General Fiction - New & Classic Novels

A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR.Who was the real George Eliot? In Love with George Eliot is a glorious debut novel which tells the compelling story of England's greatest woman...

In 1940, every draft of every film script had to be approved by the Ministry of Information. Cast and crew were waiting to be called up at any moment, travel...

Pretty, impecunious Mary Preston, newly arrived as a guest of her Aunt Agnes at the magnificent wooded estate of Rushwater, falls head over heels for handsome playboy David Leslie. Meanwhile,...

Despite her broken heart, when Dilly Gently joins Magnus Olensen's new band, the chemistry between them is explosive. Both impossibly romantic dizzy blondes with the souls of poets, they could...

From the bestselling author of Where the Story Starts comes a tale about dealing with the past-and finally facing the future.Pip Appleby seems to have it all, with her prestigious...

'I ADORED THIS NOVEL' NINA STIBBE'LOADED WITH MARIA SEMPLE'S SIGNATURE WIT' BONNIE GARMUSAdora Hazzard has it all figured out.A Stoic philosopher and contented divorcee, she relishes her teenage daughter, her...

'The best new writer of fiction in America. The best.' - John IrvingNathan Hill's brilliant debut, The Nix, journeys from the rural Midwest of the 1960s, to New York City...

The Sojourn, finalist for the National Book Award and winner of both the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and inaugural Chautauqua Prize, is the story of Jozef Vinich, who was uprooted...

'A MASTER OF HISTORICAL CRIME FICTION' GUARDIANThe Talented Mr Ripley meets A Room with a View in this dark and irresistible historical novel featuring Monica: a fourteen-year-old girl with a...

Sunday Times bestseller Tessa Hadley explores the big consequences of small events in this new collection'Tessa Hadley is my favourite author' KATE ATKINSONHeloise's father died in a car crash when...

A dying wish. A devastating secret. Should the truth really stay buried?The four Bliss siblings have a loving but complicated bond, but when their mother, Dorothy, dies seemingly without a...

The paths of two women from different walks of life intersect amid counterculture of the 1960s in this haunting and provocative novel from the National Book Award-winning author of The...

Courage, passion, ambition and tragedy under the storm clouds of war from the top ten bestselling author. It is 1915 and Daisy Tallis, headstrong, impassioned and a talented young silversmith,...

1971. With the troubles in Belfast at their height, a happy domestic life is something that Tess Maguire yearns for. Yet the political and social unrest are sending ripples of...

When private investigator Leo Street is sent to County Kildare to spy on the wife of a loathsome client, she's delighted to be getting away from rainy Dublin and her...

'It is difficult to convey the marvellous quality of this book' Daily TelegraphConstance Keating has lived a life of internal exile, alienated from her family and from Ireland.Now she has...

From Booker-shortlisted author Elif Shafak, Honour is a gripping tale of love, betrayal and clashing cultures.'My mother died twice. I promised myself I would not let her story be forgotten'Pembe...

'One of my favourite writers' Nick HornbyOne of the most acclaimed writers of our day, award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken is an undisputed virtuoso of the short story, and this new...

'Funny, sexy and glamorous' -- JOJO MOYES The book that made Jackie Collins one of Britain's favourite authors sweeps you from the sophisticated playgrounds of Europe to the glittering gambling...

A delightful novella from the internationally bestselling author of A Woman of Substance Thirty-three-year-old Bill Fitzgerald is an acclaimed American television foreign correspondent. War-weary and exhausted after a long stint...

Can friendship save them in their time of need?1940: World War Two is sweeping across Europe and the Guernsey evacuee families have just arrived in Stockport. Desperately in need of...

The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month'Stunning . . . one of the most compelling reads of the year' - Daily ExpressExpertly researched and visionary in scale, international number one...

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2025***AN OBSERVER BEST NEW NOVELIST 2025WINNER OF THE #MERKY BOOKS 2022 NEW WRITERS' PRIZE'This summer's hottest read'SUNDAY TIMES'Beguiling . . . elegant and...

The town of Rossmore is a special place, full of character charm. Nestled beside the Whitethorn Wood, the town has grown since the days when it was small and friendly...

From the immensely popular best-selling novelist comes another deliciously entertaining novel filled with Alan Titchmarsh's trademark blend of humour and romance. According to their friends, Tom and Pippa Drummond have...

"The Memorisers offers kickass satire, acute imaginative vision and total conviction" - Wendy Erskine "A vivid, urgent and compelling story about the tenacity of memory. In the apocalyptic and bookless...

Can she learn to love again in a new home?Young widow Jasmine has sold her narrowboat to move to the picturesque village of Samphire Bay. She needs a fresh start,...

Meet Melissa and Paul: Five years after they split up he's still looking for love in all the wrong places while she wants the one thing she can't have: Paul....

A beautifully written and structured World War II love story. Having been wounded on the Russian Front, Martin Hamer, a heroic and principled German officer, is seconded to a labour...

Two families at war and Alice finds herself caught in the middle. Can she re-write a story as old as time?When cutbacks force Alice out of her assistant manager role...

A demolished man. A heartbroken woman. And the intense love that will rebuild them both. The highly anticipated and epic conclusion to the Chasing Red duology."Red," Caleb whispered. "Do you...

Chosen as one of Goodreads' 21 Big Books of FallThey said she was going to be my ruin...Then let her ruin me.I've always gotten what I want. I'm a star...

Rose Vernon is headed to a quiet Cornish village - to find the man who saved her life. For Rose, every day is a gift. She narrowly survived a life-threatening...