Comedy / Humour

Iris Massey has passed away, but her story is far from over. Before she died, left behind a secret blog filled with sharp, funny, and poignant musings on her life and her terminal diagnosis. Her boss and friend, Smith Simonyi, is determined to fulfill her final wish: to get her posts published. But to do so, he must navigate the grief and objections of Iris's sister, Jade, with the help of a quirky, overconfident intern who turns their lives upside down. Told through a clever mix of emails, blog posts, and text messages, When You Read This is a sparkling, hilarious, and deeply moving debut about love, loss, and the digital connections that bind us.

Author: Mary Adkins

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Amelia Bradlow has a glamorous career, a handsome husband, and a beautiful home, but lacks the one thing she wants most: a baby. While her husband, Ed, is affectionate, he is completely uninterested in fatherhood, preferring his orderly, predictable life. Turning 37, Amelia faces a sharp crossroads: stay in a comfortable but incomplete marriage, or risk single life for the chance to start a family.

Author: Maggie Alderson

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Welcome to Swell Valley – where the scandal is in a class of its own. Nestled in a glorious patchwork of fields, surrounded by chocolate box villages, Wraggsbottom Farm means everything to Gabe and Laura Baxter. But love and tradition don't pay the bills. Luckily, Laura has an idea that will share the secret of her happy (if sometimes muddy) country life: producing a reality show that will save the farm! Until the interfering new vicar, 'Call-me-Bill', takes it upon himself to lead a protest against the show. Will Laura be able to weather the storm or will her big idea turn out to be her biggest mistake?

Author: Tilly Bagshawe

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Gabriel Jacoby can't get to sleep. In fact, he can't anywhere at all, either in his Triumph Dolomite or his life. Everything around him, from his large collection of coffee-machines to his balding Bradford-born flatmate, is breaking down. Not that Gabriel is bothered; he's too busy being in love with his intensely happily married brother's wife. Which is why Gabriel chooses to waste all his time - because he knows that whatever else he might achieve, it won't be happiness. There's no way there, when you're in love with your brother's wife. Unless you suddenly remember your brother's wife has a sister.

Author: David Baddiel

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Like most people, Vic Mullan can remember exactly where he was and what he was doing on the day of Princess Diana's death: he was at home, beginning an intense affair with Emma, his friend Joe's wife. The opening sections of David Baddiel's brilliant second novel chart the history of an intense and passionately sexual liaison set against the background of a highly hysterical time. But as the months wear on and life returns to normal, things grow increasingly complex between the two lovers—until a sudden, small-scale local tragedy intervenes.

Author: David Baddiel

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Do you ever get the feeling that your sparkly red slippers might be sliding over the edge of the yellow brick road? Thirty-something shoe-worshipper Jane Meadows knows it only too well. Overwhelmed by the realities of first-time motherhood, Jane trades in her Manolos for nipple shields, a make-up-free New Mothers Group, and relationship drama—all while trying to put her best foot forward in this heart-warming, sassy, and original debut novel.

Author: Emma Bowd

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Death in Fancy Dress...

The girl dressed as the Queen of Hearts sat in the corner leaning up against the wall in a queer huddled position. Her eyes regarded them steadily through her mask, but she did not move. Her dress was carried out in a bold design of red and white, but on the left hand side the pattern seemed to have got mixed. There was more red than there should have been...

Author: Agatha Christie

Collectible November 1971 vintage Fontana paperback edition (Third Impression)

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A selection of short stories taken from Kiss, Kiss and Someone Like You, which are all typical examples of Roald Dahl's outrageous, macabre, impeccably timed and bitterly; funny creations. Tales of the Unexpected includes, among others, the chastening tale of 'Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat', an edifying reminder of 'The Way Up to Heaven', the perils of sticking your 'Neck' out, why 'William and Mary saw eye to eye, and how Mrs Maloney led the 'Lamb to the Slaughter'.

Author: Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl can stand you on your head, twist you in knots, tie up your hands and leave you gasping for more.

In this selection of short stories the surprises are as wicked and witty as ever. Taken from Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss and The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar, PLUS FOUR NEW STORIES, they lure you into a world as full of unease, coincidence and black humour as you could wish.

Author: Roald Dahl

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"What, you’ve never read a Roald Dahl novel?"

The public is officially permitted yet another scandalous glimpse into the private diaries of Uncle Oswald—the greatest rogue, bounder, connoisseur, bon vivant, and fornicator of all time. Sourced directly from Volume XX of his memoirs, this controversial chronicle names so many legendary figures that it carries a grave risk of causing widespread offense to their families and friends.

Author: Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl's particular brand of bizarre, alarming and disturbing story- telling has already attracted a huge following which can only be more disturbed, alarmed, and - thankfully- amused by Someone Like You.

Author: Roald Dahl

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Now Dickie has disappeared and Stephanie is the prime suspect in his disappearance. Is Dickie dead? Can he be found? And can Stephanie Plum stay one step ahead in this new, dangerous game? Joe Morelli, the hottest cop in Trenton, New Jersey, is also keeping Stephanie on her toes - and he may know more than he's saying about many things in Stephanie's life. It's a cat-and-mouse game for Stephanie Plum and the ultimate prize might be her life.

With trademark hilarity, breathtaking action and unforgettable characters, Lean Mean Thirteen is Janet Evanovich at her very best.

Author: Janet Evanovich

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