Extracts
Extract: Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson
15 November 2022
From the inimitable bestselling author, Kate Atkinson, a mesmerising novel set in Soho in the 1920s, when gangsters and politicians, peers and dancing girls, rubbed shoulders in a dazzling new world.
1926
Holloway
‘Is it a hanging?’ an eager newspaper delivery boy asked no one
in particular. He was...
Extract: The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama
15 November 2022
In The Light We Carry, Michelle Obama opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? Michelle Obama believes...
Extract: The Romantic by William Boyd
14 November 2022
From one of Britain's best-loved and bestselling writers comes an intimate yet panoramic novel about the tumult and unexpected nature of life, set in the 19th century.
1
Cashel always claimed that his first memory was of a man in
black, leading a black horse. A man who – he then suspected –
wanted to kill him...
Extract: The Perfect Assassin by James Patterson & Brian Sitts
14 November 2022
In the latest Doc Savage novel, an unassuming professor is abducted and appointed to a mission that he never signed up for. Perfect for fans of Killing Eve.
ONE
Eastern Russia
30 Years Ago
A MOTHER CAN sense a disturbance in her world, even in
her sleep.
Marisha did.
The late-night snowfall made the small village...
Extract: Triple Cross by James Patterson
14 November 2022
Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are chasing a brilliant murderer called 'The Family Man' in the 30th instalment of the bestselling Alex Cross series.
ONE
SUZANNE LIU LIVED FOR days like this, days when her world seemed
like a great game and the sweet smell of opportunity and cash
hung in the air like...
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