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house, a husband, two children and a part-time job. She ought to be happy but she isn’t because she has a secret which is never talked about in the family: she can’t read.
But Alice decides to take charge of her life and change it with the help of the strangest companion – the book boy.

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The Thief
by Ruth Rendell
Arrow
Stealing from people who had upset her was something Polly did quite a lot. There was her Aunt Pauline, a girl at school, a boyfriend who had left her. And there was the man on the plane . . .
Humiliated and scared by a total stranger, Polly does what she always does: she steals something. But she never could have imagined that her desire for revenge would have such terrifying results.

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Blackwater
by Conn Iggulden
HarperCollins
Blackwater
is a cold, dark thriller with a twist.
Davey has always lived in the shadow of his older brother, who will stop at nothing to protect himself and his family. But when Denis Tanter comes into Davey’s life, how far will they go to get him out of trouble?
How far can you go before you’re in too deep?

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Woman Walks into a Bar
by Rowan
Coleman
Arrow
Twenty-eight-year-old single mother Sam spends her days working in the local supermarket and her Friday nights out with her friends. Life has never been easy for Sam, but she’s always hoped one day she’ll meet ‘The One’.
She’s starting to lose hope when her friends set her up on a blind date. At first Sam’s horrified, but then she agrees – after all, you never know when you might meet the man of your dreams . . .

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Don’t Make Me Laugh
by Patrick Augustus
The X Press
It’s not funny. Leo and Trevor are twins, but they hate each other’s guts. Leo says his brother got off with his woman. Trevor reckons it was the other way round. Only Mum can stop them ripping each other to bits. But HER big secret is that one of them has to die.

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Screw It, Let’s Do It
by Richard Branson
Virgin
Learn the secrets of a global icon.
Throughout my life I have strived for success – as a businessman, in my adventures, as an author and a proud father and husband. I want to share the many truths I’ve learned along the road to success which have helped me to be the best I can. They include:
Have faith in yourself
Believe that anything can be done
Don’t let other people put you off
Never give up
     
Learn these and other simple truths, and I hope you will be inspired to get the most out of your life and to achieve your goals. People will try to talk you out of ideas and say, ‘It can’t be done,’ but if you have faith in yourself you’ll find you can achieve almost anything.

AN ORION EBOOK
First published in Great Britain in 2006 by Orion.
This eBook first published in 2009 by Orion Books.
Copyright © Maeve Binchy 2006
Copyright © Maeve Binchy 2007
The rights of Maeve Binchy to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the copyright, designs and patents act 1988.
All characters and events in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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ISBN: 9781409130383
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