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Sometimes love can be where you least expect it. You just have to put down your phone. Fran Tatlin has monetised her love life. By day, she wrangles content at viral media giant Viral Hive. By night, she's the anonymous voice behind "Swipe Right", a brutally honest dating column detailing all the perils of London's online dating scene.

Set in 1945 between Hitler's death and Hiroshima, The Second Child is a satirical thriller about one young woman's plot to outsmart the supreme dictators in a world on fire. From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The First Friend. You can't choose your family, but you can choose...

"Slick, smart, raunchy entertainment" from the international bestselling author of the classic Summer of '42 (Kirkus Reviews). Ben is the writer who can't seem to make it; Ginnie is the dancer who can't seem to miss. In 1951 they are two scared kids in love—determined to hold onto each other...

"The perfect mix of wry humor, fascinating characters, and heartfelt thoughts on what it means to understand the world through stories.”—Kristen Perrin, New York Times bestselling author of How to Solve Your Own Murder A wickedly funny office comedy about one bookseller’s (occasionally)...

The young Austrian writer Daniel Kehlmann conjures a brilliant and gently comic novel from the lives of two geniuses of the Enlightenment. Toward the end of the eighteenth century, two young Germans set out to measure the world. One of them, the Prussian aristocrat Alexander von Hum-boldt...

“If you liked Meg Mason's Sorrow and Bliss, you'll love this novel.”—Good Housekeeping From the comedically brilliant author of Cry Havoc, a wry, domestic comedy of manners that follows two generations of sisters as they grapple with unstable parents, mental illness, and the general tumult...

In diesem Text in Hörbuchform wird eine humoristische Analyse der Spezies Rentner und Beamte vorgenommen und der Gegenstand von Balzacs schmunzelnder Betrachtung ist im Allgemeinen gesprochen der Alltag. Der Titel hält also, was er verspricht: Teil 6 der Aufsätze des Alltags.

Meet MacKenzie Bly, as he navigates the trials of life while struggling with the vexed issue of being a teenage boy. Perfect for fans of Sue Townsend. I am fourteen years old and I’m called MacKenzie Bly. It’s a good name, isn’t it? Unfortunately, I just made it up, I’m actually called...

Tuesday My grandma’s dying wish is to see me married. That’s kind of hard when my idea of commitment is finishing a TV series. So I organize a fake wedding to Jordan Boone. I’ll be the wish grantor and keep my freedom. Do I know my fake husband? Barely. We played together as children since...

Es geht wieder in den Urlaub nach Sylt! Dackel Max ist frisch verliebt, alles könnte entspannt sein. Wären da nicht die beiden Kinder von Frauchens neuer Liebe. Ein Sack Flöhe ist gegen den vierjährigen Lasse ein Rentnerverein. Und plötzlich verschwindet die Teenager-Tochter Lisa spurlos!

Katie and Tom's marriage is in trouble. So is their bank account. So, when Tom blindsides her by saying that his boss is sending him to Australia – permanently – Katie realises it might just be what they need to save their marriage. Trouble is, she doesn't like the heat, can't swim and hates spiders. Thrown into Sydney's sun, surf and school-gate politics, Katie finds unexpected friendship in glamorous, wealthy Naomi and bohemian Ann.

When Lady Miss returns to her great-aunt's church in New Orleans to plan the funeral of the beloved Mother Miss Pearline, she discovers that the humble congregation of her youth has been transformed into a megachurch conglomerate run by holograms, subscriptions, and an AI named Earncybot. At the center of it all is the scheming Illuminate Slanders, a woman with five dead husbands, a suspicious will, and a dangerous plan to upload every church member's consciousness into her AI network.

Janus Lodge isn’t your typical retirement community. Sylvia Abercrombie and her knitting-obsessed gang of octogenarians are feisty, foul- mouthed, and fiercely protective of their home. So when a shady developer plots to evict them and build a "gentlemen’s club", they hatch an audacious plan...

Agnes Maurer has a plan. Before tomorrow’s spin class, she will find someone willing to kill her. New York City, 2014: a place of gleaming towers, boutique fitness, designer handbags and, of course, existential despair. As Agnes wipes away the sweat from her early-morning SoulCycle she...

A heartwarming and hilarious new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of FRANK AND RED 'This might just be my feel-good read of the year . . . prepare to be transported back to the early 1980s and to lose your heart several times on the way back ' JANICE HALLETT 'Matt Coyne is a genius...

The hilarious new satire from the bestselling author of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series There’s only one idea more foolish than dividing Ireland – and that’s trying to put it back together again. Meet Fiach O’Bric: career diplomat, recent widower, and a man looking forward to a peaceful...

'Such wicked fun. A darkly delicious mystery and sharply observed satire in one wildly entertaining package. Bella Mackie has outdone herself' LUCY FOLEY 'Bella Mackie's books are salacious, gripping and very funny' JOE LYCETT Meet Diana Leyland. Widowed three times, but let's not blame the...

Death is calling, and he’s not one to be ghosted… 🔮🔮🔮 Madame Viola Starbloom is an internet sensation. With a devoted online following, she offers palm readings, tarot-card deciphering and, of course, the ability to contact loved ones passed. She is also a fraud. But on Halloween...

The brand-new novel from the bestselling author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With it. Featured as 'best books about female rage' in Stylist ‘All the twists, all the drama and wit sharp enough to slit throats’ Tam Barnett * * * * * * If a man hurt your best friend – like, really hurt her...

Brought to you by Penguin. When 'dream husband' Xan Meo is vengefully assaulted in the garden of a London pub, he suffers head-injury, and personality-change. Like a spiritual convert, the familial paragon becomes an anti-husband, an anti-father. He submits to an alien moral system - one among...