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What is the manuscript submission policy of Random House publishers?
Random House does not accept unsolicited manuscripts, meaning they only consider submissions from literary agents. Authors are encouraged to find representation before submitting their work to Random House. This policy helps ensure that submissions are of a certain quality and have been vetted by professionals in the industry. **
What is the manuscript submission process for Random House publishers?
The manuscript submission process for Random House publishers typically involves sending a query letter or proposal to the appropriate editor or literary agent. If the editor or agent is interested, they may request to see the full manuscript. Once the manuscript is submitted, it will go through a review process to determine if it aligns with the publisher's needs and standards. If the manuscript is accepted, the author will work with an editor to prepare the book for publication. **
Corgi (Penguin Random House) Robert Langdon Series Collection 7 Books Set by Dan Brown - Paperback - The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Origin & More - Bestselling Thriller
This seven-book paperback collection brings together Dan Brown's globe-trotting Robert Langdon thrillers alongside his standalone techno-thriller Digital Fortress. From the Louvre in Paris to the Vatican, Washington DC, Florence and Bilbao, each novel pairs relentless pacing with puzzles rooted in art, history, science and symbolism. The set includes The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, The Lost Symbol, Deception Point, Digital Fortress, Inferno, and Origin. Brand new and presented in matching paperback editions, this collection suits readers building a complete Langdon library, gifting a thriller fan, or discovering the series for the first time in reading order. The books are published by Corgi, a Penguin Random House imprint, and are suitable for adult and young adult readers aged 14 and above.
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Clare Chambers 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random House
Titles in this Set: 1. Learning to Swim 2. In a Good Light 3. The Editor's Wife Description Learning to Swim Abigail Jex never expected to see any of the Radley household again. The Radley's were extraordinary, captivating creatures transplanted from a bohemian corner of North London to outer suburbia, and the young Abigail found herself drawn into their magic circle: the eccentric Frances, her new best friend; Frances' mother, the liberated, headstrong Lexi; and of course the brilliant, beautiful Rad. Abigail thought she'd banished the ghost of her life with them and the catastrophe that ended it, but thirteen years later a chance encounter forces her to acknowledge that the spell is far from broken... In a Good Light Without even noticing, Esther Fairchild has become locked into routine. Living with her adored brother, Christian, she divides her time between illustrating children's books, nightly shifts as a waitress, weekly visits to her father and fortnightly meetings with her married lover. Then one day she encounters a face in the crowd which jolts her out of her mundane existence and makes her question both her life and the past that has helped to shape it. Memories she had long chosen to forget begin to resurface. Memories of an eccentric childhood in a large and shabby house, where the children were left to fend for themselves within the loose boundaries of their parents' unorthodox values. A chaotic existence peopled by a rich collection of feckless 'guests'. And into this shambolic world came Donovan - regularly deposited by his unreliable mother - and Penny, Christian's girlfriend and Esther's idol. Until tragedy struck and shattered their joint existence. But now, it seems, their lives are about to become intertwined once more . . . The Editor's Wife When aspiring novelist Christopher Flinders drops out of university to write his masterpiece (in between shifts as a fish delivery man and builder's mate), his family is sceptical. But when he is taken up by the London editor Owen Goddard and his charming wife Diana it seems success is just around the corner. Christopher's life has so far been rather short of charm - growing up in an unlovely suburb, with unambitious parents and a semi-vagrant brother - and he is captivated by his generous and cultured mentors. However, on the brink of realising his dream, Christopher makes a desperate misjudgement which results in disaster for all involved. Shattered, he withdraws from London and buries himself in rural Yorkshire, embracing a career and a private life marked by mediocrity. Twenty years on, a young academic researching into Owen Goddard seeks him out, and Christopher is forced to exhume his past, setting him on a path to a life-changing discovery.
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Alchemised by SenLinYu Collector’s Edition - Fiction - Deluxe Hardback Penguin Random HouseThis stunning hardcover edition features a deluxe jacket with gold foil on the front and a full-color illustration on the reverse, gorgeous designed endpapers, a gold foil case stamp, and, from acclaimed artist Avendell, a black-and-white interior illustration. What is it you think you’re protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There’s no one left for you to save. Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner—of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed. In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia’s new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile, undead creatures helped bring about their victory, holds Helena captive. According to Resistance records, she was a healer of little importance within their ranks. But Helena has inexplicable memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly as insignificant as she appears, or are her lost memories hiding some vital piece of the Resistance’s final gambit? To uncover the memories buried deep within her mind, Helena is sent to the High Reeve, one of the most powerful and ruthless necromancers in this new world. Trapped on his crumbling estate, Helena’s fight—to protect her lost history and to preserve the last remaining shreds of her former self—is just beginning. For her prison and captor have secrets of their own . . . secrets Helena must unearth, whatever the cost.19,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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Lisa Jewell Collection 4 Books Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random HouseTitle in This Set: 1. The Family Upstairs 2. The Family Remains 3. Then She Was Gone 4. None of This is True Description: The Family Upstairs In a large house in London's fashionable Chelsea, a baby is awake in her cot. Well-fed and cared for, she is happily waiting for someone to pick her up. In the kitchen lie three decomposing corpses. Close to them is a hastily scrawled note. They've been dead for several days. Who has been looking after the baby? And where did they go? The Family Remains DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene and quickly sends the bag for forensic examination. The bones are those of a young woman, killed by a blow to the head many years ago. Also inside the bag is a trail of clues, in particular the seeds of a rare tree which lead DCI Owusu back to a mansion in Chelsea where, nearly thirty years previously, three people lay dead in a kitchen, and a baby waited upstairs for someone to pick her up. The clues point forward too to a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the only person who can make sense of their pasts. Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can't stay buried for ever... Then She Was Gone Ellie was her mother's golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone. Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet. But what really takes her breath away is when she meets his nine-year-old daughter. Because his daughter is the image of Ellie. Now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back. What really happened to Ellie? And who still has secrets to hide? None of This is True Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are, in fact birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for Alix's series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life. Alix agrees to a trial interview. Josie's life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can't quite resist the temptation to keep digging. Slowly Alix starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it Josie has inveigled her way into Alix's life - and into her home. Soon she begins to wonder who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?21,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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Gill Hornby 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random HouseTitles in this Set: 1. Miss Austen 2. Godmersham park 3. The Elopement Description: Miss Austen Throughout her lifetime, Jane Austen wrote countless letters to her sister. But why did Cassandra burn them all? 1840: twenty three years after the death of her famous sister Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of Kintbury, and the home of her family's friends, the Fowles. She knows that, in some dusty corner of the sprawling vicarage, there is a cache of family letters which hold secrets she can never allow to be revealed. As Cassandra recalls her youth and her relationship with her brilliant yet complex sister, she pieces together buried truths about Jane's history, and her own. And she faces a stark choice: should she act to protect Jane's reputation, or leave the contents of the letters to go unguarded into posterity? Godmersham Park Early evening, 1804: Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent. Alone and desperately in need of an independent income, she is to become a governess to twelve-year-old Fanny Austen. But her new role in this large household where she is neither a servant nor a member of the family is an awkward one, and Anne is keenly aware that one wrong move may result in her instant dismissal. Then dashing Henry Austen and his younger sister Jane come to stay. Both take an immediate interest in the pretty, clever governess, and Anne quickly becomes drawn into the above-stairs life of the Austen family. Soon, and despite her best efforts, she finds she is falling in love. But has her survival at Godmersham Park just become a good deal more precarious? The Elopement 1820. Mary Dorothea is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward, a man of strict principles and high moral values. But when Sir Edward marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Mary’s life is suddenly changed. Mary’s new stepmother, Fanny, comes from a large, happy and sociable family, and Fanny’s brothers are amusing, handsome and completely charming. One brother is particularly attentive and, as Mary approaches her seventeenth birthday, a bond forms between them that leads, on the last day of the year 1825, to a proposal of marriage. Sir Edward’s outrage is immediate, his refusal isabsolute. The union will never take place. There appears to be only one solution . . .22,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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Dawn French Collection 5 Books Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random HouseTitles In This Set: 1. A Tiny Bit Marvellous 2. Oh Dear Silvia 3. According to Yes 4. Because of You 5. The Twat Files Description: A Tiny Bit Marvellous Meet Mo Battle, about to turn 50 and mum to two helpless, hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for, like, EVERYTHING and Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling and marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere, keeping quiet, is Dad . . . who's just, well . . . Dad. However, Mo is having a crisis. She's about to do something unusually wild and selfish, which will leave the entire family teetering on the edge of a precipice. Will the family fall? Or will they, when it really matters, be there for each other? Oh Dear Silvia Everyone knows the real Silvia, don't they? Silvia Shute lies in hospital in a coma. Family and friends gather at her bedside, each thinking they know the real Silvia. But do they? For Silvia hides a secret. One she can never tell. And as her visitors congregate so the truth about Silvia is slowly revealed. Again, and again and again . . . According to Yes The Foreign Land of the Very Wealthy - otherwise known as Manhattan's Upper East Side - has its own rigid code of behaviour. It's a code strictly adhered to by the Wilder-Bingham family. Emotional displays - unacceptable. Unruly behaviour - definitely not welcome. Fun - no thanks. This is Glenn Wilder-Bingham's kingdom. A beautifully displayed impeccably edited fortress of restraint. So when Rosie Kitto, an eccentric thirty-eight-year-old primary school teacher from England, bounces into their lives with a secret sorrow and a heart as big as the city, nobody realises that she hasn't read the rule book. For the Wilder-Bingham family, whose lives begin to unravel thread by thread, the consequences are explosive. Because after a lifetime of saying no, what happens when everyone starts saying . . . yes? Because of You Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight. As the old millennium turns into the new, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters. Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl. Anna leaves with empty arms. Seventeen years later, the truth of that night starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all. A reckoning is coming. Lives will collide. And mother-love will be tested . . . Because Of You is Dawn French's stunning new novel, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love. The Twat Files When I was younger I wanted to be an interesting, sophisticated, semi-heroic, multi-layered person. BUT. That kind of perfect is impossible. Being an actual twat is much more the real me. Sorry to boast, but I am a champion twat. In The Twat Files I will tell you about all the times I've been a total and utter twat. The moments where I've misunderstood stuff and messed up. My hope is that these stories might fire up yer engines to remind you of just what a massive twat you also are. Let's celebrate and revel in this most delightful of traits together. That...22,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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How does penguin meat taste?
Penguin meat is not commonly consumed by humans due to conservation concerns and restrictions in many countries. However, there have been reports from early explorers and indigenous communities that describe penguin meat as being similar to beef or fish, with a slightly gamey flavor. It is said to be lean and rich in protein, but the taste can vary depending on the species of penguin and how it is prepared. **
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Is a penguin a pet?
No, a penguin is not a typical pet. Penguins are wild animals that require specific care, habitat, and diet that are difficult to provide in a home setting. They also have specialized needs that are best met in their natural environment or in accredited zoos and aquariums. It is important to respect and protect penguins in their natural habitats rather than trying to keep them as pets. **
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Does a penguin bite hurt?
Yes, a penguin bite can hurt. While penguins are not typically aggressive towards humans, they have sharp beaks and strong jaw muscles that can deliver a painful bite if they feel threatened or provoked. It's important to always respect wildlife and keep a safe distance from penguins and other animals in their natural habitat to avoid any potential bites. **
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Does a penguin have wings?
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Elif Shafak Collection 4 Books Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random House
Titles in this Set: 1. The Forty Rules of Love 2. Three Daughters of Eve 3. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World 4. There are Rivers in the Sky Description: The Forty Rules of Love Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella's life - an emptiness once filled by love. So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and his mentor Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is ready to look at her life anew. Compelled to embrace change, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author. It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into a faraway world where faith and doubt are heartbreakingly explored. The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising tale of discovery, language, truth and, of course, love itself. Three Daughters of Eve Shirin, Peri and Mona, they were the most unlikely of friends. They were the Sinner, the Believer and the Confused. On a spring evening in Istanbul, Peri is on her way to a dinner party - a night of luxury a far cry from her upbringing. But when her handbag is stolen her world shifts violently. She starts to doubt how she got here: a traumatic Istanbul childhood, student years in Oxford, the rebellious professor who led her and best friends Shirin and Mona to question everything - Islam, love, life, even God - and the scandal that tore them all apart. Over one desperate night she tries to make sense of a past she has tried to forget - but can we ever escape who we once were? 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World For Leila, each minute after her death brings a sensuous memory: the taste of spiced goat stew, sacrificed by her father to celebrate the long-awaited birth of a son; the sight of bubbling vats of lemon and sugar which women use to wax their legs while men attend mosque; the scent of cardamom coffee that she shares with a handsome student in the brothel where she works. Each memory, too, recalls the friends Leila made at each key moment in her life – friends who are now desperately trying to find her. . . There are Rivers in the Sky In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. When his brilliant memory earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, the world opens up far beyond the slums and across the seas. In 2014 in Turkey, Narin, a Yazidi girl living by the River Tigris, waits to be baptized. The ceremony is cruelly interrupted, and soon she and her grandmother must journey across war-torn lands in the hope of reaching the sacred valley of their people. In 2018 in London, broken-hearted Zaleekhah, a hydrologist, moves to a houseboat on the Thames to escape the wreckage of her marriage – until an unexpected connection to her homeland changes everything. A dazzling feat of storytelling from one of the greatest writers of our time, one that...
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Claire Douglas 5 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random House
Titles in this set: 1. Local Girl Missing 2. Last Seen Alive 3. The Girls Who Disappeared 4. The Woman Who Lied 5. The Wrong Sister Description: Local Girl Missing Twenty years ago 21-year-old Sophie Collier vanishes one night. She leaves nothing behind but a trainer on the old pier - and a hole in the heart of her best friend Francesca. Now A body's been found. And Francesca's drawn back to the seaside town she's tried to forget. Perhaps the truth of what happened to Sophie will finally come out. Yet Francesca is beginning to wish she hadn't returned. Everywhere she turns, ghosts from her past appear. The same old faces that always haunted her. But if someone knows what really happened to Sophie that night, then now's the time to find out . . . Isn't it? Except sometimes discovering the truth can cost you everything you hold dear - your family, your sanity and even your life . . . Last Seen Alive SHE CAN RUN Libby Hall needs to escape from everything for a while. which is why the house swap is a godsend. The chance for Libby and her husband Jamie to exchange their tiny Bath flat for a beautiful haven on the wild Cornish coast. BUT SHE CAN'T HIDE But before they can begin to heal their fragile marriage, Libby makes some disturbing discoveries about the house. And soon the peace and isolation begin to feel threatening. How alone are they? Why does she feel watched? BECAUSE SOMEONE KNOWS HER SECRET . . . What is Jamie hiding? Is Libby being paranoid? And why does the house bring back such terrible memories? Memories of the night she last saw her best friend alive . . . and what she did. The Girls Who Disappeared THREE GIRLS MISSING Twenty years ago: One rainy night, Olivia Rutherford is driving three friends home when a figure in the road causes her to swerve and crash. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself alone in the car - her friends have vanished. THEY ARE NEVER SEEN AGAIN Now: Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls' disappearance. But Olivia won't speak. What happened? Is Olivia hiding something? Why are the people of Stafferbury so frightened? How many secrets can one small town hide? The Woman Who Lied She finally has her dream life. But someone knows the truth . . . Emilia Ward lives quietly in suburban London with her husband and two children. Just an ordinary wife and mother. But also a bestselling crime writer. When she starts writing her tenth Detective Miranda Moody novel, however, life takes a frightening turn: an incident straight out of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, she thinks. Until it happens again. Then someone she knows dies exactly like a victim in the book she's still writing . . . Why is someone doing this? How do they know what she is writing? And how long before Emilia and her family are next? The Wrong Sister You’ve known her all your life . . . Or have you? Tasha and sister Alice...
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Why am I a penguin?
You are not actually a penguin, but perhaps you are asking this question in a playful or metaphorical way. If you feel like a penguin, it could be because you identify with their characteristics such as being social, adaptable, and resilient. Or maybe you just have a love for penguins and find them to be fascinating creatures. In any case, being a penguin can be a fun and lighthearted way to express yourself. **
Is the Corgi a good dog for beginners?
Corgis can be a good choice for beginners due to their friendly and affectionate nature. They are intelligent and eager to please, making them relatively easy to train. However, they are also energetic and require regular exercise and mental stimulation to prevent boredom and potential behavior issues. It's important for beginners to be prepared for the commitment of time and effort required to properly care for a Corgi. **
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Clare Chambers 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random HouseTitles in this Set: 1. Learning to Swim 2. In a Good Light 3. The Editor's Wife Description Learning to Swim Abigail Jex never expected to see any of the Radley household again. The Radley's were extraordinary, captivating creatures transplanted from a bohemian corner of North London to outer suburbia, and the young Abigail found herself drawn into their magic circle: the eccentric Frances, her new best friend; Frances' mother, the liberated, headstrong Lexi; and of course the brilliant, beautiful Rad. Abigail thought she'd banished the ghost of her life with them and the catastrophe that ended it, but thirteen years later a chance encounter forces her to acknowledge that the spell is far from broken... In a Good Light Without even noticing, Esther Fairchild has become locked into routine. Living with her adored brother, Christian, she divides her time between illustrating children's books, nightly shifts as a waitress, weekly visits to her father and fortnightly meetings with her married lover. Then one day she encounters a face in the crowd which jolts her out of her mundane existence and makes her question both her life and the past that has helped to shape it. Memories she had long chosen to forget begin to resurface. Memories of an eccentric childhood in a large and shabby house, where the children were left to fend for themselves within the loose boundaries of their parents' unorthodox values. A chaotic existence peopled by a rich collection of feckless 'guests'. And into this shambolic world came Donovan - regularly deposited by his unreliable mother - and Penny, Christian's girlfriend and Esther's idol. Until tragedy struck and shattered their joint existence. But now, it seems, their lives are about to become intertwined once more . . . The Editor's Wife When aspiring novelist Christopher Flinders drops out of university to write his masterpiece (in between shifts as a fish delivery man and builder's mate), his family is sceptical. But when he is taken up by the London editor Owen Goddard and his charming wife Diana it seems success is just around the corner. Christopher's life has so far been rather short of charm - growing up in an unlovely suburb, with unambitious parents and a semi-vagrant brother - and he is captivated by his generous and cultured mentors. However, on the brink of realising his dream, Christopher makes a desperate misjudgement which results in disaster for all involved. Shattered, he withdraws from London and buries himself in rural Yorkshire, embracing a career and a private life marked by mediocrity. Twenty years on, a young academic researching into Owen Goddard seeks him out, and Christopher is forced to exhume his past, setting him on a path to a life-changing discovery.21,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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Alchemised by SenLinYu Collector’s Edition - Fiction - Deluxe Hardback Penguin Random HouseThis stunning hardcover edition features a deluxe jacket with gold foil on the front and a full-color illustration on the reverse, gorgeous designed endpapers, a gold foil case stamp, and, from acclaimed artist Avendell, a black-and-white interior illustration. What is it you think you’re protecting in that brain of yours? The war is over. Holdfast is dead. The Eternal Flame extinguished. There’s no one left for you to save. Once a promising alchemist, Helena Marino is now a prisoner—of war and of her own mind. Her Resistance friends and allies have been brutally murdered, her abilities suppressed, and the world she knew destroyed. In the aftermath of a long war, Paladia’s new ruling class of corrupt guild families and depraved necromancers, whose vile, undead creatures helped bring about their victory, holds Helena captive. According to Resistance records, she was a healer of little importance within their ranks. But Helena has inexplicable memory loss of the months leading up to her capture, making her enemies wonder: Is she truly as insignificant as she appears, or are her lost memories hiding some vital piece of the Resistance’s final gambit? To uncover the memories buried deep within her mind, Helena is sent to the High Reeve, one of the most powerful and ruthless necromancers in this new world. Trapped on his crumbling estate, Helena’s fight—to protect her lost history and to preserve the last remaining shreds of her former self—is just beginning. For her prison and captor have secrets of their own . . . secrets Helena must unearth, whatever the cost.19,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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Lisa Jewell Collection 4 Books Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random HouseTitle in This Set: 1. The Family Upstairs 2. The Family Remains 3. Then She Was Gone 4. None of This is True Description: The Family Upstairs In a large house in London's fashionable Chelsea, a baby is awake in her cot. Well-fed and cared for, she is happily waiting for someone to pick her up. In the kitchen lie three decomposing corpses. Close to them is a hastily scrawled note. They've been dead for several days. Who has been looking after the baby? And where did they go? The Family Remains DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene and quickly sends the bag for forensic examination. The bones are those of a young woman, killed by a blow to the head many years ago. Also inside the bag is a trail of clues, in particular the seeds of a rare tree which lead DCI Owusu back to a mansion in Chelsea where, nearly thirty years previously, three people lay dead in a kitchen, and a baby waited upstairs for someone to pick her up. The clues point forward too to a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the only person who can make sense of their pasts. Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can't stay buried for ever... Then She Was Gone Ellie was her mother's golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone. Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet. But what really takes her breath away is when she meets his nine-year-old daughter. Because his daughter is the image of Ellie. Now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back. What really happened to Ellie? And who still has secrets to hide? None of This is True Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are, in fact birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for Alix's series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life. Alix agrees to a trial interview. Josie's life appears to be strange and complicated, and although Alix finds her unsettling, she can't quite resist the temptation to keep digging. Slowly Alix starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, and before she knows it Josie has inveigled her way into Alix's life - and into her home. Soon she begins to wonder who is Josie Fair? And what has she done?21,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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What is the manuscript submission policy of Random House publishers?
Random House does not accept unsolicited manuscripts, meaning they only consider submissions from literary agents. Authors are encouraged to find representation before submitting their work to Random House. This policy helps ensure that submissions are of a certain quality and have been vetted by professionals in the industry. **
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What is the manuscript submission process for Random House publishers?
The manuscript submission process for Random House publishers typically involves sending a query letter or proposal to the appropriate editor or literary agent. If the editor or agent is interested, they may request to see the full manuscript. Once the manuscript is submitted, it will go through a review process to determine if it aligns with the publisher's needs and standards. If the manuscript is accepted, the author will work with an editor to prepare the book for publication. **
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How does penguin meat taste?
Penguin meat is not commonly consumed by humans due to conservation concerns and restrictions in many countries. However, there have been reports from early explorers and indigenous communities that describe penguin meat as being similar to beef or fish, with a slightly gamey flavor. It is said to be lean and rich in protein, but the taste can vary depending on the species of penguin and how it is prepared. **
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Is a penguin a pet?
No, a penguin is not a typical pet. Penguins are wild animals that require specific care, habitat, and diet that are difficult to provide in a home setting. They also have specialized needs that are best met in their natural environment or in accredited zoos and aquariums. It is important to respect and protect penguins in their natural habitats rather than trying to keep them as pets. **
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Gill Hornby 3 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random HouseTitles in this Set: 1. Miss Austen 2. Godmersham park 3. The Elopement Description: Miss Austen Throughout her lifetime, Jane Austen wrote countless letters to her sister. But why did Cassandra burn them all? 1840: twenty three years after the death of her famous sister Jane, Cassandra Austen returns to the village of Kintbury, and the home of her family's friends, the Fowles. She knows that, in some dusty corner of the sprawling vicarage, there is a cache of family letters which hold secrets she can never allow to be revealed. As Cassandra recalls her youth and her relationship with her brilliant yet complex sister, she pieces together buried truths about Jane's history, and her own. And she faces a stark choice: should she act to protect Jane's reputation, or leave the contents of the letters to go unguarded into posterity? Godmersham Park Early evening, 1804: Anne Sharpe arrives at Godmersham Park in Kent. Alone and desperately in need of an independent income, she is to become a governess to twelve-year-old Fanny Austen. But her new role in this large household where she is neither a servant nor a member of the family is an awkward one, and Anne is keenly aware that one wrong move may result in her instant dismissal. Then dashing Henry Austen and his younger sister Jane come to stay. Both take an immediate interest in the pretty, clever governess, and Anne quickly becomes drawn into the above-stairs life of the Austen family. Soon, and despite her best efforts, she finds she is falling in love. But has her survival at Godmersham Park just become a good deal more precarious? The Elopement 1820. Mary Dorothea is living under the sole charge of her widowed father, Sir Edward, a man of strict principles and high moral values. But when Sir Edward marries Miss Fanny Knight of Godmersham Park, Mary’s life is suddenly changed. Mary’s new stepmother, Fanny, comes from a large, happy and sociable family, and Fanny’s brothers are amusing, handsome and completely charming. One brother is particularly attentive and, as Mary approaches her seventeenth birthday, a bond forms between them that leads, on the last day of the year 1825, to a proposal of marriage. Sir Edward’s outrage is immediate, his refusal isabsolute. The union will never take place. There appears to be only one solution . . .22,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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Dawn French Collection 5 Books Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random HouseTitles In This Set: 1. A Tiny Bit Marvellous 2. Oh Dear Silvia 3. According to Yes 4. Because of You 5. The Twat Files Description: A Tiny Bit Marvellous Meet Mo Battle, about to turn 50 and mum to two helpless, hormonal teenagers. There's 17-year-old daughter Dora who blames Mo for, like, EVERYTHING and Peter who believes he's quite simply as darling and marvellous as his hero Oscar Wilde. Somewhere, keeping quiet, is Dad . . . who's just, well . . . Dad. However, Mo is having a crisis. She's about to do something unusually wild and selfish, which will leave the entire family teetering on the edge of a precipice. Will the family fall? Or will they, when it really matters, be there for each other? Oh Dear Silvia Everyone knows the real Silvia, don't they? Silvia Shute lies in hospital in a coma. Family and friends gather at her bedside, each thinking they know the real Silvia. But do they? For Silvia hides a secret. One she can never tell. And as her visitors congregate so the truth about Silvia is slowly revealed. Again, and again and again . . . According to Yes The Foreign Land of the Very Wealthy - otherwise known as Manhattan's Upper East Side - has its own rigid code of behaviour. It's a code strictly adhered to by the Wilder-Bingham family. Emotional displays - unacceptable. Unruly behaviour - definitely not welcome. Fun - no thanks. This is Glenn Wilder-Bingham's kingdom. A beautifully displayed impeccably edited fortress of restraint. So when Rosie Kitto, an eccentric thirty-eight-year-old primary school teacher from England, bounces into their lives with a secret sorrow and a heart as big as the city, nobody realises that she hasn't read the rule book. For the Wilder-Bingham family, whose lives begin to unravel thread by thread, the consequences are explosive. Because after a lifetime of saying no, what happens when everyone starts saying . . . yes? Because of You Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight. As the old millennium turns into the new, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters. Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl. Anna leaves with empty arms. Seventeen years later, the truth of that night starts rolling, terrible and deep, toward them all. A reckoning is coming. Lives will collide. And mother-love will be tested . . . Because Of You is Dawn French's stunning new novel, told with her signature humour, warmth and so much love. The Twat Files When I was younger I wanted to be an interesting, sophisticated, semi-heroic, multi-layered person. BUT. That kind of perfect is impossible. Being an actual twat is much more the real me. Sorry to boast, but I am a champion twat. In The Twat Files I will tell you about all the times I've been a total and utter twat. The moments where I've misunderstood stuff and messed up. My hope is that these stories might fire up yer engines to remind you of just what a massive twat you also are. Let's celebrate and revel in this most delightful of traits together. That...22,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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Elif Shafak Collection 4 Books Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random HouseTitles in this Set: 1. The Forty Rules of Love 2. Three Daughters of Eve 3. 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World 4. There are Rivers in the Sky Description: The Forty Rules of Love Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella's life - an emptiness once filled by love. So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and his mentor Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is ready to look at her life anew. Compelled to embrace change, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author. It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into a faraway world where faith and doubt are heartbreakingly explored. The Forty Rules of Love is a mesmerising tale of discovery, language, truth and, of course, love itself. Three Daughters of Eve Shirin, Peri and Mona, they were the most unlikely of friends. They were the Sinner, the Believer and the Confused. On a spring evening in Istanbul, Peri is on her way to a dinner party - a night of luxury a far cry from her upbringing. But when her handbag is stolen her world shifts violently. She starts to doubt how she got here: a traumatic Istanbul childhood, student years in Oxford, the rebellious professor who led her and best friends Shirin and Mona to question everything - Islam, love, life, even God - and the scandal that tore them all apart. Over one desperate night she tries to make sense of a past she has tried to forget - but can we ever escape who we once were? 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World For Leila, each minute after her death brings a sensuous memory: the taste of spiced goat stew, sacrificed by her father to celebrate the long-awaited birth of a son; the sight of bubbling vats of lemon and sugar which women use to wax their legs while men attend mosque; the scent of cardamom coffee that she shares with a handsome student in the brothel where she works. Each memory, too, recalls the friends Leila made at each key moment in her life – friends who are now desperately trying to find her. . . There are Rivers in the Sky In Victorian London, an extraordinary child is born at the edge of the dirt-black Thames. When his brilliant memory earns him a spot as an apprentice at a printing press, the world opens up far beyond the slums and across the seas. In 2014 in Turkey, Narin, a Yazidi girl living by the River Tigris, waits to be baptized. The ceremony is cruelly interrupted, and soon she and her grandmother must journey across war-torn lands in the hope of reaching the sacred valley of their people. In 2018 in London, broken-hearted Zaleekhah, a hydrologist, moves to a houseboat on the Thames to escape the wreckage of her marriage – until an unexpected connection to her homeland changes everything. A dazzling feat of storytelling from one of the greatest writers of our time, one that...24,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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Claire Douglas 5 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback Penguin Random HouseTitles in this set: 1. Local Girl Missing 2. Last Seen Alive 3. The Girls Who Disappeared 4. The Woman Who Lied 5. The Wrong Sister Description: Local Girl Missing Twenty years ago 21-year-old Sophie Collier vanishes one night. She leaves nothing behind but a trainer on the old pier - and a hole in the heart of her best friend Francesca. Now A body's been found. And Francesca's drawn back to the seaside town she's tried to forget. Perhaps the truth of what happened to Sophie will finally come out. Yet Francesca is beginning to wish she hadn't returned. Everywhere she turns, ghosts from her past appear. The same old faces that always haunted her. But if someone knows what really happened to Sophie that night, then now's the time to find out . . . Isn't it? Except sometimes discovering the truth can cost you everything you hold dear - your family, your sanity and even your life . . . Last Seen Alive SHE CAN RUN Libby Hall needs to escape from everything for a while. which is why the house swap is a godsend. The chance for Libby and her husband Jamie to exchange their tiny Bath flat for a beautiful haven on the wild Cornish coast. BUT SHE CAN'T HIDE But before they can begin to heal their fragile marriage, Libby makes some disturbing discoveries about the house. And soon the peace and isolation begin to feel threatening. How alone are they? Why does she feel watched? BECAUSE SOMEONE KNOWS HER SECRET . . . What is Jamie hiding? Is Libby being paranoid? And why does the house bring back such terrible memories? Memories of the night she last saw her best friend alive . . . and what she did. The Girls Who Disappeared THREE GIRLS MISSING Twenty years ago: One rainy night, Olivia Rutherford is driving three friends home when a figure in the road causes her to swerve and crash. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself alone in the car - her friends have vanished. THEY ARE NEVER SEEN AGAIN Now: Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls' disappearance. But Olivia won't speak. What happened? Is Olivia hiding something? Why are the people of Stafferbury so frightened? How many secrets can one small town hide? The Woman Who Lied She finally has her dream life. But someone knows the truth . . . Emilia Ward lives quietly in suburban London with her husband and two children. Just an ordinary wife and mother. But also a bestselling crime writer. When she starts writing her tenth Detective Miranda Moody novel, however, life takes a frightening turn: an incident straight out of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, she thinks. Until it happens again. Then someone she knows dies exactly like a victim in the book she's still writing . . . Why is someone doing this? How do they know what she is writing? And how long before Emilia and her family are next? The Wrong Sister You’ve known her all your life . . . Or have you? Tasha and sister Alice...29,99 £*Shipping: 2,99 £Secure redirect to the provider
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Does a penguin bite hurt?
Yes, a penguin bite can hurt. While penguins are not typically aggressive towards humans, they have sharp beaks and strong jaw muscles that can deliver a painful bite if they feel threatened or provoked. It's important to always respect wildlife and keep a safe distance from penguins and other animals in their natural habitat to avoid any potential bites. **
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Does a penguin have wings?
Yes, penguins do have wings, but they are adapted for swimming rather than flying. Penguin wings are flipper-like and are used to propel them through the water as they hunt for fish. While they are not able to fly, their wings are essential for their survival in their aquatic environment. **
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Why am I a penguin?
You are not actually a penguin, but perhaps you are asking this question in a playful or metaphorical way. If you feel like a penguin, it could be because you identify with their characteristics such as being social, adaptable, and resilient. Or maybe you just have a love for penguins and find them to be fascinating creatures. In any case, being a penguin can be a fun and lighthearted way to express yourself. **
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Is the Corgi a good dog for beginners?
Corgis can be a good choice for beginners due to their friendly and affectionate nature. They are intelligent and eager to please, making them relatively easy to train. However, they are also energetic and require regular exercise and mental stimulation to prevent boredom and potential behavior issues. It's important for beginners to be prepared for the commitment of time and effort required to properly care for a Corgi. **
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