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London Book Fair 2021 HarperCollinsPublishers LONDON BOOK FAIR 2021 TRANSLATION RIGHTS FICTION Contents Upcoming Releases 3 Romance 18 Commercial Fiction 24 Literary Fiction 28 Domestic Suspense 32 Crime & Thriller 39 Classic & Historical Crime 50 Historical 59 Fantasy 67 Saga 69 Recently Published 74 Contacts 81 Cover art © Radu Marcusu Unsplash UPCOMING RELEASES THE BREATH OF SLEEPING BOYS [WORKING TITLE] PREVIOUS COVER Sara MacDonald Absorbing, poignant and evocative, this epic story of friendship, loyalty and the conflicting pull of family ties sweeps the reader from the hill villages of Pakistan to England’s wild Cornish coast. Imprint: HarperFiction Pakistan 2007 Editor: Lynne Drew In a small village at the foot of the mountains ten-year-old Raza’s future Publication: 3 Feb 2022 hangs in the balance. If he remains in Pakistan he will be recruited by his Format: Paperback Taliban brothers, a gun placed in his hands, his life one of danger. Extent: 400pp There is another path, but it comes at a high price. Genre: Commercial fiction Cornwall 2009 In his family’s ramshackle beach house twelve-year-old Finn is unaware The Author: Sara Macdonald that when summer ends his life will never be the same again. His father has spent much of her life as will join British troops in Afghanistan. His mother, who has always struggled a nomad, travelling all over with army life, is on the verge of leaving. the world, first with her parents, then as an army wife. Eventually, she put Both boys are about to have their worlds torn apart - but in a twist of down roots in Cornwall and fate their paths cross. And as family and loyalty pull them towards started writing professionally, danger, will their powerful bond save not just Raza and Finn, but those for magazines, then as a full- they love most? time novelist. She is the author of the bestselling Sea Music and In a Kingdom by the Sea, among many other novels. BY THE SAME AUTHOR 'Intriguing themes are 4 ‘Vividly drawn cleverly woven together… • characters… Thoughtful I found myself swept and compelling along by the sheer storytelling.’ Choice LBF21 interest of every page… it grips to the end.' Country Life PUBLISHERS • HARPERCOLLINS THE LIGHTHOUSE Fran Dorricott A chilling, gripping and powerfully atmospheric suspense novel with a gothic edge. Imprint: Avon Six friends travel to a remote island north of the Scottish Highlands for an Editor: Katie Loughnane old school reunion. They’ve rented The Lighthouse – a stunning, now Publication: 3 Feb 2022 abandoned building that was once notorious for deaths at sea. Format: Paperback Extent: 400pp On the first evening, someone goes missing. The group search all through the night to no avail. But when the five remaining friends return to the Genre: Thriller, suspense lighthouse early the next morning, they are shocked to find James inside. The Author: Fran Dorricott is He looks terrified – but won’t say a word about where he’s been. an author based in Derby. She holds a degree in The party vow to put the strange night behind them and enjoy the rest of American Literature with their stay, but when more unexplained things begin to occur, tensions Creative Writing from the escalate. It’s clear James knows something, but nothing will persuade him University of East Anglia and to give up the secrets of the island. Is he protecting his friends from a an MA with distinction in terrible truth, or leading them into more danger? Creative Writing from City University London. Fran is also a bookseller, which is secretly just a way for her to fuel her ridiculous book-buying addiction. 5 • LBF21 PUBLISHERS • HARPERCOLLINS AN ITALIAN SCANDAL Lady Cecil Cameron A debut historical novel full of romance, passion and adventure set in nineteenth century London and Sicily. Imprint: HarperNorth London 1859. Carina Temple has put away the stifling black crepe Editor: Genevieve Pegg demanded by the death of her father – but with it she has also cast Pub: 11 Nov 2021 aside society’s expectations of what a single young lady should be and Format: Hardback do. Extent: 400pp When Carina’s uncle summons her to Belgrave Square to tell her reputation is ruined, thanks to a certain Lord Danby, he tells she must Genre: Historical romance travel to Italy until the gossip recedes and a suitable match can be The Author: Lady Cecil found for her. Cameron is half Scottish and But Italy is a tempestuous place – her grandmother and cousins soon tell half Italian, and grew up near Jedburgh. She read her of the fault lines between the states and the dangerous rebels history at university, before fighting for freedom. Chief among these is Ben Mavrone – and when he moving to Vietnam, and Carina meet, he distrusts her society pedigree, and she considers receiving an OBE for her him a violent extremist. work in orphanages there. She has four children and When trouble comes to Carina’s door, it is Ben who saves her – lives in London. reluctantly – and as they go on the run, they must learn to understand each other to stay alive. Meanwhile back in England, Carina’s family has plans for the life Miss Temple should lead – if she ever returns. 6 • LBF21 PUBLISHERS • HARPERCOLLINS A MAN OF HONOUR Barbara Taylor Bradford The prequel to the iconic A Woman of Substance, which was a No.1 bestseller in the UK and US and spent over 40 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Imprint: HarperFiction Opening five years before the start of A Woman of Substance, A Man of Editor: Lynne Drew Honour begins with 13-year-old Blackie O’Neill facing an uncertain future Publication: 28 Oct 2021 in rural County Kerry. Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister, Format: Hardback Bronagh, and must leave his home to set sail for England, in search of a Extent: 512pp better life with his mother’s brother in Leeds. There, he learns his trade as Prequel a navvy, amid the grand buildings and engineering triumphs of one of England’s most prosperous cities, and starts to dream of greater things. And then, high on the Yorkshire moors, in the mists of a winter morning he Genre: Historical meets a kitchen maid called Emma Harte. Of note: Barbara’s books have sold over 90m copies In A Man of Honour, the true Blackie O'Neill is revealed. For the first time, worldwide in more than 90 readers discover his story: his tumultuous life, the obstacles facing him, the countries and 40 languages, desire he has to throw off the impotence of poverty and move up in the and 10 mini-series and world. Like his friend Emma, he is ambitious, driven, disciplined, and television movies have been determined to make it to the top. And like Emma Harte, he is an made of her books. unforgettable character for the millions who loved the book. In October of 2007, Barbara was appointed an OBE by the Queen for her services to literature. The Author: Barbara Taylor Bradford was born and Praise for Barbara Taylor Bradford: raised in England. She started her writing career on ‘An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death the Yorkshire Evening and passion.’ New York Times Post and later worked as a journalist in London. Her first ‘A mighty saga. Little has been so riveting since Gone With the Wind.‘ novel, A Woman of Evening News Substance, became an 7 enduring bestseller and was ‘A long, satisfying novel of money, power, passion and revenge, set • followed by many more, against the sweep of 20th century history.’ Los Angeles Times including the bestselling LBF21 Harte series. ‘Few novelists are as consummate as Barbara Taylor Bradford at keeping Previous rights sold in 40 the reader turning the page. She is one of the world’s best at spinning languages, information yarns.’ Guardian available on request. PUBLISHERS • HARPERCOLLINS THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS Lisa Hall Bestseller Lisa Hall’s The Woman in the Woods is full of creeping unease and nerve- racking tension. It will have readers on the edge of their seat. Imprint: HQ When Allie moves to a quaint old cottage with her husband, it’s their Editor: Kate Mills dream home. Nestled in the village of Pluckley, it seems a perfect haven Publication: 14 Oct 2021 Format: Paperback in which to raise their two children. But Pluckley has a reputation. It’s Extent: 400pp known as England’s most haunted village. And not long after the birth of her their new son, Allie begins to notice strange things. Genre: Thriller, suspense For: Fans of Louise Jensen, What’s the flash of white she sees moving quickly through the woods to BA Paris and Katerina the back of their house? And what’s the strange scratching noise from Diamond. the chimney? The Author: Lisa Hall is the bestselling author of As Allie discovers more about the history of their new home, she uncovers Between You and Me, which a story of witchcraft and superstition which casts a long shadow to the sold over a quarter of a present day. And not everything is as it seems. Her family might well be in million copies and was the danger, but it’s a danger none of them could have foreseen. fifth top selling title on Amazon in 2016. BY THE SAME AUTHOR 8 • LBF21 PUBLISHERS • Previous rights sold: HarperCollins (Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish), Eksik Parka (Turkish) HARPERCOLLINS MEET ME IN TAHITI Georgia Toffolo The brand-new novel from Sunday Times Top 20 bestselling author Georgia Toffolo, Meet Me in Tahiti is perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Heidi Swain and Trisha Ashley.
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