In the late 1920s, Stalin was determined to turn Russia into a “Soviet Paradise”. For thousands of Russian Mennonites that meant exorbitant taxes, arrest, forced labour, losing their farms and businesses, and even losing their lives. With their faith in God and little else, Nikolai and Kaethe Penner fled for their lives with their toddler Maria, praying to find a way to leave Russia alive. Later joined by Kaethe’s parents and her brother, the two families set off on a journey that ultimate...

Ninette Pearse, a 1950s housewife in Vancouver, has suicidal thoughts after experiencing multiple pregnancy losses. Desperate to shake her out of her funk but feeling helpless, her husband, Theo, brings her to a mental institute, hoping they'll be able to cure her. Ninette must learn to survive in a world where she is deemed less-than-human and gravely mistreated. She struggles daily, battling the demons in her mind, longing to be understood while fearing when—or what—her next treatment wi...

The summer psychological domestic suspense thriller you won’t want to put down!Susannah is rebuilding her life…Susannah has had a tough year. After a knotty divorce, moving to a small town in the south of England with her two sons is exactly the fresh start she needs.Charlotte seems to have it all…Charlotte is delighted when Susannah arrives in town. Charlotte may appear to have the perfect husband, the perfect family, the per...

A new romantic thriller—with a dash of horror—from Natalie D. Richards, the New York Times bestselling author of YA psychological thriller books.Theo's always been impulsive. But telling Paige how he feels? He's obsessed over that decision. And it's time. Tonight. At the party on the riverbank, under the old walking bridge, site of so many tales of love and death.Paige has had a crush on Theo since they first met, but she knows her feelings are one...

'Dazzling... Profound and urgent' Observer'A book of great maturity, beautifully alive to the fragility of happiness and all forms of violence... Everyone should read Saturday' Financial TimesSaturday, February 15, 2003.Henry Perowne, a successful neurosurgeon, stands at his bedroom window before dawn and watches a plane - ablaze with fire like a meteor - arcing across the London sky. Over the cour...

It started with a letter ...It's hard for Carol to admit her failings. Unhappy in her marriage and with a teenage daughter who will barely converse with her, she feels trapped. So she puts pen to paper; well, it seems less daunting than airing her thoughts aloud. She isn't expecting anyone to read her letters, so she doesn't address them. Instead, she marks them with a smiley face and pops them in the post box.Albert's retirement day at Royal Mail looms and he's given one f...

A seemingly innocent social network draws residents of a North London cul-de-sac into a web of manipulation and murder in this psychological thriller.How well do you know your neighbors? . . .From the outside, Caroline and Jason Swinton have an idyllic life. But when the cracks start to appear, the residents of Riverside Close are drawn into a dangerous game.When Jason's body is discovered in a house on the Close, everyone becomes a suspect. Could his ...

**One of E! News' 13 Books to Read This September | One of Bookish's Debuts to Read in the Second Half of 2021 | One of *Medium'*s Best Releases Out Today“Hazel Hayes writes with such honesty and casual confidence and flowing dialogue, you feel you are overhearing it rather than reading it. The writing sparkles with wit and a poignant emotional reality. I love it.”—Matt Haig, bestselling author of The Midnight Library**“A smart, touching, time-bending roman...

"Can you get me a man for Christmas?"When he said those fateful words, Ben didn't know what he was setting in motion.Ben is a busy dad to a four year old little girl. He doesn't have much time for a social life, but he wasn't serious when he asked for a man for Christmas. His daughter, Maya, doesn't know that. She is determined to play Santa and get her dad the gift he asked for.The man she picks for her dad is her preschool teacher, Jason Kenney. Neither Jason nor May...

KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE.WHATEVER THE COST...Jamie and Victoria are expecting their first baby.With a few weeks to go, they head off for a final weekend break in a remote part of the North Pennines. The small and peaceful guesthouse is the ideal location to unwind together before becoming parents. Upon arrival, they are greeted by Barry and Fiona, the older couple who run the guesthouse. They cook them dinner and show them to their room...

The wrong bedWhen Jasmine wakes up the morning after a society wedding, she's in Connor Harrowsmith's bed! It seems nothing actually happened.... But then she's snapped by the Sydney paparazzi as she stumbles from Connor's hotel room, half-undressed! Creates a scandal.With both their reputations at stake, Connor demands they wed. Jasmine has no choice but to agree, knowing that Connor is not just thinking o...

Bernadette lives alone with her little boy, Theo, enjoying her post-divorce life in her cozy cottage. But a telephone stalker brings terror into their lives.