The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine


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Pre-order the BRAND NEW emotional read from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont You’ve heard of the Afterlife. Welcome to the Beforelife. There are four of us: Samuel, Lucy, Thomas, and me – Eliza. We came into being the day Becca Valentine was born. We’ve been by her side ever since. What she doesn’t know yet, is that one day she might become our mother. Then two men come into her life. Both seeking her heart. And then we realise: everything rests on Becca’s love story. Because one of the men is Lucy and Thomas’s father. And the other is mine and Samuel’s. And there’s simply no way we can all be born. We all want her to make the right choice. We all want to be born. To hold her hand one day. To feel her stroke our hair. To call her our mother. Then we discover there is something we can do. We can change Fate. But we only have a single chance each. How would you make sure you were born? And what if doing that isn’t what’s best for the person you already love the most in the world – your mother? Readers love Laura Pearson: ‘Even when I couldn’t see properly as the tears streamed down my face rivalling the force of the Niagara Falls, I couldn’t put this novel down. It is raw, it is devastating (yes, I’m aware I’ve used that word before but it is!) and yet, it’s wonderful and I absolutely loved it!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Heartbreaking, uplifting, eye opening... Such a beautiful story.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Will break and melt your heart in equal measure. A genuinely stunning read!... Absolutely EXQUISITE... A powerful story about friendship, found family, lost love, identity, self-acceptance and living life authentically and to its fullest... A beautiful story that will never leave me.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow... amazing... Straight away it captures your heart, it is so beautifully written and impossible to put down... Have the tissues ready... it feels so real... it stays with you.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I am lost for words to describe this book which drew me in, enveloped me to the point where I was constantly thinking about the characters, worrying about them like they were my own. I fell in love.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I absolutely loved this book. One of the most enjoyable that I have read this year. It is heartbreaking, beautiful and totally uplifting. It will make you laugh and it will make you cry. It will also make you look back at your own life and examine the decisions and choices that you have made... A really life affirming read.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Be still my beating heart. I’ve smiled and I’ve cried and everything in between... I’d give it 10 stars if I could.’ Nicki’s Book Blog ‘Gorgeous... Tender and beautiful... As hopeful as it is heart-breaking... I loved it.’ Amy Beashel, author ‘This beautifully written story of friendship, love, loss and second chances captured my heart. It’s a tender and uplifting read... Leaves you feeling warm, hopeful, and satisfied.’ Lisa Timoney, author




The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine


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The BRAND NEW emotional read from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont You've heard of the Afterlife. Welcome to the Beforelife. There are four of us: Samuel, Lucy, Thomas, and me - Eliza. We came into being the day Becca Valentine was born. We've been by her side ever since. What she doesn't know yet, is that one day she might become our mother. Then two men come into her life. Both seeking her heart. And then we realise: everything rests on Becca's love story. Because one of the men is Lucy and Thomas's father. And the other is mine and Samuel's. And there's simply no way we can all be born. We all want her to make the right choice. We all want to be born. To hold her hand one day. To feel her stroke our hair. To call her our mother. Then we discover there is something we can do. We can change Fate. But we only have a single chance each. How would you make sure you were born? And what if doing that isn't what's best for the person you already love the most in the world - your mother? Readers love Laura Pearson: 'Even when I couldn't see properly as the tears streamed down my face rivalling the force of the Niagara Falls, I couldn't put this novel down. It is raw, it is devastating (yes, I'm aware I've used that word before but it is!) and yet, it's wonderful and I absolutely loved it!' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Heartbreaking, uplifting, eye opening... Such a beautiful story.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Will break and melt your heart in equal measure. A genuinely stunning read!... Absolutely EXQUISITE... A powerful story about friendship, found family, lost love, identity, self-acceptance and living life authentically and to its fullest... A beautiful story that will never leave me.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow... amazing... Straight away it captures your heart, it is so beautifully written and impossible to put down... Have the tissues ready... it feels so real... it stays with you.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐




The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine


Book Description

The BRAND NEW emotional read from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of The Last List of Mabel Beaumont You've heard of the Afterlife. Welcome to the Beforelife. There are four of us: Samuel, Lucy, Thomas, and me - Eliza. We came into being the day Becca Valentine was born. We've been by her side ever since. What she doesn't know yet, is that one day she might become our mother. Then two men come into her life. Both seeking her heart. And then we realise: everything rests on Becca's love story. Because one of the men is Lucy and Thomas's father. And the other is mine and Samuel's. And there's simply no way we can all be born. We all want her to make the right choice. We all want to be born. To hold her hand one day. To feel her stroke our hair. To call her our mother. Then we discover there is something we can do. We can change Fate. But we only have a single chance each. How would you make sure you were born? And what if doing that isn't what's best for the person you already love the most in the world - your mother? Readers love Laura Pearson: 'Even when I couldn't see properly as the tears streamed down my face rivalling the force of the Niagara Falls, I couldn't put this novel down. It is raw, it is devastating (yes, I'm aware I've used that word before but it is!) and yet, it's wonderful and I absolutely loved it!' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Heartbreaking, uplifting, eye opening... Such a beautiful story.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Will break and melt your heart in equal measure. A genuinely stunning read!... Absolutely EXQUISITE... A powerful story about friendship, found family, lost love, identity, self-acceptance and living life authentically and to its fullest... A beautiful story that will never leave me.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wow... amazing... Straight away it captures your heart, it is so beautifully written and impossible to put down... Have the tissues ready... it feels so real... it stays with you.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐




White Man's Graveyard


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Abolitionist siblings Annie and Sylvanus are on opposite sides of the issue, and the ocean, when the plan to settle former slaves in the Liberia pits political conviction against family loyalty.




Stranded (The Thriller Collection, Book 1)


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‘IT WAS SO GOOD’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely breathtaking’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Talk about a page-turner!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘You. DO. NOT want to miss!!!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐




Looking for Jane


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This “clever and satisfying” (Associated Press) #1 international bestseller for fans of Kristin Hannah and Jennifer Chiaverini follows three women who are bound together by a long-lost letter, a mother’s love, and a secret network of women fighting for the right to choose—inspired by true stories. 2017: When Angela Creighton discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession, she is determined to find the intended recipient. Her search takes her back to the 1970s when a group of daring women operated an illegal underground abortion network in Toronto known only by its whispered code name: Jane. 1971: As a teenager, Dr. Evelyn Taylor was sent to a home for “fallen” women where she was forced to give up her baby for adoption—a trauma she has never recovered from. Despite the constant threat of arrest, she joins the Jane Network as an abortion provider, determined to give other women the choice she never had. 1980: After discovering a shocking secret about her family, twenty-year-old Nancy Mitchell begins to question everything she has ever known. When she unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she feels like she has no one to turn to for help. Grappling with her decision, she locates “Jane” and finds a place of her own alongside Dr. Taylor within the network’s ranks, but she can never escape the lies that haunt her. Looking for Jane is “a searing, important, beautifully written novel about the choices we all make and where they lead us—as well as a wise and timely reminder of the difficult road women had to walk not so long ago” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author).




Sweet Little Cub


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Close your eyes and tell me, the best adventures you've ever had? Was it with your grandma, or perhaps your mum and dad? Did you get a fright, or were you brave and bold? Stories are for telling and telling they should be told. Snuggle in with Sweet Little Cub while he takes you on a grand adventure through the peaceful jungle, sharing stories that only YOU could imagine! 'Sweet Little Cub, so raring to break free. Curl up for a while, adventures shared with me.'




Brother Odd


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Loop me in, odd one. The words, spoken in the deep of night by a sleeping child, chill the young man watching over her. For this was a favorite phrase of Stormy Llewellyn, his lost love. In the haunted halls of the isolated monastery where he had sought peace, Odd Thomas is stalking spirits of an infinitely darker nature. As he steadfastly journeys toward his mysterious destiny, Odd Thomas has established himself as one of the most beloved and unique fictional heroes of our time. Now, wielding all the power and magic of a master storyteller at the pinnacle of his craft, Dean Koontz follows Odd into a singular new world where he hopes to make a fresh beginning—but where he will meet an adversary as old and inexorable as time itself.




Until We Meet


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A poignant and page-turning story of three women whose lives are forever changed by war.… New York City, 1943 Can one small act change the course of a life?Margaret’s job at the Navy Yard brings her freedoms she never dared imagine, but she wants to do something more personal to help the war effort. Knitting socks for soldiers is a way to occupy her quiet nights and provide comfort to the boys abroad. But when a note she tucks inside one of her socks sparks a relationship with a long-distance pen pal, she finds herself drawn to a man she’s never even met. Can a woman hold on to her independence if she gives away her heart? Gladys has been waiting her whole life for the kinds of opportunities available to her now that so many men are fighting overseas. She’s not going to waste a single one. And she’s not going to let her two best friends waste them either. Then she meets someone who values her opinions as much as she likes giving them, and suddenly she is questioning everything she once held dear. Can an unwed mother survive on her own?Dottie is in a dire situation—she’s pregnant, her fiancé is off fighting the war, and if her parents find out about the baby, they’ll send her away and make her give up her child. Knitting helps take her mind off her uncertain future—until the worst happens and she must lean on her friends like never before. With their worlds changing in unimaginable ways, Margaret, Gladys, and Dottie will learn that the unbreakable bond of friendship between them is what matters most of all.




The Immortal King Rao: A Novel


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A New York Times Editors' Choice Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Literary Hub, Electric Literature, Esquire, Oprah Daily, The Observer, and The Times of India Shortlisted for the 2022 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize "A monumental achievement." —Justin Taylor, New York Times "A premonitory, daring book." —Mallika Rao, New York "Brilliant and beautifully written." —Alex Preston, The Observer In an Indian village in the 1950s, a precocious child is born into a family of Dalit coconut farmers. King Rao will grow up to be the most accomplished tech CEO in the world and, eventually, the leader of a global, corporate-led government. In a future in which the world is run by the Board of Corporations, King’s daughter, Athena, reckons with his legacy—literally, for he has given her access to his memories, among other questionable gifts. With climate change raging, Athena has come to believe that saving the planet and its Shareholders will require a radical act of communion—and so she sets out to tell the truth to the world’s Shareholders, in entrancing sensory detail, about King’s childhood on a South Indian coconut plantation; his migration to the U.S. to study engineering in a world transformed by globalization; his marriage to the ambitious artist with whom he changed the world; and, ultimately, his invention, under self-exile, of the most ambitious creation of his life—Athena herself. The Immortal King Rao, written by a former Wall Street Journal technology reporter, is a resonant debut novel obliterating the boundaries between literary and speculative fiction, the historic and the dystopian, confronting how we arrived at the age of technological capitalism and where our actions might take us next.




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