Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the breathtaking sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's ground-breaking West African-inspired fantasy Children of Blood and Bone. After battling the impossible, Zelie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orisha. [lire la suite]
A writer of sentences so elegant that they gleam' - Ali Smith Perdita Lee and her mother Harriet may appear your average schoolgirl and working mother but they are anything but. For one thing, their home is a gold-painted seventh-floor flat with some surprisingly verbal vegetation. And then there's the gingerbread. [lire la suite]
A hugely entertaining animal ABC guessing game with peep-through pages and amazing fold-out flaps, by the bestselling Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and award-winning illustrator Sharon King-Chai. [lire la suite]
Murder and family secrets, a touch of romance and deeply-felt revenge - with the twist of all twists - make up the perfect page-turning thriller, One Good Deed, from one of the world's bestselling thriller writers, David Baldacci. 'One of his finest books. Great character, great story, great portrait of an era' Bill Clinton In 1949, Aloysius Archer arrives in the dusty Southern town of Poca City. [lire la suite]
The Long Call is the captivating first novel in a brand new series from Sunday Times bestseller and creator of Vera and Shetland, Ann Cleeves. In North Devon, where the rivers Taw and Torridge converge and run into the sea, Detective Matthew Venn stands outside the church as his father's funeral takes place. [lire la suite]
Lift the flaps and join in the fun with this special anniversary edition of the bestselling preschool classic, Fox's Socks by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. [lire la suite]
Doctor Dolittle isn't a normal doctor . . . He doesn't treat humans – he treats animals instead! He loves animals so much that his busy house in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh is full of every creature imaginable – from parrots to pigs, monkeys to dogs and many more – and very soon he even learns how to speak their language. [lire la suite]
Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2019. 'Nobody must find out about this unique gem, because I'm giving it to EVERYONE, and I want to appear clever and discerning.' - Dawn French It's January 1st and Brian Bilston's life needs to change. [lire la suite]
The Sun Sister is the sixth instalment in the multi-million selling epic series, The Seven Sisters, written by the No.1 bestselling author Lucinda Riley'The Sun Sister is a masterclass in beautiful writing' The Sun
To the outside world, Electra D’Aplièse seems to be the woman with everything: as one of the world’s top models, she is beautiful, rich and famous. [lire la suite]
A tiny snail and a humpback whale go on anadventure. The snail is overwhelmed by thevastness of the world, but it is the snail's resourcefulness the whale will have to draw on when the whale becomes beached in a bay. Features a snowy, festive cover. [lire la suite]
'Rundell's interpretation is glorious.' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Into the Jungle is a modern classic in the making, as Katherine Rundell creates charming and compelling origin stories for all Kipling's best-loved characters, from Baloo and Shere Khan to Kaa and Bagheera. [lire la suite]
Includes 'Story of Your Life' the basis for the major motion picture Arrival, starring Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, and directed by Denis Villeneuve. [lire la suite]
A thrilling, chilling story of hidden evil, The Third Twin is a heart-stopping, spine-tingling story from master of suspense, Ken Follett. [lire la suite]
A race against time to solve one of the greatest mysteries of all, with the falsefaith of a billionaire evangelist, the life's work of a leading atheist and thecredibility of all major religions hangingin the balance. From the author of the "Detective Superintendent Roy Grace" series. [lire la suite]
From the master storyteller, Ken Follett, Hornet Flight is a startling thriller set amidst the Danish Resistance. Europe in Darkness 1941. The Nazis have Denmark in their vice-like grip, their malign presence corroding everything its inhabitants hold dear. Even the police betray their countrymen and work with the Gestapo to hunt down spies. [lire la suite]
Join the baby tyrannosaurus rex as he meets lots of other dinosaurs in this prehistoric adventure. From the hungry diplodocus to the powerful triceratops, toddlers will love saying hello to all their favourite dinosaurs and joining in with the noises. [lire la suite]
From the bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton brings us her trademark mix of secrets, lies, and intricately layered mysteries in her sixth novel, The Clockmaker's Daughter.
My real name, no one remembers.
The truth about that summer, no one else knows. [lire la suite]
Award-winning author Ray Celestin's The Mobster's Lament is both a gripping crime novel and a vivid, panoramic portrait of 1940s New York as the mob rises to the height of its powers . . . [lire la suite]
'A tour de force' Observer Carcassonne, 1562. Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father's bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LIVE. But before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. [lire la suite]
From the Man Booker shortlisted author of Harvest. Alfred Busi, famed in his town for his music and songs, is mourning the recent death of his wife and quietly living out his days in the large villa he has always called home. Then one night Busi is attacked by a creature he disturbs as it raids the contents of his larder. [lire la suite]
Eight short Inspector Montalbano stories,with fishing trawler slaughters, hotel arsons, missing cash-bestowed women and anonymous motorcyclist assassins showingSicily's dark underbelly. Stories set tofeature on BBC4's Inspector Montalbano. [lire la suite]
Winter of the World is the second novel in Ken Follett's uniquely ambitious and deeply satisfying Century trilogy. On its own or read in sequence with Fall of Giants and Edge of Eternity, this is a magnificent, spellbinding epic of global conflict and personal drama. [lire la suite]
The fourth title in the Amos Decker seriesfollows bestsellers Memory Man, The Last Mile and The Fix. Can Decker's infallible memory save both himself and the people ofBaronville from the force at work behind the body count. [lire la suite]
A funny debut novel set in 1940s London.Emmeline Lake finds herself typing lettersfor the renowned agony aunt of Woman's Friend magazine, Henrietta Bird. Themessage is clear: any letter containing unpleasantness must go. Soon the thought of unanswered women becomes too much to bear,and Emmeline secretly writes back. [lire la suite]
Across Iceland's volcanic hinterlands, four friends embark on an ambitious camping trip but are forced to seek refuge in a ruralfarmhouse inhabited by an elderly couple who inexplicably barricade themselves in everynight. A haunting suspense novel from theauthor of Women. [lire la suite]
