Biographical and autobiographical fiction

Zwei Hebammen, ein kleines Madchen und ein ostfriesisches Dorf im Strudel der ZeitEin ungewohnlicher, auch ungewohnlich schon erzahlter Roman einer Kindheit und eines ostfriesischen Dorfes wahrend der Umbruche in den 1960er JahrenDort, wo es rau und windig ist, manchmal eisig kalt, und wo ein gro er Himmel alles uberwolbt, wird 1959 Greta geboren.

'A stark depiction of the alligator pond of prison life Rage tempered with compassion [its] emotional core continues to smoulder The New York Times Book ReviewThrill-seeking teenager Jimmy Monroe is serving a twenty-year sentence for robbery in the state penitentiary, where terror and chaos reign, corrupt guards inflict casual violence, and men try to preserve their dignity amid isolation and inhumanity.

Barbara von Roll (verheiratete von Luternau) war eine adelige Wohltaterin, deren Ruf als Heilkundige die Zeiten uberdauert hat.

In diesem Buch erzahlt Farhad Alsilo von seiner Flucht durch die brennend heie Wuste bis nach Deutschland.

Trent Dalton, Australia's best-loved writer, sat on a busy street corner with a sky-blue Olivetti typewriter and asked the world a simple, direct question: Can you please tell me a love story?

Based on a true story, mystery and intrigue in pre-Civil War New YorkThe sensational murder of Dr.

*WINNER OF THE 2023 FRED KERNER BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 TORONTO BOOK AWARDS**FINALIST FOR THE 2023 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE*Grief is like an inside joke: you have to have been there to really get it.

Winner of two major European prizes, this funny, quirky chronicle of a family of Dutch clockmakers is a bestseller in the Netherlands.

'A Finnish masterpiece of autofiction.

Winner of the Western Heritage Award for "e;Outstanding Western Novel"e; 2005As the Cheyenne fought that June day in 1876, warrior Comes in Sight faced grave danger.

'I was mesmerised' LAURA SHEPPERSON, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines'This gripping, vividly evoked novel takes the reader to the dark heart of the 16th century .

THE SMASH-HIT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, PERFECT FOR FANS OF DEMON COPPERHEAD'Bloody awful?

Escape to the sunny British countryside with the Sunday Times bestseller that readers are calling 'captivating' and 'a treasure of a read'.

'You are no longer a number' Poland, 1944The train slowed and halted with a squeal of the breaks.

The stunning saga from the bestselling author of Child of the Mersey and Only a Mother Knows.

'Oh my word.

James Falconer returns in the third House of Falconer historical novel from multi-million copy bestseller Barbara Taylor Bradford.

Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize 2023'A hugely impressive debut' SARAH WATERS'[A] haunting and moving story' SUNDAY TIMES'A powerful and inspired achievement.

'A masterpiece.

'This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation' Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff'Witty, fresh and full of life' Liv Little'I can't recommend more highly.

Brenda Stuart returns to her late husband's home devastated by his loss only to find herself accused of bestowing favours upon the Germans.

In the shadowed halls of Villa Diodati, Mary Shelley s fury took shape and birthed a monster'Hypnotic, gothic, and utterly terrifying, Love, Sex & Frankenstein is an unmissable novel' 5* Review'The best expression of female rage I have read to date' 5* Review--Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816.

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 15 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Gervase Fen novella by Edmund Crispin that has never previously been published.

'Fascinating' Choice'This well-researched novel draws you straight into the heart of this engaging story' My Weekly'A stunning evocative novel.

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

Louisa Young, the best-selling author of MY DEAR I WANTED TO TELL YOU is also the granddaughter of the celebrated sculptor, Kathleen Scott.

A collection of three novels from the twice Booker Prize-winning author of the Wolf Hall trilogy, now a major TV series: A Place of Greater Safety, Beyond Black and The Giant, O'Brien.

The thrilling story of the French princess who became an English queen, from the best-selling author of The Agincourt Bride.

The second volume of Doris Lessing's 'Collected African Stories', and a classic work from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

The author's most famous and well-loved work, the Starbridge series, six self-contained yet interconnected novels that explore the history of the Church of England through the 20th century.

The haunting novel from Paul Bailey, whose work has been short-listed twice for the Booker Prize.

A brilliant collection of stories from the critically-acclaimed author of OYSTER and DUE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PLAGUE.

The first novel from the bestselling author of The Dutch House, Commonwealth and Bel Canto, Winner of The Women's Prize for Fiction and the Pen/Faulkner Award.

Another sweeping novel from the No.

Annie Proulx's highly acclaimed, international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

The international bestseller from the much-loved author of 'The Joy Luck Club' and 'The Bonesetter's Daughter'.

As resonant with social and political themes as Lessing's masterpiece 'The Golden Notebook', 'The Diaries of Jane Somers' sees the author returns to the realism of her early fiction with the wisdom and experience of maturity.

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now - Philippa Gregory's landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 .

This major best-selling memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood in Liverpool is one of the most harrowing but uplifting books you will ever read.

A companion piece to the captivating memoir GIVING UP THE GHOST by the Man Booker-winning author, this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood.

Absorbing storytelling at its very best.

Now a major TV seriesWinner of the Man Booker PrizeShortlisted for the the Orange PrizeShortlisted for the Costa Novel Award`Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good' Daily Mail'Our most brilliant English writer'GuardianEngland, the 1520s.

'A visual delight' The Times'A splendidly vital recreation of Georgian London' Sunday Times'Tell me, then: would you say you are innocent or experienced?

WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZEGRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2013For fans of Half of a Yellow Sun, a stunning novel set in 1930s Somalia spanning a decade of war and upheaval, all seen through the eyes of a small boy alone in the world.

From rural rags to brief riches and back to ruin, this is a moving saga of hard work, bad luck and finally hope for a family's future.

From the Irish Times and New York Times bestselling author comes a historical novel about an orphaned Victorian flower seller, a lost sister and a hidden diary.

"e;As intricate and absorbing as a Van Gogh painting.

It's possible to find home in the most unexpected places.

The world is at war and her country needs herWhen Florence's son, John, announces that he has enlisted, she is horrified but determined to hold her family together during the oncoming hardships they are to face.

'My favourite novel and one I wish I'd written.