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The Official UK CHART

1.

Midnight Sun

by Stephenie Meyer
2.

The Giver of Stars

by Jojo Moyes
3.

Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure

by Jeff Kinney
4.

The Body

by Bill Bryson
5.

The World’s Worst Parents

by David Walliams; Tony Ross
6.

Girl, Woman, Other

by Bernardine Evaristo
7.

The Last Widow

by Karin Slaughter
8.

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens
9.

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

by Charlie Mackesy
10.

The Institute

by Stephen King
11.

What Mummy Makes

by Rebecca Wilson
12.

Death Sets Sail

by Robin Stevens
13.

A Silent Death

by Peter May
14.

The Sun Sister

by Lucinda Riley
15.

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

by Reni Eddo-Lodge
16.

Sweet Sorrow

by David Nicholls
17.

The Secret Hours

by Santa Montefiore
18.

The Fast 800

by Dr Michael Mosley
19.

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

by Christy Lefteri
20.

No Mercy

by Martina Cole

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