Bloomsbury presents The Raven Throne by Stephanie Burgis, read by Eleanor Jackson.Cordelia has been crowned the Raven Queen. But with new power comes new danger. The unmissable sequel to The Raven Heir and conclusion to the epic middle-grade fantasy series perfect for fans of Abi Elphinstone and Piers Torday.Once their triplet Cordelia became the Raven Queen, Giles and Rosalind knew they would have to learn to behave at court. No more fighting for Rosalind and no more singi...

Bloomsbury presents The Raven Heir by Stephanie Burgis, read by Eleanor Jackson.Cordelia and her triplets Rosalind and Giles have lived safely in the castle at the centre of the forest all their lives, protected by the spells their mother has woven. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is when she turns into a dragonfly or a blackbird and can fly beyond the great stone walls. But then one day the outside world comes to them. Two rival dukes and their soldiers have come for the t...

One summer her sister never came home from the fair.This summer she's determined to find out why.'Quirky, original and charming' Sarah Turner ? The Unmumsy Mum'Fresh, unique, powerful and incredibly poignant. And, of course, hilarious too!' Beth O'LearyThe fair is the only good thing that happens every year. And Fiona Larson is the only kid in town who's never been.She's pretended to ...

Brought to you by Penguin.Welcome to the Winter Garden. Open only at 13 o'clock.You are invited to enter an unusual competition.I am looking for the most magical, spectacular, remarkable pleasure garden this world has to offer.On the night her mother dies, 8-year-old Beatrice receives an invitation to the mysterious Winter Garden. A place of wonder and magic, filled with all manner of strange and spectacula...

An emotional and inspiring World War Two time-slip novel of danger and courage. This is a story inspired by true events and stories of Irena Sendler and the women of the Polish Żegota.It's the worst time in humanity and yet there is still light in the darkness…1942, WarsawYoung Zofia finds herself leading a double life when she is enlisted to help the fearless Irena Sendler save hundreds of Jewish ...

“Read this in about two sittings—absolutely loved it. Dazzlingly clever and beautifully twisty. Don’t miss it!!”—Emilia Hart, author of WeywardThe gripping follow up to the “smart, stylish, and savage” (People) New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick The Club—a twisty mystery involving a cursed wealthy family and a Surrealist painting which holds the key to three suspicious deaths over the course of a century...

'Intoxicating, enthralling, compelling' Harriet Tyce‘Bold and ambitious and consuming from start to finish’ Louise CandlishA stunning, intricately plotted and clever mystery’ Claire Douglas‘Think The Secret History meets Saltburn’ Holly Watt********Some women can’t be erased from history . . .A story of lo...

The Forgotten Tower is a mesmerizing gothic mystery about a castle full of dark secrets and buried history, from Sunday Times top ten bestselling author Lulu Taylor.Georgie is reluctant to move when her husband inherits Wakefield Castle, but he is determined to restore its fortunes. When exploring her new home she finds an old handwritten recipe book which leads her to suspect that the castle hides secrets as troubling as her own . . .In 1...

The screenplay writer in Hollywood was a pen-for-hire. Whatever your status elsewhere in the world here, in Hollywood, you were usually a high-paid weekly contract where your talents, your genius, were at the beck and call of others who spoke of Art but were really mad but we're really the mouthpieces of Commerce.But radio for the Hollywood studio system was all about marketing. On that basis something approaching art could be produced on a regular basis. This series produced some ...

*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel*From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology’s greatest epics'With a brilliant heroine at the helm, this richly detailed, character-driven story renders epic mythological battles on a human scale' Publishers WeeklyBrynhild is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the Allfather, chooser of...

Brought to you by Penguin.Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive . . .The gripping stand-alone mystery from 'world-class crime writer' Ragnar JónassonIn a deadly Icelandic snowstorm, four friends seek shelter in an abandoned hunting lodge. Miles from help, and knowing they will die out in the cold, they break in, hoping to wait out the storm until morning.But nothing can prepare th...

With two million copies of his books sold worldwide, "world-class crime writer"(The Sunday Times, UK) Ragnar Jónasson brings us a chilling new standalone thriller with Outside.Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive . . .When a deadly snowstorm strikes the Icelandic highlands, four friends seek shelter in a small, abandoned hunting lodge.It is in the middle of nowhere and there's no way of communi...