Cecelia Ahern
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Language
English
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Adam Basil and Christine Rose are thrown together late one night, when Christine is crossing the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin. Adam is there, poised, threatening to jump. Adam is desperate - but Christine makes a crazy deal with him. His 35th birthday is looming and she bets him that before then she can show him that life is worth living. Despite her determination, Christine knows what a dangerous promise she's made. Against the ticking of the clock,...
2) Roar
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Language
English
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Have you ever imagined a different life?Have you ever stood at a crossroads, undecided?Have you ever had a moment when you wanted to roar?The women in these startlingly original stories are all of us: the women who befriend us, the women who encourage us, the women who make us brave. From The Woman Who Slowly Disappeared to The Woman Who Was Kept on the Shelf and The Woman Who Returned and Exchanged her Husband, discover thirty touching, often hilarious,...
3) Freckles
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Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Pre-order today. The brand new novel from million-copy bestselling author Cecelia Ahern. Five people. Five chances. One woman's search for happiness. Allegra Bird's arms are scattered with freckles, a gift from her beloved father. But despite her nickname, Freckles has never been able to join all the dots. So when a stranger tells her that everyone is the average of the five people they spend the most time with, it opens up something deep inside....
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English
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But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other's sentences and even when they fought, they laughed. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other. Until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly. But as her 30th birthday looms, Gerry comes back to her. He's left her a bundle of notes, one for each of the months after his death, gently guiding Holly into her new life without him, each note signed...
5) Perfect
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Series
Flawed volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The thrilling, shocking and romantic sequel to the bestselling YA debut FLAWED is finally here. When we embrace all our flaws, that?s when we can finally become PERFECT?Celestine North lives in a society that demands perfection. After she was branded Flawed by a morality court, Celestine's life has completely fractured - all her freedoms gone. Since Judge Crevan has declared her the number one threat to the public, she has been a ghost, on the run...
Author
Series
Flawed volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
She?s a model daughter and sister, she?s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she?s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan.But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. Will she be branded as FLAWED? Will all her freedoms be gone?In a society where perfection is paramount and mistakes are punished, one young woman takes a stand that could cost her everything. But can she prove that to be human in...
7) Flawed
Author
Series
Flawed volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Good-girl Celestine has always agreed with the system but following an act of kindness towards one of the Flawed is herself excluded and soon she is fighting for her own survival - and for love. Hugely accessible, emotionally resonant and with a character who will seize the hearts of anyone who meets her, this is the ideal book for anyone who has ever felt the pressure to be perfect.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth Egan is too busy for friends. As a reluctant mother to her sister Saoirse's young son Luke and with her own business to run, every precious moment is made to count. But with Saoirse crashing in and out of their lives, leaving both her sister and her son reeling, Luke and Elizabeth are desperately in need of some magic. Enter Ivan. Wild, spontaneous and always looking for adventure, in no time at all Ivan has changed Elizabeth in ways she...
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HarperCollinsPublishers
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English
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Staff Picks:
A lovely story following Alice through her life as she sees peoples ‘colours’ and ‘auras’ and is able to feel people's emotions. Really heartwarming book and I got quite invested in her journey right to the bitter end...it's unusual for a book to hold my attention for long but wow, I loved this.
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11) Lyrebird
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Language
English
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On the edge on Ireland's west coast, rugged mountains meet wild sea and bright blue lakes. Deep in the forest, surrounded by farmland, a girl lives alone in a small stone cottage. Then, into her peaceful landscape comes a documentary crew. Solomon's skill is sound. He records, he listens, he hears. And when he meets the girl - Laura - he discovers that she has an extraordinary talent: an ability to mimic sounds. It's a gift that earns her the nickname...
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English
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Kitty is a journalist who has just made a colossal mistake on a story. Feeling low and in need of guidance, she visits her mentor, Constance. Kitty asks her friend what story has she always wanted to write but never been able to? Constance orders Kitty to retrieve a file from her office. Inside Kitty finds a list of 100 names.
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English
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'The Marble Collector' tells the story of a woman who discovers a collection of marbles in her father's belongings. On learning that part of the collection is missing, she embarks on a quest to relocate the missing marbles to complete the collection and also to understand and complete the picture of a man she realises she never fully knew. As she uncovers the story of a damaged childhood, she also comes to understand what is missing in herself. Moving,...
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English
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Jasmine knows two things: one, she loves her vulnerable sister unconditionally, and will fight to the death to protect her from anyone who upsets her. Two, she's only ever been good at one thing - her job helping business start-ups. So when she's sacked and put on gardening leave, Jasmine realises that she has nothing else to fill her life. Insomnia keeps her staring out of her bedroom window, and she finds herself watching the antics of her neighbour,...
19) The gift
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A magical and enchanting story which ends on Christmas Day, from the bestselling author of 'PS I Love You'.
20) Time trips
Series
Publisher
BBC Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A collection of short stories featuring Doctor Who. Authors include Jake Arnott, Cecelia Ahern and Joanne Harris.