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  Five Children and It Version 2

  E. Nesbit

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  This delightful novel begins when a family of five children moves from London to the English countryside. While playing in a gravel pit soon after the move, they discover an ancient and rather grumpy sand-fairy known as the Psammead, who agrees to grant one wish of theirs per day. The children’s wishes send them on adventure after adventure, but rarely turn out as expected. (Summary by Kara)

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  Make Yourself at Home: The...

  Ciara Geraghty

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  It’s the last place she wants to be. It’s the only place left to go . . . 
  ‘Hugely entertaining…an instantly engaging read, what you might get if you mixed Jojo Moyes with Marian Keyes’ Sunday Independent 
  ‘A fabulous read…you’re immediately immersed’ Sheila O’Flanagan, bestselling author of The Women Who Ran Away 
  ’A superb writer – the Irish Jojo Moyes’ Irish Examiner 
  ‘Ciara Geraghty is a wonderful writer’ Hazel Gaynor, author of the Irish Times bestseller, The Bird in the Bamboo Cage 
  Marianne left home when she was fifteen following a family tragedy, one that changed all their lives. She never planned to return. 
  But when her carefully controlled life falls apart, she has no choice but to return to Ancaire, the ramshackle house overlooking the Irish Sea, where her mother, Rita, a flamboyant artist and recovering alcoholic still lives. 
  As her mother invites her to pull up a chair and make herself at home, alongside the friends, family and neighbours who wander its rooms. Marianne discovers that sometimes home isn’t a house, it’s a place in your heart. 
  Set on the wild Irish coast, with an unforgettable cast of characters, this deeply emotional novel is full of Ciara Geraghty’s trademark heart and poignancy. 
  Geraghty's Make Yourself at Home is a literary gem in the realm of fiction. The humorous narrative and the strong theme of friendship make it a top choice for readers seeking an emotionally rich read. 
  For fans of Sheila O'Flanagan (The Woman on the Bridge), Roisin Meaney (Two Fridays in April), Faith Hogan (The Guest House by the Sea), Jojo Moyes (The Giver of Stars), and Jill Mansell (The Wedding of the Year).

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  Clash of Civilizations Over an...

  Amara Lakhous

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  The immigrant tenants of a building in Rome offer skewed accounts of a murder in this prize-winning satire by the Algerian-born Italian author (Publishers Weekly). 
   
  Piazza Vittorio is home to a polyglot community of immigrants who have come to Rome from all over the world. But when a tenant is murdered in the building’s elevator, the delicate balance is thrown into disarray. As each of the victim’s neighbors is questioned by the police, readers are offered an all-access pass into the most colorful neighborhood in contemporary Rome. 
   
  With language as colorful as the neighborhood it describes, each character takes his or her turn “giving evidence.” Their various stories reveal much about the drama of racial identity and the anxieties of a life spent on society’s margins, but also bring to life the hilarious imbroglios of this melting pot Italian culture. 
   
  “Their frequently wild testimony teases out intriguing psychological and social insight alongside a playful whodunit plot.” —Publishers Weekly

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  Is This OK? - One Woman's Search...

  Harriet Gibsone

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  'Persistently funny, ill-advisedly honest and deadly accurate' – Caitlin Moran'This book is a delight - very real and very entertaining' – Bob MortimerMusic journalist, self-professed creep and former winner of the coveted ‘Fittest Girl in Year 11’ award, Harriet Gibsone lives in fear of her internet searches being leaked. Harriet spent much of her young life feeding neuroses and insecurities with obsessive internet searching (including compulsive googling of exes, prospective partners, and their exes), and indulging in whirlwind ‘parasocial relationships’ (translation: one-sided affairs with celebrities she has never met).Suddenly, with a diagnosis of early menopause in her late twenties, her relationship with the internet takes a darker turn, as her online addictions are thrown into sharp relief by the corporeal realities of illness and motherhood.An outrageously funny, raw and painfully honest account of trying to find connection in the age of the internet, Is This Ok? is the launch of an exciting new comic voice.The audiobook is narrated by Harriet Gibsone and includes an exclusive audio Q&A with Harriet.'Very funny and deeply moving' – Sara Pascoe'Hilarious and brutal! I could not put it down' – Lou Sanders

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  Onam in a Nightie - Stories from...

  Anjana Menon

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  In India's tropical paradise, stands a town wrapped around a giant roundabout, where a canny caretaker with a French connection holds sway. Vying for his attention are two competing neighbours. Appu holds lessons for the living but Maya cares only for the dead. And a gastronome dog plays ball girl to tennis-loving nuns.  
  At the centre is an imposing temple so ancient that no one knows exactly when it was built. Here, even a tiny railway station has set its own rules for acceptance and belonging. On the other side of the tracks, a baker runs errands for total strangers in the middle of a pandemic.  
  Malgudi Days meets reality in the search for joy and belonging in a book that is alternatively heartwarming and hilarious. Anjana Menon takes you to a place that you wish stays that way forever, in these true stories of hope and resilience from a midway Kerala town.

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  Freaky School - Where not...

  Monty Lord

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  Two school friends, Monty & Izzy, leave their old school and join a new school half-way through the year. Their parents, like all the parents at the new school, are completely oblivious to the strange goings-on behind the closed doors of the new school. Crazy-named teachers, a Headmistress that knows and sees everything, cruel prefects, amazing school lunches, science teachers and magic potions, strangely obedient children and an emu.....what could possibly happen on their first day in this 'perfect' new school? 
  The author Monty Lord, launched the paperback version of this book in 2012 at the age of just 7 years old. Originally published in eBook format, overnight it soared up the Bestseller list and became a No.1 Bestseller, making Monty the UK's youngest bestselling author. 
  He went on to receive widespread media coverage on BBC & ITV television news, along with radio, magazine and newspaper coverage across the globe.

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