Author:Rona Munro
"To protect a muddy little hillside, you doomed your whole world!"
The Doctor takes Bill and Nardole back to 2nd century Scotland to learn the fate of the 'lost' Ninth Legion of the Imperial Roman Army. 5,000 soldiers vanished without explanation - how?
The search for the truth leads the Doctor and his friends into a deadly mystery. Who is the Guardian of the Gate? What nightmare creature roams the wildlands, darkening the sky and destroying all in its path? A threat from another dimension has been unleashed on the Earth, and only a terrible sacrifice can put things right...
This is so much more than merchandise...these novels are connecting us together even now. All the way across time and space
—— Russell T DaviesTarget books offered much more than just a window into Doctor Who: they were a formative part of my reading experience
—— Alastair ReynoldsTarget writers performed quite a invaluable service in 'saving' these stories...so don't think of this book as just another novel. It's a slice of Who history
—— Stephen BaxterIt became a ritual, saving pocket money, then deciding which Target book to go for. I devoured them
—— Mark GatissSassy, sharply observed
—— Woman & HomeFallon's characterisation is always spot-on and this book is no different, with well drawn out characters and a tight plot that barrels along towards a brilliant climax
—— Press AssociationAnother compelling twist of friendship, love and lies
—— Daily RecordSparkling and unpredictable
—— ElleChick lit with an edge
—— GuardianA hilarious read
—— BellaI love Fallon, she's in a category all of her own - her books are great fun and her characters are fabulous, believable women who take no nonsense. The plot is so juicy: it's about trapping a cheating man and it's told from the points of view of two women who were friends, but one of them has developed an agenda all of her own. It's fun, clever, warm and utterly un-putdownable.
—— Marian Keyes , Daily Mail****
—— HeatFallon's characterisation is always spot-on and this book is no different, with well-drawn out characters and a tight plot that barrels along towards a brilliant climax
—— Press Association ReviewQueen of chick lit Jane Fallon brings us another gripping novel of friendship, deceit and drama. She is at her edgy and entertaining best - definitely one to be passed around your girl squad!
—— OK MagazineAbsorbing, entertaining and spiky tale full of twists, turns and ruthless double
—— Daily ExpressA clever book that makes you laugh, makes you angry - and makes you wonder whose side you would take if it happened to you . . .
—— WomanA surreal, engrossing meditation on loneliness, womanhood, and what it actually means to have a work-life balance.
—— Ruth Murai , Mother JonesTakes office toxicity and how we cope to new heights.
—— FortuneI found myself completely captivated by this novel's unusual and inviting premise and all that it questions and stirs up.
—— Aimee Bender, author of THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKEI loved it. It's incredible. Diary of a Void is joyful, exuberant, and triumphant. It made my heart sing.
—— Claire Oshetsky, author of CHOUETTEFilled with sly humor and touching intimacy, Diary of a Void builds from its revolutionary premise into a powerfully resonant story of longing and defiance. An absolutely thrilling read - I didn't want to put it down.
—— Claire Stanford, author of HAPPY FOR YOUIn this fictional diary of a pregnant woman, it is the real, rather than the made-up, aspects of society, such as single parenting and discrimination against women in the workplace, that are powerfully depicted.
—— Kyoko Nakajima, author of THE LITTLE HOUSEYagi artfully blurs the boundary between truth and lies with this riotous solution to women's workplace challenges.
—— The Washington Post[A] penetrating look at working life and gender expectations... In a tone perfectly modulated in Boyd and North's translation, Shibata's dry observations and choices are both relatable and humorous...At the heart of the story is Yagi's wry and witty consideration of how one woman, tangled up in a web of deceit, struggles to live a meaningful life through work and her relationships with others.
—— The Japan TimesCharming and funny
—— Crack MagazineA jewel of a novel that will surely become a classic... enthralling and unmissable
—— DAILY EXPRESS, 'Fiction Highlights of 2022'A celebration of love and loyalty among women.
—— IRISH INDEPENDENTBig-hearted, generous and brimful of emotion, this a gorgeous, life-enhancing read
—— IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAYIt is a beaut. It's a celebration of women and of womanhood. I see my mother in this, I see my sister ... This book is a joy.
—— RYAN TUBRIDYIf language - lyric, lovely and funny, steeped in County Tipperary - and women (men come and go, rarely center a chapter and are often useless, sometimes cruel) are of no interest to you, The Queen of Dirt Island is not your next read. Ryan's book is a celebration, in an embroidered, unrestrained, joyful, aphoristic and sometimes profane style, of both ... The Queen of Dirt Island gives the women their due, and the reader is rewarded.
—— NEW YORK TIMESDonal Ryan's The Queen of Dirt Island is a little Irish miracle ... there's as much implicit wisdom in these pages about how to live as how to write ... Ryan has his own emotional range and a way of capturing the largeness of what look like tiny lives but aren't
—— WASHINGTON POSTAmbitious, unsettling and funny, this book is full of desire and mischief with surprising results.
—— Platinum, *Summer Reads of 2022*