Extracts
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...
Extract: The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
05 October 2021
Bursting with life, charm, richly imagined settings and unforgettable characters, The Lincoln Highway is an extraordinary journey through 1950s America from the pen of a master storyteller.
Emmett
“JUNE 12, 1954— The drive from Salina to Morgen was three hours, and for much of it, Emmett hadn’t said a...
Extract: The Jealousy Man & Other Stories by Jo Nesbo
30 September 2021
Filled with dark thrills, twisted minds and vengeful hearts, these twelve page-turning short stories from 'the king of Scandicrime' (FT) and creator of the iconic detective Harry Hole, will have you reading late into the night.
LONDON
“I’M NOT AFRAID OF FLYING. The chances of dying in a plane crash for the...
Extract: 2 Sisters Detective Agency by James Patterson and Candice Fox
30 September 2021
Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home to LA to bury her estranged father, and discovers that he left her two final surprises. The first is a private detective agency that he set up after leaving his job as an accountant; the second is a teenage half sister named Baby.
PROLOGUE
“SHE WAS A KILLER.
Jacob Kanular knew it...
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