Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way… Marnie is stuck. Stuck working alone in her London flat, stuck battling the long afternoons and a life that often feels like it’s passing her by. Michael is coming undone. Reeling from his wife’s departure, increasingly reclusive, taking himself on long, solitary walks across the moors and fells. When a persistent mutual friend
Welcome to Keeper Island, the private Caribbean paradise where the cocktails are chilled, the guests are not, and new manager Lola is hoping nothing messes up her badly needed fresh start.
Her previous job in Hong Kong ended in tears - and quite a lot of blood - so she's come to Keeper to lie low, as well as to provide the gold-star service the resort's spoiled one-percenters expect.
Whip-smart and utterly transportive, this is historical fiction of the highest order - an unforgettable coming-of-age story, a tender romance, and a portrait of a nation on the brink of change
'A charming and uplifting tale - I LOVED every minute!' FAITH HOGAN
'A ripping tale of friendship, survival and true love' CELIA IMRIE
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They're not looking for what you think they are...
The latest addictive must read from the international bestselling author of Greenwich Park and The Other Mothers cements Katherine Faulkner's reputation as the queen of satisfying suspense
'A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces' MADELINE MILLER
** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** PICKED AS ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' BEST PAPERBACKS OF 2023** CHOSEN AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY THE GUARDIAN, BBC, OBSERVER, DAILY MAIL, IRISH TIMES AND FINANCIAL TIMES **
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'A richly woven novel ... The voice that guides us around this world darts with wit and lightness in a way that is unique and often lovely' - Rana Dasgupta, Guardian
'The plot gallops along, ensuring a gripping read ... thought-provoking' - Independent
'A highly accomplished novel ... A multi-layered but shre
In a past age, humanity fled a dying Earth in massive ark ships. These searched the galaxy to find a new home. Then one fleet found Centauri, a dense cluster of stars teeming with habitable planets. Now, thousands of years later, Centauri's settlers have evolved into advanced beings known as Celestials - and their great houses rule vast star systems. As they vie for supremacy, Earth's