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Siobhan is stood up for her much-anticipated breakfast date, while Miranda is left hanging for her Valentine’s Day lunch. Jane’s waiting for the friend who has agreed to be her date for a colleague’s party – but she’s left standing alone too. They’re all waiting for the same man, Joseph Carter – but where is he?
Following her astonishing Seasonal Quartet, Ali Smith’s new novel continues to examine the extraordinary times we live in. Celebrating companionship in all its forms, Smith lights a way for us through the ‘nightmarish now’.
A female scientist in 1960s America, Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. When she finds herself single, with a child, and in need of work, she becomes the reluctant star of America’s biggest cooking show. This is a vibrant, funny and big-hearted book.
Elizabeth Finch was a teacher, a thinker, an inspiration. This story follows a former student unpacking her notebooks, remembering her inquisitive mind and her passion for reason. This novel is a loving tribute to philosophy, and an invitation to think for ourselves.
Yinka wants to find love. The trouble is, she has a mum and an army of aunties who think they’ll do a better job of finding it for her. When her cousin gets engaged, Yinka commences Operation Find a Date for Rachel’s Wedding… but is a huzband really what she needs? Or should she try to find herself?
The Pulitzer-winning author tackles family life in this new novel, following the Garretts from their family holidays in the 1950s through to the present day, and examining the ways they influence eachother’s lives throughout.
