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  A Curtain Twitcher's Book of...

  Gay Marris

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  London, 1968. A suburban London street. But this is no ordinary road.
  "Ask anyone on Atbara Avenue how well they know their neighbours, and they'll answer 'well'. After all, they see each other across the vast distance afforded by close proximity, and that is probably for the best...".
  In number 17 live a bitter daughter and her mother, trapped with each other.
  Or are they?
  The twin brothers at number 3 think they're nothing like each other, but they may be proved wrong. Lesley disappeared from number 49 years ago. Then her body is found, and with it more secrets.
  Atbara Avenue is a street where, all too often, murder feels like the solution.
  With a delicious cast of characters, dazzling plotting, and a unique voice, Gay Marris' first book is the fresh and compelling new voice in the world of crime fiction you've been waiting for.

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  The Children's Train - A Novel

  Anonym

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  “The innocence of childhood collides with the stark aftermath of war in this wrenching and ultimately redemptive tale of family, seemingly impossible choices, and the winding paths to destiny, which sometimes take us to places far beyond our imaginings.” – Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Before We Were Yours and The Book of Lost Friends 
  ""Ardone’s beautifully crafted story explores the meaning of identity and belonging...recommended to fans of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels.""  – The Library Journal 
  Based on true events, a heartbreaking story of love, family, hope, and survival set in post-World War II Italy—written with the heart of Orphan Train and Before We Were Yours—about poor children from the south sent to live with families in the north to survive deprivation and the harsh winters. 
   
  Though Mussolini and the fascists have been defeated, the war has devastated Italy, especially the south. Seven-year-old Amerigo lives with his mother Antonietta in Naples, surviving on odd jobs and his wits like the rest of the poor in his neighborhood. But one day, Amerigo learns that a train will take him away from the rubble-strewn streets of the city to spend the winter with a family in the north, where he will be safe and have warm clothes and food to eat.  
  Together with thousands of other southern children, Amerigo will cross the entire peninsula to a new life. Through his curious, innocent eyes, we see a nation rising from the ashes of war, reborn. As he comes to enjoy his new surroundings and the possibilities for a better future, Amerigo will make the heartbreaking choice to leave his mother and become a member of his adoptive family. 
  Amerigo’s journey is a moving story of memory, indelible bonds, artistry, and self-exploration, and a soaring examination of what family can truly mean. Ultimately Amerigo comes to understand that sometimes we must give up everything, even a mother's love, to find our destiny.

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  The World That Couldn't Be -...

  Clifford D. Simak

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  Gavin Duncan is a planter on the distant planet Layard, struggling to protect a vital medicinal crop from a strange native creature known as the Cytha. When the animal begins raiding his fields, Duncan launches a relentless hunt across blistering plains, treacherous ravines, and alien forests, convinced that no creature is beyond human skill or firepower. 
  But Layard does not operate by human rules. As the pursuit intensifies, Duncan uncovers a world shaped by unfamiliar biology, unsettling loyalties, and a form of life that adapts with disturbing intelligence. What begins as a practical hunt becomes a confrontation with an entire planetary system that challenges human assumptions about dominance, survival, and responsibility. 
  Clifford D. Simak was one of science fiction’s great humanists, known for blending speculative ideas with deep moral and philosophical insight. Rather than focusing on technology alone, Simak explored how humanity fits into larger cosmic ecosystems, often portraying aliens not as enemies, but as mirrors reflecting human flaws. 
  Best known for works such as City and Way Station, Simak’s stories are thoughtful, quietly powerful, and enduringly relevant. The World That Couldn’t Be exemplifies his ability to turn an adventure premise into a profound meditation on coexistence and restraint.

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  Sinister Stranger at St Bride's...

  Debbie Young

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  'A delight from start to finish' Juliette Lawson  
  When an American stranger turns up claiming to be the rightful owner of the school’s magnificent country estate it could spell trouble for everyone at St Bride’s... 
  No one can believe it when the headmistress, Hairnet, instantly accepts the stranger’s claim, not:   
  the put-upon Bursar, ousted from his cosy estate cottage by the stranger    
  the enigmatic Max Security, raring to engage in a spot of espionage    
  the sensible Judith Gosling, who knows more about Lord Bunting than she’s letting on    
  the irrepressible Gemma Lamb, determined to keep the school open   
  Only fickle maths teacher Oriana Bliss isn’t suspicious of the stranger, after all she can just marry him and secure St Bride’s future forever. That's if inventive pranks by the girls - and the school cat - don't drive him away first. 
  Who will nab the stranger first? Oriana with the parson’s noose? Gemma with sinister secrets? Or could this be the end of St Bride’s? 
  For anyone who loved St Trinian’s – old or new – or loves a cozy mystery on a grand estate filled with rather ‘interesting’ characters. 
  Readers love Debbie Young: 
  'A cracking example of cozy crime!' Katie Fforde 
  'These stories are charming, the students are sweet and funny and the quirks of the teachers are the icing on the cake. I'm hoping that Debbie Young writes more' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 
  'I was completely and utterly hooked from the first page to the last' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 
  'I love the feel of this series. As someone who did indeed read all the boarding school books as a child, this is a welcome 'grown-up' tonic to those long ago days' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 
  'I just love this series, a cosy mystery but filled with quirky characters that you just grow to love. An absolute joy to read' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review 
  Previously published by Debbie Young as Stranger at St Bride's.

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  Scandal at the Savoy

  Ron Base, Prudence Emery

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  The rich and famous are converging on the iconic Savoy Hotel in swinging '60s London—including a famous Broadway producer with anger issues, a demanding Indian raja, and a gorgeous film star with certain kinky predilections. All is as it should be—until the murder of a showgirl threatens to scandalize the hotel. The list of suspects includes Priscilla Tempest, the trouble-prone Canadian head of the Savoy press office. Clearing her name would be easy enough, if only she hadn’t spent the night of the murder with a certain beguiling Canadian prime minister. Blackmailed by a Scotland Yard detective, wooed by a notorious gangster, and hounded by the press, Priscilla must use wit and resourcefulness to survive the treacherous upper echelons of London society and find a killer.

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  Appetite - A novel

  Anita Cassidy

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  Because everyone hungers for something... 
  Food and Sex: two appetites the modern world stimulates, but also the ones we are expected to keep under control. But what happens when we don't? 
  Embarking on an affair, lonely wife and mother Naomi blossoms sexually in a false spring while David, the fattest boy at the local comprehensive and best friend of her son, struggles to overcome bullying and the apathy of his divorced mother. 
  David finally starts to learn about the mechanisms of appetite through a science project set by his intelligent but jaded teacher, Matthew. David's brave efforts to change himself open Matthew's eyes to his activist girlfriend's dangerous plans to blow up VitSip, a local energy-drink company where Naomi works. 
  At the mercy of their appetites, this exciting debut novel shows that some hungers can never be satisfied...

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