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'Funny and tender ... Patrick Ryan has long been one of my favourite writers' ANN PATCHETT 'I love this novel with my entire heart ... Wise and heartbreaking' ANN NAPOLITANOMay,...

'Moving, smart and, in the end, life-affirming, it's a wonderful novel about family, hope and the obligations that make us human.' Observer (Fiction to look out for in '25)What's left...

A one-of-a-kind novel that grapples with the supernatural mysteries of life, death, and human connection - an unprecedented collaboration between the globally bestselling author of love stories like The Notebook...

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA brand new series.An iconic new detective duo.And a thrilling new murder to solve . . . -----Steve Wheeler is enjoying...

A stunning and emotional new novel from the author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven.When he is eight years old, Alfie Logan discovers the...

Sunday Times top thriller read of the year 2016The rich are different. But fate is blind.Down-on-his-luck artist Scott Burroughs would usually take the ferry back to New York from Martha's...

'A joy to read in a single relaxing afternoon' JACQUELINE WILSON'Razor sharp on family, love and marriage' DAVID NICHOLLS'I devoured it in one long lazy afternoon - I laughed and...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A writer the world needs to be reading right now' The Independent'An apposite and nuanced novel... Picoult writes about an emotive, controversial issue with unflinching precision.'...

Two men meet for a pint in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat, set the world to rights, take the piss... They talk about their wives, their kids, their...

POLISHED TO PERFECTION, THE HOTLY-ANTICIPATED DEBUT *The instant Sunday Times Top 5 bestseller* *The New York Times No.1 bestseller* *One of Buzzfeed's highly anticpated Booktok reads in 2022* 'Delightful'GUARDIAN'An escapist...

***Pre-order now to secure the special Collector's edition - available only while stock lasts and exclusive to the first print run***FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'A master storyteller'...

New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry brings us an exciting new thriller of espionage and murder set across Europe in the 1930s. The world is on the brink of...

'A magic portrayal of modern life in the peripheries' Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun'Full of insight, empathy and wry laughter' M John Harrison, author of Nova SwingOut walking Ada...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Three Women and Animal comes an electric masterclass in short fiction'Fearless . . . This summer's must-read literary thriller' EVENING STANDARD'Showcases Taddeo's dark...

Before you follow the path into your family's history, beware of the secrets you may find... The new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author. The past is about to...

The long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller PS, I Love You! It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died - six since she read his final letter, urging Holly...

The smash hit Sunday Times bestseller. Tuesday 8th September First day back at school. I am going to 100% nail being a school mummy this year. I can totally do...

She doesn't exist. She can't exist. 'A uniquely gothic tale about grief, belonging and hiding in plain sight' Jess Kidd, author of Things in Jars 'Those who live in the...

Man Booker Prize-longlisted author of The Water CureRECOMMENDED READING FOR 2020 by Stylist, Evening Standard, Esquire, Red, Daily Mail, Oprah Magazine, LitHub, and Emma Roberts's Belletrist Book Club'The cool intensity...

From the author of bestselling phenomenon Daughter comes a thrilling exploration of a marriage consumed by ambition and revenge . . .The perfect coupleMeeting Albie gave Beth a fresh start...

Gaelle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army occupies France. In a matter of months, her father and brother are killed, her mother descends into...

Second in a two book deal.

'An enchanting contribution to the popular new trend of 'up lit', like Gail Honeyman's Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' Irish Times 'I found myself totally transported into William's poignant and...

The man with the nuclear briefcase has gone rogue - Mission Impossible meets the Hunt for Red October "I don't think I have read such a philosophical, knowledge-studded and realistic...

Stories are like Russian dolls; open them up, and in each one you'll find another story. Conjured from a wickedly imaginative pen, here is a new collection of short stories...

Three women, each destined to play the role of a poet's wife: Catherine Blake, the wife of William Blake - a poet, painter and engraver who struggles for recognition in...

A first novel of great charm and assurance, beautifully told and utterly gripping. - The TimesA heart-breaking tale of loss, missed chances and enduring love. - Good HousekeepingForgive me, Dorothea,...

***A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick 2023*** 'A radically feel-good story about the murder of no-good husbands by a cast of unsinkable women' - New York Times'Tender, unpredictable, brimming...

'Truly terrific' Richard Ford'Dickens for the twenty-first century' Roddy Doyle'A powerful, gripping tale' Sunday TimesA man hanging on by a thread. A city about to snap. From the acclaimed author...

'Walsh writes with a warmth and humour about the disparate lives of four new mothers over one summer in Dublin. This is a touching, enjoyable tale of friendship in all...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA SUMMER READING PICK IN THE GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES AND EVENING STANDARD'The Greek island of Hydra is the star of this...

One family's adventures in LSD: the brilliantly strange new novel from the mind of 'one of the most inventive, adventurous and accomplished fiction writers in the US today' (Lionel Shriver)Chosen...

Sometimes a crisis can bring people together . . .Meredith White was one of Hollywood's most recognizable faces. But a personal tragedy cut her career short and alienated her from...

'Absolutely dazzling' Marian Keyes'On every page there are little shimmering bombs' Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women'Quietly devastating . . . Reminded me repeatedly of Shuggie Bain' ObserverAN OBSERVER, GRAZIA,...

WINNER OF THE 2019 JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATUREAn elegant, epic debut novel that follows one young woman's search for a lost...

From the author of the Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller, The President is MissingA RACIALLY CHARGED MURDER SPLITS A TOWN IN TWORuby Bozarth, a newcomer to Rosedale, Mississippi, is also...

Haunting, uplifting, beautiful: the final work from Helen Dunmore Helen Dunmore passed away in June 2017, leaving behind this remarkable collection of short stories. With her trademark imagination and gift...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTIONA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN, SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY EXPRESS, SCOTSMAN and...

Two apparently harmless women reside in cottages one building apart in the idyllic English village of Little Camborne. Miss Finch and Miss Swallow, cousins, have put their pasts behind them...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only real question.First...

An Amazon Best Book of April 2021Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021 by Oprah Magazine, The Week, The Millions, and Electric Lit.July 2021 Book of the Month...

There's power in stories. This is a story of power. Dead bodies aren't unusual in the alleyways of Fenest, capital of the Union of Realms. Especially not in an election...

'A witty, exuberant debut' People magazine'A mix of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye and a Maeve Binchy novel [...] perfect to savor as we emerge from this particular winter.'...

Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021'Dazzling.' The Times'Exceptional.' Guardian'Brilliant.' Observer'Extraordinary.' Financial TimesNovember 1944. A German rocket strikes London, and five young lives are atomised in an instant.November 1944. That rocket...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020'A story for now, an important story . . . told with incredible freshness' Martha Lane Fox, Chair of Judges, Women's Prize 2020'The...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE KITSCHIES LONGLISTED FOR THE ENCORE AWARD 'The Way Inn' takes the polished surfaces of modern life, the branded coffee and the free wifi, and twists them into...