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 The Passage The Passage Justin Cronin A chilling end of the world as we know it saga, this first volume of a trilogy has all the impact of Stephen King’s THE STAND in breadth of vision and length. Following a failed military experiment, America falls to ... Download free opening extract
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 The Collaborator The Collaborator Gerald Seymour June 2010 Book of the Month. A classic novel by a superb writer using all his skills of storytelling and characterisation to plunge us into the heart of the Mafia world in Naples.  It is both thrilling and emotional, a novel ... Download free opening extract
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 Hush, Hush Hush, Hush Becca Fitzpatrick June 2010 Book of the Month. A gripping romance tinged with a strange and dark side as forces from long, long ago. Nora never meant to get into a deep romance and she certainly never means to fall for Patch. But ... Download free opening extract
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 The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life William Nicholson May 2010 Book of the Month. A wonderful collection of characters, in a small Sussex village, all have their secrets, resentments, heartache and desires. A book that will keep you gripped from page one. This author is perhaps better know for his teen fiction ... Download free opening extract
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 The Sky is Everywhere The Sky is Everywhere Jandy Nelson June 2010 Debut of the Month. This is a debut novel that once read will never be forgotten.  It's a vibrant, deeply romantic novel that will bring tears to your eyes but it will also bring laughter through the tears!  It's also funny, sexy and ... Download free opening extract
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 A Life Like Other People's A Life Like Other People's Alan Bennett June 2010 Book of the Month. First published in Untold Stories, Alan Bennett’s previous collection of autobiographical pieces is now available in this handsome small format edition.  Sparingly told, it’s the story of his parents and larger family, looking back to their meeting and marriage ... Download free opening extract
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 Virgin Widow - England's Forgotten Queen Virgin Widow - England's Forgotten Queen Anne O'Brien June 2010 Debut of the Month. A great read and a great insight into how women were used as pawns in the scheme of things in the families who aspired to rule England in the 15th century.  It is the story ... Download free opening extract
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 What I Saw and How I Lied What I Saw and How I Lied Judy Blundell June 2010 Book of the Month. Winner of the prestigious American National Book Award Utterly gripping and beautifully told, this is a stunning rite of passage novel, set just after WW2, full of powerful and conflicting emotions, which captures the dramatic shift from child ... Download free opening extract
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 Genesis Genesis Bernard Beckett June 2010 Book of the Month. Set in the future on an isolated island with its citizens divided into ‘sects’.  To change position exams must be taken.  We follow a young girl taking such an exam with her chosen subject a ... Download free opening extract
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 The Angel's Game The Angel's Game Carlos Ruiz Zafon May 2010 Book of the Month. The Shadow of the Wind is one of those rare books that continues to deeply affect you long after it is read.  This second masterpiece is connected but stands apart.  A twisting and mysterious tale ... Download free opening extract