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In this new novel from a bestselling author, artist Hassie Days and her sister Margot purchase a dilapidated Jacobean house in Hope Wenlock. While Margot maintains her high-powered London career, Hassie is left to tend to the overgrown garden. She finds an unlikely ally in the sharp-tongued Miss Foot, who introduces her to Murat, an Albanian migrant struggling to fit in with the local community. As they work together in the garden, Hassie reflects on her past, including the sibling rivalry that marred her childhood and a love affair that left her with unresolved pain. Exploring the house's history and the nearby mysterious woods, Hassie begins to heal, discovering the restorative power of nature and new perspectives on her life. The narrative delves into themes of regrowth and regeneration, focusing on sisters overcoming a toxic parental legacy and the transformative effects of nurturing the earth. With profound psychological insight and a deep appreciation for the significance of place, the author crafts a story that resonates with the themes of healing and connection. Critics praise the novel for its charm and the redemptive qualities it embodies, highlighting its ability to draw readers into a world of renewal amidst the harshness of life.

Artist, Hassie Days, and her sister, Margot, buy a run down Jacobean house in Hope Wenlock on the Welsh Marches. While Margot continues her London life in high finance, Hassie is left alone to work the large, long-neglected garden. She is befriended by eccentric, sharp-tongued, Miss Foot, who recommends, Murat, an Albanian migrant, made to feel out of place among the locals, to help Hassie in the garden. As she works the garden in Murat's peaceful company, Hassie ruminates on her past life- the sibling rivalry that tainted her childhood and the love affair that left her with painful, unanswered questions. But as she begins to explore the history of the house and the mysterious nearby wood, old hurts begin to fade as she experiences the healing power of nature and discovers other worlds. In her haunting new novel, Salley Vickers, the bestselling author of The Librarian and The Cleaner of Chartres, writes with the profound psychological insight and sense of the numinous power of place that is the hallmark of all her novels.

A wonderful novel about four very different grandmothers: Blanche, who can't seem to stop stealing things from the local pharmacy; Minna, who just wants a quiet life in her shepherd's hut, though the local children have other ideas; Cherry, who's adjusting to life in a care home; and Nan, whose favourite occupation is researching funerals - whose lives and grandchildren become unexpectedly entangled.

*A Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller* 'Vickers sees with a clear eye and writes with a light hand; she's a presence worth cherishing in the ranks of modern novelists.' Philip Pullman In 1958, Sylvia Blackwell, fresh from one of the new post-war Library Schools, takes up a job as children's librarian in a run down library in the market town of East Mole. Her mission is to fire the enthusiasm of the children of East Mole for reading. But her love affair with the local married GP, and her befriending of his precious daughter, her neighbour's son and her landlady's neglected grandchild, ignite the prejudices of the town, threatening her job and the very existence of the library with dramatic consequences for them all. The Librarian is a moving testament to the joy of reading and the power of books to change and inspire us all. 'Underneath the delightful patina of nostalgia for post-War England, there are stern and spiky questions about why we are allowing our children to be robbed of their heritage of story.' Frank Cottrell Boyce 'Vickers has a formidable knack for laying open the human heart' Sunday Times

How much can love ask of us?Brilliant and mercurial Will Tye suffers a life changing accident. The terrible event ripples through three generations of the complex and eccentric Tye family, bringing to light old tragedies and dangerous secrets. Each member of the family holds some clue to the chain of events which may have led to the accident and each holds themselves to blame. Most closely affected is Will's cousin Cecelia, whose affinity with Will leaves her most vulnerable to his suffering and whose own life is for ever changed by how she will respond to it.Told through the eyes of three women close to Will, his sister, his grandmother and his aunt, Cousins is a novel weaving darkness and light which takes us from the outbreak of World War Two to the present day, exploring the recurrence of tragedy, the nature of trangression, and the limits of morality and love.

A charming spinster with kleptomaniac tendencies, a wealthy engineer in love with his wife's cleaning lady, a middle-aged woman with an imaginary boyfriend and a homeless man who can foretell death.

The ancient cathedral of Chartres, with its mismatched spires and stunning stained glass, holds a unique charm, much like Agnès Morel, the enigmatic woman who cleans it each morning. Discovered by Abbé Paul two decades ago, her origins remain a mystery to those around her, including the disorganized Professor Jones, Philippe Nevers, who relies on her care for his family, and the irreverent restorer Alain Fleury, who is captivated by her presence. Despite their uncertainty about her past, everyone agrees that Agnès is subtly changing their lives. However, a chance encounter in the cathedral brings her history back to light, stirring malicious rumors from the prejudiced Madame Beck and her gossipy friend, Madame Picot. As the whispers grow more hurtful, Agnès must confront her past, leading to the revelation of her origins. This narrative weaves together themes of darkness and light, trauma and redemption. With sparkling wit and captivating charm, it explores the transformative power of love and mercy, offering deeper truths about overcoming the tragedies of life.

The brilliant new work from the bestselling author of Miss Garnet's Angel' and The Other Side of You'.

At the end of his life, an old man waits in his office for a stranger to arrive. Over the next few weeks, Teiresias will visit again, making his way across the heath to relate the story of his life. As these two men sit together in front of a roaring fire, a remarkable tale unfolds.