Narrative theme: Coming of age

A beautiful and touching wartime romance from the pen of bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph.

Plainsong, set in Kent Haruf's fictional Holt County, Colorado, is an unforgettable modern classic, exploring the grace and hope of every human life, and our boundless capacity for love.

A haunting and heartbreaking novel narrated from heaven as a young girl watches over her family and killer.

Seventeen and sure of nothing, Maria has left her parents' small-town grocery for university life in Dublin.

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'Gripping, completely compelling .

The profound sequel to Firefly Lane, now a major Netflix series starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.

Lottie Moggach's thrilling Kiss Me First is the inspiration for the major Channel 4 and Netflix TV series from the co-author of Skins, Bryan Elsey.

'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads SingNow a number one series on Netflix, Firefly Lane is an unforgettable, poignant and powerful coming of age story spanning more than three decades.

Originally published in 1945, The Green Years is one of A J Cronin's best-loved novels.

'The multi award-winning Charlotte Mendelson is famous for whipping up the hottest, messiest family dramas a writer of literary fiction can .

A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick!

Winner of the Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year Award.

As the First World War takes hold, a young girl comes of age in a troubled London.

Pages for You is story of the beginning, blossoming and falling apart of a delirious love affair, by Sylvia Brownrigg.

A tense, evocative, portrait of love and deceit set during one long hot summer in France, The Greengage Summer is a hauntingly beautiful coming-of-age story by from Rumer Godden, the author of Black Narcissus, a major BBC drama series and classic film.

From Oxford during the dark days of the Second World War to contemporary London, this is Alan Hollinghurst's intimate novel about sexuality, art and family secrets.

Growing up in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, in the '70s and '80s, Linda Hammerick knows that she is different.

The seventh novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin s best-selling San Francisco saga.

At the start of his school holidays, Danny Delaney is looking forward to a trouble-free summer.

In 1960 the West Indies arrive in Australia and Michael, who is sixteen, is enthralled.

*THE BOOK BEHIND THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG*'Wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, Ready Player One is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut' Independent'Part intergalactic scavenger hunt, part romance, and all heart' CNN'Ernest Cline's novel deserves to be a modern classic' SciFiNow'Gorgeously geeky, superbly entertaining, this really is a spectacularly successful debut' Daily Mail_______________A world at stake.

WINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM PRIZE'Funny, sad, bewildering and painfully honest, it s a must-read for all fans of Joe Dunthorne s Submarine' Emerald StreetJim Thorne.

The restrictions of a wartime childhood in in London and subsequent post-war shortages have done little to enrich Timothy's early youth.

MARINA ENDICOTT PRESENTSTHE THREE GRACEFUL AVERY GIRLSTHE SISTER ACT TO TAKE VAUDEVILLE BY STORMSTARRING: AURORA, CLOVER and BELLA As they set off on the road to fame and fortune, the Avery sisters join a cast of extraordinary and unforgettable characters charming charlatans, unpredictable eccentrics, and some who seem ordinary but have magical gifts.

'A rare treat, delivered with aplomb' Sunday TelegraphOn the day of Charles and Diana's wedding, Rebecca Monroe's mother locked herself in the bathroom and never came out.

WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH BOOK PRIZE 2013Today is Christmas Eve.

A young girl struggles to realise her dreams when her life is derailed - from the Sunday Times bestselling author Val Wood.

Is anxiety making your child's life a misery - causing problems at school, difficulties in making friends or facing new experiences, even affecting their physical health?

If you like Jenny Colgan, Milly Johnson and Trisha Ashley, you will love this brilliantly funny romantic comedy buzzing with speculation and scandal from bestselling author Judy Astley.

Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Milly Johnson and Trisha Ashley, this is a story full of wry laughs and shrewd insight into friendship and family from bestselling author Judy Astley.

Whether on holiday or dreaming of one, this is the perfect easy-going, cosy read to relax with.

A heartrending but uplifting story unfolds in the Yorkshire Dales when a promising new life instead demands the utmost of Cara Dunning.

This captivating and moving story of dark secrets, violence and scandal by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton is perfect for fans of Catherine Cookson and Dilly Court.

If you like Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson, you'll love this emotional and powerful story of revenge and retribution from the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton.

This dramatic, heart-wrenching and emotional saga full of twists and turns, leading up to a violent and terrible climax, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton is a must - read for fans of Catherine Cookson, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.

Returning to Manchester, her broken home, Esther moves back to the flat she used to share with her best friend Donna.

Faulkner's final novel is a tale of three Mississippi travellers.

Vincent comes of age in Paris in the summer of 1916.

Half Apache and mostly orphaned, the adventures of Edgar Presley Mint begin on an Arizona reservation at the age of seven, when the mailman's jeep accidentally runs over his head.

From the author of the Man Booker longlisted The Underground RailroadBenji spends most of the year as one of the only black kids at an elite prep school in Manhattan, going to roller disco bar mitzvahs, desperately trying to find his place in the social hierarchy.

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THE STORIES THAT INSPIRED THE FILM COLETTE, out Jan 2019.

This fast-paced, heart-warming and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from bestselling author Belinda Jones is perfect for fans of Jo Thomas, Lindsey Kelk, Sophie Kinsella and Paige Toon.

Let much loved author Belinda Jones sweep you away to the magical island of Capri in this unmissable rom-com.

When his endlessly capricious wife Eva receives plane tickets for the family to visit Auntie Joan and Uncle Wally in Atlanta, Wilt knows only one thing - that nothing could entice him to fly three thousand miles over the water, and especially not two rotund Americans with more money than sense.

Lose yourself in this intelligent and emotional novel with a darker edge and the superb characterisation we've come to expect from Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton.

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.

Certain to raise a smile and warm your heart; escape for an afternoon with this gem from Judy Astley.

The First World War is over.