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Every relationship has one beginning.
This one has two endings.
Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy.
And he can't work out why she stopped.
Now he is. . .
1. Without a home
2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off
3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while
he wasn't looking
Set adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he
thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has
transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the
puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer
to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him.
Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend's side of
the story.
Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades,
surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is
resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to
slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier,
provisions were made, unbeknownst to her, for a room in a unique
long-term care residence, where Penny finds herself after one too
many "incidents." Initially, surrounded by peers, conversing,
eating, sleeping, looking out at the beautiful woods that surround
the house, all is well. She even begins to paint again. But as the
days start to blur together, Penny - with a growing sense of unrest
and distrust - starts to lose her grip on the passage of time and
on her place in the world. Is she succumbing to the subtly
destructive effects of aging, or is she an unknowing participant in
something more unsettling? At once compassionate and uncanny, told
in spare, hypnotic prose, Iain Reid's genre-defying third novel
explores questions of conformity, art, productivity, relationships,
and what, ultimately, it means to grow old. 'I loved this book and
couldn't put it down - a deeply gripping, surreal and wonderfully
mysterious novel. Not only has Reid given us a brilliant page
turner, but a profoundly moving meditation on life and art, death
and infinity. Reid is a master' Mona Awad, author 13 Ways of
Looking at a Fat Girl and All's Well
Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery, one of literature's most
beloved stories, is now available in a fine exclusive collector's
edition featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil
stamping, making it ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors
alike. Each collectible volume will be the perfect addition to any
well-appointed library. The Anne of Green Gables Seasons
Edition--Fall: Presents L.M. Montgomery's beloved novel, widely
viewed as a shining example of the quintessential children's novel,
though readers of all ages have fallen in love with Anne, the
Cuthbert siblings, and all of their friends Explores such important
themes as imagination vs. reality, the pressures of social
expectations, and the differences between true emotion and mere
sentimentality Is ideal for special-edition book collectors, fans
of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love
both the book and the cinematic adaptations it inspired Whether
you're buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this remarkable
limited edition features: Beautiful hardcover with a distinctive
one-of-a-kind, high-end/high-treatment laser-cut jacket, perfect
for standing out on any discerning fiction-lover's bookshelf Trim
Size: 6 x 9 Beautiful decorative interior pages featuring pull
quotes distributed throughout An exquisite matching laser-cut
bookmark Part of a 4-volume Fall Seasons series including Sense and
Sensibility, Dracula, and Shakespeare in Autumn: Select Plays and
the Complete Sonnets. When 11-year-old orphan Anne Shirley is
mistakenly sent to live with siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert
on their farm, she finds herself in a real home for the first time
in her life. But fiery, spirited Anne certainly isn't the sturdy
boy they had planned to adopt. Despite her mischief and affinity
for finding trouble, the longer Anne stays at Green Gables, the
harder it is for the Cuthberts to imagine life without her. Anne of
Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Seasons Edition--Fall) is one of
four titles available in this collection. The Fall season set also
will include Sense and Sensibility, Dracula, and Shakespeare in
Autumn: Select Plays and the Complete Sonnets.
Will their faith prove to be stronger than their fear? Sensible and
independent, Cassie Barton never anticipated being on her own at
thirty-two. But after the death of her father and the marriage of
her sister, she's found joy in her work as a seamstress. When a
minor accident leaves her unable to sew, she decides to use her
time to compile a book of stories about the men working on the
Santa Fe Railroad. But worry begins to grow in San Marcial as
Mexican revolutionaries set out to destroy the railroad--and put
many lives in danger. With Europe at war and his longtime friend
Cassie injured, railroad worker Brandon DuBarko is burdened by his
troubles. He promised Cassie's father he would watch over her, but
as their comfortable friendship slowly transforms into something
deeper, he feels trapped by a secret from his youth. When a
vengeful man reappears in Brandon's life, intent on causing
conflict, Brandon must face his past before he can move forward. As
the danger intensifies, Cassie and Brandon must rely on God to
overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of a brighter future.
"The poignant rendering of transformation through faith will
resonate with inspirational readers."--Publishers Weekly on Beyond
the Desert Sands
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Dead Secret
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Catherine Deveney
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A grieving daughter discovers letters in her late father's desk
that make her question everything she thought she knew about him.
Did he murder her mother? Is her sister really her sister? A
shattering journey into the past follows, as she tries to find out
what really happened in a remote Highland village twenty years ago.
Thomas Brussig's classic German satire, translated into English for
the first time and introduced by Jonathan Franzen, is a comedic,
moving account of life in East Berlin before the Fall of the Berlin
Wall Thomas Brussig's slim novel, The Short End of the Sonnenallee,
is a satire set, literally, on the Sonnenallee, the famed
"boulevard of the sun" in East Berlin. Within this boulevard lives
Michael, an adolescent who faces daily ridicule whenever he steps
out of his apartment building and comes into view of the
observation platform on the West side. "Look, a real Zonie. Can we
take your picture?" Hopelessly in love with the most beautiful girl
on the street, Michael is batted away in favour of the Western boys
who are free to cross the border. What chance does Michael have,
and how much trouble will he get into by pursuing her?
Laugh-out-loud funny and unabashedly silly, Brussig's novel follows
the bizarre, grotesque quotidian details of life in the German
Democratic Republic. As this new translation shows, the ideas at
its heart - freedom, democracy and life's fundamental hilarity -
hold great relevance for today.
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The Goldenacre
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Philip Miller
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'An outstanding mystery thriller... Noir fans won't want to miss
it' - Publishers Weekly (Starred) 'A riveting, brutal journey into
the high stakes world of legacy art and inherited wealth' - Denise
Mina, author of the Garnethill trilogy and The Long Drop The
Goldenacre - a masterpiece by the painter and architect Charles
Rennie Mackintosh - has been given to the people of Scotland. The
beautiful canvas, the last work by the artistic genius, enthrals
the art world, but behind it lies a dark and violent mystery.
Thomas Tallis, an art expert with a trouble past, is trying to
uncover the truth about the painting's complex history, while
dogged newspaper reporter Shona Sandison is investigating a series
of shocking murders in Edinburgh. Both investigators soon become
engulfed in the machinations of money, crime and identity in a
literary thriller set amid the seen and unseen forces at work in
modern Scotland.
The perfect Christmas gift: three festive tales from the brilliant
pen of Kate Atkinson. 'Lucy would have challenged anyone not to cry
at the sight of their child in a Nativity play. Even a sheepish
Maude, even a scowling Beatrice - currently attempting a Chinese
burn on an adjacent angel. A shepherd shouted something
incomprehensible to Joseph. One of the Wise Men wet himself.
Beatrice waved enthusiastically - a little too enthusiastically -
at Lucy from the angelic choir. It was better than any religion,
Lucy thought.' From the Costa Award-winning author of LIFE AFTER
LIFE
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Crossroads
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Jonathan Franzen
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'His best novel yet ... A Middlemarch-like triumph' Telegraph 'A
pleasure bomb of a novel' Vogue 'A true modern master' Independent
It's 23 December 1971, and the Hildebrandts are at a crossroads.
Fifteen-year-old Perry has resolved to be a better person and quit
dealing drugs to seventh graders. His sister Becky, the once
straight-laced high school social queen, has veered into
counterculture, while at college, Clem is wrestling with a decision
that might tear his family apart. As their parents - Russ, a
suburban pastor, and Marion, his restless wife - tug against the
bonds of a joyless marriage, Crossroads finds a family, and a
nation, struggling to do the right thing. 'Funny, moving, crackling
with life, it has what all great fiction should have' Financial
Times 'Intoxicating - a luxuriant domestic drama' Guardian THE
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A GUARDIAN BEST FICTION BOOK OF
2021 * AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR * A WHITE REVIEW BOOK OF THE
YEAR * A LIT HUB BOOK OF THE YEAR
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics. '...we call them dumb animals, and so they are,
for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less
because they have no words.' When his beloved owners are forced to
sell him, Black Beauty leaves his life as a young, care-free colt
behind him and embarks on a working life of misery. Cruelly treated
by his new masters, Anna Sewell rails against animal mistreatment
in this poignant tale of a horse whose spirit can not be broken.
Discover Kate Morton's multi-million copy bestselling debut novel,
The House at Riverton, a mesmerising story of tragedy and buried
secrets, with this new edition. Summer, 1924. On the eve of a
glittering society party, by the lake of a grand English country
house, a young poet takes his life. The only witnesses, sisters
Hannah and Emmeline Hartford, will never speak to each other again.
Winter, 1999. Grace Bradley, ninety-eight, one-time housemaid at
Riverton Manor, is visited by a young director making a film about
the poet's suicide. Ghosts awaken, and memories, long-consigned to
the dark reaches of Grace's mind, begin to sneak back through the
cracks. A shocking secret threatens to emerge; something history
has forgotten, but Grace never could . . .
A medical crisis brings one man close to death – and to love, art, and
beauty – in a profound and luminous novel by award-winning author Garth
Greenwell.
A poet’s life is turned inside out by a sudden, wrenching pain. The
pain brings him to his knees, and eventually to the ICU. Confined to
bed, plunged into the dysfunctional American healthcare system, he
struggles to understand what is happening to his body, as someone who
has lived for many years in his mind.
This is a searching, sweeping novel set at the furthest edges of human
experience, where the forces that give life value – art, memory,
poetry, music, care – are thrown into sharp relief. Time expands and
contracts. Sudden intimacies bloom. Small Rain surges beyond the
hospital to encompass a radiant vision of human life: our shared
vulnerability, the limits and possibilities of sympathy, the ideal of
art and the fragile dream of America. Above all, this is a love story
of the most unexpected kind.
"My life is a mess. My marriage is falling apart, and I’d hoped the arrival of our baby girl would bring us closer together. Yet, as she grows, I see less of a resemblance to my husband, stirring unsettling questions.
I was hoping a visit from my friend, Victoria would bring some stability. With her seemingly perfect life in Spain, she embodies hope for a brighter future.
But our reunion has taken an unexpected turn. And when a shock diagnosis shakes our family further, Victoria doesn’t know it yet, but she might just hold the key to saving our family.
But if I want her to help, a big secret has to come out. Revealing the truth risks everything – my marriage, our friendship, our families. Can we weather this storm, or will it shatter us beyond repair?"
An emotional and powerful novel of motherhood, friendship and what family means to us all. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult and Susan Lewis.
"I'll read anything she writes" EMILY HENRY Can a little Christmas
magic mend a broken heart? "Sparkles with wit and warmth . . . I'll
read anything Lindsey writes, but this one might just be my new
favourite of her novels"-BETH O'LEARY, author of The Flatshare
Newly single lawyer Gwen Baker is hoping that a family
Christmas-countryside, a mountain of food and festive films-will
salve the sting of her career hanging by a thread and her heart
being trampled on. Because everyone else has their life sorted:
even Dev, her boy-next-door crush, is now a tall, dark and handsome
stranger with a fiancee. She can't help wishing her future was
clearer. Then Gwen wakes up to discover it's Christmas day all over
again. Like Groundhog Day but with eggnog. And family arguments. On
repeat. As she figures out how to escape her own particular
Christmas hell, Dev is the one bright spot. He might be all
grown-up but underneath he's just as kind and funny as she
remembers. Maybe, just maybe, her heart can be mended after all.
But how do you fall in love with someone who can't remember you
from one day to the next? AUTHORS LOVE LINDSEY KELK "The kind of
book you can't put down, but also want to last forever"-EMILY HENRY
"I fell head over heels in love"-BETH O'LEARY "The literary
equivalent of opening a glass of wine with your best friend"-MHAIRI
MCFARLANE "So uplifting and wildly romantic"-MARIAN KEYES
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Emma
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Jane Austen
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HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved,
essential classics. 'The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation
were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a
disposition to think a little too well of herself...' Beautiful,
rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in
matchmaking those around her, with no apparent care for her own
romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, Emma sets
her sights on finding a suitable match for her friend. Chided for
her mistakes by old friend Mr Knightley, it is only when Harriet
starts to pursue her own love interests that Emma realises the true
hidden depths of her own heart. Delightful, engaging and
entertaining, and with a dazzling gallery of characters, Emma is
arguably Austen's most well-loved social comedy.
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