Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize • One of The Walrus' Best Fall Books of 2023A funny, fast-paced, and poignant take on Franco-African history, as told through the eyes of three African security guards in Paris. All over the city, they are watching: Black men paid to stand guard, invisible among the wealthy flâneurs and yet the only ones who truly see. From Les Grands Moulins to a Sephora on the Champs-Élysées, Ferdinand, Ossiri, and Kassoum find their way as undocumented workers amidst political infighting and the ever-changing landscape of immigration policy. Fast-paced and funny, poignant and sharply satirical, Standing Heavy is a searing deconstruction of colonial legacies and capitalist consumption and an unforgettable account of everything that passes under the security guards' all-seeing eyes.

For fans of Disney Twisted Tales and Serena Valentino's Villains comes the next book of the Disney Prince Young Adult series. Prince Phillip tells his side of Disney's Sleeping Beauty where once upon a dream was just the beginning... Prince Phillip's known from a young age that his destiny has already been decided for him by his father, King Hubert. His job is to smile and wave for the crowd and ride off into the sunset with his predetermined fiancé, Princess Aurora, after her curse is lifted on her sixteenth birthday. But just days before Aurora's birthday party, Phillip experiences a strange burst of magic, and three fairies tell him that he is part of a prophecy set to defeat Maleficent, the Mistress of All Evil. Suddenly Phillip feels as if he has a choice—maybe magic can be the freedom he has been looking for. Although, having magic and working with fairies to retrieve powerful ancient artifacts would be much more enjoyable if he didn't have to deal with her every night, a...

Settled in Cornwall again, Maisie still has a book in the top one hundred — and a film rights deal to boot, thanks to Arnold — although she's still a maid at the Penmarrow, at least for now.Life seems impossibly idyllic as of old, with Dean resettling at his cottage in Port Hewer and its guest room now regularly occupied by Alex. Maisie remembers to call him 'Sidney' on a full-time basis as he teaches her the secrets to chess, and begins reading the forgotten manuscript to his unfinished fourth novel.When Sidney makes the decision to sell his London flat, it looks as if his return is permanent. Adele isn't happy about that choice, however, and making her feelings all too clear to the one person she knows could change his mind. Additionally, the one secret Dean hasn't told Maisie changes everything about the fourth novel's role in the career of Alistair Davies. At the Penmarrow, wedding bells hint at a future shakeup that...

A stirring story of love and hope, based on the incredible true story of Australia's first Japanese war bride and a love that changed a nation forever. Gordon Parker is an eager eighteen-year-old Australian boy desperate to fight for his country, and Nobuko 'Cherry' Sakuramoto is a sixteen-year-old girl struggling to survive in Japan in the aftermath of World War II. But when they fall in love, they change the course of history.When Gordon arrives in Japan, he expects ruthless samurai, angry Japanese men ready to kill Australians at every corner. Instead, he finds Cherry, terrified of ex-enemy soldiers, a survivor of the atomic bomb. Against all the rules and all the odds, they fall in love. But when Gordon discovers the White Australia Policy prevents Cherry coming home with him as his war bride, he does what any 20-year-old soldier would do. He vows to fight. Leaving Cherry alone and pregnant in post-war Japan, Gordon has to convince his family to accept...

THE TRUTH HIDES IN THE DARK Kate Marshall's investigation into a young boy's disappearance sends her down an unexpectedly twisted path in a riveting thriller by multi-million bestselling author, Robert Bryndza. When Private Investigator Kate Marshall is rushed to hospital after being pulled into a riptide current in the sea, the near-death experience leaves her shaken. During her recovery, she befriends Jean, an elderly lady on the same ward. Jean tells the harrowing story of how her three-year-old grandson, Charlie, went missing eleven years ago during a camping trip on Dartmoor. By the time Kate is well enough to go home, she's agreed to take on the case, but when Kate and her trusty sidekick Tristan start to look at the events of that fateful night, they discover that Jean has a dark past that could have put Charlie in jeopardy. Was Charlie...

Bloodbath synopsis:This book contains:A bloodbath, obviously.A sprinkling of secrets.A dash of sexy.Lots of drama.Fire, which is cool right?Big dick energy,and a lemon zester.Everyone wants to know who is behind the hit on Haven.But they will learn so much more than they had hoped as secrets are revealed.Lines will be drawn, and decisions will have to be made. Just how important is the truth? And how far are they willing to go for revenge?This is a dark romance book, so for content guidance please check the sunset wren press website.Please note the series is a slow build romance with multiple love interests.