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Forgive Me» Forgive Me

» Lesley Pearse

When Eva Patterson returns home from work one day, a devastating scene awaits. Her mother, Flora, lies dead in the bath. Beside her is a note saying: 'Forgive Me'

The World Until Yesterday» The World Until Yesterday

» Jared Diamond

In The World Until Yesterday, Diamond reveals how tribal societies offer an extraordinary window into how our ancestors lived for millions of years - until virtually yesterday, in evolutionary terms - and provide unique, often overlooked insights into human nature.

The Cynic Philosophers» The Cynic Philosophers

» Various

In this fascinating and completely new collection of Cynic writing through the centuries, from Diogenes and Hipparchia, to Lucian and the Roman emperor Julian, the history and experiences of the Cynic philosophers are explored to the full.

Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov» Russian Magic Tales from Pushkin to Platonov

» Various

In these tales, young women go on long and difficult quests, wicked stepmothers turn children into geese and tsars ask dangerous riddles, with help or hindrance from magical dolls, cannibal witches, talking skulls, stolen wives, and brothers disguised as wise birds. Half the tales here are true oral tales, collected by folklorists during the last two centuries, while the others are reworkings of oral tales by four great Russian writers: Alexander Pushkin, Nadezhda Teffi, Pavel Bazhov and Andrey Platonov.

Threat Vector» Threat Vector

» Tom Clancy

Jack Ryan has only just moved back into the Oval Office when he is faced with a new international threat. An aborted coup in the People's Republic of China has left President Wei Zhen Lin with no choice but to agree with the expansionist policies of General Su Ke Quiang. They have declared the South China Sea a protectorate and are planning an invasion of Taiwan.

 

Penguin Tasters Archive 

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» 1984: George Orwell

» 31 Dream Street: Lisa Jewell

 

A

» Absolution: Caro Ramsay

» Against All Enemies: Tom Clancy

» Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: Roald Dahl

» A Small Circus : Hans Fallada

» All That I Am: Anna Funder

» And Another Thing...: Eoin Colfer

» And The Land Lay Still: James Robertson

» Animal Farm: George Orwell

» Ascent of Money, The: Niall Ferguson

» Assassin: Andrew Britton

» Atlantis Code, The: Charles Brokaw

» And the Ass saw the Angel: Nick Cave

B

» Black Heart Blue: Louisa Reid

» Bleeding Heart Square: Andrew Taylor

» Blood Atonement: Dan Waddell

» The Blood Detective: Dan Waddell

» Blue Monday: Nicci French

» Boomerang: Michael Lewis

» Brooklyn: Colm Toibin

» Butterfly: Sonya Hartnett

C

» Catch Me When I Fall: Nicci French

» Camp David: David Walliams

» Charles Dickens: A Life: Claire Tomalin

» Cheating at Canasta: William Trevor

» Civil and Strange: Clair Ni Aonghusa

» Closed Circle, The: Jonathan Coe

» Collaborator, The: Mirza Waheed

» Comfort and Joy : India Knight

» Compulsion: Jonathan Kellerman

» Consequences: Penelope Lively

» Consider the Fork:Bee Wilson

» Counting Down: Gerard Stembridge

» Corsair: Clive Cussler

» The Cutting: James Hayman

D

» Dani's Story: Diane Lierow and Bernie Lierow

» Dark Prophecy: Anthony E. Zuiker

» Dark Watch: Clive Cussler

» Dark Water: Caro Ramsay

» Dead or Alive: Tom Clancy

» Dead Room, The: Chris Mooney

» Death Relic, The: Chris Kuzneski

» Death Toll: Jim Kelly

» Deaf Sentence: David Lodge

» Death Wore White: Jim Kelly

» Devil's Brood: Sharon Kay Penman

» Diary of a Submissive: Sophie Morgan

» Diet Rehab: Mike Dow

» Dig, The: John Preston

» Disgrace: Jussi Adler-Olsenn

» A Disobedient Girl: Ru Freeman

» Down into Darkness: David Lawrence

» Dust: Joan Frances Turner

» Dying Scream: Mary Burton

E

» EARTH (The Books): Jon Steward & The Daily Show

» Elizabeth: Sally Bedel Smith

» Embrace the Night: Karen Chance

» Enchanter, The: Lila Azam Zanganeh

» Even Money: Dick Francis & Felix Francis

» Everyday Enlightenment: Dick Francis & Felix Francis

» Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Claudia Pattison

F

» Fallen Angel: Kevin Lewis

» The Fat Chance Guide to Dieting: Claudia Pattison

» Final Impact: John Birmingham

» Flea Palace, The: Elif Shafak

» Financial Lives of the Poets, The: Jess Walter

» Foe: J. M. Coetzee

» Forty Rules of Love, The: Elif Shafak

» Foursome: Jane Fallon

» Fraction of the Whole, A: Steve Toltz

» Friendship Test, The: Elizabeth Noble

» Frog Princess, The: Angie Beasley

» Fry Chronicles, The: Stephen Fry

G

» Gamble: Felix Francis

» German Boy, The: Tricia Wastvedt

» Gifted: Nikita Lalwani

» Girl Friday: Jane Green

» Girl in Translation: Jean Kwok

» Girl Next Door, The: Elizabeth Noble

» Girls of Riyadh: Rajaa Alsanea

» Girl on the Cliff, The: Lucinda Riley

» Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, The: G. W. Dahlquist

» Gods Without Men: Hari Kunzru

» Golden Buddha: Clive Cussler

» Got You Back: Jane Fallon

» Grandmother's Footsteps: Charlotte Moore

» Grave Dance: Kalayna Price

» Guide to the Birds of East Africa, A: Nicholas Drayson

» Gulf Between Us, The: Geraldine Bedell

H

» Heart of Steel: Meljean Brook

» Hello Mum: Bernadine Evaristo

» Holy Assassin: LuÍs Miguel Rocha

» How Hard Can It Be?: Jeremy Clarkson

» Hospital: Toby Litt

» Hunt the Moon: Karen Chancer

J

» Just Send Me Word: Professor Orlando Figes

» Juliet, Naked: Nick Hornby

K

» Katy Perry: Alice Montgomery

» Keeping It In the Family: Sinead Moriarty

» Kid, The: Sapphire

» Killing House, The: Chris Mooney

» Kiss Kiss: Roald Dahl

» The Kingdom of Ohio: Matthew Flaming

L

» Lady Chatterley's Lover: D. H. Lawrence

» Lake of Dreams, The: Kim Edwards

» Land of the Living: Nicci French

» Landfall: Helen Gordon

» Last Assassin, The: Barry Eisler

» Last Four Things, The: Paul Hoffman

» Lessons, The: Naomi Alderman

» The Liars' Gospel: Naomi Alderman

» Life Class: Pat Barker

» Light Boxes: Shane Jones

» Locked on: Tom Clancy

» Lost and Found: Lucy Cavendish

» Love and Summer: William Trevor

» Love Nest: Julia Llewellyn

» Lost Throne, The: Chris Kuzneski

» Lulu in Marrakech: Diane Johnson

» Luxe, The: Anna Godbersen

» Lydia Davis, The Collected Stories of: Lydia Davis

M

» Magic in the Shadows: Devon Monk

» Magic to the Bone: Devon Monk

» Members Only: Leonie Fox

» Me Before You: Jojo Moyes

» Mercy: Jussi Adler-Olsen

» A Message to Your Heart: Niamh Greene

» Missing Persons: Nicci Gerard

» Mo said she was quirky: James Kelman

» Monster Love: Carol Topolski

» Moscow Rules: Daniel Silva

» Moth Smoke: Mohsin Hamid

» Mr Chartwell: Rebecca Hunt

» Mr Almost Right: Eleanor Moran

» My Name is Mary Sutter: Robin Oliviera

» My Revolutions: Hari Kunzru

» My Uncle Oswald: Roald Dahl

N

» Navigator, The: Clive Cussler

» Newlyweds, The : Nell Freudenberger

 

O

» Oh Dear Silvia: Dawn French

» Old Romantic, The: Louise Dean

» On The Island: Tracey Garvis Graves

» One Day in May: Catherine Alliot

» Open-Handed: Chris Binchy

» Our Kind of Traitor: John le Carr

» Outliers: Malcolm Gladwell

» Over to You: Roald Dahl

» Owl Killers, The: Doug Johnstone

P

» Pack Up the Moon: Anna McPartlin

» Painter of Shanghai, The: Jennifer Cody Epstein

» Papal Decree, The: Luis Migel Rocha

» Paper Promises: Philip Coggan

» The Patchwork Marriage: Jane Green

» Pieces of My Heart: Sinead Moriarty

» Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, The: Katherine Howe

» Pieces of my Heart: Sinead Moriarty

» Pleasant Light of Day, The: Philip O Ceallaigh

» Pleasures of Men, The: Kate Williams

» Postmistress, The: Sarah Blake

» Power of Six, The: Pittacus Lore

» Private Members: Leonie Fox

» Pub Walks in Underhill Country: Lesley Pearse

» The Pyramid Diet: Danni Levy

S

» Sacred Stone: Clive Cussler

» Salt: Jeremy Page

» The Salt Road: Jane Johnson

» The Seamstress: Maria Duenas

» Secret Crown, The: Chris Kuzneski

» Secret Diary of a Demented Housewife: Niamh Greene

» Secret Fire, The: Martin Langfield

» Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾, The :Sue Townsend

» Secrets of the Lazarus Club, The: Tony Pollard

» Secret Servant: Daniel Silva

» Secret Smile: Nicci French

» Secret Son: Laila Lalami

» Seducing Ingrid Bergman: Chris Greenhalgh

» Senseless: Mary Burton

» Separate Beds: Elizabeth Buchan

» Set-Up, The: Felix Riley

» Shame on You: Clara Salaman

» Short Walks from Bogotá: Tom Feeling

» Shut Your Eyes Tight: John Verdon

» Single in the City: Michele Gorman

» Singing to the Dead: Caro Ramsay

» Skeleton Coast: Clive Cussler

» Skeleton Man, The: Jim Kelly

» Someone Like You: Roald Dahl

» Spider: Michael Morley

» The Spy: Clive Cussler

» Stick or Twist: Eleanor Moran

» Strangers: Anita Brookner

» Stone Gods: Jeanette Winterson

» Storm in a Teacup, A: Lucy Cavendish

» Story of a Secret State: Jan Karski

» Subliminal: Leonard Mlodinow

» The Sultan's Wife: Jane Johnson

» Sweet Little Lies: Alison Bond

» Switch Bitch: Roald Dahl

» Swimming Studies: Leanne Shapton

» Sword of God: Chris Kuzneski

V

» Viper: Michael Morley

» The Village: Nikita Lalwani

W

» Warrior of Rome II: King of Kings: Harry Sidebottom

» Warrior of Rome III: Lion of the Sun: Harry Sidebottom

» Wake, The: Jeremy Page

» The Watchers: Stephen Alford

» Way We Were, The: Elizabeth Noble

» We Are All Made of Glue: Marina Lewycka

» What Alice Forgot: Liane Moriarty

» What The Nanny Saw: Fiona Neill

» What to do When Someone Dies: Nicci French

» Wild Abandon: Joe Dunthorne

» White Rose Rebel: Janet Paisley

» While I'm Falling: Laura Moriarty

» Widows of Eastwick, The: John Updike

» Wigs on the Green: Nancy Mitford

» Willpower: Roy F. Baumeister & John Tierney

» Grave Witch: Kalayna Price

» Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, The: Roald Dahl

Y

» You Came Back: Christopher Coake

» Young Wives' Tales: Adele Parks

» Young Wives' Tales: Adele Parks

» Your Blue-Eyed Boy: Helen Dunmore

 

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