Penny Hancock

For fans of Jodi Picoult and If Only I Could Tell You, Penny Hancock's The Choice is an engrossing, thought-provoking novel about family secrets and the way that even the smallest decisions can sometimes have far-reaching consequences.‘Emotional and thought-provoking’ – Jenny Quintana, author of The Hiding PlaceAn estranged daughter.Renee Gulliver appears to have it all: a beautiful house overlooking a scenic estuary on England’s East Coast, a successful career as a relationship therapist, three grown-up children, and a beloved grandson, Xavier.A missing grandson.But then Xavier vanishes after Renee fails to pick him up from school, and the repercussions are manifold.A mother faced with an impossible choice.Renee is wracked with remorse; the local community question her priorities, clients abandon her; and, as long-held grievances surface, her daughter Mia offers her a heartbreaking ultimatum.Amid recriminations, misunderstandings and lies, can Renee find a way to reunite her family?‘A real tour de force’ – Kate Rhodes, author of the Locked-Island mysteries‘Gut-wrenching’ – Woman's Own

For fans of Jodi Picoult and If Only I Could Tell You, Penny Hancock's The Choice is an engrossing, thought-provoking novel about family secrets and the way that even the smallest decisions can sometimes have far-reaching consequences.An estranged daughter. A missing grandson. A mother faced with an impossible choice . . .Renee Gulliver appears to have it all: a beautiful house overlooking a scenic estuary on England’s East Coast, a successful career as a relationship therapist, three grown-up children, and a beloved grandson, Xavier. But then Xavier vanishes after Renee fails to pick him up from school, and the repercussions are manifold.Renee is wracked with remorse; the local community question her priorities, clients abandon her; and, as long-held grievances surface, her daughter Mia offers her a heartbreaking ultimatum.Amid recriminations, misunderstandings and lies, can Renee find a way to reunite her family?

For fans of Hannah Beckerman's If Only I Could Tell You and Lucy Diamond's The Promise, this is a beautiful, haunting novel about family secrets and silences - and the power of love.

For fans of He Said/She Said and Anatomy of a Scandal, Penny Hancock’s I Thought I Knew You is about secrets and lies – and whose side you take when it really matters.Who do you know better? Your oldest friend? Or your child?And who should you believe when one accuses the other of an abhorrent crime?Jules and Holly have been best friends since university. They tell each other everything, trading revelations and confessions, and sharing both the big moments and the small details of their lives: Holly is the only person who knows about Jules’s affair; Jules was there for Holly when her husband died. And their two children – just four years apart – have grown up together.So when Jules’s daughter Saffie makes a rape allegation against Holly’s son Saul, neither woman is prepared for the devastating impact this will have on their friendship or their families.Especially as Holly, in spite of her principles, refuses to believe her son is guilty.

Can you always believe the people you love? This is the question at the heart of Penny Hancock's fourth novel, for fans of He Said/She Said and Anatomy of A Scandal.

For fans of He Said/She Said and Anatomy of a Scandal, Penny Hancock’s I Thought I Knew You is about secrets and lies – and whose side you take when it really matters.Who do you know better? Your oldest friend? Or your child?And who should you believe when one accuses the other of an abhorrent crime?Jules and Holly have been best friends since university. They tell each other everything, trading revelations and confessions, and sharing both the big moments and the small details of their lives: Holly is the only person who knows about Jules’s affair; Jules was there for Holly when her husband died. And their two children – just three years apart – have grown up together.So when Jules’s daughter Saffie makes a serious allegation against Holly’s son Saul, neither woman is prepared for the devastating impact this will have on their friendship or their families.Especially as Holly, in spite of her principles, refuses to believe her son is guilty.

Two women, two stories. Who do you believe? The tense and darkly atmospheric new psychological thriller from the author of Tideline

"En spennenede psykologisk thriller som gav meg gåsehud på ryggen. Anbefales!?" Anne-Marie Støverud, ArkEn nydelig og gruvekkende bok!Sonia er ofte ensom i huset ved Themsen i London. Utad er hun avbalansert og veltilpasset, men innvendig truer kaoset med å ta overhånd. Da den unge Jez ringer på døren for å låne en uvanlig LP-plate, brister det for Sonia. Han minner henne om Seb ... Minnene fra tenårene veller frem, da Sonia gjorde alt for å få Seb til å legge merke til henne. Elvebredden var deres tilholdssted, og for Sonia hører Seb og Themsen for alltid sammen. Det var der de var lykkelige, og det var der det uhyggelige skjedde. Møtet med Jez får Sonia til å miste sitt skjøre grep om virkeligheten. I hennes verden blir Jez og Seb samme person, og hun vet at bare hun kan redde Jez. Mens familien leter desperat etter ham, sitter Jez fanget hos Sonia. Vrangforestillingene hennes blir stadig farligere: Jez tilhører henne.

På en ferie i Lake District med sin tjekkede, jet-skiende storbykæreste, Nick, møder Laura den lokale dyrlæge Robert. Robert bryder sig mildest talt ikke om Laura og Nick. Omstændighederne gør dog, at Laura og Robert lærer hinanden bedre at kende, og Laura opdager, hvorfor Robert har sine forbehold. Ved feriens slutning skal Laura træffe et vanskeligt valg.

Modern, original fiction for learners of English. It's Stephany and Max's first holiday together in Italy and they are staying at the flat of Stephany's friend, Carlos. Max is a little jealous of Carlos and Carlos's wife is certainly not happy to see Stephany. It becomes clear that there is more between Stephany and Carlos than just friendship and the tension rises between the two couples. As Max discovers more about Stephany's past, he begins to wonder if he really knows her at all.

Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. On holiday in the Lake District with her new jet-skiing boyfriend, Nick, Laura meets the local vet, Robert. Robert dislikes both Laura and Nick on sight. However, Laura soon discovers why Robert hates people from the city. Slowly Laura and Robert get to know each other better, and she soon has to make a choice: Nick or Robert? Paperback-only version. Also available with Audio CDs including complete text recordings from the book.

Encouraging children to explore English and gain confidence, this best-selling 6 level course will give you and your learners something to smile about!

•The Pupil’s Book is divided into units by themes and each of these uses a mixture of colour and black-and-white pages to present and practise new language•The Teacher’s Book provides basic and additional activities which can be selected at the teacher’s discretion•Flashcards are available for use with both levels

Pre-school education is expanding rapidly throughout Africa, and "First Steps" has been written to meet the growing need both for early learning books for children, and for supportive resource material for teachers. This book is the "Teacher's Resource Book" in the series. It has stories, songs and rhymes to support the pupil's material.

Cambridge English Readers is an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels – from elementary to advanced – the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes. Fanella bravely faces the challenge of adopting a child alone after her partner leaves her. But then Rod, a teacher who has problems of his own, comes into her life. Fanella has difficult choices and exciting discoveries to make.

Cambridge English Readers is an exciting new series of original fiction, specially written for learners of English. Graded into six levels - from elementary to advanced - the stories in this series provide easy and enjoyable reading on a wide range of contemporary topics and themes. It’s Stephany and Max’s first holiday away together and they want to get to know each other. They go to Italy and stay at Stephany’s friend Carlo’s flat in a Mediterranean village. But Carlo’s wife is not very happy to see Stephany – and the two couples find out why, and a lot of other things about each other, in a hot Italian summer. The cassette(s) contain a recording of the full text of the book.