'Sits squarely at the tender intersection of race, class, and ethics - wrapped in beautiful prose and a killer plot that keeps you turning the pages' JODI PICOULT'Oh my goodness this book; quite possibly one of the most emotionally powerful, heart wrenching books about motherhood that I have ever read .
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE Vivid, poignant, hilarious and tragic: the most rewarding and beautiful novel I've read in ages BARBARA TRAPIDO'A family saga like no other.
'One of Dickens's most neglected, but most rewarding, novels' Peter AckroydSet against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge is a story of mystery and suspense which begins with an unsolved double murder and goes on to involve conspiracy, blackmail, abduction and retribution.
Evelyn Waugh's beloved masterpiece, with an introduction by Paula Byrne The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War.
The seething cauldron of life, the infinite stratification of reality, the inextricable tangle of knowledge are what Gadda wants to depict Italo Calvino Gonzalo is a highly educated man living alone with his ageing, widowed mother in a town scarred by war.
A story of falling out of love for fans of Monica Heisey and Dolly Alderton'A thoughtful and tender take on the concept of "e;home"e;' Pandora Sykes'There's a snap and crackle in Saunders's dialogue' The Times'Saunders makes funny and heartbreaking seem effortless' Red 'Heart-warmingly relatable' Cosmopolitan 'Really moving, observant [and] convincing' Niamh Hargan---------------------------------------------------MOVING IN.
From the critically acclaimed author Sally Bayley, The Green Lady is a poignant, brilliant exploration of the relationships between children and their teachers.
A novel about love, pain, big life choices and unconventional relationships, perfect for fans of Dolly Alderton, Coco Mellors and Gillian Anderson'A razor-sharp tale of what happens when life doesn't work out the way you hoped it would' ELLE'Funny, witty and fast paced .
The first book in an action-packed, poignant duology inspired by Nigerian mythologyDemi just wants to survive: to avoid the suspicion of the nonmagical Ajes who occupy her ancestral homeland of Ife; to escape the King's brutal genocide of her people - the darker skinned, magic wielding Oluso; and to live peacefully with her secretive mother while learning to control the terrifying blood magic that is her birthright.
With the death of a mother and the abduction of a young girl, Susan Fletcher has written a vividly beautiful novel about the innocence and terror of childhood.
This is a story set in the sixties in the capital cities of Enugu and Owerri in the present day South East of Nigeria before the civil war This is a captivating collection of stories of a young family ( Obioma's) determined through hard work and resilience to establish themselves in the city with their two young children Chinyere and Uzoma while threading and balancing the delicate lines of culture and tradition of their people.
*Journey Inside the Ants' Kingdom* is a charming and imaginative story about a curious schoolboy named Jay who finds himself on an extraordinary adventure.
