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‘Spooky and absorbing. I was gripped from the first page!’ CASS GREEN There’s a stranger in your house… When her stepmother dies unexpectedly, Caro returns to her childhood home in Derbyshire. She hadn’t seen Elizabeth in years, but the remote farmhouse offers refuge from a bad relationship, and a chance to start again.But going through Elizabeth’s belongings unearths memories Caro would rather stay buried. In particular, the story her stepmother would tell her, about two little girls and the terrible thing they do.As heavy snow traps Caro in the village, where her neighbours stare and whisper, Caro is forced to question why Elizabeth hated her so much, and what she was hiding. But does she really want to uncover the truth? A haunting and twisty story about the lies we tell those closest to us, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Cass Green. If you love CUCKOO, don’t miss Sophie Draper’s brand-new mystery MAGPIE, available to order now! Readers love CUCKOO:‘A remarkably, taut and chilling debut. I absolutely loved it. Brilliant writing. All the creepiness. A heart-stopping ending’ CLAIRE ALLAN‘Sophie Draper is a remarkable new voice, combining beautiful writing with a gothic creepiness and a level of suspense which will keep the reader gripped to the end’ STEPHEN BOOTH'A brilliant, sinister debut that creeps under your skin and keeps you hooked until the shocking ending' ROZ WATKINS‘Wow! This is what a horror story is supposed to be! Super spooky and absolutely wonderful in all its gothic glory’ NETGALLEY REVIEWER‘The ending was amazing. Psychological fiction at its best. Five Stars’ NETGALLEY REVIEWER‘I never use the term "jaw-dropping" but it best describes the rest of this spectacular read!’ NETGALLEY REVIEWER‘The ending BLEW. ME. AWAY. I feel like I’m going to have a book hangover now. SO, SO GOOD’ NETGALLEY REVIEWER

‘Spooky and absorbing. I was gripped from the first page!’ CASS GREENThere’s a stranger in your house…When her stepmother dies unexpectedly, Caro returns to her childhood home in Derbyshire. She hadn’t seen Elizabeth in years, but the remote farmhouse offers refuge from a bad relationship, and a chance to start again.But going through Elizabeth’s belongings unearths memories Caro would rather stay buried. In particular, the story her stepmother would tell her, about two little girls and the terrible thing they do.As heavy snow traps Caro in the village, where her neighbours stare and whisper, Caro is forced to question why Elizabeth hated her so much, and what she was hiding. But does she really want to uncover the truth?A haunting and twisty story about the lies we tell those closest to us, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Cass Green. If you love CUCKOO, don’t miss Sophie Draper’s brand-new mystery MAGPIE, available to order now!Readers love CUCKOO:‘A remarkably, taut and chilling debut. I absolutely loved it. Brilliant writing. All the creepiness. A heart-stopping ending’ CLAIRE ALLAN‘Sophie Draper is a remarkable new voice, combining beautiful writing with a gothic creepiness and a level of suspense which will keep the reader gripped to the end’ STEPHEN BOOTH''A brilliant, sinister debut that creeps under your skin and keeps you hooked until the shocking ending'' ROZ WATKINS‘Wow! This is what a horror story is supposed to be! Super spooky and absolutely wonderful in all its gothic glory’ NETGALLEY REVIEWER‘The ending was amazing. Psychological fiction at its best. Five Stars’ NETGALLEY REVIEWER‘I never use the term "jaw-dropping" but it best describes the rest of this spectacular read!’ NETGALLEY REVIEWER‘The ending BLEW. ME. AWAY. I feel like I’m going to have a book hangover now. SO, SO GOOD’ NETGALLEY REVIEWER

The dark, twisty new domestic suspense that will leave you gasping – from the author of Cuckoo She’s married to him. But does she know him at all?Claire lives with her family in a beautiful house overlooking the water. But she feels as if she’s married to a stranger – one who is leading a double life. As soon as she can get their son Joe away from him, she’s determined to leave Duncan.But finding out the truth about Duncan’s secret life leads to consequences Claire never planned for. Now Joe is missing, and she’s struggling to piece together the events of the night that tore them all apart.Alone in an isolated cottage, hiding from Duncan, Claire tries to unravel the lies they’ve told each other, and themselves. Something happened to her family … But can she face the truth? Perfect for readers who loved The Whisper Man, Here to Stay, and Sleep ‘A deftly dark, creepy and disturbing psychological thriller’ LoveReading‘Great for anyone who loves an enticing thriller’ Marie Claire‘An eerie page-turner’ Crime Scene Magazine‘Chilling and heart-rending, a creepy, atmospheric story with a beautifully-drawn, bleak setting and memorably flawed characters’ Roz Watkins‘Beautifully written, with a chilling mystery at its core, Magpie is a suspenseful and twisty pleasure of a read’ Howard Linskey‘This eerie tale lingered with me for days after I’d read the final page. I didn’t see the final twist coming!’ Nicola Rayner‘I could not stop reading this – creepy and compelling. I loved it’ Sarah Ward

The dark, twisty new domestic suspense that will leave you gasping – from the author of Cuckoo She’s married to him. But does she know him at all?Claire lives with her family in a beautiful house overlooking the water. But she feels as if she’s married to a stranger – one who is leading a double life. As soon as she can get their son Joe away from him, she’s determined to leave Duncan.But finding out the truth about Duncan’s secret life leads to consequences Claire never planned for. Now Joe is missing, and she’s struggling to piece together the events of the night that tore them all apart.Alone in an isolated cottage, hiding from Duncan, Claire tries to unravel the lies they’ve told each other, and themselves. Something happened to her family … But can she face the truth? Perfect for readers who loved The Whisper Man, Here to Stay, and Sleep ‘A deftly dark, creepy and disturbing psychological thriller’ LoveReading‘Great for anyone who loves an enticing thriller’ Marie Claire‘An eerie page-turner’ Crime Scene Magazine‘Chilling and heart-rending, a creepy, atmospheric story with a beautifully-drawn, bleak setting and memorably flawed characters’ Roz Watkins‘Beautifully written, with a chilling mystery at its core, Magpie is a suspenseful and twisty pleasure of a read’ Howard Linskey‘This eerie tale lingered with me for days after I’d read the final page. I didn’t see the final twist coming!’ Nicola Rayner‘I could not stop reading this – creepy and compelling. I loved it’ Sarah Ward

The dark, twisty new domestic suspense that will leave you gasping – from the author of CuckooShe’s married to him. But does she know him at all?Claire lives with her family in a beautiful house overlooking the water. But she feels as if she’s married to a stranger – one who is leading a double life. As soon as she can get their son Joe away from him, she’s determined to leave Duncan.But finding out the truth about Duncan’s secret life leads to consequences Claire never planned for. Now Joe is missing, and she’s struggling to piece together the events of the night that tore them all apart.Alone in an isolated cottage, hiding from Duncan, Claire tries to unravel the lies they’ve told each other, and themselves. Something happened to her family … But can she face the truth?Perfect for readers who loved The Whisper Man, Here to Stay, and Sleep‘A deftly dark, creepy and disturbing psychological thriller’ LoveReading‘Great for anyone who loves an enticing thriller’ Marie Claire‘An eerie page-turner’ Crime Scene Magazine‘Chilling and heart-rending, a creepy, atmospheric story with a beautifully-drawn, bleak setting and memorably flawed characters’ Roz Watkins‘Beautifully written, with a chilling mystery at its core, Magpie is a suspenseful and twisty pleasure of a read’ Howard Linskey‘This eerie tale lingered with me for days after I’d read the final page. I didn’t see the final twist coming!’ Nicola Rayner‘I could not stop reading this – creepy and compelling. I loved it’ Sarah Ward

From the Royal Institute of British Architects comes this must-have celebration of fascinating skyscrapers around the world!Skyscrapers are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a skyscraper draped in nine different sky gardens, to a unique elephant-shaped skyscraper, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in these huge structures. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life skyscrapers found in the UK, China, Germany, Spain, the USA, Singapore, France, Dubai and more, and the book finishes with a guided activity and a quiz to test readers' skyscraper skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: What is a skyscraper? / Skyscraper types / The Home Insurance Building and the Empire State Building (Chicago and New York, USA) / The Iconic Tower (NAC, Egypt) / Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) / The Shard (London, UK) / Commerzbank Tower (Frankfurt, Germany) / Bosco Verticale (Milan, Italy) / The Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden) / Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China) / Torre Glories (Barcelona, Spain) / Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects comes this must-have celebration of fascinating skyscrapers around the world!Skyscrapers are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a skyscraper draped in nine different sky gardens, to a unique elephant-shaped skyscraper, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in these huge structures. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life skyscrapers found in the UK, China, Germany, Spain, the USA, Singapore, France, Dubai and more, and the book finishes with a guided activity and a quiz to test readers' skyscraper skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: What is a skyscraper? / Skyscraper types / The Home Insurance Building and the Empire State Building (Chicago and New York, USA) / The Iconic Tower (NAC, Egypt) / Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) / The Shard (London, UK) / Commerzbank Tower (Frankfurt, Germany) / Bosco Verticale (Milan, Italy) / The Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden) / Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China) / Torre Glories (Barcelona, Spain) / Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects comes this must-have celebration of fascinating bridges around the world!Bridges are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a bridge so high up it skims the clouds, to bridges woven from living tree roots, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry in bridge-building. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life bridges found in the UK, China, Germany, Spain, the USA, India, France, Vietnam and more, and the book finishes with a guided activity and a quiz to test readers' bridge skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: What is a bridge? / Bridge types / The Webb Bridge (Melbourne, Australia) / The Cau Vang or Golden Bridge (Da Nang, Vietnam) / Millau Viaduct (France) / Kintai Bridge (Iwakuni City, Japan) / Living Bridges (Halaya, India) / The Golden Gate Bridge (California, USA) / The Bridge of Sighs (Venice, Italy) / Wildlife bridges (Germany and Christmas Island) / The Øresund Bridge (Denmark and Sweden) / Duge Bridge (Beipanjiang, China) / The Rolling Bridge and Tower Bridge (London, UK)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects comes this must-have celebration of fascinating bridges around the world!Bridges are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a bridge so high up it skims the clouds, to bridges woven from living tree roots, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry in bridge-building. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life bridges found in the UK, China, Germany, Spain, the USA, India, France, Vietnam and more, and the book finishes with a guided activity and a quiz to test readers' bridge skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: What is a bridge? / Bridge types / The Webb Bridge (Melbourne, Australia) / The Cau Vang or Golden Bridge (Da Nang, Vietnam) / Millau Viaduct (France) / Kintai Bridge (Iwakuni City, Japan) / Living Bridges (Halaya, India) / The Golden Gate Bridge (California, USA) / The Bridge of Sighs (Venice, Italy) / Wildlife bridges (Germany and Christmas Island) / The Øresund Bridge (Denmark and Sweden) / Duge Bridge (Beipanjiang, China) / The Rolling Bridge and Tower Bridge (London, UK)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) comes this must-have celebration of amazing homes around the world!Our homes are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a swirling, eco-friendly, underground house built to blend in with an ancient Saxon fort, to a road-safe, castle-shaped home on wheels, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in the diverse places we call 'home'. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life homes found in the UK, Albania, Spain, the USA, Colombia, France, New Zealand, Australia, China and more. The book finishes with a guided home-building activity and a quiz to test readers' skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: Puzzle Tirana + La Muralla Roja apartments (Albania / Spain) / The Shoe House + The Invisible House (USA) / Casa Batlló + zolcalos (Spain / Colombia) / Palace of Versailles (France) / Holocene House + Heliotrope Rotating House (Australia / Germany) / Qiyun Mountain Tree House + Cube Houses (China / The Netherlands) / Earth homes of Djenné + The Ger (Mali / Mongolia)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) comes this must-have celebration of ancient wonders around the world!Ancient structures are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From intricate domed temples, to wooden towers that have survived nearly 1,500 years, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in the work of ancient peoples. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life structures found in the UK, Greece, Italy, Peru, Egypt, Japan, Australia, India, China and more. The book finishes with a guided wonder-building activity and a quiz to test readers' skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: Stonehenge (UK) / Acropolis (Greece) / Pantheon + Colosseum (Italy) / Great Wall (China) / The Alhambra (Spain) / Hōryū-ji Temple (Japan) / Uluru (Australia) / Wailua Complex of Heiaus (Hawaii) / Sacred City of Caral-Supe (Peru) / Skara Brae (UK) / Taj Mahal (India)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) comes this must-have celebration of ancient wonders around the world!Ancient structures are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From intricate domed temples, to wooden towers that have survived nearly 1,500 years, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in the work of ancient peoples. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life structures found in the UK, Greece, Italy, Peru, Egypt, Japan, Australia, India, China and more. The book finishes with a guided wonder-building activity and a quiz to test readers' skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: Stonehenge (UK) / Acropolis (Greece) / Pantheon + Colosseum (Italy) / Great Wall (China) / The Alhambra (Spain) / Hōryū-ji Temple (Japan) / Uluru (Australia) / Wailua Complex of Heiaus (Hawaii) / Sacred City of Caral-Supe (Peru) / Skara Brae (UK) / Taj Mahal (India)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) comes this must-have celebration of amazing homes around the world!Our homes are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a swirling, eco-friendly, underground house built to blend in with an ancient Saxon fort, to a road-safe, castle-shaped home on wheels, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in the diverse places we call 'home'. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life homes found in the UK, Albania, Spain, the USA, Colombia, France, New Zealand, Australia, China and more. The book finishes with a guided home-building activity and a quiz to test readers' skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: Puzzle Tirana + La Muralla Roja apartments (Albania / Spain) / The Shoe House + The Invisible House (USA) / Casa Batlló + zolcalos (Spain / Colombia) / Palace of Versailles (France) / Holocene House + Heliotrope Rotating House (Australia / Germany) / Qiyun Mountain Tree House + Cube Houses (China / The Netherlands) / Earth homes of Djenné + The Ger (Mali / Mongolia)