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The #1 international bestseller and The New York Times Editor’s Choice “As lush as the novels of Kate Morton and Diane Setterfield, as exciting as The Alienist and Iain Pears’ An Instance of the Fingerpost, this exquisite literary thriller will intrigue book clubs and rivet fans of...

London, 1850. Iris schuftet unter harten Bedingungen in einer Puppenmanufaktur, doch heimlich malt sie Bilder und träumt von einem Dasein als Künstlerin. Als sie für den Maler Louis Frost Modell stehen soll und von ihm unterrichtet wird, eröffnet sich ihr eine völlig neue Welt: Künstlerische Meisterschaft, persönliche Entfaltung und die Liebe zu Louis stellen ihr Leben auf den Kopf. Sie ahnt jedoch nicht, dass sie einen heimlichen Verehrer hat. Einen Verehrer, der seinen ganz eigenen, dunklen Plan verfolgt.

“Du Maurier is in a class by herself.” —New York Times Perhaps best known for her immortal gothic masterwork Rebecca—the basis for the Academy Award-winning motion picture directed by Alfred Hitchcock—Daphne de Maurier began her illustrious writing career penning short stories. In The...

This audiobook is read by Tuppence Middleton and includes an exclusive interview with Elizabeth Macneal. Now a major TV series with Paramount+ Sunday Times Bestseller – BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick – BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime The intoxicating story of one woman's dreams of freedom in...

This audiobook is read by Tuppence Middleton and includes an exclusive interview with Elizabeth Macneal. Now a major TV series with Paramount+ Sunday Times Bestseller – BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick – BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime The intoxicating story of one woman's dreams of freedom in...

Twelve-year-old Amy knows there's some connection between Aunt Claire's old dollhouse in her great-grandparents' attic and a deadly family secret from years ago. Aunt Claire seems upset about the dollhouse, which is a replica of the house they're in, but she's not talking.

"If you are reading this, then you are blissfully unaware what is creeping up behind you." It's Lizzie's eighth birthday but it's hard for her to be happy since her mother died. Lonely and in need of a companion, her father finds an antique doll and believes its the perfect gift. What he doesn't know is the doll has a history, a dark and evil history that Lizzie and her father will soon discover.

" ... audio readers are guaranteed an enthralling delight here." —Booklist on Acts of Violet (starred review) " ... an absolutely delightful audiobook, essential for all contemporary fiction collections." —Library Journal on Acts of Violet From the NATIONAL BESTSELLING author of GMA Book...

Need a recommendation for what to watch this weekend? Look no further. Every Friday Steven Ross, digital trends writer for National World will take you through the best of TV and streaming in the coming days.This week he tells us about Candy Cane Lane (Fri 1st Dec, Amazon Prime), Reyoncé (Fri 1st, cinemas), The Doll Factory (Fri 1st, Paramount+), Dr Who: Wild Blue Yonder (Sat 2nd, BBC1), Murdered Baby on the Beach (Sun 3rd, Channel 4) and Whale (Sun 3rd, Sky Nature). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘I absolutely loved The Lost Passenger. I adored the writing style, the characterization and the gripping storyline. Bliss!’ Jill Mansell In the chaos of that terrible night, her secret went down with the Titanic. But secrets have a way of floating to the surface… Trapped in an unhappy...

When Ashley finds a doll in her garden, she's determined to keep it. Little does she know that its previous owner - who's been dead for seven years - wants it back.

It's 1985 in a small factory town near Pittsburgh. Eight-year-old Karen's parents are lifelong workers at the Anchor Glass plant, where one Saturday, an employee goes on a shooting spree, killing four supervisors, then himself. This event splits the young girl's life open, and like her mother, she begins to seek comfort in obsessive rituals and superstitions. This beautifully evocative memoir chronicles the next 14 years, as Karen moves through girlhood, adolescence, and young adulthood.

‘What a heroine Endurance Proudfoot is! I loved her from the start. An unconventional woman who takes us on a fascinating - if bumpy - ride through a man’s world. I laughed, cried and most of all cheered! Can’t stop thinking about it… an absolute cruncher of a tale’ Janice Hallett...

Shannon West refused to just move on. She wanted revenge. Luckily for her, an unexpected event put her right on the path of the voodoo priestess who could help. She gets a couple of dolls, but they come with a warning: These dolls are alive! Treat them well.... Feed them daily.... And never use on the innocent....

Five work colleagues fresh from a boozy night out to celebrate a promotion chance upon an abandoned old factory. Strout Dolls went bust during the 1970s. Penny is shocked to see a little girl run across the road and disappear inside the compound. It’s dark; it’s freezing. They’re in the middle of nowhere. Worse, they’ve all been drinking. They all just want to go home and sleep. Penny can’t be sure what she saw, but still if it’s a little girl all on her own…shouldn't they take time to investigate? Just to be safe. Do I Look Plastic To You? is a dark, terrifying and macabre ...

‘I want you to remember something, Nat. You’re small on the outside. But inside you’re as big as everyone else. You show people that and you won’t go far wrong in life.’ A compelling story perfect for fans of The Doll Factory, The Illumination of Ursula Flight and The Familiars. My...

'I genuinely could not put this down' – Stacey Halls, author of Mrs England 'A tour de force of a gothic thriller. I devoured it' – Gillian McAllister, author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time 'Taut, propulsive, beautifully done' – Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of Pandora From Elizabeth Macneal...

West Yorkshire, 1904. When newly graduated nurse Ruby May takes a position looking after the children of Charles and Lilian England, a wealthy couple from a powerful dynasty of mill owners, she hopes it will be the fresh start she needs. But as she adapts to life at the isolated Hardcastle House, it becomes clear there's something not quite right about the beautiful, mysterious Mrs England. Ostracised by the servants and feeling increasingly uneasy, Ruby is forced to confront her own demons in order to prevent history from repeating itself.

It was meant to be a quiet family fishing trip, a chance for mother and daughter to talk. But it changes the course of their lives forever. They catch nothing except a broken doll that gets tangled in the net. After years in the ocean, the doll a terrifying sight and the mother's first instinct is to throw it back, but she relents when her daughter pleads to keep it. This simple act of kindness proves fatal. That evening, the mother posts a picture of the doll on social media. By the morning, she is dead and the doll has disappeared.

From the highly acclaimed author of The Photographer of the Lost, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick They need him to remember. He wants to forget. 1918. In the last week of the First World War, a uniformed soldier is arrested in Durham Cathedral. When questioned, it becomes clear that he has no...