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Black Tudors: The Untold Story

Published: 2017-11-07

Hardcover: 384 pages

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Seeking to overturn the common assumption that there were no black communities in Britain before Caribbean immigration after the Second World War." ?The New Yorker "Highly readable yet intensively researched... lively prose and fascinating microhistories, [BLACK TUDORS] should draw some we...

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Motorbikes and Camels

by Nejoud Al-Yagout

Published: 2018-09-08

Paperback: 280 pages

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A novel consisting of diverse characters and diverse tales, sometimes intertwining. There is Salma, facing a spiritual crisis in a country steeped in dogma; Hussam - a billionaire’s son who tries but fails to conceal his gay relationship; Mohammed, a bigamist, grasping tightly to antiquated patriarchal...

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The Art of Misdiagnosis: Surviving My Mother's Suicide

by Gayle Brandeis

Published: 2018-10-16

Paperback: 264 pages

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Gayle Brandeis’ mother disappeared just after Gayle gave birth to her youngest child. Several days later, her body was found: she had taken her own life in a random parking garage. In this searing, formally inventive memoir, Gayle describes the dissonance between being a new mother, a...

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The Travelling Cat Chronicles

by Hiro Arikawa

Published: 2017-11-02

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RECOMMENDED BY THOUSANDS OF INTERNATIONAL READERS - the tender feelgood story of a man's journey around Japan with a streetcat. Translated by Philip Gabriel, a translator of Murakami. INCLUDES SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED LINE-DRAWINGS

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My Name Is Venus Black: A Novel

by Heather Lloyd

Published: 2018-02-27

Kindle Edition: 340 pages

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In this riveting, heartfelt debut, a young woman assumes a new name to escape her dark past and find the redemption she desperately seeks.“It’s impossible not to root for this strong, willful girl as she finds her place in the world and for her brother as he tries to make sense of it.�...

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The Shape of the Ruins: A Novel

by Juan Gabriel Vasquez

Published: 2018-09-25

Hardcover: 528 pages

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A sweeping tale of conspiracy theories, assassinations, and twisted obsessions -- the much anticipated masterpiece from Juan Gabriel Vásquez.The Shape of the Ruins is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary investigation. When a man is arrested at a museum for at...

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Saving Washington: The Forgotten Story of the Maryland 400 and The Battle of Brooklyn

by Chris Formant

Published: 2019-02-19

Hardcover: 320 pages

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The lost story of “America’s 400 Spartans”—an army of unexpected heroes who changed the course of history.On a marshy Brooklyn battlefield on August 27, 1776, four hundred men from Baltimore, Maryland assembled to do battle against a vastly superior British army. Seemingly overnigh...

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How to Bake a New Beginning: A feel-good heart-warming romance about family, love and food!

by Lucy Knott

Published: 2018-09-09

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Three sisters. One trip to Italy. The chance to change their lives.Amanda has always taken the role of big sister seriously. She has her life in order; a fantastic job in a great restaurant, a wonderful house and a best friend who’s a Rockstar. But, Amanda’s beginning to realise that h...

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The Guilty Wife: A thrilling psychological suspense with twists and turns that grip you to the very last page

by Elle Croft

Published: 2019-03-12

Paperback: 320 pages

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*** THE TOP 10 EBOOK BESTSELLER ***'A gripping tale of betrayal, deceit, and duplicity. Fabulous.' Jenny Blackhurst, author of How I Lost You 'Relentless and intense...I loved the final twist.' K.L. Slater, author of The Mistake and Blink 'Kept me reading through the night.' Jane Corry, au...

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Monday's Not Coming

by Tiffany D Jackson

Published: 2018-05-22

Hardcover: 448 pages

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From the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly, Tiffany D. Jackson, comes a gripping new novel perfect for fans of E. Lockhart and Gillian Flynn about the mystery of one teenage girl’s disappearance and the traumatic effects of the truth.Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia see...