Narrative theme: Coming of age

The unforgettable, award-winning debut novel and modern classic from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Life After Life and Shrines of Gaiety.

A chance encounter in a French town brings dark memories flooding back to fifty-five-year-old Kate.

A coming-of-age novel that moves from genteel British society to the grim underworld of Paris before the war.

By the time most people hit 30, they've managed to do one of the following things:1.

In a community where poverty is kept close and passed from one generation to the next, two teenage boys, best friends Ashvin and James, stand on top of twin tower blocks.

**WINNER OF THE ORANGE AWARD FOR NEW WRITERS** A remarkable first novel.

Anti, a quiet English boy living in Quito, Ecuador, strikes up a friendship with flamboyant classmate Fabi n, who is everything Anti isn't: handsome, athletic and popular.

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Craig Bartlett-Taylor was always trying to kill himself, but when he took an overdose at the back of Mrs Kenna's classroom, Richie thought he'd finally succeeded: it was a real-life Worst Case Scenario.

It is the blazing summer of 1981 and Catherine is laid low by childhood illness.

A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICKPennsylvania, 1968.

It is January, 1914 and Jonathan Crane returns home from his travels with a new American bride, former Coney Island showgirl Beatrice.

It's 1899 and a young girl is abandoned in London by her feckless family.

An enchanting novel of fierce loyalty and love in changing times, from the bestselling author of Light a Penny Candle.

Let million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham sweep you away with this sparkling, moving and emotionally charged novel of the complexities of female friendship.

It is the 1960s, in suburban New York City, and twelve-year-old Maggie Scanlan begins to sense that despite the calm surface of her peaceful life, everything is going strangely wrong.

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'There's seven ways to kill a cat.

Hilarious, playful and just a little risqu , this is a novel you won't put down!

William Cody grows up surrounded by his father's tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West.

Petterson's debut novel, published in English for the first time.

Sixteen-year-old Nora Lindell is missing.

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It is the summer of 1967 and, with one more year of high school to go, Leo Suther still has a lot to learn.

Perfect fiction for fans of BBC TV's hit series BRIDGERTON and HARLOTS'A remarkable picture of a fascinating age' Daily Express'A full-blooded historical' Independent_____________________My tale is not for the faint of heart.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of RODHAM, AMERICAN WIFE, YOU THINK IT, I'LL SAY IT and HELP YOURSELF'A rigorous and wily stylist.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs brings readers home to Avalon, an idyllic town nestled on the tranquil shores of Willow Lake.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the beloved Virgin River series comes a story of three friends who could seriously use a fresh start.

EVERYONE KNOWS THAT CHELSEA KNOT CAN'T KEEP A SECRETUntil now.

Success is all in how you define it With meticulous career planning and a couple of dirty martinis, there is very little that New York City investment banker Vina Chopra can't do.

THE BIGGEST STORY OF MY LIFE COULD BE HOW IT ENDSIt's my turn to run a Campus News crew, and I've put together a team that can break stories wide open.

Don't Close Your Eyes.

Even death can't get you out of high school.

Sometimes appearances aren't what they seem.

Clair Bradford needed a wakeup call.

Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - CandisSometimes love doesn't turn out the way you plan.

'With a powerful story, characters that truly come alive, and a romance worth swooning over, Saving June is a fresh, fun, and poignant book that I couldn't tear myself away from.

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR'The most successful novelist on Planet Earth' Washington PostKate Stanislaski Kimball has turned her back on glamourand fame, and has come home to make a fresh start.

They are the Season sisters, bound by blood, driven apart by a tragedy.

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Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy' - CandisDear Reader, You've probably heard that my wife has left me.

Known for her moving characters and emotional honesty, Mary Alice Monroe brings readers a beautifully rendered story that explores the fragile yet enduring bond between mothers and daughters.

Charlotte Silver has been through hell.

It's taken a long time for me to feel like a normal teenager.

Toy Sooner has dealt with enough rough waves in her troubled past.

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Home, heart and family.

"e;A powerful and thought-provoking novel that will both break your heart and fill you with hope.

IF ALL YOU KNOW IS SHADOWS, YOU BEGIN TO FORGET THE LIGHT.