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A charming, wry and, at times, wise crime novel set within village and church life in the 1980s.
Publication date: 8th June 2023
Recommended for children
A warm, wonderful story about magic, friendship and family and new beginnings.
Publication date: 15th June 2023
Recommended for children
The hugely successful, much-loved writer Julia Donaldson has signed a lot of books for children, and here she recalls some of their names - in rhyme.
Publication date: 15th June 2023
An aspiring novelist takes a trip to the US hoping for inspiration and finds much more.
Publication date: 22nd June 2023
Recommended non-fiction
Publication date: 29th June 2023
Recommended non-fiction
When Liesl Herbst escaped Austria at the start of the Second World War, she was a champion tennis player. Her story is powerfully and compellingly told by her granddaughter.
Publication date: 3rd July 2023
Recommended for children
Publication date: 6th July 2023
A stunning, haunting novel set in East Anglia during England's deadliest witch hunt, in the 17th century.
Publication date: 6th July 2023
Recommended for children
The first in a new series of Mysteries at Sea, this is a fabulous adventure.
Publication date: 3rd August 2023