General Fiction - New & Classic Novels

'My life is in your hands, doctor, they would sometimes say, which it never was...'This Living and Immortal Thing inhabits a world of medicine, research, cancer and death. Its disillusioned...

Addlands is the moving and engrossing story of the Hamer family and their home, the Funnon Farm, deep in the hills of the Welsh borders.There is Idris, proud and insular,...

Addlands is the story of two generations of the Hamer family working the Funnon Farm. There is Idris, stubborn, strong, a man of the plough and the prayer-sheet, haunted by...

Sharp-tongued, fearsome Paulina meets lovely, listless Fran one night at a house-party held near their privileged New England art school. Together they drift through their classes, critique their fellow students,...

In this provocative novel Mark Blacklock portrays the true and complex history of John Humble, aka Wearside Jack, the Ripper Hoaxer, a timewaster and criminal, sympathetic and revolting, the man...

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries seances and spiritualist meetings grew in popularity. One 'ghost' appeared more than any other: the Katie King spirit. A Ghost's Story presents the mysterious...

In `Bait , a slippery PR man, Mark Miles, is unaware he s being manipulated and dangled as bait by an investigative reporter until he s swallowed by a sadistic...

`I would place it among the classics of this century and the last' Sally Bayley, author of Girl With DoveIf you tell a story oft enough So it become true...

Meet Dillon, a high-functioning fuck-up with a rather inconvenient foot fetish, who has been keeping some very big secrets from his girlfriend Ramona.Also, meet Dhilan, a young carer caught in...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIX FEMINA AND THE PRIX MEDICISSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO BOOKS GLASS BELL AWARDWINNER OF...

'Perfectly poetic. A beautiful follow-up to Slammed' Tarryn Fisher'Brilliant and entertaining as Slammed. Point of Retreat is absolute poetry' Jamie McGuireFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All...

**OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD**WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONTHE INTERNATIONAL SENSATIONA SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Captivating' DONNA TARTT'I loved it' J K ROWLING'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA...

The international Number One bestseller from the author of The Song of Achilles, shortlisted for the Women's Prize for FictionWoman. Witch. Myth. Mortal. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. CIRCE. In the...

***PRE-ORDER BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU NOW***'The best young novelist - indeed one of the best novelists - I've read in years.' Olivia Laing'Superb . . . a tremendous read,...

**OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE'Brilliantly executed.' MARGARET ATWOOD 'A page-turner and a heartbreaker.'TIME'Masterly.' SUNDAY TIMES One of the most acclaimed novels of the 21st Century, from...

** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER **Go back to where it all began with the dystopian novel behind the award-winning TV series.'As relevant today as it was when Atwood...

When MI5 receives a first-ever invitation to monitor turbulence in China's restive New Silk Road region, Tony Underwood is dispatched as part of a gesture of goodwill. He has no...

Following the US execution of Bin Laden, a Syrian sleeper cell detonates a nuclear bomb in the heart of London by ramming a vehicle into the Bank of England. Forced...

Perfect for the fans of Easy by Tammara Webber and The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines.It's summer in Sussex County and things are heating up for Brenna, Jake and Saxon.Golden...

Adapted into a major ITV series based on Phil Rickman's much-loved character Reverend Merrily Watkins featuring a BAFTA award-winning cast.'They'll follow you home... breathe down your phone at night... a...

A funny, poignant and unforgettable novel about Frank - one of the most lovable and unusual characters you'll ever meet.For some boys fitting in means standing outMeet Frank - he...

A BBC Radio 4 Book at BedtimeWhen Conrad fails to return home from a science conference, Eleanor guesses he may at last be reacting to her infidelity. Or has he...

The final, thrilling instalment in the epic Vespasian series from the bestselling author, Robert Fabbri.Rome, AD 68. Vespasian is tasked with the impossible. Should he quell the revolt in Judaea,...

Sunday Post's best reads of the year, 2018Rome, AD 63. Vespasian has been made Governor of Africa. Nero, Rome's increasingly unpredictable Emperor, orders him to journey with his most trusted...

'A deftly-handled, slow-burning thriller... the author's evocation of time and place is impeccable. Fans of Kate Mosse and Kate Atkinson will find a lot to like here.' Joanne HarrisIn a...

Cate Houlihan, recent Trinity graduate, is adrift in a life that doesn't feel her own. Struggling with a new job at an eccentric Dublin publishing house and stifled by overbearing...

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED BEWILDERMENT AND THE OVERSTORYLONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARDComposer Peter Els opens the...

'His face made a fist at the world. The twined remnant of umbilicus projected vulnerably. Hands, feet and prick. He had come equipped for the job.'Newborn Conn Docherty, raw as...

'A luminous writer' Olivia Laing'Compelling' The Times'Beautifully nuanced' Daily MailPippa seems to have everything in life. But suddenly she finds her world beginning to unravel. Amid the buzzing lawnmowers and...

Kenn returns to the Highlands of his youth, back to the river which has haunted his dreams since boyhood. Determined to walk all the way back to its source, Kenn...

With Midwinter Break, a moving portrait of retired couple Gerry and Stella Gilmore's marriage in crisis, Bernard MacLaverty reminds us why he is regarded as one of the greatest living...

One day, she thought, one moment, one innocent game. How was it that day, that moment, that game never seemed to end?Caitlyn Sullivan is just nine years old when a...

A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB READ AN OBSERVER NEW FACE OF FICTION 2015A HUFFINGTON POST 'ONE TO WATCH IN 2015'LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER 2015'I...

AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIMEWINNER OF THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2014SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2014Tess Lohan appears to be...

A beautiful historical mystery for fans of Sarah Waters, Amitav Ghosh's The Sea of Poppies, and Jamaica Inn.London in the 1770s is bursting with opportunity. It's a city fuelled by...

Vanessa d'A works on reception in one of London's plusher hotels, offering her services to special guests both on the books and after hours. It is the perfect set-up -...

'Wonderfully imaginative' Bernard Cornwell, author of The Last Kingdom. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Bernard Cornwell. Meet James Keane of the 27th Foot: an ill-disciplined card sharp and...

Southern Rhodesia, 1959. The dramas of living in this volatile state are brought to life by three families - the Bryants, the Ngwenyas and the Quilter-Phillipses. The Bryant family are...

'One hell of a fine book' Conn IgguldenROME NEVER FELL. IT BECAME BYZANTIUM.AS OTTOMAN FORCES INVADE, ONE MAN MUST DEFEND HIS COUNTRY AND FACE HIS OWN PERSONAL DESTINY...A rich tale...