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  America

  Mike Bond

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  “America is a Coming-of-Age Masterpiece” – St. Louis Post-Dispatch 
  “America is an extraordinary and deftly crafted novel that combines interesting characters within the context of an historically detailed background… an inherently entertaining… fascinating read from cover to cover… highly recommended.” – Midwest Book Review 
  Coming of age is never easy. Coming of age in the 1960s was extraordinary. It was a decade that transformed America. After the post-World War II dreams of a healing nation, the Sixties shook America to its foundation - the assassination of an idealistic young president, a tragic and unpopular war, a battle for civil rights, a cosmic clash of riots and burning cities, and an explosion of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. 
  For four young people, the Sixties is a decade of possibility. For Troy, it's the joy of living with his new family and exploring the world of flight and outer space. For Tara, the girl he loves, it's the power of song as she evolves into a rock and roll star. For Mick, a football star and reluctant rebel, it's a time to question everything, including his new brother's choice to fight in Vietnam. And for Daisy, the girl Mick loves, it's a chance to fight for equality, join the Peace Corps, and expand her study of the human mind. 
  Set against the backdrop of our most turbulent decade, celebrated author Mike Bond's AMERICA is the first in his seven-volume historical novel series, capturing the victories and heartbreaks of the last 70 years and of our nation's most profound upheavals since the Civil War, a time that defined the end of the 20th century and where we are today.

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  Belonging

  Umi Sinha

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  Set during the years of the British Raj, Umi Sinha's unforgettable debut novel is a compelling and finely wrought epic of love and loss, race and ethnicity, homeland - and belonging. Lila Langdon is twelve years old when she witnesses a family tragedy after her mother unveils her father's surprise birthday present - a tragedy that ends her childhood in India and precipitates a new life in Sussex with her Great-aunt Wilhelmina. From the darkest days of the British Raj through to the aftermath of the First World War, BELONGING tells the interwoven story of three generations and their struggles to understand and free themselves from a troubled history steeped in colonial violence. It is a novel of secrets that unwind through Lila's story, through her grandmother's letters home from India and the diaries kept by her father, Henry, as he puzzles over the enigma of his birth and his stormy marriage to the mysterious Rebecca.

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  Dombey and Son

  Charles Dickens

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  Dombey and Son, Charles Dickens's story of a powerful man whose callous neglect of his family triggers his professional and personal downfall, showcases the author's gift for vivid characterization and unfailingly realistic description. As Jonathan Lethem contends in his Introduction, Dickens's "genius . . . is at one with the genius of the form of the novel itself: Dickens willed into existence the most capacious and elastic and versatile kind of novel that could be, one big enough for his vast sentimental yearnings and for every impulse and fear and hesitation in him that countervailed those yearnings too. Never parsimonious and frequently contradictory, he always gives us everything he can, everything he's planned to give, and then more

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  The Colour of Milk - A Novel

  Nell Leyshon

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  A “truly wonderful” exploration of power dynamics between servant and employer is a “slender, beautiful novel with as much heart as a book twice its size.” —San Francisco Chronicle 
   
  “this is my book and i am writing it by my own hand.” 
   
  Mary and her three sisters rise every day to farmwork that threatens to suppress their own awakening desires, whether it’s Violet’s pull toward womanhood or Beatrice’s affinity for the Scriptures. But it’s their abusive father who stands to deliver the most harm. Only Mary dares to stand up to him. When he sends her to work for the local vicar and his invalid wife, he deals her the only blow she may not survive. 
   
  Within walking distance of her family farm, the vicarage is a world away, a curious, unsettling place. Teeming with the sexuality of the vicar’s young son and the manipulations of another servant, it is also a place of books and learning–a source of endless joy. Yet as Mary soon discovers, such precious knowledge comes at a devastating price. 
   
  “The unflinching, observant, and thoroughly persuasive voice of the narrator, a shrewd, illiterate farm girl, makes this slim novel striking.” —The Atlantic 
   
  “Compelling . . . [A] literary jewel crafted by an accomplished writer.” —Booklist 
   
  “At once lyric and brutal.” —Library Journal 
   
  “Nell Leyshon has beautifully captured a voice that haunts, long after the last word has been read.” —Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of The Kitchen House 
   
  “A devastating story told with great skill and economy.” —Penelope Lively, author of Family Album  
   
  “Charming, Brontë-esque, compelling, special and hard to forget.” —Marian Keyes, author of Anybody Out There?

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  The Book of Days - 'Richly...

  Francesca Kay

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  'At least that post-Reformation sovereignty of the word still yields novels as richly imagined and skilfully crafted as this' The Spectator
  Things change; we have to recognise that; the world will not stay still. What we must hope is that the new is better and stronger than the old.
  Anno Domini 1546. In a manor house in England a young woman feels the walls are closing round her, while her dying husband is obsessed by his vision of a chapel where prayers will be said for his immortal soul.
  As the days go by and the chapel takes shape, the outside world starts to intrude. And as the old ways are replaced by the new, the people of the village sense a dangerous freedom.
  The Book of Days is a beautifully written novel of lives lived in troubled times and the solace to be found in nature and the turning seasons.
  Reader Reviews
  'A must read … Characters that one cares about, beautifully structured, a real page turner'
  'A jewel of a book'
  'Beautifully written'
  'Atmospheric and compelling'

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  Summer in Mayfair: Captivating...

  Susannah Constantine

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  ‘You’ll be swept off your feet by this stunning and compelling novel’ Anton du BekeSecrets are hidden around every corner… 
  Summer, 1979. 
  Twenty-two-year-old Esme Munroe has finally left the Scottish Highlands for the excitement of London. 
  Working at a prestigious art gallery in Mayfair, she meets gorgeous, worldly Suki, who takes her to the most exclusive bars and clubs in the city. 
  But it’s easy to get lost in London’s glamour and chaos, especially when a long-hidden secret looms – will Esme discover it and who she can really trust, before it’s too late? 
  Don’t miss this stunning novel, perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown. 
  Praise for Summer in Mayfair: 
  ‘You’ll be swept off your feet by this stunning and compelling novel’ Anton du Beke 
  ‘The perfect literary replacement for this summer’ My Weekly 
  ‘This summery tale gives a glimpse into the secret lives of the upper classes and is complete with vivid characters’ Woman & Home  
  Praise for After the Snow by Susannah Constantine: 
  ‘Thoughtful and dark’ The Times Magazine 
  ‘Captivating’ Woman & Home 
  ‘Beautifully written … with a dramatic, thrilling conclusion’ HELLO! 
  ‘Fans of Downton Abbey will love this’ Davina McCall 
  ‘A modern-day Nancy Mitford’ Sir Elton John 
  ‘A tenderly absorbing tale, shades of Dodie Smith’ YOU Magazine 
  ‘Frank and thrilling’ S Magazine 
  ‘Brimming with secrets, scandal, shame’The Sun 
  ‘A must-read mystery’ Yours Magazine 
  ‘This touching, atmospheric story … has echoes of I Capture The Castle about it’Scottish Daily Mail 
  Embark on a journey through time with this best-selling historical fiction, a coming of age story set in the glamorous Mayfair. Uncover the top secrets of the upper classes during the holidays in the unforgettable summer of 79. 
  For fans of Santa Montefiore (Flappy Entertains), Jane Fallon (Worst Idea Ever), Wendy Holden (The Princess), Denise Welch (If They Could See Me Now), and Isabelle Broom (The Summer Trip).

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