When Sandra is widowed tragically early in her early 40s, with no children to distract her, and a career as a college lecturer only keeping her mildly busy, she feels she needs a new direction in her life.
'Beautiful and emotional' Sue Moorcroft'A moving, warm and comforting read' Jennie Godfrey'Tender and moving, The Forgotten Book Club is one to treasure' Celia Anderson'A wonderfully uplifting celebration of community and the joy of books' Annie Lyons--------------------------Life can begin with a single story.
A mesmerizing book, deeply original, one of the most profound reading experiences I ve had in years one feels most urgently her extraordinary force, her dignity, her savage hunger, her sweetness.
A librarian's discovery of a mysterious book sparks the journey of a lifetime in the delightful novel from the author of The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper.
If you like Maeve Binchy, Fiona Valpy and Rosamunde Pilcher, you'll absolutely love this beautifully emotive and compelling novel of love and loss from the Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis.
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2021 A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smith's Seasonal quartet is a tour-de-force about love, time, art, politics, and how we live now.
Two womenTwo warsA secret that threatens to tear them apart 1916At the onset of war, Nurse Pru le Cuirot left her home in Jersey to care for injured soldiers at Ashbury Manor, Dorset.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ENCORE AWARD 2025'Compelling and fine and rich, I devoured it' TESSA HADLEY'Powerfully compelling' GUARDIAN'Unbelievably good' ELIZABETH DAY'Complex and nuanced.
A pedal-to-the-metal white-knuckle thrill-ride that leaves you wrung out and breathless from sheer exhilaration CHRISTOPHER BROOKMYRE The new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?
'A beautifully written story of loss and love' Florence Knapp'Tender, moving' Daily Mail'A beautiful story of grief, hope and love' Lucy Diamond'Superbly crafted and tender' Woman & Home Spectacular.
'This great read manages to be both funny and emotionally charged' Fabulous, The SunFour women who have lost themselves or who want to be lost, spend a life-changing weekend at a wild retreat on Bodmin Moor.
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2025*'An irresistible read' YAEL VAN DER WOUDEN, Women's Prize-winning author of THE SAFEKEEP'An intricately woven epic, Confessions is both intimate and expansive, a novel that teems with raw, hungry life' COLIN WALSH, author of KALAIt is late September in 2001 and the walls of New York are papered over with photos of the missing.
'Atmospheric, unsettling and compelling' Chris Hammer'Eerie and gripping' Daily Mail'A brilliant thriller' StylistFrom the winner of the 2026 CWA Debut Dagger AwardIn the remote Scottish Highlands, a young woman is found dead on a road the locals call cursed.
'Funny, uplifting and warm' Sunday Times bestselling author PHILLIPA ASHLEY'Beautifully written, the characters leap from the page' Million-copy bestselling author SUE MOORCROFTThe Unretirement is an uplifting story about the joy of pursuing dreams at any age, full of warmth, heart and community spirit.
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2024'Any book by Yiyun Li is a cause for celebration' SIGRID NUNEZ'One of our finest living authors' NEW YORK TIMES'Bruising, beautiful' GUARDIANA dazzling new collection of short stories written over a decade, spanning loss, alienation, ageing and the strangeness of contemporary life - from Yiyun Li, the prize-winning author of The Book of GooseA grieving mother makes a spreadsheet of everyone she's lost.
