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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

Five toasts, five people, one lifetime. When All Is Said by Irish author Anne Griffin is a beautiful, moving debut novel of rare power. Coming 24 Januarypic.twitter.com/KAzR4BPCx9

Anne Griffin and Louise Buckley

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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

For centuries, people have used the language of sewing to tell their stories. Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle by Clare Hunter is an eye-opening patchwork of extraordinary lives. BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week. Coming 7 February.pic.twitter.com/CcmXGHz1Ti

Clare Hunter and Jenny Brown

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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

Bangkok Wakes to Rain by Pitchaya Sudbanthad is a love letter to a sinking city. This polyphonic debut novel is an intoxicating mosiac of lives intersecting around one building in Bangkok. Coming 21 February.pic.twitter.com/YcFkM7FMnR

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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

One of the world's most remarkable and enduring love stories, retold for our times. Melvyn Bragg's new novel Love Without End is a masterful portrait of 'the cleverest woman in France' Heloise, and the brilliant, radical philosopher Abelard. Coming 7 March.pic.twitter.com/0wwm2H3aq1

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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

Memories of the Future: the hotly anticipated new novel from Siri Hustvedt, author of bestsellers What I Loved & The Blazing World. A sparkling portrait of the artist as a young woman set in 1970s NY. A provocative, funny, feminist tale illustrated by the author. Coming 19 March.pic.twitter.com/Zhv7Wevnti

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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

The Language of Birds is the compelling new novel from Jill Dawson, the Orange Prize-shortlisted author of Fred & Edie. Inspired by the sensational Lord Lucan case, 1970s London comes alive in a gripping tale of women, class & violence, told from the nanny's POV. Coming 4 April.pic.twitter.com/ofdd3lny9R

Jill Dawson writer

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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

Saltwater is the stunning debut novel from @jessicacandrews, exploring the complexities of class identity, love and mother-daughter relationships. Lyrical and boundary-breaking, Man Booker shortlisted author Daisy Johnson calls it 'sublime'. Coming 16 May.pic.twitter.com/tnL8qwzKjz

Chris Wellbelove and Daisy Johnson

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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

Thomas Keneally won the Booker Prize in 1982 with his novel Schindler's Ark, which went on to become the film Schindler's List. His new novel The Book of Science and Antiquities explores mortality what it is to be human, reaching back 42,000 years. Coming 30 May.pic.twitter.com/6DsSnXw347

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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

My Past Is A Foreign Country charts Zeba Talkhani's journey to find freedom as a young woman in Saudi Arabia, India, Germany & UK. Offering a fresh perspective on living as an outsider, it's a fascinating exploration of faith, feminism & self-compassion. Coming 27 June. @ZebaTalkpic.twitter.com/Cfj0vzsZeJ

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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

Rowan Hisayo Buchanan's prize-winning debut novel Harmless Like You was showered with critical acclaim. Her much-anticipated second novel, Starling Days, is a moving portrait of mental health, sexuality, and a marriage in crisis. Coming 11 July.pic.twitter.com/Q9gLhHC0Ii

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Sceptre Books‏ @SceptreBooks 29 Nov 2018

A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game That Won The War by investigative journalist Simon Parkin is the thrilling untold story of a game of battleships that won the Second World War. Unlikely heroes, hidden heroines and a gripping tale of war at sea. Coming 7 November.pic.twitter.com/rHjleu67E3

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1. laura‏ @harrietvane_ 29 Nov 2018
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