Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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Catherine Banner

'Ten years ago, my top holiday read was Victoria Hislop's The Island; this summer's great escape belongs to Catherine Banner.' The Pool 
 
'Delightful ... A captivating tale of love ... and loyalty peopled by wonderfully vivid characters.' Sunday Express 
 
'Readers, prepare to be captivated.' Irish Independent 
 
On a tiny island off the coast of Italy, surrounded by the sound of the sea and the scent of bougainvillea, the Esposito family have been running the bar, the House at the Edge of Night, for generations. 
 
Over the course of a century, as the town is transformed by war, fascism, tourism and recession, the spirited Esposito women are determined to keep the doors to the bar open. It is, after all, the place where unexpected friendships are forged, betrayals are discovered and great love affairs begin.

The House at the Edge of Night

Tish Delaney

WINNER OF THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 
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'Fresh, entertaining, funny and moving' RODDY DOYLE 
 
'A touching tale of how one woman survives a tough beginning to eventually end up exactly where her heart belongs' ANNE GRIFFIN, author of When All is Said 
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'If I could go back to being sixteen again, I'd do things differently.' 
'Everyone over the age of forty feels like that, you total gom,' says my best friend Lizzie Magee. 
 
When she was young Mary Rattigan wanted to fly. She was going to take off like an angel from heaven and leave the muck and madness of troubled Northern Ireland behind. Nothing but the Land of Happy Ever After would do for her. 
 
But as a Catholic girl with a B.I.T.C.H. for a Mammy and a silent Daddy, things did not go as she and Lizzie Magee had planned. 
 
Now, five children, twenty-five years, an end to the bombs and bullets, enough whiskey to sink a ship and endless wakes and sandwich teas later, Mary's alone. She's learned plenty of hard lessons and missed a hundred steps towards the life she'd always hoped for. 
 
 Will she finally find the courage to ask for the love she deserves? Or is it too late?

Before My Actual Heart Breaks

Kim Barnes

Behind every man is a woman with a story to tell ... 
 
When Gin McPhee’s husband Mason takes a job at the Arabian American Oil Company in Saudi Arabia, it unlocks a glamorous new lifestyle far from their humble beginnings in Oklahoma. It is a life of private clubs, dinner parties, and a houseboy at their disposal; all kept within the confines of the company compound. 
 
But as Gin tires of the cocktails and an absent husband, the illusion of freedom is shattered, leaving boredom and curiosity for life beyond the gates - a world she soon finds is one of danger and corruption. And when a young woman is discovered dead in the bay and suspicions point to Mason, the one person she can trust is nowhere to be found.

In the Kingdom of Men

Kevin Kwan

THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING PHENOMENON CRAZY RICH ASIANS RETURNS WITH THE GLITTERING TALE OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO FINDS HERSELF TORN BETWEEN TWO MEN. 
 
'Your perfect summer read' Daily Mail 
 
'Delightful' Independent 
 
'Laugh-out-loud funny' Sunday Mirror 
 
When Lucie Tang Churchill meets George Zao at a lavish wedding in Capri, she can't stand him. She can't stand that he gallantly offers to trade hotel rooms with her so she can have a sea view, that he knows more about the island than she does, and worst of all, that he kisses her in the darkness of the ancient ruins. What would her Mayflower-descended, Wall Street-wealthy family think of him? But years later, when Lucie is weekending with her fiancé in East Hampton, George unexpectedly appears and Lucie must decide - does she follow her head or her heart? 
 
 A gloriously decadent homage to A Room with a View, Sex and Vanity is a glittering modern love story and a brilliantly funny comedy of manners set between two cultures.

Sex and Vanity

from the bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians

Sloane Crosley

'Glitters with wit and wisdom' Guardian 
'A thing of pure joy' Stylist 
'I couldn't put it down' Grazia 
 
Back in college, Victor loved Kezia, Kezia loved Nathaniel and Nathaniel loved himself. 
 
Now, ten years on and reunited at the wedding of a friend, it’s as if nothing has changed. Almost. 
 
Victor has just been fired from a middling search engine, Kezia is second-in-command to an eccentric jewellery designer, and Nathaniel, former literary cool kid, is now one of LA’s two million aspiring TV writers. As the champagne flows, Victor finds himself sharing a bizarre encounter with the mother of the groom that triggers an obsession over a legendary necklace. 
 
Could a trip to Paris in search of the missing piece of jewellery doom or save their friendship?

The Clasp

Jenni Fagan

***The Delusions is available to pre-order now*** 
 
A GRANTA BEST YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 
 
'A vivid and tender coming-of-age story set at the end of the world' 
GUARDIAN 
 
'She writes at the pace of thought, sentences like gunfire' 
FINANCIAL TIMES 
 
'A chillingly plausible near-future ... intimately imagined' 
THE SPECTATOR 
 
It's November 2020 and the world is freezing over. As ice water melts into the Atlantic, and vast swathes of people make for the warmer south, Dylan is heading to Scotland, once the home of his late mother and grandmother. 
 
Twelve-year-old Stella and her survivalist mother, Constance, scrape by in the snowy Highlands, preparing for a record-breaking winter. Living out of a caravan, they spend their days digging through landfills, searching for anything of value. When Dylan arrives in the middle of the night, their lives change course. Though the weather worsens, his presence brings a new light to daily life, and when the ultimate disaster finally strikes, they'll all be ready. 
 
'Tackles current issues with a haunting, timeless beauty' 
STYLIST 
 
'Articulates the survival instinct and our capacity for love' 
MAIL ON SUNDAY 
 
'A refreshingly unusual tale' 
METRO

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