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The BRAND NEW instalment of the page-turning Resistance Girls series. January 1943 A girl with nothing to lose… Abandoned as a baby on a London street, Lexi Street has survived by trusting no one but herself. Now one of Major Stapleton’s most daring operatives, she’s used to working alone...

From an international bestselling author: one foggy Paris night, a young woman is fished out of the Seine with no memory of who she is —but the quest to identify her leads to a woman who is already dead. On a winter night in Paris, a young woman is pulled naked out of the Seine. She has...

In this “thrilling, seductive, and utterly absorbing” (Paula Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author) historical suspense novel in the tradition of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile and Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10, pre-war tension and forbidden romance abound, and not...

A life built on lies – now the truth could destroy her Frankie Turner knows exactly what it means to be unwanted. Raised in the care system, she grew up in children's homes and foster placements. Now, working as a social worker with vulnerable kids in the same system, she's determined to give them the safety she never had. But Frankie is hiding an unthinkable secret—one that may be tied to an unsolved murder from long ago, buried deep in a past she never talks about. These days, she lives with her husband Alex in the kind of house she once thought existed only for other people.

A young readers' edition of an important and inspiring true story of hope and survival during World War II. Fourteen-year-old Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist. But when Hitler's armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult...

People aren't sure what to make of Susan Green - family and colleagues find her prickly and hard to understand, but Susan makes perfect sense to herself, and that's all she needs. At 45, she thinks her life is perfect, as long as she avoids her feckless brother, Edward - a safe distance away in Birmingham. Yet suddenly faced with the loss of her mother and, implausibly, with the possibility of becoming a mother herself, Susan's greatest fear is being realised: she is losing control.

Translated from Icelandic by Victoria Cribb The Sunday Times top crime read of the year. A journalist on the track of an old case attempts suicide. An ordinary couple return from a house swap in the states to find their home in disarray and their guests seemingly missing. Four strangers struggle...

In 1627 Barbary pirates raided the coast of Iceland and abducted some 400 of its people, including 250 from a tiny island off the mainland. Among the captives sold into slavery in Algiers were the island pastor, his wife and their three children. Although the raid itself is well documented, little is known about what happened to the women and children afterwards. It was a time when women everywhere were largely silent.  

A stunning atmospheric novel in the great tradition of DEATH ON THE NILE and Patricia Highsmith - tells of a young girl's journey on a cruise liner from England to a new life on the brink of the Second World War. 'Thrilling, captivating. Simply stunning' Daily Express 5 ***** 'An exquisite tale...

A BRAND-NEW stunningly powerful and gripping World War II saga of defiance, danger, and daring women who refused to be silenced. Inspired by the true-life stories of The Women's Secret Army. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and A Call to Spy. 🪖📖 They said women were a liability in war. They...

Don't miss the BRAND NEW emotional tear-jerker from international bestseller Jo Bartlett. A heart-mending family drama full of love, loss and hope that will make you hold your loved ones tighter...💔💔 An emotional family dilemma inspired by a heart-breaking true story. Perfect for fans of...

The Soulmate is the most breathtaking, cat-and-mouse psychological thriller you’ll read all year! Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Gillian Flynn, Sweetpea and You. It can be a fine line between love and obsession… Holly believes in love at first sight, in spite of everything that’s...

A BRAND-NEW gripping and unforgettable tale of love, loss and bravery in the shadows of war. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Mandy Robotham and Suzanne Kelman. 🪖📖 They said women were a liability in war. They were wrong. An intriguing invitation… Hampered by a controlling father and...

The Light We Lost meets How to Walk Away in this romantic and page-turning debut that poses a heartbreaking question: Would you choose love, if you knew how it would end? "Unique and breathtaking and painful and broken and perfect . . . just like love. I'm still crying, yet all I want to do is...

A BRAND-NEW gripping World War II saga of defiance, danger, and daring women who refused to be silenced. Inspired by the true-life stories of The Women's Secret Army. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn, Mandy Robotham and Suzanne Kelman. 🪖📖 They said women were a liability in war. They were...

London, the 1720s. Welcome to Romeville, the underworld of that great city. The financial crash caused by the South Sea Bubble sees the rise of Jonathan Wild, self-styled Thief-taker General who purports to keep the peace while brutally controlling organised crime. Only two people truly defy him: Jack Sheppard, apprentice turned house-breaker, and his lover, the notorious whore and pickpocket Edgworth Bess.

With the triumph of England’s Lionesses at Euro 2022, the women’s game has been in the spotlight like never before, enjoying unprecedented media attention. But this is the result of decades of struggle to get women’s football – banned by the English FA for fifty years – on a more equal...

Thomas Clark is a wealthy aristocrat. Sandy Price was the girl next door. They grew up spending their summer holidays on the same country estate, but Sandy couldn't stand Thomas and he hasn't crossed her mind since. Years later, an unexpected turn of events brings Thomas back into her life. At the reading of his grandfather's will, Thomas is set to inherit everything on one condition: he marries Sandy Price - otherwise the entire estate will go to charity. Thomas must find a way to make this happen.

Don't miss the BRAND NEW utterly gripping thriller from bestseller Rona HalsallThe most twisty psychological thriller, guaranteed to leave readers’ pulses racing! Perfect for fans of K.L. Slater, Claire Douglas, and Freida McFadden ☀️📚 Would you swap houses – and lives – with a...

Founded in 1916, British Vogue has forged its own path from the very start. From the trauma and austerity of two world wars through to the freedom of the swinging Sixties, the rise of the supermodel to the groundbreaking editorial direction of Edward Enninful: the magazine's chameleonic ability to move with the times has ensured its perennial status at the vanguard of British cool. The book draws on hitherto unseen archives and behind-the-scenes interviews with Vogue insiders including stylist Grace Coddington, editor Alexandra Shulman and fashion editor Lucinda Chambers.