Celebrated bestselling author Sun-mi Hwang is back with a heartwarming new novel about renewal and friendship.This is the story of a man named Kang Dae-su. His whole life is a miracle, rising from poverty to running a successful construction company. In his twilight years,...

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKSShortlisted for the Booker Prize 2015Shortlisted for the Baileys Prize for Women's Fiction 2016Winner of Fiction of the Year at the British Book Awards 2016Finalist for the National Book Awards 2015The million-copy bestseller, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara...

Celebratingand 80and years ofand Gobbolinoand - the charming tale of a witch's cat who would rather be a kitchen cat,and with the original line drawings illustrations by the author, Ursula Moray Williams.Gobbolino, the witch's cat with one white paw and bright blue eyes, would...

Central to the plot of one of the biggest releases of 2016-Inferno-was Irrfan and the star of the hit American TV series Quantico is our very own Priyanka Chopra. From Raj Kapoor to Amitabh Bachchan to Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood has...

CERN Institute, Switzerland: a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest.The Vatican, Rome: the College of Cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Somewhere beneath them, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion.In...

Certainly, said the Sufi mystic, he could show William Dalrymple a djinn: but he would run away. With his wife Olivia, William stayed for a year in Delhi. Lodging with the beady-eyed Mrs Puri and her eccentric husband, rushing around in the International Backside...

Cervantes' tale of the deranged gentleman who turns knight-errant, tilts at windmills and battles with sheep in the service of the lady of his dreams, Dulcinea del Toboso, has fascinated generations of readers, and inspired other creative artists such as Flaubert, Picasso and Richard...

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Chaperones, suitors, and arranged marriages aren't only reserved for the heroines of a Jane Austen novel. They're just another walk in the park for this leading lady, who is on a mission to find her leading lad. From the brilliant comicsand Yes, I'm Hot...

Charlatansand is an explosive thriller fromand New York Timesand bestselling author and master of the medical thriller Robin Cook.Noah Rothauser is the new super chief resident at the state-of-the-art Boston Memorial Hospital. Taking on such a prestigious job is a dream come true, but...

Charles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer's best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed “dirty old man, Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some...

Charles Wallace, fifteen, and the unicorn Gaudior embark on a perilous voyage through time in this companion volume to A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind in the Door in a desperate attempt to stop the evil dictator MadogBranzillo from destroying...

Charleston beauty Natalie Hargrove has been dreaming for years of being crowned senior class prom queen. When her ex threatens to ruin her flawless plan, Natalie sets into motion a chain of events meant to regain control. But she's made one fatal mistake ....

Charlie Challinor's life is a bit scary. Between bullies at school and big changes at home, every day brings a new challenge, and Charlie's not sure he's got enough bravery to face them on his own. But when a mysterious boy leaves him in...

Charlie Wales is a young man who wants everything. Fresh from University, he's seduced by the excitement of a new life in London and all that it promises. There's Vero, the beautiful French girl who might finally fall for him. There's the lure of...

Charlie, the rootless daughter of American missionaries, now working as a hairdresser in Northern California. But the repercussions of a traumatic childhood far from home have left her struggling for her way in life.Bea, Charlie's eccentric grandmother, who is convinced a reunion with her...

Charlotte Salomon is born into a family stricken by suicide and a country at war. But there is something exceptional about her - she has a gift, a talent for painting. And she has a great love, for a brilliant, eccentric musician. But just...

Charlotte Wood's online journaland The Writer's Roomand has become essential reading for writers at all stages of their careers, and also pure reading pleasure for booklovers everywhere. Charlotte's interviews with a wide range of well-known writers range in topic from the subject matter of...

'Charming characters, a cross-Atlantic setting, jazz, cocktails, sex and a brilliant murder mystery. You couldn't ask for more! I loved it' Harriet Tyce 'This is a cracker. A thoroughly absorbing and thought-provoking historical crime novel that oozes glamour' Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Last Act of...

Cheats. Liars. Fakes. Friends? A breathtaking contemporary YA thriller - serious questions and hot romance in an irresistible twisty mystery. Perfect for fans ofand One of Us is Lying.Jo used to be the perfect high-school girl - class president, popular, bright and successful. But...

Check out theand New York Timesand best selling comics series before the new season ofand Umbrella Academyand debuts July 31st 2020 on Netflix!In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-three extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor...

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Chemistry? No problem! This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school chemistry class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Learn to study better and get better grades using mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, educational...

Chetna, appointed the country's first woman executioner, grapples with all the conflicts and challenges of contemporary India even as she negotiates the uncommon circumstances of her own life. Thrust into the limelight, she is stars in a reality show and struggles to break free...

Chief Jim Hopper reveals long-awaited secrets to Eleven about his old life as a police detective in New York City, confronting his past before the events of the hit showand Stranger Things.Christmas, Hawkins, 1984.and All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet...

Child: Dad, I'm hungry Dad: Hello hungry, I'm Dad! Celebrate the sense of humour that's so bad it's great with this ultimate collection of dad jokes. From cheesy one-liners to puns so terrible that they should probably be illegal, this book has it all...

Chilling.'and Vogue'As unusual as it is alluring.'and Elle'Delightfully disturbing.'and Refinery 29'Very powerful.'and Sayaka Murata'Disquieting.'and Paula Hawkins'You will be obsessed.'and Leila SlimaniThe Woman in the Purple Skirt is being watched.and Someone is following her, always perched just out of sight, monitoring which buses she takes;...

Chimanbhai Shah is the content, mild-mannered owner of a grocery shop in Portland, Oregon. But when Supriya, the sexy siren, draws his customers away to her slick new store, it leads to a sudden downturn in his business. In desperation, the Shahs turn to...

Chinese Cinderellaand is an autobiography for children based on the bestsellingand Falling Leavesand by Adeline Yen Mah.'a unique story of triumph over adversity, told against the background of the Nationalist/Communist struggle for control of China.' LoveReading4KidsJung-ling's family considers her bad luck because her mother...

Chocolatand was a hard act to follow but Harris has managed it in style'and DAILY EXPRESSTHE SECOND NOVEL IN THE BELOVEDand CHOCOLATand SERIES'Who died?' I said. 'Or is it a secret?''My mother, Vianne Rocher.'Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne...

Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; choose sitting oan a couch watching mind-numbing and spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fuckin junk food intae yir mooth. Choose rotting away, pishing and shiteing yersel in a home, a total fuckin embarrassment...

Chosen as a book to watch out for in 2023 by and The Times, and Observer, and Guardian, and Irish TImes and and and Scotsman An epic the north has long deserved' and FINANCIAL TIMES and A sensational piece of storytelling … A singular...

Chosen as an isolation read by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall: 'A wonderful book which gives the reader an understanding of life in post-revolution Moscow'OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD -- ***Soon to be a major TV series starring Kenneth Branagh***'This novel is astonishing, uplifting and...

Chosen for the Duchess of Cornwall's online book cluband The Reading RoomA dazzling and intricate tale from Elif Shafak, Booker-shortlisted author ofand 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World'There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the white elephant. We built...

Tender, funny and romantic' Marie ClaireChristine Rose is crossing the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin late one night when she sees a stranger, Adam, poised to jump. Desperate to help, she talks him into a reckless deal: if he gives her two weeks - till...

Christmas has arrived in the town of Wynbridge and it promises mince pies, mistletoe and a whole host of seasonal joy. Ruby has finished with university and is heading home for the holidays to save up for her trip around the world in January....

Christmas is coming, and while the bells are ringing, the tills aren't. But Sandie - the rising star of the retail spying world - is busier than ever, rooting out the best and worst in festive customer care through her company. The former Charlie's...

Christopher Martin, the sole survivor of a torpedoed destroyer, is stranded upon a rock in the middle of the Atlantic. Pitted against him are the sea, the sun, the night cold and the terror of his isolation. To drink there is a pool of...

Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a compelling, moving story exploring injustice and mob hysteria by the Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. 'On the day they were going to kill...

Chukwuebuka Ibeh's writing has a certain delicacy to it, so wonderfully observant, and so beautiful'and - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie'A sublime coming-of-age tale… an extraordinarily composed and deeply felt debut'and - GuardianWhen Obiefuna's father witnesses an intimate moment between his teenage son and the family's...

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Claire Nixon is a twenty-year-old college dropout with a secret she'll never tell. Then she meets sexy Adam Parker. Claire knows the flirting is harmless, but guys like Adam mean trouble. Then a seemingly innocent comment spurs a bet between them: if Adam can...

Claire North brings a powerful, fresh and unflinching voice to ancient myth - darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking'and Jennifer Saint, author ofand Sunday Timesand bestsellerand Ariadne***Aand Sunday Timesand Historical Fiction Book of the Year***This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of...

Clanton, Mississippi.and 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy.and Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but...

Clara Casey has more than enough on her plate. Her daughters are a handful and Clara, a senior cardiac specialist, has a new job to cope with...For Ania, meeting Clara Casey is a miracle: she had never intended to leave her beloved Poland, but...

Clara Shin lives for pranks and disruption. When she takes one joke too far, her dad sentences her to a summer working on his food truck, the Honeycut, alongside her uptight classmate Rose Carver. Not the carefree summer Clara imagined. But maybe Rose isn't...

Clarice Lispector's sensational, prize-winning debut noveland Near to the Wild Heartand was published when she was just twenty-three and earned her the name 'Hurricane Clarice'. It tells the story of Joana, from her wild, creative childhood, as the 'little egg' who writes poems for...

Clark the Shark makes his I Can Read Comic debut! Featuring a bold new comic style by Guy Francis and easy-to-read text by Bruce Hale, this Level One I Can Read Comic will have beginning readers ready to take a bite out of reading!Clark...

CLARKSON'S BACK - AND HE'S REALLY HAD IT THIS TIME From his first job as a travelling sales rep selling Paddington Bears to his latest incarnation as gentleman farmer, Jeremy Clarkson's love of cars has seen him through some deeply trying times. And in...

CLASS: It's about love lives . . . Maggie has been dating Stan for years but can their relationship survive? Especially when Maggie meets David McDonald, her opposite number at the boys' boarding school over the hill. . . It's about school lives ....