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'A real page-turner' Ian Rankin The Party House by Lin Anderson is
a deeply atmospheric psychological thriller set in the Scottish
Highlands for fans of Lucy Foley, Ruth Ware and Sarah Pearse's The
Sanatorium. Devastated by a recent pandemic brought in by
outsiders, the villagers of Blackrig in the Scottish Highlands are
outraged when they find that the nearby estate plans to reopen its
luxury 'party house' to tourists. As animosity sparks amongst the
locals, part of the property is damaged and in the ensuing chaos,
the body of a young girl is found in the wreck. Seventeen-year-old
Ailsa Cummings went missing five years ago, never to be seen again
- until now. The excavation of Ailsa's remains ignites old
suspicions cast on the men of this small community, including Greg,
the estate's gamekeeper. At the beginning of a burgeoning
relationship with a new lover, Joanne, Greg is loath to discuss old
wounds. Frightened by Greg's reaction to the missing girl's
discovery, Joanne begins to doubt how well she knows this new man
in her life. Then again, he's not the only one with secrets in
their volatile relationship . . .
Bastian Bredenkamp is dead. But even the dead have secrets. From the grave, Bastian weaves together the extraordinary tale of his life.
Bastian, the only heir to the Goedleven farm, suffers from a rare condition that allows him to remember everything that has ever happened to him.
When Khadeejathree comes to work for the family, Bastian is introduced to her daughter Rashieda, and a world he’d been sheltered from. But to love Rashieda means telling his secret: he is not who he appears to be.
One Easter Sunday, Madame Ballandra puts her hands together and
exclaims: 'A miracle!' Baby Pascal is strikingly beautiful, brown
in complexion, with grey-green eyes like the sea. But where does he
come from? Is he really the child of God? So goes the rumour, and
many signs throughout his life will cause this theory to gain
ground. From journey to journey and from one community to another,
Pascal sets off in search of his origins, trying to understand the
meaning of his mission. Will he be able to change the fate of
humanity? And what will the New World Gospel reveal? For all its
beauty, vivacity, humour, and power, Maryse Conde's latest novel is
above all a work of combat. Lucid and full of conviction, Conde
attests that solidarity and love remain our most extraordinary and
lifesaving forces.
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Night Road
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Kristin Hannah
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From the number one bestselling author of The Women, in Kristin
Hannah’s Night Road, the consequence of one terrible night changes a
group of young people’s lives forever.
Lexi and Mia are inseparable from the moment they start high school.
Though different in so many ways – Lexi is an orphan and lives with her
aunt on a trailer park, while Mia is a golden girl blessed with a
loving family and a beautiful home – they nonetheless recognize
something in each other, and Mia comes to rely heavily on Lexi’s
steadfast friendship.
The summer they graduate is a time they’ll never forget; a summer of
love, best friends and shared confidences. But then one night changes
them forever. As hearts are broken, loyalties challenged and hopes
dashed, the time has come to leave childhood behind and learn to face a
new future . . .
Upgrade is the new mind-bending thriller from Blake Crouch, author
of the bestselling Dark Matter and Recursion. 'You are the next
step in human evolution . . .' What if you were capable of more?
Your concentration was better, you could multitask quicker, read
faster, memorize more, sleep deeper. For Logan Ramsay, it's
happening. He's beginning to see the world around him, even those
he loves the most, in whole new ways. He knows that it's not
natural, that his genes have been hacked. He has been targeted for
an upgrade. Logan's family legacy is one he has been trying to
escape for decades and it has left him vulnerable to attack. But
with a terrifying plan in place to replicate his upgrade throughout
the world's population, he may be the only person capable of
stopping what has already been set in motion. To win this war
against humanity Logan will now have to become something other than
himself . . . Intricately plotted and epic in scope, Upgrade asks
us to ponder the limits of our humanity - and our boundless
potential. Are you ready for the impossible?
Marina is a divorced mother of three preschoolers.
Lilah is a shy and lonely librarian.
Opal is a broke post-menopausal fitness guru.
These three strangers have nothing in common-except for the man who's
been lying to all of them. And who they are now holding hostage in a
basement.
EAT, SLAY, LOVE is a book about making friends, finding joy, and
discovering the woman you really are . . . though sometimes, becoming
your best self involves committing abduction and murder.
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The Man I Became
(Paperback)
Peter Verhelst; Translated by David Colmer
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Warning: This story is narrated by a gorilla. He is plucked from
the jungle. He learns to chat and passes the ultimate test: a
cocktail party. Eventually he is moved to an amusement park, where
he acts in a play about the history of civilisation. But as the
gorilla becomes increasingly aware of human frailties, he must
choose between his instincts and his training, between principles
and self-preservation. ----- Why Peirene chose to publish this
book: 'This is Peirene's first book narrated by an ape. Animal
fables are usually not my thing. It needed Belgian deadpan humour
to convince me otherwise. Mixing Huxley's Brave New World with
Orwell's Animal Farm, the fast-paced plot leaves behind images that
play in your mind long after you have closed the book.' Meike
Ziervogel, Publisher
'A glimpse of the foetid underbelly of the internet' - The Times
'Taut as a thriller, sharp as a slug of ice-cold vodka' - Irish
Times To be a content moderator is to see humanity at its worst -
but Kayleigh needs money. That's why she takes a job working for a
social media platform whose name she isn't allowed to mention. Her
job: reviewing offensive videos and pictures, rants and conspiracy
theories, and deciding which need to be removed. It's gruelling
work. Kayleigh and her colleagues spend all day watching horrors
and hate on their screens, evaluating them with the platform's
ever-changing moderating guidelines. Yet Kayleigh is good at her
job, and in her colleagues she finds a group of friends, even a new
girlfriend - and for the first time in her life, Kayleigh's future
seems bright. But soon the job seems to change them all, shifting
their worlds in alarming ways. How long before the moderators own
morals bend and flex under the weight of what they see? We Had To
Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets is a chilling, powerful and
gripping story about who or what determines our world view.
Examining the toxic world of content moderation, the novel forces
us to ask: what is right? What is real? What is normal? And who
gets to decide? Translated from the original Dutch by Emma Rault.
'A superbly poised, psychologically astute and subtle' - Ian
McEwan, author of Atonement 'Fast paced and thrilling, violent and
nightmarish' - Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead Things 'An
acid glimpse into a new form of labor existing today' - Ling Ma,
author of Severance
Voted BEST BOOK SERIES by Supportive Business Moms, UK In SISTERS
IN WHITE... Danica and Kaylie Snow are about to celebrate the
biggest day of their lives--their double wedding--on an island in
the Bahamas. But no wedding is complete without a little family
drama. The two sisters aren't ready to face the father they haven't
seen since he divorced their mother and moved away to marry his
mistress, and live with Lacy, the half sister they've never met.
While Danica has exchanged letters and phone calls with Lacy,
Kaylie has fervently tried to pretend she doesn't exist. Lacy is
sweet, fun, and nearly a mirror image of Kaylie. To make matters
worse, not only is Lacy looking forward to meeting her sisters, but
she idolizes them, too. As the countdown to the wedding date ticks
on, their parents are playing a devious game of revenge, and
there's a storm brewing over the island, threatening to cancel
their perfect wedding. The sisters are about to find out if the
bond of sisterhood really trumps all. SISTERS IN WHITE is part of
the Love in Bloom series. While SISTERS IN WHITE can be read as a
stand-alone novel, for even more reading enjoyment you may want to
read the entire Love in Bloom series in series order. READ THE FULL
LOVE IN BLOOM SERIES: SNOW SISTERS: Sisters in Love, Sisters in
Bloom, Sisters in White THE BRADENS (Weston, CO): Lovers at Heart,
Destined for Love, Friendship on Fire, Sea of Love, Bursting with
Love, Hearts at Play THE BRADENS (Trusty, CO): Taken by Love, Fated
for Love, Romancing My Love, Flirting with Love, Dreaming of Love,
Crashing into Love THE BRADENS (Peaceful Harbor, MD): Healed by
Love (Nate), Surrender My Love Coming Soon - River of Love THE
REMINGTONS: Game of Love, Stroke of Love, Flames of Love, Slope of
Love, Read, Write, Love Coming Soon - Touched by Love SEASIDE
SUMMERS: Seaside Dreams, Seaside Hearts, Seaside Sunsets, Seaside
Secrets, Seaside Nights, Seaside Embrace Coming Soon - Seaside
Lovers THE RYDERS: Seized by Love Coming Soon - Claimed by Love,
Chased by Love
Longlisted for the Booker Prize The Sunday Times Bestseller Trust
by Hernan Diaz is a sweeping, unpredicatable novel about power,
wealth and truth, told by four unique, interlocking voices and set
against the backdrop of turbulent 1920s New York. Perfect for fans
of Succession. Can one person change the course of history? A Wall
Street tycoon takes a young woman as his wife. Together they rise
to the top in an age of excess and speculation. But now a novelist
is threatening to reveal the secrets behind their marriage, and
this wealthy man's story - of greed, love and betrayal - is about
to slip from his grasp. Composed of four competing versions of this
deliciously deceptive tale, Trust brings us on a quest for truth
while confronting the lies that often live buried in the human
heart. 'One of the great puzzle-box novels, it's the cleverest of
conceits, wrapped up in a page-turner' - Telegraph 'Genius' -
Lauren Groff, author of Matrix
A hilariously filthy tale of sex, crime, and family dysfunction from the brilliantly twisted mind of John Waters, the legendary filmmaker and bestselling author of Mr. Know-It-All.
Marsha Sprinkle: Suitcase thief. Scammer. Master of disguise. Dogs and children hate her. Her own family wants her dead. She's smart, she's desperate, she's disturbed, and she's on the run with a big chip on her shoulder. They call her "Liarmouth" - until one insane man makes her tell the truth.
John Waters's first novel, Liarmouth, is a perfectly perverted "feel-bad romance," and the reader will thrill to hop aboard this delirious road trip of riotous revenge.
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