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.
Eight years ago, Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth fell head over heels in love. But Anne's snobbish family put a stop to their engagement, believing the young naval captain wasn't good enough for her. Pretty, intelligent Anne soon realises it was a terrible mistake, and spends her twenties in the shadow of her father and her selfish sisters. But she never forgets.Then Captain Wentworth - by now a successful, wealthy man, looking for a wife - walks back into her life. Can he forgive her? Does he still love her? And could they ever be happy, after all this time?
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 greatest detective of them all is back...
'There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it'.
Arriving in the wilderness of London Dr John Watson finds himself lodging at 221b Baker Street with one Sherlock Holmes. A corpse has been discovered and scrawled in blood across the walls is the word RACHE - revenge. Watson, is baffled by the case but for Holmes the game is afoot...
'...the more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.' Marianne Dashwood is young, flirtatious and ready to meet a knight in shining armour. Her sister, Elinor, is more restrained - she knows that when it comes to romance, slow and steady wins the race. But while both seem to have found what they want, the path to happiness isn't as straightforward as they first thought. True love has a habit of breaking the rules and turning up whenever it's least expected...
A REESE''S BOOK CLUB PICK FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, BOLU BABALOLA COMES THE ROMANCE WE''VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. ''A triumph of a novel.'' BETH O''LEARY '' Honey & Spice is romantic, sexy, fun, delicious and important. I could not have loved it more.'' MARIAN KEYES ''Hilarious, hot and heartfelt.'' MEG CABOT ''Kiki compares her feelings for Malakai as like swallowing a star. That''s a bit how I felt after reading this messy but joyful book.'' THE TIMES Recommended by New York Times - Entertainment Weekly - Elle - Esquire - Harper''s Bazaar - Sunday Times Culture - Stylist - Bustle - Buzzfeed - Zoella - Time - Goodreads and more! __________ Kiki Banjo is an expert in relationship-evasion. In fact, she has made it her mission to protect the women of Whitewell University from the dangers of players and heartbreak, supplying advice, tips and essentials to paying men no mind on her student radio show, Brown Sugar. And then Kiki meets distressingly handsome newcomer Malakai Korede, who threatens to tear apart the community of women she''s fought so hard to protect. Kiki publicly declares Malakai the ''Wasteman of Whitewell'' on Brown Sugar and brings a stop to her girls chasing his attentions. But when she and Malakai suddenly find themselves shackled into a fake relationship to salvage their respective reputations and save their academic futures, she is in danger of falling for the very wasteman she warned her sisters about. With her heart compromised and defences weakened, Kiki has to learn to open herself up to the perils of love... and face up to a past that forced her to close down in the first place. A funny and sparkling debut, Honey & Spice is full of delicious tension and romantic intrigue that will make you weak at the knees. __________ Why readers LOVE Honey & Spice ''This book breathes new life into the genre with its vibrant characters and sexy, authentic voice.'' RED ''Smart, sexy and energetic. I''m excited for everyone to read this book.'' EMMA GANNON ''Romance will never be dead, as long as Bolu is writing it.'' JESSIE BURTON ''Everything you could ever want from a romance and more - the vibes are simply immaculate.'' ZOELLA ''Equal parts sweet and hot.'' THE INDEPENDENT ''A sizzling, addictive story.'' HARPER''S BAZAAR ''Packed with will-they, won''t-they sexual tension, it''s the hot summer read you need.'' THE SUN ''A refreshing portrait of what modern love really looks and feels like.'' TIME ''A vibrant debut novel . . . Babalola is incisively funny, capturing the kick and sweetness of her title with her words.'' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ''Babalola''s writing shines whether she''s writing parry-riposte banter or fresh, evocative interiority.'' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW ''A fast-paced commercial novel with a refreshing take on a well-worn concept. Someone should adapt it for the screen.'' SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE ''Babalola''s hilarious romance debut will have you laughing out loud and reconsidering first impressions.'' BUZZFEED
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.
Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author Neil Gaiman's collection of extraordinary short stories featuring How to Talk to Girls at Parties, now a major film starring Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning and Alex Sharp.
From the author American Gods, now a major TV series for Amazon Prime Video, Fragile Things shows one of the world's most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.
Let me tell you stories of the months of the year, of ghosts and heartbreak, of dread and desire. Or after-hours drinking and unanswered phones, of good deeds and bad days, of trusting wolves and how to talk to girls at parties.
There are stories within stories, whispered in the quiet of the night, shouted above the roar of the day, and played out between lovers and enemies, strangers and friends. But all, all are fragile things made of just 26 letters arranged and rearranged to form tales and imaginings which will dazzle your senses, haunt your imagination and move you to the very depths of your soul.
Shorlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2013. THE ROAD - but with hope. Hig, bereaved and traumatised after global disaster, has three things to live for - his dog Jasper, his aggressive but helpful neighbour, and his Cessna aeroplane. He's just about surviving, so long as he only takes his beloved plane for short journeys, and saves his remaining fuel. But, just once, he picks up a message from another pilot, and eventually the temptation to find out who else is still alive becomes irresistible. So he takes his plane over the horizon, knowing that he won't have enough fuel to get back. What follows is scarier and more life-affirming than he could have imagined. And his story, THE DOG STARS, is a book unlike any you have ever read.
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.
'She brings Greek history to compelling life' The Sunday Times
'Hislop has done her research and handles the great sweep of complex Greek history with skill and confidence' Daily Mail
Athens, 1941. Nazi forces occupy Greece ... and a nation falls apart. Victoria Hislop's NEW Sunday Times Number One bestseller takes you into the darker days of Greek history and, through the eyes of its extraordinary heroine, illuminates the courage it takes to live in peace.
After decades of political uncertainty, Greece is polarised between Right- and Left-wing views when the Germans invade.
Fifteen-year-old Themis comes from a family divided by these political differences. The Nazi occupation deepens the fault-lines between those she loves just as it reduces Greece to destitution. She watches friends die in the ensuing famine and is moved to commit acts of resistance.
In the civil war that follows the end of the occupation, Themis joins the Communist army, where she experiences the extremes of love and hatred and the paradoxes presented by a war in which Greek fights Greek.
Eventually imprisoned on the infamous islands of exile, Makronisos and then Trikeri, Themis encounters another prisoner whose life will entwine with her own in ways neither can foresee. And finds she must weigh her principles against her desire to escape and live.
As she looks back on her life, Themis realises how tightly the personal and political can become entangled. While some wounds heal, others deepen.
This gripping new novel from bestselling author Victoria Hislop sheds light on the complexity and trauma of Greece's past and weaves it into the epic tale of an ordinary woman compelled to live an extraordinary life.
Victoria Hislop. Discover for yourself why 10 million readers worldwide love her books...
Here's what the critics said about Those Who Are Loved:
'A searing and powerful story full of passion, showing how one woman's ideals and beliefs shape everything that she becomes. It's both a beautifully woven love story and a spellbinding, heart-breaking depiction of a country torn apart by hatred' Daily Express
'A glorious Greek setting and rich historical detail form the backdrop of this captivating and poignant story' Woman & Home
'An eye-opening and moving read' Mirror
'Anyone who reads Victoria Hislop's novels falls in love with Greece ... A moving read that sweeps you through time' S Magazine
'A wonderfully researched and beautifully written piece of historical fiction' CultureFly
Those Who Are Loved was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller in paperback for four weeks in August and September 2020.
'Intelligent and immersive... a poignant, compelling family saga' The Sunday Times
The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the million-copy best-selling author of The Island, The Thread, and The Return.
In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortune. An ambitious couple are about to open the island's most spectacular hotel, where Greek and Turkish Cypriots work in harmony. Two neighbouring families, the Georgious and the Özkans, are among many who moved to Famagusta to escape the years of unrest and ethnic violence elsewhere on the island. But beneath the city's façade of glamour and success, tension is building.
When a Greek coup plunges the island into chaos, Cyprus faces a disastrous conflict. Turkey invades to protect the Turkish Cypriot minority, and Famagusta is shelled. Forty thousand people seize their most precious possessions and flee from the advancing soldiers. In the deserted city, just two families remain.
This is their story.
Praise for The Sunrise. . .
'Fascinating and moving'
The Times
'An imaginative tour de force, and a great read'
Daily Mail
'An absorbing tale about family, friendship, loyalty and betrayal'
Good Housekeeping
'Heartbreaking'
Essentials
'Vibrant... Hislop brings history to life in this compelling tale'
Tatler
'Fascinating'
Sunday Mirror
'Sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious' The Sunday Times
The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of The Island and The Return.
Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she flees across the sea to an unknown destination in Greece. Soon her life will become entwined with Dimitri's, and with the story of the city itself, as war, fear and persecution begin to divide its people.
Thessaloniki, 2007. A young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents' life story for the first time and realises he has a decision to make. For many decades, they have looked after the memories and treasures of the people who were forced to leave.
Should he become their next custodian and make this city his home?
Praise for The Thread. . .
'A history lesson that doesn't feel like one'
Daily Mail
'This is storytelling at its best'
Sunday Express
'A rare treat'
Guardian
'The Thread will entertain and enlighten legions of readers'
Independent
'Pleasingly complex'
Spectator
'Aims to open the eyes and tug the heartstrings' Independent
An atmospheric, vibrant and moving tale of pain and passion at the heart of war-torn Spain from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of The Island.
Beneath the majestic towers of the Alhambra, Granada's cobbled streets resonate with music and secrets. Sonia Cameron knows nothing of the city's shocking past; she is here to dance. But in a quiet café, a chance conversation and an intriguing collection of old photographs draw her into the extraordinary tale of Spain's devastating civil war.
Seventy years earlier, the café is home to the close-knit Ramírez family. In 1936, an army coup led by Franco shatters the country's fragile peace, and in the heart of Granada the family witnesses the worst atrocities of conflict. Divided by politics and tragedy, everyone must take a side, fighting a personal battle as Spain rips itself apart.
Praise for The Return. . .
'Hislop deserves a medal for opening a breach into the holiday beach bag'
Independent
'Captivating and deeply moving'
Look
'Hislop marries an epic family saga with meticulous historical research, and it's a captivating partnership'
Easy Living
'Executed with verve and sensitivity'
Sunday Telegraph
*The hilarious new novel from Abbi Waxman - I WAS TOLD IT WOULD GET EASIER - is available now*
Abbi Waxman's charming novel follows introvert and bookworm Nina Hill as she discovers if real life can ever live up to fiction... Shortlisted for the Comedy Women In Print Prize, this novel is perfect for fans of Lucy Diamond and Maria Semple.
'GORGEOUS' Marian Keyes
'Like a big slab of your favourite cake in book form' Libby Page, author of The Lido
Meet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own. . . shell.
Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, an excellent trivia team and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book.
So when the father she never knew existed dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! She'll have to Speak. To. Strangers.
And if that wasn't enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny and interested in getting to know her...
It's time for Nina to turn her own fresh page, and find out if real life can ever live up to fiction. . .
Praise for The Bookish Life of Nina Hill...
'Like a conversation with the funniest person you know - just lovely'
KATIE FFORDE
'Charmed by its funny loveliness'
NINA STIBBE, AUTHOR OF REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL
'Book lovers will absolutely relate'
O, THE OPRAH MAGAZINE
'Meet our bookish millennial heroine - a modern-day Elizabeth Bennet'
THE WASHINGTON POST
'A quirky, eccentric romance that will charm any bookworm'
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
'I hope you're in the mood to be downright delighted, because that's the state you'll find yourself in'
POPSUGAR
One house. Four Women. And the secret that binds them all.
Spellbinding' Independent
'Comfort reading of the highest order' INDIA KNIGHT
'Her best yet' i newspaper
'Gripping' Irish Times
'Gorgeous' VERONICA HENRY
'A poignant story of love and loss' Daily Mail MUST READS
'I can't remember the last time I was so enthralled' Red
'Epic, absorbing . . . full of intrigue and emotion' Fabulous
'My top book of 2019' DINAH JEFFRIES
'A sweeping novel you won't put down' Katie Fforde
Who would choose to destroy what they love the most?
Nightingale House, 1919.
Liddy Horner discovers her husband, the world-famous artist Sir Edward Horner, burning his best-known painting The Garden of Lost and Found days before his sudden death.
Nightingale House was the Horner family's beloved home - a gem of design created to inspire happiness - and it was here Ned painted The Garden of Lost and Found, capturing his children on a perfect day, playing in the rambling Eden he and Liddy made for them.
One magical moment. Before it all came tumbling down...
When Ned and Liddy's great-granddaughter Juliet is sent the key to Nightingale House, she opens the door onto a forgotten world. The house holds its mysteries close but she is in search of answers.
Something shattered this corner of paradise. But what?
Lose yourself in this unputdownable tale of the enduring power of family love, told by three generations of extraordinary women. . .
Readers love The Garden of Lost and Found
'This sweeping tale is by turns painfully sad and heart-lifting, with characters that stay with you' Good Housekeeping
'Evans' storytelling feels both authentic and satisfying. An immersive mystery' Woman & Home
'Evans tells a poignant tale of the Horner family and their magical, mysterious country home' Woman
'Engrossing and clever and funny and beautifully observed . . . I recommend it wholeheartedly' Clothes in Books blog
And the latest novel from Harriet Evans is out now: THE BELOVED GIRLS - your next unputdownable novel of family secrets, betrayal and one golden summer . . .
Sheridan Gray has the perfect life: dream job as a hot-shot journalist, ideal boyfriend and demanding parents' approval. That is, until her world crashes around her. Left with few options, she takes a job in what just so happens to be the hometown of the man she blames for everything - is this ever going to be the new start Sheridan needs? When her husband, an aspiring actor, was offered a part in Dublin, Nina Fallon never dreamt her own life would become a soap opera. Faced with running her guesthouse alone and denying the idle gossipers, the last thing she needs is her new tenant's eagle-eyed investigations. As Sheridan gets closer to the truth, both women struggle to let go of the past. Will they stick to what they know? Or will they find that practice makes perfect and sometimes it's best to move on?
'Deliciously readable' Mail on Sunday
The House of Farrell - home of The Cream, an iconic face product that has seen women flocking to its bijoux flagship store in the Berkeley Arcade since 1953. The legendary Athina Farrell remains the company's figurehead while Florence Hamilton plies their cosmetics with the utmost discretion. She is sales advisor - and holder of secrets - extraordinaire.
But of course the world of cosmetics is changing and the once glorious House of Farrell is now in decline, its customers tempted away by more fashionable brands.
Enter Bianca Bailey, formidable business woman, mother of three, and someone who always gets her way...
Based on the real figure of the fascinating Elizabeth Poole, The Crimson Ribbon is the mesmerising story of two women's obsession, superstition and hope.
May Day 1646: Ruth Flowers finds herself suddenly, brutally, alone. Forced to flee the household of Oliver Cromwell, the only home she has ever known, Ruth takes the road to London, and there is given refuge by Lizzie Poole.
Beautiful and charismatic, Lizzie enthrals the vulnerable Ruth, who binds herself inextricably to her world. But Ruth is still haunted by fears of her past catching up with her. And as Lizzie's radical ideas escalate, Ruth finds herself carried to the heart of the country's conflict, to the trial of a king.
'Brilliantly-observed detail. Her characters are engaging, the world as beautifully crafted as one of Gutenberg's hot-metal letters, and the themes more relevant now than ever' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power
A gripping historical novel that brings tumultuous medieval Europe to life. Not to be missed by readers of Hilary Mantel, Peter Ackroyd and C. J. Sansom.
Johann Gutenberg's first printed Bibles amazed and shocked medieval Europe. He had started a revolution that would one day put books in the hands of any man or woman who wanted them. The project was fraught with danger, for it threatened the power of politicians and the Catholic church.
Who was this Gutenberg? In Alix Christie's evocative and compelling novel, he comes vividly to life - driven, caustic and ruthless. Behind him stands a brilliant young scribe, Peter Schoeffer, whose genius is to stay true to his artistic values in the cauldron of the printer's workshop. Caught between the old ways and the new, the two men struggle with one another and the world outside to prevail against overwhelming obstacles... and change history.
'A lovely piece of work: finely researched and beautifully, atmospherically, written' Sarah Dunant
A semifinalist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award.
Emily and Clemmie's lives changed for ever when they took their great aunt's ashes to rest in a strange and exotic land. Clemmie stayed behind to begin a new life in the Mali desert, but now Emily fears for her cousin's safety. Returning to Africa with her new husband and two friends, she is determined to find out why Clemmie seems so desperately to need her help. Divinity is travelling to Mali to satisfy her curiosity about the land her father came from, and to source new materials for her design company. She doesn't expect the chaos and adventure she finds - nor the danger that seems to grow as her little group begin to make its way across the desert towards Clemmie...
