and looking out for number one, these pages will help Dolly Parton lovers everywhere create the life they truly want. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Expensive Painting Ben Lewis (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h198mm x w129mm x s28mm 330g ISBN13: 9780008313449 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831344-9 ISBN10: 000831344X EAN: 9780008313449 x Description: In 2017 the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction for $450m. But is it a real da Vinci? In a thrilling narrative built on formidable research, Ben Lewis tracks the extraordinary journey of a masterpiece lost and found, lied and fought over across the centuries. In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci's small oil painting, the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction for $450m. In the words of its discoverer, the image of Christ as saviour of the world is 'the rarest thing on the planet by the greatest human being who ever lived'. Its dazzling price also makes it the world's most expensive painting. For two centuries art dealers had searched in vain for the Holy Grail of art history: a portrait of Christ as the Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci. Many similar paintings of greatly varying quality had been executed by Leonardo's assistants in the first half of the sixteenth century. But where was the original by the master himself? In November 2017, Christie's auction house announced they had it. But did they? The Last Leonardo tells a thrilling tale of a spellbinding icon invested with the power to make or break the reputations of scholars, billionaires, kings and sheikhs. Lewis takes us to Leonardo's studio in Renaissance Italy; to the court of Charles I and the English Civil War; to Holland, Moscow and Louisiana; to the galleries, salerooms and restorer's workshop as the painting slowly, painstakingly, emerged from obscurity. The vicissitudes of the highly secretive art market are charted across five centuries. It is a twisting tale of geniuses and oligarchs, double-crossings and disappearances, where we're never quite certain what to believe. Above all, it is an adventure story about the search for lost treasure, and a quest for the truth.
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One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time Craig Brown (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 656pp h234mm x w153mm x s40mm 850g ISBN13: 9780008340049 ISBN13: 978-0-00-834004-9 ISBN10: 0008340048 EAN: 9780008340049 x Description: From the award-winning author of Ma'am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret comes a fascinating, hilarious, kaleidoscopic biography of the Fab Four. John Updike compared them to 'the sun coming out on an Easter morning'. Bob Dylan introduced them to drugs. The Duchess of Windsor adored them. Noel Coward despised them. JRR Tolkien snubbed them. The Rolling Stones copied them. Loenard Bernstein admired them. Muhammad Ali called them 'little sissies'. Successive Prime Ministers sucked up to them. No one has remained unaffected by the music of The Beatles. As Queen Elizabeth II observed on her golden wedding anniversary, 'Think what we would have missed if we had never heard The Beatles.' One Two Three Four traces the chance fusion of the four key elements that made up The Beatles: fire (John), water (Paul), air (George) and earth (Ringo). It also tells the bizarre and often unfortunate tales of the disparate and colourful people within their orbit, among them Fred Lennon, Yoko Ono, the Maharishi, Aunt Mimi, Helen Shapiro, the con artist Magic Alex, Phil Spector, their psychedelic dentist John Riley and their failed nemesis, Det Sgt Norman Pilcher. From the bestselling author of Ma'am Darling comes a kaleidoscopic mixture of history, etymology, diaries, autobiography, fan letters, essays, parallel lives, party lists, charts, interviews, announcements and stories. One Two Three Four joyfully echoes the frenetic hurly-burly of an era. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took on the West Catherine Belton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 640pp h234mm x w153mm x s39mm 860g ISBN13: 9780007583034 ISBN13: 978-0-00-758303-4 ISBN10: 0007583036 EAN: 9780007583034 x Description: 'Meticulously researched and superbly written ... The Putin book that we've been waiting for.' Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland 'Books about modern Russia abound ... Belton has surpassed them all. Her much-awaited book is the best and most important on modern Russia ... Hair-raising' The Times A chilling and revelatory expose of the KGB's renaissance, Putin's rise to power, and how Russian black cash is subverting the world. In Putin's People, former Moscow correspondent and investigative journalist Catherine Belton reveals the untold story of how Vladimir Putin and his entourage of KGB men seized power in Russia and built a new league of oligarchs. Through exclusive interviews with key inside players, Belton tells how Putin's people conducted their relentless seizure of private companies, took over the economy, siphoned billions, blurred the lines between organised crime and political powers, shut down opponents, and then used their riches and power to extend influence in the West. In a story that ranges from Moscow to London, Switzerland and Trump's America, Putin's People is a gripping and terrifying account of how hopes for the new Russia went astray, with stark consequences for its inhabitants and, increasingly, the world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman Ben Hubbard (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
10 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 490g ISBN13: 9780008340568 ISBN13: 978-0-00-834056-8 ISBN10: 0008340560 EAN: 9780008340568 x Description: The gripping, untold story of how Saudi Arabia's secretive and mercurial new ruler rose to power. Even in his youth as a prince among thousands of princes, Mohammed bin Salman nurtured sweeping ambitions. He wanted power - enough of it to reshape his hyper-conservative, insular Islamic kingdom. When his elderly father took the throne in 2015, MBS got his chance. As the hands-on-ruler, he made seismic changes, working doggedly to overhaul the kingdom's economy, loosen its strict Islamic social codes and confront nearby enemies, especially Iran. His vision initially won fans at home and abroad as he convinced other nations that the moment had come to bet big on Saudi Arabia. Over time, however, the sheen of the visionary young reformer has tarnished, leaving many wondering whether MBS is actually an aspiring dictator whose lack of experience and rash decisions are destabilizing the world's most volatile region. Based on years of reporting and hundreds of covert interviews, MBS provides new insights into Saudi Arabia's catastrophic military intervention in Yemen, the bizarre detention of the Lebanese prime minister, the surprise arrest of hundreds of princes and businessmen, and the greatest scandal of the young prince's rise: the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi state officials with links to MBS - a crime that shocked the world. A riveting portrait of a determined autocrat on the rise, MBS asks how one man's actions and obsessions are shaking the Middle East. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz Erik Larson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
03 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 608pp h234mm x w153mm x s37mm 780g ISBN13: 9780008274979 ISBN13: 978-0-00-827497-9 ISBN10: 0008274975 EAN: 9780008274979 x Description: THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Every time Churchill took to the airwaves it was as if he were injecting adrenaline-soaked courage directly into the British people ... Larson tells the story of how that feat was accomplished ... Fresh, fast and deeply moving.' New York Times
A STARTLING, GRIPPING PORTRAIT OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE ALIVE IN BRITAIN DURING THE BLITZ, AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE AROUND CHURCHILL. On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, the Nazis would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons and destroying two million homes. In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson gives a new and brilliantly cinematic account of how Britain's most iconic leader set about unifying the nation at its most vulnerable moment, and teaching 'the art of being fearless.' Drawing on once-secret intelligence reports and diaries, #1 bestselling author Larson takes readers from the shelled streets of London to Churchill's own chambers, giving a vivid vision of true leadership, when - in the face of unrelenting horror - a leader of eloquence, strategic brilliance and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.
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The American Duchess: The Real Wallis Simpson Anna Pasternak (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 368pp h198mm x w129mm x s24mm 290g ISBN13: 9780008297305 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829730-5 ISBN10: 0008297304 EAN: 9780008297305 x Description: 'Draws startling parallels with Meghan ... Both were 34 when they met their princes, both are adored children of strong, single mothers, both have a pared-down style and an electric presence and both are evidently worshipped by their Royal partners.' S Magazine The intimate biography of one of the most misunderstood women in British royal history. Life has always been made difficult for those marrying into England's royal family. In 1936, just months into his reign, King Edward VIII proposed to Wallis Simpson, a divorced American woman. Gossip ran wild, and that cacophony of speculation and distrust both hid the real Wallis, and forced Edward into abdicating so that he might marry the woman he adored. In this intimate biography Anna Pasternak seeks to understand Wallis - and her relationship with Edward and The Crown. Using testimony from her closest friends, she shows the warm, loyal, intelligent woman who was written off and undermined by the powerful, often manipulative men of the Establishment. This is Wallis Simpson's story as it has never been told before. Previously published as Untitled. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How Innovation Works Matt Ridley (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h234mm x w153mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008339074 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833907-4 ISBN10: 0008339074 EAN: 9780008339074 x Description: 'Ridley is spot-on when it comes to the vital ingredients for success' Sir James Dyson
Building on his bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject. Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our society. It is innovation that will shape the twenty-first century. Yet innovation remains a mysterious process, poorly understood by policy makers and businessmen alike. Matt Ridley argues that we need to see innovation as an incremental, bottom-up, fortuitous process that happens as a direct result of the human habit of exchange, rather than an orderly, top-down process developing according to a plan. Innovation is crucially different from invention, because it is the turning of inventions into things of practical and affordable use to people. It speeds up in some sectors and slows down in others. It is always a collective, collaborative phenomenon, involving trial and error, not a matter of lonely genius. It still cannot be modelled properly by economists, but it can easily be discouraged by politicians. Far from there being too much innovation, we may be on the brink of an innovation famine. Ridley derives these and other lessons from the lively stories of scores of innovations - from steam engines to search engines - how they started and why they succeeded or failed. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate (Author) Series:
Edition:
Film tie-in edition
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 256pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008408367 ISBN13: 978-0-00-840836-7 ISBN10: 000840836X EAN: 9780008408367 x Description: Winner of the Newbery Medal 2013 Inspired by a true story, this is the beautifully written tale of how a mighty gorilla wins his freedom. A winning blend of humour and poignancy that will appeal to fans of Michael Morpurgo. Ivan is an easy-going gorilla who has spent his life performing for the crowds at the Exit 8 shopping mall. He rarely misses life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly thinks about it at all. But everything changes when a baby elephant called Ruby arrives and Ivan realises he must find a new life for them both. Told from Ivan's perspective, this is a stand-out novel with a pertinent message, ideal for readers of 9+. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Mysterious Affair at Styles: The 100th Anniversary Edition (Poirot) Agatha Christie (Author) Series:
Poirot
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h198mm x w129mm x s20mm 220g ISBN13: 9780008400637 ISBN13: 978-0-00-840063-7 ISBN10: 0008400636 EAN: 9780008400637 x Description: Marking exactly 100 years since the publication of Agatha Christie's first novel, this new edition includes a previously deleted chapter and a newly discovered essay, 'Drugs and Detective Stories', in which Agatha Christie reminisces about the inspiration for Poirot's first case. 'Beware! Peril to the detective who says: "It is so small - it does not matter..." Everything matters.' After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, and the horror of violent death banished into memory. Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to the rolling country estate of Styles to recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter murder. Fortunately he knows a former detective, a Belgian refugee, who has grown bored of retirement... 'Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction thanks to her storytelling skills. Just one book is never enough...' VAL McDERMID 'What a writer. A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow.' ANDREW TAYLOR 'Agatha Christie must surely be the most imitated author in the entire canon of literature - what greater acclaim could there be?' PETER JAMES _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Pale Horse Agatha Christie (Author) Series:
Edition:
TV tie-in edition
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 272pp h198mm x w129mm x s17mm 190g ISBN13: 9780008378530 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837853-0 ISBN10: 0008378533 EAN: 9780008378530 x Description: One of Agatha Christie's darkest and most sinister mysteries, newly adapted for BBC Television by the award-winning team behind And Then There Were None, Witness for the Prosecution, Ordeal by Innocence and The ABC Murders. When an elderly priest is murdered, the killer searches the victim so desperately that Father Gorman's already ragged cassock is torn in the process. But just what was the killer looking for? And what had a dying woman confided to the priest on her death-bed, only hours earlier? Maybe the three women, rumoured to practise the 'Dark Arts', who run the Pale Horse public house can provide the answers. Or maybe the solution lies in the darker side of human nature... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Elevator Pitch Linwood Barclay (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm x s32mm 340g ISBN13: 9780008332037 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833203-7 ISBN10: 0008332037 EAN: 9780008332037 x Description: 'You should read ELEVATOR PITCH by Linwood Barclay as soon as possible. It's one hell of a suspense novel' STEPHEN KING 'Moves as fast as a falling elevator and hits with just as much force. Linwood Barclay is a stone cold pro and ELEVATOR PITCH is a shameless good time' JOE HILL It begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in Manhattan. Each presses the button for their floor, but the elevator climbs, nonstop, to the top where it pauses for a few seconds, before dropping. Right to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a horrific, random tragedy. But then, on Tuesday, it happens again. And when Wednesday brings yet another catastrophe, New York, one of the most vertical cities in the world is plunged into chaos. Clearly, this is anything but random. This is a cold, calculated bid to terrorize the city. And it's working. But what do these deadly acts of sabotage have to do with the fingerless body found on the High Line? It will be a race against time for detectives Jerry Borque and Lois Delgado to find the answers before a deadly Friday night showdown. Number one bestseller Linwood Barclay returns with a heart-stopping thriller which will do for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach...
PRAISE FOR ELEVATOR PITCH: 'You should read ELEVATOR PITCH by Linwood Barclay as soon as possible. It's one hell of a suspense novel' STEPHEN KING 'This novel moves as fast as a falling elevator and hits with just as much force. Linwood Barclay is a stone cold pro and ELEVATOR PITCH is a shameless good time' JOE HILL 'A superior thriller' SUNDAY TIMES 'The twists keep coming' THE TIMES 'A great cast of characters,tension, humour and a thrilling ending; this book takes Linwood to new heights!' MARK EDWARDS
'Linwood Barclay presses all the right buttons' MICHAEL ROBOTHAM 'One of the finest thriller writers in the world at the very top of his game' MARK BILLINGHAM 'Genius ... but terrifying' THE SUN 'The plot is crammed with even more narrative twists than Barclay usually serves up ... it is delivered with considerable acumen' FINANCIAL TIMES _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Prized Girl Amy Green (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
19 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h198mm x w129mm x s25mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008334475 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833447-5 ISBN10: 0008334471 EAN: 9780008334475 x Description: It was always going to end in trouble. But how did it end in murder? A murdered beauty queen. A town full of secrets. Who killed Jenny? Jenny Kennedy appears to have it all. She's the perfect daughter, the popular girl at school and a successful beauty queen. But then Jenny is found dead in a murder that rocks the small town she grew up in to the core. Her estranged half-sister Virginia finds herself thrust into the spotlight as the case dominates the news and is desperate to uncover who killed Jenny. But she soon realises that maybe Jenny's life wasn't so perfect after all. The truth is that Jenny has more than a few secrets of her own, and so do her neighbours... What really happened that night? A gripping crime thriller about a shocking murder in a picture-perfect small town, perfect for fans of Big Little Lies and Thirteen Reasons Why. -----------------------------Why readers love The Prized Girl: 'I couldn't figure out who did it until the very end''Kept me guessing right up until the last few pages. What a plot twist!''A suspenseful, entertaining, page-turner''Read in one sitting, couldn't put it down''Highly recommend this book''So many twists and turns, it kept me turning the page''Had me hooked from page one - a MUST read' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Secret Garden: Mary's Journal Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 96pp h209mm x w154mm x s15mm 360g ISBN13: 9780008381493 ISBN13: 978-0-00-838149-3 ISBN10: 0008381496 EAN: 9780008381493 x Description: A beautifully illustrated journal of ten-year-old Mary Lennox based on the enchanting new family movie, The Secret Garden, coming to cinemas soon. The perfect gift for all fans of The Secret Garden! From the producers of Harry Potter and Paddington, Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale returns to cinemas in the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx), who is sent to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Colin Firth) and housekeeper Mrs Medlock (Julie Walters) in the Yorkshire moors. There she meets her cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst) and together they discover a wondrous secret garden, a magical place of adventure that will change their lives forever. In this stunning gift book, featuring full colour interiors with stills from the film and unique content, Mary notes her thoughts and feelings, as well as making observations about the world around her. It will open the reader's eyes to the themes of The Secret Garden and how nature may be more connected to our lives than we think. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Skincare: The ultimate no-nonsense guide Caroline Hirons (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h241mm x w190mm 1070g ISBN13: 9780008375522 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837552-2 ISBN10: 0008375526 EAN: 9780008375522 x Description: As seen on This Morning Straight-talking advice from the Skincare Queen Caroline Hirons is the authority in skincare - and for the first time, she's sharing her knowledge with the world. With over 100 million views of her blog and over 13 million views of her YouTube videos, she cuts out the jargon, tells you want you do and don't need, and is finally going to get the nation off face wipes for good! Skincare is the go-to book for people of all ages and skin types who want to feel and look fantastic. It explains the facts, the myths and the best way to get good skin - on any budget. With everything from Caroline's signature cheat sheets, simple tips and tricks to glow (inside and out!) understanding ingredients lists, and advice on how to choose the products that are right for you, this is the ultimate guide to healthier, brighter skin. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tuesday Mooney Wore Black Kate Racculia (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 432pp h198mm x w129mm x s27mm 310g ISBN13: 9780008326951 ISBN13: 978-0-00-832695-1 ISBN10: 0008326959 EAN: 9780008326951 x Description: You are cordially invited to play a game... Tuesday Mooney loves a puzzle. So when an eccentric billionaire drops dead, leaving behind a fiendish treasure hunt - open to anyone - to his fortune, Tuesday can't resist. Although she works best alone, she soon finds herself partnering up with best friend Dex (money manager by day, karaoke-zealot by night) and the mysterious Nathaniel Arches, eldest son of a wealthy family who held a long-running feud with the dead man. As the clues are solved, excitement across the city reaches fever pitch - but nothing is as it seems, and the puzzle-within-a-puzzle holds something much darker than a vast fortune at its heart... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Remain Silent (Manon Bradshaw, Book 3) Susie Steiner (Author) Series:
Manon Bradshaw 3
Edition:
Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
28 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h221mm x w153mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008273811 ISBN13: 978-0-00-827381-1 ISBN10: 0008273812 EAN: 9780008273811
x Description: AN UNMISSABLE NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A brilliantly gripping tale' LUCY FOLEY 'I can't imagine reading a better crime novel this year' RENEE KNIGHT 'No one writes crime fiction like Susie Steiner' ERIN KELLY 'Completely gripping, this book is a joy' JANE CASEY The dead cannot speak. But they still have a story to tell. The body of a young man is found hanging from a tree in Cambridgeshire, a note attached saying 'The dead cannot speak'. It's impossible to say whether it was murder or suicide - was he silenced, or driven to end his own life? And either way, who is responsible? DI Manon Bradshaw is assigned to investigate, but with anti-immigrant sentiment in the area reaching boiling point it becomes increasingly difficult for her to untangle what happened to Lukas Balsys. Are other migrant workers in danger, and will solving the puzzle of Lukas' death help to save them? By turns warm and witty, gripping and terrifying, heartbreaking and uplifting, Susie Steiner's fourth book is both a literary masterpiece and one of the finest crime novels of recent years. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All That's Dead: The new Logan McRae crime thriller from the No.1 bestselling author (Logan McRae, Book 12) Stuart MacBride (Author) Series:
Logan McRae 12
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
23 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h178mm x w111mm x s28mm 240g ISBN13: 9780008336462 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833646-2 ISBN10: 0008336466 EAN: 9780008336462 x Description: The stunning new thriller from No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller Stuart MacBride. One down...A dark night in the isolated Scottish countryside. Nicholas Wilson, a prominent professor known for his divisive social media rants, leaves the house with his dog, as he does every night. But this time he doesn't come back... Two down...The last thing Inspector Logan McRae wants is to take on such a high-profile case. But when a second man vanishes in similar circumstances, the media turns its merciless gaze on him, and he has no choice. Who's next?Then body parts start arriving in the post. Someone out there is trying to make a point, and they're making it in blood. From number one bestseller Stuart MacBride comes a thrilling new novel which will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Critical Incidents Lucie Whitehouse (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
26 Dec 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm x s25mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008269036 ISBN13: 978-0-00-826903-6 ISBN10: 0008269033 EAN: 9780008269036 x Description: A missing girl. A murdered friend. No one left to trust. 'Seriously good suspense ... trust me, you'll need to know what happens' Lee Child
'Superb characterisation, humour and galloping plot' Susie Steiner
'This is that deeply satisfying thing, a strong, deft thriller with real depth' Tana French Detective Inspector Robin Lyons is going home. Dismissed for misconduct from the Met's Homicide Command after refusing to follow orders, unable to pay her bills (or hold down a relationship), she has no choice but to take her teenage daughter Lennie and move back in with her parents in the city she thought she'd escaped forever at 18. In Birmingham, sharing a bunkbed with Lennie and navigating the stormy relationship with her mother, Robin works as a benefit-fraud investigator - to the delight of those wanting to see her cut down to size. Only Corinna, her best friend of 20 years seems happy to have Robin back. But when Corinna's family is engulfed by violence and her missing husband becomes a murder suspect, Robin can't bear to stand idly by as the police investigate. Can she trust them to find the truth of what happened? And why does it bother her so much that the officer in charge is her ex-boyfriend - the love of her teenage life? As Robin launches her own unofficial investigation and realises there may be a link to the disappearance of a young woman, she starts to wonder how well we can really know the people we love - and how far any of us will go to protect our own. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Perfect Kill (A DI Callanach Thriller, Book 6) Helen Fields (Author) Series:
A DI Callanach Thriller 6
Edition:
Imprint:
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h198mm x w129mm x s26mm 290g ISBN13: 9780008275242 ISBN13: 978-0-00-827524-2 ISBN10: 0008275246 EAN: 9780008275242 x Description: A gripping, exciting read to absorb you from start to finish!
He had never heard himself scream before. It was terrifying.
Alone, trapped in the darkness and with no way out, Bart Campbell knows that his chances of being found alive are slim. Drugged and kidnapped, the realisation soon dawns that he's been locked inside a shipping container far from his Edinburgh home. But what Bart doesn't yet know is that he's now heading for France where his unspeakable fate is already sealed... DCI Ava Turner and DI Luc Callanach are working on separate cases that soon collide as it becomes clear that the men and women being shipped to France are being traded for women trafficked into Scotland. With so many lives at stake, they face an impossible task - but there's no option of failure when Bart and so many others will soon be dead... Get ready for a rollercoaster ride like no other, with the next gripping thriller from the number one bestselling crime author, Helen Fields. The perfect read for fans of M. J. Arlidge and Karin Slaughter.
What readers are saying about Perfect Kill: "I never thought this author could get better. OMG I was so wrong!!!!! Chilling, dark very dark and utterly gripping. This is a MUST READ, finished this book in a day, it was so good. This read had me glued to my seat and tapping my kindle faster and faster." "I enjoyed this book so much, I finished within 24 hours." reviewer "Another absolute belter of a book... 110% recommend this series." "Wow!! This one has to be the best so far!" "This book starts out with a bang and it just keeps getting better and better. It's a roller coaster of a ride so buckle up!" "A gritty hard-hitting thriller." "A series that gets better and better." "Wow, this was a brilliant read from start to finish and was a roller coaster of a ride! It was unputdownable and I loved every minute of it!" "Perfect Kill is thoroughly captivating, thrilling, chilling and a perfectly addictive read."
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Strangers C.L. Taylor (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
23 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h234mm x w153mm x s27mm 430g ISBN13: 9780008221072 ISBN13: 978-0-00-822107-2 ISBN10: 0008221073 EAN: 9780008221072 x Description: The Sunday Times bestseller and Richard & Judy Book Club author of Sleep returns with her most gripping book yet. 'I was glued from start to finish!' Shari Lapena
Ursula, Gareth and Alice have never met before. Ursula thinks she killed the love of her life.Gareth's been receiving strange postcards.And Alice is being stalked. None of them are used to relying on others - but when the three strangers' lives unexpectedly collide, there's only one thing for it: they have to stick together. Otherwise, one of them will die. Three strangers, two secrets, one terrifying evening. The million-copy bestseller returns with a gripping new novel that will keep you guessing until the end. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Last Widow (Will Trent Series, Book 9) Karin Slaughter (Author) Series:
Will Trent Series 9
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
14 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h178mm x w111mm x s32mm 240g ISBN13: 9780008303433 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830343-3 ISBN10: 0008303436 EAN: 9780008303433 x Description: The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller! She might be the first victim, but she won't be the last. Three...A woman is abducted in front of her child. Two...A month later, a second is taken in explosive circumstances. One...But the web is bigger and darker than anyone could imagine. The clock is ticking to uncover the truth. Praise for the Number One bestselling author: 'Passion, intensity, and humanity' Lee Child, creator of Jack Reacher 'The queen of the explosive thriller' Good Housekeeping 'I'd follow her anywhere' Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Never Game (Colter Shaw Thriller, Book 1) Jeffery Deaver (Author) Series:
Colter Shaw Thriller 1
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
19 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 512pp h178mm x w111mm x s30mm 260g ISBN13: 9780008303778 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830377-8 ISBN10: 0008303770 EAN: 9780008303778 x Description: No.1 international bestseller Jeffery Deaver returns with a stunning new thriller - the first in an exciting series featuring enigmatic investigator Colter Shaw. Escape or die trying... Three people are kidnapped across California. Sophie is locked inside a derelict warehouse.Henry is abandoned in remote woodland.Elizabeth is trapped inside a sinking ship. They are alive, but don't have much time to live... Only one man can save them: unique investigator Colter Shaw. He's an expert tracker with a forensic mind, but this will be a test even for him. Because this killer isn't following the rules; he's changing them. One murder at a time...
'No one in the world does this kind of thing better than Deaver' Lee Child
Deaver's most riveting, most twisty, most unputdownable novel yet' Karin Slaughter
'Deaver grips from the very first line and never lets up' Peter James
'The very definition of a page-turner' Ian Rankin
'Lightning-fast and loaded with twists' Harlan Coben
'With The Never Game you know you are in the hands of a master' Peter Robinson
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The Silent Wife (Will Trent Series, Book 10) Karin Slaughter (Author) Series:
Will Trent Series 10
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h234mm x w153mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008303457 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830345-7 ISBN10: 0008303452 EAN: 9780008303457
x Description: From the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author comes a gripping new crime thriller featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton He watches. A woman runs alone in the woods. She convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she's wrong. A predator is stalking the women of Grant County. He lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victim. He waits. A decade later, the case has been closed. The killer is behind bars. But then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead, and the MO is identical. He takes. Although the original trail has gone cold - memories have faded, witnesses have disappeared - agent Will Trent and forensic pathologist Sara Linton must re-open the cold case. But the clock is ticking, and the killer is determined to find his perfect silent wife.... ***Available for pre-order now!*** Praise for the Number One bestselling author: 'Passion, intensity, and humanity' Lee Child 'I'd follow her anywhere' Gillian Flynn 'One of the boldest thriller writers working today' Tess Gerritsen 'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' Michael Connelly 'A writer of extraordinary talents' Kathy Reichs 'Fiction doesn't get any better than this' Jeffery Deaver 'A great writer at the peak of her powers' Peter James 'Karin Slaughter has - by far - the best name of all of us mystery novelists' James Patterson 'With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' Camilla Lackberg 'It's big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody - like a perfectly cooked steak' Stuart MacBride _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Not a Diet Book: Take Control. Gain Confidence. Change Your Life. James Smith (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 304pp h234mm x w153mm x s23mm 470g ISBN13: 9780008374280 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837428-0 ISBN10: 0008374287 EAN: 9780008374280 x Description: *The No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller Are you ready to change your life?
Are you sick of always wearing black and getting undressed in the dark?
Are you fixated with a number on the scales?
Are you afraid to step into the gym and commit to a routine?
Is your confidence at an all-time low?
Is all of this having a negative impact on your life, relationships and happiness? James Smith is armed with every tool you'll ever need to achieve incredible results - from dieting, training and staying in shape to identifying the fads, cons and nonsense that get inthe way of genuine lasting progress. Learn to reset your current mindset and attitude towards your diet and training, with chapters covering:* Fat loss versus muscle gain* Metabolism
and 'body types'* Protein targets and calorie tracking* Common fitness fallacies* Female fat loss* Supplements* Training versus exercising* The importance of sleep* Forming habits This book will put you back in control. It is not a fad diet or a short-term training plan. It will empower you to adopt better habits that will allow you to take charge of your life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss (Author) Series:
Edition:
60th Birthday edition
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 64pp h225mm x w163mm x s5mm 140g ISBN13: 9780008373115 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837311-5 ISBN10: 0008373116 EAN: 9780008373115 x Description: Sam-I-Am and his Green Eggs and Ham get a brand-new look for their 60th birthday! The original Dr. Seuss classic that inspired the Netflix series. It's the 60th birthday of Green Eggs and Ham - and you're invited to the party! The original Dr. Seuss classic that inspired the Netflix series is now available in this beautiful 60th birthday celebration paperback. When Sam-I-am pesters a grumpy grouch to eat a plate of green eggs and ham, we soon find out we can't really know what we like until we try it! Written using only fifty words, this is the perfect book to introduce children to the joy of words, reading, and Dr. Seuss, or delight existing fans with this wonderfu edition of a worldwide favourite. As part of a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr. Seuss's bestselling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands - Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Green Eggs and Ham belongs to the Green Back Books range. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mini Rabbit Must Help (Mini Rabbit) John Bond (Author) Series:
Mini Rabbit
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
23 Sep 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 32pp h265mm x w259mm 190g ISBN13: 9780008264895 ISBN13: 978-0-00-826489-5 ISBN10: 0008264899 EAN: 9780008264895 x Description: Mini Rabbit is back in another adventure from leading new talent John Bond! Mini Rabbit has a VERY important letter to post.Mini Rabbit is being VERY helpful. Mini Rabbit will NOT lose the letter, WILL be very careful, and definitely will NOT be late... Another hilarious adventure featuring the irrepressibly enthusiastic Mini Rabbit. Wittily told and beautifully illustrated from dynamic new author/illustrator talent John Bond. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Oh, The Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss (Author) Series:
Edition:
30th anniversary edition
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 48pp h225mm x w163mm 110g ISBN13: 9780008385156 ISBN13: 978-0-00-838515-6 ISBN10: 0008385157 EAN: 9780008385156 x Description: Celebrate life's ups and downs in this gorgeous paperback edition of the bestselling Dr. Seuss classic! Congratulations!Today is your day.You're off to Great Places!You're off and away! For more than thirty years, this Dr. Seuss classic has carried us through life's ups and downs - from fun times and triumphs, to lurches and slumps!Take an entertaining look at the adventures life has in store for all of us in this very special paperback edition of the beloved classic.The perfect gift for every moment in life, from graduations, weddings and birthdays, to those when you just need a little lift. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranking among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with over 650 million books sold worldwide. HarperCollins is relaunching Dr. Seuss's bestselling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands - Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Oh, the Places You'll Go! belongs to the Yellow Back Books range. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Oh, The Places You'll Go! Mini Edition Dr. Seuss (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
04 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 48pp h157mm x w116mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008394127 ISBN13: 978-0-00-839412-7 ISBN10: 0008394121 EAN: 9780008394127 x Description: Celebrate life's ups and downs in this perfectly pocket-sized edition of the bestselling Dr. Seuss classic, just right for gifting. Congratulations!Today is your day.You're off to Great Places!You're off and away! For more than thirty years, this Dr. Seuss classic has carried us through life's ups and downs - from fun times and triumphs, to lurches and slumps!Take an entertaining look at the adventures life has in store for all of us in this very special mini edition of the beloved classic. The perfect gift for every moment in life, from graduations, weddings and birthdays, to those when you just need a little lift. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
One Springy Day (A Percy the Park Keeper Story) Nick Butterworth (Author) Series:
A Percy the Park Keeper Story
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
19 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 32pp h265mm x w259mm x s5mm 260g ISBN13: 9780008279899 ISBN13: 978-0-00-827989-9 ISBN10: 0008279896 EAN: 9780008279899 x
Description: A hilarious new story in the 9-million-copy best-selling series from highly regarded author Nick Butterworth! The Fox is playing hide-and-seek with Percy and the animals of the park. He's got a great hiding place in Percy's workshop but hasn't noticed that there is a pot of strong glue dangerously close by and soon finds himself in an embarrassingly sticky situation! What can Percy do to help? Includes a surprise fold-out page! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Third Pillar: The Revival of Community in a Polarised World Raghuram Rajan (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 464pp h198mm x w129mm x s29mm 320g ISBN13: 9780008276300 ISBN13: 978-0-00-827630-0 ISBN10: 0008276307 EAN: 9780008276300 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 From one of the most important economic thinkers of our time, a brilliant and far-seeing analysis of the current populist backlash against globalization and how revitalising community can save liberal market democracy. Raghuram Rajan, author of the 2010 FT & Goldman-Sachs Book of the Year Fault Lines, has an unparalleled vantage point onto the social and economic consequences of globalization and their ultimate effect on politics and society. In The Third Pillar he offers up a magnificent big-picture framework for understanding how three key forces - the economy, society, and the state - interact, why things begin to break down, and how we can find our way back to a more secure and stable plane. The 'third pillar' of the title is society. Economists all too often understand their field as the relationship between the market and government, and leave social issues for other people. That's not just myopic, Rajan argues; it's dangerous. All economics is actually socioeconomics - all markets are embedded in a web of human relations, values and norms. As he shows, throughout history, technological innovations have ripped the market out of old webs and led to violent backlashes, and to what we now call populism. Eventually, a new equilibrium is reached, but it can be ugly and messy, especially if done wrong. Right now, we're doing it wrong. As markets scale up, government scales up with it, concentrating economic and political power in flourishing central hubs and leaving the periphery to decompose, figuratively and even literally. Instead, Rajan offers a way to rethink the relationship between the market and civil society and argues for a return to strengthening and empowering local communities as an antidote to growing despair and unrest. The Third Pillar is a masterpiece of explication, a book that will be a classic of its kind for its offering of a wise, authoritative and humane explanation of the forces that have wrought such a sea change in our lives. His ultimate argument that decision-making has to be watered at the grass roots or our democracy will continue to wither is sure to be both provocative and agenda-setting across the world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Our Final Warning: Six Degrees of Climate Emergency Mark Lynas (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 470g ISBN13: 9780008308568 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830856-8 ISBN10: 000830856X EAN: 9780008308568 x Description: This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning.
Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it's only looking worse.
We are living in a climate emergency. But how much worse could it get? Will civilisation collapse? Are we already past the point of no return? What kind of future can our children expect? Rigorously cataloguing the very latest climate science, Mark Lynas explores the course we have set for Earth over the next century and beyond. Degree by terrifying degree, he charts the likely consequences of global heating and the ensuing climate catastrophe. At one degree - the world we are already living in - vast wildfires scorch California and Australia, while monster hurricanes devastate coastal cities. At two degrees the Arctic ice cap melts away, and coral reefs disappear from the tropics. At three, the world begins to run out of food, threatening millions with starvation. At four, large areas of the globe are too hot for human habitation, erasing entire nations and turning billions into climate refugees. At five, the planet is warmer than for 55 million years, while at six degrees a mass extinction of unparalleled proportions sweeps the planet, even raising the threat of the end of all life on Earth. These escalating consequences can still be avoided, but time is running out. We must largely stop burning fossil fuels within a decade if we are to save the coral reefs and the Arctic. If we fail, then we risk crossing tipping points that could push global climate chaos out of humanity's control. This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Russians Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories and the Hunt for Putin's Agents Gordon Corera (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
18 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 448pp h234mm x w153mm x s34mm 580g ISBN13: 9780008318949 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831894-9 ISBN10: 0008318948 EAN: 9780008318949 x Description: The urgent, explosive story of Russia's espionage efforts against the West from the Cold War to the present - including their interference in the 2016 presidential election. Like a scene from a le Carre novel or the TV drama The Americans, in the summer of 2010 a group of Russian deep cover sleeper agents were arrested. It was the culmination of a decade-long investigation, and ten people, including Anna Chapman, were swapped for four people held in Russia. At the time it was seen simply as a throwback to the Cold War. But that would prove to be a costly mistake. It was a sign that the Russian threat had never gone away and more importantly, it was shifting into a much more disruptive new phase. Today, the danger is clearer than ever following the poisoning in the UK of one of the spies who was swapped, Sergei Skripal, and the growing evidence of Russian interference in American life. In this meticulously researched and gripping, novelistic narrative, Gordon Corera uncovers the story of how Cold War spying has evolved - and indeed, is still very much with us. Russians Among Us describes for the first time the story of deep cover spies in America and the FBI agents who tracked them. In intimate and riveting detail, it reveals new information about today's spies-as well as those trying to catch them and those trying to kill them. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Most Difficult Thing Charlotte Philby (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
30 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 440pp h198mm x w129mm 390g ISBN13: 9780008327026 ISBN13: 978-0-00-832702-6 ISBN10: 0008327025 EAN: 9780008327026 x Description: SOMEONE IS WATCHING
SOMEONE SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD TRUST
SOMEONE DETERMINED TO MAKE HER PAY
On the surface, Anna Witherall has the perfect life. Married to her university boyfriend David, she has an enviable job, beautiful home, and gorgeous three-year-old twin daughters, Stella and Rose. Their competent and capable nanny, Maria, is practically part of the family. But beneath the veneer of success and happiness, Anna is hiding a dark secret, one that threatens to unravel everything she has worked so hard to create. Only one thing is certain: to protect her children, she must betray them. 'Compelling and complex - a compulsive read' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange 'Everyone has an agenda in this intriguing exploration of deceit and duplicity, as Philby ratchets up the paranoia to Highsmithian levels' Guardian _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A People Betrayed: A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence and Social Division in Modern Spain 1874-2018 Paul Preston (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 768pp h240mm x w159mm x s50mm 1110g ISBN13: 9780007558377 ISBN13: 978-0-00-755837-7 ISBN10: 0007558376 EAN: 9780007558377 x Description: From the foremost historian of modern Spain comes the bloody, much misunderstood story of how, from 1874 to the present day the Spanish people were devastatingly betrayed by their political class, military and Church. This comprehensive history of modern Spain chronicles the fomenting of violent social division throughout the country by institutionalised corruption and startling political incompetence. Most spectacularly during the Primo de Rivera and Franco dictatorships, grotesque and shameless corruption went hand-in-hand with inept policies that prolonged Spain's economic backwardness well into the 1950s. A People Betrayed looks back to the years prior to 1923 when electoral corruption excluded the masses from organized politics and gave them a choice between apathetic acceptance and violent revolution. Bitter social conflict, economic tensions and conflict between centralist nationalism and regional independence movements then exploded into the civil war of 1936-1939. It took the horrors of that war and the dictatorship that followed to break the pattern. The moderation shared by the progressive right and a chastened left underlay a bloodless transition to democracy after 1975. Yet, as before, corruption and political incompetence continued to have a corrosive effect on political coexistence and social cohesion. Sparkling with vivid portraits of politicians and army officers, some corrupt and others clean, recounting the triumphs and disasters of Kings Alfonso XIII and Juan Carlos, A People Betrayed unravels the mystery of why both right and left have been unable or unwilling to deal with corruption and the pernicious clash between Spanish centralist nationalism and regional desires for independence. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All the Fun of the Fair (Bad Nana, Book 2) Sophy Henn (Author) Series:
Bad Nana 2
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 192pp h185mm x w135mm x s15mm 310g ISBN13: 9780008268107 ISBN13: 978-0-00-826810-7 ISBN10: 000826810X EAN: 9780008268107 x Description: The second book in the wickedly funny series for ages six and up from the creator of Where Bear?, Pass It On and the Pom Pom series, with colour illustrations throughout. Hi! I'm Jeanie - 7 3/4 years old, and a BIG fan of badges. BAD NANA is one of my three grandmas (yes, three). Of course, "Bad Nana" isn't actually her actual name - but it's what everyone has been
calling her for MILLIONS of years. If I had MY way, I would call her "Fun Nana", because she is actually brilliant. Yes, she's a bit NAUGHTY sometimes, but in an EXCELLENT way. My Dad says she really should know better, but I think she's so bad, she's GOOD!
The second instalment in the wickedly funny series, from superstar author and illustrator Sophy Henn
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Here in the Real World Sara Pennypacker (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
04 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h197mm x w140mm x s24mm 300g ISBN13: 9780008371692 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837169-2 ISBN10: 0008371695 EAN: 9780008371692 x Description: From the author of the highly acclaimed, bestselling novel Pax comes a gorgeous and moving novel that is an ode to introverts, dreamers, and misfits everywhere, ideal for readers aged 9-12. Ware can't wait to spend summer 'off in his own world' and generally being left alone. But then his parents sign him up for dreaded Rec camp, where he must endure Meaningful Social Interaction and whatever activities so-called 'normal' kids do. On his first day Ware meets Jolene, a tough, secretive girl planting a garden in the rubble of an abandoned church next to the camp. Soon Ware starts skipping Rec, creating a castle-like space of his own in the church lot. Jolene scoffs, calling him a dreamer - he doesn't live in the 'real world' like she does. As different as Ware and Jolene are, though, they have one thing in common: for them, the lot is a refuge. And when their sanctuary is threatened, Ware vows to save the lot. But what does a hero look like in real life? And what can two misfit kids do? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Darkdawn (The Nevernight Chronicle, Book 3) Jay Kristoff (Author) Series:
The Nevernight Chronicle Edition: 3
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
11 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 560pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008180119 ISBN13: 978-0-00-818011-9 ISBN10: 0008180113 EAN: 9780008180119 x Description: The thrilling and heart-breaking conclusion to Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling Nevernight Chronicle. Pale Daughter. Kingmaker. Crow. A killer of kings. Gladiatii. Escaped slave. Infamous assassin. Mia Corvere is on the run. After winning the greatest games Godsgrave has ever seen and giving the gift of murder as her victor's speech, Mia is being hunted by every Blade of the Red Church and every soldier of the Luminatii legion. Her mentor Mercurio has been captured and Consul Julius Scaeva stands on the edge of total dominance over the Republic. Truedark approaches and if Mia is to have any hope of defeating Scaeva and saving her family, she must make a perilous journey across the Republic seeking the final answers to the riddle of her life. Night is falling on the Republic for perhaps the final time. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, Book 3) Mark Lawrence (Author) Series:
Book of the Ancestor 3
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 250g ISBN13: 9780008152420 ISBN13: 978-0-00-815242-0 ISBN10: 000815242X EAN: 9780008152420 x Description: Nona Grey's story reaches its shattering conclusion in the third instalment of Book of the Ancestor. THEY CAME AGAINST HER AS A CHILD. NOW THEY FACE THE WOMAN. The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperor's armies are in retreat. Nona faces the final challenges that must be overcome if she is to become a full sister in the order of her choice. But it seems unlikely that Nona and her friends will have time to earn a nun's habit before war is on their doorstep. Even a warrior like Nona cannot hope to turn the tide of war.The shiphearts offer strength that she might use to protect those she loves, but it's a power that corrupts. A final battle is coming in which she will be torn between friends, unable to save them all. A battle in which her own demons will try to unmake her. A battle in which hearts will be broken, lovers lost, thrones burned. HOLY SISTER completes the Book of the Ancestor trilogy that began with RED SISTER and GREY SISTER. A ground-breaking series, it has established Mark Lawrence as one of the most exciting new voices in modern speculative fiction. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Hobbit: The prelude to The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 336pp h198mm x w129mm x s21mm 240g ISBN13: 9780008376055 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837605-5 ISBN10: 0008376050 EAN: 9780008376055 x Description: This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected... Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day, to whisk him away on a journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon... The prelude to THE LORD OF THE RINGS, THE HOBBIT has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The House of Sacrifice (Empires of Dust, Book 3) Anna Smith Spark (Author) Series:
Empires of Dust 3
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 544pp h198mm x w129mm x s34mm 370g ISBN13: 9780008204150 ISBN13: 978-0-00-820415-0 ISBN10: 0008204152 EAN: 9780008204150 x Description: A powerhouse grimdark fantasy of bloodshed, ambition, and fate, The House of Sacrifice is the thunderous conclusion to Anna Smith Spark's Empires of Dust trilogy, which began with The Court of Broken Knives. Hail Him. Behold Him.Man-killer, life-stealer, death-bringer, life's thief.All are bound to Him,His word is law.The night coming, the sudden light that makes the eyes blind,Golden one, shining, glorious.Life's judgement, life's pleasure, hope's grave. Marith Altrersyr has won. He cut a path of blood and vengeance and needless violence around the world and now he rules. It is time for Marith to put down his sword, to send home his armies, to grow a beard and become fat. It is time to look to his own house, and to produce an heir. The King of Death must now learn to live. But some things cannot be learnt. The spoils of war turn to ash in the mouths of the Amrath Army and soon they are on the move again. But Marith, lord of lies, dragon-killer, father-killer, has begun to falter and his mind decays. How long can a warlord rotting from within continue to win? As the Army marches on to Sorlost, Thalia's thoughts turn to home and to the future: a life grows inside her and it is a precious thing - but it grows weak. Why must the sins of the father curse the child? A glorious, ambitious and bloodily brilliant conclusion that threads together a masterful tapestry of language and story, and holding up a piercing reflection on epic fantasy - and those who love it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Book 3) J. R. R. Tolkien (Author) Series:
The Lord of the Rings 3
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 464pp h198mm x w129mm x s30mm 320g ISBN13: 9780008376086 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837608-6 ISBN10: 0008376085 EAN: 9780008376086 x Description: The third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventureTHE LORD OF THE RINGS The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring. The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale of adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Book 2) J. R. R. Tolkien (Author) Series:
The Lord of the Rings 2
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 250g ISBN13: 9780008376079 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837607-9 ISBN10: 0008376077 EAN: 9780008376079 x Description: The second part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventureTHE LORD OF THE RINGS The company of the Ring is torn asunder. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. This continues the classic tale begun in The Fellowship of the Ring, which reaches its awesome climax in The Return of the King. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Coldmyth (The Coldmaker Saga, Book 3) Daniel A. Cohen (Author) Series:
The Coldmaker Saga 3
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
24 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h198mm x w129mm x s26mm 290g ISBN13: 9780008207281 ISBN13: 978-0-00-820728-1 ISBN10: 0008207283 EAN: 9780008207281 x Description: COLDMYTH is book 3 in the Coldmaker series and the final book in the epic new trilogy by modern master Daniel A. Cohen. COLDMYTH is book 3 in the Coldmaker series and the final book in the epic new trilogy by modern master Daniel A. Cohen.Micah, Shilah and Cam set fire to their oppressors in a bid to bring relief to their burning hot world and restore balance to the seasons as well as to society. But can an inventor, a warrior and a thinker upend the status quo against all odds and will the prophecies of a hero who lifts up the downtrodden come to pass?A tale of rebellion and of healing - of saviours and the cost of success, COLDMYTH roars to the finish through twists and turns that will leave you anything but cold. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
One True King (The School for Good and Evil, Book 6) Soman Chainani (Author) Series:
The School for Good and Evil 6
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 496pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008292232 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829223-2 ISBN10: 000829223X EAN: 9780008292232 x Description: Beyond Good and Evil. Beyond Ever Afters.
The fairy tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramatic conclusion in this sixth and final book of Soman Chainani's bestselling fantasy series.
Who will sit on Camelot's throne and rule the Endless Woods? Who will be the One True King? Prepare yourself for the End of Ends...
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Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Lost Fairy Tales (Pages & Co., Book 2) Anna James (Author) Series:
Pages & Co. 2
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm x s31mm 350g ISBN13: 9780008229917 ISBN13: 978-0-00-822991-7 ISBN10: 0008229910 EAN: 9780008229917 x Description: A magical adventure to delight the imagination. The curl-up-on-the-sofa snuggle of a series from a uniquely talented author. Tilly Pages is a bookwanderer; she can travel inside books, and even talk to the characters she meets there. But Tilly's powers are put to the test when fairytales start leaking book magic and causing havoc . . . On a wintery visit to Paris, Tilly and her best friend Oskar bravely bookwander into the land of fairytales to find that characters are getting lost, stories are all mixed-up, and mysterious plot holes are opening without warning. Can Tilly work out who, or what, is behind the chaos so everyone gets their happily-ever-after? The second enthralling tale in the bestselling PAGES & CO series.
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Starfell: Willow Moss and the Forgotten Tale (Starfell, Book 2) Dominique Valente (Author) Sarah Warburton (Illustrated by) Series:
Starfell 2
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 304pp h216mm x w135mm x s23mm 310g ISBN13: 9780008377144 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837714-4 ISBN10: 0008377146 EAN: 9780008377144 x Description: The anticipated second book in 2019's breakout magical fantasy series, Starfell, starring misfit witch Willow Moss. Perfect for readers of 8+ and beautifully illustrated throughout by Sarah Warburton. Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches, recently saved the world. The problem is, nobody can remember it and, to make matters worse, her magical ability seems broken. Instead of finding lost things, objects keep disappearing against her will ... which is especially troubling now that her friend Sometimes needs her help! Sometimes has discovered how to see ten minutes into the future. Unfortunately that's only enough time to find out that his kidnappers are on their way! His only hope is to write an urgent letter to Willow, asking if she wouldn't mind trying to find him. As Willow and her friends piece together what has happened to Sometimes, their adventure takes them from an enchanted tower to the magical forest of Wisperia and into dangerous new realms... Can Willow save Sometimes when her own powers are out of control? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day (Starfell, Book 1) Dominique Valente (Author) Sarah Warburton (Illustrated by) Series:
Starfell 1
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 May 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 304pp h198mm x w129mm x s24mm 260g ISBN13: 9780008308407 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830840-7 ISBN10: 0008308403 EAN: 9780008308407 x Description: The first book in the most spellbinding children's fantasy series of the year, now in paperback, with beautiful black-and-white inside illustrations by Sarah Warburton. Perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell and Nevermoor. Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches, has a magical ability for finding lost things - like keys, or socks, or spectacles. Useful, but not exactly exciting... Then the most powerful witch in the world of Starfell turns up at Willow's door and asks for her help. A whole day - last Tuesday to be precise has gone missing. Completely. And without it the whole universe could unravel. Now Willow holds the fate of Starfell in her rather unremarkable hands... Can she save the day - by finding the lost one? Step into Starfell, a world crackling with warmth, wit and magic, perfect for readers aged 8-12. Book 2 coming in April 2020!
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Storm Nicola Skinner (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h216mm x w135mm x s31mm 410g ISBN13: 9780008295332 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829533-2 ISBN10: 0008295336 EAN: 9780008295332 x Description: The extraordinarily moving, funny and original new novel from the author of the rapturously acclaimed BLOOM.
"You were born raging, Frances Frida Ripley. That's what happens when you're born in a storm."
Frances's parents were not prepared for her birth: they had a blanket and an easel and some paint, but not anything useful, like a car or a phone. So it's no wonder Frankie has always had a temper. She was born on a BEACH, in a STORM. What Frances was not prepared for was dying in a freak natural disaster that wiped out her whole town. Waking up 100 years later, Frances finds a whole load of new things to be angry about. And that's before the visitors start turning up, treating her home like it's a tourist attraction. Which it is. Only there are worse people out there than tourists... and they're coming for Frankie. Frankie is about to discover that there are things more important than herself - and that anger has its uses. Because when you have a storm inside you - sometimes the only thing to do is let it out... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Princess Rules Philippa Gregory (Author) Chris Chatterton (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Dec 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 256pp h198mm x w129mm x s20mm 240g 30 b/w illus ISBN13: 9780008339791 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833979-1 ISBN10: 0008339791 EAN: 9780008339791 x Description: Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she's no ordinary princess... These three stories were originally published under the titles Princess Florizella, Princess Florizella and the Wolves and Princess Florizella and the Giant. They were originally dedicated to her daughter but have been reimagined in this edition which she has dedicated to her grandchildren. "Princess Florizella was friends with some of the princesses who had studied the Princess Rules, and behaved just as the Rules said they should. Florizella thought their hair was lovely: so golden and so very long. And their clothes were nice: so richly embroidered. And their shoes were delightful: so tiny and handmade in silk. But their days bored her to death..." Instead, Princess Florizella rides her horse, Jellybean, all over the kingdom, having adventures of her own... "...perfect for newish readers who are gaining confidence and ready for a challenge" The Times Review "These are enchanting, simply written stories that have lost none of their pertinence - and this timely new edition deserves to win Florizella another generation of admirers." 5 star review in the Saturday Telegraph _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bloom Nicola Skinner (Author) Flavia Sorrentino (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h198mm x w129mm x s29mm 340g ISBN13: 9780008297404 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829740-4 ISBN10: 0008297401 EAN: 9780008297404 x Description: A beautifully written, incredibly original and wickedly funny novel for readers of 10 and older - BLOOM is for everyone who has ever felt like they didn't fit in, and for anyone who has ever wanted a little more colour and wildness in their lives... "A riotous, original and timely reminder that sometimes rules are made to be broken." - The Guardian's Books of the Year 2019
Sorrel Fallowfield is growing up - in a REALLY surprising way... Sorrel Fallowfield is so good at being good that teachers come to her when they need help remembering the school rules - and there are LOTS. Luckily, Sorrel doesn't have any trouble following them, until the day she discovers a faded packet of Surprising Seeds buried under a tree in her backyard. Now she's hearing voices, seeing things, experiencing an almost unstoppable urge to plant the Seeds in some very unusual places... and completely failing to win her school's competition to find The Most Obedient Child of the School. And all that's before flowers start growing out of her head... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bedlam (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 12) Derek Landy (Author) Series:
Skulduggery Pleasant 12
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
10 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 608pp h198mm x w129mm x s39mm 420g ISBN13: 9780008295684 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829568-4 ISBN10: 0008295689 EAN: 9780008295684 x Description: The 12th explosive novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, BEDLAM will blow your mind - and change everything... On a desperate journey to recover her sister's lost soul, Valkyrie Cain goes up against the High Sanctuary itself, and there's nothing Skulduggery Pleasant can do to stop her. With Abyssinia's grand plan about to kick off in a night of magic, terror, and bloodshed, it falls to Omen Darkly to save the lives of thousands of innocent people. And as the madness unfolds around him, as hidden enemies step into the light, and as Valkyrie is sucked into a desperate, lawless quest of her own, he has no choice but to become the hero he never really wanted to be - or die in the attempt. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cinders and Sparks: Goblins and Gold (Cinders and Sparks, Book 3) Lindsey Kelk (Author) Series:
Cinders and Sparks 3
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 176pp h198mm x w129mm x s14mm 160g ISBN13: 9780008292171 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829217-1 ISBN10: 0008292175 EAN: 9780008292171 x Description: In the third sensational and side-splitting Cinders & Sparks adventure, Cinders and her companions continue their quest to find Fairyland - but the scary Hunstman is close on their tail . . . Perfect for readers of 7-9 and fans of Shrek and Frozen. Cinders, her talking-dog, Sparks, a horse called Mouse, and Hansel (who accidentally - on purpose - ate some of a witch's gingerbread house) continue their quest to find Fairyland. But even the bravest questers get hungry, and when the quartet stop at a market for lunch, calamity and chaos ensue. Cinders is kidnapped by a greedy goblin, Mouse is turned back into a mouse, and Cinders's fairy godmother, Brian, pairs up with Prince Joderick to rescue her. Will Cinders escape the evil goblin? Will Sparks sing karaoke? Will the Huntsman find and capture them? The answers are: yes, not really and kind of. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lottie Luna and the Twilight Party (Lottie Luna, Book 2) Vivian French (Author) Nathan Reed (Illustrated by) Series:
Lottie Luna 2
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
03 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 144pp h198mm x w129mm x s11mm 130g 30 b/w illus ISBN13: 9780008343019 ISBN13: 978-0-00-834301-9 ISBN10: 0008343012 EAN: 9780008343019
x Description: A brand new young fiction series by much-loved children's author, Vivian French and illustrated by Nathan Reed. Meet werewolf extraordinaire... Lottie Luna. Lottie Luna is a werewolf. She's super-fast, super-strong and has X-ray vision. Lottie doesn't really like to use her skills, though - she just wants to be like everyone else. But when it's her friend Marjory's birthday, Lottie sees a way she can use her special powers to get her the biggest surprise ever... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Seasons of War (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 13) Derek Landy (Author) Series:
Skulduggery Pleasant 13
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 560pp h234mm x w153mm x s42mm 680g ISBN13: 9780008386245 ISBN13: 978-0-00-838624-5 ISBN10: 0008386242 EAN: 9780008386245 x Description: The thirteenth thrilling novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, SEASONS OF WAR will test the Skeleton Detective and Valkyrie like never before... War is coming. To avert catastrophe, Skulduggery and Valkyrie are sent on a secret mission that takes them away from everything they know, to a forsaken land of magic and grim, unrelenting terror. It is here that Valkyrie will have to fight the hardest - not only against the enemies who want her dead, but also against her own self-destructive impulses. It's only by crawling through darkness that she'll be able to once again stand in the light... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sea Witch Rising Sarah Henning (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Aug 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008356101 ISBN13: 978-0-00-835610-1 ISBN10: 0008356106 EAN: 9780008356101 x Description: This sequel to THE SEA WITCH is an alternative reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid. It's a heart-wrenching story about the complications of sisterhood, the uncompromising nature of magic and the cost of redemption. Alia has made a deal with the Sea Witch to give up her life as a mermaid in exchange for a human soul. Now she has only twelve hours left on land to win the prince she loves, or perish.But Alia's sister, Runa, knows that the prince isn't capable of true love, so she makes her own bargain with the Sea Witch - and prepares to bring Alia back to the ocean, whether she likes it or not.Below the waves, the Sea Witch has a plan to challenge the order of the sea. It's going to take power - power she doesn't yet have.As Runa and the Sea Witch's fates intertwine, they find themselves caught in the middle of a deadly conflict between land and water. Will they be brave enough to sacrifice their own hearts' desires for a chance to save their worlds...? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Monstrous Heart Claire McKenna (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
23 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 470g ISBN13: 9780008337131 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833713-1 ISBN10: 0008337136 EAN: 9780008337131 x Description: A sensational debut novel perfect for fans of Outlander and The Binding. This is gothic, epic, romantic fantasy at it's very best; a tale of magic, intrigue on dangerous waters and a love story for the ages. Arden Beacon arrives in the salt-swept port of Vigil with a job to do. Tasked with using the magic in her blood to keep the lighthouse burning, she needs to prove herself worthy of her family name and her ancestors' profession. But the coastline Arden must keep alight - battered by a sea teeming with colossal, ancient beasts - is far from the cultured, urban world she knows. It is a place of secrets, rumours and tight-lipped expectations of a woman's place. More than anyone, the town folk whisper about Arden's neighbour, Jonah Riven, the hunter of leviathans. They say he murdered his wife. They say he is as much a monster as his prey. Amidst all her determination and homesickness Arden cannot get this shadowy stranger out of her head. A plot swirls around the lighthouse keeper, the hunter and the authorities. Arden must make sense of these dark waters - before they wash her away. A sensational fantasy debut - a gothic tale of intrigue on high seas and a love story for the ages. A sensational debut novel perfect for fans of Outlander and The Binding. This is gothic, epic, romantic fantasy at it's very best; a tale of magic, intrigue on dangerous waters _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Road Brothers Mark Lawrence (Author) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 288pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008389376 ISBN13: 978-0-00-838937-6 ISBN10: 0008389373 EAN: 9780008389376 x Description: A volume of short stories by the bestselling author of THE BROKEN EMPIRE series, Mark Lawrence This is a collection of fourteen stories of murder, mayhem, pathos, and philosophy, all set in the world of the Broken Empire. Within these pages, you will find tales of men such as Red Kent, Sir Makin, Rike, Burlow and the Nuban, telling of their origins and the events that forged them. There is Jorg himself, striding the page as a child of six, as a teenage wanderer and as a young king. And then there is a tale about Prince Jalan Kendeth - liar, cheat, womaniser and coward. To the new reader, welcome to a lawless world where wit and sword are the most useful weapons, and danger lurks as much in candle-lit palaces as in dark alleys and dense woodland. To those who have already journeyed with Jorg, we hope you will enjoy renewing old acquaintances with your favourite characters. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Stormtide (Ashen Torment, Book 2) Den Patrick (Author) Series:
Ashen Torment 2
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
04 Mar 2020
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 464pp h198mm x w129mm x s29mm 330g ISBN13: 9780008228194 ISBN13: 978-0-00-822819-4 ISBN10: 0008228191 EAN: 9780008228194
x Description: Book Two in stunning Scandinavia-inspired fantasy trilogy The Ashen Torment. BOOK TWO OF THE ASHEN TORMENT Steiner, blacksmith, hero, has taken a hammer to the Empire, freeing the dead and children with withcsign alike from their fiery prison. Now he plans to finish what he started. Kimi, dragon-speaker, princess, must seek her father's court and win the support of his armies before news of her escape dooms her people. Silverdust, ancient, dead, journeys to the heart of the empire as a prisoner - to meet the Emperor for what he hopes will be the final time. Kjellrun, witch, killer, still reeling from the loss of her uncle when she is ripped from her family, fears this power within her. But she must harness that force - and soon - if she hopes to survive. Scattered by fortune, plagued by danger, Steiner's crew rise against the dark rule that has cost them so much. The old gods are waking. The dragons are free.May gods help those who bear the sign of the witch. Den Patrick's thrilling new series continues in the sequel to the acclaimed WITCHSIGN. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice, Book 1) Mark Lawrence (Author) Series:
Book of the Ice 1
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Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 480pp h234mm x w153mm x s36mm 580g ISBN13: 9780008284763 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828476-3 ISBN10: 0008284768 EAN: 9780008284763 x Description: From the critically-acclaimed author of PRINCE OF THORNS and RED SISTER comes a chilling new epic fantasy series. 'If you like dark you will love Mark Lawrence. And when the light breaks through and it all makes sense, the contrast is gorgeous' ROBIN HOBB Only when it's darkest can you see the stars. East of the Black Rock, out on the ice, lies a hole down which broken children are thrown On the vastness of the ice there is no room for individuals. No one survives alone.To resist the cold, to endure the months of night when even the air itself begins to freeze, requires a special breed. Variation is dangerous, difference is fatal. And Yaz is different. Torn from her family, from the boy she thought she would spend her life with, Yaz has to carve a new path for herself in a world whose existence she never suspected. A world full of danger. Beneath the ice, Yaz will learn that Abeth is older and stranger than she had ever imagined. She will learn that her weaknesses are another kind of strength. And she will learn to challenge the cruel arithmetic of survival that has always governed her people. Only when it's darkest can you see the stars. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Kingdom of Copper (The Daevabad Trilogy, Book 2) S. A. Chakraborty (Author) Series:
The Daevabad Trilogy 2
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Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 640pp h198mm x w129mm x s40mm 450g ISBN13: 9780008239473 ISBN13: 978-0-00-823947-3 ISBN10: 0008239479 EAN: 9780008239473 x Description: Return to Daevabad in the spellbinding sequel to THE CITY OF BRASS. In Daevabad, where djinn can summon flames with a snap of their fingers, where rivers run deep with ancient magic, and blood can be as dangerous as any spell, a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom. Nahri's life changed forever when she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Thrust into the
dazzling royal court of Daevabad, she needed all of her grifter instincts to survive. Now, as Nahri embraces her heritage and her power, she must forge a new path. Exiled for daring to defy his father, Ali is adrift on the unforgiving sands of his ancestral land, hunted by assassins and forced to rely on frightening new abilities that threaten to reveal a terrible family secret. And as a new century approaches and the djinn gather within Daevabad's brass walls to celebrate, a power in the desolate north will bring a storm of fire straight to the city's gates . . . _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Ruthless (The Deathless Trilogy, Book 2) Peter Newman (Author) Series:
The Deathless Trilogy 2
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Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
30 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 448pp h198mm x w129mm x s28mm 320g ISBN13: 9780008229061 ISBN13: 978-0-00-822906-1 ISBN10: 0008229066 EAN: 9780008229061 x Description: Return to a world of crystal armour, savage wilderness, and corrupt dynasties in book two of The Deathless series from Gemmell awardwinning author Peter Newman. THE REBELFor years, Vasin Sapphire has been waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. Now, as other Deathless families come under constant assault from the monsters that roam the Wild, that time has come. THE RUTHLESSIn the floating castle of Rochant Sapphire, loyal subjects await the ceremony to return their ruler to his rightful place. But the child raised to give up his body to Lord Rochant is no ordinary servant. Strange and savage, he will stop at nothing to escape his gilded prison. AND THE RETURNED...Far below, another child yearns to see the human world. Raised by a creature of the Wild, he knows their secrets better than any other. As he enters into the struggle between the Deathless houses, he may be the key to protecting their power or destroying it completely. THE WILD HAS BEGUN TO RISE _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sword of Fire Katharine Kerr (Author) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 470g ISBN13: 9780008182472 ISBN13: 978-0-00-818247-2 ISBN10: 0008182477 EAN: 9780008182472 x Description: The celebrated DEVERRY series is an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human and elven history over several hundred years. The bards are the people's voice - and their sword. All over the kingdom of Deverry, the common people are demanding a change that will wrest power from the landed aristocracy: reform of the corrupt law courts. In the city of Aberwyn, the situation catches fire when the authorities allow the death of a bard from a hunger strike rather than hear the people's protest.But things haven't always been this way.Alyssa, a student and protege of the bard who gave his life, discovers evidence that may overthrow the system that keeps her people downtrodden - in an ancient tome hidden far away. Though there are powerful lords who will kill anyone who threatens their privileges, and the road is full of the unknown - dragons, royalty, secrets and more - Alyssa volunteers to make the dangerous journey and bring back the text.A chance encounter with a rough but handsome stranger, a riot in the streets and Alyssa charges into her mission whether she's ready or not. The time has come to burn away injustice.This first novel of an epic fantasy trilogy introduces new readers to the beloved and bestselling world of Deverry while delighting fans of Kerr. A tale of uprising and empowerment that blends magic, politics, and adventure in an unforgettable setting.
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A Clash of Kings: Graphic Novel, Volume Two George R.R. Martin (Author) Daniel Abraham (Adapted by) Tommy Patterson (Illustrated by) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
24 Feb 2020
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Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 192pp h174mm x w266mm x s16mm 750g ISBN13: 9780008322151 ISBN13: 978-0-00-832215-1 ISBN10: 0008322155 EAN: 9780008322151 x Description: George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy masterwork A Song of Ice and Fire is brought to life in the pages of this full-colour graphic novel. This is the second part of a four-volume adaptation of the second book in the series, A CLASH OF KINGS. As chaos grips Westeros, a flaming red comet continues to burn a crimson path across the sky. Some see this fiery herald as a sign of their impending victory. Others see it as a mark of the blood and terror that will soon engulf this divided kingdom. But one thing is certain: None of the six contenders who seek either the Iron Throne, or the lands their ancestors once held as kings, are willing to back down. And as factions scatter or come together, there are many witnesses to the unrest that is to come. Arya Stark finds herself in the heart of enemy territory at Harrenhal, while her mother is trapped between two brothers battling each other for their dead brother's throne. In the heart of King's Landing, Tyrion is busy ferreting out traitors as the Hand of the King, while Jon is beginning to comprehend the lawlessness of life beyond the Wall. New friends arrive in Winterfell for Bran, a forgotten son finds life in the Iron Islands quite different than he remembered, and the Mother of Dragons at last arrives in the fabled city of Qarth. But even as these would-be kings draw their lines of battle, it is the people of Westeros who will most suffer for their ambitions. For when kings clash, it is the commoners who bear the greatest cost. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Court of Miracles (The Court of Miracles Trilogy, Book 1) Kester Grant (Author) Series:
The Court of Miracles Trilogy 1
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Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
04 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 464pp h234mm x w153mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008254780 ISBN13: 978-0-00-825478-0 ISBN10: 0008254788 EAN: 9780008254780 x Description: Les Miserables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris's criminal underground in the wake of a failed French Revolution.
Liberty 1828 and the citizens of Paris still mourn in the wake of their failed revolution. Among them, in the dark alleys and crumbling cathedrals of the city, the most wretched have gathered into guilds of thieves, assassins - and worse. Together they are known as The Court of Miracles. Family Eponine has lost more than most. When her father, Thenardier, sells her sister to the Guild of Flesh she makes a promise to do anything she can to get her sister back, even if that means joining the Court of Miracles, the very people keeping her sister a slave. Treachery
Eponine becomes perhaps the greatest thief the Court has ever known, finding a place among them and gaining another sister, Cosette. But she has never forgotten the promise she made, and if she's to have any hope of saving one sister, she will have to betray the other. This beautiful reimagining of Les Miserables tells the stories of your favourite characters and what might have happened if the French Revolution had not come to pass.
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The Fall of Gondolin J. R. R. Tolkien (Author) Christopher Tolkien (Edited by) Alan Lee (Illustrated by) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
18 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 304pp h198mm x w129mm x s25mm 310g 12 b/w illus, 8 col plates ISBN13: 9780008302801 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830280-1 ISBN10: 0008302804 EAN: 9780008302801 x Description: Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Balrogs, Dragons and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth. In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of the greatest powers in the world. There is Morgoth of the uttermost evil, unseen in this story but ruling over a vast military power from his fortress of Angband. Deeply opposed to Morgoth is Ulmo, second in might only to Manwe, chief of the Valar. Central to this enmity of the gods is the city of Gondolin, beautiful but undiscoverable. It was built and peopled by Noldorin Elves who, when they dwelt in Valinor, the land of the gods, rebelled against their rule and fled to Middle-earth. Turgon King of Gondolin is hated and feared above all his enemies by Morgoth, who seeks in vain to discover the marvellously hidden city, while the gods in Valinor in heated debate largely refuse to intervene in support of Ulmo's desires and designs. Into this world comes Tuor, cousin of Turin, the instrument of Ulmo's designs. Guided unseen by him Tuor sets out from the land of his birth on the fearful journey to Gondolin, and in one of the most arresting moments in the history of Middle-earth the sea-god himself appears to him, rising out of the ocean in the midst of a storm. In Gondolin he becomes great; he is wedded to Idril, Turgon's daughter, and their son is Earendel, whose birth and profound importance in days to come is foreseen by Ulmo. At last comes the terrible ending. Morgoth learns through an act of supreme treachery all that he needs to mount a devastating attack on the city, with Balrogs and dragons and numberless Orcs. After a minutely observed account of the fall of Gondolin, the tale ends with the escape of Tuor and Idril, with the child Earendel, looking back from a cleft in the mountains as they flee southward, at the blazing wreckage of their city. They were journeying into a new story, the Tale of Earendel, which Tolkien never wrote, but which is sketched out in this book from other sources. Following his presentation of Beren and Luthien Christopher Tolkien has used the same 'history in sequence' mode in the writing of this edition of The Fall of Gondolin. In the words of J.R.R. Tolkien, it was 'the first real story of this imaginary world' and, together with Beren and Luthien and The Children of Hurin, he regarded it as one of the three 'Great Tales' of the Elder Days. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1) J. R. R. Tolkien (Author) Series:
The Lord of the Rings 1
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 448pp h198mm x w129mm x s29mm 310g ISBN13: 9780008376062 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837606-2 ISBN10: 0008376069 EAN: 9780008376062 x Description: The first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic adventureTHE LORD OF THE RINGS In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron's evil dominion. Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien's classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bloodchild (The Godblind Trilogy, Book 3) Anna Stephens (Author) Series:
The Godblind Trilogy 3
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Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
03 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 512pp h198mm x w129mm x s32mm 360g ISBN13: 9780008216023 ISBN13: 978-0-00-821602-3 ISBN10: 0008216029 EAN: 9780008216023 x Description: 'If you're a fan of the likes of Joe Abercrombie or George R.R. Martin, then you'll be pleased to learn that Anna Stephens has joined this august pantheon of lovingly horrible and deliciously dark writers' STARBURST Rilporin has fallen and Corvus, King of the Mireces, reigns over an occupied land. The raiders and their dark religion have conquered, but victory came at a terrible price - the death of a god - and sparks of resistance glimmer on all sides. In the south, Mace gathers the survivors of Rilpor's armies. Among the fierce tribes of Krike, Crys and Dom search for allies and for the truth of what binds them to the Gods of Light. And in the royal palace itself, Tara - once a soldier, now a slave - hopes to ignite a rebellion. But time is against them. A child will soon be born with the power to return the Dark Lady from death, and the long-prophesied final battle for the future of Rilpor and Mireces, of humans and gods, is near. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Zonal Marking: The Making of Modern European Football Michael Cox (Author) Series:
Edition:
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 448pp h198mm x w129mm x s28mm 310g ISBN13: 9780008291174 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829117-4 ISBN10: 0008291179 EAN: 9780008291174 x Description: 'A wonderful overview of tactical development in European football' Matthew Syed, The Times
'A fascinating assessment of football in 2019' Observer
An insightful, comprehensive and always entertaining appreciation of how European football has developed over the last three decades by the author of the much heralded The Mixer. Continental football has always cast a spell over the imagination. From the attacking flair of Real Madrid of the 50s to the defensive brilliance of the Italians in the 60s and onto the total football of the Dutch in the 70s, the European leagues have been where the game has most evolved and taken its biggest steps forward. And over the last three decades, since the rebranding of the Champions League in 1992, that pattern has continued unabated, with each major European footballing nation playing its part in how the game's tactics have developed. From the intelligent use of space displayed by the phenomenal Ajax team of the early 90s, to the dominance of the highly strategic Italian league in the late 90s and onto the technical wizardry of Barcelona's tiki-taka, the European game continues to reinvent the tactical dimension of the game, creating blueprints which both club and national teams around the world strive to follow. In Zonal Marking, Michael Cox brilliantly investigates and analyses the major leagues around Europe over specific time periods and demonstrates the impact each has made on how the game is now played. Highly entertaining and packed full of wonderful anecdotes, this is the first book of its kind to take an overview of modern European football, and lays bare just how much the international language of football can be shaped by a nation's unique identity. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Ice Monster David Walliams (Author) Tony Ross (Illustrated by) Series:
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Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
18 Nov 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 496pp h198mm x w129mm x s37mm 440g ISBN13: 9780008164706 ISBN13: 978-0-00-816470-6 ISBN10: 0008164703 EAN: 9780008164706 x Description: From No. 1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams comes his biggest and most epic adventure yet! Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross. This is the story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth... Read all about it! Read all about it! ICE MONSTER FOUND IN ARCTIC! When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster - a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole she's determined to discover more... A chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, and sparks the adventure of a lifetime - from London to the heart of the Arctic! Heroes come in all different shapes and sizes in David Walliams' biggest and most epic adventure yet!
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The Yearbook Committee Sarah Ayoub (Author) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Pub Date:
22 Feb 2016
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: Australia Paperback / softback B-format paperback 336pp h210mm x w136mm x s25mm 338g ISBN13: 9780732296858 ISBN13: 978-0-7322-9685-8 ISBN10: 0732296854 EAN: 9780732296858 x Description: From the much-loved author of HATE IS SUCH A STRONG WORD 'smart, funny and relevant' - Melina Marchetta, bestselling author of LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI, SAVING FRANCESCA and ON THE JELLICOE ROAD Five teenagers. Five lives. One final year. The school captain: Ryan has it all ...or at least he did, until an accident snatched his dreams away. How will he rebuild his life and what does the future hold for him now? The newcomer: Charlie's just moved interstate and she's determined not to fit in. She's just biding her time until Year 12 is over and she can head back to her real life and her real friends ...The loner: At school, nobody really notices Matty. But at home, Matty is everything. He's been single-handedly holding things together since his mum's breakdown, and he's never felt so alone. The popular girl: Well, the popular girl's best friend ...cool by association. Tammi's always bowed to peer pressure, but when the expectations become too much to handle, will she finally stand up for herself? The politician's daughter: Gillian's dad is one of the most recognisable people in the state and she's learning the hard way that life in the spotlight comes at a very heavy price. Five unlikely teammates thrust together against their will. Can they find a way to make their final year a memorable one or will their differences tear their world apart? Ages 14+ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This Lovely City Louise Hare (Author) Series:
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HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
24 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h221mm x w153mm x s30mm 460g ISBN13: 9780008334550 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833455-0 ISBN10: 0008334552 EAN: 9780008334550 x Description: Indie Book of the Month for March, selected by the Booksellers Association One of OBSERVER'S 10 best debut novelists of 2020 WOMAN & HOME Best of 2020 GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Best of 2020 EVENING STANDARD Best books of 2020 MAIL ON SUNDAY 2020 Highlights
I Best of 2020 ********************************************** 'Full of life and love... it made my heart soar, and should be on every Londoner's shelf' Stacey Halls 'I loved, loved, loved it' Cathy Rentzenbrink 'Full to the brim with such complete joys and heart-aching tragedies ... you can feel the warmth and colour emanating from the pages'Magic Radio Book Club, Book of the Month
'Hotly anticipated debut' The Sunday Times
'Mistress of suspense, Hare keeps us guessing till the end' Daily Mail 'A thought-provoking and imaginative debut'Woman & Home, Book of the Month 'Expect to be obsessed . . . [a book] you need to know about' Good Housekeeping 'Heartwarming, heartbreaking and wonderfully atmospheric, This Lovely City is truly one lovely book'Heat, Read of the Week 'Poignant and authentic' Observer 'Compelling'The Sun, 5* Pick of the Week ****** The drinks are flowing.The music is playing.But the party can't last. With the Blitz over and London reeling from war, jazz musician Lawrie Matthews has answered England's call for help. Fresh off the Empire Windrush, he's taken a tiny room in south London lodgings, and has fallen in love with the girl next door. Touring Soho's music halls by night, pacing the streets as a postman by day, Lawrie has poured his heart into his new home - and it's alive with possibility. Until, one morning, he makes a terrible discovery. As the local community rallies, fingers of blame are pointed at those who had recently been welcomed with open arms. And, before long, the newest arrivals become the prime suspects in a tragedy which threatens to tear the city apart. Atmospheric, poignant and compelling, Louise Hare's debut shows that new arrivals have always been the prime suspects. But, also, that there is always hope.
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Wolf Hall (The Wolf Hall Trilogy) Hilary Mantel (Author) Series:
The Wolf Hall Trilogy
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
27 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 672pp h240mm x w159mm x s48mm 1010g ISBN13: 9780008366759 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836675-9 ISBN10: 0008366756 EAN: 9780008366759 x Description: Winner of the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the the Orange Prize Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award `Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good' Daily Mail
'Our most brilliant English writer' Guardian England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor, charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of distrust and need comes Thomas Cromwell, first as Wolsey's clerk, and later his successor.
Cromwell is a wholly original man: the son of a brutal blacksmith, a political genius, a briber, a charmer, a bully, a man with a delicate and deadly expertise in manipulating people and events. Ruthless in pursuit of his own interests, he is as ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament and a king who fluctuates between romantic passions and murderous rages. From one of our finest living writers, Wolf Hall is that very rare thing: a truly great English novel, one that explores the intersection of individual psychology and wider politics. With a vast array of characters, and richly overflowing with incident, it peels back history to show us Tudor England as a half-made society, moulding itself with great passion and suffering and courage. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Secret Garden: The Story of the Movie Linda Chapman (Author) Series:
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HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 224pp h198mm x w129mm x s14mm 170g ISBN13: 9780008340070 ISBN13: 978-0-00-834007-0 ISBN10: 0008340072 EAN: 9780008340070 x Description: A magical and heart-warming novelisation based on the brand-new Secret Garden movie coming to cinemas soon. From the producers of Harry Potter and Paddington, Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale returns to cinemas in the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx), who is sent to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Colin Firth) and housekeeper Mrs Medlock (Julie Walters) in the Yorkshire moors. There she meets her cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst) and together they discover a wondrous secret garden, a magical place of adventure that will change their lives forever. Children will love this official novelisation of the film and will be gripped by ten-year-old Mary's epic journey of discovery. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sword of Kings (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 12) Bernard Cornwell (Author) Series:
The Last Kingdom Series Edition: 12
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
28 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h178mm x w111mm 210g ISBN13: 9780008183936 ISBN13: 978-0-00-818393-6 ISBN10: 0008183937 EAN: 9780008183936 x Description: An oath of loyalty.Two warring kings.A destiny he didn't choose... England is in turmoil as Vikings and Saxons battle for territory. Rumours build about the fatal sickness of the King, and the country awaits an heir. A violent clash at sea forces the warrior lord Uhtred to lead his men from his Northumbrian fortress to London and plunge into the eye of the storm. For two kings claim the empty throne, and a new kingdom cannot be born without bloodshed. Uhtred's sword will leave one king dead and the other victorious. But sometimes it is hard to know the will of the gods... 'Nobody in the world does this better than Cornwell' LEE CHILD _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Women at Hitler's Table Rosella Postorino (Author) Leah Janeczko (Translated by) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s27mm 310g ISBN13: 9780008388331 ISBN13: 978-0-00-838833-1 ISBN10: 0008388334 EAN: 9780008388331 x Description: 'Written with intelligence and nuance' The Times 'A disturbing, powerful and beautifully written novel based on shockingly real events' Christy Lefteri, author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo 'A thought-provoking read' My Weekly 'Unputdownable' The Herald 'For anybody who enjoyed Cilka's Journey...Phenomenal, eye-opening and heart-breaking' Yahoo Best Books of November Inspired by the powerful true story of Margot Woelk, this is a heartbreaking and gripping historical novel for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo East Prussia, 1943. Hitler hides away in the Wolfsshanze - his hidden headquarters. The tide is turning in the war and his enemies circle ever closer.Ten women are chosen.Ten women to taste his food and protect him from poison. Twenty-six-year-old Rosa has lost everything to this war. Her parents are dead. Her husband is fighting on the front line. Alone and scared, she faces the SS with nothing but the knowledge every bite might be her last. Caught on the wrong side of history, how far is Rosa willing to go to survive? The International Bestseller 'I'm actually having trouble putting into words just how much I enjoyed this book and what a heartbreaking read - so many emotions and not enough words.... wow just wow Samantha, Netgalley 'There was so much emotion in this story that I finished it with tears rolling down my face' Angela, reviewer 'Amazing...Incredibly powerful and emotional too' Sally, Netgalley 'It's excellent...like all the best stories, simply about people and how they behave' Anne, Netgalley 'Wow! A must read for anyone with an interest in WW2' Sarah, reviewer 'A thought-provoking and disturbing story but one which I feel needs to be heard' Lisa C, reviewer 'Utterly captured every ounce of my concentration...I didn't want to put it down' Netgalley reviewer 'A fascinating story of how ordinary lives are irrevocably changed by war' Anabelle H, reviewer 'Addictive...a very unique historical story' Emma, Netgalley 'Beautiful and haunting' Jenny, Netgalley _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Conjure Women Afia Atakora (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
07 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h216mm x w135mm x s31mm 400g ISBN13: 9780008293925 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829392-5 ISBN10: 0008293929 EAN: 9780008293925 x Description: A Stylist Best Book of 2020
You're free to decide your future. But how do you escape the ghosts of the past?
A stunning debut novel with echoes of Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing and Sara Collins' The Confessions of Frannie Langton The pale-skinned, black-eyed baby is a bad omen. That's one thing the people on the old plantation are sure of. The other is that Miss Rue midwife, healer, crafter of curses - will know what to do. But for once Rue doesn't know. Times have changed since her mother Miss May Belle held the power to influence the life and death of her fellow slaves. Freedom has come. The master's Big House lies in ruins. But this new world brings new dangers, and Rue's old magic may be no match for them. When sickness sweeps across her tight-knit community, Rue finds herself the focus of suspicion. What secrets does she keep amidst the charred remains of the Big House? Which spells has she conjured to threaten their children? And why is she so wary of the charismatic preacher man who promises to save them all? Rue understands fear. It has shaped her life and her mother's before her. And now she knows she must face her fears - and her ghosts - to find a new way forward for herself and her people. Conjure Women is a story of the lengths we'll go to save the ones we love, from a stunning new voice in fiction. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Mirror and the Light (The Wolf Hall Trilogy) Hilary Mantel (Author) Series:
The Wolf Hall Trilogy
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 912pp h234mm x w153mm x s56mm 1160g ISBN13: 9780007580835 ISBN13: 978-0-00-758083-5 ISBN10: 0007580835 EAN: 9780007580835 x Description: The long-awaited sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy. 'A masterpiece' Guardian
'It is a book not read, but lived' Telegraph
'Her Cromwell novels are, for my money, the greatest English novels of this century' Observer
'If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?' England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith's son from Putney emerges from the spring's bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour. Cromwell is a man with only his wits to rely on; he has no great family to back him, no private army. Despite rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henry's regime to breaking point, Cromwell's robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future. But can a nation, or a person, shed the past like a skin? Do the dead continually unbury themselves? What will you do, the Spanish ambassador asks Cromwell, when the king turns on you, as sooner or later he turns on everyone close to him? With The Mirror and the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man's vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Arrowood and the Thames Corpses Mick Finlay (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm x s26mm 290g ISBN13: 9780008324520 ISBN13: 978-0-00-832452-0 ISBN10: 0008324522 EAN: 9780008324520 x Description: A gripping historical crime novel, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom 'Crackles with energy and wit' The Times South London, 1896. William Arrowood, Victorian London's less salubrious private detective, is paid a visit by Captain Moon, the owner of a pleasure steamer moored on the Thames. He complains that someone has been damaging his boat, putting his business in jeopardy. Arrowood and his trusty sidekick Barnett suspect professional jealousy, but when a shocking discovery is pulled from the river, it seems like even fouler play is afoot. It's up to Arrowood and Barnett to solve the case, before any more corpses end up in the watery depths . . . Praise for Mick Finlay: 'Another brilliant read from Mick Finlay . . . even better than [Arrowood]' B.A. Paris 'Astounding ... If you crave Victorian age murder mystery, love darkly gothic atmospheres and want your detective rather tattered and torn at the edges Arrowood is your man.' SHOTS 'Enthralling' Publishers Weekly (starred review) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That Time I Got Kidnapped Tom Mitchell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h198mm x w129mm x s20mm 230g ISBN13: 9780008292263 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829226-3 ISBN10: 0008292264 EAN: 9780008292263 x Description: Second hilarious novel from the author of the funny, filmic and fast-paced crime-caper HOW TO ROB A BANK. Fourteen-year-old Jacob is thrilled when he wins the chance to feature in the next Marvel movie, shooting in Hollywood. But after missing his connecting flight in Chicago, he tries to complete the journey by Greyhound bus - and there he meets Jennifer. Jennifer is an American teenager on the run with a mysterious package she's guarding with her life - and an enigmatic figure known only as 'the Cowboy' is hot on her heels . . . Jacob soon finds himself on the road-trip of a lifetime as Jennifer's unwitting partner in crime. Will he make it to LA in time - and in one piece? A funny, filmic, page-turning adventure, ideal for readers aged 11+. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Slime David Walliams (Author) Tony Ross (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 272pp h216mm x w135mm x s25mm 320g ISBN13: 9780008349141 ISBN13: 978-0-00-834914-1 ISBN10: 0008349142 EAN: 9780008349141 x Description: The new children's book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams - a fantastically funny tale illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross. WELCOME TO THE ISLE OF MULCH... This little island is home to a large number of horrible grown-ups. The school, the local park, the toy shop and even the island's ice-cream van are all run by awful adults who like nothing more than making children miserable. And the island is owned by the most awful one of all - Aunt Greta Greed! Something needs to be done about them. But who could be brave enough? Meet Ned - an extraordinary boy with a special power. SLIMEPOWER! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Super-Secret Diary of Holly Hopkinson: This Is Going To Be a Fiasco (Holly Hopkinson, Book 1) Charlie P. Brooks (Author) Katy Riddell (Illustrated by) Series:
Holly Hopkinson 1
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
08 Jul 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 336pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008328115 ISBN13: 978-0-00-832811-5 ISBN10: 0008328110 EAN: 9780008328115 x Description: A charming domestic comedy, with a dash of magic, and the occasional moment of mayhem!
These are the memoirs of ME, Holly Hopkinson, aged almost ten, except without any of the rubbish adults usually put in, thank you very much. My dad just lost his job, which means me and the rest of my family have to leave London and move to the middle of nowhere, which is a TOTAL DISASTER! There's no Wi-Fi, the local kids are FERAL and there's animal poo EVERYWHERE. But then for my birthday, my eccentric aunt gave me a magic pocket watch, which I can use to hypnotise and CONTROL people. I actually wanted a new phone, but I won't complain because this new power is REALLY FUN and has led to the MOST unexpected things - including a visit to the QUEEN. Maybe the countryside isn't so bad after all... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Secret Garden: Movie Sticker Activity Book Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 48pp h276mm x w216mm x s6mm 290g plus 4 pp stickers & 2 pp card inserts ISBN13: 9780008340094 ISBN13: 978-0-00-834009-4 ISBN10: 0008340099 EAN: 9780008340094 x Description: A fantastic sticker activity book based on the enchanting new hit family movie, The Secret Garden, coming to cinemas soon. From the producers of Harry Potter and Paddington, Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale returns to cinemas in the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie Egerickx), who is sent to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Colin Firth) and housekeeper Mrs Medlock (Julie Walters) in the Yorkshire moors. There she meets her cousin Colin (Edan Hayhurst) and together they discover a wondrous secret garden, a magical place of adventure that will change their lives forever. This gorgeous sticker activity book is packed with fun puzzles, sticker scenes, art pages, wildlife facts, and character profiles that will allow fans of the film to explore the magical world of The Secret Garden further. It comes with over two hundred stunning stickers and two card animal masks so you can recreate Mary, Colin and Dickon's adventures at home. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Uncanny Valley: A Memoir Anna Wiener (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
14 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 304pp h234mm x w153mm x s22mm 350g ISBN13: 9780008317881 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831788-1 ISBN10: 0008317887 EAN: 9780008317881 x Description: 'Joan Didion at a startup' Rebecca Solnit
'I've never read anything like Uncanny Valley ' Jia Tolentino
'This is essential reading' Stylist At twenty-five years old, Anna Wiener was beginning to tire of her assistant job in New York publishing. There was no room to grow, and the voyeuristic thrill of answering someone else's phone had worn thin. Within a year she had moved to Silicon Valley to take up a job at a data analytics startup in San Francisco. Leaving her business casual skirts and shirts in the wardrobe, she began working in company-branded T-shirts. She had a healthy income for the first time in her life. She felt like part of the future. But a tide was beginning to turn. People were speaking of tech startups as surveillance companies. Out of sixty employees, only eight of her colleagues were women. Casual sexism was rife. Sexual harassment cases were proliferating. And soon, like everyone else, she was addicted to the internet, refreshing the news, refreshing social media, scrolling and scrolling and scrolling. Slowly, she began to realise that her blind faith in ambitious, arrogant young men from America's soft suburbs wasn't just her own personal pathology. It had become a global affliction. Uncanny Valley is a coming of age story set against the backdrop of our generation's very own gold rush. It's a story about the tension between old and new, between art and tech, between the quest for money and the quest for meaning - about how our world is changing forever. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Knife's Edge: The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon Stephen Westaby (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Mudlark
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 336pp h198mm x w129mm x s21mm 180g ISBN13: 9780008285791 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828579-1 ISBN10: 0008285799 EAN: 9780008285791 x Description: A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2019
An intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession's most eminent figures. Although Professor Stephen Westaby was born with the necessary coordination and manual dexterity, it was a head trauma sustained during university that gifted him the qualities of an exceptional heart surgeon: qualities that are frequently associated with psychopathy. His thirty-five-year career has been characterised by fearlessness and ruthless ambition; leaving empathy at the hospital door as thousands of patients put their lives in his hands. For heart surgeons, the inevitable cost of failure is death and in The Knife's Edge, Westaby reflects on the unique mindset of those who are drawn to this exhilarating and often tragic profession. We discover the pioneers who grasped opportunities and took chances to drive innovation and save lives. Often difficult, uninhibited and fearless, theirs is a field constantly threatened by the risk of public failure. Like those before him, Westaby refuses to draw the line in his search of a lifetime solution to problems of the heart. His determination is unerring - a steadfastness underpinned by his unusual mind. But as we glimpse into the future of cardiac surgery, for all its remarkable scientific advancement, one question remains: within the confines of socialised medical healthcare systems, how can heart surgeons - individuals often hardwired with avoidance of self-doubt, a penchant for glory and a flagrant disregard for authority - truly flourish? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Woman of Firsts: The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world Edna Adan Ismail (Author) Wendy Holden (With) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
14 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 336pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008305383 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830538-3 ISBN10: 0008305382 EAN: 9780008305383 x Description: 'The Muslim Mother Teresa' Huffington Post Imprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution.
Edna Adan Ismail endured it all - for the women of Africa. A Woman of Firsts tells the inspirational story of a remarkable daughter, nurse and First Lady. The indomitable Edna Adan Ismail survived imprisonment, persecution, and civil war to become a pioneering politician, a leading light in the World Health Organisation, and a global campaigner for women's rights. The eldest child of an overworked doctor in the British Protectorate of Somaliland, Edna was the first midwife in Somaliland, she campaigned tirelessly for better healthcare for women and fought for women on a global stage as the first female Foreign Minister of her country. But mixing with presidents and princes, she still never forgot her roots and continued to deliver children and train midwives - a role she has to this day. At 81 years old, she still runs what is hailed as the Horn of Africa's finest university hospital where she trains future generations and still delivers babies.
After all - as she puts it - she is simply a midwife. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I Want You to Know We're Still Here: My family, the Holocaust and my search for truth Esther Safran Foer (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h234mm x w153mm x s18mm 300g ISBN13: 9780008297657 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829765-7 ISBN10: 0008297657 EAN: 9780008297657 x Description: A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Esther Safran Foer has written of her family in a way that is both uniquely and heartbreakingly her story and a deeply important testament for Ashkenazi Jews. Her memories are our important history.' Robert Peston, ITV Political Editor A moving and powerful inter-generational memoir about story and memory.
Mine is a family of readers and writers. Our house is filled with books. There are contemporary design books on the coffee table in the living room, legal books in my husband's home office, and piles of children's books for when my grandchildren visit. However, the side table next to my bed is piled with books about the Holocaust. Framed maps of shtetls line my office walls and pictures of relatives killed in the Holocaust are displayed on our family gallery walls.
Sometimes I feel like I exist across two polarized realities, experiencing great fulfillment from family, friends, and a meaningful career, and, at the same time, finding the joy of my life tempered by its shadows. In the darker corners of my mind live ghosts and demons who visit me from the shtetls in Ukraine where my family came from. Some of the details that make these visions so vivid are imagined because I grew up in a family where memories were too terrible to speak of.
This is the true story of four generations who have been dealing with the Holocaust and its aftermath. We are four generations, survivors and survivors of survivors, storytellers and memory keepers. And we're still here.
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The Art of Breathing Dr Danny Penman (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
09 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 192pp h182mm x w130mm x s11mm 180g ISBN13: 9780008361747 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836174-7 ISBN10: 0008361746 EAN: 9780008361747 x Description: 'A marvellously beautiful and sensitive book.' Jon Kabat-Zinn 'Inspiring.' Professor Mark Williams, author of Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world You breathe 22,000 times every day. How many are you really aware of? International bestselling and award-winning author Dr Danny Penman provides a concise guide to letting go and finding peace in a messy world, simply by taking the time to breathe.
Known side effects: You will start to smile more. You will worry less. Life won't bother you so much. Dissolve anxiety, stress and unhappiness, enhance your mind and unleash your creativity with these simple exercises. And with each little moment of mindfulness, discover a happier, calmer you. It really is as easy as breathing... Now translated into nine languages. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Adults Emma Jane Unsworth (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
30 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h216mm x w135mm x s28mm 360g ISBN13: 9780008334604 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833460-4 ISBN10: 0008334609 EAN: 9780008334604 x Description: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'HILARIOUS' Stylist 'DAZZLING' Marian Keyes 'WITTY' Guardian 'HEARTBREAKING' Dolly Alderton 'INCREDIBLE' Candice Carty-Williams Jenny is unloved, unemployable and emotionally unfiltered. Her long-suffering friends seem sick of her and whilst her social media portrays her life as a bed of roses, it is more of a dying succulent. Could things get any worse? Her mother is on her doorstep with a suitcase, and Jenny is about to find out... Adults is a 'hilarious and heartbreaking' (Red magazine) novel about living online and trying to find yourself in real life; a hymn to the power of female friendship and an essential read for you and every woman you know. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Doxology Nell Zink (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
01 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008323523 ISBN13: 978-0-00-832352-3 ISBN10: 0008323526 EAN: 9780008323523 x Description: Two generations of an American family come of age - one before 9/11, one after - in this moving and original novel from the "intellectually restless, uniquely funny" (New York Times Book Review) mind of Nell Zink Pam, Daniel, and Joe might be the worst punk band on the Lower East Side. Struggling to scrape together enough cash and musical talent to make it, they are waylaid by surprising arrivals - a daughter for Pam and Daniel, a solo hit single for Joe. As the '90s wane, the three friends share in one another's successes, working together to elevate Joe's superstardom and raise baby Flora.
On September 11, 2001, the city's unfathomable devastation coincides with a shattering personal loss for the trio. In the aftermath, Flora comes of age, navigating a charged political landscape and discovering a love of the natural world. Joining the ranks of those fighting for ecological conservation, Flora works to bridge the wide gap between powerful strategists and ordinary Americans, becoming entangled ever more intimately with her fellow activists along the way. And when the country faces an astonishing new threat, Flora's family will have no choice but to look to the past both to examine wounds that have never healed, and to rediscover strengths they have long forgotten. At once an elegiac takedown of today's political climate and a touching invocation of humanity's goodness, Doxology offers daring revelations about America's past and possible future that could only come from Nell Zink, one of the sharpest novelists of our time. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Kingdomtide Rye Curtis (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
30 Dec 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 336pp h234mm x w153mm x s23mm 370g ISBN13: 9780008317706 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831770-6 ISBN10: 0008317704 EAN: 9780008317706 x Description: The lives of two women-the sole survivor of an airplane crash and the troubled park ranger who leads the rescue mission to find her -intersect in a gripping debut novel of hope and resilience, second thoughts and second chances
I no longer pass judgment on any man nor woman. People are people, and I do not believe there is much more to be said on the matter. Twenty years ago I might have been of a different mind about that, but I was a different Cloris Waldrip back then. I might have gone on being that same Cloris Waldrip, the one I had been for seventy-two years, had I not fallen out of the sky in that little airplane on Sunday, August 31, 1986. It does amaze that a woman can reach the tail end of her life and find that she hardly knows herself at all. When seventy-two-year-old Cloris Waldrip finds herself lost and alone in the unforgiving wilderness of the Montana mountains, with only a bible, a sturdy pair of boots, and a couple of candies to keep her alive, it seems her chances of ever getting home to Texas are slim. Debra Lewis, a park ranger, who is drinking her way out of the aftermath of a messy divorce is the only one who believes the old lady may still be alive. Galvanized by her newfound mission to find her, Lewis leads a motley group of rescuers to follow the trail of clues that Cloris has left behind. But as days stretch into weeks, and Cloris's situation grows ever more precarious, help arrives from the unlikeliest of places, causing her to question all the certainties on which she has built her life. Suspenseful, wry and gorgeously written Kingdomtide is the inspiring account of two unforgettable characters, whose heroism reminds us that survival is only the beginning. 'Suspenseful from start to finish ... First novels are often praised for an author's potential, but Kingdomtide displays an exceptional talent fully realized' Ron Rash, New York Times bestselling author of Serena _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lost Children Archive Valeria Luiselli (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm x s25mm 280g ISBN13: 9780008290054 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829005-4 ISBN10: 0008290059 EAN: 9780008290054 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2019 The moving, powerful and urgent English-language debut from one of the brightest young stars in world literature Suppose you and Pa were gone, and we were lost. What would happen then?
A family in New York packs the car and sets out on a road trip. This will be the last journey they ever take together. In Central America and Mexico, thousands of children are on a journey of their own, travelling north to the US border. Not all of them will make it there. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My Dark Vanessa Kate Elizabeth Russell (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
09 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 470g ISBN13: 9780008342258 ISBN13: 978-0-00-834225-8 ISBN10: 0008342253 EAN: 9780008342258 x Description: An instant New York Times bestseller 'The book everyone will be talking about' Louise O'Neill 'A package of dynamite' Stephen King
A Stylist Best Book of 2020
An era-defining novel about the relationship between a fifteen-year-old girl and her teacher
ALL HE DID WAS FALL IN LOVE WITH ME AND THE WORLD TURNED HIM INTO A MONSTER Vanessa Wye was fifteen-years-old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now thirty-two and in the storm of allegations against powerful men in 2017, the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student. Vanessa is horrified by this news, because she is quite certain that the relationship she had with Strane wasn't abuse. It was love. She's sure of that. Forced to rethink her past, to revisit everything that happened, Vanessa has to redefine the great love story of her life - her great sexual awakening - as rape. Now she must deal with the possibility that she might be a victim, and just one of many. Nuanced, uncomfortable, bold and powerful, My Dark Vanessa goes straight to the heart of some of the most complex issues our age. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My Life as a Rat Joyce Carol Oates (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
14 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008339678 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833967-8 ISBN10: 0008339678 EAN: 9780008339678 x Description: A brilliant and thought-provoking novel about family, loyalty and betrayal Once I'd been Daddy's favourite. Before something terrible happened. Violet Rue is the baby of the seven Kerrigan children and adores her big brothers. What's more, she knows that a family protects its own. To go outside the family - to betray the family - is unforgiveable. So when she overhears a conversation not meant for her ears and discovers that her brothers have committed a heinous crime, she is torn between her loyalty to her family and her sense of justice. The decision she takes will change her life for ever.
Exploring racism, misogyny, community, family, loyalty, sexuality and identity, this is a dark story with a tense and propulsive atmosphere - Joyce Carol Oates at her very best. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars. Joyce Carol Oates (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
09 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 928pp h234mm x w153mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008381080 ISBN13: 978-0-00-838108-0 ISBN10: 0008381089 EAN: 9780008381080 x Description: The bonds of family are tested in the wake of a profound tragedy, providing a look at the darker side of our society Night Sleep Death The Stars is a gripping examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, each of his adult children reacts in startling and unexpected ways, and his grieving widow in the most surprising way of all. Stark and penetrating, Joyce Carol Oates's latest novel is a vivid exploration of race, psychological trauma, class warfare, grief, and eventual healing, as well as an intimate family novel in the tradition of the author's bestselling We Were the Mulvaneys. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Nightingale Point Luan Goldie (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
23 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h198mm x w129mm x s26mm 230g ISBN13: 9780008314613 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831461-3 ISBN10: 0008314616 EAN: 9780008314613 x Description: LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2020 A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE COSTA SHORT STORY AWARD WINNER 'A sharp, funny, wonderful writer' Diana Evans, bestselling author of Ordinary People
'Compelling...finely crafted, compassionate' Guardian
'A warm, confident writer with the lightest of touches' Observer
'Pacey and powerful' Mail on Sunday
'The type of story that will stay with you long after you've read the last page' Closer
'Brilliant...touches on race, mental health and community in a fresh way' Good Housekeeping
'Flawlessly portrayed...A riveting read' Candis
***** On an ordinary Saturday morning in 1996, the residents of Nightingale Point wake up to their normal lives and worries. Mary has a secret life that no one knows about, not even Malachi and Tristan, the brothers she vowed to look after.Malachi had to grow up too quickly. Between looking after Tristan and nursing a broken heart, he feels older than his twenty-one years.Tristan wishes Malachi would stop pining for Pamela. No wonder he's falling in with the wrong crowd, without Malachi to keep him straight.Elvis is trying hard to remember to the instructions his care worker gave him, but sometimes he gets confused and forgets things.Pamela wants to run back to Malachi but her overprotective father has locked her in and there's no way out. It's a day like any other, until something extraordinary happens. When the sun sets, Nightingale Point is irrevocably changed and somehow, through the darkness, the residents must find a way back to lightness, and back to each other. * * * * *Readers love Nightingale Point: 'A beautiful and heartbreaking story about working-class people and their lives both before and after tragedy' 'I couldn't put it down...a beautiful story of staying strong when it matters most' 'A triumphant debut...This book pops, fizzes and sparkles to life' 'A must read masterpiece' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Saving Missy Beth Morrey (Author) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h221mm x w153mm x s28mm 440g ISBN13: 9780008334031 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833403-1 ISBN10: 000833403X EAN: 9780008334031 x Description: Prickly. Stubborn. Terribly lonely.But everyone deserves a second chance...
'A touching, deftly written debut that celebratescommunity and kindness' Sunday Times Missy Carmichael's life has become small. Grieving for a family she has lost or lost touch with, she's haunted by the echoes of her footsteps in her empty home; the sound of the radio in the dark; the tick-tick-tick of the watching clock. Spiky and defensive, Missy knows that her loneliness is all her own fault. She deserves no more than this; not after what she's done. But a chance encounter in the park with two very different women opens the door to something new. Another life beckons for Missy, if only she can be brave enough to grasp the opportunity. But seventy-nine is too late for a second chance. Isn't it? 'Bittersweet, tender, thoughtful and uplifting ... I loved it' Nina Stibbe
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The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man Jonas Jonasson (Author) Rachel Willson-Broyles (Translated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 448pp h178mm x w111mm x s28mm 240g ISBN13: 9780008304928 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830492-8 ISBN10: 0008304920 EAN: 9780008304928
x Description: The sequel to Jonas Jonasson's international bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they're not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harbouring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un ... Soon Allan and Julius are at the centre of a complex diplomatic crisis involving world figures from the Swedish foreign minister to Angela Merkel and President Trump. Things are about to get very complicated ... Praise for The Hundred-Year-Old Man: 'A mordantly funny and loopily freewheeling debut novel about ageing disgracefully' Sunday Times 'Imaginative, laugh-out-loud . . . a brilliant satire on the foibles of mankind' Daily Telegraph 'Fast-moving and relentlessly sunny' Guardian _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Binding Bridget Collins (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Dec 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 448pp h198mm x w129mm x s34mm 390g ISBN13: 9780008272142 ISBN13: 978-0-00-827214-2 ISBN10: 000827214X EAN: 9780008272142 x Description: LOSE YOURSELF IN THE BREAKOUT SENSATION OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 'Brilliant' Joanna Cannon'Spellbinding' Guardian'Magic' Erin Kelly'Immersive' Sunday Times'Gorgeous' Stella Duffy'Astounding' Anna Mazzola Emmett Farmer is a binder's apprentice. His job is to hand-craft beautiful books and, within each, to capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If you have something you want to forget, or a secret to hide, he can bind it - and you will never have to remember the pain it caused. In a vault under his mentor's workshop, row upon row of books - and secrets - are meticulously stored and recorded. Then one day Emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of the volumes has his name on it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Lehman Trilogy Stefano Massini (Author) Richard Dixon (Translated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperVia
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 592pp h234mm x w153mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008403805 ISBN13: 978-0-00-840380-5 ISBN10: 0008403805 EAN: 9780008403805 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Pact We Made Layla AlAmmar (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 288pp h198mm x w129mm x s19mm 200g ISBN13: 9780008284480 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828448-0 ISBN10: 0008284482 EAN: 9780008284480 x Description: Featured on BBC Radio 4's Open Book * Featured on BBC Radio 3's Free Thinking * An ELLE Magazine cultural pick * Reviewed in the Observer
'Beautifully written' Joanna Cannon 'Fascinating ... full of personality' Guardian 'Brilliant ... What a debut' Pandora Sykes 'How could I explain to her that nothing in my life felt real? That in a country like Kuwait, where everyone knew everything about each other, the most monumental thing to ever happen to me was buried and covered over? For the sake of my reputation, my future, my sister's and cousins; the family honor sat on my little shoulders, so no-one could ever know.' Dahlia has two lives. In one, she is a young woman with a good job, great friends and a busy social life. In the other, she is an unmarried daughter living at home, struggling with a burgeoning anxiety disorder and a deeply buried secret: a violent betrayal too shameful to speak of. With her thirtieth birthday fast-approaching, pressure from her mother to accept a marriage proposal begins to strain the family. As her two lives start to collide and fracture, all Dahlia can think of is escape: something that seems impossible when she can't even leave the country without her father's consent. But what if Dahlia does have a choice? What if all she needs is the courage to make it? Set in contemporary Kuwait, The Pact We Made is a deeply affecting and timely debut about family, secrets and one woman's search for a different life. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Valentine Elizabeth Wetmore (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
31 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h216mm x w135mm x s24mm 330g ISBN13: 9780008331931 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833193-1 ISBN10: 0008331936 EAN: 9780008331931 x Description: With the haunting emotional power of Elizabeth Strout and Barbara Kingsolver, and the atmospheric suspense of The Girls: a compulsive debut novel about that explores the aftershock of a brutal crime on the women of a small Texas oil town. Mercy is hard in a place like this. I wished him dead before I ever saw his face... Mary Rose Whitehead isn't looking for trouble - but when it shows up at her front door, she finds she can't turn away. Corinne Shepherd, newly widowed, wants nothing more than to mind her own business, and for everyone else to mind theirs. But when the town she has spent years rebelling against closes ranks she realises she is going to have to take a side. Debra Ann is motherless and lonely and in need of a friend. But in a place like Odessa, Texas, choosing who to trust can be a dangerous game. Gloria Ramirez, fourteen years old and out of her depth, survives the brutality of one man only to face the indifference and prejudices of many. When justice is as slippery as oil, and kindness becomes a hazardous act, sometimes courage is all we have to keep us alive. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We, The Survivors Tash Aw (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
24 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 336pp h198mm x w129mm x s21mm 240g ISBN13: 9780008318581 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831858-1 ISBN10: 0008318581 EAN: 9780008318581 x Description: A murderer's confession - devastating, unblinking, poignant, unforgettable - which reveals a story of class, education and the inescapable workings of destiny. Ah Hock is an ordinary, uneducated man born in a Malaysian fishing village and now trying to make his way in a country that promises riches and security to everyone, but delivers them only to a chosen few. With Asian society changing around him, like many he remains trapped in a world of poorly paid jobs that just about allow him to keep his head above water but ultimately lead him to murder a migrant worker from Bangladesh. In the tradition of Camus and Houellebecq, Ah Hock's vivid and compelling description of the years building up to this appalling act of violence told over several days to a local journalist whose life has taken a different course - is a portrait of an outsider like no other, an anti-nostalgic view of human life and the ravages of hope. It is the work of a writer at the peak of his powers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Postscript Cecelia Ahern (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
30 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h178mm x w111mm 230g ISBN13: 9780008194918 ISBN13: 978-0-00-819491-8 ISBN10: 0008194912 EAN: 9780008194918 x Description: The long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller PS, I Love You! It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died - six since she read his final letter, urging Holly to find the courage to forge a new life. She's proud of all the ways in which she has grown and evolved. But when a group inspired by Gerry's letters, calling themselves the PS, I Love You Club, approaches Holly asking for help, she finds herself drawn back into a world that she worked so hard to leave behind. Reluctantly, Holly begins a relationship with the club, even as their friendship threatens to destroy the peace she believes she has achieved. As each of these people calls upon Holly to help them leave something meaningful behind for their loved ones, Holly will embark on a remarkable journey - one that will challenge her to ask whether embracing the future means betraying the past, and what it means to love someone forever... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Postscript Cecelia Ahern (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008194901 ISBN13: 978-0-00-819490-1 ISBN10: 0008194904 EAN: 9780008194901
x Description: The long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller PS, I Love You.
The PS, I Love You Club. These are the six words written on a card handed to Holly Kennedy. They're words that are engraved on her heart - because PS, I Love You is how her husband, Gerry, signed his last letters to her, letters that mark a year she will never forget. Now, the mysterious club wants something from her. And if Holly can find the courage meet them, she'll learn what it really means to live life to the full. Because every love story has one last thing to say... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 512pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008319281 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831928-1 ISBN10: 0008319286 EAN: 9780008319281 x Description: 'Electric' The Times 'Thrilling' New York Times 'Extraordinary' Joanna Cannon
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Australia, 1983 Life is pretty tough right now for twelve-year-old Eli - what with his mute brother, a convicted murderer for a babysitter, a drug-dealing stepfather, an incarcerated mother and a long-lost father - surely it can't get any worse? Think again. He's about to fall in love, break into prison and cross paths with one of the most notorious criminals Brisbane has ever seen. A coming-of-age story like no other, Boy Swallows Universe is the most exhilarating novel you'll read all year. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Other Half of Augusta Hope Joanna Glen (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
26 Dec 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h198mm x w129mm x s24mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008314194 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831419-4 ISBN10: 0008314195 EAN: 9780008314194 x Description: Shortlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award
'A therapeutic dose of high-strength emotion' GUARDIAN
Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in. At six, she's memorising the dictionary. At seven, she's correcting her teachers. At eight, she spins the globe and picks her favourite country on the sound of its name: Burundi. And now that she's an adult, Augusta has no interest in the goings-on of the small town where she lives with her parents and her beloved twin sister, Julia. When an unspeakable tragedy upends everything in Augusta's life, she's propelled headfirst into the unknown. She's determined to find where she belongs - but what if her true home, and heart, are half a world away? 'It's going to be all over every book club in Britain before you can say Burundi' THE TIMES 'Full of the reality of hope and despair in everyone's lives' MIRANDA HART 'This gem of a novel entertains and moves in equal measure' DAILY MAIL 'Keep the tissues close' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'An irresistible message of redemption and belonging' RED magazine 'Heartening and hopeful' JESS KIDD, author of Things in Jars 'Mesmerizingly beautiful' SARAH HAYWOOD, author of The Cactus 'An extraordinary masterpiece' ANSTEY HARRIS, author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton 'Gutsy, endearing and entertaining' DEBORAH ORR 'Absolutely brilliant' GAVIN EXTENCE, author of The Universe Versus Alex Wood _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters Balli Kaur Jaswal (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
28 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h198mm x w129mm x s24mm 260g ISBN13: 9780008209964 ISBN13: 978-0-00-820996-4 ISBN10: 0008209960 EAN: 9780008209964 x Description: Full of warmth and laugh-out-loud funny, the new novel from the author of Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Sometimes you need to leave home to discover your roots...
Sometimes you have to leave home to find your roots... British-Punjabi sisters Rajni, Jezmeen and Shirina Shergill have never been close but when their mother dies, she has only one request: that they take a pilgrimage across India to carry out her final rites. While an extended family holiday is the last thing they want, each sister has her own reasons to run away from her life. Rajni feels out of control for the first time; Jezmeen's career is on the skids after a viral incident; and Shirina's perfect life is starting to crumble. As the miles rack up on their jaunt across India, the secrets of the past and present are sure to spill out... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Take It Back Kia Abdullah (Author) Series:
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HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
19 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h198mm x w129mm x s24mm 280g ISBN13: 9780008314712 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831471-2 ISBN10: 0008314713 EAN: 9780008314712 x Description: 'A superb legal thriller...crackles with tension' Guardian
'A topical and gritty story' Observer
'A thought-provoking and sparklingly intelligent novel, with the welcome bonus of an unguessable ending' Daily Telegraph
'Razor-sharp...Much more than a courtroom thriller' Christina Dalcher, Sunday Times bestselling author of VOX ***** IT'S TIME TO TAKE YOUR PLACE ON THE JURY. The victim: A sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, neglected by an alcoholic mother. Who accuses the boys of something unthinkable. The defendants: Four handsome teenage boys from hardworking immigrant families. All with corroborating stories. WHOSE SIDE WOULD YOU TAKE? ***** Readers are giving Take It Back five stars: 'The perfect book club read . . . will make for lively, thought-provoking discussions' 'A skilfully written book that offers a big punch' 'You will feel like you are enveloped in this case and the unseen juror' 'Brilliant, powerful, moving and intelligent' 'Just when you think you've guessed correctly another twist appears' 'A genuine five-star read' 'A brilliantly compelling, tense and thought-provoking read' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Q Christina Dalcher (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
30 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h234mm x w153mm 410g ISBN13: 9780008303358 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830335-8 ISBN10: 0008303355 EAN: 9780008303358 x Description: IN THIS WORLD, PERFECTION IS EVERYTHING 'Terrifyingly plausible' Louise Candlish 'Devastating and brilliant' Woman & Home 'Thought-provoking' Alice Feeney
'Shocking . . . A powerful tale' Cosmopolitan 'Timely' Kia Abdullah Elena Fairchild is a teacher at one of the state's new elite schools. Her daughters are exactly like her: beautiful, ambitious, and perfect. A good thing, since the recent mandate that's swept the country is all about perfection. Now everyone must undergo routine tests for their quotient, Q, and any children who don't measure up are placed into new government schools. Instead, teachers can focus on the gifted. Elena tells herself it's not about eugenics, not really, but when one of her daughters scores lower than expected and is taken away, she intentionally fails her own test to go with her. But what Elena discovers is far more terrifying than she ever imagined... What readers are saying about Q 'To everyone that loved Vox and wants to read another like it this is just for you!!' 'I love Dalcher's books, they grip me from the beginning and I find them impossible to put down' 'I read this book in 24 hours! I loved it.' 'An amazing read . . . thought provoking and made me eager to know what is coming next from this brilliant author.' 'This book had me hooked from start to finish. 'Both timely and chilling. Q is a thrilling read' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pizza Girl Jean Kyoung Frazier (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
17 Sep 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 208pp h204mm x w135mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008356415 ISBN13: 978-0-00-835641-5 ISBN10: 0008356416 EAN: 9780008356415 x Description: Great inventiveness, unfailing intelligence and empathy, and best of all a rare and shimmering wit' Richard Ford
The must-read literary debut novel for fans of Sally Rooney and Fleabag Eighteen years old, pregnant, and working as a pizza delivery girl, our dysfunctional heroine is deeply lost and in complete denial about it all. She's grieving the death of her father, avoiding her loving boyfriend, and flagrantly ignoring her future. Her world is further upended when she becomes obsessed with Jenny, a stay-at-home mother new to the neighbourhood, who comes to depend on weekly deliveries of pickle-covered pizzas for her son's happiness. As one woman looks toward motherhood and the other toward middle age, the relationship between the two begins to blur in strange, complicated, and ultimately heartbreaking ways. Bold, tender, and unexpected, Pizza Girl is a moving and funny portrait of a flawed, unforgettable young woman as she tries to find her place in the world _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Motion of the Body Through Space Lionel Shriver (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h221mm x w153mm 410g ISBN13: 9780007560790 ISBN13: 978-0-00-756079-0 ISBN10: 0007560796 EAN: 9780007560790 x Description: From the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin
Allergic to group activities of any kind, all her life Serenata has run, swum, and cycled - on her lonesome. But now that she's hit 60, all that physical activity has destroyed her knees. As she contemplates surgery with dread, her previously sedentary husband Remington, recently and ignominiously redundant, chooses this precise moment to discover exercise. Which should be good for his health, right? Yet as he joins the cult of fitness that seems increasingly to consume the whole of the Western world, her once-modest husband burgeons into an unbearable narcissist. Ignoring all his other obligations in the service of extreme sport, he engages a saucy, taunting personal trainer named Bambi, who treats his wife with contempt. When Remington announces his intention to compete in a legendarily gruelling triathlon, MettleMan, Serenata is sure he's going to end up injured or dead - but the stubbornness of an ageing man in Lycra is not to be underestimated. The story of an obsession, of a marriage, of a betrayal: The Motion of the Body Through Space is Lionel Shriver at her hilarious, sharp-eyed, audacious best. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bring Up the Bodies (The Wolf Hall Trilogy) Hilary Mantel (Author) Series:
The Wolf Hall Trilogy
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
27 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 432pp h240mm x w159mm x s46mm 760g ISBN13: 9780008366766 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836676-6 ISBN10: 0008366764 EAN: 9780008366766 x Description: Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 Winner of the 2012 Costa Book of the Year Shortlisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction 'Simply exceptional...I envy anyone who hasn't yet read it' Daily Mail
'A gripping story of tumbling fury and terror' Independent on Sunday With this historic win for Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel becomes the first British author and the first woman to be awarded two Man Booker Prizes. By 1535 Thomas Cromwell is Chief Minister to Henry VIII, his fortunes having risen with those of Anne Boleyn, the king's new wife. But Anne has failed to give the king an heir, and Cromwell watches as Henry falls for plain Jane Seymour. Cromwell must find a solution that will satisfy Henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own career. But neither minister nor king will emerge unscathed from the bloody theatre of Anne's final days. An astounding literary accomplishment, Bring Up the Bodies is the story of this most terrifying moment of history, by one of our greatest living novelists. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why Mummy Doesn't Give a ****! Gill Sims (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 250g ISBN13: 9780008340483 ISBN13: 978-0-00-834048-3 ISBN10: 000834048X EAN: 9780008340483 x Description: Family begins with a capital eff. I'm wondering how many more f*cking 'phases' I have to endure before my children become civilised and functioning members of society? It
seems like people have been telling me 'it's just a phase!' for the last fifteen bloody years. Not sleeping through the night is 'just a phase.' Potty training and the associated accidents 'is just a phase'. The tantrums of the terrible twos are 'just a phase'. The picky eating, the back chat, the obsessions. The toddler refusals to nap, the teenage inability to leave their beds before 1pm without a rocket being put up their arse. The endless singing of Frozen songs, the dabbing, the weeks where apparently making them wear pants was akin to child torture. All 'just phases!' When do the 'phases' end though? WHEN? Mummy dreams of a quirky rural cottage with roses around the door and chatty chickens in the garden. Life, as ever, is not going quite as she planned. Paxo, Oxo and Bisto turn out to be highly rambunctious, rather than merely chatty, and the roses have jaggy thorns. Her precious moppets are now giant teenagers, and instead of wittering at her about who would win in a fight - a dragon badger or a ninja horse - they are Snapchatting the night away, stropping around the tiny cottage and communicating mainly in grunts - except when they are demanding Ellen provides taxi services in the small hours. And there is never, but never, any milk in the house. At least the one thing they can all agree on is that rescued Barry the Wolfdog may indeed be The Ugliest Dog in the World, but he is also the loveliest. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Little Darlings Melanie Golding (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 336pp h198mm x w129mm x s24mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008293710 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829371-0 ISBN10: 0008293716 EAN: 9780008293710 x Description: 'Atmospheric and very creepy' The Guardian
'Goosebump-inducing...Unforgettable' Woman & Home
'Unforgettable...One suspects that the real sorceress here is Golding, whose writing has given a voice to every wronged mother' The New York Times
'Chilling story...stunning' Clare Mackintosh
'Taps into every woman's fear that she will not be believed' Mel McGrath, author of The Guilty Party **** THE TWINS ARE CRYING. THE TWINS ARE HUNGRY. LAUREN IS CRYING. LAUREN IS EXHAUSTED.
Behind the hospital curtain, someone is waiting . . .
A terrifying encounter in the middle of the night leaves Lauren convinced someone is trying to steal her new-born twins. Desperate with fear, she locks herself and her sons in the bathroom until the police arrive. When DS Joanna Harper picks up the list of reported overnight incidents, she expects the usual calls from drunks and wrong numbers. But then a report of an attempted abduction catches her eye. The only thing is that it was flagged as a false alarm just fifteen minutes later. But Harper chooses to investigate anyway. There's nothing on the CCTV, and yet Lauren claims that the woman is still after her children. No one will listen to Lauren - except Harper. And now Harper must ask herself, is Lauren mad, or does she see something no one else can? **** Readers can't stop raving about Little Darlings:
'Every mother will see themselves in Lauren...taut with suspense' 'You just need to read it and let the creepiness and uneasiness set in' 'A disturbing and spine-chilling tale...This tale will keep readers on the edge of their seat' 'A unique, haunting story that stays with you long after finishing it' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
So Lucky Dawn O'Porter (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
11 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm x s25mm 280g ISBN13: 9780008126100 ISBN13: 978-0-00-812610-0 ISBN10: 0008126100 EAN: 9780008126100 x Description: Fearless, frank and for anyone who's ever doubted themselves, So Lucky is the straight-talking new novel from the Sunday Times bestseller. IS ANYONE'S LIFE . . . Beth shows that women really can have it all.Ruby lives life by her own rules.And then there's Lauren, living the dream. AS PERFECT AS IT LOOKS? Beth hasn't had sex in a year.Ruby feels like she's failing.Lauren's happiness is fake news. And it just takes one shocking event to make the truth come tumbling out... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Doggerland Ben Smith (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 208pp h198mm x w129mm x s16mm 180g ISBN13: 9780008313401 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831340-1 ISBN10: 0008313407 EAN: 9780008313401 x Description: 'The Road meets Waiting for Godot: powerful, unforgettable, unique' Melissa Harrison, author of At Hawthorn Time.
Doggerland is a superbly gripping debut novel about loneliness and hope, nature and survival - set on an off-shore windfarm in the not-sodistant future.
'His father's breath had been loud in the small room. It had smelled smoky, or maybe more like dust. He had knotted and unknotted a strap on the bag he was holding - he must have been leaving to go out to the farm that day. 'I'll get out,' he'd said. 'I'll come back for you, ok?' The boy remembered that; had always remembered it. And, for a time, he'd believed it too.' In the North Sea, far from what remains of the coastline, a wind farm stretches for thousands of acres. The Boy, who is no longer really a boy, and the Old Man, whose age is unguessable, are charged with its maintenance. They carry out their never-ending work, scoured by wind and salt, as the waves roll, dragging strange shoals of flotsam through the turbine fields. Land is only a memory. So too is the Boy's father, who worked on the turbines before him, and disappeared. The boy has been sent by the Company to take his place, but the question of where he went and why is one for which the Old Man will give no answer. As his companion dredges the sea for lost things, the Boy sifts for the truth of his missing father. Until one day, from the limitless water, a plan for escape emerges... This beautifully crafted novel about loneliness and hope, nature and survival, is as haunting as it is compelling - a very special debut indeed.
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Home Truths Susan Lewis (Author) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 496pp h198mm x w129mm x s31mm 350g ISBN13: 9780008286828 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828682-8 ISBN10: 0008286825 EAN: 9780008286828 x Description: How far would you go to keep your family safe?
The gripping new page-turner from the Sunday Times bestselling author of One Minute Later Angie Watts used to have everything. A new home. A beloved husband. Three adored children. But Angie's happy life is shattered when her son Liam falls in with the wrong crowd. And after her son's bad choices lead to the murder of her husband, it's up to Angie to hold what's left of her family together. Her son is missing. Her daughter is looking for help in dangerous places. And Angie is fighting just to keep a roof over their heads. But Angie is a mother. And a mother does anything to protect her children - even when the world is falling apart... If home is where the heart is, what happens when it breaks?
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Little White Lies Philippa East (Author) Series:
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HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 250g ISBN13: 9780008344016 ISBN13: 978-0-00-834401-6 ISBN10: 0008344019 EAN: 9780008344016 x Description: 'Breathtaking suspense. A phenomenal talent' HOLLY SEDDON 'Terrifically engaging' JO SPAIN 'Addictive. I couldn't put it down' PHOEBE MORGAN 'With manipulations and secrets, nothing becomes clear until the very end' CANDIS MAGAZINE She only looked away for a second... Anne White only looked away for a second, but that's all it took to lose sight of her young daughter. But seven years later, Abigail is found. And as Anne struggles to connect with her teenage daughter, she begins to question how much Abigail remembers about the day she disappeared... Addictive, edge-of-your-seat dark women's fiction perfect for fans of Heidi Perks, Sophie Hannah and Lisa Jewell What readers are saying about LITTLE WHITE LIES 'Worth far more than five stars and definitely one of my favourite books of this year' 'Hooked me in from the opening paragraph, and never let go, I loved everything about it ' 'I was desperate to find out the truth about what happened to Abigail and just when I thought it was over another twist took me completely by surprise' 'This was a 'heart in your mouth' read from page one. . . . 5 stars.'
'The ending is so tense and exciting I hardly dared breathe!' _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Fallout Rebecca Thornton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 432pp h198mm x w129mm x s27mm 310g ISBN13: 9780008373122 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837312-2 ISBN10: 0008373124 EAN: 9780008373122 x Description: The accident. The lie. The fallout will be huge . . . When Liza's little boy has an accident at the local health club, it's all anyone can talk about. Was nobody watching him? Where was his mother? Who's to blame? The rumours, the finger-pointing, the whispers - they're everywhere. And Liza's best friend, Sarah, desperately needs it to stop. Because Sarah was there when it happened. It was all her fault. And if she's caught out on the lie, everything will fall apart . . . 'A fizzing, unputdownable, gripping read' Elizabeth Day 'The perfect page-turner' Susan Lewis 'Secrets, lies, suspicion and betrayal: THE FALLOUT has it all - and then some' T M Logan _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (Book & CD) Oliver Jeffers (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
24 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Mixed media product 48pp h280mm x w240mm x s8mm 350g Contains 1 Paperback / softback and 1 CD-Audio ISBN13: 9780008354749 ISBN13: 978-0-00-835474-9 ISBN10: 000835474X EAN: 9780008354749 x Description: #1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 TIME Best Book of the Year for 2017. Audio Production Awards, Audio Performer of the Year Gold Winner, 2018 This book and CD edition of the exquisite and thought-provoking Here We Are comes with heartfelt, award-winning audio, read by the internationally best-selling creator himself, Oliver Jeffers! Well, hello.And welcome to this Planet.We call it Earth. Our world can be a bewildering place, especially if you've only just got here. Your head will be filled with questions, so let's explore what makes our planet and how we live on it. From land and sky, to people and time, these notes can be your guide and start you on your journey. And you'll figure lots of things out for yourself. Just remember to leave notes for everyone else... Some things about our planet are pretty complicated, but things can be
simple, too: you've just got to be kind. Here We Are is the utterly heartfelt new book from Oliver Jeffers. We're glad you found it. "An optimistic snapshot of contemporary life, this heartfelt hug of a book ought to become a classic" The Guardian _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Love from the Crayons Drew Daywalt (Author) Oliver Jeffers (Illustrated by) Series:
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Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
26 Dec 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback With printed dust jacket 32pp h179mm x w146mm x s10mm 170g ISBN13: 9780008384913 ISBN13: 978-0-00-838491-3 ISBN10: 0008384916 EAN: 9780008384913 x Description: Celebrate Valentine's Day - and love - with the number 1 bestselling Crayons! Love is yellow and orange.Because love is sunny and warm. Discover all the bright colours and subtle shades of love with this charming new book, featuring everyone's favourite colouring crew. The perfect gift for that special someone on Valentine's Day - or any day of the year - and a must-have for fans of The Crayons. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
There Is a Monster on My Holiday Who Farts Tim Miller (Author) Matt Stanton (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
ABC Books
Publisher:
ABC Books
Pub Date:
19 Sep 2016
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: Australia Hardback 32pp h253mm x w253mm x s8mm 380g ISBN13: 9780733334658 ISBN13: 978-0-7333-3465-8 ISBN10: 0733334652 EAN: 9780733334658 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Favourite Paddington Stories (Paddington) Michael Bond (Author) R. W. Alley (Illustrated by) Series:
Paddington
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
25 Aug 2014
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 96pp h265mm x w259mm x s10mm 540g ISBN13: 9780007580101 ISBN13: 978-0-00-758010-1 ISBN10: 000758010X EAN: 9780007580101 x Description: Three favourite stories of Paddington, the beloved classic bear from Darkest Peru, brought together in one volume. Paddington is now a major movie star! This special edition brings together three favourite classic adventures - Paddington in the Garden, Paddington at the Carnival and Paddington and the Grand Tour. Whether he is gardening, walking along the canal, or seeing the sights of London - as always - there is never a dull moment when Paddington is around! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Adventures of Paddington: The Wrong List (Paddington TV) Series:
Paddington TV
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 32pp h250mm x w250mm x s5mm 190g ISBN13: 9780008367947 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836794-7 ISBN10: 0008367949 EAN: 9780008367947 x Description: A fantastic picture book based on the CG-animated TV series - The Adventures of Paddington. Paddington is a polite little bear from Darkest Peru who lives with a family called the Browns at 32 Windsor Gardens. He is kind, curious and rather accident-prone. When Paddington learns all the Browns have a list of jobs to do around the house, he can't wait to have his own. But chaos follows when he takes the wrong list! Taking a lead from Michael Bond's original books, and the spirit of the hugely successful Paddington movies, each new Paddington story is packed with vibrancy, humour and charm. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Rescue of Bunny Wunny Emma Chichester Clark (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 32pp h313mm x w228mm x s5mm 210g ISBN13: 9780008180287 ISBN13: 978-0-00-818028-7 ISBN10: 0008180288 EAN: 9780008180287 x Description: A wickedly funny modern cautionary tale from Emma Chichester Clark, the highly regarded, award-winning creator of Blue Kangaroo. Introducing high-spirited Imelda and her long-suffering toy rabbit, Bunny Wunny! Imelda always gets what she wants, so when Bunny Wunny goes missing her parents let her have a real rabbit - with extremely surprising consequences! Wickedly irreverent, this stylish and contemporary take ont he cautionary tale is perfect for fans of Eloise and Madeline. Emma is one of today's foremost artists and has created a book to entice every reader. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett (Author) Adelina Lirius (Illustrated by) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 40pp h280mm x w216mm x s4mm 230g ISBN13: 9780008366711 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836671-1 ISBN10: 0008366713 EAN: 9780008366711 x Description: A gloriously illustrated new edition of the classic story, retold for the young and young at heart. Open the door and enter a world of wonder... Mary Lennox has grown up in India, in a world of colour and light. So, when she is orphaned and sent back to England to live with her Uncle in his grey and gloomy mansion, it seems she will never be happy again.But a mysterious cry in the dark, and a hidden gate in an overgrown garden, may
lead her to the greatest happiness she has ever known. The classic story from Frances Hodgson Burnett is here gloriously illustrated and retold for readers both young and young at heart. Open the door to the classic reborn for a new generation just in time to watch the new film. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tad Benji Davies (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
09 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 32pp h265mm x w259mm x s5mm 200g ISBN13: 9780008212827 ISBN13: 978-0-00-821282-7 ISBN10: 0008212821 EAN: 9780008212827 x Description: Sometimes the biggest stories come from the smallest beginnings... Meet Tad. She's the smallest tadpole in a big pond, and lives there with all her tadbrothers and tadsisters. Although something else lives there too... BIG BLUB! And when everyone else starts to disappear, Tad starts to wonder if Big Blub will get her too... Or is everyone else going somewhere else; somewhere better? And if so, will Tad ever get there too? A big story about a tiny tadpole - about growing up, branching out, and taking a leap into life. From the award-winning author and illustrator of The Storm Whale and Granddad's Island, and the perfect story for everyone who's ever grown up, or still has a way to go... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Show and Tell Rob Biddulph (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 32pp h280mm x w220mm x s4mm 200g ISBN13: 9780008318031 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831803-1 ISBN10: 0008318034 EAN: 9780008318031 x Description: The funny and fantastic new picture book from award-winning and bestselling creative star Rob Biddulph! School has never been so fun! Meet Class 2L. These kids are excited. Today's SHOW AND TELL day, and you're all invited! Come and be schooled in magic and wonder by the award-winning Rob Biddulph, in this brand-new story about how biggest isn't always best! Packed to the brim with his trademark warm humour, life lessons and pitch-perfect rhyme, this is a story to read together, laugh out loud at, and enjoy over and over again. The perfect book for boys and girls, to read out loud or enjoy alone. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cold Storage David Koepp (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
18 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008334543 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833454-3 ISBN10: 0008334544 EAN: 9780008334543 x Description: 'Gruesome, terrifying, pulse-pounding' Stephen King 'Chilling' Daily Mail
'Frightening' Mail on Sunday
They thought it was contained. They were wrong. After decades underground in a forgotten sub-basement, a highly mutative organism - capable of extinction-level destruction - has found its way out. Only Pentagon bioterror operative Roberto Diaz can stop it. With the help of two unwitting security guards, he has one night to quarantine this horror, before it destroys all of humanity. 'You need to get on this right away' Stephen King 'Chilling end-of-the-world terror' Linwood Barclay 'Pure entertainment' New York Times 'A gripping, fast-paced outbreak thriller' Sci-Fi Now 'chilling'Daily Mail 'Frightening' Mail on Sunday 'Riotously entertaining' Blake Crouch _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American Democracy Greg Miller (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 448pp h198mm x w129mm x s30mm 360g ISBN13: 9780008325787 ISBN13: 978-0-00-832578-7 ISBN10: 0008325782 EAN: 9780008325787 x Description: It has been called the political crime of the century: This book from Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Greg Miller uncovers for the first time the truth behind the Kremlin's attempt to put Trump in the White House, how they did it, when and why. This exclusive book uncovers the truth behind the Kremlin's interference in Donald Trump's win and Trump's steadfast allegiance to Vladimir Putin. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of people in Trump's inner circle, the intelligence communities, foreign officials, and confidential documents. The Apprentice offers exclusive information about: * the hacking of the Democrats by Russian intelligence;* Russian hijacking of Facebook and Twitter;* National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's hidden communications with the Russians;* the attempt by Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, to create a secret backchannel to Moscow using Russian diplomatic facilities;* the firing of FBI Director James Comey;* the appointment of Mueller and the investigation that has followed;* and Trump's jaw-dropping behaviour in Helsinki.
Deeply reported and masterfully told, The Apprentice is essential reading for anyone trying to understand Vladimir Putin's secret operation, its catastrophic impact, and the nature of betrayal. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Planets Brian Cox (Author) Andrew Cohen (With) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
19 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 304pp h198mm x w129mm x s24mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008280574 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828057-4 ISBN10: 0008280576 EAN: 9780008280574 x Description: 'So staggering you go "whoa!" every few seconds' Guardian
'Really impressive' Eamonn Holmes, ITV This Morning A companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series. The bestselling authors of Wonders of the Universe are back with another blockbuster, a groundbreaking exploration of our Solar System as it has never been seen before. Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Sun's expanding power. Venus, once thought to be lush and fertile, now known to be trapped within a toxic and boiling atmosphere. Mars, the red planet, doomed by the loss of its atmosphere. Jupiter, twice the size of all the other planets combined, but insubstantial. Saturn, a stunning celestial beauty, the jewel of our Solar System. Uranus, the sideways planet and the first ice giant. Neptune, dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds. Pluto, the dwarf planet, a frozen rock. Andrew Cohen and Professor Brian Cox take readers on a voyage of discovery, from the fiery heart of our Solar System, to its mysterious outer reaches. They touch on the latest discoveries that have expanded our knowledge of the planets, their moons and how they come to be. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made Philip Ball (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
30 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h198mm x w129mm 340g ISBN13: 9780008331818 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833181-8 ISBN10: 0008331812 EAN: 9780008331818 x Description: A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning and neural downloading. After seeing his own cells used to grow clumps of new neurons - essentially mini-brains - Philip Ball begins to examine the concepts of identity and consciousness. Delving into humanity's deep evolutionary past to look at how complex creatures like us emerged from single-celled life, he offers a new perspective on how humans think about ourselves. In an age when we are increasingly encouraged to regard the 'self' as an abstract sequence of genetic information, or as a pattern of neural activity that might be 'downloaded' to a computer, he return us to the body - to flesh and blood - and anchors a conception of personhood in this unique and ephemeral mortal coil. How to Build a Human brings us back to ourselves - but in doing so, it challenges old preconceptions and values. It asks us to rethink how we exist in the world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Footprints David Farrier (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
03 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h216mm x w135mm x s24mm 320g ISBN13: 9780008317874 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831787-4 ISBN10: 0008317879 EAN: 9780008317874 x Description: A profound meditation on climate change and the Anthropocene and an urgent search for the fossils-industrial, chemical, geological-that humans are leaving behind
What will the world look like ten thousand or ten million years from now? In Footprints, David Farrier explores what traces we will leave for the very deep future. From long-lived materials like plastic and nuclear waste, to the 50 million kilometres of roads spanning the planet, in modern times we have created numerous objects and landscapes with the potential to endure through deep time. Our carbon could linger in the atmosphere for 100,000 years, and the remains of our cities will still exist millions of years from now as a layer in the rock. These future fossils have the potential to tell remarkable stories about how we lived in the twenty-first century. Through literature, art, and science, Footprints invites us to think about how we will be remembered in the myths, stories, and languages of our distant descendants. Travelling from the Baltic Sea to the Great Barrier Reef, and from an ice core laboratory in Tasmania to Shanghai, one of the world's biggest cities, David Farrier tells a story of a world that is changing rapidly, and with long-term consequences. Footprints will not only alter how you think about the future, it will change how you see the world today. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hello Now Jenny Valentine (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 192pp h198mm x w129mm x s12mm 150g ISBN13: 9780007466498 ISBN13: 978-0-00-746649-8 ISBN10: 0007466498 EAN: 9780007466498 x Description: A beautifully moving, exquisite and utterly original love story from Carnegie-shortlisted author Jenny Valentine - for 12+ girls, boys, and everything in between. This is more than one story, more than one Now. But I'll tell it as best I can. Me? I'm Jude - like the Patron Saint of lost causes.Him? He's Novo. Like nothing on earth. Literally. In the beginning, before Novo showed up, my mum and me moved to the seaside. Then the first of July, 11.34am. Novo arrived. I was like an atom in his orbit. Alone with him, feeling the pull. Suddenly in the moment, in the Now. Then a terrible, unthinkable Now. One that could tear my family apart. But Nows can be undone, rewritten, changed. Goodbye to life as I know it.And Hello Now... From Guardian-prize-winning author Jenny Valentine, this is a stunningly written exploration of what it means to live and love in the moment that quite literally transcends logic and time.
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The Betrothed Kiera Cass (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008158828 ISBN13: 978-0-00-815882-8 ISBN10: 0008158827 EAN: 9780008158828 x Description: A would-be queen. A handsome king. A perfect match . . . or is it? When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is thrilled. After all, she's grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king's attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream come true. But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and becoming queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be. And when she meets a commoner with the mysterious power to see right into her heart, she finds that the future she really wants is one that she never thought to imagine. From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series comes The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Far From Perfect (The Valentines, Book 2) Holly Smale (Author) Series:
The Valentines 2
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
18 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 448pp h198mm x w129mm x s34mm 390g ISBN13: 9780008254179 ISBN13: 978-0-00-825417-9 ISBN10: 0008254176 EAN: 9780008254179 x Description: The second sensational book in the Valentines series - a hilarious and heart-aching story about the impossible standards for being a girl.
Be yourself but, you know, someone else . . .
Enthusiastic but not desperate; calm but not dull; funny but not try-hard; sparky but not crazy; feisty but not aggressive; beautiful but relatable; elegant but not icy; confident but not arrogant; feminine but not girly; nice but not boring. Faith Valentine has it all - fame, money and extraordinary beauty. But what she wants more than anything is a quiet life away from the cameras. Except nobody ever asks Faith what she wants, and her family's expectations are crushing her. The world thinks she's perfect, but is there is more to perfection than meets the eye? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Knaves Over Queens (Wild Cards) George R. R. Martin (Edited by) Series:
Wild Cards
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 560pp h198mm x w129mm x s35mm 380g ISBN13: 9780008239688 ISBN13: 978-0-00-823968-8 ISBN10: 0008239681 EAN: 9780008239688
x Description: The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire For decades, George R.R. Martin - bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire - has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe. In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth's population was devastated by a terrifying alien virus. Those who survived were changed for ever. Some, known as Jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical deformities; others, granted superhuman abilities, are known as Aces. Now the virus has reached Britain... Queen Margaret rules over a country in which such legendary figures as Herne the Hunter, Spring-heeled Jack and Babh, the goddess of war, roam at will. Her Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill - gifted with extraordinary longevity - together with the Enigma ace - Alan Turing - set up a special organization named the Order of the Silver Helix. They will need all the wild cards they can find if they are to deal with the terrifying mutations thrown up by the virus. KNAVES OVER QUEENS - the first ever Wild Cards novel set in the UK, and a perfect jumping-in point for readers new to this shared world features a stunning collection of original stories from such luminaries of the world of science fiction and fantasy as Paul Cornell, Marko Kloos, Mark Lawrence, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Emma Newman, Peter Newman, Peadar O Guilin, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Caroline Spector and Charles Stross. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Three Kings: Edited by George R. R. Martin (Wild Cards) George R. R. Martin (Author) Series:
Wild Cards
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
14 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 400pp h240mm x w159mm 610g ISBN13: 9780008361488 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836148-8 ISBN10: 0008361487 EAN: 9780008361488 x Description: The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire. For decades, George R.R. Martin - bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire - has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe. In the aftermath of World War II, the Earth's population was devastated by an alien virus. Those who survived were changed forever. Some, known as jokers, were cursed with bizarre mental and physical mutations; others, granted superhuman abilities, became the lucky few known as aces. Queen Margaret, who came to the English throne after the death of her sister Elizabeth, now lies on her death-bed. Summoning the joker ace Alan Turing, she urges him to seek the true heir: Elizabeth's lost son. He was rumoured to have died as a baby but, having been born a joker, was sent into hiding. Margaret dies and her elder son Henry becomes king and at once declares he wants to make England an 'Anglo-Saxon country' and suggests jokers be sent 'to the moon'. Dangerous tensions begin to tear the country apart. The Twisted Fists - an organization of jokers led by the Green Man are becoming more militant. And Babh, goddess of war, sees opportunities to sow strife and reap blood... This marvellous mosaic novel, featuring the talents of Mary Anne Mohanraj, Peter Newman, Peadar O Guilin, Melinda M. Snodgrass and Caroline Spector, follows KNAVES OVER QUEENS - the first ever Wild Cards novel set in the UK. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fall or, Dodge in Hell Neal Stephenson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 720pp h198mm x w129mm x s48mm 620g ISBN13: 9780008168858 ISBN13: 978-0-00-816885-8 ISBN10: 0008168857 EAN: 9780008168858 x Description: From the New York Times bestselling author of SEVENEVES 'One of the great novels of our time' Wall Street Journal'Wonderful' Guardian'Staggering' New York Times'Captivating' Washington Post'Cuttingedge' Booklist'Mind-blowing' Slate What if we could live forever? What if we did?
In Fall or, Dodge in Hell exists a world where we hold the keys to our own mortality, where the limits of survival no longer exist, and the potential to decide our fates lies in our corruptible hands. From one of the greatest speculative writers of our time comes an epic saga of life and death, power and technology, and a future that isn't as far away as it seems... _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943 Max Hastings (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
14 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm 390g ISBN13: 9780008280567 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828056-7 ISBN10: 0008280568 EAN: 9780008280567 x Description: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings. Operation Chastise, the overnight destruction of the Moehne and Eder dams in north-west Germany by the RAF's 617 Squadron, was an epic that has passed into Britain's national legend. Max Hastings grew up embracing the story, the classic 1955 movie and the memory of Guy Gibson, the 24-year-old wing-commander who won the VC leading the raid. In the 21st Century, however, Hastings urges that we should review the Dambusters in much more complex shades. The aircrew's heroism was wholly authentic, as was the brilliance of Barnes Wallis, who invented the 'bouncing bombs'. But commanders who promised their young fliers that success could shorten the war fantasised wildly. What Germans call the Moehnekatastrophe imposed on the Nazi war machine temporary disruption, rather than a crippling blow. Hastings vividly describes the evolution of Wallis' bomb, and of the squadron which broke the dams at the cost of devastating losses. But he also portrays in harrowing detail those swept away by the torrents. Some 1,400 civilians perished in the biblical floods that swept through the Moehne valley, more than half of them Russian and Polish women, slave labourers under Hitler. Ironically, Air Marshal Sir Arthur 'Bomber' Harris gained much of the credit, though he opposed Chastise as a distraction from his city-burning blitz. He also made what the author describes as the operation's biggest mistake - the failure to launch a conventional attack on the Nazis' huge postraid repair operation, which could have transformed the impact of the dam breaches upon Ruhr industry. Chastise offers a fascinating retake on legend by a master of the art. Hastings sets the dams raid in the big picture of the bomber offensive and of the Second World War, with moving portraits of the young airmen, so many of whom died; of Barnes Wallis; the monstrous Harris; the tragic Guy Gibson, together with superb narrative of the action of one of the most extraordinary episodes in British history. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Crucible of Hell: Okinawa: The Last Great Battle of the Second World War Saul David (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 448pp h234mm x w153mm x s35mm 580g ISBN13: 9780008342524 ISBN13: 978-0-00-834252-4 ISBN10: 0008342520 EAN: 9780008342524 x Description: 'Excellent' Antony Beevor From award-winning historian Saul David, an action-packed and powerful new narrative of the Battle of Okinawa - the last great clash of the Second World War, and one that had profound consequences for the modern world. For eighty-three blood-soaked days, the fighting on the island of Okinawa plumbed depths of savagery as bad as anything seen on the Eastern Front. When it was over, almost a quarter of a million people had lost their lives, making it by far the bloodiest US battle of the Pacific. In Okinawa, the death toll included thousands of civilians lost to mass suicide, convinced by Japanese propaganda that they would otherwise be raped and murdered
by the enemy. On the US side, David argues that the horror of the battle ultimately determined President Truman's choice to use atomic bombs in August 1945. It is a brutal, heart-rending story, and one David tells with masterly attention to detail: the cramped cockpit of a kamikaze plane, the claustrophobic gun turret of a warship under attack, and a half-submerged foxhole amidst the squalor and battle detritus. The narrative follows generals, presidents and emperors, as well as the humbler experiences of ordinary servicemen and families on both sides, and the Okinawan civilians who were caught so tragically between the warring parties. Using graphic eyewitness accounts and declassified documents from archives in three continents, Saul David illuminates a shocking chapter of history that is too often missing from Western-centric narratives of the Second World War. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How to Fail: Everything I've Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong Elizabeth Day (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Fourth Estate Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
26 Dec 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 250g ISBN13: 9780008327354 ISBN13: 978-0-00-832735-4 ISBN10: 0008327351 EAN: 9780008327354 x Description: Inspired by her hugely popular podcast, How To Fail is Elizabeth Day's brilliantly funny, painfully honest and insightful celebration of things going wrong.
This is a book for anyone who has ever failed. Which means it's a book for everyone.
If I have learned one thing from this shockingly beautiful venture called life, it is this: failure has taught me lessons I would never otherwise have understood. I have evolved more as a result of things going wrong than when everything seemed to be going right. Out of crisis has come clarity, and sometimes even catharsis. Part memoir, part manifesto, and including chapters on dating, work, sport, babies, families, anger and friendship, it is based on the simple premise that understanding why we fail ultimately makes us stronger. It's a book about learning from our mistakes and about not being afraid. Uplifting, inspiring and rich in stories from Elizabeth's own life, How to Fail reveals that failure is not what defines us; rather it is how we respond to it that shapes us as individuals. Because learning how to fail is actually learning how to succeed better. And everyone needs a bit of that. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick Zora Neale Hurston (Author) Series:
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HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 304pp h204mm x w135mm x s29mm 360g ISBN13: 9780008374716 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837471-6 ISBN10: 0008374716 EAN: 9780008374716 x Description: From 'one of the greatest writers of our time' (Toni Morrison) - the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God and Barracoon - a collection of remarkable short stories from the Harlem Renaissance With a foreword by Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage 'Genius' Alice Walker
'Rigorous, convincing, dazzling' Zadie Smith on Their Eyes Were Watching God
In 1925, college student Zora Neale Hurston - the sole black student at Barnard College, New York - was living in the city, 'desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world.' During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African American life and transformed her into one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly a century later, this singular talent is recognised as one of the most influential and revered American artists of the modern period. Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick is an outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston's 'lost' Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humour, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston's world. All are timeless classics that enrich our understanding and appreciation of this exceptional writer's voice and her contributions to America's literary traditions. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Strange Antics: A History of Seduction Clement Knox (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 528pp h234mm x w153mm x s40mm 660g ISBN13: 9780008285685 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828568-5 ISBN10: 0008285683 EAN: 9780008285685 x Description: When is seduction about more than just sex? In this brilliantly original history, Clement Knox explores these questions as well as the philosophy, legality, politics, art and literature of a force that underwrites our world. In the first history of its kind, Clement Knox reassesses our idea of seduction in a narrative that moves from Casanova's pursuit of pleasure, to America's racialised seduction laws, to the Nazi propaganda designed to stoke sexual panic, and up to #MeToo. Modern, big-thinking and enormously entertaining, Knox offers an extraordinary range of stories to chart the many guises of seduction, showing that our ideas about desire, courtship, and power have always developed in step with a changing world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Extra Time: 10 Lessons for Living Longer Better Camilla Cavendish (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
03 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 272pp h198mm x w129mm x s21mm 250g ISBN13: 9780008295172 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829517-2 ISBN10: 0008295174 EAN: 9780008295172 x Description: 'An inspirational call to arms' DAILY MAIL
'This book is so sensible, so substantially researched, so briskly written, so clear in its arguments, that one wishes Baroness Cavendish was still whispering into the prime ministerial ear' THE TIMES
'A thoughtful handbook to help societies age gracefully' FINANCIAL TIMES
'This bold, visionary book is a wake-up call to governments. It is a wake-up call to us all' SUNDAY TIMES
From award-winning journalist, Camilla Cavendish, comes a profound analysis of one of the biggest challenges facing the human population today. The world is undergoing a dramatic demographic shift. By 2020, for the first time in history, the number of people aged 65 and over will outnumber children aged five and under. But our systems are lagging woefully behind this new reality. In Extra Time, Camilla Cavendish embarks on a journey to understand how different countries are responding to these unprecedented challenges. Travelling across the world in a carefully researched and deeply human investigation, Cavendish contests many of the taboos around ageing. Interviewing leading scientists about breakthroughs that could soon transform the quality and extent of life, she sparks a debate about how governments, businesses, doctors, the media and each one of us should handle the second half of life. She argues that if we take a more positive approach, we should be able to reap the benefits of a prolonged life. But that will mean changing our attitudes andusing technology, community, even anti-ageing pills, to bring about a revolution. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Bystander Effect: The Psychology of Courage and Inaction Catherine A. Sanderson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 272pp h234mm x w153mm x s21mm 340g ISBN13: 9780008361631 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836163-1 ISBN10: 0008361630 EAN: 9780008361631 x Description: 'Fantastic ... It explains the misperception of stacked odds and personal powerlessness that stops individuals challenging bad behaviour. Stunning. Humbling. Thought-provoking'Kathryn Mannix, author of With the End in Mind In the face of discrimination, bad behaviour, evil and abuse, why do good people so often do nothing? Every day, we see examples of bad or immoral behaviour - from sexual harassment to political corruption, from negligence to bullying. Why did no one stop the abduction of Jamie Bulger, despite many witnesses reporting they felt uneasy seeing the two-year-old's distress? How did the USA gymnastics team doctor, Larry Nassar, abuse hundreds of young women under his care for so long? Why didn't anyone intervene when David Dao, an innocent sixty-nine-year-old man, was forcibly removed from his seat on a United Airlines aeroplane and dragged down the aisle by security officers? How did large crowds of men get away with sexually assaulting an estimated 1,200 women in Cologne during the 2015 New Year's Eve celebrations? In The Bystander Effect, pioneering psychologist Catherine Sanderson uses real-life examples, neuroscience and the latest psychological studies to explain why we might be good at recognising bad behaviour but bad at taking action against it. With practical strategies to transform your thinking, she shows how we can all learn to speak out, intervene, think outside the group mentality and ultimately become braver versions of ourselves. Courage is not a virtue we're born with. A bystander can learn to be brave. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices Casper Ter Kuile (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
23 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h222mm x w141mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008389901 ISBN13: 978-0-00-838990-1 ISBN10: 000838990X EAN: 9780008389901 x Description: Casper ter Kuile, a Harvard Divinity School fellow and cohost of the popular Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast, explores how we can nourish our souls by transforming common, everyday practices yoga, reading, walking the dog into sacred rituals that can heal our crisis of social isolation and struggle to find purpose. "After half a decade of research and hundreds of conversations with people around the country, I am convinced we are in the midst of a
paradigm shift. That what used to hold us in community no longer works, and that the spiritual offerings of yesteryear no longer help us thrive."-Casper ter Kuile What do Soul Cycle, gratitude journals, and tech breaks have in common? For ter Kuile they offer rituals that create the foundation for our modern spiritual lives. We are in crisis today. Our modern technological society has left too many of us no matter our ages feeling isolated and bereft of purpose. Previous frameworks for building community and finding meaning no longer support us. Yet ter Kuile reveals a hopeful new message: we might not be religious, but that doesn't mean we are any less spiritual. Instead, we are in the midst of a paradigm shift in which we seek belonging and meaning in secular practices. Today, we find connection in: * CrossFit and SoulCycle, which offer a sense of belonging rooted in accountability and support much like church groups* Harry Potter and other beloved books that offer universal lessons * Gratitude journals, which have replaced traditional prayer * Tech breaks, which provide mindful moments of calm In The Power of Ritual, ter Kuile invites us to deepen these ordinary practices as intentional rituals that nurture connection and wellbeing. With wisdom and endearing wit, ter Kuile's call for ritual is ultimately a call to heal our loss of connection to ourselves, to others, and to our spiritual identities. The Power of Ritual reminds us that what we already do every day matters and has the potential to become a powerful experience of reflection, sanctuary, and meaning. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry Joan Ryan (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
30 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 272pp h234mm x w153mm 350g ISBN13: 9780008241117 ISBN13: 978-0-00-824111-7 ISBN10: 0008241112 EAN: 9780008241117 x Description: Award-winning sportswriter Joan Ryan whisks readers from the sports field to the research lab on an ambitious quest to understand the seemingly indefinable phenomenon called team chemistry. Nearly ten years in the making, Intangibles is packed with stories and characters from the usually hidden subculture of locker rooms worldwide, and threaded with fascinating insights about the human mind and human relationships. Ryan pulls from a range of science disciplines - neuroscience, sociology, psychology and more - to debunk the notion that team chemistry is just a throwaway explanation for every fun-loving, underdog team that wins. Instead, she makes the case that team chemistry is a biological construct with a single function: to elevate performance. Ryan introduces us to the seven archetype characters who seem to emerge on almost every team with good chemistry, and two outlier archetypes she describes as 'Super-Carriers' and 'Super-Disruptors' of chemistry. Along the way, the author finds herself having to challenge her assumptions about situations and people, leading, for example, to the surprising discovery that difficult star players are not the Super-Disruptors one often imagines they are. She finds, too, that dysfunctional, contentious teams that still manage to win do have team chemistry, just a different variety. A ground-breaking examination that promises to transform how sports and business leaders think about high performance, Intangibles finally proves how all of us affect one another, profoundly influencing who we are and how we function within our own teams of colleagues, friends and family. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Adventures of Paddington: My First Sticker Book (Paddington TV) Series:
Paddington TV
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 24pp h280mm x w220mm x s3mm 200g plus 6 pp stickers ISBN13: 9780008367978 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836797-8 ISBN10: 0008367973 EAN: 9780008367978
x Description: A fantastic sticker activity book, perfect for home schooling two to four-year-olds, based on the hilarious new animated TV series The Adventures of Paddington. Packed with over 140 big stickers for small hands, fun puzzles, colouring pages, and sticker scenes based on Paddington's TV adventures, this is a must-have book for parents who want to keep their preschoolers busy! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Adventures of Paddington: My Holiday Sticker Book (Paddington TV) Series:
Paddington TV
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
28 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 24pp h280mm x w220mm 270g plus 6 pp stickers ISBN13: 9780008367985 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836798-5 ISBN10: 0008367981 EAN: 9780008367985 x Description: A fun-packed sticker activity book, perfect for home schooling toddlers, based on the hilarious new animated TV series, The Adventures of Paddington. Aimed at 2-4 year olds, this great sticker book is packed with big stickers that are easy to pull off for little hands, fun colouring pages and a range of simple puzzles and activities based on Paddington's daily adventures at 32 Windsor Gardens. This is the perfect activity book for Paddington fans and is guaranteed to keep your toddler busy! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body Ross Edgley (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
28 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h234mm x w153mm x s33mm 570g ISBN13: 9780008356934 ISBN13: 978-0-00-835693-4 ISBN10: 0008356939 EAN: 9780008356934 x Description: Bestselling author and award-winning adventurer Ross Edgley has been studying the art of resilience for years, applying all he has learned to become the first person in history to swim around Great Britain, breaking multiple world records. Now Ross focuses on mental strength, stoicism and the training needed to create an unbreakable body. Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8,848m), after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle. On his epic 1,780-mile journey around Great Britain, which lasted 157 days, Ross swam through giant jellyfish, arctic storms, 'haunted' whirlpools and polluted shipping lanes, going so hard, and so fast, his tongue fell apart. Ross's previous book, The World's Fittest Book, was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller and explored the science of physical fitness. Now, in The Art of Resilience, Ross uses his swim experience and other amazing endurance feats, where he managed to overcome seemingly insurmountable pain, hardship and adversity, to study the performance of extreme athletes, military and fitness specialists and psychologists to uncover the secrets of mental fitness and explore the concept of resilience, persistence, valour and a disciplined mindset in overcoming adversity. This ground-breaking book represents a paradigm shift in what we thought the human body and mind were capable of and will give you a blueprint to become a tougher, more resilient and ultimately better human - whatever the challenge you face. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
My Lies, Your Lies Susan Lewis (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h234mm x w153mm 510g ISBN13: 9780008286842 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828684-2 ISBN10: 0008286841 EAN: 9780008286842 x Description: Don't miss the new book from the Sunday Times bestseller, Susan Lewis - available to pre-order now!
'A compelling, timely mystery' bestselling author, Lisa Ballantyne
'You'll be surprised and captivated right to the end!' Irish Times bestselling author, Carmel Harrington
His life was destroyed by a lie. Her life will be ruined by the truth. Joely tells other people's secrets for a living. As a ghost writer, she's used to scandal - but this just might be her strangest assignment yet. Freda has never told her story to anyone before. But now she's ready to set the record straight and to right a wrong that's haunted her for forty years. Freda's memoir begins with a 15-year-old girl falling madly in love with her teacher. It ends in a way Joely could never possibly have imagined. As the story unravels, Joely is spun deeper into a world of secrets and lies. Delving further into Freda's past, Joely's sure she can uncover the truth... But does she want to? Absorbing, emotional and absolutely unputdownable, My Lies Your Lies is 2020's must-read - pre-order now!
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The Alibi Girl C.J. Skuse (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 250g ISBN13: 9780008311391 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831139-1 ISBN10: 0008311390 EAN: 9780008311391 x Description: 'Brilliantly-written characters, original and engaging. It's so good!'BA Paris JOANNE HAYNES HAS A SECRET.THAT IS NOT HER REAL NAME. And there's more. Her flat isn't hers. Her cats aren't hers. Even her hair isn't really hers. Nor is she any of the other women she pretends to be. Not the bestselling romance novelist who gets her morning snack from the doughnut van on the seafront. Nor the pregnant woman in the dental surgery. Nor the chemo patient in the supermarket for whom the cashier feels ever so sorry. They're all just alibis. In fact, the only thing that's real about Joanne is that nobody can know who she really is. But someone has got too close. It looks like her alibis have begun to run out.... Your favourite authors are loving The Alibi Girl 'Heart-wrenching, impossible to predict and completely absorbing' John Marrs 'The master of dark, sexy psychological suspense' Suzy K Quinn 'A dark, addictive read' Phoebe Morgan _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Domino Island: The unpublished thriller by the master of the genre Desmond Bagley (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
28 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h198mm x w129mm 220g ISBN13: 9780008333041 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833304-1 ISBN10: 0008333041 EAN: 9780008333041 x Description: Discovered after more than 40 years, a vintage action-adventure novel set on Domino Island - a Caribbean paradise toppling under murder, corruption and organised crime... 'Like a dream come true - an undiscovered Desmond Bagley novel ... and it's a great one!' LEE CHILD Bill Kemp, an ex-serviceman working in London as an insurance investigator, is sent to the Caribbean to determine the legitimacy of an expensive life insurance claim following the inexplicable death of businessman David Salton. His rapidly inflated premiums immediately before his death stand to make his young widow a very rich lady! Once there, Kemp discovers that Salton's political ambitions had made him a lot of enemies, and local tensions around a forthcoming election are already spilling over into protest and violence on the streets. Salton also had friends in unexpected places, including the impossibly beautiful Leotta Tomsson, to whom there is much more than meets the eye. Kemp realises that Salton's death and the local unrest are a deliberate smokescreen for an altogether more ambitious plot by an enemy in their midst, and as the island comes under siege, even Kemp's army training seems feeble in the face of such a determined foe. Unseen for more than 40 years and believed lost, Domino Island was accepted for publication in 1972 but then replaced by a different novel to coincide with the release of The Mackintosh Man, the Paul Newman film based on Bagley's earlier novel The Freedom Trap. It is a classic Bagley tour de force with an all-action finale. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Broken Don Winslow (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h234mm x w153mm x s26mm 440g ISBN13: 9780008377434 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837743-4 ISBN10: 000837743X EAN: 9780008377434 x Description: 'You can't ask for more emotionally moving entertainment' Stephen King A riveting collection of original fiction from the revered #1 international bestselling author of The Cartel trilogy and The Force
No matter how you come into this world, you come out broken...
In six intense, haunting short novels, Don Winslow returns to the themes that are the hallmarks of his acclaimed body of work - crime, corruption, vengeance, justice, loss, betrayal, guilt, and redemption - to explore the savagery and nobility that drive and define the human condition. In Broken, Winslow creates a world of high-level thieves and low-life crooks, obsessed cops and jaded private detectives, dope dealers and government agents, bounty hunters and fugitives. Diverse and richly drawn, these characters - some familiar, others new - are lost souls driving without headlights on the dark highway of modern America. Set in New Orleans and Hawaii, Southern California and south Texas, each story in this collection is distinctively Winslow, shaped by his trademark blend of insight, humanity, humor, drama, and consummate literary craftsmanship. A powerful, gripping collection of tales that will become classics of crime fiction, Broken is Don Winslow at his nerve-shattering, heartbreaking best. "A master of thrills shows his range, and his bite . . . [Winslow is] a writer from whom others can learn the ropes." New York Times Praise for Don Winslow
'A huge, immersive, violent, compassionate read' Ian Rankin 'He's a master' Michael Connelly 'One of the great literary achievements of the century so far' Daily Telegraph 'Such crime writing deserves nothing less than a Pulitzer Prize' Evening Standard 'A new crime classic ... a stirring, stupendous novel' Sunday Times 'He is a pleasure to read' The Times 'Brutal and brilliant, this is crime's Game of Thrones' Sun 'A furious, impassioned novel' Washington Post 'Devastating and timely ... a hybrid The Godfather and War and Peace' New York Times _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cemetery Road Greg Iles (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 608pp h198mm x w129mm x s38mm 420g ISBN13: 9780008270155 ISBN13: 978-0-00-827015-5 ISBN10: 0008270155 EAN: 9780008270155 x Description: Two murders. One Town. And a lifetime of secrets.
'Pure reading pleasure' Stephen King The No.1 New York Times bestselling author of the Natchez Burning trilogy returns with an electrifying standalone. A tale of friendship, betrayal, and shattering secrets that threaten to destroy a small Mississippi town. Some things should never be uncovered... When successful journalist Marshall McEwan discovers that his father is terminally ill, he returns to his childhood home in Bienville, Mississippi a place he vowed to leave behind forever. His family's newspaper is failing; and Jet Turner, the love of his youth, has married into the family of Max Matheson, one of the powerful patriarchs who rule the town through the exclusive Poker Club. Bienville is on the brink of economic salvation, in the form of a billion-dollar Chinese paper mill. But as the deal nears completion, two murders rock the town to its core, threatening far more than the city's economic future. Marshall and Jet soon discover a minefield of explosive secrets beneath the soil of Mississippi. And by the time Marshall grasps the long-buried truth about his own history - and the woman he loves - he would give almost anything not to face it. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dead to Her Sarah Pinborough (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
11 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 416pp h234mm x w153mm x s31mm 510g ISBN13: 9780008392390 ISBN13: 978-0-00-839239-0 ISBN10: 0008392390 EAN: 9780008392390 x Description: From the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes 'An absolute rollercoaster of a ride: twist upon twist, expertly handled - I actually gasped out loud several times' Lucy Foley, No. 1 bestselling author of The Hunting Party and The Guest List Something old...
When Marcie met Jason Maddox, she couldn't believe her luck. Becoming Jason's second wife catapulted her into the elite world of high society. But underneath the polite, old money manners, she knows she'll always be an outsider, and her hard-won life hangs by a thread. Something new... Then Jason's widowed boss brings back a new wife from his trip to London. Young, beautiful, reckless - nobody can take their eyes off Keisha. Including Jason. Something you can never, ever undo... Marcie refuses to be replaced so easily. People would kill for her life of luxury. What will Marcie do to keep it? 'A marvellously compelling read' Liz Nugent, bestselling author of Lying in Wait 'Dark, hypnotic and immersive' Harriet Tyce, bestselling author of Blood Orange 'So deliciously dark and twisted, and that setting was just perfection' Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and Me 'Exciting...myriad unusual twists' Daily Mail
'Warning: you won't put this down...twisty, addictive' Sunday Telegraph
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Devoted Dean Koontz (Author) Series:
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Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
16 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 470g ISBN13: 9780008291358 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829135-8 ISBN10: 0008291357 EAN: 9780008291358 x Description: One boy with the power to save the world. One man with the will to destroy it.
The chilling, unputdownable new standalone thriller from Dean Koontz, the master of suspense. 'The master of our darkest dreams' The Times A mother, a boy, and a desperate battle against the night. Woody Bookman hasn't spoken a word in his eleven years of life. Not when his father died in a freak accident. Not when his mother Megan tells him she loves him. For Megan, keeping her boy safe and happy is what matters. But Woody believes a monstrous evil is behind his father's death and now threatens him and his mother. And he's not alone in his thoughts. An ally unknown to him is listening. Woody's fearful suspicions are taking shape. A malicious man driven by evil has set a depraved plan into motion. And he's coming after Woody and his mother. The reasons are primal. His powers are growing. And he's not alone. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I Confess Alex Barclay (Author) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 354pp h198mm x w129mm x s22mm 240g ISBN13: 9780008272999 ISBN13: 978-0-00-827299-9 ISBN10: 0008272999 EAN: 9780008272999 x Description: 'Gripping, stylish, convincing' Sunday Times
They won't all live to tell the tale...
Seven friends. One killer. No escape... A group of childhood friends are reunited at a luxury inn on a remote west coast peninsula in Ireland. But as a storm builds outside, the dark events that marred their childhoods threaten to resurface. And when a body is discovered, the group faces a shocking realisation: a killer is among them, and not everyone will escape with their lives... 'Almost unbearably tense and shocking' IRISH INDEPENDENT
'Compelling...sharply observed' IRISH TIMES
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Lazarus (Joona Linna, Book 7) Lars Kepler (Author) Series:
Joona Linna 7
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
19 Mar 2020
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 512pp h234mm x w153mm x s39mm 630g ISBN13: 9780008205966 ISBN13: 978-0-00-820596-6 ISBN10: 0008205965 EAN: 9780008205966 x Description: 'It may take you a while to sleep after you finish it' Daily Express
The most chilling and terrifying serial killer thriller of the year, from international bestseller Lars Kepler. Sweden's most notorious serial killer.Jurek Walter was shot and killed years ago. The police moved on and managed to forget the darkness that had tainted their lives. Has come back from the dead.But now someone is leaving a trail of broken bodies across Sweden and the clues all point to Walter. Detective Joona Linna is convinced his worst nightmare is becoming a reality: the man who tore apart his family has returned to finish the job. He doesn't just kill you. He buries your loved ones alive.When Joona's partner is taken - and locked inside an underground coffin - he finds himself with an impossible choice: leave her to die or walk into the trap set by the only man he ever feared. 'Wraps you in a cloak of darkness' Daily Mail 'A thrilling, terrifying, dark and disturbing read. Loved it' Patricia Gibney, no.1 bestselling author of the Lottie Parker series _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Assistant S. K. Tremayne (Author) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h178mm x w111mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008336448 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833644-8 ISBN10: 000833644X EAN: 9780008336448 x Description: What would you do if your home assistant turned evil?
'Terrifyingly believable and utterly gripping.' Lisa Jewell
'The Assistant is the definition of suspense!' Jeffery Deaver
She's in your house. She controls your life. Now she's going to destroy it.
From the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller She watches you constantly.Newly divorced Jo is delighted to move into her best friend's spare room almost rent-free. The high-tech luxury Camden flat is managed by a meticulous Home Assistant, called Electra, that takes care of the heating, the lights - and sometimes Jo even turns to her for company. She knows all your secrets.Until, late one night, Electra says one sentence that rips Jo's fragile world in two: 'I know what you did.' And Jo is horrified. Because in her past she did do something terrible. Something unforgivable. Now she wants to destroy you.Only two other people in the whole world know Jo's secret. And they would never tell anyone. Would they? As a fierce winter brings London to a standstill, Jo begins to understand that the Assistant on the shelf doesn't just want to control Jo; it wants to destroy her. 'Chilling' Sunday Times
'Brilliant! Horribly plausible' Reader's Digest
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The Border Don Winslow (Author) Series:
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Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
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Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 768pp h178mm x w111mm x s39mm 390g ISBN13: 9780008336424 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833642-4 ISBN10: 0008336423 EAN: 9780008336424 x Description: 'A huge, immersive, violent, compassionate read' Ian Rankin 'The year's best thriller' The Times, Books of the Year The explosive, highly anticipated conclusion to the epic Cartel trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Force.
The war has come home. For over forty years, Art Keller has been on the front lines of America's longest conflict: The War On Drugs. Now elevated to the highest ranks of the DEA, Keller finds himself surrounded by an incoming administration that's in bed with the very drug traffickers that Keller is trying to bring down. From the slums of Guatemala to the marbled corridors of Washington, D.C., Winslow follows a new generation of narcos, cops, addicts, politicians, and mere children fleeing the violence for the chance of a life in a new country. The Border is an unflinching portrait of modern America, a story of - and for - our time. 'A huge, immersive, violent, compassionate read' Ian Rankin 'Hugely entertaining' Stephen King 'Brutal and brilliant, this is crime's Game of Thrones' Sun 'One of the great literary achievements of the century so far' Daily Telegraph 'Such crime writing deserves nothing less than a Pulitzer Prize' Evening Standard 'A new crime classic ... a stirring, stupendous novel' Sunday Times 'He is a pleasure to read' The Times 'A furious, impassioned novel' Washington Post 'Devastating and timely ... a hybrid The Godfather and War and Peace' New York Times 'A gift to all discerning crime readers' Financial Times _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Goodbye Man (Colter Shaw Thriller, Book 2) Jeffery Deaver (Author) Series:
Colter Shaw Thriller 2
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
14 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 432pp h234mm x w153mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008303792 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830379-2 ISBN10: 0008303797 EAN: 9780008303792 x Description: The gripping new thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Jeffery Deaver Say goodbye to your problemsIn pursuit of two armed fugitives in the wilderness of Washington State, unique investigator Colter Shaw witnesses a shocking suicide. This leads him to the Foundation - a cult that promises to transform people's lives. But is there more to it than meets the eye? Say goodbye to your freedomShaw goes undercover to expose the Foundation's real purpose. Before long he meets the charismatic leader Master Eli, a man who commands terrifying loyalty from his followers. Say goodbye to your lifeSomething truly dark is going on beneath the surface of the idyllic community. And as Shaw peels back the layers of truth, he begins to see there is only one way to escape the Foundation ... and the price for that freedom might well be your very life. "[An] outstanding sequel to 2019's The Never Game...Deaver balances suspense and plausibility perfectly...This is a perfect jumping-on point for readers new to one of today's top contemporary thrillers writers." - Publishers Weekly! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Guest List Lucy Foley (Author) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 470g ISBN13: 9780008297176 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829717-6 ISBN10: 0008297177 EAN: 9780008297176 x Description: A REMOTE ISLAND. AN INVITATION TO DIE FOR.
A gripping, twisty murder mystery thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of The Hunting Party. 'Lucy Foley is really very clever' Anthony Horowitz'Thrilling' The Times'A classic whodunnit' Kate Mosse'Sharp and atmospheric and addictive' Louise Candlish'A furiously twisty thriller' Clare Mackintosh'Secrets and lies at every turn' Sarah Pinborough On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year - the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. Old friends.Past grudges. Happy families.Hidden jealousies. Thirteen guests.One body. The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped. All have a secret. All have a motive.One guest won't leave this wedding alive . . . _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The New Girl Daniel Silva (Author) Series:
Edition:
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
25 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h178mm x w111mm x s31mm 260g ISBN13: 9780008336400 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833640-0 ISBN10: 0008336407 EAN: 9780008336400 x Description: From No.1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva comes a stunning new thriller of vengeance, deception, and betrayal. 'Allon is the 21st century Bond' Daily Mail What's done cannot be undone... At an exclusive school in Switzerland, mystery surrounds the identity of the beautiful girl who arrives each morning in a motorcade fit for a head of state. She is said to be the daughter of a wealthy international businessman. In truth, her father is Khalid bin Mohammed, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Once celebrated for his daring reforms, he is now reviled for his role in the murder of a dissident journalist. And when his child is brutally kidnapped, he turns to the one man he can trust to find her before it is too late. Gabriel Allon, the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence, has spent his life fighting terrorists, including the murderous jihadists financed by Saudi Arabia. Prince Khalid has pledged to break the bond between the Kingdom and radical Islam. For that reason alone, Gabriel regards him as a valuable if flawed partner. Together they will become unlikely allies in a deadly secret war for control of the Middle East. Both men have made their share of enemies. And both have everything to lose. Praise for Daniel Silva: 'A taut, intelligent thriller' Sun 'As enjoyable as ever. Allon is a smart creation' Financial Times 'A tense, thrilling adventure' Huffington Post 'Fascinating, suspenseful, and bated-breath exciting' Publishers Weekly 'It is Silva's creative genius that keeps it all moving, as well as his mastery of storytelling that keeps the intense momentum of the plot ever pushing forward' Huffington Post 'A truly talented writer' Sun 'elegantly paced, subtle and well-informed.' Daily Mail 'Silva builds tension with breathtaking double and triple turns of the plot' People 'A world class practitioner of spy fiction' Washington Post 'Silva is a master of suspense' Barbara Taylor Bradford, The Week _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Rhythm Section (The Stephanie Fitzpatrick series, Book 1) Mark Burnell (Author) Series:
The Stephanie Fitzpatrick Edition: series 1
Film tie-in edition
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
23 Jan 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h198mm x w129mm x s25mm 290g ISBN13: 9780008301804 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830180-4 ISBN10: 0008301808 EAN: 9780008301804 x Description: Soon to be a major motion picture, from the producers of the James Bond film series, starring Jude Law and Blake Lively.
She has nothing to lose and only revenge to live for
She thought her life was over... Stephanie Patrick's life is destroyed by the crash of flight NE027: her family was on board and there were no survivors. Devastated, she falls into a world of drugs and prostitution - until the day she discovers that the crash wasn't an accident, but an act of terrorism. Filled with rage, and with nothing left to lose, she joins a covert intelligence organization. But throughout her training and operations she remains focused on one goal above all: revenge. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Silence Susan Allott (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
The Borough Press
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
06 Aug 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 368pp h221mm x w153mm x s28mm 430g ISBN13: 9780008361310 ISBN13: 978-0-00-836131-0 ISBN10: 0008361312 EAN: 9780008361310 x Description: 'A riveting mystery, beautifully unwound. The Silence excavates dark, decades-old secrets buried in human hearts, in families and in nations. I read it in one weekend' ERIN KELLY It is 1997, and in a basement flat in Hackney Isla Green is awakened by a call in the middle of the night: her father, phoning from Sydney. It is 1997, and in a basement flat in Hackney Isla Green is awakened by a call in the middle of the night: her father, Joe, phoning from Sydney. 30 years ago, in the suffocating heat of summer 1967, the Greens' next-door neighbour Mandy disappeared. Joe claims he thought she had gone to start a new life; but now Mandy's family is trying to reconnect, and there is no trace of her. Isla's father was allegedly the last person to see her alive, and he's under suspicion of murder. Back home in Sydney, Isla's search for the truth takes her back to 1967, when two couples lived side by side on a quiet street by the sea. Could her father be capable of doing something terrible? How much does her mother know? And is there another secret in this community, one which goes deeper into Australia's colonial past, which has held them in a conspiracy of silence? Deftly exploring the deterioration of relationships and the devastating truths we keep from those we love, The Silence is a stunning debut from a rising literary star. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Gilded Cage Camilla Lackberg (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
23 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h234mm x w153mm x s26mm 430g ISBN13: 9780008283735 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828373-5 ISBN10: 0008283737 EAN: 9780008283735 x Description: 'A sexy, sensational novel with intoxicating vengeance and an unexpected tenderness' No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter All that glitters... People would kill to have Faye Adelheim's life. She lives in an ultra-swanky apartment in the most exclusive area of Stockholm, she has a gorgeous husband who gives her everything she's ever wanted, and she has an adorable daughter who lights up her world. Faye's life is perfect. So how is it, then, that she now finds herself in a police station? The truth is that Faye's life is far from what it seems. The truth is that Faye isn't even her real name. And now she's been caught out. There's no way she's going to go down without a fight. The only question is - who will escape with their life? A gripping new thriller that will keep you hooked from the first page to the last! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Furies Katie Lowe (Author) Series:
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HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
20 Feb 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h198mm x w129mm x s24mm 220g ISBN13: 9780008289010 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828901-0 ISBN10: 0008289018 EAN: 9780008289010 x Description: 'An atmospheric, disturbing, even scary tale that touches on otherworldliness'
THE TIMES
'Too-cool-for-school teenage girls, an outsider welcomed into their fold, and murder...a guaranteed good read'
STYLIST
'Witchcraft, murder, and adolescent passion'
HEAT
IT'S 1997. VIOLET IS A NEW STUDENT AT ELM HOLLOW ACADEMY AND DESPERATE TO FIT IN. Quiet, artistic, unremarkable. When invited to an advanced study group by her alluring art teacher, Annabel, she is at once terrified and
delighted. There she meets Robin, Grace, and Alex: charismatic outsiders who invite her into their clique. But once the study sessions on the school's history of seventeenth-century witchcraft and magic become more than just theory, Violet must decide what she's prepared to do in order to stay popular. And maybe she'll solve the mystery of what happened to a former member of their group. The one who went missing. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
His and Hers Alice Feeney (Author) Series:
Edition:
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HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
28 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h198mm x w129mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008370947 ISBN13: 978-0-00-837094-7 ISBN10: 000837094X EAN: 9780008370947 x Description: 'Stunning, addictive ... this book should not be missed!' Samantha Downing, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Lovely Wife
'This is great ... Keeps you guessing all the way through' Jane Fallon
'Deliciously twisted and full of shocks' Amanda Jennings, author of The Cliff House
'Filmic and gripping' Helen Monks Takhar, author of Precious You ******************************************************** If there are two sides to every story, someone is always lying...
Jack: Three words to describe my wife: Beautiful. Ambitious. Unforgiving. Anna: I only need one word to describe my husband: Liar. When a woman is murdered in Blackdown village, newsreader Anna Andrews is reluctant to cover the case. Anna's ex-husband, DCI Jack Harper, is suspicious of her involvement, until he becomes a suspect in his own murder investigation. Someone is lying, and some secrets are worth killing to keep. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Just My Luck Adele Parks (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
04 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 384pp h234mm x w153mm x s29mm 470g ISBN13: 9780008318420 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831842-0 ISBN10: 0008318425 EAN: 9780008318420 x Description: What if winning means losing everything? 'A gripping story of greed, lies and dark family secrets' Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs 'Addictive, provocative and thoroughly relatable - a brilliantly crafted reminder to be careful what you wish for' TM Logan, author of The Holiday
It's the stuff dreams are made of - a lottery win so big, it changes everything. For fifteen years, Lexi and Jake have played the same six numbers with their friends, the Pearsons and the Heathcotes. Over dinner parties, fish & chip suppers and summer barbecues, they've discussed the important stuff - the kids, marriages, jobs and houses - and they've laughed off their disappointment when they failed to win anything more than a tenner. But then, one Saturday night, the unthinkable happens. There's a rift in the group. Someone doesn't tell the truth. And soon after, six numbers come up which change everything forever. Lexi and Jake have a ticket worth GBP18 million. And their friends are determined to claim a share of it. Sunday Times Number One bestseller Adele Parks returns with a riveting look at the dark side of wealth in this gripping take on friendship, money and betrayal, and good luck gone bad... Praise for Just My Luck: 'Adele Parks never takes her foot off the gas, every book is tighter, faster, better than the last. Just My Luck is a gripping story of greed, lies and dark family secrets. I read it in a two-day frenzy' Lisa Jewell 'A compelling take on one of those 'what if' scenarios that we've all wondered about. Addictive, provocative and thoroughly relatable - a brilliantly crafted reminder to be careful what you wish for' TM Logan 'An absolute joy: gripping, shocking and surprising. A cautionary tale about what one couple's sudden wealth can do to old friendships' Jane Fallon 'Stupendous! I read this totally compelling modern day morality tale over a weekend - it drew me in and I couldn't put it down. As ever, Adele Parks does not disappoint - you'll love it' Ruth Jones 'Like a deft magician, this book reveals its twists only at the very end, I was completely astonished' Rosamund Lupton _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Dilemma B A Paris (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
30 Dec 2019
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 352pp h234mm x w153mm x s27mm 430g ISBN13: 9780008287047 ISBN13: 978-0-00-828704-7 ISBN10: 000828704X EAN: 9780008287047 x Description: The million-copy bestselling author returns with another breath-taking book ... 'A departure from B A Paris's previous psycho-thrillers, this emotional story is gripping' The Daily Mail It's Livia's 40th birthday and she's having the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding she never had. Everyone she loves will be there except her daughter Marnie, who's studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she's secretly glad she won't be at the party. She needs to tell Adam something about their daughter but she's waiting until the party is over so they can have this last happy time together. Adam wants everything to be perfect for Livia so he's secretly arranged for Marnie to come home and surprise her on her birthday. During the day, he hears some terrible news. He needs to tell Livia, because how can the party go on? But she's so happy, so excited - and the guests are about to arrive. The Dilemma - how far would you go to give someone you love a last few hours of happiness? One day that will change a family forever, The Dilemma is the breath-taking, heart-breaking new novel from the million-copy-selling, Sunday Times bestseller, B A Paris
Praise for The Dilemma: 'A departure from B A Paris's previous psycho-thrillers, this emotional story is gripping' The Daily Mail 'A powerful, beautifully crafted story that ratchets up the tension with every page and packs a huge emotional punch' TM Logan 'A heartbreaking page-turner that will have you up at night reading just one more chapter' Catherine Steadman 'A dark family drama ... builds a palpable wall of tension that leaves you desperate to find out what happens next' The Sunday Mirror 'A beautifully written story of love and loss which will stay with me' Louise Jensen 'What a book ... utterly unputdownable!' Sam King 'A beautifully written novel that will stay with you long after you've turned the final page. B A Paris has a unique ability to get inside your head and stay there!' HC Warner _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Andromeda Evolution Michael Crichton (Author) Daniel H. Wilson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
28 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 400pp h178mm x w111mm 190g ISBN13: 9780008290627 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829062-7 ISBN10: 0008290628 EAN: 9780008290627 x Description: Fifty years after The Andromeda Strain made Michael Crichton a household name - and spawned a new genre, the technothriller - the threat returns, in a gripping sequel that is terrifyingly realistic and resonant. THE EVOLUTION IS COMING In 1967, an extraterrestrial microbe - designated the Andromeda Strain - came crashing down to Earth and nearly ended the human race. A team of top scientists worked valiantly to save the world from an epidemic of unimaginable proportions. In the ensuing decades, research on the microparticle continued. And the world thought it was safe.... Deep inside Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance has continued to watch and wait for the Andromeda Strain to reappear. And now, a Brazilian terrain-mapping drone has detected a bizarre anomaly of otherworldly matter, bearing the tell-tale chemical signature of the deadly microparticle. With this shocking discovery, a diverse team of experts hailing from all over the world is dispatched to investigate the potentially apocalyptic threat. But the microbe is growing - evolving. And if the team can't reach the quarantine zone, enter the anomaly, and figure out how to stop it, this new Andromeda Evolution will annihilate all life as we know it. 'A meticulously crafted adventure story, packed with action, mystery, wonder, and just enough hard science to scare the hell out of you. So good!' Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One 'Wilson invokes the best of [Crichton's classic novel], and updates everything with terrific flair' Mail Online
'Does a good job of mixing hard science and thrills' The i
'Satisfyingly amplifies the original' Financial Times
Would make Crichton proud" Washington Post
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Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History Liam Vaughan (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
14 May 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 272pp h234mm x w153mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008270407 ISBN13: 978-0-00-827040-7 ISBN10: 0008270406 EAN: 9780008270407 x
Description: 'The UK's pre-eminent chronicler of financial crime' New Yorker
For fans of Bad Blood and Flash Boys, the story of a trading prodigy who amassed $70 million from his childhood bedroom-until the US government accused him of helping trigger an unprecedented market collapse. On May 6, 2010, financial markets around the world tumbled simultaneously and without warning. In the span of five minutes, a trillion dollars of valuation was lost. The Flash Crash, as it became known, represented the fastest drop in market history. When share values rebounded less than half an hour later, experts around the globe were left perplexed. What had they just witnessed? Navinder Singh Sarao hardly seemed like a man who would shake the world's financial markets to their core. Raised in a working-class neighbourhood in West London, Nav was a preternaturally gifted trader who played the markets like a computer game. By the age of thirty, he had left behind London's "trading arcades," working instead out of his childhood home. For years the money poured in. But when lightning-fast electronic traders infiltrated markets and started eating into his profits, Nav built a system of his own to fight back. It worked-until 2015, when the FBI arrived at his door. Depending on whom you ask, Sarao was a scourge, a symbol of a financial system run horribly amok, or a folk hero-an outsider who took on the tyranny of Wall Street and the high-frequency traders. A real-life financial thriller, Flash Crash uncovers the remarkable, behind-the-scenes narrative of a mystifying market crash, a globe-spanning investigation into international fraud, and the man at the centre of them both. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Virusphere: Ebola, AIDS, Influenza and the Hidden World of the Virus Frank Ryan (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
10 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 288pp h198mm x w129mm x s18mm 210g ISBN13: 9780008296704 ISBN13: 978-0-00-829670-4 ISBN10: 0008296707 EAN: 9780008296704 x Description: A virologist's insight into how viruses evolve and why global epidemics are inevitable In 1993 a previously healthy young man was drowning in the middle of a desert, in fluids produced by his own lungs. This was the beginning of the terrifying Sin Nombre hantavirus epidemic and the start of a scientific journey that would forever change our understanding of what it means to be human. After witnessing the Sin Nombre outbreak, Dr Frank Ryan began researching viral evolution and was astonished to discover that it's inextricable from the evolution of all life on Earth. From AIDS and Ebola to the common cold, Ryan explores the role of the virus within every ecosystem on the planet. His gripping conclusions shed new light on the natural world, proving that what doesn't kill you really does make you (and your species) stronger. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: What War Does to Women Christina Lamb (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
William Collins
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
05 Mar 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 432pp h234mm x w153mm x s32mm 520g ISBN13: 9780008300012 ISBN13: 978-0-00-830001-2 ISBN10: 0008300011 EAN: 9780008300012 x Description: 'A wake-up call ... These women's stories will make you weep, and then rage at the world's indifference.' Amal Clooney From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala, this is the first major account to address the scale of rape and sexual violence in modern conflict.
Christina Lamb has worked in war and combat zones for over thirty years. In Our Bodies, Their Battlefield she gives voice to the women of conflicts, exposing how in today's warfare, rape is used by armies, terrorists and militias as a weapon to humiliate, oppress and carry out ethnic cleansing. Speaking to survivors first-hand, Lamb encounters the suffering and bravery of women in war and meets those fighting for justice. From Southeast Asia where 'comfort women' were enslaved by the Japanese during World War Two to the Rwandan genocide, when an estimated quarter of a million women were raped, to the Yazidi women and children of today who witnessed the mass murder of their families before being enslaved by ISIS. Along the way Lamb uncovers incredible stories of heroism and resistance, including the Bosnian women who have hunted down more than a hundred war criminals, the Aleppo beekeeper rescuing Yazidis and the Congolese doctor who has risked his life to treat more rape victims than anyone else on earth. Rape may be as old as war but it is a preventable crime. Bearing witness does not guarantee it won't happen again, but it can take away any excuse that the world simply didn't know. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. The ones who run our world. Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Mudlark
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
02 Apr 2020
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback / softback Unsewn / adhesive bound 320pp h198mm x w129mm x s24mm 280g ISBN13: 9780008316372 ISBN13: 978-0-00-831637-2 ISBN10: 0008316376 EAN: 9780008316372 x Description: *The Sunday Times Bestseller*
'Extraordinary Insects is a joy' The Times
A Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019 A journey into the weird, wonderful and truly astonishing lives of the small but mighty creatures we can't live without. Insects influence our ecosystem like a ripple effect on water. They arrived when life first moved to dry land, they preceded - and survived - the dinosaurs, they outnumber the grains of sand on all the world's beaches, and they will be here long after us. Working quietly but tirelessly, they give us food, uphold our ecosystems, can heal our wounds and even digest plastic. They could also provide us with new solutions to the antibiotics crisis, assist in disaster zones and inspire airforce engineers with their flying techniques. But their private lives are also full of fun, intrigue and wonder. Here, we will discover life and death, drama and dreams, all on a millimetric scale. Like it or not, Earth is the planet of insects, and this is their extraordinary story. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Nature Remedy: A restorative guide to the natural world Faith Douglas (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
HQ
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub Date:
25 Jun 2020
Publishing Status:
Forthcoming
Published in: United Kingdom Hardback 256pp h227mm x w159mm 270g ISBN13: 9780008331979 ISBN13: 978-0-00-833197-9 ISBN10: 0008331979 EAN: 9780008331979 x Description: A beautiful, illustrated modern guide to nature for a new generation (including city-dwellers) and how it can impact our mental and physical
wellbeing. Reconnect with nature and learn everything about the wonderful wild. Curator of the Thorp Perrow arboretum, Faith Douglas takes us on an adventure, and spans across all areas of nature to show how trees, birds, insects, seasons, the weather can impact us for the better, how they can heal and improve our mental and physical wellbeing. Modern day life puts pressures on us all. For city dwellers, getting to the great outdoors is never an easy feat. Faith shows you how to embrace it from right where you are, whether it's making the most of your garden or creating your own inner sanctum in a tiny flat. From foraging for herbs and nutritious pick-me-ups, outdoor meditation, growing your own therapeutic urban garden to making simple remedies and recipes, this practical and inspiring guide will take you back to nature wherever you are. Filled with beautiful photography and line drawings, this is a book for those who want to discover more about the natural world and want to bring a little piece of the outdoors into their own home. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________