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The Unseen The Unseen Katherine Webb December 2011 Book of the Month. One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011. A mix of the occult, murder and love – dual time; 1911 and 2010. It is sparked off by the discovery of the body ... Download free opening extract
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When God Was a Rabbit When God Was a Rabbit Sarah Winman One of our Debuts of the Year 2011. Winner of the Galaxy New Writer of the Year Award 2011. Shortlisted for the Galaxy Paperback of the Year 2011. An utterly charming family saga with an eccentric mix of slightly strange people.  A page-turner ... Download free opening extract
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The Impossible Dead The Impossible Dead Ian Rankin December 2011 MEGA Book of the Month. Shortlisted for the Galaxy Crime  & Thriller of the Year Award 2011. Rankin is synonymous with crime and Edinburgh and having decided to end it with his long-time protagonist – Rebus – he has successfully ... Download free opening extract
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The Thread The Thread Victoria Hislop November 2011 Book of the Month. This is the enthralling new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Island and The Return. Victoria Hislop is brilliant at setting the scene so you, the reader, really believe you're right there amongst ... Download free opening extract
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Cuckoo Cuckoo Julia Crouch December 2011 Debut of the Month. What a debut! This is an utterly gripping psychological drama about a friend who has it all and offers to help her best friend by letting her move into her perfect life – but you ... Download free opening extract
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The Hand That First Held Mine The Hand That First Held Mine Maggie O'Farrell One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011. February 2011 MEGA Book of the Month. Winner of the Costa Novel Award 2010. Costa Book Awards 2010 Judges' comment: "A powerful story full of dynamic characters, crafted with panache and ... Download free opening extract
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The House of Silk : The New Sherlock Holmes Novel The House of Silk : The New Sherlock Holmes Novel Anthony Horowitz November 2011 Book of the Month. Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 8 December 2011. Shortlisted for the Galaxy UK Author of the Year Award 2011. The first official new Sherlock Holmes mystery, written by global bestseller Anthony Horowitz. With ... Download free opening extract
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A Discovery of Witches A Discovery of Witches Deborah E. Harkness October 2011 eBook of the Month. One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011. The first in the All Souls trilogy, it’s 640 pages of pure pleasure. Involving, intriguing and compelling, this book may look long but, trust ... Download free opening extract
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Simon's Cat : In Kitten Chaos Simon's Cat : In Kitten Chaos Simon Tofield Of all the Simon’s Cat books, this has to be my favourite, enchanting cartoons depicting the chaos that a tiny kitten can create in their new home. It might be exaggerated, but only slightly.... who hasn’t had the teabags shredded, ... Download free opening extract
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Freedom Freedom Jonathan Franzen One of our Great Reads you may have missed in 2011. September 2011 Mega Book of the Month. Winner of the Galaxy International Author of the Year 2010. Selected as the Oprah's Book Club pick. The long awaited new novel from Jonathan Franzen is ... Download free opening extract