An amazing novel about forgiving & being forgiven, about loving & being loved, & about happiness
- that can be found in a truly
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A haunting, lyrical tale about a fading town & a boy who would do anything to save his family There was nothing to do but tell stories. Tell this story. And then? Asked Cora. And then everything, said Finn. Newfoundl&, Canada, 1992. When all the fish vanish from the waters, & the cod industry abruptly collapses, it`s not long before the people begin to disappear from the town of Big Running as well. As residents are forced to leave the island in search of work, 10-year-old Finn Connor suddenly finds himself living in a ghost town. There`s no school, no friends & whole rows of houses stand abandoned. & then Finn`s parents announce that they too must separate if their family is to survive. But Finn still has his sister, Cora, with whom he counts the dwindling boats on the coast at night, & Mrs Callaghan, who teaches him the strange & ancient melodies of their native Irel&. That is until his sister disappears, & Finn must find a way of calling home the family & the life he has lost.` The prose flows like the waves it recounts: back & forth seamlessly... it is elegant & musical` The List` Magical... it`s been a very long time since a book has taken me by the hand
- & the heart
- as this one has` Sarah Winman, on Etta & Otto & Russell & James` Charming, fresh, touching... cuts through to the heart` Sunday Times, on Etta & Otto & Russell & James

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Philomena is requisitioned from a Dorset field in the summer of 1914, & serves with the yeomanry in Egypt & Palestine until the end of the First World War. But she doesn`t come back to England: thousands of British Army horses are sold off locally. Faint news of her reaches Griselda Romney, her old owner. The impulsive Griselda, taking with her little Amabel &, of course, Nanny, sails for Egypt
- to find Philomena & bring her home.
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On a bright morning in the London suburbs, a family moves into the house they`ve just bought on Trinity Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it`s your house. & you didn`t sell it. ` If 2018 brings a better book than Our House I will eat my hat. Addictive, twisty & oh so terrifyingly possible` Clare Mackintosh, author of I See You ` Property-porn looks set to become a staple of crime fiction & Our House is an excellent example of this burgeoning subgenre. Husband & wife pass the narrative baton between them in this masterfully plotted, compulsive page-turner` Laura Wilson, Guardian `I loved the wonderful hook of Our House, which plays with our modern obsession with property
- & the vulnerability that exposes. Louise Candlish is a great writer; she inhaled me into her nightmarish world where everything we think we know is ripped from under our feet` Fiona Barton, author of The Widow & The Child FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE. When Fi Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror & confusion. She & her husband Bram have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years & have no intention of selling. How can this other family possibly think the house is theirs? & why has Bram disappeared when she needs him most? FOR RICHER, FOR POORER. Bram has made a catastrophic mistake & now he is paying. Unable to see his wife, his children or his home, he has nothing left but to settle scores. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram & Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime. What has he hidden from her
- & what has she hidden from him? & will either survive the chilling truth
- that there are far worse things you can lose than your house? TILL DEATH US DO PART. `I raced through it this weekend. Such a smart idea. Twisty, warped, credible. Brilliantly plotted & compelling. Deserves to be such a hit` Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal` Our House is one of the best books I have ever read.. . FACT` Isabelle Broom, author of My Map of You ` Gripping & heartbreaking with an undercurrent of unease running through it` Louise Jensen, author of The Gift ` Heart-stopping, toe-curling, breath-taking! Half can`t bear to read/half can`t bear to put it down. It`s marvellous
- so tautly plotted & don`t see the twists coming! Will be a smash hit! Veronica Henry, author of The Forever House ` Finished in two days. Absolutely brilliant. It has bestseller written all over it` Kate Furnivall, author of The Betrayal ` What a book! Fast, edge-of-your-seat stuff. Each time I set the book down I had to remind myself to breathe` broadbeanbooks ` What a sensational book this is, with a plot that unrolls like clockwork, & simmering tension that never lets up. Betrayal, double-crossing & the most delicious sting in the tail... I couldn`t put it down` Lucy Diamond, bestselling author of The House of New Beginnings `A great read
- lots of surprises & an excellent ending` Cesca Major, author of The Silent Hours ` Jaw-droppingly brilliant` Catherine Isaac, author of You Me Everything ` Oh Louise Candlish, you are a genius! Our House is just brilliant. Scarily believable with the BEST ending I have read in a long time. I devoured it!` Claire Frost, Fabulous magazine `A high-stakes domestic thriller that is utterly absorbing. Twists & turns abound, & Our House will have you locking your doors & checking your windows. Candlish delivers a frightening portrait of one woman`s worst nightmare. Trust no one!` Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author




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On a bright morning in the London suburbs, a family moves into the house they`ve just bought on Trinity Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it`s your house. & you didn`t sell it. ` If 2018 brings a better book than Our House I will eat my hat. Addictive, twisty & oh so terrifyingly possible` Clare Mackintosh, author of I See You `I raced through it this weekend. Such a smart idea. Twisty, warped, credible. Brilliantly plotted & compelling. Deserves to be such a hit` Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal `I loved the wonderful hook of Our House, which plays with our modern obsession with property
- & the vulnerability that exposes. Louise Candlish is a great writer; she inhaled me into her nightmarish world where everything we think we know is ripped from under our feet` Fiona Barton, author of The Widow & The Child FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE. When Fi Lawson arrives home to find strangers moving into her house, she is plunged into terror & confusion. She & her husband Bram have owned their home on Trinity Avenue for years & have no intention of selling. How can this other family possibly think the house is theirs? & why has Bram disappeared when she needs him most?FOR RICHER, FOR POORER. Bram has made a catastrophic mistake & now he is paying. Unable to see his wife, his children or his home, he has nothing left but to settle scores. As the nightmare takes grip, both Bram & Fi try to make sense of the events that led to a devastating crime. What has he hidden from her
- & what has she hidden from him? & will either survive the chilling truth
- that there are far worse things you can lose than your house? TILL DEATH US DO PART.` Our House is one of the best books I have ever read.. . FACT` Isabelle Broom, author of My Map of You ` Gripping & heartbreaking with an undercurrent of unease running through it` Louise Jensen, author of The Gift ` Heart-stopping, toe-curling, breath-taking! Half can`t bear to read/half can`t bear to put it down. It`s marvellous
- so tautly plotted & don`t see the twists coming! Will be a smash hit! Veronica Henry, author of The Forever House ` Finished in two days. Absolutely brilliant. It has bestseller written all over it` Kate Furnivall, author of The Betrayal ` What a book! Fast, edge-of-your-seat stuff. Each time I set the book down I had to remind myself to breathe` broadbeanbooks ` What a sensational book this is, with a plot that unrolls like clockwork, & simmering tension that never lets up. Betrayal, double-crossing & the most delicious sting in the tail... I couldn`t put it down` Lucy Diamond, bestselling author of The House of New Beginnings `A great read
- lots of surprises & an excellent ending` Cesca Major, author of The Silent Hours ` Jaw-droppingly brilliant` Catherine Isaac, author of You Me Everything ` Oh Louise Candlish, you are a genius! Our House is just brilliant. Scarily believable with the BEST ending I have read in a long time. I devoured it!` Claire Frost, Fabulous magazine `A high-stakes domestic thriller that is utterly absorbing. Twists & turns abound, & Our House will have you locking your doors & checking your windows. Candlish delivers a frightening portrait of one woman`s worst nightmare. Trust no one!` Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author




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In John le Carre`s electrifying novel Our Kind of Traitor, innocents abroad are drawn into the darkest recesses of the financial world. Britain is in the depths of recession. A left-leaning young Oxford academic & his barrister girlfriend take an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua. By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who owns a peninsula & a diamond-encrusted gold watch. He also has a tattoo on his right thumb, & wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the young lovers on a tortuous journey through Paris to a safe house in the Swiss Alps, to the murkiest cloisters of the City of London & its unholy alliance with Britain`s Intelligence Establishment. ” If you want to know about the state of Britain today, forget the Booker shortlist. Just read John le Carre`s latest thriller”. (Evening Standard). ” Few recent plays have had dialogue as good, & few recent literary novels can boast a set of characters so vividly imagined. Our Kind of Traitor is a teasing, beguiling, masterly performance”. (Sunday Times). John le Carre was born in 1931 & attended the universities of Bern & Oxford. He taught at Eton & served briefly in British Intelligence during the Cold War. For the last fifty years he has lived by his pen. His most recent novel, A Delicate Truth, is also published by Penguin. He divides his time between London & Cornwall. ...

An English couple, Perry & Gail, are taking an off-peak holiday on the Caribbean island of Antigua. By seeming chance they bump into a Russian millionaire called Dima who owns a peninsula & a diamond-encrusted gold watch. He also has a tattoo on his right thumb, & wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the young lovers on a tortuous journey through Paris to a safe house in the Swiss Alps, to the murkiest cloisters of the City of London & its unholy alliance with Britain`s Intelligence Establishment. ...

OUR KOREAN KITCHEN is a celebration of the food, culture & flavours of Korea, a cuisine that is fast becoming the biggest trend in the culinary world. Capturing this movement, it introduces us to Korean food through a collection of classic & well-loved dishes. Beautifully illustrated throughout, the book will explore the secrets of authentic Korean food. Covering an extensive range of over 100 dishes, from Korean staples such as bibimbap & kimchi to stir-fried spicy squid, sesame & soy-marinated beef & pecan & cinnamon-stuffed pancakes, catering for beginners as well as those with a little more experience of cooking K-Food. Critically acclaimed chef & food writer Jordan & his Korean wife Rejina, provide a cultural history of the food of Korea giving context to the recipes that follow. Through the discussion of Korean culture, dining etiquette, key ingredients & the role of multiple side dishes, readers will be able to prepare & indulge in all aspects of Korean cuisine. There is also an easy to navigate Korean ingredients glossary, as well as menu ideas & information on the Korean meal. Chapters include: Rice & savoury porridge Vegetables, pickles & sides Soups & stews Pancakes, fritters & tofu Noodles Meat Fish Desserts ...

The patients of the Sacred Heart Hospital for All Ailments in Karachi are looking for a miracle. Junior nurse, ex-prisoner & part-time healer Alice Bhatti is looking for a job. With guidance from the working nurse`s manual, & some tricks she picked up in prison, Alice starts work at the crowded hospital bringing help to the thousands of patients littering the corridors. But her new life isn`t easy & on top of everything else Alice impulsively falls for optimist & loveable good Teddy Butt
- a ragtag law enforcement officer by night & a bodybuilder by day. Can Alice & Teddy live happily ever after? Will the hospital accept her unorthodox ways? It all seems unlikely, but then Alice Bhatti is no ordinary nurse & this is downtown Karachi where the unusual is ordinary.
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A rich account of the impact of the Second World War on the lives of people living in the farms & villages of Britain. On the outbreak of war, the countryside was invaded by service personnel & evacuee children by the thousand; land was taken arbitrarily for airfields, training grounds & firing ranges, & whole communities were evicted. Prisoner-of-war camps brought captured enemy soldiers to close quarters, & as horses gave way to tractors & combines farmers were burdened with aggressive new restrictions on what they could & could not grow. Land Girls & Lumber Jills worked in fields & forests. Food
- or the lack of it
- was a major preoccupation & rationing strictly enforced. & although rabbits were poached, apples scrumped & mushrooms gathered, there was still not enough to eat. Drawing from diaries, letters, books, official records & interviews, Duff Hart Davis revisits rural Britain to describe how ordinary people survived the war years. He tells of houses turned over to military use such as Bletchley & RAF Medmenham as well as those that became schools, notably Chatsworth in Derbyshire. Combining both hardship & farce, the book examines the profound changes war brought to Britain`s countryside: from the Home Guard, struggling with the provision of ludicrous equipment, to the role of the XII Corps Observation Unit. whose task was to enlarge rabbit warrens & badger setts into bunkers for harassing the enemy in the event of a German invasion; to the unexpected tenderness shown by many to German & Italian prisoners-of-war at work on the l&. Fascinating, sad & at times hilarious, this warm-hearted book tells great stories
- & casts new light on Britain during the war.


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