28 of the most anticipated books of 2019

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Blogger Anna Newton, otherwise known as The Anna Edit, is here with a guide to steamlining your life at work and at home. That means a guide to making more 'me-time', how to piece together a capsule wardrobe, and storage solutions for even the tiniest of spaces.

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Elizabeth Day says the most important moments of her life have come out of crisis. In this part memoir, part manifesto, she looks at how failing at dating, work, sport, relationships, families and friendship is not what defines her - how she handled it is.

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In an alternative 1980s London (Britain lost the Falklands war and Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power) two lovers are tested. When Charlie comes into money, he asks his lover Miranda to help him co-design Adam - a synthetic human - and his personality. The three fall into a complicated and painful love triangle, ultimately leading the reader to ask the question: what makes us human?

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Described as Westworld meets The Handmaid's Tale, Girls With Sharp Sticks is set at The Girls of Innovations Academy, where the female students are beautiful and well-behaved, thanks to the lessons they've learned from their Guardian. But as Mena and her friends uncover the dark secrets of what's ~actually~ happening at the academy, all hell is about to break loose.

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Your daughter is addicted to drugs and has a terrible boyfriend, but when you spot her begging for money in New York's Central Park, you can't help but approach her. She runs away, and you chase her, only to find yourself down a deep, dark alley - and in a lot of danger.

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My Lovely Wife is a thriller set in a small town, where a serial killer is on the loose preying on young women, and one man's daughter is playing up out of fear because of it. When he goes to bed one night, and lies next to his wife, he begins to question the flaws of his marriage - and whether the secrets it holds run deeper than he ever thought.

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Oprah Winfrey is back with The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose, which she hopes will act as a guide to help you activate your desire for a successful and significant reason to be alive. Sounds intense.

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A family of four are desperately trying to lead a quiet life in rural Trinidad, when one of their twins, Paul, goes missing in the bush one afternoon. The father, Clyde, is forced to go looking for him, but eventually comes to a devastating conclusion - he can only save one of his children.

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Annika Rose is used to her own company, and prefers being alone - except for Jonathan. But she hasn't seen him for a decade because of what happened all those years ago - and now her future depends entirely on how she handles his reappearance.

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The author of The Hate U Give is back with a follow up novel, On The Come Up, which tells the story of Bri, a girl who wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. She's the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died before he made it big, and finds herself at the centre of controversy for all the wrong reasons.

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A rich selection of Toni Morrison's essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades. Amazon say the book is divided into three parts: the first part introduced by a powerful prayer for the dead of 9/11; the second a searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., and the last a heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin.

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Margaret Atwood is back with a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. Announcing its release, she said, "Dear Readers: Everything you've ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book. Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we've been living in."

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A collection of nine essays written with wit and fearlessness, Trick Mirror looks at what is at the heart of contemporary culture and our identity, as well as reflecting on the conclusions Jia has drawn about herself. "Enlightening and unforgettable", according to the book's blurb.

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Melinda Gates has spent her life on a mission to help those with the most urgent needs, regardless of who they are or where they live. Throughout this journey, one thing has been abundantly clear - investing in women is a sure fire way to lift a society up. The Moment Of Lift tells the story of incredible women, Gates' heroes, who are making big moves towards equality.

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It's 1929, and former model Lee Miller has moved to Paris to pursue her dream of being an artist. When she and Surrealist artist Man Ray fall in love, they must negotiate their separate ambition with their desire for each other, with both threatening to pull them apart.

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Crime thriller fans, this is one for you. The complicated true story of the Alabama serial killer case that obsessed To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee. Reverend Willie Maxwell was a Baptist preacher whose first wife died in 1970, with his second wife, brother and nephew all dying under suspicious circumstances in the next seven years. He had taken life insurance policies out in their names prior to their deaths.

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Karen Russell's, author of the New York Times best sellers Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, new book delivers nine short fiction stories full of magic, wonder and glee. In one, Orange World, a new mother strikes a deal with the devil to breastfeed him in return for the protection of her daughter.

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Nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris arrives in 1940s New York after being exiled by her parents. She soon finds herself employment as the self-appointed seamstress at the Lily Playhouse making outfits for the showgirls. With the girlfriends she meets and the memories she makes, she feels unbeatable - until the hard lessons sink in.