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Alison Hennessey Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Publishing Director of Raven Books. Lover of the gripping & the gothic, the contemporary & the cunning. Comprehensive school girl in literary world.

24 books
Book Cover for: Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn
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I really loved this piece from @ImogenWK on going on a Gone Girl themed river cruise attended by Gillian Flynn herself https://t.co/Ux3jSe8Kbj

Paperback, 2014

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Tom Lake, Ann Patchett

Tom Lake

Ann Patchett
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@AmyDonegan Also did some excellent holiday reading while I was away, if I do say so myself: reading @alicemjslater's Death of a Bookseller, @CSittenfield's Romantic Comedy, @katherine_heiny's Games & Rituals and beloved Ann Patchett's Tom Lake and I recommend each and every one.

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Early Morning Riser, Katherine Heiny

Early Morning Riser

Katherine Heiny
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@RosannaForte Same same. Just when I was beginning to hope I was somehow magically immune too. Have you read Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny? It’s honestly one of the most warm, charming, wry books I have read and is what I’m re-reading in my fevered state.

Hardcover, Large Print, 2021

$38.95$19.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Kingdoms, Natasha Pulley

The Kingdoms

Natasha Pulley
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And it's so lovely to see two Bloomsbury titles on the HWA Gold Crown shortlist - including @natasha_pulley's The Kingdoms, which I was lucky enough to edit and was dazzled by Natasha's blend of real history, time travel and alternative history. https://t.co/UMDR6I9Qlo

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Children of Green Knowe, L. M. Boston

The Children of Green Knowe

L. M. Boston
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@rosieandrews22 Have you read the children of green knowe by Lucy Boston? younger than The Dark is Rising audience but properly magical. I reread it every Christmas. (Caution, if you haven’t read it it will give you entirely unrealistic expectations of what a Christmas tree should be like)

Paperback, 2002

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Great Believers, Rebecca Makkai

The Great Believers

Rebecca Makkai
Alison HennesseyAlison Hennessey

I really do get the best book post. Thank you @katyaellis_! If you haven’t yet read The Great Believers by Rebecca Maki, it is one of the best novels I have read in years (and I am still ENRAGED by the actions of one character in particular.) https://t.co/iY3w3dICgj

Paperback, 2019

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Birdcatcher, Gayl Jones

The Birdcatcher

Gayl Jones
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@KirkdaleBooks Hello! Do you have a copy of The Birdcatcher by Gayl Jones in stock, by any chance?

Hardcover, 2022

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Never Have I Ever, Joshilyn Jackson

Never Have I Ever

Joshilyn Jackson
Alison HennesseyAlison Hennessey

Really delighted to see that @JoshilynJackson’s Never Have I Ever was the fifteenth bestselling ebook in September! Especially when you look at those big names at the top of the chart. It’s currently only £3.34 on ebook for those who want to see what they’ve missed so far 👀 https://t.co/ZF0PbNkHOq

Paperback, 2020

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall

Hilary Mantel
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@Louiestowell Ok, I am relieved it's not just me shocked by this! Does this mean Hilary Mantel did NOT write Wolf Hall?

Paperback, 2021

$20.99$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Secret History: A Read with Jenna Pick, Donna Tartt

The Secret History: A Read with Jenna Pick

Donna Tartt
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The Secret History was published in 1992; The Little Friend was published in 2002; The Goldfinch was published in 2013. So *surely* this means we’re owed a new Donna Tartt very soon….?

Paperback, 2004

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book