23 must-read fiction books like The Surprising Days of Isla Pembroke by Tamsin Keily

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The Surprising Days of Isla Pembroke

By: Tamsin Keily

3.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Some days you remember forever. But what if you could live them again? If Isla Pembroke could tu…

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1. The Memory of Things

By: Gae Polisner

3.93

Format: 279 pages, Hardcover

On the morning of September 11, 2001, sixteen-year-old Kyle Donohue watches the first Twin Tower co… read more

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2. On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #2)

By: Louise Rennison

3.95

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

You don't have to be a teenager to appreciate the humorous and often self-absorbed ravings found in… read more

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"Its okay I'm wearing really big knickers."

-Louise Rennison, On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #2)

"When girls walk home we put on lippy and makeup. We chat. Sometimes we pretend to be hunchbacks. But that is it. Perfectly normal behavior."

-Louise Rennison, On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #2)

"I couldn't believe it. It was unbelievable, that's why. My face was like a frozen fish finger. All rigid and pale. (But obviously not with breadcrumbs on it.)"

-Louise Rennison, On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #2)

"Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on where you were sitting) Libby let off the smelliest, loudest fart known to humanity. It came out of her bum-oley with such force that she lifted off my kne…"

-Louise Rennison, On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #2)

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3. The Kashmir Shawl

By: Rosie Thomas

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Spanning decades and moving from the stark beauty of the Welsh landscape to the Himalayas and Kashm… read more

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4. Anybody Out There? (Walsh Family, #4)

By: Marian Keyes

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Anna Walsh is officially a wreck. Physically broken and emotionally shattered, she lies on her pare… read more

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5. The Summer We All Ran Away

By: Cassandra Parkin

3.00

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

When nineteen year old Davey finds himself drunk, beaten and alone, he is rescued by the oddly-asso… read more

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6. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Shopaholic, #2)

By: Sophie Kinsella

3.14

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The irresistible heroine of Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Ties the Knot is back! And t… read more

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7. Flush

By: Carl Hiaasen

4.83

Format: 266 pages,

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8. The Queen of Bloody Everything

By: Joanna Nadin

4.00

Format: 201 pages,

Have you ever wished for a different mother? Dido has... Dido Sylvia Jones is six years and twenty-… read more

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9. That Festive Feeling

By: Heidi Swain

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Holly has the place to herself this Christmas. It's not her place, though - she is house-sitting fo… read more

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10. The Doomsday Date

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.35

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

An exclusive new World Book Day story from the bestselling author of ACE OF SPADES, Faridah Àbíké-Í… read more

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11. Idol

By: Louise O'Neill

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

'Follow your heart and speak your truth.'For Samantha Miller's young fans - her 'girls' - she's eve… read more

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"But she'd clawed her way out of addiction because she believed that she was destined for greater things than an undignified death slumped over a toilet cistern"

-Louise O'Neill, Idol

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12. The Lido

By: Libby Page

3.86

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A tender, joyous debut novel about a cub reporter and her eighty-six-year-old subject—and the unlik… read more

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"She took the loneliness out of being alone."

-Libby Page, The Lido

"In a large townhouse, a family is spread out across its rooms, each living in their own state but under one flag"

-Libby Page, The Lido

"...around puberty when the girls' bodies felt to them like uncomfortable clothes they'd love to wriggle out of. She remembers the transformation: the giggling rabble became a subdued group by the wat…"

-Libby Page, The Lido

"It was rare that she got dressed up and went out, but each time a dinner party or the Christmas dinner with the other library staff came round she would stand in front of the mirror asking George to …"

-Libby Page, The Lido

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13. Something To Tell You

By: Lucy Diamond

3.89

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

When Frankie stumbles upon an unopened letter from her late mother, she’s delighted to have one las… read more

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14. My Kind of Happy

By: Cathy Bramley

4.21

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

'I think flowers are sunshine for the soul.' Flowers have always made Fearne smile. She treasure… read more

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15. The Crew

By: J.M. Hewitt

3.71

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Ella loves the nomadic lifestyle of working on a luxury superyacht. She can leave her past behind a… read more

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16. Maybe This Time

By: Jill Mansell

3.97

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 3 BESTSELLER!Heartwarming and joyful - the brand new romantic comedy from the … read more

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"Sometimes you could meet a complete stranger and just know you really liked them."

-Jill Mansell, Maybe This Time

"For every wizened female tortoise there's a male tortoise who thinks she's irresistible."

-Jill Mansell, Maybe This Time

"... the worst culprits were the ones who were secretly battling with their own feelings."

-Jill Mansell, Maybe This Time

"Grief made you selfish; engulfed as you were in your own pain, it was hard to remember the others were suffering too."

-Jill Mansell, Maybe This Time

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17. The Apartment Upstairs

By: Lesley Kara

3.72

Format: None pages, ebook

Scarlett's aunt lived - and was brutally murdered - in the apartment upstairs. But Scarlett is dete… read more

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18. The Love Square

By: Laura Jane Williams

3.39

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Joyful and romantic!’ COSMOPOLITAN ‘Full of delicious food, real kindness and sexy men… what’s no… read more

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19. The Shelf

By: Helly Acton

3.67

Format: None pages, None

Everyone in Amy's life seems to be getting married (or so Instagram tells her), and she feels like … read more

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20. Hits Different

By: Tasha Ghouri

3.58

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

DISCOVER YOUR BOOK OF THE SUMMER FROM TASHA GHOURI, LOVE ISLAND STAR AND DISABILITY CAMPAIGNER! Cas… read more

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21. The Last Reunion

By: Kayte Nunn

4.14

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

Five women come together at a New Year's Eve's party after decades apart, in this thrilling story o… read more

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22. The Vintage Shop of Second Chances

By: Libby Page

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Among the cobbled streets of the Somerset town of Frome, Lou is embarking on the start of something… read more

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23. The Three Dahlias (Three Dahlias Mysteries, #1)

By: Katy Watson

3.77

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Three rival actresses team up to solve a murder at the stately home of the author who made them fam… read more

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"It's not for us to say what is motive enough for a person. what might be a minor annoyance to us could mean murder to someone else..."

-Katy Watson, The Three Dahlias (Three Dahlias Mysteries, #1)

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24. The Road Home

By: Kristin Harmel

4.33

Format: 42 pages, Kindle Edition

A mother makes a heartbreaking choice in this unforgettable story about devotion and sacrifice in W… read more

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25. Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination

By: Jenny Tough

4.04

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

It s time we celebrated women in adventure What does "toughness" mean to you? Perhaps it's being… read more

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"I have always felt that adventures are about connection and daring, albeit my traditional view was that it was a solitary quest and one where fears were stuffed down to be tamed alone. I would say th…"

-Jenny Tough, Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination

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26. The Surprising Days of Isla Pembroke

By: Tamsin Keily

3.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Some days you remember forever. But what if you could live them again? If Isla Pembroke could tu… read more

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27. The Girls

By: Bella Osborne

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Four old friends. Thrown back together after fifty years apart. What could possibly go wrong? In… read more

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28. The Dog Share

By: Fiona Gibson

3.72

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The next gloriously uplifting book from the #1 bestselling author of The Mum Who Got Her Life Back.… read more

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29. People of Abandoned Character

By: Clare Whitfield

3.76

Format: 421 pages, Kindle Edition

Marry in haste . . . Murder at leisure? London, 1888: Susannah rushes into marriage to a young a… read more

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30. Deluge

By: Charmaine Wilkerson

3.82

Format: 37 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman’s impression of her family is dismantled by revelations of the past in a haunting story abo… read more

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31. Cygnet

By: Season Butler

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Writers’ Guild Award for Best First Novel An utterly original coming-of-age tale, … read more

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21 must-read fiction books like The Apartment Upstairs by Lesley Kara

Transform Your Habits

The Mother

T.M. Logan

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Dream Home

T.M. Logan

3.97

Transform Your Habits

For the Last Time

Heidi Perks

3.92

Transform Your Habits

The Guilty Couple

C.L. Taylor

3.87

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