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Great stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. 📚 Award-winning, small indie. Also: @wiltonsquare.bsky.social

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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 12h
But when a colleague’s buried trauma resurfaces, Jane begins to wonder whether listening is enough… “A dark and startling tale of righteous vengeance.” Val McDermid zurl.co/e1KfW #WordsFailMe #FrancesMcKendrick #OctoberReads #PsychologicalThriller
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 12h
🕯️ This October, discover a psychological thriller where secrets, anger and revenge collide. In Words Fail Me, school counsellor Jane spends her days listening to troubled teenagers and carrying secrets of her own.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
His search leads into radical politics, terrorism, secrets and a conspiracy with terrifying consequences. What’s more unsettling: a conspiracy you can see coming, or one hiding in plain sight? zurl.co/8q47S #TheEnemyWithin #HalloweenReading #CrimeFict
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
🎃 October is a good time for a thriller with a little political darkness. In The Enemy Within, Tommy Wildeblood is pulled back into his old life of sleuthing when Liam, the young man he’s fallen for, suddenly disappears.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The Enemy Within is a gritty thriller about love, fear and one of the decade’s most shocking events. zurl.co/XV9cw #TheEnemyWithin #HalloweenReading #CrimeFiction
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Looking for something darker this October? 🎃 It’s 1984. Tommy Wildeblood is drawn into a dangerous world of radical politics, terrorism and secrets when his new lover suddenly disappears.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Then comes the rattling of chains, said to be the sound of the ‘iron chariot’ that presages death. Who is behind the murders? 🕵️ zurl.co/SGLHo #TheIronChariot #CrimeFiction
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
A murder. An eerie sound. A death that shouldn’t be possible. In The Iron Chariot, a blazing summer on a Norwegian island turns sinister when a murdered guest is discovered on a desolate plain.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Expect dark humour, satire, intrigue and murder. 🎟️ Book your place: zurl.co/TjJp3 #AllGodsCreatures #AnthonyGardner #PollyClark #OnlineEvent #BookEvent
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
What happens when religious zealots, art fraudsters and Russian spies collide? 👀 Join Anthony Gardner in conversation with Polly Clark on 27 October at 7pm GMT for an online event exploring the wonderfully strange world of All God’s Creatures.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
When was the last time you stopped and really noticed the world outside? 🌿
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In Unwilded, Alastair Humphreys explores what happens when our lives become increasingly indoor, screen-based and disconnected from the natural world, and what that means for our wellbeing, our communities and the planet.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
When did being outside become something we have to make time for?
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Read his piece and discover what family firms can teach us. zurl.co/04eMJ #TheGreatSurvivors #FamilyBusiness
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
What can Britain’s oldest family businesses teach us about the future? In the Express, Nigel Cope, author of The Great Survivors, argues that long-term thinking, sustainable growth and succession deserve more attention.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#UnderAHimalayanSky #JaneWilsonHowarth #Memoir #Motherhood #Nepal #TravelWriting #Books
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A powerful memoir about motherhood, medicine, Nepal and finding meaning in the most difficult of circumstances. Have you ever made a difficult decision that changed the course of your life? zurl.co/06TxP
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Rather than remain in hospital, Jane returned with him to rural Nepal, where he was welcomed into a very different world and, against expectations, found moments of extraordinary joy.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What would you do if the medical advice you were given for your child left you with no hope? In Under a Himalayan Sky, Jane Wilson-Howarth tells the deeply moving story of the decision she made as a young mother when her baby, David, was diagnosed with serious heart problems.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
From long-term thinking and cautious finance to innovation and community roots, there’s plenty here for today’s businesses to consider. 🎧 Listen to the episode with Nigel Cope. zurl.co/gQ3N1 #TheGreatSurvivors #FamilyBusiness #BusinessPodcast
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
What can Britain’s oldest family businesses teach us about building businesses that last? Nigel Cope, author of The Great Survivors, joins the Family Business Podcast to discuss the lessons he discovered after visiting 12 family businesses that have survived for 100+ years.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Arcadian Incident by Andrew Stickland is Book One of the Mars Alone Trilogy. ‘A rocket-roaring space adventure with satisfyingly grounded science. Brilliant!’ – Iain Hood Would you risk everything to find someone you love? zurl.co/0b1eq
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It’s 2312. Fifteen-year-old Leo Fischer is heading to the Moon when his mother is kidnapped. With the help of an experienced young space traveller, he sets out to rescue her, uncovering a secret that could spark war across the solar system. 🚀
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We’re delighted to share that Richard Hall’s I’m Fine has been longlisted for the Polari Prize First Book Prize 2026, celebrating the best in LGBTQ+ writing. 🏳️‍🌈📚 A courageous, unflinching memoir about trust, betrayal and exploitation. Huge congratulations to Richard! ❤️ #https://zurl.co/u2B5q
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A moving look at writing, memory, motherhood and the process of finding a new way to tell a deeply personal story. Read ‘Do I Really Want to Rewrite This?’ by Jane Wilson-Howarth zurl.co/sECgc
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What does it mean to return to a story you thought you had already told? In a new piece for Women Writers, Women’s Books, Jane Wilson-Howarth reflects on rewriting her memoir and the journey from its first publication in 2007 to her new book, Under a Himalayan Sky.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What happens when you finally decide to speak? In Super 8 Dream, Ray Robinson explores childhood trauma, memory and the fight for justice as Paul breaks his silence and turns to the police. zurl.co/WkcUD #Super8Dream #RayRobinson #BookTok #BookTwitter #Fiction
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
zurl.co/Idloy #RachelToTheRescue #ElinorLipman #PoliticalSatire #BookRecommendations
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Fired from the White House. Hit by a car. Offered $10,000 to keep quiet. Then Rachel discovers the driver may have a very interesting connection to the President… Elinor Lipman’s Rachel to the Rescue is a mischievous, deliciously chaotic political satire. 📖
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A great way to introduce pupils to exploration, geography, history and the skills of planning an adventure, while encouraging curiosity about how places and people change over time. zurl.co/Mn3cb
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Canoe Challenge by Alastair Humphreys follows Tom and Lucy as they retrace Lewis and Clark’s historic journey across America by canoe, encountering wild rivers, rapids, wildlife and the realities of expedition life.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Looking for an adventure book to spark curiosity in the classroom? 🚣
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
At the heart of the book is shifting baseline syndrome: how each generation can come to accept a more depleted natural world as normal. But reconnecting with nature doesn’t have to mean grand gestures. It can start with 15 minutes outside, simply paying attention.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🌿 UNWILDED by Alastair Humphreys What happens when we lose our everyday connection with nature? In Unwilded, Alastair Humphreys explores how our increasingly indoor, screen-based lives affect our wellbeing, our communities and the planet.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A fascinating look at longevity, resilience, adaptation and what other businesses can learn from those that have stood the test of time. zurl.co/RyRJG #TheGreatSurvivors #NigelCope #FamilyBusiness
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In The Great Survivors, Nigel Cope explores a dozen remarkable firms still in the hands of their founding families, from Tiptree and Walker’s Shortbread to Barbour and Shepherd Neame.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What can Britain’s oldest family businesses teach us about surviving and thriving for centuries?
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
📚 Join us online on 27 October at 7pm for a conversation with Anthony Gardner about All God’s Creatures, chaired by Polly Clark. Religious zealots, art fraudsters, Russian spies and murder collide in this darkly funny and wonderfully eccentric novel. 🎟️ zurl.co/2Uo7o
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
An affectionate and entertaining portrait that looks beyond the stereotypes of dark winters, heavy metal and quiet Finns to explore what life in Finland is really like. zurl.co/xsIOo
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What makes Finland so happy? In Happy Land, journalist Tim Bird draws on 40 years of life in Finland to explore the country's culture, history, landscape, language, food and famous ‘sisu’ spirit.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Molly Gartland’s The Girl from the Hermitage is a moving, enthralling story of survival, art, ageing and nostalgia. zurl.co/mN53N
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
December 1941. Leningrad. Eight-year-old Galina is surviving the siege, eating soup made from wallpaper and dreaming of a different life. Decades later, the Soviet Union is disappearing and Galina’s world is changing beyond recognition.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A moving memoir about medicine, motherhood, ethics, dignity and finding joy in unexpected places. 📖 Under a Himalayan Sky | zurl.co/SRpTa #Memoir #Medicine #MedicalEthics #Nepal #Himalayas
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What happens when medical expertise meets the realities of lived experience? In Under a Himalayan Sky, doctor and aid worker Jane Wilson-Howarth reflects on her decision to take her seriously ill baby out of the hospital system and back to Nepal.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🛶 Canoe Challenge by Alastair Humphreys takes young readers on an epic canoe journey across America, inspired by Lewis and Clark, with wild rivers, rapids and adventure along the way. Which journey would you choose? 🏔️🛶
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📚 Publication Day! Two very different journeys, two extraordinary books. 🏔️ Under a Himalayan Sky by Jane Wilson-Howarth is a moving memoir of motherhood, medicine, Nepal and finding unexpected joy in the face of an uncertain future.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As Nicholas Coleridge puts it: “The wittiest book I’ve read in five years – hilarious, joyous and astute.” Honestly, what more do you need to know? zurl.co/4a3Um
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
All God’s Creatures by Anthony Gardner is a sharp, satirical thriller in which a mild-mannered magazine editor finds himself caught up in a bizarre religious movement, a Russian oligarch’s sinister agenda, art forgery and murder.
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Eye Books @eyebooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Religious zealots. Art fraudsters. Russian spies. Murder. And somehow, it’s very funny.
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