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Meet the new neighbours. Whose side are you on? ‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author Have you met The People at Number 9?Sara and Neil have new neighbours in their street. Glamorous and chaotic, Gav and Lou make Sara’s life seem dull. As the two couples become friends, sharing suppers, red wine and childcare, it seems a perfect couples-match. But the more Sara sees of Gav and Lou, the more she longs to change her own life. But those changes will come at a price. Praise for The People at Number 9: ‘Cleverly maintains suspense … a compelling and readable tale of our times’ Daily Mail‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw’ Adele Parks‘This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde‘Held me in its vice-like grip from first page to last. It's a fascinating analysis of an unhealthy friendship based on insecurity and delusion, and the characters are so vividly drawn that I sympathised with them and despaired of them in equal measure’ Sophie Hannah‘Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping’ Woman & Home'A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd … The characters and the games they play are instantly recognisable to anyone who has stood at the school gates and felt slightly out of place. I gulped it down quicker than a dirty Martini' Veronica Henry‘Beady insights into female friendship. Irresistible, excruciating and unputdownable’ Fanny Blake‘Incisively witty, painfully true … draws the reader in with the voyeuristic joy of gossiping about our friends and neighbours, with a shocking sting in the tail to catch us all out’ Samantha King‘I LOVED it. Such an unsettling read, with a whole grass-is-greener vibe that makes it really quite creepy … Perfect reading for a cold, dark night!’ Lisa Hall

Meet the new neighbours. Whose side are you on?‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling authorHave you met The People at Number 9?Sara and Neil have new neighbours in their street. Glamorous and chaotic, Gav and Lou make Sara’s life seem dull. As the two couples become friends, sharing suppers, red wine and childcare, it seems a perfect couples-match. But the more Sara sees of Gav and Lou, the more she longs to change her own life. But those changes will come at a price.Praise for The People at Number 9:‘Cleverly maintains suspense … a compelling and readable tale of our times’ Daily Mail‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw’ Adele Parks‘This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde‘Held me in its vice-like grip from first page to last. It''s a fascinating analysis of an unhealthy friendship based on insecurity and delusion, and the characters are so vividly drawn that I sympathised with them and despaired of them in equal measure’ Sophie Hannah‘Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping’ Woman & Home''A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd … The characters and the games they play are instantly recognisable to anyone who has stood at the school gates and felt slightly out of place. I gulped it down quicker than a dirty Martini'' Veronica Henry‘Beady insights into female friendship. Irresistible, excruciating and unputdownable’ Fanny Blake‘Incisively witty, painfully true … draws the reader in with the voyeuristic joy of gossiping about our friends and neighbours, with a shocking sting in the tail to catch us all out’ Samantha King‘I LOVED it. Such an unsettling read, with a whole grass-is-greener vibe that makes it really quite creepy … Perfect reading for a cold, dark night!’ Lisa Hall

New house. Fresh start. Same husband.Can you paint over the cracks in a marriage? ‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in Platinum Karen has packed up her life and is making The Move. She’s on her way to the idyllic country cottage which her husband has painstakingly renovated for her. They’re escaping the London bustle and the daily grind. And they’re escaping their past.A fresh start in a beautiful, peaceful village. It will be different here, right?But something is awry. The landscape, breathtaking by day, is eerie by night. The longed-for peace and solitude is stifling. And the house, so artfully put together by her husband, has a strange vibe. Now that Karen is cut off from her old friends and family, she can’t help wondering if her husband has plans of his own, and that history might be repeating itself. From the author of the bestselling The People at Number 9 comes a dark and redemptive tale of a rural dream gone wrong… Praise for The Move: ‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in Platinum‘A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks’ Sunday Post‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine’ Closer‘Tense and tightly plotted’ Woman‘I loved the author’s writing style, the complexities of the plot, and how she was able to use imagery to make the landscape seem more beautiful or ominous to the reader’ Emma’s Biblio Treasures Praise for Felicity Everett: ‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw’ Adele Parks‘This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde‘Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping’ Woman & Home

New house. Fresh start. Same husband.Can you paint over the cracks in a marriage?‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in PlatinumKaren has packed up her life and is making The Move. She’s on her way to the idyllic country cottage which her husband has painstakingly renovated for her. They’re escaping the London bustle and the daily grind. And they’re escaping their past.A fresh start in a beautiful, peaceful village. It will be different here, right?But something is awry. The landscape, breathtaking by day, is eerie by night. The longed-for peace and solitude is stifling. And the house, so artfully put together by her husband, has a strange vibe. Now that Karen is cut off from her old friends and family, she can’t help wondering if her husband has plans of his own, and that history might be repeating itself.From the author of the bestselling The People at Number 9 comes a dark and redemptive tale of a rural dream gone wrong…Praise for The Move:‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in Platinum‘A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks’ Sunday Post‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine’ Closer‘Tense and tightly plotted’ Woman‘I loved the author’s writing style, the complexities of the plot, and how she was able to use imagery to make the landscape seem more beautiful or ominous to the reader’ Emma’s Biblio TreasuresPraise for Felicity Everett:‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw’ Adele Parks‘This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde‘Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping’ Woman & Home

The latest gripping domestic drama from the author of The Move and The People at Number 9…Moving in together. What could go wrong? ‘Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty’ OK! Two couples, best friends for half a lifetime, move in together. What could possibly go wrong…? Harriet and Mark have it all: successful careers, a lovely house in a leafy London suburb, twin boys on the cusp of leaving home. Yvette and Gary share a smaller place with their two daughters in a shabbier part of the same borough.But when the stars align for a collective move north, it means a fresh start for them all. For Mark, it’s a chance to escape the rat race; for Harriet, a distraction from her unfulfilled dream of a late third child. Gary has decided to reboot the Madchester band that made him famous, while Yvette hopes it will give her daughters what she never had herself.But as the reality of their new living arrangements slowly sinks in, the four friends face their own mid-life crises, and the dream becomes a nightmare… Praise for Felicity Everett: ‘Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty’ OK!‘Brimming with insight, intrigue and emotional intensity, and with a slow drip of disturbing revelations, Everett’s masterful exploration of the pitfalls and pressures of twenty-first century life brutally exposes the perilous fault lines buried under the two seemingly happy marriages’ Lancashire Post‘A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks’ Sunday Post‘Has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion’ Adele Parks, No. 1 bestselling author, in Platinum‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine’ Closer‘Clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde, No. 1 bestselling author'A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd . . . I gulped it down' Veronica Henry, bestselling author

The latest gripping domestic drama from the author of The Move and The People at Number 9…Moving in together. What could go wrong? ‘Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty’ OK! Two couples, best friends for half a lifetime, move in together. What could possibly go wrong…? Harriet and Mark have it all: successful careers, a lovely house in a leafy London suburb, twin boys on the cusp of leaving home. Yvette and Gary share a smaller place with their two daughters in a shabbier part of the same borough.But when the stars align for a collective move north, it means a fresh start for them all. For Mark, it’s a chance to escape the rat race; for Harriet, a distraction from her unfulfilled dream of a late third child. Gary has decided to reboot the Madchester band that made him famous, while Yvette hopes it will give her daughters what she never had herself.But as the reality of their new living arrangements slowly sinks in, the four friends face their own mid-life crises, and the dream becomes a nightmare… Praise for Felicity Everett: ‘Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty’ OK!‘Brimming with insight, intrigue and emotional intensity, and with a slow drip of disturbing revelations, Everett’s masterful exploration of the pitfalls and pressures of twenty-first century life brutally exposes the perilous fault lines buried under the two seemingly happy marriages’ Lancashire Post‘A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks’ Sunday Post‘Has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion’ Adele Parks, No. 1 bestselling author, in Platinum‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine’ Closer‘Clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde, No. 1 bestselling author'A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd . . . I gulped it down' Veronica Henry, bestselling author

The latest gripping domestic drama from the author of The Move and The People at Number 9…Moving in together. What could go wrong?‘Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty’ OK!Two couples, best friends for half a lifetime, move in together. What could possibly go wrong…?Harriet and Mark have it all: successful careers, a lovely house in a leafy London suburb, twin boys on the cusp of leaving home. Yvette and Gary share a smaller place with their two daughters in a shabbier part of the same borough.But when the stars align for a collective move north, it means a fresh start for them all. For Mark, it’s a chance to escape the rat race; for Harriet, a distraction from her unfulfilled dream of a late third child. Gary has decided to reboot the Madchester band that made him famous, while Yvette hopes it will give her daughters what she never had herself.But as the reality of their new living arrangements slowly sinks in, the four friends face their own mid-life crises, and the dream becomes a nightmare…Praise for Felicity Everett:‘Sharp, dark and brilliantly twisty’ OK!‘Brimming with insight, intrigue and emotional intensity, and with a slow drip of disturbing revelations, Everett’s masterful exploration of the pitfalls and pressures of twenty-first century life brutally exposes the perilous fault lines buried under the two seemingly happy marriages’ Lancashire Post‘A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks’ Sunday Post‘Has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion’ Adele Parks, No. 1 bestselling author, in Platinum‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine’ Closer‘Clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde, No. 1 bestselling author''A cautionary tale of what happens when you get caught up with the in-crowd . . . I gulped it down'' Veronica Henry, bestselling author

New house. Fresh start. Same husband.Can you paint over the cracks in a marriage? ‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in Platinum Karen has packed up her life and is making The Move. She’s on her way to the idyllic country cottage which her husband has painstakingly renovated for her. They’re escaping the London bustle and the daily grind. And they’re escaping their past.A fresh start in a beautiful, peaceful village. It will be different here, right?But something is awry. The landscape, breathtaking by day, is eerie by night. The longed-for peace and solitude is stifling. And the house, so artfully put together by her husband, has a strange vibe. Now that Karen is cut off from her old friends and family, she can’t help wondering if her husband has plans of his own, and that history might be repeating itself. From the author of the bestselling The People at Number 9 comes a dark and redemptive tale of a rural dream gone wrong… Praise for The Move: ‘Felicity has the reader gripped when she explores unhealthy relationships based on insecurity and delusion. She writes with a raw realism’ Adele Parks, Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author, in Platinum‘A dark and foreboding tale of a rural dream gone wrong; of what can happen when we try to paint over the cracks’ Sunday Post‘Dark and gripping, this tale is perfect for snuggling up with by the fire with a glass or two of wine’ Closer‘Tense and tightly plotted’ Woman‘I loved the author’s writing style, the complexities of the plot, and how she was able to use imagery to make the landscape seem more beautiful or ominous to the reader’ Emma’s Biblio Treasures Praise for Felicity Everett: ‘An exciting, dark novel about friendship; brutally truthful and raw’ Adele Parks‘This was clever, relentless and utterly recognisable. I absolutely loved it!’ Katie Fforde‘Excruciating yet unputdownable, this is domestic noir at its most gripping’ Woman & Home

Cassy the clumsy crocodile leaves a trail of destruction at the Everglades Department Store. But her clumsiness saves the store from a pair of greedy robbers. A comical story for children growing in reading confidence, part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Also available with an audio CD with a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page turns.

An amusing and original story with easy-reading text for children who have just started reading on their own. After a hard night's thieving, Alfie the burglar likes to go home to a tasty meal. But one day he returns to find his cupboards bare. Someone has burgled his breakfast! Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.

It is 1982 and Thatcher is in Downing Street, Human League is in the charts and Dallas is on the telly.But the girls of Albacore Street are too busy to notice. For Stella, Bridget, Vinnie, Maxine and Nell, life revolves around demos, parties and no-strings sex. Against a background of Greenham Common and the Miner's Strike, however, they are about to learn that life is not quite as simple as they thought.Twenty years on and they are juggling like mad, but dropping all the balls. Their partners are straying, their daughters want plastic surgery, and their careers have stalled. Living increasingly separate lives, the tie that binds them grows thinner, until tragedy brings them back together, giving them a chance to refocus themselves on their friendship, their misdirected lives, and their survival.

Apresentamos-te os teus novos vizinhos, tu de que lado estás?Quando Gav e Lou se mudam para a casa ao lado, Sara passa dias a preparar-se para ter coragem para ir cumprimentá-los. Os vizinhos são glamorosos, caóticos e um pouco excêntricos e, em comparação com eles, o resto da rua parece ser muito chata. Eles mostram-se dispostos a começar uma amizade, e isso entusiasma e lisonjeia Sara; por mais incrível que pareça, Gav e Lou veem, por sua vez, algo digno de admiração em Neil e nela. Os dois casais tornam-se inseparáveis muito rapidamente... compartilham jantares, garrafas de vinho e o cuidado das crianças, ficam até tarde em casa uns dos outros a conversar e a divertir-se, trocando piadas e partilhando segredos. Quanto mais tempo Sara passa com os vizinhos, mais deseja fazer mudanças na sua própria vida, mas essas mudanças têm um preço. Gav e Lou não demoram a começar a pedir-lhes coisas que não têm direito a pedir, e as consequências são devastadoras para todos...Conheces Os vizinhos do número 9? Aqui tens um inquietante romance sobre invejas, anseios e traições num bairro residencial...