Nicky Diss
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"Paris, 1939. Young, ambitious, and tempestuous, Odile Souchet has it all: Paul, her handsome police officer beau; Margaret, her best friend from England; her adored twin brother Remy; and a dream job at the American Library in Paris, working alongside the library's legendary director, Dorothy Reeder. But when World War II breaks out, Odile stands to lose everything she holds dear - including her beloved library. After the invasion, as the Nazis declare...
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"Audrey's dream as a mother had been for her daughters, Jess and Lily, to be as close as only sisters can be. But now, as adults, they no longer speak to each other, and Audrey's two teenage granddaughters have never met. Audrey just can't help feeling like she's been dealt more than her fair share as she's watched her family come undone over the years, and she has no idea how to fix her family as she wonders if they will ever be whole again. If only...
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When Casper is transported to the strange world of Rumblestar, he must work with his first real friend, Utterly Thankless, to stop the monstrous creatures terrorizing the land.
Casper Tock hates risks and is allergic to adventures. So it comes as a nasty shock to him one day when he hides from bullies in an ancient grandfather clock--and ends up finding an entire world inside. Casper discovers that this sky kingdom of Rumblestar is one of the four...
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"This quirky Swedish love story is the antidote to all of those Hallmark movies you've been bingeing." - Elle Canada
For readers of quirky Scandinavian fiction comes this charming and witty debut novel by Emmy Abrahamson-perfect for fans of Jonas Jonasson.
Love stinks. Or maybe it just needs a shower . . .
Vienna: famous for Mozart, waltzes, and pastry; less famous for Julia, a Swedish transplant who spends her days teaching English to unemployed...
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For fans of Josie Silver and Emily Henry comes a romcom about love, music, and the life-changing magic of second chances.
A charming and quirky debut featuring:
• The boy next door (aka the childhood friend you've loved since 13, swoon)
• An enemies-to-lovers love triangle featuring an {annoyingly} charming music producer {annoyed swoon}
• A career-saving interview with your rock idol
• A real life My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Zoë Frixos gets...
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Talented, yet relatively, unknown actress and celebration cake baker extraordinaire Olivia Lambert is running out of time. Approaching forty, she's yet to land the role that will launch her television career and she's desperate to be a mum.
Her new man, Phil Grimshaw from the Bluebell Cliff Hotel, seems the perfect match, but seems to be in no rush to settle down. Having ditched her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Tom Boyd, when he backtracked...
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Brand new from the bestselling author of The Daughter In Law
One mother's past could cost her everything...
Frankie Keegan is struggling. While she tries to make strides in her career, life at home is slowly unravelling as she is haunted by the secrets of her past.
Someone else remembers...
As the dark nights draw in, the anniversary of the loss of her brother looms and Frankie is drawn back to the memories of that fateful night 20 years previously....
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With delectable prose, a sharp heroine ahead of her time, and an adventure across the English countryside in search of great food, Good Taste is the perfect historical novel for fans of “Dear Mrs. Bird” and “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.”
You can tell a lot about a person from what they like to eat...
England in 1932 is in the grip of the Great Depression. Author of a much-loved but not very successful biography, Stella...
11) Sky Song
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A cursed girl and a young inventor join forces to search for an ancient, forgotten song with the power to bring down a wicked Queen in this epic fantasy adventure perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon and Furthermore.
The snowy kingdom of Erkenwald was once a magical place-until an evil ice witch cursed the land and began stealing the voices of the kingdom's people to increase her powers.
Eska is one of the many prisoners of the Ice Queen....
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In the thrilling finale to bestselling author Abi Elphinstone's The Unmapped Chronicles, a young orphan rises up to stop the evil harpy Morg once and for all.
When runaway orphan Zebedee Bolt discovers four phoenix tears in an old abandoned theater, they transport him straight into the evil harpy Morg's lair. As Morg manipulates him, Zeb must decide if he will help the harpy find the long-lost Ember Scroll that she needs to take over the Unmapped...
13) I Will Find You
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Three sisters... One terrible secret
Ashleigh: A creative, free spirit and loyal. But Ash is tormented by her demons and a past that refuses to be laid to rest.
Jessica: Perfect wife and loving mother. But although Jessica might seem to have it all, she lives a secret life built on lies.
Grace: An outsider, always looking in, Grace has never known the love of her sisters and her resentment can make her do bad things.
When Ashleigh goes missing,...
14) Dear child
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Flatiron Books
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2020.
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First U.S. edition.
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355 pages ; 24 cm
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"A windowless shack in the woods. A dash to safety. But when a woman finally escapes her captor, the end of the story is only the beginning of her nightmare. She says her name is Lena. Lena, who disappeared without a trace 14 years prior. She fits the profile. She has the distinctive scar. But her family swears that she isn't their Lena. The little girl who escaped the woods with her knows things she isn't sharing, and Lena's devastated father is...