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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Table of Contents 13 Dear Dad by Samuel Johnson 14 Fatherhood: Stories about being a dad by William McInnes 15 James Cook: The story behind the man who mapped the world by Peter FitzSimons 16 James Cook: The story behind the man who mapped the world by Peter FitzSimons 17 Tiny White Lies by Fiona Palmer 18 Cops, Drugs, Lawyer X and Me by Paul Dale, Vikki Petraitis 19 Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer 20 Top End Girl by Miranda Tapsell 21 Breaker Morant by Peter FitzSimons 22 My Year of Living Mindfully by Shannon Harvey 23 The Insider: The scoops, the scandals and the serious business within the Canberra bubble by Christopher Pyne 24 The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker by Joanna Nell 25 On Hope by Daisy Jeffrey 26 On Secrets by Annika Smethurst 27 The Old Lie by Claire G. Coleman Valerie Taylor: An Adventurous Life: The remarkable story of the trailblazing ocean conservationist, photographer 28 and shark expert by Valerie Taylor, Ben Mckelvey 29 Paul Kelly: The man, the music and the life in-between by Stuart Coupe The First Time He Hit Her: The shocking true story of the murder of Tara Costigan, the woman next door by Heidi 30 Lemon 31 Witness by Louise Milligan 32 On Charlatans by Chris Bowen Castaway: The extraordinary survival story of Narcisse Pelletier, a young French cabin boy shipwrecked on Cape York 33 in 1858 by Robert Macklin 34 Senior Moments by Angus Fitzsimons 35 The Outsider by Emily Hourican 36 A Suitable Marriage by Muriel Bolger 37 British Cheese on Toast: Over 100 Recipes with Farmhouse Cheeses by Steve Parker 38 The Shapeshifter's Lair (Sister Fidelma Mysteries Book 31) by Peter Tremayne 39 A Crown in Time by Jennifer Macaire 40 Prajna: Ayurvedic Rituals For Happiness by Mira Manek 41 Written in the Stars: Discover the language of the stars and help your life shine by Debbie Frank 42 Operative 66 by Andy McDermott 43 Senseless by Ed James 44 The Tower of London Puzzle Book by Sinclair McKay 45 Real Life Money: An Honest Guide to Taking Control of Your Finances by Clare Seal 46 Real Life Money: The Journal by Clare Seal 47 Swimming with Sharks by Anna Legat

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48 The Football Yearbook 2020-2021 by Headline 49 The Football Yearbook 2020-2021 by Headline 50 The Paper Mill Girl by Glenda Young 51 Retriever of Souls by Lorraine Mace 52 Running Free: Breaking Out from Locked-in Syndrome by Kate Allatt 53 Summer at Sandcastle Cottage by Christina Jones 54 Dead Idol by Nick Tyrone 55 The Silken Rose by Carol McGrath 56 Blood Business by Barbara Nadel 57 The Good Samaritan by C J Parsons 58 Politics is Murder by Nick Tyrone 59 A Cornish Escape by Jenny Kane 60 Nothing to Lose by Anna Legat 61 One Glass is Never Enough by Jane Wenham-Jones 62 The Emperor's Exile by Simon Scarrow 63 Children in Chains by Lorraine Mace 64 Fugitive (Jack Lark, Book 9) by Paul Fraser Collard 65 Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer by Jamie Redknapp 66 One Summer in Cornwall by Karen King 67 The Summer of Taking Chances by Lynne Shelby 68 A Remedy In Time by Jennifer Macaire 69 All the Beauty of the Sun: The Boy I Love: Book Two by Marion Husband 70 Another Time, Another Place by Jodi Taylor 71 Mistress Cromwell by Carol McGrath 72 Paper Moon: The Boy I Love: Book Three by Marion Husband 73 Pundamentalist: 1,000 jokes you (probably) haven't heard before by Gary Delaney 74 The Boy I Love: Book One by Marion Husband 75 Which Way to Happiness? by Christina Bradley 76 A Cornish Wedding by Jenny Kane 77 Between the Lines by S. J. Butler 78 Inspector Ikmen Mystery 23 by Barbara Nadel 79 The Escape of Rose Alleyn by Vivien Freeman 80 A Tainted Marriage by Julie Roberts 81 Drama Queen by Sara Gibbs 82 The Ship of Death by Vera Morris

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83 Thicker Than Blood by Anna Legat 84 What Are Friends For?: A Love Story by Lizzie O'Hagan 85 Injections of Insanity by Lorraine Mace 86 I've Got Mail: The Soccer Saturday Letters by Jeff Stelling 87 Make It Easy: Just One Pan by Jane Lovett 88 Not Just Politics by Carwyn Jones, Alun Gibbard 89 One Foot in Front of the Other by Sue Woolley 90 Roots of Evil by Quintin Jardine 91 The Miner's Lass by Glenda Young 92 The Tulip Tea Rooms by Pamela Evans 93 And Now You're Back by Jill Mansell 94 Death from a Shetland Cliff by Marsali Taylor 95 Murder on the Edge by Lesley Cookman 96 The Cherry Tree Summer by Kate Glanville 97 A Death in the Hospital by Caroline Dunford 98 A Price To Pay by Alice Raine 99 Crashing To A Halt by Alice Raine 100 Murder in the Welsh Hills by Vic Evans 101 New Sheila O'Flanagan 1 by Sheila O'Flanagan 102 New Sheila O'Flanagan 1 by Sheila O'Flanagan 103 Remarkable People: A Celebration of Goodness, Kindness and Humanity by Dan Walker 104 The Birds Fly East by S. J. Butler 105 Wolfe's Lair by Alice Raine 106 A Death at the Races by Caroline Dunford 107 Hope for the Innocent by Caroline Dunford 108 Hope Stapleford Mystery 2 by Caroline Dunford 109 How We Got to Today by Ben Ellis 110 Shadows of the Evening: The Boy I Love: Book Four by Marion Husband 111 Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks ? My Life In The Death Zone by Nirmal Purja 112 Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks ? My Life In The Death Zone by Nirmal Purja 113 Broken Flowers by Kate McQuaile 114 In Search of the Rainbow's End: Inside the White House Farm Murders by Colin Caffell 115 Instructions for the British People During The Emergency by Jason Hazeley, Nico Tatarowicz 116 Maiden Voyages by SiĂ˘n Evans 117 The 21-Day Immunity Plan by Dr Aseem Malhotra

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118 The Crocodile Hunter by Gerald Seymour 119 The Crocodile Hunter by Gerald Seymour 120 The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers 121 The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers 122 The Great Big Indoors Family Puzzle Book by Dr. Gareth Moore 123 A Daughter's Hope by Margaret Kaine 124 Cracked by Louise McCreesh 125 Kydd 24: Thomas Kydd 24 by Julian Stockwin 126 Kydd 24: Thomas Kydd 24 by Julian Stockwin 127 Tell Me No Secrets by Julie Corbin 128 The Killing Choice by Will Shindler 129 The Killing Choice by Will Shindler 130 The Redemption of Alexander Seaton by S.G. MacLean 131 Winter in Tabriz by Sheila Llewellyn 132 Winter in Tabriz by Sheila Llewellyn 133 Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness by Bill Bailey 134 Gino's Italian Express by Gino D'Acampo How to Build a Healthy Brain: Reduce stress, anxiety and depression and future-proof your brain by Kimberley 135 Wilson 136 How to Win: Rugby and Leadership from Twickenham to Tokyo by Clive Woodward 137 Is This What You Want? by Holly Bourne 138 Seoul Survivors by Naomi Foyle 139 Stop Reading the News: A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life by Rolf Dobelli 140 The Girl Behind the Gates by Brenda Davies 141 Twochubbycubs The Cookbook: 100 Tried and Tested Slimming Recipes by James Anderson, Paul Anderson 142 Twochubbycubs The Diet Planner: Scribble your way to Slimming Success by James Anderson, Paul Anderson 143 A Game of Sorrows by S.G. MacLean 144 Identity, Ignorance, Innovation: Why the old politics is useless - and what to do about it by Matthew d'Ancona 145 Identity, Ignorance, Innovation: Why the old politics is useless - and what to do about it by Matthew d'Ancona 146 My Sardinian Summer by MichaĂŤl Uras, Adriana Hunter 147 The Time of Her Life by Kate Fenton 148 A Cure for Heartache: Life?s simple pleasures, one moment at a time by Mary Jane Grant 149 Amazing Disgrace: A Book About "Shame" by Grace Campbell 150 From Venice with Love by Rosanna Ley 151 The Inflammation Spectrum: Find Your Food Triggers and Reset Your System by Will Cole 152 The Quality of Madness: A Life of Marcelo Bielsa by Tim Rich

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153 Crucible of Secrets by S.G. MacLean 154 Hellbound by Eric Giacometti, Jacques Ravenne, Maren Baudet-Lackner 155 No Shame by Tom Allen 156 No Shame by Tom Allen 157 Older and Wider: Menopausal musings from the midlife by Jenny Eclair 158 Relentless: 12 Rounds to Success by Eddie Hearn 159 Relentless: 12 Rounds to Success by Eddie Hearn 160 The Orange Grove by Rosanna Ley 161 The Orange Grove by Rosanna Ley 162 A Comedy of Terrors by Lindsey Davis 163 A Comedy of Terrors by Lindsey Davis A Love Letter to Europe: An outpouring of sadness and hope ? Mary Beard, Shami Chakrabati, Sebastian Faulks, Neil 164 Gaiman, Ruth Jones, J.K. Rowling, Sandi Toksvig and others by J.K. Rowling, William Dalrymple, Margaret Drabble 165 How to Enjoy Poetry by Frank Skinner 166 Staying Alive in Toxic Times: A Seasonal Guide to Lifelong Health by Dr. Jenny Goodman 167 Bosie: A Biography of Lord Alfred Douglas by Douglas Murray 168 Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan 169 The Devil's Recruit by S.G. MacLean 170 The Last To Know by Melissa Hill 171 Hello, Again by Isabelle Broom 172 Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift 173 Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift 174 The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer by Brian Masters 175 Auntie Poldi 4 by Mario Giordano 176 The Unwelcome Visitor: Depression and How I Survive It by Denise Welch 177 A Woman's Promise by Anna Jacobs 178 Growing Goats and Girls: Living the Good Life on a Cornish Farm - ESCAPISM AT ITS LOVELIEST by Rosanne Hodin 179 Sunlight Hours by Caroline Caugant, Jackie Smith 180 The Man on the Street by Trevor Wood 181 The Seeker by S.G. MacLean 182 Turning Thirty by Mike Gayle 183 Where the Truth Lies by Julie Corbin 184 One Way Street by Trevor Wood 185 There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett 186 Zero 22 by Chris Ryan 187 Brain Changer: How diet can save your mental health ? cutting-edge science from an expert by Professor Felice Jacka

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188 Ladies in Waiting: a history of court life from the Tudors to the present day by Anne Somerset 189 Languages of Loss: A psychotherapist's journey through grief by Sasha Bates 190 Say Why to Drugs: Everything You Need to Know About the Drugs We Take and Why We Get High by Dr. Suzi Gage 191 The Black Friar by S.G. MacLean 192 Liv's Alone by Liv Thorne 193 The Secret Lives of Planets: A User's Guide to the Solar System by Paul Murdin 194 A Valley Dream by Anna Jacobs 195 Destroying Angel by S.G. MacLean 196 Sad Songs by Laura Barton 197 Sad Songs by Laura Barton 198 Conspiracy of Blood by Katarzyna Bonda 199 Conspiracy of Blood by Katarzyna Bonda 200 Half in Love by Justin Cartwright 201 I Can Run: An Empowering Guide to Running Well Far by Amy,Edward Lane,Lane 202 Interior by Justin Cartwright 203 Look At It This Way by Justin Cartwright 204 The Bear Pit by S.G. MacLean 205 Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes by Jeremy Hardy, Jack Dee, Mark Steel 206 Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley 207 Hot Stew by Fiona Mozley 208 My Garden World by Monty Don 209 London 1945 by Maureen Waller 210 Back to Nature: Conversations with the Wild by Chris Packham, Megan McCubbin 211 Klopp Actually: (Imaginary) Life with Football's Most Sensible Heartthrob by Laura Lexx 212 Cheerfulness Breaks In by Angela Thirkell 213 Growing Up by Angela Thirkell 214 Midnight Atlanta by Thomas Mullen Mismatch: How Our Stone Age Brain Deceives Us Every Day (And What We Can Do About It) by Ronald Giphart, Mark 215 van Vugt 216 No Fear Gardening: How To Think Like a Gardener by Charlie Hart 217 Peace Breaks Out by Angela Thirkell 218 Sibanda and the Death's Head Moth by C M Elliott 219 What Would Winston Do?: Dads ask their questions, Winston provides the answers. by Ed Enfield 220 Winning at Life by Kathryn Wallace 221 Young Elizabeth: One Extraordinary African Summer in the Life of the Princess by Graham Viney 222 Betrayed by Roberta Kray

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223 Friends Not Food: The Little Book of Vegan Wisdom by Little Brown Book Group UK 224 Long Drawn Out Trip: A Memoir by Gerald Scarfe 225 Optimum Nutrition for Vegans: How to be healthy and optimally nourished on a plant-based diet by Patrick Holford 226 The 5-Day Diet: Lose weight, supercharge your energy and reboot your health by Patrick Holford 227 The Discomfort Zone: How to Get What You Want by Living Fearlessly by Farrah Storr 228 The Hollow Land by Jane Gardam The Overcoming Low Self-esteem Handbook: A Self-help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques by Melanie 229 Fennell 230 The Quarry by Ben Halls 231 End Game by Hailey Edwards 232 The Adventures of Azuki the Miniature Hedgehog and Friends by Shuichi Tsunoda 233 The Ice Hotel by Hania Allen 234 Death Goes on Skis by Nancy Spain 235 Delicious Freedom: How to Take Your Street Food Business from Dream to Reality by Miranda Roberts 236 Miss Mole by E.H. Young 237 Only the Dead Can Tell by Alex Gray 238 Shelf Respect by Annie Austen 239 The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance by Trisha Telep 240 The Pottery Cottage Murders: The first-hand account of a family held hostage by Carol Ann Lee, Peter Howse 241 A Brief History of Slavery: A New Global History by Jeremy Black 242 Before the Storm by Alex Gray Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus: the long-awaited memoir from the star 243 of QI and The Great British Bake Off by Sandi Toksvig 244 Cry Baby by Mark Billingham 245 Distract Your Family: 101 positive things to do and learn while you stay home by D. Y. O. Urself 246 No Man's Land by Neil Broadfoot 247 Resistance, Rebellion & Revolt: How Slavery Was Overthrown by James Walvin 248 The Mindfulness Puzzle Book 2 by Dr. Gareth Moore 249 The World According to Razor by Neil 'Razor' Ruddock 250 How to Be an Activist: A practical guide to organising, campaigning and making change happen by Vanessa Holburn 251 Making Wolf by Tade Thompson 252 Quiet Acts of Violence by Cath Staincliffe 253 The Indian Takeaway Secret: How to Cook Your Favourite Indian Dishes at Home by Kenny McGovern 254 The Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3/4 by Tez Ilyas The Ultimate Guide to Working from Home: How to stay sane, healthy and be more productive than ever by Grace 255 Paul 256 100 Great Black Britons by Patrick Vernon, Angelina Osborne 257 Here Comes the Sun: How it feeds us, kills us, heals us and makes us what we are by Steve Jones

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258 Safe Cycling in the City: How to choose a bike, maintain it, cycle safely, get fit and stay healthy by Chris Sidwells 259 Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham 260 Talk: The Science of Conversation by Elizabeth Stokoe 261 The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren: The Biography by Paul Gorman 262 The Little Book of Natural Cleaning by Little Brown Book Group UK 263 Angels Weep by Colin Falconer 264 Heavy: How Metal Changes the Way We See the World by Dan Franklin 265 Rescue Me by Julie Tottman 266 Smoke & Mirrors: How Hype Obscures the Future and How to See Past It by Gemma Milne 267 The Climate is Changing, Why Aren't We?: A practical guide to how you can make a difference by Daisy Kendrick The Healthy Fibre-rich Cookbook: Recipes to Increase Your Fibre Intake and Help You Feel Fantastic by Catherine 268 Atkinson 269 The Spring of Kasper Meier by Ben Fergusson 270 The Zen Mama: Your guilt-free guide to raising brave, kind children by Sarah Ivens 271 Happy Gut, Happy Mind: How to Feel Good From Within by Eve Kalinik 272 Saving the Last Rhinos: The Life of a Frontline Conservationist by Grant Fowlds, Graham Spence 273 The Crichel Boys by Simon Fenwick 274 No Place to Die by Neil Broadfoot 275 Sibanda and the Black Sparrow Hawk by C M Elliott 276 The Halfpenny Girls by Maggie Mason 277 The Venetian Legacy by Philip Gwynne Jones 278 My Farming Life by Emma Gray 279 Panic as Man Burns Crumpets: The Vanishing World of the Local Journalist by Roger Lytollis 280 The Downhill Hiking Club: A short walk across the Lebanon by Dom Joly 281 Welcome to the Woke Trials by Julie Burchill 282 Where the Earth Meets the Sky by James Kerr 283 Where the Earth Meets the Sky by James Kerr 284 Born to be Mild: Adventures for the Anxious by Rob Temple Guidance from the Greatest: What the World War Two generation can teach us about how we live our lives by Gavin 285 Mortimer 286 Helping Your Child with Loss, Change and Trauma: A self-help guide for parents by Dr. David Trickey Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques by 287 Colin Espie Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques 288 by David Veale, Rob Willson 289 The Organised Time Technique: How to Get Your Life Running Like Clockwork by Gemma Bray 290 You Got This by Louise Redknapp 291 You've Got This: And Other Things I Wish I Had Known by Louise Redknapp 292 Pasta Fresca: Master the Art of Fresh Pasta by Carmela Sophia Sereno

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293 The Cannonball Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu The Making of a Leader: What Elite Sport Can Teach Us About Leadership, Management and Performance by Tom 294 Young 295 A Brief History of Britain 1851-2010: A Nation Transformed by Jeremy Black 296 Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion: A Cricket Odyssey through Latin America by Timothy Abraham, James Coyne 297 Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion: A Cricket Odyssey through Latin America by Timothy Abraham, James Coyne 298 The Unstable Boys: A Novel by Nick Kent 299 The Unstable Boys: A Novel by Nick Kent A History Of British Serial Killing: The Shocking Account of Jack the Ripper, Harold Shipman and Beyond by David 300 Wilson 301 Miss Fortune by Sophie Morgan 302 Miss Fortune by Sophie Morgan 303 Signs of Murder: A small town in Scotland, a miscarriage of justice and the search for the truth by David Wilson 304 Sunny Days and Sea Breezes by Carole Matthews 305 The Mindfulness Puzzle Book 4: Relaxing Puzzles to De-stress and Unwind by Dr. Gareth Moore 306 Losing the Battle, Winning the War: How we can all defy the odds we're given by Ben Parkinson 307 Losing the Battle, Winning the War: How we can all defy the odds we're given by Ben Parkinson 308 The Other Hoffmann Sister by Ben Fergusson 309 The Stress Workbook: Transform Stress Through the Power of Compassion by Maureen Cooper 310 Hitting Against the Spin: How Cricket Really Works by Nathan Leamon, Ben Jones 311 Hitting Against the Spin: How Cricket Really Works by Nathan Leamon, Ben Jones 312 Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography of Ronnie James Dio by Ronnie Dio, Mick Wall 313 Rainbow in the Dark: The Autobiography of Ronnie James Dio by Ronnie Dio, Mick Wall 314 The Insecure Girl's Handbook by Liv Purvis 315 The Pembrokeshire Murders by Steve Wilkins, Jonathan Hill 316 Unspeakable: The Autobiography by John Bercow 317 War of the Maps by Paul McAuley 318 World Engines: Destroyer by Stephen Baxter 319 Cardinal Newman by Michael Ffinch 320 F**k Fast Fashion: 101 ways to change how you shop and help save the planet by The F Team 321 Four Minutes to Save a Life by Anna Stuart 322 The Life Scientific: Inventors by Anna Buckley 323 The Staycation by Michele Gorman 324 History of the Jews by Paul Johnson 325 Lake Child by Isabel Ashdown 326 Letters From the Past by Erica James 327 Muhammad: Biography of the Prophet by Karen Armstrong

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328 Take Me Home by Alex Hart 329 The Embalmer by Alison Belsham 330 The playHOORAY! Handbook: 100 Fun Activities for Busy Parents and Little Kids Who Want to Play by Claire Russell 331 The Self Delusion: The Surprising Science of Our Connection to Each Other and the Natural World by Tom Oliver 332 The Woman Who Didn't Grow Old by Gregoire Delacourt, Vineet Lal Everyday Confidence: Ditch the self-doubt, recognise your worth and achieve your life goals by Nik Speakman, Eva 333 Speakman 334 Postcards from the Heart by Ella Griffin 335 The Devil's Blade by Mark Alder 336 The Hairy Bikers? Veggie Feasts by The Hairy Bikers 337 The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again by M. John Harrison 338 Through German Eyes: The British and the Somme 1916 by Christopher Duffy 339 Tiny Pieces of Us by Nicky Pellegrino 340 Two Riders Were Approaching: The Life & Death of Jimi Hendrix by Mick Wall 341 For Special Services: A James Bond Novel by John Gardner 342 Hunted by Alex Knight 343 The Gifts of Reading by Jennie Orchard 344 The Gifts of Reading by Jennie Orchard 345 The Good Germans: Resisting the Nazis, 1933-1945 by Catrine Clay 346 The Good Germans: Resisting the Nazis, 1933-1945 by Catrine Clay 347 The Last King Of Poland by Adam Zamoyski 348 The Self-Isolation Activity Book by Ian Doors 349 Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm Colombia Es Pasion!: The Generation of Racing Cyclists Who Changed Their Nation and the Tour de France by Matt 350 Rendell 351 Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen by Greg Jenner 352 Foot Work: What Your Shoes Are Doing to the World by Tansy E. Hoskins 353 For When I'm Gone by Rebecca Ley 354 Looking For Eliza by Leaf Arbuthnot Our Father's Secret: The true story of three Irish girls? struggle against abuse and their fight for justice by Joyce 355 Kavanagh, June Kavanagh, Paula Kavanagh 356 Survivors by Terry Nation 357 The List by Carys Jones 358 Don't Look Back In Anger: The rise and fall of Cool Britannia, told by those who were there by Daniel Rachel 359 Perimenopower by Katarina Wilk 360 The Dance of the Serpents by Oscar de Muriel 361 The Grand National: A Celebration of the World?s Most Famous Horse Race by Anne Holland 362 All Fall Down by M. J. Arlidge

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363 Ill Met By Moonlight by W. Stanley Moss 364 In the Blood by Margaret Kirk King's Counsellor: Abdication and War: the Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles edited by Duff Hart-Davis by Alan Lascelles, 365 Duff Hart-Davis 366 The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild by John Ironmonger 367 The Quiet War by Paul McAuley 368 A Lifetime of Seasons: The Best of Christopher Lloyd by Christopher Lloyd 369 Empress of Flames by Mimi Yu 370 Mixed/Other: Explorations of Multiraciality in Modern Britain by Natalie Morris 371 Other Women by Cathy Kelly 372 Other Women by Cathy Kelly 373 Summer on Seashell Island by Sophie Pembroke 374 The Book You Read to Teach Your Children: 8 Ways to Keep Learning at Home Fun by Katie Tollitt 375 The Comparison Cure: How to be less ?them? and more you by Lucy Sheridan 376 The Hit List by Holly Seddon 377 The Performance by Claire Thomas 378 The Performance by Claire Thomas The Wisdom of Call The Midwife: Words of love, loss, friendship, family and more, from the Sisters and midwives of 379 Nonnatus House by Heidi Thomas 380 This Happy by Niamh Campbell 381 Wartime Women: A Mass Observation Anthology by Dorothy Sheridan 382 Wings on My Sleeve: The World's Greatest Test Pilot tells his story by Eric Brown 383 Feed Your Family For ÂŁ20...In A Hurry: Deliciously Easy, Budget-Friendly Meals in Under 20 Minutes by Lorna Cooper 384 The Madness of Grief by The Reverend Richard Coles Takeaway Favourites Without the Calories: Low-Calorie Recipes, Cheats and Ideas From Around the World by 385 Justine Pattison Walking the Great North Line: From Stonehenge to Lindisfarne to Discover the Mysteries of Our Ancient Past by 386 Robert Twigger 387 After the War is Over by Maureen Lee 388 How to be Nowhere by Tim MacGabhann 389 Liberation Through Hearing by Richard Russell 390 Loaded by Niki Mackay 391 Music Comes Out of Silence: A Memoir by Andras Schiff 392 The City of a Thousand Faces by Walker Dryden 393 The High Girders by John Prebble 394 The Separation by Christopher Priest 395 Unnatural Murder: Poison In The Court Of James I: The Overbury Murder by Anne Somerset 396 A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin 397 What Makes Us Stronger by Freya Lewis

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398 Bring Me Sunshine by Laura Kemp 399 F**k Flying: 101 eco-friendly ways to travel by The F Team 400 Finding Happiness: Monastic Steps For A Fulfilling Life by Christopher Jamison 401 Running into Trouble by Elle Spellman 402 In Pursuit of Glory by Bradley Wiggins, Brendan Gallagher 403 One Eye Open by Paul Finch 404 The Power in You: How to Accept your Past, Live in the Present and Shape a Positive Future by Henry Fraser 405 Get Me the Urgent Biscuits: An Assistant?s Adventures in Theatreland by Sweetpea Slight 406 How Not To Get Old: One Woman?s Quest to Take Control of the Ageing Process by Jane Gordon Nurse Kitty's Secret War: A novel inspired by the brave nurses and doctors from the first NHS hospital by Maggie 407 Campbell 408 Spirited by Julie Cohen 409 The AI Does Not Hate You: Superintelligence, Rationality and the Race to Save the World by Tom Chivers 410 The Poisoned Throne by Walker Dryden 411 The Poisoned Throne by Walker Dryden 412 A Sister's Shame by Maggie Hartley 413 One Day In April: Hillsborough - A Mother's Story by Jenni Hicks 414 Sidewise in Time by Murray Leinster 415 World Engines: Creator by Stephen Baxter 416 Easy One Pot Without the Calories by Justine Pattison 417 From Our Own Correspondent by Polly Hope 418 Slow Cooker Without the Calories by Justine Pattison 419 The Kindness Club on Mapleberry Lane by Helen Rolfe 420 The Quickening by Rhiannon Ward

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Dear Dad Edited by Samuel Johnson May 04, 2021 | Hardcover $22.99 |

If you could tell your dad anything, what would it be? Steve Waugh, Trent Dalton, Samuel Johnson, Kathy Lette, John Williamson, Susie Youssef, Michala Banas, Glenn Shorrock, Matilda Brown, Joel Creasey, Shannon Noll, Michelle Law, Ben Gillies, Hilde Hinton, Normie Rowe, Mark Brandi, Brian Mannix, Julie Koh, Sara Storer, Russell Morris, Catherine Deveny, Sophie Green, Brooke Davis, Toni Tapp Coutts, Clare Wright, Danny Green, John Paul Young, Kurt Fearnley and many more ...

9780733643149 English 176 pages

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A heartfelt, honest and very human book of letters that will make you smile and make you cry. It is the perfect gift for the dad in your life. And a reminder to say how you feel before it is too late. Contributor Bio Samuel Johnson OAM is a much-loved Australian actor, best known for his work on THE SECRET LIVES OF US, CRACKERJACK, UNDERBELLY II, RUSH and as the star of the hit biopic MOLLY. In recent times he is more proud of his work as a breast cancer advocate and determined unicyclist. He won a Gold Logie in 2017 for his work on MOLLY and was named the 2018 Victorian of the Year for his charity work to vanquish cancer. Samuel has retired from acting until he raises $10M for cancer research. So far the charity he set up with his sister Connie, Love Your Sister, has raised over $9M. Samuel is a bestselling author with his and Connie's book LOVE YOUR SISTER and last year's DEAR SANTA both hitting the bestseller lists and both shortlisted for an ABIA award. His recent winning stint on DANCING WITH THE STARS reminded all of Australia how much we love Samuel Johnson.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Fatherhood Stories about being a dad By (author) William McInnes May 25, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

William McInnes, one of Australia's best-known storytellers and actors, has turned to a subject that is close to his heart. Fatherhood is about family, about memories of his father and the memories he's creating as a dad himself, with his own son and daughter.

9780733642319 English 304 pages

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Warm, witty and nostalgic, these tales are just like a friendly chat over the back fence, or the banter of a backyard BBQ. They will stir your own memories: of hot summer days and cooling off under the sprinkler while Dad works in the garden with the radio tuned to the sports results; that time Dad tried to teach you to drive - and then got out of the car and kissed the ground; or taking your own kids on a family road trip.

Fatherhood is full of memories: the happy, the hilarious, the sad, bad, and the unexpectedly poignant moments. You will laugh, you may even cry - but you will recognise yourself and those you love somewhere in these pages. Contributor Bio William McInnes is one of Australia's most popular writers and actors. His books include the bestselling memoirs A Man's Got to Have a Hobby and That'd Be Right. In 2012 his book Worse Things Happen at Sea, co-written with his wife, Sarah Watt, was named the best non-fiction title in the ABIA and Indie Awards. Also an award-winning actor and best known for his leading roles in Blue Heelers and SeaChange, William has won two Logies and an AFI Award for Best Actor in the film Unfinished Sky. He recently starred in the TV dramas Deep Water and Rake. William grew up in Queensland and lives in Melbourne with his two children.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue James Cook The story behind the man who mapped the world By (author) Peter FitzSimons Jun 08, 2021 | Hardcover $46.99 |

The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook?

9780733641275 English 528 pages

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This Yorkshire farm boy would go on to become the foremost mariner, navigator and cartographer of his era, and to personally map a third of the globe. His great voyages of discovery were incredible feats of seamanship and navigation. Leading a crew of men into uncharted territories, Cook would face the best and worst of humanity as he took himself and his crew to the edge of the known world - and beyond. With his masterful storytelling talent, Peter FitzSimons brings James Cook to life. Focusing on his most iconic expedition, the voyage of the Endeavour, where Cook first set foot on Australian and New Zealand soil, FitzSimons contrasts Cook against another figure who looms large in Australasian history: Joseph Banks, the aristocratic botanist. As they left England, Banks, a rich, famous playboy, was everything that Cook was not. The voyage tested Cook's character and would help define his legacy. Now, 240 years after James Cook's death, FitzSimons reveals what kind of man James was at heart. His strengths, his weaknesses, his passions and pursuits, failures and successes.

JAMES COOK reveals the man behind the myth. Contributor Bio Peter FitzSimons is Australia's bestselling non-fiction writer, and for the past 30 years has also been a journalist and columnist with the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD and the SUN-HERALD. He is the author of a number of highly successful books, including BURKE AND WILLS, MONASH'S MASTERPIECE, KOKODA, NED KELLY and GALLIPOLI, as well as biographies of such notable Australians as Sir Douglas Mawson, Nancy Wake and Nick Farr-Jones. His passion is to tell Australian stories, our own stories: of great men and women, of stirring events in our history. Peter grew up on a farm north of Sydney, went to boarding school in Sydney and attended Sydney University. An ex-Wallaby, he also lived for several years in rural France and Italy, playing rugby for regional clubs. He and his wife Lisa Wilkinson - journalist, magazine editor and television presenter - have three children; they live in Sydney.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue James Cook The story behind the man who mapped the world By (author) Peter FitzSimons Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $32.99

The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated. But who was the real James Cook?

9780733643309 English 640 pages

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Tiny White Lies By (author) Fiona Palmer Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $28.99 |

Two families escape the rat race to holiday at a remote coastal retreat, but what lies are they telling themselves and each other? The new family drama by beloved Australian storyteller Fiona Palmer Ashley has recently lost her husband. Daughter Emily is being bullied online. Best friend Nikki is holding a huge secret. And why is husband, Chris, receiving so many text messages lately?

9780733641626 English 384 pages

Subject FICTION / Women Distributor Hachette Book Group

Their teenage children are glued to technology, be it PlayStation, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat . . . The two women hatch a plan: for three weeks, both families will stay in a rustic, remote coastal camp with no phone reception. While the teenagers struggle to embrace this new world of self-entertaining in the rugged bushland, the adults are trying to maintain a certain facade. Soon, around the flames of the camp fire, their tiny white lies might just begin to be exposed. Praise for Fiona Palmer: 'It's a story about family, female empowerment and matters of the heart' Woman's Day 'Her books are tear-jerkers and page-turners' Sydney Morning Herald 'Fiona Palmer just keeps getting better' RACHAEL JOHNS 'Heartbreak, love and sibling relationships' New Idea Contributor Bio Before becoming an author, Fiona Palmer was a speedway driver for seven years and now spends her days writing both women's and young adult fiction, working as a farmhand and caring for her two children in the tiny rural community of Pingaring, 350km from Perth. The books Fiona's passionate readers know and love contain engaging storylines, emotions and hearty characters. Her novels are consistently Top 10 national bestsellers.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Cops, Drugs, Lawyer X and Me By (author) Paul Dale , By (author) Vikki Petraitis Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $28.99 |

'How did a kid from the country who dreamed of joining the Victoria Police, end up on the wrong side of the bars? There are a lot of reasons, and I hope this story will help clarify some of them, not only for you, the reader, but for me too, because a lot of the time I am left shaking my head, wondering how things went so wrong.' Paul Dale knows he is tainted. After almost fifteen years as a cop, working in Homicide and rising to the rank of Detective Sergeant in the Victorian Drug Squad, he saw the worst of what people can do. But when he was accused and jailed firstly for drug offences and then for murder, Dale realised the murky world he was navigating was going to take him under too. 9780733643804 English 352 pages

Subject TRUE CRIME / General

Dale dealt with crims like Carl Williams, Terry Hodson and Tommy Ivanovic on the Melbourne streets. But when a burglary ended in Hodson's arrest, Dale's life started to unravel. He turned to Nicola Gobbo, a lawyer and friend he thought could help: the lawyer who became known as Lawyer X. Eventually exonerated of any crimes, Paul Dale's story reveals the shocking deals done at the highest levels of the Victorian Police Force and the damage wrought by Victoria Police's use of Lawyer X. Contributor Bio

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Paul Dale (Author) Paul Dale was a police officer in Victoria Police, serving in the Homicide Unit and Major Drug Investigative Division. He now lives in country Victoria. Vikki Petraitis (Author) Vikki Petraitis is a bestselling author with twenty years' experience. Her book about Frankston serial killer Paul Denyer has become a classic in the true-crime genre. She has written: The Phillip Island Murder; Victims, Crimes and Investigators; The Frankston Murders; The Great John Coleman; Rockspider; Cops: True stories from Australian Police; Forensics: True Stories from Australian Police Files; Crime Scene Investigations: More Stories from the Australian Police Files and Salvation - The True Story of Rod Braybon's Fight for Justice. She has had stories published in six anthologies. Vikki works as a writing consultant and ghostwriter, helping others to tell their stories.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Matters of the Heart By (author) Fiona Palmer Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

A classic love story about manners, men and modern romance retold by bestselling Australian author, Fiona Palmer Western Australia, 2019: The Bennets are a farming family struggling to make ends meet. Lizzy, passionate about working the land, is determined to save the farm. Spirited and independent, she has little patience for her mother's focus on finding a suitable man for each of her five daughters.

9780733645037 English 336 pages

Subject FICTION / Romance / Contemporary Distributor Hachette Book Group

When the dashing Charles Bingley, looking to expand his farm holdings, buys the neighbouring property of Netherfield Park, Mrs Bennet and the entire district of Coodardy are atwitter with gossip and speculation. Will he attend the local dance and is he single? These questions are soon answered when he and Lizzy's sister Jane form an instant connection on the night. But it is Charlie's best friend, farming magnate Will Darcy, who leaves a lasting impression when he slights Lizzy, setting her against him. Can Lizzy and Will put judgements and pride aside to each see the other for who they really are? Or in an age where appearance and social media rule, will prejudice prevail? Australia's bestselling storyteller Fiona Palmer reimagines Jane Austen's beloved classic tale of manners and marriage, transporting an enduring love story in this very twenty-first century novel about family, female empowerment and matters of the heart. Contributor Bio Before becoming an author, Fiona Palmer was a speedway driver for seven years and now spends her days writing both women's and young adult fiction, working as a farmhand and caring for her two children in the tiny rural community of Pingaring, 350km from Perth. The books Fiona's passionate readers know and love contain engaging storylines, emotions and hearty characters. Her novels are consistently Top 10 national bestsellers.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Top End Girl By (author) Miranda Tapsell Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $28.99 |

A deadly memoir about being bold, black and brave in work, life and love

'Sharing my story is important ... I think it is true that you don't aspire to be what you cannot see. I would like this book to show you that you can push yourself to do things you never dreamed you would do.'

9780733642432 English 320 pages

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts Distributor Hachette Book Group

As a young Larrakia Tiwi girl Miranda Tapsell often felt like an outsider. Growing up, she looked for faces like hers on our screens. There weren't many. And too often there was a negative narrative around First Nation lives, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women especially. As she got older, Miranda stopped expecting others would help change things and set about doing something herself. Combining her pride in her Aboriginality and passion for romantic comedies with her love of Darwin, the Tiwi Islands and the Top End, Miranda co-wrote, produced and starred in the box office hit Top End Wedding. In this engaging memoir, Miranda shares the path she took to acting and how her role in The Sapphires and then in Love Child inspired her to create a film about coming back to family and culture. And, it would turn out, that as she was writing her romantic lead she was also conjuring up some magic that saw a real-life love ignite. This deadly, ballad-loving rom-com nerd also asks us all to open our minds and our hearts to the importance of country and culture, In doing so, Miranda shows us how we will all be richer for it. Funny, wise and thought-provoking, Top End Girl will have you at hello. Contributor Bio Miranda Tapsell was born in Darwin and her people are the Larrakia. She grew up in Kakadu National Park and began performing at the age of seven. At 16, she won the Bell Shakespeare Company regional performance scholarship. After finishing school she was accepted to study at NIDA fulltime and since graduating has built a stellar career on stage, screen and television. After a starring role the world-renowned film The Sapphires, Miranda received two Logie Awards for her role in Love Child. A career highlight saw Miranda cast as the new host of the perennial favourite children's series, Play School. Recently, she has had roles on Channel 9's Doctor Doctor, ABC's comedy Get Krackin', legal drama Newton's Law for ABCTV, Foxtel's Secret City as well as ABCTV's Cleverman and Stan's Wolf Creek. She wrote, produced and starred in the box office hit Top End Wedding and has her own podcast on BuzzFeed, Pretty for an Aboriginal, with Nakkiah Lui, which rocks the traditional perceptions of Indigenous Australia and challenges rigid mindsets of what women of colour can and cannot do. Top End Girl is her literary debut.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Breaker Morant By (author) Peter FitzSimons Jun 22, 2021 | Hardcover $45.99 |

The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero?

9780733641305 English 544 pages

Subject HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand Distributor Hachette Book Group

Most Australians have heard of the Boer War of 1899 to 1902 and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero. Born in England and emigrating to Queensland in 1883 in his early twenties, Morant was a charming but reckless man who established a reputation as a rider, polo player and writer. He submitted ballads to The Bulletin that were published under the name 'The Breaker' and counted Banjo Paterson as a friend. When appeals were made for horsemen to serve in the war in South Africa, Morant joined up, first with the South Australian Mounted Rifles and then with a South African irregular unit, the Bushveldt Carbineers. In September 1901 Morant and two other Australians, Lieutenants Peter Handcock and George Witton, were arrested for the murder of Boer prisoners. Morant and Handcock were court-martialled and executed in February 1902 as the Boer War was in its closing stages, but the debate over their convictions continues to this day. Does Breaker Morant deserve his iconic status? Who was Harry Morant? What events and passions led him to a conflict that was essentially an Imperial war, played out on a distant continent under a foreign flag? Was he a scapegoat for British war crimes or a criminal himself? With his trademark brilliant command of story, Peter FitzSimons unravels the many myths and fictions that surround the life of Harry Morant. The truths FitzSimons uncovers about 'The Breaker' and the part he played in the Boer War are astonishing - and, in the hands of this master storyteller, make compelling reading. Contributor Bio Peter FitzSimons is Australia's bestselling non-fiction writer, and for the past 30 years has also been a journalist and columnist with the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD and the SUN-HERALD. He is the author of a number of highly successful books, including BURKE AND WILLS, MONASH'S MASTERPIECE, KOKODA, NED KELLY and GALLIPOLI, as well as biographies of such notable Australians as Sir Douglas Mawson, Nancy Wake and Nick Farr-Jones. His passion is to tell Australian stories, our own stories: of great men and women, of stirring events in our history. Peter grew up on a farm north of Sydney, went to boarding school in Sydney and attended Sydney University. An ex-Wallaby, he also lived for several years in rural France and Italy, playing rugby for regional clubs. He and his wife Lisa Wilkinson - journalist, magazine editor and television presenter - have three children; they live in Sydney.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue My Year of Living Mindfully By (author) Shannon Harvey Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $28.99 |

Overwhelmed with insomnia and an incurable autoimmune disease, Shannon Harvey needed to make a change. But while the award-winning health journalist found plenty of recommendations on diet, sleep and exercise, when she looked for the equivalent of a 30-minute workout for her mental wellbeing, there was nothing. Also worried for the future mental health of her kids, who were growing up amidst critical levels of stress, anxiety, depression and addiction, Shannon enlisted a team of scientists to put meditation to the test. Could learning to quiet our busy minds be the simple solution the world so desperately needs? 9780733645099 English 304 pages

Subject BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation Distributor Hachette Book Group

During her year of living mindfully Shannon is poked, prodded, scanned and screened. After a 30,000 kilometre journey from Australia to the bright lights of Manhattan and the dusty refugee camps of the Middle East - interviewing the world's leading mindfulness experts along the way - what begins as a quest for answers transforms into a life-changing experience. From the director of the internationally acclaimed documentary of the same name, MY YEAR OF LIVING MINDFULLY is filled with compelling stories, groundbreaking science, and unexpected insights that go to the heart of what it means to be human in the twenty-first century. Contributor Bio Prior to starting Elemental Media, Shannon Harvey has worked as a TV, radio and online journalist for organisations such as the ABC and Fairfax. She is the director of the internationally acclaimed documentary, The Connection, which is about the link between our mind, body, and health. She's also been invited to speak at Google in Silicon Valley and has been featured in Wellbeing Magazine, Women's Health, on ABC Radio, WNBC, and PBS. Her book The Whole Health Life earned her the National Press Club of Australia's 'Health Journalist of the Year' award.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Insider The scoops, the scandals and the serious business within the Canberra bubble By (author) Christopher Pyne Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $28.99 |

Christopher Pyne has been many things and called many things throughout his long career in politics. Member for Sturt. Minister for Defence. Manager of Opposition Business. Leader of the House. 'The Fixer'. Any Canberra story he doesn't know isn't worth telling.

9780733643422 English 336 pages

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political

Now, after 26 years, the ultimate insider is outside the House and ready to burst the Canberra bubble with his trademark sharp wit. His revelations of dealings, double dealings, friendships and feuds shine a light on the political processes of those in power: the egos, the sacrifices, the winners, the losers, the triumphs and the failures. From Howard to Rudd, Gillard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison, Christopher Pyne has seen and heard it all. THE INSIDER is one of the most brilliant, funny, engaging books by an Australian public figure you'll ever read. Contributor Bio Christopher Pyne is the former Member for Sturt and a long-serving federal government minister. First elected as the Member for Sturt in 1993, he started on the Opposition backbench before rising through the ranks to become Minister for Defence and Leader of the House, serving as a minister across the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments. Leaving public office in 2019, he now lives in Adelaide with his wife and four children.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Last Voyage of Mrs Henry Parker By (author) Joanna Nell Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

As the wife of retired ship's doctor Dr Henry Parker, Evelyn is living out her twilight years aboard the Golden Sunset. Every night she dresses for dinner gown, tiara, runners - and regales her fellow passengers with stories of a glamorous life travelling the world in luxury. But now Henry is missing, and it is up to Evelyn to find him.

THE LAST VOYAGE OF MRS HENRY PARKER is a love letter to the memories we make over the course of a lifetime, and how the heart remembers what matters, even when the mind has long forgotten. 9780733645112 English 336 pages

Subject FICTION / Women Distributor Hachette Book Group

'Whip-smart dialogue, humour and sarcasm add a whole new dimension to Mrs Henry Parker and her last voyage. A heart-warming story, extremely well written and highly addictive' Sun Herald Contributor Bio Joanna Nell was born in the UK and studied medicine at Cambridge and Oxford universities. Her essays and short fiction have won multiple awards and been published in medical journals and literary anthologies. A former ship's doctor and now working as a GP, Joanna writes character-driven stories, creating young-atheart characters who are not afraid to break the rules and defy society's expectations of ageing. Her first two novels, THE SINGLE LADIES OF JACARANDA RETIREMENT VILLAGE and THE LAST VOYAGE OF MRS HENRY PARKER, were national bestsellers. Joanna lives on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue On Series

On Hope By (author) Daisy Jeffrey Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $15.99 |

As extreme weather becomes the norm, scientists agree that our climate is changing. But it seems too many of our leaders aren't listening to the science and are failing to act. In On Hope, one of the lead organisers of the Australian Climate strike, 17-yearold Daisy Jeffrey shows how ordinary people are fighting back and demanding we address climate change to help save our planet.

9780733644665 English 96 pages

Subject NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection

Daisy was at the centre of a movement that joined people together to drive change. She reveals what prompted the action, what she and her friends believe and why she is choosing hope over indifference and standing up to speak truth to power. Contributor Bio Daisy Jeffrey is a 17-year-old high school student and organiser in the school climate strikes, the most recent of which was one of the largest protests in Australian history, galvanising over 300,000 people to demand climate action. Daisy is also a fierce champion for gender equality. She lives in Sydney.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue On Series

On Secrets By (author) Annika Smethurst Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $15.99 |

On June 4, Federal Police raided the home of Walkley award-winning journalist Annika Smethurst, changing her life forever. Police claim they were investigating the publication of classified information, her employer called it a 'dangerous act of intimidation', Smethurst believes she was simply doing her job.

9780733644993 English 120 pages

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Smethurst became the accidental poster woman for press freedom as politicians debated the merits of police searching through her underwear drawer. In On Secrets she will discuss the impact this invasion has had on her life, and examine the importance of press freedom. Contributor Bio Annika Smethurst is a Walkley award-winning journalist. She is the Daily Telegraph's and Sunday Herald Sun's political editor.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Old Lie By (author) Claire G. Coleman Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $28.99 |

'Set in an intergalactic war, this powerful story is told from multiple viewpoints and delivers an emotionally wrenching impact.' - Sally Morgan, author of the bestselling Australian classic MY PLACE Shane Daniels and Romany Zetz have been drawn into a war that is not their own. Lives will be destroyed, families will be torn apart. Trust will be broken. When the war is over, some will return to a changed world. Will they discover that glory is a lie? 9780733640841 English 368 pages

Claire G. Coleman's new novel takes us to a familiar world to ask what we have learned from the past. THE OLD LIE might not be quite what you expect. Praise for TERRA NULLIUS: 'surprising and unforgettable' - Publisher's Weekly

Subject FICTION / Science Fiction / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

'moving and original' - Weekend Australian 'impossible to ignore' - Books and Publishing 'unflinching' - Sydney Review of Books 'timely' - Adelaide Review Contributor Bio Claire G. Coleman is a writer from Western Australia. She identifies with the South Coast Noongar people. Her family are associated with the area around Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun. Claire grew up in a Forestry settlement in the middle of a tree plantation, where her dad worked, not far out of Perth. She wrote her black&write! fellowship-winning book Terra Nullius while travelling around Australia in a caravan. The Old Lie is her second novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Valerie Taylor: An Adventurous Life The remarkable story of the trailblazing ocean conservationist, photographer and shark expert By (author) Valerie Taylor , With Ben Mckelvey Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $29.99 |

At 83 years old, Valerie Taylor has lived a big, bold adventurous life. Born in Australia, Valerie spent a great deal of her childhood in New Zealand. A talented artist, she dropped out of school when she contracted polio and was saved by Sister Elizabeth Kenny's treatment plan; it was two years before she could walk unaided. When Valerie was fifteen, she found work as an animator and moved back to Australia with her family. All the while she thrived on being close to the ocean, and was a keen spear fisher. 9780733641725 English 336 pages

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers Distributor Hachette Book Group

In the 1950s, she met Ron Taylor and then her real adventures started. Together they sailed all over the world, photographing and filming their travels for magazines, TV and movies, and making many documentaries. Valerie and Ron became interested in conservation, and focused on sharks in particular. They did all the shark work on Jaws, and James Cameron decided he wanted to become a filmmaker because of Valerie and her husband. Valerie is working with the brilliant Ben Mckelvey to share her story of falling in love with the ocean and with her husband, Ron. From trainee animator to Spielberg, from JAWS to BLUE LAGOON, this is the remarkable story of an incredible woman. Contributor Bio Valerie Taylor (Author) Valerie Taylor is a pioneering diver, shark advocate, conservationist and artist. An acclaimed spear fisher, she met her husband Ron through this sport and together they became a formidable team and pioneers of skindiving, underwater photography and cinematography. They were the first to film great white sharks without the protection of a cage and made countless shark films, including Blue Water, White Death, which led to their work with Steven Spielberg on Jaws. A renowned conservationist, Valerie has compaigned for the protection of Australia's wild oceans, islands and reefs including the Great Barrier Reef before it was given World Heritage status. She was awarded the Order of Australia in 2003 for her conservation efforts. Valerie lives in Sydney and, at 83, is still diving and still fighting for us to save our oceans. Ben Mckelvey (Author) Ben Mckelvey is a freelance writer and editor from Sydney who has filed for Good Weekend, GQ, Voyeur, Rolling Stone, The Bulletin, Cosmo, Cleo and the Age and West Australian newspapers. Ben's previous gigs have included editing Sports&Style and Juice magazines, and working at the Sydney Morning Herald as a Senior Feature Writer. He has been embedded with the ADF in East Timor and Iraq, and has worked independently in Iran and Afghanistan.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Paul Kelly The man, the music and the life in-between By (author) Stuart Coupe Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $32.99 |

9780733642340 English 352 pages

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music

He's been called Australia's Bob Dylan and likened to Springsteen and Neil Young, but Paul Kelly stands alone as a chronicler of his and our times. He is Australia's best-loved singer, songwriter, author and poetic observer and though he has written his own stories, no one has captured the broader life and times of Paul Kelly - until now. Renowned music journalist, author and for many years Kelly's manager, Stuart Coupe takes us from Kelly's family life as the sixth of nine children in Adelaide to his life today. With Paul's blessing and access to friends, family, band mates and musical collaborators, Coupe shows Paul's evolution from a young man who only really picked up a guitar in his late teens, to an Australian music icon. Through hundreds of interviews, Coupe details the way Paul juggled the demands, temptations and excesses of rock'n'roll with real life. Revealing Paul Kelly's personal relationships, his friendships, his generosity and support of other artists, such as Archie Roach, Kasey Chambers, Kev Carmody, Vika and Linda Bull and Courtney Barnett, the force of Kelly's powerful storytelling, his musical creativity, his activism and his work ethic also shines through. PAUL KELLY: THE MAN, THE MUSIC AND THE LIFE IN BETWEEN is honest, revealing and a must-read for anyone interested in one of Australia's greatest artists. Contributor Bio

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Stuart Coupe is an author, music commentator, independent artist publicist and radio broadcaster who has been involved with music all his life. Amongst the books he has written, edited or collaborated on are The New Music (1980), The New Rock 'n' Roll (1983), The Promoters (2003), Gudinski (2015), Tex (2017) and Roadies (2018).

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The First Time He Hit Her The shocking true story of the murder of Tara Costigan, the woman next door By (author) Heidi Lemon Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $28.99 |

For readers of true crime and books such as SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO, a shocking and movingly told portrait of the murder of suburban mum Tara Costigan and an examination of why domestic violence affects us all

9780733643767 English 320 pages

Subject TRUE CRIME / Murder / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Tara Costigan was the woman next door. A hard worker. Quick to laugh and easy to like. She was happy, confident, strong. A woman who always looked after herself and her kids. Close with her family and her friends, she was much loved. Then, in 2013, she met Marcus Rappel. A local tradie, he was charming and sincere, they dated and fell in love. That should have been the end of a happy-ever-after story. But for Tara, it was much uglier. And for her family it would be devastating. A year later, Tara was pregnant to Marcus. Her family had been worried for a while, but Tara didn't tell anyone how Marcus's jealousy was souring the relationship. She tried to keep it quiet. Despite everything, she never imagined he would be physically violent - he would never hurt her. Tara was wrong. One fine day, the last day of summer in 2015, she was holding their newborn baby in her arms when he attacked her with an axe. Her murder seemed to come out of the blue. But as this extraordinary, often shocking book reveals, it did not.

THE FIRST TIME HE HIT HER is an attempt to understand why dozens of women are murdered each year by men who profess to love them. Contributor Bio Heidi Lemon received an Honours degree in Creative Writing from the University of Canberra. For the past few years she has devoted herself to writing, funding her efforts with a job in retail. Heidi worked closely with the Costigan family during the writing of this book, which is her first.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Witness By (author) Louise Milligan Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $29.99 |

A masterful and deeply troubling exposĂŠ, Witness is the culmination of almost five years' work for award-winning investigative journalist Louise Milligan. Charting the experiences of those who have the courage to come forward and face their abusers in high-profile child abuse and sexual assault cases, Milligan was profoundly shocked by what she found. During this time, the #MeToo movement changed the zeitgeist, but time and again during her investigations Milligan watched how witnesses were treated in the courtroom and listened to them afterwards as they relived the associated trauma. Then she was a witness herself in the trial of the decade, R v George Pell. 9780733644634 English 368 pages

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She interviews high-profile members of the legal profession, including judges and prosecutors. And she speaks to the defence lawyers who have worked in these cases, discovering what they really think about victims and the process, and the impact that this has on their own lives. Milligan also reveals never-beforepublished court transcripts, laying bare the flaws that are ignored, and a court system that can be sexist, unfeeling and weighted towards the rich and powerful.

Witness is a call for change. Milligan exposes the devastating reality of the Australian legal system where truth is never guaranteed and, for victims, justice is often elusive. And even when they get justice, the process is so bruising, they wish they had never tried. Contributor Bio

Louise Milligan is an investigative reporter for ABC TV's Four Corners and the bestselling author of Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell, which won the Walkley Book Award and broke massive international news about the court case and successive and ultimately successful appeals involving one of the most senior members of the Catholic Church hierarchy. Among many awards for her work, she's also the recipient of the 2019 Press Freedom Medal.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue On Series

On Charlatans By (author) Chris Bowen Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $15.99 |

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Chris Bowen, who was to be the next Treasurer has had plenty of time to think about what went wrong and why charlatans are winning in the game of politics. Why do we continue to vote for politicians who say " I don't hold the hose mate" , or advocate we drink bleach to fight COVID? Or shut down pubs at 10 pm because you can't catch COVID after 10pm? Is an authentic politics possible after Morrison, Trump and Boris?

English 144 pages

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Contributor Bio

Former Treasurer, inheritor of Paul Keating's legacy, and likely next leader of the Labor Party.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Castaway The extraordinary survival story of Narcisse Pelletier, a young French cabin boy shipwrecked on Cape York in 1858 By (author) Robert Macklin Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

In 1858, fourteen-year-old French cabin boy Narcisse Pelletier was aboard the trader Saint-Paul when it was wrecked off the eastern tip of New Guinea. Scrambling into a longboat, Narcisse and the other survivors crossed almost 1000 kilometres of the Coral Sea before reaching the shores of Far North Queensland. If not for the local Aboriginal people, Narcisse would have perished. For seventeen years he lived with them, growing to manhood and participating fully in their Uutaalnganu world. Then, in 1875, his life was again turned upside down. 9780733645068 English 336 pages

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Drawing from firsthand interviews with Narcisse after his return to France and other contemporary accounts of exploration and survival, and documenting the spread of European settlement in Queensland and the brutal frontier wars that followed, Robert Macklin weaves an unforgettable tale of a young man caught between two cultures in a time of transformation and upheaval. Contributor Bio Robert Macklin was born in Queensland and educated at University of Queensland and the Australian National University. He has worked as a journalist at the COURIER-MAIL, THE AGE and THE BULLETIN, and was associate editor of the CANBERRA TIMES until 2003. Robert is the author of 29 books, including DARK PARADISE, HAMILTON HUME and four works focusing on the SAS and Australia's Special Forces: SAS SNIPER, REDBACK ONE, SAS INSIDER and WARRIOR ELITE. He lives in Canberra.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Senior Moments By (author) Angus Fitzsimons Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $26.99 |

Have you had a Senior Moment yet? Maybe you know someone who's had a few? Check this list to know for sure: · You can remember being told the King was dead (George, not Elvis). · You still say 'colour television', and you watch television on a television. · Your home phone rings and you answer it. (And you still have a phone, not a 'landline'.) · You boast about 'doing it' three times a night and that's just getting up to pee. · You realise that your wardrobe has become ironic. You're not back in fashion, but you're hip. (And ironically, you now have an artificial hip). 9780733645600 English 224 pages

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If you answered 'yes' to one or more of the above, congratulations! You are officially a Senior and this book is here to guide you through your best years (i.e. the past). Stroll, or maybe shuffle, down Nostalgia Avenue and bask in the glory of growing old disgracefully. (If you are a Young Person, this is the easiest Senior gift idea ever. You're welcome!)

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Contributor Bio

Angus FitzSimons is a comedy writer, producer and director, most recently of the smash hit theatrical revue Senior Moments, starring Max Gillies, John Wood, Playschool icon Benita Collings and John Howard, with musical arrangements by the late great Geoff Harvey. He has written sketches and material for Andrew Denton and Doug Mulray, as well as being a staff writer on television shows like Good News Week, Life Support, Backberner, The Chaser's CNNNN, Comedy Inc and David Tench Tonight. For the Movie Network, Angus and his long-term writing partner Kevin Brumpton created, wrote and produced two seasons of the AWGIE nominated TV sitcom The Jesters starring Mick Molloy, Susie Porter and Deborah Kennedy; with Angus directing the second series of the show. In 2016, Angus and Kevin created the comedy revue Senior Moments which premiered at the Glen St. Theatre with Penny Cook and Lex Marinos and has now enjoyed three sold-out national tours across Australia.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Outsider By (author) Emily Hourican May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'A brilliant blend of sweeping satisfying family drama with a tense undercurrent of psychological thriller that hooks on and doesn't let go until [Hourican] delivers her last devastating page' Sunday Independent 'The Outsider is everything you could want from high-end commercial fiction - it's sharp, compelling, and full of keenly observed truths about human behaviour. Emily Hourican has always been an insightful, astute writer but this may be her best novel yet.' Louise O'Neill

9781473681125 English 400 pages

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Two very different families ... One is loud, eccentric, rich and confident. The other is less sure of their place in life. On holidays in Portugal, a near-drowning brings the ten-year-old daughters, Jamie and Sarah, together and a friendship is formed. As the bond between the girls grows deeper, so too do the ties between their families and an unsettling closeness develops between two of the adults. Then, as Jamie begins to feel suffocated by the intensity of Sarah's friendship, cracks begin to show. What will it take to shatter the faรงade of friendship? The affair? The obsessive crush? And which family will be left whole?

The Outsider is the compelling and unforgettable story of the complexity of friendship, marriage, hidden passions and teenage desire. Contributor Bio Emily Hourican is a journalist and author. She has written features for the Sunday Independent for fifteen years, as well as Image magazine, Conde Nast Traveler and Woman and Home. She was also editor of The Dubliner Magazine. Emily's first book, a memoir titled How To (Really) Be A Mother was published in 2013. She is also the author of novels The Privileged, White Villa and The Blamed. She lives in Dublin with her family.

Previous ISBN 9781473681132 The Outsider by Emily Hourican, Paperback / softback, Aug 27, 2019, $24.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Suitable Marriage By (author) Muriel Bolger Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

The youngest daughter of Lord Kensley-Balfe, a wealthy landowner from the West of Ireland, Delia is privileged and beautiful. Cossetted by her parents, her older sister Mona and her brother Clement, she lives a sheltered life, her days punctuated by lessons with her governess and horse rides through the wild Irish countryside. But then an enigmatic American arrives in Ireland searching for his ancestral roots and all of a sudden, the path Delia once took as certain, seems less clear to her. 9781473691506 English 384 pages

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As the family prepare for Mona's debut into London society and Clement returns from India with his fiancĂŠe Lady Elizabeth Stokes to prepare for his upcoming wedding, Delia has some decisions to make. Will she choose the love of a man she barely knows, risking disgrace and exclusion from her family? Only Delia can decide if she has the courage to become the woman she was meant to be. Moving from Mayo to London to New York and Newport, A Suitable Marriage is a sweeping tale of love, desire and family loyalty. Contributor Bio Muriel Bolger is a well-known Irish journalist and award-winning travel writer. In addition to her works of fiction she has also written four books on her native city, including Dublin - City of Literature (O'Brien Press), which won the Travel Extra Travel Guide Book of the Year 2012.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue British Cheese on Toast Over 100 Recipes with Farmhouse Cheeses By (author) Steve Parker May 04, 2021 | Hardcover $24.99 |

A uniquely British phenomenon, there is something magical about cheese on toast. Two simple ingredients that, when put together, are the greatest of comfort foods and the quickest of meals. At its most basic level, this staple of many a British teatime is a delicious pairing, as award-winning cheesemonger Steve Parker shows in this celebration of the nation's favourite cheeses.

9781472278364 English 352 pages

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British Cheese on Toast will take you on a tasting tour of British cheeses, showcasing the absolute best along the way. From Cheddar to Wensleydale via soft, blue, smoked and goat's, in this book you'll find over 100 recipes plus advice on which cheese to use with which type of bread, as well as suggestions for innovative sweet and savoury flavour combinations to take things to another level. With a handy guide to shops where artisan cheeses featured in the book can be bought, as well as tips on using supermarket and own-brand cheeses, British Cheese on Toast is a complete celebration of this traditional meal. The perfect gift for cheeselovers everywhere. Recipes include: *Isle of Mull Cheddar with Whiskey Soaked Haggis *Waterloo with Roasted Cherries *Tunworth with Roasted Garlic, Rosemary and Honey *Grandma Singleton's Lancashire Macaroni Cheese *Appleby's Cheshire with Apricots *Real Yorkshire Wensleydale with Crystallised Ginger *Old Winchester Aubergine Parmigiana *Colston Bassett Stilton with Figs and Honey *Cornish Blue with Tenderstem Broccoli and Almonds Contributor Bio After leaving corporate life, Steve Parker opened an award-winning cheese shop, delicatessen and wine bar in South West London. He has judged national and international food and drink competitions, including the World Cheese Awards, the British Cheese Awards and the Independent Wine Merchant Awards, and has featured in industry publications including Speciality Food Magazine, Wine Merchant, Decanter and Off Licence News. He now organises corporate and private food and drink tasting events and is a professional speaker on his favourite subjects of cheese and wine. This is his first book.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Sister Fidelma

The Shapeshifter's Lair (Sister Fidelma Mysteries Book 31) By (author) Peter Tremayne May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

Sister Fidelma returns in THE SHAPESHIFTER'S LAIR, the thirty-first Celtic mystery by Peter Tremayne, acclaimed author of BLOOD IN EDEN, BLOODMOON and PENANCE OF THE DAMNED. If you love Ellis Peters, you'll be gripped by THE SHAPESHIFTER'S LAIR and the Sister Fidelma series. Ireland. AD 672.

9781472265388 English 352 pages

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The body of a dead man has been found on a lonely mountain road and taken to the isolated abbey of Gleann Da Loch for a proper burial. The abbot quickly identifies him as Brehon Brocc, who had been travelling to the abbey on a secret mission with Princess Gelgeis and her steward. When news reaches Colgu, King of Muman, that his betrothed, Princess Gelgeis, has disappeared, Fidelma with her trusted companions, Eadulf and Enda, enter the hostile Kingdom of Laigin in search of the truth. But one death is quickly followed by another and warnings of demonic shapeshifters and evil lurking in the mountains must be taken seriously. Are there really brigands stealing gold and silver from the ancient mines? And are rumours of a war between the Kingdoms of Laigin and Muman to be believed? As Fidelma searches for answers, she must do everything in her power to avoid danger and death in a land where no one is to be trusted... What readers are saying about the Sister Fidelma series: 'Tremayne is one of those very few historical mystery writers who can perplex and bewilder. He weaves the twisty plots into a complex historical narrative' 'A must-read for anyone looking for a good mystery' 'The characters are original, the settings are imaginative and true-to-life and the intricate plots form enough threads to keep you guessing at every turn' Contributor Bio Peter Tremayne is the fiction pseudonym of a well-known authority on the ancient Celts, who has utilised his knowledge of the Brehon law system and 7thCentury Irish society to create a new concept in detective fiction. Previous ISBN 9781472265371 The Shapeshifter's Lair (Sister Fidelma Mysteries Book 31) by Peter Tremayne, Hardback, Nov 24, 2020, $34.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Tempus U Time Travel series

A Crown in Time By (author) Jennifer Macaire May 11, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

"Fascinating . . . jam-packed with adventure and colour" - JODI TAYLOR, author of The Chronicles of St Mary's, on Jennifer Macaire. ONE LAST CHANCE FOR REDEMPTION . . . TWO THOUSAND YEARS IN THE PAST. For fans of JODI TAYLOR and NEIL GAIMAN, the first in an action-packed new series, from the author of the "incredible" and "compelling" Time for Alexander novels. 9781786157768 English 256 pages Headline Accent

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England, the year 2900 CE. Sentenced to decades of imprisonment, Isobel believes that life as she knows it is entirely over. Or is it? When she's offered a time-travelling mission back in the time of the Crusades, she has the chance to change the course of history - and free herself in the process. But the perils of medieval France are like nothing she's encountered before, and Isobel realises too late that the stakes are far higher than she ever imagined . . .

Reviews Fascinating . . . jam-packed with adventure and colour—Jodi Taylor, The Chronicles of St Mary?s A vividly written, characterful, informed and unusual take on Alexander and Ancient Times. I loved it.—Carol McGrath Fun, sexy and at times incredibly sad, the story held me to the end and the research was incredible—Karen King

A CROWN IN TIME will have you on the edge of your seat from the very first page

***** READERS AND AUTHORS ARE GRIPPED BY JENNIFER MACAIRE: "A vividly written, characterful, informed and unusual take. I loved it" - Carol McGrath "Fun, sexy and at times incredibly sad, the story held me to the end and the research was incredible" - Karen King PRAISE FOR A CROWN IN TIME: "From the moment you open a Macaire book, you're sucked in ... I lost myself in this novel and simply devoured it." - VAIN RADICAL "I love how vivid Jennifer Macaire's writing is. I was transported" - JESSICA BELMONT "This book reads like a dream! I finished the book in one go" - BOOK VUE Contributor Bio Jennifer Macaire is an American living in France. She likes to read, eat chocolate, and plays a mean game of golf. She grew up in upstate New York, Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. She graduated from St Peter and Paul High School in St Thomas and moved to NYC where she modelled for five years for Elite. She went to France and met her husband at the polo club. All that is true. But she mostly likes to make up stories.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Prajna Ayurvedic Rituals For Happiness By (author) Mira Manek May 11, 2021 | Hardcover $22.99 |

'Each page solidifies my commitment to living a life of ritual, observance and beauty' Kathryn Budig

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'Mira's book is a timely reminder to love yourself - to give yourself that much needed moment to stop and breathe' Asma Khan Beautifully simple age-old rituals for modern-day living that will enhance your wellbeing and bring you happiness.

9781472267702 English 272 pages

Subject PHILOSOPHY / Eastern Distributor Hachette Book Group

Prajna is the Sanskrit word for wisdom, and this book brings the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda into your life by guiding you through simple practices for every day and every occasion. Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest healing systems, rooted in the principle of a mind-body-spirit connection that is more relevant than ever to our busy modern lives. This book extracts the essence of this Indian philosophy and provides a wealth of timeless rituals to effect positive change.

The contents of Prajna brings India and all of her colorful culture and ritual to life. Each page solidifies my commitment to living a life of ritual, observance and beauty. —Kathryn Budig

Mira's book is a timely reminder to love yourself - to give yourself that much needed moment to stop and Prajna offers rituals and routines for the entire day, from the moment you wake up breathe. Prajna has stories, simple and need the energy and positive mindset to help you start the morning, to nighttechniques to heal your mind and body time practices that allow you to wind down, relax and get the most benefit from the and recipes for nourishing food. Buy it healing power of sleep. and gift it to all your friends!—Asma Khan In between there are numerous breathing exercises, mindfulness techniques, yoga stretches and simple recipes to enjoy, all to help you destress and reset, bringing Looking for a new sense of meaning in you back to yourself and to lasting peace and happiness. your life? This book curates beautifully simple, age-old rituals for modern-day living that will enhance your wellbeing Contributor Bio and bring you happiness.—Topshop Blog Mira Manek was born and raised in London, where she grew up in a family strongly rooted in its Indian heritage. She grew up speaking Gujarati and learned Sanskrit at school. This, in conjunction with attending Ram Kathas (nine-day spiritual events) from a young age all over India, inspired Mira's passion for Indian philosophy and spirituality, and Ayurveda in particular. Her first book, Saffron Soul, is a cookbook inspired by the vegetarian food of the Gujarat region. Mira runs a café at Triyoga Soho, Chai by Mira, and hosts events and retreats around the UK and the rest of the world.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Written in the Stars Discover the language of the stars and help your life shine By (author) Debbie Frank May 18, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Your life, love and destiny are... WRITTEN IN THE STARS ** DEBBIE FRANK'S ASTRO INSIGHTS BRING YOUR INNER STAR TO LIFE ** In Written in the Stars Debbie Frank, renowned media astrologer, deciphers the language of the stars with wit and sincerity. Her powerful, nurturing observations will connect you to the cosmic forces guiding your destiny and empower you to live your best life. The book covers the four elements of fire, earth, air and water, as well as the 12 star signs. 9781472260659 English 368 pages

LIFE Discover your core personality qualities, the mantra you should live by and the key objects to keep close to you for positive energy. LOVE

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Reviews A fun, interesting look at the 12 star signs . . . approachable and unintimidating.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tatler 'Written in the Stars introduces the four elements - Fire, Earth, Air and Water - and delves deeper into individual star signs for information to help readers learn how to get the most out of their non-stop, busy lives.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Daily Mail

Know the people to surround yourself with and the tribe you belong to. Find your perfect match: how to date them, hold them or let them go. DESTINY Is your destiny written in the stars? What is your star power and what can you give to the world?

Hachette Book Group * ARIES * TAURUS * GEMINI * CANCER * LEO * VIRGO * LIBRA * SCORPIO * SAGITTARIUS * CAPRICORN * AQUARIUS * PISCES It's written in the stars - your best life is about to begin! Contributor Bio DEBBIE FRANK has been an astrologer to the stars since 1984 - long before astrology became a meme and fashionistas started matching their make-up to their star sign. She is a leading figure in her field, with celebrity and corporate clients. A media favourite - from her first horoscope column in She magazine to writing for Daily Mail, Sunday Express, Hello, InStyle, Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sun on Sunday - she is often called upon for her insight into the life and experience of Princess Diana, who was both a client and a friend for a decade. Debbie regularly travels across the world from her London home to work with clients and give talks about astrology and how to heal and thrive in a world of change. Debbie's treasure trove of knowledge, including her latest podcasts and inside scoop on the stars can be found at debbiefrank.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/scorpiodebbie/

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Alex Reeve

Operative 66 By (author) Andy McDermott May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

EVERY OPERATIVE KNOWS THE RULES.

The mission comes first. You are a deniable asset. Betrayal is punished by death. Alex Reeve is Operative 66. A former special ops soldier and one of the UK's deadliest weapons, he is part of the secretive SC9 - an elite security service with a remit to neutralise the country's most dangerous enemies. 9781472263797 English 464 pages

Subject FICTION / Thrillers / General

Reviews If you're looking for thriller writing that will transport you into a realm very different from your own quotidian existence, Andy McDermott is your man—Good Book Guide

But now Reeve is in the firing line. Accused of treason, Reeve is forced to flee as his team is instructed to eliminate the 'rogue asset' at any cost. Reeve must survive, alone and under the radar, with the full power of the state arrayed against him.

For readers who like hundred mile an hour plots—Huddersfield Daily Examiner

He doesn't know why he's a target. Or who betrayed him. But if one man has the skills necessary to uncover the truth...it is Operative 66.

Easily competes with the works of Dan Brown and James Rollins —Bookgasm.com

From the international bestseller comes an explosive and action-packed new thriller - the perfect pulse-racing read for fans of LEE CHILD, DAVID BALDACCI, VINCE FLYNN and GREGG HURWITZ.

Adventure stories don't get much more epic than this—Mirror

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A writer of almost cinematic talent —Daily Express, Scotland

Andy McDermott is the bestselling author of the Nina Wilde & Eddie Chase adventures, which have been sold in over 30 countries and 20 languages. His debut novel, The Hunt For Atlantis, was his first of several New York Times bestsellers. He has also written the explosive spy thriller The Persona Protocol. His latest thriller series begins with OPERATIVE 66, about a government assassin who finds himself hunted by his own side. He is already working on the sequel.

A pulse-racing adventure with action down the line—Northern Echo

A former journalist and movie critic, Andy is now a full-time novelist. Born in Halifax, when not travelling the world researching locations for his novels he lives in Bournemouth with his wife and son.

No fan of Indiana Jones, Matthew Reilly or action in general will be able

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True Indiana Jones stuff with terrific pace—Bookseller

Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Senseless By (author) Ed James May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

THREE MISSING PEOPLE... ONE TWISTED PREDATOR. 'Chilling, highly original, and highly recommended.' Caz Frear, SWEET LITTLE LIES 'Just when your heart rate is getting back to normal, SENSELESS smacks you in the face with another twist' JENNY BLACKHURST, No.1 bestselling author

9781472268068 English 400 pages

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DAY ONE Six weeks after vanishing, Sarah Langton is suddenly found - delirious and starved close to death. The police struggle to find any answers. DAY TWO When another missing person reappears, half-crazed and hysterical, a terrifying pattern emerges: a twisted predator is pushing his victims to insanity. DS Corcoran, haunted by a previous case, and Dr Marie Palmer, a leading criminal psychiatrist, must try to establish a link between the survivors. DAY THREE As it becomes clear others are in grave danger, every second will be critical. But can Corcoran and Palmer unravel the deadliest of puzzles in time? This twisting and page-turning thriller is perfect for readers of Chris Carter, M.J. Arlidge, Sharon Bolton and Fiona Cummins.

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Reviews Just when your heart rate is getting back to normal, SENSELESS smacks you in the face with another twist. Compelling stuff. —Jenny Blackhurst I can't remember the last time I read a book in one sitting, but with ingenious plotting, clever pacing and a hold-yourbreath race against the clock, I couldn't stop myself. It's the best police procedural I've read in ages—Michelle Davis A stand-out crime novel in a genre where the bar has never been higher. Taking us into the dark heart of a missing person investigation, Ed James skilfully ratchets up the tension and the pace never drops for a second. Some great wry humour too! Chilling, highly original, and highly recommended —Caz Frear

Hi, my name is Ed James and I'm the author of multiple series of crime novels. I live in the Scottish Borders, Scotland and I write full-time, but used to work in IT project management, where I filled my weekly commute to London by literally writing on planes, trains and automobiles.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Tower of London Puzzle Book By (author) Sinclair McKay May 25, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

If you cracked the GHCQ Puzzle Book and tore through the Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book, you must show off your brainteaser abilities with the newest puzzle book from the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers... The Tower of London is one of the world's most famous landmarks, with its iconic Beefeaters guarding the gates, Crown Jewels that remain securely within and ravens that flock to its walls. It holds a rich history of invasion, intrigue and murder that has captured imaginations for decades.

9781472270429 English 256 pages

Subject GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Puzzles Distributor Hachette Book Group

Even though the Tower of London is recognised by people all over the world, it is surprising how very few know about the stories that echo around the ancient walls. From the Norman Conquest to the Reformation and through the break with Rome; from the murder of a King to the execution of numerous queens; from exotic animals held captive, to Nazi spies in the 1940s, the Tower of London has seen a parade of pageantry, political violence and passionate revolution that is shocking and ultimately, fascinating. Now it's time to use your smarts to take on brilliant brainteasers and incredible conundrums inspired by the Tower of London's greatest events. From logic games involving daring attempts on the Crown Jewels to decoding messages smuggled around the Tower by its famous prisoners, to finally discovering what happened to the princes murdered in their sleep, this book will be a maze of addictively brilliant challenges that will take you through the most secret and sacred recesses of this extraordinary London citadel. So it's time to don your bearskin, and embark on a mind-bending journey into the depths and dungeons of London's most ominous landmark in The Tower of London Puzzle Book. Contributor Bio Sinclair McKay is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Bletchley Park Brainteasers as well as the bestselling Secret Life of Bletchley Park. He writes for the Spectator and the Telegraph and spends much of his life eyebrow-deep in dusty archives! He lives in east London.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Real Life Money An Honest Guide to Taking Control of Your Finances By (author) Clare Seal Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $24.99 |

'Want to finally get a grip on your cash? This is the book for you' Cosmopolitan 'The book everyone should read' Stylist 'Packed with encouragement, support and wisdom' Anna Mathur, author of Mind Over Mother Real Life Money is a holistic approach to personal finance that addresses the deeper causes of debt and financial difficulties. 9781472272294 English 288 pages

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Part memoir, part guide, Real Life Money takes the reader on a journey that can be adapted to their own pace and circumstances. It will cover everything from how to negotiate repayment terms with creditors and setting realistic budgets without punishing yourself, to dealing with money anxiety. The goal is not to get rich overnight, or to pay off debt at the expense of all of life's pleasures, but rather to gain an understanding of why we feel the way we do about money, and how we can use that to change our mindset and our finances for good. Contributor Bio When Clare Seal reached what seemed like a breaking point in her relationship with money in spring 2019, she turned to Instagram to make herself accountable, posting anonymously about her journey out of debt as @myfrugalyear. She immediately struck a chord, and in just one year found a following of 45k people, her posts offering advice and solidarity to a growing community of people in a similar situation. A new voice on the finance scene, Clare has already been sought out by the Telegraph, Huffington Post, Grazia and Hello! Magazine to give her opinion on topics relating to debt, money and the challenges facing millennials. Clare Seal is a working mother of two, and lives with her husband and children in South West England.

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Real Life Money combines emotional and pragmatic advice for 'financial wellness'.—Mail on Sunday Gentle and forgiving, think of this as the book equivalent of someone holding your hand.—The Independent Her voice [is] refreshing in a world where finance and investment still feels so male- dominated.—Grazia Whether you have debt, are a bit too trigger happy with contactless payments or just can't bear checking your bank account in the middle of the month, Seal's non-judgmental book is unmissable... this is an essential and kind book that everyone could benefit from reading.—Stylist This book is going to be a gift to the lives of many. It's packed with encouragement, support and wisdom that will dismantle shame, and equip people in finding balance both financially and in they way they emotionally approach money.—Anna Mathur, author of Mind Over Mother

Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Real Life Money: The Journal By (author) Clare Seal Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $24.99 |

From the author of Real Life Money and the woman behind the viral Instagram account @myfrugalyear. 'Want to finally get a grip on your cash? This is the book for you' Cosmopolitan on Real Life Money

9781472279033 English 240 pages

Subject SELF-HELP / Journaling Distributor Hachette Book Group

Real Life Money: The Journal is the first planner that targets the link between our emotional wellbeing and our financial situation. The result is a practical workbook for people who need something deeper than just expense tracking and meal planning. It guides the user through the steps required to recalibrate their finances on a deeper level, helping them to prepare for difficult conversations, set achievable goals, create their own personal budget - and then stay on track. Each section is designed to help the user map out every part of their journey on their own terms, with insights, anecdotes and contributions (in the form of quotes from mental health/finance professionals and people who have been through the process themselves) to encourage and give context. This journal includes twelve weeks' worth of space for goal monitoring, budget and expense tracking and saving/debt payoff progress. Contributor Bio When Clare Seal reached what seemed like a breaking point in her relationship with money in spring 2019, she turned to Instagram to make herself accountable, posting anonymously about her journey out of debt as @myfrugalyear. She immediately struck a chord, and in just one year found a following of 45k people, her posts offering advice and solidarity to a growing community of people in a similar situation. A new voice on the finance scene, Clare has already been sought out by the Telegraph, Huffington Post, Grazia and Hello! Magazine to give her opinion on topics relating to debt, money and the challenges facing millennials. Clare Seal is a working mother of two, and lives with her husband and children in South West England.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Gillian Marsh series

Swimming with Sharks By (author) Anna Legat Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Swimming with Sharks is the scintillating new novel by acclaimed author Anna Legat, and the first in the DI Gillian Marsh series.

When fortysomething Nicola Eagles goes on the holiday of a lifetime to the Maldives, she never dreams she?ll fall in love ? she?s too shy, too set in her ways. But then she meets someone who changes her life for ever?

9781783759651 English 244 pages

Just when things seem to be going right for Nicola, though, she disappears without a trace. Was it a voluntary disappearance, or was she abducted ? or murdered? When her absence is noted back in the UK, DI Gillian Marsh is sent to investigate.

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Gillian is a good detective but her life is dysfunctional to say the least ? and as she delves deeper into the case, she realises that she may be out of her depth professionally too. For Nicola?s disappearance is just the start?

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Contributor Bio

Anna Legat is a Wiltshire-based author, best known for her DI Gillian Marsh murder mystery series. She dabbles in a wide variety of genres, ranging from satire to dystopian. A globe-trotter and Jack-of-all-trades, Anna has been an attorney, legal adviser, a silver-service waitress, a school teacher and a librarian. She read law at the University of South Africa and Warsaw University, then gained teaching qualifications in New Zealand. She has lived in far-flung places all over the world where she delighted in people-watching and collecting precious life experiences for her stories. Anna writes, reads, lives and breathes books and can no longer tell the difference between fact and fiction.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Football Yearbook 2020-2021 By (author) Headline Jun 01, 2021 | Hardcover $75.99 |

'It's been the basis of my work since 1971. It's the internet between covers' John Motson 'The definitive chronicle of changing times for so many who love the sport' Ian Herbert, Daily Mail 'The Yearbook stands for authority and integrity' Martin Tyler 'The first reference book you should turn to' Daily Telegraph

9781472277213 English 1056 pages

Subject SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer

The Football Yearbook 2020-2021 is the market-leading book of football statistics, featuring 1,056 fact-filled pages with everything you need to know about domestic and international football. Since its first appearance in 1970, The Football Yearbook has heralded the start of each new season and served as the sport's book of record, faithfully chronicling more than a half-century of both tradition and evolution. Now in its 51st year of publication, the Yearbook continues to meticulously record the season just gone and look forward to the season about to start, all within more than a thousand pages of pure footballing facts and figures.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Football Yearbook 2020-2021 By (author) Headline Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $42.99 |

9781472277220 English 1056 pages

Subject SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Paper Mill Girl By (author) Glenda Young Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | 'Real sagas with female characters right at the heart' Jane Garvey, Woman's Hour

If you love Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you'll LOVE Glenda Young's 'amazing novels!' (ITV's This Morning presenter Sharon Marshall) 'In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice' My Weekly

'She's just a paper mill girl.'

9781472268563 English 352 pages

Subject FICTION / Sagas Distributor Hachette Book Group

Reviews All the ingredients for a perfect saga and I loved Meg; she's such a strong and believable character. A fantastic debut—Emma Hornby

Seventeen-year-old Ruth Hardy works long hours at Grange Paper Works, with her younger sister Bea, and spends her free time caring for their ailing parents. Their meagre income barely covers their needs, so when Bea reveals that she is pregnant out of wedlock, Ruth knows even tougher times are ahead.

Will resonate with saga readers everywhere...a wonderful, uplifting story—Nancy Revell

Ruth's hard work at the mill does not go unnoticed and it looks as though luck might turn when she's promoted. But when the arrival of Bea's baby girl ends in tragedy, Ruth is left with no choice but to bring up her niece herself. However, news of Ruth's plan brings a threatening menace close.

In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice—My Weekly

Although Ruth's friendship with the girls at the mill, and the company of charming railway man, Mick Carson, sustain her, ultimately Ruth bears the responsibility for keeping her family safe. Will she ever find happiness of her own? What readers are saying about Glenda's heartwrenching sagas:

I really enjoyed Glenda's novel. It's well researched and well written and I found myself caring about her characters—Rosie Goodwin

'Just wanted it to go on forever and read more about the characters and their lives' 5* reader review

I found it difficult to believe that this was a debut novel, as "brilliant" was the word in my mind when I reached the end. I enjoyed it enormously, being totally absorbed from the first page. I found it extremely well written, and having always loved sagas, one of the best I've read—Margaret Kaine

Praise for Glenda Young:

Glenda has an exceptionally keen eye for domestic detail which brings this

'Better than a Catherine Cookson' 5* reader review 'Wonderful read, full of rich characters, evocative description and a touch of romance' 5* reader review

'I really enjoyed Glenda's novel. It's well researched and well written and I found myself caring about her characters' Rosie Goodwin 'Will resonate with saga readers everywhere...a wonderful, uplifting story' Nancy Contributor Bio Glenda Young credits her local library in the village of Ryhope, where she grew up, for giving her a love of books. She still lives close by in Sunderland and often gets her ideas for her stories on long bike rides along the coast. A life-long fan of Coronation Street, she runs two hugely popular fan websites. For updates on what Glenda is working on, visit her website glendayoungbooks.com and to find out more find her on Facebook/GlendaYoungAuthor and Twitter @flaming_nora.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The DI Sterling Series

Retriever of Souls By (author) Lorraine Mace Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Brought up believing that sex is the devil's work, a killer only finds release once he has saved his victim's souls. Abiding by his vision, he marks them as his. A gift to guide his chosen ones on the rightful path to redemption.

Detective Inspector Paolo Sterling is out to stop him, but Paolo has problems of his own. Hunting down the killer as the death toll rises, the lines soon blur between Paolo?s personal and professional lives. 9781786156792

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Lorraine Mace is the critically acclaimed author of the D.I. Sterling thrillers. Rage and Retribution is her fourth instalment in this dark and gritty series. In addition, she is the humour columnist for Writing Magazine and the head judge at Writers' Forum where she also writed two columns. Lorraine lives in the warmer and sunnier clime of southern Spain. Find her at: Website: www.lorrainemace.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lomace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorraine.mace.52

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Running Free Breaking Out from Locked-in Syndrome By (author) Kate Allatt Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'Just amazing and inspirational' Jeremy Vine Can you imagine being trapped inside your own body? Able to see and hear everything going on around you but unable to move or speak - the blink of an eye your only way of communicating.

9781472275790 English 304 pages Headline Accent

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Fell-runner and fun-loving mother-of-three Kate Allatt's life was torn apart when what appeared to be a stress-related headache exploded into a massive brainstem stroke leading to locked-in syndrome. Totally paralysed, she became a prisoner inside her own body. Doctors warned her family she would never walk, talk or swallow or lead a normal life again. But they didn't know Kate. The words no and never were not in her vocabulary. With the help of her best friends and family she drew on every ounce of her runner's stamina and determination to make a recovery that amazed medical experts. Using a letter chart, Kate blinked the words "I will walk again". Soon she was moving her thumb and communicating with the world via Facebook. Eight months after her stroke, Kate said goodbye to nurses, walked out of hospital and returned home to learn how to run again.

Reviews Kate's life was torn apart... her recovery has been amazing—Daily Mirror Just amazing and inspirational —Jeremy Vine Just amazing and inspirational. —Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 presenter

This is the story of her incredible journey. Contributor Bio Kate Allatt suffered a huge brainstem stroke with locked in syndrome at the age of 39. Following her remarkable fight back to a normal life, she is now an internationally published author and inspirational speaker.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Summer at Sandcastle Cottage By (author) Christina Jones Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

It's a glorious summer in Firefly Common, the old-fashioned seaside village where Kitty Appleby (almost forty, recently-single, a bit of a Julia Roberts look-alike) and her friends, Apollo and Jemini, rent the delightful Sandcastle Cottage. But life is far from being all sunshine and lollipops as Kitty's elderly neighbours, the kindly but overbearing Mr H and his wife, keep reminding her, very soon Mavis Mulholland - the owner of Sandcastle Cottage - will return from her lottery-winning round-the-world-cruise, and will want her home back.

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Kitty, Apollo, and Jemini found themselves desperately on the brink of homelessness just before Christmas, and having to face this again is devastating. And the idea of leaving Firefly Common without finding out more about the enigmatic, mysterious Vinny pulls at Kitty's heart. As the scorchingly gorgeous Firefly Common summer unfurls, as Apollo and Jemini try to make their dreams come true, as Kitty tries hard not to fall spectacularly stupidly in love, and as Mavis Mulholland's cruise ship nears port who will end up living happily ever after? And where...? Contributor Bio

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Christina Jones has written all her life (as well as having millions of Proper Jobs including factory worker, secretary, nightclub dancer, blood donor attendant, barmaid, waitress, civil servant and fruit picker) and is the best-selling and awardwinning author of 27 books. Christina first had a short story published when she was just 14 years old. She has written for teenage and women?s magazines ? fiction and non-fiction ? for a number of years, had her own humour column in The Oxford Times, and has contributed to national newspapers. She is currently writing novel number 28 - Summer at Sandcastle Cottage.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Dead Idol By (author) Nick Tyrone Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | A twisty and page-turning debut thriller, perfect for fans of James Patterson, Andrew Raymond and Sam Bourne.

In a world of fake news, who can you trust?

Global pop sensation Noah Hastings takes to the stage for his sold-out concert. After singing his latest hit, Noah detonates a bomb strapped to his chest, killing himself and ninety-one of his fans.

9781786157805 English 224 pages

Speculation about the pop star's motivation for the crime runs riot until the authorities pin the blame on fundamentalist Islam. But what happens when Noah's inspiration turns out to be another ideology? Nina Hargreaves, an investigative journalist, travels around America searching for the real story. She gets close to the truth - but risks losing everything she has in the process...

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Nick Tyrone is a writer and political commentator who has written for the New Statesman, Daily Telegraph, Independent and Daily Express. He has also appeared on BBC News, Good Morning Britain, Sky News, Al Jeezera and Intelligence Squared. In 2017, he wrote the book Apocalypse Delayed: Why the Left is Still in Trouble about the future of UK politics. Nick lives in London with his family.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Rose Trilogy

The Silken Rose By (author) Carol McGrath Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

They called her the She-Wolf From Provence. She'd shape the destiny of England ... 'Powerful, gripping and beautifully told . . . will resonate with the #MeToo generation' - Kate Furnivall, author of The Liberation 'A feast for the senses and highly recommended' - Deborah Swift, author of Pleasing Mr Pepys 9781786157270 English 352 pages Headline Accent

Subject FICTION / Historical / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Fans of Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Philippa Gregory, will devour this compelling new novel, starring one of English history's most fierce and courageous forgotten heroines! 1236. Ailenor of Provence, cultured and intelligent, is only thirteen when she meets her new husband, Henry III of England. A foreign and friendless princess in a strange land she is determined to please him. And she knows that when the times comes she must provide an heir, to secure the throne against those who would snatch it away. Rosalind, a commoner skilled in the arts of needlework and embroidery, catches the young queen's attention and a friendship blossoms. But she is unprepared for the dangerous ramifications of winning the queen's favour ... As closeness, and soon love, develops between Ailenor and Henry, so too does her influence on her husband and her power at court. As France and Wales provide constant threat, and England's barons increasingly resent her influence, Ailenor must learn to be ruthless. Who should she encourage her husband to favour? Who can she trust? Caught in a web of treachery and deceit, her choices will define the fate of England. To protect her close friends, and her beloved children, Ailenor, the SheWolf from Provence, would do, and endure, anything ... 'A gripping tale of a much-maligned queen' - Henrietta Leyser

Reviews The scents, colours and intrigues of a medieval court provide a fitting background to this gripping tale of a much maligned queen—Henrietta Leyser, English Historian A love of medieval history shines through on every page. A feast for the senses and highly recommended to lovers of well-written historical biography—Deborah Swift, author of Pleasing Mr Pepys A very well-researched tale of a fascinating period—Joanna Courtney, author of Blood Queen Dives into 13th Century England with the relish of a peregrine's stoop. With the tastiest morsels of quail and the tiniest golden embroidery stitch, the novel steeps the reader in the life of a medieval court—Joanna Hickson, author of The Tudor Crown Powerful, gripping and beautifully told. A historical novel that will resonate with the #MeToo generation—Kate Furnivall, author of

'Well-researched ... fascinating' - Joanna Courtney READERS LOVE THE NOVELS OF CAROL McGRATH! 'The quality and detail of research stands out' Contributor Bio Based in England, Carol McGrath writes Historical Fiction and Non-Fiction. She studied History at Queens University Belfast, has an MA in Creative Writing from the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queens University Belfast and an English MPhil from Royal Holloway, University of London. The Handfasted Wife, first in a trilogy about the royal women of 1066 was shortlisted for the RoNAS in 2014. The Swan-Daughter and The Betrothed Sister complete this highly acclaimed trilogy. Mistress Cromwell, a best-selling historical novel about Elizabeth Cromwell, wife of Henry VIII's statesman, Thomas Cromwell, is republished by Headline. The Silken Rose, first in the "She-Wolves" Trilogy, featuring Ailenor of Provence, was published in July 2020 as a paperback by Headline Accent. Tudor Sex & Sexuality will be published in 2022. Carol speaks at events and conferences. She was the co-ordinator of the Historical Novels' Society Conference, Oxford in September 2016 and is an avid reader and reviewer, in particular, for the Historical Novel Society. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and Historical Writers Association. Carol lives in Oxfordshire with her husband. Her website is: www.carolcmcgrath.co.uk.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Inspector Ikmen Mystery

Blood Business By (author) Barbara Nadel Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Brothers Ugur and Lokman Bulut are locked in a bitter inheritance battle and need a sample of their mother's DNA to contest her Will. But when her body is exhumed, her corpse is found to be missing and a fresh body, with its heart removed, has been put in her grave. Assigned to the case, Inspector Mehmet Süleyman quickly realises that the heart has been illegally harvested, and his team has a murder inquiry on its hands.

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Meanwhile, retired inspector Çetin Ikmen is tracking down a missing person: Sevval Kalkan, a once-famous actress, who has joined an underground movement called the Moral Maze, whose mission is to help the destitute living on Istanbul's streets. The unidentified body in the grave cannot be Sevval's, but her shocking reappearance leads Ikmen to fear that she, too, is a victim of organ harvesting... Joining forces, Süleyman and Ikmen confront Istanbul's darkest underbelly to expose the horrifying truth of a city in crisis. Contributor Bio

FICTION / Crime Distributor Hachette Book Group

Trained as an actress, Barbara Nadel used to work in mental health services. Born in the East End of London, she now writes full time and has been a visitor to Turkey for over twenty years. She received the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger for her novel DEADLY WEB, and the Swedish Flintax Prize for historical crime fiction for her first Francis Hancock novel, LAST RIGHTS. To find out more, follow Barbara on Twitter @BarbaraNadel or visit her website www.barbara-nadel.com

Reviews The delight of Nadel's books is the sense of being taken beneath the surface of an ancient city... We look into the alleyways and curious dark quarters of Istanbul, full of complex characters and louche atmosphere —Independent Gripping and unusual detective story, vivid and poignant—Literary Review Impeccable mystery plotting, exotic and atmospheric—Guardian Complex and beguiling: a Turkish delight—Mick Herron Inspector Çetin Ikmen is one of detective fiction's most likeable investigators, despite his grumpy and unsociable character...think of him as the Morse of Istanbul—Daily Telegraph Praise for Barbara Nadel's novels: 'Intelligent and captivating—Sunday Times

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Good Samaritan By (author) C J Parsons Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | YOUR CHILD GOES MISSING. THEN A STRANGER BRINGS HER HOME...

Perfect for fans of FOUND by Erin Kinsley, I LOOKED AWAY by Jane Corry and NOW YOU SEE HER by Heidi Perks, this gripping emotional thriller will keep you hooked from the very first page. When five-year-old Sofia is taken from the park, her mother, Carrie, is beside herself with worry. Carrie has a condition which means she struggles to read facial expressions, so she is terrified she missed something that put her daughter in danger. 9781472276513 English 400 pages

Subject FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic

But just days later, Sofia is found unharmed. The police immediately suspect Josh, the man who found Sofia, but with no evidence against him they are forced to let him go without charges. Josh is keen to make sure Sofia is safe and well and Carrie is charmed by his kindness. Carrie also befriends Tara, a mother from the park who helped with the initial search party. But with the identity of Sofia's abductor still unknown, how much should Carrie trust those who have offered their help?

Are they good Samaritans or has Carrie missed the warning signs? Distributor Hachette Book Group

Contributor Bio C J Parsons was born in Britain and grew up in Canada. She graduated from Montreal's McGill University with a degree in psychology and went on to earn a graduate degree in journalism. She worked as a newspaper reporter at Canada's Globe and Mail before moving to Hong Kong, where she became a columnist at The South China Morning Post. She also spent two years covering crime, seeing first-hand the disturbing forces that drive people to kill, something that has informed her writing to this day. After returning to Britain, she moved into television news, working as a broadcast journalist for both the BBC and CNN International. CJ is now a senior producer at CGTN. She lives in north London with her twelve-year-old daughter.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Politics is Murder By (author) Nick Tyrone Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | A gripping political thriller set in the heart of Westminster for fans of Quintin Jardin's State Secrets and Tony Kent's Killer Intent.

'A gripping story of evil in the influential but murky world of think-tanks' Sir Oliver Letwin 'A tongue-in-cheek, Tarantino-style tour through the Westminster world of think tanks and parliamentarians' Professor Tim Bale, Queen Mary, University of London

9781786157782 English 224 pages Headline Accent

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Charlotte Heard is one of few women in the male-dominated world of a Westminster think tank. Quick-witted and resourceful she is a senior member of the team and the young women in the organisation look up to her. But she is determined to realize her ambition to become an MP. Her dream seems within reach when she finds herself in the midst of a shocking murder investigation. Someone is trying to frame her and Charlotte must find out why. Can she uncover the truth or will it derail everything she has worked for? Readers love Politics is Murder: 'A hilarious political satire bursting with black humour with an unforgettable anti-heroine' ***** Amazon Review

Reviews Nick Tyrone takes us on a tongue-incheek, Tarantino-style tour through the Westminster world of think tanks and parliamentarians that he knows so well. A blood-spattered satire that should please anyone with a strange fascination for politics and a slightly twisted sense of fun â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Professor Tim Bale, Queen Mary, University of London A gripping story of evil in the influential but murky world of thinktanks, written with an insider's eye for detail, and with a trio of heroines who make the House of Cards duo look like pussy catsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sir Oliver Letwin

'A fast-paced, witty and entertaining political thriller' ***** Amazon Review 'The story takes some unexpected twists and turns, into less recognisable situations that will have you laughing, turning the pages and pulling you along... Enjoyable, fast moving and well-observed throughout' ***** Amazon review Contributor Bio Nick Tyrone is a writer and political commentator who has written for the New Statesman, Daily Telegraph, Independent and Daily Express. He has also appeared on BBC News, Good Morning Britain, Sky News, Al Jeezera and Intelligence Squared. In 2017, he wrote the book Apocalypse Delayed: Why the Left is Still in Trouble about the future of UK politics. Nick lives in London with his family.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Cornish Escape By (author) Jenny Kane Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | 'A summer read as scrumptious as its Cornish backdrop. Brilliant!' Nicola May

Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Phillipa Ashley and Cathy Bramley, this summer romance is sure to warm your heart. Abi's life is turned upside down when she is widowed before her thirtieth birthday. Determined to find something positive in the upheaval, Abi decides to make a fresh start somewhere new. With fond childhood memories of holidays in a Cornish cottage, could Cornwall be the place to start over? 9781786157683 English 288 pages Headline Accent

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With all her belongings in the boot of her car but no real plan, a chance meeting in a village pub brings new friends Beth and Max into her life. Max soon helps Abi track down the house of her dreams but things aren't as simple as Abi hoped. Can Abi leave her past behind and finally get her happy ending? Previously published as Abi's House Contributor Bio

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Usually to be found within range of plate of hot buttered toast, a huge mug of black coffee, and with a bar of emergency chocolate tucked in her jacket pocket, Jenny Kane loves to spend her days writing in her local cafĂŠ. Jenny combines her past experiences as an archaeologist, university tutor, cheese seller, newsagent, hat maker, Robin Hood obsessive and data clerk, with the sights and sounds of everyday life, to weave tales of relaxingly relatable romance. Jenny's 'Another Cup of...' series has been a consistent bestseller, while Abi's House hit the Amazon Kindle top 10 and stayed there for many months. Jenny also writes historical mysteries under the name of Jennifer Ash. Find out more at www.jennykane.co.uk

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Gillian Marsh series

Nothing to Lose By (author) Anna Legat Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

The second installment in the gripping DI Gillian Marsh series

After a head-on collision resulting in four deaths and a fifth person fighting for his life, DI Gillian Marsh is sent to investigate.

9781783759637 English 200 pages Headline Accent

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Nothing seems to add up. How did four capable drivers end up dead on a quiet, peaceful country road?

As Gillian unpicks the victims? stories, she edges closer to the truth. But will she be able to face her own truth and help her daughter before it?s too late? Contributor Bio Anna Legat is a Wiltshire-based author, best known for her DI Gillian Marsh murder mystery series. A globe-trotter and Jack-of-all-trades, Anna has been an attorney, legal adviser, a silver-service waitress, a school teacher and a librarian. She read law at the University of South Africa and Warsaw University, then gained teaching qualifications in New Zealand. She has lived in far-flung places all over the world where she delighted in people-watching and collecting precious life experiences for her stories. Anna writes, reads, lives and breathes books and can no longer tell the difference between fact and fiction.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue One Glass is Never Enough By (author) Jane Wenham-Jones Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | If you love Milly Johnson, Trisha Ashley and Catherine Alliott, you'll love Jane Wenham-Jones's deliciously entertaining tale of love, friendship and secrets!

'Funny, realistic and full of insight' Katie Fforde 'I love Jane's writing!' Jill Mansell 'Feel-good' Woman & Home

'A brilliant book - perfect for a summer read' Sunny Ormonde 9781786157850 English 320 pages Headline Accent

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Three women. One bar. Three chances to live again. The opening of Greens Wine Bar means something very different to each of its owners. Single mother Sarah needs a home for her children and Claire is fulfilling her business ambitions. For Gaynor - who already has money, looks, a beautiful home in the picturesque seaside town of Broadstairs, and a generous, successful husband in Victor - it's just one more amusement. Or is it? While Sarah longs for love and Claire is consumed by making money, Gaynor wants answers. Why is Victor behaving strangely and who does he see on his frequent trips away? What's behind the threatening phone calls? As the bar takes off, Gaynor's life starts to fall apart. Into her turmoil comes Sam strong and silent with a hidden past - offering an unlikely friendship and maybe more. As Gaynor's confusion grows, events unfold that will change all of their lives for ever... Don't miss Jane's other delightfully entertaining titles, filled with humour and insight: The Big Five O, Mum in the Middle, Prime Time (shortlisted for the RNA's Romantic Comedy of the Year award) and Perfect Alibis are all out now! Contributor Bio Jane Wenham-Jones is a well-known author and journalist who regularly appears on radio and TV. She has written for a wide variety of magazines and newspapers, is a regular columnist for Woman's Weekly and the agony aunt for Writing Magazine. She has published six novels: Raising The Roof, Perfect Alibis, One Glass Is Never Enough, Prime Time, Mum in the Middle and The Big Five O, as well as three nonfiction books - Wannabe a Writer? and Wannabe a Writer We've Heard Of? plus a humorous yet useful diet book, written in the style of the Wannabe guides - 100 Ways to Fight the Flab and Still Have Wine and Chocolate. Jane lives with her family in Broadstairs, Kent, where three of her novels are set. For more info see www.janewenham-jones.com and www.wannabeawriter.com

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Eagles of the Empire

The Emperor's Exile By (author) Simon Scarrow Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

The gripping and action-packed new Roman army adventure in the Eagles of the Empire series by Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Scarrow. The perfect read for readers of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell.

9781472258458 English 352 pages

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Tribune Cato and Centurion Macro, hardened veterans of the Roman army, have faced the Empire's enemies from Britannia to Parthia, from Hispania to Judea. Now once again they are on a mission that will imperil their lives and those of all who serve with them. Loyal to the last to their comrades in battle, fearless in the face of the most brutal or barbaric opponents, they are the finest men the Emperor can call on in the service of Rome. IF YOU DON'T KNOW SIMON SCARROW, YOU DON'T KNOW ROME! Praise for Simon's novels: 'Scarrow's [novels] rank with the best' Independent 'Blood, gore, political intrigue' Daily Sport 'Always a joy' The Times Contributor Bio

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Simon Scarrow's novels regularly appear on the Sunday Times bestseller hit, and have hit the top spot. Simon's books include the Eagles of the Empire novels featuring Roman soldiers Macro and Cato, most recently TRAITORS OF ROME, THE BLOOD OF ROME and DAY OF THE CAESARS, as well as HEARTS OF STONE, set in Greece during the Second World War, SWORD AND SCIMITAR, about the 1565 Siege of Malta, and a quartet about Wellington and Napoleon. He is the author with Lee Francis of the thriller PLAYING WITH DEATH and with T. J. Andrews of the bestselling novels PIRATA, ARENA and INVADER. Find out more at www.simonscarrow.co.uk and on Facebook /officialsimonscarrow and Twitter @SimonScarrow

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The DI Sterling Series

Children in Chains By (author) Lorraine Mace Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Detective Inspector Paolo Sterling is determined to shut down the syndicate flooding Bradchester?s streets with young prostitutes.

When a child is murdered, Paolo becomes aware of a sinister network of abusers spread across Europe, and spanning all levels of society. But Joey, the shadowy leader of the gang, always seems to be one step ahead in the chase. 9781786156815 English 352 pages Headline Accent

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Has Paolo come up against a criminal he cannot defeat? Contributor Bio Lorraine Mace is the critically acclaimed author of the D.I. Sterling thrillers. Rage and Retribution is her fourth instalment in this dark and gritty series. In addition, she is the humour columnist for Writing Magazine and the head judge at Writers' Forum where she also writed two columns. Lorraine lives in the warmer and sunnier clime of southern Spain. Find her at: Website: www.lorrainemace.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lomace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorraine.mace.52

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Fugitive (Jack Lark, Book 9) By (author) Paul Fraser Collard Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Like all the best vintages Jack Lark has aged to perfection. Scarred, battered and bloody, his story continues to enthral' Anthony Riches Roguish hero Jack Lark - soldier, leader, imposter - crosses borders once more as he pursues a brand-new adventure in Africa. London, 1868. For five years, Jack Lark has run a thriving club in the backstreets of Whitechapel. But life takes a devastating turn when he refuses to bow down to the East End's most formidable criminal. 9781472263445 English 416 pages

A wanted man, Jack flees England. Together with his friend and treasure hunter, Macgregor, he joins the British army on campaign across Abyssinia, a high-stakes mission that returns Jack to the battlefield and on to the fortress of Magdala where the formidable Emperor Tewodros has taken British subjects prisoner. But life on the run can turn dangerous, especially in a land ravaged by war . . .

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Praise for the Jack Lark series: 'Brilliant' Bernard Cornwell 'Enthralling' The Times 'Bullets fly, emotions run high and treachery abounds... exceptionally entertaining historical action adventure' Matthew Harffy 'Expect ferocious, bloody action from the first page' Ben Kane 'You feel and experience all the emotions and the blood, sweat and tears that Jack does... I devoured it in one sitting' Parmenion Books Contributor Bio Paul's love of military history started at an early age. A childhood spent watching films like Waterloo and Zuluwhilst reading Sharpe, Flashman and the occasional Commando comic, gave him a desire to know more of the men who fought in the great wars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. At school, Paul was determined to become an officer in the British Army and he succeeded in winning an Army Scholarship. However, Paul chose to give up his boyhood ambition and instead went into the finance industry. Paul stills works in the City, and lives with his wife and three children in Kent.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer By (author) Jamie Redknapp Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'a great read' Daily Mail 'a fascinating book ... I really enjoyed it' Piers Morgan, Good Morning Britain 'a heart-warming, funny and insightful read. Perfect for a rainy day by the fire.' FourFourTwo magazine One of the Guardian's 'Biggest Books of Autumn 2020' 'A beautiful book about football, family, friendship and finding out who you really are.' JACK WHITEHALL 9781472271969 English 336 pages

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'One of the best books I've ever read about what it takes to become a pro.' FRANK LAMPARD For the Redknapp clan, football is a family concern; it's the family business. Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer is a deeply moving, heartfelt and beautifully personal account of growing up as the second son of Harry Redknapp, and also an enchanting love letter to football. "I'm Jamie Redknapp. Chances are my surname rings a bell. I want to introduce you to a colourful cast of characters from my formative years. Growing up, Dad and grandad 'Pop' told us tall stories from London's East End, but there was no artistic licence needed when I was actually kicking a ball about with legends like George Best, Bobby Moore, and Geoff Hurst. This book is the story of my childhood and adolescence. Like many others, I guess it's a pretty typical mix of caravans and lollies, sweaty T-shirts and paper rounds, cheese sandwiches and Glacier Mints, The A Team, E.T. and Chinese takeaways. But this is also the story of a journey through an extraordinary childhood obsession with football. One minute it was all about Shoot! magazine, endless keepy-ups and countless impromptu kickabouts. The next, I'm playing for Bournemouth Reserves against terrifying, fully-grown men.

Reviews A warm, family-orientated account. . . the tales are genuine which means that readers will feel as though they have a seat at a family get-together where reminiscences and anecdotes tumble amid much laughter.—South Wales Evening Post Part memoir, part manual, on playing your way to the top.—PA One of the best books I've ever read about what it takes to become a pro —Frank Lampard An engaging account of [Jamie Redknapp's] childhood and how he blossomed into a professional footballer in a family steeped in the game.—The People (Love Sunday) A great read... honest.—Daily Mail A beautiful book about football, family, friendship and finding out who you really are—Jack Whitehall

Then I got my move to Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool. I might've been living off gristly sausages and Smash potato in my dingy digs up on Merseyside, but I was living the dream. I was desperately hoping it was the start of something special. Contributor Bio Born in Hampshire in 1973, Jamie Redknapp made his debut for Bournemouth at the age of 16. He signed for Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool in 1991 and stayed at Anfield until 2002, in the process making more than 300 appearances, scoring in excess of 40 goals, and winning the League Cup in 1995 and both the Charity Shield and UEFA Super Cup in 2001. Redknapp subsequently played for Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton, and won 17 caps for England. He retired in 2005 on medical advice. Jamie is a principal pundit on Sky Sports' football coverage, writes weeekly columns for the Daily Mail, and is a team captain on Sky's two-time BAFTAwinning sports panel show A League of Their Own. He has two sons and lives in Surrey.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue One Summer in Cornwall By (author) Karen King Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

A gorgeous feel-good read, perfect for fans of CATHY BRAMLEY and PHILLIPA ASHLEY. When Hattie is hit with the double whammy of her landlord serving her notice and being made redundant, she decides it's time to rethink her life. Her Great-Uncle Albert left her and her father each half of Seagull Cottage, his home in the Cornish town of Port Medden, so Hattie seizes this opportunity to try and make a living from her passion for photography.

9781472278715 English 352 pages Headline Accent

Subject FICTION / Romance / Contemporary Distributor Hachette Book Group

The cottage is a bit of a doer-upper and Hattie plans to live there temporarily until she and her father can sell. She can use the money to find somewhere more permanent. But as Hattie renovates the cottage and finds her feet in Port Medden, making a home here starts to feel right. If only things weren't complicated by her unwelcoming neighbor, Marcus... Readers love Karen King's feel-good fiction: 'A great romance story by a superb author, I loved the main character from the start' 5* Amazon review 'Such a lovely summer book that I just couldn't put down! Absolutely loved the character of Ellie and I was desperate to see how everything would work out' 5* Amazon review 'The story takes you to wonderful scenes of pebbled beaches, rock pools, narrow streets and all the glory of summer. It's a great holiday read and even you if aren't on holiday it gives you a feel of that freedom and relaxation. You can't help falling in love with the main characters and following their every move with suspense. I loved this book and read it in a couple of days because once I started reading, I couldn't put it down! Highly recommended!' 5* Amazon review 'Most enjoyable read. Always interesting. Very believable characters. I can thoroughly recommend it. What could be a better summer read than one set in beautiful Cornwall' 5* Amazon review 'This was a truly delightful book to read. Just light-hearted feel good.' 5* Amazon review Contributor Bio Karen King is a multi-published author of romantic fiction and children's books. She has had eight romantic novels published, 120 children's books, two young adult novels, and several short stories for women's magazines. The Cornish Hotel by the Sea published by Accent Press, became an international bestseller, reaching the top one hundred in the Kindle charts in both the UK and Australia. Her next book for Headline, One Summer in Cornwall, is set in Port Medden again and features some of the characters from The Cornish Hotel by the Sea. Karen is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association, the Society of Authors and the Society of Women Writers and Journalists. Karen now lives in Spain where she loves to spend her non-writing time exploring the quaint local towns with her husband, Dave, when she isn't sunbathing or swimming in the pool, that is.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Summer of Taking Chances By (author) Lynne Shelby Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | Would you take the second chance you've always dreamed of?

'A wonderful fresh new talent' Katie Fforde

It's been ten years since Emma Stevens last laid eyes on Jake Murray. When he left the small seaside village of South Quay to chase the limelight, Emma's dreams left with him.

9781786157348 English 288 pages Headline Accent

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Now Emma is content living a quiet and uneventful life in South Quay. It's far from the life she imagined, but at least her job at the local hotel has helped heal her broken heart. But when Jake returns home for the summer to escape the spotlight, Emma's feelings quickly come flooding back. There's clearly a connection between them, but Jake has damaged her heart once already - will she ever be able to give him a second chance? Escape with this perfect, heartwarming summer romance, for fans of Sue Moorcroft and Miranda Dickinson. Readers love THE SUMMER OF TAKING CHANCES: 'I highly recommend if you are looking for a perfect summery story' NetGalley reviewer 'A lovely escapism read' NetGalley reviewer 'I haven't been able to put this one down! It's absolutely gorgeous and I highly recommend' NetGalley reviewer 'Enjoyable reading' NetGalley reviewer 'Great characters and a really good storyline' NetGalley reviewer Contributor Bio Lynne Shelby writes contemporary women's fiction and romance. Her debut novel, French Kissing won the Accent Press and Woman magazine Writing Competition. When not writing or reading, Lynne can usually be found at the theatre or exploring a foreign city with her writer's notebook, camera and sketchbook in hand. She lives in London with her husband and has three adult children who live nearby. Connect with Lynne Shelby on Twitter @LynneB1, Facebook /LynneShelbyWriter, or visit her website at www.lynneshelby.com

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Tempus U Time Travel series

A Remedy In Time By (author) Jennifer Macaire Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

A new disease is decimating the large mammal population and is poised to infect humans. Its resemblance to a typhus from the last ice age is troubling, and so two scientists are sent back to get blood samples from the megafauna of the time, including the sabre tooth tiger. Upon arrival, one scientist is killed and the other calls for help - but her rescuers are part of a cabal that created the disease and now wants to cash in on it - only she knows, and so she must die.

9781786157904 English 192 pages Headline Accent

Subject FICTION / Science Fiction / Time Travel

From the futuristic cities on Earth and Mars to the wilds of the Paleolithic era, Robin must find a way to stay alive and return to her time with the antibodies that will save the lives of millions. Contributor Bio Jennifer Macaire is an American living in France. She likes to read, eat chocolate, and plays a mean game of golf. She grew up in upstate New York, Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. She graduated from St Peter and Paul High School in St Thomas and moved to NYC where she modelled for five years for Elite. She went to France and met her husband at the polo club. All that is true. But she mostly likes to make up stories.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Boy I Love

All the Beauty of the Sun The Boy I Love: Book Two By (author) Marion Husband Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | Two young men meet in Soho - for one of them this is love at first sight, for the other only lust and guilt . . .

'Marion Husband explores the morality of wartime Britain with intelligent and compassionate insight' Mslexia

9781786157591 English 288 pages Headline Accent

Subject FICTION / Historical / World War I Distributor Hachette Book Group

In 1925, Paul Harris returns to England from self-imposed exile in Tangiers in order to put on an exhibition of his paintings. In this move he is leaving behind Patrick, the man he has loved since they met in the trenches in 1918, needing to discover if he has the strength to live without him and wanting to explore the kind of life he might have lived had it not been for the war. In Bohemian Soho, Paul meets Edmund. Paul begins to believe that he may have another life to live, free of the guilt and regrets of the past. But the past is not so easy to escape, and when Patrick follows Paul to London a decision must be made that will change everything. Just some of the amazing GOODREADS REVIEWS: 'Another fantastic book by Marion Husband.' 'I just love the way Marion Husband writes. There is not a single rock left unturned.' 'Don't miss this series - if you love the power of words, words rich in layer and tone . . . you will love them. Can't recommend them enough.' Contributor Bio Marion Husband has an MA in Creative Writing and has taught creative writing for many years for the Open University and has lectured on Creative Writing MA courses. Her bestselling Boy I Love series was awarded the Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award and The Blackwell Prize. She is married with two grown up children and lives in Norton in the Tees Valley.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Chronicles of St Mary

Another Time, Another Place By (author) Jodi Taylor Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

The twelfth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series. If you love Jasper Fforde, Ben Aaronovitch or Doctor Who, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. At long last it's all over. Job done. Max has her life back and everything is set for the traditional happy ending. Except, this is St Mary's and if something can go wrong it will. Disaster is piled upon catastrophe. A new Head of Security. A new Director of St Mary's. Historians lost in time. And Max dishonourably discharged. 9781472273208 English 352 pages

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Jobless and homeless, she receives an offer she cannot refuse and suddenly finds herself in another time and another place. Just a way to pass the weeks until she can reunite with Leon - or so she thinks. Because events are on the move and, as usual, St Mary's is at the centre of the storm. Contributor Bio

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Jodi Taylor is the internationally bestselling author of the Chronicles of St Mary's series, the story of a bunch of disaster prone individuals who investigate major historical events in contemporary time. Do NOT call it time travel! She is also the author of the Time Police series - a St Mary's spinoff and gateway into the world of an all-powerful, international organisation who are NOTHING like St Mary's. Except, when they are. Alongside these, Jodi is known for her gripping supernatural thrillers featuring Elizabeth Cage together with the enchanting Frogmorton Farm series - a fairy story for adults. Born in Bristol and now living in Gloucester (facts both cities vigorously deny), she spent many years with her head somewhere else, much to the dismay of family, teachers and employers, before finally deciding to put all that daydreaming to good use and write a novel. Nearly twenty books later, she still has no idea what she wants to do when she grows up.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Mistress Cromwell By (author) Carol McGrath Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

"One of my favourite Tudor set books . . . A wonderfully vivid read." Nicola Cornick Young widow Elizabeth Williams is determined to make a success of the business she inherited from her merchant father. But an independent woman draws the wrong kind of attention, and Elizabeth soon realises she has enemies - enemies who know the dark truth about her dead husband.

9781472280039 English 400 pages Headline Accent

Subject FICTION / Historical / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Happiness arrives when Elizabeth meets rapidly rising lawyer, Thomas Cromwell. Their marriage begins in mutual love and respect - but it isn't easy being the wife of an ambitious courtier in Henry VIII's London. The city is both merciless and filled with temptation, and Elizabeth soon realises she must take care in the life she has chosen . . . or risk losing everything. Acclaim for Mistress Cromwell: 'A delicious frisson of danger slithers through every page of the book. Enthralling.' Karen Maitland 'A delicate and detailed portrayal, absolutely beautifully done. Captivating.' Suzannah Dunn 'Rich, vivid and immersive, an enthralling story of the turbulent Tudor era.' Nicola Cornick Contributor Bio Based in England, Carol McGrath writes Historical Fiction and Non-Fiction. She studied History at Queens University Belfast, has an MA in Creative Writing from the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queens University Belfast and an English MPhil from Royal Holloway, University of London. The Handfasted Wife, first in a trilogy about the royal women of 1066 was shortlisted for the RoNAS in 2014. The Swan-Daughter and The Betrothed Sister complete this highly acclaimed trilogy. Mistress Cromwell, a best-selling historical novel about Elizabeth Cromwell, wife of Henry VIII's statesman, Thomas Cromwell, is republished by Headline. The Silken Rose, first in the "She-Wolves" Trilogy, featuring Ailenor of Provence, was published in July 2020 as a paperback by Headline Accent. Tudor Sex & Sexuality will be published in 2022. Carol speaks at events and conferences. She was the co-ordinator of the Historical Novels' Society Conference, Oxford in September 2016 and is an avid reader and reviewer, in particular, for the Historical Novel Society. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and Historical Writers Association. Carol lives in Oxfordshire with her husband. Her website is: www.carolcmcgrath.co.uk.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Boy I Love

Paper Moon The Boy I Love: Book Three By (author) Marion Husband Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Following on from The Boy I Love, Marion Husband's highly acclaimed debut novel, Paper Moon explores the complexities of love and loyalty against a backdrop of a world transformed by war. 'Husband's novels are compelling page turners with hidden secrets and complex love lives that vividly convey the aftermath of dreadful conflicts.' The Northern Echo

9781786157584 English 368 pages Headline Accent

Subject FICTION / Historical / World War II

In 1938, Spitfire pilot Bobby Harris moves to London where he's picked up by Jason Hargreaves, a society photographer, and poses with model Nina Tate. The passionate love affair between Bobby and Nina lasts through the turmoil of World War Two but is tested when his plane is shot down. Disfigured and wanting to hide from the world, Bobby retreats from Bohemian Soho to the empty house his grandfather has left him, a house haunted by the secrets of Bobby's childhood, where the mysteries of his past are gradually unravelled and he discovers that love is more than skin deep. Just some of the amazing GOODREADS REVIEWS: 'Absolutely marvellous!!! I was enthralled.'

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'Fantastic. I couldn't put the book down.' 'What a whirlwind this book is, so evocative of its time and compelling. It has an unexpected - and understated - intensity that quite bowled me over.' Contributor Bio Marion Husband has an MA in Creative Writing and has taught creative writing for many years for the Open University and has lectured on Creative Writing MA courses. Her bestselling Boy I Love series was awarded the Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award and The Blackwell Prize. She is married with two grown up children and lives in Norton in the Tees Valley.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Pundamentalist 1,000 jokes you (probably) haven't heard before By (author) Gary Delaney Jul 20, 2021 | Hardcover $24.99 |

Gary Delaney, one-liner extraordinaire, has appeared on shows like Mock the Week and written for the likes of Jimmy Carr, Jason Manford, and James Corden. Now, for the first time, comes the first collection of his finest jokes. Featuring the likes of:

Garden centres can't reopen fast enough for me, I've been living on borrowed thyme. We can't even afford a garden, so when my girlfriend bought us a trampoline I hit the roof. 9781472277435 English 288 pages

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Sure everyone cares about straws killing dolphins now, but they've been breaking camels' backs for years. Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration, which explains why Prince Andrew is so stupid. Sad news: The British simile champion has died. We shall not see his like again. My mom doesn't trust my dad's secretary. I asked her why, and she just said 'I've seen her type before'. Today someone told me that I look good with a salt 'n' pepper beard, so I took that as a condiment. My French pen friend just said 'Le Monde', which means the world to me. Can anyone tell me what FOMO stands for? Everyone else seems to know. Actors have got Equity, Magicians have got the Magic Circle, but it's a shame ventriloquists don't have anyone to speak for them. Does anyone know if it's safe to dye your pubes? It's a bit of a grey area. And make sure you look out for Gary's next book, about Stockholm Syndrome: it starts off badly but by the end you'll really enjoy it . . . Contributor Bio Double Sony Award Winner, regular on Mock The Week, star of Live at the Apollo, Gary Delaney is a stand-up comedian and comedy writer. He is the only comic ever to have got two gags in the same top 10 for Dave's TV Funniest Jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe. His last tour was extended four times and took in over 200 venues. PUNDAMENTALIST is his first book.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Boy I Love 1

The Boy I Love Book One By (author) Marion Husband Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | 'As with all the best novelists, Husband's talent seems to draw its energy from the experience of writing from perspectives far removed from her own as she inhabits other genders, other sexualities, other eras' Patrick Gale

Lieutenant Paul Harris returns from the trenches to his father's home after suffering from shell shock. Paul's lover Adam awaits, but so too does Margot, the pregnant fiancĂŠe of his dead brother, whom Paul feels an obligation to care for. Forced to hide his true desires, Paul must decide where his loyalty and his heart lie. 9781786157614 English 256 pages Headline Accent

Subject FICTION / Historical / World War I Distributor Hachette Book Group

Set in the aftermath of World War I, Marion Husband's moving novel illuminates the difficulties faced in the post-war period by former soldiers, and explores early twentieth-century taboos, love and betrayal. Through vivid flashbacks, effortless prose and realistic dialect, 'the love that dare not speak its name' is explored with true feeling and passion. Exploring the prejudice of only a few generations ago, The Boy I Love is a classic love story. Just some of the amazing GOODREADS REVIEWS: 'A beautiful, melancholy book which feels terribly true to its time and to the characters.' 'A wonderful book. One of those that I just couldn't put down.' 'I absolutely loved this book. Found it utterly unputdownable.' Contributor Bio Marion Husband has an MA in Creative Writing and has taught creative writing for many years for the Open University and has lectured on Creative Writing MA courses. Her bestselling Boy I Love series was awarded the Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award and The Blackwell Prize. She is married with two grown up children and lives in Norton in the Tees Valley.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Which Way to Happiness? By (author) Christina Bradley Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

If you love Sophie Kinsella, Holly Bourne and Lucy Vine, you'll LOVE Christina Bradley!

9781472263339 English 432 pages

Subject FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy

'Thirty is a pacy, up-to-the-minute romp of a book that's packed with humour, friendship and romance. Most importantly, it has a real life-affirming, selfaffirming message that left me with a smile on my face and a spring in my step' Sophie Ranald, author of Sorry Not Sorry 'Well written, witty and totally original' 5* reader review 'Hilarious, very entertaining and you don't want to stop reading!' 5* reader review 'Cheeringly good!' 5* reader review 'Laugh-out loud funny' 5* reader review 'Funny, easy, addictive read!' 5* reader review

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'Hilarious, on point read about being single!' 5* reader review

Thirty days till she turns thirty... Just thirty dates to find The One... Bella Edwards is a hot mess. Days away from turning thirty, single, struggling to reconcile where she is with where she imagined she'd be by this point in her life, Bella has come to believe her entire future happiness is based on meeting 'The One'. After an unfortunate encounter with a fortune teller, where it seems Bella's single fate is sealed, she hops on a plane from London to New York to seek the wisdom of her best friend who, in turn, presents Bella with a challenge: thirty dates in thirty days before Bella turns thirty. Challenge accepted, Bella embarks on a crazy road trip across America to San Contributor Bio Christina Bradley started her career as an actress, living and working in British Columbia, Canada. This was when her love for storytelling first began. It wasn't until she moved back to London some years later, that her love affair with writing, finally took hold. Single at that time and fairly new to her thirties, she began reflecting on what this 'coming of age' meant, and the process of reconciling where you are, with where you'd always imagined you'd be. Christina observed this wasn't something she was experiencing alone, it was a much larger conversation (and basically an epidemic) amongst most of her single friends everyone seemed to be in a blind-panic about turning thirty, and still searching for The One. Thirty was written in response. Alongside her writing, Christina is the founder of the Communication Campus, helping individuals, brands and businesses communicate their message and their stories in front of live audiences. Christina, lives by the sea and is currently writing her next novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Cornish Wedding By (author) Jenny Kane Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | 'I'm a big fan of Jenny Kane' Katie Fforde

Perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley, Heidi Swain and Milly Johnson, A Cornish Wedding is the best kind of summer escape. Abi has what she's always dreamed of: her perfect Cornish cottage, great friends and a gorgeous boyfriend. But her idyll is shattered when a new neighbour moves in next door.

9781786157843 English 400 pages Headline Accent

Subject FICTION / Women Distributor

Rude and obnoxious, Cassandra doesn't make a good first impression on Abi. But with the unexpected wedding of one of Abi's friends to prepare for, Abi has bigger things to worry about. However, avoiding her new neighbour proves harder than expected and Abi and Cassandra soon realise they might have more in common than they first thought. . . But with the wedding only weeks away, can they set aside their differences before the big day? Previously published as Abi's Neighbour Contributor Bio

Hachette Book Group Usually to be found within range of plate of hot buttered toast, a huge mug of black coffee, and with a bar of emergency chocolate tucked in her jacket pocket, Jenny Kane loves to spend her days writing in her local cafĂŠ. Jenny combines her past experiences as an archaeologist, university tutor, cheese seller, newsagent, hat maker, Robin Hood obsessive and data clerk, with the sights and sounds of everyday life, to weave tales of relaxingly relatable romance. Jenny's 'Another Cup of...' series has been a consistent bestseller, while Abi's House hit the Amazon Kindle top 10 and stayed there for many months. Jenny also writes historical mysteries under the name of Jennifer Ash. Find out more at www.jennykane.co.uk

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Between the Lines By (author) S. J. Butler Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | The closer you are, the less you see . . .

When Kev's girlfriend is killed in a hit-and-run, he thinks he's suffered the worst. Haunted by his past, Kev attempts to put his life back together, throwing himself into his new relationship with Stella and his job as a literary agent. Then a book lands on his desk that changes everything. And he quickly realises his nightmare has only just begun. 9781786157706 English 224 pages Headline Accent

Between the Lines is a darkly gripping psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Teresa Driscoll, K.L Slater and Shalini Bolland. Contributor Bio S. J. Butler lives and works in County Mayo, Ireland. Between the Lines is his debut novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Inspector Ikmen Mystery

Forfeit: Inspector Ikmen Mystery 23 By (author) Barbara Nadel

Jul 27, 2021 | Hardcover $36.99 |

GREED, LUST AND BETRAYAL LEAD TO MURDER in Barbara Nadel's twenty-third Ikmen mystery, as Ikmen and Süleyman work to uncover a tragic tale of dark secrets and double lives... 9781472273482 English 352 pages

Subject FICTION / Crime Distributor Hachette Book Group

In the early hours of the morning, Turkish TV star Erol Gencer is found dead at his home on the outskirts of Istanbul. But he is not alone. Beside him lies a Syrian refugee whose stomach has been split open with a cheese knife. Did Gencer kill his guest before committing suicide, or are they victims of a sinister double murder? The dead Syrian is soon identified as Wael Al Hussain, whose wife, Samira, is in prison for attempting to kill Gencer a year ago. At the time, no one believed Samira's story that Gencer's wife had planned the attack, but now Samira's sister begs Çetin Ikmen to re-examine her claim. Meanwhile, Inspector Mehmet Süleyman is on leave with his teenage son, Patrick, who is visiting from Ireland, but when Detective Kerim Gürsel's transsexual ex-lover, Pembe, is also murdered, shortly after confessing that Wael Al Hussain had used her for sexual favours, Süleyman knows he must help Kerim solve this complex case. Entering a world of the Syrian diaspora, where tales of mythical storytellers abound, Ikmen and Süleyman uncover a tragic tale of dark secrets and double lives where nothing is at it seems...

Contributor Bio Trained as an actress, Barbara Nadel used to work in mental health services. Born in the East End of London, she now writes full time and has been a visitor to Turkey for over twenty years. She received the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger for her novel DEADLY WEB, and the Swedish Flintax Prize for historical crime fiction for her first Francis Hancock novel, LAST RIGHTS. To find out more, follow Barbara on Twitter @BarbaraNadel or visit her website www.barbara-nadel.com

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Escape of Rose Alleyn By (author) Vivien Freeman Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | Must she choose loyalty over happiness?

January 1900. When her mother dies late in pregnancy, sixteen-year-old Rose resolves never to marry. She is resigned to a life of mind-numbing domestic work alongside her five siblings at Sawdons Hall. A chance encounter with the charismatic Mr. Pritchard leads Rose to make a bid for freedom, against family wishes, by accepting a job at his new bookshop in the market town of Widdock. 9781786158024 English 256 pages Headline Accent

Rose values her developing relationship with Mr. Pritchard and her strong female friendships, and her feelings for Mr. Pritchard deepen. But, just as she seems to have gained a free, independent life, family duty calls her home. Will Rose ever find her own happiness? A heartwarming and gripping family saga of love and the sacrifice of family duty.

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Contributor Bio Vivien Freeman grew up in North London and graduated in Art History from the University of East Anglia before settling in Ware, Hertfordshire. A published poet as well as a novelist, she taught Creative Writing for many years and has an M.A. in Scriptwriting from Salford University. She is a professional script reader. She now lives in rural Wales in the Vale of Glamorgan with her husband, the poet, John Freeman. Between them they have four children and three grandchildren. She likes visiting family and friends as well as frequenting art galleries and historic houses. She also enjoys gardening, walking, reading and listening to classical music.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Regency Marriage Laws

A Tainted Marriage By (author) Julie Roberts Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | Could her whirlwind marriage be too good to be true?

'A rollercoaster of a novel full of adventure, passion and the righting of wrongs *****' Amazon Reviewer on The Hidden Legacy A sparkling new Regency romance novel from Julie Roberts.

9781786159809 English 320 pages Headline Accent

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Alexander Kilbraith, Earl of Rossmore, keeps his heart guarded. Having lost his wife ten years ago, he vows never to marry again, meaning his reckless halfbrother, Geoffrey, is in line to inherit his title. Alex's desire for love is reignited when he meets the beautiful country girl, Grace Matthews. Not long after being acquainted but unable to resist her charm, Alex sweeps Grace into a passionate whirlwind marriage. But Grace is hurt when Alex's affections soon become distant. Left alone at Solitaire House in Dorset, she develops a friendship with Norwegian Sea Captain, Hugo Olsen, against social propriety. And with the prospect of a heir now threatening Geoffrey's potential of becoming Earl of Rossmore, he is willing to go to all lengths to destroy Grace's future... Readers LOVE Julie Roberts: 'An enticing story with romance, drama, some fabulous obnoxious characters and a real flavour of the time' 5* NetGalley review on A Tainted Marriage 'A most enjoyable read. Intrigue and mystery with characters who have had issues and emotional traumas in the past and then misunderstandings throughout the course of their relationship until the inevitable and happy ending' 5 * NetGalley review on A Tainted Marriage 'This is no ordinary Regency Romance. It is so well researched and written that you feel you're there with the characters all the time *****' Amazon Reviewer on The Hidden Legacy 'Meticulously researched *****' Amazon Reviewer on The Hidden Legacy 'Roberts has a sure, historical hand, and her use of a real 19th century marriage law to fire the plot is cunning *****' Amazon reviewer on A Tangle of Secrets Contributor Bio Julie Roberts has been writing since she was fifteen years old, spending hours filling pages with adventures in wild jungles, ancient castles, Cornish smugglers' coves, capturing foreign spies and out-witting aliens from space. Now, she writes Romantic Historical novels set in the Georgian/Regency era. She is also a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association, and at their Golden Anniversary Conference, was thrilled to achieve third place in the Elizabeth Goudge annual writing award. Find Julie on Twitter @julieoroberts, Facebook /julierobertsauthor, or visit her website at www.julieroberts.me.uk

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Drama Queen By (author) Sara Gibbs Aug 03, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99

During the first thirty years of her life, comedy script writer, Sara Gibbs had been labelled a lot of things - a crybaby, a scaredy cat, a spoiled brat, a weirdo, a show off - but more than anything else, she'd been called a Drama Queen. No one understood her behaviour, her meltdowns or her intense emotions. She felt like everyone else knew a social secret that she hadn't been let in on; as if life was a party she hadn't been invited to. Why was everything so damn hard? Little did Sara know that, at the age of thirty, she would be given one more label that would change her life's trajectory forever. That one day, sitting in a doctor's office, she would learn that she has never been a drama queen, or a weirdo, but she has always been autistic. 9781472274342 English 256 pages

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In this hilarious, compelling and shocking memoir, Sara looks back through her childhood, her teenage years into adulthood and considers the embarrassing, heartbreaking and hilarious moments that make complete sense now she knows she is, in fact, not quite like everyone else, after all. Drama Queen is both a tour inside one autistic brain and a declaration that a diagnosis on the spectrum is no barrier to life full of love, laughter and success. It is the story of one woman trying to fit into a world that rejects her and, most importantly, it's about a life of labels, and the joy of ripping them off one by one. Contributor Bio Sara Gibbs is a UK-based comedy writer, graduate of the National Film and Television School's Writing & Producing Comedy course and prolific tweeter. Her credits include Dead Ringers, The News Quiz, The Daily Mash, CollegeHumor, The Now Show, The Mash Report and Have I Got News for You. She is co-founder of satirical online women's magazine, Succubus, and the founder of The First Laugh Comedy Writing Competition for new writers.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Ship of Death By (author) Vera Morris Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | With a ruthless criminal loose on the Suffolk coast, life is anything but peaceful for the Anglian Detective Agency . . .

At Rooks Wood Farm, Rosalind Breen's twin sons grieve her death. Daniel shoulders the burdens of running the farm and caring for his brother, Caleb, who's shunned for his strange appearance. Meanwhile, Minsmere Bird Reserve is suffering a spate of vandalism and senior partners of the Anglican Detective Agency, Frank Diamond and Laurel Bowman, are enlisted to find the culprits. But shortly after taking the case, Laurel discovers the body of a young man dumped in one of the meres and the detectives are caught up in a murder enquiry. 9781786159939 English 320 pages Headline Accent

All evidence points to one suspect but can the Anglian Detective Agency catch the killer? Or will it take another death for the truth to be finally set free? Readers LOVE Vera Morris's Anglian Detective Agency series: 'I sat up to past midnight reading this book' *****

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'Full of twists and turns' ***** 'A book you just know you are going to like from the 1st page' ***** 'A perfect detective novel' ***** 'I started it early one morning and had finished it by bed-time that same day!' ***** 'A super read' ***** 'This book stands head and shoulders above the rest in this overcrowded genre' ***** 'Absolute must read' ***** Contributor Bio A self-confessed bookworm, Vera Morris studied Zoology at university and then went on to become a science teacher and, later, headteacher of a secondary school in Oxfordshire. After retiring, she turned to crime writing and hasn't looked back since. The Ship of Death is the fourth book in her much-loved Anglian Detective Agency series, set on the ever-changing Suffolk coast, an area Vera loves and knows well.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Gillian Marsh series

Thicker Than Blood By (author) Anna Legat Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

How far would you go when your back is against the wall?

Up to his neck in debt, Liam Cox looks to his elderly mother for a solution. But despite sitting on a goldmine, Mildred refuses to leave her farm behind. Alerted to Liam?s shady dealings, DI Gillian Marsh is sent to investigate.

9781783757664 English 400 pages

As Gillian?s case against Liam becomes personal, she does all she can to protect the frightened Mildred. But all is not as it seems. As Liam?s inheritance comes under threat and the pressure rises, how far will he go to repay his debts?

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When two bodies are found and family ties are severed, both Gillian and Mildred must be careful who they trust?

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue What Are Friends For? A Love Story By (author) Lizzie O'Hagan Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

SLIDING DOORS meets THE FLATSHARE meets ONE DAY IN DECEMBER in this sweeping, romantic comedy for the digital age! Perfect for fans of Josie Silver and Beth O'Leary. Everyone gives their friends advice when it comes to dating, but what happens when it all goes wrong?

Eve doesn't have time for dating, but having watched her best friend and flatmate have her heart broken one too many times, she reluctantly volunteers to play her Cupid. 9781472275035 English 368 pages

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Max is too much of a hopeless romantic to find the algorithms of online dating anything other than clinical, but he lives with his romantically-challenged best friend who desperately needs his advice. And after all, what are friends for? As Eve and Max become more involved in their best friends' relationship, they quickly realise there is a fine line between instruction and imitation, especially when they find they can't stop thinking about their best friend's date... Contributor Bio Lizzie O'Hagan studied Law before going into publishing, where she now works as a book editor at an independent press. She writes and paints in her spare time and can usually be found behind a laptop in one of Bermondsey Street's many coffee shops near her house share in London Bridge.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The DI Sterling Series

Injections of Insanity By (author) Lorraine Mace Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Detective Inspector Paolo Sterling has just six weeks to solve a series of murders by insulin injection, with nothing to connect the victims except the manner of death and a note left at each crime scene. The murderer, determined to avenge a wrong from many years earlier, gets close to his prey by assuming various identities. Can Paolo win in his race against the pretender? Contributor Bio 9781786156839 English 420 pages Headline Accent

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural

Website: www.lorrainemace.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lomace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorraine.mace.52

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue I've Got Mail The Soccer Saturday Letters By (author) Jeff Stelling Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

I've Got Mail is the brand new book from Jeff Stelling, the Sunday Times bestselling author and host of Sky Sports' iconic football show Soccer Saturday. Reproducing a selection of correspondence he has received down the years, Stelling tells some intriguing stories around his experiences in broadcasting and football. This charming book is by turns warm and funny, moving and poignant, and invariably underpinned by a deeply rooted love of football and people.

9781472279781 English 256 pages

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"It arrived while I was playing football. I remember my mum running towards me, dressed in pinny and slippers, waving a piece of flesh coloured paper, gripped in her hand, the print all in slightly faded block capitals. But the message from my new employer was clear and urgent. BERNARD GENT UNWELL. GO TO LEEDS IMMEDIATELY. COVER LEEDS UNITED V MIDDLESBROUGH It was the first and last telegram I ever received. It was a message that probably changed the course of my life. It was the first of many pieces of correspondence during my life which have made me laugh, cry or perhaps influenced my pathway in a more significant way. Receiving letters by post or via e-mail has always been important to me. Even now I feel slightly disappointed if the postman passes the door without anything for me, even though I know the chances are it will be a bill, a parking fine, a bank statement or a catalogue offering me clothing or garden furniture. The same applies when my inbox is empty save for someone offering a deal on a used car or urging me to change my energy provider. These days my mail is often from total strangers, usually with a simple birthday or autograph request. But at times the correspondence is emotional, and sometimes it is angry. Occasionally I'm entrusted with personal issues that the correspondents probably would not tell their closest friends. The only thing they all have in common is they start 'Dear Jeff'. Or almost all do..." Contributor Bio Jeff Stelling is a lifelong supporter of his hometown side, Hartlepool United. He was a presenter on LBC's Sportswatch programme in the early 1980s then moved to BBC Radio 2's Sport on 2. He later spent time as a sports newsreader before moving to Sky in 1992 to present coverage of horse racing, snooker and darts. Three years later Jeff became presenter of what is now called Soccer Saturday, a show he continues to host 25 years later. Between 2011 and 2015 he also fronted Sky Sport's coverage of the Champions League. Jeff was voted Sports Broadcast Journalist of the Year for five consecutive years, and presented Channel 4's Countdown quiz show from 2008 to 2011. He lives in Hampshire with his wife and children.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Make It Easy: Just One Pan By (author) Jane Lovett Aug 10, 2021 | Hardcover $38.99 |

Jane Lovett is known and loved for her delicious, original recipes that are always reassuringly fool-proof and deceptively straightforward.

Make It Easy: Just One Pan is no exception - packed with over 100 exciting yet totally fuss-free recipes for everything from quick dinners to weekend lunches. This cookbook is bursting with bakes, casseroles, gratins, dhals, hearty salads and frittatas of every description, all of which are made using just one pan, pot or dish.

9781472277879 English 240 pages

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You'll be sure to find inspiration whatever you are in the mood for, from a quick and creamy pea and ham risotto to roasted duck legs boulangĂ¨re, asparagus, anchovy and Taleggio tart or chicken, fennel & potato tray bake. There's also recipes for effortless puddings, such as toffee baked peaches or blackberry clafoutis. No more endless washing up, or unnecessary hassle, just quick, achievable yet always impressive recipes to get fantastic and flavourful home-cooked food on the table, whatever the occasion. Contributor Bio Jane is an experienced cook who runs popular cookery demonstrations from her home and around the country. Having trained at Le Cordon Bleu in London, she has taught at Leiths School of Food & Wine, contributed and produced recipes and food for cookery books and magazines as a food stylist, and run her own successful London catering business. Jane sends seasonal recipes via a newsletter from her website www.janelovett.com and you can follow her at @janelovettcookery on Instagram.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Not Just Politics By (author) Carwyn Jones , With Alun Gibbard Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

For nine years, Carwyn Jones was at the helm of Welsh politics. As First Minister from 2009 to 2018, he led the governance of an increasingly devolving Wales through turmoil and success.

9781472272034 English 352 pages Headline Accent

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Not Just Politics follows Carwyn from his roots in a small corner of Wales and childhood brought up as a Welsh speaker in Bridgend, to the 1980s miners' strike which inspired a career in politics. After graduating with a degree in law from Aberyswyth, Carwyn juggled being a barrister and local councillor while also caring for his wife Lisa, who was diagnosed with leukaemia shortly after their marriage. As part of the first cohort of Welsh Government Ministers, Carwyn has been at the heart of the growing shift from Westminster to Cardiff, and as First Minister he oversaw landmark moments that put Wales firmly on the world stage.

Reviews The must read life story of Carwyn Jones and his nine years as Wales' First Minister when he brilliantly led Welsh Labour to election victories and presided over major social reforms. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Gordon Brown

Contributor Bio Carwyn Jones is best known for his prominent role in British politics, as the First Minister of Wales from 2009 until 2018. Born in Morriston to a Welsh-speaking family, he grew up in Bridgend, and worked as a barrister before his political career. He is married with two children and lives in Bridgend.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue One Foot in Front of the Other By (author) Sue Woolley Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

THE HEARTWARMING AND UPLIFTING NEW STORY - PERFECT FOR FANS OF CLARE MACKINTOSH AND CATHY BRAMLEY. Since being widowed, Claire's life has been simple. She drives to work and comes home. She prepares meals for the week ahead. She feeds the cat. She drinks two bottles of wine . . . But one morning, Claire wakes up with no memory of the night before. What did she do? Even worse, what did she say to Philip - her oldest friend? 9781786159861 English 288 pages Headline Accent

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Deciding to give up alcohol is easy. However, Claire soon finds that the path to sobriety is an uphill struggle, and when she and Philip embark on the adventure of a lifetime, she soon comes to realise that the end of one road is only the beginning of another . . . Can Claire learn to trust in love again - and will she ever trust herself? Contributor Bio Sue Woolley is District Minister for the Unitarian Association, and has written two non-fiction titles: Gems for the Journey and Unitarians: Together in Diversity. One Foot in Front of the Other is her first novel, and he is currently working on the first part of a three-volume fantasy series. In her spare time, she enjoys walking in nature, cross-stitch and crochet. She lives in Northamptonshire

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Bob Skinner

Roots of Evil By (author) Quintin Jardine Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

Bob Skinner is back in the latest gritty mystery in Quintin Jardine's bestselling series, not to be missed by readers of Ian Rankin and Peter May. Praise for Jardine's gripping mysteries: 'The legendary Quintin Jardine . . . such a fine writer' Denzil Meyrick 'Scottish crime-writing at its finest, with a healthy dose of plot twists and turns, bodies and plenty of brutality' Sun 9781472255921 English 400 pages

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'Another powerful tartan noir that packs a punch' Peterborough Evening Telegraph 'Incredibly difficult to put the book down . . . a guide through a world of tangled family politics, hostile takeovers, government-sanctioned killing, extortion and the seedier side of publishing . . . Quintin Jardine should be . . . your first choice!' Scots magazine 'Well constructed, fast-paced, Jardine's narrative has many an ingenious twist and turn' Observer

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Quintin Jardine was born once upon a time in the West - of Scotland rather than America, but still he grew to manhood as a massive Sergio Leone fan. On the way there he was educated, against his will, in Glasgow, where he ditched a token attempt to study law for more interesting careers in journalism, government propaganda, and political spin-doctoring. After a close call with the Brighton Bomb in 1984, he moved into the even riskier world of media relations consultancy, before realising that all along he had been training to become a crime writer. Now, forty novels later, he never looks back.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Miner's Lass By (author) Glenda Young Aug 10, 2021 | Hardcover $36.99 | 'In the world of historical saga writers, there's a brand new voice' My Weekly

From the author of Pearl of Pit Lane, a dramatically powerful and romantic saga of tragedy and triumph. If you love Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, you'll LOVE Glenda Young!

Reviews Will resonate with saga readers everywhere...a wonderful, uplifting story—Nancy Revell

What readers are saying about Glenda's heartwrenching sagas: 'Better than a Catherine Cookson' 5* reader review 9781472268594 English 384 pages

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'Wonderful read, full of rich characters, evocative description and a touch of romance' 5* reader review 'Just wanted it to go on forever and read more about the characters and their lives' 5* reader review

'You're a Dinsdale lass, Ruby. Nothing and no one keeps us lot down.' A life of poverty in a cramped pit cottage is all that seventeen-year-old Ruby Dinsdale has known. Even with her father and younger brother working at the coal mine, money is tight. Her mother Mary is skilled at stretching what little they have, but the small contribution Ruby makes from her job at the local pub makes all the difference. So when Ruby is sacked, and Mary becomes pregnant again, the family's challenges are greater than ever. When charming miner Gordon begins to court Ruby it seems as though happiness is on the horizon, until she uncovers a deeper betrayal than she could ever have imagined. But although the Dinsdales are materially poor, they are rich in love, friendship and determination - all qualities that they will draw on to get them through whatever lies ahead. Praise for Glenda Young:

All the ingredients for a perfect saga and I loved Meg; she's such a strong and believable character. A fantastic debut—Emma Hornby Glenda has an exceptionally keen eye for domestic detail which brings this local community to vivid, colourful life and Meg is a likeable, loving heroine for whom the reader roots from start to finish—Jenny Holmes I found it difficult to believe that this was a debut novel, as "brilliant" was the word in my mind when I reached the end. I enjoyed it enormously, being totally absorbed from the first page. I found it extremely well written, and having always loved sagas, one of the best I've read—Margaret Kaine I really enjoyed Glenda's novel. It's well researched and well written and I found myself caring about her characters—Rosie Goodwin

'I really enjoyed Glenda's novel. It's well researched and well written and I found myself caring about her characters' Rosie Goodwin 'Will resonate with saga readers everywhere...a wonderful, uplifting story' Contributor Bio Glenda Young credits her local library in the village of Ryhope, where she grew up, for giving her a love of books. She still lives close by in Sunderland and often gets her ideas for her stories on long bike rides along the coast. A life-long fan of Coronation Street, she runs two hugely popular fan websites. For updates on what Glenda is working on, visit her website glendayoungbooks.com and to find out more find her on Facebook/GlendaYoungAuthor and Twitter @flaming_nora.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Tulip Tea Rooms By (author) Pamela Evans Aug 10, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99

A standalone saga.

9781472256799 English 336 pages

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Pam Evans was born and brought up in Ealing, London. She now lives in Surrey, near to her family and five beautiful grandchildren. For more information about Pam and her novels visit www.pamevansbooks.com.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue And Now You're Back By (author) Jill Mansell Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

One magical night in Venice, Didi fell in love. But it ended - and he left without even saying goodbye. Now, thirteen years on, Shay Mason is back.

9781472248510 English 416 pages

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The old spark is still there, but Didi's determined to ignore it. As manager of a stunning Cotswolds hotel, she's happy at last, and soon to be married. Anyway, Shay isn't staying. He's made a promise to his father. He's going to keep it. And then he'll be gone. But Shay's return stirs up a long-forgotten scandal in idyllic Elliscombe. It seems it's time for buried secrets to come to light. And, just maybe, this was someone's intention all along . . .

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Jill Mansell’s books are full of love, life and friendship and have been bringing joy to readers for twenty-five years. She started writing fiction while working in the NHS, after joining a local creative writing class. She has since written over twenty Sunday Times bestsellers, including MAYBE THIS TIME, THIS COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING and YOU AND ME, ALWAYS, and her books have sold over 11 million copies around the world. Jill's hobbies include buying stationery, particularly magical new colours of ink for the fountain pen she uses to write all her books – Jill is one of the few authors who still write their books by hand. Jill also loves peoplewatching and finding new characters to put in her novels. So when you’re out, make sure to always be on your best behaviour. And beware of beady-eyed authors carrying notebooks . . .

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Shetland Sailing Mysteries

Death from a Shetland Cliff By (author) Marsali Taylor Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Marsali Taylor returns with the eighth enthralling mystery in her gritty and thrilling Shetland Sailing Mystery series. 'This series is a must-read for anyone who loves the sea, or islands, or joyous, intricate story-telling.' Ann Cleeves

9781472275936 English 352 pages Headline Accent

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Reviews This series is a must-read for anyone who loves the sea, or islands, or joyous, intricate story-telling.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Ann Cleeves

As summer draws to a close in Shetland, indomitable sailor Cass Lynch is preparing to look after eccentric, outspoken Tamar, who is returning from hospital following a fall. Recuperation should involve a peaceful week in Tamar's isolated cottage but, on arriving at the house, Cass finds there has been a break-in . . . curiously, only some old papers are disturbed. Then the body of a man is found in a cove close-by and while it looks to be an accident at first glance, suspicions are quickly aroused - and soon the police have a murder on their hands. At the same time, Cass begins to suspect Tamar knows more than she's letting on about her family's ties to the local laird. As the family start to gather, secrets won't stay buried for long . . . This eighth novel in the series brings Cass back to her home waters, where she becomes entangled in a family saga of greed, inheritance and hidden truths. Contributor Bio Marsali grew up near Edinburgh, Scotland. Her summer family holidays were spent in a remote cottage in the West Highlands, the region where her detective Gavin Macrae lives. Like her sailing heroine, Cass, she has always been used to boats, and used her ?gap year? earnings to buy her first sailing dinghy, Lady Blue. She studied English at Dundee University, did a year of teacher training and took up her first post, teaching English and French to secondary children in Aith, Shetland. Gradually her role expanded to doing drama too, and both primary and secondary pupils have won prizes performing her plays at the local Drama Festival. Some of these plays were in Shetlandic, the local dialect.

Marsali teaches dinghy sailing at her local club, and is a keen single-handed sailor in her Offshore 8 m yacht, Karima S ? the double of Cass?s Khalida. A qualified STGA green badge tourist guide for Shetland, she now spends a good deal of her summer sharing her home with visitors from overseas. She is particularly interested in women?s history, and has published Women?s Suffrage

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Libby Sarjeant Murder Mystery Series

Murder on the Edge By (author) Lesley Cookman Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'With fascinating characters and an intriguing plot, this is a real page turner' Katie Fforde Super-sleuth Libby Sarjeant is back with her most puzzling case yet . . . a mysterious death at the local cliffs. Colin Hardcastle has arranged for two men to meet and discuss the sale of a house. But when Nick Nash - the owner of the property - doesn't show, Colin cannot begin to imagine the events he has set in motion. 9781472278319 English 256 pages Headline Accent

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Perplexed, Colin tells his friends in Steeple Martin, piquing the interest of Libby Sarjeant - and the Reverend Patti Pearson, who finds Nash's name strangely familiar . . . Despite her burgeoning reputation as a super-sleuth, Libby is somewhat loath to investigate what seems to be a tragic accident. But when two of Patti's parishioners ask for her help, Libby very quickly finds herself caught up in the mystery. Then Nash's body is found, and things take a darker turn. As the case unravels, biting deeper into the local community, Nash's shocking past is unearthed and it's up to Libby and her friend Fran Wolfe to help solve the case before it's too late... This is an addictive and unputdownable crime mystery novel perfect for fans of Faith Martin, J.R. Ellis and LJ Ross. Readers adore the much-loved Libby Sarjeant series: 'I have read all the books in this series and love them all' ***** GoodReads review 'Just can't get enough of reading about Libby and her friends' ***** GoodReads review 'The characters are so likeable. I would love to visit the mythical Steeple Martin!' ***** GoodReads review Contributor Bio Like many authors, Lesley started writing stories as a child. After a checquered beginning, including jobs as varied as actor, model, cabin crew and nightclub DJ, she fell into feature writing for publications including Business Matters, Which Computer and Poultry Farmers Weekly. She progressed to short stories for the vibrant Women's magazine market and, following a Master's Degree where she met her publisher, she turned to her first literary love of Traditional British Mysteries. The Libby Sarjeant series is still going strong, and has been joined by The Alexandrians, an Edwardian mystery series. Lesley also continues to work with her local theatre, which often finds its way into her books.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Cherry Tree Summer By (author) Kate Glanville Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Kate Glanville returns with a warm and escapist read of love and old secrets, set in a beautiful French farmhouse in Dordogne. Perfect for fans of Rosanna Ley. 'Poignant, warm, and unpredictable' Julie Cohen on Stargazing

When tragedy struck twenty-five years ago, Martha Morgan lost everything. Once a member of one of the UK's most prestigious bands, she now lives in solitude in the beautiful small village of Dordogne.

9781472279866 English 352 pages Headline Accent

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In attempt to piece her life back together Martha decides to rent her idyllic French farmhouse to holidaymakers for the summer, hiring the mysterious Ben to work as a caretaker to help reconstruct the dishevelled B&B. But when a vicious storm makes its way across the small village, tensions begin to rise. Martha, Ben and her guests are forced to pull together and they're about to find out that they have more in common than they realise - but it might mean jeopardising the old secret of Martha's past.

Readers love Kate Glanville's captivating novels: 'This is a wonderful, entertaining and gripping read that I cannot recommend enough *****' Amazon reviewer on Stargazing 'A lovely heart-warming story, could not put down *****' Amazon reviewer on The Perfect Home 'The best book I've read all year *****' Amazon reviewer on Heartstones 'An enchanting and captivating novel *****' Amazon reviewer on Stargazing Contributor Bio Kate Glanville was born in West Africa to Irish parents. She now lives with her three children in rural West Wales. For many years she has practised as a successful ceramic artist supplying tiles and tableware to many leading shops and galleries around the world. From childhood she has been passionate about writing stories.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Euphemia Martins Mysteries

A Death in the Hospital By (author) Caroline Dunford Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'A perilous predicament for the ever-resourceful Euphemia. Highly entertaining.' Penny Kline, author of The Sister's Secret 'Euphemia is charming and witty and completely adorable. Loved it.' - Colette McCormick, author of Ribbons in Her Hair

9781786157966 English 272 pages Headline Accent

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It is August 1914 and war has been declared. Spymaster Fitzroy returns from France with a team of highly trained spotters wounded and unfit for duty. While Euphemia's husband, Bertram, is away undertaking Fitzroy's next mission, Euphemia and Merry go undercover as nurses in the hospital where Fitzroy's four surviving scouts are being treated. It is feared one of them is a traitor and Euphemia must identify him before it is too late... At the hospital, Euphemia encounters a black-market racketeer, the impenetrable high security Ward D, and an old familiar face who believes some deaths on his ward are a result of foul play. Uncovering far more than she'd bargained for, Euphemia will need all her strength, wit and ingenuity to survive unscathed ... Contributor Bio Having previously worked as a journalist and then a psychotherapist, Caroline Dunford enjoyed many years helping other people shape their personal life stories before taking the plunge and writing her own stories. She has now published almost thirty books in varying genres, ranging from historical crime, to thrillers and romance, including her much-loved Euphemia Martins mysteries and a new series set around WWII featuring Euphemia's perceptive daughter Hope Stapleford. Caroline also teaches creative writing courses part-time at the University of Edinburgh.

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Reviews Impeccable historical detail with a light touch—Lesley Cookman, The Libby Sarjeant Series A Sparkling and witty crime debut with a female protagonist to challenge Miss Marple—Lin Anderson A rattlingly good dose of Edwardian country house intrigue with plenty of twist and turns and clues to puzzle through along with the heroine of the book, Euphemia Martins —Booklore.co.uk Euphemia Martins is feisty, funny and completely adorable—Colette McCormick, Ribbons in Her Hair

Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Club Twist

A Price To Pay By (author) Alice Raine Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Welcome to Club Twist, where the owners are just as sinful as the patrons ... Sizzling with passion, tension and twists, A Price To Pay is the second book in Alice Raine's addictive BDSM 'Club Twist' series, perfect for fans of 365 Days, E. L. James, Sylvia Day and Tara Sue Me. Sasha Mortimer discovered Club Twist on a trip with her best friend Robyn. With Robyn now cosy and preparing to move in with club owner Oliver Wolfe, it's Sasha's time to experiment and, with his wild blond hair and tall, broad frame, Marcus Price takes her fancy. 9781786152589 English 230 pages Headline Accent

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True to her 'live by the day' philosophy, Sasha doesn't do relationships, but she does do casual sex - and lots of it. However, due to his hidden demons, Marcus refuses Sasha's offer for a one night stand. A trip to Barcelona with Robyn and Oliver presents the perfect opportunity for Sasha and Marcus to get close, but even though sparks fly between the pair, he refuses to be swayed by her beauty and there's a price to pay if Sasha wants to pursue him. Can their explosive passion help overcome the pain of the past? Don't miss the beginning of this sensational series with Wolfe's Lair - out now! And look for Crashing To A Halt - coming soon! Contributor Bio Alice Raine was born in London and educated in Manchester, but now spends her time moving from place to place around the world exploring, teaching and writing. Wherever she is based, Alice lives with her ever-suffering but hugely supportive husband, their dog, and a crazy wild cat who keeps the whole household on its toes. Childhood was one long made-up story for Alice, with days often spent creating stories in her head. Mundane car journeys turned into a voyage of a secret stow away hidden under a blanket, and climbing a tree would become the challenge of scaling the wall of a magical castle. Originally qualified as an archaeologist, Alice soon realised that jobs in this sector were minimal and decided to put her enthusiasm to use by becoming a teacher. Now Alice splits her time between teaching and engaging her wildly overactive imagination by writing. Music is a huge influence in Alice's writing, she listens to everything from Snow Patrol and Linkin Park to Evanescence and REM. Alice enjoys writing a wide range of genres including comical real life stories and youth paranormal fantasy, but her first published novels are the adult themed series Untwisted.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Club Twist

Crashing To A Halt By (author) Alice Raine Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Welcome to Club Twist, where the owners are just as sinful as the patrons ... Sizzling with passion, tension and twists, Crashing To A Halt is the third book in Alice Raine's addictive BDSM 'Club Twist' series, perfect for fans of 365 Days, E. L. James, Sylvia Day and Tara Sue Me. David Halton, owner of Club Twist, begins a steamy relationship with Natalia after saving her from a drunk patron. Despite being the bartender at this sex club, Natalia is fairly inexperienced, and when David introduces her to his BDSM world, she doesn't know if this is really something that she wants. 9781786152619 English 256 pages Headline Accent

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When a fire erupts in the club, Natalia is trapped inside with the other Club Twist regulars, and David fears that he may have lost the only woman he's ever truly loved. With side-stories from Oliver and Robyn, Marcus and Sasha, and Nathan and Stella, this is a dramatic climax not to be missed. Don't miss the beginning of this sensational series with Wolfe's Lair and A Price to Pay - out now! Contributor Bio Alice Raine was born in London and educated in Manchester, but now spends her time moving from place to place around the world exploring, teaching and writing. Wherever she is based, Alice lives with her ever-suffering but hugely supportive husband, their dog, and a crazy wild cat who keeps the whole household on its toes. Childhood was one long made-up story for Alice, with days often spent creating stories in her head. Mundane car journeys turned into a voyage of a secret stow away hidden under a blanket, and climbing a tree would become the challenge of scaling the wall of a magical castle. Originally qualified as an archaeologist, Alice soon realised that jobs in this sector were minimal and decided to put her enthusiasm to use by becoming a teacher. Now Alice splits her time between teaching and engaging her wildly overactive imagination by writing. Music is a huge influence in Alice's writing, she listens to everything from Snow Patrol and Linkin Park to Evanescence and REM. Alice enjoys writing a wide range of genres including comical real life stories and youth paranormal fantasy, but her first published novels are the adult themed series Untwisted.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Murder in the Welsh Hills By (author) Vic Evans Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

In the majestic mountains of North Wales, retired MI5 agent Huw Cecil is reluctantly drawn back into a world of espionage and murder. While visiting his childhood home of Llangollen, Cecil becomes embroiled in a dangerous mission to obtain top-secret information that could lead to the total collapse of the NATO Alliance. But when his Russian contact is brutally killed, Huw knows that he is the next target.

9781786156907 English 192 pages

In a deadly game of cat and mouse, with no one left to trust, Cecil enlists the help of Lottie Williams-Parry, a local woman who is struggling to overcome her own dark secrets, and together they take on dark forces and evil assassins in a bid to outwit their enemies and expose the shocking truth... Contributor Bio

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Vic Evans was born in Wrexham and grew up in the town and on his aunt's hill farm in North Wales. Having worked in the aircraft industry and in engineering for twenty-nine years and taught in secondary schools for a further twenty years, Vic turned his hand to writing fiction. His first novel, Miriam, was inspired by his own family history as well as by the recollections of Wrexham men who fought in the Spanish Civil War. Murder in the Welsh Hills, his second novel, is a tense and gripping political thriller set in the rugged landscape of Llangollen. Vic Evans lives on the Kent coast and he has three children and four grandchildren.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue New Sheila O'Flanagan 1 By (author) Sheila O'Flanagan Aug 24, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NO. 1 BESTSELLERS THE WOMEN WHO RAN AWAY AND THE MISSING WIFE Delphine is at a wedding when the shocking news comes. Suddenly her life changes for ever . . . 9781472272621 English 432 pages Quercus

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Delphine has worked hard for her success and she knows she's got everything she wants. But not everyone agrees. Her opinionated family aren't convinced that living alone with no plans to 'settle down' could possibly make her truly happy, and no one appreciates it when she drops everything, day or night, whenever her boss Conrad calls. Yet Delphine wouldn't change a thing. And when Conrad makes her a surprise offer, it's clear that her hard work is going to pay off. A few short days later, Delphine's life is unrecognisable. The man who once broke her heart has suddenly reappeared, and a shocking tragedy turns her world on its head. Delphine must rethink everything that matters to her, and to those around her, and decide, once and for all, if love, family and a little compromise should come before career, security and independence . . . and if she's prepared to make that choice. Contributor Bio

Sheila O'Flanagan is the author of many bestselling novels including What Happened That Night, The Missing Wife, My Mother's Secret, If You Were Me, All For You (winner of the Irish Independent Popular Fiction Book of the Year Award) and Bad Behaviour. She worked in finance for several years, but always dreamed of writing fiction, and she is now a full-time writer, with over twenty bestselling titles published. She lives in Dublin with her husband.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue New Sheila O'Flanagan 1 By (author) Sheila O'Flanagan Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $24.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Remarkable People A Celebration of Goodness, Kindness and Humanity By (author) Dan Walker Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

In Remarkable People, Dan Walker, the host of BBC1's Breakfast, recounts inspiring stories of the courage and selflessness of people he has met throughout his career. An uplifting tonic for the darkness and negativity of recent times. 9781472278920 English 352 pages

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We live in an age of anxiety, besieged by bad news and uncertainty. But Dan Walker, the host of BBC1's Breakfast and Football Focus, is determined to shine a light onto stories of selflessness and compassion that seldom make the headlines. In the course of his professional life, Dan has encountered many inspiring stories of bravery and kindness. In Remarkable People, he recounts tales of incredible humanity, empathy, compassion, and a steely determination to transform lives, restore trust, renew hope. Remarkable People is the perfect book for these challenging times; an escape from the negativity of our everyday news cycle, and a tribute to courage and positivity.

Contributor Bio Dan Walker was born in Crawley in West Sussex in 1977. He is a TV broadcaster and anchor of BBC1's Breakfast. He also hosts BBC1's award-winning Football Focus and regularly presents Match of the Day. Dan's previous books are Dan Walker's Thronkersaurus: Football's Finest Tales and Magic, Mud & Maradona. He lives in Sheffield with his wife, three children and Winnie the dog.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Birds Fly East By (author) S. J. Butler Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

9781786159687 English 256 pages Headline Accent

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S. J. Butler lives and works in County Mayo, Ireland. The Birds Fly East is his second novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Club Twist

Wolfe's Lair By (author) Alice Raine Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Welcome to Club Twist, where the owners are just as sinful as the patrons ... Sizzling with passion, tension and twists, Wolfe's Lair is the first book in Alice Raine's addictive BDSM 'Club Twist' series, perfect for fans of 365 Days, E. L. James, Sylvia Day and Tara Sue Me Robyn Scott is a struggling writer living in London. The romantic comedies she writes just aren't cutting it anymore. All readers seem to want these days are hot, erotic stories. Her books need more spice and, on reflection, so does she. Looking for inspiration she stumbles across Club Twist. 9781786152572 English 230 pages Headline Accent

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A chance meeting with the enigmatic part-owner, Oliver Wolfe, awakens her own dormant desires. Tall, dark and with a wicked twinkle in his eye, Oliver agrees to help her with her research, but from the way he looks at her Robyn may end up getting a whole lot more than she bargained for... Don't miss the rest of this sensational series which continues with A Price to Pay - out now! And look for Crashing To A Halt - coming soon! Contributor Bio Alice Raine was born in London and educated in Manchester, but now spends her time moving from place to place around the world exploring, teaching and writing. Wherever she is based, Alice lives with her ever-suffering but hugely supportive husband, their dog, and a crazy wild cat who keeps the whole household on its toes. Childhood was one long made-up story for Alice, with days often spent creating stories in her head. Mundane car journeys turned into a voyage of a secret stow away hidden under a blanket, and climbing a tree would become the challenge of scaling the wall of a magical castle. Originally qualified as an archaeologist, Alice soon realised that jobs in this sector were minimal and decided to put her enthusiasm to use by becoming a teacher. Now Alice splits her time between teaching and engaging her wildly overactive imagination by writing. Music is a huge influence in Alice's writing, she listens to everything from Snow Patrol and Linkin Park to Evanescence and REM. Alice enjoys writing a wide range of genres including comical real life stories and youth paranormal fantasy, but her first published novels are the adult themed series Untwisted.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Euphemia Martins Mysteries

A Death at the Races By (author) Caroline Dunford Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

9781786157928 English 256 pages Headline Accent

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It is early 1914, the world is on the brink of war and newly-weds Bertram and Euphemia Stapleford have just returned from their honeymoon. But Euphemia's duty lies with her King and country and she is ordered to accompany spymaster Fitzroy as his navigator in an unofficial car rally across Europe. Their task is to collect top-secret information at a dead drop en route from Hamburg to Monaco. Masquerading as Fitzroy's younger brother, Euphemia endures the most terrifying journey of her life. Before the race has even begun Fitzroy's life is put in danger and further violent attempts to sabotage their mission soon follow. When British double agent Otto begs them to help prevent the assassination of one of the Kaiser's relatives, they don't know who to trust. For it is impossible to tell who is actively hostile, as opposed to merely competitive, in a race in which so many lives are at stake... Contributor Bio Having previously worked as a journalist and then a psychotherapist, Caroline Dunford enjoyed many years helping other people shape their personal life stories before taking the plunge and writing her own stories. She has now published almost thirty books in varying genres, ranging from historical crime, to thrillers and romance, including her much-loved Euphemia Martins mysteries and a new series set around WWII featuring Euphemia's perceptive daughter Hope Stapleford. Caroline also teaches creative writing courses part-time at the University of Edinburgh.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Hope Stapleford Mystery

Hope for the Innocent By (author) Caroline Dunford Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

It is 1939 - World War II is looming, Oswald Mosley has awoken fascist sympathies among the British aristocracy and, in London, socialites are gathering for the start of the Season.

9781786157560 English 240 pages Headline Accent

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Enter astute, Oxford graduate Hope Stapleford, whose quick wit, love of books and keen observations set her apart from her peers. Her rebellious friend, Bernadette, has persuaded her to take part in the Season, and Hope expects little more than a round of dull engagements and dreary introductions. But when an innocent, young debutante goes missing from their very first house party, feared to have been kidnapped or worse, Hope's curiosity is piqued. With Bernie and their new acquaintance, the amiable rogue Harvey, Hope soon finds herself thrust into a web of political intrigue that threatens the very heart of the nation... Contributor Bio Having previously worked as a journalist and then a psychotherapist, Caroline Dunford enjoyed many years helping other people shape their personal life stories before taking the plunge and writing her own stories. She has now published almost thirty books in varying genres, ranging from historical crime, to thrillers and romance, including her much-loved Euphemia Martins mysteries and a new series set around WWII featuring Euphemia's perceptive daughter Hope Stapleford. Caroline also teaches creative writing courses part-time at the University of Edinburgh.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Hope Stapleford Mystery

Hope Stapleford Mystery 2 By (author) Caroline Dunford Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

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Don't miss Caroline Dunford's previous mysteries featuring Euphemia Martins, as well as her new series featuring Euphemia's daughter, Hope Stapleford. For further information and to read exclusive extracts from Fitzroy's private diary visit: caroline-dunford.squarespace.com Contributor Bio

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Having previously worked as a journalist and then a psychotherapist, Caroline Dunford enjoyed many years helping other people shape their personal life stories before taking the plunge and writing her own stories. She has now published almost thirty books in varying genres, ranging from historical crime, to thrillers and romance, including her much-loved Euphemia Martins mysteries and a new series set around WWII featuring Euphemia's perceptive daughter Hope Stapleford. Caroline also teaches creative writing courses part-time at the University of Edinburgh.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue How We Got to Today By (author) Ben Ellis Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Alternately funny, tragic, and life-affirming, Ben Ellis' HOW WE GOT TO TODAY is a delightful mix of the everyday and the surreal, the romantic and the comic. Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell and Mhairi McFarlane. How can you find love, when you've lost sight of yourself?

Sheridan doesn't know what he looks like. There's nothing wrong with his vision, it's just that he's the only person in the world who can't see his own face. Despite this, he has it all going for him - a good job as an optometrist, a nice home, and a wonderful girlfriend. All until Heidi, totally out of the blue, dumps him. 9781786159724 English 240 pages Headline Accent

And to make matters worse, not only has she broken his heart, but she's disappeared. Distraught, Sheridan begins to search for her, and ends up finding himself along the way. . . This is a story about how sometimes it's the people closest to us that see us the best and, if we lose sight of ourselves, can tell us who we really are.

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Contributor Bio Ben Ellis lives in Worthing with his wife, son and step-son. You can find Ben online at www.b3n3llis.com.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Boy I Love

Shadows of the Evening The Boy I Love: Book Four By (author) Marion Husband Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | Return to the northern town of Thorp in this moving new addition to Marion Husband's bestselling The Boy I Love series.

'You, me, Eric, Paul Harris - even Margot - even Adele. All of us so messed up by the war we couldn't tell right from wrong.' 1964. The town of Thorp in the North of England has always kept its secrets. With so many husbands returned from the war changed men, there are some truths that can never be spoken. 9781786157836 English 208 pages Headline Accent

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And yet, Bobby Harris is determined to find out the truth about his father, Paul. Horrified by Paul's scandalous posthumous biography, Bobby must discover if he really has been lied to all his life. But in uncovering his father's secrets, he soon learns that it is not only his own family who will be affected by his search for the truth. Praise for Marion Husband: 'As with all the best novelists, Husband's talent seems to draw its energy from the experience of writing from perspectives far removed from her own as she inhabits other genders, other sexualities, other eras' Patrick Gale 'Don't miss this series - if you love the power of words, words rich in layer and tone . . . you will love them. Can't recommend them enough.' Goodreads Reviewer Contributor Bio Marion Husband has an MA in Creative Writing and has taught creative writing for many years for the Open University and has lectured on Creative Writing MA courses. Her bestselling Boy I Love series was awarded the Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award and The Blackwell Prize. She is married with two grown up children and lives in Norton in the Tees Valley.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Beyond Possible One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks ? My Life In The Death Zone By (author) Nirmal Purja May 04, 2021 | Hardcover $36.99

My comfort zone begins where most individuals quit. As a kid in Nepal, I went barefoot because my family had nothing. That's how I developed the resilience I needed for joining the Gurkhas - one of the most fearless forces in the British Army. Then against all odds, I became the first ever Gurkha soldier in more than 200 years of history to join the Special Boat Service where I served in the some of the world's most dangerous warzones, kicking down doors to capture enemy gunmen and terrorist bomb makers. 9781529312249 English 352 pages Hodder & Stoughton

But elite combat wasn't enough. I wanted more of a test. That's where my next project came in, something nobody thought possible - to climb all fourteen "death zone" mountains in seven months. The previous standard for conquering the world's most dangerous peaks was seven years, ten months and six days. I smashed through that achievement in six months, breaking several world records in the process. I'd have been even quicker had I not been called in to lead four perilous, high-altitude rescue missions.

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I knew that to quit on the mountain was to die. Even though I'd only started my climbing a few years earlier, as a hobby, I found I was able to adapt quickly to the deadly conditions. I was rarely fazed by the lung-burning temperatures or brutal winds and fatigue seemed to pass me by. Fear became irrelevant because I had belief. In the death zone, I came alive. There were intimidating challenges to negotiate away from the mountains, too. Financial hurdles had to be overcome in order to fund an expedition with a sixfigure price tag. Political negotiations with the Chinese government were required to ensure my entry to Shishapangma. And as I broke several world records, my mother was hospitalized. As the youngest son in a Nepalese family I was duty bound to care for her. My world fell apart. But this is what happens when ambition meets limitless imagination.

Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks - My Life In The Death Zone is the inside story of my incredible adventure. Contributor Bio Nirmal ('Nims') Purja MBE was born in Nepal. He served as a Gurkha and in the elite Special Boat Service (SBS) before leaving to concentrate on his passion for mountaineering and exploration.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Beyond Possible One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks ? My Life In The Death Zone By (author) Nirmal Purja May 04, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Broken Flowers By (author) Kate McQuaile May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Elegant, clever and totally convincing' Sunday Mirror on What She Never Told Me

********** Your mother. The one person you trust. What if you're wrong? Widowed Nan is on her way to her beloved son's wedding. She should be excited, but she is dreading her return to Paradise Place - a small area of Notting Hill that she hasn't dared set foot on for decades. Nan had arrived there as a young girl in the late seventies, desperate for freedom and a career as an artist. But, drawn into a dark obsession that spun out of control, Nan was forced to flee. 9781529403978 English 400 pages Quercus Publishing

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Reviews A fast-paced read—Prima A gripping family tale, moving easily from seventies London to the present day, chock full of twists and turns —Andrea Carter

And while the only thing seemingly connecting her son's wedding and her old secret life is Paradise Place, Nan quickly gets the impression that someone is watching her every move . . . someone she thought was dead.

A twisty tale—Good Housekeeping

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Elegant, clever and totally convincing—Sunday Mirror

'Everything you want in a thriller' Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths, on WIthout a Word Contributor Bio Kate McQuaile is a graduate of the Faber novel-writing course. She lives in London and works as a journalist, but is originally from Drogheda in Ireland.

Kate McQuaile writes fascinatingly flawed characters and domestic noir beautifully. The topic may be dark but the writing is so lyrical, you won't want to stop reading—Jo Spain

Broken Flowers is both twisty and empathetic. I love how Kate McQuaile's two unreliable narrators each vie for sympathy, and how, in a battle for psychological survival, no one tells the whole truth, even to themselves—Isabelle Grey A narrative that moves between 1970s London and today, a decades-old

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue In Search of the Rainbow's End Inside the White House Farm Murders By (author) Colin Caffell May 04, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

**THE TRUE STORY BEHIND NEW ITV DRAMA WHITE HOUSE FARM**

'An extraordinary book . . . both deeply moving and quietly inspiring' FREDDIE FOX 'A beautiful, very moving book' CRESSIDA BONAS 9781529309164 English 368 pages

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In 1985, the shocking murder of a family of five in a quiet country house in Essex rocked the nation. The victims were Nevill and June Bamber; their adopted daughter Sheila Caffell, divorced from her husband Colin; and Sheila and Colin's twin sons, Nicholas and Daniel. Only one survivor remained: the Bamber's other adopted child, Jeremy Bamber. Following his lead, the police - and later the press blamed the murders on Sheila, who, so the story went, then committed suicide. Written by Sheila's ex-husband Colin and originally published in 1994, In Search of the Rainbow's End is the first and only book about the White House Farm murders to have been written by a family member. It is the inside story of two families into whose midst the most monstrous events erupted. When Jeremy Bamber is later convicted on all five counts of murder, Colin is left to pick up the pieces of his life after not only burying his ex-wife, two children and parents-in-law, but also having to cope with memories of Sheila almost shattered by a predatory press hungry for stories of sex, drugs and the high life. Colin's tale is not just a rare insider's picture of murder, but testimony to the strength and resilience of one man in search of healing after trauma: he describes his process of recovery, a process that led to his working in prisons, helping to rehabilitate,among others, convicted murderers. By turns emotive, terrifying, and inspiring, Colin Caffell's account of mass murder and its aftermath will not fail to move and astonish. Contributor Bio Colin Caffell is a sculptor and ceramicist who, in 1985, lost his ex-wife Sheila and their twin sons to the Whitehouse Farm Murders. He wrote In Search of the Rainbow's End in the wake of the press scrutiny that followed. Caffell later became a counsellor and workshop facilitator, specialising in the field of trauma and loss. He now lives in the far west of Cornwall with his wife and their daughter, where they run their own art gallery. He is also an elected member of the Penwith Society of Arts in Cornwall.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Instructions for the British People During The Emergency By (author) Jason Hazeley , By (author) Nico Tatarowicz May 04, 2021 | Hardcover $15.99 |

'Funny, despite bloody everything' - Charlie Brooker An indispensable handbook to see the nation through lockdown, breakdown and meltdown. As Britain enters a period of tremendous upheaval, your government has requested that everyone immediately undertake a series of life-style changes that may test the nation's resolve. Most of it is simple common-sense, but common-sense may be new to you, especially if you are young, wistful or an imbecile. 9781529411942 English 112 pages Quercus Publishing

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Indeed, it should be noted that much of what is to come in the weeks and months (and months) ahead will be new to us all. But let us remember that, not so long ago, the same was true of pesto. We must not lose heart. With stoicism, courage and a substantial supply of alcoholic fortification, we will pull through this together and emerge from it a stronger (or weaker but more experienced) nation. Sir Clement Apricot-Wilson, Permanent Secretary The Department of Unforeseen Circumstances

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Contributor Bio Jason Hazeley (Author) Jason Hazeley is a comedy writer and musician who co-authored The Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups series and Cunk on Everything. Nico Tatarowicz (Author) Nico Tatarowicz is a comedy writer, actor, podcaster and musician, who has worked on the BAFTA-award-winning The Armstrong & Miller Show, Murder In Successville, Crackanory and Very Important People.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Maiden Voyages By (author) Siân Evans Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $19.99

A VIVID PORTRAIT OF WOMEN'S LIVES DURING THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL Before convenient air travel, transatlantic travel was the province of the great ocean liners and never more so than in the glory days of the interwar years. It was an extraordinary undertaking made by many women. Some travelled for leisure, some for work; others to find a new life, marriage, to reinvent themselves or find new opportunities. Their stories have remained largely untold - until now.

9781473699045 English 416 pages Two Roads

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Maiden Voyages is a fascinating portrait of these women, and their lives on board magnificent ocean liners as they sailed between the old and the new worlds. The ocean liner was a microcosm of contemporary society, divided by class: from the luxury of the upper deck, playground for the rich and famous, to the cramped conditions of steerage or third class travel. These iconic liners were filled with women of all ages, classes and backgrounds: celebrities and refugees, migrants and millionairesses, aristocrats and crew members. Full of incredible gossip, stories and intrigue, Maiden Voyages has a diverse cast of inspiring women - from A-listers like Josephine Baker, a dancer from St Louis who found fame in Paris, Marlene Dietrich and Wallis Simpson, Violet 'the unsinkable' Jessop, a crew member who survived the sinking of the Titanic, and entrepreneur Sibyl Colefax, a pioneering interior designer. Whichever direction they were travelling, whatever hopes they entertained, they were all under the spell of life at sea, a spell which would only break when they went ashore. Maiden Voyages is a compelling and highly entertaining account of life on board: part dream factory, part place of work, independence and escape always moving. Contributor Bio Cultural historian Siân Evans has worked for the National Trust, the V&A and the Design Museum, and is the author of several works of social history including Queen Bees, Mrs Ronnie: The Society Hostess Who Collected Kings, The Manor Reborn and Life Below Stairs. Siân lives in London. Previous ISBN 9781473699021 Maiden Voyages by Siân Evans, Hardback, Jan 12, 2021, $42.99 9781473699038 Maiden Voyages by Siân Evans, Paperback / softback, Jan 12, 2021, $26.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The 21-Day Immunity Plan By (author) Dr Aseem Malhotra May 04, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

The simple, evidence-based plan to rapidly improve your metabolic health, help with normal immune function and likely reduce the risk of severe effects from Covid-19. Dr Aseem Malhotra is a leading NHS-trained cardiologist, a Professor EvidenceBased Medicine and a pioneer of lifestyle medicine. He has been at the forefront of citing the health conditions which make us vulnerable to the worst effects of corona virus. Obesity, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease are high among them and all indicators of poor metabolic health.

9781529349672 English 112 pages Yellow Kite

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The good news is that in just 21 days we can prevent, improve and even potentially reverse many of the underlying risk factors that exacerbate how infections, including Covid-19, affect us and improve our ability to recover from them. Giving us the evidence-based science behind the plan, Dr Malhotra shares how simple changes to our diet as well as daily exercise and stress relief can have remarkable results in improving our markers for metabolic health, even helping to put Type 2 diabetes into remission, reduce risk factors for heart disease, decrease weight and enhance vitality. Arguing for the huge benefits to global health of these highly effective lifestyle changes, he shows how just 21 days can help us to start the journey to lead a healthier and longer life.

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Contributor Bio Dr Aseem Malhotra is an NHS-trained consultant cardiologist and visiting Professor of Evidence Based Medicine, Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil. He is a founding member of Action on Sugar. In 2015 he became the youngest member to be appointed to the board of trustees of UK health think tank The King's Fund, which advises the government on health policy. He is a frequent expert commentator in print and broadcast media in the UK and internationally, having written for a wide range of publications such as the BMJ, British Journal of Sports Medicine, and European Scientist, and has had feature articles written about him in papers such as The New York Times, the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph.

Reviews 'Metabolism, inflammation, and immunity are three sides of the same coin. Fix one and you fix them all. Dr Aseem Malhotra offers you a way to fix all three at once, and the solution is as easy as your fork.'—Prof Robert Lustig, bestselling author of Fat Chance 'This game-changing book is a mustread for anyone wishing to understand the link between metabolic health and immunity'—Dr Ravi Kumar Kamepalli, Board Certified Infectious Diseases, Wound Care and Obesity Medicine, Augusta, USA 'Read this book and follow the plan, it may well save your life'—Gurinder Chadha OBE, director of Bend It Like Beckham 'This remarkable book will change your life. Beautifully written, it compiles in one place the health messages we all know make sense. This is not alternative medicine selling you a quirky and unachievable package. It's as mainstream as it gets. Make the decision to follow this plan and you will

He is a pioneer of the lifestyle medicine movement in the UK and in 2018 was ranked by software company Onalytica as the number 1 doctor in the world influencing obesity thinking. Dr Malhotra's first book The Pioppi Diet, co-authored with Donal O'Neill, has become an international bestseller.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Crocodile Hunter By (author) Gerald Seymour May 04, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99

A thrilling story of the secret services, their enemies and the society they operate in, building with unrelenting suspense to a superb climax, The Crocodile Hunter is Gerald Seymour writing at the top of his powers. 9781529386011 English 480 pages Hodder & Stoughton

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In the office at MI5 where he works, they call Jonas Merrick 'the eternal flame'. It isn't a compliment. It's because he never goes out. He never goes undercover, never does surveillance, never goes with the teams that kick down the doors or seize the suspects off the street. He commutes into work and sits at his desk and then he goes home. But Jonas has qualities the hot-shots fail to notice: a steely concentration, a ruthless ability to focus and find the enemy hiding in plain sight.

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Hearing of a British Jihadi returning from Syria with murderous plans, Jonas sends out for a telling photograph: a crocodile, almost submerged, just its eyes above water as it waits for unsuspecting prey to drink at the riverbank. Coming ashore near Dover, Cameron Jilkes is a young man from a broken home and a failed education, trained in the harshest theatre of war, driven to rage by loss and pain. And this time, 'the eternal flame' must go out - to hunt the crocodile himself. Contributor Bio

Gerald Seymour spent fifteen years as an international television news reporter with ITN, covering Vietnam and the Middle East, and specialising in the subject of terrorism across the world. Seymour was on the streets of Londonderry on the afternoon of Bloody Sunday, and was a witness to the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics. Gerald Seymour exploded onto the literary scene with the massive bestseller Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Game, that has since been picked by the Sunday Times as one of the 100 best thrillers written since 1945. He has been a fulltime writer since 1975, and six of his novels have been filmed for television in the UK and US.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Crocodile Hunter By (author) Gerald Seymour May 04, 2021 | Paperback $24.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Wayfarers

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within By (author) Becky Chambers May 04, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99

Sunday Times bestselling author Becky Chambers returns to the Galactic Commons in the final installment in her award-winning and critically acclaimed Wayfarers series. With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop. 9781473647664 English 400 pages Hodder & Stoughton

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One of the many establishments present is the Five-Hop One-Stop, a place where long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and pick up fuel, transit permits, and assorted supplies. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her occasionally helpful child, who both work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing through. When a freak technological failure halts traffic to and from Gora, three strangers are thrown together at the Five-Hop. Grounded, and with nothing to do but wait, the trio - an exiled artist with an appointment to keep, a cargo runner at a personal crossroads, and a mysterious individual doing her best to help those on the fringes - are compelled to confront where they've been, where they might go, and what they might be to each other. PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS 'Becky Chambers is a wonder, and I feel better for having her books in my life' JOHN CONNOLLY 'In a word, brilliant' ANDREW CALDECOTT 'A quietly profound, humane tour de force' GUARDIAN 'Chambers is simply an exceptional talent' TOR.COM 'Becky Chambers takes space opera in a whole new and unexpected direction' BEN AARONOVITCH Contributor Bio Becky Chambers is a science fiction author based in Northern California. She is best known for her Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series, which currently includes The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, and Record of a Spaceborn Few. Her books have also been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Locus Award, and the Women's Prize for Fiction, among others. Her most recent work is To Be Taught, If Fortunate, a standalone novella. Becky has a background in performing arts, and grew up in a family heavily involved in space science. She spends her free time playing video and tabletop games, keeping bees and looking through her telescope. Having hopped around the world a bit, she's now back in her home state, where she lives with her wife. She hopes to see Earth from orbit one day.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Wayfarers

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within By (author) Becky Chambers May 04, 2021 | Paperback $24.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Great Big Indoors Family Puzzle Book By (author) Dr. Gareth Moore May 04, 2021 | Paperback $16.99 |

Banish boredom with this bumper book of perfectly pitched puzzles for the whole family to enjoy. Fear not, The Great Big Indoor Family Puzzle Book has self-isolation, rainy days and long school holidays covered with over 200 puzzles suitable for 12 to 120year-olds. Jam-packed with mazes, dot-to-dot, picture puzzles, sudoku, word games and much, much more, discover hours of entertainment between these pages. The puzzles will give little and large brains a workout (and provide precious moments of household calm). 9781529412123 English 176 pages

Pencils at the ready, as you work your way together towards the solution. Contributor Bio

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Subject GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Puzzles Distributor Hachette Book Group

Dr Gareth Moore (B.Sc (Hons) M.Phil Ph.D) is the internationally bestselling author of a wide range of brain-training and puzzle books for both children and adults, including Anti-stress Puzzles, Ultimate Dot to Dot, Lateral Logic, The Mindfulness Puzzle Book and The Ordinance Survey Puzzle Book. His books have sold over a million copies in the UK alone and have been published in 29 different languages. Gareth is also the creator of cutting-edge brain-training site BrainedUp.com.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Daughter's Hope By (author) Margaret Kaine May 11, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

When her loving but strict parents pass away, twenty-one-year-old Megan is left penniless and alone. However, for the first time in her life, she finally has the freedom to explore who she really is. She begins to come out of her shell, trying daring new things such as wearing makeup, buying modern clothes and going out dancing. Soon, she starts stepping out with a solid, dependable local man. And when she is taken under the wing of the wealthy Celia Bevington, she discovers that there is so much more to life than working as a paintress in the local pottery factory.

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But as she gets to know Nathan, a dashing American visitor, she starts to question whether she should be wanting more from life. On top of that, a mysterious silver hairbrush left to her by her late mother is about to lead to revelations that will turn her world upside down . . . When the chance comes to fulfil her every hope, will she find the courage to follow her heart?

Reviews PRAISE FOR MARGARET KAINE A sensitive and well crafted portrayal of a young, unmarried girl . . . How true to life it seemed—Historical Novels Association It's an absorbing read, so well crafted that your heart will beat just a little faster as you're drawn into the riveting battle between heartbreak and hope —Daily Record

Readers are already being swept away by A DAUGHTER'S HOPE: 'The story will tug at your heartstrings . . . a page turner. Read it!' 'Margaret has a gift of captivating her readers' and holding their attention. Beautifully told with humour and sadness in equal measure. A brilliant read!' 'Beautifully written and captivating, I can highly recommend.' 'This is a beautifully told tale and there's a great feeling of time and place. Margaret Kaine has that storyteller's gift of grabbing the reader's attention and holding on.'

If your heart doesn't bear a little faster whilst reading this, regardless of whether romantic novels are your thing or not, then you just couldn't be human—Irish World A touching and genuinely moving novel with a cast of brilliant characters —Maureen Lee, RNA award-winning author of Dancing in the Dark

'Margaret Kaine writes with supreme skill. Thank you for a wonderful story, Margaret.' 'I couldn't put it down and didn't want it to end'

A Daughter's Hope was previously published as Song for a Butterfly Contributor Bio Born and educated in Stoke-on-Trent, Margaret Kaine now lives in Eastbourne. Her short stories have been published in women's magazines in Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, South Africa and Norway. She won the 2002 Romantic Novelists' Association/Reader's Digest Of Love and Life New Writer's Award and also the Society of Authors' Sagittarius Prize for her first novel, Ring of Clay, published in 2002. Visit her at www.margaretkaine.com.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Cracked By (author) Louise McCreesh May 11, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | 'Cracked is a perfect book. I loved it. Sensitive, poignant and tender - all delivered in the grip of a white-knuckle whodunnit' - Rachael Blok, bestselling author of The Scorched Earth

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Seven patients. One dark secret.

PHILLIP WALTON HAS BEEN MURDERED.

Jenny Nilsen hasn't seen her former psychiatrist Phillip since she left the Hillside Psychiatric Unit eight years ago. She wanted to forget everything about her time there, so she kept her secrets buried deep. Especially from her new husband. 9781473699366 English 304 pages

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But now the police are knocking at her door with evidence of her involvement in Phillip's death and everything she's kept hidden is starting to spill out. Jenny desperately needs to speak to old friends, and old enemies, from those dark years at Hillside to clear her name before more of her past is unearthed and her new life is destroyed.

Kept me guessing - a pacey, unpredictable read and a great debut â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Victoria Jenkins, bestselling author of, The Argument Exploring all our frailties, Cracked is a perfect book. I loved it. Sensitive, poignant and tender - all delivered in the grip of a white-knuckle whodunnit. I wept unashamedly at the end and I defy anyone not to be moved â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Rachael Blok, bestselling author of The Scorched Earth

Because they are the only ones who know what really happened at Hillside. About the secret that Phillip kept for them all. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST MURDER.

Cracked is the blisteringly tense, deliciously dark and twisty debut thriller which is perfect for fans of THE SILENT PATIENT and THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW. *Trigger Warning: This novel deals with issues of self harm and suicide that some readers may find upsetting* REAL READERS LOVE CRACKED 'I couldn't put this book down. The plot is really interesting and the setting of a psychiatric hospital was hugely captivating . . . a fantastically written and compelling book and would highly recommend it to fans of psychological thrillers' 'It's not quite like anything I've read before. . . . You get a real sense of[the characters'] pain and anguish alongside a very good and fast paced story' 'Oh my goodness this one really surprised me! I was impressed with the writing style and the characters were fantastic. Very suspenseful!' 'The ending was not what I expected! Gripping!' Contributor Bio Louise McCreesh is a freelance journalist working in London. She is an alumnus of the Curtis Brown Creative Writing Course, where she was offered a scholarship to continue work on this novel. Cracked is her debut novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Thomas Kydd

Kydd 24 Thomas Kydd 24 By (author) Julian Stockwin May 11, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99 |

'In Stockwin's hands the sea story will continue to entrance readers across the world' - Guardian With Bonaparte held to a stalemate in Europe, the race to empire is now resumed. Britain's ambitions turn to the Spice Islands, the Dutch East Indies, where Admiral Pellew has been sent to confront the enemy's vastly rich holdings in these tropical islands. Captain Sir Thomas Kydd joins reinforcements to snatch these for the British Crown. 9781473698840 English 432 pages Hodder & Stoughton

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Julian Stockwin was sent at the age of fourteen to TS Indefatigable, a tough seatraining school. He joined the Royal Navy at fifteen before transferring to the Royal Australian Navy, where he served for eight years in the Far East, Antarctic waters and the South Seas. He was awarded the MBE and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He now lives in Devon with his wife Kathy. More information can be found on his website at www.JulianStockwin.com.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Thomas Kydd

Kydd 24 Thomas Kydd 24 By (author) Julian Stockwin May 11, 2021 | Paperback $24.99

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The two colonial masters of India and the East Indies face each other in mortal striving for the region - there can be only one victor to hold all the spoils. The colonial genius, Stamford Raffles, believes Britain should strike at the very centre of Dutch spice production, the Moluccas, rather than the fortresses one by one but is fiercely opposed. Kydd, allying himself to this cause, conspires to lead a tiny force to a triumphant conclusion - however the Dutch, stung by this loss, claim vengeance from the French. A battle for Java and an empire in the East stretches Kydd and Tyger's company to their very limits. ************* Praise for Julian Stockwin's Kydd series 'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' Daily Express 'This heady adventure blends fact and fiction in rich, authoritative detail' Nautical Magazine 'Fans of fast-paced adventure will get their fill with this book' Historical Naval Society Contributor Bio Julian Stockwin was sent at the age of fourteen to TS Indefatigable, a tough seatraining school. He joined the Royal Navy at fifteen before transferring to the Royal Australian Navy, where he served for eight years in the Far East, Antarctic waters and the South Seas. He was awarded the MBE and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He now lives in Devon with his wife Kathy. More information can be found on his website at www.JulianStockwin.com.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Tell Me No Secrets By (author) Julie Corbin May 11, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

You can bury the past but it never dies. 'This book will creep under your skin and have you thinking about it in the small hours. You won't want to put it down.' Sun An unputdownable thriller for fans of Jenny Blackhurst and Clare Mackintosh. You can bury the past but it never dies.

They say that everybody has a secret. Mine lies underground. Her name was Rose and she was nine years old when she died . . . 9780340919880 English 384 pages

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Grace lives in a quiet, Scottish fishing village - the perfect place for bringing up her twin girls with her loving husband Paul. Life is good. Until a phone call from her old best-friend, a woman Grace hasn't seen since her teens - and for good reason - threatens to destroy everything. Caught up in a manipulative and spiteful game that turns into an obsession, Grace is about to realise that some secrets can't stay buried forever.

Reviews This is Corbin's first novel and it's an absolute corker. She weaves this tale of tragedy and secrecy with flair and pulls you into Grace's distress with deft strokes.This book will creep under your skin and have you thinking about it in the small hours. You won't want to put it down.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;News of the World 'A tale of lies, illicit love and guilty cover-ups. A gripping debut.'â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Cosmopolitan

For if Orla reveals what happened on that camping trip twenty-four years ago, she will take away all that Grace holds dear . . .

A tense psychological thriller with an instantly familiar domestic backdrop, this exciting debut will leave you with the chilling feeling that this could happen to you. If you love this, look out for Julie Corbin's brand new psychological thriller HER WATCHFUL EYE. Available to pre-order now. Contributor Bio Julie Corbin is Scottish and grew up just outside Edinburgh. She has lived in East Sussex for the last twenty-five years and raised her three sons in a village close to the Ashdown Forest. She is trained as a nurse and combines running the medical department in a boarding school with writing novels, short stories and currently a radio play. Her psychological thrillers have been described as 'creepy and gripping' (Closer) and 'remarkably assured... suspenseful narrative' (Daily Mail) She speaks at writing events, book groups and libraries, and runs writing workshops for beginners and more experienced writers. Visit Julie's website at www.juliecorbin.com and follow her on Twitter @Julie_Corbin

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue DI Alex Finn

The Killing Choice By (author) Will Shindler May 11, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

'Leave your daughter with me, or I will kill you both.' It felt like any other evening before Karl and his daughter were ambushed by a figure in a blank mask. A knife is put to her throat, and Karl is forced to make an impossible decision. Stay and die, or walk away and take this thug's word that they will both will live.

9781529301755 English Hodder & Stoughton

Should he trust a villain and leave his daughter with a knife at her throat? Could he ever live with himself if he did? It's not long before more seemingly unconnected and innocent people across London are offered a deal in exchange for their life. More blood is spilled, more families shattered, and more people are left to suffer with the consequences of their decisions. Contributor Bio

Subject FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense Distributor Hachette Book Group

Will Shindler has been a Broadcast Journalist for the BBC for over twenty-five years, spending a decade working in television drama as a scriptwriter on Born and Bred, The Bill and Doctors. His time on these leading prime time dramas has given him a rich grounding in authentic police procedure, powerful character development and gripping narratives. He currently combines reading the news on BBC Radio London with writing crime novels and has previously worked as a television presenter for HTV, a sports reporter for BBC Radio Five Live, and one of the stadium presenters at the London Olympics. The Burning Men is his first novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue DI Alex Finn

The Killing Choice By (author) Will Shindler May 11, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

'Leave your daughter with me, or I will kill you both' It felt like a normal Friday evening before Karl and his daughter Leah were ambushed by a figure in a blank mask. At knife point, Karl is forced to make an impossible choice. Stay and die, or walk away from Leah and take this thug's word that they both will live.

9781529301762 English Hodder & Stoughton

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Should Karl trust a villain and leave his daughter with a knife at her throat? Could he ever live with himself if he did? It's not long before more seemingly unconnected and innocent people across London are offered a deal in exchange for their life. More blood is spilled, more families shattered, and more people are left to suffer with the consequences of their decisions. DI Alex Finn and DC Mattie Paulsen must hunt for a killer that appears to have no face, no motive and no conscience before more victims are forced to make their choice. This is second in Will Shindler's Finn and Paulsen series - a British detective series that ranks with Mark Billingham, M.J. Arlidge and Stuart MacBride. Contributor Bio Will Shindler has been a Broadcast Journalist for the BBC for over twenty-five years, spending a decade working in television drama as a scriptwriter on Born and Bred, The Bill and Doctors. His time on these leading prime time dramas has given him a rich grounding in authentic police procedure, powerful character development and gripping narratives. He currently combines reading the news on BBC Radio London with writing crime novels and has previously worked as a television presenter for HTV, a sports reporter for BBC Radio Five Live, and one of the stadium presenters at the London Olympics. He is the writer of The Burning Men and The Killing Choice.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Alexander Seaton

The Redemption of Alexander Seaton By (author) S.G. MacLean May 11, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

A sleuth to rival Shardlake or Cadfael - a mystery that will chill your blood. A must-read for fans of Rory Clements and SJ Parris. 'A satisfying, skillfully constructed mystery with richly developed characters ... A truly memorable and exciting read' Historical Novel Society Banff, Scotland, the 1620s. A young man walks unsteadily through the streets. Is he just drunk or is there something more sinister happening? When he collapses in front of two sisters on that dark, wet night, the women guess that he's been poisoned. 9781847247919 English 416 pages Quercus Publishing

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical Distributor Hachette Book Group

Reviews 'Such is the quality of the recreation, not only of the reeking ebb and flow of everyday life but also of the period mindset that it's easy to believe Satan is walking abroad ... this is an accomplished and thought-provoking debut' Guardian.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Guardian

His body is discovered in the house of Alexander Seaton - a fallen minister, the discovery of whose clandestine love affair has left him disgraced. Why was the body in Seaton's house? And why would anyone want to murder this likeable young man? Seaton sets out to find answers, embarking on a journey not only through the darkest part of other men's souls, but also his own. Contributor Bio S.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton (shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger), A Game of Sorrows, Crucible of Secrets and The Devil's Recruit, and a series of historical thrillers set in Oliver Cromwell's London. The first and third books in the series, The Seeker and Destroying Angel, have won the CWA Historical Dagger and the second, The Black Friar, was longlisted for the same award. S.G. MacLean is married with four children and lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland. Follow her on Instagram @iwritemybike2

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Winter in Tabriz By (author) Sheila Llewellyn May 11, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99

Gripping and atmospheric, Winter in Tabriz tells the story of four young people living in 1970s Iran during the months immediately prior to the revolution, and the choices they have to make as a result of the ensuing upheaval. The lives of Damian and Anna, both from Oxford University, become enmeshed with two Iranians, Arash, a poet, and his older brother Reza, a student sympathetic to the problems of the dissident writers in Iran, and a would-be photojournalist, interested in capturing the rebellion on the streets. It is an expertly imagined tale of the fight for artistic freedom, young love and the legacies of conflict. 9781473663145 English 352 pages Sceptre

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Contributor Bio Sheila Llewellyn was born in England and now lives in Northern Ireland and has dual citizenship, British and Irish. She completed a PhD in Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry in Belfast in 2016. She has won the P J O'Connor RTÉ Radio One Drama Award and the Silver Award for the Best Broadcast Radio Drama in the New York International Radio Drama Festival in 2012. She has also been shortlisted for the Bridport Short Story Prize, the Paul Torday Memorial Prize, the Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Prize, and shortlisted twice for the Costa Short Story Award. She has been published in various Irish anthologies of short stories and journals, including Surge: New Writing from Ireland; The Glass Shore: Short Stories by Women Writers from the North of Ireland,and Irish Pages.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Winter in Tabriz By (author) Sheila Llewellyn May 11, 2021 | Paperback $24.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness By (author) Bill Bailey May 18, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

In Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness, Bill explores the nature of happiness and ways to be, well, happy. Being Bill Bailey however, he does so in his own, remarkable, Bill Bailey way. From paddle-boarding down the Thames in a Santa hat, to wild swimming in a glacial river, Bill considers the exhilaration of the outdoors, as well as the quieter pleasures of clearing out your moth-eaten grey t-shirts. He attempts to see beyond the mumbo-jumbo of the wellness industry and aims for the heart of real joy and contentment - and how we can all achieve it. 9781529412451 English 224 pages Quercus Publishing

This collection of funny, meditative and thoughtful essays seeks out simplicity and clarity as a corrective to the endless background noise of anxiety-inducing news chatter. Whether it's whooping aloud while cycling through a pine forest, putting pen to paper, or immersing yourself in music, Bill's guide to happiness is an antidote to the frenetic whirl of modern life. Fully illustrated with drawings by Bill himself, this is a wonderful gift of a book for anyone who needs a slice of comfort.

Subject HUMOR / Form / Essays Distributor Hachette Book Group

Contributor Bio Bill Bailey is a comedian, musician, actor and presenter. He is perhaps most well known for his live shows, including Larks in Transit, Qualmpeddler, Limboland, and The Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra. His work on television includes programmes such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Black Books and QI. Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to British Birds was published in 2018 and this is his second book. He lives in West London with a small menagerie of animals and humans.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Gino's Italian Express By (author) Gino D'Acampo May 18, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

From bestselling cookery author, Gino D'Acampo, comes a brand-new cookbook inspired by a culinary journey along Italy's most famous rail journeys.

Gino's Italian Express is a celebration of the delicious and authentic local foods Gino discovered on his train travels across beautiful Italy. Packed with 80 brandnew recipes, Gino shows you how to cook Italian dishes at home with minimal effort, pronto! Each recipe is in Gino's signature easy-to-follow style and perfect for both weeknight suppers and dinner parties alike.

9781529352252 English 224 pages

Including all the recipes from Gino's major ITV series coming in Autumn 2019, Gino's Italian Express is the must-have cookbook for those wishing for a taste of Italy. Contributor Bio

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Subject COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Italian Distributor Hachette Book Group

Gino was born in Napoli in the south of Italy into a large family. The food they ate was very traditional - simple recipes based on fresh and healthy fruit, vegetables, fish and meat. 'My grandfather said that a good recipe doesn't need many ingredients because if the ingredients are good quality and full of flavour, why do you have to cover up or change their taste'. This is a philosophy Gino has stuck to since he first started in the kitchen. After training at the Luigi de Medici Catering College, Gino came to London at 19 and worked at The Orchard Restaurant in Hampstead and then at the Cambio restaurant in Surrey. Gino has appeared on many primetime TV shows in his career. He is currently a regular on ITV's flagship programme This Morning and his new eight part ITV series Gino's Italian Express starts on ITV in November. Gino will also be back on our screens in 2020 alongside Gordon Ramsay and Fred Sirieix for a second series of their highly popular show Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road Trip. Gino is the author of several best-selling books including Gino's Healthy Italian for Less, Gino's Italian Coastal Escape, Gino's Italian Escape and Gino's Italian

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue How to Build a Healthy Brain Reduce stress, anxiety and depression and future-proof your brain By (author) Kimberley Wilson May 18, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'A practical manual for your brain.' - Dr Megan Rossi, author of Eat Yourself Healthy A groundbreaking science-based guide to protecting your brain health for the long term.

9781529351491 English 256 pages Yellow Kite

Subject SELF-HELP / Anxieties & Phobias Distributor Hachette Book Group

Whatever your age, having a healthy brain is the key to a happy and fulfilled life. Yet, for both young and old, diseases of the brain and mental health are the biggest killers in the 21st century. We all know how to take care of our physical health, but we often feel powerless as to what we can do to protect our mental well-being too.

How to Build a Healthy Brain is here to help. Written by a passionate advocate for the importance of mental health, Chartered Psychologist Kimberley Wilson draws on the latest research to give practical, holistic advice on how you can protect your brain health by making simple lifestyle choices. With chapters on Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise and Meditation, Kimberley has written an empowering guide to help you look after both your physical and mental well-being. 'Finally, a book that puts the brain at the centre of the health conversation, where it belongs.' - Shona Vertue, author of The Vertue Method 'A psychologist, she runs a successful private clinic in central London, combining therapy with nutrition advice, and has just written her first (excellent) book, How to Build a Healthy Brain, about protecting our mental wellbeing through factors such as diet, sleep and exercise.' - The Times 'I love your book ... it made me equal parts really excited and passionate, and also pretty angry. The science is there but it isn't being translated. This is a huge area that affects us all ... your book is absolutely brilliant at explaining what we can do to look after our brain health.' - Ella Mills on Deliciously Ella: The Podcast Contributor Bio Kimberley Wilson is a Chartered Psychologist who has worked for the NHS as well as in a private practice. She hosts a fortnightly podcast called 'Stronger Minds' where she discusses topics related to food, lifestyle, psychology and mental health. She has a Harley Street private practice, Monumental Health, which integrates lifestyle interventions into psychological therapy. Kimberley has launched her own series of 'Ask the Expert' seminars and has just been signed up to write a food and mental health column for Delicious magazine.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue How to Win Rugby and Leadership from Twickenham to Tokyo By (author) Clive Woodward May 18, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

In his entertaining and informative new book, Sir Clive Woodward analyses the events of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, offering his unique perspective on the performance of players and coaches, from Owen Farrell and Kieran Read, to Eddie Jones and Steve Hansen.

9781529339413 English 352 pages

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HOW TO WIN:Rugby and Leadership from Twickenham to Tokyo is much more than the story of a tournament, however. It is the distillation of a philosophy of leadership developed during a lifetime in high-performance environments, from the rugby field to the boardroom. Tapping into his experience of winning the 2003 World Cup, being a part of the leadership team that delivered Olympic Success in 2012 and lessons drawn from Japan 2019, the author delivers a go-to manual in how to improve both individual and team performance in order to reach the pinnacle in sport and in business. Every individual position in rugby requires a unique set of skills, knowledge and expertise that collectively form a balanced team; the same is true in any successful business or organisation. From 1 to 15, the former England and British and Irish Lions coach identifies the key attributes and uses these defining traits to explain his collaborative 'Teamship' leadership style. With a fascinating blend of analysis, insight and anecdote, and the highs and lows of a memorable Rugby World Cup as the setting, Clive reveals how to lead the culture of a winning team - in any context. Contributor Bio

Clive Woodward was born in 1954. He was educated at HMS Conway in Anglesey and Loughborough University. He played rugby for Leicester, England and the Lions, and Manley in Australia. During his impressive business career Clive Woodward successfully coached Henley RFC, London Irish and Bath before being appointed the first National England coach. He memorably led the England rugby team to World Cup victory in 2003. He lives in Berkshire with his wife and three children.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Is This What You Want? By (author) Holly Bourne May 18, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

WHY BE YOURSELF WHEN YOU CAN BE PERFECT? 'Perceptive. Hilarious. Reassuring. Brilliant.' Laura Jane Williams The highly-anticipated new novel from Holly Bourne, bestselling author of HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW? _____________

He said he was looking for a 'partner in crime' which everyone knows is shorthand for 'a woman who isn't real'. 9781473668171 English 304 pages

April is kind, pretty, and relatively normal - yet she can't seem to get past date five. Every time she thinks she's found someone to trust, they reveal themselves to be awful, leaving her heartbroken. And angry. If only April could be more like Gretel.

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Gretel is exactly what men want - she's a Regular Everyday Manic Pixie Dream Girl Next Door With No Problems. The problem is, Gretel isn't real. And April is now claiming to be her.

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As soon as April starts 'being' Gretel, dating becomes much more fun - especially once she reels in the unsuspecting Joshua. Finally, April is the one in control, but can she control her own feelings? And as she and Joshua grow closer, how long will she be able to keep pretending? _____________ PRAISE FOR HOLLY BOURNE: 'So honest about being a woman and all the things that are expected of us' Marian Keyes 'Honest and unflinching' Stylist

'Funny, touching and painfully true' Grazia 'Relatable for any woman navigating emotional time bombs' Red Contributor Bio Holly started her writing career as a news journalist, where she was nominated for Best Print Journalist of the Year. She then spent six years working as an editor, a relationship advisor, and general 'agony aunt' for a youth charity helping young people with their relationships and mental health. Inspired by what she saw, she started writing teen fiction, including the best-selling, award-winning 'Spinster Club' series which helps educate teenagers about feminism. When she turned thirty, Holly wrote her first adult novel, examining the intensified pressures on women once they hit that landmark. Alongside her writing, Holly has a keen interest in women's rights and is an advocate for reducing the stigma of mental health problems. She's helped create online apps that teach young people about sexual consent and is an ambassador for Women's Aid.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Seoul Survivors By (author) Naomi Foyle May 18, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

A meteor known as Lucifer's Hammer is about to wreak destruction on the earth, and with the end of the world imminent, there is only one safe place to be. In the mountains above Seoul, American-Korean bio-engineer Dr Kim Da Mi thinks she has found the perfect solution to save the human race. But her methods are strange and her business partner, Johnny Sandman, is not the type of person anyone would want to mix with.

9781780876009 English 464 pages Quercus Publishing

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Drawn in by their smiles and pretty promises, Sydney - a Canadian model trying to escape an unhappy past - is an integral part of their scheme, until she realises that the quest for perfection comes at an impossible price. Contributor Bio Naomi Foyle was born in London, grew up in Hong Kong, Liverpool and Canada, and currently lives in Brighton. She spent three years in Korea, teaching English, writing travel journalism and acting in Korean educational television. She is a highly regarded poet and performer.

Reviews Naomi Foyle is well placed to bring the little-known complexities of Korea's contemporary cultural scene to the foreground of her imaginative leap into our future—Mia Yun, author of House of the Winds Impeccable plotting—Guardian Foyle is effective at building tension and creating villainy all the more sinister for its well-meaning smile —SFX

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Stop Reading the News A Manifesto for a Happier, Calmer and Wiser Life By (author) Rolf Dobelli May 18, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

STOP READING THE NEWS is a vital toolkit for managing the upsetting coronavirus news cycle and finding equilibrium and calm at a time of chaos and uncertainty In 2013 Rolf Dobelli stood in front of a roomful of journalists and proclaimed that he did not read the news. It caused a riot. Now the author of the bestselling The Art of Thinking Clearly finally sets down his philosophy in detail. And he practises what he preaches: he hasn't read the news for a decade. 9781529342727 English 176 pages Sceptre

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Stop Reading the News is Dobelli's manifesto about the dangers of the most toxic form of information - news. He shows the damage it does to our concentration and well-being, and how a misplaced sense of duty can misdirect our behaviour. Most importantly, he offers the reader the guidance on how to live without news, and the many potential gains to be had: less disruption, more time, less anxiety, more insights. In a world of increasing disruption and division, Stop Reading the News is a welcome voice of calm and wisdom. Contributor Bio Rolf Dobelli is a Swiss writer, novelist and entrepreneur. He has an MBA and a PhD in economic philosophy from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He is the bestselling author of The Art of Thinking Clearly, which became an instant bestseller, has sold over three million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages, and The Art of the Good Life. Dobelli is also founder and curator of WORLD.MINDS, an invitation-only community of the most distinguished international thinkers, scientists and artists. Previous ISBN 9781529342680 Stop Reading the News by Rolf Dobelli, Hardback, Nov 24, 2020, $26.99

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Reviews Worth reading to explore why news attracts.—The Courier Mail Challenging, yet might point to the future of journalism.—Sydney Morning Herald Rolf Dobelli is a virtuosic synthesizer of ideas. With wit, grace, and precision he melds science and art in hisjoyful pursuit of wisdom.—Joshua Greene, professor of psychology, Harvard University, and author of Moral Tribes Rolf Dobelli is brilliant at converting evidence from scientific research into practical steps that improve personal outcomes.—Robert Cialdini, author of the international bestseller Influence Rolf Dobelli offers plenty of food for thought, and writes clearly stimulating, amusing, brilliant—Dr Christoph Franz, former CEO of Lufthansa, Chairman of Roche Rolf Dobelli possesses one of Europe's finest minds—Matt Ridley, author of

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Girl Behind the Gates By (author) Brenda Davies May 18, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | ***TOP TEN KINDLE BESTSELLER***

'Compelling. Poignant. Haunting. Heart wrenching. Just beautiful. Everyone needs to read this wonderful book.' - Renita D'Silva, bestselling author of The

Forgotten Daughter

1939. Seventeen-year-old Nora Jennings has spent her life secure in the certainty of a bright, happy future - until one night of passion has more catastrophic consequences than she ever could have anticipated. Labelled a moral defective and sectioned under the Mental Deficiency Act, she is forced to endure years of unspeakable cruelty at the hands of those who are supposed to care for her. 9781529374544 English 352 pages

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1981. When psychiatrist Janet Humphreys comes across Nora, heavily institutionalised and still living in the hospital more than forty years after her incarceration, she knows that she must be the one to help Nora rediscover what it is to live. But as she works to help Nora overcome her past, Janet realises she must finally face her own. Based on a true story, The Girl Behind the Gates is the raw, heart-breaking yet ultimately uplifting tale of a young woman cut down in her prime, and of the woman who finally brings her back to life, perfect for fans of The Girl in the Letter and Philomena. Further praise for THE GIRL BEHIND THE GATES:

'The Girl behind the Gates absorbed me from the start. A haunting, heartwrenching but ultimately heart-warming novel told in beautiful prose and with great compassion and insight.' - Gill Thompson, bestselling author of The Oceans Between Us 'The Girl Behind the Gates is a powerful, emotional novel - harrowing in parts but always authentic and full of insights and compassion, and a sobering account of the best and worst of human nature. I was moved to tears by the ending and will certainly not hesitate to recommend it.' - Jill Childs, bestselling author of Gracie's Secret

Reviews I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Girl Behind the Gates. It's a powerful true story written with such a light but sure touch - hauntingly beautiful and wonderfully uplifting.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Karol Griffiths, Hollywood script consultant and author of THE ART OF SCRIPT EDITING

The Girl Behind the Gates is a powerful, emotional novel - harrowing in parts but always authentic and full of insights and compassion. It's an important reminder of the abuse suffered by unmarried mothers - and many young women generally - only a matter of decades ago - and a sobering account of the best and worst of human nature. I was moved to tears by the ending and will certainly not hesitate to recommend it.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jill Childs, bestselling author of Gracie's Secret The Girl behind the Gates absorbed me from the start and had me invested in Nora's story throughout. In this haunting debut novel, Brenda Davies takes us on a journey that is often uncomfortable, at times painful, but always told in beautiful prose and with

'A powerful story of trust, compassion, healing - and the transforming power of love, that can give new life to a broken spirit.' - Sharon Maas, bestselling author of The Violin Maker's Daughter Contributor Bio Dr Brenda Davies is Consultant Psychiatrist. She holds regular workshops around the world and includes many celebrities among her clients. Having been born and raised in County Durham, England, Brenda Davies now lives very happily in Wales. She spent many years living and working abroad, in Zambia, the USA, Germany and Rome. The Girl Behind the Gates is her first novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Twochubbycubs The Cookbook 100 Tried and Tested Slimming Recipes By (author) James Anderson , By (author) Paul Anderson May 18, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

AS SEEN ON ITV's SAVE MONEY: LOSE WEIGHT! *OFFICIAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!* This must-have, delicious debut cookbook from the duo behind one of the UK's most popular slimming blogs, TWOCHUBBYCUBS, aka James and Paul Anderson - with 100 amazing, healthy yet filling recipes, all elegantly presented and beautifully photographed and each sprinkled with a mini-blog of total nonsense. 9781529398038 English 256 pages Yellow Kite

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James and Paul will give you a newfound confidence to get cooking and have you laughing along the road to weight loss. Fancy that?! INCLUDES: - 100 tasty, slimming meals - tried, tested and loved by the TWOCHUBBYCUBS with 90 BRAND NEW RECIPES and 10 updated classics from the blog. - This is FUSS-FREE, RELIABLE and FILLING proper food you'll enjoy eating, that helped the cubs shed over 18 stone between them and it never once felt like a chore. - There's banging breakfasts, lunches to keep hunger locked up and mouthwatering dinners - plus fakeaways, lighter takes on your favourites and snacks, sides and desserts. - They've even added 'an occasional blow-out' chapter - those delectable dishes for once in a blue moon! Contributor Bio James and Paul Anderson are the duo behind the enormously successful slimming blog @twochubbycubs, which has over half a million online fans. They lost 18 stone between them and went on to share their journey with the world. Their tasty, easy recipes prove that it is possible to lose weight without sacrificing your soul and you can actually have a laugh whilst you're at it. Their first cookbook became an instant Sunday Times bestseller, an Irish bestseller and one of the most popular cookbooks of 2020, with over 3500 5* reviews.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Twochubbycubs The Diet Planner Scribble your way to Slimming Success By (author) James Anderson , By (author) Paul Anderson May 18, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

The must-have six-month diet planner from the authors of the bestselling TWOCHUBBYCUBS The Cookbook. James and Paul will help you scribble your way to slimming success, reach your goals and have plenty of fun along the way.

INCLUDING: - 10 pages per week for meal planning and shopping lists, plus a daily tracker to record your mood, water intake, minutes moved and calories. 9781529336597 English 288 pages Yellow Kite

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- 26 delicious, simple and time-saving recipes perfect for batch cooking, freezing and lunches the next day. - Diary prompts and motivational sprinkles of Twochubbycubs' silliness to give you extra boosts when you need them the most. - Beautiful colouring pages to kick back, chillax and personalise after a long, hard week. - Weekly challenges to encourage you to get active, cook more, be ridiculous and share the laughs with the amazing Cubs community. The Cubs are passionate about real food and real results - they want to show you how to lose weight without sacrificing your soul. He is the answer to finding a positive, rewarding way to eat well, enjoy the journey and celebrate the highs and the lows with them by your side every step of the way. Contributor Bio James and Paul Anderson are the duo behind the enormously successful slimming blog @twochubbycubs, which has over half a million online fans. They lost 18 stone between them and went on to share their journey with the world. Their tasty, easy recipes prove that it is possible to lose weight without sacrificing your soul and you can actually have a laugh whilst you're at it. Their first cookbook became an instant Sunday Times bestseller, an Irish bestseller and one of the most popular cookbooks of 2020, with over 3500 5* reviews.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Alexander Seaton

A Game of Sorrows By (author) S.G. MacLean May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Second historical thriller in the Alexander Seaton series sweeps the hero back to his roots in Ulster, and a family living under a curse and riven with long-held secrets Aberdeen, 1628.

9781849162449 English 416 pages Quercus Publishing

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Alexander Seaton's happily settled life as a university teacher is shattered by the arrival in town of a stranger who looks like his twin and who carries a plea for help from Alexander's dead mother's family in Ireland. The family has been placed under a poet's curse, threatening death to various members. Elements of the curse have already begun to play out. Reluctantly answering the call, Seaton travels to Ulster, to find himself among a family torn apart by secrets and deep resentments.

Reviews 'A fine, rich, beautiful historical thriller - literate, engaging and moving' Manda Scott.—Manda Scott 'MacLean has the first-rate historical novelist's gift... communicates her passion for the period without downplaying its brutishness' Daily Telegraph.—Daily Telegraph

'Combines the ironclad plotting of As he seeks out the author of the curse, he becomes deeply entangled in a conflict Sansom with the artful recreation of that involves fugitive priests, displaced poets, rebellious plotters and agents of the Mantel' Independent.—Independent king. Confronted by murder within his family, he finds the lines between superstition and faith, duty and loyalty are becoming increasingly blurred, while his 'A substantial story, well researched, Scottish homeland grows ever more remote. never slackening pace' Scotsman. —Scotsman Contributor Bio S.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton (shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger), A Game of Sorrows, Crucible of Secrets and The Devil's Recruit, and a series of historical thrillers set in Oliver Cromwell's London. The first and third books in the series, The Seeker and Destroying Angel, have won the CWA Historical Dagger and the second, The Black Friar, was longlisted for the same award. S.G. MacLean is married with four children and lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland. Follow her on Instagram @iwritemybike2

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Identity, Ignorance, Innovation Why the old politics is useless - and what to do about it By (author) Matthew d'Ancona May 25, 2021 | Hardcover $36.99 |

This book is a provocative intervention in a global debate that has been paralysed by the continued use of out-dated categories of political analysis. In it political journalist Matthew D'Ancona will propose a new way of understanding the crises of developed societies in the early 21st Century - and plot a way forward. Contributor Bio

9781529303995 English 352 pages Hodder & Stoughton

Subject POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General

Matthew d'Ancona is a British journalist and broadcaster. He writes a weekly column for the Guardian and was previously editor of the Spectator. He also contributes regularly to the BBC's Today programme. Matthew was the Sunday Telegraph's political columnist for 19 years. He also writes for the Evening Standard, the New York Times and GQ. Matthew is a visiting research fellow at Queen Mary University of London and author of several books including In It Together: The Inside Story of the Coalition. He is a Trustee of the Science Museum Group, chair of the think-tank Bright Blue and was elected a Prize Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, in 1989.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Identity, Ignorance, Innovation Why the old politics is useless - and what to do about it By (author) Matthew d'Ancona May 25, 2021 | Paperback $28.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue My Sardinian Summer By (author) Michaël Uras , Translated by Adriana Hunter May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

A laugh-out-loud, poignant and uplifting ode to the simple pleasure and small joys in life. Perfect for fans of Gail Honeyman, Rosanna Ley and Ruth Hogan. Reviews "A lovely feel-good story" -Lisa, NetGalley reviewer "I adored this book... a wonderful discovery!" -Breves litteraires blog How do you find where you're going, if you've forgotten where you're from...

The writing is soft, luminous, and full of hope.—Book blog "A delightful novel that celebrates the reading experience."—Tele 7 Jours

9781529351613 English 224 pages Hodder & Stoughton

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An ode to the simple pleasure and small joys in life.

WHAT READERS THINK

"A wonderful read" -Abby, NetGalley reviewer

—Pauline, Breves litteraires blog

"An ode to the simple pleasure and small joys in life." -Breves litteraires blog A real treat!—RTBF "A real treat!" -RTBF "A book full of light, sunshine and joy." -Lapresse.ca "The writing is soft, luminous, and full of hope." -Blogger

"A delightful novel that celebrates the reading experience." -Tele 7 Jours

A book full of light, sunshine and joy. —Lapresse.ca I adored this book... a wonderful discovery!—Pauline, Breves litteraires blog

Giacomo is stuck in a funk he can't shake - and a translation he can't finish. When he's summoned home to Sardinia, to say a final goodbye to his dying grandmother, he's offered the perfect opportunity to escape. On the noisy, sun-drenched island, Giacomo reconnects with long-lost friends and overbearing relatives, relives the childhood he once couldn't wait to leave behind, and rediscovers new joie-de-vivre within him. Never mind that he's making no progress on his translation. . . Contributor Bio Michaël Uras was born in 1977. With Sardinian origins through his father, he grew up in Saône-et-Loire, western France, and now teaches French literature in Burgundy. My Sardinian Summer is his fourth novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Time of Her Life By (author) Kate Fenton May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Wonderfully funny and chaotic, Annie Stoneycroft is the heroine we all want to be friends with. She is the best fun with a heart of gold' - Katie Fforde Reviews 'Carpe diem, as all our generation seem to be saying these days,' Annie Stoneycroft instructs her friend Liz, who is sixty going on sixteen and trembling on the brink of a love affair. 'Roughly translated: bloody well stop messing about and get on with it.'

9781529358612 English 432 pages Hodder & Stoughton

Subject FICTION / Small Town & Rural Distributor Hachette Book Group

A romantic comedy with a difference, having a character who is more mature in many ways but still has a lot to learn—Woman's Weekly

Annie naturally embraces the baby boomer's credo that old age, far from being a biological inevitability, is a mere lifestyle choice. If not downright carelessness. That doesn't stop her marshalling her contemporaries into suitable relationships before it's too late.

With her flair for characterisation, Kate Fenton's latest read brings sensible 60-year-old Annie to life in style . . . A delightful read sure to put Perhaps it's even time she did the same for herself. But while smart, sassy Ms a smile on your face—Woman?s Stoneycroft may tempter any romantic fancies with Yorkshire common sense, what Weekly she has yet to learn is that love is like the measles. The later it strikes, the harder it hits . . . There is a colourful bunch of Sparkling, witty and intelligent, The Time of Her Life is a deliciously perceptive characters to keep up with and their storylines will surprise and warm romantic comedy for the modern reader. you. We enjoyed the rolling laughter Fenton draws out of you, making light out of some of life's sillier side—Magic Contributor Bio Book Club Kate Fenton was born in Oldham, brought up in Cheshire and read PPE at St Hilda's College, Oxford. A former features and documentary producer for BBC Radio 4, she lives in the North York Moors near Whitby with her husband, Ed Selby, a GP. She has written radio drama and journalism as well as seven novels, one of which, Lions and Liquorice, was serialised on Woman's Hour.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Cure for Heartache Life?s simple pleasures, one moment at a time By (author) Mary Jane Grant Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'A tale of loss and hope, of strength drawn from truly inhabiting the moment.' Raynor Winn, bestselling author of The Salt Path Heartwarming non fiction up lit about starting over and embracing life, one simple moment at a time.

9781473699663 English 208 pages Coronet

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Shattered when her 25-year marriage comes to an abrupt and painful end, writer Mary Jane Grant runs away to London to immerse herself in any reality but her own. Reeling from the shock and loss of her marriage and the life she's known, she begins to discover that if she can just focus on the moment, take notice of the people, the sights and smells around her, that her pain and grief start to recede. From the bustling cafes of Camden and the pastel-coloured streets of Primrose Hill, to the sun soaked vineyards of the south of France, her journey leads her to rich new experiences that she could never have imagined in her old life. Real connections are made, she lets go of the things she no longer needs, and takes pleasure in the good, generous and beautiful parts of life that she encounters every day. Beautifully and succinctly told, this is a story about what happens when you embrace life, whatever it may bring, with surprising - and joyful - results.

While the tea steeped, I split open the muffin and slathered butter across the warm, crumbly surface. I watched the butter melt. I took a bite. Memories of my grandmother's kitchen came back. I cradled the smooth white cup in my hand, ran my fingers over the uneven top of the time-worn wooden table. I looked around the place and watched people. Time passed. I realised that it was an hour since I first saw the sign telling me to smell the tea. And, all this time I had been possessed of neither sad memories nor anxious worries. I was completely and simply here, with the tea, the place, the people, myself. I was present. And it felt wonderful. Contributor Bio Mary Jane Grant is an experienced writer, a professor of creative thinking, a consultant in marketing, and a student of mindfulness. She divides her time between London and Toronto.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Amazing Disgrace A Book About "Shame" By (author) Grace Campbell Jun 01, 2021 | Hardcover $28.99 |

For as long as she can remember, Grace Campbell has been told that she doesn't suit her name. But being graceful is no fun anyway. Growing up in a world of privilege and politics, she had a lot to feel confident about. But she was also a record-breaker when it came to feeling shame. Shame about sex, shame about rejection, shame about mental health.

9781529354003 English 304 pages

But over time, and with a 24 carat gold dose of female friendship, Grace has turned shame into a defiant sense of self. At only 26, Grace has got a lot to learn about being an adult, but she's already got a lot to share about being a disgrace, and how she came to be utterly, disgustingly, disgracefully proud of it. It's the book every young woman should read, and every young man should worry about.

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Grace Campbell is a chaotic force of nature who is on a constant, often hilarious mission to undermine the patriarchy. Also an acclaimed stand-up, law-changing feminist activist, and co-host of the podcast Football, Feminism + Everything In Between - with her father, Alastair Campbell. Last year, after a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, Grace launched The Disgraceful Club, a stand-up night in Soho for female and LGBTQ+ comedians which has one mission: to encourage people to own their shame. Now, in this wildly outspoken debut, part-memoir, part-manifesto, Grace, a committed over-sharer, wants to tell you about her own relationship with shame, about how she learned to understand herself better, and ultimately become her No. 1 Fan.

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Reviews This book is hilarious, Grace is a bloody badass, finally my vagina has a voice! —London Hughes An outpouring of truth, wit, and beautiful comedic wisdom from the hilarious and laudably liberated Grace Campbell. As I feel the echoes of my ancestors' shame, Amazing Disgrace assured me that this inspirational new generation of young women are so much more than their fathers' daughters and their husbands' wives. They're honestly fucking MERCILESS. It's about time. I loved it.—Katherine Ryan Furiously funny, gloriously frank and surprisingly relatable. For a book about shame, Grace Campbell is unashamedly herself—Amelia Dimoldenberg Grace has written such a funny and interesting book, partly because she has a unique perspective of the world, but mostly because of her own brilliant mind—Sara Pascoe

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue From Venice with Love By (author) Rosanna Ley Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

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9781529410167 English 464 pages Quercus Publishing

Subject FICTION / Women Distributor Hachette Book Group

The bestselling author of The Lemon Tree Hotel returns with an enchanting new summer read about family bonds and following your heart, wherever it might take you...

I loved this wonderful tale of forbidden love and mysterious family secrets . . . completely beguiling and beautifully told—Kate Furnivall

With her marriage in danger of falling apart, Joanna returns home to the beautiful but dilapidated Mulberry Farm Cottage in rural Dorset, where her sister Harriet is struggling to keep the Farm afloat and cope with their eccentric mother.

A gorgeous, mouth-watering dream of a holiday read!—Red

When Joanna discovers a bundle of love letters in the attic, written by a watercolourist named Emmy, she is intrigued and sets out to discover Emmy's true story. Emmy's letters take Joanna to the picturesque alleyways and bridges of Lisbon, Prague, and the most romantic place of all: Venice - where a whole new magical world seems to unfold in front of her. Meanwhile, back at Mulberry Farm Cottage, a mysterious prowler adds to Harriet's problems and interrupts her search for a perfect partner. Will she ever find true love? Where will Emmy's mesmerising pathway lead? And more importantly, will Joanna and Harriet be able to rescue the cottage and finally be able to rediscover their sisterly bond?

A wonderfully relaxing sun lounger read—Sunday Express The best novel to take you to far-off climes - from the comfort of your own sofa—The Sun This wonderful family saga has it all: the irresistible temptations of love long-denied, burgeoning secrets from the past, the gorgeous background of the Italian Riviera. A perfect summer read—Rachel Hore Unabashedly romantic . . slips down like easy-drinking vino infused with Mediterranean sunshine—Saga Will transport readers . . . a holiday read about family bonds and

Contributor Bio Rosanna Ley works as a creative tutor and has written many articles and stories for national magazines. Her writing holidays and retreats take place in stunning locations in Spain and Italy. When she is not travelling, Rosanna lives in West Dorset by the sea.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Inflammation Spectrum Find Your Food Triggers and Reset Your System By (author) Will Cole Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $28.99

The Inflammation Spectrum, Dr Will Cole's follow up to Ketotarian, teaches us how inflammation is often the catalyst for most common health woes.

9781529379129 English 336 pages Yellow Kite

Subject COOKING / Health & Healing / General

Arriving at a time where issues of inflammation and gut health are becoming increasingly prominent within mainstream discourses, Dr Will Cole offers us a solution to this growing issue. The Inflammation Spectrum teaches us that ultimately how we feel is symbiotically linked to what we consume; indeed, food, in Cole's words, 'constantly and dynamically influences' our health. Subsequently he teaches readers how to do nutrition the right way, providing us with a personal guide which seeks to aid readers to find out which foods their bodies love, hate and need to feel great! Cole's book informs us to think twice before consuming pharmaceutical drugs to "fix" issues of inflammation and instead proposes that readers reassess their eating habits, using 'food as thy medicine'. This book, Dr Mark Hyman suggests, is for 'anyone who is fed up with fad diets' as Cole uses his years of experience in functional-medicine to teach us how to love our bodies enough to nourish it with delicious, healing foods. From personal quizzes to scientific breakdowns The Inflammation Spectrum offers empowering advice and puts readers on the path to achieving food freedom and optimal health.

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Contributor Bio

Dr. Will Cole is a leading functional medicine expert who consults people around the world via webcam and locally in Pittsburgh. Named one of the top 50 functional-medicine and integrative doctors in the nation, Dr.Cole specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing a functional medicine approach for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal imbalances, digestive disorders, and brain problems. He is the bestselling author of Ketotarian and The Inflammation Spectrum and the upcoming book Intuitive Fasting in which he shows how to use the powerful benefits of flexible intermittent fasting to gain metabolic flexibility and find food peace. Dr. Cole has also cohosted the popular podcasts goopfellas podcast and Keto Talk and will be hosting the new podcast, The Art of Being Well, which launches in early 2021.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Quality of Madness A Life of Marcelo Bielsa By (author) Tim Rich Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Marcelo Bielsa is one of football's greatest eccentrics and greatest enigmas. This will be the first English biography of one of football's most contradictory characters.

9781529405019 English 352 pages Quercus Publishing

Subject SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer Distributor Hachette Book Group

He has coached some of the greatest names in world football - Gabriel Batistuta, Carlos Tevez, Javier Mascherano, Juan Sebastian Veron and Ander Herrera. He has been cited as a mentor by Pep Guardiola, Mauricio Pochettino and Diego Simeone. Yet Marcelo Bielsa remains one of the great enigmas of world football - a fabulously innovative and obsessive coach, who has transformed Leeds United, Marseille and Athletic Bilbao. He also lasted two days at Lazio and led Argentina to their greatest footballing disaster. Featuring interviews from across South America, Europe and Yorkshire, The Quality of Madness is a comprehensive and compelling biography, tracing Bielsa's story from growing up as a member of one of Argentina's most remarkable families to his revival of Leeds. Bielsa has long been known as 'El Loco' - the Madman - and yet as Tim Rich's revelatory study reveals, there is mercurial method and audacious logic to the madness.

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Tim Rich is a sports journalist and author based in Manchester. He has covered five World Cup finals and has written three books on football. He was formerly the northern football correspondent of the Independent and the Daily Telegraph.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Alexander Seaton

Crucible of Secrets By (author) S.G. MacLean Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

A gripping historical thriller from the CWA award-winning author of The Seeker - a must-read for fans of CJ Sansom and Rory Clements 'One of the best writers of historical crime' The Times Aberdeen, 1631. University librarian Robert Sim takes receipt of a gift of books recently arrived from overseas, mysterious works on alchemy and hermetics - the pursuit of ancient knowledge. By nightfall he has been brutally murdered.

9781849163163 English 480 pages Quercus Publishing

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His colleague and good friend Alexander Seaton is left with the task of hunting for clues as to his killer's motive, as well as locating the missing books. What did Sim discover in the package, and what makes these books so dangerous? Contributor Bio S.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton (shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger), A Game of Sorrows, Crucible of Secrets and The Devil's Recruit, and a series of historical thrillers set in Oliver Cromwell's London. The first and third books in the series, The Seeker and Destroying Angel, have won the CWA Historical Dagger and the second, The Black Friar, was longlisted for the same award. S.G. MacLean is married with four children and lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland. Follow her on Instagram @iwritemybike2

Reviews '... a puzzler of intrigue, politics and religion, particularly the growing fascination with mysterious brotherhoods' Time Out.—Time Out 'Admirers of Shona MacLean's earlier novels will not be disappointed by the latest appearance of her Scottish sleuth, Alexander Seaton. Newcomers to the series be warned! You will find yourselves plunged into the claustrophobic society of 17th century Aberdeen, where fear stalks the corridors of academia and student battles besmirch the public beach ... Crucible of Secrets has a satisfying plot, but more importantly it has satisfying characters and a setting that educates as well as entertains. Alexander Seaton is well served' Shotsmag.—Shotsmag 'an ingenious plot involving freemasonry, Rosicrucianism and the adventures of Scottish students on the Continent to explain the killing' Sunday Times.—Sunday Times 'The period detail is excellent; the Aberdeen of the time is richly

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Hellbound By (author) Eric Giacometti , By (author) Jacques Ravenne , Translated by Maren Baudet-Lackner Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

The third volume in the million-copy bestselling Nazi spy series for fans of Dan Brown, Steve Berry and Wilbur Smith. 'I can't wait to read the next instalment!' -Kindle customer, Amazon 'The 3rd instalment in a fantastic series.' -Julien, Amazon 'Excellent.' -Dominique, Amazon 'Such a pleasure to read... can be read as a standalone.' -Tacha, Amazon

9781529300338 English 336 pages

Subject FICTION / Historical / World War II Distributor Hachette Book Group

July 1942. Never has the outcome of the war been more uncertain. Britain might have ruled out any risk of invasion, but Stalin's Russia is bowing under the blows of Hitler's armies. The Nazis unleash an occult war in an attempt to tip the scales: whoever reunites the four sacred Swastikas will win. Double agent Tristan Marcas sets out in search of the Romanov treasure, which is said to harbour the final relic. He's got no time to lose: the battle is about to come to a head... Contributor Bio A former journalist for Le Parisien, Eric Giacometti spent several years uncovering some of France's biggest medical scandals. He also spent the end of the 1990s investigating Freemasonry, a subject he then explored in fiction with his writing partner, Jacques Ravenne. Together, they form a highly successful author duo, and have written over fifteen books together, including the several million-copy bestselling Antoine Marcas series.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue No Shame By (author) Tom Allen Jun 08, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan.'

No Shame is a very funny, candid and emotional ride of a memoir by one of our most beloved comedians. The working-class son of a coach driver, and the youngest member of the Noel Coward Society, Tom Allen grew up in 90s suburbia as the eternal outsider.

9781529348903 English 304 pages Hodder & Stoughton

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts Distributor Hachette Book Group

In these hilarious, honest and heart breaking stories Tom recalls observations on childhood, his adolescence, the family he still lives with, and his attempts to come out and negotiate the gay dating scene. They are written with his trademark caustic wit and warmth, and will entertain, surprise and move you in equal measure. Contributor Bio Tom Allen's unique style of sharp, acerbic wit and camp, riotous storytelling has seen him become a household name in the UK. The last couple of years have been very busy for Tom, with him becoming the host of The Apprentice: You're Fired, co-host of Bake Off The Professionals, regular on Bake Off: An Extra Slice and Alan Carr's There's Something About Movies, as well as numerous appearances on Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, Hypothetical, The Royal Variety Performance, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Cats Does Countdown, Would I Lie to You and Roast Battle. He has also presented the flagship BBC fundraiser events Children in Need and Sport Relief. He has been heard on BBC Radio 4 in his own series Tom Allen Is Not Very Nice, as well as Just a Minute, the News Quiz and is a regular co-host of Loose Ends. His sell out tour which concluded last year was extended multiple times, including a twenty-night run at London's Soho Theatre and an unforgettable sell-out show at his spiritual home, The London Palladium, which was filmed for Channel 4. There has been no let up since then, which has seen him tour to Australia for a sell-out run in Sydney and Melbourne, which saw him nominated for most outstanding show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Awards.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue No Shame By (author) Tom Allen Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

'When I was 16 I dressed in Victorian clothing in a bid to distract people from the fact that I was gay. It was a flawed plan.'

9781529348910 English 304 pages Hodder & Stoughton

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Older and Wider Menopausal musings from the midlife By (author) Jenny Eclair Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

9781529403572 English Quercus Publishing

Subject HUMOR / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Older and Wider is Jenny Eclair's hilarious, irreverent and refreshingly honest compendium of the menopause. From C for Carb-loading and G for Getting Your Shit Together to I for Invisibility and V for Vaginas, Jenny's whistle-stop tour of the menopause in all its glory will make you realise that it really isn't just you. Jenny will share the surprising lessons she has learnt along the way as well as her hard-won tips on the joy of cardigans, dealing with the empty nest (get a lodger) and keeping the lid on the pressure cooker of your temper (count to twenty, ten is never enough). As Jenny says, 'I can't say that I've emerged like a beautiful butterfly from some hideous old menopausal chrysalis and it would be a lie to say that I've found the 'old me' again. But what I have found is the 'new me' - and you know what? I'm completely cool with that.'

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Jenny Eclair is the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of the critically acclaimed novels Camberwell Beauty, Having a Lovely Time and Life, Death and Vanilla Slices, as well as the Richard and Judy bestseller, Moving, and the short story collection, Listening In. One of the UK's most popular writer/performers, she was the first woman to win the prestigious Perrier Award and has many TV and radio credits to her name. She lives in south-east London.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Relentless 12 Rounds to Success By (author) Eddie Hearn Jun 08, 2021 | Hardcover $36.99 |

***PRE-ORDER THE FIRST BOOK BY EDDIE HEARN, AN INSPIRATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL GUIDE TO SUCCESS*** __________ What does it take to succeed? What is the mindset required to be the best? How do you stay at the top of your field? How do you come back from failure? Eddie Hearn knows what it takes. In his remarkable career, Hearn has worked alongside some of the biggest names in sports entertainment and has seen firsthand the grit and relentless determination that it takes to succeed. 9781529312195 English 320 pages Hodder & Stoughton

Subject BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership

Structured around the key skills that Eddie Hearn values the most, this book looks at his business, life, and the drive to succeed. Covering subjects such as discipline, passion, preparation, motivation and failure, this book shows you what it takes to get the most in your life and career. In this insightful and revealing book, Eddie talks about the highs and lows of his career - from negotiating a billion dollar boxing deal to selling out Wembley for the Joshua Klitschko fight - and draws the valuable lessons that we can learn from boxing's toughest performers. Contributor Bio

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Eddie Hearn is one of the biggest boxing promoters in the world. His company, Matchroom Boxing, represents some of the biggest names in the sport, including Anthony Joshua, Katie Taylor, and Kell Brook. In 2018, Hearn negotiated a ground-breaking deal worth $1 billion, with streaming platform DAZN. This is his first book.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Relentless 12 Rounds to Success By (author) Eddie Hearn Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $28.99

Subject BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Orange Grove By (author) Rosanna Ley Jun 08, 2021 | Hardcover $36.99 |

An unforgettable story of past love and family secrets, set in sunny Seville Holly loves making marmalade. Now she has a chance to leave her stressful city job and pursue her dream - of returning to the Dorset landscape of her childhood to open Bitter Orange, a shop celebrating the fruit that first inspired her. Holly's mother Ella has always loved Seville. So why is she reluctant to go back there with Holly to source products for the shop? What is she frightened of - and does it have anything to do with the old Spanish recipe for Seville orange and almond cake that Ella keeps hidden from her family?

English 448 pages

In Seville, where she was once forced to make the hardest decision of her life, Ella must finally face up to the past, while Holly meets someone who poses a threat to all her plans. Seville is a city full of sunshine and oranges. But it can also be bittersweet. Will love survive the secrets of the orange grove?

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Praise for Rosanna Ley:

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'Beautifully written and gently captivating' Heat

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A gorgeous, mouth-watering dream of a holiday read!—Red Magazine I loved this wonderful tale of forbidden love and mysterious family secrets . . . completely beguiling and beautifully told—Kate Furnivall Holiday romance at its most evocative and escapist—The Lady A glorious read that feels like a summer holiday in a book—People's Friend

'Sun-soaked escapism' Best 'The ultimate feel-good read' Candis

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Unabashedly romantic . . slips down like easy-drinking vino infused with Mediterranean sunshine—Saga This wonderful family saga has it all: the irresistible temptations of love long-denied, burgeoning secrets from the past, the gorgeous background of the Italian Riviera. A perfect summer read—Rachel Hore Sun-soaked escapism—Best

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Orange Grove By (author) Rosanna Ley Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

Coming in Spring 2021 -- The Orange Grove is the wonderfully evocative new novel from the bestselling author of The Lemon Tree Hotel.

9781787476332 English 448 pages Quercus Publishing

Subject FICTION / Women Distributor Hachette Book Group

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When Holly and her mother Ella travel to Seville to source products for Holly's new shop, they find much more than they bargained for. Ella is transported back to the city where she was once forced to make the hardest decision of her life, while Holly meets someone who threatens to put all her plans in jeopardy. Ella must face up to the past she ran from and Holly must discover the truth for herself.

I loved this wonderful tale of forbidden love and mysterious family secrets . . . completely beguiling and beautifully told—Kate Furnivall

Seville is a city full of sunshine and oranges. But it can also be bitter-sweet. Can love survive the secrets of the orange grove?

A gorgeous, mouth-watering dream of a holiday read!—Red Magazine

Praise for Rosanna Ley:

A wonderfully relaxing sun lounger read—Sunday Express

'Beautifully written and gently captivating' Heat 'Sun-soaked escapism' Best

Beautiful, evocative writing—Sun

'The ultimate feel-good read' Candis

Beautifully written and gently captivating—Heat

'Holiday romance at its most evocative and escapist' The Lady 'Unabashedly romantic . . slips down like easy-drinking vino infused with Mediterranean sunshine' Saga 'A gorgeous, mouth-watering dream of a holiday read!' Red Magazine 'Beautiful, evocative writing' Sun Contributor Bio Rosanna Ley works as a creative tutor and has written many articles and stories for national magazines. Her writing holidays and retreats take place in stunning locations in Spain and Italy. When she is not travelling, Rosanna lives in West Dorset by the sea.

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Sun-soaked escapism—Best This wonderful family saga has it all: the irresistible temptations of love long-denied, burgeoning secrets from the past, the gorgeous background of the Italian Riviera. A perfect summer read—Rachel Hore Unabashedly romantic . . slips down like easy-drinking vino infused with Mediterranean sunshine—Saga

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Comedy of Terrors By (author) Lindsey Davis Jun 15, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99

Saturnalia, the Romans' mid-December feast, nominally to celebrate the sun's rebirth but invariably a drunken riot. Flavia Albia needs a case to investigate, but all work is paused.

9781529374292 English Hodder & Stoughton

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical Distributor Hachette Book Group

The Aventine is full of fracturing families. Wives plot to leave their husbands, husbands plot to spend more time with their mistresses. Masters must endure slaves taking obscene liberties, while aggressive slaves are learning to ape dangerous masters. But no one wants to hire an investigator during the holiday. Albia is lumped with her own domestic stress: overexcited children and bilious guests, too many practical jokes, and her magistrate husband Tiberius preoccupied with local strife. He fears a Nut War. Nuts are both the snack and missile of choice of tipsy celebrants, so there is a fortune to be made. This year a hustling gang from the past is horning in on the action. As the deadly menace strikes even close to home, and with law and order paused for partying, Albia and Tiberius must go it alone. The Emperor has promised the people a spectacular entertainment - but Domitian himself is a target for the old criminals' new schemes. Can the Undying Sun survive the winter solstice, or will criminal darkness descend upon Rome?

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Lindsey Davis has written nearly thirty novels, beginning with The Course of Honour, the love story of the Emperor Vespasian and Antonia Caenis. There are twenty books in her bestselling mystery series features laid-back First Century detective Marcus Didius Falco and his partner Helena Justina, plus friends, relations, pets and bitter enemy the Chief Spy. Following her major standalone, Master and God, a new series featuring Flavia Albia, Falco's adopted daughter, is now under way, complemented by a digital novella, The Spook Who Spoke Again. She has also written books set in the English Civil War, Rebels and Traitors and A Cruel Fate (a Quickread). Her books are translated into many languages and serialised on BBC Radio 4. Past Chair of the Crimewriters' Association and The Society of Authors, and a Vice President of the Classical Association, she has won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Dagger in the Library, and a Sherlock award for Falco as Best Comic Detective, plus international awards such as the Premio Colosseo 'For enhancing the image of Rome'. She lives in the Midlands where she grew up and is currently President of the Birmingham and Midlands Institute.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Comedy of Terrors By (author) Lindsey Davis Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $24.99

Saturnalia, the Romans' mid-December feast, nominally to celebrate the sun's rebirth but invariably a drunken riot. Flavia Albia needs a case to investigate, but all work is paused.

9781529374308 English Hodder & Stoughton

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Love Letter to Europe An outpouring of sadness and hope ? Mary Beard, Shami Chakrabati, Sebastian Faulks, Neil Gaiman, Ruth Jones, J.K. Rowling, Sandi Toksvig and others By (author) J.K. Rowling , By (author) William Dalrymple , By (author) Margaret Drabble , By (author) Simon Callow , By (author) Tracey Emin , By (author) Holly Johnson , By (author) Pete Townshend , By (author) Melvyn Bragg , By (author) Will Hutton , By (author) Philip Ardagh , By (author) Mary Beard , By (author) Brian Catling , By (author) Shami Chakrabarti , By (author) Peter J Conradi , By (author) Lindsey Davis Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

How are great turning points in history experienced by individuals?

9781529381115 English 400 pages Coronet

Subject LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters Distributor Hachette Book Group

As Britain pulls away from Europe great British writers come together to give voice to their innermost feelings. These writers include novelists, writers of books for children, of comic books, humourists, historians, biographers, nature writers, film writers, travel writers, writers young and old and from an extraordinary range of backgrounds. Most are famous perhaps because they have won the Booker or other literary prizes, written bestsellers, changed the face of popular culture or sold millions of records. Others are not yet household names but write with depth of insight and feeling. There is some extraordinary writing in this book. Some of these pieces are expressions of love of particular places in Europe. Some are true stories, some nostalgic, some hopeful. Some are cries of pain. There are hilarious pieces. There are cries of pain and regret. Some pieces are quietly devastating. All are passionate. Conceived as a love letter to Europe, this book may also help reawaken love for Britain. It shows the unique richness and diversity of British cultures, a multitude of voices in harmony. Contributors include: Hugh Aldersey-Williams, Philip Ardagh, Jake Arnott, Patricia Atkinson, Paul Atterbury, Richard Beard, Mary Beard, Don Boyd, Melvyn Bragg, Gyles Brandreth, Kathleen Burke, James Buxton, Philip Carr, Brian Catling, Shami Chakrabarti, Chris Cleave, Mark Cocker, Peter Conradi , Heather Cooper, Frank CottrellBoyce, Roger Crowley, David Crystal, William Dalrymple, Lindsey Davies, Margaret Drabble, Mark Ellen, Richard Evans, Michel Faber, Sebastian Faulks, Ranulph Fiennes, Robert Fox, James Fox, Neil Gaiman, Evelyn Glennie, James Hanning, Nick Hayes, Alan Hollinghurst, Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch, Will Hutton, Robert Irwin, Holly Johnson , Liane Jones, Ruth Jones, Sam Jordison, Kapka Kassabova, AL Kennedy, Hermione Lee, Prue Leith, Patrick Lenox, Roger Lewis, David Lindo, Penelope Lively, Beth Lync, Richard Mabey, Sue MacGregor, Ian Martin, Frank McDonough, Jonathan Meades, Andrew Miller, Deborah Moggach, Ben Moor, Alan Moore, Paul Morley, Jackie Morris, Charles Nicholl, Richard Overy, Chris Riddell, Adam Roberts, Tony Robinson, Lee Rourke, Sophie Sabbage, Marcus Sedgwick, Richard Shirreff, Paul Stanford, Isy Suttie, Sandi Toksvig, Colin Tudge, Ed Vulliamy, Anna Whitelock, Kate Williams, Michael Wood, Louisa Young

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Little Ways to Live a Big Life

How to Enjoy Poetry By (author) Frank Skinner Jun 15, 2021 | Hardcover $15.99 |

'Someone recently said to me, in reference to my poetry podcast, that you'd think poetry would be more popular than ever, in the twenty-first century, because people don't have a lot of time and 'novels are often quite big while poems are often quite small'. I referred them to Doctor Who's Tardis.' Frank Skinner wants you to read more poetry. Wait, wait - don't stop reading. Whether you're a frequent poetry reader or haven't read any since sixth form, Frank's infectious passion for language, rhythm and metre will win you over and provide you with the basic tools you need to tackle any poem. 9781529412963 English 64 pages Quercus Publishing

Subject POETRY / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

In this short, easy-to-digest and delightful book, Frank guides us through the twists and turns of 'Pad, pad' by Stevie Smith, a short, seemingly simple poem that contains multitudes of meaning and a deceptive depth of emotion. Revel in the mastery of Stevie Smith's choice of words, consider the eternal mystery of the speaker of the poem and be moved by rhyming couplets like you never have before. Give it a go. You never know, you might even enjoy it. Contributor Bio Frank Skinner is an award-winning comedian, television and radio host, author and podcaster. Since winning the prestigious Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1991, Frank has gone on to create and present TV shows including The Frank Skinner Show, Frank Skinner's Opinionated and Room 101, as well as write two best-selling memoirs, win three gold awards for his Absolute Radio show, and co-host Fantasy Football and Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned with David Baddiel. Spring 2020 saw him successfully launch Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast with Absolute Radio, and his stand-up show 'Showbiz' enjoyed a sold-out national tour and West End residency.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Staying Alive in Toxic Times A Seasonal Guide to Lifelong Health By (author) Dr. Jenny Goodman Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $29.99 |

The must-have health bible that explains exactly how to stay in radiant, optimal health all year round. Are you confused about what supplements you should be taking? Do you want to know how you can reverse the effects of pollution on your body? Would you like to eat seasonally?

9781529309799 English 384 pages Yellow Kite

Subject HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health

Drawing on Dr Jenny Goodman's 20+ years' experience as a medical doctor, lecturer and qualified nutritionist, Staying Alive in Toxic Times sets out exactly what to eat in order to live our healthiest lives, and how to adapt our lifestyle according to the season we are in. Dr Jenny Goodman lays out how to safely and effectively supplement your diet with vitamins and minerals, explains what really works in terms of detoxing your body, and sorts through the confusing myriad of diets and healthy eating fads, using her expertise to myth-bust. Staying Alive in Toxic Times also reveals how to avoid seasonal health hazards, such as indoor pollution, hay fever and SAD. With so many people feeling tired, ill and run-down, this timely guide is what everyone needs to read in order to live vibrant, happy and long lives. Contributor Bio

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Dr Jenny Goodman is a medical doctor, broadcaster and lecturer. After qualifying and working in general medicine, she did a post-graduate training in nutritional and environmental medicine that radically transformed her approach to helping patients. Jenny has been practising nutritional and environmental medicine for over twenty years, using her knowledge of human nutrition and biochemistry to investigate and treat the many and varied problems that people bring to her. Jenny is passionate about making medical and nutritional knowledge accessible to the general public and is a popular and much sought-after lecturer. She has also been a guest on numerous TV and radio shows.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Bosie A Biography of Lord Alfred Douglas By (author) Douglas Murray Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

Lord Alfred Douglas, known as 'Bosie', son of the Marquess of Queensberry, was known as one of the most beautiful young men of his generation. Aged twentyone he met and became the lover and subsequent obsession of Oscar Wilde.

9781529340068 English 400 pages Sceptre

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Their relationship caused a scandal in 1895 when Wilde took Queensberry, Douglas's aggressive father, to court for libel. When the details of their relationship were aired in court, Wilde was convicted of sodomy and gross indecency and later imprisoned.

'One of the most impressive biographical debuts for some time . . . It comes across as entirely fresh'—Humphrey Carpenter, Sunday Times

Wilde's story is well known, but this is the first book to tell it from Douglas's perspective. Written, and originally published in 2000, with access to neverbefore-seen papers , Bosie explores the contradictions, tensions and turmoils of Douglas's life with Wilde and beyond as a poet, husband and father.

'Murray's book does a fine job of putting an irksome and faded legendary boy to bed'—Observer

This compelling biography uncovers the life of one of the most notorious figures in literary history, and its course from gilded beautiful youth to semi-reclusive outcast, at the time of Douglas's death in 1945.

'Douglas Murray is a remarkable young writer with a confident style'—Sunday Telegraph

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Contributor Bio Douglas Murray is the bestselling author of The Strange Death of Europe and The Madness of Crowds. He has been a contributor to The Spectator since 2000 and has been Associate Editor at the magazine since 2012. He has also written regularly for numerous other outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The Times, The Sunday Times, the Evening Standard, The New Criterion and National Review.

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'An excellent piece of work, intelligent and well rounded'—Sunday Telegraph

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Inspector Wadis series

Midnight at Malabar House By (author) Vaseem Khan Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949 As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Persis Wadia stands vigil in the basement of Malabar House, home to the city's most unwanted unit of police officers. Six months after joining the force she remains India's first female police detective, mistrusted, sidelined and now consigned to the midnight shift. And so, when the phone rings to report the murder of prominent English diplomat Sir James Herriot, the country's most sensational case falls into her lap. 9781473685505 English 336 pages

As 1950 dawns and India prepares to become the world's largest republic, Persis, accompanied by Scotland Yard criminalist Archie Blackfinch, finds herself investigating a case that is becoming more political by the second. Navigating a country and society in turmoil, Persis, smart, stubborn and untested in the crucible of male hostility that surrounds her, must find a way to solve the murder whatever the cost.

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Vaseem Khan is the author of the Baby Ganesh Agency crime novels set in modern Mumbai, India. His aim with the series is to take readers on a journey to the heart of modern India, showcasing both the colour and darker aspects of this incredible country. The first novel in his new historical crime series set in 1950s India, MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSE, features India's first female police detective. His first book THE UNEXPECTED INHERITANCE OF INSPECTOR CHOPRA was a Times Bestseller and an Amazon Best Debut. The second in the series THE PERPLEXING THEFT OF THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN won the 2017 Shamus Award for Best Original Private Investigator Paperback. The third, THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF A BOLLYWOOD STAR focused on India's movie industry, and the fourth, MURDER AT THE GRAND RAJ PALACE, was described by Publisher's Weekly as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the best entry in the series to dateâ&#x20AC;?. The fifth is called BAD DAY AT THE VULTURE CLUB. Vaseem was born in London in 1973, studied finance at the London School of Economics, before spending a decade on the subcontinent. He returned to the UK in 2006 and has since worked at University College London for the Department of Security and Crime Science. Elephants are third on his list of passions, first and second being great literature and cricket, not always in that order.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Alexander Seaton

The Devil's Recruit By (author) S.G. MacLean Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

1635, Aberdeen. A girl lies dead in a frozen garden. A young man goes missing after a drunken brawl. A sinister cloaked figure watches from the shadows. The missing student, son of a Highland chief, is in Alexander Seaton's class. When the young man's companion turns up bruised and bloodied, suspicion mounts that he has murdered his friend. But Alexander is convinced that there's another explanation.

9781849163194 English 368 pages Quercus Publishing

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical Distributor

Drawn ever deeper into the mystery, Alexander realises that the man in the shadows is known to him and that the strange events in the town are linked to his own past. Contributor Bio S.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton (shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger), A Game of Sorrows, Crucible of Secrets and The Devil's Recruit, and a series of historical thrillers set in Oliver Cromwell's London. The first and third books in the series, The Seeker and Destroying Angel, have won the CWA Historical Dagger and the second, The Black Friar, was longlisted for the same award. S.G. MacLean is married with four children and lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland. Follow her on Instagram @iwritemybike2

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Last To Know By (author) Melissa Hill Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

Eve knows what she wants. After nine good years and two kids together, it's about time Liam made an honest woman of her. Eve's sister Sam knows more than she should. Sam's always thought Eve was too good for Liam. Then she learns the truth about his business trips to Australia, and her suspicions are confirmed. And Brooke, safe on the other side of the world; knows nothing. Until a mysterious delivery arrives for her and promises to change her life forever. It seems someone doesn't want Brooke to be the last to know . . .

Reviews Praise for Melissa Hill—: 'A melodrama for our times'—MX magazine, Sydney 'An emotional page-turner.'—Closer

9780340953310 English 400 pages

Subject FICTION / Women

'Feels as good as a gossip with your mates'—New Woman

Contributor Bio Melissa Hill lives with her husband Kevin and their dog Homer in Monkstown, Co Dublin. Her previous books, Something You Should Know, Not What You Think, Never Say Never,Wishful Thinking and All Because of You have all been bestsellers and are widely translated. For more information, visit her website at www.melissahill.info

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'Laugh-out-loud humour and a thrill to read'—B 'More twists and turns than a rollercoaster - a cracker of a read'—Mail on Sunday

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Hello, Again By (author) Isabelle Broom Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | 'A dreamy, romantic, irresistible treat'

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Lindsey Kelk

Utterly romantic—Adele Parks 'Emotional, enthralling and exquisitely written'

'No-one takes me away quite like Isabelle Broom. Hello, Again is a dreamy, romantic, irresistible treat —Lindsey Kelk

Cathy Bramley

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Subject FICTION / Women Distributor Hachette Book Group

Philippa Taylor (Pepper to her friends) has big dreams. When she closes her eyes, she can picture exactly who she ought to be. The problem is, it's about as far away from her real life in a small coastal town in Suffolk as she can imagine. So when her elderly friend Josephine persuades Pepper to accompany her on a trip to Europe, she jumps at the chance to change her routine. And when Pepper bumps (literally) into the handsome Finn in Lisbon, it seems as though she might have finally found what she's been looking for. But Pepper know all too well things are rarely as they seem. Her own quiet life hides a dark secret from the past. And even though she and Finn may have been destined to find each other, Pepper suspects life may have other plans as to how the story should end. A romantic and sweeping story about friendship, love and realising that sometimes it's about the journey, not the destination.

A gorgeous read that will transport you to some of the world's most magical cities in a heartbeat —Fabulous Magazine (The Sun) A gorgeously romantic escape - a summer holiday in book form —Rachael Lucas A wonderful story about dreams and adventures, with warm, loveable characters. I loved every moment —Rosanna Ley Beautiful, fun and romantic, tear jerking in just the right way—Katie Fforde

Contributor Bio Isabelle Broom was born in Cambridge nine days before the 1980s began and studied Media Arts in London before a 12-year stint at heat magazine. Always happiest when she off on an adventure, Isabelle now travels all over the world seeking out settings for her escapist fiction novels, as well as making the annual pilgrimage to her second home - the Greek island of Zakynthos. Currently based in Suffolk, where she shares a cottage with her dog Max and approximately 467 spiders, Isabelle fits her writing around a busy freelance career and tries her best not to be crushed to oblivion under her ever-growing pile of to-be-read books.

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Emotional, enthralling and exquisitely written, a story about accepting life's flaws and learning to

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Last One at the Party By (author) Bethany Clift Jun 29, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99

November 2022. The human race has been wiped out by a virus called 6DM. The end of the world, if you will. This is the journal of a Londoner, in her mid-thirties. She owns her own flat, has married her long-term boyfriend James and has a sensible job and the kind of life that she knows is expected of her. Like so many women she has learnt to make small compromises to herself in order to fit in. Things are fine.

9781529332124 English 400 pages Hodder & Stoughton

But in November 2022 that changes. A deadly virus has led to a global pandemic. It's pretty much the end of the world. And somehow our narrator finds herself immune to the disease that wipes out the rest of civilisation. Who will she choose to be, now she's totally alone?With her only companion a cowardly golden retriever nicknamed 'Lucky', she sets off on a journey across the country to discover if she is really the last person left alive. Told in flashbacks to her life before, and in the present to her new existence adrift in a world of burning cities, rotting corpses and man-eating seagulls, this is the ultimate story of learning to accept your own identity and finding out what it really means to be human.

Subject FICTION / Science Fiction / Humorous Distributor

Contributor Bio Bethany Clift is a graduate of the Northern Film School and has had projects in development with Eon and Film 4, as well as being a director of her own production company. I Alone Survive is her debut novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Last One at the Party By (author) Bethany Clift Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $24.99

9781529332131 English 400 pages Hodder & Stoughton

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer By (author) Brian Masters Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $19.99

________________________________________ AN UNSPEAKABLE CRIME

9781529338911 English 320 pages

Subject TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers Distributor Hachette Book Group

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When he was arrested in July 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer had a severed head in the refrigerator, two more in the freezer, two skulls and a skeleton in a filing cabinet.

Unputdownable

A DEPRIVED ACT

A remarkable and frightening exploration of "human nature stained"—Literary Review

But if anything could be more disturbing than the brute horror of this scene, it was the evidence that Dahmer had been using these human remains not only for sexual gratification, but as part of a dark ritual of his own devising -- to furnish a shrine to himself. A KILLER, BEYOND OUR UNDERSTANDING ________________________________________ The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer offers a chilling insight into the mind of a serial killer and reveals the horrors within.

Irresistible . . . Its subject is terrible and repellent, but the study itself is enlightening—Independent on Sunday The spirited, persuasive account of a young man spiralling into unspeakable insanity . . . useful, fascinating book —Daily Telegraph

Perfect for fans of Making a Murderer, Mindhunter and The Ted Bundy Tapes, this is a gripping and gruesome read that delves into the mind of a murder and what possesses someone to kill. PRAISE FOR THE SHRINE OF JEFFREY DAHMER: 'Irresistible. . . . It's subject is terrible and repellent. But the study itself is enlightening' Independent 'Unputdownable' Patricia Highsmith 'The persuasive account of a young man spiraling into unspeakable insanity . . . fascinating' Daily Telegraph Contributor Bio Brian Masters began his career with five critical studies in French literature and proceeded to write the first full history of all the dukedoms in Britain. His subjects for biograph have ranged from John Aspinall to E. F. Benson, from Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire to Rosemary West. His penetrating study of mass murderer Dennis Nilsen, KILLING FOR COMPANY, won the Gold Dagger Award for non-fiction in 1985. Masters is a well-known journalist and reviewer.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Auntie Poldi 4 By (author) Mario Giordano Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

9781529329407 English John Murray

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There's only one Auntie Poldi: bewigged, cursing in Bavarian, and knocking back a wee shot of grappa as a pre-breakfast aperitif . . . or is there? No one is as they seem (and sound) in this hilarious new mystery featuring Sicily's sultriest sleuth. Strange dealings are afoot in the Apostolic Palace--a nun leapt to her death shortly after participating in a seemingly routine exorcism. But when a priest clad in Gammarelli and a Vatican commissario with an almost unholy level of sex appeal turn up at her door, Poldi is shocked to hear that she's a suspect in their case. Who is the woman being exorcised, and where has she disappeared to? And why in the world does she claim, in perfect Bavarian, to be Poldi, Isolde Oberreiter, of Torre Archirafi? Poldi will need all the help she can get to clear her name, but her nephew has been distracted by a love affair gone sour, someone in the town has been spraying graffiti death threats on her front door, and her local friends seem to be avoiding her. And even Vito Montana balks when Poldi discovers that the case hinges on a lost Madonna statue, stolen years ago from the pope himself. Forza, Poldi! With a pair of mysterious twins dogging her every move and a mandate to maintain sobriety, will Poldi be able to find the lost statue in time, and survive her sixty-first birthday?

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Mario Giordano, the son of Italian immigrants, was born in Munich in 1963 and studied psychology at the University of Dusseldorf. He writes novels, books for adolescents, and screenplays. He lives in Cologne.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Unwelcome Visitor Depression and How I Survive It By (author) Denise Welch Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'Though we have come a long way this crippling, debilitating, often terminal illness is still shockingly misunderstood. This is my story that you have asked me to tell. Those who suffer from depression will understand and those who don't will hopefully learn how to.' This is the book that Denise Welch wished for as she found herself exhausted and defeated after yet another visit from The Unwelcome Visitor - the name she gives to the episodes of clinical depression she has suffered from over the past 30 years. 9781529384574 English 272 pages

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For so many, understanding their mental health is a leap into the unknown, and they are left grappling with the physical and emotional fallout without any guidance or someone to tell them 'you're not alone and you can live a happy and successful life alongside your illness'. Within these pages Denise reveals her ongoing journey from breakdowns to breakthroughs and through self-destruction to self-acceptance. Typically candid, Denise brings her trademark humour and honesty to a conversation that we urgently need to have, and shows readers it is brave and courageous to be open and vulnerable, and you too can take back control. Contributor Bio

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Denise Welch is an actor and television personality. Among her TV credits are Coronation Street and Waterloo Road, alongside being a regular panellist on the ITV lunchtime chat show Loose Women. Denise has authored four previous books, both fiction and non-fiction.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Birch End

A Woman's Promise By (author) Anna Jacobs Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $15.99

As the only female cabinet maker in the valley in 1935, Frankie Redfern is unusual. She faces prejudice even from her own mother. But she's content working for her father, and is unwilling to give up her independence or the work she loves for marriage. When her husband falls gravely ill, Frankie's mother takes over, causing serious trouble for her daughter. And her cousin, an unscrupulous local builder, starts to help her for his own reasons. 9781473677883 English 368 pages

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Jericho Harte has never met a woman he wanted to marry until he bumps into Frankie on the moors. When she comes to him the next day with an extraordinary suggestion, it seems a marriage of convenience might suit them both. Or could their relationship become more than that? But Frankie's problems worsen as her father goes missing from hospital. Is there more to his illness than met the eye? Can Frankie and Jericho help uncover the truth and put an end to the danger she's in before it's too late?

Reviews This is that rare thing, a pacy pageturner with a ripping plot and characters you care about . . . [Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff!—Daily Mail Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around —Historical Novels Review [Anna Jacobs' books have an] impressive grasp of human emotions —The Sunday Times

Readers are loving the Birch End series! 'Amazing' - 5 STARS 'Thank you, Anna, for the pleasure you give in all your books' - 5 STARS 'Another brilliant, hard-to-put-down book' - 5 STARS 'Can't wait for the next instalment' - 5 STARS 'A real page turner, I can't wait to read the next one' - 5 STARS 'Another triumph for Anna Jacobs' - 5 STARS 'BRILLIANT READ' - 5 STARS Contributor Bio Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. She is addicted to writing and figures she'll have to live to be 120 at least to tell all the stories that keep popping up in her imagination and nagging her to write them down. She's also addicted to her own hero, to whom she's been happily married for many years. She is the bestselling author of over sixty novels and has been shortlisted for several awards. Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award in 2006, and The Trader's Wife is on the shortlist for the 2012 award. You can find out more on her website, www.annajacobs.com or on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Anna.Jacobs.Books.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Growing Goats and Girls Living the Good Life on a Cornish Farm - ESCAPISM AT ITS LOVELIEST By (author) Rosanne Hodin Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'a delightful and funny memoir of her family's crazy life in the English countryside. Perfect escapist reading for these locked-down times.' - SALMAN RUSHDIE 'a heartwarming tale of country living' - SUNDAY EXPRESS 'a charming memoir and a perfect choice for these unsettling times' - DEVON LIFE 'A total joy... enchanting, hilarious and vivid... Beautifully written, richly informative...' - LIZ CALDER 9781529303322 English 288 pages Coronet

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'A gem ... A heart-warming memoir of moving to the glorious Cornish countryside and taking up farming is the perfect antidote to city life.' - NIKOLA SCOTT "A love letter to the British countryside...a wonderfully earthy story of fresh Cornish air...an adventure from start to finish." - TOWN & COUNTRY "A light-hearted account of 30 years of trial and error on a Cornish farm...I loved every minute..." - SAGA Ever dream of packing up and escaping to a simpler life on the land, just the Cornish landscape and a few cows and goats rising up to greet you each day? When Rosanne and her husband left city life for the Cornwall idyll they knew little of farming, the seasons and milking; but over time they found their way, rising to each new challenge and embracing all that the land gave them. Growing Goats and Girls lovingly and invitingly charts the rural, hardworking and joyfully haphazard lives of Rosanne and her husband as they escape London to live off the land. In their tumbled-down farmhouse in Cornwall, they learn to rear goats, chickens, cows, bees - and two children - get to grips with unruly machinery and cantankerous farmers, and chart the changing seasons in glorious countryside over thirty years. Heart-warming and uplifting in its celebration of the simple things, this earthy portrait of life on the land taps into our collective imagination. After all, who hasn't dreamed of new beginnings, escaping into nature and living more simply. Growing Goats and Girls reminds us to appreciate the fleeting, timeless moments Contributor Bio Rosanne grew up in a Naval family (Pakistan, Singapore), and travelled widely before a life of farming, teaching and family-raising in Cornwall. Rosanne, when not out sailing the seas, now lives in Plymouth with her husband.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Sunlight Hours By (author) Caroline Caugant , Translated by Jackie Smith Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Thirty-something Parisian artist Billie is working towards her next exhibition when she receives the news that her mother, with whom she has had no contact for years, has drowned in the river near her nursing home. In an attempt to understand the circumstances of her death, she returns to V, the village where she grew up in the parched, sun-drenched hills above the Mediterranean. When she arrives there, Billie finds herself reliving memories of another river drowning, 20 years earlier, memories she had tried to obliterate. What happened to Billie's dear friend Lila back then, at the age of 16, and why is Billie stalked by guilt? 9781529342314 English 288 pages

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Sunlight Hours paints a picture of three generations of women, united by the secrets of a river. Contributor Bio After modern literature studies at the Sorbonne, Caroline Caugant decided to become a writer, in parallel to her work as a graphic designer. She lives in Paris.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Jimmy Mullen Newcastle Crime Thriller

The Man on the Street By (author) Trevor Wood Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

GRITTY, NEWCASTLE-SET CRIME FOR FANS OF IAN RANKIN AND ROBERT GALBRAITH. WINNER OF THE CWA JOHN CREASEY DAGGER AND A THEAKSTON'S NEW BLOOD AUTHOR FOR 2020. 'Fresh, original, authentic and gritty - should be an instant classic' LEE CHILD 'Intricate, expertly paced with a shocking conclusion ... Jimmy is a character you root for from page one ... Simply supberb' M. W. CRAVEN, author of THE PUPPET SHOW 9781787478374 English 432 pages Quercus Publishing

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It started with a splash. Jimmy, a homeless veteran grappling with PTSD, did his best to pretend he hadn't heard it - the sound of something heavy falling into the Tyne at the height of an argument between two men on the riverbank. Not his fight. Then he sees the headline: GIRL IN MISSING DAD PLEA. The girl, Carrie, reminds him of someone he lost, and this makes his mind up: it's time to stop hiding from his past. But telling Carrie, what he heard - or thought he heard turns out to be just the beginning of the story. The police don't believe him, but Carrie is adamant that something awful has happened to her dad and Jimmy agrees to help her, putting himself at risk from enemies old and new. But Jimmy has one big advantage: when you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose. Contributor Bio Trevor Wood has lived in Newcastle for twenty-five years and considers himself an adopted Geordie. He's a successful playwright who has also worked as a journalist and spin-doctor for the City Council. Prior to that he served in the Royal Navy for sixteen years. Trevor holds an MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) from UEA. The Man on the Street is his first novel.

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Reviews Fresh, original, authentic and gritty should be an instant classic—Lee Child Wood's vivid evocation of Newcastle takes us into the depths of the city, and through Jimmy - our unlikely investigator - delivers an unsparing examination of life on the streets —Val McDermid What more do you want from a debut than a unique protagonist and a cracking plotline? A smart, thoughtprovoking crime read with bags of heart and humanity—Mari Hannah The story races along at a cracking pace, lots of tension in the twists and turns, and Jimmy is hugely engaging and complex. It's a rare skill to develop a sympathetic character with such a chequered history for whom one so wants a happy ending. A deeply satisfying read—Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange I've just finished The Man on the Street, and I hugely enjoyed it. Wood is the real thing. I recently read the last

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Seeker

The Seeker By (author) S.G. MacLean Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

WINNER OF THE 2015 CWA ENDEAVOUR HISTORICAL DAGGER London, 1654. Oliver Cromwell is at the height of his power and has declared himself Lord Protector. Yet he has many enemies, at home and abroad. London is a complex web of spies and merchants, priests and soldiers, exiles and assassins. One of the web's most fearsome spiders is Damian Seeker, agent of the Lord Protector. No one knows where Seeker comes from, who his family is, or even his real name. All that is known of him for certain is that he is utterly loyal to Cromwell, and that nothing can be long hidden from him. 9781782068433 English 432 pages

Reviews The contradictions and compromises of Cromwell's Proctectorate are rather brilliantly woven into the thrilling plot . . . If her next outing is as riveting as this one, she could challenge CJ Sansoms' Shardlake for dominion of the crowded historical crime niche.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Times

In the city, coffee houses are springing up, fashionable places where men may meet to plot and gossip. Suddenly they are ringing with news of a murder. John Winter, hero of Cromwell's all-powerful army, is dead, and the lawyer, Elias Ellingworth, found standing over the bleeding body, clutching a knife.

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Yet despite the damning evidence, Seeker is not convinced of Ellingworth's guilt. He will stop at nothing to bring the killer to justice: and Seeker knows better than any man where to search. Contributor Bio S.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton (shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger), A Game of Sorrows, Crucible of Secrets and The Devil's Recruit, and a series of historical thrillers set in Oliver Cromwell's London. The first and third books in the series, The Seeker and Destroying Angel, have won the CWA Historical Dagger and the second, The Black Friar, was longlisted for the same award. S.G. MacLean is married with four children and lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland. Follow her on Instagram @iwritemybike2

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Turning Thirty By (author) Mike Gayle Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

Unlike most people Matt Beckford is actually looking forward to turning thirty. At last, he thinks his career, finances and love life are all sorted. But life has other plans, and after splitting up with his girlfriend Matt is forced to move back in with his parents. This scenario soon has Matt feeling nostalgic, and desperate for some sanity. So, one by one, he tracks down his old school mates - the rest of the Magnificent Seven. But when you're turning thirty nothing's as simple as it used to be. 9781444790122 English 368 pages

Subject FICTION / Humorous / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Reviews A warm, funny romantic comedy —Daily Mail Not just readable, fresh and witty but sophisticated in execution . . . funny but also poignant—Independent on Sunday

Contributor Bio Mike Gayle was born and raised in Birmingham. After graduating from Salford University with a degree in Sociology, he moved to London to pursue a career in journalism and worked as a Features Editor and agony uncle. He has written for a variety of publications including The Sunday Times, the Guardian and Cosmopolitan.

Mike Gayle manages to weave everything together with such a warmthe-cockles-of-your-heart manner that once you've finished reading Turning Thirty you want to turn right back to the beginning and start all over again. It's real life - but better than we know it—B Magazine

Mike became a full time novelist in 1997 following the publication of his Sunday Times top ten bestseller My Legendary Girlfriend, which was hailed by the Independent as 'full of belly laughs and painfully acute observations,' and by The Times as 'a funny, frank account of a hopeless romantic'. Since then he has written thirteen novels including Mr Commitment, Turning Thirty and The Man I Think I Know. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages.

Mike Gayle has carved a whole new literary niche out of the male confessional novel. He's a publishing phenomenon—Evening Standard

You can find him online at mikegayle.co.uk and on Twitter @mikegayle.

Funny and endearing . . . chuckle-onthe-bus readable—Heat Delightfully observant nostalgia . . . will strike a chord with both sexes—She

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Where the Truth Lies By (author) Julie Corbin Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

How far would you go to protect your family? A read-in-one-sitting psychological suspense novel for fans of The Teacher and Behind Closed Doors

9780340918937 English 352 pages

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'I didn't see it coming. No black cats crossed my path. No clear-eyed crows cawed alarm from the trees. There was nothing to warn me about what was up ahead. An invisible clock was ticking, each beat drawing my family closer to danger and I was oblivious. Busy with the normal, everyday things that make up a life, I didn't know about the threats or the blackmail, or about the brutal turn our lives were about to take. I didn't know that someone close to me was on course to devastate my family. I thought my home was a safe place, that danger kept its distance. I thought wrong.'

Reviews A gripping and fast-paced psychological thriller . . . brilliantly written, with just the right amount of suspense . . . this book was one that I couldn't put down.—Kim the Book Worm on DO ME NO HARM

This is Corbin's first novel and it's an absolute corker. She weaves this tale of tragedy and secrecy with flair and pulls you into Grace's distress with deft strokes.This book will creep under your skin and have you thinking about it in With their daughter's life at stake, it is left to Claire to untangle the web of lies and the small hours. You won't want to put half-truths and find out just who might be responsible. And to stop them. Before it's it down.—News of the World on TELL too late. ME NO SECRETS Claire's husband has been keeping secrets. About the whereabouts of the witness to the murder trial he's prosecuting. And about the letters he's been getting, threatening to kill their four-year-old, unless he tells the blackmailer where the witness is hiding.

Praise for WHERE THE TRUTH LIES 'The pace never halts, not for a minute, and it is impossible to stop reading.' Book Reviews by Jackie 'An exploration of the dark themes of blackmail, lies and loyalty.' Euro Crime If you love this, look out for Julie Corbin's brand new psychological thriller HER WATCHFUL EYE. Available to pre-order now. Contributor Bio

I sat and devoured this book in one sitting - it was so thrilling and gripping that it just didn't feel safe to put down! —Rea Book Review Blog on DO ME NO HARM A short, excellent read that manages to capture the sense of loss when someone close dies, and the sense of desperation to make sense of it all. —Eurocrime on NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE

Julie Corbin is Scottish and grew up just outside Edinburgh. She has lived in East Sussex for the last twenty-five years and raised her three sons in a village close to the Ashdown Forest. She is trained as a nurse and combines running the medical department in a boarding school with writing novels, short stories and currently a radio play. Her psychological thrillers have been described as 'creepy and gripping' (Closer) and 'remarkably assured... suspenseful narrative' (Daily Mail) She speaks at writing events, book groups and libraries, and runs writing workshops for beginners and more experienced writers. Visit Julie's website at www.juliecorbin.com and follow her on Twitter @Julie_Corbin

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Jimmy Mullen

One Way Street By (author) Trevor Wood Jul 20, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

The second gritty Newcastle-set thriller in this unforgettable series about a homeless veteran turned local sleuth and vigilante. Follow up to the highly acclaimed The Man on the Street - 'Fresh, original, authentic and gritty' (LEE CHILD) 'Jimmy is a character you root for from page one ... simply superb' - M.W. CRAVEN, winner of the CWA Gold Dagger, on The Man on the Street

9781787478381 English 400 pages Quercus Publishing

Subject FICTION / Thrillers / Crime Distributor Hachette Book Group

A series of bizarre drug-related deaths among runaway teenagers has set the North East's homeless community on edge.

One Way Street sees the welcome return of Jimmy Mullen, the homeless, PTSDsuffering, veteran as he attempts to rebuild his life following the events in The Man on the Street. As his probation officer constantly reminds him: all he needs to do is keep out of trouble. But then one of Jimmy's friends asks for help. Someone this friend was close to but has lost touch with is found dead in a dumpster, yet another victim of Newcastle's drug culture. Jimmy knows he shouldn't get involved but loyalty compels him to try to find out what's really going on. Sadly for him, trouble just seems to have a habit of tracking Jimmy down. Contributor Bio Trevor Wood has lived in Newcastle for twenty-five years and considers himself an adopted Geordie. He's a successful playwright who has also worked as a journalist and spin-doctor for the City Council. Prior to that he served in the Royal Navy for sixteen years. Trevor holds an MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) from UEA. The Man on the Street, his first novel, was published to widespread acclaim. One Way Street is his second novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue There Was Still Love By (author) Favel Parrett Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

'A beautifully crafted book from a wonderful storyteller. It sings with humanity.' Sarah Winman AUSTRALIAN INDIE BOOK AWARD WINNER 2020 BOOK OF THE YEAR & FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2020

9781529343571 English 224 pages Sceptre

Subject FICTION / Family Life / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

PRAGUE, 1938: Eva flies down the street. A man steps out suddenly. Eva runs into him, hits the pavement hard. His hat is in the gutter. His anger slaps Eva, but his hate will change everything, as war forces so many lives into small brown suitcases. PRAGUE, 1980: No one sees Ludek. A young boy can slip right under the heavy blanket that covers this city - the fear cannot touch him. Ludek is free. And he sees everything. The world can do what it likes. The world can go to hell for all he cares because Babi is waiting for him in the warm flat. She is his whole world. MELBOURNE, 1980: Mala Liska's grandma holds her hand as they climb the stairs to their third floor flat. Inside, the smell of warm pipe tobacco and homemade cakes. Here, Mana and Bill have made a life for themselves and their granddaughter. A life imbued with the spirit of Prague and the loved ones left behind.

Reviews A beautifully crafted book from a wonderful storyteller. It sings with humanity.—Sarah Winman, author of Tin Man Meticulously observed and masterfully crafted—Books and Publishing If you only read one book this year, make sure it's this.—The Sunday Times on Past the Shallows Breathtaking, poignant, hauntingly beautiful—Rachel Joyce on When the Night Comes

Because there is still love. No matter what. Contributor Bio In 2011, Favel Parrett's career was launched with her critically acclaimed debut PAST THE SHALLOWS. A heart-breaking novel, it was sold internationally, shortlisted in the prestigious Miles Franklin Award and won the Dobbie Literary Award. Favel won the ABIA Newcomer of the Year Award in 2012. Her next novel, WHEN THE NIGHT COMES, was also critically acclaimed and further consolidated Favel's reputation with booksellers and readers. Favel's short stories have been published in various journals including Island, Griffith Review and Frankie Magazine. THERE WAS STILL LOVE is Favel's eagerly awaited third novel. She lives in Victoria and is passionate about surfing and all things Southern Ocean. You can find out more about Favel Parrett at www.favelparrett.com.au

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Zero 22 By (author) Chris Ryan Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

9781473667976 English 320 pages Coronet

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The SAS is operating covertly in the wartorn badlands of northern Syria. They know it will be gritty, bloody and dangerous. But when Regiment legend Danny Black's unit, codenamed Zero 22, is tasked with a more routine operation, they don't expect it to end the way it does: in compromise and massacre, orchestrated by the shadowy Wagner Group, a paramilitary organisation in thrall to the Russian president. Back in the UK, Danny learns that his unit was betrayed by a mole feeding high-level military intelligence to the Russians. Like any SAS man worthy of the name, his first thought is to avenge the men who lost their lives on the Zero 22 op. He has no hesitation in accepting the mission to assassinate the man responsible for the death of his mates. But the headshed have more complicated plans and Danny finds himself operating with a face from his past whom he never thought he would see again. Together they embark on a high-risk, deniable mission that will require all Danny's Regiment skills if they are to have any hope of success. As the mission unfolds, however, Danny learns that darker forces are at play. And when everything he thinks he knows gets turned on its head, he realises that what started out as an act of revenge is just a single play in a conspiracy that will take him across the continents and pit him not only against the highly trained militants of the Wagner Group, but against the Kremlin, the White House and the insidious machinations of the most powerful men in the world. Contributor Bio

Former SAS corporal and the only man to escape death or capture during the Bravo Two Zero operation in the 1991 Gulf War, Chris Ryan turned to writing thrillers to tell the stories the Official Secrets Act stops him putting in his non-fiction. His novels have gone on to inspire the Sky One series Strike Back. Born near Newcastle in 1961, Chris Ryan joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years there he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also sniper team commander of the antiterrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris Ryan was the only member of an eight-man unit to escape from Iraq, where three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. He wrote about his experiences in the bestseller The One That Got Away, which was adapted for screen, and since then has written three other works of non-fiction, over twenty bestselling novels and a series of childrens' books.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Brain Changer How diet can save your mental health ? cutting-edge science from an expert By (author) Professor Felice Jacka Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $19.99

'This is a fascinating book by a leading researcher, covering one of the most exciting areas of modern nutritional research about how our diet can impact our gut and brain health. The combination of personal stories and cutting-edge science is a real winner' DR MICHAEL MOSLEY, AUTHOR AND TV PRESENTER

9781529326642 English 336 pages Yellow Kite

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A combination of Professor Felice Jacka's love of food and her own experience of depression and anxiety as a young woman led her to question whether what we put in our mouths everyday affects more than our waistline. Felice set out on a journey of discovery to change the status quo and uncover the truth through rigorous science. Beginning her PhD in 2005, she examined the association between women's diets and their mental health, focusing on depression and anxiety. She soon discovered - you feel how you eat. It is Professor Jacka's ground-breaking research that has now changed the way we think about mental and brain health in relation to diet.

Brain Changer explains how and why we should consider our food as the basis of our mental and brain health throughout our lives. It includes a selection of recipes and meal plans featuring ingredients beneficial to mental health. It also includes the simple, practical solutions we can use to help prevent mental health problems in the first place and offers strategies for treating these problems if they do arise. This is not a diet book to help you on the weight scales. This is a guide to good habits to save your brain and to optimise your mental health through what you eat at every stage of life.

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Professor Felice Jacka is Director of the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University. She is also founder and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research (ISNPR) and immediate past president of the Australian Alliance for the Prevention of Mental Disorders. She has been responsible for the development of a highly innovative field of research establishing diet and nutrition as of importance to common mental disorders. These include the first studies to document a role for diet in adolescent depression - the primary age of onset for common mental disorders - the first study to identify both maternal and early life nutrition as important predictors of children's mental health, and the first trial to show that dietary improvement can address depression. The results of the studies she has conducted have been highly influential, and she is widely recognized as international leader in the nascent but transformative field of Nutritional Psychiatry research.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Ladies in Waiting a history of court life from the Tudors to the present day By (author) Anne Somerset Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $22.99

'Provides a wealth of juicy anecdotal material about five centuries of court life' New York Times 'Naughty Knickers version of our island story' Daily Mail

--------------------------------------------Ladies in Waiting chronicles the lives of famous and infamous ladies who served royalty, casting a fresh, intimate angle on four hundred years of monarchy. 9781529410662 English 496 pages Quercus Publishing

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For centuries, the most beautiful, able and aristocratic women in England competed for positions at court. Some who came to serve were remarkable for their learning and exemplary virtue, but others were notable for promiscuity and lack of scruple, drawn to court by a lust for money and power. Several ladies-inwaiting became royal mistresses, showing few qualms about betraying the queen consorts they ostensibly served. If bedding the King was not an option open to all, many ladies came to court in hope of finding husbands, only to succumb to constant assaults on their virtue or to find themselves denied permission by their sovereign to marry. Drawing on an enormous variety of sources, Anne Somerset provides an illuminating guide to the character, profligate or pious, of each court. Contained within the stories of the individual women is a consistently entertaining commentary on the manners, morals and shifting mentality of the royal, the rich, and the prominent throughout the centuries, resulting in social history at its most enjoyable and vibrant.

Reviews The lives of these long-suffering women, raucously recounted in this immensely enjoyable book, offer an oblique, but very human, perspective on English history.—The Daily Telegraph

'gossipy and entertaining history...full of fascinating details' —Best A fascinating reprint—The Spectator A pleasing account of the upper-class ladies who slaved, suffered and starved in royal service—Sunday Times Extraordinarily enjoyable... Colourful and entertaining...A Naughty Knickers version of our island story—Daily Mail Lady Anne writes with perception, wit, candour and a confident authority—The Spectator

Contributor Bio Anne Somerset was born in 1955 and read history at King's College London. Her first book was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1980, since then she has gone on to write five further works on English history. Unnatural Murder: Poison at the Court of James I - an account of the sensational scandal arising from the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury in 1613 - was shortlisted in 1997 for the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger award for non-fiction. Her most recent work was awarded the 2013 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography. Until his death in 2011, she was married to the artist Matthew Carr. She lives in London with her daughter.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Languages of Loss A psychotherapist's journey through grief By (author) Sasha Bates Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'This is the most startlingly honest book about grief I have ever read. Its immediacy hits you on the first page and takes you on an unforgettable journey. No one has set out so clearly the stages we go through as we try to come to terms with facing the enormity of death.' - Dame Penelope Wilton, DBE 'Sasha writes exquisitely and honestly, the sheer rawness of what she has gone through and is still going through, sitting in balance with the calm and clear-sighted objectivity of the therapist, who is also her.' - Hugh Bonneville 9781529317169 English 272 pages Yellow Kite

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One person, two perspectives on grief. Plunged unexpectedly into widowhood at just 49 years old, psychotherapist Sasha Bates describes in searing honesty the agonisingly raw feelings unleashed by the loss of her husband and best friend, Bill. At the same time, she attempts to keep her therapist hat in place and create some perspective from psycho-analytic theory. From the depths of her confusion she gropes for ways to manage and bear the pain - by looking back at all that she has learnt from psychotherapeutic research, and from accepted grief theories, to help her make sense of her altered reality. Languages of Loss starts a necessary and overdue conversation about death and loss. It breaks down taboos and tries to find humour and light amidst the depressing, bewildering reality. It is an essential companion to help support readers through the agony of those early months, giving permission for all the feelings, and offering various methods of living with them.This book's overriding message is that everyone's experience of grief is different, but knowing more about the theory, and learning a new vocabulary, while not necessarily easing the grief, can help you feel less alone, and at some point enable you to reflect back and see how far you have come. 'This is a useful as well as a moving book. The writing is energetic, down-toearth and bracingly honest, and many readers will feel consoled and enlightened by Bates's take on her experience.' - The Times 'Bates's skill as a psychotherapist is married to her deft ability to use language and metaphor to create this vital treatise on loss. As much as Languages of Loss is an essential text on grief, it is also a story of love.' Sunday Business Post Review 'This book will give anyone grieving the death of their partner an insight into their experience, and help those around them understand the difficult and Contributor Bio Sasha Bates is a psychotherapist, journalist and former documentary filmmaker. Eighteen years in the TV industry saw her write, direct and produce series as varied as Omnibus, Grand Designs, Live and Kicking, and How to Look Good Naked, alongside an ongoing side-line in travel journalism. Her fascination with people - and what creates the myriad dynamics between us all - fuelled her career as a filmmaker, and she discovered a desire to further understand the human mind, emotions and relationships. She left television behind and re-trained as an integrative psychotherapist, gaining an MA, a Diploma in Counselling and an Advanced Diploma in integrative psychotherapy from The Minster Centre in London. Once fully qualified, and after stints working in the NHS and in higher education, she started up in private practice where she gained a reputation as an embodied therapist, an earlier training as a yoga teacher having given her a good understanding of the mind body connection. When her husband, Bill, died unexpectedly at just 56, Sasha turned back to writing to help her navigate the new and unwelcome world into which she had been thrust. She now teaches workshops about grief to therapists, and other grievers, and has set up a commemorative theatrical bursary - The Bill Cashmore Award - in conjunction with the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Say Why to Drugs Everything You Need to Know About the Drugs We Take and Why We Get High By (author) Dr. Suzi Gage Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

A definitive and authoritative guide to drugs and why we get high from the creator of the top-rated podcast, Say Why to Drugs. Drugs. We've all done them. Whether it's a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, a cigarette or a sleeping pill. But how well do we understand the effects of the drugs we take - legal or illegal?

9781473686243 English 352 pages Hodder & Stoughton

Subject SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs Distributor Hachette Book Group

Say Why to Drugs investigates the science behind recreational drugs- debunking common myths and misconceptions, as well as containing the most recent scientific research. Looking at a range of drugs, this book provides a clear understanding of how drugs work and what they're really doing to your mind and body. Along the way you will find out why ketamine is on the WHO's list of essential medicines, why some researchers hope MDMA could treat PTSD, and much more. Enlightening, entertaining, and thought-provoking, Say Why to Drugs is a compelling read that will surprise and educate proponents on both sides of the drugs debate. Contributor Bio Dr. Suzi Gage is a psychologist and epidemiologist at the University of Liverpool, investigating associations between recreational drug use and mental health. In 2016 she began her 'Say Why to Drugs' podcast alongside Scroobius Pip. Each episode discusses a different recreational drug, with no hyperbole, no spin and no judgment. This is her first book.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Seeker

The Black Friar By (author) S.G. MacLean Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Rebellion in the city, and a Royalist spy in his own ranks - Damian Seeker, Captain of Oliver Cromwell's guard, must eradicate both in this twisty, actionpacked historical thriller for fans of CJ Sansom, Rory Clements and The Three Musketeers. 'MacLean skilfully weaves together the disparate threads of her plot to create a gripping tale of crime and sedition in an unsettled city' Sunday Times

9781782068471 English 464 pages Quercus Publishing

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical

London, 1655, and Cromwell's regime is under threat from all sides. Damian Seeker, Captain of Cromwell's Guard, is all too aware of the danger facing Cromwell. Parliament resents his control of the Army while the Army resents his absolute power. In the east end of London, a group of religious fanatics plots rebellion. In the midst of all this, a stonemason uncovers a perfectly preserved body dressed in the robes of a Dominican friar, bricked up in a wall in the crumbling Black Friars. Ill-informed rumours and speculation abound, but Seeker instantly recognises the dead man. What he must discover is why he met such a hideous end, and what his connection was to the children who have started to disappear from around the city. Unravelling these mysteries is challenging enough, and made still harder by the activities of dissenters at home, Royalist plotters abroad and individuals who are not what they seem...

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Contributor Bio S.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton (shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger), A Game of Sorrows, Crucible of Secrets and The Devil's Recruit, and a series of historical thrillers set in Oliver Cromwell's London. The first and third books in the series, The Seeker and Destroying Angel, have won the CWA Historical Dagger and the second, The Black Friar, was longlisted for the same award. S.G. MacLean is married with four children and lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland. Follow her on Instagram @iwritemybike2

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Reviews Excellent at conveying the insecurities and unsettling memories that bedevil Cromwell's dying Protectorate, the author brings a fresh perspective and gold-plated research to a period which has been unfairly eclipsed by the popularity of the Tudors—Daily Mail A first class, compelling debut for MacLean's new hero—Crime Review on The Seeker Brilliantly woven into a thrilling plot . . . MacLean's characters are subtle and convincing . . . could challenge C.J. Sansom for dominion of historical crime—Sunday Times on The Seeker Damian Seeker [is] one of the most appealing heroes I've come across in quite some time . . . [the Commonwealth] is paid full service by S. G. MacLean, a fine writer with a terrific grasp of history and character—For Winter Nights The best historical crime novel of the year—Sunday Express on The Seeker

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Liv's Alone By (author) Liv Thorne Aug 03, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99

When Liv Thorne was in her twenties, and single, she would joke to friends that if Mr Right didn't come along, she'd have to take matters into her own hands and have a child on her own. When she was still single in her thirties, it stopped being a joke and she started researching sperm banks and fertility clinics. 9781529344189 English 320 pages Hodder & Stoughton

Subject FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Single Parent Distributor Hachette Book Group

Liv's Alone is an honest and hopeful memoir that captures the joy and the challenge that is parenting alone by choice. From smashing the fairy tale story that we're fed from a young age and grieving the life you thought you were going to have, to buying sperm from Denmark and bringing a baby into the world, Liv guides readers through the highs and lows with warmth, humour and understanding. This book is for anyone who might want to take charge of their parental destiny, learn more about modern families or want to be reassured that there is no right or wrong way to parent.

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Liv Thorne is the director of a digital brand design agency and lifestyle content creator (@livsalone). She lives in Oxfordshire with her son, Herb, and their dog, Elvis. This is her first book.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Secret Lives of Planets A User's Guide to the Solar System By (author) Paul Murdin Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 'A deft, frequently dramatic tour'

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'A wonderfully clear and readable book . . . Gives a splendid overview of our Sun's planetary system, including its history and exploration' Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell 9781529319408 English 288 pages

Subject SCIENCE / Astronomy Distributor Hachette Book Group

* We have the impression that the solar system is perfectly regular like a clock, or a planetarium instrument. On a short timescale it is. But, seen in a longer perspective, the planets, and their satellites, have exciting lives, full of events - for example, did you know that Saturn's moon, Titan, boasts lakes which contain liquid methane surrounded by soaring hills and valleys, exactly as the earth did before life evolved on our fragile planet? Or that Mercury is the shyest planet? Or, that Mars' biggest volcano is 100 times the size of Earth's, or that its biggest canyon is 10 times the depth of the Grand Canyon, or that it wasn't always red, but blue? The culmination of a lifetime of astronomy and wonder, Paul Murdin's enchanting new book reveals everything you ever wanted to know about the planets, their satellites, and our place in the solar system. Contributor Bio Paul Murdin has worked as an astronomer in the USA, Australia, England, Scotland and Spain. Since 1963, he has been a research scientist (studying supernovae, black holes and neutron stars), an observatory administrator and a science policy maker for the government and the Royal Astronomical Society in the UK. He has travelled to universities and science centres in capital cities, to mountain-top observatories and to remote launch-pads. He works emeritus at the Institute of Astronomy in the University of Cambridge, England. He has had a secondary career as a broadcaster and commentator for the BBC and CNN, and is a talented lecturer and writer on astronomy. He is identified as the codiscoverer of the first stellar black hole found in our Galaxy, Cygnus X-1. He has been honoured by the Queen with an OBE for his work in international astronomy and for helping make astronomy accessible to everyone.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Backshaw Moss

A Valley Dream By (author) Anna Jacobs Aug 10, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

The first book in a brand new series by beloved and acclaimed author Anna Jacobs - more information coming soon!

9781529353488 English 400 pages Hodder & Stoughton

Subject FICTION / Sagas

Can't wait for more Anna Jacobs? Make sure you're not missing out with this list of first books in her other series: A Daughter's Journey (Birch End Series) One Quiet Woman (Ellindale Series) Salem Street (Gibson Family Series) A Time to Remember (Rivenshaw Saga) The Trader's Wife (Traders Series) Farewell to Lancashire (Swan River Saga) Pride of Lancashire (Music Hall Series) A Pennyworth of Sunshine (Irish Sisters Series) Our Lizzie (Kershaw Sisters) Readers love Anna Jacobs' Birch End Series! 'Amazing' - 5 STARS 'Thank you, Anna, for the pleasure you give in all your books' - 5 STARS 'Another brilliant, hard-to-put-down book' - 5 STARS

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Reviews PRAISE FOR ANNA JACOBS: [Anna Jacobs' books have an] impressive grasp of human emotions —The Sunday Times This is that rare thing, a pacy pageturner with a ripping plot and characters you care about . . . [Anna Jacobs is] especially big on resourceful, admirable women. Great stuff!—Daily Mail Anna Jacobs' books are deservedly popular. She is one of the best writers of Lancashire sagas around —Historical Novels Review

'Can't wait for the next instalment' - 5 STARS 'A real page turner, I can't wait to read the next one' - 5 STARS 'Another triumph for Anna Jacobs' - 5 STARS 'BRILLIANT READ' - 5 STARS Contributor Bio Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and emigrated to Australia, but still visits the UK regularly to see her family and do research, something she loves. She is addicted to writing and figures she'll have to live to be 120 at least to tell all the stories that keep popping up in her imagination and nagging her to write them down. She's also addicted to her own hero, to whom she's been happily married for many years. She is the bestselling author of over eighty novels and has been shortlisted for several awards, and Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award in 2006. You can find out more on her website, www.annajacobs.com or on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Anna.Jacobs.Books.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Seeker

Destroying Angel By (author) S.G. MacLean Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

WINNER OF THE 2019 CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 'A gripping tale of crime and sedition' Sunday Times on The Black Friar 'The best historical crime novel of the year' Sunday Express on The Seeker

9781786484185 English 416 pages Quercus Publishing

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical Distributor Hachette Book Group

Captain Damian Seeker has gone north. Charged with preparing the way for the rule of the major-generals, he is now under the command of Colonel Robert Lilburne at York. But when Lilburne orders him to a small village on the North York moors with details of the stringent new anti-Royalist laws, Seeker finds that what should be a routine visit will reveal a plot to rival anything in scheming London An invitation to dinner at the house of local businessman Matthew Pullan lifts the lid on the bubbling cauldron of grudges and resentment that is Faithly village. The local constable, drunk on the tiny bit of power he holds, using it to avenge old resentments. The hated lord of the manor, the last of a staunchly Royalist family who has managed to avoid suspicion of treachery - for now. The vicar on trial for his job and his home, accused of ungodly acts. And the Pullans themselves, proudly Puritan but disillusioned with Cromwell's government, respected and despised in Faithly in equal measure. The man for whom this unlikely gathering was organised - The Trier, the enforcer of Puritan morality for the local villages - hasn't shown up. And by the end of the night, on of those gathered around Matthew Pullan's table will be fatally poisoned.

Reviews Different elements are cleverly melded, with MacLean's depiction of the paranoia and fear caused by the Trier and his court particularly chilling and believable, as well as her talent for character development that makes the enigmatic Seeker such a compelling protagonistâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Crime Review A suspenseful, atmospheric addition to one of the best historical crime series aroundâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Times

Seeker must find out the motive behind the death - mushroom misidentification, petty revenge, or part of a larger plot against Cromwell's government in the north? But who in Faithly, if anyone, can he trust? And when the most painful part of his past reappears after eleven years, will the Seeker meet his match? Contributor Bio S.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton (shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger), A Game of Sorrows, Crucible of Secrets and The Devil's Recruit, and a series of historical thrillers set in Oliver Cromwell's London. The first and third books in the series, The Seeker and Destroying Angel, have won the CWA Historical Dagger and the second, The Black Friar, was longlisted for the same award. S.G. MacLean is married with four children and lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland. Follow her on Instagram @iwritemybike2

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Sad Songs By (author) Laura Barton Aug 10, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99

What happened was this; I left my job; I left my marriage and left my home; I fell in love with someone new, only to find that he was not at all the person he claimed to be. And then I lost my mind. This is an enquiry into the history, science and musicology of our love of sad music. It will follow the journey Laura made to Graceland, through the American South, looking at how different musical genres - from the blues to Sacred Harp, Gospel, Soul, Country and Rock treat the matter of sadness, and in doing so comes to understand her own. 9781529406948 English 400 pages Quercus Publishing

Subject MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Appreciation Distributor Hachette Book Group

Beautifully written, moving and wide-ranging, Sad Songs explores the sacred role that music plays in our emotional lives.

Reviews Absolutely stunning—on TwentyOne Locks, The Times I love Laura Barton—Nick Hornby Wonderful writing—on Twenty-One Locks, Independent

Contributor Bio Laura Barton is a writer and broadcaster. A feature writer and music columnist for the Guardian for more than decade, she now writes for a variety of publications including the Guardian, the Observer, the New York Times, 1843 magazine, the Telegraph and the Financial Times. She is also a contributing editor at Q magazine. In 2010 she published a novel, Twenty-One Locks, which received a Betty Trask Award. She is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and Radio 3, for whom she has written and presented documentaries on subjects as diverse as the musicians Abner Jay and Karen Dalton, the allure of the tomboy, the role of silence in Shakespeare, and a three-part examination of confidence. Her series on music and landscape, Laura Barton's Notes From a Musical Island, has now run for three seasons on Radio 4. She speaks regularly at festivals and universities, and since 2018 she has curated the literary stage at Green Man festival. She also moonlights in A&R for a music publishing company, and has signed some of contemporary music's most sought-after acts.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Sad Songs By (author) Laura Barton Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

Wonderful writing—on Twenty-One Locks, Independent Absolutely stunning—on TwentyOne Locks, The Times I love Laura Barton—Nick Hornby

9781529406955 English 400 pages

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Beautifully written, moving and wide-ranging, Sad Songs explores the sacred role that music plays in our emotional lives.

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Contributor Bio Subject MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Appreciation Distributor Hachette Book Group

Laura Barton is a writer and broadcaster. A feature writer and music columnist for the Guardian for more than decade, she now writes for a variety of publications including the Guardian, the Observer, the New York Times, 1843 magazine, the Telegraph and the Financial Times. She is also a contributing editor at Q magazine. In 2010 she published a novel, Twenty-One Locks, which received a Betty Trask Award. She is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and Radio 3, for whom she has written and presented documentaries on subjects as diverse as the musicians Abner Jay and Karen Dalton, the allure of the tomboy, the role of silence in Shakespeare, and a three-part examination of confidence. Her series on music and landscape, Laura Barton's Notes From a Musical Island, has now run for three seasons on Radio 4. She speaks regularly at festivals and universities, and since 2018 she has curated the literary stage at Green Man festival. She also moonlights in A&R for a music publishing company, and has signed some of contemporary music's most sought-after acts.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Conspiracy of Blood By (author) Katarzyna Bonda Aug 17, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99 |

A complex and absorbing crime novel which finds Sasza Zaluska, the profiler and former undercover cop first encountered in Girl at Midnight, plunged even deeper into the web of corruption and criminality that has engulfed all levels of Polish society since the fall of Communism. Sasza decides to return to the police, but first she must ensure the safety of her daughter by putting to rest the demons evoked by terrifying ordeal which led her to leave Poland for seven years in England. No sooner has she begun the process, however, than she is drawn into the deeply disturbing case of a woman who has disappeared from a village - and she is not the first to do so. The roots of the crime seem to reach all the way back to the dark enmities of the second world war. 9781473630499 English 608 pages Hodder & Stoughton

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Contributor Bio Katarzyna Bonda is the most popular crime writer in Poland. Her two series, the Hubert Meyer trilogy and The Elements of Sasza Zaluska are both massive bestsellers and have sold well over two million copies. She has also written true crime - Polish Murderesses and An Imperfect Crime as well as a creative writing manual Type Writer.

Girl at Midnight received the Readers' Award at the 2015 International Crime Festival in Wroclaw, while The White Mercedes won the 2015 Empik Bestseller Award. Foreign rights to the books have been sold in eight languages. Katarzyna lives in Warsaw with her daughter and a dog.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Conspiracy of Blood By (author) Katarzyna Bonda Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $25.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Half in Love By (author) Justin Cartwright Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

Richard McAllister, a young minister in the government, has temporarily left the Cabinet while recovering from being stabbed by a thug at a football match. He has decided, while recuperating, to go to South Africa to research a relative and his account of the horse in the Boer War. While in Mafeking, he is called back to London because his passionate affair with an actress has become public knowledge. From that moment, the love affair becomes almost impossibly fraught. The press hound them, the government spin doctors try to suppress all news and Joanna's husband becomes very vindictive. The lovers are parted, and Joanna leaves for America. 9780340766309 English 320 pages Sceptre

Subject FICTION / Literary Distributor Hachette Book Group

This is a novel about contemporary politics, the power of film, the nature of history and above all about two people caught hopelessly in love, subject to the stresses of fame and scandal. It is an exceptional achievement. Contributor Bio Born in South Africa, Justin Cartwright lived in Britain after studying at Trinity College, Oxford. He worked in advertising and directed documentaries, films and television commercials, and wrote seventeen novels. They include the Bookershortlisted In Every Face I Meet, the Whitbread Novel Award-winner Leading the Cheers, the acclaimed White Lightning, shortlisted for the 2002 Whitbread Novel Award, The Promise of Happiness, winner of the 2005 Hawthornden Prize, The Song Before It Is Sung, To Heaven By Water, Other People's Money, Lion Heart and Up Against the Night. His novel Look At It This Way was made into a three-part drama by the BBC in 1992, and he also published three works of nonfiction. He died in December 2018.

Reviews [Half in Love] is awash with neatly drawn minor characters - and knocks most contemporary fiction into a cocked hat.—The Spectator An absorbing novel... the writing is elegant and crisp—Sunday Telegraph Cartwright has an unfashionable ear for sincerity, which ambushes modern readers used to seeing the false and flaky exposed.—Saturday Telegraph Cartwright's tender, ironic, but ultimately optimistic dissection of human love is as shrewd and unshrinking as his conclusions about politics and journalism... Half in Love is a marvel of compression, of characterisation and of tightly cast thought. It is also very moving and utterly gripping, to which the author has cleverly added a sly whiff of the roman-à-clef.—The Times Half In Love has the invigorating feel and racing pace of any good love story —Hampstead and Highgate Express

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue I Can Run An Empowering Guide to Running Well Far By (author) Amy,Edward Lane,Lane Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

9781529364255 English 304 pages Yellow Kite

Subject SPORTS & RECREATION / Running & Jogging Distributor Hachette Book Group

I CAN RUN is not a running book for 'runners' - it's the must-have running book for anyone who has ever experienced a moment of defeatism and had the little voice in their head make the excuse, 'I can't run'. In 12 chapters, you will discover that you can. You will dig deep to find your inner athlete. You'll learn how to train smart, recover well, sync your runs to your menstrual cycle and fuel right. I CAN RUN will ensure you never again wait until you're thin enough, fast enough, athletic enough, whatever-next enough to call yourself a runner, because if you put one foot in front of the other, repeatedly, you are a runner. Getting outside, surrounding yourself in nature and moving your body is more important than ever in these anxiety-inducing times, and Amy's debut will give you the encouragement and know-how that you need to do this. I CAN RUN recognises that this is hard and that committing to consistent training is often more of an accomplishment than the 10K, half marathon or marathon race itself. You will find comfort and encouragement in Amy's experience of cramps, chafing and the occasional little sick, while learning from leading experts about how to set yourself up for success and get the very best from your runs both physically and mentally. This book is real talk about the keys to going well far. We're all in it for the long run, together. We CAN do this!

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Amy Lane is host of iTunes featured podcast Well Far (more than 250K downloads) and digital editor of Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health UK. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a qualified fitness expert and regarded as one of the most influential editors in health and wellness. When not podcasting or editing, Amy regularly speaks at health and fitness events and can be found sharing insight into healthy living via Instagram @Wellness_Ed (55K followers). She has been featured by the Telegraph, Get The Gloss, Elle, Popsugar, The Times and Esquire and is passionate about inspiring women everywhere to fall in love with fitness, for mental and physical boons. Amy lives in London with her husband Ted.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Interior By (author) Justin Cartwright Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

'Dodging the vested interests of the Ngwenya clan, his wayward wife Magdan and the colonial dinosaur Jumbo Munroe, the narrator embarks on a quasibiblical quest that owes more to Waugh and Ballard than Rider Haggard, a tale that hits the ground running and continues at a vigorous pace. This is one of the shrewdest and most diverting novels about Africa one could hope to read.' DAILY TELEGRAPH

9780340767610 English 256 pages Sceptre

Subject FICTION / Literary Distributor Hachette Book Group

The Narrator of this immaculately written book is a journalist and film-maker investigating the disappearance of his father in Africa in 1959 while on a trip for National Geographic in the company of the lovestruck Mrs de Luth. Certain of the locals belief he is still alive somewhere in the mountainous interior, having been adopted by the Ofreo tribe, a strange and venerable caste of master-craftsmen Contributor Bio Born in South Africa, Justin Cartwright lived in Britain after studying at Trinity College, Oxford. He worked in advertising and directed documentaries, films and television commercials, and wrote seventeen novels. They include the Bookershortlisted In Every Face I Meet, the Whitbread Novel Award-winner Leading the Cheers, the acclaimed White Lightning, shortlisted for the 2002 Whitbread Novel Award, The Promise of Happiness, winner of the 2005 Hawthornden Prize, The Song Before It Is Sung, To Heaven By Water, Other People's Money, Lion Heart and Up Against the Night. His novel Look At It This Way was made into a three-part drama by the BBC in 1992, and he also published three works of nonfiction. He died in December 2018.

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Reviews A wondrous journey into the interior of the African spirit, cooly humorous and thought-provoking ... A masterly and delightful book.—The Sunday Times A fine book ... extremely well written. —Independent A marvellously gripping, stylish and intelligent adventure story ... completely fresh and original.—Sunday Express A masterly and delightful book—The Sunday Times

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Look At It This Way By (author) Justin Cartwright Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

From the moment an unemployed City broker is devoured by an escapee from the Zoo, we are embarked upon a dazzling journey through nineties' London. A city peopled by a rich and varied cast of characters - from the City, journalism, the criminal world, advertising, music hall and the East End. Lurking in the background is nemesis in the shape of a hungry lion. Contributor Bio

9780340768358 English 288 pages Sceptre

Born in South Africa, Justin Cartwright lived in Britain after studying at Trinity College, Oxford. He worked in advertising and directed documentaries, films and television commercials, and wrote seventeen novels. They include the Bookershortlisted In Every Face I Meet, the Whitbread Novel Award-winner Leading the Cheers, the acclaimed White Lightning, shortlisted for the 2002 Whitbread Novel Award, The Promise of Happiness, winner of the 2005 Hawthornden Prize, The Song Before It Is Sung, To Heaven By Water, Other People's Money, Lion Heart and Up Against the Night. His novel Look At It This Way was made into a three-part drama by the BBC in 1992, and he also published three works of nonfiction. He died in December 2018.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Seeker

The Bear Pit By (author) S.G. MacLean Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Could challenge CJ Sansom for dominion' Sunday Times London, 1656: Captain Seeker is back in the city, on the trail of an assassin preparing to strike at the heart of Oliver Cromwell's Republic The Commonwealth is balanced on a knife edge. Royalists and disillusioned former Parliamentarians have united against Oliver Cromwell, now a king in all but name. Three conspirators, representing these factions, plan to assassinate the Lord Protector, paving the way back to the throne for Charles Stuart once and for all. 9781787473614 English 416 pages

Captain Damian Seeker, meanwhile, is preoccupied by the horrifying discovery in an illegal gambling den of the body of a man ravaged by what is unmistakably a bear. Yet the bears used for baiting were all shot when the sport was banned by Cromwell. So where did this fearsome creature come from, and why would someone use it for murder?

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Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical Distributor

With Royalist-turned-Commonwealth-spy Thomas Faithly tracking the bear, Seeker investigates its victim. The trail leads from Kent's coffee house on Cornhill, to a German clockmaker in Clerkenwell, to the stews of Southwark, to the desolate Lambeth Marshes where no one should venture at night. When the two threads of the investigation begin to join, Seeker realises just what and who - he is up against. The Royalists in exile have sent to London their finest mind and greatest fighter, a man who will stop at nothing to ensure the Restoration. Has Seeker finally met his match?

Hachette Book Group Contributor Bio S.G. MacLean has a PhD in history from Aberdeen University, specializing in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Scottish history. She has written four highly acclaimed historical thrillers set in Scotland, The Redemption of Alexander Seaton (shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger), A Game of Sorrows, Crucible of Secrets and The Devil's Recruit, and a series of historical thrillers set in Oliver Cromwell's London. The first and third books in the series, The Seeker and Destroying Angel, have won the CWA Historical Dagger and the second, The Black Friar, was longlisted for the same award. S.G. MacLean is married with four children and lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland. Follow her on Instagram @iwritemybike2

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes By (author) Jeremy Hardy , Introduction by Jack Dee , Introduction by Mark Steel May 04, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'Well good evening, my name is Jeremy Hardy and I'm a comedian who likes to make wry witty satirical observations about the society we live in -- but I prefer to keep them to myself, thank you very much.' Jeremy Hardy, who died in February 2019, was perhaps the most distinctive and brilliant comedian to arise from the 80s Alternative Comedy circuit. He regularly entertained the millions who heard his outrageous rants on The News Quiz, his legendary singing on Sorry I Haven't a Clue, or his hilarious monologues and sketches on the award-winning Jeremy Hardy Speaks to The Nation and Jeremy Hardy Feels It. 9781529300369 English 352 pages Two Roads

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts Distributor

Often referred to as 'the comedian's comedian', Jeremy's comedy could be both personal and political, ranging in topics from prison reform to parenting, from British identity to sex. His comedy could be biting, provocative and illuminating, but it could also be surreal, mischievous and, at times, very silly. And while Jeremy's unwavering socialism was a thread that ran throughout his comedy, his greatest skill was that, whatever their political beliefs, Jeremy always brought his audience along with him.

Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes is a fitting celebration of this brilliant comedian. With an introduction from Jack Dee and containing material from his stand-up to his radio monologues and political satire to the joyfully silly gems - and curated to encompass everything about Jeremy that fans adored -- Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes is wise, daft, outrageous, personal and, above all, very funny: like Jeremy himself.

Hachette Book Group 'Ground-breakingly brilliant, off-the-register funny' JACK DEE 'A one-off. Part genius, part naughty schoolboy' SANDI TOKSVIG 'Unfussy, unshowy, principled, self-deprecating, hugely loved and admired by his fellow comedians and funnier than the lot of us put together' RORY BREMNER

Reviews A glorious friend and a mischievous comedian - a clown and a commentator all at once—Mark Steel Brings together the late comedian's musings on both the personal and political—Choice Ground-breakingly brilliant, off-theregister funny, compassionate and caring—Jack Dee He chose to use his comedy to change the world, rather than to fill stadia—Richard Osman [A] fine and fitting collection . . . poignant—Chortle If you loved Jeremy Hardy, or if you know anyone who did, this is the most brilliant present because it's got every part of his voice in it —Dawn French Jeremy Hardy was a one-off. Part genius, part naughty school boy . . . there was no one to match him for his

Contributor Bio

Jeremy Hardy became a stand-up comedian in January 1984, and went on to win the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1988. A regular on BBC Radio 4, Jeremy was best known for his appearances on panel shows The News Quiz and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, as well as for Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation - which ran for ten series - and Jeremy Hardy Feels It. Jeremy died on 1 February 2019. He is survived by his wife, Katie Barlow, and his daughter, Elizabeth. This collection is edited by Katie and Jeremy's long-time producer, David Tyler. He was posthumously awarded the Comedians' Comedian Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2020.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Hot Stew By (author) Fiona Mozley Jun 01, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99

London has changed a lot over the years. The Soho that Precious and Tabitha live and work in is barely recognisable anymore. And now, the building they call their home is under threat; its billionaire-owner Agatha wants to kick the women out to build expensive restaurants and luxury flats. Men like Robert, who visit the brothel, will have to go elsewhere. The collection of vagabonds and strays in the basement will have to find somewhere else to live. But the women are not going to go quietly. They have plans to make things difficult for Agatha but she isn't taking no for an answer.

9781529327205 English 352 pages John Murray

Subject FICTION / Literary Distributor

Hot Stew is an insightful and ambitious novel about property, ownership, wealth and inheritance. It is about the place we occupy in society, especially women, and the importance placed on class and money. It doesn't shy away from asking difficult questions but does so with humour and intelligence. Contributor Bio Fiona Mozley grew up in York and went to King's College, Cambridge, after which she lived in Buenos Aires and London. Her first novel, Elmet, won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Polari Prize. It was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2017 and the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, and longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Dublin Literary Award and the International Dylan Thomas Prize. In 2018 Fiona Mozley was shortlisted for the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Hot Stew By (author) Fiona Mozley Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

9781529327212 English 352 pages John Murray

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue My Garden World By (author) Monty Don Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'One of the most thrilling moments on our farm occurred ten years ago when I found a single wild flower growing on a grassy bank. It was not particularly rare - a common spotted orchid - but it was like discovering a pot of gold - or perhaps, more accurately, the promise of gold. It was a sign that recovery was possible from even the most inauspicious situation.' In his new book, Monty Don chronicles a year in his garden at Longmeadow and further afield on his farm. Hibernating hedgehogs, dogs under the table, wrens in the pantry and the occasional owl that flaps into the bedroom: all have a place alongside the yearly cycle of growth and renewal. 9781473666580 English 384 pages Two Roads

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Environmentalists & Naturalists Distributor Hachette Book Group

Each season has something different to delight in - from the primroses and bluebells of spring, to butterflies that colour summer skies and the crowds of migrating swallows that herald the coming of autumn. This book is an ode to the ever-surprising and comforting presence of nature. In exquisitely written prose, reflecting the best of nature writing, this book offers an opportunity to walk alongside Monty and experience the commonplace miracles and rhythms of nature through his eyes. Contributor Bio MONTY DON OBE is a well-known gardening writer and broadcaster. He lives with his family, garden and dogs in Herefordshire. His previous books include the Sunday Times bestseller Nigel, The Jewel Garden, Paradise Gardens and Japanese Gardens with Derry Moore, which was shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Awards. @TheMontyDon /themontydon

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue London 1945 By (author) Maureen Waller Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $22.99

London at the outset of war in 1939 was the greatest city in the world, the heart of the British Empire. The defiant capital had always been Hitler's prime target and 1945, the last year of the war, saw the final phase of the battle of London. The Civil Defence could not have succeeded without the spirit, courage, resilience and co-operation of the people. London 1945 describes how a great city coped in crisis, how morale was sustained, shelter provided, food and clothing rationed, and work and entertainment carried on.

9781529338157 English 560 pages

Then, as the joy of VE Day and VJ Day passed into memory, Londoners faced severe shortages and all the problems of post-war adjustment. Women lost the independence the war had lent them, husbands and wives had to learn to live together again, and children had a lot of catching up to do. The year of victory, 1945, represents an important chapter in London's - and Britain's - long history.

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Contributor Bio Subject HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century

Maureen Waller read Medieval & Modern History at University College, London and took a Masters at Queen Mary College, London. She is the author of several books including London 1945 and Sovereign Ladies. She lives in London.

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Reviews An enjoyable read and meticulously researched—Guardian An ambitious enterprise, and Waller brings it off admirably - a sort of Bayeux Tapestry—The Times Convincing, humane and highly readable—Telegraph Magisterial ... a fine account in which sober analysis is combined with a mass of memorable and emotive information —Daily Mail Meticulously researched account imbues the second-world-war era with a matchless sense of immediacy —Sunday Times She writes with a great affection for London ... a compelling picture of the life of the ordinary Londoner—The Spectator A wonderfully vivid panorama of a thrilling time—Scotsman

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Back to Nature Conversations with the Wild By (author) Chris Packham , By (author) Megan McCubbin Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Contributor Bio Chris Packham (Author) Chris Packham is one of the UK's leading naturalists and wildlife TV presenters inspiring audiences young and old to take notice of, get involved with and care for our natural environment. He is currently the leading host of BBC 2's Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch. 9781529350432 English 240 pages Two Roads

Subject NATURE / Essays Distributor

His autobiography, Fingers in the Sparkle Jar was a number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, and a Radio 4 Book of the Week. As a campaigner Chris is a vociferous opponent of the badger cull and has called for the banning of driven grouse shooting. In April 2014 he and a small production team headed to Malta and the front line of the spring shoot. Their campaign 'Massacre on Migration - Malta' highlighted the illegal slaughter of migrating birds via daily video blogs for which they received the Green Ribbon Political Award from CIWEM. In October 2016 Chris earned the top honour at the Wildscreen Panda Awards The Christopher Parsons Award for Outstanding Achievement - in recognition of his significant contribution to wildlife filmmaking, conservation and the public's understanding of the environment.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Klopp Actually (Imaginary) Life with Football's Most Sensible Heartthrob By (author) Laura Lexx Aug 03, 2021 | Hardcover $19.99 |

A hilarious diary of married life with the sensible, no-nonsense man of all our dreams: Jürgen Klopp, from critically-acclaimed comedian and Twitter sensation Laura Lexx.

9781529348217 English 192 pages Two Roads

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Inspired by the viral tweet: 'If I ever met Jürgen Klopp I'd say "omg if we have a I'd LOVE to read a whole book of Laura's funny, clever, sweet baby we should call it Klipp" just so he'd raise an eyebrow at me and tell me imagination . . . it made me laugh a I'm a moron and I'd be so naked by the time he'd finished doing that...' huge amount!—Marian Keyes In these uncertain times we all need a coping mechanism. And Laura Lexx has found the obvious one - imagining life married to the sensible, no-nonsense man It's rare to find brilliant new talent, of our dreams, Jürgen Klopp. She thinks maybe he has something to do with rarer still to discover it on Twitter but football? More importantly, he definitely knows how to efficiently stack a Laura's thread on Klopp was my dishwasher and would tell you honestly if you were being unreasonable about a highlight of the year. I cannot wait to colleague. see what she does in book form. I shall devour it. A great shining From job interviews to furniture shopping in IKEA to making a birthday cake for comedic talent—Emma Kennedy their daughter, Klipp, Klopp Actually is a hilarious, warm and deeply silly diary of life with everyone's favourite baseball-cap-wearing, bespectacled German football Laura is so funny and I can't wait to manager. read this book and I hope it isn't awkward when I *actually* marry 'I shiver, my skin breaking out into tiny goosebumps. "Are you cold?" He whispers, his lips brushing my ear, making the fine hairs ripple. "A little." I grin, Jürgen Klopp—Sara Pascoe pressing against his thigh. He runs a hand down the curve of my spine... "You should put a jumper on."'

Hachette Book Group 'I'd LOVE to read a whole book of Laura's funny, clever, sweet imagination . . . it made me laugh a huge amount!' Marian Keyes 'Laura is so funny and I can't wait to read this book and I hope it isn't awkward when I *actually* marry Jürgen Klopp' Sara Pascoe 'It's rare to find brilliant new talent, rarer still to discover it on twitter but Laura's thread on Klopp was my highlight of the year. I cannot wait to see what she does in book form. I shall devour it. A great shining comedic talent' Emma Kennedy (P)2020 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Contributor Bio Laura Lexx is an award-winning comedian, actor and writer who lives in Brighton. She has a real husband who is real, brilliant, handsome and typing this. Laura has had four critically acclaimed solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her most recent two, Trying and Knee Jerk, both received multiple 5* reviews and won her Best Performer in the Comedian's Choice Awards two years in a row. She has also appeared widely on TV and radio, from Live at the Apollo and Hypothetical to Roast Battle and The Comedy Club. Her debut novel, Pivot, will be published by Two Roads in 2022.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Virago Modern Classics

Cheerfulness Breaks In By (author) Angela Thirkell May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times It is summer 1939 and the social event of the year is about to take place: Rose Birkett, a flighty beauty with a penchant for breaking engagements and hearts, is finally getting married, and the whole village - especially her parents - breathes a sigh of relief. 9780349013411 English 336 pages Virago

Subject FICTION / Classics

By autumn, however, summer weddings seem a distant memory as war reaches Barsetshire. While the younger generation throws itself into the war effort with cheerful aplomb, older residents remember the last war keenly, and are fearful. When an entire London school of evacuees arrive, as well as a number of refugees, the village rallies round to accommodate them. Some inhabitants, though, fail to welcome the newcomers with open arms. First published in 1940, this is a humorous and poignant picture of wartime in a rural community.

Reviews Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself—Alexander McCall Smith You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own—New York Times The novels are a delight, with touches of E. F. Benson, E. M. Delafield and P. G. Wodehouse—Christopher Fowler, Independent on Sunday

Contributor Bio Distributor Hachette Book Group

Angela Thirkell (1890-1961) was the eldest daughter of John William Mackail, a Scottish classical scholar and civil servant, and Margaret Burne-Jones. Her relatives included the pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling and Stanley Baldwin, and her grandfather was J. M. Barrie. She was educated in London and Paris, and began publishing articles and stories in the 1920s. In 1931 she brought out her first book, a memoir entitled Three Houses, and in 1933 her comic novel High Rising - set in the fictional county of Barsetshire, borrowed from Trollope - met with great success. She went on to write nearly thirty Barsetshire novels, as well as several further works of fiction and non-fiction. She was twice married and had four children.

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Growing Up By (author) Angela Thirkell May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' Alexander McCall Smith

9780349013435 English 384 pages Virago

It is wartime in Barsetshire, and so much has changed. Belier's Priory is now a hospital for wounded soldiers, and Sir Harry and Lady Waring have moved to the servants' quarters, where they make the best of it - so much more practical than the large, draughty house! Soon, their niece Leslie, who has a hush-hush job with the navy, comes to recuperate: her nerves are frayed from overwork and a close call with a torpedo. When the Warings are then asked to house an intelligence officer and his wife, they reluctantly agree. They cannot know what a much-needed tonic Noel and Lydia Merton will prove to be. With the Priory being both the Waring residence and the army hospital, it becomes the hub of activity for all of Barsetshire. Contributor Bio

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Darktown

Midnight Atlanta By (author) Thomas Mullen May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Midnight Atlanta is the stunning new novel in the award-nominated, critically acclaimed Darktown series, and sees a newspaper editor murdered against the backdrop of Rosa Parks' protest and Martin Luther King Jnr's emergence. Atlanta, 1956. When Arthur Bishop, editor of Atlanta's leading black newspaper, is killed in his office, cop-turned-journalist Tommy Smith finds himself in the crosshairs of the racist cops he's been trying to avoid. To clear his name, he needs to learn more about the dangerous story Bishop had been working on. 9780349144207 English 400 pages Abacus

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled Distributor Hachette Book Group

Meanwhile, Smith's ex-partner Lucius Boggs and white sergeant Joe McInnis - the only white cop in the black precinct - find themselves caught between meddling federal agents, racist detectives, and Communist activists as they try to solve the murder. With a young Rev. Martin Luther King Jnr making headlines of his own, and tensions in the city growing, Boggs and Smith find themselves back on the same side in a hunt for the truth that will put them both at risk. PRAISE FOR THE DARKTOWN SERIES 'A brilliant blending of crime, mystery, and American history. Terrific entertainment' Stephen King

Reviews Thomas Mullen writes the opposite of escapist fiction: his thrillers force the reader to confront the realities of "skewed" Southern justice, police brutality, civic corruption and mindboggling racial prejudice . . . Mullen is "an expert button-pusher". His heartfelt, heavy-hitting, feel-bad fiction makes your blood boil—The Times All the ingredients drive the story through a terrific shoot-out and surprises to an explosive climax. Genius!—Peterborough Evening Telegraph An exemplary and compelling series . . . Enlightening and admirable—Crime Time Modern American literature at its most eye-opening and important and crime fiction at its compelling, excellent best —Morning Star

'Superb' Ken Follett 'Magnificent and shocking' Sunday Times 'Written with a ferocious passion that'll knock the wind out of you' New York Times Contributor Bio Thomas Mullen is the author of the crime novels Darktown, which was nominated for two CWA Daggers, and Lightning Men. His book The Last Town on Earth was named Best Debut Novel of 2006 by USA TODAY. He was also awarded the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for excellence in historical fiction for The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers and The Revisionists. His works have been named to Year's Best lists by the Chicago Tribune and USA TODAY, among others. His stories and essays have been published in Grantland, Paste, and the Huffington Post, and his Atlanta Magazine true crime story about a novelist/con man won the City and Regional Magazine Award for Best Feature. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and sons.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Mismatch How Our Stone Age Brain Deceives Us Every Day (And What We Can Do About It) By (author) Ronald Giphart , By (author) Mark van Vugt May 04, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Our brains evolved to solve the survival problems of our Stone Age ancestors, so when faced with modern day situations that are less extreme, they often encounter a mismatch. Our primitive brains put us on the wrong foot by responding to stimuli that - in prehistoric times - would have prompted behaviour that was beneficial. If you've ever felt an anxious fight or flight response to a presenting at a board meeting, equivalent to facing imminent death by sabre-toothed tiger, then you have experienced a mismatch. 9781472139726 English 416 pages Robinson

Subject SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution Distributor Hachette Book Group

Mismatch is about the clash between our biology and our culture. It is about the dramatic contrast between the first few million years of human history - when humans lived as hunters and gatherers in small-scale societies - and the past twelve thousand years following the agricultural revolution which have led us to comfortable lives in a very different social structure. Has this rapid transition been good for us? How do we, using our primitive minds, try to survive in a modern information society that radically changes every ten years or so? Ronald Giphart and Mark van Vugt show that humans have changed their environment so drastically that the chances for mismatch have significantly increased, and these conflicts can have profound consequences. Reviewed through mismatch glasses, social, societal, and technological trends can be better understood, ranging from the popularity of Facebook and internet porn, to the desire for cosmetic surgery, to our attitudes towards refugees. Mismatches can also affect our physical and psychological well-being, in terms of our attitudes to happiness, physical exercise, choosing good leaders, or finding ways to feel better at home or work. Finally, Mismatch gives us an insight into politics and policy which could enable governments, institutions and businesses to create an environment better suited to human nature, its potential and its constraints. This book is about converting mismatches into matches. The better your life is matched to how your mind operates, the greater your chances of leading a happy, healthy and productive life. Contributor Bio Ronald Giphart (Author) Ronald Giphart is an award-winning and best-selling novelist with a strong interest in psychology and human behaviour. He met Professor Mark van Vugt when he worked as a creative writing teacher at the VU University Amsterdam. Mark van Vugt (Author) Mark van Vugt is Professor of Evolutionary, Work and Organizational Psychology at VU University, and research associate at Oxford University. He is the author of the international success Leadership (2011), and a regular contributor to national and international media channels such as the BBC, Channel Four, ABC, CNN, Nature, New Scientist, The Times and The Daily Telegraph. Van Vugt is also consulting editor of various psychology journals. Previous ISBN 9781472139702 Mismatch by Ronald Giphart, Paperback / softback, May 14, 2019, $26.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue No Fear Gardening How To Think Like a Gardener By (author) Charlie Hart May 04, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99 |

Are you frightened of your garden? Terrified of accidentally bringing death to a sap-filled friend? Put off by the overwhelming number of species of plants and their baffling Latin names? Whether your garden is a sprawling country plot or a kitchen windowsill, gardening is good for the mind, body and soul. Yet just the thought of picking up a pair of secateurs can strike fear into even the bravest of hearts, meaning we often don't make the most of our personal Edens.

9781472132413 English 288 pages Constable

Subject GARDENING / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Charlie's 'no fear' approach to gardening will help you find the easy path to beautiful borders and jampacked vegetable beds. A reassuring, simple-to-use handbook, No Fear Gardening is aimed at all budding gardeners and anyone who might be missing out simply because they don't know how and where to start. Whatever the reason, this book will answer all your questions. From digestible lists of what seeds to plant where, guides to pruning and how to cope with difficult spots to Charlie's favourite vegetables to grow (and, more importantly, eat) and essential pieces of kit, Charlie has condensed a wealth of gardening know-how into easy-to-follow and practical tips. With its unique, liberating approach, No Fear Gardening will inspire you to dust the cobwebs off your watering can and get your garden blooming, whatever the weather or season. Contributor Bio Charlie Hart is a gardener, author and public speaker. He lives in a farmhouse with his wife and five children surrounded by Skymeadow, the garden he has spent the last six years creating. Charlie's memoir Skymeadow: Notes from an English Gardener was published in 2018.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Virago Modern Classics

Peace Breaks Out By (author) Angela Thirkell May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times When peace breaks out, it surprises and unsettles familiar wartime routines, and the residents of Barsetshire seem as disconcerted as they are overjoyed. Nevertheless, as the county's eligible young men return home, the social round regains its old momentum. Before long, everyone is spinning in a flurry of misunderstandings and engagements. 9780349013428 English 368 pages

The older generation, though, sees that the world will never be the same again. Contributor Bio

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Detective Sibanda

Sibanda and the Death's Head Moth By (author) C M Elliott May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Fans of Alexander McCall Smith will love Scotty Elliott's Sibanda series' Sunday Times (SA) Detective Sibanda and Sergeant Ncube are back!

9781472130525 English 256 pages Constable

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery Distributor Hachette Book Group

Two bodies are discovered near Gubu, one burning at the base of a tree struck by lightning and, on the banks of the Zambezi, a second killing which threatens to tear Detective Sibanda's life apart. The victims are not connected as one is a foreign wildlife researcher and the other a local driver, but Sibanda's intuition tells him the murders are linked. The only clues are a fragment of material found in the brain of one victim, a puncture wound in the thigh of the other, and a diary full of coded names. As the men investigate further, they find links to an ivory smuggling gang and in their pursuit of the killer, Sibanda and Ncube not only have to cope with their temperamental Landrover, their chief inspector's lack of cooperation, but a rough and remote landscape full of wild and dangerous adventure. Praise for C. M. Elliott: 'C.M. Elliott has created a lively cast of characters and an intricate, clever plot' Margaret von Klemperer, The Witness 'A thrilling detective yarn and a finely-drawn picture of the counterpoint between the gentle music of the bush and the harsher notes of poachers' deadly gunfire' The Citizen 'Her plot keeps readers guessing right to the end, when the monster meets a truly satisfying fate . . . Elliott's skill as a writer lies in her ability to create and flesh out characters that are so lifelike, they thrum in your head for days after finishing her books' Business Live 'Will have you hooked' The Gremlin

Reviews Fans of Alexander McCall Smith will love Scotty Elliott's Sibanda series . . . They have the same dry humour and warmth as the No1 Ladies' Detective Agency stories, the same palpable affection for the people and the landscape, and detectives who solve crimes more by hunch and legwork than with forensics and technology —Sunday Times (SA) A thrilling detective yarn and a finelydrawn picture of the counterpoint between the gentle music of the bush and the harsher notes of poachers' deadly gunfire—? The Citizen C.M. Elliott has created a lively cast of characters and an intricate, clever plot —Margaret von Klemperer, The Witness Will have you hooked—The Gremlin Her plot keeps readers guessing right to the end, when the monster meets a truly satisfying fate . . . Elliott's skill as a writer lies in her ability to create and flesh out characters that are so lifelike,

Contributor Bio C.M. Elliott was born in England. At 27, she moved to Zimbabwe in the middle of the civil war and, with her game ranger husband, pioneered a tourism business in the newly independent country, based in and around Hwange National Park. Elliott began writing seriously about three years ago - short stories to begin with and then moving on to what would eventually become Sibanda and the Rainbird. She now writes fulltime.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue What Would Winston Do? Dads ask their questions, Winston provides the answers. By (author) Ed Enfield May 04, 2021 | Hardcover $15.99 |

Dear Winston, We've just started our baby on solids and I'm about to change his first nappy since then. What pep talk can I give myself? Reyansh, Chatham, 26 WC: Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say: 'This was their finest hour'.

9780751580501 English 128 pages Sphere

Subject HUMOR / Topic / Marriage & Family Distributor Hachette Book Group

--Winston Churchill, oft-named greatest Briton of all time, had wisdom in abundance. Now, for the first time, that wisdom is being applied to the people most in need: FATHERS. Whether you're a 28-year-old newbie after advice on how to remove your toddler's dummy, a 40-year-old long-timer wishing your teenager would try harder at their GCSEs, or a 63-year-old veteran wanting to know how best to put the fear of God into your daughter's new fiance, you can trust Winston to have all the answers you need. ---

Dear Winston, My daughter's boyfriend has just broken up with her and I want to say something that will cheer her up. Any ideas? Alan, 47, Nether Wallop WC: He looks like a female llama who has just been surprised in her bath. Contributor Bio Ed Enfield is a fictional Churchill connoisseur who has spent two decades collecting paraphernelia Winston is thought to have owned or touched. He loves cigars, waistcoats, shouting 'Victory at all costs' when he's had a couple of pints, and peering through the windows of Chartwell wistfully.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Winning at Life By (author) Kathryn Wallace May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

It's back to a new school term for the kids. Their mums - Gemma and Becky - are breathing a huge sigh of relief and reaching for the gin bottle. Except for the fact that Becky appears to be accidentally a little bit pregnant... But that's not the first shock for the parents in the playground. Over the summer, part of their beloved Redcoats Primary has burned down. The school needs to raise thousands of pounds to stay open - and Gemma and Becky have been forced on to the fundraising committee (just to add to the millions of messages from their online parent groups).

9780751575019 English 320 pages Sphere

Subject FICTION / Family Life / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

In year that will see new babies (for Becky), new schools (for Sam) and a whole new business for Gemma, will they all keep their heads above water - and find that they're #winningatlife? Readers love Kathryn Wallace: ***** Utterly hysterical - NetGalley Reader ***** Brilliant... Funny, touching and modern... just amazing - NetGalley Reader ***** I have been a mum at the school gates and the observations in this book are spot on. I shall be recommending it to all the school mums I know - NetGalley Reader **** A perfect read to snort with laughter over whilst lying in a bath with a glass of bubbles (if you can get the kids to stay out of the bathroom for long enough)! NetGalley Reader **** Kathryn Wallace has Absolutely Smashed It with this novel. I loved it and couldn't put it down... had me properly laughing out loud several times - NetGalley Reader **** This will make you giggle about life as a parent where we are all spinning plates of different sizes and at different speeds. I would recommend wholeheartedly to fellow friends who are also spinning their own plates! - NetGalley Reader ***** A hilariously, honest, open, recognisable and highly relatable story NetGalley Reader Contributor Bio Kathryn Wallace is an experienced blogger, whose writing career pinnacle to date was when a little blog post she wrote about her front bottom's run in with some mint and tea tree Original Source shower gel went viral and ended up being read by more than 30 million people globally. #lifegoals A full time working parent, Kathryn somehow finds the time in between regularly losing her shit and screaming "TEETH! HAIR! SHOES!" on repeat to update her blog, I Know, I Need To Stop Talking, which has around 175,000 followers on Facebook and is growing rapidly. In her spare time, Kathryn likes to lie face down on the sofa screaming silently into a cushion or attempt to convince her children that urination really doesn't require an audience.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Young Elizabeth One Extraordinary African Summer in the Life of the Princess By (author) Graham Viney May 04, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Young Elizabeth captures in vivid detail perhaps the single-most important formative experience in Queen Elizabeth's life, the 1947 royal tour of southern Africa with her parents King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, during which she celebrated her twenty-first birthday.

9781472143198 English 400 pages Robinson

Subject HISTORY / Africa / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

The year of the royal tour of southern Africa, 1947, marked both the high-water mark of the British Empire and the very moment at which it began to unravel. Graham Viney has written an intimate, revealing portrait of the young princess on tour with her parents and sister, Princess Margaret, hard at work in the national interest, and succeeding triumphantly against all odds. In the words of Rian Malan, South African author of My Traitor's Heart, it is 'a story about a country teetering on the brink of convulsive change and yet almost united, at least for a moment, by love for a king and queen who weren't really ours.' The year 1947 was a pivotal moment not just in the history of the Union of South Africa, but of the British Empire itself. Later that same year India gained independence and just one year later the Afrikaner Nationalist victory in South Africa would lead inexorably to the Republic of South Africa in 1961 and its departure from the Commonwealth. The present Queen Elizabeth must have learned a great deal about statecraft from her father, and about duty, tact and hard work from both her parents in the course of this three-month tour, during which the then princess celebrated her twenty-first birthday. It was also the family's first real experience of multiculturalism. Graham Viney's book gives us an intimate and revealing portrait of the royal family, while also superbly capturing a moment in the life of a fractious, recently formed 'nation', before its descent into over four decades of darkness. The royal family travelled ceaselessly, from February to April, on a specially commissioned, white-and-gold train, meeting thousands of people at every stop along the way. The tour was a show of imperial solidarity and a recognition of South Africa's contribution to the Allied cause during the Second World War, specifically that of South African prime minister Jan Smuts, who had served in both British war cabinets.

Reviews Wonderfully written and researched insight into South African Englishness. —Dominique Botha, author of False River A colourful and entertaining sociopolitical account of the royalt tour that transfixed South Africa.—Richard Steyn, author of Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness and Louis Botha: A Man Apart A fascinating but too little noticed book which tells a great deal about [the Queen's] formation. It draws on a single royal trip [the 1947 royal tour of southern Africa] . . . The Last Hurrah, by Graham Viney, vividly tells the full tale. —Charles Moore, Daily Telegraph A thoughtful, meticulously researched study.—David Saks, Associate Director of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and Editor of Jewish Affairs, Jewish Affairs Brilliantly conveys the glamour and gruelling nature of a tour that temporarily united a divided nation,

Young Elizabeth draws skilfully on many diverse sources, not least the Royal Archive at Windsor, and includes many photographs of the royal family not previously published, such as stills from film footage held by the South African National Film, Video and Sound Archives in Pretoria. Contributor Bio GRAHAM VINEY was educated at the Diocesan College (Bishops), Cape Town, and Oxford University where he read International Relations. He runs an international design company, and, in addition to numerous papers and articles has written two books, Colonial Houses of South Africa and The Cape of Good Hope, 1806-1872. Previous ISBN 9781472143181 The Last Hurrah by Graham Viney, Hardback, Feb 11, 2020, $38.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Betrayed By (author) Roberta Kray May 11, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'A cracking good read' JESSIE KEANE The brand new gangland crime novel from bestseller Roberta Kray. IN THE EAST END OF LONDON, OLD LOYALTIES RUN DEEP . . . After losing her mum in a tragic accident, Chrissy Moss fought to survive on one of the East End's most notorious estates. When a fifteen-year-old girl disappears, hours after delivering a message for a local gang leader, the residents take the law into their own hands causing buried secrets to resurface. 9780751576962 English 464 pages Sphere

Subject FICTION / Thrillers / Crime Distributor Hachette Book Group

AND YOU MUST FIGHT TO SURVIVE. With rumours flying about the girl's disappearance, the truth about Chrissy's mother is called into question, and Chrissy begins to suspect her death was no accident: it was murder. But people on the estate are refusing to talk, and to find answers Chrissy must unravel an age-old web of deceit that runs right into the heart of London's East End. As Chrissy grows nearer to the truth, she unwittingly inches closer to danger. Could it be that she, like her mother, has put her trust in the wrong person? Full of the same danger and grit as it's London's setting, this is bestselling author Roberta Kray at the top of her game. Get ready for a KILLER read . . . Contributor Bio Through her marriage to Reggie Kray, Roberta Kray has a unique and authentic insight into London's East End. Roberta met Reggie in early 1996 and they married the following year; they were together until Reggie's death in 2000. Roberta is the author of many previous bestsellers including No Mercy, Dangerous Promises, Exposed and Survivor. Previous ISBN 9780751576979 Betrayed by Roberta Kray, Hardback, Jan 12, 2021, $36.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Friends Not Food The Little Book of Vegan Wisdom By (author) Little Brown Book Group UK May 11, 2021 | Hardcover $12.99 |

Chickens, Cows, Ducks, Sheep, Pigs, Rabbits, Trout, Salmon, Prawns, Lobsters - all of the animal kingdom - are not here for us to eat, we should be looking after them.

Friends Not Food is a celebration of our relationship with our animal friends and is packed with vegan sayings as well as facts about both those animals and the industries that prey on them. The perfect gift for anyone who loves animals!

9780751578669 English 160 pages

Contributor Bio A book from all your favourite animal friends to you.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Long Drawn Out Trip A Memoir By (author) Gerald Scarfe May 11, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

In Long Drawn Out Trip: My Life, Gerald Scarfe tells his life story for the first time. With captivating, often thrilling stories, he takes us from his childhood and early days at Punch and Private Eye, through his long and occasionally tumultuous career as the Sunday Times cartoonist, to his film-making at the BBC and muchloved designs for Pink Floyd's The Wall and Disney's Hercules. Along the way he has drawn Churchill from life, gone on tour with The Beatles and thoroughly upset Mrs Mary Whitehouse. It is a very personal, wickedly funny and caustically insightful account of an artist's life at the forefront of contemporary culture and society. 9780349143491 English 288 pages Abacus

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Contributor Bio Gerald Scarfe began his career in the sixties working for Punch and Private Eye before taking a job as a political cartoonist for the Daily Mail. He then worked for Time magazine in New York before starting his long association with the Sunday Times. He now draws weekly for the Evening Standard. His varied career has seen him work with Pink Floyd (The Wall, Wish You Were Here), Roger Waters and Eric Clapton (The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking), Disney (Hercules), English National Ballet (The Nutcracker), Los Angeles Opera (Fantastic Mr Fox) as well as produce such iconic images as those for the titles of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. His work has featured in the New Yorker and various BBC TV films such as Scarfe on Sex and Scarfe on Class. Exhibitions of his paintings and drawings have appeared in the Tate Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. He is viewed by many as both a national treasure and a genius.

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Reviews Gerald Scarfe's ghoulish-looking Mother, Pink and Schoolmaster creations defined the visual aesthetic of Pink Floyd's The Wall, stage show and movie. But artist Scarfe's story is much bigger, encompassing sweeping social changes in the 60s and beyond —Planet Rock Compelling . . . the childhood chapters are extremely moving—Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Daily Mail A fascinating and surprisingly gentle read, from a man famed for his venomous nib—Nick Newman, Mail on Sunday

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Optimum Nutrition for Vegans How to be healthy and optimally nourished on a plant-based diet By (author) Patrick Holford May 11, 2021 | Paperback $32.99 |

We know that a plant-based, vegan diet is healthy. But how easy is it to incorporate it into our lifestyle? Are there any other steps that need to be taken to ensure our body is getting the nutrients it needs? In Optimum Nutrition for Vegans, Patrick Holford, bestselling author of over 25 health books, shows you how to achieve optimum nutrition while following a vegan diet. This book features 100 delicious, easy recipes that will nourish your body and your brain. Patrick will also show you how to ensure you are getting enough protein and brain fats, control your sugar and energy, and other other steps that need to be taken for overall health for vegans. 9780349425818 English 304 pages

Whether you already follow a plant-based lifestyle or you simply want to incorporate more meat, dairy and egg-free meals into your week, Optimum Nutrition for Vegans will be your guide for overall health.

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Patrick Holford is founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London. He is also director of the Food for the Brain Foundation and an honorary fellow of the British Association of Nutritional Therapy. He is one of Britain's top nutrition experts and is the author of over 25 health books.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The 5-Day Diet Lose weight, supercharge your energy and reboot your health By (author) Patrick Holford May 11, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

Kickstart ketosis, lose weight, gain energy and transform your health in just five days Pioneering research has shown that a diet that is low in carbs and calories and high in good fats that trigger ketosis can counteract many diseases and boost wellbeing better than water fasts. In The 5-Day Diet, nutrition expert and co-author of The Hybrid Diet Patrick Holford provides you with a tried and tested plan to trigger a self-repair process, called autophagy, which renews and rejuvenates your cells, reboots your metabolism and detoxifies your body. 9780349425795 English 224 pages Piatkus

Subject HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living

This book breaks down the science and how it works while giving you daily meal plans, recipes and exercises. Whether you are after a quick fix with lasting results or looking to improve overall wellbeing, The 5-Day Diet is a springboard to better health. Contributor Bio Patrick Holford is founder of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London. He is also director of the Food for the Brain Foundation and an honorary fellow of the British Association of Nutritional Therapy. He is one of Britain's top nutrition experts and is the author of over 25 health books.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Discomfort Zone How to Get What You Want by Living Fearlessly By (author) Farrah Storr May 11, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'Honest, witty and insightful' Emma Gannon 'A brilliant, useful book' Dawn O'Porter 'Farrah has written a book about the things no one wants to talk about: failure, discomfort, and how to deal with both' Sophia Amoruso, author of #Girlboss

9780349415376 English 256 pages Piatkus

Subject SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / SelfEsteem Distributor Hachette Book Group

While it is human nature to shy away from things that are outside of our comfort zone, it is only by spending time in our discomfort zone that we can grow, and improve, and realise our full potential. Whether it's putting yourself forward for a new challenge, asking for difficult feedback, nailing a presentation or getting a dream job, in this book Farrah Storr shows how you have to push through what she calls "brief moments of discomfort" in order to get to where you need to be. Farrah describes these brief moments of discomfort as "like HIIT training for your life" - and shows how the more you force yourself into them, the easier it will get. This book is full of advice, practical exercises and examples both from Farrah's own life and career and from all sorts of other successful people, from athletes to entrepreneurs. By adopting the brief moments of discomfort, or BMD method, you will soon understand that nothing in life is an insurmountable challenge, only a series of small, uncomfortable tests that can easily be overcome. Once you have used Farrah's techniques to transform your fear into bite-size, manageable pieces, you'll be able to take on anything. In fact, in time, you'll even begin to enjoy these moments. Contributor Bio Farrah Storr was appointed Editor of Cosmopolitan UK in July 2015. Since taking the role, she has led the magazine through a dramatic new look and introduced unique content. Farrah is internationally recognised as a leading authority on print and digital publishing, fashion, branding, international and current affairs and lifestyle as an author and journalist. Storr is an accomplished moderator, host and presenter, and speaks on leadership, motivation, media, press relations, Asia relations, woman's rights, health and travel. Previous ISBN 9780349415352 The Discomfort Zone by Farrah Storr, Paperback / softback, Dec 10, 2019, $26.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Hollow Land By (author) Jane Gardam May 11, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

'Her territory isn't young or old; it's the heart-and brain-matter of people, their desires and worries and fantasies and intricate interactions. All of this is set capably against a particular landscape, and the result tends to be vivid and real. Beautiful, like Willa Cather' Meg Wolitzer, New York Times

9780349144221 English 192 pages Abacus

Subject FICTION / Coming of Age

The barren, beautiful Cumbrian fells provide the bewitching setting for the adventures of Bill and Harry, two children who find wonder at every turn as they experience the Hollow Land. Everyday challenges give a daring edge to this rural work and play. There are mysteries to explore and uncover , like the case of the Egg Witch, and everyone is curious about the Household Name, a visitor from London, moving into the jewel of the territory, Light Farm. Gardam is at her best with this novel, which won the Whitbread award in 1981.

Reviews Jane Gardam has a spectacular gift for detail of the local and period kind, and for details which made characters so subtly unpredictable that they ring trueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Times Literary Supplement Gardam's prose is so economical that no moment she describes is either gratuitous or wastedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;New Yorker

Contributor Bio Jane Gardam has been awarded the Heywood Hill Literary Prize for a lifetime's contribution to the enjoyment of literature; has twice won a Whitbread Award and has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Overcoming Low Self-esteem Handbook A Self-help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Techniques By (author) Melanie Fennell May 11, 2021 | Paperback $24.99 |

Boost your confidence and change your life for the better Low self-esteem can make life difficult in all sorts of ways. It can make you anxious and unhappy, tormented by doubts and self-critical thoughts. It can get in the way of feeling at ease with other people and stop you from leading the life you want to lead. It makes it hard to value and appreciate yourself in the same way you would another person you care about.

9781472145376 English 304 pages Robinson

Subject SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / SelfEsteem Distributor Hachette Book Group

Melanie Fennell's acclaimed and bestselling self-help guide Overcoming Low Selfesteem has become a classic of self-help literature, winning widespread praise for its practical and user-friendly approach. At last this benchmark work is available as a large format, practical manual, complete with worksheets, diaries and exercises.

The Overcoming Low Self-esteem Handbook will help you to understand your low self-esteem and break out of the vicious circle of distress, unhelpful behaviour and self-destructive thinking. Using practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), this book will help you learn the art of self-acceptance and so transform your sense of yourself for the better. Specifically, you will: Learn how low self-esteem develops and what keeps it going Question your negative thoughts and the attitudes that underlie them Identify your strengths and good qualities for a more balanced, kindly view of yourself Trace your progress, monitor your behaviour and record step-by-step improvements Ideal for working through alone or with guided assistance, this is a complete stepby-step treatment guide. Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat longstanding and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well scheme. Contributor Bio Melanie Fennell is one of the pioneers of cognitive therapy for depression in the UK and developed the Oxford Diploma in Cognitive Therapy and Oxford/MSc in Advanced Cognitive Therapy. She is a research clinician in the Oxford Mindfulness Centre and teaches on the Masters Degree in MBCT in Oxford University.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Quarry By (author) Ben Halls May 11, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Halls' stories show that even in zero-hour, austerity-battered Britain, the tenderness and warmth of human connection exists. The Quarry is, in the end, a testament to this messy truth - how love, hate, hope and fear have always lived on the same street' GLEN BROWN, author of Ironopolis You can see it in them; all that anger inside, it's toxic. Throw some drink into it and everything bubbles over. People say that they never see it coming, the swing of the fist that kicks it all off, but I can tell.

9780349701103 English 256 pages Dialogue Books

Subject FICTION / Short Stories Distributor Hachette Book Group

In these interconnected short stories, we meet the men living on the Quarry Lane estate in west London. These are men at work, at the pub, at home, with their families, lovers and friends. Men grappling with addiction, sexuality and the corrosive effects of toxic masculinity. From a bouncer at the local nightclub, to a postman returning to the streets of his youth, and a young man thinking of all the things he'd say and do to the father who left him behind, this startling debut reveals the complex inner lives of individuals whose voices are too often non-existent in fiction. Powerful and impressive, The Quarry marks the arrival of a bold new voice. Contributor Bio Ben Halls is a London-based writer and journalist. He worked in pubs, off licences and several minimum wage jobs before deciding to return to school to pursue his passion for writing. In 2014 Ben completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College in Boston, MA, and completed his Master of Fine Arts at Kingston University in 2016. The Quarry is his debut novel.

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The Quarry is a powerful read and you won't regret picking it up and flicking through the amazing stories. At this point of my review I'd usually list my favourite short stories from the book, but it's too hard to choose as every one of them struck a chord with me. They're all immensely powerful in their own way and each story merits a medal in its own rightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Daily Record Equal parts tough and tender, The Quarry is essential reading. Ben Halls has important insights into the challenges faced by men in postindustrial, gig-economy Britain Tender, droll . . . Halls gives his flair for knuckle-chewing agony free rein â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Observer Halls weaves a chorus of voices that don't shy away from the ugliness of contemporary deprivation - the casual racism, the violence and addiction - but this refusal to romanticise or rose-tint is where the book's power lies. In following these flawed, multifaceted characters as their lives obliquely intersect, we're forced to reckon with a

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Foundling Series

End Game By (author) Hailey Edwards May 18, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Welcome to the ferocious world of The Foundling, set in an bayou town where men are men - except when they are also dragons, kitties with wings, crocodiles and . . . well, Miller. This is the unmissable climax to Hailey Edwards's epic The Foundling series, featuring the fiercest heroine in this world or any other: Luce Boudreau.

Orphan. Daughter. Cop. Villain . . . Savior?

9780349423388 English 288 pages Piatkus

Subject FICTION / Fantasy / Urban Distributor Hachette Book Group

This has all happened before. For millennia, our world has been the only remaining stone in the proverbial shoe of the universe's most powerful forces. Their continued failure to conquer Earth has led to this: their last chance for success, and for Luce and her coterie, their only chance to save mankind, their own lives, and the world. As the last war begins, Luce and her mate Cole face danger on every front, from the angels and their all-powerful leader, from the demon inside Luce who will take any chance to break free from her pesky humanity, to the secrets her so-called allies seem to be keeping. Worst of all, they've got to keep finding new babysitters for one small, extremely loyal, far-too-fearless and very determined baby dragon. At least Luce and Cole are in it together . . . or that's what Cole thinks. For Luce is keeping a secret. She might be able to save the world, but she won't be able to save herself. As the end of days draws near, Luce must do everything she can to hide the truth, for the sake of those she loves . . . Discover why readers are OBSESSED with Hailey Edwards 'An inventive and multifaceted world with serious heart and one hell of an emotional kick, this is a series that needs to be on your TBR' Bookish Em 'Edwards creates amazing fantasy worlds' (Goodreads reviewer) 'A fantasy of a five-star read!' (Amazon reviewer) 'Hailey Edwards has exceeded all expectation' (Goodreads) 'Well-plotted fantasy with intriguing characters, heart-pounding action, suspenseful intrigue and subtle romance' (RT Book Reviews) Contributor Bio Hailey Edwards writes about questionable applications of otherwise perfectly good magic, the transformative power of love, the family you choose for yourself, and blowing stuff up. Not necessarily all at once. That could get messy. She lives in Alabama with her husband, their daughter, and a herd of dachshunds. Visit her website at www.haileyedwards.net

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Adventures of Azuki the Miniature Hedgehog and Friends By (author) Shuichi Tsunoda May 18, 2021 | Hardcover $19.99 |

Azuki, the much-loved Japanese miniature hedgehog who became an Instagram sensation, with over 407,000 followers, sadly died on the 20th January 2019. His daughter, Monaka, born on the 8th April 2018, is following in her father's footsteps. This is a collection of adorable photographs of Azuki, Monaka and their friends baking, playing pool, reading and enjoying other mini-adventures. In his heyday, Azuki was a mainstay of Bored Panda and was featured on Time magazine's website. New York magazine called him 'the only pure thing left in this world', and he appeared in the pages of the Independent and the Sun. He also had thousands of fans in Australia and New Zealand. 9781472142993 English 128 pages Robinson

Subject PETS / Rabbits, Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc. Distributor Hachette Book Group

The Adventures of Azuki the Miniature Hedgehog and Friends is the perfect gift book for the animal lover in your life who is over dogs and cats and into hedgehogs, for anyone who clicks on Cute Overload for a break from the news, and for Azuki and daughter Monaka's still-growing fan base. 'In Japan, hedgehogs are thought to be a type of rat, and generally don't have a good image,' Tsunoda explains. 'By publishing a photo book, I aim to raise awareness.' Contributor Bio Shuichi Tsunoda is a Tokyo-based commercial photographer and Azuki's owner. In 2016, Shuichi started an Instagram account for his pet, and a star was born. Shuichi was born in Tokyo in 1975. Having graduated from the Department of Graphic Design at Tama Art University, he started working as a freelance photographer in 1998. http://shuichitsunoda.com/

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Ice Hotel By (author) Hania Allen May 18, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

Refreshing . . . I look forward to reading more' Alex Gray 'First-rate' Sunday Sport A seasonal hotel where murder can be made to disappear with the sun . . .

9781472135261 English 400 pages Constable

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery Distributor Hachette Book Group

Maggie Stewart travels with friends Liz and Harry to the Ice Hotel, a surreal building in Swedish Lapland constructed from ice cut from the nearby river. During the day, it is a museum housing ice sculptures, but at night it becomes a novelty hotel. Shortly after their arrival, the holiday turns into a nightmare. A near-miss snowmobile accident is followed by the discovery of the frozen body of one of the hotel's American guests. Maggie is shocked to learn that this was no accident: the American was drugged and pushed out of his sleeping bag to freeze to death in the room. As the body count rises and Maggie finds herself in mortal danger, she realises that the only person she can trust is Thomas Hallengren, the detective leading the case. But can he uncover the killer's identity before the Ice Hotel and other buildings the Ice Chapel and Ice Theatre - melt back into the river, taking the clues with them? Praise for Hania Allen 'A fresh new find for crime fans' Sunday Post 'Nicely nasty in all the right places . . . The story rattles along until bringing the curtain down with an unnerving twist' Craig Robertson 'Captivating characters and an intriguing plot. A great new find for crime fans' Lin Anderson 'Pitch-perfect . . . a witty, tense crime novel written in a highly readable style' Russel D McLean Contributor Bio Hania Allen was born in Liverpool, but has lived in Scotland longer than anywhere else, having come to love the people and the country (despite nine months of rain and three months of bad weather). Of Polish descent, her father was stationed in St Andrews during the war, and spoke so fondly of the town that she applied to study at the University.

She has worked as a researcher, a mathematics teacher, an IT officer and finally in senior management, a post she left to write full time. She now lives in a fishing village, Crail, in Fife.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Virago Modern Classics

Death Goes on Skis By (author) Nancy Spain May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty. I owe her a great deal' Sandi Toksvig Miriam Birdseye is daring, brilliant - and a long way from The Ivy. Our dashing heroine, a famous revue artist, takes to the slopes with her coterie of admirers. Champagne flows and wherever Miriam goes she leaves a trail of gossip in her wake. 9780349013961 English 288 pages Virago

Subject FICTION / Classics Distributor Hachette Book Group

Fellow ski-resort guests include the celebrated Russian ex-ballerina, Natasha Nevkorina, whose beauty is matched only by her languor, Natasha's burly husband, nightclub owner Johnny DuVivien, and the wealthy FlahertĂŠs, a family who have made their money importing scents: handsome playboy Barney, his wife Regan, their two obnoxious children and the governess, Rosalie. Unbeknownst to Regan, Barney's mistress, a film star, is also there with her husband. When secrets start to unravel, tensions rise, and soon amateur sleuths Miriam and Natasha have not one but two murders to solve. In the hands of Nancy Spain, for whom farce and humour are a lot more fun than a conventional detective novel, the result is a deliciously wild ride. 'An either intense or sombre approach to crime is to Miss Spain foreign: in her world an inspired craziness rules . . . Her wit, her zest, her outrageousness, and the colloquial stylishness of her writing are quite her own' Elizabeth Bowen Contributor Bio Nancy Spain was a novelist, broadcaster and journalist. Born in Newcastle-uponTyne in 1917, she was the great-niece of the legendary Mrs Beeton. As a columnist for the Daily Express and She magazine, frequent guest on radio's Woman's Hour and panellist on the television programmes What's My Line? and Juke Box Jury, she was one of the most recognisable (and controversial) media personalities of her era. During the Second World War she worked as a driver, and her comic memoir of her time in the WRNS became an immediate bestseller. After the war she began publishing her acclaimed series of detective novels, and would go on to write over twenty books. Spain and her longtime partner, Joan Werner Laurie, were killed when the light aircraft carrying them to the Grand National in 1964 crashed close to the racecourse. Her friend Noel Coward wrote, 'It is cruel that all that gaiety, intelligence and vitality should be snuffed out when so many bores and horrors are left living.'

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Delicious Freedom How to Take Your Street Food Business from Dream to Reality By (author) Miranda Roberts May 25, 2021 | Paperback $24.99 |

So you want to set up a food business? You want to be your own boss, show off your skills and have an adventure? Street food is the best place to start. It is delicious and fun, well-paid and life affirming, offering pure freedom and a chance to develop a real obsession with the weather forecast. It can also be hand-to-mouth, heartbreaking, soul destroying and heavy manual labour - but more on that later.

9781472145277 English 176 pages Robinson

Subject BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry Distributor

Delicious Freedom is a guide for anyone thinking about setting up their own street food business, for those who don't have the time or inclination to read a dull tome on business strategy. It is the book Miranda Roberts wishes had existed seven years ago when she started her street food adventure, and one which many people are searching for. It provides tangible advice from what you will sell to where will you do it and to whom. Throughout the book you will find stories from those who have tried and succeeded as well as those who have tried and failed, what they've all learnt and why they did it. This accessible book encompasses all the highs and lows of running your own business, and provides an insight into one of the most exciting sectors of the hospitality industry. Contributor Bio

Hachette Book Group Miranda Roberts is one half of the team that set up Shrimpy, the seafood based street food stall. After seven years of running Shrimpy successfully, and sometimes not so successfully, she's learned a thing or two about what can make an idea work and what can make it fail. Prior to setting up Shrimpy she developed valuable skills for street food in restaurant management. Before that her professional love affair with food began whilst working on Nigella Lawson's Christmas show. You can generally find her in the back of her van eating street food and claiming that it's the best meal she's ever had. She makes that claim a lot.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Virago Modern Classics

Miss Mole By (author) E.H. Young May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Who would suspect her sense of fun and irony, of a passionate love for beauty and the power to drag it from its hidden places? Who would imagine that Miss Mole had pictured herself, at different times, as an explorer in strange lands, as a lady wrapped in luxury and delicate garments?'

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Miss Hannah Mole has for twenty years earned her living precariously as a governess or companion to a succession of difficult old women.Now, aged forty, a thin and shabby figure, she returns to Radstowe, the lovely city of her youth. Here she is, if not exactly welcomed, at least employed as housekeeper by the pompous Reverend Robert Corder, whose daughters are sorely in need of guidance. But even the dreariest situation can be transformed into an adventure by the indomitable Miss Mole. Blessed with imagination, wit and intelligence, she wins the affection of Ethel and her nervous sister Ruth. But her past holds a secret that, if brought to life, would jeopardise everything. Contributor Bio Emily Hilda Young (1880-1949) was born in Northumberland, the daughter of a ship-broker. She was educated at Gateshead High School and Penrhos College, Colwyn Bay, Wales. In 1902, after her marriage to solicitor, J.A.H. Daniell, she went to live in Bristol, which was to become the setting of most of her novels.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue DSI William Lorimer

Only the Dead Can Tell By (author) Alex Gray May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

***THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING DETECTIVE SERIES*** 'One of the best is Alex Gray' Literary Review 'Intensely exciting and atmospheric' Alexander McCall Smith 'Move over Rebus' Daily Mirror When there are no witnesses . . .

_______________ 9780751568479 English 432 pages Sphere

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When Dorothy Guildford is found stabbed to death in her home, all signs point to her husband, Peter. The forensic psychologist is convinced there's more to the case that meets the eye but Police Scotland are certain they have their man. While DC Kirsty Wilson searches for evidence that will put Peter away for good, she is shocked to discover a link with a vast human-trafficking operation that Detective Superintendent William Lorimer has been investigating for months. But before they can interrogate him, Peter is brutally attacked. With one person dead and another barely hanging on, the clock is ticking for DC Wilson and DSI Lorimer. And the stakes grow higher still when one of their own is kidnapped . . .

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Whether you've read them all, or whether you're coming to Alex Gray's highly acclaimed Lorimer series for the very first time, this is the perfect, page-turning winter read if you love Ann Cleeves, Val McDermid or Ian Rankin. _______________ ***PRAISE FOR ALEX GRAY*** 'Convincing Glaswegian atmosphere and superior writing' The Times 'Brings Glasgow to life in the same way Rankin evokes Edinburgh' Daily Mail 'Exciting, pacy, authentic' Angela Marsons 'Sums up everything that is golden and enthralling about a good book' Fully Booked Contributor Bio Alex Gray was born and educated in Glasgow. She has been awarded the Scottish Association of Writers' Constable and Pitlochry trophies for her crime writing and is the co-founder of the international Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival. Married with a son and daughter, she now writes full time. To find exclusive articles, reviews and the latest news about Alex Gray and the DSI Lorimer series, visit www.alex-gray.com or follow Alex on Twitter @alexincrimeland.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Shelf Respect By (author) Annie Austen May 25, 2021 | Hardcover $22.99 |

There's no such thing as too many books, simply not enough places to put them Decluttering is all the rage, but what do you do when your preferred interior decor is miles of overstuffed bookshelves? If you can't bring yourself to clear your collection, SHELF RESPECT will validate your life choices. Do you alphabetise your books or organise by genre... or (heaven forbid) colour? Have you merged your collection with your other half's? (And do you write your name inside the cover, just in case?) Do you keep all the books you've read, or only the most cherished? Is there such a thing as too many books? (No.) 9780751578676 English 192 pages

Bound to provoke (good-natured) debate between Bibliophiles, SHELF RESPECT is a charmingly illustrated book in defence of towering TBR piles and overflowing shelves... no matter how you choose to organise them.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Mammoth Books

The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance Edited by Trisha Telep May 25, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

You never forget your first time with a vampire. Whether reaquainting yourself with some of your favourite, sexy creatures of the night or getting bitten by the vampire romance phenomenon for the very first time, let the biggest and brightest names in the business help you explore your dark side. Witness the bewildering array of complex vampire codes of conduct, dark ritual and dating practices as they chat up the locals and engage in the most erotic encounters you will sink your teeth into this side of un-Death. Because vampires never really die, do they? 9781472145314 English 528 pages

Contributor Bio Trisha Telep managed the romance section of the world-famous Murder One bookshop in London.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Pottery Cottage Murders The first-hand account of a family held hostage By (author) Carol Ann Lee , By (author) Peter Howse May 25, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

A psychopathic criminal on the run from prison. A family of five held hostage in their home. A frantic police manhunt across the snowbound Derbyshire moors. Just one survivor. The definitive account of the terrifying 1977 Pottery Cottage murders that shocked Britain.

9781472143921 English 304 pages Robinson

Subject TRUE CRIME / Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons Distributor Hachette Book Group

For three days, escaped prisoner Billy Hughes played macabre psychological games with Gill Moran and her family, keeping them in separate rooms of their home while secretly murdering them one by one. On several occasions Hughes ordered Gill and her husband Richard to leave the house for provisions, confident that they would return without betraying him in order to protect their loved ones. Blizzards hampered the desperate police search, but they learned where the dangerous convict was hiding and closed in on the cottage. A high-speed car chase on icy roads ended with a crash and the killer being shot as he swung a newly sharpened axe at his final victim. This was Britain's first instance of police officers committing 'justifiable homicide' against an escapee. The story of these terrible events is told here by Carol Ann Lee and Peter Howse, the former chief inspector who saved Gill Moran's life over forty years ago. Peter's professional role has permitted access to witness statements, crime scene photographs and police reports. Peter Howse and Carol Ann Lee have made use of these, along with fresh interviews with many of those directly involved, to tell a fast-paced and truly shocking story with great insight and empathy.

Reviews Praise for Carol Ann Lee's Roses from the Earth: The Biography of Anne Frank: Excellent . . . serious, sensitive and scrupulous. —Sunday Telegraph

Praise for Carol Ann Lee's The Hidden Life of Otto Frank: Significant and fascinating. An absorbing biography of Anne's father. —Financial Times

Praise for Carol Ann Lee's novel The Winter of the World:

Contributor Bio Carol Ann Lee (Author) CAROL ANN LEE's first book, Roses From The Earth: The Biography of Anne Frank, was published in fifteen languages and included a foreword by Anne's cousin Buddy Elias, who stated: 'Of the many authors, writers and historians who have written about Anne Frank and her father Otto Frank, Carol Ann Lee is the most knowledgeable and sets new scholarly standards.' Her subsequent book, The Hidden Life of Otto Frank was a Guardian Book of the Week. One of Your Own: The Life and Death of Myra Hindley is the definitive study not only of Hindley, but of the Moors Murders case. It was both a Times and an Independent Book of the Week and was featured on Radio 4's Woman's Hour. Carol's biography of Ruth Ellis, A Fine Day for a Hanging was shortlisted for the 2013 CWA Non-Fiction award. Her Murders at White House Farm is being filmed by New Pictures for broadcast on ITV1 in 2019. Carol's Somebody's Mother, Somebody's Daughter: The Victims and Survivors of the Yorkshire Ripper will be published in Spring 2019.

This brilliant story . . . resounds with truth. A novelist who writes of the subtlety of souls. —Le Monde

Peter Howse (Author) PETER HOWSE spent a year in Iraq as a member of the RAF while doing National Service in 1955, following which he joined the former Derby Borough Police. He served for ten years in uniform before becoming a training instructor. He was subsequently promoted to Chief Inspector as Sub-Divisional Commander of the Buxton South Sub-Division. Peter was awarded a Queen's Commendation for

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Brief Histories

A Brief History of Slavery A New Global History By (author) Jeremy Black Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

A thought-provoking and important book that raises essential issues crucial not only for understanding our past but also the present day. In this panoramic history, Jeremy Black tells how slavery was first developed in the ancient world, and reaches all the way to the present in the form of contemporary crimes such as trafficking and bonded labour. He shows how slavery has taken many forms throughout history and across the world - from the uprising of Spartacus, the plantations of the West Indies, and the murderous forced labour of the gulags and concentration camps. 9781849016896 English 336 pages Robinson

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Reviews A thought-provoking and important book that raises essential issues crucial not only for our past but also the present day.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Spartacus Review A truly horrifying account of human cruelty.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Catholic Herald

Slavery helped to consolidate transoceanic empires and helped mould new world societies such as America and Brazil. Black charts the long fight for abolition in the nineteenth century, looking at both the campaigners as well as the harrowing accounts of the enslaved themselves. Slavery is still with us today, and coerced labour can be found closer to home than one might expect. Contributor Bio JEREMY BLACK is one of the UK's most respected and prolific historians. He is Professor of History at Exeter University and a renowned expert on the history of war. His recent books include A Brief History of Italy and A Brief History of Spain. He appears regularly on TV and radio, including BBC Radio 4's In Our Time.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue DSI William Lorimer

Before the Storm By (author) Alex Gray Jun 01, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99 |

Your favourite Scottish detective is back with a brand new case, one that threatens to destroy everything. Inspector Daniel Kohi of the Zimbabwean police force returns home one night to find his worst nightmare has been realised. His family dead, his house destroyed, and in fear for his life, he is forced to flee the country he loves.

9780751580006 English 400 pages Sphere

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Far away in Glasgow, DSI William Lorimer has his hands full. Christmas is approaching, the city is bustling, and whilst the homicide rate has been relatively low, something much darker is brewing. Counter-Terrorism have got wind of a plot, here in Lorimer's native city, to carry out an unspeakable atrocity on Christmas Eve. They need someone with local knowledge to help them root it out and who better than the head of the Scottish Major Incidents Team. But the investigation is complicated by a spate of local murders, and by the rumours that someone is passing information to criminal organisations from inside the police force. Soon Lorimer finds himself in desperate need of assistance. Then he meets an extraordinary man - a refugee from Zimbabwe whose investigative skills are a match for Lorimer's own . . . __________________ PRAISE FOR THE WILLIAM LORIMER SERIES 'Immensely exciting and atmospheric' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH 'Move over Rebus' DAILY MAIL 'Relentless and intriguing' PETER MAY 'Convincing Glaswegian atmosphere and superior writing' THE TIMES Contributor Bio Alex Gray was born and educated in Glasgow. She has been awarded the Scottish Association of Writers' Constable and Pitlochry trophies for her crime writing and is the co-founder of the international Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival. Married with a son and daughter, she now writes full time. To find exclusive articles, reviews and the latest news about Alex Gray and the DSI Lorimer series, visit www.alex-gray.com or follow Alex on Twitter @alexincrimeland.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Between the Stops The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus: the long-awaited memoir from the star of QI and The Great British Bake Off By (author) Sandi Toksvig Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Between the Stops is a sort of a memoir, my sort. It's about a bus trip really, because it's my view from the Number 12 bus (mostly top deck, the seat at the front on the right), a double-decker that plies its way from Dulwich, in South East London where I was living, to where I sometimes work at the BBC in the heart of the capital. It's not a sensible way to write a memoir at all, probably, but it's the way things pop into your head as you travel, so it's my way.

9780349006406 English 320 pages Virago

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From London facts including where to find the blue plaque for Una Marson, 'the first black woman programme maker at the BBC', to discovering the best Spanish coffee under Southwick railway arches; from a brief history of lady gangsters at Elephant and Castle to memories of climbing Mount Sinai and, at the request of a fellow traveller, reading aloud the Ten Commandments; from the story behind Pissarro's painting of Dulwich Station to performing in Footlights with Emma Thompson; from painful memories of being sent to Coventry at a British boarding school to thinking about how Wombells Travelling Circus of 1864 haunts Peckham Rye and anecdotes about Prince Charles, Monica Lewinsky and Grayson Perry; from Bake-Off antics to stories of a real and lasting friendship with John McCarthy, to the importance of family and the daunting navigation of the Zambezi River in her father's canoe; this Sandi Toksvig-style memoir is, as one would expect and hope, packed full of surprise. A funny and moving trip through memories, musings and the many delights on the number 12 route, Between the Stops is also an inspiration to us all to get off our phones, to look up and to talk to each other because as Sandi says: 'some of the greatest trips lie on our own doorstep'.

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Sandi Toksvig went into theatre as a writer and performer after graduating from Cambridge. Well known for her television and radio work as a presenter, writer and actor, she has written more than twenty books for children and adults. She also writes for theatre and television: her film The Man starred Stephen Fry and Zoe Wanamaker and her play Bully Boy starring Anthony Andrews opened the St James Theatre, London in 2012. She was Chancellor of Portsmouth University from 2012 to 2017. In 2016 Sandi took over as chair on QI, and in 2017 she started presenting The Great British Bake Off. She lives in London and Kent.

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Between the Stops is like browsing through a well-stocked museum of curiosities with a wise and kind guide; it's part celebration, part confession, part call to arms and wholly entertaining. Don't read it on the bus though - it will make you miss your stop —Stephanie Merritt, Observer History and observation mix seamlessly as she looks at life from the top deck, and she's diverting on her own life—Sunday Times Her writing style is as kooky and digestible as Bill Bryson's . . . Hop on this bus, grab a seat up top and prepare yourself for a fun-filled, fact-packed, memorable ride—Jackie Annesley, Sunday Times There are fascinating gems of London history along the way, acute observations of fellow passengers, personal asides about her marriage to psychotherapist Debbie, and the odd anecdote from the world of television. It's full of wit and wisdom—Radio Times

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Tom Thorne Novels

Cry Baby By (author) Mark Billingham Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

'One of the great series of British crime fiction' --- THE TIMES 'Cry Baby is the perfect prequel to send us back to revel in Tom Thorne's twenty years. As if we needed reminding how good Mark Billingham is' --VAL MCDERMID It's 1996. Detective Sergeant Tom Thorne is a haunted man. Haunted by the moment he ignored his instinct about a suspect, by the horrific crime that followed and by the memories that come day and night, in sunshine and shadow. 9780751577259 English 544 pages Sphere

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So when seven-year-old Kieron Coyne goes missing while playing in the woods with his best friend, Thorne vows he will not make the same mistake again. Cannot. The solitary witness. The strange neighbour. The friendly teacher. All are in Thorne's sights. This case will be the making of him . . . or the breaking. The gripping prequel to Mark Billingham's acclaimed debut, Sleepyhead, Cry Baby is the shocking first case for one of British crime fiction's most iconic detectives.

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'Tom Thorne is one of the most credible and engaging heroes in contemporary crime fiction. Mark Billingham is a master of psychology, plotting and the contemporary scene - making the Thorne novels the complete package. Twenty years in and better than ever' IAN RANKIN 'Mark Billingham is one the biggest names in crime fiction and one the genre's most formidable talents' PETER JAMES 'Billingham is always a must read' HARLAN COBEN

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Cry Baby is the perfect prequel to send us back to revel in Tom Thorne's twenty years. As if we needed reminding how good Mark Billingham is.—Val McDermid Written with Billingham's characteristic flair and drive, with a protagonist who stalks every page —Daily Mail Tom Thorne is one of the most credible and engaging heroes in contemporary crime fiction. Mark Billingham is a master of psychology, plotting and the contemporary scene - making the Thorne novels the complete package. Twenty years in and better than ever. —Ian Rankin The tense, double-edged ending shows he has become one of Britain's best crime writers—The Times That rare beast: a series that only gets better as it goes on. Mark Billingham is one of the best—John Connolly Mark Billingham is one the biggest

Contributor Bio Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, and has also won a Sherlock Award for the Best Detective created by a British writer. Each of the novels featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne has been a Sunday Times bestseller. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as Thorne, and a series based on the novels In the Dark and Time of Death was broadcast on BBC1. Mark lives in north London with his wife and two children.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Distract Your Family 101 positive things to do and learn while you stay home By (author) D. Y. O. Urself Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $15.99 |

Switch off the news and mute your tense WhatsApp chats - here are 101 familyfriendly, fun, smart, silly, useful, good-to-know things to do and learn that will take your mind off what's going on outside the comfort of your own home, providing you with plenty of much needed moments of positivity and calm. Including (but not limited to!):

9780751581485 English 144 pages Sphere

Subject FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Activities Distributor

· Quizzes · Anagrams · Poems · Riddles · Jokes · Word games · Fun facts · And other ways to occupy your time in a fulfilling way. Suitable for those aged 7 to 107, with the quizzes requiring some grown-up knowledge.

And whilst you #StayHome, don't miss these other great titles from Sphere Books: ** The Bumper Book of Would You Rather? Over 350 hilarious hypothetical questions for ages 6 to 106 ** ** Home Sweet Home: The Little Book of Natural Cleaning ** ** Shelf Respect: A Book Lovers' Guide to Curating Book Shelves at Home **

Hachette Book Group Contributor Bio D. Y. O. Urself is a team of people who want to make you feel better, no matter what situation you may find yourself in. They specialise in curiosity, finding the joy in the tiniest of things and promoting calm and positivity.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue No Man's Land By (author) Neil Broadfoot Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'An atmospheric, twisty and explosive start to a new series by one of the masters of Scottish fiction' Angela Clarke, Sunday Times Bestseller War is coming to No-Man's Land, and Connor Fraser will be ready. A mutilated body is found dumped at Cowane's Hospital in the heart of historic Stirling. For DCI Malcolm Ford it's like nothing he's every seen before, the savagery of the crime making him want to catch the murderer before he strikes again. For reporter Donna Blake it's a shot at the big time, a chance to get her career back on track and prove all the doubters wrong. But for close protection specialist Connor Fraser it's merely a grisly distraction from the day job. 9781472127587 English 320 pages Constable

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But then a bloodied and broken corpse is found, this time in the shadow of the Wallace Monument - and with it, a message. One Connor has received before, during his time as a police officer in Belfast. With Ford facing mounting political and public pressure to make an arrest and quell fears the murders are somehow connected to heightened post-Brexit tensions, Connor is drawn into a race against time to stop another murder. But to do so, he must question old loyalties, confront his past and unravel a mystery that some would sacrifice anything - and anyone - to protect. From Dundee International Book Prize and Bloody Scotland book of the year nominee Neil Broadfoot comes No Man's Land, the first in the white-knuckle Connor Fraser series. -----

Reviews A deliciously twisty thriller that never lets up the pace. Thrills, spills, chills and kills—Donna Moore This is Broadfoot's best to date, a thriller that delivers the thrills: energetic, breathlessly pacey and keeping you guessing till the end —Craig Russell An author on the top of his game —Crime Fiction Lover Broadfoot is here, and he's ready to sit at the table with some of the finest crime writers Scottish fictions has to offer—Russel D. McLean Broadfoot is the real deal. A superb debut—Michael J. Malone on Falling Fast, Crimesquad.com

Praise for Neil Broadfoot 'Broadfoot is here, and he's ready to sit at the table with some of the finest crime writers Scottish fiction has to offer' Russel D. McLean 'Cracking pace, satisfyingly twisty plot. A great read' James Oswald 'Crisp dialogue, characters you believe and a prose style that brings you back for more . . . a fine addition to a growing roster of noir titles with a tartan tinge' Douglas Skelton

Cracking pace, satisfyingly twisty plot. A great read—James Oswald on The Storm Crisp dialogue, characters you believe and a prose style that brings you back

'A deliciously twisty thriller that never lets up the pace. Thrills, spills, chills and Contributor Bio Neil Broadfoot worked as a journalist for 15 years at both national and local newspapers, including The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and the Evening News, covering some of the biggest stories of the day. A poacher turned gamekeeper, he has since moved into communications: providing media relations advice for a variety of organisations, from emergency services to government and private clients in the City. Neil is married to Fiona and a father to two girls, meaning he's completely outnumbered in his own home. He lives in Dunfermline, the setting for his first job as a local reporter.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Resistance, Rebellion & Revolt How Slavery Was Overthrown By (author) James Walvin Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $19.99

This long overdue, vivid and wide-ranging examination of the significance of the resistance of the enslaved themselves - from sabotage and running away to outright violent rebellion - shines fresh light on the end of slavery in the Atlantic World. It is high time that this resistance, in addition to abolitionism and other factors, was given its due weight in seeking to understand the overthrow of slavery. Fundamentally, as Walvin shows so clearly, it was the implacable hatred of the enslaved for slavery and their strategies of resistance that made the whole system unsustainable and, ultimately, brought about its downfall. 9781472141453 English 320 pages Robinson

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Walvin's approach is original, too, in looking at the Atlantic world as a whole, including the French and Spanish Empires and Brazil, as well as Britain's colonies. In doing so, he casts new light on one of the major shifts in Western history: in the three-hundred years following Columbus's landfall in the Americas, slavery had become a widespread and critical institution. It had seen twelve million Africans forced onto slave ships; a forced migration that had had seismic consequences for Africa. It had transformed the Americas and materially enriched the Western world. It had also been largely unquestioned - in Europe at least, and among slave owners, traders and those who profited from the system. Yet, within a mere seventy-five years during the nineteenth century, slavery had vanished from the Americas: it had declined, collapsed and been destroyed by a complexity of forces that, to this day, remains disputed. As Walvin shows so clearly here, though, it was in large part overthrown by those it had enslaved.

Reviews Over the years, probably no one has done as much as James Walvin to popularise the history of slavery and abolition. His work is consistently innovative . . . Rather than tackling this story through organised anti-slavery, or what might be thought of as a white narrative, Walvin sets out to 'explore how slaves were the critical element in securing their own freedom', a very different emphasis that reflects growing interest on both sides of the Atlantic in notions of black resistance . . . Walvin synthesises this complex global history with skill and ingenuity. Freedom is beautifully written and clearly organised . . . thought-provoking, rich in detail and imbued with an emotional intelligence that pushes us to imagine what slave life meant, especially during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Family & Community History, Vol. 22/3, October 2019

Contributor Bio JAMES WALVIN is the author of many books on slavery and modern social history. His book, Crossings, was published by Reaktion Books in 2013. His first book, with Michael Craton, was a detailed study of a sugar plantation: A Jamaican Plantation, Worthy Park, 1670-1970 (Toronto, 1970). He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2006, and in 2008 was awarded an OBE for services to scholarship.

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A wide-ranging history of resistance during the Atlantic slave trade that

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Mindfulness Puzzle Books

The Mindfulness Puzzle Book 2 By (author) Dr. Gareth Moore Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Britain's King of Puzzles' Sun A second collection of restful puzzles and brain-training activities, designed to relieve stress and inspire creativity.

9781472141521 English 192 pages Robinson

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This book features a wide range of specially selected games to provide the perfect level of challenge and reward for your brain. Feel the tension release as you focus on each achievable and fun task, and experience the endorphin-reward buzz as you successfully complete each puzzle. Stimulating your mind with each puzzle also helps unlock your brain's innate creativity, just as sleep and rest can help you reach a breakthrough on pending tasks. This book will help you feel refreshed and renewed, and ready to carry on with your daily life. This is the second in a series of four books by the same bestselling author, which currently includes The Mindfulness Puzzle Book, The Mindfulness Puzzle Book 2 and The Mindfulness Puzzle Book 3 with a fourth book to come later in 2020. There is also an ebook, Mindfulness Puzzles for Your Kindle.

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Contributor Bio Dr Gareth Moore is the author of over 100 puzzle and brain-training books for both children and adults, including The Mammoth Book of Brain Games, The Mammoth Book of New Sudoku and The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book. He is also the creator of the daily brain-training website BrainedUp.com, and runs popular puzzle site PuzzleMix.com. Find him online at DrGarethMoore.com

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The World According to Razor By (author) Neil 'Razor' Ruddock Jun 01, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

The new book from England's 'hardest footballer' Packed full of anecdotes from life on and off the pitch, The World According to Razor is, by turns, hilarious and poignant - just like spending a really good evening with Razor! Razor will lift the lid on the best, and worst, moments from his footballing career, his experiences on reality shows including I'm a Celebrity and Masterchef, as well as defining personal moments from his childhood and adult life. He will also discuss his financial difficulties and recent life-saving heart surgery. 9781472135315 English 256 pages Constable

Contributor Bio Neil 'Razor' Ruddock is a former professional footballer turned television personality (most recently seen on ITV's Harry's Heroes). His career spanned 17 years and he played for a range of clubs including Millwall, Tottenham, Southampton, Liverpool, West Ham, Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue How to Be an Activist A practical guide to organising, campaigning and making change happen By (author) Vanessa Holburn Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $26.99 |

From experienced campaigner Vanessa Holburn and with a foreword by awardwinning animal welfare campaigner Lorraine Platt, this is the essential guide to activism. 'Essential reading for anyone looking to start a grassroots campaign - and useful bedtime reading for some of our political parties too' - Hannah Beckerman, Guardian

9781472143846 English 224 pages Robinson

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How To Be an Activist covers everything you need to know to create a successful social campaign and bring about positive change no matter what your cause. This practical, inspirational book covers topics ranging from identifying your central issue and setting meaningful milestones and goals, to learning how to use the media effectively and stay safe and within the law. It will help you with every step of your campaign, keeping you motivated through periods of self-doubt and staving off burnout as you celebrate milestones on the way to creating meaningful change in the world. With contributions from influential campaigners including Natasha Devon MBE. Fresh from waving banners in the pouring rain, journalist and campaigner Vanessa Holburn passes on the lessons she has learned so the reader can fast track their movement to success. This is the age of activism and everyone is invited to join the movement. Contributor Bio Journalist and author Vanessa Holburn spent two years campaigning for a ban on third party pet sales in a bid to end the cruel practice of puppy farming. In 2018 she was invited to Downing Street to hear Michael Gove announce plans to change the law to support such a ban. The campaign is proof that ordinary people together can achieve extraordinary change.

Reviews I wish this book was available when I started campaigning. It's everything you need to know to get you through some of the most intense, and ultimately most rewarding, acts of your lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sarah Brisdion, campaigner for accessible toilets (Changing Places) Never before has activism been so accessible or aspirational, and Vanessa's book makes a dream to make a difference a real possibility. This easy-to-read, simple-to-digest guide not only explains how to bring people together and make a difference, but, with case studies and 'takeaways, How to Be An Activist provides guidance for anyone who wants to be the difference this world needs right nowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Natalie Trice, PR Director and charity founder Practical, persuasive and personal, this is important reading for grassroots campaigners. It will be of interest to anyone impelled to take matters into their own hands, when the failures of those who are meant to act on our behalves in times of crisis fail usâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Mike Schwarz, civil liberties lawyer

Her current focus is 'greening' her small Berkshire village - advising business and community groups how to use and waste less and move towards becoming plastic-free, while sharing skills and resources. Vanessa's publishing experience stretches over 24 years and her work has appeared in magazines, newspapers and digital outlets. Her consumer press credits include Private Eye, The Mirror, The Sun, Vegan Living, Woman's Own, Yours, Dogs Today, Ask The Doctor and The Independent on Sunday.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Making Wolf By (author) Tade Thompson Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Shocking and perceptive' Guardian 'It was easy to stay up well past lights out to read just one more chapter - and then one more...' James Oswald 'Engaging' Sunday Times

9781472131201 English 272 pages Constable

Subject FICTION / Thrillers / Crime Distributor Hachette Book Group

Meet Weston Kogi, a London supermarket store detective. He returns home to his West African home country for his aunt's funeral. He sees his family, his exgirlfriend Nana, his old school mate Church. Food is good, beer is plentiful, and telling people he works as a homicide detective seems like harmless hyperbole, until he wakes up in hell. He is kidnapped and forced by two separate rebel factions to investigate the murder of a local hero, Papa Busi. The solution may tip a country on the brink into civil war.

Making Wolf is the outrageous, frightening, violent and sometimes surreal homecoming experience of a lifetime. Praise for Tade Thompson: 'Breathtaking landscapes and intoxicating food and drink . . . endemic corruption, sultry sexuality and casual, slapdash violence . . . A rock-and-roll edge' The Financial Times 'Brutal, uncompromising and thought-provoking . . . superb' M. W. Craven 'A magnificent tour de force' Adrian Tchaikovsky 'Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!' Ann Leckie 'Mesmerising' M. R. Carey Contributor Bio

Reviews Alcacia may be fictional, but Thompson knows its land, culture and politics intimately, and brings a palpable sense of threat to this spare, engaging thriller—The Glasgow Herald Brutal, uncompromising and thought-provoking, this is a superb book—M. W. Craven With a likable if flawed protagonist, a fast pace and plenty of twists, Making Wolf is both shocking and perceptive—Guardian Satisfyingly complicated without ever feeling contrived... such skilled writing it was easy to stay up well past lights out to read just one more chapter - and then one more... The fictional country of Alcacia is vividly, lovingly drawn with no blemishes spared: its "blinding retina-shattering sunlight", breathtaking landscapes and intoxicating food and drink. So too is the intensity of human relations:

Tade Thompson is the author of Rosewater, which was the winner of the 2019 Arthur C. Clarke Award, inaugural winner of the Nommo Award and a John W. Campbell finalist. He has written a trilogy set in the world of Rosewater and is working on a space opera. His Shirley Jackson Award-shortlisted novella The Murders of Molly Southbourne has recently been optioned for screen adaptation. Born in London to Yoruba parents, he lives and works on the south coast of England where he battles an addiction to books.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Quiet Acts of Violence By (author) Cath Staincliffe Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

From the author of the Scott and Bailey series, Quiet Acts of Violence is a novel about family and betrayal, injustice and poverty, the ties that bind and those that break us. __________ 9781472132093 English 304 pages Constable

Subject FICTION / Crime Distributor Hachette Book Group

Has the woman killed her child? Is she at risk to herself? Someone in the neighbourhood of old terraced streets has the answers. But detectives Donna Bell and Jade Bradshaw find lies and obstruction at every turn, in a community living on the edge, ground down by austerity and no hope. A place of broken dreams. Of desperation. And murder. When a stranger crashes into Jade's life, her past comes hurtling back, threatening to destroy her and the world she has carved out for herself. Donna struggles to juggle everything: work, marriage, kids. It's a precarious balancing act, and the rug is about to be pulled from under her. Contributor Bio

Cath Staincliffe is a best-selling, award-winning novelist, radio playwright and the creator of ITV's hit series, Blue Murder, starring Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis. Cath's books have been short-listed for the British Crime Writers Association best first novel award, for the Dagger in the Library twice and twice for the Short Story Dagger, winning in 2012. She was a winner of the WGGB Best Radio Drama Award in 2019. Cath's Sal Kilkenny private eye series features a single-parent sleuth working the mean streets of Manchester. Her debut Looking For Trouble was serialised on Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hour on BBC Radio 4. Trio, a stand-alone novel moved away from crime to explore adoption and growing up in the 1960s, informed by Cath's own experience. Letters To My Daughter's Killer was selected for Specsavers Crime Thriller Book Club in 2014 and featured on ITV3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crime Thriller Club. Cath also writes the Scott & Bailey novels based on the popular UK TV series. Cath created the probate detective series Legacy for BBC Radio 4 and guest writes on the Stone police drama. Her recent stand-alone novels examine the impact of crime on ordinary families. The Girl in the Green Dress was inspired by her experience as the parent of a transgender child. Cath's latest book, Quiet Acts of Violence, sees detective duo DI Donna Bell and DC Jade Bradshaw investigating the death of a newborn baby and launching a hunt for her missing mother. Cath is one of the founding members of Murder Squad - a group of Northern crime writers who give readings, talks and signings around the country. Cath was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, UK and now lives in Manchester, Lancashire with her family.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Indian Takeaway Secret How to Cook Your Favourite Indian Dishes at Home By (author) Kenny McGovern Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Kenny McGovern's obsession with recreating takeaway and fast food dishes over the years has led him to the belief that Indian cooking is perhaps the greatest example that variety really is the spice of life. 9781472145413 English 224 pages Robinson

Subject COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Indian & South Asian Distributor Hachette Book Group

The different herbs and spices used in Indian dishes creates a vast range and depth of flavour, from spicy, sweet, savoury and sour curry sauces to fragrant and aromatic sides. In this book you will find delicious examples of traditional Indian cooking and street-food style dishes alongside popular recipes honed and developed largely in the UK, as well as the fusion food offered in many Indian restaurants today. Inside you will find restaurant classics like pakoras, bhajis, Dansak and Tikka Masala; classic dishes such as Sharabi and Tarka Dal; as well as street food favourites including Disco Fry Egg, Akoora and Aloo Subzi. With this vast array of tasty takeaway recipes for every occasion, you'll be able to enjoy all your favourite Indian food from the comfort of your own home - and at half the price!

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At the age of nineteen, KENNY McGOVERN was diagnosed with what is known as 'social anxiety disorder' and eventually became too ill to carry on working. As the years passed, he became almost housebound as a result of his illness and as such lost touch with many parts of life which although enjoyable are often taken for granted. Simple pleasures such as buying a nice sandwich from a local cafĂŠ or going out for a meal became impossible for him to do. As a result of this, and because of his love of food and cooking, he eventually took to trying to recreate many of his favourite shop-bought foods at home. 'If I can't go to McDonalds, I'll make my own,' was his philosophy. Over a period of five years or more, he tested and tweaked many, many recipes, his new hobby quickly building into an obsession. In 2010, Kenny decided to publish some selected recipes in his first book The Takeaway Secret - it became an instant bestseller, following word-ofmouth recommendations on the internet. With huge support and encouragement from readers, his confidence has grown, along with his food obsession. As a result Kenny once more ventured out into the world. researching and learning about the historic links between street food and local people and the recent upsurge in the modern, exciting and vibrant street food culture. His next book, The Street Food Secret, followed in 2017.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3/4 By (author) Tez Ilyas Jun 08, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99 |

The well-written, funny, upbeat and at times uncomfortable and illuminating memoir of Tez's teenage years, starting age 13 and going up to 18, when Tez started university just after 9/11. The book will follow Tez's secondary school years, family life, messing around with friends, first experiences with girls - as well as giving an honest portrayal of what growing up with racism in working class Blackburn was like. Contributor Bio

9780751582185 English 304 pages Sphere

Tez Ilyas is one of the most exciting rising stars on the comedy circuit; he was featured on the BBC New Talent Hot List in 2017 and was a Chortle Best Breakthrough Nominee in the same year. His 2015 debut stand up hour Tez Talks had a sell-out run at the Soho Theatre and three BBC Radio 4 series based on the show followed. His 2016 show Made in Britain sold out every performance at the Edinburgh Fringe, and his third show Teztify achieved a sell-out nationwide tour. As well as delivering his politically astute stand-up, he is one of the stars of hit sitcom Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three) and has appeared on a whole host of panel shows, including Mock the Week and The Last Leg.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Ultimate Guide to Working from Home How to stay sane, healthy and be more productive than ever By (author) Grace Paul Jun 08, 2021 | Hardcover $15.99 |

'A timely tome for navigating these domicile days' Evening Standard Are you one of the millions of people now - suddenly - working from home? It's not easy but it needn't be stressful.

9780751581508 English 96 pages Sphere

Subject SELF-HELP / Self-Management / Stress Management Distributor

The Ultimate Guide to Working from Home will help you set up your desk, stay sane, healthy and be more productive than ever, even if you have family or housemates at home with you. You'll learn how to get in the zone, how to maintain focus and how to reward yourself as you work. You'll learn the importance of setting and maintaining boundaries both inside and outside the home and how to establish a routine that suits your lifestyle. And you may not want to return to the office at all once this is over. The Ultimate Guide to Working from Home can help you with that, too. Packed with research and helpful statistics, you'll also find tips for managers and employees alike on how to approach more flexible working when the time comes. Stop typing 'how to set up a work station at the kitchen table' into the search bar late at night. Start getting the most out of working from home, today. Contributor Bio

Hachette Book Group Grace Paul is an editor, writer and food stylist who used to work in an office but now works from home. She works with some of the world's top publishers as well as leading figures from the food world including chefs, food stylists and photographers. You can follow Grace on Twitter @gracepaul or Instagram @gracepauleats

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue 100 Great Black Britons By (author) Patrick Vernon , By (author) Angelina Osborne Jun 15, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

With a foreword by David Olusoga Patrick Vernon's landmark 100 Great Black Britons campaign of 2003 was one of the most successful movements to focus on the role of people of African and Caribbean descent in British history. Frustrated by the widespread and continuing exclusion of the black British community from the mainstream popular conception of 'Britishness', despite black people having lived in Britain for over a thousand years, Vernon set up a public poll in which anyone could vote for the black Briton they most admired.

9781472144300 English 288 pages Robinson

Subject HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General Distributor

The response to this campaign was incredible. As a result, a number of black historical figures were included on the national school curriculum and had statues and memorials erected and blue plaques put up in their honour. Mary Seacole was adopted by the Royal College of Nursing and was given the same status as Florence Nightingale. Children and young people were finally being encouraged to feel pride in their history and a sense of belonging in Britain. Now, with this book, Vernon and Osborne have relaunched the campaign with an updated list of names and accompanying portraits - including new role models and previously little-known historical figures. Each entry explores in depth the individual's contribution to British history - a contribution that too often has been either overlooked or dismissed. In the wake of the 2018 Windrush scandal, and against the backdrop of Brexit, the rise of right-wing populism and the continuing inequality faced by black communities across the UK, the need for this campaign is greater than ever.

Hachette Book Group Contributor Bio Patrick Vernon (Author) PATRICK VERNON OBE is a Clore and Winston Churchill Fellow, a fellow at the Imperial War Museum, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a former associate fellow for the Department of the History of Medicine at Warwick University. Patrick was awarded an OBE in 2012 for his work in tackling health inequalities for ethnic minority communities in Britain. Since 2010 he has been leading the campaign for Windrush Day and in 2018 kick-started the campaign for an amnesty for the Windrush Generation as part of the Windrush Scandal which led to a government U-turn in immigration policy. Angelina Osborne (Author) DR ANGELINA OSBORNE is an independent researcher and heritage consultant. She received her PhD in History from the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull in 2014. Her interests focus on Caribbean enslavement and proslavery discourses, and the history of community and education activism.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Here Comes the Sun How it feeds us, kills us, heals us and makes us what we are By (author) Steve Jones Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'Illuminating!' Professor Brian Cox 'Every Steve Jones book is a masterclass in clear and captivating writing with tantalising detours into beguiling anecdotes. Here Comes the Sun is dense with ideas and stories and, like all his books, it will change the way you see the world around you' Robin Ince

9780349143378 English 368 pages Abacus

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology Distributor Hachette Book Group

Our sun drives the weather, forms the landscape, feeds and fuels - but sometimes destroys - the creatures that live upon it, controls their patterns of activity, makes chemicals in the skin that cheer up those who bask in its rays, and for the ancients was the seat of divine authority. In Here Comes the Sun, Steve Jones shows how life on Earth is ruled by our nearest star. It is filled with unexpected connections; between the need to stay cool and man's ability to stand upright, between the power of memory and the onset of darkness, between the flow of solar energy through the plants and animals and of wealth through society, and between Joseph Goebbel's 1938 scheme to make Edinburgh the summer capital of a defeated Britain and the widening gap in the life expectancy of Scottish men compared to that of other European men brought on by thnat nation's cloudy climate. Its author charts some of his own research in places hot and cold across the globe on the genetic and evolutionary effects of sunlight on snails, fruit-flies and people and shows how what was once no more an eccentric specialism has grown to become a subject of wide scientific, social and political significance. Stunningly evocative, beautifully written and packed full of insight, Here Comes the Sun is Steve Jones's most personal book to date. Contributor Bio Steve Jones is a Senior Research Fellow at University College, London and has worked at universities in the USA, Australia and Africa. He gave the Reith Lectures in 1991 and presented a BBC TV series on human genetics and evolution in 1996. He appears frequently on radio and television.

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Reviews With wry wit and real clarity, geneticist Steve Jones examines the Sun and our relationship to it. It's a nimble narrative, from the physics of the "hydrogen bomb in the sky" to its impact on the biosphere, water cycle, food chain, human health and climate change. Jones braids in gripping storylines - on conditions linked to lack of sunlight (such as the bone disease rickets) and the interplay between night, day and sleep - and many throwaway gems, from primates urinating on themselves to stay cool, to the boiling-porridge turbulence of convection on the solar surface —Nature A must read for everyone and anyone who cares about life on Earth—Barry Sheerman MP, The House magazine A richly readable guide to all things solar . . . one of the country's best writers of popular science. His wit, insight and ability to home in on a subject's most memorable facts enliven Here Comes The Sun from the start —Daily Mail

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Safe Cycling in the City How to choose a bike, maintain it, cycle safely, get fit and stay healthy By (author) Chris Sidwells Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

This is an urban and commuting cyclist's handbook, both inspirational and practical, showing us how to live safer, more enjoyable and healthier lives, both physically and mentally, while reducing our impact on the planet. Author of numerous bestselling bike books, Chris Sidwells, begins with a brief introduction which shows how cycling is already forming a crucial part of future urban transport, good for the environment as well as our health. Current urban transport models, heavily dependent as they are on cars, are unsustainable both in terms of our health and the environment. 9781472145819 English 192 pages Robinson

Subject SPORTS & RECREATION / Cycling Distributor Hachette Book Group

Cycling offers the perfect mass transport, health and wellbeing solution. As well as being an easy way to improve the fitness of the whole family, with some simple know-how, which Chris shares in this book, it can be perfectly safe even in busy cities. Increasingly, local authorities are seeing the essential role that cycling has to play in transport infrastructure; Chris looks at the many different schemes, both financial and infrastructural, to encourage people onto bikes. Commuting by bike also offers a financial benefit to individuals and societies. Chris shows how to get the right bike for you for commuting and urban cycling, whether that's an electric-assisted bike or pedal-powered only, and how to adjust it properly for your unique build. He looks at cycling clothing and accessories, including helmets, masks, locks and safety equipment. Chris explains how to keep cycling safely despite inclement weather and the different ways to transport what you need to and from work. A chapter on bike care and maintenance shows how to carry out basic repair jobs like adjusting gears, mending punctures and adjusting brakes. Chris explains cycling skills to give you confidence when cycling, including bike control, braking and how to make the most of your gears. He shows when and how to use the extra power provided by an electric bike and offers encouragement to new and returning cyclists. An extended chapter covers road safety, perhaps the biggest barrier to people commuting by bike. Chris shows how to co-exist safely with other road users and the potential hazards that every cyclist should be aware of. He explains the rules that every cyclist must follow and gives step-by-step guidance on how to carry out manoeuvres on the road. Contributor Bio CHRIS SIDWELLS is a freelance writer, editor and owner of independent publisher www.cyclinglegends.co.uk. He has written well over 1,000 articles for, among others, Cycling Weekly, GQ magazine, Wanderlust, Men's Fitness, the Sunday Times, the Guardian and the BBC and is a regular cycling pundit for several local radio stations. Chris has written nineteen books, which have been translated into twenty-four languages. He has a degree in geology and is a qualified cycling coach and fitness instructor with years of riding and racing experience. He has won races in every cycling discipline and in every age group.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Tom Thorne Novels

Sleepyhead By (author) Mark Billingham Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

A stunning 20th anniversary paperback edition of the groundbreaking first Tom Thorne novel, a case that changed crime fiction forever . . . Alison Willetts has survived a stroke, deliberately induced by a skilful manipulation of pressure points on the head and neck. She can see, hear and feel but she is completely unable to move or communicate. In leaving Alison Willetts alive, the police believe the killer's made his first mistake. Then DI Tom Thorne discovers the horrifying truth: it isn't Alison who is the mistake, it's the three women already dead. 9780751582208 English 400 pages Sphere

Subject FICTION / Crime Distributor Hachette Book Group

Thorne must find a killer whose agenda is disturbingly unique, and Alison, the one person who holds the key to the killer's identity, is unable to say anything . . . 'One of my favourite authors' Harlan Coben 'A terrifically stylish debut novel' Independent on Sunday 'The next superstar detective' Lee Child Contributor Bio Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston's Old Peculier Award for Crime Novel of the Year, and has also won a Sherlock Award for the Best Detective created by a British writer. Each of the novels featuring Detective Inspector Tom Thorne has been a Sunday Times bestseller. Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat were made into a hit TV series on Sky 1 starring David Morrissey as Thorne, and a series based on the novels In the Dark and Time of Death was broadcast on BBC1. Mark lives in north London with his wife and two children.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Talk The Science of Conversation By (author) Elizabeth Stokoe Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

We spend much of our days talking. Yet we know little about the conversational engine that drives our everyday lives. We are pushed and pulled around by language far more than we realize, yet are seduced by stereotypes and myths about communication. This book will change the way you think about talk. It will explain the big pay-offs to understanding conversation scientifically.

9781472140838 English 288 pages Robinson

Subject PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology Distributor Hachette Book Group

Elizabeth Stokoe, a social psychologist, has spent over twenty years collecting and analysing real conversations across settings as varied as first dates, crisis negotiation, sales encounters and medical communication. This book describes some of the findings of her own research, and that of other conversation analysts around the world. Through numerous examples from real interactions between friends, partners, colleagues, police officers, mediators, doctors and many others, you will learn that some of what you think you know about talk is wrong. But you will also uncover fresh insights about how to have better conversations - using the evidence from fifty years of research about the science of talk. Contributor Bio Elizabeth Stokoe is Professor of Social Interaction in the Department of Social Sciences at Loughborough University, using conversation analysis to understand how talk works. Outside the University, she runs workshops with professionals using her research-based communication training method called the "Conversation Analytic Role-play Method". She is one of thirteen WIRED 2015 Innovation Fellows; has given TEDx, New Scientist, SciFoo/Google, Cheltenham Science Festival and Royal Institution lectures, and her research and biography were featured on the BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren The Biography By (author) Paul Gorman Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

9781472121110 English 880 pages Constable

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music Distributor Hachette Book Group

Malcolm McLaren was one of the most culturally significant but misunderstood figures of the modern era. Ten years after his life was cruelly cut short by cancer, The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren sheds fascinating new light on the public achievements and private life of this cultural iconoclast and architect of punk, whose championing of street culture movements including hip-hop and Voguing reverberates to this day. With exclusive contributions from friends and intimates and access to private papers and family documents, this biography uncovers the true story behind this complicated figure.

Reviews Exhaustive . . . compellingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sean O'Hagan, Observer

Excellent . . . With this book, Gorman convincingly moves away from the ossified image of McLaren as a great rock'n'roll swindler, a morally bankrupt punk Mephistopheles, and closer towards his art-school roots, his love of ideas. Tiresome, unpleasant, even cruel - he was, this book underlines, never boring â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Victoria Segal, Sunday Times

McLaren first achieved public prominence as a rebellious art student by making the news in 1966 after being arrested for burning the US flag in front of the American Embassy in London. He maintained this incendiary reputation by fasttracking vanguard and left-field ideas to the centre of the media glare, via his creation and stewardship of the Sex Pistols and work with Adam Ant, Boy George and Bow Wow Wow. Meanwhile McLaren's ground-breaking design partnership with Vivienne Westwood and his creation of their visionary series of boutiques in the 1970s and early '80s sent shockwaves through the fashion industry. The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren also essays McLaren's exasperating Hollywood years when he broke bread with the likes of Steven Spielberg though his slate of projects, which included the controversial Heavy Metal Surf Nazis and Wilde West, in which Oscar Wilde introduced rock'n'roll to the American mid-west in the 1880s, proved too rich for the playit-safe film business. With a preface by Alan Moore, who collaborated with McLaren on the unrealised film project Fashion Beast, and an essay by Lou Stoppard casting a twenty-first-century perspective over his achievements, The Life & Times Of Malcolm McLaren is the explosive and definitive account of the man dubbed by Melvyn Bragg 'the Diaghilev of punk'. Contributor Bio

Paul Gorman is a writer whose work has appeared in many of the world's leading publications. Gorman first met Malcolm McLaren - who contributed the foreword to The Look - in 1975 and was last in contact with him a few weeks before his death in 2010. Gorman subsequently organized exhibitions and events about McLaren, including The Sound Of Fashion & The Look Of Music in Copenhagen and Art Into Pop: Let It Rock in Grenoble (both with Young Kim, 2015), Eyes For Blowing Up Bridges: Joining The Dots From The Situationist International To Malcolm McLaren in Southampton (with David Thorp, 2015) and Be Reasonable Demand The Impossible in London (with Caz Facey, 2015).

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Home Sweet Home

The Little Book of Natural Cleaning By (author) Little Brown Book Group UK Jun 15, 2021 | Hardcover $15.99 |

Home is where the heart is... Home is the place where everyone should feel happy and at peace . . . and that means a house that is clean, safe and welcoming to all.

9780751580570 English 144 pages Sphere

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Using traditional, natural cleaning methods to tackle everyday chores is not only a simple and effective way to help the environment, but also helps safeguard your family, friends and pets from germs and the potentially harmful side-effects of many modern cleaning products. THE LITTLE BOOK OF NATURAL CLEANING contains everything you need to know about cleaning with easy-to-find and inexpensive natural ingredients like lemons, bicarbonate of soda and white vinegar. Your home will soon be fresh, clean and safe for all the family.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Charlie George

Angels Weep By (author) Colin Falconer Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Three can keep a secret. If two of you are dead... Two women are snatched off the streets of London in one weekend.

9781472132680 English 336 pages Constable

Subject FICTION / Thrillers / Crime Distributor Hachette Book Group

DI Charlie George and his team get to work. The lives of these young women - one of them a mother - are on the line, and the clock is ticking. When they catch a lucky break from a CCTV camera, Charlie is sure they have their man. And that's when he gets his first surprise. Because nothing about this case is simple and not everyone is quite what they seem. Charlie's job is to find the missing women and get to the truth. But some people would rather the truth stays hidden - even when the bodies start to pile up...

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Colin Falconer is the author of over two dozen novels of historical fiction and has been translated into 23 languages. His Classic History series includes the epic adventure novels ‘Silk Road’ and ‘Aztec’, as well as ‘Harem’ which was a bestseller all over Europe. Colin has recently written a London-based crime series for Little, Brown in the UK, including ‘Lucifer Falls’ and ‘Innocence Dies’.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Heavy How Metal Changes the Way We See the World By (author) Dan Franklin Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

What exactly is heavy metal music? How deep do its roots go?

9781472131034 English 304 pages Constable

Subject MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Heavy Metal Distributor Hachette Book Group

Long established as an undeniable force in culture, metal traces its roots back to leather-clad iron men like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, who imbued their music with a mysterious and raw undercurrent of power. Heavy unearths this elusive force, delving deep into the fertile culture that allowed a distinctive new sound to flourish and flaying the source material to get to the beating heart of the music. From the imminent threat of nuclear apocalypse that gave rise to Metallica's brand of volatile thrash metal to Bloodbath and Carcass, the death metal bands resurrecting the horror of medieval art.

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Heavy opens an ornate portal into a murky subculture, illuminating the marginalia as well as the big beasts â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sunday Times A weighty discussion of metal, for both passionate fans and neophytes . . . Yet what elevates Heavy from being a simple love letter to metal is the way in which Franklin situates heaviness within the "iron-rich bloodline running through the bedrock of culture" . . . a book that pulls off the trick of offering something to both passionate fans and neophytesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Guardian

But there are always more lines to be drawn. Cradle of Filth and Ulver trade in the transgressive impulses of gothic literature; Pantera lay bare Nietzsche's 'superman'; getting high leads to the escapist sci-fi dirges of Sleep and Electric Wizard; while the recovery of long-buried urns in the seventeenth century holds the key to the drone of Sunn O))). Dissecting music that resonates with millions, Heavy sees Slipknot wrestling with the trauma of 9/11, Alice in Chains exposing the wounds of Vietnam and Iron Maiden conjuring visions of a heroic England. Powerful, evocative and sometimes sinister, it gives shape and meaning to the terrible beauty of metal. Contributor Bio

Dan Franklin has written about metal and heavy music for over ten years. He is a contributor to music and pop culture website The Quietus. Heavy is his first book.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Rescue Me By (author) Julie Tottman Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

The second book in the Paws of Fame series. Monkey is a young Neapolitan Mastiff; larger than life, full of energy and eager to please. But his human doesn't like him. He shouts at him all the time - Monkey doesn't know why - and he won't feed him. Monkey's so hungry his ribs are showing. Eventually his owner gives him away, saying Monkey is too aggressive, and Monkey finds himself in a rescue centre where he's cared for - but by people who are scared of him.

9780751580112 English 304 pages Sphere

Subject PETS / Dogs / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Meanwhile, up and coming animal trainer for the movies Julie Tottman is about to start filming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth in the Harry Potter series, when crisis strikes: the dog playing Fang has dropped out. Julie needs to find a blue Neapolitan Mastiff to fill the part and fast. A big believer in rescuing dogs, she starts calling centres. As chance would have it, one in Northampton has a dog who might fit the bill - but he's supposed to be aggressive: too big a risk for a film set with children. But something tells Julie she should visit the dog first, just to be sure. When she sees the gangly Monkey bounding over to her to say hello and looking up at her gently as she tickles his ears, she knows she has to take a chance on him. He needs feeding up, love, attention and something to put his energy into - and she can give him all those things. But with the film just around the corner, can Monkey become the movie star Julie is looking for? Rescue Me is the incredible true story of what a dog can do when someone believes in them. Contributor Bio Julie Tottman has been rescuing and training animals for the movies for over 25 years. Her credits include Game of Thrones, Harry Potter and 101 Dalmations among hungreds of others. She is a major advocate for animal welfare and feels very lucky to have her dream job.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Smoke & Mirrors How Hype Obscures the Future and How to See Past It By (author) Gemma Milne Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $26.99 |

'Stop following the news until you've read Gemma Milne's persuasive analysis of the hype and bullshit that distort our understanding of emerging science. As she shows, the starting point to grasping the genuine opportunities of AI, life sciences and climate tech is a healthy dose of critical thinking' David Rowan, founding editor of WIRED UK and author of Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World's Smartest Minds 'Couldn't be more timely. Fascinating and vitally important' Jamie Bartlett, author of The People Vs Tech 9781472143662 English 336 pages Robinson

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'A much-needed blast of fresh air! Gemma Milne expertly shows us how to separate the truth from the hype surrounding the emerging techs of today, and those of the near-tomorrow' Lewis Dartnell, author of Origins: How the Earth Made Us 'I loved this book! This is exactly the sort of sceptical, cut-through-the crapbut-still-excited-about-what's-emerging book around tech innovation that's sorely needed, yet is so hard to find . . . essential reading for anyone who's serious about how real-world advances might be effectively harnessed to build a better future' Dr Andrew Maynard, scientist and author of Films from the Future and Future Rising '[A] vital contribution in a world where technological progress promises so much, but too often disappoints. If, like me, you believe that advances in science and technology are our best hope for solving the grand challenges of our times, this book is the indispensable guide to avoiding the mirages and the charlatans along the way' Matt Clifford, co-founder and CEO of Entrepreneur First 'A refreshingly grown-up, clear-headed look at the interaction between science, technology and the media - readable without being dumbed down, acknowledging complexities without being heavy' Tom Chivers, author of The AI Does Not Hate You

Reviews I loved this book! This is exactly the sort of sceptical, cut-through-the crapbut-still-excited-about-what'semerging book around tech innovation that's sorely needed, yet is so hard to find. Gemma Milne's writing sparkles and delights as she strips away the hype around nine cutting-edge areas of science and technology while revealing possibilities that are all the more compelling as a result. More than an antidote to over-hyped tech, Smoke & Mirrors is essential reading for anyone who's serious about how real-world advances might be effectively harnessed to build a better future. A refreshingly grown-up, clear-headed look at the interaction between science, technology and the media readable without being dumbed down, acknowledging complexities without being heavy. A really interesting read . . . thoughtprovoking. It shines a spotlight on issues that are all too frequently left out of the narrative around over-hyped technological innovation. For those working in science communication and

'ROBOTS WILL STEAL YOUR JOB!' 'AI WILL REVOLUTIONISE FARMING!' Contributor Bio GEMMA MILNE is a Scottish science and technology writer and podcaster, whose works has been published or broadcast by the BBC, the Guardian, CNBC, Offscreen Magazine, Quartz and others. She is also the Deep Tech and Science Startup Contributor for Forbes Europe. Gemma is the co-founder of Science: Disrupt - a media outlet covering advances in science startups, research process and industries such as space, energy, health and advanced computing. She works with the World Economic Forum as one of their Global Shapers, and is also a scientific advisor to the European Commission, helping them decide which scientific innovations should be funded with government money. She is also a Venture Scout for Venture Capital firm Backed VC. She is on the Innovation Juries for SXSW and the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and has delivered keynote addresses at SXSW, TEDx, WPP Stream, Cannes Lions and Dubai Lynx on many different science and technology topics. She has won many awards in the technology, science and startup space including Best Startup Founder at the FDM Everywoman in Technology awards 2018, and Best Future Leader at the Tech Leader Awards from Information Age in 2017 and was a Finalist in the IPSE Freelancer of the Year awards.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Climate is Changing, Why Aren't We? A practical guide to how you can make a difference By (author) Daisy Kendrick Jun 22, 2021 | Hardcover $24.99 |

'An inspirational and motivational must-read, packed with practical tips to push for positive change' Zanna van Dijk The climate is changing, so why aren't we? After all, we are the generation of change.

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Subject SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change Distributor Hachette Book Group

The severity of climate change leaves no one indifferent. The Climate is Changing, Why Aren't We? will not try to convince you that climate change exists - we know that. It offers easy to understand insights into the structures that suffocate our future, while upholding a sense of optimism and humanising the climate story. From the clothes you buy, plastics you use and food you eat, to knowing how to harness the power of social media and technology to get our voices heard and demand climate action, Daisy Kendrick, founder of Ocean Generation, weaves together inspirational stories, shocking statistics and easy green switches to make in your everyday life to tackle climate change on an individual level.

The Climate is Changing, Why Aren't We? will help to grant future generations the rights they deserve.

Reviews Daisy is one of the most inspiring young leaders I've had the pleasure to meet. Her insights are impeccable, her radar for what's next is on point, and this book comes at a much needed time when the focus on the climate crisis is changing from despair to solutions. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Afdhel Aziz, Co-author of GOOD IS THE NEW COOL An inspirational and motivational must-read, packed with practical tips to push for positive changeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Zanna van Dijk, bestselling author of STRONG

Contributor Bio After graduating Northeastern University in Boston and interning at the United Nations in New York for the Permanent Mission of Grenada, Daisy Kendrick founded Ocean Generation (OG) to disrupt and innovate the standard charity model. Frustrated at the lack of awareness and action being taken by millennials and Gen Z to protect our climate and oceans, she created OG to utilise media and technology to inform, educate and change behaviour at a global scale. She is the youngest recipient of the 2018 Marie Claire Future Shaper award and was recognized as one of Britain's 50 most remarkable women by the Daily Mail.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Healthy Fibre-rich Cookbook Recipes to Increase Your Fibre Intake and Help You Feel Fantastic By (author) Catherine Atkinson Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Fibre plays an essential part in a healthy diet, but most people don't get enough. Few of us know how much we should be consuming or how to increase our daily intake. This book answers these questions in detail and provides 70 delicious, fibre-rich recipes that will become favourites in your household.

9781472145772 English 240 pages Robinson

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The Healthy Fibre-rich Cookbook covers the most recent developments and nutritional knowledge about fibre. There's no need to buy a whole range of specialist ingredients; it's simply about adjusting your meals and eating habits. Here you will find a wide range of up-to-date recipes to inspire you throughout the day and show how easy it is to incorporate more fibre into your diet. This will include: - Blueberry and oat American-style pancakes - Smoked paprika babaganoush - Chicken empanadas - Roasted vegetable and butterbean crumble - Coconut and chia power balls With this book you will get to know your gut, increase your fibre intake and feel better. Contributor Bio Catherine Atkinson has a degree in Food and Nutrition BSc (Hons). She has been Deputy Cookery Editor on Woman's Weekly magazine and later Cookery Editor of Home. Catherine is now a full-time writer and food consultant to various lifestyle and health magazines and has written more than sixty cookbooks. She specialises in healthy eating and her recent published books include 'Coconut water and coconut oil', 'Nut milks and nut butters' and 'Power blends and smoothies'

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Spring of Kasper Meier By (author) Ben Fergusson Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Fergusson has already won two awards for this gripping and atmospheric debut, a thriller set amid the rubble of a defeated Berlin in 1945...Original and highly accomplished' Sunday Times Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2015

9780349139760 English 400 pages Abacus

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Berlin, 1946. Everything is in short supply. Including the truth.

A formidable first novel - I loved it —Tania Findlay, Sun

The war is over, but Berlin is a desolate sea of rubble. There is a shortage of everything: food, clothing, tobacco. The local population is scrabbling to get by. Kasper Meier is one of these Germans, and his solution is to trade on the black market to feed himself and his elderly father. He can find anything that people need, for the right price.

The plot is tight, but it's the unflinching depiction of a desperate world in post-war Berlin, conveyed in beautiful prose, that makes this thriller so powerful—Sunday Mirror

When a young woman, Eva, arrives at Kasper's door seeking the whereabouts of a British pilot, he feels a reluctant sympathy for her but won't interfere in military affairs. But Eva knows Kasper has secrets, and she'll use them to get what she wants. As a net of deceit, lies and betrayal falls around him, Kasper begins to understand that the seemingly random killings of members of the occupying forces are connected to his own situation. He must work out who is behind Eva's demands, and why...

'What an amazing book - I was engrossed'

A superbly atmospheric novel with a thrilling suspenseful storyline running through it. Amid the rubble of post-war Berlin, characters scrabble to survive and to rebuild shattered lives. Damage is on view everywhere devastated buildings, people damaged physically, psychologically and emotionally, legal and social structures in ruins . . . Ben Fergusson's grittily evocative novel, historically knowledgeable and piercing in its scrutiny of morally ambiguous characters, political murkiness and a world quivering with suspicion and jeopardy, impressively recalls Graham Greene's The Third Man —Peter Kemp

'A terrific novel. Thoughtful, powerful writing serving an original and compelling plot'

What I loved about this book were two things above all: firstly, a moment in

A gripping literary thriller that will captivate fans of Joseph Kanon and Hans Fallada. Readers are saying: 'A remarkable, dark, deep and disturbing novel' 'Brilliantly realised both in the evocation of Berlin and in the story line. Both poignant and thrilling'

'Utterly enthralling' Contributor Bio Ben Fergusson is a writer, editor and translator. Born in Southampton in 1980, he studied English Literature at Warwick University and Modern Languages at Bristol University, and has worked for ten years as an editor and publisher in the art world. Currently based in London, his first novel, The Spring of Kasper Meier, was written during a four-year period living and working in Berlin.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Zen Mama Your guilt-free guide to raising brave, kind children By (author) Sarah Ivens Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

Let go of parenting expectations and fears to raise courageous, confident children.

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Subject FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood

The Zen Mama philosophy is that mother and child complement each other in adventures and experiences, always putting safety first but without getting caught up in the anxieties, drama, impossible expectations and mental baggage that too often comes along with modern parenting. Learning to become a Zen Mama will help you grow and nurture a Zen Child - someone who isn't afraid to be different, who can stand up for himself or his friends, and can travel the world and experiment with new things without being overwhelmed with self-doubt or being scared. Full of facts, actionable advice and practical tips, this book will be about combining the heart and the head with what works for you and your family, not comparing yourselves to others or meeting a societal standard. It will support and nurture the mother's journey like a wise and sympathetic friend and offers ideas and experience rather than judgement.

The Zen Mama will help you to find your purpose as a mother. It will instil the selfbelief you need to help create a resilient, creative, caring and smart child - and help to survive the journey.

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Reviews Sarah has an alluring honesty and humour for how to raise children in a kind, compassionate and relaxed way. I wholeheartedly resonated with her! —Iben Dissing Sandahl, bestselling author of THE DANISH WAY OF PARENTING I struggled with confidence when raising my four children, always comparing my mothering skills to other 'perfect' mums. Sarah's advice and warm-hearted approach will help you let go of the judgement and embrace the facts: that you are a good mother, that you have a clear purpose and that you will flourish on this wonderful journey of motherhood.—Julie Montagu, Wellness icon and author of RECHARGE

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Sarah Ivens, PhD, is the best-selling author of nine lifestyle and wellness books, including A Modern Girl's Guide to Getting Hitched and Forest Therapy: Seasonal Ways to Embrace Nature for a Happier You. A Londoner, she now lives in Austin, Texas, after five years in New York, where she was the founding Editor-in-chief of OK! magazine, and two years in Los Angeles, where she worked for HBO and certified as a life coach. Sarah’s writing blends her authentic, no-nonsense Britishness with her adopted American positivity and drive, helping to guide readers to their best lives and maximum well-being.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Happy Gut, Happy Mind How to Feel Good From Within By (author) Eve Kalinik Jun 29, 2021 | Hardcover $42.99 |

'A totally thought-provoking and insightful book on the connection between the gut and the brain' Angela Scanlon, TV presenter and broadcaster

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'Eve makes good health and nutrition easy and accessible' Newby Hands, Global Beauty Director, Net-A-Porter

9780349423777 English 256 pages Piatkus

Subject HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Diets Distributor Hachette Book Group

Gut instinct, gut-wrenching, gut feeling: these familiar phrases show that we are all aware of the connection between our gut and mind, but the bond is far more complex and significant than you might imagine. Having a healthy gut is not only intrinsic to your general wellbeing, it also plays a fundamental role in supporting your cognitive health, which is why nourishing your gut is one of the key ways to achieve a healthy, happy mind. In Happy Gut, Happy Mind, nutritional therapist Eve Kalinik draws on her clinical experience - as well as the science and research around the gut-brain connection to give an insight in to how this fascinating relationship works, and the diet and lifestyle steps that can support both the gut and the mind. This is complemented by easy-to-make, gut-nourishing recipes, including delicious breakfast options like Peanut and Miso Muffins and Pecan Pie Granola, hearty, satisfying main meals such as Tempeh Tacos, Monkfish Nuggets with Sweet Potato Fries and Five-Spice Pork Burgers, and delectable desserts like Positive Chocolate Pot de Crème and Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake. Whether you want to learn more about the gut- brain connection, seek insight into how gut health and mental health conditions can be linked, or you simply love reading about your wondrous gut, Happy Gut, Happy Mind will help you nourish your mind through supporting your gut.

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Eve Kalinik is a nutritional therapist, health writer and brand consultant. She previously worked in the fashion and PR industries, before qualifying and setting up her own practice in London. Eve regularly hosts interactive workshops, talks and retreats with various media, corporate and wellbeing companies. She also writes regularly for leading publications and online platforms including a monthly page for Psychologies magazine and is the wellbeing columnist for MATCHESFASHION.COM tackling various nutrition related topics. Eve is a registered member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) and the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) and hold a BA degree in Psychology. More information can be found on her website www.evekalinik.com.

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Eve has written beautifully about a topic that is as complex as it is exciting. My tastes buds (and microbes) are tingling just looking at the recipes! —Lisa Macfarlane, co-founder of The Gut Stuff In Happy Gut, Happy Mind Eve has shared the expertise and kindness you receive during a one-to-one session with her. Eve helps you not only solve any gut issues you may be experiencing, but also feel and live better—Emma Gunavardhana, podcaster and host of The Emma Guns Show Eve makes good health and nutrition easy and accessible which is vital in such an increasingly confusing sector —Newby Hands, Global Beauty Director, NET-A-PORTER A totally thought-provoking and insightful book on the connection between the gut and the brain —Angela Scanlon, TV presenter and

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Saving the Last Rhinos The Life of a Frontline Conservationist By (author) Grant Fowlds , By (author) Graham Spence Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $19.99

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The remarkable story of Grant Fowlds, a conservationist who has dedicated his life to saving the last rhinos, vividly told with the help of Graham Spence, co-author of the bestselling The Elephant Whisperer. 'A terrific read . . . an outstanding book!' Gary Player and Vivienne Player 'A truly heart-wrenching story, but a must-read for all who value our wild animals and their right to roam free. Grant Fowlds is a Zulu in a white skin and loves the people who hold the key to animal conservation. This is an intriguing true story that sends a clear message to the rest of the world.' Phil Liggett 'Exceptionally readable - a fluid and captivating story . . . a swashbuckling tale.' Dr Dave Cooper, Rhinos Without Borders veterinarian, and Debbie Cooper of iSimangaliso Wetland Park 'A rollicking true-life adventure that celebrates rhinos and people' Guy Rogers, Daily Herald 'Truly awe-inspiring . . . Read this book. You will get a sense of Africa like never before, from a true African soul.' David S. Lee, Limbani in the blockbuster movie Black Panther 'An excellent read . . . both sobering and uplifting' Moira Smith, General Manager Africa & Middle East, Goway Travel

Hachette Book Group What would drive a man to 'smuggle' rhino horn back into Africa at great risk to himself? This is just one of the situations Grant Fowlds has put himself in as part of his ongoing fight against poaching, in order to prove a link between southern Africa and the illicit, lucrative trade in rhino horn in Vietnam. Shavings of rhino horn are sold as a snake-oil 'cure' for colds or impotence, but a rhino's horn has no magical, medicinal properties. It is for this that rhinoceroses are being killed at an escalating rate that puts the survival of the species in jeopardy. This corrupt, illegal war on wildlife has brought an iconic animal to the brink of extinction.

Reviews Exceptionally readable - a fluid and captivating story . . . a swashbuckling tale.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Dr Dave Cooper, Rhinos Without Borders veterinarian, and Debbie Cooper of iSimangaliso Wetland Park Grant Fowlds' book is an excellent read. It's both sobering, and uplifting at the same time. Sobering because the sheer extent of the rhino-poaching crisis is revealed. Uplifting because Grant, and individuals like him are passionately committed to making a difference. The innovative ways in which they reach the hearts and minds of children, on both sides of the conflict, is impressive. As, too, is his work with communities and other stakeholders.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Moira Smith, General Manager Africa & Middle East, Goway Travel Grant Fowlds' tireless effort to educate the children of the world, conserve vast expanses of land and save the last rhinos, is truly awe inspiring. As he travels through Africa, gaining the trust of local governments and councils, we start to understand

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Graham Spence is a journalist; born in Zimbabwe, who grew up in Mozambique and lived in South Africa, working at various stages on daily, Sunday and regional newspapers. At the time South Africa was engaged in a low-level civil war, a society seething with fear and resentment. It was, however, an intensely interesting and often surreal time to be a journalist. He has co-written three non- fiction books with conservationist Lawrence Anthony: Babylon's Ark, The Elephant Whisperer and The Last Rhinos. He has also written fiction - The Apocalypse Chase, an ecoadventure; and Keepers of the Flame, a novel about the existential struggle for the Western World in the war against terror.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Crichel Boys By (author) Simon Fenwick Jun 29, 2021 | Hardcover $36.99 |

During the interwar years, the future of the country house seemed precarious. After the horror of the First World War, resulting death duties brought about massive land sales - a quarter of England exchanged hands - and about four hundred houses were either sold or pulled down. A whole way of life was dying. After the Second World War, at a time when large houses were at a premium, there was a new series of architectural disasters: in 1955 a house was demolished every two and a half days. Crichel House and Long Crichel House were two neighbouring houses in a remote part of Dorset that survived the purge.

9781472132475 English 416 pages Constable

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In 1945 Eddy Sackville-West, Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Eardley Knolly - three writers for the New Statesman and a National Trust administrator - bought Long Crichel, and a new kind of experiment in living developed. The house became a place in which to work, write and entertain friends including cultural luminaries and members of the Bloomsbury set such as Benjamin Britten, Nancy Mitford, Graham Greene, Vita Sackville-West, Somerset Maugham and Paddy Leigh Fermor, who were attracted by its ambience of good food and drink, conversation, music and croquet. Long Crichel also weathered its fair share of scandal, after it found itself at the centre of what became known as 'The Crichel Down Affair' that dominated newspaper headlines during the 1950s.

The Crichel Boys gives a voice to the fascinating people who passed through the doors of the much-admired country house and explains how, during the second half of the twentieth century, it became a hub of creativity and social activity for its denizens and their guests. Through the lens of Long Crichel, author Simon Fenwick tells the broader story of an important period of English history, explores the evolution of the National Trust and allows us to understand the great cultural upheaval that has taken place since the Second World War. Contributor Bio Simon Fenwick is an archivist, who has worked on the private papers of Patrick Leigh Fermor and Xan Fielding. He is the author of Joan: Beauty, Revel, Muse: the Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor. He lives in London.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue No Place to Die By (author) Neil Broadfoot Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'A true rising star of crime fiction' Ian Rankin 'Tense, fast-moving and bloody. Broadfoot's best yet' Mason Cross 'Beautifully crafted . . . There's no filler, no exposition, just action, dialogue and layering of tension that'll hold you breathless until the very end' Helen Fields 9781472127624 English 320 pages Constable

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Blair Charlston swapped the stock market for salvation - and now he's making a killing. Once a controversial venture capitalist, Charlston reinvented himself as a personal and business development guru after surviving an attempt to take his own life when a business deal went disastrously wrong. So when he decides to host a weekend retreat on the outskirts of Stirling for more than 300 people, Connor Fraser is drafted in to cover the security for a man who is at once idolised as a saviour and hated as a ruthless asset stripper. For Connor, it's an unwelcome assignment. He's never had much time for salvation by soundbite, and Charlston's notoriety is attracting the attention of reporter Donna Blake, who's asking more questions than Connor has answers for. But when an old colleague of Donna's is found brutally bludgeoned to death, and the start of Charleston's weekend of salvation becomes a literal trial by fire, Connor must race to unmask a killer whose savagery is only matched by their cunning. Contributor Bio Neil Broadfoot worked as a journalist for 15 years at both national and local newspapers, including The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and the Evening News, covering some of the biggest stories of the day.

Falling Fast, which was shortlisted for the Dundee International Book Prize, is the first in the Edinburgh-set McGregor and Drummond series of thrillers. His new Stirling-set series, which begins with No Man's Land and features close protection expert Connor Fraser, has been hailed as "tense, fast moving and bloody" and "atmospheric, twisty and explosive" with a "complex cast of characters and a compelling hero". No Man's Land was longlisted for the 2019 McIlvanney Award. As a father of two girls, Neil finds himself regularly outnumbered in his own home. He is also one of the Four Blokes In Search of a Plot, a quartet of crime writers who live write a story based on suggestions from the audience. The Four Blokes have appeared in England, Spain and Scotland, including at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Detective Sibanda

Sibanda and the Black Sparrow Hawk By (author) C M Elliott Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

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9781472130549 English 272 pages Constable

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery Distributor Hachette Book Group

C.M. Elliott has created a lively cast of When a skinned body is discovered on the side of the railway line characters and an intricate, clever plot deep in the Matabele bush, Detective Inspector Jabulani Sibanda, —Margaret von Klemperer, The along with his sidekicks, Sergeant Ncube and the troublesome Land Witness Rover, Miss Daisy, is back on the trail of a murderer. As more girls Fans of Alexander McCall Smith will go missing and more bones are discovered, Sibanda realises they love Scotty Elliott's Sibanda series . . . are dealing with the signature of a vicious serial killer who chooses They have the same dry humour and warmth as the No1 Ladies' Detective the train as his killing field. Agency stories, the same palpable

Suspects abound, and the trio pursues the leads relentlessly, but the warped psychopath is elusive. Has Sibanda met his match? To complicate matters, his unrequited love interest, Berry Barton, is back on his radar, Gubu police station politics are as partisan as ever and Sgt Ncube, in an attempt to equal the brilliance of his boss, has discovered the wonders of the Oxford English Dictionary, to hilarious results. With winter tightening its grip, and drought and hardship threatening the population, Sibanda uses a risky strategy to trap his nemesis. Can he pull it off?

affection for the people and the landscape, and detectives who solve crimes more by hunch and legwork than with forensics and technology —Sunday Times (SA)

A thrilling detective yarn and a finelydrawn picture of the counterpoint between the gentle music of the bush and the harsher notes of poachers' deadly gunfire—The Citizen Will have you hooked—The Gremlin Her plot keeps readers guessing right to the end, when the monster meets a truly satisfying fate . . . Elliott's skill as a writer lies in her ability to create and flesh out characters that are so lifelike,

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Halfpenny Girls By (author) Maggie Mason Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'In the grand tradition of sagas set down by the late and great Catherine Cookson ' Jean Fullerton on Blackpool Lass

Down on their luck, all they have left is friendship . . . It is 1937 and Alice, Edith and Marg continue to face hardships every day, growing up on one of the poorest streets in Blackpool. Penniless, their friendship has helped them survive this far, but it'll take more than that to see them through the dark days that lie ahead . . . 9780751580723 English 400 pages Sphere

Subject FICTION / Sagas Distributor Hachette Book Group

Alice is coping with a violent father and the weight of the duty she carries to support her family, Marg is left reeling after a dark secret about her birth comes to light and threatens to destroy the life she knows, and Edith is fighting to protect her alcoholic mother from the shame of their neighbours and keep her brother on the straight and narrow. A chance encounter at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom promises to set their lives on a new path, one filled with love and safety and hope for a brighter future. Will The Halfpenny Girls, who have never known anything but poverty, finally find happiness? And if they do, will it come at a price? The first in a brand new series from reader favourite Maggie Mason, The Halfpenny Girls is the perfect heart-warming family saga about overcoming hardship and the value of friendship. Perfect for fans of Val Wood, Kitty Neale and Rosie Goodwin. Real readers love the Maggie Mason's Blackpool sagas: '5 stars - I wish I could give it more. Wonderful read.' 'Another must read book' 'What a brilliant book. I couldn't put it down!' 'I was hooked from the first page . . . this author is a must read' 'A totally absorbing read' Contributor Bio Maggie Mason also writes saga as Mary Wood. Mary was born the thirteenth child of fifteen and throughout her life had various factory, office and homebased jobs, finally becoming a probation service officer before she retired. Mary married in 1963 and with her husband Roy has four children, eight grandchildren, and five step-grandchildren. She got her first book deal in 2013 and has not looked back since.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Venetian Legacy By (author) Philip Gwynne Jones Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | 'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling

'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax' Daily

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_______________ No happy ever after for Nathan and Federica? 9781472134295 English 400 pages Constable

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Newlyweds Nathan Sutherland and Federica Ravagnan are looking forward to weeks of sunshine and relaxation on the island of Pellestrina, in a cottage belonging to Federica's late father, Elio. The weather is idyllic, the views across the lagoon are spectacular and the seafood is the best in Venice. But when the body of an eminent Venetian lawyer is dredged up by a fishing boat, members of the close-knit island community start to take an unhealthy interest in the two honeymooners, and whispers and rumours begin to circulate about Elio's association with a recently-deceased gang boss. As Federica struggles to comes to terms with her father's troubled legacy, Nathan finds himself dragged into the search for the missing proceeds of an unsolved jewellery heist, and the unwanted centre of attention of the Mala del Brenta - the Venetian Mafia. Clearly Pellestrina is going to be no honeymoon... _______________ Praise for Philip Gwynne Jones

'Superb - always gripping, beautifully constructed and vivid' Stephen Glover 'Clever and great fun' The Times 'Sinister and shimmering, The Venetian Game is as haunting and darkly elegant as Venice itself' L.S. Hilton, bestselling author of Maestra 'The Venetian setting is vividly described... good, fluid writing makes for easy reading' Literary Review Contributor Bio Philip Gwynne Jones was born in South Wales in 1966, and lived and worked throughout Europe before settling in Scotland in the 1990s. He first came to Italy in 1994, when he spent some time working for the European Space Agency in Frascati, a job that proved to be less exciting than he had imagined. He spent twenty years in the IT industry before realising he was congenitally unsuited to it. Furthermore, an attempt to find a secure, well-paid job with a proper pension had resulted in him finding himself in the IT department of a large Scottish bank during the global financial crisis. Something, clearly, had to change. And so it was that - following a conversation with a man in a pub - Philip and Caroline left their jobs, sold their flat and moved to Venice in search of a better, simpler future. They were wrong about the 'simpler' bit . . . Philip now works as a teacher, writer and translator, and lives in Venice with Caroline. He enjoys cooking, art, classical music and opera; and can occasionally be seen and heard singing bass with Cantori Veneziani and the Ensemble Vocale di Venezia.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue My Farming Life By (author) Emma Gray Jul 13, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

On New Year's Day 2012, Emma Gray's long-term boyfriend broke off their relationship, leaving her heartbroken - and bewildered. But that was just the first setback the year was to offer: it was followed by the tragic death of her beloved old collie, Bill, and then a serious accident - breaking her back when her quad bike overturned. Her isolated existence - four miles from the road and the nearest neighbour - no longer looked such a good or sensible idea. Could she recover from these physical and mental blows? And even if she did, could she make a proper living for herself at Fallowlees farm? 9780751582024 English 352 pages Sphere

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Moreover - and the question on everyone's lips - could the woman dubbed 'Britain's loneliest shepherdess' ever find lasting love?

My Farming Life is the story of how Emma picks herself up from these emotional, physical and professional setbacks to become one of the country's most successful breeders and trainers of Border collies, a journey filled with both joy and heartbreak. It will cover some of the issues no farmer can afford to ignore these days - animal welfare, the anti-meat backlash, and caring for the environment. And it will tell how - surprising herself as well as her friends and family - Emma finds love where she least expects it. Contributor Bio Emma Gray is a young shepherdess living on a National Trust farm in Northumberland. She also trains sheepdogs and competes in trials with her own dogs.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Panic as Man Burns Crumpets The Vanishing World of the Local Journalist By (author) Roger Lytollis Jul 13, 2021 | Hardcover $28.99 |

'For those who know about provincial newspapers, this will be a classic and a gem. Those who don't know will envy what they have missed' MELVYN BRAGG You dreamed of being a journalist and the dream has come true. You love working for your local paper . . . although not everything is as you imagined.

9781472145796 English 256 pages Robinson

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You embarrass yourself with a range of celebrities, from John Hurt to Jordan. Your best story is 'The Man with the Pigeon Tattoo'. A former colleague interviews President Trump. You urinate in the president of the Mothers' Union's garden. There are serious stories, such as a mass shooting, a devastating flood, and the search for Madeleine McCann. Meanwhile local papers are dying. Your building is crumbling, your readership is dwindling and your carefully crafted features are read by fewer people than a story about fancy dress for dogs.

Panic as Man Burns Crumpets is the inside story of local newspapers during the past twenty-five years, told in a way that's funny, poignant and very revealing. Contributor Bio Since 1995 ROGER LYTOLLIS has been a feature writer and columnist for some of the UK's best local newspapers. He's a three-time winner at the Regional Press Awards. And a twelve-time loser at the North West Media Awards. He isn't bitter about that at all. Roger lives in Cumbria. Twitter: @rogerlytollis

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Downhill Hiking Club A short walk across the Lebanon By (author) Dom Joly Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Three men. 470 kilometres. Twenty-one days. Welcome to the downhill Hiking Club . . . At a boozy, cricket-filled afternoon at Lord's, Dom Joly convinces his two closest friends to agree to the unthinkable: a challenging hike across Lebanon, from the Israeli border in the south, along the spine of the country's mountain range, all the way to the Syrian border in the north. For Joly it is something of a homecoming, having grown up in Beirut. It was a happy childhood, though he did go to school with Osama bin Laden. 9781472128430 English 320 pages Robinson

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Arriving in Lebanon armed with copious amounts of Vaseline - and no walking experience, bar taking the dog for the occasional stroll - Dom, Chris and Harry don't quite know what they've got themselves into. Joined by their bemused chaperone Caroll, they meet a variety of characters along the way including Ali, a stony-faced Hezbollah Museum guide who seems unperturbed by circling Israeli jets, and part-time Londoner Raf, who challenges Dom and the boys to a brainfreeze drinking contest. From a hair-raising creep along the 'Valley of the Skulls' to accidentally flashing an unsuspecting Ethiopian cook, the three friends just about manage to keep going. With more than a smattering of persiflage and some cringe-worthy moments, The Downhill Hiking Club is a big-hearted, witty and affectionate love letter to Lebanon and its rich history with a meditation on family and homeland at its heart. Written with Dom's trademark humour, it is a paean to both the simple joys of friendship and to growing old disgracefully. Contributor Bio

Reviews Dom Joly writes travel books for people who don't usually read travel books. This is the best adventure I've had on my sofa for years. It's funny, weirdly informative and most importantly, blister-free.—Jenny Eclair, Sunday Times bestselling author and award-winning comedian Compelling, enlightening, funny and yet serious too. This trip through Lebanon is both journey and reportage, both intimate and informative on this complex country—Simon Sebag Montefiore, Sunday Times bestselling author A total delight, from beginning to end. Immensely funny, and shot through with illuminating and telling insights into a country Joly clearly adores. I read it at a sitting and was charmed and enlightened by every page—John Simpson CBE, World Affairs Editor, BBC News

Dom Joly is a multi-award-winning television comedian, has been a columnist for the Independent, I and Metro, and is also an award-winning travel writer for the Sunday Times and the Mail On Sunday. He lives in the Cotswolds with his wife and two kids.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Welcome to the Woke Trials By (author) Julie Burchill Jul 20, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

In 2013, Julie Burchill wrote a mischievous piece in the Observer in defence of her friend Suzanne Moore. Burchill hadn't anticipated the vitriolic reaction that her words would provoke. She was pursued by the outrage mob, and there were even calls in the House of Commons for her to be sacked. After that Burchill - now 'the dark star of Fleet Street' - was lucky to be to writing online blog pieces for the Spectator.

9781472134707 English 256 pages Constable

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Welcome to the Woke Trials will be part-memoir and part-indictment of what happened to Burchill between then and now, as the regiments of the woke took over. It will also be a characteristically irreverent and entertaining analysis of the key elements of a continuing and disturbing phenomenon - all told with the common touch and rampant vulgarity that has made Burchill a household name. Raised in a communist household and a lifelong Labour voter, Burchill also makes the case for a progressive future politics, a time when we see ourselves as a common humanity with similar hopes and dreams rather than a childish world of villains and victims. As she argues, the day we awake from our sleepwalking can't come too soon. Contributor Bio

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political Distributor Hachette Book Group

Julie Burchill has been a published writer since the age of seventeen. She has written for numerous publications and twenty books, had a number one bestseller with her novel Ambition and won an International Emmy for the television adaptation of her novel Sugar Rush. Her play People Like Us enjoyed a sold-out run on the London fringe in 2018 and her musical Hard Times on Easy Street debuts at the Brighton Fringe Festival this May. Her hobbies include luncheon, philanthropy and spite.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Where the Earth Meets the Sky By (author) James Kerr Jul 20, 2021 | Hardcover $36.99

9781472129796 English 352 pages Constable

Subject SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering

Where the Earth Meets the Sky is the epic, elemental account of a seismic event the days leading up to it, the moment it hits and its impact on those it envelops. An unsparing but inspiring chronicle, it shows what it takes to survive a hostile environment, to adapt and overcome. It transports us to the roof of the world, a place where more than sixty bodies lie where they fell; where the mountaineering ghosts of Irvine and Mallory still walk, and the legend of Sir Edmund Hillary lives on. Contributor Bio James Kerr is an award-winning creative director and brand consultant, and advises leading companies on brand, identity, advertising, internal communications and transformational culture change. He is also the bestselling author of The Alphabet of the Human Heart and Legacy, and a former captain of the Waihi School 'Under Six Stone' rugby team.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Where the Earth Meets the Sky By (author) James Kerr Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

At 11.56 on 25 April 2015, an earthquake triggered an avalanche that took out Everest Base Camp; twenty-two people perished on the worst day in the mountain's history. In Nepal, 9,000 people died and 22,000 were critically injured. Three million required humanitarian assistance. Nepal's infrastructure and economy collapsed. Two years after the disaster, Nepal struggles to recover. Meanwhile, the Gurkhas, who were central to the events of 2015, are back on the mountain and once more aiming for the top. Will they summit? Will disaster strike again? 9781472129802 English 352 pages Constable

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Where the Earth Meets the Sky is the epic, elemental account of a seismic event the days leading up to it, the moment it hits and its impact on those it envelops. An unsparing but inspiring chronicle, it shows what it takes to survive a hostile environment, to adapt and overcome. It transports us to the roof of the world, a place where more than sixty bodies lie where they fell; where the mountaineering ghosts of Irvine and Mallory still walk, and the legend of Sir Edmund Hillary lives on. Contributor Bio James Kerr is a bestselling author, award-winning creative director and brand consultant, and advises leading companies on brand, identity, advertising, internal communications and transformational culture change. He is the bestselling author of The Alphabet of the Human Heart and Legacy, and a former captain of the Waihi School 'Under Six Stone' rugby team.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Born to be Mild Adventures for the Anxious By (author) Rob Temple Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

A handful of years ago, I moved with my wife to a house on a quiet street in a quiet town and lay quietly in a room for a long time. I used to love an adventure, but when I hit my thirties I started to become afraid of the world, until I was too frightened to even go outside at all . . . it was just me, my phone and my social media feeds. Doesn't sound too healthy, does it? It wasn't.

9780751574739 English 320 pages Sphere

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs Distributor Hachette Book Group

Rob Temple runs the social-media empire Very British Problems from the comfort of his own sofa, but what happens when the four walls of your living room become your world? Everything goes wrong. In this hilarious and life-affirming memoir, Rob sets out to reinvent himself as an intrepid traveller, a bee-keeper and yogi, all to become a little less Bear (Pooh) and a little more Bear (Grylls). Along the way there are good days and bad days, but with each failed adventure and small triumph, Rob discovers how the mildmannered and anxious can still enjoy their own share of (gentle) adventure from time to time. 'Raw and honest' - Daily Mail 'A refreshingly unpolished memoir that reads like somebody talking to you with an unfiltered voice' - Sunday Express, S Magazine Contributor Bio

Rob Temple is a journalist and founder of the @SoVeryBritish Twitter account, which now has more than five million followers, and a consultant on the official Channel 4 Very British Problems series. Originally from Peterborough, he moved from South London to the countryside to provide more storage space for his rapidly expanding collection of inedible hot sauces and to be alone with his thought(s). He's not that keen on hot drinks but is fine with just water if that's okay?

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Guidance from the Greatest What the World War Two generation can teach us about how we live our lives By (author) Gavin Mortimer Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'We will overcome it [and] I hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any' Her Majesty The Queen

9781472135131 English 224 pages Constable

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military Distributor

The Coronavirus pandemic forced the great British people to dig to the very depths of their resolve. It was during this crisis, the gravest crisis the country has faced since the Second World War, that members of the Greatest Generation Tom Moore, Dame Vera Lynn, the Queen - proved vital reminders of the selfeffacing stoicism required in times of emergency; to summon our 'Blitz spirit' and to 'Keep Calm and Carry On'. Taking twelve qualities of the wartime generation, including fellowship, courage and integrity, and drawing on personal interviews with over two hundred Second World War veterans - from SAS officers to London firewomen to Dame Vera herself - Guidance from the Greatest shows us how we can improve our individual character and our collective approach to life.

Guidance from the Greatest reminds us of all that is great about Britain and shows how we can build upon that greatness for the future. Contributor Bio

Hachette Book Group Gavin Mortimer is a best-selling writer, historian and TV consultant whose versatile narrative non-fiction books have been published in Britain and the United States. Gavin is the leading authority on WW2 special forces having interviewed over 100 veterans, and his next work, to be published in 2020 and 2021, is a twovolume battlefield guide to SAS operations in France in 1944.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Helping Your Child

Helping Your Child with Loss, Change and Trauma A self-help guide for parents By (author) Dr. David Trickey Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

Is your chid struggling to cope with a loss, change or trauma? This essential guide for parents provides informed advice for parents about how to support your children when they encounter difficulties with bereavement, separation and trauma.

9781472138637 English 240 pages Robinson

Subject PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent Distributor Hachette Book Group

Although loss and change are an inevitable part of life, some children find such events overwhelming and in some cases they can become traumatised by them. Research has indicated that children are less likely to develop problems such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) if they are provided with the appropriate support and opportunities to talk about difficult events and their impact on them. However, often parents are unsure how to go about supporting their children with such events, and may worry that they might actually make things worse if they talk about it. This book will help you to understand the impact that events can have on your children; it will help to prepare your children for anticipated events and it will help to increase their resilience in coping.

Helping Your Child is a series for parents and caregivers to support children through developmental difficulties, both psychological and physical. Each guide uses clinically proven techniques. Contributor Bio Dr David Trickey is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist specialising in helping traumatised and bereaved children and young people. He works at the Anna Freud Centre in London and at Cambridge Clinical Psychology Services. He has worked as a clinical psychologist with children and young people since 1994, becoming Head of Child Psychology in South Lincolnshire in 1998, and has specialised in trauma and bereavement since 2000 when he worked at the Traumatic Stress Clinic as it became part of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He was commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to evaluate the Humanitarian Assistance Centre following the London terrorist attacks on 7th July 2005. From 2006 he was Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary Children's Hospital and then in 2009 he became Lead Consultant Clinical Psychologist of a Child Trauma and Bereavement Service as it left the NHS and became a Social Enterprise. He acts as an Expert Witness or Advisor for the Courts or the Police, teaches on the Child and Young Person - Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (CYP-IAPT) course at University College London (UCL), is part of the group that advises the national CYP-IAPT project on the use of outcome measures, he supervises doctoral research, and was a part of the NICE Evidence Update Group on PTSD.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Overcoming Books

Overcoming Insomnia and Sleep Problems 2nd Edition A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques By (author) Colin Espie Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

'A practical description of the leading treatment for insomnia and the causes of insomnia' Allison G. Harvey, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, USA Poor sleep is one of the most common health problems and can leave you feeling exhausted, stressed and run-down. While prescribed medications and over-thecounter remedies rarely offer lasting benefits, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help enormously and is the treatment of choice for insomnia. 9781472141415 English 240 pages Robinson

Subject HEALTH & FITNESS / Sleep Distributor Hachette Book Group

This essential self-help book is written by one of the world's leading insomnia experts and uses CBT strategies to help you to overcome sleep problems including persistent insomnia - and to enjoy your life once again. Includes advice on: Developing good pre-bedtime regimes The most effective relaxation techniques Establishing a new sleeping and waking pattern Dealing with a racing mind Using sleeping pills more effectively Handling jet lag and sleepwalking READING WELL This book is recommended by the national Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme for England delivered by The Reading Agency and the Society of Chief Librarians with funding from Arts Council England and Wellcome. www.reading-well.org.uk Series Editor: Professor Peter Cooper Contributor Bio Colin A. Espie PhD, DSc is Professor of Sleep Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience and a Fellow of Somerville College, University of Oxford. He is Research Director of the Experimental and Clinical Sleep Medicine program within the Sleep & Circadian Neuroscience Institute, and Clinical Director of the Oxford Online Program in Sleep Medicine. Dr Espie has authored/co-authored over 200 publications and books, particularly on CBT, and is co-founder of Big Health (Sleepio) which develops digital interventions for insomnia.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Overcoming Books

Overcoming Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 2nd Edition A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques By (author) David Veale , By (author) Rob Willson Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $24.99 |

Break free from unhelpful rituals and take control of your life 'Clear, practical, focused and useful... extremely helpful both for those who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder and those who care for them' Paul Salkovkis, University of Bath

9781472136015 English 352 pages Robinson

Subject SELF-HELP / Compulsive Behavior / Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Distributor Hachette Book Group

Are you plagued by a recurring thought or idea that just won't go away, or feel the need to wash your hands repeatedly, to hoard things, or to repeatedly check all appliances in the house have been turned off before you leave? These are common symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a condition that causes distress to hundreds of thousands of people. Using methods based on real clinical practice and proven cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques, this revised and updated edition teaches you: · How to face fears and avoided situations · How to control disturbing thoughts, images and urges · Strategies to break free from the destructive cycle of obsessive behaviour Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat longstanding and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. READING WELL This book is recommended by the national Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme for England delivered by The Reading Agency and the Society of Chief Librarians with funding from Arts Council England and Wellcome. www.reading-well.org.uk Series editor: Professor Peter Cooper Contributor Bio DAVID VEALE is a consultant psychiatrist in CBT and visiting senior lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London and was President of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. ROB WILLSON currently divides the majority of his work time between private practice and conducting research on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) at the Institute of Psychiatry, London. He is currently the chair of the BDD Foundation.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Organised Time Technique How to Get Your Life Running Like Clockwork By (author) Gemma Bray Jul 27, 2021 | Hardcover $22.99 |

The new life-changing technique from Gemma Bray - creator of The Organised Mum Method 'Ingenious' Daily Mail Do you ever get to the end of the day and feel like you've achieved nothing? Do you find it difficult to decide how to spend the small amount of free time you have? Do you ever wonder how some people seem to be able to fit everything in?

9780349426976 English 208 pages Piatkus

Subject SELF-HELP / Self-Management / Time Management Distributor Hachette Book Group

If you're feeling overwhelmed by all the things you need to squeeze into your day, unproductive or stuck in a daily routine that isn't making you happy, The Organised Time Technique is for you. This is Gemma Bray's unique method for organising your day that will stop you from trying to do everything (and feeling like a failure when you can't), keep you focused on how you use the time you have available, help you play to your strengths and, most importantly, help you find time for the things that really matter.

The Organised Time Technique provides the tools - and the headspace - you need to create a framework for your life that means you will always know where you are supposed to be, what you are supposed to be doing and when you are supposed to be doing it. By following the plan, you will not only get everything done, but also create space for the things that you really want to do, whether that's taking up a new hobby, reading a book, starting a side business or simply having a long, relaxing bath! Just as The Organised Mum Method helped you to feel on top of the housework, The Organised Time Technique will revolutionise the way you spend your day. In no time at all, you will go from feeling flustered to feeling fabulous. Are you ready? Contributor Bio Gemma Bray created The Organised Mum Method (TOMM) 13 years ago when her first baby was born. Overwhelmed as a new mother her anxiety manifested itself as over-cleaning and she soon found herself cleaning for hours each day. Determined to stop cleaning from taking over her life she sat at her kitchen table and developed a method that took only 30 mins each day, she freed herself from the never-ending to-do list in her head and created a method that gave her cleaning free weekends. In September 2019 Gemma published her first book The Organised Mum Method: Transform Your Home in 30 Minutes a Day which was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. You can find Gemma on Instagram (@the_organised_mum); Facebook (@theorganisedmumUK; and YouTube (The Organised Mum).

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue You Got This By (author) Louise Redknapp Jul 27, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

In You Got This, Louise recounts her incredible journey from limelight to motherhood and back - revealing the hard-won lessons that she's learned along the way and offering guidance on how you can live life to the fullest. Warm, funny and wise, she shares advice on how to feel comfortable in your own skin, on dealing with critics, bouncing back from heartbreak, embracing singledom, how to kickstart your career and learning to love yourself. This is Louise's ardent love letter to all the men and women out there: you got this. 9780349428079 English 288 pages Piatkus

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Contributor Bio Louise was a founding member of the hugely successful Eternal, the top-selling girlband of the 90s with over 10 million records sold. Louise went solo in 1995 and her first album, Naked, sold over 1 million copies. Since then, she has recorded a further four albums, with her latest, Heavy Love, released in January this year. Louise has co-hosted BBC's Something for the Weekend, judged BBC One's So You Think You Can Dance and competed in Strictly Come Dancing, in which she was a finalist. Following her appearance on Strictly, she made her theatrical debut in Cabaret alongside Will Young and announced her first live show in 15 years, which sold out in under 3 minutes. In January 2018, she took her Intimate & Live show on the road, which sold out all over the UK. In 2019, Louise made her West End debut in Dolly Parton's 9-5 The Musical, at the London Savoy and signed a global publishing deal with Warner Music. She continues to make regular appearances on TV and is working on new recording material.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue You've Got This And Other Things I Wish I Had Known By (author) Louise Redknapp Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

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Louise was a founding member of the hugely successful Eternal, the top-selling girlband of the 90s with over 10 million records sold. Louise went solo in 1995 and her first album, Naked, sold over 1 million copies. Since then, she has recorded a further four albums, with her latest, Heavy Love, released in January this year.

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs Distributor Hachette Book Group

Louise has co-hosted BBC's Something for the Weekend, judged BBC One's So You Think You Can Dance and competed in Strictly Come Dancing, in which she was a finalist. Following her appearance on Strictly, she made her theatrical debut in Cabaret alongside Will Young and announced her first live show in 15 years, which sold out in under 3 minutes. In January 2018, she took her Intimate & Live show on the road, which sold out all over the UK. In 2019, Louise made her West End debut in Dolly Parton's 9-5 The Musical, at the London Savoy and signed a global publishing deal with Warner Music. She continues to make regular appearances on TV and is working on new recording material.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Pasta Fresca Master the Art of Fresh Pasta By (author) Carmela Sophia Sereno Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Discover how to make stunning pasta from scratch suitable for every occasion. Pasta-making expert Carmela Sophia Sereno shows you how to make delicious fresh pasta at home. Learn how to turn even the most basic pasta dough into a variety of shapes and stunning designs using stripes, spots and delicate herbs. Beginners and expert pasta enthusiasts alike will be amazed at the range of pasta explored in this book, with dishes selected to delight not only with their exquisite taste but also by their beautiful and varied appearance.

9781472145697 English 192 pages

Sereno will teach you how to mix flours, knead, store and shape your pasta. Pasta Fresca is full of incredible, versatile recipes that take inspiration from the twenty distinct regions of Italy. Whether you want to create fresh pasta from scratch or use up the dried pasta from your store cupboard, the recipes in this book will leave you satisfied.

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An Italian food writer and cookery tutor, raised on a small farm in the North of Bedfordshire. Though Carmela was raised on the outskirts of Bedford town, known by many as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Little Italyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, her family originates from the regions of Puglia and Molise, in the South of Italy. Today, Carmela lives in a small Northamptonshire village with her four children and husband where she attempts to balance family life with work as an Italian food writer, cookery tutor, chef, demonstrator and recipe developer.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Crown Colony

The Cannonball Tree Mystery By (author) Ovidia Yu Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Has Su Lin summoned a tree demon who is now killing on her behalf?

9781472132031 English 352 pages Constable

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / International Crime & Mystery Distributor Hachette Book Group

The overpoweringly fragrant flowers, snakelike vines and deadly fruit of the cannonball tree are enough to keep most people away. But when a piece of expensive photographic equipment is found nearby, on closer inspection Su Lin discovers the body of Mimi, her horrible relative who has been trying to blackmail her. Su Lin is not the only one to realise how much easier this death makes things for her in the new normal of life in Syonan (Japanese Occupied Singapore). And then more fortuitious deaths follow. But is someone really killing people on her account? As Su Lin contends with the fear and rancour of those around her, the resentment of former friends and a whistling demon, can she hope not only to survive but untangle the cannonball tree's secrets to prevent further deaths... and possibly turn the tide of the war? Contributor Bio

Ovidia Yu is one of Singapore's best-known and most acclaimed writers. She has had over thirty plays produced and is the author of a number of comic mysteries published in Singapore, India, Japan and America. She received a Fulbright to the University of Iowa's International Writers Program and has been a writing fellow at the National University of Singapore.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Making of a Leader What Elite Sport Can Teach Us About Leadership, Management and Performance By (author) Tom Young Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $26.99 |

From polar explorers and politicians to CEOs and sports coaches, we are fascinated with the makeup of leaders. How do they thrive under pressure and inspire others to do the same? How do they establish a culture of long-term success?

9781472145079 English 384 pages Robinson

Subject BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership Distributor Hachette Book Group

Performance psychologist Tom Young has worked closely with teams and individuals at the highest level of professional sport. He has seen how leaders in these high-pressure environments communicate, how they maintain focus and respond to challenges. In The Making of a Leader, Young shares the practical principles of sustained elite performance and shows how any individual can add value to their own business or organisation by applying these insights. You will learn how to develop a leadership philosophy that is true to your values, effectively manage and get results from individuals and teams, establish a highperformance culture and bring value to your organisation - in short, the ingredients that make a leader. These lessons are based on interviews with: - Stuart Lancaster, current Leinster coach and former Head Coach of the England national RFU team - Ashley Giles, ECB Director of Cricket during England's 2019 World Cup win - Gary Kirsten, record-breaking former international batsman and World Cupwinning coach of the Indian national team - Dan Quinn, Head Coach of Atlanta Falcons and a Super Bowl winner with Seattle Seahawks - Roberto Martinez, FA Cup-winner and Belgian national team manager - Sean Dyche, Burnley FC manager - Michael Maguire, Head Coach of the New Zealand national rugby league team

The Making of a Leader is a unique, inspiring guide to leadership that can inspire positive results in any context, based on interviews and experiences from the cutting edge of elite sport. --'Offers fascinating insight into man management and the attributes needed to be an effective leader, which is incredibly useful and relevant to me ahead of captaining the 2020 European Ryder Cup team' - Pádraig Harrington, threetime Major champion and captain of the 2020 European Ryder Cup team Contributor Bio

Tom Young is a Performance Psychologist (C.Psychol, HCPC) specialising in team dynamics and leadership. His academic study began at Lancaster University and continued at Liverpool John Moores University where he graduated from their globally recognised MSc programme in sport psychology. Tom has worked with teams and individuals at the highest level of professional sport, providing psychological support to organisations and individuals from the world of rugby union, football, boxing, rallying, track and field, and golf. Most recently he has been part of the coaching team to European Tour and Ryder Cup golfer Tommy Fleetwood and worked as a consultant to both the Belgian national team football ahead of the World Cup in Russia, and the victorious European Ryder Cup team in Paris 2018.

Reviews The business world can take valuable lessons from top sporting organisations. This book pulls together the experiences of acclaimed sports coaches, and highlights strategies that are applicable across industry—Barry McNeill, CEO Sportsology and former Group COO of Catapult Sports There is no such thing as a single "recipe for success" . . . yet this book shows that in the world of professional sport these proven and renowned leaders all have their own rules of strategy, which have brought continued success and recognition. Especially, of course, Sean Dyche of Burnley FC!—Alastair Campbell, bestselling author, strategist, communicator and lifelong fan of Burnley FC To bring out the best in a player who will always put the team first takes a unique skillset. This book highlights how seven different leaders

Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Brief Histories

A Brief History of Britain 1851-2010 A Nation Transformed By (author) Jeremy Black Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

9781408713617 English 400 pages Robinson

Subject HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era Distributor Hachette Book Group

This revised and updated fourth and final volume in the concise Brief History of Britain series begins in the specially-constructed Crystal Palace, three times the length of St Paul's Cathedral, in Hyde Park at the beginning of the second half of the nineteenth century. The Great Exhibition it housed marked a high point of British national achievement, at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, at the heart of a great empire, with Queen Victoria still to reign for fifty years. It was a time of confidence in the future, and exuberant patriotism for Britain's role in it. The beginning of the Second World War in 1939 marks a turning point because of the great change it heralded in Britain's global standing. At its peak, protected by the world's greatest navy, the British Empire stretched from Australasia to Canada, from Hong Kong and India to South Africa, and from Jamaica to the Falklands. Now the empire is no more: a fundamental change not only for the world, but also for Britain. The Second World War had been won, but it had exhausted Britain and marked the beginning of its national decline. Black links cultural and political developments closely - transport, health, migration and economic and demographic factors - in order to make clear how porous and changeable the manifestations of national civilisation can be, and to make sense of themes such as the triumph of town over country, Britain's international clout and the shift from the dominance of the market at the turn of the nineteenth century to the growing significance of the state. Importantly, he also looks at how public history has presented the nation's past, and how the changing and different ways we look at that past are central aspects of our shared history. Contributor Bio

Jeremy Black is one of the UK's most respected and prolific historians. He is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Exeter and a renowned expert on the history of war. He is a Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange. His recent books include Military Strategy: A Global History, A Brief History of the Mediterranean and The World of James Bond, which offers a historian's perspective on the Bond novels and films. He appears regularly on TV and radio, including BBC Radio 4's In Our Time.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion A Cricket Odyssey through Latin America By (author) Timothy Abraham , By (author) James Coyne Aug 10, 2021 | Hardcover $36.99 |

South American food, music and culture are cutting a swathe across the western world. But what if cricket - the quintessential English sport - were to conquer Latin America? The notion of Brazilians and Mexicans playing T20 at the Maracana or the Azteca is not as far-fetched as it sounds.

9781472132529 English 448 pages Constable

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Cricket was the first sport played in almost every country of the Americas earlier than football, rugby or baseball. In 1877, when England and Australia played the inaugural Test match at the MCG, Uruguay and Argentina were already 10 years into their derby played across the River Plate. The visionary cricket historian Rowland Bowen reckoned that during the highpoint of cricket in South America between the two world wars, the continent could have provided the next Test nation. In Buenos Aires, where British engineers, merchants and meat-packers flocked to make their fortune, the standard of cricket was high: towering figures like Lord Hawke and Plum Warner took star-studded teams of Test cricketers to South America, and were beaten by Argentina. A combined Argentine, Brazilian and Chilean team took on the firstclass counties in England in 1932. But this is as much a social history of grit, industry and nation-building in the New World. West Indian fruit workers battled yellow fever and brutal management to carve out cricket fields next to the railway lines in Costa Rica and by the hulking locks of the Panama Canal. The legendary BBC commentator Brian Johnston, working for the family coffee business in Santos, was Brazil's best wicketkeeper until he was bed-ridden by beri-beri. Cricket was the favoured pursuit of the blustering Nitrate King of Chile; Emperors in Brazil and Mexico used the game to curry favour with Europe; General Pinochet's grandchildren avidly play the game in Chile to this day. But the fate of cricket in South America is symbolised by Eva Perรณn ordering the burning down of the Buenos Aires Cricket Club pavilion when the club refused to hand over their premises to her welfare scheme. Mexican bandits, Colombian guerrillas and Argentine anarchists have kidnapped their country's leading cricketers for ransom. One of the first Uruguayan cricketers - who scored the first goal for the national football team - was killed when a whirlwind carried away the cabin he was sheltering in. This is a book short on match reports, and long on blood and guts. Contributor Bio Timothy Abraham is a journalist from Liverpool. He has written for many UK newspapers and most frequently for The Times, Independent and Daily Telegraph. A keen cricketer, Timothy secured German citizenship via his father Ingo only to see his hopes of representing the Deutsche Cricket Nationalmannschaft dashed due to lack of ability. It piqued, however, an interest in cricket in more offbeat locations and he has co-edited the Cricket Round the World section of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack since 2012. Not to be confused with the former Sky Sports cricket reporter of the same name, Timothy has also written for The Cricketer magazine and contributed to BBC radio and online coverage of cricket. He took his one, and to date only, hat-trick in El Salvador. James Coyne is the assistant editor of The Cricketer, where he has written for and edited the world's leading cricket magazine since 2016. He was a contributor to The Cricketer Anthology of the Ashes (Allen & Unwin). Before that he was the assistant editor on six editions of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, and continues to co-edit the Cricket Round the World section alongside Timothy. Inspired by their experiences on several intrepid cricket tours to mainland Europe - arguably James's lasting cricketing legacy will be as the first wicket to fall in a competitive match in Serbia - and a burning interest in Latin America, he embarked on this book. He also plays for his local club in Bedfordshire. He is married to Baiba, and they have a young daughter, Hannah.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Evita Burned Down Our Pavilion A Cricket Odyssey through Latin America By (author) Timothy Abraham , By (author) James Coyne Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $24.99

9781472132536 English 448 pages Constable

Subject SPORTS & RECREATION / Cricket Distributor Hachette Book Group

Cricket was the first sport played in almost every country of the Americas earlier than football, rugby or baseball. In 1877, when England and Australia played the inaugural Test match at the MCG, Uruguay and Argentina were already 10 years into their derby played across the River Plate. The visionary cricket historian Rowland Bowen reckoned that during the highpoint of cricket in South America between the two world wars, the continent could have provided the next Test nation. In Buenos Aires, where British engineers, merchants and meat-packers flocked to make their fortune, the standard of cricket was high: towering figures like Lord Hawke and Plum Warner took star-studded teams of Test cricketers to South America, and were beaten by Argentina. A combined Argentine, Brazilian and Chilean team took on the firstclass counties in England in 1932. But this is as much a social history of grit, industry and nation-building in the New World. West Indian fruit workers battled yellow fever and brutal management to carve out cricket fields next to the railway lines in Costa Rica and by the hulking locks of the Panama Canal. The legendary BBC commentator Brian Johnston, working for the family coffee business in Santos, was Brazil's best wicketkeeper until he was bed-ridden by beri-beri. Cricket was the favoured pursuit of the blustering Nitrate King of Chile; Emperors in Brazil and Mexico used the game to curry favour with Europe; General Pinochet's grandchildren avidly play the game in Chile to this day. But the fate of cricket in South America is symbolised by Eva Perรณn ordering the burning down of the Buenos Aires Cricket Club pavilion when the club refused to hand over their premises to her welfare scheme. Mexican bandits, Colombian guerrillas and Argentine anarchists have kidnapped their country's leading cricketers for ransom. One of the first Uruguayan cricketers - who scored the first goal for the national football team - was killed when a whirlwind carried away the cabin he was sheltering in. This is a book short on match reports, and long on blood and guts. Contributor Bio Timothy Abraham reports on football in Merseyside and Manchester. He has written for every national newspaper including The Times, Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph and the BBC Sport website. He has also written on cricket for The Cricketer and the Press Association. He plays league cricket for Carmel & District CC in North Wales, and has organised nine tours to emerging cricket nations in Central and Eastern Europe. He has co-edited Wisden's Cricket Round the World section since 2012. James Coyne is the assistant editor of The Cricketer magazine. He spent five years as the assistant editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack before this project. He has also written for The Nightwatchman and ESPN Cricinfo, and spent three years at the Press Association, where he co-edited the ECB website. He co-wrote The Cricketer Anthology of the Ashes (Allen & Unwin). He plays league cricket for Flitwick CC in Bedfordshire, and has gone on several tours to Europe with Carmel & District CC. He has co-edited Wisden's Cricket Round the World section since 2012.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Unstable Boys A Novel By (author) Nick Kent Aug 10, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99 |

In 1968 The Unstable Boys was the name on every music-biz-insider's lips. But despite becoming reaching industry darling status, the group was also mired in its fair share of tragedy and controversy. Their lead guitarist was killed in a road accident whilst several drummers passed through their ranks. When their next album flopped, the group broke up and the band members faded into obscurity.

9781472132901 English 320 pages Constable

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Over forty years later a leading computer firm runs a series of high-profile ads for their latest software featuring one of the Unstable Boys' songs and against all the odds the band are catapulted to the top of the charts. Their former manager dismisses talk of a reunion, but millionaire crime novelist Michael Martindale, an Unstable Boys fanatic as a teenager, is determined to reunite the band. The moment Martindale invites the Boy into his house, he falls victim to an attraction that utterly overwhelms him. Unknown to Martindale though the Boy's always precarious fortunes have plummeted to an all-time low. A Russian mob have managed to coerce him into signing away all future publishing and performance royalties from all his previous recordings, including the Unstable Boys. The Boy goes on the run. The gloves are now off. With the Boy closing in on his seventies, that big score, it is now or never. With Michael Martindale, there'd be no mistakes. He'd fished out his rod, reeled out a line fat with bait and one more time - perhaps the last - he'd land a catch. A game-changing catch... Contributor Bio Nick Kent is a legendary rock critic and author of the memoir Apathy for the Devil (Faber) and The Dark Stuff (Faber) which the Spectator called 'a mighty tome, containing some of the best music journalism ever written'. He was also an apprentice to Lester Bangs, boyfriend of Chrissie Hynde, confidant of Iggy Pop, trusted scribe for Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, and early member of the Sex Pistols. The Unstable Boys is his first novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Unstable Boys A Novel By (author) Nick Kent Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

9781472135322 English 320 pages Constable

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Contributor Bio Nick Kent is a legendary rock critic and author of the memoir Apathy for the Devil (Faber) and The Dark Stuff (Faber) which the Spectator called 'a mighty tome, containing some of the best music journalism ever written'. He was also an apprentice to Lester Bangs, boyfriend of Chrissie Hynde, confidant of Iggy Pop, trusted scribe for Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, and early member of the Sex Pistols. The Unstable Boys is his first novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A History Of British Serial Killing The Shocking Account of Jack the Ripper, Harold Shipman and Beyond By (author) David Wilson Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Expanded and updated, this is the definitive history of British serial killing 1888-2020 - by the UK's leading expert, David Wilson In this fascinating and informative book, Professor David Wilson tells the stories of Britain's serial killers from Jack the Ripper to the extraordinary Suffolk Murders case.

9780751581072 English 352 pages Sphere

Subject TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers Distributor Hachette Book Group

David Wilson has worked as a Prison Governor and as a profiler, and has been described as the UK's leading expert on serial killers. His work has led him to meet several of the UK's deadliest killers, and build up fascinating insights into what makes a serial killer - and who they are most likely to target. A vivid narrative history and a call for prison and social reform, Professor Wilson's new book is a powerful and gripping investigation of Britain's serial murderers. Contributor Bio David Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Criminology and the founding Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University. Prior to taking up an academic appointment in 1997, David was a Prison Governor and at twenty-nine became the youngest governing governor in England. Professor Wilson appears in the print and broadcast media as a commentator and presenter. He publishing includes Hunting Evil, A History of British Serial Killing and his autobiography, My Life with Murderers which was shortlisted for the Saltire Prize for Non-Fiction.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Miss Fortune By (author) Sophie Morgan Aug 17, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99 |

On the precipice of starting the life she had always dreamed of, Sophie Morgan he was the victim of a tragic accident at eighteen, that left her paralysed. Over the years medical setbacks would level the fragile life she had begun to build; each time challenging her mental health and resilience. Yet each time she struggled through, determined to channel her adversity into opportunity, to see her challenges as a unique chance for creativity and fuel this into becoming an agent for change.

9780751582246 English 304 pages Sphere

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Sophie undertakes a physical and spiritual journey across the country with her mother in the aftermath of this trauma, to remind herself of who she is and what she is capable of, beyond her physical constraints. To showcase the resilience of the human spirit even in the face of overwhelming obstacles and to take comfort from the peace of nature which has flourished even further as society has retreated. With her she will be taking everything she has learnt as well as a sense of adventure and curiosity about the world in which we find ourselves post Covid 19 and documenting all she has learned and all she sees along the way. Part memoir, part coping strategy for how to cope with the unforseen. It will look at adversity, change and resilience - the anger at the tumultuous change of fortunes, but that as arbitrary and frightening as these changes may be, some things will always remain, like the beauty of our landscape and the strength of our community, and it is as much up to you what you choose to let go, as it is what fate may take from you. Contributor Bio Sophie is an award-winning disability advocate & social entrepreneur who was paralysed when she was 18 years old. Determined to channel her adversity into opportunity, she sees her challenges as a unique chance for creativity and has become the ultimate agent for change. She embodies her values; finding creative opportunity in diversity and adversity, and daring to be different, she proves the value and power of true disability representation in all areas of her work and life. She is now one of the only television presenters with a disability in the world. She is also one of the few women to present an adventure travel show. Sophie can be found presenting most live para sport events as well as hard-hitting current affairs programs such as 'Dispatches' and 'Unreported World'. She is also a board member for Ofcom, the UK government-approved regulatory broadcast authority. Sophie doesn't just talk - she enables and creates change. In everything she does, from hosting Global Disability Summits to working along ide global mega brands such as Air BnB or GoPro to open their minds to the 'disability opportunity' to traveling the world to document abuses in human rights, she lives, breathes and creates the change she wants to see in the world.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Miss Fortune By (author) Sophie Morgan Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

9780751582239 English 304 pages Sphere

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Contributor Bio Sophie is an award-winning disability advocate & social entrepreneur who was paralysed when she was 18 years old. Determined to channel her adversity into opportunity, she sees her challenges as a unique chance for creativity and has become the ultimate agent for change. She embodies her values; finding creative opportunity in diversity and adversity, and daring to be different, she proves the value and power of true disability representation in all areas of her work and life. She is now one of the only television presenters with a disability in the world. She is also one of the few women to present an adventure travel show. Sophie can be found presenting most live para sport events as well as hard-hitting current affairs programs such as 'Dispatches' and 'Unreported World'. She is also a board member for Ofcom, the UK government-approved regulatory broadcast authority. Sophie doesn't just talk - she enables and creates change. In everything she does, from hosting Global Disability Summits to working along ide global mega brands such as Air BnB or GoPro to open their minds to the 'disability opportunity' to traveling the world to document abuses in human rights, she lives, breathes and creates the change she wants to see in the world.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Signs of Murder A small town in Scotland, a miscarriage of justice and the search for the truth By (author) David Wilson Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

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The new book from the UK's leading criminologist, David Wilson

9780751578768 English 304 pages Sphere

Subject TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers Distributor

Before David Wilson became the UK's pre-eminent criminologist, he was just a young boy growing up in the Scottish town of Carluke. As a child, the brutal murder of a young woman rocked this small community, but very quickly a man was arrested for the crime, convicted and put behind bars. For most, life slowly carried on - case closed.

This should be essential reading for any budding detective as it navigates the reader through the opportunities and risks involved in the search for evidence and truthâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tom Halpin QPM, Deputy Chief Constable (Retired)

But the whispers in the town were that the wrong man was behind bars: whispers that grew and grew over the years to the point that any time David visited friends and acquaintances would ask, in hushed tones, 'What are you going to do about The Carluke Case?'

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Carluke believed that a young man had been wrongly convicted. Forty years later, David realised it was time for him to find out if the whispers were correct. It was time for him to return home, and find out the truth. Contributor Bio David Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Criminology and the founding Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University. Prior to taking up an academic appointment in 1997, David was a Prison Governor and at twenty-nine became the youngest governing governor in England. Professor Wilson appears in the print and broadcast media as a commentator and presenter. He publishing includes Hunting Evil, A History of British Serial Killing and his autobiography, My Life with Murderers which was shortlisted for the Saltire Prize for Non-Fiction.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Sunny Days and Sea Breezes By (author) Carole Matthews Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

*THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*

When does 'time out' become the time of your life? Jodie Jackson is all at sea, in every sense. On a ferry bound for the Isle of Wight, she's leaving her London life, her career, and her husband behind. She'd like a chance to turn back the clocks, but she'll settle for some peace and quiet on her brother Bill's beautifully renovated houseboat, Sunny Days.

9780751572162 English 400 pages Sphere

Subject FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy

But from the moment Jodie steps aboard her new home, it's clear she'll struggle to keep herself to herself. If it isn't Marilyn, who cleans for Bill and is under strict instructions to look after Jodie, then it's Ned, the noisy sculptor on the next-door houseboat. Ned's wood carving is hard on the ears, but it's made up for by the fact that he's rather easy on the eyes.

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Witty, funny and incredibly touching . . . perfect for lifting the spirits—Heat Another lovely tale from bestselling writer Carole Matthews—Hello! Delightful and humorous... as joyful as its cover—Woman's Weekly

Bustled out of the boat by Marilyn and encouraged to explore with Ned, Jodie soon delights in her newfound freedom. But out of mind isn't out of sight, and when her old life comes knocking Jodie is forced to face reality. Will she answer the call or choose a life filled with Sunny Days and Sea Breezes?

Fun, fantastic and brimming with Matthews magic... from the first to the last page - an absolute joy—Milly Johnson

An absolute must-read from the queen of fun-filled and life-affirming fiction, Sunny Days and Sea Breezes will make your heart sing!

Heartwarming story of new beginnings.—Candis

'A life-affirming story full of joy and hope' CATHY BRAMLEY Distributor

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'A sun-filled, fun-filled wonderful escapist adventure' MILLY JOHNSON

Sparkling . . . light-hearted, laughpacked fun—Sunday Mirror

'A wonderful setting where dark clouds part to reveal a happy ending' KATIE FFORDE

Warm, witty and hopeful - I was charmed—Sarah Morgan

'A bright and breezy summer story, the next best thing to a seaside trip' SUNDAY MIRROR 'A delightful summer read' HELLO! 'Packed full of Matthews' signature charm, this has original characters and an escapist setting' WOMAN

Happiness For Beginners once again confirms Carole Matthews as the queen of funny, feel good fiction. Put your feet up, and switch off your phone because you're in for a real treat.

'Perfect escapism' BELLA Contributor Bio Carole Matthews is the Sunday Times bestselling author of over thirty novels, including the top ten bestsellers The Cake Shop in the Garden, A Cottage by the Sea, Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses, Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights, Million Love Songs and Happiness for Beginners. In 2015, Carole was awarded the RNA Outstanding Achievement Award. Her novels dazzle and delight readers all over the world and she is published in more than thirty countries. For all the latest news from Carole, visit www.carolematthews.com, follow Carole on Twitter (@carolematthews) and Instagram (matthews.carole) or join the thousands of readers who have become Carole's friend on Facebook (carolematthewsbooks).

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Mindfulness Puzzle Book 4 Relaxing Puzzles to De-stress and Unwind By (author) Dr. Gareth Moore Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

This is the fourth in a series of four books by the same bestselling author, which currently includes The Mindfulness Puzzle Book, The Mindfulness Puzzle Book 2 and The Mindfulness Puzzle Book 3. There is also an ebook, Mindfulness Puzzles for Your Kindle, comprising content from books 2 and 3. 9781472145444 English 192 pages Robinson

Subject GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Puzzles Distributor Hachette Book Group

Puzzle-solving is a favourite relaxation technique for many, and this book features a wide range of specially selected games to provide the perfect level of challenge and reward for your brain. Feel the tension release as you focus on each achievable and fun task, and experience the endorphin-reward buzz as you successfully complete each puzzle. Stimulating your mind with each puzzle also helps unlock your brain's innate creativity, just as sleep and rest can help you reach a breakthrough on pending tasks. This book will help you feel refreshed and renewed, and ready to carry on with your daily life. Puzzles include a wide selection of standard puzzle types, avoiding the stress of the new, but without the boredom of over-repetition. They also include adult versions of relaxing kids' activities, such dot-to-dot puzzles, mazes, colouring-in and spot-thedifference puzzles. Contributor Bio

Dr Gareth Moore is the best-selling author of The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book, The Mindfulness Puzzle Book, The Times World Atlas Puzzle Book, The Mammoth Book of New Sudoku, Stay Sharp! and many more puzzle and brain-training books.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Losing the Battle, Winning the War How we can all defy the odds we're given By (author) Ben Parkinson Aug 24, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

In September 2006, Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson was travelling through Helmand Province when his armoured Land Rover hit a mine. He suffered 37 injuries in all, including losing both legs, breaking his pelvis and spine, and suffering brain damage. For this he has become known as the most injured soldier to survive the Afghanistan/Iraq conflicts.

9780751580273 English 304 pages Sphere

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs Distributor Hachette Book Group

After the explosion, doctors didn't think Ben would survive - then they didn't think he'd wake up, or talk again, or walk again. Ben confounded them all. More than that, the disabilities he survived with taught him how many other people are suffering too, many who didn't get the 22 years' quality of life that he had. It's led him to do a lot of charity work, including a 90-mile kayak in France, a trek through the Arctic and cycling across New Zealand which has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds. For his efforts he was awarded an MBE in 2015. He also carried the Olympic torch in 2012 and was awarded the 'Overcoming Adversity Award' at the Millies back in 2008 (voted for by the public). This is the story of a young man in his prime who seemingly lost everything fighting for his country - only to prove that strength of spirit and mind can overcome even the greatest of hurdles. Contributor Bio Ben Parkinson MBE is well-known as the most injured soldier to have survived the Afghanistan-Iraq conflict. 15 years on from sustaining extensive injuries after his Land Rover hit a mine in Helmand Province, he is still recovering from them, and yet has managed incredible treks around the world raising amazing amounts of money for charity.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Losing the Battle, Winning the War How we can all defy the odds we're given By (author) Ben Parkinson Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

9780751580266 English 304 pages Sphere

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Contributor Bio Ben Parkinson MBE is well-known as the most injured soldier to have survived the Afghanistan-Iraq conflict. 15 years on from sustaining extensive injuries after his Land Rover hit a mine in Helmand Province, he is still recovering from them, and yet has managed incredible treks around the world raising amazing amounts of money for charity.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Other Hoffmann Sister By (author) Ben Fergusson Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year 2015, Ben Fergusson's critically acclaimed debut, The Spring of Kasper Meier, was the winner of the Betty Trask Prize 2015 and the HWA 2015 Debut Crown Award. The Other Hoffmann Sister is a gripping, evocative read about two sisters set in pre-WW1 Germany which will appeal to fans of The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry.

For Ingrid Hoffmann the story of her sister's disappearance began in their first weeks in Southwest Africa...

9780349142562 English 448 pages Abacus

Subject FICTION / Historical / World War I Distributor Hachette Book Group

Ingrid Hoffmann has always felt responsible for her sister Margarete and when their family moves to German Southwest Africa in 1902, her anxieties only increase. The casual racism that pervades the German community, the strange relationship between her parents and Baron von Ketz, from whom they bought their land, and the tension with the local tribes all culminate in tragedy when Baron von Ketz is savagely murdered. Baroness von Ketz and their son, Emil, flee with the Hoffmanns as the Baron's attackers burn down the family's farm. Both families return to Berlin and Ingrid's concerns about Margarete are assuaged when she and Emil von Ketz become engaged on the eve of the First World War. But Margarete disappears on her wedding night at the von Ketz's country house. The mystery of what happened to her sister haunts Ingrid, but as Europe descends into chaos, her hope of discovering the truth becomes ever more distant. After the war, in the midst of the revolution that brings down the Kaiser and wipes out the aristocracy that her family married into, Ingrid returns to the von Ketzes' crumbling estate determined to find out what really happened to her sister.

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Ben Fergusson is an award-winning novelist. He was born in Southampton in 1980 and grew up near Didcot in Oxfordshire. He studied English Literature at Warwick University and Modern Languages at Bristol University and has worked as an editor, translator and publisher in London and Berlin. He currently teaches at the University of Potsdam.

Reviews A fascinating look at racism and snobbery. Broken postwar Germany is superbly drawn and events in Africa are horrific—The Times Beguiling, unsettling, and wonderfully atmospheric. A dark expedition across a nightmarish landscape of physical and emotional damage and moral decay—Sarah Waters, praise for The Spring of Kasper Meier Elegantly crafted and engrossing Fergusson's The Other Hoffmann Sister is excellent—William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier Taut, subtle, ambitious and engrossing. A gripping story of conflicting loyalties spanning a turbulent and changing world —Imogen Robertson, author of The Paris Winter [An] atmospheric, morally complex historical novel—Sunday Times Culture 'Must Read'

Ben's debut novel, The Spring of Kasper Meier, was selected for the Waterstone’s Book Club, WHSmith Fresh Talent and the BBC Radio 2 Book Club. It was longlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award and shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. It won the 2015 Betty Trask Prize for an outstanding debut novel by a writer under 35 and the HWA Debut Crown 2015 for the best historical fiction debut of the year. His second novel, The Other Hoffmann Sister, was published by Little, Brown in 2017.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Stress Workbook Transform Stress Through the Power of Compassion By (author) Maureen Cooper Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $28.99 |

Stress is an unavoidable part of life that we will all encounter at various times, be it due to a one-off event such as losing a job or the break-up of a relationship, or from facing long-term difficulties such as working in a stressful environment or caring for someone who is ill. How well we deal with stress will influence the extent to which it affects our lives. Maureen Cooper explains why humans are designed to respond to stress in a certain way and why this can even be helpful at times. She goes on to show how to transform our habitual way of responding to stress by training ourselves in compassion and thereby improving our sense of control and wellbeing. 9781472144157 English 352 pages

In this workbook, you can learn to manage stress better: Âˇ Using tried and tested compassion techniques Âˇ Via case studies and practical exercises

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Contributor Bio Subject SELF-HELP / Self-Management / Stress Management

Maureen Cooper is the founder of Awareness in Action, a consultancy dedicated to the secular application of mindfulness, meditation and compassion in the workplace. As part of this work she has designed and conducted workshops and training programmes worldwide.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Hitting Against the Spin How Cricket Really Works By (author) Nathan Leamon , By (author) Ben Jones Aug 31, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

In an era of big-data, how are leaders in sport, business, politics and education supposed to use the power of this new tool productively? Hitting Against the Spin is an object lesson in how to use data and analytics to elucidate the science and structure of cricket. Easy to read and packed with illustrative diagrams, it manages to be both enjoyable and accessible to the newcomer who wants to understand the game better, and also shocking and absorbing to the expert.

9781472131249 English 320 pages Constable

Subject SPORTS & RECREATION / Cricket Distributor Hachette Book Group

In the tradition of Moneyball, Soccernomics and Inverting the Pyramid, it entertains whilst challenging preconceptions about cricket and lifting the lid on a wealth of ideas and details you never knew existed. Hitting Against the Spin brings our understanding of how cricket works into the twenty-first century, showing which traditional ideas still hold in the cauldron of the IPL, and which need updating. Ø How valuable is winning the toss? (And how should captains use it to their advantage?) Ø Why does a cricket ball swing? Ø Why are there so many left-handed batsmen in England and Australia, but not in India? Ø What is a good length and why? How does it change by player and pitch? Ø Why do all Test bowlers bowl at roughly 55 or 85 mph? And none bowl at 6075mph? From one of the world's foremost cricket thinkers - the man who first introduced modern data analysis to cricket, and has spent nearly a decade working in international cricket alongside some of the best players and coaches in the world Nathan Leamon has written the book that no one else could write. Contributor Bio Nathan Leamon has a decade of experience working in elite sport. He read mathematics at Cambridge and is currently England Cricket's Lead for Research and Innovation, and the Lead Analyst with the England One-Day team. His first book The Test was long-listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. When not on the road he lives in Berkshire with his wife and two daughters. Ben Jones is an analyst at CricViz, the world's leading cricket analytics provider. He read English Literature at Cambridge and now lives in Oxford. He has written for, amongst others, Wisden Cricket Monthly, Hindustan Times and Daily Telegraph.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Hitting Against the Spin How Cricket Really Works By (author) Nathan Leamon , By (author) Ben Jones Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

9781472131256 English 320 pages Constable

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Rainbow in the Dark The Autobiography of Ronnie James Dio By (author) Ronnie Dio , Edited by Mick Wall Aug 31, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99

9781472135162 English 416 pages Constable

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Rainbow in the Dark The Autobiography of Ronnie James Dio By (author) Ronnie Dio , Edited by Mick Wall Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

9781472135155 English 416 pages Constable

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Insecure Girl's Handbook By (author) Liv Purvis May 04, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 | 'This book shows there's insecurity in all of us and that it doesn't diminish our power. That, in fact, accepting it is transformative.' - Gina Martin, author of Be the Change

Welcome to the Insecure Girls' Club! At some point or another, we all feel insecure. Whether it's about our body image, friendships, workplace politics or comparison more generally, it's something we all have in common. But we don't have to let it rule our lives.

9781841883885 English 240 pages

A reassuring hug when you're having a bad day, The Insecure Girl's Handbook is for anyone who wants to manage their anxiety better, stop imposter syndrome in its tracks or halt those unwelcome waves of self-doubt. Offering tips, coping mechanisms and small pearls of wisdom, Olivia Purvis is here to guide you through those feelings that hold you back and empower you to put yourself first and make a change.

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Contributor Bio Subject HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health Distributor Hachette Book Group

Olivia has been a freelance fashion and lifestyle writer and blogger for nigh on a decade. After starting her blog 'What Olivia Did' in 2010, she went on to win the Cosmopolitan Blog Award for best newcomer. In 2014 she went full time with the blog, introducing YouTube to her repertoire with videos ranging from style, beauty, interviews and travel. This earned her a nomination for Best YouTuber at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in 2017, and the channel now boasts 85,000 subscribers. Since 2014 she has worked with some of the UK's biggest fashion brands, such as Topshop, Stella McCartney, Kate Spade and Mulberry and has a loyal Instagram following that is 178,000 strong. She co-hosts the popular podcast 'The Fringe of It' with Charlotte Jacklin and started The Insecure Girl's Club, which has 49,000 Instagram followers, in late 2018.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Pembrokeshire Murders By (author) Steve Wilkins , With Jonathan Hill May 04, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

The dramatic and compelling account of how a serial killer was finally unmasked after evading justice for more than twenty years Soon to be a major TV series starring Luke Evans 1980s. In the beautiful, unspoiled landscape of Pembrokeshire, a serial killer is at large: two double murders; an assault; the rape and assault of two teenagers - all potentially the work of one man.

9781841884509 English 256 pages Seven Dials

Subject TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers Distributor Hachette Book Group

This is the fascinating true story of a brutal murderer and the detectives who worked the cold case for six years in order to bring him to justice. Combining cutting edge forensic techniques with old fashioned detective work, a team of detectives worked to build a case against their prime suspect. But it was a race against time: would he strike again? No one could predict that the killer's appearance on the gameshow Bullseye would provide bizarre but crucial evidence. The operation is now recognised as one of the greatest cold case reviews ever undertaken in the UK. The killer is now serving a "life means life" sentence. Contributor Bio Steve Wilkins (Author) Detective Chief Superintendent Steve Wilkins moved to Pembrokeshire from the North West when aged 17 and worked locally in the area before joining Cheshire Police in 1980. He transferred to Dyfed-Powys Police in 1992 and has extensive experience in CID, 30 years of his 33 years service has been as a Detective. He was seconded to the National Criminal Intelligence Service as Head of Region for the North West of England and prior to returning to force he was the head of intelligence for the UK. Wilkins returned to Dyfed-Powys Police as a Detective Superintendent to work as Senior Investigation Officer on numerous cases. He has also worked closely with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in trying to secure justice for the family of Kirsty Jones who was murdered in Thailand in 2000. Jonathan Hill (Author) Jonathan has been presenting ITV news in Wales for more than twenty-five years. He has a special interest in crime reporting and has also produced several award winning documentaries for ITV. This is his first book. @JonathanITV

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Unspeakable The Autobiography By (author) John Bercow May 04, 2021 | Paperback $19.99

When John Bercow retired as Speaker of the House of Commons on 31 October 2019, he had become one of the most recognisable and iconoclastic figures in British politics, occupying a ringside seat during one of the most febrile periods in modern British history. In his no-holds-barred memoir, he offers verdicts on the leading figures of his era - from Tony Blair to David Cameron, Theresa May to Boris Johnson, and charts his extraordinary political journey. UNSPEAKABLE is essential reading for anyone interested in politics and how our democracy is - or should be - run.

Reviews [Bercow] has used this memoir to settle many old scores, but he [is] charming, attractively self-depracating and he addresses the head-on charges against himâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Chris Mullin, Prospect

Contributor Bio 9781474616645 English 448 pages

Born in 1963, John Bercow was elected as Member of Parliament for Buckingham in 1997. He was elected as the Speaker of the House of Commons in June 2009 and retired on 31st October 2019. He is married with three children. He lives in London SW11.

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Previous ISBN Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political Distributor

9781474616621 Unspeakable by John Bercow, Hardback, Nov 17, 2020, $38.99 9781474616638 Unspeakable by John Bercow, Paperback / softback, Nov 17, 2020, $28.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue War of the Maps By (author) Paul McAuley May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

9781473217355 English 432 pages Gollancz

Subject FICTION / Science Fiction / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

On a giant artificial world surrounding an artificial sun, one man - a lucidor, a keeper of the peace, a policeman - is on the hunt. His target was responsible for an atrocity, but is too valuable to the government to be truly punished. Instead he has been sent to the frontlines of the war, to use his unique talents on the enemy. So the lucidor has ignored orders, deserted from his job, left his home and thrown his life away, in order to finally claim justice. Separated by massive seas, the various maps dotted on the surface of this world rarely contact each other. But something has begun to infiltrate the edges of the lucidor's map, something that genetically alters animals and plants and turns them into killers. Only the lucidor knows the depths to which his quarry will sink in order to survive, only the lucidor can capture him. The way is long and dangerous. The lucidor's government has set hunters after him. He has no friends, no resources, no plan. But he does have a mission. Contributor Bio

Reviews The spectacle is undeniable, but it's that rich cast of characters who give their world texture and resonance, and who finally turn War of the Maps into a fine, compelling novel.—Locus

Following on from the extraordinary climate change novel Austral, this is further evidence that Paul McAuley may just be the best SF writer we have. 4.5 stars —SFX

Paul McAuley (Born 1955) Paul James McAuley was born in Gloucestershire on St George's Day, 1955. He has a Ph.D in Botany and worked as a researcher in biology at various universities, including Oxford and UCLA, and for six years was a lecturer in botany at St Andrews University, before leaving academia to write full time. He started publishing science fiction with the short story "Wagon, Passing" for Asimov's Science Fiction in 1984. His first novel, 400 Billion Stars won the Philip K. Dick Award in 1988, and 1995's Fairyland won the Arthur C. Clarke and John W. Campbell Awards. He has also won the British Fantasy, Sidewise and Theodore Sturgeon Awards. He lives in London. You can find his blog at: http://www.unlikelyworlds.blogspot.com

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A brilliantly constructed novel, a story that drew me in and took me along for the ride. I love the setting, want to know more about the lucidor's world and the people who live there. It's a book I'd definitely recommend —SFCrowsnest As usual, McAuley imparts mindbending SF concepts in prose that is always elegant and precise.—Crime Time

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue World Engines: Destroyer By (author) Stephen Baxter May 04, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

In the year 2570, a sleeper will wake . . .

9781473223196 English 576 pages Gollancz

Subject FICTION / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction Distributor Hachette Book Group

In the mid-21st century, the Kernel, a strange object on a five-hundred-year-orbit, Reviews is detected coming from high above the plane of the solar system. Could it be an alien artefact? In the middle of climate-change crises, there is no mood for spaceexploration stunts - but Reid Malenfant, elderly, once a shuttle pilot and frustrated Hard SF science smarts... yet is great would-be asteroid miner, decides to go take a look anyway. Nothing more is heard fun too.—SFX MAGAZINE of him. But his ex-wife, Emma Stoney, sets up a trust fund to search for him the next time the Kernel returns . . . You can rely on Stephen Baxter to come up with solid science fiction that By 2570 Earth is transformed. A mere billion people are supported by advanced does everything you'd expect a bit of technology on a world that is almost indistinguishable from the natural, with classic sci-fi to do.—STARBURST recovered forests, oceans, ice caps. It is not an age for expansion; there are only MAGAZINE small science bases beyond the Earth. But this is a world you would want to live in: a Star Trek without the stars. This is space opera on a vast scale, backed up by Baxter's customary After 500 years the Kernel returns, and a descendant of Stoney, who Malenfant will call Emma II, mounts a mission to see what became of Malenfant. She finds him impressive research as he seamlessly weaves planetary exploration, genome still alive, cryo-preserved . . . His culture-shock encounter with a conservative reconstruction, climate change, artifi future is entertaining . . . But the Kernel itself turns out to be attached to a kind of wormhole, through which Malenfant and Emma II, exploring further, plummet back cial intelligence and much more into the compulsively readable narrative. in time, across five billion years . . . The opening volume of a projected series, it's Baxter at his very best. —GUARDIAN Contributor Bio Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent science fiction writer of his generation. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the UK, US, Germany and Japan. Born in 1957 he has degrees from Cambridge and Southampton. He lives in Northumberland with his wife.

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It's another triumph for Baxter. A page turner that not only fascinates on an intellectual level, but on a science fiction thriller level too.—SCIFINOW MAGAZINE

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Cardinal Newman By (author) Michael Ffinch May 11, 2021 | Paperback $24.99 |

The fascinating and insightful biography of one of the most intriguing, thoughtful and controversial figures of the 19th century.

'Growth is the only evidence of life' - so said poet, academic and theologian John Henry, Cardinal Newman. Canonised in 2019 (despite having said 'I have nothing of the saint about me'), Newman was an important and controversial figure in the religious history of the 19th century.

9781474617154 English 240 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious Distributor Hachette Book Group

This highly lyrical and accomplished biography not only covers his religious life (he played a vital role in the Oxford Movement, and subsequently converted to Catholicism), but also places him in the context of 19th-century religious revival and changing attitudes. In addition to his sometimes controversial teachings, Cardinal Newman was also a poet who wrote the text of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius and was responsible for the foundation of the Oratorian Order in England. Michael Ffinch shows an unusual insight into Newman's character, finding an unexpected warmth and humour in a man often thought of as cold and austere. This fascinating biography also shows a deep understanding of a church emerging from dark centuries of persecution and misunderstanding into the light of what Newman himself chose to call 'The Second Spring'. Contributor Bio Michael Ffinch was born in 1934 in Kent and was a well-known broadcaster and acclaimed author. He published several books of poetry in addition to his highly regarded biographies of, among others, Cardinal Newman and G K Chesterton, for which he was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award. Michael Ffinch collaborated on more than 50 programmes for Radio 3 and 4, as well as a number of television programmes. He died in 1999.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue F**k Fast Fashion 101 ways to change how you shop and help save the planet By (author) The F Team May 11, 2021 | Hardcover $17.99 |

Did you know that over 300,000 tonnes of clothing are sent to landfill in the UK alone every year? And that the industry's carbon emissions are bigger than the world's flight and shipping footprints combined? But, it's OK... YOU CAN MAKE A CHANGE

9781409197980 English 128 pages Trapeze

Subject SELF-HELP / Fashion & Style

In this book, you'll find 101 simple tips and tricks you as an individual can do in your everyday life to shop better and help save the planet. Governments, retailers and organisations around the world are finally starting to take action, but while we wait, let's get started. In this proactive illustrated book, you'll find 101 simple ways to change your spending habits covering: - SHOPPING: e.g. unless you live within walking distance of the shop, buy online! Delivery vans act like public transport for clothes so are much better for the environment than us driving to shops individually. - BUYING e.g. think 30 - would you wear this at least 30 times? - WEARING e.g. don't overfill your washing machine! It causes your clothes to rub together so they fade faster. - REUSING e.g. upcycle old clothes with new buttons or even embroidery if you're crafty. We've said NO to plastic, it's time to say the same to fast fashion.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Four Minutes to Save a Life By (author) Anna Stuart May 11, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Everyone would spare a moment of kindness for a stranger when they were in trouble... wouldn't they? Supermarket delivery driver Charlie enjoys his new job, because he doesn't have to spend too long with people, who, he's found, are nothing but trouble. But when he's assigned the Hope Row street, he realises there are a lot of lonely people out there - and for some, he's their only interaction. The supermarket boss tells Charlie he's a driver, not a social worker - but Charlie's tough exterior begins to soften, and he can't help show a little kindness to the Hope Row residents, helping them find their place in the world once more. 9781409177661 English 352 pages Trapeze

Subject FICTION / Women Distributor Hachette Book Group

Reviews A fantastic, emotional, wonderful book. Loved every page and cried not a little. A sweet celebration of kindness and decencyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;i

But will his helping hand make everything worse? 'I adored this feel good book' Netgalley reviewer 'A book about hope, forgiveness, love and friendship that will touch your heart' Netgalley reviewer 'I couldn't love this book anymore if I tried!' Netgalley reviewer An uplifting novel about community, friends and finding your way. Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Ruth Hogan and Carole Matthews. Contributor Bio Anna Stuart has wanted to be a writer ever since she sat up in her cot with a book. For years she wrote short stories and serials for the women's magazines before being published by Pan Macmillan as a historical novelist under the pseudonym Joanna Courtney. Her Queens of the Conquest series, set in the pre-1066 years, has been published to acclaim in all formats including audiobook and been translated for European markets but she returned to the contemporary world with Bonnie & Stan in 2019. Four Minutes to Save a Life is her second novel under the Anna Stuart name.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Life Scientific: Inventors By (author) Anna Buckley May 11, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

What does it take to be an inventor? Judging by the ingenious individuals who have come into The Life Scientific studio in the last eight years, there is no simple answer. Mathematicians, electricians, molecular biologists and mechanics can all transform lives. Some think with their hands, others make things in their minds. Most have a vision of the future. All are driven by a passionate determination to solve problems.

9781474608107 English 288 pages

These intimate accounts, based on interviews recorded for the popular BBC Radio 4 programme The Life Scientific, chart the life journeys of scientists and engineers working in Britain today from childhood interests to innovation. Explaining what they did when and why, they make science seem straightforward and exciting, revealing moments of disappointment, creativity, frustration and joy. The result is an illuminating collection of biographical short stories that make scientists and the work they do accessible to us all.

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Contributor Bio Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology Distributor

Anna Buckley is the series producer of The Life Scientific on BBC Radio 4 and has worked with Jim Al-Khalili since the programme was launched in 2011. Offering a refreshing mix of the personal and the scientific, The Life Scientific transformed the way science, and scientists, were talked about on radio and beyond. It is one of the most popular programmes on BBC Radio 4, attracting more than two million listeners every week.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Staycation By (author) Michele Gorman May 11, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Two families. One cancelled flight. And a last minute house swap... Things get desperate for strangers Harriet and Sophie when they become stranded with their families in Heathrow's Terminal 5. Each woman has her own reason for really really really needing the family holiday they've anticipated for months. But Iceland's volcano has other plans for them. When their flights are cancelled, the families swap houses and discover that sometimes the best things in life happen close to home. This ash cloud has a silver lining, even if no one can quite see it yet. 9781409190103 English 272 pages Trapeze

Subject FICTION / Family Life / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Reviews Perfect summer reading!—Bella Osborne A light-hearted - and big-hearted comedy to lose yourself in.—Matt Dunn

For fans of Sarah Morgan and Sue Moorcroft. 'A lighthearted funny read about two very different families who meet at Heathrow airport when their holidays abroad are cancelled due to the ash cloud!' netgalley reviewer

It offered me the escape I needed! —Holly Martin

'This is a great book because it has allowed me to switch off from everything that's going on and be lost in the pages.' netgalley reviewer Contributor Bio Michele is a USA Today bestselling author and has sold more than 450,000 copies globally across all formats, with seven novels published by Penguin Random House and HarperCollins. She was born in the US and now makes London home, writing comedies under her own name and cosy rom-coms as Lilly Bartlett.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue History of the Jews By (author) Paul Johnson May 18, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

A classic study of the Jews by a best selling author. In this critically acclaimed book, Paul Johnson delves deep into the 4,000-year history of the Jews: a race of awe-inspiring endurance, steadfast homogeneity and loyalty and, above all, the belief that history has a purpose and humanity a destiny. With exacting precision and enthusiasm, Paul Johnson has mapped the lives of these people from their early ancestors in the House of David, through great periods of creativity and enterprise, alienation in the ghettos, Adolf Hitler's obsession to obliterate the race, up until the present day. 9781842124796 English 656 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Subject HISTORY / Jewish Distributor

This book is a powerful argument about the nature of Jewish genius, its strengths and contradictions, which brilliantly presents the entire Jewish phenomenon. It makes incisive though-provoking sense of the whole.

Reviews A tour de force...A remarkable achievementâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;NEW YORK TIMES A marvellous book ... This is history: richly textured, provocative and wise â&#x20AC;&#x201D;PLAIN DEALER

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Paul Johnson was born in 1928. He edited the New Statesman in the 1960s and has written over forty books. His Modern Times, a history of the world from the 1920s to the 1990s, has been translated into more than fifteen languages. As well as a weekly column in the Spectator, he contributes to newspapers all over the world.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Lake Child By (author) Isabel Ashdown May 18, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Had me gripped throughout.' IAN RANKIN 'Satisfying on every level.' ELLY GRIFFITHS You trust your family. They love you. Don't they? When 17-year-old Eva Olsen awakes after a horrific accident that has left her bedbound, her parents are right by her side. Devoted, they watch over her night and day in the attic room of their family home in the forests of Norway.

9781409178927 English 336 pages Trapeze

Subject FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional Distributor Hachette Book Group

Reviews A really thrilling read, satisfying on every level.—Elly Griffiths

There are twists upon twists in this exceptional crime novel, but what But the accident has left Eva without her most recent memories, and not lingers most in the mind are the everything is as it seems. As secrets from the night of the accident begin to surface, characters. A beautifully-written, and Eva realises - she has to escape her parents' house and discover the truth. But what ultimately very moving, story about the if someone doesn't want her to find it? families we have and the families we find. I loved it.—Steve Mosby An edge-of-your-seat, atmospheric psychological thriller for fans of Lucy Clarke and Erin Kelly. Tense, edgy and nerve-wracking. I loved it!—Helen Fields, author of Praise for LAKE CHILD: Perfect Crime 'Fiendishly clever' Red magazine A stylish, confident thriller which 'Beautifully crafted and satisfying' Mari Hannah makes brilliant use of its ice-bound Nordic setting. The novel's razor-sharp 'Tense, edgy and nerve-wracking' Helen Fields dialogue and clever plotting make Lake Child hard to put down.—Kate Rhodes Contributor Bio Isabel's thrillers BEAUTIFUL LIARS and LITTLE SISTER were both Amazon bestsellers, and were shortlisted in the prestigious Dead Good Reader Awards in 2018 and 2019. Isabel was born in London and grew up on the Sussex coast. Her writing career first took off ten years ago when an extract of her debut novel GLASSHOPPER won a national writing competition and was twice named among the Best Books of the Year. Today she is the author of seven novels, a Royal Literary Fund Lector, and a regular creative writing host at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate.

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Lake Child is a clever, unpredictable psychological thriller where Eve Olsen isn't the only one unable to unravel the truth from the lies. Beautifully crafted and satisfying.—Mari Hannah Deeply unsettling with twists and flips that kept me guessing.—Lesley

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Letters From the Past By (author) Erica James May 18, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

The captivating new drama of family secrets and second chances, from Sunday Times bestselling author Erica James It's the autumn of 1962 in the idyllic Suffolk village of Melstead St Mary. Evelyn Devereux's husband Kit is planning their 20th wedding anniversary party. But as they prepare to celebrate, Evelyn receives an anonymous letter that threatens to unravel the secrets she's kept hidden for many years - secrets that reach back to the war and her days at Bletchley Park.

9781409173878 English 400 pages Orion

Subject FICTION / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Evelyn's sister-in-law, Hope, has brought joy to countless children with her bestselling books, but despite having a loving husband and caring family, happiness has never come easily to her. Then in an instant her fragile world is turned upside down when she too receives an anonymous letter. Across the village, up at Melstead Hall, Julia Devereux has married into a life beyond anything she could have dreamt of, not realising until it's too late that it comes with a heavy price. Meanwhile, in the sun-baked desert of Palm Springs, Romily Devereux-Temple, crime-writer and former ATA pilot, is homesick for her beloved Island House, where she's saved the day more times than she can count. On her return home, and shocked to learn what has been going on in her absence, she finds herself reluctantly confronting a secret she's kept hidden for a very long time. Once again Romily is challenged to save the day and hold the family together. Can she do it, and maybe seize some happiness for herself at the same time? From the gorgeous Suffolk countryside to the glamorous villas of Palm Springs, let Erica James sweep you away... ***

Readers are enchanted by Erica's storytelling... 'A glorious summer story which sizzles with passion: idyllic location, compelling characters and lives so interwoven that their secrets have the power to change everything. I wanted it to go on forever' Cathy Bramley 'Joyously readable' Contributor Bio Erica James is the number one international bestselling author of twenty-two novels, including the Sunday Times top ten bestsellers Summer at the Lake, The Dandelion Years and Song of the Skylark. She has sold over five million books worldwide and her work has been translated into thirteen languages. Erica won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award for her novel Gardens of Delight, set in beautiful Lake Como, Italy, which has become a second home to her. Her authentic characters are thanks to her fondness for striking up conversation with complete strangers.

Chat to Erica online: www.ericajames.co.uk Twitter: @TheEricaJames Facebook: @EricaJamesAuthor Instagram: @the_ericajames Previous ISBN 9781409173861 Letters From the Past by Erica James, Paperback / softback, Feb 16, 2021, $24.99 9781409173854 Letters From the Past by Erica James, Hardback, Aug 11, 2020, $32.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Muhammad Biography of the Prophet By (author) Karen Armstrong May 18, 2021 | Paperback $19.99

A life of the prophet Muhammad by bestselling religious writer Karen Armstrong. Most people in the West know very little about the prophet Muhammad. The acclaimed religious writer Karen Armstrong has written a biography which will give us a more accurate and profound understanding of Islam and the people who adhere to it so strongly. Muhammad also offers challenging comparisons with the two religions most closely related to it - Judaism and Christianity. 9781842126080 English 288 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Contributor Bio Karen Armstrong spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun, an experience she recollected in her bestselling autobiography, THROUGH THE NARROW GATE. She is the author of the worldwide bestseller, A HISTORY OF GOD (which has now appeared in more than thirty languages), the acclaimed HISTORY OF JERUSALEM and, most recently, BUDDHA in the Weidenfeld & Nicolson Lives series. She is a teacher at the Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism and, in 1999, she received the Muslim Public Affairs Council Media Award.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Take Me Home By (author) Alex Hart May 18, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

When struggling photojournalist Harper tries to return a dress she bought that morning for a job that's fallen through something catches her eye: the same little girl who was waiting there that morning is still there. The sales assistant doesn't know whose she is. The security guard at the mall hasn't had anyone come looking for her. Same goes for the local police, and the media. In fact, no one seems to be looking for little May at all.

9781409189077 English 320 pages Orion

Subject FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic Distributor Hachette Book Group

Harper knows from bitter experience what awaits May in Child Protection Services. But, without any clues, how do you put the needle back in the haystack? And who would just leave a child like this? And what if finding her home was the worst thing you could do? From the chilly streets of New York City to the electric blue skies of coastal Florida - this is an emotional, page-turning road trip that follows a trail of theories, all the way to a devastating revelation. Contributor Bio Alex Hart has worked in the film and television industry for over 20 years, primarily in drama and factual development. When she isn't at her desk, spending time with her imaginary friends, she can often be found reading, paddle boarding, cycling, running and playing squash. She lives with her two Siberian cats, Lilya and Igor.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Embalmer By (author) Alison Belsham May 18, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Has the ancient Egyptian cult of immortality resurfaced in Brighton? When a freshly-mummified body is discovered at the Brighton Museum of Natural History, Detective Francis Sullivan is at a loss to identify the desiccated woman. But as Egyptian burial jars of body parts with cryptic messages attached start appearing, he realises he has a serial killer on his hands. Revenge, obsession and an ancient religion form a potent mix, unleashing a wave of terror throughout the city. Caught in a race against time while battling his own demons, Francis must fight to uncover the true identity of the Embalmer before it's too late... 9781409182702 English 304 pages Trapeze

Subject FICTION / Thrillers / Crime

Contributor Bio

Alison Belsham initially started writing with the ambition of becoming a screenwriter-and in 2000 was commended for her visual storytelling in the Orange Prize for Screenwriting. In 2001 she was shortlisted in a BBC Drama Writer competition. Life and children intervened but, switching to fiction, in 2009 her novel Domino was selected for the prestigious Adventures in Fiction mentoring scheme. In 2016 she pitched her first crime novel, The Tattoo Thief, at the Pitch Perfect event at the Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival and was judged the winner.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The playHOORAY! Handbook 100 Fun Activities for Busy Parents and Little Kids Who Want to Play By (author) Claire Russell May 18, 2021 | Paperback $26.99 |

The playHOORAY! Handbook by Early Years specialist and mum Claire Russell is a lifesaver for busy parents looking for activities to entertain babies, toddlers and little kids indoors and outdoors. The book includes over 100 ideas for activities, arts, crafts and games using items from the house and garden. Covering everything from One Pound Play and No-Prep Play, to the benefits of positive screentime and making homework playful, this book offers a helping hand to parents and carers on the days you need it. Find the playHOORAY! community on social media for daily inspiration and L!VE play demonstrations from Claire's kitchen where viewing with a cup of tea is compulsory. 9781398700703 English 240 pages Seven Dials

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Contributor Bio Claire Russell is the founder of playHOORAY! She lives in Nottingham with her energetic husband Ben, vehicle-loving, five-year-old son Mason and an extremely handsome flat-coated retriever Archie. Claire launched playHOORAY! in 2015 after having her baby and finding the days at home lovely but long. As an Early Years Specialist, Claire had her knowledge of play and child development to fill her days and decided she wanted to help other parents and carers in the same situation. Not only does Claire like to share simple activity ideas but also educate and empower parents too. playHOORAY! has grown to become an online community of over 100,000 parents, carers and educators of babies and young children with play at the heart of it! Find Claire and the playHOORAY! community on Instagram and Facebook @play.hooray for daily inspiration and L!VE play demonstrations from Claire's kitchen where viewing with a cup of tea is compulsory! www.playhooray.co.uk

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Self Delusion The Surprising Science of Our Connection to Each Other and the Natural World By (author) Tom Oliver May 18, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'A thought-provoking and worthwhile read' THE TIMES 'A timely, challenging book' GUARDIAN '[A] rich, intriguing book' NATURE WE ARE MUCH MORE CONNECTED TO NATURE AND EACH OTHER THAN WE REALISE . . . 9781474611763 English 304 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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- Most of our 37 trillion cells have such a short lifespan that we are essentially made anew every few weeks - The molecules forming our bodies have been component parts of countless other organisms, from ancient plants to dinosaurs - The bacteria, fungi and viruses that make up half our bodies influence our moods and even manipulate our behaviour - Every word and every touch we receive from other people transforms the neural networks in our brain and changes our sense of self THE SELF DELUSION is an explosive, powerful and inspiring book that brings together overwhelming evidence against the illusion we have of ourselves as independent beings - and explains how understanding our many connections may be the key to a better future.

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Contributor Bio TOM OLIVER is a Professor at the University of Reading, leading their Ecology and Evolution research group. He is a prominent systems thinker, advising both the UK government and the European Environment Agency. He is a frequent contributor to broadcast media and regularly gives talks on environmental science to general audiences. He has published more than seventy scientific papers in world-leading interdisciplinary journals and won two first-place prizes for essays communicating science to a broader audience. THE SELF DELUSION is his first book.

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Reviews Until you've read Tom Oliver's delightful THE SELF DELUSION you'll never have guessed that, from the ground up, you and your self-identity are constructions, built like an Arcimboldo painting, but of cells from many sources, neurons, ideas and finally connections to others. Read this book for a compelling way of thinking about how and why the 'you' that you see when you look inside yourself arises, and its place in the universe —Mark Pagel, author of WIRED FOR CULTURE A vision of a connected society - one that is conscious of its dependency on nature - is a glistening beacon in a gloomy ecological present. In an era that will be defined by its planetary action, Oliver's argument is timely and thorough—GEOGRAPHICAL Ambitious . . . it has several important messages, many of which need to be more widely understood . . . a thoughtprovoking and worthwhile read—THE TIMES As Tom Oliver takes us through this

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Woman Who Didn't Grow Old By (author) Gregoire Delacourt , Translated by Vineet Lal May 18, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

What happened to Betty is every woman's dream. Isn't it? There are those who never grow old because they are taken too soon. There are those who grow old without worries, enjoying everything life has to offer. There are those who desperately try to slow down the ticking clock. And then there's Betty. Betty, who mysteriously stops growing old on her thirtieth birthday - the same age as her mother when she died. 9781474612197 English 240 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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The years leave no trace on Betty's face, but as everyone around her is transformed by the relentless march of time, her once golden life begins to come apart. Because an ageless face is a face without history, without passions, without memories. A blank canvas others will slowly, inexorably forget...

Reviews ... insightful, the novel has charm and wit—SUNDAY EXPRESS In this novel that criticizes the dictatorship of appearance, Grégoire Delacourt teaches us that "Old Age is a victory".—L'Obs A fascinating, troubling, realistic and aesthetically pleasing novel.—Le Figaro Litteraire

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Grégoire Delacourt is the bestselling author of eight novels and has won several literary awards. His novel THE LIST OF MY DESIRES was a runaway number-one international bestseller. Grégoire lives with his wife in Brooklyn, New York.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Everyday Confidence Ditch the self-doubt, recognise your worth and achieve your life goals By (author) Nik Speakman , By (author) Eva Speakman May 25, 2021 | Paperback $26.99 |

'I've seen their work first hand when it came to my own fear of flying - they are a great team' HOLLY WILLOUGHBY The Speakmans' powerful and life-changing guide to conquering anxiety and living a more positive life.

9781841883250 English 288 pages Spring

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The world's leading life-change therapists, the Speakmans, share a passion to help people lead happier and less inhibited lives. Their intellectual curiosity guided them through years of extensive research into behaviourism and conditioning, which led to the creation of their groundbreaking behavioural change therapy known as 'Schema Conditioning'. Based on the Speakmans' unique coaching method this book provides the key to eliminating anxiety. If you suffer from generalised anxiety, panic attacks or feel abnormally anxious about certain things, the Speakmans show you that you can overcome these conditions successfully and enjoy a healthy, carefree life. Contributor Bio Nik and Eva Speakman have studied and worked together since 1992, both sharing an uncontainable passion to help people lead happier and less inhibited lives. Studying psychologists and in particular, the work of Ivan Pavlov, John Watson, Jean Piaget, Albert Bandura, Lev Vygotsky and B.F. Skinner, they acquired an intellectual curiosity for behaviourism and behavioural conditioning. After many remarkable breakthroughs, their studies transformed into the creation of their own behavioural change therapy known as 'Schema Conditioning.'ÂŽ They also created a further exceptional trauma-based therapy, 'Visual Schema Displacement.'ÂŽ As well as members of the public, the couple work with, and have treated many high-profile clients around the world and have had countless successes. They are resident therapists of nine years on ITV's multi award-winning 'This Morning' and they have had their own shows, one of which, 'The Speakmans', also aired on ITV. They have also appeared on numerous other television shows such as the awardwinning Saturday Night Takeaway, as expert contributors. Nik and Eva are currently working with psychology professors at Universities in Amsterdam and Utrecht who are conducting scientific studies into the workings of their therapy and the scientific papers proving its remarkable efficacy in the first two scientific studies were published in June 2019 in the 'Journal Of

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Postcards from the Heart By (author) Ella Griffin May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

'A fresh, funny new voice. Ella Griffin can make you laugh and then cry in the turn of a page' MARIAN KEYES Reviews Life is looking up for Saffy. She has a great job, a gorgeous flat in the most desirable part of Dublin and - after six years - it looks like her boyfriend, Greg, is going to propose. Greg (just voted the 9th most eligible man in Ireland) is on a high, too - he's about to swap his part as a heart-throb in an Irish soap for a break in Hollywood.

9781398700161 English 432 pages Orion

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His best mate Conor wakes up every morning with Jess, the most beautiful woman on the planet but, even after seven years and two kids, she won't marry him. He spends his days teaching teenagers and his nights writing the book he hopes will change everything, including Jess's mind. But their happy endings are playing hard to get. It seems everyone's keeping secrets - one night stands, heartbreak, grief and loss are all in the mix. It's going to take some tough questions and even tougher answers before anyone's being honest - even with themselves. Contributor Bio

'A funny, zany romp through the glitzier side of Dublin'—IRISH EXAMINER A brilliant debut novel (4 stars)—HEAT A brilliant read which I found it hard to put down.—SOUTH WALES ARGUS

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Ella Griffin's hugely enjoyable debut ... deftly mixes light and shade, humour and conflict ... like Allison Pearson in I don't know how She Does It, Griffin puts a fresh spin on the having-it-all conundrum of juggling relationships and caring from children and parents with the demands of a career—IRISH SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

Ella Griffin was born in Dublin. She was an award-winning advertising copywriter before she took the leap into fiction. She has written three novels since 2011. She writes about love and loss and loves making readers laugh and cry (sometimes on the same page.) Ella lives with her husband in County Wicklow in Ireland. You can find Ella at www.ellagriffin.com, Facebook/EllaGriffinAuthor and @EllaGriffin1

A fresh, funny new voice. Ella Griffin can make you laugh and then cry in the turn of a page.—Marian Keyes 'A brilliant debut novel' (4 stars) —HEAT A fresh, funny new voice. Ella Griffin can make you laugh and then cry in the

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Devil's Blade By (author) Mark Alder May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

The story of Julie D'Aubigny is well known. Her tumultuous childhood, her powerful lovers, her celebrated voice. Connected to most of the nobility of 17th century Paris, feted for her performance, unwilling to live by the rules of her society, she took female lovers, fought duels with noblemen and fled from city to country and back again. But now the real truth can be told. She also made a deal with the devil. He gave her no powers or help, but he kept her alive for only one reason. To take revenge... Contributor Bio 9780575129733 English 400 pages Gollancz

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Mark Alder is the pseudonym for fantasy author M.D. Lachlan. A journalist who has written for several national papers, he lives in Brighton with his family. Previous ISBN 9780575129726 Devil's Blade by Mark Alder, Paperback / softback, Nov 24, 2020, $24.99

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Reviews Alder's glorious romp draws inspiration from the already incredible life of 17th-century noblewoman and duellist Julie D'Aubigny, spinning a fast-paced tale of pacts with the Devil, love and revenge.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The i If you're looking for swashbuckling, diabolical intrigue, class hatred and a rather touching lesbian romance, this is going to fill in your empty hours rather neatly. From backstage at the Paris Opera to the court of the Sun King himself, this bloody, funny and very literal bodiceripper shows that the devil may have the best tunes, but Mark Alder runs him a close second.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Daily Mail

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Hairy Bikers? Veggie Feasts By (author) The Hairy Bikers May 25, 2021 | Hardcover $38.99 |

At last, vegetarian and vegan food Bikers' style! In this brand-new collection of down-to-earth yet satisfying meat-free dishes, Si and Dave have gathered together their most hearty and warming comfort food ... that just happen to be vegetarian! Triple tested, with maximum taste and minimum fuss, these recipes are simply epic. Si and Dave have been on a mission. They've travelled the world to discover the very best meat-free recipes that shake off the dull and add the delicious. There's no meaty sacrifice here, just fantastic food. 9781841884295 English 288 pages Seven Dials

Subject COOKING / Vegetarian Distributor Hachette Book Group

From the ultimate veggie curries to the perfect crowd-pleasing tray bakes, satisfying soups, pastas and pies to a veggie twist on burgers, barbecues and a banging breakfast brunch, The Hairy Bikers' Veggie Feasts is bursting with meatfree delights you'll turn to time and time again, all made with ingredients that can be bought easily and won't cost the earth. With savoury favourites like Chilli Bean Bake and Indian Shepherd's Pie, snacks including Pickled Onion Bhajis and Cheese and Marmite Scones, and sweet treats like Jammy Dodgers and the ultimate Chocolate Brownies, this new cookbook will be your meat-free bible. Si and Dave have made it even easier - and more delicious - to eat meat free. These recipes are a real turnip for the books ... so get cooking and enjoy. Contributor Bio The nation's favourite cooking duo, and beloved food enthusiasts, the Hairy Bikers. With their unique blend of tasty recipes, cheeky humour and irresistible enthusiasm, the Hairy Bikers have become Britain's favourite food heroes. Born and bred in Barrow-in-Furness, Dave Myers' versatile skills have taken him to some unusual places. He worked in a steelworks as a student, to finance his studies in Fine Arts, and later joined the BBC as a make-up artist, specialising in prosthetics. Si King hails from North East England and is a big, blond bearded biker with an infectious laugh. He worked for many years as an Assistant Director and Locations Manager for film and television, including the Harry Potter films. Si and Dave met on the set of a TV drama in 1995 and have been cooking and riding together ever since. They have now written 25 cookbooks, including The Hairy Bikers' One Pot Wonders, The Hairy Bikers' British Classics, The Hairy Bikers' Mediterranean Adventure, Chicken & Egg, Mums Know Best, The Hairy Bikers' Big Book of Baking, Meat Feasts and 12 Days of Christmas. In 2012, the boys shed more than six stone between them on the TV show The Hairy Dieters: How to Love Food and Lose Weight and launched a publishing phenomenon. They

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again By (author) M. John Harrison May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Shaw had a breakdown, but he's getting himself back together. He has a single room, a job on a decaying London barge, and an on-off affair with a doctor's daughter called Victoria, who claims to have seen her first corpse at age thirteen. It's not ideal, but it's a life. Or it would be if Shaw hadn't got himself involved in a conspiracy theory that, on dark nights by the river, seems less and less theoretical...

9780575096363 English 480 pages Gollancz

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Meanwhile, Victoria is up in the Midlands, renovating her dead mother's house, trying to make new friends. But what, exactly, happened to her mother? Why has the local waitress disappeared into a shallow pool in a field behind the house? And why is the town so obsessed with that old Victorian morality tale, The Water Babies? As Shaw and Victoria struggle to maintain their relationship, the sunken lands are rising up again, unnoticed in the shadows around them. Contributor Bio M. John Harrison (1945 - ) Michael John Harrison is the author of, amongst others, the Viriconium stories, The Centauri Device, Climbers, The Course of the Heart, Signs of Life, Light and Nova Swing. He has won the Boardman Tasker Award (Climbers), the James Tiptree Jr Award (Light) and the Arthur C. Clarke Award (Nova Swing). He lives in Shropshire.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Through German Eyes The British and the Somme 1916 By (author) Christopher Duffy May 25, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

The key battle of the First World War from the German point of view The Battle of the Somme has an enduring legacy, the image established by Alan Clark of 'lions led by donkeys': brave British soldiers sent to their deaths by incompetent generals. However, from the German point of view the battle was a disaster. Their own casualties were horrendous. The Germans did not hold the (modern) view that the British Army was useless. As Christopher Duffy reveals, they had great respect for the British forces and German reports shed a fascinating light on the volunteer army recruited by General Kitchener. 9780753822029 English 392 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Subject HISTORY / Military / World War I Distributor Hachette Book Group

The German view of the British Army has never been made public until now. Their typically diligent reports have lain undisturbed in obscure archives until unearthed by Christopher Duffy. The picture that emerges is a far cry from 'Blackadder': the Germans developed an increasing respect for the professionalism of the British Army. And the fact that every British soldier taken prisoner still believed Britain would win the war gave German intelligence teams their first indication that their Empire would go down to defeat. Contributor Bio After obtaining his doctorate at Oxford, Christopher Duffy divided his time between researching history and teaching officer cadets and student officers at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the Army Staff College. From 1996 to 2001 he was Research Professor in the History of War at De Montfort University. Since 2002 he has devoted himself to writing, combating development on the field of Culloden (1746), and work in support of witnesses as a volunteer in the Court Witness Service. He is the author of some twenty books, including The Army of Frederick the Great and The '45. Fluent in six languages, he is an acknowledged expert on the Austrian and German armies from the eighteenth century to 1945, and his work on European military history of the eighteenth century has won him international renown.

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Reviews Christopher Duffy's subtle and intelligent book... is a refreshing addition to the literature of the Western Front experience—Patrick Bishop Duffy's book is crisply written and an easy read—SCOTSMAN Subtle and intelligent—DAILY TELEGRAPH It is difficult to understate the importance of this book to our understanding of the Western Front in the First World War ... Exploiting both archival and published Germanlanguage material, Professor Duffy has produced a richly detailed, scholarly and immensely readable study of a vital but neglected subject ... THROUGH GERMAN EYES shows Christopher Duffy, one of the world's leading military historians, at the very top of his form. Every subsequent historian of the First World War will be forced to take account of his conclusions—BRITISH ARMY REVIEW

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Tiny Pieces of Us By (author) Nicky Pellegrino May 25, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Heartrending and compelling' JOJO MOYES on A Year at Hotel Gondola

My heart is only a tiny piece of me, yet it's the part everyone finds most interesting. Born with a heart defect, Vivienne Clark's life was saved by a transplant. Now a journalist, she doesn't allow herself to think about her donor, the boy who died so she could live. Then she meets his mother, Helen, who hopes for something in return: Vivi's help to find all the other people who have tiny pieces of her son. 9781409179016 English 368 pages Orion

Reluctantly, Vivi agrees to help Helen trace the other recipients. One by one she brings together a small group of strangers, bound by a unique moment in their pasts. As their lives entangle, becoming friends, enemies, even lovers, Vivi finds herself at the centre of a a very special family. And soon she discovers that she might just be braver than she ever imagined... Readers are loving Tiny Pieces of Us:

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'Warning! You will need tissues. Absolutely beautiful' 'Emotional and thought-provoking' 'Couldn't put it down!' 'Made me laugh, made me cry' 'Full of sensitivity, warmth and love' Contributor Bio When Nicky Pellegrino's Italian father came to England he fell in love with and married a Liverpool girl. He brought to his new family his passion for food and instilled in them what all Italians know - that you live to eat instead of eating to live. This Italian mantra is the inspiration behind Nicky's delicious novels. When Nicky met and married a New Zealander she moved to Auckland where she works as a journalist and edits a woman's magazine. Previous ISBN 9781409179009 Tiny Pieces of Us by Nicky Pellegrino, Paperback / softback, May 26, 2020, $24.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Two Riders Were Approaching: The Life & Death of Jimi Hendrix By (author) Mick Wall May 25, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Jimmy was a down-at-heel guitarist in New York, relying on his latest lovers to support him while he tried to emulate his hero Bob Dylan. A black guy playing white rock music, he wanted to be all things to all people. But when Jimmy arrived in England and became Jimi, the cream of swinging London fell under his spell. It wasn't that Jimi could play with his teeth, play with his guitar behind his back. It was that he could really play.

9781409160311 English 368 pages Trapeze

Subject MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock Distributor Hachette Book Group

Journeying through the purple haze of idealism and paranoia of the sixties, Jimi Hendrix was the man who made Eric Clapton consider quitting, to whom Bob Dylan deferred on his own song 'All Along the Watchtower', who forced Miles Davis to reconsider his buttoned-down ways - and whose 'Star Spangled Banner' defined Woodstock. And when his star, which had burned so brightly, was extinguished far too young, his legend lived on in the music - and the intrigue surrounding his death. Eschewing the traditional rock-biography format, Two Riders Were Approaching is a fittingly psychedelic and kaleidoscopic exploration of the life and death of Jimi Hendrix - and a journey into the dark heart of the sixties. While the groupies lined up, the drugs got increasingly heavy and the dream of the sixties burned in the fire and blood of the Vietnam War, the assassination of Martin Luther King and the election of President Richard Nixon. Acclaimed writer Mick Wall, author of When Giants Walked the Earth, has drawn upon his own interviews and extensive research to produce an inimitable, novelistic telling of this tale - the definitive portrait of the Guitar God at whose altar other guitar gods worship. Jimi Hendrix's is a story that has been told many times before - but never quite like this. Contributor Bio Mick Wall is the UK's best-known rock writer, author and TV and radio programme maker, and is the author of numerous critically-acclaimed books, including definitive, bestselling titles on Led Zeppelin (When Giants Walked the Earth), Metallica (Enter Night), AC/DC (Hell Ain't a Bad Place To Be), Black Sabbath (Symptom of the Universe), Lou Reed, The Doors (Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre) and Foo Fighters. He lives in England. http://www.mickwall.com/home.htm http://www.mickwall.com/blog/blog.php https://twitter.com/WallMick

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue James Bond

For Special Services A James Bond Novel By (author) John Gardner Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

Official, original James Bond from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'. In this heart-stopping thriller, James Bond teams up with CIA agent Cedar Leiter, to investigate a dangerous criminal, suspected of reviving the notorious organisation SPECTRE. The organisation was believed to have been disbanded years earlier following the death of its leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, at the hands of Bond (in You Only Live Twice), but it seems that this is far from true. 9781398701236 English 256 pages Orion

Subject FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage Distributor Hachette Book Group

Reviews A must for James Bond fans. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bradford Telegraph & Argus This is a thrilling read.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Catholic Herald

Bond discovers that the revitalised SPECTRE has the most devastating, worldthreatening plans: to gain control of America's military space satellite network. Contributor Bio After COLONEL SUN (1968) by Kingsley Amis, John Gardner was the next writer to be asked to write further adventures of James Bond. He wrote, like Fleming, fourteen Bond books, plus novelisations of the films GOLDENEYE and LICENCE TO KILL, from 1981 to 1996. Before becoming an author of fiction in the early 1960s John Gardner was variously a stage magician, a Royal Marine officer, a journalist and, for a short time, a priest in the Church of England. 'Probably the biggest mistake I ever made,' he says. 'I confused the desire to please my father with a vocation which I soon found I did not have.' In all, Gardner had fifty-five novels to his credit - many of them bestsellers. John Gardner died in 2007.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Hunted By (author) Alex Knight Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

You're woken early by the doorbell. It's a young girl, the daughter of the love of your life. She's scared, covered in blood, she says her mother is hurt.

9781409193647 English 320 pages Orion

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You let her in, try to calm her down, tell her you're going to get help. You reach for your phone, but it lights up with a notification before you touch it. It's an Amber alert - a child has been abducted by a dangerous suspect. The child is the girl standing in front of you. The suspect? You.

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Contributor Bio

Alex Knight was born in Glasgow and studied English at the University of Stirling. He works as a systems administrator by day, and writes thrillers by night. Alex lives near Glasgow with his wife and three children.

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Reviews They don't come better than this. One of those thrillers that really and truly thrills! A masterclass from Alex Knight. —Tony Kent Amazing opening and just gets better and better.—Jenny Blackhurst Brilliant. Opens at a breakneck speed and does not let up.—Lara Dearman I loved it. This has an astonishing opening and just gets better and better. A stunning thriller.—Steve Cavanagh Jolts and shocks like a claustrophobic rollercoaster. Knight could be the Hitchcock of the 21st Century. Hidebehind-the-sofa compelling!—Denzil Meyrick One of the most compulsive openings I've read in ages. I devoured Hunted in one big gulp. A well-crafted, tightlyplotted thriller that races from the streets of San Francisco to the coast without pausing for breath. Atmospheric and absorbing with great

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Gifts of Reading By (author) Jennie Orchard Jun 01, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99 |

'This story, like so many stories, begins with a gift. The gift, like so many gifts, was a book...' So begins the essay by Robert Macfarlane that inspired this collection. In this cornucopia of an anthology, you will find essays by some of the world's most beloved novelists, nonfiction writers, essayists and poets. 'You will see books taking flight in flocks, migrating around the world, landing in people's hearts and changing them for a day or a year or a lifetime. 9781474615679 English 352 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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'You will see books sparking wonder or anger; throwing open windows into other languages, other cultures, other minds; causing people to fall in love or to fight for what is right. 'And more than anything, over and over again, you will see books and words being given, received and read - and in turn prompting further generosity.' Published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of global literacy non-profit, Room to Read, The Gifts of Reading forms inspiring, unforgettable, irresistible proof of the power and necessity of books and reading. Inspired by Robert Macfarlane Curated by Jennie Orchard With contributions by: William Boyd, Candice Carty-Williams, Imtiaz Dharker, Roddy Doyle, Pico Iyer, Andy Miller, Jackie Morris, Jan Morris, Sisonke Msimang, Dina Nayeri, Chigozie Obioma, Michael Ondaatje, David Pilling Max Porter, Philip Pullman, Alice Pung, Jancis Robinson, S.F.Said, Madeleine Thien, Salley Vickers, John Wood and Markus Zusak

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Gifts of Reading By (author) Jennie Orchard Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Good Germans Resisting the Nazis, 1933-1945 By (author) Catrine Clay Jun 01, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

After 1933, as the brutal terror regime took hold, most of the two-thirds of Germans who had never voted for the Nazis - some 20 million people - tried to keep their heads down and protect their families. They moved to the country, or pretended to support the regime to avoid being denounced by neighbours, and tried to work out what was really happening in the Reich, surrounded as they were by Nazi propaganda and fake news. They lived in fear. Might they lose their jobs? Their homes? Their freedom? What would we have done in their place?

9781474607872 English 416 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Many ordinary Germans found the courage to resist, in the full knowledge that they could be sentenced to indefinite incarceration, torture or outright execution. Catrine Clay argues that it was a much greater number than was ever formally recorded: teachers, lawyers, factory and dock workers, housewives, shopkeepers, church members, trade unionists, army officers, aristocrats, Social Democrats, Socialists and Communists. Catrine Clay's ground-breaking book focuses on six very different characters: Irma, the young daughter of Ernst Thalmann, leader of the German Communists; Fritzi von der Schulenburg, a Prussian aristocrat; Rudolf Ditzen, the already famous author Hans Fallada, best known for his novel Alone in Berlin; Bernt Engelmann, a schoolboy living in the suburbs of Dusseldorf; Julius Leber, a charismatic leader of the Social Democrats in the Reichstag; and Fabian von Schlabrendorff, a law student in Berlin. The six are not seen in isolation but as part of their families: a brother and sister; a wife; a father with three children; an only son; the parents of a Communist pioneer daughter. Each experiences the momentous events of Nazi history as they unfold in their own small lives - Good Germans all. Contributor Bio Catrine Clay worked for the BBC for over twenty years, directing and producing award-winning television documentaries. She won the International Documentary Award and the Golden Spire for Best History Documentary, and was nominated for a BAFTA. She is the author of King, Kaiser, Tsar, Trautmann's Journey and Labyrinths. She is married with three children and lives in London.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Good Germans Resisting the Nazis, 1933-1945 By (author) Catrine Clay Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

9781474607889 English 416 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Many ordinary Germans found the courage to resist, in the full knowledge that they could be sentenced to indefinite incarceration, torture or outright execution. Catrine Clay argues that it was a much greater number than was ever formally recorded: teachers, lawyers, factory and dock workers, housewives, shopkeepers, church members, trade unionists, army officers, aristocrats, Social Democrats, Socialists and Communists. Catrine Clay's ground-breaking book focuses on six very different characters: Irma, the young daughter of Ernst Thalmann, leader of the German Communists; Fritzi von der Schulenburg, a Prussian aristocrat; Rudolf Ditzen, the already famous author Hans Fallada, best known for his novel Alone in Berlin; Bernt Engelmann, a schoolboy living in the suburbs of Dusseldorf; Julius Leber, a charismatic leader of the Social Democrats in the Reichstag; and Fabian von Schlabrendorff, a law student in Berlin. The six are not seen in isolation but as part of their families: a brother and sister; a wife; a father with three children; an only son; the parents of a Communist pioneer daughter. Each experiences the momentous events of Nazi history as they unfold in their own small lives - Good Germans all. Contributor Bio Catrine Clay worked for the BBC for over twenty years, directing and producing award-winning television documentaries. She won the International Documentary Award and the Golden Spire for Best History Documentary, and was nominated for a BAFTA. She is the author of King, Kaiser, Tsar, Trautmann's Journey, which won a British Sports Book Award for Biography of the Year and was runner-up for the William Hill Sports Book Award, and Labyrinths, adapted as BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week. She is married with three children and lives in London.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Last King Of Poland By (author) Adam Zamoyski Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $34.99 |

A superb study of one of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history. 'A fine book ... the web of political intrigue unfolds like an appetising detective novel' Scotsman

9781474615198 English 560 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

The last king of Poland owed his throne largely to his youthful romance with the future Catherine the Great of Russia. But Stanislaw Augustus was nobody's pawn. He was an ambitious, highly intelligent and complex character, a dashing figure in the finest eighteenth-century tradition. A great believer in art and education, he spent fortunes on cultural projects, and finding that he was blocked politically by Catherine, he put his energies into a programme of social and artistic regeneration. He transformed the mood of his country and brought it to a new phase of reform and independence. Poland's neighbours, however, viewed this beacon of liberty in their midst with alarm, and as they invaded and partitioned it, Stanislaw saw the destruction of his life's work, and ultimately was forced to abdicate, a broken man, deceived and disillusioned.

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Contributor Bio Adam Zamoyski was born in New York of Polish parents but has lived most of his life in England. He was educated at Downside and Queen's College, Oxford. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, of the Royal Society of Arts, and of the Royal Society of Literature and has written numerous highly acclaimed historical works.

Reviews Writing eastern European history is almost literally a nightmare: a surface of operetta, beneath which lurk endless, apparently pointless, complications, all ending in disaster. Adam Zamoyski has risen with great triumph above this, and has contributed a work of real scholarship that is also remarkably easy to read. He has written before - a good life of Chopin, an excellent one of Paderewski - but has not done better than this book: its sources are original and multilingual, its understanding of 18thcentury politics and diplomacy is impeccableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Norman Stone, SUNDAY TIMES A fine book, THE LAST KING OF POLAND marries freshness of scholarship with a welcome, accessible approach. It scores on numerous counts. Early amours are depicted with Mozartian charm; the web of political intrigue unfolds like an appetising detective novelâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;SCOTSMAN A tragic tale beautifully told. Zamoyski's prose does not dazzle, nothing is strained, it is cool and

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Self-Isolation Activity Book By (author) Ian Doors Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Extremely silly, fiendishly clever, genuinely helpful and very, very funny' Bruno Vincent, bestselling author of Five on Brexit Island Are you stuck inside, bored out of your brain, desperate for things to do? Looking to fill the ever-diminishing gap between stopping drinking coffee and starting drinking booze? Has the incessant comforting warmth of your laptop on top of your lap started to genuinely freak you out? 9781398700536 English 112 pages Trapeze

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Then you need The Self Isolation Activity Book. Written by Ian Doors, a man who spent all of his time alone in his flat ages before you all started doing it. Packed full of quick and easy activities, including games, mental exercises and colouring in, as well as handy hints and kitchen cupboard food and drink tips, this is the only book you'll need to make the most of your time inside. Also, the last few pages can be ripped out and used as toilet paper. Can't help but feel like all other books are missing a trick there.

HUMOR / General Contributor Bio Distributor Hachette Book Group

Ian Doors spent all of his time alone in his flat ages before you all started doing it. This is his first book.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue S.F. MASTERWORKS

Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang By (author) Kate Wilhelm Jun 01, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

The Sumner family can read the signs: the droughts and floods, the blighted crops, the shortages, the rampant diseases and plagues, and, above all, the increasing sterility all point to one thing. Their isolated farm in the Appalachian Mountains gives them the ideal place to survive the coming breakdown, and their wealth and know-how gives them the means. Men and women must clone themselves for humanity to survive. But what then?

9780575079144 English 256 pages Gateway

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Contributor Bio

Kate Wilhelm (1928-2018) Working name of the US writer Katie Gertrude Meridith Wilhelm Knight, born in Ohio in 1928. She started publishing SF in 1956 with 'The Pint-Sized Genie' for Fantastic, and continued for some time with relatively straightforward genre stories; it was not until the late 1960s that she began to release the mature stories which have made her reputation as one of the 20th century's finest SF writers. She was married to noted author and critic Damon Knight and together they have had a profound influence beyond their writing, through the Milford Science Fiction Writers' Conference and its offshoot, in which she was directly involved, the Clarion Science Fiction Writers' Workshop. She won the Hugo Award for Best Novel with Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, and has won the Nebula Award three times. Kate Wilhelm died in 2018, aged 89.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Colombia Es Pasion! The Generation of Racing Cyclists Who Changed Their Nation and the Tour de France By (author) Matt Rendell Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

By winning the 2019 Tour de France, Egan Bernal became the race's youngest champion in 110 years, and the first from the South American nation of Colombia. His victory brought decades of national yearning to fruition, and capped the achievements of a golden generation of Colombian cyclists.

9781474609722 English 352 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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For, in the years before Egan's victory, Nairo Quintana won the Tours of Italy and Spain, even coming within 72 seconds of winning the Tour. Rigoberto Urán, Esteban Chaves, Miguel Ángel López and Fernando Gaviria took stage wins, donned leader's jerseys and made final podiums at cycling's greatest events. They, and other world-class Colombian talents, made their nation a cycling superpower. Yet its cycling sons are not the products of a rigorous sports system that nurtures them through the ranks to the pinnacle of globalised sport. They come from harder backgrounds, that surprise, shock - even, at times, enchant.

Reviews Matt Rendell's passion for Colombia is evident in this wonderful sequel to Kings of the Mountains - another of his cycling books about that country. Here, he explores a new generation who have beaten poverty, violence and corruption, and can now, via two wheels, tell a story of a more peaceful, happier nation—THE OBSERVER

The visibility they have secured their homeland has helped open it to international tourism and trade. After decades of violence, corruption and civil unrest, a new, revitalised Colombia has re-entered the community of nation, thanks to its cyclists.

Enjoyable, authentic and thorough...this book will enrich your understanding of many of today's top riders and the long, arduous paths they've taken to reach the top of their sport—THE INNER RING

This book is about their lives and dreams: it tells inspiring stories of overcoming poverty and violence, sickness and corruption. It explores the unique sporting microcosm that lies behind Colombia's world-beating riders, and how their achievements spurred a nation to prosperity and peace.

Matt Rendell's latest book Colombia Es Pasion! takes you into the heart of both a sport and a country. The journey is well worth the effort—David Walsh, THE SUNDAY TIMES

Contributor Bio MATT RENDELL survived Hodgkin's Disease and lecturing at British and Latvian universities before entering TV and print journalism. He first visited Colombia in 1998, and his Channel 4 documentary Kings of the Mountains (2000) was described in The Observer as 'a gem, telling us more about the essence of sport in under an hour than a season's worth of Premiership matches'. His first book, Kings of the Mountains: How Colombia's Cycling Heroes Changed their Nation's History (Aurum Press 2002), was described in The Times as 'meticulous, elegant and sensitive'. He has worked on the British terrestrial coverage of the Tour de France since 1997, he has won three National Sporting Club awards, and his book The Death of Marco Pantani was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Colombia Es Pasión is his fifth book about Colombia.

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No outsider could be better equipped to write about cycling in Colombia than Rendell... extraordinary access to the major players in Colombian cycling... knowledgeable and passionate —Richard Peploe, ROAD.CC

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Dead Famous An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen By (author) Greg Jenner Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

9781780225661 English 352 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Celebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling, titillating, and outraging us for much longer than we might realise. Whether it was the scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans into an erotic frenzy; or the cheetah-owning, coffin-sleeping, one-legged French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who launched a violent feud with her former best friend; or Edmund Kean, the dazzling Shakespearean actor whose monstrous ego and terrible alcoholism saw him nearly murdered by his own audience - the list of stars whose careers burned bright before the Age of Television is extensive and thrillingly varied. In this ambitious history, that spans the Bronze Age to the coming of Hollywood's Golden Age, Greg Jenner assembles a vibrant cast of over 125 actors, singers, dancers, sportspeople, freaks, demigods, ruffians, and more, in search of celebrity's historical roots. He reveals why celebrity burst into life in the early eighteenth century, how it differs to ancient ideas of fame, the techniques through which it was acquired, how it was maintained, the effect it had on public tastes, and the psychological burden stardom could place on those in the glaring limelight. DEAD FAMOUS is a surprising, funny, and fascinating exploration of both a bygone age and how we came to inhabit our modern, fame obsessed society.

Reviews A fascinating, rollicking book in search of why, where and how fame strikes. Sit back and enjoy the ride.—Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads A magical mystery tour through the history of celebrity - eye opening, provocative, triumphant. Greg Jenner is a suave and generous guide to the glittering, glamorous, often deadly world of celebrity. Dead Famous takes you deep into fabulous lives, tells all about price you pay for fame and explores why the world in which we live needs to make a few shining people into icons who thrill us, obsess us and then, finally, we want to tear apart. —Kate Williams, author and historian Fizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits... [a] joyous romp of a book. —GUARDIAN Jenner is an engaging tour guide who smuggles some thought-provoking points about our culture into his zippy pen-portraits.—MAIL ON SUNDAY

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Greg Jenner (b.1982) is a British public historian, broadcaster, and author noted for using humour and pop culture to communicate the complexities of the past. He is the author of DEAD FAMOUS: AN UNEXPECTED HISTORY OF CELEBRITY, FROM BRONZE AGE TO SILVER SCREEN (2020) and A MILLION YEARS IN A DAY: A CURIOUS HISTORY OF DAILY LIFE, FROM STONE AGE TO PHONE AGE (2015) He is also the Historical Consultant to BBC’s Emmy and multiBAFTA award-winning comedy sketch-show HORRIBLE HISTORIES, being solely responsible for the factual accuracy of over 1,800 sketches and 120 comedy songs. He also worked on HORRIBLE HISTORIES: THE MOVIE - ROTTEN ROMANS.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Foot Work What Your Shoes Are Doing to the World By (author) Tansy E. Hoskins Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

From the author of STITCHED UP: 'Makes a strong case for nothing less than a revolution' Emma Watson 'A superb primer on everything that is wrong with our world - and how we can start to change it' NEW INTERNATIONALIST DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SHOES COME FROM? DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY GO WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH THEM? 9781474609869 English 288 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Subject POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization Distributor Hachette Book Group

In 2018, 66.3 million pairs of shoes were manufactured across the world every single day. They have never been cheaper to buy, and we have never been more convinced that we need to buy them. Yet their cost to the planet has never been greater. In this urgent, passionately argued book, Tansy E. Hoskins opens our eyes to the dark origins of the shoes on our feet. Taking us deep into the heart of an industry that is exploiting workers and deceiving consumers, we begin to understand that if we don't act fast, this humble household object will take us to the point of no return. Contributor Bio Tansy E. Hoskins is an author and journalist based in London. She can be found writing about the textile, clothing and footwear industries for the GUARDIAN, Al Jazeera, i-D, and THE i PAPER, or making TV documentaries. This work has taken her to Bangladesh, Kenya, Macedonia, and to the Topshop warehouses in Solihull. Her first book, the award winning STITCHED UP: THE ANTI-CAPITALIST BOOK OF FASHION was placed on Emma Watson's 'Ultimate Book List.'

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Reviews Tansy is one of the sharpest and most committed analysts of the true cost of the stuff we own. FOOT WORK is an absorbing, meticulous and at times completely horrifying account of the shoes on our feet and how that supply chain is marching us towards an even more dystopian future, especially for the workers in the system. Read this and you will make better decisions about all fashion, and all consumer goods in the future A book that hangs like a garment on a coat-hanger. A garment with many pockets. In the pockets numberless notes and remarks about clothes and history. Take it off the hanger and put it on. By which I mean - read it and walk through history—JOHN BERGER on STITCHED UP An incredible accomplishment—SUSIE ORBACH on STITCHED UP Fascinating and eye-opening, FOOT WORK shows brilliantly how a simple everyday object can shed light on the hidden costs of globalisation and environmental degradation—OWEN

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue For When I'm Gone By (author) Rebecca Ley Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

'Wonderfully assured' THE TIMES 'Pass the tissues...' EVENING STANDARD 'Beautifully written' THE SUN 'Prepare for heartbreak' WOMAN & HOME

Because there's never enough time to say goodbye... Sylvia knows that she's running out of time. Very soon, she will exist only in the memories of those who loved her most and the pieces of her life she's left behind. 9781409195399 English 368 pages Orion

So she begins to write her husband a handbook for when she's gone, somewhere to capture the small moments of ordinary, precious happiness in their married lives. From raising their wild, loving son, to what to give their gentle daughter on her eighteenth birthday - it's everything she should have told him before it was too late. But Sylvia also has a secret, one that she's saved until the very last pages. And it's a moment in her past that could change everything...

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Contributor Bio Rebecca Ley is a journalist who wrote a column for the Guardian, Doing it for Dad, about her father's dementia. She has previously worked at the Times, the Sun and the Daily Mail. For When I'm Gone is her debut novel.

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Reviews Heartbreaking and yet uplifting... Rebecca Ley has written a wonderful debut.—Jenny Quintana Beautifully written, with powerful messages of hope.—Katherine Webb A moving portrait of a modern family in crisis.—Francesca Hornak A heartbreaking book, beautifully written and with messages of hope for the reader.—WOMAN'S WAY A beautifully written, incredibly sad debut that will make you value living that little bit more. Five stars. —Natasha Harding, THE SUN, Book of the Week A beautiful, sharply observed tale of motherhood, complicated women and family dynamics.—Charlotte Philby We couldn't put down this brilliant book.—BELLA This is a wonderfully assured and well-

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Looking For Eliza By (author) Leaf Arbuthnot Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Clever, warm and funny' - ADAM KAY 'Beautifully rendered, thoughtful and original' - Pandora Sykes 'A marvellous read' - Ruth Hogan Ada is a widowed writer, navigating loneliness in Oxford after the death of her husband. She has no children. No grandchildren. She fears she is becoming peripheral, another invisible woman. 9781409185819 English 368 pages Trapeze

Subject FICTION / Literary Distributor Hachette Book Group

Eliza is a student at the university. She finds it difficult to form meaningful relationships after the estrangement of her mother and breakup with her girlfriend. After meeting through Ada's new venture, 'Rent-a-Gran', and bonding over Lapsang Souchong tea and Primo Levi, they begin to find what they're looking for in each other. But can they cast off their isolation for good? An exquisite story of connection and loss, and how a person can change another person's life. Full of heartache yet joyful and life-affirming, this is for fans of Normal People, Expectation and Sarah Winman's Tin Man. 'Leaf's writing is warm and lyrically funny - she has an eye for details both sublime and ridiculous.Looking for Eliza is an intelligent and big-hearted read with the human condition at its core.' - Harriet Walker, The Times Contributor Bio Leaf Arbuthnot is a freelance book critic and journalist. She has written for the likes of The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Vogue and The Spectator. Subjects of her interviews include Hilary Mantel, Prince Charles, Jilly Cooper and Ellen Page, and she is a judge for the Forward Prizes for Poetry 2020. She studied modern languages at Cambridge and lives in south London. Looking for Eliza is her first novel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Our Father's Secret The true story of three Irish girls? struggle against abuse and their fight for justice By (author) Joyce Kavanagh , By (author) June Kavanagh , By (author) Paula Kavanagh , With Marian Quinn Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $15.99 |

THE NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the crowded working-class streets of 1960s Dublin, comes the powerful and inspiring true story of three young sisters who - after years of abuse and trauma - overcame their fears and together, fought for the justice they deserved.

9781409194736 English 304 pages Trapeze

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Joyce, June and Paula Kavanagh were born to a family of ten in Ballyfermot, Dublin. Sharing a cramped room, they dreaded hearing the noise of their father's clicking fingers - the sign that they were his chosen victim - and grew up in fear, trapped in a house that should have been a home. But when a fateful phone call from their cousin prompts the unravelling of their father's iron grip on his family, the sisters glimpse an opportunity to not only escape, but seek redemption. Can they come together to finally confront their past and put an end to their father's tortuous control? ___________ This book was previously published under the title Click, Click Contributor Bio

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Joyce Kavanagh has six children. She works for a not-for-profit organisation as a Community Engagement Coordinator in the Childhood Development Initiative, Tallaght, where she also lives. June Kavanagh is married with three children. She is a community activist and a Director of the Board of the Childhood Development Initiative, a children's charity, in Tallaght West. Paula Kavanagh lives in Dublin with her partner of fourteen years. She now works as an Administrative and Communications Coordinator for the Childhood Development Initiative, Tallaght. Marian Quinn is chief executive of a children's charity in Tallaght and has previously been employed in the Department of Justice and the Health Service Executive.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Survivors Media tie-in By (author) Terry Nation Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Survivors of a global plague battle for life on an empty planet. A terrifying vision of a post-apocalyptic world... 'A fine piece of British post-apocalyptic fiction' DEATHRAY 'Nation's novel is based on his original cult series...and is all the better for it, being far, far more gritty and realistic' SUNDAY SUN

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A virus has wiped out 95 per cent of the world's population in just a few weeks, leaving the remaining 5 per cent to stay alive in a world devoid of the most basic amenities - electricity, transport and medicine.

English 256 pages

The few survivors of the human race are forced to fall back on the most primitive skills in order to live and re-establish some semblance of law and order.

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Abby Grant, widowed by the plague, moves through this new dark age with determination, sustained by hope that her son, who fled his boarding school at the onset, has survived. She knows she must relearn the skills on which civilisation was built. With others, she founds a commune and the group return to the soil. But marauding bands threaten their existence.

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For Abby, there's a chance for a new life and love when she encounters James Garland, the fourteenth Earl of Woodhouse, who is engaged in a desperate fight to save his ancestral home. But more important, she must find her son. Contributor Bio Terry Nation was born in 1930 in Wales. After briefly joining his father's furniture-making business and attempting stand-up comedy, Nation turned his hand to writing and worked on radio scripts for The Goon Show and a range of TV dramas such as The Saint, The Avengers, Z Cars, The Baron, The Champions, Department S and The Persuaders. He also went on to write about 100 episodes of Doctor Who and worked on popular American TV series. He died in Los Angeles in 1997.

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Reviews Nation's novel is based on his original cult series...and is all the better for it, being far, far more gritty and realistic —SUNDAY SUN This is radically different to the muchloved original television program, and it is also a fine piece of British postapocalyptic fiction—DEATHRAY a fine piece of British post-apocalyptic fiction—DEATHRAY A highly readable adventure story and an equally interesting glimpse back to the Seventies—EVENING STANDARD A highly readable adventure story and an equally interesting glimpse back to the Seventies - before computers, mobiles and the least tinge of multiculturalism—David Sexton, EVENING STANDARD

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The List By (author) Carys Jones Jun 08, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Five names on a list. The first two are dead. The third is yours. A rip-roaring, addictive, intense and emotional thriller for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware, Phoebe Morgan, CL Taylor and Lisa Jewell... ******* Beth Belmont runs every day, hard and fast on the trail near home. She knows every turn, every bump in the road. So when she spots something out of place - a slip of white paper at the base of a tree - she's drawn to it. 9781409195986 English 336 pages Orion

On the paper are five names. The third is her own. Beth can't shake off the unease the list brings. Why is she on it? And what ties her to the other four strangers?

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The List is a sharp psychological thriller. A captivating premise and an engrossing read. Carys Jones delivers twists and turns that will keep you hooked to the very last pageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Adam Hamdy, author of BLACK 13 Compelling, unsettling and utterly addictive, The List got deep under my skin as I read it in a single sittingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;M W Craven, author of THE PUPPET SHOW

Then she discovers that the first two are dead. Subject FICTION / Thrillers / Crime

Is she next? Delving into the past of the two dead strangers, the truth Beth finds will lead her headlong into her darkest, deadliest and most dangerous nightmares...

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PRAISE FOR THE LIST: 'Compelling, unsettling and utterly addictive, The List got deep under my skin as I read it in a single sitting' M W CRAVEN, author of The Puppet Show 'A sharp psychological thriller. A captivating premise and an engrossing read with twists and turns that will keep you hooked to the very last page' ADAM HAMDY, author of Black 13 Contributor Bio Carys Jones is a thriller writer based in Shropshire where she lives with her husband, daughter and dog. When she's not writing she can often be found indulging two of her greatest passions - either walking round the local woodland or catching up on all things Disney related. For more information about Carys please visit www.carys-jones.com or follow her on Twitter @CarysJAuthor

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Don't Look Back In Anger The rise and fall of Cool Britannia, told by those who were there By (author) Daniel Rachel Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the 'Swinging Sixties' had art, comedy, fashion, film, football, literature and music interwoven into a blooming of national self-confidence. It was the decade of Lad Culture and Girl Power; of Blur vs Oasis. When fashion runways shone with British talent, Young British Artists became household names, football was 'coming home' and British film went worldwide. From Old Labour's defeat in 1992 through to New Labour's historic landslide in 1997, Don't Look Back In Anger chronicles the Cool Britannia age when the country united through a resurgence of patriotism and a celebration of all things British. 9781409180722 English 528 pages Trapeze

Subject SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture

But it was also an era of false promises and misplaced trust, when the weight of substance was based on the airlessness of branding, spin and the first stirrings of celebrity culture. A decade that started with hope then ended with the death of the 'people's princess' and 9/11 - an event that redefined a new world order. Through sixty-eight voices that epitomise the decade - including Tony Blair, John Major, Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Tracey Emin, Keith Allen, Meera Syal, David Baddiel, Irvine Welsh and Steve Coogan - we re-live the epic highs and crashing lows of one of the most eventful periods in British history. Today, in an age where identity dominates the national agenda, Don't Look Back In Anger is a necessary and compelling historical document.

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Reviews Rachel proves himself, again, the Studs Terkel of British pop political movements, delivering a brilliantly polyphonic pop-cultural history of Britain in the 1990s. Provoking a heady stew of memories for those who lived through it, and acting as a primer for the era for those who missed out, Don't Look In Anger conveys something of the hope, energy, optimism and egalitarianism that seemed to abound then. Things we could perhaps do with rather more of right now—Travis Elborough, author of THE ATLAS OF IMPROBABLE PLACES I read this book its really good if you are interested in the 1990s—ALAN MCGEE

Contributor Bio Solihull-born Daniel Rachel is a regular contributor on BBC Radio 5 Live and lives in north London with his partner and three children. He is the author of Isle of Noises (a Guardian and NME Book of the Year), Walls Come Tumbling Down (winner of the Penderyn Music Book prize), When Ziggy Played the Marquee by Terry O'Neill (editor) and co-writer of Ranking Roger's autobiography I Just Can't Stop It: My Life in The Beat.

A fascinating step back to right before the web, smartphones and streaming changed the face of culture—STYLIST A grade, A list oral history...through this shifting, twisting narrative, Rachel creates a potent record—THE SUNDAY TIMES

www.danielrachel.com www.facebook.com/danielrachelbooks @danielrachel

Previous ISBN 9781409180715 Don't Look Back In Anger by Daniel Rachel, Hardback, Nov 26, 2019, $34.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Perimenopower By (author) Katarina Wilk Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

We hear a lot these days about the menopause, but there may be up to fifteen years of hormonal changes in a woman's body before she reaches the point where her periods stop. These years can be turbulent both emotionally and physically with panic attacks, insomnia, acne, hot flashes, weight gain and low moods. It's not uncommon for women to feel like they've gone crazy. But you're not insane, you're just perimenopausal. As our hormones fluctuate from our mid-thirties, so do the needs of our bodies. With the right lifestyle and dietary changes, and some medical help if needed, you can turn the perimenopause into a powerful life transition towards a stronger, healthier and happier you. 9781409198543 English 192 pages Spring

Subject HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health

Katarina Wilk's frank, friendly and unbiased guide is the essential companion to finding your perimenopower. Contributor Bio Katarina Wilk is a Swedish writer and journalist, specialising in health and lifestyle subjects. As a child she dreamed of becoming a doctor, and she turned this passion for medicine into a career writing about wellness and ways in which we can all improve our lives. Her personal experience of the perimenopause led her to investigate how women can best navigate their way through this hormonal transition.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Frey & McGray Mystery

The Dance of the Serpents By (author) Oscar de Muriel Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

There are many bad days in Edinburgh police's subdivision 'The Commission for the Elucidation of Unsolved Cases Presumably Related to the Odd and Ghostly'. And in the pantheon of the worst days - today takes the podium. Because the English Inspector Ian Frey, and his Scottish boss 'Nine-Nails' McGray are called into a meeting in the middle of the night with none other than the Prime Minister himself.

9781409187677 English 368 pages Orion

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And he tells them that Queen Victoria - the most powerful woman in the world wants them both dead. Contributor Bio Oscar de Muriel was born in Mexico City where he began writing stories aged seven, and later came to the UK to complete a PhD in Chemistry. Whilst working as a translator and playing the violin, the idea for a spooky whodunnit series came to him and Nine-Nails McGray was born. Oscar has now written four Frey and McGray titles and splits his time between Manchester and Mexico City.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Grand National A Celebration of the World?s Most Famous Horse Race By (author) Anne Holland Jun 15, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Every year the Grand National produces very different stories from jockeys and horses alike; uplifting scenes from a victor and heartbreak when a mere inch divides the loser from the winner at the end of nearly four-and-a-half miles and 30 challenging fences. The race has evolved over the years but there is one constant: luck, or the lack of it. How fitting, then, that in 1839 the first winner was named Lottery. Back then, huge crowds rode to Aintree by horseback, in carriages, carts or on foot. Hotels were so full that some slept four guests to a bed. Today the Grand National is probably the world's most famous horse race, with a global television audience of some 600 million in 140 countries. 9781474611992 English 320 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Reviews A well organised and cheerily anecdotal volumeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Spectator

Anne Holland's richly informed book focuses on the race's various recordbreakers, rather than being a purely chronological history. In this greatest of all steeplechases, many records have stood the test of time. It is still jockey George Stevens from the 19th century who has ridden the most winners - five. In 2019, Tiger Roll's second consecutive victory was the first time that the feat had been achieved since Red Rum in 1973-74, and before that, Reynoldstown in 1935-36. Throughout its vivid history, many people have been opposed to the Grand National, claiming it to be dangerous. During the 21st century the famous fences have been modified, the drop at Becher's Brook reduced, and the landing levelled. All this has led to a laudable reduction in injuries. The Grand National continues to provide men, women and diverse thoroughbred horses with a true test of skill, bravery and perseverance. Anne Holland's authoritative history celebrates one of the world's greatest sporting spectacles. Contributor Bio Anne Holland was a successful amateur rider who once rode at Aintree on Grand National day. She has written many books on horse-racing including Steeplechasing: A Celebration, The Grand National: The Irish At Aintree and All in the Blood.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue DI Helen Grace

All Fall Down By (author) M. J. Arlidge Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

"You have one hour to live." Those are the only words on the phone call. Then they hang up. Surely, a prank? A mistake? A wrong number? Anything but the chilling truth... That someone is watching, waiting, working to take your life in one hour. 9781409188421 English 400 pages Orion

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But why? The job of finding out falls to DI Helen Grace: a woman with a track record in hunting killers. However, this is A case where the killer seems to always be one step ahead of the police and the victims. With no motive, no leads, no clues - nothing but pure fear - an hour can last a lifetime...

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M. J. Arlidge has worked in television for the last twenty years, specialising in high-end drama production, including prime-time crime serials Silent Witness, Torn, The Little House and, most recently, the hit ITV show Innocent. In 2015 his audiobook exclusive Six Degrees of Assassination was a number-one bestseller. His debut thriller, Eeny Meeny, was the UK's bestselling crime debut of 2014 and has been followed by 8 more DI Helen Grace bestsellers.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS

Ill Met By Moonlight By (author) W. Stanley Moss Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $19.99

NOW WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY W. STANLEY MOSS'S DAUGHTER GABRIELLA BULLOCK AND AN AFTERWORD BY PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR

Ill Met By Moonlight is the true story of one of the most hazardous missions of the Second World War. W. Stanley Moss is a young British officer who, along with Major Patrick Leigh Fermor, sets out in Nazi-occupied Crete to kidnap General Kreipe, Commander of the Sevastopool Division, and narrowly escaping the German manhunt, bring him off the island - a vital prisoner for British intelligence. 9781780226231 English 192 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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As an account of derring-do and wartime adventure, made into a classic film starring Dirk Bogarde, Ill Met By Moonlight is one of the most brilliantly written, exciting and compelling stories to come out of the Second World War. Contributor Bio Ivan William 'Billy' Stanley Moss was a British army officer in the Second World War, and later a successful writer, broadcaster, journalist and traveller. He served with the Coldstream Guards and the Special Operations Executive (SOE). His and Patrick Leigh Fermor's activities as agents in Crete are recounted in his bestselling book Ill Met By Moonlight, first published in 1950 and later adapted as a film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue In the Blood By (author) Margaret Kirk Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $24.99

The bloated remains of a man are discovered bound to a derelict pier in Orkney and newly promoted DCI Lukas Mahler dispatches a team to investigate. But when the body is identified as Alex Fleming - Mahler's former colleague from his time in the Met - the case becomes personal. Mahler's investigation takes him from his old stamping ground of London to the world of organised crime, and from sixteenth-century witch executions to Fleming's most notorious unsolved case: the 'Witchfinder' murders. Are the runic symbols found with Fleming's body proof the killer's struck again - or is there an even darker story to be uncovered? 9781409188698 English 352 pages Orion

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With pressure mounting from all sides and demons from his own past surfacing, Mahler is faced with the most complex moral decision of his career. Contributor Bio Margaret Kirk is a Highland Scot and a graduate of Glasgow University. She is the winner of the Good Housekeeping Novel Competition 2016 which she won with Shadow Man, her debut novel featuring the brilliant Detective Lukas Mahler. Find her on Twitter @HighlandWriter.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue King's Counsellor Abdication and War: the Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles edited by Duff Hart-Davis By (author) Alan Lascelles , Edited by Duff Hart-Davis Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $24.99 |

'Brilliantly entertaining and historically priceless' Spectator 'Fascinating ... as much a contribution to royal legend as to the history of the war' Daily Telegraph As Assistant Private Secretary to four monarchs, 'Tommy' Lascelles had a ringside seat from which to observe the workings of the royal household and Downing Street during the first half of the 20th century. 9781474618205 English 496 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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These fascinating diaries begin with Edward VIII's abdication and end with George VI's death and his daughter Elizabeth's Coronation. In between we see George VI at work and play, a portrait more intimate than any other previously published. This compelling account also includes Princess Margaret's relationship with Peter Townsend, and throws an intriguing new light on the way in which King George VI and Winston Churchill worked together during the Second World War. Lascelles was a fine writer - like most of the best diaries his are a delight to read as well as being invaluable history.

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This fascinating volume is as much a contribution to royal legend as to the history of the war—DAILY TELEGRAPH A great read, written with humour and elegance—BELFAST TELEGRAPH Elegant and precise ... a revealing glimpse into the drawing rooms of the great during the years of crisis and victory ... Lascelles was an excellent judge of character, and posterity has almost always proved him right —EVENING STANDARD I greatly enjoyed KING'S COUNSELLOR—Robert Harris, MAIL ON SUNDAY Book of the Year

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Tommy Lascelles, as he was known, was christened Alan. His uncle was 5th Earl of Harewood, whose son married George V's daughter, the Princess Royal. Won MC during WWI, served briefly in India, where he met his future wife Joan, the daughter of the Viceroy. In the 1920s served as asst private secretary to Edward, Prince of Wales, when he resigned, despairing of his character. Served in Canada as private secretary to the Governor-General, returned to London to become asst private secretary to George V. Served Edward VIII as asst private secretary, then held the same post for George VI, becoming Private Secretary in 1943. On George VI's death he continued in the same role for Queen Elizabeth until the Coronation.

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Most - though by no means all - of the facts we know already: it is the angle from which they are viewed and the humour and intelligence of the observer which make these diaries both brilliantly entertaining and historically priceless—SPECTATOR Offers fascinating and hitherto unseen

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild By (author) John Ironmonger Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

REMEMBER ME WHEN THE COMET COMES... On the day the comet came, a girl named Heloise was born. She would live a fine life, and inherit a fortune, but would meet a cruel, untimely death. Years later, strange dreams plague Katya Nemcovรก, a teenager burdened with a rare and curious gift. Memories come to Katya in her dreams - images and stories from a past that isn't her own. Are these ghosts real? And what of the memory she seems to have of Heloise's treasures, two centuries old?

9781780227993 English 320 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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A novel that spans the history of Europe - from revolutionary France to the world wars, the Prague Spring, post Brexit Britain, and beyond - this is the irresistible, adventurous and affectionate story of a quite extraordinary woman, her exceptionally talented ancestors, and the curious memories they share. Contributor Bio John Ironmonger was born and grew up in East Africa. He has a doctorate in zoology, and was once an expert on freshwater leeches. He is the author of THE GOOD ZOO GUIDE and the novels THE NOTABLE BRAIN OF MAXIMILIAN PONDER, which was shortlisted for the 2012 Costa First Novel Prize and the GUARDIAN's NOT THE BOOKER PRIZE, and THE COINCIDENCE AUTHORITY. He was part of a world record team for speed reading Shakespeare and once drove across the Sahara in a ยฃ100 banger. He lives in rural Shropshire with his wife Sue and has two grown-up children. Follow him on Twitter @jwironmonger or visit his website http://notablebrain.blogspot.co.uk.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Quiet War By (author) Paul McAuley Jun 22, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Twenty-third century Earth has been ravaged by climate change, and is now dominated by a few powerful families, with millions of people in prison and millions more labouring to rebuild ruined ecosystems. Meanwhile on Jupiter and Saturn, live the Outers. They have built a wild variety of scientific utopias crammed with exuberant creations of the genetic arts. Now they want to colonise Earth and drive human evolution in a new direction. On Earth, some want to launch a pre-emptive strike against the Outers while others wish to exploit the talents of the gene wizards. 9780575083554 English 448 pages Gollancz

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It is clear that the fragile detente between the two branches of humanity is breaking down and they may be heading towards war . . . Contributor Bio Paul McAuley's first novel won the PHILIP K. DICK AWARD and he has gone on to win almost all of the major awards in the field. For many years a research biologist, he now writes full-time. He lives in London.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Lifetime of Seasons The Best of Christopher Lloyd By (author) Christopher Lloyd Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $32.99 |

'He was the best informed, liveliest and most innovative gardening writer of our times' GUARDIAN 'Infuriating, irascible ... a brilliant gardener and a brilliant writer' Monty Don, Observer Christo Lloyd was recognised as one of the foremost gardeners and garden writers of the 20th century. Here, for the first time, is the definitive collection of his best, most informative, and so often amusing, garden writing. 9781474619851 English 352 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Christo on gardening: Ours, in its humble way, is an art as well as a craft. At the same time it keeps us in touch with the earth, the seasons, and with that complex of interrelated forces both animate and inanimate which we call nature. It is a humanizing occupation. On weeding: Many gardeners will agree that hand-weeding is not the terrible drudgery that it is often made out to be. Some people find in it a kind of soothing monotony. It leaves their minds free to develop the plot for their next novel or to perfect the brilliant repartee with which they should have encountered a relative's latest example of unreasonableness. Contributor Bio Christopher Lloyd spent years lovingly developing and refining his celebrated gardens at Great Dixter in Sussex. Throughout his career he was unparalleled in gardening journalism, writing for many publications from COUNTRY LIFE to the GUARDIAN. In 1979 the Royal Horticultural Society conferred on him its highest honour, the VICTORIA MEDAL OF HONOUR. He received the OBE for services to horticulture in 2000 and died in 2006.

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Reviews Christopher Lloyd ranks with Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville-West as one of the major figures in twentiethcentury British gardening—THE TIMES This is the man at his best: frank, provoking, erudite and, of course, very funny—OBSERVER It is THE gardening classic, as essential to every gardener as a sharp pair of secateurs or a good spade—Carol Klein Infuriating, irascible ... a brilliant gardener and a brilliant writer—Monty Don, OBSERVER He was the most interesting plantsman I have ever known—Alan Titchmarsh He was the best informed, liveliest and most innovative gardening writer of our times—GUARDIAN

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Empress of Flames By (author) Mimi Yu Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $24.99

9781473223141 English 496 pages Gollancz

Subject YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic Audience range Grade (US) from 9 - 17, Reading age from 14 - 99 Distributor Hachette Book Group

Princess Lu knows that the throne of the Empire of the First Flame rightfully belongs to her. After all, she is the late Emperor's firstborn and has trained for the role all her life. And she can't forget made a promise to shapeshifter Nok, the boy she came to love, to win justice for his now powerless people. But even with an army at her side, Lu will need to face down a major obstacle: the current sitting Empress, her once beloved younger sister, Min. Princess Min used to live in Lu's shadow. But now she can control a powerful, ancient magic, and she's determined to use it to forge her own path and a strong future for the Empire, even if that means making enemies in court. But Min's magic isn't entirely under her control, and she must learn how to tame it before it consumes her . . . and the entire realm. Lu and Min are set for a confrontation that can't be stopped. But the Empire faces threats greater than their rivalry, and even if they choose to stand together, it could cost them both the throne-or their lives. Contributor Bio

Mimi Yu is an alumna of the Popular Fiction workshop with Marjorie Liu at Voices of Our Nation's Arts (VONA)/University of California at Berkeley 2014, and VONA/University of Miami 2015. She also has a BA in liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College, New York, and an MFA in fine art from Parsons School of Design.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Mixed/Other Explorations of Multiraciality in Modern Britain By (author) Natalie Morris Jun 29, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

The mixed-race population is the fastest-growing ethnic group in the UK, taking in every combination of heritages imaginable. It is a heterogenous group with no one singular experience, no sole narrative to describe or define the multitudinous variations of cultural mixes and ethnic make ups that exist within this country.

9781409197140 English 304 pages Trapeze

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And yet despite the plethora of backgrounds that are encompassed under the term 'mixed', through the course of her work as a journalist, it became clear to Natalie Morris that there is a collective identity; recurring themes and experiences that suggest a commonality of mixed-race existence. From identity struggles to the openness and closeness of family life, from the complexities of dating and relationships to the feelings of cultural guilt and disconnect, the experience of existing outside of easily-defined labels of identity creates a unique experience in its own right. At a time when ethnically-ambiguous models fill our Instagram feeds and our high street shop windows, and with the phenomenon of an interracial marriage within the British royal family raising questions about one of the country's most established institutions, in Mixed/Other, Natalie Morris provides a voice to those who have up until now, not been included in the narrative. Examining identity, dating, family life, beauty, hostility, culture and more through a plethora of people across the UK, Mixed/Other will shine a light on what it is to be mixed race today. Contributor Bio Natalie Morris is a London-based, Mancunian writer and journalist. She is mixedrace - Jamaican and white British. She is currently Senior Lifestyle Writer at Metro.co.uk, covering race, mental health, women in sport and women in the workplace. Her landmark weekly series Mixed Up gives a voice to under-heard narratives and explores the nuanced realities of being mixed-race in the UK today. Throughout her career, Natalie has always been outspoken about diversity and issues of race. At ITN she championed the BAME pay gap campaign, meeting with senior management to discuss practical solutions. In her current role she is setting up a BAME journalist safeguarding network to try to tackle the torrents of racist online abuse faced by so many non-white journalists.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Other Women By (author) Cathy Kelly Jun 29, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99 |

Three friends come together in the throes of married life, family dramas, and romantic entanglements - in a story told with Cathy Kelly's trademark warmth and honesty. Praise for Cathy Kelly's irresistibly comforting storytelling: 'Honest, funny, clever, it sparkles with witty, wry observations on modern life. I loved it' - Marian Keyes 'This book is full of joy - and I devoured every page of it gladly' - Milly Johnson 9781409179269 English 320 pages Orion

'Filled with nuggets of wisdom, compassion and humour, Cathy Kelly proves, yet again, that she knows everything there is to know about women' - Patricia Scanlan 'Packed with Cathy's usual magical warmth' - Sheila O'Flanagan 'Comforting and feel-good, the perfect treat read' - Good Housekeeping

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Contributor Bio Cathy Kelly is published around the world, with millions of books in print. Cathy is the bestselling author of The Honey Queen, Once in a Lifetime and Secrets of a Happy Marriage, and is a No.1 bestseller in the UK, Ireland and Australia. She writes warm, wise stories about real women and real life, always with an uplifting message. She lives with her family and their three dogs in County Wicklow, Ireland. She is also an Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland, raising funds and awareness for children orphaned by or living with HIV/AIDS. Find out more at www.cathykelly.com, follow her on Twitter @cathykellybooks or find her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cathykellybooks or Instagram @cathykellybooks.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Other Women By (author) Cathy Kelly Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $25.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Summer on Seashell Island By (author) Sophie Pembroke Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

'Absolutely fantastic read...this is superb...devoured this in one sitting' NetGalley reviewer 'A perfect happy ever after read.' NetGalley reviewer

All you need is one summer to change your life...

9781409189824 English 384 pages Orion

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Miranda Waters has always loved Seashell Island - while her brother and sister escaped it as soon as they were old enough. So when Miranda is left in charge of her parents' Lighthouse B&B for the summer, the last thing she expects is her wayward siblings showing up at the door, seeking sanctuary. It's been years since they've all lived under the same roof. Now, they're facing a whole summer together - and a crisis for the B&B and Seashell Island. With the Lighthouse filled with people - including two imaginative nieces, a four piece folkrock band, and an unruly llama - and a lifetime of secrets between them, can the Waters siblings work together to save their home before it's too late?

This summer it's time to discover that home really is where the heart is, and what family really means... The perfect summer holiday romance for fans of Heidi Swain, Phillipa Ashley and Sarah Morgan

NetGalley reviewers are already raving about this perfect escapist read: 'This is an ideal lockdown read with a feel good factor.' 'A pretty perfect summer read' 'A perfect summery feel good read ideal for this time of year!' 'Definitely won't be my last read by Sophie Pembroke' 'A really lovely, feel good story' 'Is Seashell Island a real place, and if so, can I go there immediately?' Contributor Bio Sophie Pembroke was born in Abu Dhabi, but grew up in Wales and now lives in a little Hertfordshire market town with her scientist husband, her incredibly imaginative daughter, and her adventurous, adorable little boy. In Sophie's world, happy is for ever after, everything stops for tea, and there's always time for one more page...

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Book You Read to Teach Your Children 8 Ways to Keep Learning at Home Fun By (author) Katie Tollitt Jun 29, 2021 | Hardcover $17.99 |

"Really useful, positive and reassuring. Just what parents need right now!" Lizzie Loves Healthy Are you worried your child has fallen behind while schools have been closed? Do you want to support your child's learning at home but worry that everyone just ends up stressed and switches off? Could this be doing more harm than good? 9781398701076 English 144 pages Spring

It's time to let primary school teacher and education influencer Katie Tollitt take the sting out of home learning. Covering eight key principles for how to approach learning in way that maximises fun, and minimises stress, this short accessible book emphasises the need for flexibility, conversation and openness. It will help you ask the right questions and understand how your attitude towards learning impacts your children. Full of practical tips, suggestions and judgmentfree advise, it's the closest thing to having a teacher with you at home.

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Contributor Bio Katie Tollitt is a primary school teacher and education influencer. She trained and taught in the UK and is currently based in Hong Kong. Her videos on teaching have been watched over half a million times.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Comparison Cure How to be less ?them? and more you By (author) Lucy Sheridan Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'We know it's silly and harmful to compare ourselves to others, but that doesn't mean we know how to stop doing it. Luckily, with her brilliant book The Comparison Cure, Lucy Sheridan gives us a road map to reclaiming ourselves.' Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k

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9781409191223 English 256 pages Spring

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Lucy Sheridan, the world's first and only comparison coach, has helped thousands of people go from compare and despair to #comparisonfree, and now she has condensed all of that liberating knowledge into The Comparison Cure. With a three-step tried and tested methodology to help you improve your selfworth and self-confidence (#1 recognise the symptoms; #2 start practising the remedies; and #3 keep your good new habits going), you will soon be able to let go of procrastination and start living a comparison-free life.

Reviews We know it's silly and harmful to compare ourselves to others, but that doesn't mean we know how to stop doing it. Luckily, with her brilliant book The Comparison Cure, Lucy Sheridan gives us a road map to reclaiming ourselves.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sarah Knight, New York Times bestselling author of The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k

Packed full of tips, examples and exercises to help you take back control of who you are and what you want, this positive and empowering book is the timely and necessary antidote we all need to the toxic comparison culture we're living in. Contributor Bio Lucy Sheridan is the world's first and only comparison coach who, through her private practice and workshops, has helped thousands of people go from compare and despair to #comparisonfree. Accredited by the Association for the Psychological Therapies, named as one of the New Wellbeing Specialists 2018 by The ST Style and praised as one of the UK's most successful coaches by The Times, she is an MTV approved coach and her work has been featured in global outlets such as Psychology Today, Forbes and Google Labs. Previous ISBN 9781409191216 The Comparison Cure by Lucy Sheridan, Paperback / softback, Apr 07, 2020, $26.99

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Hit List By (author) Holly Seddon Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

Congratulations, someone wants you dead. When Marianne's husband Greg is knocked off his bike and killed on the way to work, she must unpick the life he left behind. Numb with grief, Marianne consoles herself by scouring Greg's laptop, finding comfort in reading his old emails and tracing his footsteps across the web. Until one day, she discovers that he had been accessing the dark web. Why was Greg, a principled charity worker and dedicated husband, logging on to a website that showcases the worst of humanity's cruel impulses and where anything is available for a price? Marianne steels herself and logs on. After tentative searching, she discovers her name on a hit list. 9781409195504 English 352 pages Trapeze

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In this fast-paced, powerful and exceptionally plotted novel, Marianne must figure out whether Greg was trying to protect her or whether he was complicit in the conspiracy for her murder. As she is pulled deeper into the depths of the underworld that Greg was seemingly hostage to, she gets closer and closer to coming face to face with Sam - the assassin hired to kill her. The dark truths that Marianne uncovers speak volumes about the dark underbelly of our society and forces us to question how far we would go to protect those we care most about.

Reviews This novel kept me guessing to the end. A twisty, intelligent thrill ride. Excellent!—Will Dean, author of Black River What would you do if you found your own name on a hit list? Seddon addresses this terrifying question in an explosive novel. One of the most exciting, brave and clever books I have ever read. The Hit List is my book of the year.—Gillian McAllister, author of How to Disappear Such a fresh, original premise. Dark, twisty, beautifully written and very clever. Loved it!—Claire Douglas

Contributor Bio Holly Seddon is the international bestselling author of TRY NOT TO BREATHE, DON'T CLOSE YOUR EYES and LOVE WILL TEAR US APART. AFTER DARK will be published in early 2021. After growing up in the English countryside obsessed with music and books, Holly worked in London as a journalist and editor. She now lives in Amsterdam with her family and writes full time. Alongside fellow author Gillian McAllister, Holly co-hosts the popular Honest Authors Podcast. You can find her on Twitter @hollyseddon, Instagram and Facebook @hollyseddonauthor.

Pacy and tense . . . I loved it!—Lisa Hall, author of The Perfect Couple I was already a Holly Seddon fan, and The Hit List didn't disappoint - stylish, assured and totally addictive.—Isabel Ashdown I skidded up to the finish line of The Hit List by the lovely Holly Seddon. I loved the intricate, clever plot, the tricky

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Performance By (author) Claire Thomas Jun 29, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 'A potent meditation on the intensity of women's lives' Charlotte Wood, author of The Weekend

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'Read it as soon as you possibly can' Emily Bitto, author of The Strays

'I read from start to finish almost without looking up' Clare Bowditch, author of Your Own Kind of Girl

9781474616980 English 320 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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The false cold of the theatre makes it hard to imagine the heavy wind outside in the real world, the ash air pressing onto the city from the nearby hills where bushfires are taking hold. The house lights lower. The auditorium feels hopeful in the darkness. As bushfires rage outside the city, three women watch a performance of a Beckett play. Margot is a successful professor, preoccupied by her fraught relationship with her ailing husband. Ivy is a philanthropist with a troubled past, distracted by the snoring man beside her. Summer is a young theatre usher, anxious about the safety of her girlfriend in the fire zone. As the performance unfolds, so does each woman's story. By the time the curtain falls, they will all have a new understanding of the world beyond the stage.

Restrained and adventurous at once, The Performance is a cool, potent meditation on the private intensity of women's lives. An enigmatic, elegant and assured novel that explores the power of art in revealing us to ourselves.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Charlotte Wood, author of THE WEEKEND Graceful, complex, intriguing. I read from start to finish almost without looking up, and suspect I will be carrying these characters with me for some time yet. A brilliant contribution to Australian fiction. Bravo, Claire Thomas.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Claire Bowditch, Aria-Award-winning musician, actor, radio presenter and author of YOUR OWN KIND OF GIRL

Hachette Book Group Contributor Bio Claire Thomas is a Melbourne writer. She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne where she teaches literary studies and creative writing.

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This extraordinary novel contains multitudes. Grounded in the inner lives of three women, it expands to encompass so much that is of fundamental importance to our times, and indeed to the human condition itself. Profound, funny, full of empathy and oh-so-smart, this is a work of art in the truest sense. Read it as soon as

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Performance By (author) Claire Thomas Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $24.99 'A potent meditation on the intensity of women's lives' Charlotte Wood, author of The Weekend

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'Read it as soon as you possibly can' Emily Bitto, author of The Strays

'I read from start to finish almost without looking up' Clare Bowditch, author of Your Own Kind of Girl

9781474616997 English 320 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Hachette Book Group Contributor Bio Claire Thomas is a Melbourne writer. She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne where she teaches literary studies and creative writing.

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Graceful, complex, intriguing. I read from start to finish almost without looking up, and suspect I will be carrying these characters with me for some time yet. A brilliant contribution to Australian fiction. Bravo, Claire Thomas.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Claire Bowditch, Aria-Award-winning musician, actor, radio presenter and author of YOUR OWN KIND OF GIRL This extraordinary novel contains multitudes. Grounded in the inner lives of three women, it expands to encompass so much that is of fundamental importance to our times, and indeed to the human condition itself. Profound, funny, full of empathy and oh-so-smart, this is a work of art in the truest sense. Read it as soon as you possibly can.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Emily Bitto, author of THE STRAYS Restrained and adventurous at once, The Performance is a cool, potent meditation on the private intensity of women's lives. An enigmatic, elegant and assured novel that explores the power of art in revealing us to

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Wisdom of Call The Midwife Words of love, loss, friendship, family and more, from the Sisters and midwives of Nonnatus House By (author) Heidi Thomas Jun 29, 2021 | Hardcover $24.99 |

9781474619424 English 128 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Call the Midwife is loved across the world for its moving and intimate insights into the colourful world of midwifery and family life in the East End of London in the 1950s and 60s. The residents of Poplar and of Nonnatus House have brought comfort and joy to millions of people through their words and shared experiences. In this book you will find a collection of the best, most heart-warming and inspiring narrations and life-affirming quotes, taken from the original scripts by Heidi Thomas. There are lessons on love, friendship, motherhood, faith, family, home and much more - and we will hear from, among others, the voices of glamorous but vulnerable Trixie, forthright Nurse Crane, the delightfully witty Sisters Evangelina and Monica Joan and of course the wise and iconic narrations of Jennifer. The perfect book to see you through both hard and better times, this lovely collection will inspire and entertain in equal measure. Contributor Bio Heidi Thomas is an award-winning writer and producer, and the creator of the BBC's Call the Midwife. She is married to the actor Stephen McGann.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue This Happy By (author) Niamh Campbell Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

I have taken apart every panel of this, like an ornamental fan. But we stayed in the cottage for three weeks only, just three weeks, because it was cut short you see cut short after just three weeks, when I'd left my entire life behind. When Alannah was twenty-three, she met a man who was older than her - a married man - and fell in love. Things happened suddenly. They met in April, in the first bit of mild weather; and in August, they went to stay in rural Ireland, overseen by the cottage's landlady.

9781474611688 English 320 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Six years later, when Alannah is newly married to another man, she sees the landlady from afar. Memories of those days spent in bliss, then torture, return to her. And the realisation that she has been waiting - all this time - to be rediscovered. Contributor Bio Niamh Campbell holds a PhD in English literature from King's College London and works as a postdoctoral fellow for the Irish Research Council at Maynooth University. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in The Dublin Review, 3:AM Magazine, The Penny Dreadful, Banshee, gorse, and the collection Autonomy (New Binary Press, 2018), published in aid of the campaign to repeal the eighth amendment in Ireland. She was awarded a 'Next Generation' literary bursary by the Arts Council of Ireland in 2016, and an annual literary bursary in 2018. She is based in Dublin.

Reviews This is an exquisite thing. A book beautiful with real, lived-in feelings and blustery living weather. It's profoundly atmospheric, and a brilliant treatise on memory, the fleeting movement of time and the fluid dynamics of romantic relationships. It feels at once forensic and yet deeply passionate, detached and yet profoundly moving. It's wry as fuck. It provokes the awed rereading of sentences and paragraphs, over and over.—Danny Denton, author of THE EARLIE KING AND THE KID IN YELLOW

Beautiful, strange and wholly new, Niamh Campbell's novel is the real deal.—Elanor Dymott, author of EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE

Hachette Book Group Campbell writes romantic ambivalence and sexual risk with a sharpness that begs belief. Reading this razorblade of a debut I often laughed out loud-more often still shivered with recognition. A hot, ripe portrait of the recent shifts in Ireland and what it means to be a woman inside it. —Sue Rainsford, author of

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue WOMEN IN HISTORY

Wartime Women A Mass Observation Anthology By (author) Dorothy Sheridan Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

A unique document offering unrivalled insight into women's minds and lives during the Second World War. The Mass-Observation organisation was set up in 1937 with the aim of recording everyday life in Britain. Dorothy Sheridan has plundered its astonishingly rich archives to put together this anthology of women's experience in the Second World War. What was this experience? How far did it go to liberate women? Was it the opportunity that so many expected or was it simply six years of deprivation, hard work and pain? 9781842126172 English 288 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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WARTIME WOMEN allows us to explore these questions through the writings of women living through the war years. Dorothy Sheridan has chosen extracts from the whole range of Mass-Observation material including research reports, letters, dairies and detailed questionnaires. The range of contributors is enormous from a fish and chip shop worker in Birmingham to Irish immigrant munitions factory workers, young women welders in Yorkshire and a seventeen-year-old schoolgirl in Essex.

Reviews Irresistible reading. The only defect of this anthology is that it is not twice as longâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;John Carey on Speak For Yourself A list of treasures here presented could continue almost indefinitely. This is a wonderful book and it is much hoped that it is only the first of several further sectionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

'My horror of all this war business is qualified by an eagerness to be a unit of it. I feel as if I have been waiting for this all my life and I have just realised it' A young woman writing in her diary in September, 1939. Contributor Bio Dorothy Sheridan has been at the Mass-Observation Archive since 1974.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Wings on My Sleeve The World's Greatest Test Pilot tells his story By (author) Eric Brown Jun 29, 2021 | Paperback $22.99 |

The autobiography of one of the greatest pilots in history. In 1939 Eric Brown was on a University of Edinburgh exchange course in Germany, and the first he knew of the war was when the Gestapo came to arrest him. They released him, not realising he was a pilot in the RAF volunteer reserve: and the rest is history. Eric Brown joined the Fleet Air Arm and went on to be the greatest test pilot in history, flying more different aircraft types than anyone else.

9780753822098 English 304 pages

During his lifetime he made a record-breaking 2,407 aircraft carrier landings and survived eleven plane crashes. One of Britain's few German-speaking airmen, he went to Germany in 1945 to test the Nazi jets, interviewing (among others) Hermann Goering and Hanna Reitsch. He flew the suicidally dangerous Me 163 rocket plane, and tested the first British jets. WINGS ON MY SLEEVE is 'Winkle' Brown's incredible story.

Reviews The greatest test pilot who ever lived. A true inspirationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tim Peake When you read through his life story, it makes James Bond seem like a bit of a slackerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kirsty Young, DESERT ISLAND DISCS

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Eric Brown is in the GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS for having flown more aircraft types (487) than any other pilot in history. His record is unlikely ever to be broken. Captain Brown CBE, DSC, AFC, KCVSA, RN, became a test pilot during the Second World War and commanded the RAE Aerodynamics Flight at Farnborough. He played a key role in the design of an entire generation of aircraft. No other man could have claimed to have interrogated several senior Nazis, flown their jet aircraft or tested so many experimental machines. The Royal Navy's most decorated pilot, Captain Eric Brown died in 2016 at the age of 97.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Feed Your Family For £20...In A Hurry Deliciously Easy, Budget-Friendly Meals in Under 20 Minutes By (author) Lorna Cooper Jul 06, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

Quick, easy and delicious meals to feed the whole family for just £20 a week in under 20 minutes! Over half a million people have learnt to meal plan, budget and cook for just £20 a week through Lorna Cooper's popular cookery blog and debut cookbook. And now she's back and ready to feed the nation on a budget, and in only 20 minutes!

9781841884530 English 224 pages Seven Dials

Feed Your Family for £20 a Week...In a Hurry is the cookbook that every time- and cash-stretched parent needs in their kitchen. A busy mum of four, Lorna understands how difficult it is to keep the whole family fed on a budget, and to find the time to cook wholesome meals in amongst the pressures of everyday life. Enter Feed Your Family for £20 a Week...In a Hurry! Complete with 100 deliciously easy, time-saving meals, this is stress-free cooking at its best - for less in more ways than one! Contributor Bio

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Lorna Cooper is passionate that a limited budget shouldn't be a barrier to good food. A mother of three and a step-mother of two, she knows how difficult it is to provide a healthy, balanced diet for the whole family without breaking the bank. But when Lorna didn't qualify for sick pay after a medical emergency, she found herself with a budget of only £20 a week to feed the whole family - and her blog was born. Now Fyf20quid.co.uk is one of the UK's most popular destinations for low-cost, family friendly recipes and savvy shopping ideas. Over half a million people have learnt how to meal plan, budget and cook for their families for just £20 a week - and now you can too!

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Madness of Grief By (author) The Reverend Richard Coles Jul 06, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

Whether it is pastoral care for the bereaved, discussions about the afterlife with parishioners or being called out to perform the last rites, death is part of the Reverend Richard Coles' routine. But since his partner the Reverend David Coles died in December, much about death has taken Coles by surprise. David's death at the age of 42 was unexpected - he never recovered from an operation for internal bleeding.

9781474619622 English 224 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Now the man that so often assists others to examine life's moral questions has found himself in the need of help. He is looking to others for guidance to steer him through grief. The flock is leading the shepherd. Much about grief has surprised Coles: the volume of 'sadmin' you have to do when someone dies, how much harder it is travelling for work alone, the pain of typing a text message to one's partner, then realising you are alone. The Reverend Richard Coles' account of life after grief will resonate with the many thousands of his followers and listeners. Contributor Bio

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The Reverend Richard Coles is the presenter of SATURDAY LIVE on BBC Radio 4. He is also the only vicar in Britain to have had a number-one hit single and appeared on STRICTLY COME DANCING. He read Theology at King's College London, and after ordination worked as a curate in Lincolnshire and subsequently at St Paul's Church in Knightsbridge, London. He is the author of LIVES OF THE IMPROBABLE SAINTS and two memoirs, the bestselling FATHOMLESS RICHES and BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES (both W&N). He presents 'Saturday Morning Live' on BBC Radio 4 and lives in his parish of Finedon, Northamptonshire. www.richardcoles.com www.twitter.com/RevRichardColes

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Takeaway Favourites Without the Calories Low-Calorie Recipes, Cheats and Ideas From Around the World By (author) Justine Pattison Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $26.99 |

With over 70 healthy and slimming recipes based on the nation's favourite takeaway dishes, losing weight has never been so easy! A simple and flexible plan for losing weight, these easy-to-follow and delicious recipes are perfect for anyone looking to shed the pounds and get healthy. Textled with an 8-page plate-section featuring photos of the most popular recipes, it's got you covered, whatever you fancy. Discover low-cal versions of all your favourites including: 9781841884462 English 272 pages Seven Dials

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· TANDOORI CHICKEN · SPECIAL CHOW MEIN · PRONTO PIZZA · CHICKEN KATSU CURRY · LAMB DONER KEBABS In the Without the Calories series, bestselling recipe writer Justine Pattison introduces readers to her 123 Plan, which provides a hassle-free approach to your daily meals. Each calorie-counted recipe has been triple-tested and includes tips and ideas on freezing leftovers and prepping ahead. Contributor Bio Justine Pattison is the UK's favourite diet recipe writer. To date, her recipes have featured in books totalling over 3 million sales. She is a regular contributor to BBC GOOD FOOD and OLIVE magazines, and most recently the author of FREEZE and the WITHOUT THE CALORIES series. She has a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Justine-Pattison and a Twitter account @JustinePattison.

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Reviews Top UK diet recipe writer Justine Pattison's new Without the Calories series of lower calorie cookbooks contain easy recipes that are great for all the family, with inexpensive, easily available ingredients.—Bella The one thing you don't want when watching your weight is to feel deprived. That's why we're fans of Justine Pattison's new Without The Calories recipe books which have lowfat versions of all the favourite things we like to eat.—Reveal This set of three 'Without the Calories' books are a great way of losing weight, but without banishing your favourite dishes. Each recipe lists the calories per serving, but also useful tips or advice on freezing. The recipes are illustrated with superb photographs so you will know exactly what the result should look like.—Choice

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Walking the Great North Line From Stonehenge to Lindisfarne to Discover the Mysteries of Our Ancient Past By (author) Robert Twigger Jul 13, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Robert Twigger, poet and travel author, was in search of a new way up England when he stumbled across the Great North Line. From Christchurch on the South Coast to Old Sarum to Stonehenge, to Avebury, to Notgrove barrow, to Meon Hill in the midlands, to Thor's Cave, to Arbor Low stone circle, to Mam Tor, to Ilkley in Yorkshire and its three stone circles and the Swastika Stone, to several forts and camps in Northumberland to Lindisfarne (plus about thirty more sites en route). A single dead straight line following 1 degree 50 West up Britain. No other northsouth straight line goes through so many ancient sites of such significance. 9781474609067 English 356 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Was it just a suggestive coincidence or were they built intentionally? Twigger walks the line, which takes him through Birmingham, Halifax and Consett as well as Salisbury Plain, the Peak district, and the Yorkshire moors. With a planning schedule that focused more on reading about shamanism and beat poetry than hardening his feet up, he sets off ever hopeful. He wild-camps along the way, living like a homeless bum, with a heart that starts stifled but ends up soaring with the beauty of life. He sleeps in a prehistoric cave, falls into a river, crosses a 'suicide viaduct' and gets told off by a farmer's wife for trespassing; but in this simple life he finds woven gold. He walks with others and he walks alone, ever alert to the incongruities of the edgelands he is journeying through. Contributor Bio Robert Twigger is a true adventurer who always comes up with something surprising, entertaining and unique. He led the expedition that was the first to cross the Great Sand Sea of the Egyptian Sahara solely on foot, and another that was the first to cross Western Canada in a birchbark canoe since 1793. He is the author of eight previous books, including Red Nile, White Mountain and the highly acclaimed Angry White Pyjamas, which won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award and a Somerset Maugham Award.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue After the War is Over By (author) Maureen Lee Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

A heart-warming tale set in Liverpool and London during the post-war years, from bestselling author Maureen Lee 'Queen of saga writing' My Weekly Liverpool, 1945. Three women, firm friends, return home from the war and try to fit back into their old lives after they've been demobbed. They've been thrown together by the war, and have shared all sorts of good and bad times. Now their old lives seem dull in comparison. But not for long...

9781409197386 English 368 pages Orion

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The younger women, Maggie and Nell, are both twenty-one and are full of hope and excitement; Iris, on the other hand, is feeling apprehensive about returning to civilian life. At the age of thirty, her only wish in life is to have a baby, but sadly this wish has yet to come true. When one of the women falls pregnant, there begins a dramatic sequence of events so far-reaching that the three friends' lives will become more intricately interwoven than they could ever have imagined. Over the next quarter of a century, this story of three remarkable - and very different - women unfolds into an uplifting tale of how three ordinary families become extraordinary. Contributor Bio

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Maureen Lee was born in Liverpool and had numerous short stories published and a play professionally staged before her first novel was published. Her awardwinning novels have earned her many fans. Her latest novel, The Leaving of Liverpool, was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller. She is an RNA winner, and writes full time. Maureen now lives in Colchester, Essex.

Reviews With her talent for storytelling, queen of saga-writing Maureen Lee weaves intrigue, love and warmth into every page—MY WEEKLY An excellent novel which runs along at a cracking pace [...] You won't want to put this book down.—TELEGRAPH & ARGUS Maureen Lee has helped put Liverpoolset literature on the map —LIVERPOOL ECHO Maureen Lee is one of those hugely talented authors who writes great women for women readers. Her books don't just have one heroine, they have several—DAILY RECORD

To find out more, visit www.maureenlee.co.uk

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue How to be Nowhere By (author) Tim MacGabhann Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Life is finally on the right track for reporter and recovering addict Andrew: he is slowly coming to terms with the murder of his photographer boyfriend Carlos, pursuing sobriety and building a new home with a new partner. Andrew has almost forgotten about the story that ruined his life - but that story hasn't forgotten about him, and a series of deadly threats forces him into helping the very man whose gang murdered his boyfriend and left him homeless.

9781474610506 English 320 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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A literary take on the classic chase movie, HOW TO BE NOWHERE is the sequel to Tim MacGabhann's genre-busting and critically-acclaimed debut CALL HIM MINE, and a blistering thrill-ride deep into the fog of Central America's murky present and tragic future. Contributor Bio TIM MACGABHANN was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, and began his writing career as a music journalist while studying English Literature and French at Trinity College, Dublin. Since 2013, he has reported from all over Latin America for outlets including Esquire, Thomson Reuters, Al Jazeera, and the Washington Post. His critically-acclaimed debut novel Call Him Mine was a Daily Telegraph 'Thriller of the Year' in 2019. His fiction, non-fiction, and poetry has appeared in Gorse, The Stinging Fly, and Washington Square, and he holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. He lives in Mexico City.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Liberation Through Hearing By (author) Richard Russell Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'If sound is the fifth element, then Richard has nurtured and enhanced some of the most important soundwaves of our time' M.I.A 'Taking us from the rap 80s to the rave 90s into the grimy 21st century, Richard Russell is a Firestarter in his own right and his story is a riveting adventure' Simon Reynolds 'This memoir is required reading for anyone who cares about the recent history of British music' Gilles Peterson 9781474616355 English 320 pages White Rabbit

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'Russell reveals his forensic love of music and its strategies. A fascinating read' Damon Albarn For almost 30 years as label boss, producer, and talent conductor at XL Recordings, Richard Russell has discovered, shaped and nurtured the artists who have rewritten the musical dictionary of the 21st century, artists like The Prodigy, The White Stripes, Adele, M.I.A., Dizzee Rascal and Giggs. Growing up in north London in thrall to the raw energy of '80s US hip hop, Russell emerged as one part of rave outfit Kicks Like a Mule in 1991 at a moment when new technology enabled a truly punk aesthetic on the fledgling free party scene. For most of the 90s identified with breakbeat and hardcore, Russell's stewardship at the label was always uncompromising and open to radical influences rather than conventional business decisions. LIBERATION THROUGH HEARING tells the remarkable story of XL Recordings and their three decades on the frontline of innovation in music; the eclectic chorus of artists who came to define the label's unique aesthetic, and Russell's own story; his highs and lows steering the fortunes of an independent label in a rapidly changing industry, his celebrated work with Bobby Womack and Gil Scot Heron on their late-career masterpieces, and his own development as a musician in Everything is Recorded. Always searching for new sounds and new truths, LIBERATION THROUGH HEARING is a portrait of a man who believes in the spiritual power of music to change reality. It is also the story of a label that refused to be categorised by genre and in the process cut an idiosyncratic groove which was often underground in feel but mainstream in impact.

Reviews I love XL. I use them as an example of how a brand is built. On great taste —Jay Z Richard Russell's vision as a producer and guru to countless artists has always been progressive. This memoir is required reading for anyone who cares about the recent history of British music—Gilles Peterson The music business is full of kneejerk hyperbole, but XL Recordings, the independent London label run by Richard Russell, remains the most extraordinary enterprise ... a refreshing account of how a tremendously successful record aficionado gradually worked his way round to a kind of Zen humility—Kitty Empire, Observer The book is a hugely enjoyable personal trip through Russell's life as a producer, artist and label boss. —Electric Sound Taking us from the rap 80s to the rave 90s into the grimy 21st century, Richard Russell isa Firestarter in his

Contributor Bio Richard Russell (b. 1971) is a British record producer, musician and the owner of the British record label XL Recordings. He has nurtured and guided some of the most influential recording artists of our time including Adele, Dizzee Rascal, The Prodigy, M.I.A. and Giggs. As a producer and musician, Russell has made albums with the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, Bobby Womack, Damon Albarn and Ibeyi and most recently launched his own artist project Everything Is Recorded, whose selftitled debut album was nominated for the 2018 Mercury Music Prize.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Loaded By (author) Niki Mackay Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

9781409195269 English 320 pages Orion

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Niki Mackay studied Performing Arts at the BRIT School, and it turned out she wasn't very good at acting but quite liked writing scripts. She holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Drama, and won a full scholarship for her MA in Journalism.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Music Comes Out of Silence A Memoir By (author) Andras Schiff Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Andras Schiff is one of the most important pianists of our time. This stimulating account of his life and work, told in two parts, takes readers on an intimate journey from Schiff's childhood in Hungary through to the present day. In conversationw with Martin Meyer, Schiff discusses a diverse range of topics from his experiences with anti-Semitism and communist rule to his musical training with maestros such as Pรกl Kadosa and Ferenc Rados, as well as his thoughts on playing techniques and musical interpretation. 9781474615280 English 256 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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In a collection of Schiff's writings we are enthralled by a guided tour of Bach's 'Goldberg' Variations, sobered by Schiff's public defiance against nationalistic and racist attitudes - to the extent that he refused to perform in Haider's Austria or Orban's Hungary - and delighted by the playful 'Ten Commandments' for concertgoers. More than a memoir, this is a seminal compilation of the thoughts and experiences of one of the greatest musicians of our time, of his inimitable art of making music out of silence. Contributor Bio Sir Andras Schiff was born in Budapest in 1953. He has made a huge impact with his cyclical performances of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Bartรณk, and he has been awarded many international prizes. Martin Meyer was editor-in-chief of the Swiss daily newspaper, NZZ. In addition to his journalism and essays, he has published several books, including Conversations with Alfred Brendel.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The City of a Thousand Faces By (author) Walker Dryden Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 | 'A complex, gorgeous and compelling tapestry of love, death, trust and betrayal' - Daily Mail

Reviews A sweeping historical fantasy saga based on the hit podcast Tumanbay

****** 'Immersive, rich, compelling and populated with characters who come alive on the page, it will transport you to a different world. I loved it and didn't want it to end.' - Sarah Lotz, author of The Three

9781409187035 English 560 pages Orion

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'Written with the finesse of a master-assassin's dagger... I could not put it down!' Christian Cameron

A complex, gorgeous and compelling tapestry of love, death, trust and betrayal—Daily Mail Compellingly written...its urgent storytelling still allows for subtle characterisation and comprehensive world-building. Tumanbay is distinctive and irresistible.—Morning Star

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Immersive and engaging—SFX

Tumanbay: the most magnificent city on earth. The beating heart of a vast empire. A city of dreams - where those who arrived as slaves now reside in the seat of power.

Immersive, rich, compelling and populated with characters who come alive on the page, it will transport you to a different world. I loved it and didn't want it to end.—Sarah Lotz

But the wheel of fate is never still: from the gilded rooftops to the dark catacombs, there are secrets waiting to be uncovered. For Gregor, Master of the Palace Guard, the work of rooting out spies and traitors is never done. His brother, the great General Qulan, must quell a distant rebellion. Whilst Shajah, chief wife to the Sultan, is suspicious that her new maid Sarah is not who she claims to be.

Written with the finesse of a masterassassin's dagger... I could not put it down!—Christian Cameron

And a mysterious stranger arrives with a gift for the Sultan himself.

A gift that will change Tumanbay forever... ****** 'The writing and imagery are flawless, taking you right into the heart of the story and characters. While I was reading, this was MY world, and you can't ask for more than that from a fantasy novel.' Reader review (five stars) Contributor Bio Walker Dryden is the pseudonym for writing team Mike Walker and John Scott Dryden. John Scott Dryden is an award-winning writer and director, best known for his work in audio fiction. He created the popular podcast series, Passenger List, and has written and directed many audio drama series for the BBC. Mike Walker has written series on the Caesars, Plantagenets, Stuarts and Romanovs for the BBC, along with a number of plays and a thriller, Bad Company. Over the past few years, the two have worked together to bring to life the world of Tumanbay.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The High Girders By (author) John Prebble Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

On December 28th 1879, the night of the Great Storm, the Tay Bridge collapsed, along with the train that was crossing, and everyone on board... This is the true story of that disastrous night, told from multiple viewpoints:

9781474616188 English 224 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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The station master waiting for the train to arrive - who sees the approaching lights simply vanish. The bored young boys watching from their bedroom window who witness the disaster. The dreamer who designed the bridge which eventually destroyed him. The old highlanders who professed the bridge doomed from the outset. The young woman on the ill-fated train, carrying a love letter from the man she hoped to marry... THE HIGH GIRDERS is a vivid, dramatic reconstruction of the ill-omened manmade catastrophe of the Tay Bridge disaster - and its grim aftermath. Contributor Bio John Prebble was born in 1921. He became a journalist in 1934 and served with the Royal Artillery during World War Two. He wrote a number of novels and acclaimed works of non-fiction, many centred around Scotland, and his first bestseller was THE HIGH GIRDERS , originally published in 1956. His book CULLODEN was made into a BBC documentary, and he co-wrote the screenplay for the film ZULU. John Prebble was awarded the OBE in 1998, and died in 2001.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue S.F. MASTERWORKS

The Separation By (author) Christopher Priest Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

9781473233058 English 336 pages Gateway

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THE SEPARATION is the story of twin brothers, rowers in the 1936 Olympics (where they met Hess, Hitler's deputy); one joins the RAF, and captains a Wellington; he is shot down after a bombing raid on Hamburg and becomes Churchill's aide-decamp; his twin brother, a pacifist, works with the Red Cross, rescuing bombing victims in London. But this is not a straightforward story of the Second World War: this is an alternate history: the two brothers - both called J.L. Sawyer - live their lives in alternate versions of reality. In one, the Second World War ends as we imagine it did; in the other, thanks to efforts of an eminent team of negotiators headed by Hess, the war ends in 1941. THE SEPARATION is an emotionally riveting story of how the small man can make a difference; it's a savage critique of Winston Churchill, the man credited as the saviour of Britain and the Western World, and it's a story of how one perceives and shapes the past.

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Christopher Priest's novels have built him an inimitable dual reputation as a contemporary literary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. His novel THE PRESTIGE is unique in winning both a major literary prize (THE JAMES TAIT BLACK AWARD and a major genre prize THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD); THE SEPARATION won both the ARTHUR C. CLARKE and the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARDS. THE ISLANDERS won both the BSFA and John W. Campbell awards. He was selected for the original BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS in 1983.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Unnatural Murder: Poison In The Court Of James I The Overbury Murder By (author) Anne Somerset Jul 20, 2021 | Paperback $19.99

'A gripping detective story ... Wonderfully dramatic ... Probably the juiciest court scandal of the past 500 years' Daily Mail In the autumn of 1615 the Earl and Countess of Somerset were detained on suspicion of having murdered Sir Thomas Overbury. The arrest of these leading court figures created a sensation. The young and beautiful Countess of Somerset had already achieved notoriety when she divorced her first husband in controversial circumstances. The Earl of Somerset was one of the richest and most powerful men in the kingdom, having risen to prominence as the male 'favourite' of James I. 9781474618731 English 560 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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In a vivid, enthralling narrative, Anne Somerset unravels these extraordinary events. It is, at once, a story rich in passion, intrigue and corruption and a murder mystery - for, despite the guilty verdicts, there is much about Overbury's death that remains enigmatic. The Overbury murder case profoundly damaged the monarchy, and constituted the greatest court scandal in English history. 'This is a book about murder, witchcraft, adultery, lechery, intrigue and chicanery among the country's most powerful nobility' Time Out Contributor Bio Anne Somerset read history at King's College London. In 1980, her first book, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM IV, was published in W&N's KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND series. This was followed BY LADIES-IN-WAITING; a biography of Elizabeth I; UNNATURAL MURDER and THE AFFAIR OF THE POISONS. Her biography of Queen Anne was awarded the 2013 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography. Until his death in 2011, Anne Somerset was married to the artist Matthew Carr. She lives in London.

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Reviews Anne Somerset gives us scandal in high places, as well as insights into a seamy underworld of quacks and witches, hustlers and go-betweens; her subsidiary characters stand comparison with Ben Jonson's most outrageous rascals ... Both history and whodunnit, this is a hugely enjoyable book—Lucy Hughes-Hallet, DAILY TELEGRAPH A sordid yet fascinating story which Anne Somerset delineates with great skill—Antonia Fraser, THE TIMES A fine and absorbing book, based on fresh scholarship and fresh thinking and deserving both a lay and professional readership—Blair Worden, THE SPECTATOR Wonderfully dramatic ... Probably the juiciest court scandal of the past 500 years. Anne Somerset writes so freshly that her characters strut before us as if they lived today. A gripping detective story that tells us more about the corruption, debauchery and naked power-plays of 17th century life than anything I have read—Christopher

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Song for the Dark Times By (author) Ian Rankin Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

'He's gone...' When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two days. 9781409176992 English 320 pages Orion

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Rebus fears the worst - and knows from his lifetime in the police that his daughter will be the prime suspect. He wasn't the best father - the job always came first - but now his daughter needs him more than ever. But is he going as a father or a detective?

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As he leaves at dawn to drive to the windswept coast - and a small town with big secrets - he wonders whether this might be the first time in his life where the truth is the one thing he doesn't want to find...

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Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into thirty-six languages and are bestsellers worldwide. Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He has also been shortlisted for the Anthony Award in the USA, won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. Ian Rankin is also the recipient of honorary degrees from the universities of Abertay, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Hull, the Open University and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A contributor to BBC2's Newsnight Review, he also presented his own TV series, Ian Rankin's Evil Thoughts. Rankin is a number one bestseller in the UK and has received the OBE for services to literature, opting to receive the prize in his home city of Edinburgh, where he lives with his wife and two sons.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue What Makes Us Stronger By (author) Freya Lewis Jul 27, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'Freya Lewis is extraordinary' Katie Piper 'A love letter to the NHS' Lorraine Kelly 'An unflinching story of grief, survival and love' YOU Magazine _________ The Manchester Arena attack nearly destroyed her. Love and courage saved her. 9781841883489 English 304 pages Seven Dials

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Freya Lewis was just three metres away from the terrorist who detonated the bomb at the Manchester arena on the night of 22nd May 2017. Her best friend Nell was tragically killed, but Freya - thrown forwards by the blast - somehow survived. She suffered 29 separate injuries, was in a coma for five days, and wheelchair-bound for three months. Yet just 12 months later, she was on her feet, running the Junior Great Manchester Run and raising ÂŁ60,000 for the hospital that saved her. From her darkest moment, she found the determination to live life to the fullest, for herself, and for those who lost their lives. This is Freya's courageous story. But it is also the story of the amazing community that surrounded her, uplifted her, and ultimately saved her life. What Makes Us Stronger is a testament to the power of hope and positivity. 'A poignant story of courage and pain but, most of all, it is a striking testament to friendship.' Daily Express 'A candid account of the terrorist attack and the effect it has had on her life.' The i Contributor Bio Since 2017 Freya and her family have raised ÂŁ60,000 for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, where she was treated. In recognition, Freya received the 2018 NHS Hero Young Fundraiser Award and the Amplifon awards for Young Hero and Overall Hero. In her capacity as an ambassador for the High Sheriff of Manchester she speaks at events about the importance of seeking help for mental health issues. Freya lives in a small village in Cheshire with her Mum, Dad and older sister, Georgia. She hopes to be accepted into a Drama or Theatre College, to help her achieve her goal of becoming an actress.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Bring Me Sunshine By (author) Laura Kemp Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $17.99

'A delight from the first page to the last' Milly Johnson 'Laugh-out-loud funny, as warm as it is witty...If you love Milly Johnson you will love Laura Kemp' Debbie Johnson Charlotte Bold is nothing like her name - she is shy and timid and just wants a quiet life. When her job doing the traffic news on the radio in London is relocated to Sunshine FM in Mumbles, she jumps at the chance for a new start in Wales. But when she arrives she discovers that she's not there to do the travel news she's there to front the graveyard evening show. And she's not sure she can do it. 9781409174851 English 432 pages Orion

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Thrust into the limelight, she must find her voice and a way to cope. And soon she realises that she's not the only person who finds life hard - out there her listeners are lonely too. And her show is the one keeping them going. Can Charlotte seize the day and make the most of her new home? And will she be able to breathe new life into the tiny radio station too...? 'It will make you giggle, cheer and feel good - basically it's a hug in book form. Hugely recommended' Fabulous Magazine 'It's brilliant, so fresh and funny' Katy Regan

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Contributor Bio Laura Kemp writes tender but hilarious romantic comedies which are unashamed love letters to the everywoman. She is a journalist and has written for the Guardian, Daily Mail and the Sun amongst others. Laura lives with her husband and son in Cardiff, where she pretends to be a domestic revolutionary so she doesn't have to do the ironing. Follow all her book news at facebook.com/Laurakempbooks or on Twitter @Laurajanekemp

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue F**k Flying 101 eco-friendly ways to travel By (author) The F Team Aug 03, 2021 | Hardcover $17.99 | This book will show you all the ways YOU can change how you travel to help save the planet.

As we come out of lockdown, many of us are thinking about getting out of the house and going on holiday but it's never been more important to think about how we get from A to B. Packed with 101 tips and tricks to reducing your carbon footprint when you're on the go, this practical little book shows that everybody can do something to protect our environment. From how you travel to work, head to the shops, go on holiday and more, this book is a must-read for everyone. 9781409199663 English 128 pages Trapeze

Subject TRAVEL / Special Interest / Ecotourism

Why do we need to act now? Aviation alone accounts for at least 2% of global carbon emissions and an economy-class return flight from London to NYC emits the equivalent CO2 of 11% of the average annual emissions of someone in the UK. We can all make a change and contents includes: - EVERYDAY TRAVEL (including commuting, shopping and getting around) - PLANNING (how to plan an eco-friendly holiday) - PACKING (savvy tips to pack with the planet in mind) - TO FLY OR NOT TO FLY? (lots of alternatives to flying) - WHEN YOU GET THERE (how to be a green tourist) No change is too small to make a difference.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Finding Happiness Monastic Steps For A Fulfilling Life By (author) Christopher Jamison Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $19.99

'His guidance is spot on. Heaven knows, most of us need all the peace we can get' Daily Express Why is 'being happy' such an imperative nowadays? What meaning do people give to happiness? In this book Abbot Christopher turns to monastic wisdom to offer answers, and to explain that in essence, happiness is a gift, not an achievement, the fruit of giving and receiving blessings. 9781474618762 English 208 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Subject SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness

Abbot Christopher takes different aspects of happiness, examines them, tells us what monastic wisdom has to say about them, and offers us steps towards our own journey to finding happiness. Contributor Bio Dom Christopher Jamison OSB is a Benedictine monk and former Abbot of Worth Abbey in West Sussex, England. He became well-known through the BBC TV series The Monastery. In the summer of 2017, Jamison was appointed Abbot President of the English Benedictine Congregation.

Reviews What can a monk tell us about finding happiness in our complicated modern world? A surprising amount, is the answer—SUNDAY TIMES A jewel of a book—GUARDIAN By the end I was left with the definite impression that the author himself is a sincere and honourable man who sees, in the best aspects of the Rule of Benedict, a genuine solution to the abominable problems of modern living —SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Generous with his insights, but never self-righteous, smug or preachy. I felt better for meeting him—Judy Finnigan

Distributor His guidance is spot on. Heaven knows, most of us need all the peace we can get—DAILY EXPRESS

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Lucid and insightful ... Friendly, clever and original—TABLET

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Running into Trouble By (author) Elle Spellman Aug 03, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

For fans of Bella Mackie, Laura Jane Williams and Sophie Ranald. With little over twelve weeks until race day, three women are trying their hardest to focus on their ultimate goal - to run 26.2 miles. For Hannah, it seems near impossible, her first attempt leaving her pained, sweaty and full of regret. But intent on winning back her husband, Hannah is determined to at least try.

9781409191544 English 352 pages Trapeze

Subject FICTION / Women

Reviews Funny and upliftingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Closer

Malika signed up to the race after finding a running medal of her friend Abbie's, who died only a few weeks before. She once promised Abbie she would run a race with her, and she plans to keep that promise. When an accident with an unruly dog brings Hannah and Malika together, they soon realise they're training for the same race, and experienced runner Cassie offers to help them out. But running becomes the last thing on their minds when life gets in the way... A funny, uplifting and surprising novel about female friendship, motherhood, love and loss, and getting through a whole marathon. Contributor Bio

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Elle is a runner, but finds it more fun to run with friends. She's fond of the seaside and strolling through old cemeteries, and when not working on a novel, Elle occasionally writes flash fiction. She lives in Bristol. Twitter: @seventhelle

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue In Pursuit of Glory By (author) Bradley Wiggins , By (author) Brendan Gallagher Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

Bradley Wiggins is a British sporting legend. Not only has he won seven World Track Championships and a record-equalling seven Olympic medals, including double-gold in Beijing in 2008 and gold in the time trial in London in 2012, he is the first Briton to have won cycling's ultimate prize, the Tour de France.

9781409146827 English 384 pages Orion

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He is an immensely talented and dedicated endurance athlete with a gritty, down- 'The autobiography of one of British to-earth persona - cool, outspoken, respected, inspiring - and he has helped to bring cycling's true greats is an authentic account of hard knocks, tough times track and road cycling to a new audience in the UK. and a surprising amount of alcohol'â&#x20AC;&#x201D;TIME OUT With new material by Brendan Gallagher, co-author of the original edition, this is the story of a boy with bikes in his blood, of a son abandoned by his father and of the journey from council estate to the very pinnacle of the sport. IN PURSUIT OF GLORY is a compelling, no-holds-barred account of Wiggins' rise to global success and an extraordinary insight into the world of cycling. Contributor Bio Sir Bradley Wiggins is one of Britain's most-successful sportsmen. He has won a record-equalling seven Olympic medals, including double-gold in Beijing in 2008 and gold in the time trial in London in 2012, only a matter of weeks after becoming the first Briton to have won cycling's most prestigious race, the Tour de France. He was knighted in 2012 and lives in Lancashire with his wife and children.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue One Eye Open By (author) Paul Finch Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

If the lies don't kill you, the truth will An electrifying, high-octane thrill ride; the new must-read standalone from a Sunday Times bestseller. Dark, gritty and always at the edge of your seat, this unforgettable new outing from master storyteller, Paul Finch, will appeal to fans of Peter James, Mark Billingham and Angela Marsons. **********************************

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Readers are already loving ONE EYE OPEN: "Finch does it again! Tightly plotted, well written and pacy as hell" - Netgalley Review "Excellent thriller with great characters." - Netgalley Review "Paul's writing yet again catapults you straight into the book..." - Netgalley Review

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YOU CAN RUN

A high-speed crash leaves a man and woman clinging to life. Neither of them carries ID. Their car has fake number plates. In their luggage: a huge amount of cash. Who are they? What are they hiding? And what were they running from? YOU CAN HIDE

DS Lynda Hagen, once a brilliant detective, gave it all up to raise her family. But something about this case reignites a spark in her... BUT YOU'LL ALWAYS SLEEP WITH...

What begins as an investigation soon becomes an obsession. And it will lead her to a secret so dangerous that soon there will be nowhere left to hide. ONE EYE OPEN

Contributor Bio Paul Finch is an award-winning Sunday Times bestseller. He studied History at Goldsmiths before becoming a cop in the North-West of England and then followed a career in journalism, and screenwriting. He lives in Lancashire, UK, with his wife Cathy and their two four-legged companions, Buck and Buddy.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Power in You How to Accept your Past, Live in the Present and Shape a Positive Future By (author) Henry Fraser Aug 10, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

From Sunday Times bestselling author... 'Henry Fraser is one of the most remarkable people I've ever met' J.K. Rowling 'What a story of transformation, inner power and inspiration' Jonny Wilkinson

9781841883373 English 176 pages Seven Dials

Reviews An incredible, inspiring read that puts so much into perspective.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Natasha Harding, The Sun

Mouth artist, motivational speaker and author of the inspirational memoir The Little Big Things, Henry Fraser, explores the transformative power of acceptance in this motivational guide. If The Little Big Things was about Henry's past, The Power in You is about his present and his future. And through understanding his daily experience, Henry teaches us all how best we can live. This book is about right now, and it's about tomorrow.

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It's about recognising progress, it's about accepting our past to become free of it, it's about living in the now to avoid anxiety. It's future focused on the positive. Henry discusses acceptance, how to adapt and deal with our pasts, how to forgive ourselves, and how to forgive others. He will remind us to live in the present and just how empowering that can be, how to work through self-doubt, how to become aware of our progress, and how everything you need in life comes from within you. The power is in you. Contributor Bio Henry Fraser is a British artist and motivational speaker. Henry was 17 years old when a tragic accident severely crushed his spinal cord. Paralysed from the shoulders down, he has conquered unimaginable difficulty to embrace the life in his new way of living. Using a specially developed stylus and easel Henry has become an accomplished mouth-painter. His first solo exhibition, Hand-to-Mouth, took place in July 2016. He has produced images for The Times coverage of the 2015 Rugby World Cup and earned a strong A-list fan base from J.K. Rowling to the England Rugby and England Cricket teams. Henry's 'Pushing Myself' talk inspires a number of high profile businesses and sports teams, including the Saracens and the England 7's. His talk encourages others to step outside of their comfort zones to find the gifts in life's challenges. Henry perfectly embodies his personal mantra of taking a 'relentlessly positive approach to life' and passionately motivates others to do the same. He was named as the Powerlist's 7th most influential person living with a disability in Britain 2017.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Get Me the Urgent Biscuits An Assistant?s Adventures in Theatreland By (author) Sweetpea Slight Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'A sparkling memoir ... A delight from start to finish' NINA STIBBE 'Anyone who loves the theatre will love this book' ZOË WANAMAKER In 1980s London, Sweetpea Slight is en route to drama school when she is snapped up to work as an assistant to the maverick theatre producer Thelma Holt. Full of wit, charm and backstage intrigue, her irresistible memoir of the resulting twenty years is at once the poignant story of a young woman coming of age, and an exhilarating journey down the rabbit hole into the enchanting world of theatre. 9781474605205 English 272 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

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Contributor Bio Sweetpea Slight spent twenty years working with renowned theatre producer Thelma Holt. Their working relationship spanned the National Theatre, the Peter Hall Company and finally Thelma Holt Ltd. She lives in London and Dorset.

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Reviews This glorious description of the maverick flame-haired theatre impresaria Thelma Holt by her hapless, charming assistant Sweetpea Slight made me put the book down and laugh loud and long, sweeping away tears so I could carry on reading —Anna Chancellor Destined to become an instant classic. For the hardcore theatre buff, it has it all: a passion for performance, beautifully observed backstage howlers, celebrity gossip, devotion beyond the call of duty and, at its heart, a dazzling portrait of one of the great eccentrics of contemporary British theatre ... Get Me the Urgent Biscuits is an assured and ingenious conflation of autobiographical rite of passage, sharp character study and serious theatrical endeavour. It is also crying out to be adapted for the screen—Nick Smurthwaite, THE STAGE Gloriously gossipy ... You'll love it, my darlings—Sarra Manning, RED online Terrific memoir of working in the London theatre in the 1980s. Slight's

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue How Not To Get Old One Woman?s Quest to Take Control of the Ageing Process By (author) Jane Gordon Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

When journalist Jane Gordon was hospitalised and left immobile after a nasty car accident, dependent on others to feed her and help her to the bathroom, she suddenly had to confront what it might be like to one day be old and infirm. 9781409194767 English 304 pages Trapeze

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Determined to not only regain her strength but find ways to stay physically and mentally fit for as long as possible, Jane decided to roadtest different self-help programmes designed to promote longevity. From ballroom dancing to brain training, learning a second language to silent meditation, joining the gym and improving her gut health, Jane seeks advice from top neuroscientists and medical professionals to assess the impact these courses have on her health, and whether they will stop her getting old before her time. Part self-help, part manifesto, How Not To Get Old is about futureproofing your physical and mental wellbeing and taking control of the ageing process, rather than wallowing in it. For what begins as a clever experiment in the art of stopping time becomes a joyous celebration of what we CAN do, not what we can't or shouldn't, and ultimately demonstrates how later life is still very much for living...

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In a journalistic career spanning three decades Jane Gordon has had columns in The Times, the Mail on Sunday, the Sunday Mirror and the Sunday Telegraph. A mother of three grown-up children, she most recently co-authored the column 'Mum and Me' with her daughter Bryony in the Sunday Telegraph's magazine Stella. In her new column 'You Are Never Too Old To Learn' Jane is taking on new challenges designed to further future-proof her brain and body.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Nurse Kitty's Secret War A novel inspired by the brave nurses and doctors from the first NHS hospital By (author) Maggie Campbell Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

A novel inspired by the brave nurses and doctors from the first NHS hospital, the Trafford General, opened after the end of World War II. An inspiring and romantic read for fans of Call the Midwife and The Nightingale Girls.

9781409191773 English 352 pages Trapeze

It's May 1945 and at 3pm, nurse Kitty Longthorne listens, together with the other surgical staff at South Manchester's Park Hospital, to Winston Churchill's broadcast on the radio. Germany has signed a declaration of complete surrender. The war is over in Europe and that day is to be celebrated as VE Day. The mood in Park Hospital - still full of wounded American soldiers - is jubilant and hopeful, though Kitty is anything but. Her clandestine squeeze and the man she hopes to marry, James Williams has been giving her the cold shoulder for the last week, and she can't work out why. Furthermore, her twin brother, Ned, is still missing in action - his last known whereabouts point to him being in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. An uplifting, heart-wrenching novel based on the true story of the first ever NHS hospital, for fans of Donna Douglas and Nancy Revell.

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Contributor Bio Margaret Campbell grew up in Manchester at a time when the city was still on its knees, post-war. She can just about remember the end of rationing! After decades of working as a seamstress in factories, once her children had grown up, Margaret retrained to be a midwife - a career she adored. She now lives in a cottage that overlooks the rolling Pennines where she writes, grows rare dahlias and keeps chickens.

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Reviews I'm sure readers will love Nurse Kitty as she struggles to find true love when everything is going against it. I loved the end-of-WW2 setting, which is vividly imagined, and the sheer energy of Maggie Campbell's pacy prose. A perfect escapist read.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kitty Danton, author of A Wartime Wish A galloping read that conjures up life in a late 1940s hospital, complete with fierce matrons and handsome doctors. Nurse Kitty is a feisty heroine who sticks her neck out to protect her patients, while trying to resolve her own family problems and heal her broken heart. It's engaging and atmospheric.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Gill Paul

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Spirited By (author) Julie Cohen Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Viola has an impossible talent. Searching for meaning in her grief, she uses her photography to feel closer to her late father, taking solace from the skills he taught her - and to keep her distance from her husband. But her pictures seem to capture things invisible to the eye . . . Henriette is a celebrated spirit medium, carrying nothing but her secrets with her as she travels the country. When she meets Viola, a powerful connection is sparked between them - but Victorian society is no place for reckless women.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, invisible threads join Viola and Henriette to another woman who lives in secrecy, hiding her dangerous act of rebellion in plain sight.

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Faith. Courage. Love. What will they risk for freedom?

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Driven by passionate, courageous female characters, SPIRITED is your next unforgettable read!

Subject FICTION / Historical / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Perfect for fans of other bestselling historical novels The Binding by Bridget Collins, The Familiars by Stacey Halls, and Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield. Contributor Bio Julie Cohen grew up in the western mountains of Maine. Her house was just up the hill from the library and she spent many hours walking back and forth, her nose in a book. She studied English Literature at Brown University and Cambridge University and is a popular speaker and teacher of creative writing, including classes for the Guardian and Literature Wales. Her books have been translated into fifteen languages and have sold over a million copies; DEAR THING and TOGETHER were Richard and Judy Book Club picks. Julie lives in Berkshire with her husband, son and a terrier of dubious origin. You can find Julie on Twitter: @julie_cohen or you can visit her website: www.julie-cohen.com.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The AI Does Not Hate You Superintelligence, Rationality and the Race to Save the World By (author) Tom Chivers Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

'A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever' JON RONSON 'Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future' LEWIS DARTNELL, author of THE KNOWLEDGE and ORIGINS Are paperclips going to destroy life as we know it? What can Mickey Mouse teach us about how to programme AI? Could a more rational approach to life be what saves us all? 9781474608794 English 304 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

This is a book about about a community of people who are trying to think rationally about intelligence and what insight they can and can't give us about the future of the human race. It explains why these people are worried about an AI apocalypse, why they might be right, and why they might be wrong. It is a book about the cutting edge of our thinking on intelligence and rationality right now by the people who stay up all night worrying about it.

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Reviews Tom Chivers' meticulously researched book is intriguing, persuasive and eyeopening. His writing is warm and witty as he takes us on a surprisingly moving journey to decide - rationally - whether we really are playing Russian roulette with our future—HANNAH FRY, author of HELLO WORLD A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever An intellectual history of our times —THE TIMES

Contributor Bio TOM CHIVERS is a science writer and author. He was awarded the Royal Statistical Society 'statistical excellence in journalism' award in 2018, and was highly commended for the same prize in 2017; he has also been shortlisted for the Association of British Science Writers award and a British Journalism Award in science writing, and won the American Psychological Society media award, all in 2017. His first book, THE AI DOES NOT HATE YOU, was declared one of the Times's science books of 2019. He worked for seven years at the Telegraph and three years at BuzzFeed before going freelance in 2018, and was once described by Sir Terry Pratchett as 'far too nice to be a journalist'.

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Artificial Intelligence, of a superhuman level, is coming. But how soon will it emerge, and how will it impact our world? Will it offer us salvation or bring apocalypse? In this utterly captivating book, Tom Chivers meets both the computer engineers working to build an AI and the Rationalists striving to prevent the worst. Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future —LEWIS DARTNELL, author of THE

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Poisoned Throne By (author) Walker Dryden Aug 17, 2021 | Hardcover $32.99 |

9781409187066 English 352 pages Orion

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Contributor Bio Walker Dryden is the pseudonym for writing team Mike Walker and John Scott Dryden. John Scott Dryden is an award-winning writer and director, best known for his work in audio fiction. He created the popular podcast series, Passenger List, and has written and directed many audio drama series for the BBC. Mike Walker has written series on the Caesars, Plantagenets, Stuarts and Romanovs for the BBC, along with a number of plays and a thriller, Bad Company. Over the past few years, the two have worked together to bring to life the world of Tumanbay.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Poisoned Throne By (author) Walker Dryden Aug 17, 2021 | Paperback $26.99

9781409187073 English 352 pages Orion

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue A Sister's Shame By (author) Maggie Hartley Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

9781841884783 English 304 pages Seven Dials

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Contributor Bio

Maggie Hartley has fostered more than 300 children while being a foster carer for over twenty years. Taking on the children other carers often can't cope with, Maggie helps children that are deemed 'unadoptable' because of their behaviour or the extreme trauma that they've been through. She's looked after refugees, supported children through sexual abuse and violence court cases, cared for teenagers on remand and taught young mums how to parent their newborn babies.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue One Day In April Hillsborough - A Mother's Story By (author) Jenni Hicks Aug 24, 2021 | Hardcover $34.99 |

On the morning of Saturday 15 April 1989, Jenni Hicks, her husband, and their two teenage daughters, Sarah and Vicki, went to watch a football match. That was to be their last day as a family. Sarah and Vicki didn't come home, and Jenni's world was changed forever.

9781409196235 English 304 pages Seven Dials

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Since that fateful day, Jenni has tirelessly campaigned for justice for her own and others' families. But this is not the story of the Hillsborough tragedy. This is a story of what came before and after that day: of a mother's love, her unimaginable bravery, a flame of hope that never died, and a quest for justice that has lasted three decades. It is a journey that has taken her from Allerton Cemetery to the Courts of Appeal, from the depths of despair to meetings with Prime Ministers and royalty. As the final court cases come to a conclusion early 2020, Jenni's role as the longest-serving committee member of the Hillsborough Family Support Group is coming to an end - and she can finally give herself permission to grieve solely as a mother, rather than as a campaigner.

One Day In April is the first time that Jenni has spoken about her story in full, and is a unique and poignant tribute to the lives that Sarah and Vicki lost, and the final word from the extraordinary mother they left behind. Contributor Bio Jenni Hicks is the longest-serving committee member of the Hillsborough Families Support Group and continues to fight for justice for her daughters and the other ninety-four victims of the Hillsborough disaster. Her story was featured in Jimmy McGovern's 1996 film, Hillsborough, starring Christopher Eccleston and Annabelle Apsion, but she has not spoken personally about her private life and journey as a mother until now. Jenni lives in Liverpool and in her spare time volunteers as a school governor for kids who have been excluded from education.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Golden Age Masterworks

Sidewise in Time By (author) Murray Leinster Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Ten selected short stories from the master of pulp, Murray Leinster - pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, who's prolific career spanned the first six decades of the 20th Century. The Golden Age Masterwork of Sidewise in Time includes the Hugo Award-winning novella "Exploration Team". Full contents include:

9781473227392 English 400 pages Gateway

Sidewise in Time The Runaway Skyscraper The Mad Planet Politics Proxima Centauri First Contact A Logic Names Joe De Profundis If You Was a Moklin Exploration Team

Subject FICTION / Science Fiction / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

Contributor Bio Murray Leinster (1896-1975) "Murray Leinster" was the pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins - an author whose career spanned the first six decades of the 20th Century. From mystery and adventure stories in the earliest years to science fiction in his later years, he worked steadily and at a highly professional level of craftsmanship longer than most writers of his generation. He won a Hugo Award in 1956 for his novella "Exploration Team," and in 1995 the Sidewise Award for Alternate History took its name from his classic story, "Sidewise in Time." His last original work appeared in 1967.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue World Engines: Creator By (author) Stephen Baxter Aug 24, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

Trapped on an alternate Earth, the combined crews of a crashed Russian spaceship, a British expeditionary force and a group of strays from the future must work together to survive, escape, and discover what led them to this point. All are from parallel universes where small changes in history led to different realities, and the tensions between the groups are rising. 9781473223240 English 576 pages Gollancz

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But some changes were not small. The solar system has been altered, changed, shaped in the various realities, and the World Engineers unspeakably powerful, completely unknown - are still active. Why have they populated this planet with humanity's ancestors and dinosaurs? What is on the moon of Saturn that gives off such an odd light? And even if they can be found, can they be stopped - and should they be? Malenfant, Deidra and the rest of their party must find a way off the planet, back into space, and into the many dimensions seeking the answer...

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Stephen Baxter is the pre-eminent SF writer of his generation. Published around the world he has also won major awards in the UK, US, Germany, and Japan. Born in 1957 he has degrees from Cambridge and Southampton. He lives in Northumberland with his wife.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Easy One Pot Without the Calories By (author) Justine Pattison Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $26.99 |

With over 70 healthy and slimming recipes all made in one pot, losing weight has never been so easy! A simple and flexible plan for losing weight, these easy-to-follow and delicious recipes are perfect for anyone looking to shed the pounds and get healthy. Textled with an 8-page plate-section featuring photos of the most popular recipes, it's got you covered for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Discover delicious low-cal recipes including: 9781841884455 English 272 pages Seven Dials

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· CHILLI CHICKEN STIR-FRY · SOY AND GINGER SALMON · NO-FUSS ROAST LAMB · NECTARINE, PROSCIUTTO AND MOZZARELLA SALAD · EASY APPLE AND BLACKBERRY PIE In the Without the Calories series, bestselling recipe writer Justine Pattison introduces readers to her 123 Plan, which provides a hassle-free approach to your daily meals. Each calorie-counted recipe has been triple-tested and includes tips and ideas on freezing leftovers and prepping ahead.

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Justine Pattison is the UK's favourite diet recipe writer. To date, her recipes have featured in books totalling over 3 million sales. She is a regular contributor to BBC GOOD FOOD and OLIVE magazines, and most recently the author of FREEZE and the WITHOUT THE CALORIES series. She has a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Justine-Pattison and a Twitter account @JustinePattison.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue From Our Own Correspondent By (author) Polly Hope Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $19.99 |

For over fifty years, From Our Own Correspondent has been one of BBC Radio 4's flagship programmes. Every week BBC foreign correspondents, journalists and writers reflect on current headlines, often bringing a personal perspective to them. There are few countries and subjects which have not featured on the programme places as diverse as the Faroes, Moldova in Eastern Europe, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and one of Africa's smallest countries - Sao Tome and Principe.

9781474612012 English 320 pages Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Subject BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology

So many of the outlets that correspondents work for demand little more than writing to television pictures or covering the day's events in one report of perhaps only a minute's duration. In From Our Own Correspondent, the reporter can tell us so much more: a bit of context, some relevant history, one or two of the characters encountered en route, some description of a foreign country or capital. It is a programme where the correspondents will often relate the unexpected: the day they visited the town that is crazy about trout fishing, attended a 40-course Chinese banquet, or swam with sharks, experienced zero gravity on a flight with Russian cosmonauts, went mud wrestling in Turkey or ballroom dancing in Cameroon. Themed by continent and region, From Our Own Correspondent brings together in one volume the most compelling stories of the past ten years. It is a perfect primer for an understanding of the modern world.

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Polly Hope was born in London in 1972 and attended the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). After starting out in the newspaper industry, she made radio and television documentaries around the world for independent production companies before joining the BBC in 1996. Since then she has worked on a wide range of current affairs programmes across both media and helped to move the BBC's reporting onto digital platforms for the 21st century. She has produced Radio 4 documentaries from Venezuela, Cuba, Taiwan, Mexico and the USA. For over a decade she has worked with the team producing From Our Own Correspondent for Radio 4 in the UK, and for the World Service everywhere. She is an apostrophe hound, statistical sceptic and incorrigible pedant.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue Slow Cooker Without the Calories By (author) Justine Pattison Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $26.99 |

With over 70 healthy and slimming recipes all made in the slow cooker, losing weight has never been so easy! A simple and flexible plan for losing weight, these easy-to-follow and delicious recipes are perfect for anyone looking to shed the pounds and get healthy. Textled with an 8-page plate-section featuring photos of the most popular recipes, it's got you covered for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Discover delicious low-cal recipes including: 9781841884448 English 272 pages Seven Dials

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· COUNTRY CHICKEN CASSEROLE · LAMB TAGINE WITH SWEET POTATO · BEEF AND MUSHROOM PUFF PIE · STICKY PORK RIBS · SQUIDGY CHOCOLATE PUDDINGS In the Without the Calories series, bestselling recipe writer Justine Pattison introduces readers to her 123 Plan, which provides a hassle-free approach to your daily meals. Each calorie-counted recipe has been triple-tested and includes tips and ideas on freezing leftovers and prepping ahead. Contributor Bio Justine Pattison is the UK's favourite diet recipe writer. To date, her recipes have featured in books totalling over 3 million sales. She is a regular contributor to BBC GOOD FOOD and OLIVE magazines, and most recently the author of FREEZE and the WITHOUT THE CALORIES series. She has a Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Justine-Pattison and a Twitter account @JustinePattison.

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Kindness Club on Mapleberry Lane By (author) Helen Rolfe Aug 31, 2021 | Paperback $17.99 |

A heartwarming new story about kindness and community, from the author of The Little Village Library The smallest things can make the biggest difference... Veronica Beecham's cottage is the neatest house on Mapleberry Lane. A place for everything, and everything in its place - that's her motto. But within her wisteriacovered walls, Veronica has a secret: she's hardly left her perfect home in years.

9781398700246 English 368 pages Orion

Subject FICTION / Romance / Contemporary Distributor Hachette Book Group

Then her teenage granddaughter, Audrey, arrives on the doorstep, and Veronica's orderly life is turned upside down. Shy and lonely, Audrey is struggling to find her place in the world. As a bond begins to form between the two women, Audrey develops a plan to give her gran the courage to reconnect with the community they'll form a kindness club, with one generous action a day to help someone in the village, and perhaps help each other at the same time. As their small acts of kindness begins to ripple outwards, both Veronica and Audrey find that with each passing day, they feel a little braver. There's just one task left before the end of the year: to make Veronica's own secret wish come true... A heartwarming story community at its heart, about the little kindnesses that make the world a better place. Perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley and Holly Hepburn! Contributor Bio Helen Rolfe writes contemporary women's fiction and enjoys weaving stories about family, friendship, secrets, and community. Characters often face challenges and must fight to overcome them, but above all, Helen's stories always have a happy ending

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Hachette UK Adult Summer 2021 Catalogue The Quickening By (author) Rhiannon Ward Aug 31, 2021 | Hardcover $17.99 |

An infamous seance. A house burdened by grief. A secret that can no longer stay buried. England, 1925. Louisa Drew lost her husband in the First World War and her sixyear-old twin sons in the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. Newly re-married and seven months pregnant, Louisa is asked by her employer to travel to Clewer Hall in Sussex to photograph the contents of the house for auction. Desperate for money after falling on hard times, she accepts the commission.

9781409192176 English 336 pages Trapeze

Subject FICTION / Historical / General Distributor Hachette Book Group

On arrival, she learns Clewer Hall was host to an infamous séance in 1896, the consequences of which still haunt the family. Before the Clewer's leave England for good, the lady of the house has asked those who attended the original séance to recreate the evening. Louisa soon becomes embroiled in the strange happenings of the house, unravelling the longheld secrets of what happened that night thirty years before... and discovers her own fate is entwined with Clewer Hall's. An exquisitely crafted mystery that invites the reader into the crumbling Clewer Hall to help unlock its secrets alongside the unforgettable Louisa Drew. For fans of The Silent Companions, The Little Stranger and The Familiars. Contributor Bio

Reviews Utterly brilliant... full of secrets and deliciously creepy, I raced through it —Lisa Hall A powerful, spine-tingling, beautifully written gothic mystery full of real, complex characters, smart, dark twists and utterly immersive historical detail. —Hayley Webster A spooky treat, which had me turning the pages faster and faster—Cass Green It's twisty and atmospheric, seriously creepy, and has an inspiring central character I was rooting for. Mystery, ghosts and a hint of romance - what's not to love?—Cressida McLaughlin

Rhiannon Ward is the pseudonym for Sarah Ward, the bestselling and critically acclaimed crime author. Sarah has a masters degree in Religious History and has long been fascinated by the long tradition of spiritualism in England and is a member of the Institute of Psychical Research. Sarah is also a crime reviewer and book blogger at Crime Pieces.

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