Tag: November_24
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Guilty By Definition
by Susie Dent Guilty by Definition is a love letter not only to language but to the city of Oxford, wrapped within an intriguing mystery of a missing woman and considering the emotional aftershocks of her disappearance on those left behind. She’d known there would be ghosts in Oxford. Martha wasn’t afraid of any headless horsemen,…
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The Boy Who Lived
by David Holmes THE INSPIRATIONAL MEMOIR FROM HARRY POTTER STUNTMAN DAVID HOLMES, WITH A FOREWORD BY DANIEL RADCLIFFE: PERFECT FOR HARRY POTTER FANS As stunt double to Daniel Radcliffe in the Harry Potter film franchise, stuntman David Holmes helped to move J.K. Rowling’s era-defining story from the page to the big screen. His work as…
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Drift
by Caryl Lewis THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEBUT FROM TWO-TIME WINNER OF WALES BOOK OF THE YEAR CARYL LEWIS: A STORY OF LOVE, MAGIC AND THE IRRESISTIBLE LURE OF THE SEA. Nefyn has always been an enigma, even to her brother Joseph with whom she lives in a small cottage above a blustery cove. Hamza is…
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Hildasay to Home
by Christian Lewis Walking saved his life. Now it will help find him a family. In the follow-up to his Sunday Times bestselling Finding Hildasay, Christian Lewis takes his next steps – along the coastline of Britain, and on the road of life. Since his time on Hildasay, Chris’ adventure has only gotten wilder. No one was more…
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The Dance Tree
by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Strasbourg, 1518. In the midst of a blisteringly hot summer, a lone woman begins to dance in the city square. She dances for days without pause or rest, and as she is joined by hundreds of others, the authorities declare an emergency. Musicians will be brought in to play the Devil out…
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The Book Of Doors
by Gareth Brown Because some doors should never be opened. New York bookseller Cassie Andrews is not sure what she’s doing with her life. She lives quietly, sharing an apartment with her best friend, Izzy. Then a favourite customer gives her an old book. Full of strange writing and mysterious drawings, at the very front…
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The Wrong Sister
by Claire Douglas You’ve known her all your life . . .Or have you?Tasha and sister Alice look alike, but couldn’t be more different.Tasha’s married with kids, settled near their home town of Bristol.While Alice travels the world with her husband. Yet each trusts the other with her life. So when Tasha wants a break, Alice offers to…
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Patriot
by Alexei Navalny Patriot is the exhilarating life story of one of the most fearless and inspiring figures of our time, who became a beacon to millions and the sole political threat to Vladimir Putin. This is Alexei Navalny’s life in his own words: his Soviet childhood, political awakening, his marriage and beloved family, his total…
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I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You
by Miranda Hart Hello to you, I am with news. I have a new book: I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You. I know – what an intriguing title! Basically, I have had an unexpectedly difficult decade – there have been surprising joys, but also deep revelations and challenging lows. I shall be honest about those,…
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The House Of Cross
by James Patterson A serial killer is taking out America’s finest legal minds, and Alex Cross is called to investigate their brutal murders. But during a dangerous mission to track down the killer, his wife, Bree, and best friend, John Sampson, go missing. To save the people he loves most, Cross has only three goals:…