LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018 There are three things you should know about Elsie.The first thing is that she’s my best friend.The second is that she always knows what to say to mak
From the globally bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring‘I loved it. So compelling and warm and subtle, and very moving’ Bridget Collins, author of The Binding‘Deeply touching … careful, beau
When you interfere with the past, there’s no telling what you might find in your future … In 1851 London’s Crystal Palace hosts The Great Exhibition, showcasing the rise of technology and commerce, an
2007: at the end of a momentous day, Charlie, Stella and John cross paths under the arches of Paddington Station. As Charlie locks eyes with Stella across the platform, a brief, powerful spark of reco
Wife. Mother. Spy. Eighteen-year-old Laura Leverett arrives from America for a new life in England. At the side-lines of her cousin's glamorous gatherings, Laura hungers for someone with whom she can
'A story about the strength and fragility of human nature.Rob Ewing's writing is powerful, compassionate and brilliant.I absolutely loved it' JOANNA CANNON, the authorof THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHE
The sweeping and compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.What happens when you can't run any further from your past?Ohio, 1838. James and Sadie Goodenough have se
Happiness is Pearl's job. Using the revolutionary Apricity machine, every day she provides customers with personalized recommendations for their emotional wellbeing; from eating more tangerines to cut
Spanning the intense years of war, The Dressmaker of Dachau is a dramatic tale of love, conflict, betrayal and survival. It is the compelling story of one young woman's resolve to endure and of the ch
'It hits the sweet spot between literary and crime fiction - Gripping' ERIN KELLY'For those who love their crime fiction rich in psychology, beautifully written and laced with dark humour. Dive in' LU
72 HOURS TO FIND HER...'Hits the sweet spot between literary and crime fiction - Gripping' ERIN KELLY'For those who love their crime fiction rich in psychology, beautifully written and laced with dark
From the New York Times bestselling author of SEVENEVES‘One of the great novels of our time’ Wall Street Journal‘Staggering’ New York Times‘Captivating’ Washington Post‘Cutting-edge’ Booklist‘Epic’ Ki
‘A dazzling debut by an exciting and essential new talent’ George Saunders, Man Booker Prize winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo For Sol and Liz, competition is everything. On the road or in the la
Keevil's writing is unmissable…brilliant’ Viv Groskop, author of The Anna Karenina Fix The Coen Brothers meets Patrick deWitt in this glorious novel from award-winning author Tyler Keevil: a high-stak
‘Shriver’s intelligence, mordant humour and vicious leaps of imagination all combine to make this a novel that is as unsettling as it is entertaining’ FINANCIAL TIMES The brilliant new novel from the
A warm, funny and big-hearted novel of wartime gumption and village spirit which will make your heart sing out, and is perfect for fans of Helen Simonson’s The Summer before the War and The Guernsey L
The village of Chilbury in Kent is about to ring in some changes.This is a delightful novel of wartime gumption and village spirit that will make your heart sing out. Kent, 1940. In the idyllic villag
'Sassy, sarcastic and sleek, this is a wonderfully brash appraisal of how we live' COLUM McCANNAn irreverent and deeply moving comedy set in New York about friendship, fertility, and fighting for one'
'Shriver's intelligence, mordant humour and vicious leaps of imagination all combine to make this a novel that is as unsettling as it is entertaining' FINANCIAL TIMES The brilliant new novel from the
From the bestselling author of My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You and The Heroes' Welcome, Louisa Young's Devotion is a novel of family, love, race and politics set during the electric change of the 1930s.
From the author of The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart and set in the boom years of the West Virginia coalmining industry, this is an epic story of personal ambition, exile and return, and a grand heist
A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte Bronte, published in the year of her bicentenary and stemming from the now immortal words from her great work Jane Eyre. The twenty-one stories in R
An utterly charming and tender story of the disparate tenants of a Brooklyn brownstone and the community they form around their ageing landlord when their home is suddenly threatened. Within a charmin
Will & Tom is a glimpse into the life of the infamous artist JMW Turner as a young man during a week spent at Harewood House fighting for a commission against his childhood friend and rival Tom Gi
Rosie Garland’s extraordinary tale is a story of superstition and devotion in the time of the Black Death and will bewitch both new readers and fans of her much-loved debut, The Palace of Curiosities.
The first novel from the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk about Kevin is a compelling and provocative story of love and how we suffer for it. Still unattached and childless at fifty-nine
From the Orange Prize winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin this is a novel about what it takes to make it in music. How charisma is worth its weight in gold. And how jealously can grow until
Following the success of We Need to Talk About Kevin this is a stunning examination of inheritance, literal and psychological: what we take from our parents, what we discard, and what we are stuck wit
From the Orange Prize winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, this is the novel Lionel Shriver wrote directly afterwards. The Post-Birthday World is an unflinching account of the choices that u
From the Orange Prize-winning author of We Need to Talk About Kevin comes the most entertaining novel about illness and death one’s ever likely to read and asks the uncomfortable fiscal question: how