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El Papa Impostor
T. S. McLellan
Una historia del tipo ”El pr?ncipe y el pobre/el prisionero de Zenda”, que involucra a un loco ?rbitro de b?isbol al frente de la Iglesia Cat?lica Romana. Un peque?o grupo de reformistas radicales secuestran al Papa y lo sustituyen por uno que...
Il Papa Impostore
T. S. McLellan
Una storia del tipo Il Principe e il Povero / Il Prigioniero di Zenda, che coinvolge un folle arbitro di baseball alla testa della Chiesa cattolica romana. Un piccolo gruppo di riformisti radicali rapisce il Papa e lo sostituisce con un sosia,...
Virgin
Radhika Sanghani
I don’t need the perfect guy.I don’t need candlelight or roses.Honestly, I don’t even need a real bed…Ellie Kolstakis is a twenty-one-year-old virgin.She’s not religious. She’s not waiting for marriage. She’s not even holding on for The...
The Doris Day Vintage Film Club: A hilarious, feel-good romantic comedy
Fiona Harper
The amazing new romantic comedy from the #1 bestselling author of The Little Shop of Hopes and Dreams’Sweet and romantic, a story guaranteed to have you smiling’ – Milly JohnsonThe perfect pair for ‘pillow talk’?Claire Bixby grew up watching...
The Little Shop of Hopes and Dreams
Fiona Harper
Nicole Harrison is planning the proposal of the century. Too bad it's not her own…Nicole, a born organiser and true romantic, has created her dream job when she sets up the Hopes & Dreams proposal agency – staging YouTube worthy proposals… until...
After Midnight
Diana Palmer
On exclusive Seabrook Island, South Carolina, Nicole Seymour is simply Nikki–not the glamorous political fund-raiser she is in Charleston. It's her spirited innocence and laughing green eyes that draw Kane Lombard to her from the moment they...
Zen Dog
Edward Monkton
A simple and captivating story about a very important dog and a trombone-playing ant with extraordinary powers.A perfect gift for a friend or a loved one, Edward Monkton's most profound, quirky and inspirational illustrations are brought...
Would Like to Meet
Polly James
‘It made me giggle and it made me think’ Daily Mail‘A properly good writer’ India KnightA hilarious, heart-warming read perfect for fans of Shirley Valentine and You’ve Got Mail.Could the worst thing that’s ever happened to Hannah Pinkman also...
While You Were Dreaming
Lola Jaye
A warm and uplifting tale, perfect for fans of Dorothy Koomson.Lena has always kept her two sisters Millie and Cara in check.Beautiful but lazy Millie relies on her sister for everything. She needs to pull herself together and get a job but is...
Watching Me, Watching You
Fay Weldon
A distillation of our times: eleven short stories from this brilliant contemporary writer.‘Watching Me, Watching You’ was Fay Weldon’s first collection of short stories. They vary widely in theme, while remaining avowedly feminist, sometimes...
Utterly Monkey
Nick Laird
A very funny, energetic, wonderfully engaging novel about where we’re from and where we’d like to get to…Danny Williams is talented, upwardly mobile and has left his Northern Irish small town roots well behind him. In his mid-twenties he lives...
Uncle Rudolf
Paul Bailey
The haunting novel from Paul Bailey, whose work has been short-listed twice for the Booker Prize.At the age of seventy, Andrew Peters looks back across the years to remember life with his doting Uncle Rudolf, who rescued him from fascist Romania...
Ultimate Prizes
Susan Howatch
The author’s most famous and well-loved work, the Starbridge series, six self-contained yet interconnected novels that explore the history of the Church of England through the 20th century.Neville Aysgarth, archdeacon, and right-hand man of the...
Two Cousins of Azov
Andrea Bennett
A heartwarming novel about the surprise of second chances in the autumn of your life. Gor is keeping busy. He has a magic show to rehearse, his new assistant to get in line and a dacha in dire need of weeding. But he keeps being distracted by a...
TV Cream Toys Lite
Steve Berry
A text-only version of the bestselling book.TV Cream Toys celebrates the presents that we hoped, wished and prayed would turn up in the Christmas stockings of yesteryear. From Big Trak to Buckaroo!, Mastermind to Merlin, Sorry! to Strawberry...
Topics About Which I Know Nothing
Patrick Ness
Scintillating, surprising, inventive fiction from one of the most talented writers in Britain – this is a superb collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of the Chaos Walking series and ‘More Than This’.Have you heard the urban myth...
Timothy Lea's Complete Confessions
Timothy Lea
The complete Timothy Lea confessions from the CONFESSIONS series, the brilliant sex comedies from the 70s, available for the first time in eBook.Save over ?16 on the individual purchase RRPContains:CONFESSIONS OF A WINDOW CLEANERCONFESSIONS OF A...
The Wonderful Man
Edward Monkton
So WONDERFUL was he in his own quiet way that they made him a CROWN. And with this crown they CROWNED him THE WONDERFUL MAN.An ode to the most incredibly wonderful man. The perfect gift for Father’s Day.Featuring animals as well as distinctly...
The Wonderful Christmas Undies
Edward Monkton
Following the phenomenal success of such stylish and original books as The Lady and the Chocolate, The Pig of Happiness, The Shoes of Salvation, Love and The Penguin of Death, Edward Monkton now assembles his funny, sometimes surreal and...
The Woman Who Kept Everything
Jane Gilley
The Lady in the Van meets The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in this uplifting, funny and moving debut novel about a 79-year-old hoarder who is convinced the world is against her.79-year-old Gloria Frensham is a hoarder. She lives amongst...
The Winter Helen Dropped By
W. Kinsella P.
From the author of Shoeless Joe, the book that inspired the movie Field of Dreams.Narrated by young Jamie O'Day, who is beginning to understand that, like his daddy says, «every story is about sex or death, or sometimes both,»The Winter Helen...
The True Darcy Spirit
Elizabeth Aston
A richly entertaining novel about the next generation of Darcy girls, perfect for fans of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer.Cassandra, a young cousin to the children of Mr and Mrs Darcy of Pride and Prejudice is a worthy heir to them in every way:...
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
Joanna Cannon
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door’ RACHEL JOYCE‘A very special book’ NATHAN FILER‘An utter delight’ SARAH WINMAN‘A delight’ PAULA HAWKINS‘A treasure chest...
The Singalong Society for Singletons
Katey Lovell
‘A joyful, funny, feel-good story, packed with showtunes, romance and a wonderfully warm cast’ – Sunday Times Bestselling author, Miranda DickinsonA charming, feel good novel about the healing powers of friendship…and Frozen!Monique and Issy are...
The Shoes of Salvation
Edward Monkton
A gorgeous hand-lettered poem by Edward Monkton, this is a beautiful duet between a shoe and an admiring lady.THE SHOES OF SALVATION is Edward Monkton’s smile-inducing take on the relationship between a woman and her shoe.The Shoe is the...
The Second Life of Sally Mottram
David Nobbs
The wonderfully entertaining new novel from bestselling author of The Fall and Rise of Reggie Perrin.Long-time Potherthwaite resident Sally Mottram cannot stand the decline of her town. The bookshop is about to close, abandoned buildings line...
The Primal Urge
Brian Aldiss
How would you like to have a disc set in the middle of your forehead which glowed pink whenever you felt sexually aroused?This is the basis of Brian Aldiss’ amazingly funny and original novel, first published in 1961 and set in a near-future...
The Pig of Happiness
Edward Monkton
“I know”, thought the pig. “I shall become an EXTRAORDINARY pig. I shall see the BEST in EVERYONE and EVERYTHING. I shall become THE PIG of HAPPINESS!”A charmingly illustrated allegory about a pig who got extremely happy and decided to spread...
The Perfect 10
Louise Kean
A controversial, throught-provoking and witty novel about the pursuit of perfection – the perfect appearance, relationship and life, from a young, hot talent.Sunny Weston is bright, breezy and fun. She is also fat.Well, less fat that she was. In...
The Penguin of Death
Edward Monkton
Things you need to know about The Penguin of Death:He is strangely attractive because of his enigmatic smileHe can kill you in any 1 of 412 different waysThis eccentric addition to the Monkton collection is unusually sinister unlike any of the...
The Nest: America’s hottest new bestseller
Cynthia Sweeney D’Aprix
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘I couldn't stop reading or caring about the juicy and dysfunctional Plumb family’ AMY POEHLER‘A masterfully constructed, darkly comic, and immensely captivating tale…Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney is a real talent’...
The Museum of Things Left Behind
Seni Glaister
Escape into this hugely enjoyable, big-hearted and beautifully written novel, set in Vallerosa, a European country you’ve never heard of before.FIND YOURSELF IN VALLEROSA, A PLACE LOST IN TIMEVallerosa is every tourist’s dream – a tiny,...
The Motherhood Walk of Fame
Shari Low
Carly Cooper, harassed mother and disillusioned writer, has often been tempted to head for the hills. She just never imagined they'd be the Hollywood ones…A hilarious romantic comedy for anyone who’s ever had their head in the clouds…Carly's...
The Missing Marriage
Sarah May
The queen of the black-hearted soap opera is back!Welcome to the upwardly mobile Prendergast Road…On Prendergast Road, deep in Nappy Valley, among olive trees in terracotta, lower fuel emissions, Lithuanian prostitutes, teenage drug dealers,...
The Means of Escape
Penelope Fitzgerald
A collection of Penelope Fitzgerald’s short stories.Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most highly-regarded writers on the English literary scene. Apart from Iris Murdoch, no other writer has been shortlisted so many times for the Booker. Her...
The Love Triangle
Nic Tatano
Public relations expert Lexi Harlow is the queen of getting her clients out of sticky situations. But can she do it for herself?After an incendiary breakup (setting fire to her cheating boyfriend’s pants), Lexi decides to play the field for the...
The Little Teashop of Broken Hearts
Jennifer Joyce
A deliciously charming romance, perfect for fans of Caroline Roberts, Jane Linfoot and Debbie Johnson.From fairy cakes to first dates!Maddie Lamington’s dreams are crumbling around her. If she doesn’t come up with a plan to save her little...
The Little Book of Calorie Burning
Коллектив авторов
A quirky guide to counting the calories as they come off, through ways you may never have considered possibleExactly how long would you have to kiss in order to burn off a bottle of beer? Or how long would you have to argue with someone to burn...
The Little Bed & Breakfast by the Sea
Jennifer Joyce
‘A charming and delightful read!’ Pretty Little Book ReviewsOne summer can change everything…Mae has no time for men in her life! Local vet Alfie might be totally gorgeous but she’s far too busy looking after her young daughter and running her...
The Last Days of the Lacuna Cabal
Sean Dixon
Voted one of the best fifteen Canadian books of 2007 by Quill & Quire, this is original and mischevious; a novel to delight and surprise.The Lacuna Cabal Montreal Young Women's Book Club is THE foremost book club in Canada, no, in the world....
The Lady who was Beautiful Inside
Edward Monkton
Such was the power of the BEAUTY INSIDE her that Winter turned to Spring in her path and flowers grew in her footsteps.Edward Monkton’s verse dedicated to an extraordinary woman, whose incredible gift was to radiate beauty from within… perfect...
The Lady and the Chocolate
Edward Monkton
A beautifully hand-lettered and illustrated story of a woman and the salvation she finds through chocolate. Edward Monkton's stylish and collectable book is the perfect gift for mums on Mothers' Day and any woman worth her salt this Easter and...
The Household Guide to Dying
Debra Adelaide
A moving novel, charting a dying woman’s attempts to prepare her family for the future. For fans of Maggie O’Farrell and Audrey Niffenegger.Inspired by her heroine, Isabella Beeton, Delia has made a living writing a series of hugely successful...
The Happiness Recipe
Stella Newman
Previously published as LeftoversA wonderfully uplifting novel about friendship, hope and the power of pasta.According to a magazine, Susie is a ‘Leftover’ – a post-Bridget Jones 30 something who has neither her dream man, job, nor home. She...
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
Bobby Henderson
It all began in June 2005 when Bobby Henderson wrote an open letter to the Kansas School Board proposing a third alternative to the teaching of evolution and intelligent design in schools.Bobby is a prophet of sorts, the spiritual leader of a...
The Good Divorce Guide
Cristina Odone
The story of feisty mother, Rosie Martin, who is determined to manage her divorce in the best way possible.When Rosie Martin discovers that Jonathan, her husband of 15 years, is having an affair, she feels that her world is falling apart. That...
The Gin Shack on the Beach
Catherine Miller
‘Charming, original and thoroughly enjoyable.’Katie Fforde‘A little gem. 5*’ Samantha Tonge, bestselling author of The New Beginnings Coffee ClubYou’re never too old to try something new!When octogenarian Olive Turner is persuaded by her son to...
