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The story of a girl who needs to slow down. To find herself. To fall in love. And to discover what an iron is for… Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership.She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day... More

Workaholic attorney Samantha Sweeting has made a mistake so huge, it'll wreck any chance of a partnership. Going into utter meltdown, she gets on a train, ends up in the middle of nowhere, and is offered a job as housekeeper. Now she takes a deep breath and begins to cope--and finds love--in Kinsell... More

The second in the series of Alexander McCall Smith’s daily novel about the residents of 44 Scotland Street. In Espresso Tales, Alexander McCall Smith returns home to Edinburgh and the glorious cast of his own tales of the city, the residents of 44 Scotland Street, with a new set of challenges for ... More

This outrageous volume contains six zany, out-of-this-world adventure stories by this incomparable novelist. From the very first to the very latest-- all best sellers-- includes The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything, So Lon... More

At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams's beloved Hitchiker series. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised "Guide,... More

Irresistible, one-woman shopping phenomenon Becky Bloomwood is back in this hilarious, heartwarming, "New York Times" bestselling tale of married life, best friends, and long-lost sisters (and the perils of simply having to own an Angel handbag!).Sophie Kinsella has conquered the hearts of millions ... More

Becky Bloomwood is back! Becky Bloomwood thought being married to Luke Brandon would be one big Tiffany box of happiness. But to be honest, it's not quite as dreamy as she’d hoped. The trouble started on honeymoon, when she told Luke the tiniest little fib, about the teeniest little purchase. No... More

One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be more than he can cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun, and the Galaxy is a v... More

"IRRESISTIBLE!"--The Boston GlobeSeconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing ... More

Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Togethe... More

"WANTED: ""One young woman to take care of a four-year-old boy.""Must be bordering on masochistic.""Must relish sixteen-hour shifts with a nap-deprived pre-schooler.""Must love getting thrown up on, literally and figuratively, by everyone in his family""Mostly, must love being treated like fungus fo... More

Debuting at #4, this "New York Times" bestseller by the popular author of "Going Postal" describes a game of Trolls and Dwarfs, where the player must take both sides to win.Once, in a gods-forsaken hellhole called Koom Valley, trolls and dwarfs met in bloody combat. Centuries later, each species sti... More

Beneath the holy mountain Croagh Patrick, in damp and lovely County Mayo, sits the small, sheltered village of Ballinacroagh. To the exotic Aminpour sisters, Ireland looks like a much-needed safe haven. It has been seven years since Marjan Aminpour fled Iran with her younger sisters, Bahar and Layla... More

'Londonstani', Gautam Malkani's electrifying debut, reveals a Britain that has never before been explored in the novel: a country of young Asians and white boys (desis and goras) trying to work out a place for themselves in the shadow of the divergent cultures of their parents' generation. Set close... More

Impostors abound in the latter-day Eden that is Blandings Castle In Something Fresh, the first Blandings novel, the impostors in question are Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine, two impecunious authors. Their brief: to steal back a scarab that Lord Emsworth has carelessly purloined from his... More

If you thought Wall Street was cut-throat, wait till to you meet the Kelly bag-toting, Chanel-wearing, Bugaboo-pushing mothers of New York's Upper East Side…   When Hannah's husband Josh gets offered a job at an investment bank, she's happy to abandon their cozy West Coast life for the bri... More