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"My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred, almost..."The hero of Hanif Kureishi's debut novel is dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London...

She likes a drink. Everyone has a problem.Hannah is seventeen. A drink makes her feel better. For a bit. But then she feels worse and the pain inside comes back....

All Wingos share one heritage...shrimp fishing, poverty and the searing memory of a single terrifying event - the source of Tom Wingo's self-hatred and of his sister Savannah's suicidal despair....

Don't miss the brand new epic family drama from the nation's favourite storyteller... Will a dark shadow destroy her family? As a servant below stairs at the big manor house,...

'Julie Shackman knows how to bring the feel-good factor to fiction' Woman's Weekly 'A true page-turner' Chat Monthly 'A wonderfully warm tale' The Sun The brand new Scottish spring escape...

A moving story of overlapping lives from the Orange Prize-winning author of Bel CantoTip and Teddy are becoming men under the very eyes of their adoptive father, Bernard Doyle. A...

Following the curves of the twentieth century, FALL ON YOUR KNEES takes us from haunted Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia through the battlefields of World War I into the...

For fans of Longbourn and The Other Bennet Sister, this beautifully told story of marriage, duty and friendship follows Charlotte's story from where Pride and Prejudice ends.Everybody believes that Charlotte...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these...

Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning, with Master and Commander, these...

A poignant, heartwarming novel of love, loss and hope for the future, for fans of Me Before You.How do you pick up the pieces after the worst has happened? When...

A close-knit street, the clink of glass on glass, summer heat. Two girls on the brink of adolescence, throwing cartwheels on the grass. Two girls who tell each other everything....

Every heart holds a secret... The stunning Victorian Gothic debut from an incredibly talented new author'Some secrets are better left buried...'When seventeen-year-old Phoebe Turner visits Wilton's Music Hall to watch...

How do you decide what story to tell - and what secrets to keep . . . ?When journalist Amy Collins returns to Norfolk, a magazine assignment leads her to...

A Quick Reads story from the bestselling author of The Fall and The Intruders! * * * * Two Neighbours. Two Secrets. One chance at survival. Running from her past,...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARDNOMINATED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZENAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES A stunning,...

'A powerful novel about the bond between fathers and daughters, and how stories connect us all. I loved it' Jenny Colgan THE LOST STORYTELLER is the heartwarming and evocative debut...

A hilarious collection of the many articles written by Stephen Fry for magazines, newspapers and radio. It includes selected wireless essays of Donald Trefusis, the ageing professor of philology brought...

'Honest, vulnerable, and achingly romantic' B.K. Borison, Sunday Times Bestseller_____A swoony friends to lovers summer romance. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry. Two best friends. One unexpected summer holiday. A...

From the Booker Prize-winning and Women's Prize-shortlisted author of The Silence of the Girls The first novel in Pat Barker's acclaimed 'Life Class' trilogy - an unforgettable story of art...

A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE TIMES'The witty, improbably propulsive rom-com you didn't know you were waiting for' ELIF BATUMAN'Razor sharp and very funny on the cult of...

On sun-soaked shores, desire becomes dangerous What The Greek Wants Most by Maya Blake Theo Pantelides came to Brazil to destroy the man who ruined his life. When he sees...

Just friends. Just friends. JUST FRIENDS. If they repeat it enough, maybe it'll be true . . . Hazel Camille Bradford knows she's a lot to take - and frankly,...

'Little Bramble is the perfect country village. Brimming with community spirit and warmth. I loved it.' Phillipa Ashley, author of A Perfect Cornish EscapeA feel-good, uplifting summer read for fans...

The remote Turtle Valley in British Columbia is home to fifteen-year-old Beth Weeks and a community of eccentric but familiar characters. There, amidst a stunning landscape of purple swallows and...

Winner of the Debut Romantic Novel of the Year Award 2019 When you make eye contact, when you hold someone's gaze, it's the closest thing to knowing you're not alone...

From the author of the million copy bestselling The Devil Wears Prada. Three best friends. Two resolutions. One year to pull it off. Emmy has just split with her boyfriend...

__________________________The new novel from the bestselling author of The Pursuit of Happiness and The MomentBrendan has always lived a careful, constrained life. A salesman who never liked the work, he's...

Previously published as Molly Sparkes and in ebook as Mollly's JourneyFor fans of Katie Flynn, The Nursemaid's Journey is an uplifting novel from the Queen of family saga, and author...

WINNER OF THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE | BEST PUBLISHED NOVELWOMAN & HOME BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR and A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'The perfect escape novel for our...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARD - DISCOVER PRIZE'Dark, humorous, and passionately captures the unique realities of the northern Black experience' - The...

'Unlike almost any other Indian novel you might have read in recent years, this page-turner offers a completely bald, angry, unadorned portrait of the country as seen from the bottom...

'A wise and witty drama of small-town life . . . delivering the generous humour, keen ear for dialogue, and deep appreciation for humanity's foibles that have endeared the author...

Pre-order UNSINKABLE, the astonishing new novel by Frances Quinn, coming February 2025. 'What a heroine Endurance Proudfoot is! I loved her from the start. An unconventional woman who takes us...

Duty and love collide on the arid plains of central South Africa. Previously released as 'Karoo Plainsong' this is a fully revised debut novel. Cathleen Harrington leaves her home in...

Discover this thrilling exploration of love, life and morality from the internationally bestselling author Lesley PearseShe defied her parents and married for love . . .Following her heart, Fifi moves...

'It is her clever did-I-read-that-right twist at the end that really got to me and had me scrabbling through the chapters, open-mouthed.' Evening Standard Summer, 1972: In the claustrophobic heat,...

'There's a trick to time. You can make it expand or you can make it contract. Make it shorter or make it longer . . .'Some moments you want to...