Angela Bradbury's 'Poor Mother' : delicate, humble, permanently disappointed, has made endless sacrifices for her family, for which they can never quite be grateful enough.
*AS RECOMMENDED BY TAYLOR JENKINS REID "e;FOR SOMEONE WHO NEEDS A GOOD LAUGH"e; ON TIME'S INSTAGRAM*'A darkly funny riot' The Times, Book of the Month A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION 2024Would you want to know what your colleagues say behind your back?
If you like Catherine Cookson, Dilly Court and Katie Flynn, then you will love this breath-taking saga of one of love, passion, betrayal, tragedy and longing by much loved author Jess Foley.
THE BOOK OF THE SUMMER An Oprah's Book Club Pick and an instant New York Times bestseller'The Paper Palace meets Jonathan Franzen' Sunday Times Style, Summer Reading'Moving, funny and utterly engrossing' Sunday Times, Five Reads for the Beach'I can't think of another book I have annotated so heavily, underlining phrases on almost every page' The Times'[A] brilliantly panoramic tale of family ties.
'Swift, witty and satirical, with a fine eye for English manners and English snobbery'JULIAN BARNESImpulsive Lilia Herriton is a vulgar source of embarrassment to her late husband's family, so her decision to embark on a year abroad in Italy with her friend Caroline Abbott is welcomed by all.
One warm summer's day at the beach, forty-year-old Cordelia Grinstead, dressed only in a swimsuit and beach robe, walks away from her family and just keeps on going.
The astonishing true story of trust, pain, becoming lost, and finding a way back to yourself despite it all'An intimate preservation of a moment in time, full of personality' THE TIMES__________Life is beautiful - even in the dark .
Ein wunderschöner und poetischer Roman über das Töpfern, das Finden der eigenen Form und des eigenen Weges und nicht zuletzt eine berührende Vater-Tochter-GeschichteSchon als Kind schuf Aikiko erste Tonfiguren auf dem Boden sitzend im Atelier ihres Onkels.
'A gut punch of a novel' BOBBY PALMER'Thrillingly alive' ANDREW McMILLAN'A storm of a novel' LUCY ROSE'Truly propulsive writing'IRISH TIMES'One of the most gripping novels I've read in a long time' SAMIRA AHMED, Front Row, BBC Radio 4Amir has grown up in Alum Rock, Birmingham, under the care of his sensible older brother, Bilal, and his cousin Saqib, born just a few days before Amir.
Let much-loved and ever-popular author Judy Astley sweep you away to magical Cornwall in this lively, laughter-packed and heart-warming read - a return to the setting of her fantastically successful first novel, Just for the Summer.
Perfect for fans of Dilly Court, Rosie Harris, Nancy Revell and Catherine Cookson, this is the richly moving and powerful story of one girl's struggle to protect her family, come what may, from much loved author Maggie Bennett.
Eine Road-Novel über die Nachleben der Vergangenheit und darüber, was es bedeutet, zur eigenen Sprache zu finden: «Adikou war mir nach wenigen Seiten vertraut, als wäre sie schon immer da gewesen, dabei ist jeder von Raphaëlle Reds Sätzen von neuer, nie da gewesener Schönheit.
Having examined England's twin obsessions - violence and sex - in THE FOOTBALL FACTORY and HEADHUNTERS, John King completes his trilogy with ENGLAND AWAY: sex and violence abroad, under the Union Jack.
'If you haven't read it, you should' Patrick Rothfuss, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind'Fresh, original and engrossing' George R.
EMILIA HART'S STUNNING NEW BOOK THE SIRENS IS OUT NOWTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLEROVER 700,000 COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEAs seen on BBC's BETWEEN THE COVERS'A bewitching debut.
