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Gunpowder, treason and a plot like no other… **AN OBSERVER TOP 10 DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2024** **WINNER OF THE UNICORNS CULTURE AWARD 2024** **SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD – FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024** 'Ignites a fire in your heart' ANYA BERGMAN 'An explosive re-imagining …' STACEY THOMAS 'Characters you love and root for' LUCY BARKER 💥💥💥1770. Delphine lives in the shadows of London: a secret, vibrant world of smugglers, courtesans and small rebellions. Four years ago, she escaped enslavement at great personal cost. Now, she must help her brother Vincent do the same.While Britain’s highest court fails to administer justice for Vincent, little rebellions are no longer enough. What’s needed is a big, explosive plot – one that will strike at the heart of the transatlantic slave trade. But can one woman, one fuse and one match bring down an Empire? An incendiary alternative history, Remember, Remember is a gripping story of conscience, conspiracy, queer identity and courage in the face of injustice. 💥💥💥'One of the most anticipated debuts of the year … Prepare to have a good cry while simultaneously punching the air' STYLIST ‘I don’t know if my heart will quite recover’ ELVIN MENSAH ‘Couldn’t put this book down. Beautiful, tender, and ruthless’ HANNAH KANER ‘Luscious and raw’ BRONWYN ELEY ‘Deliciously evocative and atmospheric’ HAYLEY NOLAN ‘Powerful and hopeful … I cried buckets!’ JESSICA BULL

Gunpowder, treason and a plot like no other… **AN OBSERVER TOP 10 DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2024** **WINNER OF THE UNICORNS CULTURE AWARD 2024** **SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD – FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024** 'Ignites a fire in your heart' ANYA BERGMAN 'An explosive re-imagining …' STACEY THOMAS 'Characters you love and root for' LUCY BARKER 💥💥💥1770. Delphine lives in the shadows of London: a secret, vibrant world of smugglers, courtesans and small rebellions. Four years ago, she escaped enslavement at great personal cost. Now, she must help her brother Vincent do the same.While Britain’s highest court fails to administer justice for Vincent, little rebellions are no longer enough. What’s needed is a big, explosive plot – one that will strike at the heart of the transatlantic slave trade. But can one woman, one fuse and one match bring down an Empire? An incendiary alternative history, Remember, Remember is a gripping story of conscience, conspiracy, queer identity and courage in the face of injustice. 💥💥💥'One of the most anticipated debuts of the year … Prepare to have a good cry while simultaneously punching the air' STYLIST ‘I don’t know if my heart will quite recover’ ELVIN MENSAH ‘Couldn’t put this book down. Beautiful, tender, and ruthless’ HANNAH KANER ‘Luscious and raw’ BRONWYN ELEY ‘Deliciously evocative and atmospheric’ HAYLEY NOLAN ‘Powerful and hopeful … I cried buckets!’ JESSICA BULL

Gunpowder, treason and a plot like no other…**AN OBSERVER TOP 10 DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2024****WINNER OF THE UNICORNS CULTURE AWARD 2024****SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD – FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024**''Ignites a fire in your heart''ANYA BERGMAN''An explosive re-imagining …''STACEY THOMAS''Characters you love and root for''LUCY BARKER***1770. Delphine lives in the shadows of London: a secret, vibrant world of smugglers, courtesans and small rebellions. Four years ago, she escaped enslavement at great personal cost. Now, she must help her brother Vincent do the same.While Britain’s highest court fails to administer justice for Vincent, little rebellions are no longer enough. What’s needed is a big, explosive plot – one that will strike at the heart of the transatlantic slave trade. But can one woman, one fuse and one match bring down an Empire?An incendiary alternative history, Remember, Remember is a gripping story of conscience, conspiracy, queer identity and courage in the face of injustice.***''One of the most anticipated debuts of the year … Prepare to have a good cry while simultaneously punching the air''STYLIST‘I don’t know if my heart will quite recover’ELVIN MENSAH‘Couldn’t put this book down. Beautiful, tender, and ruthless’HANNAH KANER‘Luscious and raw’BRONWYN ELEY‘Deliciously evocative and atmospheric’HAYLEY NOLAN‘Powerful and hopeful … I cried buckets!’JESSICA BULL

Gunpowder, treason and a plot like no other… **AN OBSERVER TOP 10 DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2024** **WINNER OF THE UNICORNS CULTURE AWARD 2024** **SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD – FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024** 'Ignites a fire in your heart' ANYA BERGMAN 'An explosive re-imagining …' STACEY THOMAS 'Characters you love and root for' LUCY BARKER 💥💥💥1770. Delphine lives in the shadows of London: a secret, vibrant world of smugglers, courtesans and small rebellions. Four years ago, she escaped enslavement at great personal cost. Now, she must help her brother Vincent do the same.While Britain’s highest court fails to administer justice for Vincent, little rebellions are no longer enough. What’s needed is a big, explosive plot – one that will strike at the heart of the transatlantic slave trade. But can one woman, one fuse and one match bring down an Empire? An incendiary alternative history, Remember, Remember is a gripping story of conscience, conspiracy, queer identity and courage in the face of injustice. 💥💥💥'One of the most anticipated debuts of the year … Prepare to have a good cry while simultaneously punching the air' STYLIST ‘I don’t know if my heart will quite recover’ ELVIN MENSAH ‘Couldn’t put this book down. Beautiful, tender, and ruthless’ HANNAH KANER ‘Luscious and raw’ BRONWYN ELEY ‘Deliciously evocative and atmospheric’ HAYLEY NOLAN ‘Powerful and hopeful … I cried buckets!’ JESSICA BULL

Jilted bride. Vengeful heart. Hopeless romantic. ‘Dazzling’ HEAT MAGAZINE ‘This is a novel of enormous élan’ THE TIMES *From the Observer Top Ten Debut novelist* Charlotte Havisham has a secret.She's been underestimated for too long: by her former fiancé, Compeyson; by her family; and by society.But now her true heart's desire is within reach for the first time. And she will stop at nothing to get it.This is the story of Miss Havisham as you've never heard it before.And she will exceed all expectations. A thrilling and immersive historical novel, Havisham is a queer feminist reimagining in which Dickens' most infamous female character tells her side of the story at last. PRAISE FOR HAVISHAM ‘Deftly woven and alive with rage’ KAT DUNN‘I was completely engrossed’ STACEY THOMAS‘A fearless historical fiction writer’ EMMA HINDS‘Will make you weep before punching the air’ LOUISE HARE‘Original, bold and fierce’ HESTER MUSSON‘This is Havisham as she has never been seen’ HANNAH KANER‘A glorious feminist reimagining’ NAOMI KELSEY‘Left me breathless’ MARY CHAMBERLAIN‘Spectacularly daring’ ANNA CAIG‘I was completely hooked’ AMÉLIE SKODA‘A triumphant mix of reimagined classic and bold, ambitious storytelling’ LIANNE DILLSWORTH‘Shouting-at-the-page levels of investable’ CHARLOTTE PARADISE‘Wonderfully immersive and deeply satisfying’ LUCY BARKER'Compelling’ SCOTTISH FIELD

Jilted bride. Mad witch. Tragic villainess.This time, she will have her revenge. ‘Dazzling’ HEAT MAGAZINE ‘This is a novel of enormous élan’ THE TIMES  Charlotte Havisham has a secret.She's been underestimated for too long: by her former fiancé, Compeyson; by her family; and by society.But now her true heart's desire is within reach for the first time. And she will stop at nothing to get it.This is the story of Miss Havisham as you've never heard it before.And she will exceed all expectations. A thrilling and immersive historical novel, Havisham is a queer feminist reimagining in which Dickens' most infamous female character tells her side of the story at last. PRAISE FOR HAVISHAM ‘Deftly woven and alive with rage’ KAT DUNN‘I was completely engrossed’ STACEY THOMAS‘A fearless historical fiction writer’ EMMA HINDS‘Will make you weep before punching the air’ LOUISE HARE‘Original, bold and fierce’ HESTER MUSSON‘This is Havisham as she has never been seen’ HANNAH KANER‘A glorious feminist reimagining’ NAOMI KELSEY‘Left me breathless’ MARY CHAMBERLAIN‘Spectacularly daring’ ANNA CAIG‘I was completely hooked’ AMÉLIE SKODA‘A triumphant mix of reimagined classic and bold, ambitious storytelling’ LIANNE DILLSWORTH‘Shouting-at-the-page levels of investable’ CHARLOTTE PARADISE‘Wonderfully immersive and deeply satisfying’ LUCY BARKER'Compelling’ SCOTTISH FIELD