CATALOGUE January - June 2020
Fiction
The Dilemma HQ
B A Paris • B A Paris is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of the million copy seller BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, THE BREAKDOWN and BRING ME BACK • Total sales for B A Paris are now approaching 1.5 million • THE DILEMMA is a step-change for B A Paris – a move away from psych suspense with a powerful, affecting tale of family secrets…
9 Jan 2020 £ 12.99
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B A Paris is the internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown and Bring Me Back. Now approaching 1.5 million copies sold in the UK alone, she is a New York Times bestseller as well as a number one bestseller on Amazon and iBooks. Her books have sold in 37 territories around the world. Having lived in France for many years, she recently moved back to the UK. She has five daughters.
• Publication of THE DILEMMA will be supported by an unmissable PR and marketing campaign • B A Paris was inducted into the Nielsen Hall of Fame in 2019
The million-copy bestselling author returns with another breath-taking book … It’s Livia’s 40th birthday and she’s having the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding she never had. Everyone she loves will be there except her daughter Marnie, who’s studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she’s secretly glad she won’t be at the party. She needs to tell Adam something about their daughter but she’s waiting until the party is over so they can have this last happy time together. Adam wants everything to be perfect for Livia so he’s secretly arranged for Marnie to come home and surprise her on her birthday. During the day, he hears some terrible news. He needs to tell Livia, because how can the party go on? But she’s so happy, so excited – and the guests are about to arrive. The Dilemma – how far would you go to give someone you love a last few hours of happiness? One day that will change a family forever, The Dilemma is the breath-taking, heart-breaking new novel from the million-copy-selling, Sunday Times bestseller, B A Paris Praise for The Dilemma: ‘A beautifully written story of love and loss which will stay with me’ Louise Jensen ‘What a book… utterly unputdownable!’ Sam King ‘Emotional, gripping… a truly compulsive read’ KL Slater ‘A brilliant title to debate in your book club’ Prima Magazine ‘Master of plot twists and emotional thrillers, B A Paris strikes again … a riveting read’ OK ‘a dark family drama … builds a palpable wall of tension that leaves you desperate to find out what happens next’ The Sunday Mirror Praise for B A Paris: ‘Twists our expectations of the entire psychological thriller genre’ The Guardian ‘Brilliant, chilling, scary and unputdownable’ Lesley Pearse ‘An addictive new voice in suspense fiction’ Sophie Hannah Praise for The Dilemma: ‘A beautifully written story of love and loss which will stay with me’ Louise Jensen ‘What a book… utterly unputdownable!’ Sam King
Updated 24 Nov 2016, printed 7 Jan 2020
978-0-00-824490-3 352pp
• BEHIND CLOSED DOORS spent six months in the Kindle top 10 and has sold over a million copies in the UK alone. Rights have been sold in 37 countries and film rights have also been sold.
A Stranger on the Beach HQ
Michele Campbell • Michele Campbell’s debut, It’s Always The Husband, drew amazing quotes from across the thriller community and was a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller • It’s Always The Husband has sold almost 45,000 copies across formats • Her next novel is Strangers on a Train meets Fatal Attraction in Michele Campbell's edge-of your-seat story of passion and intrigue. • Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Jane Corry and Michelle Richmond
9 Jan 2020 £ 7.99
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Michele Campbell is a graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Law School. She worked at a prestigious Manhattan law firm before spending eight years fighting crime in NYC as a federal prosecutor. Her debut novel It’s Always The Husband was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller.
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‘A Stranger on the Beach rides its rising tide of terror to a finale that blanched my knuckles. An exceptionally suspenseful thriller’ AJ Finn
From the bestselling author of It's Always the Husband comes a novel about a love triangle that begins on a fateful night… There is a stranger outside Caroline's house. Her spectacular new beach house, built for hosting expensive parties and vacationing with the family she thought she'd have. But her husband is lying to her and everything in her life is upside down, so when the stranger, Aidan, shows up as a bartender at the same party where Caroline and her husband have a very public fight, it doesn't seem like anything out of the ordinary. As her marriage collapses around her and the lavish lifestyle she's built for herself starts to crumble, Caroline turns to Aidan for comfort…and revenge. After a brief and desperate fling that means nothing to Caroline and everything to him, Aidan's obsession with Caroline, her family, and her house grows more and more disturbing. And when Caroline's husband goes missing, her life descends into a nightmare that leaves her accused of her own husband's murder. A Stranger on the Beach is Strangers on a Train meets Fatal Attraction in Michele Campbell's edge-of your-seat story of passion and intrigue. Praise for A Stranger on the Beach: ‘A Stranger on the Beach rides its rising tide of terror to a finale that blanched my knuckles. An exceptionally suspenseful thriller’ AJ Finn ‘This book had so many twists and turns. I LOVED it.’ Kathy L, Netgalley reviewer ‘This is an edge of your seat tale of obsession. It's compelling, absorbing, and gritty.’ Lyndsie G, Netgalley reviewer ‘Michele Campbell once again penned an addictive thriller that kept me hanging on until the very last page.’ Rebekah L, Netgalley Reviewer ‘This is a twisty page-turner with all of the best plot elements: love, lust, murder, and deception.’ Kelly F, Netgalley reviewer ‘Wow, Michele Campbell, you had me glued to the pages on this one!’ Bonnie F, Netgalley reviewer Praise for Michele Campbell: ‘Michele Campbell vividly conveys the complexity of teenage years and punctuates the narrative with clues that develop into an explosive conclusion’ Woman ‘You’ll be desperate to know what went down at the lake’ The Sun ‘A tale of unrequited love and rule-breaking… Fans of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng will love the untangling of these seemingly perfect lives’ i News
Updated 22 Jan 2019, printed 5 Jan 2020
978-0-00-835450-3 432pp
Followers HQ
Megan Angelo • With shades of Black Mirror and Station Eleven, Megan Angelo’s debut explores the terrifying power of social media, reality stardom and high-tech data terrorism. It feels enormously relevant to the digital world we are all so reliant upon – and what happens when it goes wrong… • Followers also examines the bond between a mother and daughter, in a world where a woman’s fertility and pregnancy is fiercely controlled, perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and VOX.
9 Jan 2020 £ 8.99
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Megan Angelo was, until recently, an editor at Glamour magazine, and now regularly contributes entertainment-focused pieces to The New York Times, Elle, and Glamour. She is a graduate of Villanova University and lives in Pennsylvania with her family.
• Megan Angelo is a journalist with many media contacts, previously working for Glamour but also writing for Elle, Marie Claire, New York Times and Slate, amongst others.
‘An eerie masterpiece’ Christina Dalcher ‘Brilliant!’ Lisa Hall When everyone is watching you can run, but you can’t hide… 2051. Marlow and her mother, Floss, have been handpicked to live their lives on camera, in the closed community of Constellation. Unlike her mother, who adores the spotlight, Marlow hates having her every move judged by a national audience. But she isn’t brave enough to escape until she discovers a shattering secret about her birth. Now she must unravel the truth around her own history in a terrifying race against time… An explosive and unsettling novel set in the near-future, perfect for fans of Station Eleven, Black Mirror, The Circle and Friend Request. ‘A compelling look at the power of technology and social networks. You won’t be able to put it down’ Vogue.com ‘One of 2020’s most anticipated books. Looking for a razor-sharp take on the future of humanity and social media? Meet Followers’ Entertainment Weekly ‘An addictive treat’ Kirkus Reviews ‘Witty dialogue, thoughtful observations and a pacy, gripping plot’ SFX Magazine ‘Spectacular. A fascinating debut that builds to a terrifyingly believable climax’ Publishers Weekly ‘An intricate and brave story’ Booklist
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Updated 13 Nov 2018, printed 3 Jan 2020
978-1-84845-763-8 384pp
• Set in a Truman Show-like, post-Twitter world, celebrities perform 24 hours a day, actively living their lives in front of the camera. Opportunity to tap into popular reality shows such as Big Brother, Love Island, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Island etc – but with a sinister twist!
She HQ
HC Warner • A change of direction for Helen Warner – darker and more twisted • For fans of Michelle Frances and Louise Candlish • A devastating tale of a relationship gone bad… • Helen Warner is brilliantly connected in the world of TV
978-0-00-821698-6 368pp
23 Jan 2020 £ 7.99
‘Brutal and brilliant, this novel will leave you breathless’ Adele Parks She’s everything he dreamed of. Isn’t she?
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Ben can’t believe his luck when Bella walks into his life, just when he needs her most. Sexy, impulsive and intelligent, Bella is everything he ever wanted. And Bella wants him. All to herself.
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In fact, Bella decides that everything is better when it is just the two of them, making it harder for Ben’s friends and family to stay in touch. And then a sudden tragedy triggers a chain of events which throws Ben headlong into a nightmare.
Helen Warner is a former Head of Daytime at both ITV & Channel 4, where she was responsible for a variety of TV shows including Come Dine With Me, Loose Women, Good Morning Britain and Judge Rinder. Helen writes her novels on the train to work in London from her home in Essex, which she shares with her husband and their two children.
Secrets, lies, vengeance and betrayal are at the heart of this utterly twisted story about a family that is destroyed when SHE becomes part of it…
Praise for SHE: ‘Brutal and brilliant, this novel will leave you breathless’ Adele Parks 'SHE is a dark and delicious guessing game, designed to be read with the same relish as it is told. I gobbled up the story of the villainous Bella and her destruction of her husband Ben’s world in less than a day. Addictive stuff' Louise Candlish ‘As the father of three sons, SHE sent shivers down my spine. It’s a darkly disturbing thriller about the daughter-in-law from hell, with an epic twist that turns the whole thing on its head…’ Piers Morgan 'A fabulously engrossing read that draws you in… then hits you straight between the eyes with a clever twist you just don't see coming.’ Jane Moore ‘She is utterly brilliant. Gripping, disturbing in the best possible way with a twist you just WON’T see coming.’ Kate Garraway ‘This dark, twisted tale makes for an inspired read’ The Sun
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The Move HQ
Felicity Everett • The People at Number 9 has sold over 20,000 TCM and was a Bookseller Heatseeker and chosen by Red magazine as a Book of the Year. • Felicity Everett writes dark, sharp contemporary fiction, exploring relationships in the vein of Jane Fallon and Adele Parks • The People at Number 9 is currently in development with Lionsgate as a UK returning series drama
From the author of The People at Number 9, a new story of nightmare neighbours…
23 Jan 2020 £ 12.99
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Felicity Everett grew up in Manchester, lived, worked and raised her family of four in London and returned from a four year spell in Melbourne, Australia to live in Gloucestershire in 2014. After an early career in children’s publishing and freelance writing, she published her debut adult novel The Story of Us in 2011. Her second novel, The People at Number 9 was published in 2017.
‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism.’ Adele Parks, Platinum Can you paint over the cracks in a marriage? Karen has packed up her life and is making The Move. She’s on her way to the idyllic country cottage which her husband has painstakingly renovated for her. They’re escaping the London bustle and the daily grind. And they’re escaping their past. A fresh start in a beautiful, peaceful village. It will be different here, right? But something is awry. The landscape, breathtaking by day, is eerie by night. The longed-for peace and solitude is stifling. And the house, so artfully put together by her husband, has a strange vibe. Now that Karen is cut off from her old friends and family, she can’t help wondering if her husband has plans of his own, and that history might be repeating itself. From the author of the bestselling The People at Number 9 comes a dark and redemptive tale of a rural dream gone wrong… Praise for The Move: ‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism.’ Adele Parks, Platinum ‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up by the fire and with a glass or two of wine.’ Bella and Closer Praise for Felicity Everett: ‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw.’ Adele Parks ‘This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde ‘Very occasionally, a novel that's not in the crime genre grips me as much as the best thrillers do. The People at Number 9 held me in its vice-like grip from first page to last. It's a fascinating analysis of an unhealthy friendship based on insecurity and delusion, and the characters are so vividly drawn that I sympathised with them and despaired of them in equal measure.’ Sophie Hannah ‘Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping.’ Woman & Home Praise for The Move: ‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism.’ Adele Parks, Platinum ‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up by the fire and with a glass or two of wine.’ Bella and Closer Praise for Felicity Everett: ‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw.’ Adele Parks ‘This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde
Updated 3 Aug 2017, printed 7 Jan 2020
978-0-00-835375-9 352pp
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The Hopes and Triumphs of the Amir Sisters Nadiya Hussain • A laugh-out-loud and heart-warming novel from Nadiya Hussain, influenced by her British Bangladeshi heritage. Full of strong themes of sisterhood and family, this is a relatable story about young women’s lives today. • Perfect for fans of Lindsey Kelk and Jo Thomas.
23 Jan 2020 £ 8.99
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• Nadiya has TCM sales of almost a quarter of a million copies, and The Secret Lives of The Amir Sisters sold almost 4,000 copies in hardback, and almost 8,000 copies across formats.
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• Nadiya has a phenomenal social media following: 185k Twitter followers, 132k Instagram followers, 71k Facebook page likes.
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Over 14 million people tuned in to see Nadiya win 2015's Great British Bake Off. Since then she has captured the heart of the nation. A columnist for The Times and Essentials, Nadiya is also a regular reporter for The One Show and presented a two part series, The Chronicles of Nadiya on BBC One. She is the author Nadiya’s Kitchen (Michael Joseph), Bake me a Story (Hodder) and has been named as one of the top five most influential Asians in the UK.
‘A lovely story about family, faith and self-acceptance’ Red Magazine on The Fall and Rise of the Amir Sisters *********************************** Mae has watched as her three older sisters have gone through the process of finding their place in the world and faced the challenges of parenthood head on. Now ready to spread her wings beyond her close-knit family, Mae is ready to take the world by storm. But a series of events will shake the strong self-belief Mae has always had in herself and will leave her questioning where it is she really fits in. The Amir sisters will need to draw on all the love they have for each other, if they are going to navigate the challenges life has to throw at them and help Mae along the path to self-discovery. ***********************************
Readers love the Amir sisters! ‘Absolutely amazing’ ‘A delightful and insightful story’ ‘Excellent, heartwarming family drama’ ‘I couldn’t put this book down’ ‘A beautiful story about family bonds and sisters’ PRAISE FOR NADIYA HUSSAIN ‘A lovely story about family, faith and self-acceptance’ Red Magazine ‘Packed with humour and warmth’ Heat 5* ‘The winner of last year’s Great British Bake Off proves she’s more than just a dab hand with a piping bag’ Daily Telegraph ‘A tasty start to 2017’ Metro Most Anticipated Books of the Year
Updated 23 Dec 2015, printed 23 Dec 2019
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• Nadiya's brand is growing beyond Bake Off, with several cookbooks and children’s picture books (one of which was nominated for a Nibbie) under her belt, and her TV series The Chronicles of Nadiya. She was one of the authors involved in World Book Day in 2018, selling over 50,000 copies of her WBD book.
Little White Lies HQ
Philippa East • Little White Lies throws the reader into every parent’s worst nightmare: failing your child. • Poignant, heartbreaking and hugely affecting, it tells of the guilt and reprisals that surface after the precious trust between mother and daughter has been broken. • Explores motherhood, family, abduction and abuse, with a dark secret that feverishly pulls the reader through the story until the very end. • Philippa is herself a Clinical Psychologist and therapist.
6 Feb 2020 £ 7.99
• Philippa’s prize-winning short stories have been published in various literary journals.
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‘Breathtaking suspense. A phenomenal talent’ HOLLY SEDDON
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Philippa East works as a Clinical Psychologist and therapist. She lives in Lincolnshire with her husband and cat. Philippa’s prize-winning short stories have been published in various literary journals and Little White Lies is her debut novel.
‘Addictive. I couldn’t put it down’ PHOEBE MORGAN ‘A heart-thumping, racing thriller’ CHRISTINA McDONALD Anne White only looked away for a second, but that’s all it took to lose sight of her young daughter. But seven years later, Abigail is found. And as Anne struggles to connect with her teenage daughter, she begins to question how much Abigail remembers about the day she disappeared… Addictive, edge-of-your-seat dark women’s fiction perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, BCC drama Thirteen, and Emma Donoghue’s Room. ‘Breathtaking suspense, laser-precise observations and a mystery from which I could not look away. A phenomenal talent’ Holly Seddon ‘Terrifically well-written and engaging’ Jo Spain ‘Grabs you deftly and then burns to a searing conclusion’ Alice Clark-Platts ‘WOW – what a debut! Beautiful detail, atmospheric and emotional – this is a stunning book you won’t want to miss’ Suzy K Quinn ‘Addictive – brilliantly written and incredibly tense. I couldn’t put it down!’ Phoebe Morgan ‘Emotionally taut, poignant and raw. A heart-thumping, racing thriller’ Christina McDonald.
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Updated 17 Dec 2018, printed 5 Jan 2020
978-0-00-834401-6 352pp
The Alibi Girl HQ
C.J. Skuse • Following the success of SWEETPEA and IN BLOOM, THE ALIBI GIRL is a stand-alone novel. • This is an incredibly inventive, truly original thriller about Ellis: a compulsive liar with a troubled history that’s led her to live a life of invention and re-invention. • The story of a lonely young woman whose traumatic past is about to catch up with her, THE ALIBI GIRL is equal parts moving and gripping, with a dark subplot. Think Belinda Bauer’s SNAP meets ELEANOR OLIPHANT.
6 Feb 2020 £ 7.99
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C.J. SKUSE is the author of Pretty Bad Things, Rockaholic, Dead Romantic, Monster and The Deviants. She was born in Westonsuper-Mare. She has first-class degrees in creative writing and, aside from writing novels, works as a freelance fiction consultant and lectures at Bath Spa University.
‘The master of dark, sexy psychological suspense’ Suzy K Quinn, No.1 bestselling author JOANNE HAYNES HAS A SECRET. THAT IS NOT HER REAL NAME. And there’s more. Her flat isn’t hers. Her cats aren't hers. Even her hair isn’t really hers. Nor is she any of the other women she pretends to be. Not the bestselling romance novelist who gets her morning snack from the doughnut van on the seafront. Nor the pregnant woman in the dental surgery. Nor the chemo patient in the supermarket for whom the cashier feels ever so sorry. They're all just alibis. In fact, the only thing that’s real about Joanne is that nobody can know who she really is. But someone has got too close. It looks like her alibis have begun to run out…. Praise for CJ Skuse: ‘It has everything you’d expect from Skuse; tragic twists and turns but always with heart at its core. Heart-wrenching, impossible to predict and completely absorbing’ John Marrs ‘Brilliantly-written characters, original, engaging and moving storyline. It’s so good!’ BA Paris A dark, addictive read with CJ Skuse’s trademark humour – I loved it’ Phoebe Morgan ‘Another stunner from the master of dark, sexy psychological suspense’ Suzy K Quinn ‘An absolute marvel of a book – SO dark, SO laugh-out-loud funny, the world through Rhiannon's eyes is perfectly, acutely observed. Brilliant!’ SJI Holliday ‘This darkly comic novel…has the potential to become a cult classic’ Daily Mail ‘Sweetpea hits all the right buttons. A dark, twisted read about a female serial killer with dollops of humour, sarcasm and a lightweight approach…keeping you gripped and on the hook, both smiling and squirming’ Maxim Jakubowski, Lovereading ‘You MUST read this book especially if you like your (anti) heroes dirty-mouthed, deadly and dark, dark dark. ADORED IT' Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle ‘This isn’t a book for the squeamish or the faint-hearted … think Bridget Jones meets American Psycho’ Red ‘This book is OUTRAGEOUS’ Compulsive Readers ‘This anti-hero is psychotic without doubt, sexually voracious and incredibly funny’ Shots magazine
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Updated 8 Feb 2018, printed 6 Jan 2020
978-0-00-831139-1 384pp
• CJ Skuse’s Rhiannon Lewis series (SWEETPEA and IN BLOOM) has sold over 20,000 copies in PB and been optioned for television by See-Saw , the company behind Oscar nominated film Lion.
The Family Tree HQ
Sairish Hussain
20 Feb 2020 £ 12.99
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Sairish Hussain was born and brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire. She studied English Language and Literature at the University of Huddersfield and progressed onto an MA in Creative Writing. Sairish completed her PhD in 2019 after being awarded the university's Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship. The Family Tree is her debut novel and she is now writing her second book.
‘I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. IT MANAGES TO BE BOTH UNFLINCHING AND FULL OF HOPE; THE WRITING IS COMPASSIONATE AND TRUE’ Stephanie Butland ‘AN EVOCATIVE PORTRAYAL OF LOVE AND FAMILY’ Ayisha Malik ‘HUSSAIN WEAVES A TALE OF FRAGILITY AND RESILIENCE, OF THE EXTRAORDINARY IN ORDINARY LIVES AND OF LOVE AND COMPLEXITY IN FAMILY. A WONDERFUL DEBUT’ Catherine Mayer Your roots can always lead you home… Amjad cradles his baby daughter in the middle of the night. He has no time to mourn his wife’s death. Saahil and Zahra, his two small children, are relying on him. Amjad vows to love and protect them always. Years later, Saahil and his best friend, Ehsan, have finished university and are celebrating with friends. But when the night turns dangerous, its devastating effects will ripple through the years to come. Zahra’s world is alight with politics and activism. But she is now her father’s only source of comfort, and worries she’ll never have time for her own aspirations. Life has taken her small family in different directions – will they ever find their way back to each other? The Family Tree is the moving story of a British Muslim family full of love, laughter and resilience as well as all the faults, mistakes and stubborn loyalties which make us human.
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Updated 16 Aug 2017, printed 7 Jan 2020
978-0-00-829745-9 528pp
• The story of a Pakistani family in Bradford between – present-day. •Timely and profoundly important, it is a moving and unflinching novel which reveals how global events trickle down into communities, and how a single action can change the lives of everyone we love irrevocably and painfully. •It’s also a book about family, and the faults, mistakes and stubborn loyalties which make us human. •Sairish Hussain has a Creative Writing PhD from Huddersfield University. She is an exceptional talent and has the potential to become the voice of her generation: she’s a Zadie Smith or a Monica Ali in the making.
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Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick Zora Neale Hurston • Zora is an iconic writer, endorsed by Toni Morrison among many many more and hailed for giving voice to American black history. All these stories are by her, not an anthology, so huge appeal for fans and booksellers looking to expand their offering from writers of colour/already stocking Zora. • A portion of these stories are previously unpublished so various angles around not just the content but also 'found' and unpublished literature.
20 Feb 2020 £ 12.99
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• Genevieve West will provide Introduction and is the editor of the collection. Tayari Jones, the winner of the 2019 Women’s Prize, has contributed a foreword.
From ‘one of the greatest writers of our time’ (Toni Morrison) – the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God and Barracoon – a collection of remarkable short stories from the Harlem Renaissance With a foreword by Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage ‘Genius’ Alice Walker ‘Rigorous, convincing, dazzling’ Zadie Smith on Their Eyes Were Watching God In 1925, college student Zora Neale Hurston – the sole black student at Barnard College, New York – was living in the city, ‘desperately striving for a toe-hold on the world.’ During this period, she began writing short works that captured the zeitgeist of African American life and transformed her into one of the central figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Nearly a century later, this singular talent is recognised as one of the most influential and revered American artists of the modern period. Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick is an outstanding collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston’s ‘lost’ Harlem stories, which were found in forgotten periodicals and archives. These stories challenge conceptions of Hurston as an author of rural fiction and include gems that flash with her biting, satiric humour, as well as more serious tales reflective of the cultural currents of Hurston’s world. All are timeless classics that enrich our understanding and appreciation of this exceptional writer’s voice and her contributions to America’s literary traditions. Praise for Barracoon ‘A searing reminder of how recently American slavery ended, and the depth of the pain it caused’ The Economist ‘A deeply affecting record of an extraordinary life’ Daily Telegraph ‘Barracoon and its long path to print is a testament to Zora’s singular vision amid so many competing pressures that continue to put us at war with ourselves’ Huffington Post
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Updated 17 Jun 2019, printed 7 Jan 2020
978-0-00-837471-6 192pp
The Other Mrs HQ
Mary Kubica • Film rights sold at auction to Netflix • Stunning author quotes: ‘Brilliantly propulsive’ JP Delaney; ‘Twisty and spine-tingling’ Sarah Pekkanen; ‘An ending that left me thunderstuck’ Sarah Downing; ‘Utterly absorbing’ Liv Constantine Mary Kubica’s debut, THE GOOD GIRL, was a #1 bestseller, selling over 125,000 units in the UK and 450,000 worldwide
5 Mar 2020 £ 7.99
• Her follow-up, PRETTY BABY reached #11 in the paperback bestseller list. • THE GOOD GIRL has been optioned for TV by Anonymous Content
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• A master of the psychological suspense genre, Mary’s sixth novel is a taut and gripping thriller with a breathtaking twist
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Mary Kubica is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of THE GOOD GIRL and PRETTY BABY. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in History and American Literature. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and two children and enjoys photography, gardening and caring for the animals at a local shelter.
EVERY MARRIAGE HAS ITS SECRETS… ___ ‘Altogether unpredictable’ KARIN SLAUGHTER ‘Brilliantly propulsive’ JP DELANEY An ending that left me thunderstruck’ SAMANTHA DOWNING ___ When Sadie moves with her husband Will and their two children to a tiny coastal town, it’s a fresh start. Will swears the affair he was having back in the city is over and Sadie believes him. But their new beginning is tainted when a local woman is murdered, leaving Sadie convinced there’s a killer in their midst. Hot-headed, beautiful Camille is obsessively in love with Will. She’s even prepared to follow him thousands of miles to stake out his new home in secret – and in doing so, becomes the only witness to a brutal crime. But who is Camille really, and what is her connection to the dead woman? And as the murder investigation deepens, whose secret will be revealed as the darkest of them all? ___ Unsettling, compelling and with a jaw-dropping twist, you won’t be able to put this novel down. Perfect for fans of Behind Closed Doors and Sometimes I Lie. Praise for The Other Mrs: ‘Kubica ratchets up tension and intrigue in The Other Mrs. Her salacious, thoroughly mysterious characters bear the qualities we all crave in a thriller – seductive, seemingly unknowable, and altogether unpredictable.’ Karin Slaughter ‘Brilliantly propulsive and engrossing, with twists you won’t see coming, The Other Mrs is that rare thing: a thriller with heart’ JP Delaney, author of The Girl Before ‘A labyrinth of deception and family secrets, each one more shocking than the last, with an ending that left me thunderstruck’ Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife ‘Mary Kubica's best book yet! I tore through the twisty, spine-tinglingly creepy pages’ Sarah Pekkanen, co-author of The Wife Between Us ‘An utterly absorbing tale of deception and subterfuge’ Liv Constantine, author of The Other Mrs Parrish
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978-1-84845-673-0 384pp
This Lovely City HQ
Louise Hare • HQ’s fiction event title for F20, THIS LOVELY CITY has already received praise and engagement following a nationwide proof tour (covering 50+ stores, as featured in the Bookseller) • A poignant, conversation-starting and incredibly evocative period drama set in postWindrush 1950s London, THIS LOVELY CITY is upmarket historical fiction, perfect for book clubs: THE PAYING GUESTS meets SMALL ISLAND. • Louise is a major new talent. She was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish prize (alumna include the authors of ELEANOR OLIPHANT, FRIEND REQUEST and FRANNIE LANGTON).
12 Mar 2020 £ 12.99
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Louise Hare is a London-based writer and has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. Originally from Warrington, the capital is the inspiration for much of her work, including This Lovely City, which began life after a trip into the deep level shelter below Clapham Common.
• THIS LOVELY CITY is rich in talking points, touching on the 20th century stigma attached to interracial relationships, abortion and unwanted pregnancies, single parenthood, poverty, community spirit, racism and post-war London. • The Windrush scandal which recently broke raised awareness of the event in 2017 and continues to dominate headlines.
‘Full of life and love… it made my heart soar, and should be on every Londoner’s shelf’ Stacey Halls, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Familiars ‘I loved, loved, loved it, and desperately wanted things to work out for Lawrie and Evie’ Cathy Rentzenbrink, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love ‘This atmospheric novel is a triumphant debut’ Woman & Home ‘Expect to be obsessed . . . [a book] you need to know about’ Good Housekeeping ‘A tale to wring the heart and make the blood boil, swirling with post-war gloom, illuminated by the shining lights of Lawrie and Evie’ Saga ****** The drinks are flowing. The music is playing. But the party can’t last. With the Blitz over and London reeling from war, jazz musician Lawrie Matthews has answered England’s call for help. Fresh off the Empire Windrush, he’s taken a tiny room in south London lodgings, and has fallen in love with the girl next door. Touring Soho’s music halls by night, pacing the streets as a postman by day, Lawrie has poured his heart into his new home – and it’s alive with possibility. Until, one morning, he makes a terrible discovery. As the local community rallies, fingers of blame are pointed at those who had recently been welcomed with open arms. And, before long, the newest arrivals become the prime suspects in a tragedy which threatens to tear the city apart. Atmospheric, poignant and compelling, Louise Hare’s debut shows that new arrivals have always been the prime suspects. But, also, that there is always hope. ‘Full of life and love, This Lovely City is a tender, at times heart-breaking depiction of a city at once familiar and unrecognisable. It made my heart soar, and should be on every Londoner's shelf’ Stacey Halls, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Familiars ‘I loved, loved, loved it, and desperately wanted things to work out for Lawrie and Evie’ Cathy Rentzenbrink, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love ‘Superb… compelling storytelling, beautifully drawn characters and atmosphere that’s deeply immersive’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange ‘This Lovely City is a beguiling, atmospheric and important novel, with wonderful, memorable characters and a vital message about love, loyalty and hope’ Caroline Lea, author of The Glass Woman ‘A thought-provoking and imaginative debut that conjures up the experiences of the Windrush
Updated 5 Sep 2018, printed 18 Dec 2019
978-0-00-833257-0 400pp
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Linda Finlay • A glorious saga set in Somerset, for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin. • Linda Finlay’s readership is growing book by book as fans discover her warmth and gorgeous storytelling. • Linda undertakes meticulous research into West Country craftsmanship for every book.
‘Sure to delight her ever-growing legion of fans’ Dilly Court 19 Mar 2020 £ 7.99
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LINDA FINLAY lives on the Devonshire coast and is the author of seven novels. From lace making to growing Devon Violets, each one is based on a local craft which, in order to write authentically, she has learnt to do herself. However, it is people and their problems that make for good story writing and, with so much interesting material to work with, it is easy for Linda to let her imagination run as wild as the West Country landscape which has inspired her writing.
A heart-warming tale from the queen of West Country saga, LINDA FINLAY Orphaned at birth, Eliza lives with her beloved Grandparents in a waterlogged Somerset cottage surrounded by willow beds where she ekes out a living making laundry baskets and eel traps. Although poor she is content, until childhood friend Clem, regales her with tales of his adventures along the river and she begins to wonder what life is like beyond the Droves. When fate brings handsome, wealthy Theo to her workshop she is instantly attracted and a rosy future beyond the Droves beckons. Only things don't go to plan and naive Eliza finds herself in Lavender House where she is expected to care for gentlemen in a way she never imagined. Forced to flee for her life, she ends up in a woollen mill run by a corrupt foreman, working for crumbs and pennies with only her grandmother's comb in her pocket. Now she knows what matters in life – but is it too late? And will she ever be able to return home to those who love her? Set amongst the stunning wetlands of Somerset, this tale of triumph and tragedy will delight fans of Rosie Goodwin and Dilly Court. Praise for Linda Finlay ‘Sure to delight her ever-growing legion of fans’ Dilly Court 'Warm and atmospheric, you can practically taste the sea breeze' The Express Praise for Linda Finlay: ‘Sure to delight her ever-growing legion of fans’ Dilly Court 'Warm and atmospheric, you can practically taste the sea breeze' The Express
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Updated 13 Mar 2017, printed 25 Nov 2019
978-0-00-826300-3 400pp
The Prized Girl HQ
Amy K. Green * A commercial and accessible novel for readers of Liane Moriarty, Amy Engel and Megan Miranda *The story alternates between the older sister and the dead girl, past and present, with a wellhandled #MeToo subplot that is sure to get readers talking * Sold in a six-figure pre-empt to Dutton in the US
19 Mar 2020 £ 7.99
A murdered beauty queen. A town full of secrets. Who killed Jenny?
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Jenny Kennedy appears to have it all. She’s the perfect daughter, the popular girl at school and a successful beauty queen. But then Jenny is found dead in a murder that rocks the small town she grew up in to the core.
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Her estranged half-sister Virginia finds herself thrust into the spotlight as the case dominates the news and is desperate to uncover who killed Jenny. But she soon realises that maybe Jenny’s life wasn’t so perfect after all.
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Amy Green, was born and raised in a small New England town where she was once struck by lightning. She was a practicing CPA before leaving the corporate life to work in film production, write, and wear fewer high heels. She now lives in LA.
The truth is that Jenny has more than a few secrets of her own, and so do her neighbours… What really happened that night? A gripping crime thriller about a shocking murder in a picture-perfect small town, perfect for fans of Big Little Lies and Thirteen Reasons Why. ‘Raced through this great read with a knockout premise’ Suzy K Quinn ‘I loved the complex relationships and the secrets lurking beneath the surface’ Lisa Hall ‘Couldn’t put it down and then couldn’t stop thinking about it once I finished’ Georgia Hardstark, cohost of My Favourite Murder
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Updated 8 Aug 2018, printed 18 Dec 2019
978-0-00-833447-5 384pp
It was always going to end in trouble. But how did it end in murder?
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Arrowood and the Thames Corpses Mick Finlay • British set historical crime that taps into the huge appetite there currently is for Sherlock • Rights have sold in eight territories • TV rights for the first book have been acquired by Cave Bear Productions (who made ‘Bad Education’ and ‘Decline and Fall’) with Kathy Burke joining as executive producer
978-0-00-832452-0 400pp
2 Apr 2020 £ 8.99
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• There will be a major media campaign driving profile reviews in crime fiction round-ups, buzz in the online community and appearances at crime fiction conventions • Author is British and is based in Brighton. He teaches psychology so is perfectly placed to talk around the subject of his protagonist’s ability to suss people out
William Arrowood returns . . . 'Crackles with energy and wit’ The Times South London, 1896.
William Arrowood, Victorian London’s less salubrious private detective, is paid a visit by Captain Moon, the owner of a pleasure steamer moored on the Thames. He complains that someone has been damaging his boat, putting his business in jeopardy. Arrowood and his trusty sidekick Barnett suspect professional jealousy, but when a string of skulls is retrieved from the river, it seems like even fouler play is afoot. It’s up to Arrowood and his trusty sidekick Barnett to solve the case, before any more corpses end up in the watery depths . . . Praise for Mick Finlay: ‘Another brilliant read from Mick Finlay . . . even better than [Arrowood]’ B.A. Paris ‘Astounding … If you crave Victorian age murder mystery, love darkly gothic atmospheres and want your detective rather tattered and torn at the edges Arrowood is your man.’ SHOTS ‘Enthralling’ Publishers Weekly (starred review) ‘Mick Finlay’s richly told story evokes the bustling all-encompassing worlds of CJ Samson and Charles Dickens. I loved it’ Lesley Thomson PRAISE FOR MICK FINLAY: ‘Another brilliant read from Mick Finlay . . . even better than [Arrowood]’ B.A. Paris ‘gripping’ Daily Telegraph ‘astounding … If you crave Victorian age murder mystery, love darkly gothic atmospheres and want your detective rather tattered and torn at the edges Arrowood is your man.’ SHOTS ‘Enthralling’ Publishers Weekly (starred review) ‘A gripping novel with an adept sense of place as well as a clear-eyed examination of the dark exigencies of human behaviour’ Crime Time ‘Arrowood is a flawed but engaging hero and the plot spins from peril to twist and back with real panache’ The Times ‘A fantastic creation’ The Spectator ‘Richly inventive’ Daily Telegraph
Updated 27 Jul 2018, printed 7 Jan 2020
Mick was born in Glasgow but left as a young boy, living in Canada and then England. Before becoming an academic, he ran a market stall on Portobello Road, and has worked as a tent-hand in a travelling circus, a butcher’s boy, a hotel porter, and in various jobs in the NHS and social services. He teaches in a Psychology Department, and has published research on political violence and persuasion, verbal and non-verbal communication, and disability. He now lives in Brighton with his family.
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Shadow of the Fox (3)
Night Of The Dragon Julie Kagawa • Julie Kagawa is an international YA fantasy sensation with a combined UK TCM of almost 70,000. • Night of the Dragon is the final book in the brilliant new Shadow of the Fox series based on Japanese legends. • Very on trend with the likes of Alwyn Hamilton and Renée Ahdieh.
978-1-84845-770-6 384pp
2 Apr 2020 £ 7.99
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• This is epic YA fantasy that fans of Laini Taylor, Sarah J Maas, Leigh Bardugo and V E Schwabb will adore. • An opportunity to fill a gap in the market when Victoria Aveyard’s series finishes as well as the Sarah J Maas Throne of Glass series.
Evil and hope clash and burn in the epic and shocking conclusion to the Shadow of the Fox trilogy. ‘One of my all-time favourite fantasy novels!’ Ellen Oh, author of the Prophecy and Spirit Hunters series, on Shadow of the Fox All is lost. Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has given up the final piece of the Scroll of a Thousand Prayers, in order to save everyone she loves from imminent death. Now she and her ragtag band of companions must journey to the wild sea cliffs of Iwagoto in a desperate last-chance effort to stop the Master of Demons from calling upon the Great Kami dragon and making the wish that will plunge the empire into destruction and darkness. But even with their combined skills and powers, this most unlikely team of heroes knows the forces of Evil may be impossible to overcome. And there is another player in the battle for the scroll, a player who has been watching, waiting for the right moment to pull strings that no one even realized existed…until now.
Readers are loving Julie Kagawa’s Shadow of the Fox series! ‘Hands down one of the best books I've read this year!’ ‘Julie’s writing is pure magic’ ‘Buy this book, read it!’ ‘If you have school or work, you'll be sleep deprived because you won't be able to put it down!’ ‘Shadow of the Fox is one of the best fantasy books I've ever read.’ ‘If you want an action-packed fantasy set in historical Japan, with samurais, spirits, and demonslayers, and a dash of romance, please pick up this book!’ ‘This book was amazing! ‘It’s breathtaking!’ ‘This book was simply put epic!’ ‘I cannot wait for the next book’ ‘MIND BLOWN!’
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Updated 25 Jul 2018, printed 28 Nov 2019
Julie Kagawa is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Iron Fey, Blood of Eden, The Talon Saga and the Shadow of the Fox series. Born in Sacramento, she has been a bookseller and an animal trainer and enjoys reading, painting, playing in her garden and training in martial arts. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and a plethora of pets. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Family For Beginners
978-1-84845-794-2 400pp
2 Apr 2020 £ 7.99
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Sarah Morgan is an international bestseller and the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author of The Christmas Sisters. She has sold over eighteen million books worldwide. Sarah lives near London, England with her family and when she isn't writing or reading, she likes to spend time outdoors hiking or riding her mountain bike. Join Sarah's mailing list at sarahmorgan.com for all book news. For more insight into her writing life follow her on Facebook at facebook/AuthorSarahMorgan and on Instagram at @sarahmorganwrites.
• The new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Sarah Morgan. A multi-generational story about family, finding love, and being true to yourself. For fans of Celia Imrie, Katie Fforde, Lucy Diamond and Ruth Jones. • Achieving book-on-book growth in a competitive market, and we have an ambitious plan in place to continue growing sales and establishing Sarah Morgan as a household brand author. • Aiming for Sunday Times Top Ten – Sarah Morgan is becoming the women’s fiction brand to watch. • ONE SUMMER IN PARIS (2019): – Sold almost 50k copies across formats. – Was in the Top Twenty for three weeks. – Is our fastest-selling spring Sarah Morgan so far. – Outsold the likes of Sheila O’Flanagan, Cathy Bramley, and Paige Toon in paperback. – Paperback growth across all retailers (compared to HOW TO KEEP A SECRET) – Was a Kindle bestseller. • 54% sales growth between HOW TO KEEP A SECRET (June 2018) and ONE SUMMER IN PARIS. • Sarah has sold over 18 million books worldwide.
The brand new summer read from Sarah Morgan! When Flora falls in love with Jack, suddenly she’s not only handling a very cranky teenager, but she’s also living in the shadow of Jack’s perfect, immortalised wife, Becca. Every summer, Becca and Jack would holiday with Becca’s oldest friends and Jack wants to continue the tradition, so now Flora must face a summer trying to live up to Becca’s memory, with not only Jack’s daughter looking on, but with Becca’s best friends judging her every move… The more Flora tries to impress everyone, the more things go horribly wrong…but as the summer unfolds, Flora begins pushing her own boundaries, and finding herself in a way that she never thought she needed to. And she soon learns that families come in all shapes and sizes. PRAISE FOR SARAH MORGAN ‘Comfort reading at its best, all wrapped up in a tartan ribbon. Sarah Morgan will make your Christmas!’ Veronica Henry ‘I loved every sparkly, big-hearted, warm-hug moment of this gorgeous wintry tale’ Miranda Dickinson ‘A feast of a book that left me wanting more’ Penny Parkes, author of Best Practice ‘An uplifting and satisfying tale’ My Weekly ‘I laughed, I cried, I held my breath. I absolutely adored it’ Cathy Bramley ‘A warm, wonderful, rich story told with care and skill that broke my heart and then put it back together again’ Alex Brown, author of The Secret of Orchard Cottage ‘Jane Green meets Sophie Kinsella. Heart-warming, emotional, funny and real’ Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author
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Updated 8 Oct 2018, printed 7 Jan 2020
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The Wives HQ
Tarryn Fisher • Tarryn is a New York Times Number 1 Bestseller • The Wives reads like a hybrid of Behind Closed Doors and 50 Shades, this sexy, suspenseful thriller will have everyone talking in 2020… • Polygamy is a hot topic right now: Netflix’s Abducted in Plain Sight, Three Wives One Husband and Louis Theroux’s Polyamory and the Risk of Being Left Behind • Opportunity to create a new Sunday Times bestseller as we did with It’s Always the Husband
16 Apr 2020 £ 7.99
‘A fantastic thriller that asks the question: how well do we know the people we love? Filled with twists and turns you won't see coming, The Wives is a winner.’ PopSugar
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‘An intriguing plot takes some sharp twists in the search for the elusive truth in this fast-reading domestic thriller.’ Booklist
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Tarryn Fisher is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of nine novels. Born a sun hater, she currently makes her home in Seattle, Washington, with her children, husband and psychotic husky. She loves connecting with her readers on Instagram.
You’ve never met the other wives. None of you know each other, and because of this unconventional arrangement, you can see your husband only one day a week. But you love him so much you don’t care. Or at least that’s what you’ve told yourself. But one day, while you’re doing laundry, you find a scrap of paper in his pocket—an appointment reminder for a woman named Hannah, and you just know it’s another of the wives. You thought you were fine with your arrangement, but you can’t help yourself: you track her down, and, under false pretences, you strike up a friendship. Hannah has no idea who you really are. Then, Hannah starts showing up to your coffee dates with telltale bruises, and you realise she’s being abused by her husband. Who, of course, is also your husband. But you’ve never known him to be violent, ever. Who exactly is your husband, and how far would you go to find the truth? Would you risk your own life? And who is his mysterious third wife? Praise for The Wives: ‘A fantastic thriller that asks the question: how well do we know the people we love? Filled with twists and turns you won't see coming, The Wives is a winner.’ PopSugar ‘An intriguing plot takes some sharp twists in the search for the elusive truth in this fastreading domestic thriller.’ Booklist ‘Not just an original story but an equally original plot twist…an emotional and psychological crescendo that will keep readers on their toes until its final page.’ USA Today
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Updated 11 Mar 2019, printed 6 Jan 2020
978-1-84845-798-0 352pp
Q HQ
Christina Dalcher • Christina Dalcher’s debut, VOX, was a Sunday Times Bestseller in paperback, a Richard & Judy Book Club Pick, reached #3 in the Saturday Times Hardback chart and #11 in the Nielsen Hardback Chart. • VOX has now sold over 100,000 copies. • Rights have now sold in the 23 territories – with more to come! • Timely, provocative and thought-provoking this is book club fiction with a sharp political edge that will resonate with the exploding conversations around feminism and power.
30 Apr 2020 £ 12.99
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Christina Dalcher is the Sunday Times bestselling author of VOX. She earned her doctorate in theoretical linguistics from Georgetown University, specializing in the phonetics of sound change in Italian and British dialects. She and her husband split their time between the American South and Naples, Italy. Q is her second novel.
The thrilling new book from the bestselling author of VOX, coming soon in 2020! Elena Fairchild is a teacher at one of the state’s new elite schools. Her daughters are exactly like her: beautiful, ambitious, and perfect. A good thing, since the recent mandate that’s swept the country is all about perfection. Now everyone must undergo routine tests for their quotient, Q, and any children who don’t measure up are placed into new government schools. Instead, teachers can focus on the gifted. Elena tells herself it’s not about eugenics, not really, but when one of her daughters scores lower than expected and is taken away, she intentionally fails her own test to go with her. But what Elena discovers is far more terrifying than she ever imagined… Praise for Christina Dalcher: ‘This book will blow your mind.’ PRIMA ‘Intelligent, suspenseful, provocative, and intensely disturbing – everything a great novel should be.’ LEE CHILD ‘A novel ripe for the era of #MeToo.’ VANITY FAIR ‘Thought-provoking and set to dominate dinner party chats.’ COSMOPOLITAN ‘A dazzling debut.’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ‘A truly compulsive novel.’ STYLIST ‘Thought-provoking and thrilling. I was left speechless!’ WOMAN & HOME ‘The book of the moment!’ MARIE CLAIRE ‘A fast-paced, twisting thriller that left me speechless.’ DAILY MAIL
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Updated 1 Feb 2018, printed 8 Jan 2020
978-0-00-830334-1 384pp
Dark Corners HQ
Darren O’Sullivan • Darren O’Sullivan is a digital bestseller, garnering terrific reviews (averaging around 4.5 stars) and sales for his first three novels • Darren has sold over 50k ebooks across three titles (Our Little Secret, Close Your Eyes and Closer Than You Think) • Darren is well-connected in the crime writing community (so can expect excellent blurbs) and active in his local community of Peterborough/Cambridgeshire
30 Apr 2020 £ 7.99
A gripping new psychological thriller with a killer twist perfect for fans of Teresa Driscoll’s I Am Watching You.
You thought you’d escaped your past
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It’s been twenty years since Neve’s best friend Chloe went missing. Neve has never recovered and promised herself she’d never go back to that place.
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Darren O'Sullivan was born in Slough in 1982 but moved to Peterborough when he was 17 to train in performing arts. He has been working creatively ever since, first as an actor for the stage, then director. 5 years ago he felt inspired to write theatre and from that came the idea to develop a novel. Following being accepted in the Faber and Faber novel writing programme in 2015 he fine tuned his hand and during that 6 month training programme his debut novel Our Little Secret was born.
When Neve receives news that her first boyfriend Jamie has gone missing, she’s forced to return. Jamie has vanished without a trace in a disappearance that echoes the events of all those years ago. Somebody is watching and will stop at nothing until the truth about what took place that night is revealed … ––––––––––––––––––––––––– Praise for Darren O’Sullivan: ‘An immensely talented new author’ John Marrs, author of The One ‘Engrossing, compelling and twisty from the first page to the shocking ending. This book grabbed me and didn't let go’ Michele Campbell, author of It’s Always the Husband 'Unique and utterly compelling. This twisty psychological thriller will chill you to the bones' Gemma Metcalfe, author of Trust Me ‘A stellar and original concept, brilliantly executed. The final chapters had my heart in my throat! O’Sullivan is certainly one to watch’ Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House ‘A compelling, dark brooding thriller that packs a punch’ John Marrs ‘Brilliantly dark, sinister and twisted’ Lisa Hall ‘An intense novel full of secrets, lies and suspense that I thoroughly enjoyed unravelling’ Mel Sherratt
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Updated 12 Nov 2018, printed 3 Jan 2020
978-0-00-834201-2 400pp
The Forgotten Sister HQ
Nicola Cornick • A gorgeous timeslip novel with an edge of mystery, perfect for fans of Barbara Erskine, Kate Riordan, Kate Morton and Tracy Rees • Based on the real-life historical mystery of the death of Amy Robsart in Tudor times, this is the story of Lizzie, who realises that her fate is connected with Amy’s story via a mysterious curse that has echoed through the intervening centuries
• Nicola Cornick is an author on the rise, with an ever-growing fanbase who fall in love with her richly-woven historical novels
30 Apr 2020 £ 7.99
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International bestselling author Nicola Cornick became fascinated with history when she was a child, and spent hours poring over historical novels and watching costume drama. She studied history at university and wrote her master’s thesis on heroes. Nicola also acts as a historical advisor for television and radio. In her spare time she works as a guide in a 17th century mansion.
• This wonderful story of how the mysterious curse of Tudor noblewoman Amy Robsart echoes through the centuries, is set to please historical and women’s fiction fans alike • Nicola is well-connected within the historical fiction community and received a wealth of stunning author quotes for The Woman in the Lake One woman’s secret will shape another’s destiny… 1560: Amy Robsart is trapped in a loveless marriage to Robert Dudley, a member of the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Surrounded by enemies and with nowhere left to turn, Amy hatches a desperate scheme to escape – one with devastating consequences that will echo through the centuries… Present Day: When Lizzie Kingdom is forced to withdraw from the public eye in a blaze of scandal, it seems her life is over. But she’s about to encounter a young man, Johnny Robsart, whose fate will interlace with hers in the most unexpected of ways. For Johnny is certain that Lizzie is linked to a terrible secret dating back to Tudor times. If Lizzie is brave enough to go in search of the truth, then what she discovers will change the course of their lives forever. *** Moving between the Tudor era and the present day,The Forgotten Sister is a stunning historical novel that draws on one of history’s most compelling and enduring mysteries. Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Barbara Erskine, Victoria Hislop and Kate Morton. *** Readers love Nicola Cornick: ‘Alluring and hypnotising… I was hooked from page one.’ ‘A haunting and mesmerising story.’ ‘Atmospheric and filled with tension and danger.’ ‘Full of dark twists and spooky turns. Brilliantly written, unguessable and page-turning.’ ‘Spellbinding, with a narrative that left me bewitched. Not to be missed!’ ‘A fabulous read. I was completely enthralled, and kept guessing throughout.’ Praise for Nicola Cornick: ‘A fascinating tale with intriguing twists.’ Barbara Erskine ‘I was hooked from the first pages.’ Gill Paul ‘You just can’t put it down. Brilliant!’ Katie Fforde ‘A gorgeous novel, so fresh and original. And the tension! I was on the edge of my seat.’ Jenny Ashcroft ‘There is much to enjoy in a sumptuous novel that slips between present day and 1557.’ Sunday Mirror
Updated 19 Jun 2017, printed 5 Jan 2020
978-0-00-827849-6 384pp
Just My Luck HQ
Adele Parks •Adele’s last book, Lies Lies Lies, was a Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, staying in the Top 10 for five weeks. • Lies Lies Lies sold 100,000 copies in the first seven weeks. • Lies Lies Lies was an eBook bestseller. • Just My Luck is Adele’s 20th book in 20 years. • To be backed by a year-long 20th anniversary campaign.
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Adele Parks was born in Teesside, NorthEast England. Her first novel, Playing Away, was published in 2000 and since then she’s had eighteen international bestsellers, translated into twenty six languages. She’s an Ambassador for The National Literary Trust and The Reading Agency and a judge for the Costa. She’s lived in Italy, Botswana and London, and is now settled in Guildford, Surrey, with her husband, son and cat.
• Adele Parks has TCM in the UK of over 3.5 million copies.
From the Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks, comes a fabulous tale of relationships and the secrets we keep. It’s the stuff dreams are made of – a lottery win so big, it changes everything. For fifteen years, Lexi and Jake have played the same six numbers with their friends, the Pearsons and the Heathcotes. Over dinner parties, fish & chip suppers and summer barbecues, they’ve discussed the important stuff – the kids, marriages, jobs and houses – and they’ve laughed off their disappointment when they failed to win anything more than a tenner. But then, one Saturday night, the unthinkable happens. There’s a rift in the group. Someone doesn’t tell the truth. And soon after, six numbers come up which change everything forever. Lexi and Jake have a ticket worth £18 million. And their friends are determined to claim their share of it. Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks returns with a riveting look at the dark side of wealth in this gripping take on friendship, money and betrayal, and good luck gone bad… Praise for Lies Lies Lies: 'Gripping, moving and elegantly written' Marian Keyes ‘Brilliant, moving and deeply satisfying, Parks is the queen of the domestic dark side’ Veronica Henry ‘Completely addictive… superbly drawn. Fabulous’ Ruth Jones ‘An utterly gripping, dark, addictive read, with characters so real, and an emotional punch so hard it left me a little winded. A brilliant page turner!’ Alice Feeney ‘Compelling and suspenseful’ Catherine Isaac ‘I devoured Lies, Lies, Lies… so engaging, well written. It is one of those rare books that earns the title, unputdownable’ Sally Hepworth ‘Brilliantly twisty and makes for a thrilling, unputdownable read but is also so insightful about human nature: her characters, with all their flaws and secrets, are utterly real. A triumph’ Lucy Foley ‘The gripping, visceral portrait of the disintegration of a marriage take the “didn’t-see-that-coming” plot twist to new heights ****’Heat ‘A gripping and unpredictable read hiding some deliciously dark secrets and lies’ OK ‘A sharply crafted tale … the ultimate read for fans of domestic noir’ Woman’s Weekly ‘I’m not going to lie! Adele Parks takes you straight into the heart of her characters. Her twists about human nature form the icing on the cake’ Jane Corry Praise for Adele Parks:
Updated 3 Oct 2017, printed 6 Jan 2020
978-0-00-838613-9 14 May 2020 384pp £ 12.99
The Summer Villa HQ
Melissa Hill • THE SUMMER VILLA went straight to Number One in the Irish Times Original Fiction chart. It stayed at number one for two weeks. • Melissa Hill returns to her roots in this multi-cast narrative set in a rambling stone villa on the Amalfi Coast. A story of three old friends, coming together for a summer reunion – but secrets they’ve been keeping for years are about to be revealed…
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Melissa Hill lives in Co. Wicklow with her husband and daughter. A USA Today and No. 1 Irish Times and Italian best-seller, her books are translated into 25 different languages. One of her titles has been optioned for a movie by a major Hollywood studio, and another is currently in development for TV with a top US production company. Visit her website at www. melissahill.ie or contact her on Twitter @melissahillbks, or melissahillbooks on Facebook and Instagram.
• Plenty of exciting film and TV news in the pipeline: – The Netflix series based on Summer in Sorrento is in pre-production and currently set to air in 2020. – Before I Forget optioned by Canyon Creek films for a feature. – Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine optioned Something From Tiffany's for a big-screen feature. – Melissa also has two more Christmas projects in production with Hallmark. – The screen adaptation of Keep You Safe is now at script stage and currently with UK channels and Netflix.
THE NUMBER ONE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER Praise for Melissa Hill: ‘I was completely gripped’ Sarah Morgan ‘Addictive!’ Grazia ‘Blissfully escapist’ Marie Claire ************************************************************* Three women. One summer reunion. Secrets will be revealed… Villa Dolce Vita, a rambling stone house on the Amalfi Coast, sits high above the Gulf of Naples amidst dappled lemon groves and the fragrant, tumbling bougainvillea. Kim, Colette and Annie all came to the villa in need of escape and in the process forged an unlikely friendship. Now, years later, Kim has transformed the crumbling house into a luxury retreat and has invited her friends back for the summer to celebrate. But as friendships are rekindled under the Italian sun, secrets buried in the past will come to light, and not everyone is happy that the three friends are reuniting… Each woman will have things to face up to if they are all to find true happiness and fully embrace the sweet life. An epic summer read about food, friendship and the magic of Italy, perfect for fans of Jill Mansell and Sheila O’Flanagan. *************************************************************
Why readers love Melissa Hill: ‘This book lifted my spirits’ ‘Fun, engaging and a real page turner’ ‘You know Melissa Hill will draw you in with her stories’ ‘A romantic read that left me thinking “just how does Melissa Hill do it?”’ PRAISE FOR THE SUMMER VILLA ‘Three evocative journeys from heartbreak to hope, bolstered by female friendship and set against the irresistible backdrop of a villa on the Amalfi Coast: what's not to love?’ Roisin Meaney PRAISE FOR MELISSA HILL ‘I was completely gripped’ Sarah Morgan
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• Epic summer reading from the international bestselling author, this is perfect for fans of Sheila O’Flanagan, Patricia Scanlan, Jill Mansell and Karen Swan.
The Secrets of Sunshine HQ
Phaedra Patrick • A wonderfully touching and heart-warming story of a single father who gets an unexpected second chance at love, perfect for fans of Ruth Hogan • Tackling loneliness, grief and single parenthood, this is perfect for book clubs and reading groups • The author’s first book, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper has now sold a quarter of a million copies worldwide and has been optioned for a film.
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Phaedra Patrick studied art and marketing and has worked as a stained glass artist, film festival organiser and communications manager. Her short stories have won competitions run by Penguin and Darley Anderson and she now writes full time. She lives in Saddleworth with her husband and son.
• Phaedra is a bestseller in the US and Canada: a joined-up global HarperCollins publishing effort
‘A wonderfully hope-filled story’ Sarah Haywood, bestselling author of The Cactus A single father gets an unexpected second chance at love in the heart-warming new novel from the bestselling author of The Library of Lost and Found. Single dad Mitchell Fisher has said a firm goodbye to romance. He relishes his job cutting off the padlocks that couples fasten to his hometown’s famous ‘love story’ bridge. Only his young daughter Poppy knows that behind his prickly veneer, Mitchell is deeply lonely – and he still grieves the loss of her mother. Then one hot summer’s day, everything changes when Mitchell bravely rescues a woman who falls from the bridge into the river. He’s surprised to feel an unexpected connection to her, but then she disappears. Desperate to find the mysterious woman, Mitchell teams up with her spirited sister Liza to see if she’s left any clues behind. There’s just one – a secret message on the padlock she left on love story bridge… Brimming with Phaedra Patrick’s signature charm and a sparkling cast of characters, The Secrets of Sunshine follows one man’s journey to unlock his heart and discover new beginnings in the unlikeliest places. *** Praise for Phaedra Patrick: ’A gem of a book. I loved it.’ Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestseller ‘A charming story of self-discovery.’ Hello! ‘Wonderful… the perfect summer read.’ Woman ‘A charming story with thought-provoking themes.’ Candis ‘A feel-good story with oodles of charm.’ The Daily Mail ‘This book is a balm for the soul and the heart.’ The Sun ‘Eccentric, charming and wise, this will illuminate your heart.’ Nina George, author of The Little Paris Bookshop ‘A gorgeous journey told through charms.’ Heat ‘A charming, unforgettable story.’ Harper’s Bazaar ‘With many poignant as well as laugh-out-loud moments, in the vein of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, this is a lovely feel-good read.’ Compass ‘As charming and witty as the title suggest.’ My Weekly ‘We love this sweet story about self-discovery.’ Take A Break
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978-0-00-823767-7 14 May 2020 368pp £ 7.99
• The Library of Lost and Found spent five weeks in the UK Kindle top 50 and has sold over 9,000 ebooks
His and Hers
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• The new twisted, clever and dark psychological thriller from the author of SOMETIMES I LIE and I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. • Sits perfectly alongside Ruth Ware, Belinda Bauer and Louise Candlish. • HIS & HERS is A story of unreliable narrators, friends being killed and toxic love triangles. With a dual female/male narrative, this is everything readers of smart and upmarket psych thrillers want and more. • SOMETIMES I LIE was an international bestseller, selling over 150k copies. It was a New York Times bestseller, an Amazon Kindle Top Ten bestseller and an Audible Top Ten bestseller. • SOMETIMES I LIE will soon be a major Warner Bros TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. Fox have picked it up, and Ellen DeGeneres will exec produce with Oscar-nominated writer Robin Swicord developing the script. Filming due to start in 2020. • Paperback sales of I KNOW WHO YOU ARE up by 13% on SOMETIMES I LIE. • Over 50,000 copies sold of I KNOW WHO YOU ARE (across formats) in just 10 weeks. • Previously a producer for the BBC, Alice is a graduate of the Faber Academy and lives in Surrey.
If there are two sides to every story, someone is always lying… Jack: Three words to describe my wife: Beautiful. Ambitious. Unforgiving. Anna: I only need one word to describe my husband: Liar.
Alice Feeney is a writer and journalist. She spent fifteen years at the BBC where she worked as a reporter, news editor, arts and entertainment producer and One O’clock news producer.
When a woman is murdered in Blackdown village, newsreader Anna Andrews is reluctant to cover the case. Anna’s ex-husband, DCI Jack Harper, is suspicious of her involvement, until he becomes a suspect in his own murder investigation.
Alice has lived in London and Sydney and has now settled in the Surrey countryside, where she lives with her husband and dog.
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Her debut novel, Sometimes I Lie, was a New York Times and international bestseller. The book has been sold in over twenty countries and is being made into a TV series by a major film studio, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. His and Hers is her third novel and publishes in April 2020.
Someone is lying, and some secrets are worth killing to keep.
‘What a ride, I loved this book and the brilliant Hitchcockian twist!’ Sarah Michelle Gellar ‘Twisty and gripping’ Jane Fallon ‘Clever, compulsive’ Louise Candlish ‘Will shock you to your core’ Woman & Home ‘Clever and tense’ Red magazine
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Phoebe Morgan • The Doll House was Phoebe Morgan’s debut novel and became an iBooks #1 bestseller as well as spending eight weeks in the Kindle top 100. • Phoebe is incredibly well-connected as an editor and author, as well as recently winning the LBF Trailblazer award 2018 and becoming Chair of The Society of Young Publishers. • The Doll House now has over 400 reviews, and has sold over 60,000 copies across formats.
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PHOEBE MORGAN is an author and editor. She studied English at Leeds University after growing up in the Suffolk countryside. She edits commercial fiction for a publishing house during the day and writes her own books in the evenings. Phoebe lives in London and you can follow her on Twitter @Phoebe_A_Morgan, or find her website about publishing and writing at phoebemorganauthor.com. She is the author of The Doll House and The Girl Next Door and The Babysitter is her third book. Her novels have been translated into multiple territories and are available in the US, Canada, France, Croatia, Italy, Estonia, Norway, Portugal and more.
‘A twist I never saw coming!’ CASS GREEN on The Girl Next Door ‘It was the husband. It’s always the husband.’ Caroline Harvey is found dead in Suffolk on the hottest day of the year, her limp body awkwardly draped over a cot – and the baby she was looking after is nowhere to be seen. Hundreds of miles away, Siobhan Dillon’s holiday on the French coast comes to an abrupt end when her husband, Callum, is arrested on suspicion of murder, and her perfect family is torn apart. But is Caroline as innocent as she seems – or has she been hiding a secret of her own? What really happened that night? And where is the baby? The thrilling new book from the number one digital bestselling author of The Doll House and The Girl Next Door.
Praise for The Girl Next Door: ‘A compelling and well-written page-turner about the nature of suspicion, hidden secrets, and claustrophobic local communities.’ Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle and The Collector ‘A compelling plot which keeps the reader captivated until the final twist.’ Jane Corry, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘Skilfully plotted and with a twist I never saw coming…a terrific read!’ Cass Green, bestselling author of In a Cottage in a Wood ‘Absolutely loved it. So claustrophobic and unsettling, and the characters were so real (Jane actually gave me the creeps big time). You’ve got a #1 on your hands!’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me ‘Domestic noir and police procedural served up in one delicious helping.’ Rachel Sergeant, author of The Perfect Neighbours ‘Gripping, manipulative and thrilling. I couldn’t put it down.’ Claire Allan, author of Her Name Was Rose Praise for Phoebe Morgan: ‘Skilfully plotted and with a twist I never saw coming…a terrific read!’ Cass Green, bestselling author of In a Cottage in a Wood ‘A real page-turner, I loved this story.’ B A Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors ‘Tense, suspenseful and unsettling!’ Lisa Hall, bestselling author of Between You and Me ‘Unsettling, insightful, evocative and poignant, Morgan’s writing is both delicate and devastating.’ Helen Fields, author of Perfect Remains ‘A brilliantly creepy and insightfully written debut. I tore through it.’ Gillian McAllister, Sunday Times
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978-0-00-831487-3 28 May 2020 384pp £ 7.99
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Music From Another World Robin Talley • The enthralling new LGBT #ownvoices novel from award-winning New York Times bestseller Robin Talley. We are publishing to coincide with Pride celebrations in 2020. • Perfect for fans of Caitlin Moran, Love Simon and Birthday by Meredith Russo. • Music from Another World is an evocative journey back to the 1970s celebrating the joyous and feminist power of protest and punk where two teenage girls fight to be true to themselves and find where they truly fit in.
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Robin Talley is the New York Times bestselling author of the highly acclaimed novels Pulp, Our Own Private Universe, As I Descended, What We Left Behind and Lies We Tell Ourselves. Robin lives in Washington, DC with her wife and their daughter. You can find her online at www. robintalley.com or on Twitter @robin_talley.
‘I’m just so sick of blending in…’ It’s 1977, and the USA is tearing itself apart. And so is Tammy Larson. Seventeen and scared, Tammy has a secret that her strict community and conservative family must never find out; one that she’s only ever shared in unposted letters to her hero, Harvey Milk. She’s gay. Hundreds of miles away, Tammy’s new pen pal is dealing with a few secrets of her own. Sharon Hawkins lives in sunny San Francisco, an exciting city full of protests and punk music. But as the letters pile up in her desk drawer, Sharon begins to realise that her world might not be that different to Tammy’s after all… Set to a soundtrack of Bowie, Blondie and a whole lot of Patti Smith, the girls’ worlds converge in ways they could never have imagined. With a fierce sense of rebellion and a feminist attitude to boot, Tammy and Sharon soon discover what it means to be their true selves, and one thing’s for sure: they’re both sick of blending in. The perfect empowering and life-affirming read for fans of Caitlin Moran, Becky Albertalli and Meredith Russo. ************************************************************* Praise for Robin Talley’s previous novels: ‘The main characters are terrific in what is a moving novel. And an important one.’ The Telegraph ‘absolutely loved it – romantic and funny and gripping and just generally excellent!’ Tom Ellen, author of Freshers ‘touching, clever and absolutely hilarious’ The Herald ‘I really loved the book… it was just a lovely, refreshing read for me, and I’m so glad there are authors like Robin Talley out there.’ Bookseller ‘One of the most interesting and informative LGBT books I've read recently!’ Reader ‘I read it in one sitting!’ NetGalley reviewer ‘a must-read for anyone interested in LGBTQ+ history’ NetGalley reviewer ‘a very timely novel’ NetGalley reviewer Praise for Robin Talley’s previous novels: ‘The main characters are terrific in what is a moving novel. And an important one.’ The Telegraph ‘absolutely loved it – romantic and funny and gripping and just generally excellent!’ Tom Ellen, author
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978-1-84845-721-8 28 May 2020 384pp £ 7.99
• Set in California amidst the rise of punk rock in the late 1970s against the backdrop of Harvey Milk protesting for gay rights.
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The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside Jessica Ryn • Quirky, hopeful commercial fiction with book club appeal, guaranteed to put a smile on your face and leave a tear in your eye. Perfect for fans of Something to Live For and The Lido. • Dawn Brightside finds hope in the most unlikely of places at St Jude’s Hostel for the Homeless. But when her past catches up with her, will her new friends trust her version of the story, or is everything about to crumble around her once again?
978-0-00-836461-8 28 May 2020 400pp £ 12.99
• Jessica’s short stories have been shortlisted in competitions for Wordsmag and The Val Wood Prize for Creative Writing.
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Jessica Ryn is a former midwife and homeless resettlement worker. She has recently completed her MA in Creative Writing at CCCU, and her stories have been shortlisted for the Kimberly Chambers’ Kickstarter Award, Wordsmag and the Val Wood Prize for Creative Writing. When she’s not scribbling away, Jessica can be found meandering through the woods, reading stories that pull on the feel-strings and eating yoghurt-covered skittles. Jessica lives in Dover with her husband, two children and their high-spirited springer spaniel. The Extraordinary Hope of Dawn Brightside is her debut novel.
She’s always looking on the bright side… Dawn Elisabeth Brightside has been running from her past for twenty-two years and two months, precisely. So when she is offered a bed in St Jude’s Hostel for the Homeless, it means so much more than just a roof over her head. But with St Jude’s threatened with closure, Dawn worries that everything is about to crumble around her all over again. Perhaps, with a little help from her new friends, she can find a way to save this light in the darkness? And maybe, just maybe, Dawn will finally have a place to call home….
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Kerry Barnes • The second instalment in Kerry Barnes’ explosive gangland series. • Perfect for fans of Martina Cole, Kimberley Chambers, Jessie Keane and Roberta Kray • Almost 55,000 ebooks sold across the four-book series to date. • First paperback in the series, THE HUNTED, went into Asda and has sold over 5,000 paperbacks TCM through this retailer since April.
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Kerry Barnes, born in 1964, grew up on a council estate in South-East London. Pushed by her parents to become a doctor, she entered the world of science and became a microbiologist. After studying law and pharmaceuticals, her career turned to medicine. Having dyslexia didn’t deter her from her passion for writing. She began writing when her daughter was born thirty years ago. Once her children had grown up she moved to the Kent coast and now writes full time.
Do you live by the rules, or die by them? Holed up in prison, Mike Regan is offered a deal – his freedom in exchange for his firm taking down the gang that is supplying a new dangerous drug that has hit the streets. What starts as a game soon becomes a shocking revelation with devastating consequences. Meanwhile, Mike’s fiancé, Zara Ezra, has her own firm to run. But when the so-called Governor is out to take her down, she has her own decision to make – either fight, run, or write her own rule book…
Praise for Kerry Barnes ‘A shocking, gripping read’ Dreda Say Mitchell ‘Sweeps along at a breakneck pace’ Anna Smith 'Another cracker from Kerry Barnes. The Hunted is a rollercoaster ride!’ Jaime Raven ‘An absolute must read from this talented author’ Jacqui Rose *****
Readers love Kerry Barnes: ‘Kerry Barnes you have never disappointed me yet with a book.’ ‘Another fantastic story from Kerry Barnes.’ ‘Couldn’t put this book down.’ ‘Gripping, a real page turner and terrific storyline’ ‘I couldn't put it down once I started and was sad to come to the end’ ‘Never in my life have I read such a great fabulous series of books’
Praise for Kerry Barnes ‘A shocking, gripping read’ Dreda Say Mitchell ‘Sweeps along at a breakneck pace’ Anna Smith 'Another cracker from Kerry Barnes. The Hunted is a rollercoaster ride!’ Jaime Raven ‘An absolute must read from this talented author’ Jacqui Rose
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978-0-00-833648-6 28 May 2020 384pp £ 7.99
• Ringing endorsements from gangland crime fiction community. Kerry receives a lot of support from authors, readers, and the blogger community.
Precious You HQ
Helen Monks Takhar • An explosive, dark and shocking thriller perfect for fans of Ali Land, Sarah Vaughan, Harriet Lane and TV dramas You, The Replacement and Dr Foster • This is the novel that will do for the workplace what GONE GIRL did for marriage. You will never look at your colleagues in the same way again… • Sits exactly in the sweet spot where book-club meets upmarket thriller and is packed full of talking points: toxic generation gaps; the unfair maligning of millennials, especially in the press; difficulties for women as they age and become ‘invisible’; difficult working relationships and the feeling of being replaced/usurped by the younger generation
11 Jun 2020 £ 12.99
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Helen Monks Takhar has been working as a journalist, copyeditor and magazine editor since 1999, having graduated from Cambridge. She began her career in financial trade newspapers before writing for national newspapers including The Times, The Observer and The Daily Telegraph. Originally from Southport, Merseyside, she lives in Stoke Newington with her husband and two young children. Precious You is her first novel.
• Stunning author quotes in, including from Alice Feeney: ‘A deliciously dark and addictive page-turner’; Jo Spain: ‘Dark, shocking, terrific’; and Will Dean: ‘Twisty, explosive, compelling, with hints of Gone Girl’. • Optioned for TV by eOne, with Helen & her scriptwriter husband, Danny Takhar, attached to write • Pre-empted ahead of Frankfurt 2018, fighting off stiff competition from other publishers • US rights bought for six figures by PRH; rights sold in 7 territories and counting • Helen is a journalist and is very outgoing, clever and articulate; she’d be brilliant at events
2020’s must-read thriller is a powerfully gripping and unsettling story of obsession, revenge and deceit. This is a novel to shock you to your very core. Perfect for fans of Netflix’s You. ___ ‘A breathtaking debut’ SAMANTHA DOWNING ‘Deliciously dark and addictive’ ALICE FEENEY ‘Compulsive and disturbing’ ADELE PARKS ‘Hints of Gone Girl’ WILL DEAN ‘Twisted, shocking, terrific’ JO SPAIN ‘Nail-biting’ HARRIET TYCE ___ Trusting you was my first mistake… At first Katherine dismisses her early-twenties intern as a millennial ‘snowflake’: soft, entitled, moralistic. But Lily’s youth and beauty remind Katherine of everything she once was, and she soon finds herself obsessively drawn to her new colleague. But is Katherine simply jealous of Lily’s potential – or does she sense that her intern has a dark hidden agenda? A disturbing picture begins to emerge of two women who are not what they seem – and who are desperate enough to do anything to come out on top. As their rivalry deepens and with their backs against the wall, the consequences are about to turn deadly… Explosive and provocative, with shocking twists at every turn, Precious You is an addictive, revenge-fuelled thriller for our age. ___ ‘Disturbing and zeitgeisty’ PHOEBE MORGAN ‘I was hooked’ KATE HAMER ‘Audacious, dark and smart’ PHOEBE LOCKE ‘I’m obsessed!’ LAURIE ELIZABETH FLYNN ‘A brutal beauty. WOW’ MIRANDA DICKINSON ‘A brilliantly twisted tale’ LISA HALL ‘My mouth was open’ CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN ‘Wickedly fun’ ANNA PITONIAK ‘Messed up and BRILLIANT’ LIZ LOVES BOOKS ‘Dark and twisted’ ANITA FRANK ‘A powerhouse of a debut’ EMMA COOPER ‘OMG. I loved it’ JOSIE LLOYD
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The Summer We Ran Away HQ
Jenny Oliver • Jenny Oliver is a rising star of the women’s fiction market • Her most recent novel, The Summerhouse By The Sea, was an Amazon Kindle bestseller, staying in the Top 10 for seven weeks over the summer and selling over 70,000 copies • Jenny has a hugely engaged following on social media • Perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond, Veronica Henry and Milly Johnson
978-0-00-829754-1 384pp
11 Jun 2020 £ 7.99
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Jenny Oliver is a bestselling author of contemporary fiction. She has been an elf in the Disney store, a personal trainer, journalist, editor and, by far the best, a writer. Twice nominated for the RNA Best Contemporary Novel award, Jenny’s books explore the ups and downs of relationships and an unwavering belief in happily ever after. In her spare time, she can be found cajoling her family out to car boot sales, trying to reign in her competitiveness on the netball court and subtly eavesdropping on strangers’ conversations as inspiration for her next book.
'You know you're in for a treat when you open a Jenny Oliver book' Debbie Johnson It was meant to be the party of the summer… In Cedar Road, everyone is preparing for Lexi’s ‘White Hot’ summer party. For one night, parking squabbles and petitions are put aside as neighbours sip Prosecco under the fairy lights and gather by the hot tub to marvel at Lexi’s effortlessly glamorous life with Hot Hamish. For Julia, it’s a chance to coax husband Charlie out of his potting shed and into a shirt so they can have a welcome break from the hellish house renovation they’ve been wrestling with. And it’s a chance for Julia to pretend – just for a night – that her life is as perfect as Lexi’s. But when, during the party, one of Julia’s WhatsApp messages falls into the wrong hands and reveals her most intimate thoughts, things reach boiling point… And when all the neighbours know exactly what you’re thinking, there’s only one thing to do. Run away. It’s going to be a summer Julia will never forget… Praise for Jenny Oliver: ‘The perfect summer read’ Sarah Morgan ‘Brilliantly written’ The Sun ‘Heart-warming, funny and wonderfully observed’ Fiona Harper ‘You know you’re in for a treat when you open a Jenny Oliver book’ Debbie Johnson
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Updated 12 Oct 2017, printed 21 Dec 2019
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Aria’s Travelling Book Shop Rebecca Raisin From the bestselling author of Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop comes another uplifting romance.
This summer will change everything! Aria Summers knows what she wants. A life on the road with best friend Rosie and her beloved camper-van-cum-book-shop, and definitely, definitely, no romance.
11 Jun 2020 £ 7.99
But when Aria finds herself falling – after one too many glasses of wine, from a karaoke stage – into the arms of Jonathan, a part of her comes back to life for the first time in years.
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Rebecca Raisin is a true bibliophile. This love of books morphed into the desire to write them. Rebecca aims to write characters you can see yourself being friends with. People with big hearts who care about relationships, and most importantly, believe in true, once-ina-lifetime love.
A heartwarming, uplifting and hilarious novel of friendship, love and adventure! Perfect for fans of Debbie Johnson and Holly Martin.
Readers LOVE Rebecca Raisin! ‘Oh YES, YES, YES!!! I bloody loved this. I absolutely adored this book.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘Awesome!!!… Absolutely brilliant… I loved this book a huge amount… I sat and read it in an afternoon.’ Vonibee, 5 stars ‘Had me hooked from the very first page… Absolutely joyous.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this novel and read it through in one day… It brightened up my day so much that I couldn’t take the soppy grin off my face as I finished reading the final page.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘A fast-paced, funny, romantic, heart-warming and realistic book that will have you not only laughing out loud but glued to the page.’ Chicks, Rogues and Scandals, 5 stars ‘Such a pleasure to read, I lost myself within the pages… An incredibly enjoyable book.’ Rachel’s Random Reads, 5 stars ‘There is just so much to love about this story… This wonderful, cosy read just resonated with me so much!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
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Josie Lloyd • Uplifting and feel-good book-club fiction about a group of women who find strength against adversity in the most unlikely of circumstances, perfect for fans of The Lido, Ruth Jones, Jojo Moyes and Ruth Hogan • A bold and brave novel with very emotive subjects that’ll resonate with a huge audience, with a joyful and positive message • Strong publicity potential: the novel is based on the author’s own diagnosis and experience of breast cancer, which she is happy to talk about
25 Jun 2020 £ 7.99
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Josie Lloyd's first novel, It Could Be You, was published in 1997 and since then she has written 15 bestselling novels (under various pen names), including the number one hit Come Together, which she co-authored with her husband, Emlyn Rees, which was number one for 10 weeks, published in 27 languages and made into a Working Title film. Josie has also written several bestselling parodies with Emlyn, including We're Going On A Bar Hunt, The Very Hungover Caterpillar and The Teenager Who Came To Tea.
• The novel has already been optioned for TV by Dandelion and Burdock • Taps in to the huge audience of people who each year run the Race for Life, do the Moonwalk and donate to cancer charities • Fantastic author quote already: ‘Heartbreaking and inspiring’ – Jenny Colgan. With the author’s impeccable industry contacts, many more are likely • We fought off rival publishers to win this book in a heated four-way auction
‘Amazing, heartbreaking and inspiring’ Jenny Colgan *** Sometimes we find friendship in the most unexpected of places… When Keira receives her breast cancer diagnosis she doesn’t want to have to tell her children or her husband Tom, and she doesn’t want to step back from work. She doesn’t want to sit in a hospital and stare mortality in the face, nor be part of a group of fellow cancer patients. Cancer is not her club. But, as she is forced to accept everything must change and her health becomes something she can’t rely on, Keira finds herself embracing running. Hot, sweaty running in the company of a group of brilliant, funny women each going through treatment. One step at a time Keira is going to reclaim something. Her family, her business, her life. Moving and uplifting, this is a novel about love, family and the power of finding your tribe. ‘An amazing, heart-breaking, inspiring treat – read this book’ Jenny Colgan
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Updated 10 Jun 2019, printed 5 Jan 2020
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Cut to the Bone Roz Watkins • The third in an outstanding new detective series featuring DI Meg Dalton, Derbyshire’s answer to Broadchurch’s DS Ellie Miller. • Set in the threatening shadows of the Peak District, this is sure to appeal to fans of Ann Cleeves, Val McDermid and Happy Valley.
978-0-00-821470-8 384pp
25 Jun 2020 £ 12.99
• The first book in the series, The Devil’s Dice, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger award and has been optioned for a TV series by ITV Studios • The series has had rave reviews so far from authors, the press and readers alike
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Roz Watkins is the author of three novels in the DI Meg Dalton series: The Devil’s Dice, which was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger Award and was The Times Crime Book of the Month, Dead Man’s Daughter, and Cut to the Bone. In her spare time, Roz likes to walk in the Peak District, scouting out murder locations. Find out more at www. rozwatkins.co.uk
*** A DISTURBING DISAPPEARANCE When beautiful young social-media star Violet Armstrong goes missing in the middle of a scorching Peak District summer, the case sparks a media frenzy. A CHILLING MURDER The clock is ticking for DI Meg Dalton and her team to find Violet before online threats explode into real-life violence. And then the blood and hair of a young woman are found in an empty pig trough at the local abattoir… AN IMPOSSIBLE CRIME The more Meg finds out about this unnerving case, the more she becomes convinced that something very, very bad has happened to Violet. With temperatures rising and the press demanding answers, the case is about to take a terrifying turn…
Praise for Roz Watkins: ‘A fabulous book. I can’t wait to meet DI Meg Dalton again’ B A Paris ‘An outstanding debut. The Devil’s Dice had me gripped from the start’ Stephen Booth ‘Twisty, creepy, funny, and you may shed a tear too. More DI Meg Dalton please!’ Caz Frear ‘A page-turning debut featuring a fabulous lead character. Full of wry wit and weird legends, this mystery thriller is fresh, fun and full of emotion’ Susi Holliday ‘A fascinating debut with a deliciously old school mystery at its heart. I can’t wait to see what Watkins does next!’ Angela Clarke ‘A pacy, twisty read that had me on the edge of my seat…what a brilliant debut! ’ KL Slater ‘Exceptional debut. Beautifully written and observed crime novel, with such well rounded maturity it was a pleasure to read from start to finish. Glad it is a series so that we all have a lot more to look forward to.’ Amanda Robson ‘The Devil's Dice encapsulates the dark heart of the Peaks and enthrals the reader with its clever and compelling plot.’ Sarah Ward
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Susannah Constantine • A modern day Nancy Mitford, this is the untold story of nobility during the seventies from household name, Susannah Constantine. • What Not to Wear, co-written with Trinny Woodall sold over 670,000 copies and won a prestigious British Book Award. • Her fashion advice books have been number-one bestsellers in Britain and the US, appearing on both Sunday Times Bestsellers lists. Her shows have been aired in over twelve countries, including Australia, Holland, Israel, Scandinavia, Poland and Belgium.
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• Constantine regularly contributes for the Mail on Sunday. • Susannah appeared on BBC Strictly Come Dancing in 2018 and BBC Sport Relief 2018.
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Susannah Constantine is an English fashion journalist, advisor, television presenter, author and designer. She hosted the BBC 2 programme What Not to Wear from 2001 to 2005 and went on to co-host Trinny & Susannah Undress and Undress the Nation, as well as frequently appearing as a makeover stylist on The Oprah Winfrey show.
‘Captivating’ Woman & Home ‘Beautifully written’ Hello! 1979. Esme Munroe is now twenty-six years old and finally leaving the wild landscape of the Scottish highlands behind her for the big smoke. Arriving in London, she starts work at prestigious Art Gallery in Mayfair, and meets the gorgeous and worldly Suki, who takes her to the most glamourous bars and clubs in London. But the fast, frenetic pace of the city is easy to become lost in – will Esme unveil a long-hidden secret about herself and discover who she can really trust, before it’s too late? Don’t miss the stunning sequel to After the Snow, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown.
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A 28-day plan working with your monthly cycle to do more and stress less
Alisa Vitti • We are in a unique cultural moment where women are more empowered than ever before. This coincides with the positive message and paradigm shift of thinking of your period as a strength, not a weakness or a nuisance. We are witnessing the explosion of biohacking, which until now has been exclusively catering to men and male bodies.
23 Jan 2020 £ 16.99
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Alisa Vitti, HHC, is a functional nutritionist, women’s hormone expert, and best-selling author of WomanCode. She is the founder of FLOLiving.com, a virtual health center that has been treating the root causes of hormone imbalance and supporting women’s hormonal and reproductive health for over a decade, and she recently launched MyFLO, a period tracker designed to help users fix symptoms and schedule their lives according to their cycles.
• Alisa’s platform has grown exponentially since 2013. She has a large and engaged social media following and is THE go-to expert in the States when there is any story relating to periods. She’s been on Dr. Oz, Fox News, CBS, and in Vogue, Women’s Health, Refinery29, Shape, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Well+Good, and MindBodyGreen, delivered a TedTalk with over a million views, and is giving corporate workshops at companies including Google, Zappos, Cosmo, and more.
How women can improve their productivity, happiness, and physical well-being by keeping their natural cycles in mind and working with them (rather than ignoring them). In the Flo teaches women how to use their 28-day cycle to optimize their life by letting their internal clock and natural rhythms guide time management, diet, fitness, etc. (This is so simple and yet underutilized it is shocking. It makes perfect sense when you think about it: You have different energy levels at different times of the month, different libido levels, etc. so why not use foresight to plan projects for when you are at your most effective, and understand when you need more emotional connection with others?) There are specific tips on what to eat and how to exercise depending on what phase you are in—and it works. Women are getting promotions, losing weight, and in one case thus far, literally clearing their endometriosis by using the cycle syncing method. ‘When I first heard Alisa explain The Cycle Syncing Method, I was floored. Working with Alisa has given me back my energy, made me a happier mom, and made me passionate about sharing this information with other women.’ Gabrielle Union-Wade, New York Times bestselling author of We’re Going to Need More Wine ‘In this must-read hormonal guidebook, Alisa Vitti takes readers on a fascinating voyage inside the female body and brain to demystify the science of hormones. And she lays out a one-of-a-kind nutrition and lifestyle plan to balance hormones so you can think smarter, feel better, and stress less. Your body and brain will thank you for it.’ Daniel Amen, MD, neuroscientist, and New York Times bestselling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Unleash the Power of the Female Brain ‘Women are getting promotions, losing weight and clearing endometriosis by using this cycle-syncing method.’ The Bookseller ‘This book teaches you how to use your biology to tune in to your inner guidance and to create optimal flow in every area of your life. It offers a path towards your highest power and potential.’ Gabrielle Bernstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Universe Has Your Back ‘This book will change the way you eat, work out, manage your time and do your work—all in harmony with your body! JJ Virgin, nutrition expert and New York Times bestselling author of The Virgin Diet ‘Alisa is a true pioneer in biohacking for women. Every woman should read this book!’Dr. Mark Hyman, New York Times bestselling author of The Blood Sugar Solution ‘A powerful offering toward helping women reclaim hormone health, and much needed life balance.’ Aviva Romm, MD, author of The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution HarperCollins Publishers, Westerhill Road, Glasgow G64 2QT. Tel +44 (0) 141 306 3100 and The News Building, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Tel +44 (0) 20 8741 7070
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• WomanCode, Alisa’s first book, has been an extraordinary success for HCUK and one of their top backlist titles, selling ~400 copies a week and continuing to get national publicity nearly four years after initial publication.
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Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It Kamal Ravikant NEW AND IMPROVED: Originally published as an 8,000 word set of reflections in 2012 a, Kamal has substantially revised and expanded the work to a full-length book. CULT-LIKE FOLLOWING: The 3,182 reviews on Amazon reveal an audience whose life was change by this book.
6 Feb 2020 £ 14.99
B 198x129, Hardback Rights HC-K Subject Popular psychology and self-help Readership General KAMAL RAVIKANT has meditated with Tibetan monks in the Dalai Lama's monastery, served in the US Army infantry, walked 550 miles across Spain, and selfpublished a bestselling self-help book. Kamal has also worked with some of the most influential people in Silicon Valley as an entrepreneur and investor, and has founded several companies. He lives in New York City.
PODCAST INTEREST AND KEY INFLUENCERS: Multiple top-rated podcasts have been approaching Kamal for years and he has held back. He is eager to engage these outlets at on-sale including: Tim Ferris, Ryan Holiday, James Altucher, Glenn Beck. He has close relationships with many in the space.
The bestselling self-published phenomenon addressing our urgent need for self-love in the world today. Kamal Ravikant knows misery well. In 2011, the company Kamal had spent the last ten years of his life nurturing and growing, suddenly and embarrassingly went under. He experienced a profound depression, the kind that made him physically ill and bedridden. The only source of light in this darkest moment was a meditation, a chant that came to him and provided the only source of comfort he could muster: I love myself. Kamal began his transformational journey by repeating this over and over to himself. I love myself. I love myself. I love myself. Even when he didn’t believe it (especially when he didn’t believe it).This meditation grew in the form of a system of tools for keeping him positive, balanced, and moving forward. Kamal’s spiritual healing changed his physical and emotional states, and his entire person shifted for the better. Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It is the powerful story of Kamal’s radical self-growth journey and his specific practice for readers. Dynamic, vulnerable, page-turning and ultimately lifechanging, these pages hold a universal appeal for anyone who has ever struggled to get out of bed in the morning or smile through profound sadness.
Now expanded with new reader oriented lessons, and a powerful and transformative personal story of the practice in action.
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The Batch Lady Shop Once. Cook Once. Eat Well All Week.
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Suzanne Mulholland • The Batch Lady brand is growing at a rapid pace. She has featured in the Sun, Daily Mail, Metro and Hello magazine. • The Batch Lady method gives you the gift of time through batch cooking and meal planning. The beauty of planning ahead is that you can then have relaxing weeks. • Shop once, cook once, get your life back!
5 Mar 2020 £ 20.00
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The revolutionary Batch Method brings the gift of time to even the busiest lives, with over 80 delicious, home-cooked recipes.
The Batch Lady has been transforming how thousands of people cook and eat through her revolutionary online channel. Now she’s going to share her secrets with you.
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Suzanne Mulholland is The Batch Lady. She is an expert in how to reclaim time and headspace by getting organised in the kitchen and beyond, through her batching method. Suzanne shares her organisational secrets and recipes with her committed social media following of over 60,000 and lives in the Scottish Borders where she has been running demonstrations around Scotland in homes, schools and Women’s Institutes since 2018.
With over 80 delicious, home-cooked recipes that are quick to make, create and store, Suzanne's brilliant recipe combinations and timesaving tips will transform your kitchen, and will buy you back extra hours in your week. Packed with planners, helpful lists and more, this is the only guide you will ever need to save you money, time, and headspace, and change your life for good. ‘Cookery’s answer to Mrs Hinch. You’re going to love this lady.’ Hello! magazine
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The Gatekeeper
978-0-00-833609-7 272pp
5 Mar 2020 £ 16.99
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• Kate Fall was Deputy Chief of Staff for David Cameron from 2010-2016. She became known as ‘The Gatekeeper’ thanks to her role managing the flow of people, information and power in Downing Street. • THE SECRET BARRISTER of Downing Street. This is the first book by a senior ‘staffer’ and offers a fascinating insight into the day-to-day reality of a world few of us get to see. • Kate’s has a timely, relevant perspective on what it means to be a woman in one of the most traditionally masculine worlds. • A wonderful ‘upstairs, downstairs’ thread runs through Kate’s stories, as she explains how everything from the desk positioning to the lunchtime run was politically significant. • Kate has a strong network and has already secured endorsements from Sir Anthony Seldon, Niall Ferguson, Alice Thompson and Camilla Cavendish.
’For over a decade Kate Fall was the most influential woman in British politics.’ Alice Thomson, The Times <i>The Gatekeeper</i> is a very personal portrait of life, as a woman, at the centre of power. As Brexit discussions rail on, Fall offers an intimate account of the preceding seminal political years from the viewpoint of the ‘staffer’ rather than the more traditional memoirs of the ‘principals’- David Cameron and George Osborne whom she worked alongside. Fall takes us through eleven years of the Cameron project. From its inception and battle to win the soul of the Conservative party, through to life at No 10 during the coalition years. Reshuffles, relationships, routines, political scandals, births, deaths and the crises in between. Through two general elections and the surprise ‘sweetest of victories’ in 2015. Through two referendums, and finally to the third – the European referendum, and to the last days of the Cameron administration. There is always the principal’s book – and then another which sheds the light on an era in politics – and brings it to life. Fall’s book offers a different perspective – not just on the Cameron years but on life at the centre. About how it feels to be part of a dedicated, focused team all working to one aim. To live one’s life at such a pace under so much pressure; much of it so private, yet under the public gaze. To go home to your children and walk round the park. And for all this to be ‘normal’, for a while. ‘This book is as good an account of life inside Number 10 as I have ever read. Kate Fall has an exquisite eye for telling detail and a rare ability to express it. The tale gives an intimate and honest account of some of the most important and challenging years in recent history.’ Sir Anthony Seldon, Historian, Vice Chancellor ‘For over a decade Kate Fall was the most influential woman in British politics – as David Cameron’s closest adviser and gatekeeper. This is her fascinating, honest and sometimes hilarious story of life behind the door of number Ten.’ Alice Thomson, Columnist, The Times ‘Kate Fall was not just the gatekeeper; she was at the heart of the Number Ten operation.’ Camilla Cavendish, The Times, Former Head of the No 10 Policy Unit ‘Kate Fall was in many ways the heart and the soul of the Cameron operation, so this is a genuinely insightful and fascinating account of what it is like to be at the heart of power.’ Tom Bradby, ITV News at Ten ‘Kate Fall was David Cameron's indispensable right-hand woman – trouble-shooter and gatekeeper – as he ascended from leader of the Opposition to Prime Minister between 2010 and 2016. Her memoir is a highly readable account of the Rise and Fall of the Cameroons, which future historians will scour, not least for its revealing account of the key events of the 2016 Brexit crisis that brought her boss crashing down. At the same time, this is an often touching account of the demands that modern politics makes on people and their families. I read it, gripped, at one sitting’ Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford
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Eleanor Wood • STAUNCH follows in the footsteps of bestselling riotous and recognizable female-led memoirs HOW TO BE A WOMAN, THE WRONG KNICKERS, EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE, WILD, and THE OUTRUN about growing up, grief, friendship, finding yourself and ultimate redemption • The key characters of octogenarian nan and great aunts perfectly chime with the current zeitgeist for gutsy older female icons, see Mamma Mia, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Nothing Like a Dame and Book Club
19 Mar 2020 £ 14.99
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Eleanor Wood is the author of YA novels MY SECRET ROCKSTAR BOYFRIEND and BECOMING BETTY. She lives in Brighton, where she can mostly be found hanging around in cafés and record shops, running on the beach, pretending to be French and/or that it’s the 60s, and writing deep into the night. Her ‘dayjob’ is in academic publishing, and her work has previously been published in magazines such as Elle, Time Out and The Face.
• Eleanor is the quintessential manic pixie dream girl, all grown up: Her lo-fi teenage fanzine, Shocking Blues and Mean Reds, won praise from The Independent, Lauren Laverne, and Marmalade magazine, among others, and she is the co-creator of the fanzine I AM NOT ASHAMED with Harriet Reuter Hapgood.
A late 30s The Wrong Knickers meets Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Eleanor finds herself in her late 30s on a beach in India with three old ladies, trying to ‘find herself’ and ‘discover her family history’ like some sad middle-class crisis cliché. How did she get here? Truthfully, it could be for any one of the below reasons, if not all combined: • Stepmum dying/Stepdad leaving – family falling apart, subsequent psychotic break; both parents now on third marriage • Breaking up with J after 12 years – breaking up a whole life, a whole fucking universe – for reasons that may have been… misguided? • New boyfriend moving in immediately, me insisting ‘it’s not a rebound!’ even after everyone has stopped listening, being cited in his messy divorce, him being sectioned, then breaking up with me • Going into therapy after dating a potentially violent, certainly threatening, narcissist (the most pertinent point of which should be noted: I did not break up with him – he ghosted me) How to address this situation? Take a trip to India with your octogenarian nan and two great aunts of course. The perfect, if somewhat unusual, distraction from Eleanor’s ongoing crisis. But the trip offers so much more than Eleanor could ever have hoped for. Through the vivid and worldly older women in her life, she learns what it means to be staunch in the face of true adversity.
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978-0-00-832568-8 252pp
• Sharp, funny, witty writing with plenty of sass, this is a memoir that reads like women’s fiction, hilarious but heartbreaking and with bags of character.
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I Want You to Know We’re Still Here My family, the Holocaust and my search for truth
Esther Safran Foer • Esther Safran Foer, while born in Poland, spent her first four years in a displaced persons camp in Germany after World War II before coming to America in 1949. Her parents were the only members of their families to survive the Holocaust.
16 Apr 2020 £ 16.99
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• This book details not only Esther’s discovery of Asya, but also everything she came to learn about herself – not everything on the record was as it seemed – and the extraordinary lengths her family went to in order to survive both persecution and times of great social duress.
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• Esther Safran Foer is from a family of bestselling authors and has been named one of the most powerful women in Washington.
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Esther Safran Foer is one of the most wellknown and influential women in Washington, D.C. Most recently she served as the executive director of the Sixth & I historic synagogue for nearly 10 years, revitalizing the cultural relevance of the historic building. Before taking over at Sixth & I, she was the president of FM Strategic Communications, a public relations firm that advised top law firms and Fortune 500 companies. Her first job in politics was on the staff of the George McGovern campaign for president in 1972.
A moving and powerful inter-generational memoir about story and memory. Mine is a family of readers and writers. Our house is filled with books. There are contemporary design books on the coffee table in the living room, legal books in my husband’s home office, and piles of children’s books for when my grandchildren visit. However, the side table next to my bed is piled with books about the Holocaust. Framed maps of shtetls line my office walls and pictures of relatives killed in the Holocaust are displayed on our family gallery walls. Sometimes I feel like I exist across two polarized realities, experiencing great fulfillment from family, friends, and a meaningful career, and, at the same time, finding the joy of my life tempered by its shadows. In the darker corners of my mind live ghosts and demons who visit me from the shtetls in Ukraine where my family came from. Some of the details that make these visions so vivid are imagined because I grew up in a family where memories were too terrible to speak of. This is the true story of four generations who have been dealing with the Holocaust and its aftermath. We are four generations, survivors and survivors of survivors, storytellers and memory keepers. And we’re still here. ‘This moving memoir documents Esther Safran Foer’s tireless search for traces of her murdered family. Her success is a testament to the power of memory to rescue the dead from oblivion.’ Diane Armstrong ‘Stirring and inspiring, this remarkable book is a labor of love and hope. Esther Foer goes on a brave journey abroad and into the past in search of unsettling family secrets buried in the horrible darkness created by Nazism. Her odyssey is both harrowing and heroic. When she returns, she can never see things in the same way, and neither can we. This book is a little triumph over fascism.’ Congressman Jamie Raskin ‘Foer—former CEO of a Washington, D.C.–based arts center and the mother of authors Franklin, Jonathan, and Joshua Foer—documents her quest to gather information about her family’s life during the Holocaust in this skillfully written debut. In unadorned prose, Foer chronicles her efforts to research the lives of her kin and excavate family secrets. This narrative serves as something of a companion piece to Jonathan Safran Foer’s Everything Is Illuminated, which fictionalized aspects of the Foer family history. Foer’s engrossing, well-researched family history will resonate with those curious about their own roots. Publisher’s Weekly
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• Decades later, her mother – now 90 – revealed some shocking news, Esther’s father had had another family in Ukraine, a wife and baby daughter who were killed by the Nazis. In a search to find more about her she discovered there were no records anywhere, she didn’t even know her name.
Skincare The ultimate no-nonsense guide
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Caroline Hirons • Caroline Hirons is the undisputed skincare queen, with bigger social media numbers than Sali Hughes, The Skin Nerd and Wendy Rowe. When she recommends a product, it sells out in a matter of days. • She has featured in Vogue, Marie Claire, Grazia, Stylist Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, The Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Mail, Radio 2, BBC News and a whole lot more.
30 Apr 2020 £ 20.00
• Caroline’s blog has had over 100 million page views.
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Caroline Hirons is trained in (well) over 100 brands. She is a globally qualified advanced aesthetician. Her career has involved developing bespoke facials and training teams internationally for top brands in the UK, USA and Far East. She has been in retail for 34 years, working as a consultant to brands in the beauty industry for over ten years, advising brands on the route into market, where they should be selling and why.
Straight-talking advice from the Skincare Queen Caroline Hirons is the authority in skincare – and for the first time, she’s sharing her knowledge with the world. With over 100 million views of her blog and over 13 million views of her YouTube videos, she cuts out the jargon, tells you want you do and don’t need, and is finally going to get the nation off face wipes for good! Skincare is the go-to book for people of all ages and skin types who want to feel and look fantastic. It explains the facts, the myths and the best way to get good skin – on any budget. With everything from Caroline’s signature cheat sheets, simple tips and tricks to glow (inside and out!) understanding ingredients lists, and advice on how to choose the products that are right for you, this is the ultimate guide to healthier, brighter skin. ‘Caroline Hirons, aka the skincare oracle.’ Marie Claire Online ‘Caroline creates a retail stampede.’ Mail Online ‘Caroline Hirons, a skincare expert whose no-nonsense product reviews have attracted a sizeable following’ Guardian ‘Skincare guru.’ Evening Standard ‘Beauty blogger extraordinaire Caroline Hirons.’ Heart ‘The beauty fanatic is known and loved for her brutally honest reviews and encyclopaedic knowledge of the skin.’ Harper’s Bazaar
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Updated 26 Jun 2019, printed 29 Dec 2019
978-0-00-837552-2 304pp
• She appeared on This Morning in April 2019; the number of views online has reached over 200,000 and is rising.
Ten Times Happier How to Let Go of What’s Holding You Back
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Owen O’Kane • Owen O’Kane is a psychotherapist with 25 years’ experience in the NHS • Author of the bestselling Ten to Zen: Ten minutes a day to a calmer, happier you • Celebrity fans include Fearne Cotton, Dame Kelly Holmes, Joe Wicks (The Body Coach), Mary Portas, Eamonn Holmes, Michael Ball and Ashley Banjo
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Owen O’Kane has a dual medical and psychotherapy training and is a former clinical lead for an NHS mental health service. He has a unique ability to understand how to quell anxiety and manage stress, as well as unparalleled insight into what brings happiness and calm into people’s lives.
• Growing up in Northern Ireland, Owen experienced first hand the grief and devastation the conflict caused and the anxiety it created • As a Catholic, Owen struggled with his sexuality and even tried to cure himself at Lourdes. Now married to Mark and living in West London, Owen is helping people across the UK and the world to feel happier and calmer
Want to get happier? Not just a little but A LOT happier? Now you can with TEN TIMES HAPPIER by Owen O’Kane, psychotherapist, former NHS Clinical Lead and Sunday Times bestselling author of TEN TO ZEN. Modern life is a minefield for stress. Whether it’s juggling work, relationships or money, we often get stuck mindlessly obsessing about all the wrong things, not knowing what to let go of. In TEN TIMES HAPPIER, Owen O’Kane reveals how to choose new, healthier perspectives and ditch harmful patterns in the 10 key areas we all overthink about or manage poorly, including: • the past • our minds • other people • worry • our behaviours • the future Using the latest evidence-based tools and techniques from across a range of therapies including CBT, mindfulness and interpersonal therapy, Owen provides empowering solutions to managing what keeps you stuck so you can move forward. Want a down-to-earth guide from a professional on HOW you can become happier, minus the fairy dust? Then accept, let go, grow and get TEN TIMES HAPPIER with Owen O’Kane. Praise for Owen O’Kane ‘I've tried many, many methods over the years and Owen’s is the one that has clicked.’ Jack Monroe ‘Owen offers a unique, fresh perspective to anyone looking to improve their mental wellbeing.’ Dr Angharad Ruttley, Consultant Psychiatrist and NHS Clinical Director
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978-0-00-837823-3 14 May 2020 192pp £ 10.99
• A former palliative care nurse and Mental Health Clinical Lead for the NHS, Owen has a wide breadth of experience working with both the living and the dying
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Faith Douglas · Awareness of the natural world, and it’s psychological and therapeutic benefits, is a massive growth area trend-wise. · Faith was a nurse for a number of years, then trained to be a Herbologist. She’s an award-winning gardener (for her Healthy Roots garden, designed to remind people of their connection to nature and its therapeutic benefits, she’s a Reiki Master and a curator of trees for the important arboretum in the North of England.
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Faith Douglas began her career as a nurse. At 29 she retrained in Horticulture as she’s always had a love of all things nature. She has since worked for a charity called Horticap delivering Horticulture as therapy to adults with a wide range of learning disabilities. She became curator of Thorp Perrow Arboretum seven years ago, which she still does part time. Faith is a Usui Reiki Master Practitioner. She offers Forest bathing as a therapeutic activity. In 2016 Faith led a group from Help for Heroes to assist with the build on the ‘Welcome to Yorkshire’ garden designed by Matthew Wilson. The garden went on the win a Silver Award and the People’s Choice Award.
· Faith contributes to a newsletter Mr Plant Geek (Top 20 Most Influential Horticulturalists) and writes a column for several papers. A beautiful, illustrated modern guide to nature for a new generation (including citydwellers) and how it can impact our mental and physical wellbeing. Reconnect with nature and learn everything about the wonderful wild. Curator of the Thorp Perrow arboretum, Faith Douglas takes us on an adventure, and spans across all areas of nature to show how trees, birds, insects, seasons, the weather can impact us for the better, how they can heal and improve our mental and physical wellbeing. Modern day life puts pressures on us all. For city dwellers, getting to the great outdoors is never an easy feat. Faith shows you how to embrace it from right where you are, whether it’s making the most of your garden or creating your own inner sanctum in a tiny flat. From foraging for herbs and nutritious pick-me-ups, outdoor meditation, growing your own therapeutic urban garden to making simple remedies and recipes, this practical and inspiring guide will take you back to nature wherever you are. Filled with beautiful photography and line drawings, this is a book for those who want to discover more about the natural world and want to bring a little piece of the outdoors into their own home.
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Updated 8 Feb 2018, printed 21 Dec 2019
978-0-00-833197-9 28 May 2020 256pp £ 14.99
· This will be a beautiful book with enormous backlist and non-trade potential.
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David Sheff “How can you be a Buddhist in this shithole?” Without thinking, Jarvis responded, “The question for me is, ‘How can you be in this shithole without being a Buddhist?’”’ • This is an extraordinary story of redemption in the most harrowing of circumstances. • Combines trends for 21st century reframing of spiritual/Buddhist principles (Gelong Thurten, Haemin Sumin, Ekhart Tolle) with conversations around masculinity (Ant Middleton, David Goggins, Admiral McRaven) and a huge appetite for inspirational ‘against-the-odds’ stories. • David Sheff is a New York Times bestselling author published in in the New York Times,
Short Royal 221x153, Hardback Rights HC-K Subject True stories and narrative history Readership General David Sheff is the author of multiple books including the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Beautiful Boy, which was recently turned into a movie starring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Outside, Rolling Stone, Wired, Fortune, and elsewhere. His piece for The New York Times, "My Addicted Son," received an award from the American Psychological Association for Outstanding Contribution to Advancing the Understanding of Addictions.
Rolling Stone, Playboy, Wired, Fortune. His books about his son’s struggle with addiction were bestsellers in the US, and his background with this struggle shows a real connection with Justin Jay Masters in the writing. This is a story and writer who should secure some really impactful US press.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an extraordinary story of redemption in the darkest of places. Jarvis Jay Masters’s early life was a horror story whose outline we know too well. Born in Long Beach, California, his house was filled with crack, alcohol, physical abuse, and men who paid his mother for sex. He and his siblings were split up and sent to foster care when he was five, and he progressed quickly to juvenile detention, car theft, armed robbery, and ultimately San Quentin. While in prison, he was set up for the murder of a guard – a conviction which landed him on death row, where he’s been since 1990. At the time of his murder trial, he was held in solitary confinement, torn by rage and anxiety, felled by headaches, seizures, and panic attacks. A criminal investigator repeatedly offered to teach him breathing exercises which he repeatedly refused, until desperation moved him. With uncanny clarity, David Sheff describes Masters’s gradual but profound transformation from a man dedicated to hurting others to one who has prevented violence on the prison yard, counselled high school kids by mail, and helped prisoners -and even guards – find meaning in their lives. Along the way, Masters becomes drawn to the Buddhist principles – compassion, sacrifice, and living in the moment -and gains the admiration of Buddhists worldwide. And while he is still in San Quentin and still on death row, he shows us all how to ease our everyday suffering, relish the light that surrounds us, and endure the tragedies that befall us all.
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978-0-00-839543-8 28 May 2020 272pp £ 14.99
Everything is Under Control A Memoir with Recipes
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Phyllis Grant • This is a food memoir for fans of Nigel Slater’s TOAST, MUMBAI NEW YORK SCRANTON by Tamara Shopsin and A HOMEMADE LIFE by Molly Wizenberg. • The writing is taut, elegant and compulsively readable. Sit down to read a page and before you know it you’ve finished the book.
11 Jun 2020 £ 12.99
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Everything is Under Control is a pitch-perfect memoir by award-winning food writer Phyllis Grant.
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Everything Is Under Control is a memoir about appetite – as it comes, goes, and refocuses its object of desire. With sparse, affecting prose, and an unsparing eye toward her, and her environment's, darkest corners, Grant's story follows the sometimes smooth, sometimes jagged, always revealing contours of her life: from her days as a dancer struggling to find her place at Juilliard, to her experiences in and out of four-star kitchens in New York City, to falling in love with her future husband and leaving for California where her children are born. All the while, a sense of longing roils in each stage as she moves through the headspace of a young woman longing to be sustained by a city, to a mother now sustaining a family herself.
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Phyllis Grant is an IACP finalist for Personal Essays/Memoir Writing and a 3time Saveur Food Blog Awards finalist for her blog, Dash and Bella. She has cooked in world-renowned restaurants, including Nobu, Michael’s, and Bouley. Her writing has been featured both in print and online for various outlets, including Oprah, The New York Times, Saveur, The Huffington Post, Time Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, Tasting Table and Salon. She lives in Berkeley, California with her husband and two children.
Evocative and deeply moving, Everything Is Under Control is unputdownable, written as a series of vignettes about adulthood, motherhood, self-discovery and a life in the kitchen. ‘What a beautiful, rich, and poetic memoir this is. Phyllis Grant writes of longing, suffering, celebration, family, and food with such delicate power. Like the best chefs, she knows how to make a masterpiece from a few simple ingredients: truth, taste, poignancy, and love. This is a wonderful book.’Elizabeth Gilbert
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978-0-00-833897-8 250pp
• Phyllis is a US-based food writer and has written for various outlets including Oprah, The New York Times, Saveur, The Huffington Post, Time Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, Tasting Table and Salon.
Living Lively HQ
Haile Thomas • Haile is an incredible young woman! Only 18, she is the youngest certified Integrative Health Coach in the US and is a prominent speaker and activist. She spreads her message of activating today’s younger generation through keynotes, demos, workshops and the nonprofit HAPPY (Healthy Active Positive Purposeful Youth) which she founded when she was just 12 years old. • Haile was inspired to pursue this passion after her family successfully reversed her father's type-2 diabetes without the use of medication, only healthy eating and lifestyle choices. Upon learning that kids were also increasingly being diagnosed with conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and obesity, she wanted to spread the word.
25 Jun 2020 £ 20.00
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Haile Thomas is 18 years old, an international speaker, health activist, vegan food & lifestyle influencer, podcaster, the youngest Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach in the United States, and the founder/CEO of the nonprofit HAPPY (Healthy Active Positive Purposeful Youth). Haile founded HAPPY when she was 12 years old to address the need for free/affordable plant-based nutrition and culinary education in underserved/at-risk communities, as well as in schools and through annual summer camps. Haile has been featured by NowThis, BuzzFeed, MTV, CNN, The HARRY Show, the Today Show, Dr. Oz, Home and Family Show, and The Rachael Ray Show.
• Her work has been featured on Buzzfeed, NowThis, MTV News, CNN, Teen Vogue, Seventeen, The TODAY Show, Food Network, BET, The Rachael Ray Show, TEDx, Fortune, O Magazine, Vegetarian Times, New York Times, and Food & Wine, among others. • Haile’s ‘7 Points of Power’ takes this beyond a generic vegan cookbook. This is a message of holistic wellness and taps perfectly into the millennial trend for self-care and motivation in a convincing way.
100 Plant-Based Recipes to Activate Your Power and Feed Your Potential By a superstar eighteen-year-old activist, motivational speaker, and the youngest Certified Integrative Health Coach in America, a unique cookbook and inspiring guide that combines 75 delicious, wholesome, super-powered plant-based recipes with a “7 points of power” manifesto to inspire you to take care of your health and nurture your ability to make an impact. When her father developed Type 2 diabetes, eight-year-old Haile Thomas began a journey that would improve her dad’s health, and radically transform her life. Now a social entrepreneur, speaker, and wellness & compassion activist, she is an advocate for conscious living who promotes resilience, positivity, and a healthy, nourishing lifestyle to young people everywhere. By incorporating healthy, plant-based dishes into our daily routine, we can boost qualities such as confidence, happiness, energy, and positivity. In Lively, she combines her uplifting message with tasty, wholesome food, providing dozens of nutrition-packed vegan recipes – all gluten, dairy, and egg-free. Living Lively combines delicious recipes with advice and insights from her life as well as other dynamic, young women, leaders who are doing what they love, and making an impact. They include environmentalist and animal rights activist Hannah Testa, dancer and actress Nia Sioux, entrepreneur and mentor Gabrielle Jordan, global activist and sustainable fashion entrepreneur Maya Penn, and self-love advocate Luisa Gaffga. Beautiful and uplifting, Lively empowers and teaches you how to take simple, actionable steps to nourish your body, live your best and most passionate life, and make the world a better place. ‘Haile is an example for all of you, what your little powerful voices can do to change the world.’ Michelle Obama 'Warm and funny and unpretentious and wise' Holly Bourne
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978-0-00-836404-5 256pp
The Prison Doctor: Women Inside HQ
Dr Amanda Brown • Hot off the heels of the success of The Prison Doctor, comes Amanda Brown’s second book of a doctor behind bars in a women’s prison. • Amanda is a GP at the largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield • She has a reputation amongst her patients as “the doctor who actually listens”, and although she makes a point of never asking what they’ve been imprisoned for, her wonderful kindness means the women want to confide in her and she gets to hear about their former lives as she begins to treat them. As a result, she has many eye-opening stories about her patients, the relationships she forms and the truly harrowing realities of life on the inside.
25 Jun 2020 £ 8.99
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Dr Amanda Brown is a GP at the largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield. Before transferring to work in prisons, Amanda was a regular NHS GP but gave up her practice because she disliked the way the job’s focus has shifted. She went on to work at a teenage detention centre, before moving on to Wormwood Scrubs and then finally to Bronzefield where she continues to work.
• Amanda was a regular NHS GP but she gave up her practice because she disliked the way the job’s focus had shifted. The pressure to tick boxes and meet quotas seemed to have replaced the desire to help patients, which had drawn her into medicine in the first place. She’s in a strong position to add her voice to the ongoing topical NHS debate. • Most of the bestselling medical memoirs have been told from a man’s perspective and fewer still have offered an unparalleled insight into life behind bars and the myriad economic and social factors that lead women there.
From the Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Amanda Brown. Insights into the world of a Prison Doctor, this time taking us deeper into the walls of Bronzefield, the UK’s biggest women’s prison. From the drug addicts who call Amanda ‘the mother I never had’ to the women who’ve pushed back at domestic abuse, to women close to release in their 70s, who just want to stay in the place that they’ve always known, these are stories that are heartbreaking, harrowing and heart-warming. Amanda listens, prescribes, and does what she can. After all, she’s their doctor. Praise for the Prison Doctor: ‘Written with both humour and deep concern for the lives of her incarcerated patients. It’s a poignant, compassionate read, giving an insight into the complicated and damaged lives of some of the offenders … a thoroughly enlightening and engaging book.’ Mail on Sunday ‘A fascinating, sometimes funny, often gruelling account of working behind bars.’ Observer ‘Not only features startling anecdotes but also the more rewarding aspects of her job – the prisoners who sent her letters of thanks, the ones for whom there remains hope.’ i newspaper ‘eye-opening … harrowing … Though so many of the tales are unbearably sad, and some details quite difficult to read without flinching, frequent moments of hope and humanity mitigate what could otherwise be a bleak look at life on the lowest rung of society’s ladder.’ The Telegraph ‘All of the highs and lows of prison life, with heart-warming honesty and anecdotes to make your sides split and your jaw drop in equal measure … Amanda has filled her book full of funny tales that both she and the inmates have had a good giggle at.’ Sunday Express S Magazine
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Updated 30 Aug 2019, printed 21 Dec 2019
978-0-00-838573-6 288pp
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Barracoon The Story of the Last Slave
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Zora Neale Hurston, Foreword by Alice Walker RARE, SPECIAL CONTENT: From a classic American writer comes the true story of Cudjo Lewis. This is the only narrative to cover the life of a person who lived in Africa, was captured by slavers, transported through the Middle Passage, and endured slavery in the Americas. It is told in the vernacular in which he spoke, which makes it more authentic. Titles on slavery are a popular book selling category.
9 Jan 2020 £ 9.99
B 198x129, Paperback Rights HC-KE Subject True stories and narrative history Readership General Zora Neale Hurston, the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God, was deemed “one of the greatest writers of our time” by Toni Morrison. With the publication of Lies and Other Tall Tales, The Skill Talks Back, and What’s the Hurry, Fox? new generations will be introduced to Hurston’s legacy. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, in 1891, and died in 1960.
BEFORE AND AFTER: The package will also include an Introduction from scholar and literary critic, Deborah Plant. Deborah G. Plant is an English literature and Africana Studies scholar and literary critic whose special interest is the life and works of Zora Neale Hurston. Her books on Hurston include Every Tub Must Sit on Its Own Bottom: The Philosophy and Politics of Zora Neale Hurston (Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 1995), The Inside Light: New Critical Essays on Zora Neale Hurston, editor (Westport: Prager, 2010), 20 essays on recent findings and issues in Hurston studies; and Zora Neale Hurston: A Biography of the Spirit (Westport: Prager, 2007). Plant has been the keynote speaker for National Endowment for the Arts Big Read progams on Their Eyes Were Watching God. She has served as a consultant, resource, and speaker at Fort Pierce’s Zorafest over several years. TV AND FILM: Lionsgate and Common’s Freedom Road Productions have acquired the rights to develop Barracoon as a limited television event series. New material includes: In Search for Zora Neale Hurston by Alice Walker Book Club Questions
Abducted from Africa, sold in America. “A deeply affecting record of an extraordinary life”- Daily Telegraph A major literary event: a newly published work from the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, with a foreword from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker. The true story of one of the last-known survivors of the Atlantic slave trade. In August 1931, famed anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston travelled to Alabama to visit ninety-year-old Cudjo Lewis, a former slave. Over three months, Cudjo shared heart-rending memories of his childhood in Africa; the horrors of being captured – fifty years after slavery was outlawed – and held in the Ouidah barracoons for selection by American slavers; the harrowing ordeal of the Middle Passage aboard the Clotilda with over one hundred other souls; and the years he spent in slavery. Barracoon brings to life Cudjo’s singular voice in an invaluable contribution to history and culture, a work as poignant as it is profound. “That Zora Neale Hurston should find and befriend Cudjo Lewis, the last living man with firsthand memory of capture in Africa and captivity in Alabama, is nothing shy of a miracle. Barracoon is a testament to the enormous losses millions of men, women and children endured in both slavery and freedom—a story of urgent relevance to every American, everywhere.” Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Life on Mars and Wade in the Water “Zora Neale Hurston’s genius has once again produced a Maestrapiece.” Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Color Purple “Barracoon is a powerful, breathtakingly beautiful, and at times, heart wrenching, account of one man’s story, eloquently told in his own language. Zora Neale Hurston gives Kossola control of his narrative— a gift of freedom and humanity. It completely reinforces for me the fact that Zora Neale Hurston was both a cultural anthropologist and a truly gifted, and compassionate storyteller, who sat in the sometimes painful silence with Kossola and the depth and breadth of memory as a slave. Such is a narrative filled with emotions and histories bursting at the intricately woven seams.” Nicole
Updated 15 Nov 2017, printed 5 Jan 2020
978-0-00-836803-6 208pp
The Art of Breathing HQ
Dr Danny Penman • Dr Danny Penman is the co-author of the BMA Best Book Award-winning Mindfulness for Health and Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World which has sold almost 300,000 copies • Dr Danny Penman is the author of Mindfulness for Creativity • The Art of Breathing is a unique addition to the Mindfulness craze, encouraging readers to be mindful – but also a little bit…reckless. • Now translated into eight languages.
978-0-00-836174-7 192pp
9 Jan 2020 £ 8.99
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'A marvellously beautiful and sensitive book.’ Jon Kabat-Zinn ‘Inspiring.’ Professor Mark Williams, author of Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world You breathe 22,000 times every day. How many are you really aware of?
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Dr Danny Penman is a qualified meditation teacher and an award winning writer and journalist. He is co-author of the international bestseller Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World. Danny’s books have been translated into 30 languages. His journalism has appeared in the Daily Mail, New Scientist, The Independent, The Guardian, and The Daily Telegraph. He trained to teach mindfulness with the acclaimed Breathworks.
International bestselling and award-winning author Dr Danny Penman provides a concise guide to letting go and finding peace in a messy world, simply by taking the time to breathe. Known side effects: You will start to smile more. You will worry less. Life won’t bother you so much. Dissolve anxiety, stress and unhappiness, enhance your mind and unleash your creativity with these simple exercises. And with each little moment of mindfulness, discover a happier, calmer you. It really is as easy as breathing… Now translated into nine languages. ‘This book is inspiring. Against a backdrop of beautiful art, Danny Penman’s gentle words explain clearly how breathing, known since ancient times as the foundation for living mindfully, can become, for any of us, a way to reclaim our lives’. (Mark Williams, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford) ‘The prettiest, most accessible and most beautifully laid-out book on mindfulness I’ve ever seen. A true delight for the mind and the sense, this is my gift book of 2016.’ (Victoria Woodhall, Deputy Editor of Get The Gloss) ‘Simple exercises are portrayed with creative use of space and beautiful graphics, inviting the reader to approach life with compassion, acceptance, and a sense of curiosity and fun. The Art of Breathing is a breath of fresh air.’ (Rosemary Byfield, The Epoch Times)
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Nightingale Point
978-0-00-831461-3 384pp
23 Jan 2020 £ 8.99
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Luan Goldie is a primary school teacher, and formerly a business journalist. She has written several short stories and is the winner of the Costa Short Story Award 2017 for her short story ‘Two Steak Bakes and Two Chelsea Buns’. She was also shortlisted for the London Short Story Prize in 2018 and the Grazia/Orange First Chapter competition in 2012, and was chosen to take part in the Almasi League, an Arts Council-funded mentorship programme for emerging writers of colour. In 2019 she was shortlisted for the h100 awards in the Publishing and Writing category. Nightingale Point is her debut novel.
• A BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick. • IN OUR MAD AND FURIOUS CITY meets WHITE TEETH in this novel about what happens to the people living on a council estate in East London when a cargo plane loses control and crashes into their homes. • Perfect for fans of Zadie Smith, Kit de Waal, Guy Gunaratne, Sally Rooney and Kamila Shamsie. • Selected as ‘One to Watch’ by The Bookseller in their July New Titles Fiction Preview. • High quality writing – intelligent and accessible literary fiction that has mass appeal. • Nightingale Point is inspired by the true event of a cargo plane crashing into a council estate in Holland. • Explores themes of community, race, working class politics, mental health and the divisions we create in our own backyard. • Author won the Costa Short Story Award 2017, and was shortlisted for the London Short Story Prize in 2018 – this author is one to watch. • We will be maximising our audio opportunities with a multi-voice recording and a bespoke and targeted campaign, forming a partnership with East 15. Bernard Mensah, cast as Tristan, won Bronze for Performer of the Year at Audible’s Audio Production Awards
THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE COSTA SHORT STORY AWARD WINNER A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK ‘A sharp, funny, wonderful writer’ Diana Evans, bestselling author of Ordinary People ‘Compelling…finely crafted, compassionate’ Guardian ‘A warm, confident writer with the lightest of touches’ Observer ‘Pacey and powerful’ Mail on Sunday ‘The type of story that will stay with you long after you’ve read the last page’ Closer ‘Brilliant…touches on race, mental health and community in a fresh way’ Good Housekeeping ‘A story of hope, a cheer to the strength and importance of community and resilience. Beautiful, assured and sincere’ Platinum magazine ***** On an ordinary Saturday morning in 1996, the residents of Nightingale Point wake up to their normal lives and worries. Mary has a secret life that no one knows about, not even Malachi and Tristan, the brothers she vowed to look after. Malachi had to grow up too quickly. Between looking after Tristan and nursing a broken heart, he feels older than his twenty-one years. Tristan wishes Malachi would stop pining for Pamela. No wonder he's falling in with the wrong crowd, without Malachi to keep him straight. Elvis is trying hard to remember to the instructions his care worker gave him, but sometimes he gets confused and forgets things. Pamela wants to run back to Malachi but her overprotective father has locked her in and there's no way out. It's a day like any other, until something extraordinary happens. When the sun sets, Nightingale Point is irrevocably changed and somehow, through the darkness, the residents must find a way back to lightness, and back to each other. ***** What early readers are saying about Nightingale Point: ‘ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC BOOK!!!! I have been gripped’
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A Tapestry of Treason HQ
Anne O'Brien • Perfect for fans of Alison Weir and Philippa Gregory • Sunday Times bestselling author, storming into the charts at number 8 with The Queen’s Choice • Publication will be supported by author PR which will include media interviews, events and appearances at literary festivals throughout the year. • Sold over 425,000 copies across formats
6 Feb 2020 £ 8.99
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‘Gripping’ The Times ‘Fans of Philippa Gregory and other historical fiction writers will love Anne O’Brien’s A Tapestry of Treason’ Yours Her actions could make history – but at what price? 1399: Constance of York, Lady Despenser, proves herself more than a mere observer in the devious intrigues of her magnificently dysfunctional family, The House of York.
Anne O’Brien was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire. After gaining a BA Honours degree in History at Manchester University and a Master’s in Education at Hull, she lived in the East Riding for many years as a teacher of history.
Surrounded by power-hungry men, including her aggressively self-centred husband Thomas and ruthless siblings Edward and Richard, Constance places herself at the heart of two treasonous plots against King Henry IV. Will it be possible for this Plantagenet family to safeguard its own political power by restoring either King Richard II to the throne, or the precarious Mortimer claimant?
She now lives with her husband in an eighteenth-century timber-framed cottage in depths of the Welsh Marches in Herefordshire on the borders between England and Wales.
With treason, tragedy, heartbreak and betrayal, this is the story of a woman ahead of her time, fighting for herself and what she believes to be right in a world of men.
Although the execution of these conspiracies will place them all in jeopardy, Constance is not deterred, even when the cost of her ambition threatens to overwhelm her. Even when it endangers her new-found happiness.
Praise for A Tapestry of Treason ‘O’Brien’s page-turner vividly brings to life the restriction of women, and the compassion and strength of this real-life figure from medieval times’ Woman ‘Anne O’Brien does not disappoint . . . there are so many twists and turns . . . If you love Philippa Gregory or Alison Weir, you will love Anne O’Brien too’ My Weekly ‘A wonderful novel . . . a rich, gripping, enchanting read. Anne’s vivid writing took me straight to the year 1400 and kept me wonderfully lost there throughout’ Joanna Courtney ‘A detailed portrayal of a fascinating character’ Woman’s Weekly ‘An engaging novel of political intrigue’ Choice Praise for Anne O’Brien ‘O’Brien cleverly intertwines the personal and political in this enjoyable, gripping tale’ The Times ‘O’Brien is a terrific storyteller’ Daily Telegraph ‘A gripping story of love, heartache and political intrigue’ Woman & Home ‘Packed with drama, danger, romance and history … the perfect reading choice for the long winter nights’ The Press Association
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978-0-00-823693-9 512pp
Little Darlings HQ
Melanie Golding • Unsettling, taut and tense, LITTLE DARLINGS is the debut novel from an exciting new voice in prize-winning thriller writing with a sinister edge. • Optioned for screen by Free Range Films, the team behind the adaptation of MY COUSIN RACHEL. • Perfect for fans of Sophie Hannah, LULLABY by Leila Slimani and Hannah Kent. • Explores themes of motherhood, postnatal psychosis, the roles women play, all with a subtle feminist undertone.
6 Feb 2020 £ 8.99
• Supported by a huge marketing campaign and extensive publicity drive.
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• Loosely inspired by the ghostly folktale The Brewery of Eggshells, where a mother becomes convinced her twins are in danger.
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Melanie Golding is a recent graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, with distinction. Her short stories have been chosen to be recorded as podcasts by the Leicester-based festival Story City in 2015 and 2016, and to be performed at both the regular Stroud Short Stories event and their special ‘best of’ event at Cheltenham Literature Festival. In 2017 she won the short story prize at the Mid Somerset Festival, as well as the Evelyn Sanford trophy for highest mark in the prose class. She has taught creative writing in prisons and Young Offenders Institutions, as well as teaching music in a school for boys with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. She is now a full-time registered childminder and splits her time between that
• Chosen as ‘One to Watch’ in May 2019 by The Bookseller • Foreign rights sold to HarperCollins Canada and Crooked Lane Books in the US. Translation sold in German (HarperCollins), Hungarian, Latvian, Portuguese. • LITTLE DARLINGS has been selected as Apple’s 2019 Best Debuts of the Year
‘Atmospheric and very creepy’ The Guardian ‘Goosebump-inducing…Unforgettable’ Woman & Home ‘Unforgettable…One suspects that the real sorceress here is Golding, whose writing has given a voice to every wronged mother’ The New York Times ‘Chilling story…stunning’ Clare Mackintosh ‘Taps into every woman’s fear that she will not be believed’ Mel McGrath, author of The Guilty Party **** THE TWINS ARE CRYING. THE TWINS ARE HUNGRY. LAUREN IS CRYING. LAUREN IS EXHAUSTED. Behind the hospital curtain, someone is waiting . . . A terrifying encounter in the middle of the night leaves Lauren convinced someone is trying to steal her new-born twins. Desperate with fear, she locks herself and her sons in the bathroom until the police arrive. When DS Joanna Harper picks up the list of reported overnight incidents, she expects the usual calls from drunks and wrong numbers. But then a report of an attempted abduction catches her eye. The only thing is that it was flagged as a false alarm just fifteen minutes later. But Harper chooses to investigate anyway. There's nothing on the CCTV, and yet Lauren claims that the woman is still after her children. No one will listen to Lauren – except Harper. And now Harper must ask herself, is Lauren mad, or does she see something no one else can? **** Readers can’t stop raving about Little Darlings: ‘Every mother will see themselves in Lauren…taut with suspense’ ‘You just need to read it and let the creepiness and uneasiness set in’ ‘A disturbing and spine-chilling tale…This tale will keep readers on the edge of their seat’ ‘A unique, haunting story that stays with you long after finishing it’
Updated 22 Nov 2017, printed 6 Jan 2020
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Elevator Pitch HQ
Linwood Barclay • ELEVATOR PITCH rocketed into the Sunday Times chart at number 6. • He has sold over 3 million copies of his novels in the UK and is a regular hardback and paperback Top 10 bestseller. • Linwood Barclay’s novels have twice been selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club. • Loved by readers and retailers alike, Elevator Pitch will be a major publication for autumn 2019 backed by an unmissable campaign.
20 Feb 2020 £ 8.99
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Linwood Barclay is an international bestselling crime and thriller author with over twenty critically acclaimed novels to his name, including the phenomenal number one bestseller No Time For Goodbye. Every Linwood Barclay book is a masterclass in characterisation, plot and the killer twist, and with sales of over 7 million copies globally, his books have been sold in more than 39 countries around the world and he can count Stephen King, Shari Lapena and Peter James among his many fans. Many of his books have been optioned for film and TV, and Linwood wrote the screenplay for the film based on his bestselling novel Never Saw It Coming. He is currently working with eOne to turn the
• With his trademark knack of making the everyday terrifying, Barclay promises this book will do for elevators what PSYCHO did for showers… • International bestselling author Linwood Barclay returns with a blistering thriller about a serial killer who hi-jacks elevators in New York, plunging the city into chaos.
'You should read ELEVATOR PITCH by Linwood Barclay as soon as possible. It's one hell of a suspense novel' STEPHEN KING ‘Moves as fast as a falling elevator and hits with just as much force. Linwood Barclay is a stone cold pro and ELEVATOR PITCH is a shameless good time’ JOE HILL It begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in Manhattan. Each presses the button for their floor, but the elevator climbs, non-stop, to the top where it pauses for a few seconds, before dropping. Right to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a horrific, random tragedy. But then, on Tuesday, it happens again. And when Wednesday brings yet another catastrophe, New York, one of the most vertical cities in the world is plunged into chaos. Clearly, this is anything but random. This is a cold, calculated bid to terrorize the city. And it’s working. But what do these deadly acts of sabotage have to do with the fingerless body found on the High Line? It will be a race against time for detectives Jerry Borque and Lois Delgado to find the answers before a deadly Friday night showdown. Number 1 bestseller Linwood Barclay returns with a heart-stopping thriller which will do for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach… PRAISE FOR ELEVATOR PITCH: 'You should read ELEVATOR PITCH by Linwood Barclay as soon as possible. It's one hell of a suspense novel' STEPHEN KING ‘This novel moves as fast as a falling elevator and hits with just as much force. Linwood Barclay is a stone cold pro and ELEVATOR PITCH is a shameless good time’ JOE HILL ‘A great cast of characters,tension, humour and a thrilling ending; this book takes Linwood to new heights!’ MARK EDWARDS ‘Linwood Barclay presses all the right buttons’ MICHAEL ROBOTHAM ‘One of the finest thriller writers in the world at the very top of his game’ MARK BILLINGHAM ‘Genius … but terrifying’ THE SUN
Updated 21 Sep 2018, printed 7 Jan 2020
978-0-00-833203-7 400pp
A DI Meg Dalton thriller (2)
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Roz Watkins • The second in an outstanding new detective series featuring DI Meg Dalton, Derbyshire’s answer to Broadchurch’s DS Ellie Miller. • Set in the threatening shadows of the Peak District, this is sure to appeal to fans of Susie Steiner, Ann Cleeves, Val McDermid and Happy Valley. • The first book in the series, The Devil’s Dice, was named The Times Crime Book of the Month, shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger award and optioned for TV by ITV Studios.
20 Feb 2020 £ 8.99
• Over 28,000 copies sold combined of The Devil’s Dice and Dead Man’s Daughter
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• An incredible reader response to DI Meg Dalton from the press, authors, bloggers and reviewers alike, with over forty standout press and author quotes.
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A chilling and powerful thriller set in the atmospheric Peak District that will have you on the edge of your seat. Perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Susie Steiner and Broadchurch. ***
Roz Watkins is the author of the DI Meg Dalton crime series, which is set in the Peak District where Roz lives with her partner and a menagerie of demanding animals.
She was racing towards the gorge. The place the locals knew as ‘Dead Girl's Drop’…
Her first book, The Devil’s Dice, was shortlisted for the CWA Debut Dagger Award, and has been optioned for TV. Her follow-up, Dead Man’s Daughter, was published to critical acclaim.
At first Meg suspects a robbery gone tragically wrong, but something doesn’t add up. Why does the girl have no memory of what happened to her? And why has her behaviour changed so dramatically since her recent heart transplant?
Roz studied engineering at Cambridge University before training in patent law. In her spare time, Roz likes to walk in the Peak District, scouting out murder locations.
DI Meg Dalton is thrown headlong into her latest case when she finds a ten-year-old girl running barefoot through the woods in a blood-soaked nightdress. In the house nearby, the girl's father has been brutally stabbed to death.
The case takes a chilling turn when evidence points to the girl’s involvement in her own father’s murder. As unsettling family secrets emerge, Meg is forced to question her deepest beliefs to discover the shocking truth, before the killer strikes again… ***
**Roz Watkins’ compelling new DI Meg Dalton thriller, Cut to the Bone, is available for pre-order now!** *** ‘[Roz Watkins is] a formidable newcomer to British crime writing’ Daily Mail ‘Outstanding’ Stephen Booth 'With Dead Man’s Daughter, Roz raises the crime fiction bar yet again. Superbly plotted, sinister and genuinely thought-provoking.’ Caz Frear 'An original, creepy, twisted tale. I loved it.’ C.J. Tudor ‘Absorbingly impressive.’ The Times ‘A fast-paced, atmospheric story.’ Candis ‘A clever, twisty conundrum… intelligent and provocative.’ Sophie Drapher Praise for Dead Man’s Daughter: ‘A wonderfully pacy, atmospheric thriller.’ B A Paris ‘Absolutely gripping. I didn’t think Roz Watkins could top The Devil’s Dice, but this is even better.’ Cass Green
Updated 4 May 2016, printed 18 Dec 2019
978-0-00-821469-2 384pp
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Liz Fenwick • A chance to build a strong voice in women’s fiction, with fabulous Cornish setting, in the vein of Rosamund Pilcher and Fern Britton • Liz Fenwick has been dubbed ‘The Queen of Cornwall’ by the Guardian • For her first book with HarperCollins, Liz has delivered a powerful, multi-generational story set against the stunning Cornish coastline • HB is selling strongly in the West Country
5 Mar 2020 £ 7.99
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Liz Fenwick lives in Cornwall with her husband and two mad cats. She’s been a global nomad starting life in Massachusetts before moving to London, Canada, Moscow, Houston, Jakarta and Dubai. But Cornwall holds her heart. For more information visit lizfenwick.com. Or find her procrastinating on Twitter @liz_fenwick
'Atmospheric, emotional and full of mystery – an absolute pleasure from page one' Veronica Henry ‘The Queen of the contemporary Cornish novel’ The Guardian Sometimes going home is just the beginning… Boskenna, the beautiful, imposing house standing on the Cornish cliffs, means something different to each of the Trewin women. For Joan, as a glamorous young wife in the 1960s, it was a paradise where she and her husband could entertain and escape a world where no one was quite what they seemed – a world that would ultimately cost their marriage and end in tragedy. Diana, her daughter, still dreams of her childhood there – the endless blue skies and wide lawns, book-filled rooms and parties, the sound of the sea at the end of the coastal path – even though the family she adored was shattered there. And for the youngest, broken-hearted Lottie, heading home in the August traffic, returning to Boskenna is a welcome escape from a life gone wrong in London, but will mean facing a past she’d hoped to forget. As the three women gather in Boskenna for a final time, the secrets hidden within the beautiful old house will be revealed in a summer that will leave them changed for ever. The Path to the Sea beautifully evokes the mystery and secrets of the Cornish coast, and will be loved by fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore PRAISE FOR THE PATH TO THE SEA 'Atmospheric, emotional and full of mystery – an absolute pleasure from page one' Veronica Henry 'A wonderfully evocative story, packed with secrets and emotion’ Judy Finnigan ‘With wit and skill, Fenwick illuminates the small, often overlooked moments that shape and define a life. These are tales that draw you in and keep you engaged until the last page is turned’ Deborah Harkness ‘Evocative and compelling, a glorious tale of the choices women make for love. I adored it’ Cathy Bramley ‘Vivid and beautifully written, Liz Fenwick is a gifted storyteller’ Sarah Morgan ‘A warm and feelgood romance that will have you pining to feel sand beneath your feet’ Woman’s Weekly ‘Full of emotion and mystery’ HELLO! ‘Sweeping, romantic and gorgeously evocative of Cornwall’ BEST PRAISE FOR THE PATH TO THE SEA
Updated 31 Oct 2017, printed 28 Nov 2019
978-0-00-829053-5 400pp
Take It Back
978-0-00-831471-2 384pp
19 Mar 2020 £ 8.99
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Kia Abdullah is an author and travel writer. She has contributed to The Guardian, BBC, and Channel 4 News, and most recently The New York Times commenting on a variety of issues affecting the Muslim community. Kia currently travels the world as one half of the travel blog Atlas & Boots, which receives over 200,000 views per month. kiaabdullah.com
• TAKE IT BACK is a brave and thrilling courtroom drama that’s perfect for fans of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL, HE SAID/SHE SAID and APPLE TREE YARD. • Quick pitch: Former barrister Zara Kaleel doesn’t back away from a fight. But the latest case which has landed on her desk – four Muslim boys accused of raping a disabled, white classmate – will push her to her limits. • Zara is a strong, intelligent, and fearless heroine who is sure to win over readers. • AUDIO INDUSTRY FIRST: we are the first publisher to partner with PigeonHole to release an early audio serial edition at the start of August on their platform. Released in ten parts, each new part released daily, members can listen as an online book club. • A commercial, pacy plot that doesn’t shy away from tackling difficult questions about contemporary British society. • A bold and startling new voice that is already making waves within the crime thriller community. • Recommended by The Asian Writer as ‘One to Read in 2019’, they call Kia ‘one of the most imaginative unapologetic voices of her generation’
‘A superb legal thriller…crackles with tension’ Guardian 'A thought-provoking and sparklingly intelligent novel, with the welcome bonus of an unguessable ending’ Daily Telegraph ‘Razor-sharp…Much more than a courtroom thriller’ Christina Dalcher, Sunday Times bestselling author of VOX *****
IT’S TIME TO TAKE YOUR PLACE ON THE JURY. The victim: A sixteen-year-old girl with facial deformities, neglected by an alcoholic mother. Who accuses the boys of something unthinkable. The defendants: Four handsome teenage boys from hardworking immigrant families. All with corroborating stories.
WHOSE SIDE WOULD YOU TAKE? *****
Readers are giving Take It Back five stars: ‘The perfect book club read . . . will make for lively, thought-provoking discussions’ ‘A skilfully written book that offers a big punch’ ‘You will feel like you are enveloped in this case and the unseen juror’ ‘Brilliant, powerful, moving and intelligent’ ‘Just when you think you've guessed correctly another twist appears’ ‘A genuine five-star read’ ‘A brilliantly compelling, tense and thought-provoking read’ ‘A superb legal thriller that fairly crackles with tension’ Guardian 'A thought-provoking and sparklingly intelligent novel, with the welcome bonus of an unguessable ending’ Daily Telegraph ‘With razor-sharp insight into the lives of her characters, Kia Abdullah gives readers much more than a courtroom thriller. A timely reminder that the tentacles of scandal are long – and they touch
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The Honey Bus A memoir of loss, courage and a girl saved by bees
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Meredith May • Typically, books about honeybees are placed on the science or gardening shelves, or with magical realism in the fiction section. THE HONEY BUS is the real version of The Secret Life of Bees, with beekeeping instruction as its natural by-product. This is a rare hybrid. • The book will be translated into eleven languages. • Meredith May is the author of one other novel, I, Who Did Not Die (2017)
2 Apr 2020 £ 9.99
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Meredith May is an award-winning journalist, author, and a fifth-generation beekeeper. A former San Francisco Chronicle reporter, her Operation Lion Heart series about a warwounded Iraqi boy won the PEN USA Literary Award for Journalism and was short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize; and her investigation into sex trafficking at San Francisco massage parlours earned first place feature writing awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Associated Press, and was turned into a graphic novel by Stanford University. Her writing is included in the book, Best Newspaper Writing 2005, published by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. From 2007-2017, she taught journalism at Mills College in Oakland, CA.
• Meredith May is an award-winning journalist. A former San Francisco Chronicle reporter, her Operation Lion Heart series about a war-wounded Iraqi boy won the PEN USA Literary Award for Journalism and was short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize; and her investigation into sex trafficking at San Francisco massage parlors earned first place feature writing awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Associated Press, and was turned into a graphic novel by Stanford University. Her writing is included in the book, Best Newspaper Writing 2005, published by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. • Meredith has a Bee Blog where she has posted beekeeping stories, videos and photos since 2013 (https://meredithamay.net/blog/)
The Honey Bus: A Girl Raised by Bees is a memoir about a girl’s journey into the heart of a beehive to find herself. When she was five years old, Meredith May was abandoned by both parents. Her father left for the other side of the country. Her mother disappeared into herself. But when Meredith discovered the rusted old bus where her grandpa kept bees, her world changed forever. Family duty. Compassion and sacrifice. Unconditional love. The life of a honeybee displays it all. As her grandpa showed her the sacrifices bees make for their colony and the bonds they form with their keeper, Meredith discovered what family really means. A rich and lyrical coming-of-age story, combined with spellbinding nature writing, The Honey Bus is the extraordinary story of a girl who journeyed into the hive – and found herself. ‘Sweet, tender, and with the kind of clear-eyed honesty that comes from a compassionate soul.’ Sunday Express ‘The wounded feminine, the missing masculine, healed by a relationship with honeybees. An innocent child’s hard won journey to adulthood – clear eyed, often very funny, and agonisingly compassionate. The Honey Bus is all these things and more – so if you’ve ever been a lonely child, or want the world to become a kinder place, here is your book.’ Laline Paull, author of The Bees ‘A book of revelations, clear-eyed, eloquent and so touching… a wise, touching, beautiful reminiscence – and a cry for help for nature’s wonder workers.’ SAGA Magazine ‘Filled with hope, grace, beauty, and wisdom, this book is like warm honey in the sunshine. It beautifully illustrates how nature – even honeybees – can teach and heal us, if only we open our minds and hearts. It's the kind of book that stays with you long after you've finished it – a rare treasure – and you don't have to be a bee lover to be deeply moved by May’s wonderful story. I'm recommending it to everyone I know.’ Stacey O’Brien, New York Times bestselling author of Wesley the Owl ‘Captivating and surprising… If you've ever been stung by a bee you will instantly forget the venom and remember forever the sweetness and redemption bees offer in this extraordinary book.’ Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author of How To Be A Good Creature and The Soul of an Octopus ‘If Meredith May's book was simply an ethology of bees I would devour every word; her prose is tender, thoughtful and transporting. But The Honey Bus is so much more – a memoir of aching loneliness, reckoning and redemption. Beautiful and brave.’ Domenica Ruta, New York Times bestselling author of With or Without You: A Memoir
Updated 19 Jul 2017, printed 6 Jan 2020
978-0-263-26451-7 288pp
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Sophia Money-Coutts • Sophia worked as Features Director at Tatler for five years. She writes a weekly column called ‘Modern Manners’ for The Sunday Telegraph in which she discusses issues such as curtseying, television snobbery and ‘how to behave properly at the hotel breakfast buffet’. • She also writes for other national and international publications including The Sunday Times, The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, The New York Times, GQ, Vanity Fair, Grazia, Glamour and Marie Claire. She has also appeared on television and radio talking about topics like Harry and Meghan’s wedding and the etiquette of the threesome.
16 Apr 2020 £ 7.99
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Sophia Money-Coutts is a journalist and author who spent five years studying the British aristocracy while working as Features Director at Tatler. Prior to that she worked as a writer and an editor for the Evening Standard and the Daily Mail in London, and The National in Abu Dhabi. She writes a column for The Sunday Telegraph called Modern Manners and often appears on radio and television channels talking about important topics such as Prince Harry's wedding and the etiquette of the threesome. What Happens Now? is her second novel.
‘Surprisingly funny and very saucy’ OK! ‘A laugh-a-minute page-turner, perfect for poolside reading!’ HELLO! ‘Surprisingly saucy and distractingly funny’ GRAZIA ‘No question about it, there are two little purple lines. I’m pregnant.’ After eight years together, Lil Bailey thought she’d already found ‘the one’ – that is, until he dumped her for a blonde twenty-something colleague. So she does what any self-respecting singleton would do: swipes right, puts on her best bra and finds herself on a first date with a handsome mountaineer called Max. What’s the worst that can happen? Well it’s pretty bad actually. First Max ghosts her and then, after weeing on a stick (but mostly her hands), a few weeks later Lil discovers she’s pregnant. She’s single, thirty-one and living in a thimblesized flat in London, it’s hardly the happily-ever-after she was looking for. Lil’s ready to do the baby-thing on her own – it can’t be that hard, right? But she should probably tell Max, if she can track him down. Surely he’s not that Max, the highly eligible, headline-grabbing son of Lord and Lady Rushbrooke, currently trekking up a mountain in South Asia? Oh, maybe he wasn’t ignoring Lil after all… Praise for Sophia Money-Coutts: ‘So funny. And the sex is amazing!’ Jilly Cooper ‘Hilariously funny – I couldn’t put it down.’ Beth O’Leary ‘A laugh-a-minute page-turner, perfect for poolside reading!’ HELLO! ‘This hilarious novel proves Sophia Money-Coutts is mistress of the romp-com.’ The Sun ‘Howlingly funny’ Sunday Times ‘Wonderfully rude’ Red ‘Surprisingly saucy and distractingly funny’ Grazia ‘Funny and beautifully written … I loved it’ Daily Mail ‘Fizzes with joy’ Metro ‘Hilarious and uplifting’ Woman & Home ‘A thoroughly modern love story’ Woman’s Weekly ‘Does it earn its place in your beach bag? Absolutely’ Evening Standard
Updated 21 Sep 2017, printed 21 Dec 2019
978-0-00-828854-9 384pp
• Her next book is perfect for those eagerly awaiting the Royal Wedding and next Royal Baby, perfect for readers looking for the next Bridget Jones or Jilly Cooper, with a dash of Holly Bourne.
A Woman of Firsts The midwife who built a hospital and changed the world
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Edna Adan Ismail, With Wendy Holden • The inspirational story of a remarkable daughter, nurse and First Lady. • Edna’s story is a unique snapshot of the birth of a nation, alongside her tireless campaign for women’s healthcare in Somalia.
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Edna Adan Ismail was Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006, and had previously served as Somaliland's Minister of Family Welfare and Social Development. She is the director and founder of the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa and an activist and pioneer in the struggle for the abolition of female genital mutilation. She is also President of the Organization for Victims of Torture. She was married to Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal who was Head of Government in British Somaliland five days prior to Somalia's independence and later the Prime Minister of Somalia (1967–69) and President of Somaliland.
• Co-written by Wendy Holden, author of bestsellers TILL THE SUN GROWS COLD, BORN SURVIVORS and HAATCHI & LITTLE B.
‘The Muslim Mother Teresa’ Huffington Post Imprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution. Edna Adan Ismail endured it all – for the women of Africa. SIMPLY A MIDWIFE is the inspirational story of a remarkable daughter, nurse and First Lady. The indomitable Edna Adan Ismail survived imprisonment, persecution, and civil war to become a pioneering politician, a leading light in the World Health Organisation, and a global campaigner for women’s rights. The eldest child of an overworked doctor in the British Protectorate of Somaliland, Edna was the first midwife in Somaliland, she campaigned tirelessly for better healthcare for women and fought for women on a global stage as the first female Foreign Minister of her country. But mixing with presidents and princes, she still never forgot her roots and continued to deliver children and train midwives – a role she has to this day. At 81 years old, she still runs what is hailed as the Horn of Africa’s finest university hospital where she trains future generations and still delivers babies. After all – as she puts it – she is ‘simply a midwife.’ ‘The remarkable story of an extraordinary woman. Her struggles, lessons and triumphs are an inspiration’ Kirsty Young, Desert Island Discs ‘The Muslim Mother Teresa’ The Huffington Post ‘An extraordinary story from an incredible woman. Edna has devoted her life to helping others throughout the world, and her moving story is an inspiration.’ Dr Amanda Brown, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Prison Doctor
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Updated 5 Jan 2018, printed 21 Dec 2019
978-0-00-830538-3 14 May 2020 280pp £ 9.99
• An actor on the highest international stage, Edna has worked with Hilary Clinton and Madeleine Allbright among others in her role as Somaliland’s Foreign Minister in 2003. She continues to works closely with the Clinton Global Initiative – all while continuing to run her hospital.
I Carried a Watermelon Dirty Dancing and Me
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Katy Brand • Katy Brand was the 2008 British Comedy Award winner for Best Female Comedy Breakthrough Artist. • Katy Brand has written for and appeared in numerous radio and TV shows from Radio 4’s News Quiz to Channel 4’s Peep Show. • Katy has 67k Twitter followers.
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Katy Brand is an award-winning writer, comedian and actor. After starting to write and perform comedy as a student at Oxford University, she became a regular on the UK live sketch comedy scene. In 2005 she took her debut Edinburgh show Celebrities are Gods to the Fringe which was immediately picked up for Channel 4 (Slap). This later became her award-winning ITV sketch show, Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show, which she devised, wrote and starred in. It ran for three series and later became a nationwide live tour.
• Dirty Dancing is one of the nation’s best loved films, and was the first film to sell more than a million copies for home video.
’Massively enjoyable’ Dawn French I Carried a Watermelon is a love story to Dirty Dancing. A warm, witty and accessible look at how Katy Brand’s life-long obsession with the film has influenced her own attitudes to sex, love, romance, rights and responsibilities. It explores the legacy of the film, from pushing women’s stories to the forefront of commercial cinema, to its ‘Gold Standard’ depiction of abortion according to leading pro-choice campaigners, and its fresh and powerful take on the classic ‘coming of age’ story told from a naïve but idealistic 17-year-old girl’s point of view. Part memoir based on a personal obsession, part homage to a monster hit and a work of genius, Katy will explore her own memories and experiences, and talk to other fans of the film, to examine its legacy as a piece of filmmaking with a social agenda that many miss on first viewing. One of the most celebrated and viewed films ever made is about to have the time of its life. ‘It takes a true obsessive to open the mind especially to something one has always taken for granted. I knew I loved DIRTY DANCING but I didn’t know why. Now, thanks to Katy Brand’s hilarious, touching, bonkersly true book, I do. One of the best reads of the year.’ Emma Thompson ‘This is a book to massively enjoy (as I did) and then immediately hand on to your daughter (as I did)! I’m off to watch Dirty Dancing again immediately, and so will you when you read this gem.’ Dawn French ‘A joyful book, and such a thoughtful one, too.’ Nigella Lawson ‘An honest, moving, hilarious journey into how our youthful passions shape the people we become. Katy is the finest dance partner to take you on this journey.’ Shappi Khorsandi ‘A joyous, funny, personal page-turner. I read it in one sitting.’ Deborah Frances-White, The Guilty Feminist ‘a witty, endearing and surprisingly political take on her lifelong obsession with Dirty Dancing’ The Bookseller ‘[this] affectionate homage encourages us to reassess Baby Houseman’s summer romance as a “feminist manifesto [and] instruction manual for girls” that sneaks in a potent pro-choice message.’ Neil Smith, Total Film ‘part-memoir, part film-studies dissertation [that] is very, very funny.’ The Sunday Times ‘I may be the only person on Earth not to have seen Dirty Dancing. Reading this book has been a revelation. I wish I hadn’t missed that formative time in my womanhood—the sense of selfassuredness and possession, daring and joy that Katy has found in this film. Fortunately she has carried it forward with her and shares it all with us—with insight, wit and relatability—in this hilarious, poignant and revelatory read.’ Desiree Burch ‘A hilarious tribute.’ Daily Express ‘An invaluable guide.’ The Sun ‘Hugely evocative with Katy’s trademark wit and warmth’ Woman
Updated 5 Feb 2019, printed 21 Dec 2019
978-0-00-835282-0 28 May 2020 252pp £ 9.99
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David Koepp HOLLYWOOD PLAYER: David Koepp is one of Hollywood’s most celebrated screenwriters. Responsible for huge hits like Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible and Spider-Man, not to mention cult favourites like The Paper and Death Becomes Her, his first foray into fiction is sure to turn heads. MODERN DAY CRICHTON: Like the best of Michael Crichton, Cold Storage mixes pulsepounding action and scarily plausible science. Best read in one sitting, it’s fun and thrilling, with broad appeal.
11 Jun 2020 £ 8.99
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David Koepp is a celebrated American screenwriter and director best known for his work on Jurassic Park, Spider-Man, Panic Room, War of the Worlds and Mission: Impossible. His work on screen has grossed over $6 billion worldwide.
GLOBAL TWO-BOOK DEAL: Cold Storage is a highlight of the global publishing programme, to be published simultaneously with Ecco in the US and by all our HarperCollins offices around the world. BLOCKBUSTER AMBITION: Read the book before you watch the movie. SCREENWRITER/NOVELIST: Koepp joins the elite roster of screenwriters writing novels and novelists writing screenplays that includes blockbuster writers like Noah Hawley, Dennis Lehane and Gillian Flynn.
‘Gruesome, terrifying, pulse-pounding, and also pretty goddamn funny in places. You need to get on this right away.’ Stephen King ‘Jurrassic Park screenwriter Koepp’s jaunty debut … it’s Michael Crichton with laughs’ Financial Times ‘Gruesome, terrifying, pulse-pounding, and also pretty goddamn funny in places. You need to get on this right away.’ Stephen King ‘You’ll be grinning and gagging in equal measure’ SFX ‘To be simultaneously terrifying and hilarious is a masterstroke few writers can pull off, but Koepp manages in this incredible fiction debut…’ Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter ‘A thrilling, funny, and unexpectedly moving joy ride’ Scott Smith, New York Times bestselling author ‘You might as well put your plans on ice for the next twenty-four hours, as all you’ll be doing is reading this book.’ Scott Frank, Academy Award-nominated writer of Logan and Out of Sight ‘Cold Storage is The Andromeda Strain on crack: chilling end-of-the-world terror infected with wicked humour. Koepp pulls it off with style.’ Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author ‘An ultra-flammable combination of science-based horror, primal nightmare-level terror, and unrelenting action, cunningly tied together by indelible characters and a satisfyingly sly, knowing sense of humour’ Steven Soderbergh, Academy Award-winning director of Traffic and Ocean’s Eleven ‘Cold Storage is so addictive, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough . . .’ New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney ‘Koepp has resurrected Crichton, injecting every page with dark humour and humanity. You’ll be laughing one minute and checking your long-term survival plan the next’ Christina Dalcher, Sunday Times-bestselling author of VOX ‘Jurrassic Park screenwriter Koepp’s jaunty debut … it’s Michael Crichton with laughs’ Financial Times
Updated 5 Sep 2018, printed 21 Dec 2019
978-0-00-833454-3 320pp
INSTANT FILM DEAL: Cold Storage was optioned by Paramount with David Koepp producing and writing the adaptation.
Brave, Not Perfect Fear Less, Fail More and Live Bolder
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Reshma Saujani • The new Lean In, from the multi-award-winning Founder and CEO of national non-profit Girls Who Code and one of Fortune’s World’s Greatest Leaders and 40 under 40, based on her viral TED talk which has had over 4.2 million views. • Went straight in at number 8 on the Publisher’s Weekly bestseller list in the US
11 Jun 2020 £ 9.99
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Reshma, hasn’t just climbed the corporate ladder step-by-step, she has a fantastic personal story that will attract serious PR coverage: the daughter of immigrant parents, a Yale Law school graduate, landing in a top -5 law firm before quitting her job and becoming the first Indian-American woman to run for Congress in what was touted as a hotly-contested race where she was endorsed by the New York Observer and the Daily News and featured on the cover of the New York Times and the Washington Post. She then lost spectacularly, picked herself up and went on to found Girls Who Code in 2012. All before she was 40.
• This book couldn’t be more prescient or more timely in this current political, social and economic climate: Reshma’s heritage means that she can address credibly the setbacks that women of colour experience, and female empowerment continues to be a hot topic. • The social media following of Girls Who Code (Facebook: 160,000; Twitter: 190,000; 50,000person email list) will be leveraged to build support for the book as will Reshma’s congressional and public advocate campaigns page • Reshma’s strong network of celebrities, entrepreneurs, politicians, female bloggers and social media gurus (including Jeff Bezos, Hillary Clinton, Karlie Kloss, John Legend, Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, Michelle Obama, Gloria Steinem, Christy Turlington, Will.i.am.) will help ignite interest in the book. • A global publishing event: we are publishing simultaneously with PRH’s Crown in the States.
The new Lean In, from the multi-award-winning Founder and CEO of national non-profit Girls Who Code and New York Times bestselling author Reshma Saujani. Everything from this past election cycle to Beyoncé’s feminist anthem speaks to this problem: women are expected to be “flawless.” Reshma Saujani, the daughter of immigrant parents, was no different. She worked her way to top grades, stellar schools and blue chip firms only to realize that the path to perfect was making her miserable. So, she did something brave and risky. She quit her fancy job and became the first IndianAmerican woman to run for Congress. Fortunately, she failed epically. It was that failure that set Reshma on a journey filled with setbacks, but ultimately, immense rewards. In 2012, she founded the non-profit Girls Who Code, with the goal of teaching 1 million girls to code by 2020 and closing the gender gap in technology. While working closely with young girls and meeting inspiring women through her widening network, she came to understand that there is a fundamental difference between how our culture socializes girls and boys. Namely, boys are taught to be brave – to take risks, speak up, play rough and fall down trying – while girls learn that the road to achievement is paved with diligence and caution. Some may argue that inherent biological traits encode this difference, but the truth is that the directive comes from the outside in. In 2016, Reshma’s TED talk “Teach girls bravery, not perfection” struck a chord around the world, with over 3 million views. Her book, BRAVE, NOT PERFECT, will be a manifesto that enables women to see the roots of this problem and rewire themselves – and future generations of women – for bravery. ‘This book is liberating – it unpicks perfection culture and will inspire you to live bigger and bolder.’ Annie Auerbach ‘Reshma is like your fearless friend throughout, encouraging you to take a leap of faith…If you fear failure and need a bravery boost, this one’s for you.’ Marie Claire ***
Updated 1 Dec 2016, printed 5 Jan 2020
978-0-00-824956-4 208pp
• Brilliantly written, with a smart and affecting blend of cultural analysis and inspirational selfhelp, Brave, Not Perfect will be backed by science, and include Reshma’s personal story to success as well as stories of other women, from public figures to girls in her nonprofit Girls Who Code.
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Hugh Matheson and Christopher Dodd • The biography of Jurgen Grobler, Head Coach of the British Rowing men’s squad. Success that outstrips contemporaries across sport and places him as one of the greatest and most successful sports coaches ever. • Authors – Olympics medallist Hugh Matheson and rowing historical and journalist Christopher Dodd have witnessed the life and career of Grobler up close and spoken to many key people from him life as well as a huge list of athletes who have achieved elite and Olympic success under his guidance as well as those who have had to face his crews as competitors.
11 Jun 2020 £ 9.99
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HCUE not-US Biography and autobiography (sport) General
Hugh Matheson was a British oarsman representing his country at the Olympics in 1972, 1976 and 1980. He has remained closely in touch with the sport as a journalist and commentator ever since. Chris Dodd was The Guardian’s rowing correspondent from 1970. He was editor of Regatta magazine and wrote The Story of World Rowing (Hutchinson) and Pieces of Eight, covering Matheson’s own Olympic adventures.
• Published during the week of Henley Royal Regatta and ahead of a huge summer of sport – More Power is essential reading into the life of a sporting great as well as for those who want insight into elite sport performance and coaching.
Arguably the greatest coach in British sporting history. Jurgen Grobler’s Olympic coaching career is one of legend, yet the man himself has remained resolutely out of the spotlight. Over the last twenty years he has masterminded British Rowing’s incomparable success. And when the difference between gold and silver can mean mere fractions of a second, Jurgen Grobler has consistently delivered Olympic gold through various boat classes and with an ever-changing group of athletes. Arguably the greatest coach in British sporting history, Grobler’s unparalleled record outstrips many much better known records and stories; building champions such as Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell to name but few. This authoritative account of Grobler’s career straddles the Iron Curtain, beginning in the German Democratic Republic, where systemic state-funded doping was an open secret, before crossing to Britain following the fall of the Berlin Wall. And whilst culture and sport have shifted dramatically over the last half century, Grobler’s pursuit of greatness has never faltered. Written by Olympic medallist, Hugh Matheson, and rowing historian, Christopher Dodd, More Power is the unmissable story of one man’s quest for glory, and sets out to unlock the secrets of Jurgen Grobler: the finest coach Olympic sport has ever seen.
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Updated 28 Jan 2016, printed 21 Dec 2019
978-0-00-821784-6 384pp
• Celebrated Olympians coached by Grobler include Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Matthew Pinsent, James Cracknell, Alex Gregory and Pete Reed.
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