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Summer Island by Kristin Hannah - 9781035045945
$34.99
Summer Island
Kristin Hannah
Years ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. She...
Maid For Each Other by Lynn Painter - 9781405959889
$24.99
Maid For Each Other
Lynn Painter
A millionaire and a housecleaner are a match maid in heaven in this swoon-worth romcom...
Happiness and Love by Zoe Dubno - 9781529930160
$34.99
Happiness and Love
Zoe Dubno
An unnamed narrator who has fled a set of friends she despised, who bring out...
Flashlight by Susan Choi - 9781787335134
$34.99
Flashlight
Susan Choi
A story of the lives of the three people who make a family, the one...
Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili - 9781526659835
$22.99
Hard by a Great Forest
Leo Vardiashvili
*LONGLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025* * AN OBSERVER BEST NEW NOVELIST FOR 2024 *...
Daikon by Samuel Hawley - 9781668209585
$34.99
Daikon
Samuel Hawley
War has taken everything from physicist Keizo Kan. His young daughter was killed in the...
Back in the Day by Oliver Lovrenski - 9780241705834
$34.99
Back in the Day
Oliver Lovrenski
Taut, lyrical and utterly gripping - a headrush of a debut novel about four boys...
When the Museum is Closed by Emi Yagi - 9781787304642
$34.99
When the Museum is Closed
Emi Yagi
A quirky, joyful queer love story about a lonely museum worker who falls in love...
The Wedding People by Alison Espach - 9781399622752
$24.99
The Wedding People
Alison Espach
'BEST READ OF THE YEAR SO FAR' THE TIMES 'BOOKS AS FUN AS THIS ONE...
The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland - 9781785307041
$32.99
The Seven O'Clock Club
Amelia Ireland
'Finished in one sitting. Had no idea where it was going but knew there was...
The Letter Carrier: the sweeping international bestseller of one woman loved by two brothers by Francesca Giannone - 9781035435807
$34.99
The Letter Carrier: the sweeping international bestseller of one woman loved by two brothers
Francesca Giannone
What would happen if you finally met your soul mate - but they were married...
The Dilemmas of Working Women by Fumio Yamamoto - 9780349019222
$32.99
The Dilemmas of Working Women
Fumio Yamamoto
The classic Japanese bestseller published in English for the very first time - a darkly...
The Accidentals by Guadalupe Nettel - 9781804271476
$26.99
The Accidentals
Guadalupe Nettel
When an albatross strays too far from its home, or loses its bearings, it becomes...
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout - 9780241634363
$24.99
Tell Me Everything
Elizabeth Strout
A hopeful, healing novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to...
Real Americans by Rachel Khong - 9781804945360
$24.99
Real Americans
Rachel Khong
'A mesmerizing multigenerational novel' BRIT BENNETT ** THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** 'Insightful...
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe - 9781399732543
$24.99
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Rufi Thorpe
'I read the first paragraph and was immediately hooked' Jacqueline Wilson 'Enormously entertaining and lovable'...
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger - 9781804710821
$24.99
I Cheerfully Refuse
Leif Enger
Barnes & Noble's April Book Club Pick An Amazon Top 10 Editors' Pick A Most...
Havoc by Rebecca Wait - 9781529434460
$34.99
Havoc
Rebecca Wait
'A LABYRINTHINE MYSTERY OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY' Jo Brand 'DELIRIOUS AND REWARDING' Guardian 'UNMISSABLE'...
Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov - 9781399631037
$29.99
Death and the Gardener
Georgi Gospodinov
My father was a gardener. Now he is a garden. A man sits by his...
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner - 9781529933383
$24.99
Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner
This summer, meet Sadie Smith- seductive, cunning and going undercover - the Booker-shortlisted, wickedly entertaining...
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata - 9781803510217
$24.99
Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
the unexpected international bestseller. Meet Keiko. She's 36 years old, has never had a boyfriend,...
Bitter Sweet by Hattie Williams - 9781398722811
$34.99
Bitter Sweet
Hattie Williams
'I inhaled this novel. Utterly believable, immersive and heartfelt. I loved it' JENNIE GODFREY 'A...
Juice by Tim Winton - 9781761357800
$34.99
Juice
Tim Winton
An epic novel of determination, survival, and the limits of the human spirit. This is...
What Did I Miss?: A fun and refreshing new romantic comedy, from an exciting debut author, perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Michelle Upton and by Holly Brunnbauer - 9781460767085
$32.99
What Did I Miss?: A fun and refreshing new romantic comedy, from an exciting debut author, perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Michelle Upton and
Holly Brunnbauer
Married young. Finally divorced. Turning thirty ... A witty rom-com for all fans of Sally...
The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain - 9781805333432
$24.99
The President's Hat
Antoine Laurain
Dining alone in an elegant Parisian brasserie, accountant Daniel Mercier can hardly believe his eyes...
The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain - 9781805333456
$24.99
The Red Notebook
Antoine Laurain
Bookseller Laurent Letellier comes across an abandoned handbag on a Parisian street, and feels compelled...
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King - 9780008700850
$34.99
The Phoenix Pencil Company
Allison King
'Absorbing' GUARDIAN 'Magical' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Suspenseful' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Wildly inventive' LIZ MOORE JUNE 2025...
The Brittle Age by Donatella Di Pietrantonio - 9781787705616
$32.99
The Brittle Age
Donatella Di Pietrantonio
In the 1990s, deep in the Maiella mountains of Central Italy, a brutal crime shattered...