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Updated February 8, 2024
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Every rising sun : a novel
Ahmed, Jamila
Paper Book
'Lyrically imaginative . . . enthralling' GUARDIAN Before she was the legendary Persian queen who spun a thousand tales, Shaherazade was a girl who saw something she shouldn't have. She told the king. She thought she was...
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The wind knows my name : a novel
Allende, Isabel
Paper Book
THE POWERFUL AND MOVING NEW NOVEL FROM LITERARY LEGEND ISABEL ALLENDE PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR 'A grand storyteller' - KHALED HOSSEINI 'A new novel by Isabel Allende is always a treat' - DAILY MAIL 'What a joy it must be to...
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Shrines of Gaiety A Novel
Atkinson, Kate.
Paper Book
'Atkinson on her finest form. A marvel of plate-spinning narrative knowhow, a peak performance of consummate control.' OBSERVER 'This is the perfect novel for uncertain times.' THE TIMES 'I can think of few writers other than Dickens...
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Learned by heart
Donoghue, Emma
Paper Book
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Booth : a novel
Fowler, Karen Joy
Paper Book
A major new novel from million-copy bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
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Of women and salt
Garcia, Gabriela
Paper Book
The New York Times Bestseller 'Extraordinary . . . stunning' - Elizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll Factory 'Vivid details, visceral prose and strong willful women' - Angie Cruz, author of Dominicana 'Vivid, engrossing, luminous' -<...
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The heiress : the revelations of Anne de Bourgh
Greeley, Molly
Paper Book
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Tidelands
Gregory, Philippa
Paper Book
ORDER DAWNLANDS, THE STUNNING NEW NOVEL IN THE BELOVED FAIRMILE SERIES BY INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR PHILIPPA GREGORY, OUT NOW. 'Gregory is an experienced storyteller and doesn't let you down. Tidelands is a gripping and intelligent portrait of a woman...
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The vaster wilds
Groff, Lauren
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Exhilarating' GUARDIAN 'Her writing has a timeless quality' THE TIMES '[Has] a visionary quality' OBSERVER A profound and explosive novel about a spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive
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Hula : a novel
Hakes, Jasmin 'Iolani
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Summer by Harper's Bazaar and ELLE * Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award Winner * HONOLULU Magazine's Book of the Year About Hawai`i "Stunning . . . An intricately built novel that spans decades, moving in and out of a collective voice, while...
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This other Eden : a novel
Harding, Paul
Paper Book
'Masterful . . . has much to say to our times' Guardian 'Begs to be read' Spectator 'A luminous, thought-provoking novel' Esi Edugyan, author of Washington Black In 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife,...
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The Paris Daughter
Harmel, Kristin.
Paper Book
'An unmissable reading treat' Lancashire Evening Post 'Beautifully written and emotionally charged . . . impossible to put down' HAZEL GAYNOR A heartwrenching and evocative wartime novel, perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Rachel Hore and...
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Weyward : a novel
Hart, Emilia
Paper Book
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The world and all that it holds
Hemon, Aleksandar
Paper Book
As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo one June day in 1914, Rafael Pinto is busy crushing herbs and grinding tablets behind the counter at the pharmacy he inherited from his father. It's not quite the life he had expected during his poetry-filled student days in libertine Vienna, but...
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A Caribbean heiress in Paris
Herrera, Adriana (Romance author)
Paper Book
'A Caribbean Heiress in Paris is a triumph!' Sarah MacLean 'Historical romance at its very best - fresh, lush and full of steam!' Sophie Jordan Paris, 1889. Luz Alana Heith-Benzan, heiress to the Caña Brava rum empire, has...
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A lady's guide to fortune-hunting
Irwin, Sophie
Paper Book
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Loot
James, Tania
Paper Book
'Loot held me spellbound from the first page...an expertly-plotted, deeply affecting novel ' Maggie O'Farrell An epic tale of plundered treasure, savage empire, lasting love and a young man's dream to make his mark on the world. Meet Abbas....
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The love songs of W.E.B. Du Bois : a novel
Jeffers, HonoreÌe Fanonne
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK 'Deeply moving' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life 'Remarkable' Afua Hirsch, author of Brit(ish) 'A sweeping epic ... Outstanding' Daily Mail Immerse yourself in a...
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The Prophets
Jones, Jr.
Paper Book
*A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* 'This visionary and deeply evocative debut carves a radiant love story out of the bleakest of landscapes.' Waterstones - Best Books to Look Out For in 2021 'An Outstanding novel' Guardian 'A lyrical,...
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The vanished days
Kearsley, Susanna
Paper Book
A sweeping love story set against the Jacobite revolution from much-loved, million copy bestselling author Susanna Kearsley There are many who believe they know what happened, but they do not know the whole of it. The rumours spread, and grow, and take their hold...
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The maniac
Labatut, Benjami?n
Paper Book
The author of When We Cease to Understand the World: a dazzling, kaleidoscopic book about the destructive chaos lurking in the history of computing and AI.
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
McBride, James
Paper Book
WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER 2024 THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER BARACK OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK AMAZON.COM NO.1 BOOK OF THE YEAR 'I loved this book' BONNIE GARMUS 'A generous, compassionate book about the...
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Our hideous progeny : a novel
McGill, C. E.
Paper Book
'Compelling and utterly absorbing... an artfully crafted debut' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, author of PANDORA 'A gripping Gothic tale of grief and ambition, passion and intrigue' JESS KIDD, author of THE NIGHT SHIP 'A wonderful book; dark, passionate, multi-layered' JOANNE...
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Death and the conjuror
Mead, Tom
Paper Book
An enthralling locked-room murder mystery inspired by crime fiction of the Golden Age, Death and the Conjuror is the critically acclaimed debut novel by Tom Mead. Selected as one of Publishers Weekly's Mysteries of the Year. 1936, London. A celebrity...
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Velvet was the night
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
1970s Mexico City: while student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite seeks escape from her humdrum life in the stories of passion and danger filling the latest issue of Secret Romance. She is deeply envious of her neighbour, a beautiful art student apparently living the life...
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The ship of brides : a novel
Moyes, Jojo
CD
The year is 1946, and all over the world young women are crossing the seas in their thousands en route to the men they married in wartime, and an unknown future. In Sydney, Australia, four women join six-hundred and fifty other brides on an extraordinary voyage to England - aboard HMS Victoria,...
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Dust child : a novel
Nguye??n, Phan Que?? Mai
Paper Book
'LYRICAL AND DEEPLY EMPATHETIC.' Gabrielle Zevin, author of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow 'DAZZLING.' Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees Four lives, entwined forever by decisions made in a time of...
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My father's house
O'Connor, Joseph
Paper Book
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Hamnet : a novel of the plague
O'Farrell, Maggie
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE 2020 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION - THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER 2021 'Richly sensuous... something special' The Sunday Times 'A thing of shimmering wonder' David Mitchell TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. A LOVE THAT DRAWS THEM TOGETHER. A LOSS...
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A history of burning
Oza, Janika
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A SARAH JESSICA PARKER BOOK OF THE YEAR Four generations. Three sisters. One impossible choice. Tricked aboard a boat to East Africa, Pirbhai is only thirteen when he is forced by the British into labouring on the railway. Under...
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The London Séance Society
Penner, Sarah
Paper Book
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The diamond eye : a novel
Quinn, Kate
Paper Book
The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network *Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee: Best Historical Fiction 2022* In the snowbound city of Kiev, aspiring historian Mila Pavlichenko's life revolves around her young son...
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Go as a river
Read, Shelley
Paper Book
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The queen of Dirt Island
Ryan, Donal
Paper Book
Discover the emotional, bestselling novel about four generations of women and the stories that bind them, from the Booker longlisted author Of Strange Flowers. 'One of the finest novelists writing today... a haunting, exquisite masterpiece.' RACHEL...
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After Sappho : a novel
Schwartz, Selby Wynn
Ebook
It's 1895. Amid laundry and bruises, Rina Pierangeli Faccio gives birth to the child of the man who raped her - and who she has also been forced to marry. Unbroken, she determines to change her name; and her life, alongside it. 1902. Romaine Brooks sails for Capri. She has barely enough money for...
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Loyalty
Scottoline, Lisa
Audiobook
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Lady Tan's circle of women : a novel
See, Lisa
Paper Book
'Despite the inordinate limits placed on women, See allows their strengths to dominate their stories' Washington Post 'Poignant . . . quietly affecting' Time 'Emotional and illuminating' BookPage In 15th century...
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Memphis : a novel
Stringfellow, Tara M.
Paper Book
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The house of doors : a novel
Tan, Twan Eng
Paper Book
The anticipated novel from the Booker-shortlisted author exploring love, betrayal and morality in 1920s Penang
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The brightest star : a novel
Tsukiyama, Gail
A LIBRARYREADS PICK AND BEST BOOK CLUB PICK OF 2023 "A writer of astonishing grace, delicacy, and feeling."--Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay "A beautiful, haunting book."--Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times...
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The covenant of water : a novel
Verghese, Abraham
Paper Book
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial new epic of love, faith and medicine, set in Kerala, South India.
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Let us descend : a novel
Ward, Jesmyn
Paper Book
* AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * 'A spectacular achievement' ANTHONY DOERR 'Extravagantly beautiful' DAILY MAIL 'One of the greatest writers of all time' JACQUELINE WOODSON 'Extraordinary' GUARDIAN'The...
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Black cake : a novel
Wilkerson, Charmaine
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NO. 2 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **Featured on Barack Obama's Summer Reading List 2022** **A Grazia Instagram 'IT' book to watch out for****Soon to be a major Hulu series by Oprah Winfrey, Aaron Kaplan and Marissa Jo Cerar**...
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Our woman in Moscow : a novel
Williams, Beatriz
Paper Book
Don't miss the gripping new book from the international bestseller - the story of two sisters caught up in Cold War espionage In 1948, Iris Digby vanishes from her London home with her American diplomat husband and their two children. Four years later, Ruth Macallister receives a...
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