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Fern Brady - Strong Female Character
Bold and brave memoir from stand-up Brady pulls no punches
Renato Cisneros - You Shall Leave Your Land
An absorbing exploration of one family's clandestine roots and inherited lies
Denise Mina
Rizzio
True gem of a retelling of a shocking moment in Scottish history
Susanna Clark
Piranesi
A mythical world with just enough realism to capture the reader will delight fantasy lovers
A Toast to the People: Jay Bernard & Debris Stevenson
Spoken word performers explore the room for improvement in our world through brand new work
V. B. Grey
Sisterhood
Two separate time frames tell of secrets and whether they are better left uncovered...
Sara Sheridan
The Fair Botanists
History and botany collide in this enlightening and entertaining novel
Nina Mingya Powles
Small Bodies of Water
Loosely connected essays come together to give an intimate peek into another's life
Jane Healey
The Ophelia Girls
Captivating literary fiction creates hypnotic atmosphere
Sonia Velton
The Image of Her
Compelling dual narrative will leave readers gasping in surprise
Lesley Lokko
Soul Sisters
Well-crafted novel spans ninety years of secrets and political ambitions which threaten to destroy a relationship
Elle Connel
Down by the Water
All is not quite as it seems when seven 'hens' descend on a Scottish castle, one of them eager for revenge