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  • FOR ROUENNA

    A young woman falls under the spell of her brilliant, troubled friend in 1970s New York, only to confront the cost of devotion and the mystery of who Rouenna really is.

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  • NAKED SLEEPER

    A woman whose marriage is quietly coming apart is forced to confront desire, betrayal and her own haunted past, stripping bare the stories she’s told herself about love.

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  • IT WILL COME BACK TO YOU

    A sharp collection in which ordinary encounters and relationships are peeled back to reveal the secrets, desires and devastations that linger long after the moment has passed.

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  • MITZ

    A witty glimpse into the Bloomsbury circle, told through the perspective of the mischievous pet marmoset who witnesses the private joys and sorrows of Virginia Woolf.

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WHAT'S THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN?

For weeks, she has been saying it will be their special day. One last, perfect day with her children before she returns to work after maternity leave.

A novel about the absurd, frustrating, hilarious, precarious, bittersweet challenge of being a woman, a mother, a wife, a person for one single, entire day.

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  • All I want is to be innocent again...

    Three sisters join an exclusive club which promises to enrich its members, but will actually put them in danger.

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  • The Booker Prize-shortlisted novel

    A blackly funny, partly autobiographical novel about a decaying and dysfunctional aristocratic family.

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  • How does an icon become an icon? 

    A collection of essays exploring femininity, self-image and performance in the lives of famous women.

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FIRST LOVE, SECOND CHANCE

When Emily catches sight of Gennifer at a party, she is transported back to the moment they fell in love as teenagers. Their connection was electric and impossible to forget.

Now, Gen is an Olympic runner at the peak of her career, while Emily has lost sight of who she once was amid her picture-perfect life. After years of heartbreak, missed chances and misunderstandings, will they finally get a second chance at first love?

THE SEXIEST READ OF THE SUMMER

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EVERYONE THINKS THEY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED...

The Sharafs arrived in America as refugees with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. Now, after years of hard work, they live in the most exclusive neighbourhood, attend the most prestigious schools.

Zorah, the eldest daughter, is the apple of her father's eye. When she dies in an unthinkable tragedy, the Sharafs are thrust into the court of public opinion.

Told through the chorus of voices surrounding the Sharafs, Good People is a riveting story of community, family and identity.

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