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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'Another sizzling space epic to entice, excite and tease. *****' - Starburst ********** Darrow was born a slave. He became a weapon. He ended centuries of Gold rule, broke the chains of an empire, and now he's the hero of a brave new republic. But at terrible cost. At the edge of the solar system, the grandson of the emperor he murdered dreams of revenge. In his hidden fortress in the oceans of Venus, the Ash Lord lies in wait, plotting to crush the newborn democracy. And, at home, a young Red girl who's lost everything to the Rising questions whether freedom was just another Gold lie. In a fearsome new world where Obsidian pirates roam the Belt, famine and genocide ravage Mars, and crime lords terrorise Luna, it's time for Darrow and a cast of new characters from across the solar system to face down the chaos that revolution has unleashed. ********** Praise for Pierce Brown 'Pierce Brown's empire-crushing debut is a sprawling vision... Ender, Katniss, and now Darrow' - Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling author of Pandemic '[A] top-notch debut novel... Red Rising ascends above a crowded dystopian field' - USA Today '[A] spectacular adventure... one heart-pounding ride... Pierce Brown's dizzyingly good debut novel evokes The Hunger Games, Lord of the Flies, and Ender's Game.... [Red Rising] has everything it needs to become meteoric' - Entertainment Weekly Features Summary In a brand new tale of revolution and betrayal among the stars, Pierce Brown catapults the adventure that began in his #1 New York Times Bestselling Red Rising Trilogy to phenomenal new heights. Author Pierce Brown Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Release date 20180111 Pages 601 ISBN 1-4736-4656-1 ISBN 13 978-1-4736-4656-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The Age of Anxiety is a great rock novel, but that is one of the less important things about it. The narrator is a brilliant creation - cultured, witty and unreliable. The novel captures the craziness of the music business and displays Pete Townshend's sly sense of humour and sharp ear for dialogue. First conceived as an opera, The Age of Anxiety deals with mythic and operatic themes including a maze, divine madness and long-lost children. Hallucinations and soundscapes haunt this novel, which on one level is an extended meditation on manic genius and the dark art of creativity. Features Summary The debut novel by Pete Townshend, one of the world's greatest rock stars Author Pete Townshend Publisher Coronet Books Release date 20191030 Pages 320 ISBN 1-4736-2293-X ISBN 13 978-1-4736-2293-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Cross a road, take a train, or get on an airplane and you put your life in the hands of a stranger -- every bit as screwed up, every bit as fallible and as human as you are. Then the person turns out not to be a stranger at all, and suddenly it's much worse. In America and Britain and the sky in between, an apparently disparate group of people is connected, whether intimately or by chance, to the tragic death of a stowaway on board flight AF266. As the action veers across countries and time zones, the stowaway's real identity is revealed through stolen black box recordings, answering machine messages, sitcom outtakes, and court transcripts. Told in a shifting, circular narrative, the interwoven lives make up a jolting and layered puzzle that builds to a heart-stopping, chilling climax. An intelligent and invigorating novel with a bizarre menu of dysfunctional characters, Blackbox is the story of an attempt to erase a life on tape. Features Summary A dark, complex, and stunning debut novel in the tradition of Palahniuk and Ballard, this is a highly original and wildly morbid story about a disparate group of people connected by an airplane accident. Author Nick Walker Publisher HarperPerennial Release date 20030916 Pages 311 ISBN 0-06-053224-6 ISBN 13 978-0-06-053224-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Amanda Eyre Ward's debut novel is an intimate portrait of three women whose lives collide during a brutal Texas summer. In Gatestown, Texas, twenty-nine-year-old Karen Lowens awaits her execution with a host of convicted serial killers on death row. In Manhattan, Dr. Franny Wren, also twenty-nine, tends to a young cancer patient, and resists the urge to run from her fiance and her carefully crafted life. In Austin, Texas, brassy Celia Mills, a once-vibrant librarian, mourns her murdered husband. Over the course of the summer, fate pushes these eerily recognizable women together, culminating in a revelation of the possibility of faith, the responsibility of friendship, and the value of life. Sleep Toward Heaven is a luminous story of murder and desire, solitude and grace -- a rare literary page-turner where redemption seems perpetually within arm's reach. Features Summary The lives of three women--Karen, a twenty-nine-year-old death row inmate; Franny Wren, a young New York physician; and Celia, and a young librarian widowed by the murder of her husband--converge in a small Texas town... Author Amanda Eyre Ward Publisher HarperPerennial Release date 20040217 Pages 294 ISBN 0-06-058229-4 ISBN 13 978-0-06-058229-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days THE ACCLAIMED, AWARD-WINNING DEBUT FANTASY 'A compelling fantasy whodunit - imagine Agatha Christie channelled through Robin Hobb - and a page-turning coming-of-age tale' Guardian I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me... Only a handful of people in Silasta know Jovan's real purpose in life. To most, he is just another son of the ruling class. The quiet, forgettable friend of the Chancellor's charming, irresponsible heir. In reality, Jovan has been trained for most of his life to detect, concoct and withstand poisons in order to protect the ruling family. His sister Kalina is too frail to share in their secret family duty. While other women of the city hold positions of power and responsibility, her path is full of secrets and lies - some hidden even from her own brother. Until now, peace has reigned in Silasta for hundreds of years. But when the Chancellor succumbs to an unknown poison and an army storms the gates, the so-called Bright City is completely unprepared. It falls to Jovan and Kalina to protect the heir and save their homeland - but first they must make their way through a new world of unexpected treachery, a world where the ancient spirits are rising... and angry. This fabulous epic fantasy debut will appeal to readers of Joe Abercrombie and Terry Brooks, Robin Hobb and Mark Lawrence and all points in between. Features Summary I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me. It falls to Jovan and Kalina to protect the heir and save their homeland - but first they must make their way through a new world of unexpected treachery... Author Sam Hawke Publisher Corgi Books Release date 20190730 Pages 608 ISBN 0-552-17629-X ISBN 13 978-0-552-17629-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days "It seems wrong to say that so dystopian a novel is great fun to read, but it's true. I suspect that Thomas Pynchon and Hunter S. Thompson would love this book." -Salman Rushdie From legendary actor and activist Sean Penn comes a scorching, darkly funny novel about Bob Honey-a modern American man, entrepreneur, and part-time assassin. Bob Honey has a hard time connecting with other people, especially since his divorce. He's tired of being marketed to every moment, sick of a world where even an orgasm isn't real until it is turned into a tweet. A paragon of old-fashioned American entrepreneurship, Bob sells septic tanks to Jehovah's Witnesses and arranges pyrotechnic displays for foreign dictators. He's also a contract killer for an off-the-books program run by a branch of US intelligence that targets the elderly, the infirm, and others who drain this consumption-driven society of its resources. When a nosy journalist starts asking questions, Bob can't decide if it's a chance to form some sort of new friendship or the beginning of the end for him. With treason on everyone's lips, terrorism in everyone's sights, and American political life sinking to ever-lower standards, Bob decides it's time to make a change-if he doesn't get killed by his mysterious controllers or exposed in the rapacious media first. A thunderbolt of provocative words and startling images, Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff marks the fiction debut of one of America's most acclaimed artists. Features Summary Synopsis coming soon....... Author Sean Penn Publisher Atria Books Release date 20180401 Pages 160 ISBN 1-5011-8904-2 ISBN 13 978-1-5011-8904-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit meets Goodbye Lenin. 'I hadn't expected the Berlin Wall to be clean and white and smooth. It looked more like the edge of the swimming baths than the edge of the Cold War. On the grass of No-man's Land, fat rabbits ate and strolled about as if they'd never been hunted and nothing could disturb them. This was their land and they ruled it, and there were three parts to Berlin: East, West and Rabbit.' It is 1978, Jess is thirteen and she already has a reputation - as the daughter of the only communist in town. But then, it's in the blood. The Mitchells have been in the Party since the Party began. Jess and her mother Eleanor struggle to sell socialism to Tamworth - a sleepy Midlands town that just doesn't want to know. So when Eleanor is invited to spend a summer teaching in East Germany, she and Jess leap at the chance to see what the future looks like. On the other side of the Iron Curtain they turn from villains into heroes. And when Eleanor meets widower Peter and his daughter, Martina, a new, more peaceful life seems possible. But the Cold War has no time for love and soon the trouble starts. Peter is dispatched for two years of solidarity work in Laos. Friends become enemies, and Jess discovers how easy it is to switch sides, and how sides can be switched for you, sometimes without you even knowing. Motherland is a tender mother-daughter story and a tragi-comic portrait of a childhood overcome with belief. It's about loss of faith and loss of innocence, and what it's like to grow up on the losing side of history. Features Summary A charming, witty and original debut reminiscent of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Author Jo McMillan Publisher John Murray Publishers Ltd Release date 20160616 Pages 272 ISBN 1-4736-1202-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4736-1202-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days An award-winning debut novel from a stellar new voice in middle grade fiction. Matt Pin would like to forget: war torn Vietnam, bombs that fell like dead crows, and the terrible secret he left behind. But now that he is living with a caring adoptive family in the United States, he finds himself forced to confront his past. And that means choosing between silence and candor, blame and forgiveness, fear and freedom. By turns harrowing, dreamlike, sad, and triumphant, this searing debut novel, written in lucid verse, reveals an unforgettable perspective on the lasting impact of war and the healing power of love. Features Summary By turns harrowing, dreamlike, sad, and triumphant, this searing debut novel, written in lucid verse, reveals an unforgettable perspective on the lasting impact of the Vietnam War on its survivors and the healing power of love.. Author Ann E Burg Publisher Scholastic Paperbacks Release date 20120301 Pages 218 ISBN 0-545-08093-2 ISBN 13 978-0-545-08093-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days 'The next great New York novel' Town & Country'A cathartic read: a story that feels familiar yet wholly original, like every heartbreak ever' Marie ClaireONE OF NYLON, REFINERY29's AND THE EVENING STANDARD'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2017***A stunning debut novel set in New York City that explores a relationship from two sides. What happens when life gets in the way?***This is a story about falling in love, and of a relationship that's falling apart...It's the story of a young couple, graduating from Yale and moving to New York in search of the shared future they'd always dreamed about. Of crisp morning strolls through Central Park, taxi horns and the bustle of tourists, salty hot pretzels and the glitter of Broadway and long summer days that stretch like shadows across the sidewalk. It's a story of high expectations and missed opportunities, of growing up, taking chances and making terrible mistakes. This is Evan and Julia's story. This is a love story.But nobody said it ends happily. Praise for The Futures'Tender and wise... Pitoniak's voice is stylish and authentic, and perfect for exploring this rich territory: youth and love and New York City' Karen Thompson Walker, author of The Age of Miracles'An unflinchingly honest tale of two young people trying to navigate expectations and learning to live with their own mistakes. A compelling and memorable debut' J. Courtney Sullivan, author of The Engagements'The Futures reminded me of Brightness Falls, Jay McInerney's great novel of New York, for Pitoniak, like McInerney, possesses an instinctual understanding of the mechanisms that make the city run and a knack for embracing her characters' thornier sides. Utterly enjoyable' Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year Features Summary 'The next great New York novel' Town & Country'A cathartic read: a story that feels familiar yet wholly original, like every heartbreak ever' Marie ClaireONE OF NYLON... Author Anna Pitoniak Publisher Michael Joseph Release date 20170627 Pages 416 ISBN 0-7181-8456-4 ISBN 13 978-0-7181-8456-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Zadie Smith's White Teeth is a classic international bestseller and an unforgettable portrait of London, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time One of the most talked about fictional debuts ever, White Teeth is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. Dealing - among many other things - with friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one brown mouse, and the tricky way the past has of coming back and biting you on the ankle, it is a life-affirming, riotous must-read of a book. 'Funny, clever... and a rollicking good read' Independent 'An astonishingly assured debut, funny and serious... I was delighted' Salman Rushdie 'The almost preposterous talent was clear from the first pages' Julian Barnes, Guardian 'Quirky, sassy and wise... a big, splashy, populous production reminiscent of books by Dickens and Salman Rushdie... demonstrates both an instinctive storytelling talent and a fully fashioned voice that's street-smart and learned, sassy and philosophical all at the same time' New York Times 'Smith writes like an old hand, and, sometimes, like a dream' New Yorker 'Outstanding... A strikingly clever and funny book with a passion for ideas, for language and for the rich tragic-comedy of life' Sunday Telegraph 'Do believe the hype' The Times 'Relentlessly funny... idiosyncratic, and deeply felt' Guardian Zadie Smith was born in north-west London in 1975. Her debut novel, White Teeth, won the Whitbread First Novel Award, the Guardian First Book Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction, and the Commonwealth Writers' First Book Prize, and was included in TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005. Her second novel, On Beauty, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Orange Prize for Fiction. She has written two further novels, The Autograph Man and NW, a collection of essays, Changing My Mind, and also edited a short-story anthology, The Book of Other People. Features Summary Zadie Smith's White Teeth is a classic international bestseller and an unforgettable portrait of London, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time One of the most talked about fictional debuts ever... Author Zadie Smith Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20170601 Pages 560 ISBN 0-241-98139-5 ISBN 13 978-0-241-98139-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Kyung Cho is a young father burdened by a house he can't afford. His debts have always seemed manageable, but lately they've spiraled out of control, and he is worried for his family's future. A few miles away, his parents, Jin and Mae, live in the town's most exclusive neighbourhood, surrounded by the material comforts that Kyung desires for his wife and son. Growing up, they gave him every possible advantage, but never kindness nor affection. Now, Kyung can hardly bear to see his parents, much less ask them for help. Yet when an act of violence leaves Jin and Mae unable to live on their own, the dynamic suddenly changes, and he feels compelled to take them in. Once more under the same roof, Kyung is forced to question what it means to be a good husband, father, and son, while the life he knew begins to crumble and his own anger demands to be released. As Shelter veers swiftly toward its startling conclusion, Jung Yun leads us through dark and violent territory, where, unexpectedly, the Chos discover hope. Shelter is a masterfully crafted debut novel that asks what it means to provide for one's family and, in answer, delivers a story as riveting as it is profound. One of The Millions' Most Anticipated Books of the Year (Selected by Edan Lepucki); Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize; For readers of Celeste Ng and Lauren Groff. Features Summary Shelter is a masterfully crafted debut novel that asks what it means to provide for one's family and, in answer, delivers a story as riveting as it is profound. Author Jung Yun Publisher St Martin's Press Release date 20170227 Pages 336 ISBN 1-250-11809-3 ISBN 13 978-1-250-11809-7

Gourmet popcorn entrepreneur Rebecca Anderson and her poodle, Sprocket, are back on the case, in the second Popcorn Shop Mystery from the author of Kernel of Truth. Despite Rebecca Andersons best efforts to distance herself from her ex-husband, the guy keeps popping up. When Antoine offers to feature her breakfast bars and popcorn fudge on his popular cooking show, she suspects hes once again trying to butter her upbut the TV exposure for her gourmet popcorn shop, POPS, is too good to turn down. Things take a shocking turn when the crew comes to Grand Lake to film in her shop, and Rebecca discovers Antoines assistant electrocuted in a hotel bathtub. Now the police want Antoine to come clean. Her ex may be a pain, but hes no killer. So Rebecca decides to bag the real culprit. If she isnt careful, however, she may be the next one getting burned. INCLUDES POPCORN RELATED RECIPES! Review Praise for Kernel of Truth "A wry, witty voice that had me laughing out loud, a truly puzzling mystery plot, and a popcorn shop setting that earns its place with clever clues a-plenty. Kernel of Truth is as ingenious as Bec's Tuxedo Coco Pop Fudge (and as irresistible). Bursting with delights."Catriona McPherson, award-winning author of The Day She Died Read more About the Author Kristi Abbott is the author of Kernel of Truth, the debut novel in the Popcorn Shop Mystery series. Read more Series: A Popcorn Shop Mystery (Book 2) Publisher: Berkley (January 3, 2017) Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages Kristi Abbott (Author) Praise for Kernel of Truth "A wry, witty voice that had me laughing out loud, a truly puzzling mystery plot, and a popcorn shop setting that earns its place with clever clues a-plenty. Kernel of Truth is as ingenious as Bec's Tuxedo Coco Pop Fudge (and as irresistible). Bursting with delights."Catriona McPherson, award-winning author of The Day She Died Kristi Abbott is the author of Kernel of Truth, the debut novel in the Popcorn Shop Mystery series.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Tales of love, loss, and betrayal are at the heart of When It Happens to You, the debut novel in stories from actress and author Molly Ringwald. A Hollywood icon, Ringwald defined the teenage experience in the eighties in such classic films as Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Cluband Sixteen Candles. Ringwald brings the compelling candour she displayed in her film roles to the unforgettable characters she has created in this series of intertwined and linked stories about the particular challenges, joys and disappointments of adult relationships. Her characters grapple with infertility and infidelity, fame and familial discord in a magnificent debut that will resonate broadly, particularly with fans of Melissa Banks, Meg Wolitzer and Lorrie Moore. Features Summary Already a hit in hardback, a stunning novel in stories by the iconic actress Molly Ringwald Author Molly Ringwald Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20130703 Pages 416 ISBN 1-4711-1349-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-1349-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days "The Good Mayor" is a magical debut novel. It is a love story and a story about love.Set in the little town of Dot in a forgotten part of the Baltic, it tells the story of Tibo Krovic, the good and honest Mayor of Dot, and his love for his secretary, the beautiful, lonely, but married, Mrs Agathe Stopak.In the quiet, respectable town of Dot, there is nothing that Tibo can do about his love for Mrs Stopak but, one day when she accidentally drops her lunch in a fountain, everything changes and their lives will never be the same again."The Good Mayor" contains love, loss, magic, friendship, wonderful food, a brass band, an Italian witch, a large lawyer, an occasional dog and a car chase that takes place at walking pace."The Good Mayor" is one of the best and most exciting debut novels in years and Andrew Nicoll is destined to become a major voice in UK literature.Read "The Good Mayor" and fall in love again. Features Summary Set in the little town of Dot in a forgotten part of the Baltic, this novel tells the story of Tibo Krovic, the good and honest Mayor of Dot, and his love for his secretary... Author Andrew Nicoll Publisher Black And White Publishing Release date 20080414 Pages 360 ISBN 1-84502-192-4 ISBN 13 978-1-84502-192-4

I was eight when my father brought me to one of the big houses at the top of Esperanza Street and left me with Mary Morelos. I haven't the time to fix broken wings,' she said. Does he have any trouble with discipline?' My father glanced at me before answering. So begins the story of Joseph, houseboy to the once-wealthy Mary Morelos, who lives in the three-storey Spanish colonial house at the top of Esperanza Street. Through Joseph's eyes we witness the destruction of the community to which they are both, in their own way, bound. Set in a port town in the Philippines, Niyati Keni's evocative and richly populated debut novel is about criminality under the guise of progress, freedom or the illusion of it, and about how the choices we make are ultimately the real measure of who we are. About the author Niyati Keni was born in London. She studied medicine and still practises as a physician. She has travelled extensively within Asia, including in the Philippines, where her debut novel is set. Keni is based in West Sussex, England.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Josh Malerman's debut novel BIRD BOX is a terrifying psychological thriller that will haunt you long after reading. Most people dismissed the reports on the news. But they became too frequent; they became too real. And soon it was happening to people we knew. Then the Internet died. The televisions and radios went silent. The phones stopped ringing And we couldn't look outside anymore. Features Summary Josh Malerman's debut novel BIRD BOX is a terrifying psychological thriller that will haunt you long after reading. Author Josh Malerman Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20150129 Pages 473 ISBN 0-00-752990-2 ISBN 13 978-0-00-752990-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Nick Sharratt's fabulously funny debut novel is now available in paperback. THE CAT AND THE KING tells the story of a gentle, unworldly King and his very clever cat, and is illustrated throughout in two colours with Nick's irresistible wit and humour. The cat and the King must find a new home after their castle burns down in an Unfortunate Incident with a dragon. They choose Number 37 Castle Close, and the cat introduces the King to all sorts of new experiences, from washing-up to shopping. Then danger looms when the pesky, fire-breathing dragon makes its return. Features Summary Nick Sharratt's fabulously funny debut novel is illustrated throughout with his irresistible wit and humour. The King and his cat must find a new home when their castle burns down in an Unfortunate Incident with a dragon... Author Nick Sharratt (Illustrator), Nick Sharratt (Author) Publisher Alison Green Books Release date 20161001 Pages 144 ISBN 1-4071-3509-0 ISBN 13 978-1-4071-3509-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days My name is Cally Louise Fisher and I haven't spoken for thirty-one days. Talking doesn't always make things happen, however much you want them to. Cally Fisher saw her mum bright and real and alive. But no one believes her, so Cally's stopped talking. A mysterious wolfhound always seems to be there when her mum appears and now he's started following her everywhere. But how can Cally convince anyone that Mum is still with them, or persuade Dad that the huge silver-grey dog is their last link with her? An outstandingly assured debut novel from a sparkling new talent. Includes beautiful inside artwork from hugely talented illustrator, Gary Blythe. Features Summary An outstandingly assured debut novel from a sparkling new talent. Author Sarah Lean Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20120615 Pages 287 ISBN 0-00-745503-8 ISBN 13 978-0-00-745503-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days In this extraordinary debut novel, Mira Bartk tells the story of Arthur, a shy, fox-like groundling who sets out on a quest to find his destiny. Welcome to the Home for Wayward and Misbegotten Creatures, an institution run by evil Miss Carbunkle, a cunning villainess who believes her terrified young groundlings exist only to serve and suffer. For the Wonderling, an innocent-hearted, fox-like eleven-year-old known only as number 13, it is the only home he has ever known. But when unexpected courage leads him to rescue a young bird groundling named Trinket, the Wonderling is given two incredible gifts: a real name - Arthur, like the good king in the old stories - and a best friend. Using Trinket's ingenious invention, the pair escape over the wall and embark on an adventure that will take them out into the wider world and down the path of Arthur's true destiny. Features Summary In this extraordinary debut novel, Mira Bartók tells the story of Arthur, a shy, fox-like groundling who sets out on a quest to find his destiny. Welcome to the Home for Wayward and Misbegotten Creatures... Author Mira Bartok Publisher Walker Books Ltd Release date 20180628 Pages 464 ISBN 1-4063-7990-5 ISBN 13 978-1-4063-7990-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Beautifully written and compelling, About Grace is the brilliant debut novel from Anthony Doerr. Growing up in Alaska, young David Winkler is crippled by his dreams. At nine, he dreams a man is decapitated by a passing truck on the path outside his family's home. The next day, unable to prevent it, he witnesses an exact replay of his dream in real life. The premonitions keep coming, unstoppably. He sleepwalks during them, bringing catastrophe into his reach. Then, as unstoppable as a vision, he falls in love, at the supermarket (exactly as he already dreamed) with Sandy. They flee south, landing in Ohio, where their daughter Grace is born. And then the visions of Grace's death begin for Winkler, as their waterside home is inundated. Plagued by the same horrific images of Grace drowning, when the floods come, he cannot face his destiny and flees. He beaches on a remote Caribbean island, where he works as a handyman, chipping away at his doubts and hopes, never knowing whether Grace survived the flood or met the doom he foretold. After two decades, he musters the strength to find out... Features Summary Beautifully written and compelling, About Grace is the brilliant debut novel from Anthony Doerr. Author Anthony Doerr Publisher Fourth Estate Release date 20050404 Pages 402 ISBN 0-00-714699-X ISBN 13 978-0-00-714699-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Anna and the Swallow Man is a stunning, literary, and wholly original debut novel that tells a new WW2 story. Krakow, 1939, is no place to grow up. There are a million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. And Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father and suddenly, she's alone. Then she meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall. And like Anna's missing father, he has a gift for languages: Polish, Russian, German, Yiddish, even Bird. When he summons a bright, beautiful swallow down to his hand to stop her from crying, Anna is entranced. Over the course of their travels together, Anna and the Swallow Man will dodge bombs, tame soldiers, and even, despite their better judgement, make a friend. But in a world gone mad, everything can prove dangerous... Features Summary Anna and the Swallow Man is a stunning, literary, and wholly original debut novel that tells a new WW2 story. Krakow, 1939, is no place to grow up. There are a million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs... Author Gavriel Savit Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20170202 Pages 248 ISBN 0-14-137664-3 ISBN 13 978-0-14-137664-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days In the moving and compelling debut novel from Benjamin Zephaniah, a young man's life is completely changed when his face is badly scarred in a car accident. Martin seems to have it all. He's cool, funny, and he's the undisputed leader of the Gang of Three, who roam their East London estate during the holidays looking for fun. But one night after the Gang leave a late night rap club, Martin accepts a ride from Pete, a Raider's Posse gang member. Too late, he realises that the car is stolen, and that the police are after them. What happens next will change Martin's life and looks, and show him the true meaning of strength, courage, discrimination and friendship Features Summary In the moving and compelling debut novel from Benjamin Zephaniah, a young man's life is completely changed when his face is badly scarred in a car accident... Author Benjamin Zephaniah Publisher Bloomsbury Children's Books Release date 20180111 Pages 208 ISBN 1-4088-9498-X ISBN 13 978-1-4088-9498-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days In this elegiac and brutally honest debut work, a young artist, Rain Morton, attempts to make her mark in Manhattan's art world despite the weight of influence upon her: her art critic husband, her art dealer step-mother and her father, a renowned author. But just as Rain begins to make her own professional ascent, a string of setbacks and betrayals send her down a path of self-discovery--both personal and as a painter. On the way, she disentangles her intricate family history. At the fringes of Rain's tumult is the mysterious Colorman, James Morrow of Highland Morrow paint manufactory, whose ancient and arcane paint-making techniques--and hermetic existence--help Rain elucidate her increasingly confused world. Morrow slowly becomes an important ballast to her struggles. This is Ms Wood's debut novel. Features Summary In this debut work, a young artist attempts to make her mark in Manhattan's art world. As she makes her professional ascent, a string of set-backs and betrayals send her down a path of self-discovery--both personal and as a painter.. Author Erika Wood Publisher Tatra Press Release date 20091015 Pages 262 ISBN 0-9819321-0-X ISBN 13 978-0-9819321-0-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Winner of Australian "Indies" Fiction Book of the Year 2013. #5 in Kirkus Review's Best Historical Fiction Book of 2013 list One family. Nine momentous days. An unforgettable novel of love and folly and heartbreak. It is 1939 and Australia is about to go to war. Deep in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Richmond it is business--your own and everyone else's--as usual. And young Kip Westaway, failed scholar and stablehand, is living the most important day of his life. Ambitious in scope and structure, triumphantly realised, this is a novel about one family and every family. It is about dreams and fights and sacrifices. And finally, of course, it is--as it must be--about love. Toni Jordan has a BSc in physiology and qualifications in marketing and professional writing. Her debut novel, "Addition," has been published in sixteen countries and won numerous awards. Jordan lives in Melbourne, Australia. Features Summary Winner of Australian "Indies" Fiction Book of the Year 2013. #5 in Kirkus Review's Best Historical Fiction Book of 2013 list One family. Nine momentous days... Author Toni Jordan Publisher The Text Publishing Company Release date 20120822 Pages 172 ISBN 1-921922-83-4 ISBN 13 978-1-921922-83-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The Other Mrs Walker is the beguiling debut from Mary Paulson-Ellis, for fans of Kate Atkinson and Sarah Waters. Somehow she'd always known that she would end like this. In a small square room, in a small square flat. In a small square box, perhaps. Cardboard, with a sticker on the outside. And a name... In a freezing, desolate Edinburgh flat an old woman takes her last breath surrounded by the few objects she has accrued over a lifetime: an emerald dress, a brazil nut engraved with the ten commandments - and six orange pips sucked dry. Meanwhile, guided by the flip of a coin, Margaret Penny arrives back at her old family home, escaping a life in London recently turned to ash. Faced with relying on a resentful mother she has never really known, Margaret soon finds herself employed by the Office for Lost People, tasked with finding the families of the dead: the neglected, the abandoned, the lost. Her instructions are to uncover paperwork, yet the only thing Mrs Walker, the old woman in her current case, left behind is a series of peculiar objects. But in the end it is these objects that will unravel Mrs Walker's real story: a story rooted in the London grime and moving from the 1930s to the present day, a story of children abandoned and lost, of beguiling sisters and misplaced mothers, of deception and thievery, family secrets and the very deepest of betrayals; in which the extraordinary circular nature of life will glitter from the page. For in uncovering the astonishing tale of an old woman who died alone, Margaret will finally discover her own story too... Features Summary A beguiling debut novel for fans of Kate Atkinson and Sarah Waters Author Mary Paulson-Ellis Publisher Mantle Release date 20160308 Pages 334 ISBN 1-4472-9391-6 ISBN 13 978-1-4472-9391-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours Solomon Vine was the best of his generation, a spy on a fast track to the top. But when a prisoner is shot in unexplained circumstances on his watch, only suspension and exile beckon. Three months later, MI6's Head of Station in Istanbul is abducted from his home. There are signs of a violent struggle. With the Service in lockdown, uncertain of who can be trusted, thoughts turn to the missing man's oldest friend: Solomon Vine. Officially suspended, Vine can operate outside the chain of command to uncover the truth. But his investigation soon reveals that the disappearance heralds something much darker. And that there's much more at stake than the life of a single spy... My Name Is Nobody is a sophisticated, pacey and accomplished debut novel by 26-year-old rising star Matthew Richardson. Appealing to fans of the TV series Homeland and The Night Manager, this is a gripping, multi-layered and assured debut thriller that drips with an insider's knowledge of London's corridors of power. Features Summary Solomon Vine was the best of his generation, a spy on a fast track to the top. But when a prisoner is shot in unexplained circumstances on his watch, only suspension and exile beckon... Author Matthew Richardson Publisher Michael Joseph Release date 20170717 Pages 325 ISBN 0-7181-8342-8 ISBN 13 978-0-7181-8342-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days "The New York Times" bestselling novel that "enchants on first reading and only improves on the second" ("The Philadelphia Inquirer") This sophisticated and entertaining first novel presents the story of a young woman whose life is on the brink of transformation. On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a second-rate Greenwich Village jazz bar when Tinker Grey, a handsome banker, happens to sit down at the neighboring table. This chance encounter and its startling consequences propel Katey on a year-long journey into the upper echelons of New York society--where she will have little to rely upon other than a bracing wit and her own brand of cool nerve. With its sparkling depiction of New York's social strata, its intricate imagery and themes, and its immensely appealing characters, "Rules of Civility" won the hearts of readers and critics alike. Features Summary Towles delivers a sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Elegant and captivating... Author Amor Towles Publisher Penguin USA Release date 20120626 Pages 335 ISBN 0-14-312116-2 ISBN 13 978-0-14-312116-9

The Martian The Martian is a 2011 science fiction novel written by Andy Weir. It was his debut novel under his own name. It was originally self-published in 2011; Crown Publishing purchased the rights and re-released it in 2014. The story follows an American astronaut, Mark Watney, as he becomes stranded alone on Mars in the year 2035 and must improvise in order to survive. Author    Andy Weir ISBN       9780091956141 Format    Paperback Pages     369p.