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Updated June 6, 2024
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Less : a novel
Greer, Andrew Sean
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Wives like us : a novel
Sykes, Plum
Paper Book
'Outrageously Jilly Cooperesque' Sunday Times Style * Take a grand English country house, one (heartbroken) American divorcée, three rich wives, two tycoons, and one (bereaved) butler; put them all into the blender and out comes the impossibly...
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I hope this finds you well : a novel
Sue, Natalie
Paper Book
'I absolutely LOVED this book! It's that perfect blend of funny and emotional ... A genuinely entertaining and heartwarming read!' READER REVIEW 'A darkly funny riot' The Times, Book of the Month A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION 2024 ...
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The good, the bad, and the aunties
Sutanto, Jesse Q.
Paper Book
'Another on point mix of humour, chaos and quirky fun' Katy Brent, How to Kill Men and Get Away With It The laugh-out-loud new novel from the bestselling author of Dial A For Aunties, winner of the Comedy Women In Print Prize 2021 It's Chinese New Year, a time...
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What you are looking for is in the library : a novel
Aoyama, Michiko
Paper Book
THE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVEL The Top Ten Times bestseller A Time Magazine Book of the Year 'An undeniable page-turner' New York Times 'I ADORED this uplifting, hopeful novel ' Daily Mail 'It...
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Corey Fah does social mobility : a novel
Waidner, Isabel
Paper Book
This is the story of Corey Fah, a writer on the cusp of a windfall, courtesy of the Social Evils prize committee, for whom the actual gong - and with it the prize money - remains tantalizingly out of reach. Neon beige, with UFO-like qualities, the elusive trophy leads Corey, with...
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The Mars house : a novel
Pulley, Natasha
Paper Book
'Pure Pulley' STUART TURTON 'Joyful and profound' CATRIONA WARD 'Simply unputdownable' THOMAS D. LEE 'A work of staggering genius' IMRAN MAHMOOD 'Charming and funny and perfectly paced' TEMI OH 'A spiritual heir to Terry...
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The 100-year-old man who climbed out the window and disappeared
Jonasson, Jonas
Paper Book
THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he doesn't want to begin. His one-hundredth birthday party to be precise. The Mayor will be there. The press will be there. But, as it turns out, Allan will...
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Where'd you go, Bernadette : a novel
Semple, Maria
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Shortlisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction Now a major motion picture, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig and Billy Crudup 'Like A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD written by...
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The sellout
Beatty, Paul
Paper Book
A Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent) * One of the New York Times' '100 Best Books of the 21st Century' A LAUGH-OUT-LOUD SATIRE ABOUT RACE, CLASS AND INEQUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA, BY A LITERARY GENIUS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME Winner of the Man Booker...
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Really good, actually : a novel
Heisey, Monica
Paper Book
THE NO. 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Times Popular Fiction Book of the Year 'A heartbreaker of a book' THE TIMES 'Alarmingly relatable' MARIAN KEYES 'Hilarious and profound' DOLLY ALDERTON
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Good omens : the nice and accurate prophecies of Agnes Nutter, witch
Gaiman, Neil
Paper Book
GOOD OMENS SEASON 2 COMING 28TH JULY ON AMAZON PRIME. The book behind the Amazon Prime / BBC Series starring David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Jon Hamm and Benedict Cumberbatch. 'Ridiculously inventive and gloriously funny' Guardian What...
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