A darkly humorous coming-of-age story exploring family dysfunction, self-discovery, and resilience.Set against the backdrop of San Francisco and Sicily in the 1940's and 1950's, with a melancholic yet tounge-in-cheek tonality, Caro Carrowack draws inspiration from many personal experiences. The story also draws parallels with the complex family dynamics observed in some of society's most influential figures - including the Musks, the Sacklers, the Trumps, the Roys and others - as t...

**Read brilliantly by Laura Aikman (**Gavin and Stacey)HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO FOR A YEAR OFF WORK . . . ?'The comedy gold standard' – Stylist'This book will make you guffaw out loud' – Prima'It’s one that’s sure to have you laughing and crying in equal measures' – ExpressMeet Barri Brown. Respected teacher. Upstanding citizen...

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Into the Water by Paula Hawkins, read by Imogen Church, Sophie Aldred, Daniel Weyman, Rachel Bavidge and Laura Aikman.The addictive new psychological thriller from the author of The Girl on the Train, the runaway Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller and global phenomenon.In the last days before her death, Nel called her sister. Jules didn’t pick up t...

‘A deliciously addictive thriller’ – T.M. Logan, author of The HolidayAn exclusive island plays host to a reality show like no other. Cutthroat, twisting and unputdownable, The Villa is a killer beach read from bestselling author Ruth Kelly.A villa in paradise . . .It’s destined to be the ultimate reality TV show. Ten contestants. A luxurious villa on a private island. Every moment streamed live to...

Don't miss Stacey Halls' incredible new novel THE HOUSEHOLD - available to buy now!From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The FamiliarsTwo women, bound by a child, a******nd a secret that will change everything . . .London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate daughter Clara at London's Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the child she has nev...

Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by Laura Aikman. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Pam Norris.Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centres on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries a new stepsister, Cynthia, enters Molly's quiet life. Loveable but worldly and troubling, Cynthia's arrival alters Molly's d...

Brought to you by Penguin.Listen. My one-time friend Maria did tell me once: "Make your own paradise, Tibb, since this world is no sweet place for people like us."Born a vagabond, Tibb Ingleby has never had a roof of her own. But her mother has taught her that if you're not too bound by the Big Man's rules, there are many ways a woman can find shelter in this world. Now her ma is dead in a trick gone wrong and young Tibb is orphane...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Liar's Room by Simon Lelic, Laura Aikman and Nancy Carrol.Susanna Fenton has a secret. Fourteen years ago she left her identity behind, reinventing herself as a counsellor and starting a new life. It was the only way to keep her daughter safe.But everything changes when Adam Geraghty walks into her office. She's never met this young man before - so why does she feel lik...

Escape to the sunny British countryside with the Sunday Times bestseller that readers are calling ‘captivating’ and ‘a treasure of a read’…* * * * *Love grows where you least expect it…July 1981. As the country prepares to celebrate Prince Charles’ wedding to Lady Diana, Libby flees London – and her cheating fiancé Marcus – for the Suffolk countryside.At Larkspur House, she hopes to put the pieces of her li...

Brought to you by Penguin.When Callie rents a beach cottage in Whitstable, she doesn't expect for its owner to be glamorous influencer Vanessa Lowe.Vanessa has it all. A beautiful home, a loyal husband, three perfect children, and a growing number of adoring online fans.Callie has long admired her world from afar. But when Vanessa invites her in, the closer Callie looks, the more she suspects that there's more to Vanessa than meets the eye.S...

'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror'Where power and feminist rage meet' Stylist______________________________A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers:Margaret Atwood, Susie Boyt

In a marriage built on lies, the truth will destroy BOTH OF YOU.‘Absolutely gripping’ Richard Osman‘Chilling … and entirely unputdownable’ Lisa Jewell‘Had me gasping at the twist’ Ian Rankin‘Ambitious, nail-biting, darkly voyeuristic' Louise Candlish‘Smart and thought-provoking’ T.M. LoganHappy. Married. Missing.Leigh Fletcher, devote...