The Separation, Dinah Jefferies` stunning debut novel, is the heartbreaking tale of a family fractured by lies & one mother`s ...

As Isaac navigates the tedium & terrors of prison, forging tenuous trusts, his wife feverishly searches for him, suspecting, all the while, that their once-trusted housekeeper has turned on them & is now acting as an informer. & as his daughter, in a childlike attempt to stop the wave of baseless arrests, engages in illicit activities, his son, sent to New York before the rise of the Ayatollahs, struggles to find happiness even as he realizes that his family may soon be forced to embark on a journey of incalculable danger. ...

When the manager of the village bar absconds, a succession of would-be heirs descend
- with disastrous results. One by one, they
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Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal Winner of the American Library Association Morris Award for best debut YAWinner of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Book Award for Young Adult Fiction A Buzzfeed Best of 2016 book Goodreads Choice Awards finalist A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2016 Publishers Weekly Best of 2016 Dill is a misfit in his small, religious Tennessee town. His dad is in prison for a shocking crime, & his mom is struggling to make ends meet. The only things getting Dill through senior year are his guitar & his fellow outcasts, Travis & Lydia. Travis is an oddball who finds comfort from his violent home life in an epic fantasy book series. & Lydia is like no one else: fast-talking, creative & fiercely protective. Dill fears his heart will break when she escapes to a better life elsewhere. What Dill needs now is some bravery to tell Lydia how he feels, to go somewhere with his music
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CARTER & SADIE KANE, descendants of the magical House of Life, are in pretty big trouble. Despite their bravest efforts, Apophis, the giant snake of Chaos, is still threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness. Now the Kanes must do something no magician has ever managed
- defeat Apophis himself. No pressure there then. Battling against the forces of Chaos, their only hope is an ancient spell
- but the magic has been lost for a millennia. Will they find the serpent`s shadow, or will they be led to their deaths in the depths of the Underworld?

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The tomb of Rascar Capac has been unearthed! But one by one, the finders fall into a terrifying coma. Can this be the curse of the Inca gods? Tintin must somehow fathom out the meaning behind his only clue: the shattered crystal ball lying beside each of the victims... ...

There are some ingredients that are so adaptable they appear in dishes all over the world. This book looks at the seven most important
- the culinary wonders: rice, salt, honey, pork, tomato, chili & cacao. These are the ones ones that have played a long & valuable role in human life, & this book traces their epic journeys, as they have been transported around the globe to feature in cuisines far away from their countries of origin. As well as telling their diverse culinary & cultural stories, there are 63 traditional & innovative recipes
- with one of the ingredients in the starring role
- for readers to try. This is the fascinating history of the world`s seven most important ingredients & an enchanting exploration of world cuisine.


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WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG NOVEL AWARD 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2018 Gosford Park meets Groundhog Day by way of Agatha Christie & Black Mirror
- the most inventive story you`ll read this year Tonight, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed.. . Again It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young & beautiful daughter of the house, is killed. But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden
- one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party
- can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over & over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot. The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. & someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath...


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A brilliantly original high concept murder mystery from a fantastic new talent: Gosford Park meets Inception, by way of Agatha Christie`s Murder on the Orient Express One of Stylist Magazine`s 20 Must-Read Books of 2018 One of Harper`s Bazaar`s 10 Must-Read Books of 2018 One of Marie Claire, Australia`s 10 Books You Absolutely Have to Read in 2018` Somebody`s going to be murdered at the ball tonight. It won`t appear to be a murder & so the murderer won`t be caught. Rectify that injustice & I`ll show you the way out.` It is meant to be a celebration but it ends in tragedy. As fireworks explode overhead, Evelyn Hardcastle, the young & beautiful daughter of the house, is killed. But Evelyn will not die just once. Until Aiden
- one of the guests summoned to Blackheath for the party
- can solve her murder, the day will repeat itself, over & over again. Every time ending with the fateful pistol shot. The only way to break this cycle is to identify the killer. But each time the day begins again, Aiden wakes in the body of a different guest. & someone is determined to prevent him ever escaping Blackheath...

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A healthy young man dies in his sleep, despite the ringing of eight separate alarm clocks... Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing & the prank had backfired with tragic consequences. For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words ` Seven Dials` were to take on a new & chilling significance... ...