Nigella Lawson has written eleven bestselling cookery books including the classics How to Eat and How To Be A Domestic Goddess – the book that inspired a whole new generation of bakers. These books, and her TV series, have made her a household name around the world. 
 
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Meera Syal

Contains a sneak preview of Meera Syal's brand new novel, THE HOUSE OF HIDDEN MOTHERS 
 
 
There’s no such thing as a happy ending , is there …? 
 
Sunita - perfect housewife - is married to Akash, but is her marriage what it seems? 
 
Chila - warm, loveable - has married with great fanfare the entrepreneur Deepak. But are they really in love? 
 
Tania - beautiful, rebellious - has rejected her traditional upbringing for a top television career. But is she really as tough as she says? 
 
As Tania uncovers a devastating truth, are the three friends about to learn the hardest life lesson of all …? 
 MEERA SYAL, CBE, is one of our most acclaimed actors and writers. She starred in the hit series The Kumars at No. 42 and recently in the BBC film of David Walliams' The Boy in the Dress. She is currently in the latest series of Broadchurch Meera Syal is also known for her sharp, provocative fiction. Her debut novel is called Anita and Me. Life isn't all Ha Ha Hee Hee is her second acclaimed novel. Her brand new novel The House of Hidden Mothers is out now.

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

Kate Atkinson

The brilliant and profound second novel from the three-times Costa prizewinner and number one bestseller Kate Atkinson. 
 
'Vivid, richly imaginative, hilarious and frightening by turns' Observer 
 
Once it had been the great forest of Lythe. And here, in the beginning, lived the Fairfaxes, grandly, at Fairfax Manor. 
 
But over the centuries the forest had been destroyed, replaced by Streets of Trees. The Fairfaxes have dwindled too; now they live in 'Arden' at the end of Hawthorne Close and are hardly a family at all. 
 
But Isobel Fairfax, who drops into pockets of time and out again, knows about the past. She is sixteen and waiting for the return of her mother - the thin, dangerous Eliza with her scent of nicotine, Arpège and sex, whose disappearance is part of the mystery that still remains at the heart of the forest.

Human Croquet

Menna van Praag

'Absorbing and beautiful - a great achievement.' BRIDGET COLLINS, bestselling author of The Binding 
 
There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of sisters Grimm on Earth. 
You may well be one of them, though you might never know it. 
 
This is the story of four sisters Grimm – daughters born to different mothers on the same day, each born out of bright-white wishing and black-edged desire. 
 
They found each other at eight years-old, were separated at thirteen and now, at nearly eighteen, it is imperative that they find each other once again. 
 
In thirty-three days they will meet their father in Everwhere. Only then will they discover who they truly are, and what they can truly do. Then they must fight to save their lives and the lives of the ones they love. Three will live, one will die. 
 
You’ll have to read on to find out who and why . . . 
___________________ 
 
'A darkly beguiling delight that’s perfect for fans of rich and imaginative fantasy books akin to Erin Morgenstern and Neil Gaiman.' CULTUREFLY

The Sisters Grimm

A darkly beguiling fantasy escape

Chitra Divakaruni

Born in a big old Calcutta house on the same night, the wild, tragic night both their fathers were mysteriously lost, Sudha and Anju are cousins. Closer even than sisters, they share clothes, possessions, worries, dreams - and three mothers, who preside over the matriarchal Chatterjee household where the cousins grow up, cocooned in a timeless world of feminine lore. But when Sudha learns a terrible secret about the past, and hides it from her cousin, and then when Anju discovers the sister of her heart is secretly nurturing a forbidden love, their mutual loyalty is sorely tested. 
 
As the day of leaving school draws near, a family crisis forces the cousins to abandon their university plans, and their mothers swiftly start the serious business of arranging their marriages to the sons of suitable families. And thus the inseparable pair is torn apart: Sudha moves to her new family's home in rural Bengal, while Anju joins her immigrant husband in California. But although they have both been trained to be perfect wives, nothing has prepared them for the great challenges, for the pain as well as the joy, that each will have to face in her new life. 
 
Compelling and passionate, rooted in Indian folklore and steeped in the mysticism of ancient tales, this bright, jewel-like novel shines its light on the bonds of family, on love and loss, against a backdrop of the realities of traditional arranged marriages, and the adjustments needed for modern-day life in the West.

Sister Of My Heart

From the NUMBER 1 bestselling author of LIFE AFTER LIFE, SHRINES OF GAIETY and NORMAL RULES DON'T APPLY 
 
On a peat and heather island off the west coast of Scotland, Effie and her mother Nora take refuge in the large mouldering house of their ancestors and tell each other stories. 
 
Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear, like who her father was - variously Jimmy, Jack, or Ernie. Effie tells of her life at college in Dundee, where she lives in a lethargic relationship with Bob, a student who never goes to lectures, seldom gets out of bed, and to whom the Klingons are as real as the French and the Germans (more real than the Luxemburgers). 
 
But strange things are happening. Why is Effie being followed? Why is everyone writing novels? Is someone killing the old people? And where is the mysterious yellow dog? 
 
'Sends jolts of pleasure off the page...Kate Atkinson's funniest foray yet...it is a work of Dickensian or even Shakespearean plenty' SCOTSMAN 
 
'A brilliant and profoundly original writer' DAILY TELEGRAPH

Emotionally Weird

Joanne Harris

THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING CHOCOLAT SERIES 
 
'A delicious urban fairytale' DAILY MAIL 
 
Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Vianne Rocher &ndash; disguising herself as 'Yanne' &ndash; and her two daughters live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out, and the wind has stopped &ndash; at least for a while. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, ruthless, devious and seductive. 
 
With everything she loves at stake, Yanne must face a difficult choice: to flee, as she has done so many times before, or to confront her most dangerous enemy. 
 
'Chocolat was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style' DAILY EXPRESS 
 
'She is terrific, she can write about anywhere, anything, anyone' DAILY TELEGRAPH 
 
'Harris is as good at portraying the agonies of motherhood as she is at evoking the scent of bitter chocolate laced with cinnamon and chilli' SUNDAY TIMES

The Lollipop Shoes

(Chocolat 2)

THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING CHOCOLAT SERIES 
 
'Expertly crafted, typically mouthwatering' DAILY MAIL 
 
When Vianne Rocher receives a letter from beyond the grave, she allows the wind to blow her back to the village in south-west France where, eight years ago, she opened up a chocolate shop. But Lansquenet is different now: women veiled in black, the scent of spices and peppermint tea, and, on the bank of the river Tannes, facing the church: a minaret. 
 
Nor is it only the incomers from North Africa that have brought change. Father Reynaud, Vianne's erstwhile adversary, is disgraced and under threat. Could it be that Vianne is the only one who can save him now? 
 
'A brave and grippingly confected story' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'Like Chocolat, this book is a feast for the senses. Every page is steeped in scents, colours and tastes' LITERARY REVIEW 
 
'Prepare to be transported by Joanne Harris as she revisits the characters and setting of her first bestseller, Chocolat' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Peaches for Monsieur le Curé (Chocolat 3)

the enchanting third novel in the beloved Chocolat series from master storyteller Joanne Harris

John Boyne

Some stories are universal. They play out across human history. And time is the river which will flow through them. 
 
It starts with a family, a family which will mutate. For now, it is a father, mother and two sons. One with his father’s violence in his blood. One who lives his mother’s artistry. One leaves. One stays. They will be joined by others whose deeds will change their fate. It is a beginning. 
 
Their stories will intertwine and evolve over the course of two thousand years – they will meet again and again at different times and in different places. From distant Palestine at the dawn of the first millennium to a life amongst the stars in the third. While the world will change around them, their destinies will remain the same. It must play out as foretold. It is written. 
 
A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom is the extraordinary new novel from acclaimed writer John Boyne. Ambitious, far-reaching and mythic, it introduces a group of characters whose lives we will come to know and will follow through time and space until they reach their natural conclusion.

A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom

A dazzling novel from the author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies

Sue Rainsford

'A tangled, gnarled, wonderfully original, strange, beautiful beast of a book' 
DAISY JOHNSON, author of Everything Under 
 
'Beautiful and terrifying' SUNDAY TIMES 
 
'Seethingly assured debut fuses magical realism with critical and feminist theory' GUARDIAN 
 
In house in a wood, Ada and her father live peacefully, tending to their garden and the wildlife in it. They are not human though. Ada was made by her father from the Ground, a unique patch of earth with birthing and healing properties. Though perhaps he didn’t get her quite right. They spend their days healing the local human folk – named Cures - who visit them, suspiciously, with their ailments. 
 
When Ada embarks on a relationship with a local Cure named Samson, and is forced to choose between her old life with her father, and a new one with her human lover. Her decision will uproot the town – and the Ground itself – for ever. 
 
A poised and simmering tour-de-force, FOLLOW ME TO GROUND is a sinister vision of desire and freewill, voiced in earthy prose and eviscerating detail by an astoundingly original new writer. 
 
'Equal parts beauty and horror, and unlike anything you will read this year’ TEA OBREHT 
 
'Fierce, palpable, hynoptic. A dazzling, troubling dream' COLIN BARRETT 
 
'A writer to watch' METRO 
 
'An astonishing debut heralding the career of an exciting new writer. Strange, lyrical, and arresting, this novel will draw readers into its extraordinary spell.' KIRKUS starred review 
 
LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2019

Follow Me To Ground

Diane Setterfield

'I was completely spellbound' - Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things 
'Setterfield is a master storyteller' - Madeline Miller, author of Circe 
 
 Some say the river drowned her... Some say it brought her back to life 
 
 On a dark midwinter's night in an ancient inn on the Thames, the regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open and in steps an injured stranger. In his arms is the drowned corpse of a child. 
 
 Hours later, the dead girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. 
 
 Is it a miracle? 
 
 Is it magic? 
 
 And who does the little girl belong to? 
 
 An exquisitely crafted historical mystery brimming with folklore, suspense and romance, as well as with the urgent scientific curiosity of the Victorian age. 
 
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 Praise for Diane Setterfield: 
 
'An absolute feast of a book, which will keep you engrossed' RED magazine 
'Brimming with folklore, intrigue and romance, this is a story to savour' Woman &amp; Home 
'Once Upon a River continues to demonstrate [Setterfield's] mastery of the Gothic genre in a way that will appeal to modern readers' The Independent 
 
Readers are captivated by Once Upon a River: 
 
 ***** 'Pure escapism, a beautifully written story.' 
 ***** 'It felt as comforting as the fantastical stories you read as a child yet with a darker edge.' 
 ***** 'I was entranced from the beginning to the end.'

Once Upon a River

The Sunday Times bestseller

The spellbinding Sunday Times bestseller

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