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Sarah Warburton

    Sarah Warburton's writing, informed by a deep engagement with literature and a past as an editor, delves into the complexities of the human condition. Despite a self-professed inclination towards happiness, her prose often explores bleaker themes, revealing a keen interest in the shadowed aspects of life. Her distinctive voice, honed through extensive study and editorial experience, offers readers a compelling and unflinchingly honest exploration of experience. This unique style promises an engaging and thought-provoking literary journey.

    Twinkle Tames a Dragon
    You Can Never Tell
    Twinkle Makes a Wish
    Once Two Sisters
    Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day
    Dinosaurs in the Supermarket
    • 2021

      You Can Never Tell

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.6(1096)Add rating

      Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Joshilyn Jackson, Sarah Warburton's chilling thriller, inspired by the Moors Murders, explores the twisted side of suburbia. Framed for embezzlement by her best friend Aimee, museum curator Kacy Tremain and her husband Michael move from New Jersey to a charming Texas suburb to escape their past. Kacy quickly makes new friends--preppy, inscrutable Elizabeth, chatty yet evasive Rahmia, and red-headed, unapologetic Lena. But good friends aren't always what they seem.As she navigates the unexpectedly cutthroat social scene of her new town, Kacy begins to receive taunting postcards--and worse, discovers cameras hidden in the wall of her home. Lena and her husband, Brady, reassure her that the cameras are just relics of the paranoid previous homeowner . Once the cameras are removed and Kacy's fears are quelled, Kacy and Michael make the happy discovery that they are going to be new parents.Months after the birth of their daughter, Michael accidentally makes a shocking discovery about Brady's past. And when Lena suddenly goes missing, Kacy and Michael begin to uncover the truth about their neighbors--and it's more terrible than anyone could have imagined.Interlaced with transcripts of a chilling true crime podcast that follow the tangled threads of the drama, You Can Never Tell is a taut and complex psychological thriller that never lets up until its breathless conclusion.

      You Can Never Tell
    • 2020

      Once Two Sisters

      • 209 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      3.8(34)Add rating

      Exploring the complex and perilous relationship between sisters, this debut novel delves into themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the darker sides of familial ties. With a gripping narrative that will resonate with fans of Alafair Burke and Megan Collins, the story promises to unravel secrets that test the limits of sisterhood.

      Once Two Sisters
    • 2019

      The first book in the most spellbinding children's fantasy series of the year, now in paperback, with beautiful black-and-white inside illustrations by Sarah Warburton. Perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell and Nevermoor. Willow Moss, the youngest and least powerful sister in a family of witches, has a magical ability for finding lost things - like keys, or socks, or spectacles. Useful, but not exactly exciting... Then the most powerful witch in the world of Starfell turns up at Willow's door and asks for her help. A whole day - last Tuesday to be precise - has gone missing. Completely. And without it the whole universe could unravel. Now Willow holds the fate of Starfell in her rather unremarkable hands... Can she save the day - by finding the lost one? Step into Starfell, a world crackling with warmth, wit and magic, perfect for readers aged 8-12. Book 2 coming in April 2020!

      Starfell: Willow Moss and the Lost Day
    • 2017

      A ROARINGLY fun dinosaur picture book from a bestselling duo!Going to the supermarket can be SO BORING. But do you know what makes it fun? DINOSAURS, that's what!There's a T. rex gobbling sausages,a Stegosaurus spilling beans!A Diplodocus in the frozen peasfills the aisles with greens!Except, if mischievous dinosaurs are busy making mess, then who on earth is going to clear everything up?! Brilliant picture book from Timothy Knapman and Sarah Warburton - a bestselling author and illustrator team With a rhyming story, bright, engaging illustrations and dinosaurs galore, children will love this super fun bookAlso Dinosaurs in My School

      Dinosaurs in the Supermarket
    • 2015

      For one little boy, a regular day at school is turned upside down. A band of dinosaurs are there to wreak havoc in the classroom, but the grown-ups can't see them! Can he convince the dinosaurs to behave? A hilarious new picture book from the bestselling author and illustrator team behind DINOSAURS IN THE SUPERMARKET.

      Dinosaurs in my school
    • 2006

      At the end of a fairytale do they really live happily ever after? How does Cinderella cope with the Queen as a mother-in-law when she thinks that Cinders is just a pretty face. Cinderella sets out to prove how useful she is, and sets up Cinderella Makeovers Salon.

      Happy Ever After: Cinderella and the Mean Queen