Fiction

A powerful and moving story of two sisters, set in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, by top ten bestseller Annie Murray

Now a major motion picture! During a restless summer on the Italian Riviera, a powerful romance blooms between seventeen-year-old Elio and his father's house guest, Oliver. Unrelenting currents of obsession and fear, fascination and desire threaten to overwhelm the lovers who at first feign indifference to the charge between them. What grows from the depths of their souls is a romance of scarcely six weeks' duration, and an experience that marks them for a lifetime. For what the two discover on the Riviera and during a sultry evening in Rome is the one thing they both already fear they may never truly find again: total intimacy.

Second volume in the new Alma Classics Pushkin Lyrics series, this edition is here presented in a verse translation opposite the original Russian text. Enriched with notes, pictures and an appendix on Pushkin's life and works, this will be essential reading for anyone wishing to delve deeper into the Russian bard's genius.

'Burning ice, biting flame; that is how life began'The extraordinary Scandinavian myth cycle is one of the most enduring, exciting, dramatic and compelling of the world's great stories. The Penguin Book of the Norse Myths compellingly retells these stories for the modern reader, taking us from the creation of the world through the building of Asgard's Wall to the final end in Ragnarok. You'll discover how Thor got his hammer and how Odin lost his eye, the terrible price of binding the wolf Fenrir and why Loki the trickster can never be trusted. The Norse myths are as thrilling to read as they are of vast cultural and historical importance. In this gripping book Kevin Crossley-Holland brings alive the passion, cruelty and heroism of these unforgettable stories.

"Just the thing for a cold winter's night between episodes." ?The Washington Post Book World "Fans of the show will undoubtedly enjoy the chance to read Jane's book in real life." ?Entertainment Weekly It's been a lifetime (and three seasons) in the making, but Jane Gloriana Villanueva is finally ready to make her much-anticipated literary debut!Jane the Virgin, the Golden Globe, AFI, and Peabody Award?winning The CW dramedy, has followed Jane's telenovela-esque life?from her accidental artificial insemination and virgin birth to the infant kidnapping and murderous games of the villainous Sin Rostro to an enthralling who-will-she-choose love triangle. With these tumultuous events as inspiration, Jane's breathtaking first novel adapts her story for a truly epic romance that captures the hope and the heartbreak that have made the television drama so beloved. Snow Falling is a sweeping historical romance set in 1902 Miami?a time of railroad tycoons, hotel booms, and exciting expansion for the Magic City. Working at the lavish Regal Sol hotel and newly engaged to Pinkerton Detective Martin Cadden, Josephine Galena Valencia has big dreams for her future. Then, a figure from her past reemerges to change her life forever: the hotel's dapper owner, railroad tycoon Rake Solvino. The captivating robber baron sets her heart aflame once more, leading to a champagne-fueled night together. But when their indiscretion results in an unexpected complication, Josephine struggles to decide whether her heart truly belongs with heroic Martin or dashing Rake. Meanwhile, in an effort to capture an elusive crime lord terrorizing the city, Detective Cadden scours the back alleys of the Magic City, tracking the nefarious villain to the Regal Sol and discovering a surprising connection to the Solvino family. However, just when it looks like Josephine's true heart's desire is clear, danger strikes. Will her dreams for the future dissolve like so much falling snow or might Josephine finally get the happy ever after she's been dreaming of for so long?

This third edition, newly revised and updated, includes comprehensive and all-new annotations by Joyce scholar Sam Slote, Trinity College, Dublin, and Marc A. Mamigonian and John Turner. It contains over 9,000 notes.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver celebrates the beauty of nature, in a collection published for the first time in the UK, along with selected backlist.

From soldier to general to emperor...to outcast! Aric of Dacia's bone-crushing climb to the throne of an alien world earned him scores of allies...and a legion of scorned enemies. Now, stripped of his crown and cast out of his kingdom, the man known as X-O Manowar must return to his roots as a sword-wielding warrior of Earth if he is to survive the relentless band of intergalactic bounty hunters that have been hired to kill him cold. But with few places left to turn, could the last Visigoth's best hope be the all-powerful...but insidious...weapon he once swore away: the X-O Manowar armor? X-O MANOWAR's whirlwind first year in the Valiant Universe comes to a climax here in a bold new volume from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (ETERNITY) and explosive artist Ryan Bodenheim (The Dying & The Dead)! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #11-14.

Shop window dummies that can move - and kill - are taking up key positions, ready to strike. She's about to meet the only man who understands the true nature of the threat facing Earth, a stranger who will open her eyes to all the wonder and terror of the universe - a traveller in time and space known as the Doctor.

The funny, warm and enchanting SUNDAY TIMES bestseller you won't want to end! She's made a terrible mistake. It feels like her life is over. Or was it the best thing she ever did?

An adventure story of unconventional frontier love during the American Civil WarBorn into a society tolerant of homosexuals, River Otter is confused by the white culture''s persecution of such men. A sequel to his debut novel, Cut Hand, Mark Wildyr''s River Otter tells the story of a survivor of the wholesale massacre of his people and a major in the army that killed them.As the war begins to wind down, Otter leaves the only home he has ever known to help Major James Morrow, Commandant of Ft. Yanube, build a farm north of the fort. He begins a new life with the handsome Major while coming to grips with growing hostility toward natives and rising danger from a local militia bent on eliminating all bloods from the territory. As his physical attraction for the blond soldier slowly grows into a love perilous to both of them, Otter is distracted by personal challenges. As he struggles to survive the social and political upheaval sweeping the plains, Otter tries to remain true to his own set of values.Set in the plains of post-Civil War America, River Otter is a story passionate love, honor and respect.

A fabulous adventure into the last frontier of man!Attention! This is the last message you will receive until your mission is completed. You have sixty minutes once miniaturization is complete. You must be out of Benes' body before then. If not, you will return to normal size and kill Benes regardless of the success of the surgery.Four men and one woman reduced to a microscopic fraction of their original size, boarding a miniaturized atomic sub and being injected into a dying man's carotid artery. Passing through the heart, entering the inner ear where even the slightest sound would destroy them, battling relentlessly into the cranium.Their objective . . . to reach a blood clot and destroy it with the piercing rays of a laser. At stake . . . the fate of the entire world.

A riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and an indestructible love

The Arabian Nights (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) is a captivating book that takes you on a magical journey through the Middle East. The book was published by Union Square & Co. on October 29, 2016. This book is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. The stories are told over a span of one thousand and one nights, and they're full of enchanting characters, magical creatures, and thrilling adventures. This edition of The Arabian Nights is a must-have for any book collector or lover of classic literature. It's a timeless masterpiece that will captivate readers of all ages. Don't miss out on this enchanting collection of stories, get your copy of The Arabian Nights (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) today!

Clash is set against the backdrop of the 1926 general strike. It describes political and personal issues as Joan Craig, an activist in the trade union movement and Labour Party, lives through the excitement of mass protest and individual turmoil in her relations with two men friends.

New paperback edition of the novel from the dazzlingly talented author of the Baileys-shortlisted Outline.

The Lady in the Van meets The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry in this uplifting, funny and moving debut novel about a 79-year-old hoarder who is convinced the world is against her.

Georges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Li¿, Belgium, in 1903. He is best known in Britain as the author of the Maigret novels and his prolific output of over 400 novels and short stories have made him a household name in continental Europe. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life.

Victor and Eli, due to a research project gone wrong, become ExtraOrdinaries with supernatural powers. Ten years later Victor escapes from prison, determined to get his revenge on the man who put him there, while Eli has spent the years hunting down and killing other EOs.

**Previously published in hardback as Little Big Man**'Katy Regan broke my heart and put it back together again with Little Big Love' - Lucy DiamondLiam Jones is the love of Juliet's life. He was her brother's best friend first, then hers, then the father of her son. In those shining weeks after Zac was born, she'd never been happier, and neither had Liam.Until the night he disappeared without a trace.Zac is now ten, and collects facts: octopuses have three hearts; the world's heaviest man weighed over 100 stone; only three species of animal have a blue tongue. The one piece of information he really wants, though, is the truth about why his father left.His family refuse to talk about that night but when Juliet inadvertently admits to him Liam is the only man she's ever loved, Zac decides to find him and give his mum a second chance at happy ever after.After all, nothing can stand in the way of true love . . . Or can it?'A big-hearted, brilliantly pitched tale about family, love and finding your place in the world' - Heat'Poignant, funny and heartbreaking with a story that stays with you long after you have put it down'- Psychologies'Beautifully written and brimming with people to love and root for . . . Had me from the first page' - Lisa Jewell, author of The Family Upstairs.

The compelling new bestseller from the author of The Mersey Daughter and Winter on the Mersey.