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‘Oh, if only I could have a room like this!’ said Flossie Teacake, as she gazed at the wonderful things in her sister Bella’s bedroom. A few minutes later, both Flossie and the most wonderful thing in the room had disappeared down the stairs as Flossie’s dreams began to come true...A magical story about a young girl with an extraordinary fur coat, from best-selling author Hunter Davies.

It's 2067 and the world has become virtually uninhabitable with all the pollution and toxins created by mankind. Ruling classes live holed up in the cities and workers live in Stations, safe from the outside world. But one day Station 27 is taken over by rebels. Nero, from the ruling classes...

'Never mess with power-hungry people!' Or so Sophie's Dad is always telling her. But when her friend Gidaado the Fourth starts working for a famous General, Sophie finds herself mixed up in some very dirty business. She discovers that General Crêpe-Sombo is not at all the kind, peaceful man he...

Finally I was forced to admit that I work in a corrupted profession." When award-winning journalist Nick Davies decided to break Fleet Street's unwritten rule by investigating his own colleagues, he found that the business of reporting the truth had been slowly subverted by the mass production...

Soccer has been America's Sport of the Future since 1972. Propelled by the rise of the World Cup, Premier League, the glory of the United States Women's National Team, Lionel Messi's DemiGod-esque talent and repeat exposure to Cristiano Ronaldo's preening abs, that Future has finally arrived...

From the prize-winning author of West, a collision between old and new, east and west, in a former British hill station in contemporary South India. Fleeing the dark undercurrents of contemporary life in Britain, Hilary Byrd takes refuge in Ooty, a hill station in South India. There he finds...

'I am fascinated by people turning their daft dreams into a reality. How did they do it and why?' Driven by his own passion for collecting Hunter Davies has packed his notepad and set off in search of Britain's maddest museums. As he explores these hidden gems he soon discovers that they are...

An enchanting and timeless winter tale from one of today’s most celebrated picture book stars. From award-winning and bestselling picture book creator Benji Davies, comes a brand-new Christmas classic… High, high up in the clouds a tiny snowflake is made. Perfectly small, fluffy, crystal and...

Archibald Brentweller has never fit in. The bald, daydreaming fifth grader drifts through school feeling like a puzzle piece from the wrong box—until the day time freezes in his bedroom and two mysterious aliens arrive with a revelation that changes everything. He is not an ordinary boy. He is the hidden son of a legendary Protector, sent to Earth to escape an unstoppable cosmic weapon known as the Gorlax. Now the enemy is coming, and only Archibald can save his planet—and the universe.

Alice always knew she was special, but not in a good way. Her secret thirst for blood made for an awkward adolescence to say the least, and now a teen romance threatens to release the demons she's worked so hard at locking up. Worse, someone is always watching her from a curb crawling black Mercedes. When an assassin attacks, Alice and her first love flee their small town, and the world tilts to reveal who she really is and what she's destined for. A modern vampire romp set in 1990s New Zealand and Romania. Advisory for sex scenes and violence.

'One of Britain's leading experts on narcissism' The Times Dr Sarah Davies turns her attention to narcissism in the workplace with advice for navigating your professional relationships. From horrible bosses to misbehaving juniors, Davies offers a compelling insight into how narcissists function...

I'm Beth. Or I was, until the crash. I'm a woman clinging to the frayed edges of a failing marriage. We've been trying for a baby for ten years now, and the strain of it all is destroying us. My twin sister Cate has everything I've ever wanted—three perfect children, an adoring husband, a beautiful home. The world revolves around her. I'm the paler, watered-down version. Then comes the accident. A twisted wreck on the motorway. A single, devastating moment. And a choice.

F**K You Fibro is a raw and unflinching journal chronicaling the daily battles of life with fibromyalgia. Through deeply personal entries, the author shines a light on the unpredictable flares, physical pain, emotional toll, and invisible struggles that come with chronic illness. Far more than a memoir, this book serves as both a cathartic outlet and a beacon of hope for others who endure the same challenges. It combines moments of vulnerability, resilience, and humour, demonstrating that while fibromyalgia may shape a life, it does not define it.

A powerful account of a journey that proves "This Girl Can". A yearning for space and silence; for air in the lungs; for purpose—the simplicity of a defined mission—had banished doubt and fear and driven me to climb on my bike. And as I pedaled up the country, venturing far beyond my comfort zone in every sense, I found within me untapped reserves of determination, singlemindedness, and pure joy that spurred me on further. I saw the truth in the saying that you only know what you’re capable of when you’re pushed beyond your limits. Are you braver than you think?

A sizzling, small town, cowboy romantic suspense by USA Today bestselling author Dakota Davies. My first day on the job as a conservation officer for the wildest district in Idaho ends in disaster when I find out the girl who rode my thigh and made expert use of her mouth in the back of a crowded bar four nights ago is none other than my grumpy mentor’s spirited daughter. But it’s worse than having to explain my obsession with the girl who ran off before I could get her number, because she begs me to keep us a secret.

“He went by Knox now, and Knox was everything Seth wasn’t and everything he’d never wanted to be. He was distant and ruthless like his father. Knox was a version of a man who was never supposed to exist, yet he stood only a few feet away from me. My mother did this to him because of me.” I’ve dreamt of finding Seth and fleeing the kingdoms as we once planned, but that was impossible. For ten years, while I longed for him, he plotted my demise. Knox now believes every word I say is a lie, and has cast me aside as his mate, but the love I feel for him never wavered.

Decline rarely arrives as catastrophe. It comes quietly—through comfort, distraction, and the gradual lowering of standards. When responsibility is replaced by rhetoric, and discipline by ease, failure becomes inevitable—even when everything still looks respectable. The Five F’s rejects the language of modern self-help and returns to something older and less forgiving: the idea that outcomes matter, preparation is non-negotiable, and responsibility cannot be outsourced.

Most people live in the survival mind: fast, protective, loud. It keeps you moving—while stealing your sharpness. Fog becomes normal. Confidence flickers. You push harder, add more caffeine, more stress, more force… and still can't reliably access the real you.

Summer. A dark, brooding season of oppressive heat and thunderstorms, and Flotsam yearns for fresh air and a sea breeze. But business is brisk in Baker Street and becomes even brisker when a lady who purports to be a spiritualist brings Sherlock Holmes a mysterious message from the dead. The...

This fascinating and accessible exploration of formative influential narratives takes you deep into the early Christian religious thinking that provides the basis for Mary's biography, ideas about her purity, as well as the prayers, feasts, and iconic representations that celebrate her life. These extraordinary folktales also provide some shocking imagery of the young Jesus, the incarnation of God—equally human and divine—as he learns to control his supernatural powers and apply them for good.