Milady

Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre

Set in 17th-century France, Milady offers a bold, feminist reimagining of one of literature’s most reviled heroines—granting her a voice, and her own story, for the first time. For fans of Maggie O’Fa…

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Florida Palms

Joe Pan

The Outsiders meet Sons of Anarchy in this gripping debut about a group of young men dragged into a drug-running operation. It’s 2009, the height of the Great Recession. Best friends Eddy, Cueball, an…

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Livia in Rome

Bruna De Luca

Could Rome be where the heart is? Sixteen-year-old Scottish–Italian Livia feels like an outsider, spending the summer in her grandmother’s bar in Rome. Smug local boy Giulio works there too, and quick…

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The Blue Place (Aud Torvingen)

Nicola Griffith

The first of Nicola Griffith’s beloved Aud Torvingen crime series. It would be so easy—a step, a smile, swift whirl and grab, and snap: done. I even knew how she would fall, what a tiny sound her last…

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Perfect Sense

Christine Pillainayagam

Maggie is trying to work out who she wants to be, other than the girl who burned down the science block and the least exceptional of the Dashwood sisters. When she’s suspended and sent to Cliveden, a…

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Pig

Matilde Pratesi

Pigs are Valentina’s safe space. When she’s feeling overwhelmed, she lists the breeds from A-Z until her mind becomes quiet again. Valentina struggles to live life without order. Every morning, she re…

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Greta and Marguerite

Kalindi Ramphul

Passion, betrayal, friendships and family secrets… A perfect escape… When turbulence on a flight from Bombay to Paris brings middle-aged Romuald and flight attendant Greta together, it’s love at first…

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Blast

Claire Deya

Grand Prix RTL – Lire An unforgettable portrait of suffering, hope, and love in post–World War II France, this cinematic debut novel uncovers the secrets of a little-known era. In spring of 1945, the…

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A Lie Will Suffice

Christopher Bouix

One man, Ethan Chanseuil. One android, Milo-128. One hundred and twenty minutes of interrogation. With one outcome, a public vote. And one simple question: who is telling the truth? A satirical pastic…

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The Invention of Tristan

Adrien Bosc

“Once upon a time, a penniless American writer, whose manuscript has been rejected by every publisher in New York, finds himself living in a tiny attic room in Paris. One Sunday, on the Pont des Arts,…

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