Like many girls, Emma Woodhouse thinks she knows best. Her heart is in the right place - but her head isn't. Beautiful, clever and rich, she only wants to help others arrange things as she thinks they should be done. Emma has no interest in true love for herself: convinced she's just not destined to find it, she believes she must instead devote herself to playing Cupid for others. Ignoring the warnings of good family friend Mr Knightley, Emma sets out to find a husband for her favourite new companion, the lovely, shy Harriet Smith. But absolutely nothing goes to plan - and in the process, Emma has a lot of learning to do: about others, but most of all about herself.
Catherine Morland should know better. She's the very ideal of a nice, normal girl. But Catherine is cursed with an overactive imagination. She is also obsessed with lurid Gothic novels, where terrible things happen to the heroine. Which gets her into all sorts of trouble... When Catherine visits Bath and meets funny, sharp Henry Tilney, she's instantly taken with him. But when she is invited to the Tilneys' home, the sinister Northanger Abbey, fantasy starts to get in the way of reality. Will she learn to separate out the two?
THE MOST AUDACIOUS LAUNCH OF 2023.
'A big fat diamond of a book, sharp and shiny, joyful and generous' ERIN KELLY
'A glamourous, fast-paced historical heist novel that kept me hooked 'til the last page... it's so much fun' JENNIFER SAINT
IT'S YOUR HOUSE. BUT IT'S THEIR RULES.
Mrs King is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves, she's made herself respectable, running the grandest house in Mayfair.
The house glitters with treasures beyond anyone's wildest dreams. But dark secrets lurk in the shadows.
When Mrs King is suddenly dismissed, she recruits an eclectic group of women from the fringes of society, each with their own score to settle, to launch the most audacious robbery London has ever seen.
Their outlandish plan? On the night of the Park Lane ball, they will strip the house of its every possession - right under the noses of the distinguished guests and their elusive heiress host, Miss de Vries.
Because when a job needs doing right, Mrs King knows exactly how to clean up.
A sensational historical blockbuster for readers of The Maid, The Christie Affair and The Ladies Guide to Fortune Hunting.
INSPIRED BY THE WOMAN WHO FOUNDED SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY
'A vivid evocation of the famous female-owned Parisian bookshop... Kerri Maher writes a love letter to books, bookstores and booklovers everywhere' Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network
'I was completely enthralled' Natasha Lester, author of The Paris Secret
The captivating story of a trailblazing young woman who fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the twentieth century to the world. For readers of The Paris Library and The Paris Wife.
PARIS, 1919.
Young, bookish Sylvia Beach knows there is no greater city in the world than Paris. But when she opens an English-language bookshop on the bohemian Left Bank, Sylvia can't yet know she is making history.
Many leading writers of the day, from Ernest Hemingway to Gertrude Stein, consider Shakespeare and Company a second home. Here some of the most profound literary friendships blossom - and none more so than between James Joyce and Sylvia herself.
When Joyce's controversial novel Ulysses is banned, Sylvia determines to publish it through Shakespeare and Company. But the success and notoriety of publishing the most infamous book of the century comes at deep personal cost as Sylvia risks ruin, reputation and her heart in the name of the life-changing power of books...
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'An intriguing story, beguilingly told' Mail on Sunday
'Absorbing and beautifully written... The Paris Bookseller transports you to 1920s Paris - and keeps you utterly captivated with its vivid cast of characters and their bohemian lifestyles' Heat
'A compelling coming-of-age tale, in addition to an impressive piece of historical fiction' Culturefly
'A book for the bookshop lovers . . . an absorbing novel about the life changing nature of our favourite reads' Belfast Telegraph
'A compelling and fascinating look at the world-changing mavericks who bonded, bickered and triumphed in the realm of literature' Nuala O'Connor
'A compelling portrait of a remarkable woman, who steps from the pages in all her charm, courage and vulnerability' Gill Paul
'Intelligent, fierce and filled with reverence for a fascinating epoch in literary history... a delight for readers and writers' Whitney Scharer, author of The Age of Light
'Lulls you into an interwar Parisian dream where love - be it romantic, friendly or even for a book - can be found on a quirky little street in the 6th' Kaia Alderson, author of Sisters in Arms
'I loved The Midnight House. Wonderful storytelling' RACHEL HORE
'I really, really loved it. A wonderful mystery, and then another mystery thrown in' LORNA COOK
'Secrets that kept me glued to the pages and wonderful characters' JENNY ASHCROFT
'I was pulled in from page one. It's beautiful and I love it' LIZ FENWICK
'Intriguing, evocative and beautifully written' TRACY REES
'Brimming with lush historical detail' HAZEL GAYNOR
This summer step into The Midnight House and escape with a rich, spellbinding story that begins with the discovery of a secret letter. Sweeping from the wilds of beautiful Ireland to wartime London and back again, A MUST-READ for fans of Eve Chase, Santa Montefiore and Kate Morton.
A big, beautiful house. A heartwrenching secret to be unlocked...
1940: In south-west Ireland, the young and beautiful Lady Charlotte Rathmore is pronounced dead after she mysteriously disappears by the lake of Blackwater Hall.
In London, on the brink of the Blitz, Nancy Rathmore is grieving Charlotte's death when a letter arrives containing a secret that she is sworn to keep - one that will change her life for ever.
2019: Disgraced young journalist Ellie Fitzgerald flees Dublin for the safety of rural Kerry. When she discovers a faded letter, tucked inside the pages of an old book from Blackwater Hall, she finds herself drawn in by the mystery of Lady Charlotte's disappearance, and uncovers a long-buried secret...
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Why readers adore The Midnight House:
'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐Love love love this book! Fabulous female characters. I was totally invested in the story. I couldn't wait to get back to it'
'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐I was absolutely captivated. Wonderful and rich. I couldn't put it down'
'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A wonderful read and a spellbinding mystery with wonderful characters that leap off the page. This was beautifully written with the story spanning generations'
'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I have been completely immersed and unwilling to put this one down. This is an absolute gem and a must. A beautiful story'
'⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I've been reading a lot of dual time books, and this one has to be up there with the best . . . a brilliant read'
Your favourite authors love this book:
'Intriguing, moving and I loved the way the stories moved back and forth in time' SINÉAD MORIARTY
'I loved it. . . An intriguing story with wonderful characters' RACHAEL ENGLISH
'Wonderful storytelling. I loved The Midnight House' RACHEL HORE
'A wonderful tale of family secrets. Compelling, intriguing and brimming with lush historical detail' HAZEL GAYNOR
'Totally atmospheric and just wonderfully escapist' LORNA COOK
'An intriguing multi-layered mystery spanning generations, evocative and beautifully written' TRACY REES
'A gorgeous setting, wonderful characters and secrets that kept me glued to the pages' JENNY ASHCROFT
'I was pulled in from page one. It's beautiful and I love it' LIZ FENWICK
A spy thriller, a love story and a chilling look at a resurgent superpower...
At the dawn of the new millennium, Finn, an MI6 spy, and Anna, a colonel of the KGB, have been sent to spy on each other. Instead they find a love that becomes to only truth they can trust. A source deep within the Kremlin tells Finn of a plan, hatched in the depths of the Cold War, to dismantle the edifice of the communist state and to bring about the rise of a new imperium within Russia: a plan to control the whole of Europe. Finn's masters in London are blinded by the new wealth pouring out of Russia and he must leave the Service and work in secrecy to uncover the deadly threat it poses to the freedom of every one of us.
Sheila O'Flanagan's MY FAVOURITE GOODBYE is a delicious novel about finding love in unexpected places - not to be missed by readers of Veronica Henry and Freya North.
Ash O'Halloran is happy with her futon, her flat, her cat and her job as a party caterer. She doesn't do impulsive. She is absolutely, perfectly in control of her single woman's life. And if she can't have relationships without complications - then she's content to carry on as she is. Ms Self-Contained.
But when she's employed to cook the supper over which Dan Morland plans to propose to his girlfriend, suddenly she becomes party to someone else's relationship - in all its tangled, heart-breaking complexity. And, as she watches Dan struggling to sort out the mess his emotions have got him into, Ash starts to realise she's not Ms Invulnerable after all...
What readers are saying about My Favourite Goodbye:
'An absolutely excellent book - I don't think I've read a more touching story since' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
'I have read a couple of Sheila O'Flanagan's books already but this one is by far the best. I wanted to read it all in one go but I just didn't want it to end so like a delicious bar of chocolate I allowed myself a bit at a time' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars
'What a delightful read! I cannot imagine anyone not enjoying this charming, light-hearted and humorous book' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars
A young American woman's journey to track down her missing lover becomes an enthralling adventure of mystery, passion, danger and self-discovery set against the spellbinding backdrop of 1930s Marrakech. Sidonie O'Shea enjoys the quiet life she shares with fiancé Etienne Duverger in upstate New York. But when Etienne suddenly disappears without word, she finds a letter amongst his belongings that turns her world upside down. Refusing to believe that Etienne would abandon her, Sidonie travels to Morocco in search of him, determined to know the truth. But nothing can prepare her for what she is about to discover, both about the man she thought she loved and an unknown world of dangerous secrets in a country steeped in mystery...
