"Rice’s remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction."—Publishers WeeklySet in 1950s London, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets centers around Penelope, the wide-eyed daughter of a legendary beauty, Talitha, who lost her husband to the war. Penelope, with her mother and brother, struggles to maintain their vast and crumbling ancestral home—while postwar London spins ...

'Beautifully written, intelligent and gripping' Daily Mail. From the Richard and Judy bestselling author of The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets.Every ending is a new beginning . . .No one expected Marnie Fitzpatrick to be expelled from school . . . but the aftermath will haunt her forever.No one imagined she'd fall for the boy from the wrong side of town . . . until the day she saw him dancing alone.No one could k...

Marnie FitzPatrick is a reclusive sixth-former from Hertfordshire with a dysfunctional family, a penchant for Pythagoras' Theorem and an addiction to doughnuts and gin. Julie Crewe is a disillusioned maths teacher who lives vicariously through the girls she teaches, yet who once danced barefoot through Central Park with a man called Jo she has never been able to forget.This is the story of what happened in the summer of 1967, when the sun burned down on the roof of the Shredded...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF 'THE LOST ART OF KEEPING SECRETS'.Country girl Tara is whisked off to '60s London to become a star; there she is dressed, she is shown off at Chelsea parties, photographed by the best. She meets songwriters, singers, designers, and records her song. And she falls in love - with two men. Behind the buzz and excitement of her success, the bitterness between her elder sister Lucy and her friend Matilda haunts Tara. Their past friendship is broken and among the secre...

**'Wholly absorbing and completely addictive' - Andrea Mara, Sunday Times bestselling author of No One Saw A Thing'Tense and shocking' – Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The ChaletTHE PERFECT OFFER**When struggling influencer couple Adele and Jack post a crowdfunding video online, they’re amazed when a mysterious benefactor offers to buy them a crumbling French chateau. It’s the lifeline they need to leave all ...

**A Richard and Judy Book Club pick, If I Let You Go is a darkly comic tale of searing loss, coercive control and the consequences of taking the wrong path.'Simultaneously tragic and uplifting . . . Charlotte Levin is SUCH a clever writer' - Ruth Jones, author of Love Untold**Every morning, Janet Brown goes to work cleaning offices. It calms her – cleanliness, neatness. All the things she’s unable to do with her soul can be achieved with a damp cloth and a...

Mike Gayle: emotions you'll never forget, stories you'll want to shareHelen and Ben parted as heartbroken 18-year-olds and went their very separate ways.Twenty years later, mother-of-two-teenagers Helen is still in Manchester, a part-time primary teacher, stunned by the behaviour of her love-rat husband. In an old T shirt and scruffy jeans, she feels at the lowest point in her life.And suddenly, impossibly,

‘You will fall for Noah and Lucy . . . this is one of those stories that will capture your attention and not let it go’ Reader review ★★★★★‘I couldn’t get enough of this story’ Reader review ★★★★★‘I was hooked from page one. Following Noah and Lucy's life over twenty years broke my heart, made me laugh and eventually had me swooning’ Reader review ★★★★★* * *A gorgeous, high-concept romcom about finding love and daring to tak...

Don't miss the new gripping thriller from Eleni Kyriacou, A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO DIE – available to read now!'Tense. Moving. Morally complex. Zina Pavlou is wholly unforgettable.' RACHEL RHYS'Impressive... worthy of Sarah Waters' THE TIMESTHEY HAVE TOLD SO MANY LIES ABOUT ME.London, 1954. Zina Pavlou, a Cypriot grandmot...

In a world ravaged by climate change, a young woman's job of enforcing Britain's one-child policy is compromised when she discovers an illegal sibling on the ministry hit list, and that sibling is hers…`A tightly paced plot set in an all-too imaginable future … a page-turning, thought-provoking read´ Jo Callaghan'With echoes of V for Vendetta, ONE serves as a stark warning, challenging societal norms and individual...

Sweetpea TV series starring Ella Purnell now on Sky Atlantic!Everyone’s favourite serial killer is back, and she’s more unpredictable than ever…Readers LOVE Thorn in My Side‘Perfect for fans of a snarky narrative’ NetGalley reviewer ★★★★★‘I absolutely loved it’ NetGalley reviewer ★★★★★Sometimes, you can be your own worst enemy…Rhiannon Lewis thought she finally had i...

Behind the sequins and the sparkles, the competition is about to turn deadly . . .‘I loved it! I’m quite convinced I’ve danced with Lily Richmond, and if anyone can solve a few crimes she can …’ ANTON DU BEKE When a promising young dancer collapses during the opening tango of a major competition, Lily Richmond, dance legend, teacher and one-time world champion, is convinced that murder is afoot.There’s only one person...