The Rose Petal Beach

The Rose Petal Beach
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Review
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2018-08-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 147226178X

A tense, thrilling read from Sunday Times bestselling author Dorothy Koomson Is it an affair . . . or something much worse? Tami's husband, Scott, has just been arrested for a terrible crime - and his accuser is her closest friend. Who should Tami believe? The father of her two daughters? Or her trusted best friend? Torn and desperate to find out the truth, Tami makes her choice - with shocking consequences . . . SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPECSAVERS NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POPULAR FICITON 2012 Readers love Dorothy Koomson: 'Cleverly told by three female narrators, this is a complex tale of a terrible crime . . . I was gripped from the start and desperate to uncover the truth' Woman 'If you only do one this weekend, read this book. It's another utterly brilliant psychological thriller' Sun

My Best Friend's Girl

My Best Friend's Girl
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Bantam Discovery
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2008-03-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0440337526

How far would you go for the best friend who broke your heart? This internationally bestselling novel tells an enchanting tale of life’s most unpredictable loves and heartaches, and the unforgettable bond between a single woman and an extraordinary five-year-old girl. From the moment they met in college, best friends Adele Brannon and Kamryn Matika thought nothing could come between them—until Adele did the unthinkable and slept with Kamryn’s fiancé, Nate. Now, after years of silence, the two women are reuniting, and Adele has a stunning request for her old friend: she wants Kamryn to adopt her five-year-old daughter, Tegan. Besides the difference in skin color—many will assume that headstrong, impulsive Kamryn is Tegan’s nanny—there’s the inconvenient truth that Kamryn is wholly unprepared to take care of anyone, especially someone who reminds her so much of Nate. With crises brewing at work and her love life in shambles, can Kamryn somehow become the mother a little girl needs her to be? In My Best Friend’s Girl, Dorothy Koomson takes us on a warm and wondrous journey through laughter and tears, forgiveness and hope—and the enduring love forged by the unlikeliest of families. From the Trade Paperback edition.

A Story of the World Before the Fence

A Story of the World Before the Fence
Author: Leeya Mehta
Publisher:
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2020-11-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781646623761

These poems are an intimate portrait of a life set against the sweeping history of human exile and belonging, from ancient Persia to contemporary America, from the Indian coastline to the rivers and forests of Washington DC. Poems in A Story of the World Before the Fence have received an International Publication Award from the Atlanta Review; a Readers' Choice Award from District Lit; twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize; Finalist, 18th Annual Arts and Letters Rumi Prize for Poetry; Semi-Finalist for the Black River Chapbook Competition, (Black Lawrence Press); honorable mention in Women of Resilience Chapbook Contest, Southern Collective.

The Crimson Petal and the White

The Crimson Petal and the White
Author: Michel Faber
Publisher: Canongate Books
Total Pages: 865
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1847678939

Yearning to escape her life of prostitution in 1870s London, Sugar finds her fate entangled in the complicated family life of patron William, an egotistical perfume magnate.

That Girl from Nowhere

That Girl from Nowhere
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2015-04-09
Genre: Adoption
ISBN: 1780893345

From the bestselling author of The Ice Cream Girls, The Woman He Loved Before and My Best Friend's Girl, an emotional story about love, identity and the meaning of family. âe~Where are you coming from with that accent of yours?âe(tm) he asks. âe~Nowhere,âe(tm) I reply. âe~Iâe(tm)m from nowhere.âe(tm) âe~Everyoneâe(tm)s from somewhere,âe(tm) he says. âe~Not me,âe(tm) I reply silently. Clemency Smittson was adopted as a baby and the only connection she has to her birth mother is a cardboard box hand-decorated with butterflies. Now an adult, Clem decides to make a drastic life change and move to Brighton, where she was born. Clem has no idea that while there she'll meet someone who knows all about her butterfly box and what happened to her birth parents. As the tangled truths about her adoption and childhood start to unravel, a series of shocking events cause Clem to reassess whether the price of having contact with her birth family could be too high to pay...

The Cupid Effect

The Cupid Effect
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Review
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2018-08-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472261690

'Dorothy's novels are a gripping, page-turning joyride to read' Malorie Blackman There's something special about Ceri . . . Ceri D'Altroy is no stranger to matters of the heart... Historically, Ceri's questionable decisions have involved sex, shoes or giving unsolicited advice - until one episode of Oprah has her abandoning her life and job to start afresh in Leeds. The new Ceri vows not to meddle in other people's love lives, no matter how good she is at it. But Ceri never anticipated how desperately her new colleagues and flatmates would need her match-making skills. And surely, there's no way she could make things worse?

Every Smile You Fake

Every Smile You Fake
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Review
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2024-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472298128

'Master of the jaw-dropping twist' S MAGAZINE 'Dark, gritty and on trend. A brilliant read' SUN 'An edge-of-your-seat thriller that'll keep you guessing right until the end, get this to the top of your reading pile' HEAT Please take care of my baby. But don't try to find me. You'll put him in danger. x Profiler and therapist Kez Lanyon is shocked when she finds a baby on the backseat of her car, with an unsigned note asking her to take care of him. Kez has a pretty good idea who the mother is - Brandee, a popular social media star with a troubled background, who once lived in Kez's house. Brandee recently dropped out of the limelight and if the internet rumours are true, Kez knows Brandee's life is in danger. Kez is torn. Should she simply take care of the baby as she's been asked, or should she risk her whole family by using contacts from her previous job to save this young woman? Time is running out for Brandee. Can Kez find her before it's too late? This is the heart-stopping new novel from The Queen Of The Big Reveal. 'A timely read that will have you on the edge of your seat' Fabulous 'A twisty tale . . . every chapter is more addictive than the last' Daily Express

My Best Friend's Girl

My Best Friend's Girl
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Review
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2018-08-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472261631

Kamryn Matika has no responsibilities - one birthday card will change that forever... Best friends Kamryn Matika and Adele Brannon though nothing could come between them - until Adele di the unthinkable and slept with Kamryn's fiancé Nate. Worse still, she got pregnant and had his child. When Kamryn discovered the truth about their betrayal she vowed never to see any of them again. Years later, Kamryn receives a letter from Adele asking her to visit her in hospital. Adele is dying and begs Kamryn to adopt her daughter Tegan. With a great job and hectic social life, the last thing Kamryn needs is a five-year-old daughter to disrupt things. Especially not one who reminds her of Nate. But with n on else to take care of Tegan and Adele fading fast, does she have any other choice? So begins a difficult journey that leads Kamryn towards forgiveness, love, responsibility and, ultimately, a better understanding of herself.

Goodnight, Beautiful

Goodnight, Beautiful
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Review
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2018-08-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1472261577

From the bestselling author of The Brighton Mermaid and The Ice Cream Girls comes a heart-breaking page-turner about love, loss and the power of friendship, perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult. Nova Kumalisi would do anything for her closest friend, Mal Wacken. She owes him her life. So, when he asked her to be the surrogate mother for him and his wife, in spite of her fears about how it would alter their friendship, Nova agreed. Eight years later, Nova is bringing up their son alone, and she and Mal don't speak. Months into the pregnancy, Mal's wife changed her mind about the surrogacy agreement. Already suspicious of how close Nova and Mal were, Stephanie realised her strained marriage was in serious trouble when she found a text from her husband to Nova, saying, 'Goodnight, Beautiful'. She asked Mal to cut all ties with his closest friend and unborn child. Now, seven-year-old Leo is critically ill and Nova, despite her anger and hurt, wants Mal to have the chance to know his son before it's too late. Will it take a tragedy to remind them how much they mean to each other?

I Know What You've Done

I Know What You've Done
Author: Dorothy Koomson
Publisher: Review
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2021-07-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 147227735X

'The very definition of a page-turner, it's suburban noir at its finest' HARRIET TYCE Do you have any idea what the people you know are capable of? Bestselling author of All My Lies Are True, Dorothy Koomson, asks how well you can really know your neighbours. Fans of Lisa Jewell and Louise Candlish will rip through the pages of this addictive new thriller. What if all your neighbours' secrets landed in a diary on your doorstep? What if the woman who gave it to you was murdered by one of the people in the diary? What if the police asked if you knew anything? Would you hand over the book of secrets? Or ... would you try to find out what everyone had done? I Know What You've Done is the unputdownable thriller from the Queen of the Big Reveal. Readers love Dorothy Koomson: 'Koomson just gets better and better' Woman & Home 'An instantly involving psychological thriller' Daily Telegraph 'This is devastatingly good' Heat 'The suspense was on another level' Black Girls Book Club 'Written with verve and insight' Stylist 'We just couldn't put it down' Closer 'The author plays a blinder' Sun 'The novel simmers with tension' Daily Express 'You'll be gripped by this tense, twisty thriller' Fabulous