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Williams, Phillip B.
Paper Book
An epic, spellbinding novel of rebellion, redemption, power and humanity, and of a Black community finding freedom to live an ordinary life of love and pain in America's darkest days.
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River east, river west
Rey, Lescure
Paper Book
A darkly glittering literary debut that traces a mixed family's troubled trajectory through developing China.
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Oye
Mogollon, Melissa
Paper Book
A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you won't want to hang up on. "A portrait of love, heartache, and hilarity that transcends its medium."--Elle (The Best Literary Fiction Books of 2024, So Far) "Brilliant...
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Sugar, baby
Saintclare, Celine
Paper Book
From the high-rises of Canary Wharf to the turquoise pools of Miami, introducing SUGAR, BABY: the most darkly funny, shocking, intoxicating read of the summer . . . Perfect for fans of Luster, Queenie, Insatiable, BBC's Clique and HBO's Industry.
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Greta & Valdin
Reilly, Rebecca K.
Paper Book
The modern world is too much for me. I feel like I'm George of the Jungle.' -Greta 'At the moment, for personal reasons, I don't like reading things about people being in love with each other.' -Valdin Valdin is still in love with his ex-boyfriend Xabi, who used to drive around Auckland in a ute but...
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City of laughter
Fruchter, Temim
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A rich and riveting debut spanning four generations of Eastern European Jewish women bound by blood, half-hidden secrets and the fantastical visitation of a shapeshifting stranger over the course of 100 years.The City of Laughter follows a young queer woman stuck in a thicket of...
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Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
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#1 GLOBAL BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 6 MILLION COPIES SOLD * Meet Elizabeth Zott: "a gifted research chemist, absurdly self-assured and immune to social convention" (The Washington Post) in 1960s California whose career takes a detour when she becomes the unlikely star of a ...
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The Safekeep
van der Wouden, Yael.
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It is fifteen years after the Second World War, and Isabel has built herself a solitary life of discipline and strict routine in her late mother's country home, with not a fork or a word out of place. But all is upended when her brother Louis delivers his graceless new girlfriend, Eva, at Isabel...
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To gaze upon wicked gods
Chang, Molly X.
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A No. 1 and Sunday Times Bestseller! Red Queen meets These Violent Delights and Iron Widow in an epic anti-colonial YA fantasy from debut author Molly X. Chang. This gorgeous hardback features special cover finishes, a secret foiled case and stunning full colour...
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The book of doors
Brown, Gareth (Novelist)
Paper Book
**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING DEBUT AND ONE OF THE BBC'S BEST DEBUTS OF 2024 ** 'Joyful, exuberant, and crackling with adventure.' STUART TURTON 'A clever and beautiful novel about the power of books.' SUNYI DEAN 'Full of magic, wonder...
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Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame: A Novel
Ford, Olivia.
Paper Book
"As cozy as a cup of tea and cake."--People "One of those books you just want to hug to your chest. I loved it so much."--Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of While We Were Dating A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a...
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Listen for the lie
Tintera, Amy
Paper Book
Am I a murderer? You tell me . . . Lucy Chase can't remember anything about the night her best friend was murdered. Lucky her, you're probably thinking. Who would want that to be their last memory of someone they love? But for Lucy, it's become an issue....
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The secret history
Tartt, Donna
Paper Book
Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - incredibly compelling, dramatic and playful. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at...
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The dictionary of lost words : a novel
Williams, Pip
Paper Book
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White teeth : a novel
Smith, Zadie.
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The blockbuster debut novel from "a preternaturally gifted" writer (The New York Times) and author of On Beauty and Swing Time--set against London's racial and cultural tapestry, reveling in the ecstatic hodgepodge of modern life, flirting with disaster,...
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Lincoln in the bardo : a novel
Saunders, George
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE The "devastatingly moving" (People) first novel from the author of Tenth of December: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast...
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The Ministry of Time
Bradley, Kaliane.
Paper Book
A 2024 literary highlight in the Sunday Times, BBC, Grazia, Dazed, Sunday Express, GQ, i-D, Stylist, Bookseller and Literary Friction'Outrageously brilliant' ELEANOR CATTON'Make room on your bookshelves for a new...
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The husbands : a novel
Gramazio, Holly
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A thrillingly original debut, THE HUSBANDS brilliantly asks how we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options. "Brilliant, hilarious, surprising and wise. I devoured it!" --Naomi Alderman, NYT bestselling author of THE POWER. Thirty-something Lauren...
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