Fiction: narrative themes

'Addictive writing wrapped up in a compelling page turner that makes you deeply think and feel' YOMI ADEGOKE'An incisive new voice in fiction' COCO MELLORSWe give celebrities a power they don't deserve.

'Had me laughing aloud within its first five pages.

'A real page turner' SCOTTISH FIELDIt's never too late to rewrite your story.

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'The best kind of book: the one you didn't know you were craving until it appeared .

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!

In the wilderness, it's kill or be killed.

THE MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY IS BACK WITH THE NEW BOOK OF THE MOMENTDelicious' JOJO MOYES'Super-sharp, lethally witty' NIGELLA LAWSON'Wonderfully wicked'RED'Very funny.

Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year and the Green Carnation Prize 'More than just one of the best debuts of the year; one of the best books of the year.

A Treacherous Paradise sees Henning Mankell turn his talents for writing gripping thrillers to a world where power and powerlessness meet and passion is a dangerous commodity.

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A New York Times bestseller and word-of-mouth phenomenon, this is perfect for book-groups and fans of The Help and The Postmistress.

'To play the country-game, we have to choose a country.

Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, Joe Abercrombie and Robin Hobb, a stunningly imagined and thrilling epic fantasy from bestselling author Stella Gemmell.

Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, Joe Abercrombie and Robin Hobb, a stunningly imagined and thrilling epic fantasy from bestselling author Stella Gemmell.

Joan's voice is almost a whisper.

When Julia was eight, she was asked to be a bridesmaid at her beautiful cousin Iris's wedding.

Agatha Christie meets Julie Caplin in this exciting new cosy crime series that captures the glamour of the 1930s with the gorgeous escapist destinations!

Let much-loved and ever-popular author Judy Astley sweep you away to magical Cornwall in this lively, laughter-packed and heart-warming read - a return to the setting of her fantastically successful first novel, Just for the Summer.

Holderness, 1846.

Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Donna Douglas, a saga full of the romance and drama of World War II from bestselling author Margaret Mayhew.

'I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN' SHON FAYE'A MASTERPIECE.

Tea-Bag, a young African girl, has fled a refugee camp in Spain for the promise of a new life in Sweden.

In 1972, two seconds were added to time.

The heart-hammering thriller from the queen of the London crime scene.

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Before Ellen, things were easier and less complicated.

Viola hasn't had much luck with men.

Lottie is tired of long-term boyfriends who don't want to commit to marriage.

Two lives.

Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, the Fifty Shades trilogy will obsess you, possess you and stay with you for ever.

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This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.

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When Dorothy came back from the dead, Aaron noticed that some people simply ignored the fact; some seemed to have forgotten she had died in the first place; and others just walked straight on by.

Mark Renton has it all: he's good-looking, young, with a pretty girlfriend and a place at university.

The crying persisted.

Written by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian, and perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden, this is a high-octone, gripping and affecting novel set during England's brutal and bloody Civil War.

A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love - tormented, funny, and affecting - and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences.

Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life?

Tracing his ancestory through six generations - slaves and freedmen, farmers and blacksmiths, lawyers and architects - back to Africa, Alex Haley discovered a sixteen-year-old youth, Kunta Kinte.

A Richard and Judy recommendation for the 2012 Summer Book Club, this is a brilliant Gothic novel in the vein of Daphne du Maurier.

It's all fun and games, until someone falls in love.

With all her signature warmth, wonderful characters and unforgettable drama, escape with bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph and settle down with this unputdownable and unforgettable saga of sisterly love put to the ultimate challenge.

Fans of Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson will love being transported to another time and place by bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph in this enthralling and heart-warming saga about one woman's desire for a glamourous and romantic life.

Elizabeth Barber is crossing the Atlantic by liner with her perfectly adequate boyfriend, Derek, who might be planning to propose.

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Fans of Lisa Jewell, Cara Hunter and Karin Slaughter will devour this menacingly dark and disturbing thriller with an unnatural twist from bestselling author Sharon Bolton.

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