Narrative theme: Coming of age

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The glassmaker
£20.00

‘Ingenious’ THE TIMES, Book of the Month

‘Sparkling’OBSERVER

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The lantern of lost memories
£14.99

A charming and uplifting story from Japan about our most cherished memories, time travel and what life is all about.
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The instrumentalist
£16.99

Venice. 1704. In this city of glittering splendour, desperation and destitution are never far away. At the Ospedale della PietÃ , abandoned orphan girls are posted every day through a tiny gap in...
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Mina’s matchbox
£18.99

After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life. The 1970s are bringing change...
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And so I roar
£16.99

When Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother – terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria – and her aunt, the repercussions will...
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The pairing
£18.99

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon Red, White and Royal Blue and One Last Stop.
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All this twisted glory
£8.99

Enemies to lovers, found family and heart-breaking romance comes All This Twisted Glory, the highly anticipated third novel in the Persian inspired mythology This Woven Kingdom se...
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Sword catcher
£9.99

A dramatic epic of power, intrigue and magic. Here, a boy is born to rule a divided city. A girl is destined to return lost magic to the world. And a prince will betray his people to win a crown...
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All the colours of the dark
£20.00

Late one summer, the town of Monta Clare is shattered by the abduction of local teenager Joseph ‘Patch’ Macauley. Nobody more so than Saint Brown, who is broken by her best friend’...
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The sky on fire
£22.00

A page-turning fantasy adventure with conniving dragons, political intrigue, a daring heist and a little bit of heat. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series and Rebecca Yarros&...
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The hunters
£9.99

Book one of the thrilling new fantasy series from David Wragg, acclaimed author of THE BLACK HAWKS.

She’s on the run. They’re out to kill. But what happens when you c...
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The Shadow Cabinet
£9.99

The follow-up to the sensational #1 Sunday Times bestseller Her Majesty’s Royal Coven

All is not as it seems within the halls of Her Majesty’s Royal ...
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Bad graces
£16.99

Yellowjackets meets House of Hollow in award-winning author Kyrie McCauley’s gripping and magical thriller following a group of young women as they face the stress o...
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Firebrand
£9.99

Previously published as ‘Queen’s Gambit’, this compellingly chilling novel has now been adapted into a major feature film starring, Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Michelle Williams an...
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Bruise
£14.99

Adrian Markle’s debut tells the story of an injured MMA fighter who returns to his coastal hometown. Arriving on the Greyhound, six months late for his father’s funeral, Jamie Stuart is...
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Tom Lake
£9.99

In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family’s orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a ...
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The trouble with goats and sheep
£9.99

A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CLARE MACKINTOSH

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘An utter delight’ Sarah Winman Add to basket

Herc
£9.99

Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award

Waterstones best book of the year 2023

‘A remarkable feat of storytelling’ Rosie Hewlett Add to basket

Dragon rider
£16.99

FROM THE ASHES OF AN EMPIRE, A HERO WILL RISE?
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The wren, the wren
£9.99

Nell – funny, brave and so much loved – is a young woman with adventure on her mind. As she sets out into the world, she finds her family history hard to escape. For her mother, Carmel,...
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Panic
£9.99

Jaleesa, Kai, Ilya and Dani are online best friends, and superfans of the hit TV show City Of Night. Fantasising about the show in their chatroom, they find an escape from their troubled small-town...
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Honeybees and distant thunder
£9.99

In a small coastal town just a stone’s throw from Tokyo, a prestigious piano competition is underway. Over the course of two feverish weeks, three students will experience some of the most jo...
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The maiden
£9.99

Based on the real life trial and execution of Lady Nimmo in seventeenth century Edinburgh, this is a gripping, feminist debut historical novel for fans of Stacey Halls and Sara Collins.
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In memoriam
£9.99

It’s 1914, and talk of war feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in their idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. At sev...
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Song of silver, flame like night
£9.99

In a fallen kingdom, one girl carries the key to discovering the secrets of her nation’s past – and unleashing the demons that sleep at its heart. An epic new fantasy duology inspired b...
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