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  1. Mere
    1. Danielle , Giles

    Mere

    A Sunday Times Book of the YearA Press Association Book of the Year'Beautifully written, you will be drawn into the claustrophobic world of the mere, where sinners fear the retribution of both God and the devil'- Laura Shepherd-Robinson, bestselling author of The Square of Sevens'Haunting and beautiful . . . Even in Mere's brutality, there is a rare tenderness to be found'- Lucy Rose, bestselling author of The LambNorfolk, AD 990. Deep in the Fens, an order of holy sisters lives in quiet isolation, cut off from the outside world by a treacherous marsh known as the mere. Convent healer Hilda and her fellow nuns follow God's path under the steely guidance of their abbess.But when a young servant boy goes missing in the marsh, rumour and division spread like wildfire through the community and the abbess's grip falters. Where is the boy? Who took him? Why can he not be found?Then, newly arrived Sister Wulfrun has a vision: a curse is upon them and change must be brought. As the convent is swept up in a fight for its very survival, Hilda finds herself caught in her own battle between her conscience and her growing feelings for the enigmatic Wulfrun . . .'Haunting and heartrending'- Mail on Sunday'A forbidden and passionate love story which held me captivated to the last page'- Anya Bergman, author of The Witches of Vardo

    € 13,00
  2. Gentle Things
    1. Danielle , Giles

    Gentle Things

    'Gentle Things is a daring and devouring gothic gem of a novel' - Lucy Rose, bestselling author of The LambThe plague has passed, the fire has cooled, and Lucy North is in desperate need of a husband . . . From the acclaimed author of Mere comes a thrilling new tale of medicine, marriage and madness set in seventeenth-century London.London, 1668. Though the streets hum with promise following the restoration of the crown, Lucy North is trapped. Her father's recent death has left her mother saddled with debts she cannot pay. Lucy must marry the first man willing to take her without a dowry.So when she meets Thomas Ashwell, a young and charming apothecary, Lucy quickly identifies an attractive route out. She falls in love easily, and when Thomas proposes she believes her future is finally secured.But when Lucy falls and injures her head during their wedding party, things start to warp. Confined to her bedroom her dreams refuse to leave her at daybreak, and the voice in her head no longer sounds like her own. As Thomas plies her with tinctures and cures, a creeping fear takes root: Has this marriage saved her? Or will it bring about her end?'One of the best things I've read in ages' - Liam Higginson, author of The Hill in the Dark Grove'A stunning fever dream of a book . . . one of my favourite books of 2026 so far' - Cathryn Kemp, author of ???????A Poisoner's Tale

    € 19,00