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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERHeartbreaking, heartwarming yet unsentimental, and savagely comic all at the same time' GuardianREADERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS:Read it slowly. Let it wreck you. Then read it againI feel like I lost part of my soul to this book a contender for my favourite of the yearI would give it 6 stars if I couldSad and funny, devastating and quietly celebratoryA masterwork of compassion and complexity. A book to sit with, to feel deeply, and to return toCollege dropout Hai doesnt know how to face the future until a chance meeting with elderly widow Grazina changes his life, in this achingly beautiful novel about chosen family and second chancesOne summer evening in the town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on a bridge, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond.

From V. E. Schwab, the No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying, unforgettable novel to sink your teeth into. Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532.London, 1837.Boston, 2019. Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots. One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild. And all of them grow teeth.

The addictive million-copy bestseller mystery taking Japan by storm, from the author of The Times Bestseller Strange Pictures A twisty puzzle in which the reader is the detective, examining a series of creepy floorplans for clues 'Deliciously unsettling and refreshingly unique, Strange Houses will lure you in and keep you captive with every clever twist' - Kristen Perrin, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder A sinister hidden room. A dead space between two walls. A sealed cellar. A child's face glimpsed at a window. Every house hides secrets. But some secrets are far darker than others. More than a million readers have discovered the terrible truth behind these strange houses. Now it's your turn. PRAISE FOR UKETSU 'Part Rubik's Cube, part Russian doll, part kaleidoscope and altogether irresistible. Strange Pictures is heady, giddy, genre-blurring stuff and so fizzy with invention and possibility that I almost pity the next novel I read' - A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window 'A superlative puzzle made of multiple parts that interconnect in unexpected ways, told inventively through pictures and text. Every twist and turn steepens the sense of foreboding. Original, intricate and deeply unsettling. I've never read anything like it' - Alex Pavesi, author of Eight Detectives 'Absolutely loved this clever little banger. An addictive murder mystery that unfolds like pointillism on the page: only when you reach the end, step back and view the bigger picture does each of its parts click into place.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A beautiful novel full of lifeaffirming wonder and imagination' BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH'What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don't understand yet . . .'When retired Maths teacher Grace Winters is left a rundown house on a Mediterranean island by a longlost friend, curiosity gets the better of her. She arrives in Ibiza with a oneway ticket, no guidebook and no plan.Among the rugged hills and golden beaches Grace searches for answers about her friend's life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the lifechanging power of a new beginning.

#1 Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden returns with Ward D: a gripping locked room thriller set in an eerie hospital ward.***Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. All she has to do is make it through the night shift...Ward D is the hospitals mental health unit and as a medical student, Amy is required to gain experience on the floor. But little do her colleagues know it may force her to confront a past shes fought hard to forget.The night starts. The countdown begins.As the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within the wards tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger.Amy never wanted to spend the night on Ward D. Now, she might not make it out alive.Ward D once again demonstrates why Freida McFadden is the most talked-about voice in contemporary crime fiction, delivering a taut psychological thriller that will have you gripped right to the thrilling final twist.

THE LOVE STORY OF THE YEAR'A triumph, a real gift of a novel'Sunday Times'Romantic, funny and hopeful'Dolly Alderton'It makes you want to tell someone - anyone - that you love or care about them'IndependentSometimes you need to get lost to find your way...Marnie is stuck.Stuck working alone in her London flat, stuck battling the long afternoons and a life that often feels like it's passing her by.Michael is coming undone.Reeling from his wife's departure, increasingly reclusive, taking himself on long, solitary walks across the moors and fells.When a persistent mutual friend and some very English weather conspire to bring them together, Marnie and Michael suddenly find themselves alone on the most epic of walks and on the precipice of a new friendship.

The Zodiac Academy series from the Twisted Sisters and Amazon and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti is a Booktok phenomenon. This print re-issue includes an exclusive bonus chapter, brand new world map, and a new cover. As well as the stunning interior chapter pages which were included in the previous edition.The fate of all rests on the shoulders of the True Queens in the highly anticipated final installment to the Booktok phenomenon, the Zodiac Academy series, from the Twisted Sisters and Amazon and Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling authors Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti.We are all and nothing now, our fate weighed on the scales of the stars and counterbalanced by the forces that oppose us.The shadow of the false king spreads as thick as oil across the kingdom we were born to rule, and none remain untouched by its darkness.Our crowns lay within reach if only we can claim them. All souls are at risk now and when the final battle dawns, a new regime will rise.The time for the true reckoning is upon us and we have proven ourselves as savage as our father, as brutal as our mother, and as wild as the Elements which roar through our veins. We can only hope it is enough.When the last sword strikes the final death in this game of fate and fortune, only one side will be victorious. The Starfall Legion charges at first light. And our destiny rides upon our shoulders as we rush into the end.

DISCOVER THE DU MAURIER DARK ROMANCE COLLECTION'Rebecca has woven its way into the fabric of our culture with all the troubling power of myth or dream. A stunning book' SARAH WATERS'It's the book every writer wishes they'd written' CLARE MACKINTOSH'The greatest psychological thriller of all time' ERIN KELLY***He did not belong to me at all, he belonged to Rebecca. . .Everyone knows that Maxim de Winter was obsessed with his glamorous wife - and devastated by her tragic death. So when he proposes to a shy, anxious young woman after a whirlwind meeting in the South of France, no one is more surprised than the new bride herself. But when they reach Manderley, his beautiful, isolated Cornish mansion, the second Mrs de Winter begins to realise that every inch of her new home - and everyone in it - still belongs to Rebecca.

NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller * NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER *A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: TOP TENA spellbinding novel (People) from the New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Franzen, the author of Crossroads, The Corrections is a comic, tragic epic of worlds colliding: an old-fashioned world of civic virtue and sexual inhibitions, a new world of home surveillance, hands-off parenting, do-it-yourself mental health care, and globalized greed.After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinsons disease, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives.The oldest, Gary, a once-stable portfolio manager and family man, is trying to convince his wife and himself that, despite certain alarming indicators, he is not clinically depressed. The middle child, Chip, has lost his seemingly secure academic job and is failing spectacularly at his new line of work. And Denise, the youngest, has escaped a disastrous marriage only to pour her youth and beauty down the drain of an affair with a married manor so her mother fears.

She captured him once on film. This time, he might just capture her heart...Don't miss summer 2025's hottest read!From the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Every Summer After, comes an unforgettable and sizzling romance'Funny and sexy, this promises to be the escapist novel of the summer' HEAT'Rich and sparkling' Abby Jimenez'Beautiful, emotional love stories set in breathtaking places' Paige Toon

January 1965. The orphaned O'Leary siblings - Tom, Jack, Anna and Peggy - arrive in the village of Ballycrea, tight-lipped about their troubled past and desperate for a fresh start.After being met with suspicion from most of the locals, the family are thrilled when they're taken under the wing of their well-respected neighbours, Bill and Betty Nevan, who offer them work, companionship and an opportunity to fit in.But for one of the O'Learys, this new friendship sparks an intense attachment that makes the dynamic dangerous for all. It's difficult to bury secrets, but almost impossible to bury feelings...Like Howarth's acclaimed debut, Heap Earth Upon It explores rural Irish life at a specific moment in time and delves into claustrophobic relationships and tangled identities, leaving you wondering who to trust until the very last page.

In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man - David Martin - makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books, and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city's underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Then David receives the offer of a lifetime: he is to write a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realises that there is a connection between this haunting book and the shadows that surround his home...

Sebastian Rousseau is a grumpy, dangerously attractive fire pilot with a complicated pastand hes also the heroines ex-boyfriends dad. After a missed connection and a year apart, fate throws them under the same roof, reigniting a tension thats impossible to ignore.As Sebastian tries to repair his fragile relationship with his son, the heroine finds herself torn between loyalty and longing. The chemistry between them is undeniable, but acting on it would be the ultimate betrayal. Still, the heat in his eyes and the ache in her heart make it harder to follow the rules and easier to break them.

Editor Susan Ryeland is drawn into a new mystery involving a book that hides clues to a real murder. As fiction and reality blur, she becomes a target in a deadly game.

The final book in the Once Upon a Broken Heart trilogy, where Evangeline must choose between two villains and face the ultimate test of true love.

Spain''s great 19th-century poet is best known for these 2 works. Becquer''s celebrated "Rhymes" consists of a suite of 66 melancholy poems. The 6 tales from his "Legends" depict supernatural phenomena and portray everyday events from a romantic point of view. This accurate new translation features an informative introduction.

The most popular work by the great Spanish writer Juan Ramon Jimenez (1881-1958), this is a series of autobiographical prose poems about the wanderings in Andalusia of a poet and his donkey. This new, accurate English translation is drawn from the 1917 edition. This is the only dual-language edition available. Introduction, Explanatory Notes.

Sixth book in the *Blood and Ash* fantasy series, featuring epic battles and ancient powers.

The Melancholy of Resistance, László Krasznahorkai’s magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in a small Hungarian town. A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the

An exquisitely beautiful novel from one of the world's greatest living writers - now in paperbackThe grandson of Prince Genji lives outside of space and time and wanders the grounds of an old monastery in Kyoto. The monastery, too, is timeless, with barely a trace of any human presence. The wanderer is searching for a garden that has long captivated him.This novel by International Booker Prize winner Laszlo Krasznahorkai - perhaps his most serene and poetic work - describes a search for the unobtainable and the riches to be discovered along the way. Despite difficulties in finding the garden, the reader is closely introduced to the construction processes of the monastery as well as the geological and biological processes of the surrounding area, making this an unforgettable meditation on nature, life, history, and being.