Bucks &amp; Oxon


<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/914gdq61WIL.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein £16.99</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Set in 1940s colonial Trinidad, farm owners Dalton and Marlee Changoor live a life of luxury high on the hill of their farmland in comparison to their workers cooped up below in ramshackle barracks. The Saroop family of Hans, Shweta and their son, Krishna, live a life of poverty and backbreaking work on the farm. When Dalton Changoor goes missing, Hans is lured by the promise of handsome payment to become the farm’s watchman and keep Marlee safe. But as the mystery unfolds, the families become horribly entangled in a scandal that will rock the community. Thought-provoking historical fiction encompassing family, religion class and violence.</p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/711rRI-tsKL.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">What Women Want by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung £18.99 (non-fiction)</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Psychotherapist Maxine Mei-Fung Chung has spent the last fifteen years and countless conversations with her patients to explore the fundamental needs and desires of women. Presented here in the stories of seven very different women, her book explores sexuality, trauma, identity, belonging, fears, hopes, secrets and healing. Ideal for women seeking to know and understand themselves better.</p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/71H2qq3dx4L.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde £14.99</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Devoted siblings, Mimi and Art, have always come as a pair. Since the death of their parents their bond is inexplicably close, living together in their childhood home. Art is logical, mathematical and driven by algorithms and numbers. When Mimi begins to look for love, Art insists she follows his strict mathematical plan. But when she meets Frank who is everything Art doesn’t believe in, the siblings relationship is tested to its limit. Something about Frank isn’t right, but only Art can see it. As Mimi’s feelings strengthen, it threatens to break her and Art’s bond forever. Great for fans of <em>Lessons in Chemistry, The Rosie Project</em> and sibling stories.</p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/61oXfdqUawL.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">The Lodger by Helen Scarlett £18.99</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>London 1919, Grace Armstrong is coming to terms with the death of her fiancé and her brother’s best friend, declared missing in action during the Great War. When a woman’s body is recovered from the Thames and identified as Grace’s lodger, Elizabeth Smith, she feels compelled to uncover what happened to her. Haunted by the ghost of her fiancé, and drawn into the dark and dangerous underbelly of London, she seeks help from the mysterious Tom Monaghan, a man running from the shadows of his past. For fans of historical gothic fiction.</p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/81lSOab6xPL.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore £14.99</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Sisters Rachel, Imogen and Sasha keep watch over their mother Margo who has never been the same since the demise of her doomed love affair with Richard. Living on the Isle of Wight in the crumbling family home, Margo entertains lovers and friends, refusing to talk about the past. Each of her daughters has their own problems. Rachel feels bound to take responsibility for her mother and their home. Imogen is facing pressure to marry, and Sasha is trapped by her controlling husband and a secret that could tear the family apart. Can the sisters ever be freed from mistakes of the past? An ideal read for a holiday escape and fans of family sagas.</p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/9781529093636.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Red Queen by Juan Gomez-Jurado £16.99</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Antonia Scott isn’t a lawyer or a police officer, but her exceptional mind makes her a very unique and valuable asset to solving crimes. Following an assassination attempt that leaves her husband in a coma, she&#8217;s convinced to return to work to take on a kidnapping case. With traps laid at every turn, and her own son soon in peril, it&#8217;s up to the Red Queen and her new police partner to uncover and confront the perpetrators. Set in Madrid and with more books and an Amazon Prime series to follow, this intelligent thriller promises to be a new cult favourite.</p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/51Gsj-bQS-L.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">The Vintage Shop of Second Chances by Libby Page £16.99</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Following the death of her mother, Lou decides to embark on a new venture opening a vintage clothes shop in the cobbled streets of the Somerset town of Frome. Local inhabitant Maggy spots the new shop and is drawn into its memories as a way to fill the emptiness of her life as a 70-something divorcee whose children have long flown the nest. In upstate New York, Donna has received some bombshell news that calls into question her entire upbringing. The only clue to her past is a picture of a yellow dress, that now sits on display in a small vintage shop in England…Bestseller, Libby Page, returns with another heartfelt interweaving tale of love, life and second chances.</p></div></div></div></div>



<div class="wp-block-muddy-blocks-giftguide gift"><div class="gift-img"><img decoding="async" class="card__image" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/bucksoxon/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/51FKZUCeDpL.jpeg" alt="" aria-hidden="true"/></div><div class="gift-text"><div class="gift-price"><h2 class="giftguide-title">Maame by Jessica George £14.99 (pronounced ma-meh)</h2><div class="giftguide-body"><p>Maddie Wright has always done as she’s told and been a good girl to her Ghanaian parents. From being the primary carer for her dad following his Parkinson’s diagnosis, to being the one who keeps the peace. She takes care of the family and its secrets, but when she finally gets the chance to leave home, she’s determined to become her own woman. From wearing brightly coloured clothes to dating outrageously unsuitable men (in her mother’s eyes) to standing up for herself at work – she’s going to do it all her own way. But when tragedy strikes and the voice she’s worked so hard to find is at risk of being silenced, she is forced to make some difficult decisions. A smart, modern, funny and emotional coming-of-age story that has become an instant New York Times bestseller.</p></div></div></div></div>



<p><strong>If you missed it in hardback… now in paperback:</strong></p>



<p><em>Cleopatra &amp; Frankenstein</em> by Coco Mellors</p>



<p><em>Lessons in Chemistry</em> by Bonnie Garmus</p>



<p><em>Sea of Tranquility</em> by Emily St John Mandel</p>



<p><em>Our Wives Under the Sea</em> by Julia Armfield</p>



<p><em>I’m Sorry You Feel that Way</em> by Rebecca Wait</p>



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