Extracts
Extract: The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams

19 June 2023
The captivating new novel from Pip Williams, the internationally bestselling author of The Dictionary of Lost Words, is the perfect book for anyone obsessed with words. Dip in with this extract from the book.
Before
“Scraps. That’s all I got. Fragments that made no sense without the words before or the words after...
Extract: The Interpreter by Brooke Robinson

19 June 2023
Single mother Revelle Lee is an interpreter who spends her days translating for victims, witnesses and the accused across London. Only she knows what they're saying. Only she knows the truth. When she believes a grave injustice is about to happen, and a guilty man is going to be labelled innocent, she has the power to twist an alibi to...
Extract: The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller

02 June 2023
The Memory of Animals is a taut and emotionally charged novel about freedom and captivity, survival and sacrifice and whether you can save anyone before you save yourself.
Dearest H,
Is it possible to fall in love at twelve? With an octopus? I met him in the Ionian Sea when I was snorkelling off the beach where my father...
Extract: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

02 June 2023
Spanning decades and generations, Hello Beautiful captures what it means to be a family -- the joy and tragedy, the deep trust and devastating betrayals. Split apart by stubbornness and heartbreak, the Padavano family scatters across the country. Will the love and loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back...
Extract: The Well-Lived Life by Gladys McGarey

26 May 2023
The Well-Lived Life offers a counterintuitive approach to living a rich, full, and purposeful life that isn't about conserving energy, but rather about spending it wildly. By inspiring readers to find their "juice" and live in alignment with their true purpose, offering them healing at the deepest level - in body, mind, and spirit...