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Amory Ames is looking forward to a reconnecting with reformed playboy husband Milo, yet she agrees to help lay a trap to catch the culprit at a lavish masked ball. When one of the illustrious party guests is murdered, Amory is pulled back into the world of detection, enlisted by old ally Detective Inspector Jones.

'Beautifully constructed . . . weaves a truly magical spell' - Daily Mail 'May be his greatest work yet' - David Grann, New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon In his unforgettable new novel, John Grisham tells the story of an unthinkable murder, the bizarre trial that followed it, and its profound and lasting effect on the people of Ford County. Pete Banning was Clanton's favourite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbour, and a faithful member of the Methodist Church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends, and to the people of Clanton - was 'I have nothing to say'. And so the murder of the esteemed Reverend Bell became the most mysterious and unforgettable crime Ford County had ever known. Further praise for The Reckoning 'In this saga of love and war, John Grisham has given us a sprawling and engrossing story about a southern family, a global conflict, and the kinds of secrets that can shape all of us. From the courtrooms and jails of rural Mississippi to the war-torn Pacific, Grisham spins a tale that is at once entertaining and illuminating' - Jon Meacham, New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America 'John Grisham is the master of legal fiction, and his latest starts with a literal bang - and then travels backward through the horrors of war to explore what makes a hero, what makes a villain, and how thin the line between the two might be' - Jodi Picoult, internationally bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things 'When a master of storytelling and suspense takes on one of the most wrenching stories in history, the result is a book that will break your heart, set your blood pumping and your mind racing, and leave you gasping for breath by the final page. I'm still trying to recover from The Reckoning' - Candice Millard, New York Times bestselling author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic

Educated is a remarkable memoir of a young woman raised in a survivalist family in Idaho who strives for education while still showing great understanding and love for the world she leaves behind.' - BARACK OBAMA ________________________ Tara Westover grew up preparing for the End of Days, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. She spent her summers bottling peaches and her winters rotating emergency supplies, hoping that when the World of Men failed, her family would continue on, unaffected. She hadn't been registered for a birth certificate. She had no school records because she'd never set foot in a classroom, and no medical records because her father didn't believe in doctors or hospitals. According to the state and federal government, she didn't exist. As she grew older, her father became more radical, and her brother, more violent. At sixteen Tara decided to educate herself. Her struggle for knowledge would take her far from her Idaho mountains, over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge. Only then would she wonder if she'd travelled too far. If there was still a way home. EDUCATED is an account of the struggle for self-invention. It is a tale of fierce family loyalty, and of the grief that comes with the severing of the closest of ties. With the acute insight that distinguishes all great writers, from her singular experience Westover has crafted a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes, and the will to change it. ________________________ * Shortlisted for the 2018 BAMB Readers' Awards * Recommended as a summer read by Antony Beevor, India Knight, Blake Morrison and Nina Stibbe 'A memoir to stand alongside classics by the likes of Jeanette Winterson and Lorna Sage ... a compelling and ultimately joyous account of self-determination' - Sunday Times

The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offreds nor that of the two men on which her future hangs.

Everybody who is anybody is seen at Gatsby's glittering parties. None of the socialites understand Gatsby. He seems to always be watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. But as the tragic story unfolds, Gatsby's destructive dreams and passions are revealed.

Theo Silva. Rowdy bull rider. Notorious ladies man. Scorching hot trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package.And hes looking at me like I might be his next meal.But Im almost free of my toxic marriage and have sworn off men entirely. So all I see when I look back is temptation served up with a heaping side of heartbreak.The man is hard to trustand even harder to resist.Make that impossible. Because Theo is persistent. And no matter how hard I try to freeze him out, he melts my icy exterior and pulls apart all my defenses.Over a drink in a small town bar, I blurt out my deepest, darkest secrets. Then I spend the singular hottest night of my life with him.He worships my body. He makes me blush. I come alive beneath his hands.Then I tell him to forget it ever happened. I want simple, and with him it all feels complicated.It was supposed to be a one-time thing.A secret.But that little plus sign is going to make this secret impossible to keep.

The thrilling, New York Times bestselling sequel to The Kiss of Deception.Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape. Desperate to save her life, Lia's erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komizar that she has the gift, and the Komizar's interest in Lia is greater than anyone could have foreseen.Meanwhile, nothing is straightforward: there's Rafe, who lied to Lia but has sacrificed his freedom to protect her; Kaden, who meant to assassinate her but has now saved her life; and the Vendans, whom Lia always believed to be barbarians.Now that she lives among them, however, she realizes that may be far from the truth. Wrestling with her upbringing, her gift, and her sense of self, Lia must make powerful choices that will affect her country . . . and her own destiny.

Spring, 1951. Four people meet in a small French town: the baker and his wife; the ambassador and his wife. Two belong to the town, two are outsiders.Some time later, strange things start happening. Horses drop dead in the fields. Children grow wild and unbiddable. Ghosts are sighted after dark. Someone is playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse but who is the predator and who their prey?Audacious and mesmerizing, Cursed Bread is a darkly erotic mystery about a town gripped by madness, envy like poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes.

DISCOVER THE BOOK THAT HAS STOLEN HEARTS EVERYWHERETHE BREATH TAKING POWERFUL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhen a moment changes everything how do you live the rest of your life A SWEEPING STORY OF SURVIVAL AND BECOMING WOMEN S PRIZE FOR FICTION SPELLBINDING THE TIMES BEAUTIFUL DAILY MAIL1940s Colorado Teenage Victoria Nash is the only woman in a family of troubled men When she meets Wilson Moon a young drifter with a mysterious past on a street corner their connection is immediate And dangerous When tragedy strikes Victoria is forced to leave her home and face a decision that will change her life forever Loved deeply by readers the reader follows the epic adventure of Victoria Nash determined to save her family s generational peach farm from destruction as she falls in love faces devastating tragedy and finally faces what she must do to survive For fans of Where the Crawdad s Sing and Great Circle this is a heartwrenching coming of age story Readers are loving Go as a River An incredible read Emotional heartbreaking but very real Five stars Oh how i loved this book Going to be Christmas presents for all my family Five stars After reading non stop all night i m feeling very emotional still Five stars Fro

p A b sweeping scintillatingly original b exciting exploration of writer spy power player lover Aphra Behn Kate Williams historian and author of i Rival Queens The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots i p p br br br b A CLANDESTINE AFFAIR b br br i Whereas the Lady Henrietta Berkeley has been absent from her Father s house since the 20th August last past i br br b AN OUTRAGEOUS ELOPEMENT b br br i and is not yet known where she is nor whether she is alive or dead i br br b STOLEN LETTERS SCHEMING SERVANTS b br br i These are to give notice That whoever shall find her so that she may be brought back to her Father the Earl of Berkeley they shall have 200 Pounds Reward i br br b SEX SENSATION CELEBRITY b br br b This is i The Scandal of the Century i and the true story of the author Aphra Behn who used a shocking love affair to create the first English novel b br br br br In 1682 a young woman in the throes of a passionate affair flees her parents home in Surrey to seek a new life in London br br A scandal in its own right but this is no ordinary young woman Lady Henrietta Berkeley is the daughter of one of England s most powerful men and her lover is her own sister s husb

The new novel from the Booker-shortlisted, internationally bestselling author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World.''A storm is approaching Nineveh, the sky swollen with impending rain. One of the clouds approaching the world''s largest and wealthiest city, built on the banks of the river Tigris, is bigger and darker than the others-and more impatient. It floats suspended above a majestic building adorned with marble columns, pillared porticos and monumental statues. This is the North Palace, where the king resides in all his might and glory. The cloud casts a shadow over the imperial residence. For unlike humans, water has no regard for social status or royal titles.Dangling from the edge of the cloud is a single drop of rain - no bigger than a bean and lighter than a chickpea. For a while it quivers precariously - small, spherical and scared. How frightening it is to observe the earth open down below like a lonely lotus flower.Remember that raindrop, inconsequential though it may be compared to the magnitude of the universe. Inside, it holds a miniature world, a story of its own...''

*Now a Netflix original series**International bestseller and TikTok sensation****Two heartbroken people from totally different worlds go on the fake-dating vacation of a lifetime. What could possibly go wrong?Margot Ortega always struggled to be the princess in her own fairytale: a successful career, a huge salary, a gorgeous apartment, and a perfect fiance. But on her wedding day, she suffers a major panic attack and has to call it off.Devastated and ashamed, Margot decides to drown her sufferings in a mad night of alcohol and dancing. The next day, she returns to the sleazy club to retrieve her sister's cell phone, and has a crazy encounter with David Sanchez: the handsome, fun-loving bartender who recognises the sadness in Margots eyes. To make his ex jealous, David persuades Margot to pretend to be his new girlfriend.Together, they conspire to help each other get their exes back. Little do they know how much fun they'll have and how much they'll complicate their lives. A trip to Greece together that Margot sees as a much-needed getaway creates an unexpected connection and depth of intimacy between them.What starts as a simple escape for fun and adventure becomes complicated and devastating. The depth of their feelings will pull the two lovers in different directions and force them to make a life-altering decision. Full of joy, angst and heartfelt humour, A Perfect Story is full of sizzling heat and fiery passion, and is sure to make you cry and laugh in equal measure.This fun, sexy vacation to the Mediterranean is perfect for fans of emotional romances by the likes of Lucy Score and Abby Jimenez. TropesOpposites AttractFake DatingMeet CuteHoliday RomanceForbidden Romance

ECONOMIST SUNDAY TIMES FINANCIAL TIMES AND GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017 Comprehensive and compelling A nuanced landmark study that has deservedly won plaudits from both Palestinian and Israeli historians Justin Marozzi The TimesA century after Britain s Balfour Declaration promised a Jewish national home in Palestine veteran Guardian journalist Ian Black has produced a major new history of one of the most polarising conflicts of the modern age Drawing on a wide range of sources from declassified documents to oral testimonies and his own decades of reporting Enemies and Neighbours brings much needed perspective and balance to the long and unresolved struggle between Arabs and Jews in the Holy Land Beginning in the final years of Ottoman ruleand the British Mandate period when Zionist immigration transformed Palestine in the face of mounting Arab opposition the book re examines the origins of what was a doomed relationship from the start It sheds fresh light on critical events such as the Arab rebellion of the 1930s Israel s independence and the Palestinian catastrophe Nakba in Arabic of 1948 the watershed of the 1967 war two Intifadas the Oslo Accords and Israel s shift to the right It traces how after five decades of occupation ever ex

A thrilling defiant novel FATIMA BHUTTO A masterpiece MARC LAMONT HILL Wonderful Shines a ray of hope into some very dark places MICHAEL PALIN A fearless work of imagination AHDAF SOUEIFWinner of the Palestine Book AwardNahr has been confined to the Cube nine square metres of glossy grey cinderblock devoid of time its patterns of light and dark nothing to do with day and night Journalists visit her but get nowhere because Nahr is not going to share her story with them The world outside calls Nahr a terrorist and a whore some might call her a revolutionary or a hero But the truth is Nahr has always been many things and had many names She was a girl who learned early and painfully that when you are a second class citizen love is a kind of desperation she learned above all else to survive She was a girl who went to Palestine in the wrong shoes and without looking for it found what she had always lacked in the basement of a battered beauty parlour purpose politics friends She found a dark eyed man called Bilal who taught her to resist who tried to save her when it was already too late Nahr sits in the Cube and tells her story to Bilal Bilal who isn t there Bilal who may not even be alive but who is her only reason to get out

PRE ORDER THE SEQUEL I WANT TO DIE BUT I STILL WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI NOW THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER TRANSLATED BY INTERNATIONAL BOOKER SHORTLISTEE ANTON HUR Will strike a chord with anyone who feels that their public life is at odds with how they really feel inside RedPSYCHIATRIST So how can I help you ME I don t know I m what s the word depressed Do I have to go into detail Baek Sehee is a successful young social media director at a publishing house when she begins seeing a psychiatrist about her what to call it depression She feels persistently low anxious endlessly self doubting but also highly judgemental of others She hides her feelings well at work and with friends adept at performing the calmness even ease her lifestyle demands The effort is exhausting overwhelming and keeps her from forming deep relationships This can t be normal But if she s so hopeless why can she always summon a desire for her favourite street food the hot spicy rice cake tteokbokki Is this just what life is like Recording her conversations with her psychiatrist over 12 weeks Baek begins to disentangle the feedback loops knee jerk reactions and harmful behaviours that keep her locked in a cycle of self abuse Part memoir part self h

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR*, ELSIE SILVER! SET IN THE SAME BELOVED UNIVERSE AS SMASH-HIT SERIES CHESTNUT SPRINGS: SMALL-TOWN, BIG CHARACTERS, FOUR ADDICTIVE LOVE STORIES . . . MEET THE SINGLE DADS OF ROSE HILL. ''Elsie Silver''s writing is a true revelation!'' ALI HAZELWOOD''This book contains a hero to die for'' TESSA BAILEY----I''d always dreamed of my wedding day. But not like this. Not looking into the eyes of the man who betrayed me. But when my nephew''s guardianship is contested, I decide I''ll do whatever it takes to keep him in Rose Hill. Even if it means marrying the enemy. Rhys Dupris. A man who is secretive, broody, and completely infuriating. A man whose work takes him away for weeks on end and brings him back covered in mysterious bruises-ones he won''t talk about. In fact, we barely talk at all. Which would be fine, except when he''s not talking, he''s staring. And the way he looks at me is borderline indecent. The tension between us has always been palpable. But living under the same roof is a dangerous temptation. I swore I would never forgive him. But that was before I knew the man behind the mask. The one who''s fierce and protective. The one who''s gentle and patient. The one who shows up for us when we need him most. He''s not at all who I thought he was. And that makes hating my husband so much harder... and loving him just a little too easy.

Theres no place like homeBlake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of marketing and unable to make the mortgage payments on the new townhouse he shares with his fiancee, he's desperate to make ends meet.Enter Whitney. Beautiful, charming, down-to-earth, and looking for a room to rent. She's exactly what Blake's looking for. Or is she?Because something isn't quite right. The neighbours start treating Blake differently. The smell of decay permeates his home, no matter how hard he scrubs. Strange noises jar him awake in the middle of the night. And soon, Blake fears someone knows his darkest secrets...Danger lives right at home, and by the time Blake realises it, it'll be far too late. The trap is already set.Bestselling author Freida McFadden knocks at your door with a gripping, mind-bending psychological thriller: a story of revenge, privilege, and secrets turned sour

HE'S HER GREATEST ENEMY AND HER DEEPEST DESIRE'A dark fever dream of a fairytale.Rose in Chains is a heart-pounding, spellbinding, forbidden love story that kept breaking my heart and putting it back together again' Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart'Lush, complex, and utterly engrossing Rebecca Ross, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Divine RivalsAbsorbing, unique, and addictive Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author'A delicious, darkly tender slow-burn romance Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your EnemyThe scintillating romantasy of my dreams. The all-consuming, captivating chemistry between Briony and Toven has changed my life Lindsey Kelk, Sunday Times bestselling author of Love Story

Adeline is a writer who becomes the obsession of Zade, a mysterious and dangerous man. Told from dual perspectivesThe Manipulator and The Shadowthis dark romance explores themes of control, obsession, and forbidden desire. A viral sensation known for its intensity and psychological depth, with a cliffhanger ending.

The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath. Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate. Stranded in a strange new world, she''s going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that''s no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all. After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he''s in the Asteri''s dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce''s fate. He''s desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri''s leash, his hands are quite literally tied. In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J. Maas''s Crescent City series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt''s world is brought to the brink of collapse-with its future resting on their shoulders.