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Book, Paperback, eng Publisher: London: Black Swan, 2013
When Jane decides to move to the Australian outback in search of a husband, her sister Anthea thinks she's mad. But then again, the sisters have never seen eye-to-eye. Anthea is slim, beautiful and has a perfect life and fiance. Jane has always felt like the ugly duckling in comparison. But when Anthea follows her sister Down Under to try and save Jane from this latest crazy plan, she ends up taking a walk on the wild side herself.
Book, Paperback, eng Publisher: London: Corgi Books, 2016
This is the call he is always ready for. They've had word of a planned attack. That's why he's back here, opposite some suit who's trying to tell him what he needs to do. But he knows exactly what's required. Four men. Plain clothes. Eyes peeled. Three targets. Two cases. One car. Gibraltar isn't an ideal location. Too many people. Too many blind alleys. But then again, he's not the terrorist. Who knows what goes through their minds? Well, he will soon. If everything goes to plan.
Book, Paperback, eng Publisher: London: Orion Books, 2015
Maggie is married with two grown-up children. Her 25-year-old marriage to Phil has lost its sparkle. Carla is widowed. She understands life is short so she lives it to the full. But is her new romance all that it seems? When the two women meet in the beauty salon, they soon find they have more in common than the colour of their nails. The discovery that they are sharing the same man is shocking. How will Phil be taught a lesson or two he won't forget?
Book, Paperback, eng Publisher: London: Orion, 2020
From wronged wives to nosy neighbours, from distant dads to new-found family, from secrets to lies, fresh starts to false endings - and everything in between - this is a collection of brilliant short stories from the best writers around.
Book, Paperback, eng Publisher: London: Bantam, 2010
What really goes on in a school full of unruly children? Could you travel all over the world for work? Whether we love it or hate it, work has a huge impact on our lives and in recent times working life has totally changed. From builder to baker to social care worker, these writers let us know.
Book, Paperback, eng Publisher: London: Constable, 2022
Dangling from a hook in a meat packing plant isn't how Detective Sergeant Washington Poe wants to spend his weekend. He's been punched and kicked and threatened, and when a contract killer arrives it seems things are about to go from bad to worse. He goes by the name of the Pale Man and he and his straight-edged razor have been feared all over London for twenty years. But Poe knows two things the Pale Man doesn't. Although it might seem like a hopeless situation, Poe has planned to be here all along. More importantly, a nerdy, computer whizz-kid called Tilly Bradshaw is watching his back. And now things are about to get interesting.
Fforde, Katie, author.
Fforde, Katie, author.
Book, Paperback, eng Publisher: London: Arrow Books, 2021
Allie is bored with her job and starting to wonder whether she even likes her boyfriend, Ryan. The high point in her day is passing a café on her walk home from work. It is the sort of place where she'd really like to work. Then one day she sees an advert on the door: assistant wanted. But before she can land her dream job, Allie knows she must achieve two things: learn to cook and end her relationship with Ryan, especially as through the window of the café, she spies a waiter who looks much more like her type of man. And when she learns that the café is in danger of closing, Allie knows she must do her very best to save the day.
Fforde, Katie, author.
Book, Paperback, eng Publisher: London : Corgi
Abandoned as a baby, Andy McNab's start in life was tough. Growing up in South London with foster parents, and surrounded by poverty, he attended seven schools in as many years, disillusioned and in remedial classes. It wasn't long before his life descended into petty crime. By the age of 16, he was in juvenile detention. Recruited into the Army from there, it soon became apparent that he had the reading age of an 11-year-old. The next six months in the Army education system changed the course of his life forever. 'Today Everything Changes' tells the inspiring story of when life changed for Andy McNab.
Book, Paperback, eng Publisher: London: Hamish Hamilton, 2010
Outside a chip shop, around the corner from his school, a teenage boy is stabbed to death. What led up to this terrible event? And what did the witnesses see?
Book, Paperback, eng Publisher: London: Pan Books, 2022
It is May 1706. Ana, a young Spanish woman, lives in a small town on the north-west coast of Tenerife with her mother and twin younger brothers. The town is in the shadow of a mighty volcano, which legend says has the devil living inside it. However, there has been no eruption for thousands of years and no one believes it is a threat. One day, Ana notices that the air feels strange and heavy, that the birds have stopped singing. Tending the family vineyard, a sudden strange tremor in the earth frightens her. Very soon it will be a race against time for Ana to help persuade the town that they are in danger and should flee before the volcano erupts and destroys their world. Will they listen? And Ana herself faces another danger.
