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From Booker shortlisted author of Astonishing Splashes of Colour, an exceptional new novel about ‘recognition, family and what it means to belong’ (Literary Review).  The Last of the Greenwoods are two brothers who were once teenage tennis stars; despite living in adjoining railway carriages, they have not spoken to each other in years.  …

The perfect companion for nature enthusiasts and birdwatching beginners is out now.  Published by Bloomsbury and endorsed by the RSPB, it describes the common and widespread species that a birder is likely to come across in Britain, and what makes each of them unique. If you are an expert birdwatcher or …

Ming Ho’s wonderfully moving play about the fragmentation of a mother/daughter relationship,  The Things We Never Said, will be repeated on BBC R4 next Tuesday, 13 February, at 14.15 here and thereafter available for another 30 days on iPlayer:. The play won Best Radio Drama in the Writers’ Guild Awards 2018 and starred Lia …

Two hundred years since Emily Bronte’s birth comes The Heights: a modern re-telling of Wuthering Heights set in 1980s Yorkshire and the present day.  When DCI Lockwood returns to the Heights Estate 25 years after the events of the miners’ strike, he uncovers a story of passion, obsession and dark …

The latest novel in the stunning Maids of Kent series, set in Victorian Canterbury, described as perfect for fans of Dilly Court.  It’s published by Arrow in January in paperback and ebook and will be promoted in all major supermarkets and online.