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‘Do you ever wonder if you’ve lived the life you were meant to?’ I ask her. She sighs, and dips her head. ‘Even if I do, what difference will it make?’ In 1988, two eight-year-old girls with almost identical names and the same love of ballet meet for the first time. They seem destined...

It's 1957, and in a shattered post-war world, life goes on. Dot, a pupil midwife, negotiates the streets on her trusty old bicycle - come rain or shine - to help women in need. Living and working under the supervision of the strict Mrs O'Reilly, she must complete her training with twelve deliveries: there's Mrs Wardle who lives in a seedy slum; the eighth Clarke baby, born in an unusual place; the superstitious Wests, desperate for a boy; baby Murphy who is received with laughter; and brothel-worker Mrs Maloney.

The terrifying new Hammer novella by Minette Walters, bestselling author of The Sculptress and The Scold's Bridle ‘Muna’s fortunes changed for the better on the day that Mr and Mrs Songoli’s younger son failed to come home from school.’ Before then her bedroom was a dark windowless...

'Reads like a cross between I Capture the Castle and Love, Nina' Cathy Rentzenbrink, Bookseller Life is full of terrible things. Ghosts of dead relatives, heartbreak . . . burnt toast. In 1987, Sue Bowl's world changes for ever. Her mother dies, leaving her feeling like she’s lost a vital part...

Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute Horace Rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole. Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders: It is the '50s, and two war heroes have been shot dead. Defending the suspect is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. But the novice's superiors didn't count on the tenacity and wit of the young and hungry Horace Rumpole.

New best friends, Shannon and Juli do everything together, and have started becoming good friends with Dave and Ted. However, Shannon has become distracted by a person she believes to be a prophet, and vanishes under his influence. Juli, Dave, and Ted strive to bring her back to truth and light...

La felicidad se entrena. La ciencia te enseña cómo. Tras el éxito de El cerebro de la gente feliz que ha ayudado a miles de personas a entender y superar la ansiedad, la Dra. Sara Teller y Ferran Cases vuelven a unirse para llevarte un paso más allá: entender tu cerebro para cultivar un bienestar que se note y que dure. Con su estilo desenfadado y próximo, Sara y Ferran consiguen que parezca que aprendes mientras tomas un café con una amiga. Al poner en práctica lo que la ciencia propone, notarás cambios como estos:

Welcome to The Page Turner. A Seattle speakeasy that caters to secret, underground fantasies: drinks, sex, and fang-tastic carnage. 400-year-old Narya Volkova is exhausted by terrible vampire pop culture, struggling to get over her ex, and annoyed by every man on the face of the planet. When she...

Esta compilación reúne voces tanto consolidadas como emergentes que han participado en los micrófonos abiertos de PERRA MALA 666. Los textos aquí reunidos exploran la identidad, el cuerpo y el deseo disidente. Denuncian la violencia y nos animan a buscar en la amistad y en la comunidad alternativas al amor romántico y a la familia tradicional.

La periodista especializada en salud y ciencia Chelsea Conaboy desmonta el concepto de «instinto maternal» y ofrece una nueva mirada sobre lo que realmente significa convertirse en madre o padre. Conaboy esperaba que su vida cambiara con el nacimiento de su hijo. Lo que no esperaba era...

Tippy Chan is eleven years old, and she lives in a small town in a very quiet part of New Zealand. Her Uncle Pike and his new boyfriend Devon are looking after her while her mum is on a Christmas cruise. Tippy can’t get enough of her uncle’s old Nancy Drew books. So, when her teacher’s body is found beside Riverstone’s only traffic light, it looks like Tippy’s moment has arrived.

La vida de Layla Monroe en Harmony, Georgia, es una cortina de humo, una ilusión perfecta que ocultaba su espíritu rebelde. Sin embargo, cuando sus padres mueren en circunstancias sospechosas, su mundo queda reducido a cenizas.

Hver mandag efter skole passer jeg min datter Coralie og fire andre børn fra hendes klasse. Men i morges modtog jeg en anonym besked. Jeg kender jeres mørkeste hemmeligheder. Ingen af jer er, hvad I giver jer ud for at være. Hvordan kunne I nogensinde betro hinanden jeres børn? I har fem dage til at fortælle sandheden. Ellers vil det få konsekvenser. Men da en fra vores gruppe bliver dræbt, ved jeg, at jeg ikke er den eneste, der gemmer på en hemmelighed.

En tidlig morgen i august 1975 opdager en lejrleder, at en af køjesengene på Camp Emerson er tom: 13-årige Barbara Van Laar er væk. Barbara er ikke en hvilken som helst pige. Hun er datter af familien, der ejer sommerlejren og beskæftiger en stor del af lokalbefolkningen.

Jeg vidste, at jeg ville giftes med Sam, fra det øjeblik jeg mødte ham. Efter så pludseligt at have mistet min mor var den charmerende og veltalende arkitekt med de intense brune øjne nøjagtigt den friske start, jeg havde brug for. Jeg er ovenud lykkelig over at vente vores første barn, før vi overhovedet har nået at tale om en bryllupsrejse. Jeg vil gerne have vores familie til at fungere, så jeg prøver at leve med hans lange rejser med arbejdet.

Things are getting hairy! What could go wrong on the first day of sixth grade? A: You wake up with leg hair out of nowhere. B: You have zero classes with your BFF and watch her run off with her new (annoying) friend. C: You struggle to decide which school club to join because being mixed race makes you feel like you don't belong anywhere. D: All of the above. SERIOUSLY?!

'Brave, beautifully written and shrewdly researched . . . this is a riveting read by a writer at the top of her game.' The Times 'Seldom have I read such an enthralling biography.' Literary Review 'An exemplary Life, about a strange English writer of rare gifts and peculiar greatness.'...

*** The brilliant, witty and tender new novel from Booker Longlisted author, Good Good Loving brings to life the powerful story of a British-Caribbean family across five decades, held together by one woman's capacity for love. Perfect for fans of Monica Ali and Bernardine Evaristo *** 'SCORCHING...

Bloomsbury presents Lady Mary by Lucy Worsley, read by Sara Alexander A brilliantly captivating children's novel from popular television historian Lucy Worsley, exploring the most famous divorce in history from the perspective of the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. By turns...

Brought to you by Penguin. This rare self-portrait from pioneering publisher, writer and cultural activist Margaret Busby underscores her powerful legacy and celebrates some of the people and places that have shaped her exceptional life Margaret Busby has been at the heart of cultural life in...