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Bea Roberts

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NHB Modern Plays

'You know you act like you're not from here.'Entrenched in her picturesque Devonshire village, Ivy Tiller is preparing to wage a war.Her target: the invasive grey squirrel. Her goal: to oust the invaders and restore the native red squirrels as the 'rightful' inhabitants. Galvanised by her important mission, Ivy's determination swells to uncomfortable heights.Bea Roberts' blackly comic play Ivy Tiller: Vicar's Daughter, Squirrel Killer challenges ou...

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Bea Roberts

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NHB Modern Plays

In Whitby Harbour, in the summer of 1991, something extraordinary happened. A humble pleasure boat set sail for the Arctic, crewed by misfits, pensioners and the vicar for Egton and Grosmont.This motley crew was assembled for a daring mission: to erect a plaque honouring the legendary Whitby whaler and explorer Captain William Scoresby Senior on a volcanic island hundreds of miles north of Iceland. The boat was illegal, the crew untrained and the plan... unhinged.A joyful, ...

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Bea Roberts

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NHB Modern Plays

A tender, frank and funny play about a West Country farm struggling to survive the Foot and Mouth pandemic.South Devon, 2001. Disease ravages the countryside, pyres are lit on the horizon, and dairy herdsman Michael is trapped as his farm becomes a battleground for his business, his heritage, and his friendship with local vet Jeff. Ten years on and the battle scars are as evident on their relationship as they are on the landscape.Bea Roberts' play And Then Come The Nig...

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Max Porter, Bea Roberts

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NHB Modern Plays

'Say your prayers and Be Good TooOr Dead Papa Toothwort Is Coming For You.'Not far from Bristol, there is a village. It belongs to the people who live in it and to those who lived in it hundreds of years ago. It belongs to England's mysterious past and its confounding present. It belongs to families dead for generations, and to those who have only recently moved here, such as Lanny and his mum and dad.But it also belongs to Dead Papa Toothwort, who has woken...

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Rosa Temple

On the 3rd of August, I died. Well, not literally, but it felt like my life was over. Melodramatic? Me? Just a teensy bit… When workshy socialite Magenta Bright learns that inheritance comes with one horrific condition, she mentally kisses goodbye to the money. Get a job and keep it for a year? Not likely. Naïve CEO Anthony Shearman is persuaded to hire her as his PA, and Magenta decides to stick it out, if only because of her sexy boss. But between the bitchy receptionist, Anthony’s beaut...

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Uschi Gatward

English Magic moves through fields and parklands, estates and empty beaches.It lands at Heathrow Airport, takes a taxi to the suburbs, finds emptiness and oppression. It strikes out for the countryside on May Day, to where maypoles whirl and haybales blaze, and where blessings sound like threats.It's in a flat, drags itself out of half sleep... and there's something tapping behind the gas fire...In her debut collection of short stories, Uschi Gatward takes us on a t...

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Emily Gunnis

'Please read this book, it will resonate with you for a long time!' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I totally lost myself in this incredible, heart-wrenching story' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'One of the most amazing books I have read' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'If I could give it more than 5 stars I would' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A heartbreaking letter. A girl locked away. A mystery to be solved....

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Faith Hogan

Welcome to Ballycove, the home of Corrigan Mills...Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Irish countryside the famed Corrigan Mills are run by the seemingly perfect Corrigan family, but every family has its secrets, and they don't always stay hidden.Ada has forever lived her life in her sister's shadow. Wanting only to please her mother and take over the family business, now Ada has to take a look at what her heart really wants....

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Jenny Colgan

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Christmas Bookshop

The instant New York Times bestseller!“Sublime…Colgan infuses her latest book with humor, wit, suspense and a perfectly cast love triangle.”—USA Today"The Christmas Bookshop is literary hot chocolate with a bourbon shot: hot, sweet but with a surprising emotional kick."—The Times (UK)Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas at the Island Hotel.

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Clare Mackintosh

The stunning new novel from Clare Mackintosh, the international bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You.The police say it was suicide. Anna says it was murder. They're both wrong.Last year, Tom and Caroline Johnson chose to end their lives, one seemingly unable to live without the other. Their daughter, Anna, is struggling to come to terms with her parents' deaths, unwilling to accept the verdict of suicide.Now wi...

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Grace Burrowes

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True Gentlemen

Hessian Kettering, Earl of Grampion, tried marrying in haste as a very young man and got years of marital drama to go with his endless regrets. He's older and wiser now, and has responsibility for an orphaned ward who needs a mother figure. Hessian is determined that his next countess will be a settled, sensible lady with a spotless reputation. Lily Ferguson seems to fit his requirements beautifully, and if she also kisses like his most cherished private dreams, that's no reason to doubt h...

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Mhairi McFarlane

What happens when the one that got away comes back? Find out in this sparkling comedy from #1 bestseller Mhairi McFarlane‘Think of the great duos of history. We're just like them.’‘You mean like Kylie and Jason? Torvill and Dean? Sonny and Cher?’‘I think you’ve missed the point, Rachel.’Rachel and Ben. Ben and Rachel. It was them against the world. Until it all fell apart. It’s been a decade since they last ...