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Another Life

Another Life
  • Author(s): Jodie Chapman
  • Location(s): England
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

She could be the girl dancing on tables one night, and the next she’d be hiding in the shadows. Just when I thought I understood her, she would melt away and become a completely new person, and I’d have...

Another Twist in the Tale

Another Twist in the Tale
  • Author(s): Catherine Bruton
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Children, Historical
  • Era(s): Victorian era

Follow Twill Twist on an adventure across Victorian London in this gripping story for 9+ readers! This is the tale of Twill Twist, a girl brought into this world moments ahead of her more famous brother – Oliver Twist,...

Antarctica

Antarctica
  • Author(s): Claire Keegan
  • Location(s): England, Ireland, United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Contemporary

From the opening story about a married woman who takes a trip to the city with a single purpose in mind – to sleep with another man – Antarctica draws you into a world of obsession, betrayal and fragile...

Anyone for Edmund?

Anyone for Edmund?
  • Author(s): Simon Edge
  • Location(s): Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Fiction
  • Era(s): Present day, with a medieval theme

Under tennis courts in the ruins of a great abbey, archaeologists find the remains of St Edmund, once venerated as England’s patron saint, but lost for half a millennium. Culture Secretary Marina Spencer, adored by those who have never...

Appointment in Paris

Appointment in Paris
  • Author(s): Jane Thynne
  • Location(s): London, Paris
  • Genre(s): Historical, Espionage, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1940s

Following an acclaimed debut outing, Harry Fox, an MI5 Watcher, now suspended, and his associate Stella Fry are reunited during Britain’s darkest hour in this gripping espionage thriller. April 1940, and Britain is in turmoil. Chamberlain’s government is faltering,...

Arbitrage

Arbitrage
  • Author(s): Colette Kebell
  • Location(s): London, Brighton, New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Crime, Suspense, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1980s to present

Ryan Logan thinks he has it all… A young attorney specialising in finance and tax law, Logan has earned an impressive reputation and commands a hefty fee for his services. But when he advises his corporate employers against a...

Archdeacon Goes Live (Full of bright ideas and only 46!)

Archdeacon Goes Live (Full of bright ideas and only 46!)
  • Author(s): J Ewins, L Telfer
  • Location(s): London, Devon
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Romance
  • Era(s): 2019-2020

A hilarious story starring A.D. the Archdeacon, as in changed times, he reflects on the previous year’s progress of his mission to revamp religious broadcasting and take the church out of the building with the help of his outstandingly...

Arctic Star

Arctic Star
  • Author(s): Tom Palmer, Tom Clohosy Cole (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Plymouth, Russia
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): 1943, WW2

Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer returns with a thrilling naval adventure inspired by the incredible history of the Second World War Arctic convoys. Winter 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea...

Ardent Justice

Ardent Justice
  • Author(s): Peter Taylor-Gooby
  • Location(s): London
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Present Day

Ade is a tax-inspector. She believes the money she raises pays for a decent NHS and adequate public services. She hates the City of London, the endless corruption, the bland assumption that tax is for the little people. She...

Armistice Runner

Armistice Runner
  • Author(s): Tom Palmer
  • Location(s): Cumbria
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): current

Lily has lots of worries. She’s struggling to compete in her fell-running races and, worse, she’s losing her gran to Alzheimer’s. But then she discovers her great-great-grandfather’s diaries from the First World War. Could his incredible story of bravery...

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