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Bring Up The
Bodies by Hilary
Mantel
In the sequel to
Wolf Hall, we return to the court of Henry VIII, to witness the
irresistible rise of Thomas Cromwell as he contrives the destruction of
Anne Boleyn. Negotiating the politics of the court, Cromwell must find a
solution that will satisfy Henry, safeguard the nation and secure his own
career.
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The
Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
On his
one-hundredth birthday, Allan Karlsson escapes out the window of his room
in an old people's home. Soon he finds himself in possession of a
suitcase full of cash and on the run from criminals and lawmen. As Allan
makes his escape, we glimpse into his past and see how he both witnessed
and influenced some of the most important events of the last century.
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Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Lou Clark likes
her life and likes to know what is coming next. Will Traynor has recently
lost his desire to live and knows that everything feels very small and
rather joyless. When their lives collide in a riot of colour, neither of
them knows they're going to change the other for all time.
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A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy
In the quiet
seaside town of Stoneybridge, a disparate group of holidaymakers descend
upon the beautiful Stone House hotel. Henry and Nicola are burdened with
a terrible secret, eccentric Freda claims to be a psychic--and a
part-time hairdresser, and then there's Nora, a watchful woman, ready to
disapprove at any moment.
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The Lighthouse by Alison Moore
Futh, a
middle-aged, recently separated man heads to Germany for a restorative
walking holiday. While there he contemplates his childhood; a complicated
friendship with the son of a lonely neighbour; his parents broken
marriage and his own; and how his mother abandoned him as a boy.
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Toby's Room by Pat Barker
Pat Barker
returns to the First World War and to the characters of Life Class
with this dark story of human desire, wartime horror and the power of
friendship. When Toby is reported 'Missing, Believed Killed', Elinor
determines to uncover exactly how he died--and why.
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The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
Back home after
a year in Iraq, John flinches when cars drive past. His fingers clasp
around the rifle he hasn't held for months. The Yellow Birds vividly
captures the desperation and brutality of war, and its terrible
after-effects. But it is also a story of love, of great courage, and of
extraordinary human survival.
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Skagboys by Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh
returns to familiar ground with this prequel to Trainspotting, in
which we are introduced to the young Mark Renton, Spud, Tommy, Begbie and
Sickboy. This darkly comic tale shows their dissatisfaction with the
lives they find themselves living, and charts their eventual demise into
a very dark future.
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The Garden of
Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Under the
tutelage of the mysterious Aritomo, Japanese war camp survivor Yun Ting
Leoh works to create a garden in memory of her dead sister. But who is
Aritomo, what is the legend of Yamashita's Gold, and is the real story of
how Yun Ling managed to survive the war perhaps the darkest secret of
all?
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The Cove by Ron Rash
In a little cabin
set in the shadow of a deep cove, Laurel Shelton and her brother Hank
have built a home. When the mysterious Walter happens upon them they
invite him to stay and he settles into life there. But soon a secret is
uncovered that threatens to shatter their newly found happiness, and the
three come to understand the terrible danger they are in.
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