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The must-read novel of 2020. Chilling, moving and unputdownable, The Memory Wood is a thriller like no other. 'An intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller' Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door ************* Elijah has lived in the Memory Wood for as long as he can remember. It's the only home he's ever known. Elissa has only just arrived. And she'll do everything she can to escape. When Elijah stumbles across thirteen-year-old Elissa, in the woods where her abductor is hiding her, he refuses to alert the police. Because in his twelve years, Elijah has never had a proper friend. And he doesn't want Elissa to leave. Not only that, Elijah knows how this can end. After all, Elissa isn't the first girl he's found inside the Memory Wood. As her abductor's behaviour grows more erratic, Elissa realises that outwitting strange, lonely Elijah is her only hope of survival. Their cat-and-mouse game of deception and betrayal will determine both their fates, and whether either of them will ever leave the Memory Wood . . . ************* WHAT READERS ARE SAYING- 'Very, very clever' 'Brilliantly written' 'So tense' 'It's going to be one of those books that I remember for a long time.'

Gossip Girl meets the Gilded Age in this delicious and compelling novel, the second in the New York Times bestselling series from author Anna Godbersen. As old friends become rivals, Manhattan’s most dazzling socialites find their futures threatened by whispers from the past. In this delicious sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Luxe, nothing is more dangerous than a scandal...or more precious than a secret. True love. False friends. Scandalous gossip. This is Manhattan, 1899. After bidding good-bye to New York’s brightest star, Elizabeth Holland, rumors continue to fly about her untimely demise. All eyes are on those closest to the dearly departed: her mischievous sister, Diana, now the family’s only hope for redemption; New York’s most notorious cad, Henry Schoonmaker, the flame Elizabeth never extinguished; the seductive Penelope Hayes, poised to claim all that her best friend left behind—including Henry; even Elizabeth’s scheming former maid, Lina Broud, who discovers that while money matters and breeding counts, gossip is the new currency. “Mystery, romance, jealousy, betrayal, humor, and gorgeous, historically accurate details. I couldn’t put The Luxe down!” —Cecily von Ziegesar, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Gossip Girl series

La vie de Miles Halter n'a été jusqu'à maintenant qu'une sorte de non-évènement. Décidé à vivre enfin, il quitte le cocon familial pour partir dans un pensionnat loin de chez lui. Ce sera le lieu de tous les possibles. Et de toutes les premières fois. C'est là aussi qu'il rencontre Alaska. La troublante, l'insaisisable et insoumise, drôle, intelligente et follement sexy, Alaska Young. «Qui es-tu Alaska?» est LE roman de l'adolescence dont on ressort différent : les amitiés fortes, l'amour, la transgression, la soif de connaissance et la fondamentale quête de sens. Un livre qui fait rire et fondre en larmes l'instant d'après.