Summer Roundup

 

Mobius summer roundup

We know our beach bags are going to be filled with books and e-readers this summer, and we’re guessing yours are, too. Whether you love getting lost in a good thriller, fancy a serendipitous romance novel, or just want to flip through a cookbook to find dinner inspiration, we have you covered. Presenting: Mobius’ Summer Roundup!

 
 

JULY

Deceive Me: July 20

When Jo's teenage daughter goes missing, she feels like the world is collapsing around her. Has Grace been taken or have recent tensions between mother and daughter driven her away?

With little urgency from the police who have dismissed Grace as a teenage runaway who will soon return home, Jo takes matters into her own hands.

But as she gets closer to discovering what has happened to Grace, it looks like the Jo's deepest, darkest secret is about to be uncovered, and it could destroy everything she holds dear.

Deny Me: July 27

Newly-divorced thirty-two-year-old Jessica moves back in with her parents and learns that Jean, her mother, has dementia. Shortly after Jessica's arrival, one of the neighbors falls to her death in what appears to be a terrible accident.

However, Jean claims that the woman was murdered by her husband and that she witnessed the whole thing. Jessica is determined to discover the truth, but soon uncovers much more than she bargained for...

Journeys to the Other Side of the World (paperback): July 20

The further adventures of a young David Attenborough - this time in paperback! Travel with Attenborough from Madagascar and New Guinea, to the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia.

The Perfect Father: August 3

The perfect husband...

After a difficult pregnancy, Esther is grateful that her forward-thinking husband Robin offers to put his career on hold so that she can return to the job she loves.

The perfect father...

Robin flourishes in his new role of stay-at-home parent, but Esther finds leaving her daughter behind to go to work more challenging than she'd thought, and soon the imbalance in their relationship brings old tensions to the surface.

A perfect lie?

Then one day Esther arrives home from work to find Robin and Riley are missing. As the police investigate their disappearance, it becomes clear that nothing about this modern- day family is what it seems...

Was Robin the perfect father everyone thought he was? Or was it all a perfect lie?

Parting Words: August 10

How many people do you know grew up as a poor immigrant in America during the Great Depression, won a scholarship to Harvard Law School, landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, were present at the liberation of concentration camps including Buchenwald, Mauthausen and Flossenburg, held leading Nazis to account at the Nuremberg trials and have fought for an International Criminal Court to hold war criminals to account the world over?

Now you know one.

Benjamin Ferencz turned 100 in 2020. In this extraordinary book, he shares his remarkable life story and the nine humble, compelling and life-affirming lessons he's learned along the way that we can all harness for ourselves.

Rescue Me: August 10

Margot doesn't have time for love. Will is afraid to love.

And neither of them are expecting to fall in love with Blossom: a gentle Staffy with a tragic past, a belly made for rubbing and a head the size of a football.

After their first meeting at the rescue centre, both Margot and Will want to adopt Blossom so reluctantly agree to share custody. But Will's obsession for micro-managing and clear- cut boundaries and Margot's need to smother Blossom with affection, means that soon they have a very confused and badly behaved dog on their hands.

Can they put their differences aside to become successful "co-pawrents" and maybe even friends? And meanwhile, does Blossom have plans of her own?

 
 
 

Destroy Me: August 17

Cat panics when she sees a photofit of a murder suspect flash up on the news. It looks exactly like her, and to make matters worse, the victim is her childhood best friend, Charlie.

The following day, the police arrive at her doorstep to question her. She hadn't seen or spoken to Charlie in years, but could the secrets of their past finally be coming back to haunt her?

Desperate to find out who gave the police her description and to protect her five-year-old son, Cat investigates. She knows she is innocent and will stop at nothing to prove it. But some secrets are best left buried...

Philip: The Final Portrait August 17

This is the story of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh - the longest-serving consort to the longest-reigning sovereign in British history. It is an extraordinary story, told with unique insight and authority by an author who knew the prince for more than forty years.

Philip: The Final Portrait tells the story of two contrasting lives, assesses the Duke of Edinburgh's character and achievement, and explores the nature of his relationships with his wife, his children and their families - and with the press and public and those at court who were suspicious of him in the early days. This is a powerful, revealing and, ultimately, moving account of a long life and a remarkable royal partnership.

 
 
 
 

One Pot: Three Ways August 24

Rachel Ama is reframing vegan cooking by creating one main centerpiece dish that makes flavor-packed vegetables the worthy hero of every meal. With over 80 brand new recipes inspired by her Caribbean and African roots, Rachel offers three creative and flavorsome ways to serve and use each one-pot recipe.

Each one pot or pan centerpiece can be spun out over a few days, into three different and delicious options that give you the makings of a new feast using yesterday's leftovers and a few new ingredients. With exciting and tasty ways to use each centerpiece, you'll have dinner part-ready-and-waiting, making plant-based eating feel even more achievable every day.

Three Weddings and a Proposal: August 24

At the first wedding, there's a shock. The second wedding is unexpected. By the third, Delphie thinks nothing could surprise her. But she's wrong…

Delphie is enjoying her brother's wedding. Her surprise last-minute Plus One has stunned her family - and it's also stopped any of them asking again why she's still single. But when she sees all the missed calls that evening, she knows it can't be good news. And she's right.

Delphie has been living her best life, loving her job, her friends, her no-strings relationships and her dream house by the sea. Now she has to question everything she believed about who she is and what she wants. Is her mum right - is it time to settle down? Or does she want to keep on trying to have it all?