Transworld
Publishers
Fiction
January - June 2017
1
The Mistress
Danielle Steel
Possession, obsession or freedom, the most dangerous
desires of all . . . A riveting tale of unimaginable wealth and
power from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel.
Natasha Leonova’s beauty saved her life. Discovered on a
freezing Moscow street by a Russian billionaire, she has lived
for seven years under his protection. Believing his generosity
will always keep her safe, Natasha is careful not to dwell on
Vladimir’s ruthlessness or the deadly circles he moves in.
Until she meets Theo Luca. The son of a famous and difficult
artist, Theo and his mother own a restaurant filled with his late
father’s artwork. There, on a warm June evening, Theo first
encounters Natasha, the most beautiful woman he has ever
seen. And there, Vladimir lays eyes on Luca’s artwork. Two
dangerous obsessions begin.
Theo, a gifted artist in his own right, finds himself feverishly
painting Natasha’s image for weeks after their first meeting.
Vladimir, enraged that the paintings are not for sale, is
determined to secure one at any price. And Natasha, who
knows that she cannot afford to make even one false move,
nevertheless begins to think of the freedom she can never
have as Vladimir’s mistress . . .
Danielle Steel is famous for her inspirational stories about family,
love and life. Her novels will be enjoyed by readers of Penny
Vincenzi, Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain.
Danielle Steel is one of the world’s most popular and highly
acclaimed authors, with over ninety international bestselling
novels in print and more than 600 million copies of her novels
sold. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her
son Nick Traina's life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her
work with the homeless; and Pure Joy, about the dogs she and
her family have loved.
January 2017
9780593069127 : Hardback
336 pages
none
To discover more about Danielle Steel and her books visit her
website at www.daniellesteel.com
You can also connect with Danielle on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/DanielleSteelOfficial or on Twitter:
@daniellesteel
2
The Trophy Child
Paula Daly
Can you push your child too far?
Paula Daly's latest gripping domestic thriller explores how
far a tiger mother would go to achieve perfection, and the
damage this can cause to a family.
A doting mother or a pushy parent?
Karen Bloom expects perfection. Her son, Ewan, has been
something of a disappointment and she won’t be making the
same mistake again with her beloved, talented child, Bronte.
Bronte’s every waking hour will be spent at music lessons and
dance classes, doing extra schoolwork and whatever it takes
to excel.
But as Karen pushes Bronte to the brink, the rest of the family
crumbles. Karen’s husband, Noel, is losing himself in work, and
his teenage daughter from his first marriage, Verity, is
becoming ever more volatile. The family is dangerously near
breaking point.
Karen would know when to stop . . . wouldn’t she?
Paula Daly lives in Cumbria with her husband, three children
and whippet Skippy. Before becoming a writer she was a
freelance physiotherapist.
January 2017
9780593075210 : Hardback
356 pages
3
Sirens
Joseph Knox
Sirens is the brooding and assured debut from Joseph Knox,
the next big name in crime fiction.
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The
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runaway daughter of a dirty politician.
unsolved disappearance of a young mother.
crime lord who knows the city's secrets.
disgraced detective on the edge of it all.
Many questions. Not many answers. Not yet.
SIRENS
Joseph Knox was born and raised in and around Stoke and
Manchester, where he worked in bars and bookshops before
moving to London. He runs, writes and reads compulsively.
Sirens is his first novel.
January 2017
9780857524331 : Hardback
384 pages
4
Happiest Days
Jack Sheffield
Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley-on-the-Forest for his tenth
action-packed year as village headmaster.
It’s 1986 and Jack Sheffield returns to Ragley village school for
his tenth rollercoaster year as headteacher.
It’s the year of Margaret Thatcher’s third election victory,
Dynasty and shoulder pads, Neighbours and a Transformer for
Christmas. And at Ragley-on-the-Forest School, a year of
surprises is in store. Ruby the Caretaker find happiness at last,
Vera the Secretary makes an important decision, a new
teacher is appointed and a disaster threatens the school.
Meanwhile Jack receives unexpected news, and is faced with
the biggest decision of his career . . .
Readers love Jack Sheffield:
'Wry observation and heartwarming humour in equal measure'
Alan Titchmarsh
'Overflowing with amusing anecdotes' Daily Express
'Amusing adventures at the North Yorkshire village school'
Choice
'Jack Sheffield's in a class of his own' York Press
Jack Sheffield was born in 1945 and grew up in the tough
environment of Gipton Estate, in North East Leeds. After a job
as a 'pitch boy', repairing roofs, he became a Corona Pop Man
before going to St John's College, York, and training to be a
teacher. In the late 70s and 80s, he was a headteacher of two
schools in North Yorkshire before becoming Senior Lecturer in
primary education at Bretton Hall near Wakefield. It was at this
time he began to record his many amusing stories of village
life. He lives in York and Hampshire.
January 2017
9780593075081 : Trade Paperback
336 pages
Visit his website at www.jacksheffield.com
5
White Lies and Wishes
Cathy Bramley
Bestselling author Cathy Bramley's sparkling new story of
friendship and dreams come true
What happens when what you wish for is only half the story...?
Flirtatious, straight-talking Jo Gold says she’s got no time for
love; she’s determined to save her family’s failing footwear
business.
New mother Sarah Hudson has cut short her maternity leave
to return to work. She says she’ll do whatever it takes to make
partner at the accountancy firm.
Bored, over-eating housewife Carrie Radley says she just
wants to shift the pounds – she’d love to finally wear a bikini in
public.
The unlikely trio meet by chance one winter’s day, and in a
moment of ‘Carpe Diem’ madness, embark on a mission to
make their wishes come true by September.
Easy. At least it would be, if they hadn’t been just the
teensiest bit stingy with the truth…
With hidden issues, hidden talents, and hidden demons to
overcome, new friends Jo, Carrie and Sarah must admit to
what they really, really want, if they are ever to get their
happy endings.
A feel-good romantic comedy that's guaranteed to make you smile
- perfect for fans of Carole Matthews, Trisha Ashley and Katie
Fforde.
January 2017
9780552171557 : Paperback
384 pages
Your favourite authors have loved reading bestselling Cathy
Bramley:
‘Delightfully warm with plenty of twists and turns’ Trisha
Ashley
‘Engaging characters and a sweeping romance. This is
delightful!’ Katie Fforde
‘A witty, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy’ Miranda Dickinson
‘The perfect romantic tale, to warm your heart and make you
smile.’ Ali McNamara
Cathy Bramley is the author of the bestselling romantic
6
Hold Back the Stars
Katie Khan
One Day meets Gravity - this is the stellar debut from Katie
Khan
Carys and Max have ninety minutes of air left.
None of this was supposed to happen.
But, maybe this doesn’t need to be the end…
Adrift in space with nothing to cling to but each other, Carys
and Max can’t help but look back at the world they have left
behind – a place where they never really belonged, and that
they might now never return to.
In a world where love is banned, what happens when you
find it?
Katie Khan works for a film studio looking after digital
marketing for Paramount Pictures in the UK, and is a graduate
of the acclaimed Faber Academy writing course. Hold Back the
Stars is her debut novel.
January 2017
9780857524003 : Hardback
304 pages
7
My Not So Perfect Life
A Novel
Sophie Kinsella
The fizzingly fresh and funny new standalone novel from
Number One bestselling author Sophie Kinsella!
Katie Brenner has the perfect life: a flat in London, a
glamorous job, and a super-cool Instagram feed.
OK, so the truth is that she rents a tiny room with no space for
a wardrobe, has a hideous commute to a lowly admin job, and
the life she shares on Instagram isn’t really hers.
But one day her dreams are bound to come true, aren’t they?
Until her not-so-perfect life comes crashing down when her
mega-successful boss Demeter gives her the sack. All Katie’s
hopes are shattered. She has to move home to Somerset,
where she helps her dad with his new glamping business.
Then Demeter and her family book in for a holiday, and Katie
sees her chance. But should she get revenge on the woman
who ruined her dreams - or try to get her job back? Does
Demeter – the woman who has everything – actually have
such an idyllic life herself? Maybe they have more in common
than it seems.
And what’s wrong with not-so-perfect, anyway?
Everybody loves Sophie Kinsella:
"I almost cried with laughter" Daily Mail
"Hilarious . . . you'll laugh and gasp on every page" Jenny
Colgan
"Properly mood-altering . . . funny, fast and farcical. I loved it"
Jojo Moyes
"A superb tale. Five stars!" Heat
February 2017
9780593074787 : Hardback
368 pages
Sophie Kinsella is an international bestselling writer. She is
the author of many number one bestsellers, including the
hugely popular Shopaholic series.
She has also written seven bestselling novels as Madeleine
Wickham.
She lives in London with her husband and family.
8
Blackout
Marc Elsberg
A blockbuster disaster thriller and million-copy global
bestseller - civilisation falls apart when a terrorist group
turns off the power all over Europe.
THE GLOBAL MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER
PUBLISHED IN 15 LANGUAGES WORLDWIDE
A 21ST-CENTURY HIGH-CONCEPT DISASTER THRILLER
Tomorrow will be too late.
A cold night in Milan, Piero Manzano wants to get home.
Then the traffic lights fail. Manzano is thrown from his Alfa as
cars pile up. And not just on this street – every light in the city
is dead.
Across Europe, controllers watch in disbelief as electricity grids
collapse.
Plunged into darkness, people are freezing. Food and water
supplies dry up. The death toll soars.
Former hacker and activist Manzano becomes a prime suspect.
But he is also the only man capable of finding the real
attackers.
Can he bring down a major terrorist network before it’s too
late?
Marc Elsberg is a former creative director in advertising. His
debut thriller Blackout is a frighteningly plausible drama of a
week-long international blackout caused by a hacker attack on
power grids. An instant bestseller in Germany, it has sold over
a million copies and has been translated worldwide. Marc
Elsberg lives in Vienna, Austria.
February 2017
9781784161897 : Paperback
350 pages
9
The Heart's Invisible Furies
John Boyne
Truly the best of John Boyne - hilarious, touching and deeply
sad The Heart's Invisible Furies is the breakout book Boyne
was born to write.
Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that’s what his
adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn’t a
real Avery, then who is he?
Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural
Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin
couple via the intervention of a hunchbacked Redemptorist
nun, Cyril is adrift in the world, anchored only tenuously by his
heartfelt friendship with the infinitely more glamourous and
dangerous Julian Woodbead.
At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a
lifetime coming to know himself and where he came from – and
over his three score years and ten, will struggle to discover an
identity, a home, a country and much more.
In this, Boyne's most transcendent work to date, we are
shown the story of Ireland from the 1940s to today through
the eyes of one ordinary man. The Heart's Invisible Furies is a
novel to make you laugh and cry while reminding us all of the
redemptive power of the human spirit.
John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971. He is the author of
ten novels for adults, five for young readers and a collection of
short stories. Perhaps best known for his 2006 multi-awardwinning book The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, John’s other
novels, notably The Absolutist and A History of Loneliness, have
been widely praised and are international bestsellers. In 2015,
John chaired the panel for the Giller Prize, Canada’s most
prestigious literary award. The Heart’s Invisible Furies is his
most ambitious novel yet.
February 2017
9780857523471 : Hardback
592 pages
10
Incendium
A D Swanston
For fans of C J Sansom, S J Parris and Rory Clements, a
tense historical thriller set against the backdrop of treason
and terror in Elizabethan England . . .
Summer, 1572 and England is vulnerable. Fear of plague and
insurrection taint the air, and heresy, fanaticism and religious
unrest seethe beneath the surface of society. Rumour and
mistrust lead to imprisonment, torture and sometimes murder.
To the young lawyer Christopher Radcliff and his patron and
employer, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, the prospects for
peace are grave. And as Leicester's chief intelligencer, Radcliff
is charged with investigating both the rumours of rebellion at
home and invasion from abroad.
But Radcliff's own life is far from orderly. His relationship with
the widow Katherine Allingham is somewhat turbulent and the
cut-throat world of court politics leaves no room for
indiscretions.
That the queen's own cousin, the Duke of Norfolk, is found
guilty of treason, it is a sign of just how deep the dissent goes.
Jesuit priests have been sent to England in order to foment
revolt but the threat of a Catholic uprising comes not just from
within. Across the channel, France is caught up in a frenzy of
brutal religious persecution and England's other enemy of old,
Spain, is making preparations to invade. England is a powderkeg, just waiting for a spark to ignite it - and then Christopher
Radcliff hears word of a plot that could provide that spark. The
word is 'incendium' - but what does it mean and who lies
behind it? Suddenly Christopher Radcliff is caught up in a race
against time...
After reading Law at Cambridge, Andrew Swanston held
various positions in the book trade, including being a director
of Waterstones and chairman of Methvens PLC, before turning
to full-time writing.
February 2017
9780593076248
Royal Octavo : Hardback
400 pages
Inspired by a lifelong interest in seventeenth-century history,
his Thomas Hill novels are set during the English Civil War and
the early period of the Restoration.
Incendium is the first in his new Dr Christopher Radcliff series,
set in 16th century England and France.
He lives with his wife in Surrey.
11
A Shilling for a Wife
Emma Hornby
Gritty and page-turning historical saga set in 1860s Bolton
and Manchester, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie
Goodwin.
Sally Swann thought life couldn't get much worse. Then a single
coin changed hands.
A dismal cottage in the heart of Bolton, Lancashire, has been
Sally’s prison since Joseph Goden 'bought' her from the
workhouse as his wife. A drunkard and bully, Joseph rules her
with a rod of iron, using fists and threats to keep her in check.
When Sally gives birth, however, she knows she must do
anything to save her child from her husband's clutches. She
manages to escape, and taking her baby, flees for the belching
chimneys of Manchester, in search of her only relative.
But with the threat of discovery by Joseph, who will stop at
nothing to find her, Sally must fight with every ounce of
strength she has to protect herself and her son, and finally be
with the man who truly loves her. For a fresh start does not
come without a price . . .
A SHILLING FOR A WIFE is powerful, absorbing storytelling
that is perfect for fans of saga by Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin
and Maggie Hope.
Thirty-two-year-old mother of three Emma Hornby lives on a
tight-knit working-class estate in Bolton and has read sagas all
her life. Before pursuing a career as a novelist, she had a
variety of jobs, from care assistant for the elderly, to working
in a Blackpool rock factory. She was inspired to write after
researching her family history; like the characters in her books,
many generations of her family eked out life amidst the squalor
and poverty of Lancashire's slums.
February 2017
9780552173230 : Paperback
320 pages
none
12
The Coroner's Daughter
Andrew Hughes
The new novel by the author of the acclaimed The
Convictions of John Delahunt - a cunningly plotted,
beautifully written historical crime fiction to stand alongside
the novels of John Banville, Andrew Taylor and Kate Mosse.
Dublin, 1816. A young nursemaid conceals a pregnancy and
then murders her new-born in the home of the Neshams, a
prominent family in a radical Christian sect known as the
Brethren. Rumours swirl about the identity of the child’s father,
but before an inquest can be held, the maid is found dead
after an apparent suicide. When Abigail Lawless, the eighteenyear-old daughter of the coroner, by chance discovers a
message from the maid’s seducer, she sets out to discover the
truth.
It’s the year without a summer. A climatic event has brought
frost to mid-July, hunger and unrest, and a lingering fog casts
a pall over the city. An only child, Abigail has been raised amid
the books and instruments of her father’s grim profession, and
he in turn indulges her curious and critical mind. Now she must
push against the restrictions society places on a girl her age to
pursue an increasingly dangerous investigation.
Two groups have come to dominate the city: the Brethren,
founded by Mr Darby, a charismatic preacher and evangelical,
and opposed to them, a burgeoning rationalist community led
by the Royal Astronomer, Professor Reeves. Abigail’s searches
begin to uncover the well-guarded secrets of both factions,
drawing the attention of a sinister figure who emerges in
fleeting glimpses and second-hand reports: the man with the
lazy eye.
Abigail leads us through dissection rooms and hospital wards,
austere churches and graceful salons, and to the equatorial
room of the Saggart Observatory; and we see her interact with
a wide assortment of characters: the family and staff of her
Rutland Square home; her friends, peers and rivals; zealots,
both religious and rationalist, while always shadowed by a
seemingly pitiless sociopath, whom she believes has killed
twice already, and will no doubt kill again . . .
Determined, resourceful and intuitive, and more than just a
dutiful daughter or society debutant, Abigail Lawless emerges
as a young lady sleuth operating at the dawn of forensic
science.
February 2017
9781781620175 : Trade Paperback
336 pages
Born in Co. Wexford, ANDREW HUGHES was educated at Trinity
College, Dublin. A qualified archivist, he worked for RTE before
13
The Little Teashop of Lost and
Found
Trisha Ashley
An irresistibly feel-good and funny novel about finding out
who you really are, from the Sunday Times bestselling
queen of popular fiction.
Alice Rose is a foundling, discovered on the Yorkshire moors
above Haworth as a baby. Adopted but then later rejected
again by a horrid step-mother, Alice struggles to find a place
where she belongs. Only baking – the scent of cinnamon and
citrus and the feel of butter and flour between her fingers –
brings a comforting sense of home.
So it seems natural that when she finally decides to return to
Haworth, Alice turns to baking again, taking over a run-down
little teashop and working to set up an afternoon tea
emporium.
Luckily she soon makes friends – including a Grecian god-like
neighbour – who help her both set up home and try to solve
the mystery of who she is. There are one or two last twists in
the dark fairytale of Alice’s life to come . . . but can she find her
happily ever after?
Wonderfully wry, heart-warming and life-affirming, Trisha Ashley's
hilarious novel is perfect for fans of romantic comedies by Milly
Johnson and Jill Mansell. And it contains recipes!
Trisha Ashley was born in St Helens, Lancashire, and gave up
her fascinating but time-consuming hobbies of house-moving
and divorce a few years ago in order to settle in North Wales.
She is a Sunday Times bestselling author.
March 2017
9780593075586 : Hardback
400 pages
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For more information about Trisha please visit
www.trishaashley.com, her Facebook fan page (Trisha Ashley
Books) or her Twitter account @trishaashley.
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The Last Son's Secret
Rafel Nadal Farreras
A huge international bestseller, this sweeping and
heartbreaking tale of the fate of a tiny hilltop village in Italy
during the two World Wars will stay with you for ever.
In the hot, dusty square of a small village in Puglia, there are
two memorials: one to those killed in the First World War, and
one to those lost in the Second World War. On the first, every
single member of the Palmisano family is listed, and on the
second all t he names are members of the Covertini family. In
total, 44 men, all dead.
In this sweeping and heartbreaking tale of the fate of a tiny
hilltop village, Vitantonio and Giovanna are born moments
apart just as the First World War ends, and just as their two
fathers are killed on the front. But growing up among the olive
groves of southern Italy, war seems far away - until clouds
begin to gather on the horizon as the Second World War
looms ...
A huge international bestseller, this sweeping and
heartbreaking tale of the fate of a tiny hilltop village in Italy
during the two World Wars will stay with you for ever.
Rafel Nadal Farreras is an award-winning Catalan journalist
and author. This is his first novel translated into English.
March 2017
9780857524461 : Hardback
362 pages
15
The Telephone Girls
Jenny Holmes
A wonderful story of camaraderie, friendship and triumph
over adversity set in 1930s Bradford, perfect for fans of
Katie Flynn, Donna Douglas.
1936. George Street in Bradford houses a gleaming, brandnew telephone exchange where a group of capable girls works
the complicated electrical switchboards. Among them are
Cynthia, Norma and Millicent, who relish the busy, efficient
atmosphere and the independence and friendship their jobs
have given them.
But when Millicent connects a telephone call for an old friend,
and listens in to the conversation - breaking one of the
telephonists' main rules - she, and then Norma and Cynthia
too, become caught up in a story of scandal, corruption and
murder.
Soon, the jobs of all three girls are on the line.
Norma’s romance is in ruins.
And Millicent has entered a world of vice . . .
In tough times, the telephone girls will need to call on their
friends more than ever.
A wonderful story of camaraderie, friendship and triumph over
adversity that fans of Daisy Styles, Donna Douglas and Call the
Midwife will adore.
Jenny Holmes lives in a beautiful part of Yorkshire and sets her
sagas in the industrial heartland nearby. She enjoys horse
riding, gardening and walking her dog in the dales. She also
writes children’s books as Jenny Oldfield.
March 2017
9780552173650 : Paperback
448 pages
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Bryant & May - Wild Chamber
(Bryant & May 14)
Christopher Fowler
The fourteenth novel in Christopher Fowler's gloriously
inventive, imaginative series featuring detectives Arthur
Bryant and John May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit is a treat
for readers as murder and scandal lead the team to delve
into the history of London's wild spaces, it's parks and
gardens . . .
Our story begins at the end of an investigation, as the
members of London's Peculiar Crimes Unit race to catch a killer
near London Bridge Station in the rain, not realising that
they’re about to cause a bizarre accident just yards away from
the crime scene. And it will have repercussions for them all…
One year later, in an exclusive London crescent, a woman
walks her dog – but she’s being watched. When she’s found
dead, the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in to investigate. Why?
Because the method of death is odd, the gardens are locked,
the killer had no way in - or out - and the dog has
disappeared.
So a typical case for Bryant & May. But the hows and whys of
the murder are not the only mysteries surrounding the dead
woman - there's a missing husband and a lost nanny to puzzle
over too. And it seems very like that the killer is preparing to
strike again.
As Arthur Bryant delves in to the history of London’s ‘wild
chambers’ - its extraordinary parks and gardens, John May and
the rest of the team seem to have caused a national scandal.
If no-one is safe then all of London’s open spaces must be
closed…
With the PCU placed under house arrest, only Arthur Bryant
remains at liberty – but can a hallucinating old codger catch the
criminal and save the unit before it’s too late?
March 2017
9780857523433 : Hardback
320 pages
Christopher Fowler is the award-winning author of more than
forty novels – including thirteen featuring the detectives Bryant
and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit – and short-story
collections. The recipient of the coveted CWA ‘Dagger in the
Library’ Award for 2015, Chris’s most recent books are the
Ballard-esque thriller The Sand Menand Bryant & May - Strange
Tide. His other work includes screenplays, video games, graphic
novels, audio plays and two critically acclaimed memoirs,
Paperboy and Film Freak. His weekly column ‘Invisible Ink’ was a
highlight of the Independent on Sunday’s arts pages. He lives in
King’s Cross, London, and Barcelona.
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The Owl Always Hunts At Night
Samuel Bjork
The second dark and twisted Norwegian crime thriller from
Samuel Bjork - a Scandinavian bestseller
When a young woman is found dead, the police are quick to
respond. But what they find at the scene is unexpected. The
body is posed, the scene laboriously set. And there is almost
no forensic evidence to be found.
Detective Mia Krüger has been signed off work pending
psychological assessment. But her boss has less regard for the
rules than he should. Desperate to get Mia back in the office,
Holger Munch offers her an unofficial deal.
But the usually brilliant Mia is struggling and the team are
unable to close the case. Until a young hacker uncovers
something that forces the team to confront the scope of the
murderer’s plans and face the possibility that he may already
be on the hunt for a second victim.
Samual Bjork is the pen name of Norwegian novelist,
playwright and singer/songwriter Frode Sander Øien. The Owl
Always Hunts At Night is the second in his Munch and Krüger
series, I’m Travelling Alone was the first. Both have been
bestsellers across Scandinavia and the rest of Europe.
March 2017
9780857522528 : Hardback
416 pages
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Girl Zero
A. A. Dhand
The second in the DI Harry Virdee series - doing for
Bradford what The Wire did for Baltimore
Detective Inspector Harry Virdee wasn't expecting this. But
there's no denying that the body lying at his feet is her - Tara,
his beloved niece. And although his boss is already removing
him from the case, Harry knows there no such thing as too
close. He will stop at nothing to find the monster that killed his
flesh and blood.
But before he can, he must tell his brother the news. And there
is no predicting what a man on the edge will do when
confronted with the worst thing imaginable. Harry may have a
murderer to find but if he isn't careful, he may also have a
murder to prevent.
A.A. Dhand was raised in Bradford and spent his youth
observing the city from behind the counter of a small
convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked
in London and travelled extensively before returning to
Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The
history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired his
Harry Virdee novels.
April 2017
9780593076668 : Hardback
368 pages
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Dead Woman Walking
Sharon Bolton
Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man
murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon
crashes out of the sky. There’s just one survivor.
She’s seen the killer’s face – but he’s also seen hers. And he
won’t rest until he’s eliminated the only witness to his crime.
Alone, scared, trusting no one, she’s running to where she
feels safe – but it could be the most dangerous place of all . . .
Sharon Bolton (previously S. J. Bolton) is the critically
acclaimed author of some of the most bone-chilling crime books
ever written. She has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold
Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year and the Theakstons Old
Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. In 2014 she won the CWA
Dagger in the Library for her whole body of work.
Sharon lives near Oxford with her husband and young son.
April 2017
9780593076422 : Hardback
400 pages
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Where The Wild Cherries Grow
Laura Madeleine
How far would you go to escape your secrets?
I closed my eyes as I tried to pick apart every flavour, because
nothing had ever tasted so good before. It was like tasting for the
first time. Like discovering colour . . .
It is 1919 and the war is over, but for Emeline Vane the cold
Norfolk fens only are haunted by memories of those she has
lost. In a moment of recklessness, she boards a train and runs
from it all.
Her journey leads her far away, to a tiny seaside village in the
South of France. Taken in by cafe owner Maman and her
twenty-year-old son, Emeline discovers a world completely
new to her: of oranges, olives and wild herbs, the raw, rich
tastes of the land.
But when a love affair develops, as passionate as the flavours
of the village, secrets from home begin blowing in on the sea
winds. Fifty years later, a young solictor on his first case finds
Emeline's diary, and begins to trace a story of betrayal, love
and bittersweet secrets that will send him on a journey to
discover the truth...
Praise for Laura Madeleine
'A must-read' Nina George, bestselling author of The Little
Paris Bookshop
'Mouth-watering and mysterious. A compelling read' Leah
Fleming, bestselling author of The Postcard
'A sizzling forbidden love story' Heat
'A heady mix of passion and betrayal set against stunning
backdrops' The Lady
April 2017
9781784160739
B format : Paperback
368 pages
After a childhood spent acting professionally and training at a
theatre school, Laura Madeleine changed her mind, and went
to study English Literature at Newnham College, Cambridge.
She now writes fiction, as well as recipes, and was formerly
the resident cake baker for Domestic Sluttery. She lives in
Bristol, but can often be found visiting her family in Devon,
eating cheese and getting up to mischief with her sister,
fantasy author Lucy Hounsom. You can find her on Twitter
@esthercrumpet.
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What Alice Knew
TA Cotterell
An addictive debut for fans of tense, thought-provoking
novels such as Liane Moriarty’s The Husband’s Secret and
Clare Macintosh’s I Let You Go
Alice has a perfect life – a desirable job, great kids, a
wonderful husband. Until he goes missing one night; the
phone rings and then goes dead; things don’t quite add up.
Alice needs to know what’s going on. But when she uncovers
the truth she faces a brutal choice. And how can she be sure it
is the truth?
Sometimes it’s better not to know.
T. A. Cotterell read History of Art at Cambridge University. He
worked in the City before resigning to become a freelance
writer. He is now a writer and editor at the research house
Redburn. He is married with three children and lives in Bristol.
April 2017
9781784162399 : Paperback
384 pages
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A Dangerous Crossing
Rachel Rhys
A stunning atmospheric novel in the great tradition of DEATH
ON THE NILE and Patricia Highsmith tells of a young
woman's life-changing journey on a glamorous cruise liner
to Australia on the brink of the Second World War.
It was a first class deception that would change her life
forever
1939, Europe on the brink of war. Lily Shepherd leaves
England on an ocean liner for Australia, escaping her life of
drudgery for new horizons. She is instantly seduced by the
world onboard: cocktails, black-tie balls and beautiful sunsets.
Suddenly, Lily finds herself mingling with people who would
otherwise never give her the time of day.
But soon she realizes her glamorous new friends are not what
they seem. The rich and hedonistic Max and Eliza Campbell,
mysterious and flirtatious Edward, and fascist George are all
running away from tragedy and scandal even greater than her
own.
By the time the ship docks, two passengers are dead, war has
been declared, and life will never be the same again.
RACHEL RHYS is the pen-name of a successful psychological
suspense author. A Dangerous Crossing is her debut under this
name and is inspired by a real life account of a 1930s ocean
voyage. A Dangerous Crossing is due to be published around
the world. Rachel Rhys lives in North London with her family.
April 2017
9780857524706 : Hardback
368 pages
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The Beach Hut
Marcia Willett
The gorgeous, summery new novel from Marcia Willett perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Lucy Diamond and Carole
Matthews
Busy mum of twins Liv is looking forward to summer at the
Beach Hut in Devon, even if she feels that she and Matt left
things on a strange note. She’s sure it’s just that he’s too busy
at work to join them on holiday, not that he wants time alone…
Baz loves having his family to stay by the sea, but when an
unexpected guest arrives, he finds himself torn between the
past and the future…
Still reeling from a break-up, all Sofia wants is a quiet seaside
summer – until she meets Baz and her plans are turned upside
down. She knows she’s rushing into things, but could this
summer at the Beach Hut be the start of something new?
And back home, Matt might be missing Liv and his young
family, but when an old friend appears he finds himself
distracted... What does she know about his family’s past that
she’s not letting on?
As summer tensions rise, the holiday at The Beach Hut begins
to take an unexpected turn…
Praise for Marcia Willett:
'A beautifully woven tale of families and their secrets...' Liz
Fenwick, bestselling author of THE CORNISH HOUSE
'A genuine voice of our times' The Times
'Riveting, moving and utterly feel-good' Daily Mail
'Sweeping powers of description transport her readers to another
time and place' Rosanna Ley, bestselling author of THE VILLA
April 2017
9780593076873 : Hardback
304 pages
Marcia Willett was born in Somerset and lives in deepest
Devon with her husband.
A former ballet dancer and teacher, she is the author of many
bestselling novels.
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Kathy Lette
Uproariously funny and provocative, tender and lifeaffirming, this is Kathy Lette at her very best.
As a middle-aged English teacher, Lucy never expected to
be arrested for kerb-crawling.
But her autistic son Merlin is desperate to lose his virginity
before he turns twenty-one, and a prostitute seemed like his
only option to get laid before he burst with curiosity and
loneliness.
Let off with a suspended sentence, Lucy resigns herself to the
fact that her son will never have sex, let alone find love.
Then Merlin miraculously does find a girlfriend . . . but Lucy’s
worries aren’t over. Kayleigh might just be using Merlin for the
money his grandmother left him. And Lucy’s snake of an exhusband is back on the scene too, angling for custody.
Will Lucy ever be able to let her son go and start to live her
own life? And will the quirky and quixotic Merlin ever find real
love?
Kathy Lette’s riotous yet heartrending novel of a mother
raising an autistic son tackles the taboo subject of sex for
the ‘differently abled’ – and shows us that when it comes to
love, we all have special needs . . .
Kathy Lette is a celebrated and outspoken comic writer who
has an inimitable take on serious current issues. She is one of
the pioneering voices of contemporary feminism, paving the
way for Caitlin Moran and Lena Dunham.
April 2017
9780593071359 : Hardback
352 pages
She first achieved succès de scandale as a teenager with the
novel Puberty Blues, which was made into a major film and a TV
mini-series. After several years as a newspaper columnist and
TV sitcom writer in America and Australia, she’s written 11
international bestsellers in her characteristic witty voice,
including Mad Cows, How to Kill Your Husband - and Other Handy
Household Hints (staged by the Victorian opera) and The Boy
Who Fell to Earth. She is known for her regular appearances on
BBC and Sky news programmes. She is an ambassador for
Women and Children First, Plan International, the White
Ribbon Alliance and the NAS.
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Scuttler's Girl
Emma Hornby
Gritty and page-turning historical saga set in 1860s Bolton
and Manchester, perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie
Goodwin.
Powerful, absorbing storytelling that is perfect for fans of
saga by Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Maggie Hope.
Thirty-two-year-old mother of three Emma Hornby lives on a
tight-knit working-class estate in Bolton and has read sagas all
her life. Before pursuing a career as a novelist, she had a
variety of jobs, from care assistant for the elderly, to working
in a Blackpool rock factory. She was inspired to write after
researching her family history; like the characters in her books,
many generations of her family eked out life amidst the squalor
and poverty of Lancashire's slums.
May 2017
9780593077535 : Hardback
320 pages
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Married Quarters
Shane Connaughton
Long-awaited sequel to the acclaimed A Border Station from
the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of My Left Foot.
‘The small room was thick with dark blue uniforms. Bull’s wool the
men called the material. Silver buttons. Black boots. Caps. Batons
holstered in shiny black leather cylinders. Handcuffs hanging from
coat hooks, the keys dangling on thick green ribbon. Dusty files
on shelves. Shiny whistles on silver chains. Ink. Nibbed pens.
Blotting paper. The big map of the district on the wall and beside it
a rainfall chart. The men having broken their “at ease” positions,
gathered into the middle of the room. His father seemed lost. Like
a man with a herd of cattle he could no longer control.’
A small, insignificant Irish border town in the early 1960s. The
Sergeant is nervous. He has his men lined up for inspection in
the day room of the Garda station. Chief Superintendent ‘The
Bully’ Barry is on the warpath and any slip-ups will reflect badly
on the Sergeant. But what can he do with the men under his
command – all of them the leftovers from other more important
stations in more important towns? O’Shea, Keegan, O’Keeffe,
Fleming, Dempsey, Quigley and Sullivan – each garda has his
own story, his own problems. How can a man be expected to
keep the peace with such a bunch of misfits and ne’er-dowells?
Observing them with fascination, all but invisible in his own
quiet corner, sits the Sergeant’s son. On the cusp of manhood,
he is drawn in by these rough and ready men, stuck in this
place and time, when all he wants is a chance to leave and
start his life anew. Life at home in the station’s married
quarters is both comfort and tedium, ruled over by his by-thebook father and his gentle, stolid mother.
Taking up where his acclaimed A Border Station left off, Married
Quarters is brilliant, funny and beautifully observed, and marks
the return of Shane Connaughton, one of Ireland’s most
cherished writers.
May 2017
9780857524676 : Hardback
368 pages
Shane Connaughton is an acclaimed novelist, screenwriter and
actor. His screenplay for My Left Foot was shortlisted for an
Academy Award; the film won two acting Oscars. His short film,
The Dollar Bottom (1980) won an Academy Award for Best Short
Film. His published fiction includes A Border Station, which was a
bestseller and was shortlisted for the Guinness Peat Aviation
Book Award in 1989, and the novel The Run of the Country, for
which he also adapted the screenplay. Married Quarters is a
sequel to A Border Country.Originally from Cavan, Shane was
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Frost at Midnight
James Henry
The fourth book in the bestselling prequel series, starring R.
D. Wingfield’s unforgettable creation Jack Frost – younger,
greener, and just as uncouth.
The fourth prequel to R. D. Wingfield's A TOUCH OF FROST,
perfect for fans of David Jason's Jack Frost and readers
who love Stuart MacBride and Peter James.
August, 1983. Denton is preparing for a wedding. Detective
Sergeant Waters should be on top of the world with less than
a week to go until he marries Kim Myles. But the Sunday before
the big day, instead of a run-through with his best man, the
church is sealed off. The body of a young woman has been
found in the churchyard, and their idyllic wedding venue has
become a crime scene.
Detective Sergeant Jack Frost has been homeless for the
past three months, ever since his wife’s family sold the
matrimonial house. He’s been staying with Detective Constable
Sue Clarke but with a baby to take care of and the imminent
arrival of her mother, she’s given him his marching orders.
But as best man to Waters, he’s got a responsibility to solve
the mystery of the dead girl in the churchyard. Can he put his
own troubles aside and be the detective they need him to be?
All in all, August looks set to be a wicked month in Denton…
James Henry is the pen name for James Gurbutt, who has
long been a fan of the original R. D. Wingfield Frost books and
the subsequent TV series. He works in publishing, and enjoys
windsurfing and long lunches.
After a successful career writing for radio, R. D. Wingfield
turned his attention to fiction, creating the character of Jack
Frost. The series has been adapted for television as the
perennially popular A Touch of Frost, starring David Jason. R. D.
Wingfield died in 2007.
May 2017
9780593073636
Royal Octavo : Hardback
320 pages
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They All Fall Down
Tammy Cohen
The psychological thriller of the year from the author of
WHEN SHE WAS BAD - a killer is picking off patients in a
psychiatric unit - who is next? With the incredible twists of
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS and chilling suspense of THE
WIDOW
HOW DO YOU STOP A SERIAL KILLER WHO NO-ONE BELIEVES
IS REAL?
Alice is in a high-risk psychiatric unit. Fellow patients are
disappearing.
She knows they’re not suicides, though.
They're being picked off one by one.
Alice could need your help.
Because she’s next.
Tammy Cohen (who previously wrote under her formal name
Tamar Cohen) has a growing backlist of acclaimed novels of
domestic noir including:The Mistress's Revenge, The War of the
Wives, and Someone Else's Wedding. Her break-out
psychological suspense thriller was The Broken, followed by
Dying for Christmas, First One Missing and When She Was Bad.
She lives in North London with her partner and three (nearly)
grown children, plus one badly behaved dog. Chat with her on
Twitter @MsTamarCohen
June 2017
9781784162467 : Paperback
384 pages
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Iron Gods
(The Spin Trilogy 2)
Andrew Bannister
The author of the acclaimed Creation Machine returns to the
extraordinary artificial planetary cluster of the Spin with his
dazzling new novel - a work of thrilling, heart-in-mouth
space opera - a must-read for fans of SF bestsellers such as
Iain M. Banks, Peter F. Hamilton and Alastair Reynolds.
The Spin, an ancient artificial cluster of eighty-eight planets
and twenty-two suns – is in decline. The boundaries of the
formerly prosperous Inside have shrunk to a mere eleven
planets, their trade routes are cut off, and their last remaining
source of income comes from selling the services of their vast
industrial slave-colony – The Hive.
Then a group of Hivers escape. Led by Seldyan, they steal the
last remaining legacy battleship, reverse the trance that has
been imposed on it for eight thousand years, and leave the
Inside behind. Their destination: the free colony of Web City.
However when they arrive they realise all is not well – a new
green star has appeared in the sky, sparking the growth of a
socially repressive cult which is quickly taking over, making
Seldyan wonder if Web City is any improvement on the Hive.
At the same time Harbour Master Hevalansa Vess, stripped of
his role after the loss of the last ship, has his identity changed
and is sent under cover in to the Hive to find out how Seldyan
escaped. Wired into the living AI called the Mind Stack, he is
forced to confront both his own past, and the institutionalised
cruelty of the hierarchy he has been part of.
While Seldyan and her crew try to discover what has caused
the new green star, Vess must choose between loyalty to the
system that has nurtured and promoted him, and his sympathy
for the mass of people it treats as slaves. He must also work
out how far he trusts Vut, the gestalt insect entity that
increasingly represents his contact with the Inside.
Meanwhile, the ancient ship, now with full access to its
memories, has worked out the meaning of the green star for
itself – and the existential threat to the Spin that it has been
concealing for ten thousand years...
May 2017
9780593076507 : Hardback
320 pages
Born in 1965, Andrew Bannister grew up in Cornwall. He
studied Geology at Imperial College and went to work in the
North Sea before becoming an Environmental Consultant. For
the day job, he specialises in green transport and corporate
sustainability, but he has always written – initially for student
newspapers and fanzines before moving on, encouraged by
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The Music Shop
Rachel Joyce
A love story and a journey through music. The exquisite and
perfectly-pitched new novel from the bestselling author of
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Perfect and The
Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
It’s 1988. Frank runs the kind of record shop you wish you
could find: small, jam-packed, unconventional, attracting the
lonely, the sleepless, the adrift…He has a gift for finding his
customers the music they need. Then into his shop walks Ilse
Brauchmann.
Franks falls for this ordinary woman, dressed in green and with
no ear for music. But Ilse is not what she seems. And Frank
has his own secrets; his past is in danger of catching up with
him. Meanwhile small shops are closing one by one. CD sales
are soaring. In a last ditch attempt to save vinyl, Frank makes
the biggest gamble of his life.
Twenty years later, Ilse returns. The shop has gone. Frank has
gone. If she wants to save him, she too must confront old,
invisible wounds.
The Music Shop is a love story with a musical backdrop. It’s
about what happens when small, good people take on forces
too big for them. It’s about healing, community, vinyl and what
it means to accept love – the only thing it really isn’t about is
CDs.
Rachel Joyce is the author of the Sunday Times and
international bestsellers The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
(Doubleday 2012), Perfect (Doubleday 2013) and The Love Song
of Miss Queenie Hennessy (Doubleday 2014). The Unlikely
Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was shortlisted for the Commonwealth
Book Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and has
been translated into 34 languages. Rachel was awarded the
Specsavers National Book Awards ‘New Writer of the Year’ in
December 2012 and shortlisted for the ‘UK Author of the Year’
2014. She is also the author of the short story, A Faraway Smell
of Lemon, and the short story collection A Snow Garden & Other
Stories (Doubleday 2015). Rachel moved to writing after a 20year career in theatre and television, performing leading roles
for the RSC, the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Court, and
Cheek by Jowl. She has written over 20 original afternoon
plays for BBC Radio 4 and major adaptations for the Classic
Series, and Woman’s Hour, including The Professor, Villette, The
Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Shirley and Jane Eyre (2016).
June 2017
9780857521927 : Hardback
304 pages
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Barney Norris
The new novel from the critically acclaimed young author of
Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain
A lyrical, emotional, literary novel of family and secrets. Norris's
debut novel, Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain attracted
widespread praise:
'Wonderful…I was hooked from the first page. Everything he
writes about love, loss, grief, desolation, and moments of hope
and illumination rings absolutely true. It’s the real stuff' Michael Frayn
'Norris writes beautifully, unearthing extraordinary depths in
the everyday... a memorable writer, mature beyond his years.'
-Sunday Times
'Wonderful connections between characters, stories and
intersected lives in this fantastic new novel' – John Boyne
'Norris has a gift for tapping in to ordinary lives and finding the
extraordinary in them...emotional, compelling and thoughtprovoking' - Daily Mail
Barney Norris was born in Sussex in 1987, and grew up in
Salisbury. Upon leaving university he founded the theatre
company Up In Arms. He won the Critics' Circle and Offwestend
Awards for Most Promising Playwright for his debut full-length
play Visitors. He is the Martin Esslin Playwright in Residence at
Keble College, Oxford. This is his first novel.
June 2017
9780857523747 : Hardback
320 pages
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Frank Gardner
SIS officer Luke Carlton returns in the explosive, actionpacked new thriller by the author of the acclaimed top ten
bestseller, Crisis - BBC Security Correspondent Frank
Gardner.
The edgy and highly contemporary setting for Frank Gardner's
action-packed new thriller is Iran.
After helping to avert a deadly attack in London, Luke Carlton
has been welcomed on board as a full-fledged SIS intelligence
officer, assigned as a case officer running agents. He is sent
undercover into Iran to 'turn' and recruit an officer in that
country's infamous Revolutionary Guard Corps: the word is
that a conservative group within the IRGC doesn't like the
direction post-revolutionary Iran appear to be taking and are
planning something big to embarrass their own government and frighten the country's new 'allies' in the West. The
intelligence services need to find out who and what, and
fast...and then a senior British government minister on an
official visit to Iran goes missing, his close protection officers
shot dead...
Born in 1961, Frank Gardner is the BBC's Security
Correspondent, reporting for television and radio on issues of
domestic and international security, notably on Islamist
extremist related terrorism. A fluent Arabist, with a degree in
Arabic and Islamic Studies, he was previously the BBC's Middle
East Correspondent based in Cairo, and before that in Dubai.
In June 2004, while reporting in Riyadh, Frank and his
cameraman, Simon Cumbers, were ambushed by Islamist
gunmen. Simon was killed outright, Frank was shot multiple
times and left for dead. Against all expectations, he survived
and, in 2006, published his acclaimed and bestselling memoir,
Blood and Sand. In 2009 he published Far Horizons, a much
praised account of his life as an inveterate traveller and
explorer. He has written for the Economist, Sunday Times, Daily
Telegraph and Time Out and has been published in The Best of
Sunday Times Travel Writing.
Awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to journalism, Frank
Gardner was profiled in the BBC’s television series, Who Do You
Think You Are? in September 2015. Frank lives in London with
his family.
June 2017
9780593075814 : Hardback
320 pages
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The Child
Fiona Barton
The second novel from the bestselling author of THE
WIDOW.
The bestselling author of 2016’s breakout debut, THE
WIDOW, returns with her new dark, unputdownable thriller.
‘Fiona Barton is a major new talent’ M J Arlidge
When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a
decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance.
But for three strangers it’s impossible to ignore.
For one woman, it’s a reminder of the worst thing that ever
happened to her.
For another, it’s the dangerous possibility that her darkest
secret is about to be discovered.
And for a third, a journalist, it’s the first clue in a hunt to
uncover the truth.
The Child’s story will be told.
Fiona Barton trains and works with journalists all over the
world. Previously, she was a senior writer at the Daily Mail,
news editor at the Daily Telegraph, and chief reporter at the
Mail on Sunday, where she won Reporter of the Year at the
British Press Awards. The Widow is her first novel and she is
working on her second, The Child. Born in Cambridge, she
currently lives in south-west France.
May 2017
9780593077719 : Hardback
416 pages
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For the Winner
Emily Hauser
The enthralling new historical novel by the author of the
acclaimed For the Most Beautiful, retelling the timehonoured legend of Jason and the Argonauts and the Golden
Fleece, and of Atalanta, the princess who became a warrior
and who fought alongside the warrior heroes of Greece on
the greatest adventure of their age...
Some three thousand years ago, in a time before history, the
warriors of Greece journeyed to the ends of the earth in the
greatest expedition the world had ever seen. One woman fought
alongside them.
When the king of Pagasae left his infant daughter on the
slopes of a mountain to die, he believed he would never see
her again. But Atalanta, against the will of the gods and the
dictates of the Fates, survived – and went on to bring to life
one of the greatest legends of all of ancient Greece...
Teaching herself to hunt and fight, Atalanta is determined to
prove her worth to her father and, disguising herself as a man,
she wins a place on the greatest voyage of that heroic age:
the journey of Jason and the Argonauts to the very ends of the
known world in search of the legendary Golden Fleece. But
Atalanta is discovered, and abandoned in the mythical land of
Colchis, where she is forced to make a choice that will
determine her place in history – and change her life forever.
Here then is the legend of Jason and the Argonauts as never
told before: the true story of the princess who became a
warrior, who sailed and fought alongside Jason and Theseus
and Peleus, father of Achilles, and who ultimately ran a race
that would decide her destiny. Based on the myths of the
ancient Greeks, For the Winner brings alive an archaic world
where the gods can transform a mortal's life on a whim, where
warrior heroes carve out names that will echo down the ages .
. . and where one woman fights to determine her own fate.
June 2017
9780857523174 : Hardback
320 pages
B & W map
Born in Brighton and brought up in Suffolk, EMILY HAUSER
studied Classics at Cambridge where she was taught by Mary
Beard. She then went to Harvard as a Fulbright Scholar and
now studies and teaches at Yale, where she is completing her
PhD. For the Most Beautiful - the first book in the Golden Apple
trilogy - was her debut novel and retells the story of the siege
of Troy. Her second, For the Winner, is a brilliant reimagining of
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The Things We Thought We Knew
Mahsuda Snaith
Moving, mysterious and at the same time rich and warm,
The Things We Thought We Knew is an outstanding debut
novel by a refreshing and very exciting new author.
"Memories are like stinging nettles. At first you don’t realise
they’ve stung you and by the time you do the needles are buried
under your skin, making you itch until all you can think about is
how to get rid of the sting. I tried to get rid of you, Marianne. I hid
all our toys beneath my bed, removed all the pictures from their
frames yet still, you’re here, buried under my skin."
Ravine Roy has been lying in a bed in a council flat for the last
ten years. And she isn’t planning to go anywhere anytime
soon.
"Will you at least try?" asks her mother.
But Ravine can’t go outside, she can’t go anywhere. She’s
plagued by chronic pain syndrome. She has been ever since
that day ten years ago. Ever since the day her best friend
disappeared.
Seductive, heart-breaking and utterly unforgettable, The Things
We Thought We Knew is a warm, clever novel about the things
we remember and the things we wish we could forget.
Mahsuda Snaith is the winner of the SI Leeds Literary Prize
2014 and Bristol Short Story Prize 2014, and a finalist in the
Myslexia Novel Writing Competition 2013. She lives in Leicester
where she leads writing workshops and teaches part-time in
primary schools. Mahsuda is a fan of reading (obviously) and
crochet (not so obviously). This is her first novel.
June 2017
9780857524683 : Hardback
304 pages
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