After a falling out between their mothers, 13-year-old best friends Nell and Lydia are forbidden from seeing each other for the whole summer. Nell struggles with the thought of not only losing her best friend, but also losing the only person in whom Nell finds refuge from the difficulties she faces at home. Determined to find a place of their own, Nell and Lydia spend the summer hiding out in an abandoned golf course where Nell and Lydia find mysterious symbols scattered throughout the gro...

An authentic coming-of-age story about finding magic in the every day—perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead, Joan Bauer, and Wendy Mass.Olivia and her mom have just moved in with her grandmother, and Olivia has exactly zero friends at her new school. But after a strange message on the bathroom wall of a café catches her eye, Olivia decides that Birmingham, Alabama, may be a little more interesting than it seems. So begins a search for answers that takes her all over th...

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Fierce by Gin Phillips, read by Cassandra Campbell.Lincoln is a good boy. At the age of four, he is curious, clever and well behaved. He does as his mum says and knows what the rules are.'The rules are different today. The rules are that we hide and do not let the man with the gun find us.'When an ordinary day at the zoo turns into a nightmare, Joan finds herself trapp...

The gripping debut novel from the author of FIERCE KINGDOM, and a story about the power of the human spirit to give comfort in times of hardship.In 1931 Carbon Hill, a small Alabama coal-mining town, nine-year-old Tess Moore watches from the darkness of her back porch as a strange woman lifts the cover off the family well and tosses a baby in without a word.It is the height of the Depression; while Tess's father, Albert, performs backbreaking and dangerous w...

In 1931 Carbon Hill, a small Alabama coal-mining town, nine-year-old Tess Moore watches a woman shove the cover off the family well and toss in a baby without a word. For the Moore family, focused on helping anyone in need during the Great Depression, the apparent murder forces them to face the darker side of their community and question the motivations of family and friends. Backbreaking work keeps most of the townspeople busy from dawn to dusk, and racial tensions abound. For parents, it...

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips.‘I devoured it in one breathless sitting. Outstanding.’ Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go and I See You‘It tore at every maternal fibre in my body. I couldn’t put it down.’ Fiona Barton, author of The Widow************Lincoln is a good boy. At the age of four, he i...

The moving story of a woman learning to let go of the past in order to move forward with her own future, from the author of Fierce Kingdom.When Ren was twelve years old, she lost her older brother to a car accident. For twenty-five years he’s been a presence in her life, appearing with a song or a reflection in the moonlight. Her connection to the ghosts around her has made her especially sensitive as an archaeologist, understanding the bare outline of our...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS), covering both established and emerging surgical techniques and technologies that are shaping modern spinal practice.The volume is organized into thematic sections addressing lumbar endoscopic decompression and fusion, thoracic and cervical endoscopic procedures, minimally invasive fusion strategies including MIS-TLIF and lateral approaches, and anterior spinal techniques. In addition...

'One of the most talented successors to Stephen King' DAILY MAILA psychotic patient with two impossible claims.A leading forensic psychiatrist on the edge.It's not just Dr. Dominick's career that's in danger...Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Lily Dominick has evaluated the mental states of some of the country's most dangerous psychotics. But today's client - a man with no name, accused of the most...

**Brought to you by Penguin.T**he unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Local Girl Missing by Claire Douglas, read by Emilla Fox and Hannah Murray.A TENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER RIPPED STRAIGHT FROM THE HEADLINES . . .Twenty years ago21-year-old Sophie Collier vanishes one night.She leaves nothing behind but a trainer on the old pier -and a hole in the heart of her best friend Francesca.

‘A cracking futuristic adventure, told with pace and panache and packed with vivid, shiver-inducing description’ Daily Mail‘Read this in one sitting. DEEPLY satisfying.’ Lucy ManganForget the old days. Forget summer. Forget warmth.Forget anything that doesn’t help you surviveLynn McBride has learned much since society collapsed in the face of nuclear war and the relentless spread of disease....

A gripping psychological thriller filled with dark suspense and jaw-dropping twists, The Vanishing Year follows a woman whose dangerous secrets threaten to destroy her picture-perfect life.“The Vanishing Year is a stunner. A perfectly compulsive read that's impossible to put down.” —Mary Kubica“A chilling, powerful tale of nerve-shattering suspense.” —Heather GudenkaufNominated for Best Mys...