General Fiction - New & Classic Novels

I was twelve years old the first time I walked on water.Meet Walt, the irrepressible hero of Paul Auster's astonishing novel, the orphan from the mid-West who is set on...

Kane is part of a group of young Irish republican activists, whose belief in their cause at times competes with an urge to inform the police. After he is let...

A devastating tragedy tears a family apart - a superb novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE SEPTEMBER GIRLS.Pretty Amy Curran was just eighteen years old when she...

Even as an eleven year old I had a strong sense that the universe was setting up nasty traps for me, all sorts of really horrible ways to die in...

Showcasing African Gothic at its finest, this hypnotic novel tangles together classic texts of madness and female rebellion alongside elements of the jingoistic novels of Victorian adventurer H. Rider Haggard....

Discover the Sunday Times bestselling supernatural historical fantasy from the author of The Bear and the Nightingale, a spellbinding, sweeping novel set in the trenches of WW1.WATERSTONES SCIENCE FICTION &...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025'An elegant, devastating book.' OBSERVER'Funny, wise and knowing.' CLARE CHAMBERS'Packs a serious emotional punch.' DAILY TELEGRAPHWhen Tom's wife had an affair, he resolved to leave...

A visit to America. An arrogant yet irresistible old acquaintance. A life adventure awaits. . . from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Recipe for Love, One Enchanted...

Magda is tall and glamorous, Nadine is willowy and 'gothic' and Ellie, well, Ellie thinks she is unattractive and boring and that no boy will ever be interested in her....

Melt My Heart is a hilarious and inspiring coming-of-age YA novel from Bethany Rutter: influencer, editor and a fierce UK voice in the debate around body positivity.Lily Rose is used...

The characters in this book are works of fiction. But, then, isn't everyone . . . ?1988, Pencalenick, Cornwall.At seventeen, Jason wants much more from life than working at his...

Young, beautiful and deadly.Trained as an assassin by the god of Death, Ismae is sent to the court of Brittany, where she finds herself underprepared - not only for the...

A National Book Award Finalist with five starred reviews and multiple awards!A New York Times Notable Book * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time * A Parade...

Constance's mother systematically abused her daughter, both physically and emotionally, throughout her childhood. Regularly beaten and starved, the girl was so desperate she took herself off to Social Services and...

A richly inventive collection of stories about our enduring love of books from the Booker Prize-shortlisted, Women's Prize-winning author of How to be both and the critically acclaimed Seasonal quartet...

An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller, and a Goodreads Choice Award finalist.In this gorgeously stunning debut, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and...

When the eligible Earl of Rule offers for the hand of the Beauty of the Winwood Family, he has no notion of the distress he causes his intended. For Miss...

LONGLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDSFROM THE WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021'With Ingrid Persaud's, assured, wizened and brilliant hand at the pen, these women become vitally,...

A subtle and entertaining tragicomic love story. Julian as a small boy is taken on the perfect Cornish holiday. When glamorous American cousins unexpectedly swell the party, however, emotions run...

FREE from slavery, Marcus is determined to find and save his kidnapped mother.Meanwhile, his master Julius Caesar wants Marcus to help destroy the bands of rebel slaves and their leader...

'Enemies to lovers? YES PLEASE. I loved every second of this book.' Reader Review, 'A modern day You've Got Mail.' Reader Review, Two rival bookstore owners. One chance for a...

A wise and witty 68-page short story that is full of Christmas cheer from the best-selling author and TV presenter, Fern Britton. This will be one Christmas they'll never forget......

'A sparkling romance full of wit and warmth' Phillipa Ashley *** Could romance be waiting in the wings...? Lucie Hart is a fledgling actress, her confidence having been shattered by...

Jesper Humlin is a poet of middling acclaim who is saddled by his underwhelming book sales, an exasperated girlfriend, a demanding mother, and a rapidly fading tan. His boy-wonder stockbroker...