The Cafe by the Sea

The Cafe by the SeaThe beloved author of The Bookshop on the Corner returns with a sparkling, sunny, soulful new novel perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand. Years ago, Flora fled the quiet Scottish island where she grew up and she hasn't looked back. What would she have done on Mure? It's a place where everyone has known her all her life, where no one will let her forget the past. In bright, bustling London, she can be anonymous, ambitious and hopelessly in love with

Her aunt’s family lives in a magnificent colonial mansion surrounded by sprawling gardens and the remnants of an old zoo

Until suddenly

Robert Thorogood delights in giving the Christie-mystery a busy-body twist

or feeling the effects of the "loneliness epidemic

A man who is secretive

Queen of Shadows

Abandoned by his parents as a toddler

Atwood showcases both her creativity and her humanity in these remarkable tales which by turns delight

mysteriously vanishes during a class trip

and sometimes that gets her into trouble—like when she falls for boys who aren’t into her

and beauty

A cold blooded killer