Fiction: general and literary

READ THE PERFECT SIZZLING MOTORSPORTS ROMANCE FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLOODSTREAM!

'Fans of Coco Mellors will enjoy this chaotically funny novel' RED'A refreshingly real exploration of family, addiction and love.

A gripping new crime thriller with a ticking clock!

Samuel Tyne always believed he was destined for greatness.

'Bridget Jones meets menopause.

'An engaging portrait of an indomitable woman at the heart of Golden Age Hollywood' Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Manhattan Girls?

There's a fine art to murder.

'Magnificently horrifying' Daily Mail'Gripping' Glamour'Impressive and moving' Irish Times'Unique, bold and unsettling' Aiwanose Odafen'Claustrophobic and very disturbing' Guardian'Unflinching, unforgettable' Layne Fargo'Perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Daisy Johnson' Amy GentryMy name is Ikemefuna Nwosu, and I am your wife.

'It broke my heart' Louise O'Neill'Hard-hitting' The Timess'Powerful and bittersweet' Daily Mail'Beat[s] Normal People at its own game' Harper's Bazaar______________________________________________________________Efe and Sam have been best friends since before they were married.

A thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last!

'A lovely, sunshiney story, bursting with wit and joy' - MILLY JOHNSON'Has the Bella Osborne hallmark combination of wit, wonderful characters and meaningful conflicts .

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZE'Dazzling' GUARDIAN'Blistering' THE TIMES'A delight' DIANA EVANS'Fiction written at the highest level' ANN PATCHETT'Hilarious, revelatory' MARLON JAMESAn electrifying, hilarious and deeply moving tragicomic debut novel following a Jamaican family grappling with a new life in the US.

All families have secrets.

'Girl power for the over sixties!

The Sunday Times number one bestselling debut novel'Absolutely outrageous.

Behind every strong woman are the women who raised her.

*The thrilling new novel from Lucy Clarke, THE SURF HOUSE, is available to buy now**The Sunday Times bestseller**A CHILLING THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR*'Secrets galore' DAILY MAIL'Atmospheric, haunting, and beautifully written' GILLIAN McALLISTER'Queen of the destination thriller' CLAIRE DOUGLAS______________________________________________________________THE PERFECT DAY FOR A HIKESeeking the escape of a lifetime, four friends hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild - nothing between them and the mountain peak but forest, sea and sharp blue sky.

'A mad, moving, beautiful novel' IndependentThe world of Mood Indigo is a stained-glass cartoon kind of a place, where the piano dispenses cocktails, the kitchen mice dance to the sound of sunbeams, and the air is three parts jazz.

WINNER OF THE WORLD BOOK DAY - BOOKS TO TALK ABOUT PRIZE 2008WINNER OF THE JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS PRIZE 2005WINNER OF THE WAVERTON GOOD READ PRIZE 2005A is for Apple.

'Beautiful, amazing, mesmerising' ALAN CUMMINGA MISSING PERSON MYSTERY LIKE NO OTHERI am not gone.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LYNNE TRUSS'Stella Gibbons is the Jane Austen of the twentieth century' The TimesSet in wartime London, Westwood tells the story of Margaret Steggles, a plain bookish girl whose mother has told her that she is not the type that attracts men.

Soon to be a major filmTracy Flick, star of Election and one of the most memorable characters of our time, returns in this dark and insightful comedy about midlife.

They were the best of friends, they were the worst of friends .

The brand-new, hilarious, feel-good adventure from the internationally bestselling author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and DisappearedSweden, late summer of 2011.

Murder.

Sometimes, to find love, you have to be a little accommodating.

Let bestselling author Judy Astley sweep you away with this insightful, uplifting and hilarious novel where a family holiday turns into more of a torment than a treat.

Discover the explosive first novel from the author of The Slap Ari is nineteen, Greek, gay, unemployed, looking for something - anything - to take him away from his aimless existence in suburban Melbourne.

The Other Bennet Sister presents Mary Bennet in a whole new light as she becomes Austen's newest leading lady.

Mr Palomar is a delightful eccentric whose chief activity is looking at things.

Meet Akhilandeswari, Akhila for short: forty-five and single, an income-tax clerk, and a woman who has never been allowed to live her own life - always the daughter, the sister, the aunt, the provider.

Diane Jeffrey returns with another suspenseful, twisty and brilliantly tense psychological crime thriller.

From the three-time winner of the Swedish Crime Writers' Award.

Cambridge is a powerful and haunting novel set in that uneasy time between the abolition of the slave trade and the emancipation of the slaves.

An extraordinary work of fiction, from one of the world's most exceptional writers.

Huxley's dystopian classic is a nightmare vision of the fate of humanity in a post-nuclear world.

* Don't miss 'THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH' TV SERIES - now streaming on Paramount+ * Adapted from The Chemistry of Death and Written in Bone - starring Harry Treadaway as Dr David Hunter'A superbly strong read' The Times What began as a straightforward case is about to become a twisted nightmare .

We are invisible: we clean your houses, we look after your children, we know your secrets.

A stuffed bear, a pet mouse, fraud and felony on the streets of London, and strange goings-on in the fens.

THE ACCLAIMED FULLY REVISED EDITION OF THE SCOTT MONCRIEFF AND KILMARTIN TRANSLATIONWithin a Budding Grove describes the first shoots of an astonishing love affair.

After her divorce, Charlene Dugan vowed never to get married again-a promise she has kept for twenty-five years.

It was an affair.

'The perfect book to read when you want to give your heart a holiday' Sally Page, bestselling author of The Keeper of Stories'An uplifting story full of hope, love and healing.

'All the trappings of a feel-good read.

'DCI Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine' Elly Griffiths'Matilda Darke is an excellent character' BA ParisA MISSING TEENAGERWhen Sharon Mackintosh allows her teenage daughter to pick up a friend late one evening, she doesn't expect to find the police on her doorstep the next morning.

An irresistible, poignant story about love, ambition and the secrets one woman left behind'A beautiful portrait of a woman living a double life' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'These pages are filled with love' OBSERVER'It has everything I love - gorgeous writing, complicated love affairs, a gripping storyline' CLARE LESLIE HALL, AUTHOR OF BROKEN COUNTRYIt's the 1990s and Susan Bliss is torn between two lives.

THE MILLION COPY #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BUTTER IS BACK WITH A NEW NOVEL OF OBSESSION'Tender and thrilling it's Yuzuki at her best'ELLE'Deliciously satisfying'iPAPER'Enjoyable and addictive' INDEPENDENT'Fantastically dark' ERIN KELLYEriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her best friend doing the savaging .

THE DEBUT NOVEL FROM THE AWARD-WINNING FOOD WRITER'IRRESISTIBLY FUNNY, SEXY AND CHARMING' AMY KEY'A JOY TO READ' RUKMINI IYER'THE FUNNY SLOW-BURN LOVE STORY YOU NEED TO START SUMMER PROPERLY' REDSometimes life doesn't follow a recipe.

'From the rich descriptions to the believable characters and the engaging plot, I was hooked from page one.

Terror claws into the lives of an American family.