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A powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgemental aunties, and Brazilian butt lifts. In 'Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow', Damilare Kuku brings her signature humour, boldness, and compassion to each member of this loveable but exasperating family, whose lives reveal the ways in which...

Six months ago, we moved in together. Lucy, Nicole, Sloane and me. Lucy pulled us into her orbit and showed us what college life could be. Now Lucy is missing, and a boy from the house next door is dead. The police are asking questions, but we won't break. We'll keep her secrets. And ours.

There's the obvious story. And then there's the truth. Alex lives a comfortable life with his wife Beth in the leafy suburb of Silver Vale. Fine, so he's not the most outgoing guy on the street, he prefers to keep himself to himself, but he's a good husband and an easy-going neighbour. That's unt...

There's the obvious story. And then there's the truth. Alex lives a comfortable life with his wife Beth in the leafy suburb of Silver Vale. Fine, so he's not the most outgoing guy on the street, he prefers to keep himself to himself, but he's a good husband and an easy-going neighbour. That's unt...

Charlotte and Perry have owned their clifftop holiday home in Pine Ridge for years. They've worked hard for it - why shouldn't they enjoy it? Even if the locals can't afford to live in the village these days. Now city friends Amy and Linus have bought a second home nearby and when the two familie...

Theo and Kit have been childhood best friends, crushes, lovers and, after a brutal breakup four years ago, estranged exes. It's not until Theo and Kit are trapped on board a tour bus that they discover that they've each had the same idea: to take their dream European food and wine tour - alone. A...

Renowned author Iain Sinclair follows in the footsteps of photographer John Deakin, whose chronicles of Soho life - and the world of Francis Bacon and his friends - has so influenced our perception of that generation's work. In this bold fictionalisation, Sinclair enters the underworld of Deakin'...

Violet's career might be flourishing but her life is in shambles. After surviving a public breakup with her ex-fiance, Violet is now determined to focus on her career. But the universe has other ideas. Xavier Wright did not expect to run into his high school girlfriend on a trip to Vegas. But in ...

Early one morning, at the close of St Colibri's carnival, a young female steel pan player is found dead beneath a cannonball tree. It is a discovery that will transform the lives of everyone on this small island.

When Eli leaves the cramped Bulgarian apartment he shares with Elizabeth, his more organised and successful wife, he discovers that he now inhabits her body. Not only have he and his wife traded bodies but Elizabeth, living as Eli, has disappeared without a trace. What follows is Eli's search acr...