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BIG SKY BY KATE ATKINSON
The long-awaited return of private investigator Jackson Brodie. Brodie has
relocated to a quiet seaside village, son and Labrador in tow. His seemingly
straightforward current assignment - gathering evidence of a husband's
unfaithfulness for a suspicious wife - suddenly puts him in the path of something
much darker and much more dangerous. Old secrets and new lies collide. The
2 AT THE POND, VARIOUS AUTHORS
independent bookshop edition includes a Q&A with the author.

At the Pond is a collection of writing on swimming in the Hampstead Ladies' Pond,
with contributors including Margaret Drabble, Esther Freud, Deborah Moggach
and Leanne Shapton. It combines personal experiences - like Sharlene Teo's
first visit and Nell Frizzell's view from the lifeguarding canoe - with a history of
the Pond, over the years and from season to season. A wonderful celebration of
3 FRIED & JUSTIFIED BY MICK HOUGHTON
swimming outdoors.

Fried & Justified is Houghton's account of his career as a publicist in the record
business - Ramones, Talking Heads, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Sonic Youth... A
candid, witty and engaging read about hits, myths, break-ups and breakdowns in
the record business 1978-98. Mick is joining us to discuss his book on Monday
15th July at the Rialto Theatre, Brighton. For more information about the
4 10 MINUTES 38 SECONDS IN THIS STRANGE WORLD
event and to buy tickets please see our website!

BY ELIF SHAFAK
The new novel from bestselling writer Elif Shafak. The book opens with the murder
of Tequila Leila, dumped on the outskirts of Istanbul and left to die. As she dies,
her life appears to her in flashbacks, telling the story of her life. Across the city, her
misfit group of friends search desperately for her. Shafak blends love and hate, life
5 FRESHWATER BY AKWAEKE EMEZI
and death, kindness and cruelty into a powerful, moving novel.

This Women's Prize longlisted debut novel is out now in paperback. Surreal and
dazzling, Freshwater is the story of Ada, a girl born with one foot on the other side.
Ada's parents have struggled to deal with the separate selves and spirits inhabiting
their troubled daughter. Following a traumatic incident, the selves crystallise into
something more powerful, taking control as Ada fades into the background of her
6 ON THE MARSH BY SIMON BARNES
own mind and shifting her life in a more dangerous direction.

The story of journalist Simon Barnes, his wife Cindy Lee Wright, their son Eddie,
and eight acres of Norfolk marshland. For Eddie, who has Down's syndrome,
the marsh was a place of calm and adventure. For Simon, it was an area to keep
watch over and nurture. Working with the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, they ensured
the marsh became a thriving conservation area. A wonderful memoir about the
7 WAYWARD LIVES, BEAUTIFUL EXPERIMENTS
transformative power of nature.

BY SAIDIYA HARTMAN
A remarkable book that considers the lives of black women in America at the dawn
of the twentieth century. Combining historical research with literary imagination,
Hartman conjures individual characters from history and resurrects them, using
historical sources as a springboard to imagine these often unrecorded stories and
inner lives. Powerful, thoughtful and beautifully written.