Extracts

11 October 2021

In a secret world of forbidden knowledge, power comes at a terrible price... BOOK 1 BROOKLYN "QUENTIN DID A MAGIC TRICK. Nobody noticed. They picked their way along the cold, uneven sidewalk together: James, Julia, and Quentin. James and Julia held hands. That’s how things were now. The sidewalk wasn’...

Extract: Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

11 October 2021

Sephy is a Cross: she lives a life of privilege and power. Callum is a nought: he's considered to be less than nothing - a blanker, there to serve Crosses. twenty-three. Sephy One of these days, Callum’s going to forget himself and actually look pleased to see me. I just won’t hold my breath whilst I’m...

Extract: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

11 October 2021

Perfect family, perfect house, perfect life; Jane, Madeline and Celeste have it all... or do they? They are about to find out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control. From the author of Nine Perfect Strangers and The Husband's Secret comes a novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to...

Extract: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood,

11 October 2021

Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of twenty-first century America gives full rein to Margaret Atwood's devastating irony, wit and astute perception. CHAPTER ONE “WE SLEPT IN what had once been the gymnasium. The floor was of varnished wood, with stripes and circles painted on it, for...

Extract: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

11 October 2021

The Republic of Gilead is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, two girls with radically different experiences of the regime come face to face with the legendary, ruthless Aunt Lydia. But how far will each go for what she believes? PART ONE: THE ARDUA HALL HOLOGRAPH “ONLY DEAD PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO...

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