Tom Winter

31 Days of Wonder HB

It started with a letter ... It's hard for Carol to admit her failings. Unhappy in her marriage and with a teenage daughter who will barely converse with her, she feels trapped. So she puts pen to paper; well, it seems less daunting than airing her thoughts aloud. She isn't expecting anyone to read her letters, so she doesn't address them. Instead, she marks them with a smiley face and pops them in the post box. Albert's retirement day at Royal Mail looms and he's given one final task; organise the 'lost letters' that have been piling up in a room behind the sorting machine. Amongst the letters addressed to Santa, he arrives at one with a smiley face drawn in place of an address. Albert opens the letter, unaware that in doing so his world would never be the same again.

Lost and Found

James Renner

Amber Dermont

Nick Dybek

From a stylish coming-of-age novel set in an elite world of Manhattan penthouses and exclusive sailing clubs, to a devious, dark and innovative murder mystery about dangerous obsession and the way it can influence our fates, this collection from Corsair is the perfect taste of our favourite fiction debuts. FREE chapters taken from four very different and compelling novels, by emerging new talents Amber Dermont, James Renner, Nick Dybek and Tom Winter. Starboard Sea by Amber Dermont Stylish American fiction at its best 'Engrossing ... captivating and inspired. Dermont adeptly charts the fine calibrations of teenage love and shame and belonging.' New York Times 'Touching, beautiful and deeply wise ... You will be enthralled.' Justin Cronin, author of The Passage The Man From Primrose Lane by James Renner Imagine an episode of Doctor Who written by Stephen King... 'A haunting, wickedly clever book.' Jonathan Carroll, author of The Ghost in Love 'Ambitious and innovative.' Washington Post When Captain Flint Was Still a Good Man by Nick Dybek An atmospheric thriller from a Granta magazine 'New Voices' emerging talent 'An authentic, atmospheric, coming-of-age story ... A terrific debut.' C. J. Box 'A thrilling yarn.' Economist Lost & Found by Tom Winter Two lost souls are brought together by a series of letters, in this touching and captivating novel

4 FREE extracts from the best new voices in fiction

Dazzling Debuts from Corsair

‘Grappig, origineel en ontroerend.’ – Daily Mail Jack en Meredith zijn een tweeling, van wie allebei het leven op de kop staat. Jacks carrière in de reclame is ingestort en datzelfde kan gezegd worden van Merediths wereld, en haar huwelijk in het bijzonder. Ondertussen zijn haar kinderen vooral druk met online daten (dochter) en het opzetten van dieren (zoon). Van hen lijkt ze weinig te kunnen verwachten, tenzij een vakantie met hun vader nog voor verandering zorgt? Jack en Meredith hebben altijd gedacht dat hun eigen vader dood was. Maar een opmerking van een onbekende leidt tot grote twijfel. Met een dementerende moeder wordt het hen niet makkelijk gemaakt om antwoorden te vinden, en als de waarheid zich begint te openbaren, ontdekken ze dat wat je vindt niet altijd hetzelfde is als wat je zocht... ‘Winters thema is gewoon mooi, de moed om je armen open te gooien en de mensen om je heen te aanvaarden – dat zouden we allemaal eens moeten doen.’ – Girlwithherheadinabook.blogspot.nl ‘Ik adviseer je om niets te eten of drinken als je de passage over de autoreis naar Frankrijk leest – je zult je anders gegarandeerd verslikken.’ – Thebookbag.co.uk

Met open armen

'And in that instant, he knows in his heart that today is a momentous day; come what may, he and Alice will meet again, and life will never be the same.' Alice is stuck in an internship she loathes and a body she is forever trying to change. Ben, also in his early twenties, is still trying to find his place in the world. By chance they meet one day in a London park. Day 1 Ben spots Alice sitting on a bench and feels compelled to speak to her. To his surprise, their connection is instant. But before numbers are exchanged, Alice is whisked off by her demanding boss. 20 minutes later Alone in her office toilets, Alice looks at herself in the mirror and desperately searches for the beauty Ben could see in her. Meanwhile, having misunderstood a parting remark, Ben is already planning a trip to Glasgow where he believes Alice lives, not realising that they actually live barely ten miles apart. Over the next 31 days, Alice and Ben will discover that even if they never manage to find each other again, they have sparked a change in each other that will last a lifetime. In 31 Days of Wonder, Tom Winter shows us the magic of chance encounters and how one brief moment on a Thursday afternoon can change the rest of your life.

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