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NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMA A SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER How do you solve a mystery when you can”t remember the clues? Maud is forgetful. She makes a cup of tea and doesn”t remember to drink it. Sh …

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 1999 BOOKER PRIZE Uma, the plain, spinster daughter of a close-knit Indian family, is trapped at home, smothered by her overbearing parents and their traditions, unlike her ambiti …

To the island of Mannar – once an enchanted paradise, now polluted, its wildlife dead or dying – comes Sir Alexander Haye, zoologist and TV personality, determined to acquire one of the last of the i …

**NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING HARRY STYLES** This love is all-consuming It is in 1950s” Brighton that Marion first catches sight of the handsome and enigmatic Tom. He teaches her to swim in the shadow …

”Smith is back and hits gold with his most gripping adventure yet.” Bear Grylls My name is Christian Mc Kie and a few months ago I was killed in military action in Sierra Leone. I am undercover wit …

In a corner of south-western France, a young rose grower nurtures a private passion to breed an exotic new flower. But the year is 1789, and the world is about to change… The Rose Grower throws a s …

Winner of the Mc Kitterick Prize Two women in a room. ‘Courageous’ Rachel Cusk, Guardian One is dying. ‘Gripping’ Observer The other just sits back and watches. ‘Necessary’ Independent For both, ther …

Family secrets – we all have them. But some are more devastating than others… Jenny Porter knows the name of every capital city in the world, but that doesn’t mean she has all the answers. When she …