'Cleverly plotted, beautifully written ... a riveting multi-layered mystery that twists and turns, and weaves a quite magical spell' INDEPENDENT'Blissful entertainment' THE TIMES'Make yourself a mug of cocoa and shut the curtains tight - a generous helping of gothic delight is about to be served' DAILY EXPRESS***Everybody has a story...Angelfield House stands abandoned and forgotten....

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Once Upon a River, written by Diane Setterfield and read by Juliet Stevenson.THE LONG-AWAITED, SPELLBINDING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING THE THIRTEENTH TALE, A 'MISTRESS OF THE CRAFT OF STORYTELLING' (Guardian).A dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the Thames. The regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open on an injured stranger. In his arm...

The magical, beguiling story of a girl brought back from the dead - or is she? - from the bestselling author of THE THIRTEEN TALE, now adapted into a TV series starring Olivia ColmanWinner of the HWA Gold Crown‘Entrancing, profound and beautiful’ MADELINE MILLER‘Full of twists and turns like the river at its heart’ M L STEDMAN‘Utterly brilliant’ RUTH HOGAN‘Magical in every way’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘A truly extraordinary book’ D...

The story of four American strangers who bond in Italy and change their lives over the course of an exceptional year, from the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun.Don’t miss Frances Mayes in PBS’s Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special!She watches from her terrazza as the three American women carry their luggage into the stone villa down the hill. Who are they, and what brings them to this Tuscan v...

A woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading.Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric uncle Billy’s bookstore, solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for her. But on Miranda’s twelfth birthday, Billy has a mysterious falling-out with her mother and suddenly disappears from Miranda’s life. She doesn’t hear about him again until six...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller, read by Rachel Bavidge.From the attic of a dilapidated English country house, she sees them - Cara first: dark and beautiful, clinging to a marble fountain of Cupid, and Peter, an Apollo. It is 1969 and they are spending the summer in the rooms below hers while Frances writes a report on the follies in the garden for the absent American owner. But she is distracted. Beneath a floorbo...

You're not the only one watching. . . The gripping psychological suspense from the number one bestselling author of None of This is True and Don't Let Him In.You're back home after four years working abroad, new husband in tow.You're keen to find a place of your own. But for now you're crashing in your big brother's spare room.That's when you meet the man next door.He's the head teacher at the local school. Twice your age. ...

From New York Times bestselling author Gilly Macmillan comes this original, chilling and twisty mystery about two shocking murder cases twenty years apart, and the threads that bind them.Twenty years ago, eleven-year-olds Charlie Paige and Scott Ashby were murdered in the city of Bristol, their bodies dumped near a dog racing track. A man was convicted of the brutal crime, but decades later, questions still linger.For his whole life, filmmaker Cody...

AS FEATURED ON BBC RADIO 2: 'Properly gripping' Romesh RanganathanTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from the number one bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR.We can't choose the strangers we meet.As the guests arrive at beautiful, remote Mitchell's Inn, they're all looking forward to a relaxing weekend deep in the forest, miles from anywhere. They watch their fellow guests with interest, from a polite distance.Usually we can avoid the...

Some of us are more equal than others....Meet Stanley Huang: father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable tastes and temper, aficionado of all-inclusive vacations and bargain luxury goods, newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. For years, Stanley has claimed that he’s worth a small fortune. But the time is now coming when the details of his estate will finally be revealed, and Stanley’s family is nervous.For his son Fred, the inheritance Stan...

**THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller“Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLainMemphis, 1939.** Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboa...

Reminiscent of The Nightingale and Lilac Girls, this moving World War II historical novel follows two women—one uncovering the past, one living through it—in a story of courage, love, and resilience during the London Blitz.It’s easier for Cara Hargraves to bury herself in the past than to confront the present, which is why working for a gruff but brilliant antiques dealer is perfect. While clearing out an estate, she pries open an old tin that hol...