Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss

A train screeches to a halt in the middle of the English countryside and, observed by her fascinated fellow travellers, a woman climbs down and rushes to the aid of a sheep, stranded on its back and unable to rise.

Matilda Poliport, recently widowed and largely estranged from her four adult children, has decided to End It All.

From the bestselling author of Star of the Sea and Shadowplay, 'a powerful, moving adventure of raw fate and betrayed love' (Independent on Sunday).

In this book the author addresses the problem of growing old and the "e;warts of the soul"e; which, if gouged out, ruin the flesh.

'A book of excruciating sobriety and warmth and a magical concreteness of observation.

Discover a beautiful story about what it is to be human from Pulitzer prize-winning Sunday Times bestselling Anne TylerHow does a man addicted to routine - a man who flosses his teeth before love-making - cope with the chaos of everyday life?

Meet Maggie Moran.

Read Pulitzer Prize-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Anne Tyler's classic exploration of the impact of grief on a family.

A Caribbean country on the verge of collapse.

'Her brilliance in capturing the ripples on the surface of family life gives her a claim to be the Jane Austen of our age' Daily MailHaving sacked her handyman, newly-widowed Mrs Emerson finds a replacement in Elizabeth, a lanky, awkward girl.

'A masterpiece, a perfect book' David NichollsDiscover this unmissable modern classic where the fragile friendship between two teenage boys has devastating consequences that echo throughout the years.

'A rich, revolutionary novel.

Isherwood's short, poignant novel is a tender and wistful love story Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication, A Single Man is the story of George, an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover, Jim.

Marion Bishop's life has fallen apart.

A transfixing parable of greed, goodness and an extraordinary miracle from the author of The Woman in Black.

'I absolutely loved this smart, twisty novel' Sunday Times bestseller SHARI LAPENA'A dark and twisty read' Sunday Times bestseller NITA PROSEEveryone watches their neighbours.

**The #1 New York Times bestselling novel.

Winner of the 2017 Edgar Award for Best NovelSelected by The Sunday Times as one of the top page-turners of summer 2017FROM THE CREATOR OF THE AWARD WINNING FARGO AND LEGION TV SERIES'Hawley's sublime prose glows on every page in this literary thriller of the highest quality' Daily MailTHE RICH ARE DIFFERENT.

The million-copy bestselling phenomenon: a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step.

The story behind the hit Netflix documentary: The bestselling account of the bond between brothers and the shocking legacy of a dangerous mother.

In ONE DAY PLUS you can get closer to Em and Dex than ever before.

'It's hard to accept that this is the end of the Emmy Lake series, but if there has to be an end, let it be this one: Dear Miss Lake.

OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDETwo childhood best friends.

'She's one of the best poets around' - Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate of the United KingdomPart poetry collection, part consolation, Say Something Back and Time Lived, Without Its Flow collects Denise Riley's moving documents of loss and grief together for the first time.

Epic historical adventure from bestselling author Michael Jecks!

'In the top flight of crime writing' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHTHE CHILLING NEW SUSPENSE THRILLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELSIn the dead of winter, even brothers become strangers.

It is a privilege to know her - Jordan HendersonPathos-laced memoires on every page - Steve RotheramA truly absorbing and moving read - Sue Johnston----On the morning of Saturday 15 April 1989, Jenni Hicks, her husband, and their two teenage daughters, Sarah and Vicki, went to watch a football match.

We all keep secrets.

Jane Dolby fell in love with a fisherman - the most dangerous peacetime occupation that exists - leading her to find a place in a traditional British world that many have forgotten.

'A captivating read: beautifully written and heartrendingly sad' Daily Telegraph'A poignant story, written with humour and emotion' Daily Mail'Heartbreaking, gripping novel about one woman's attempt to sort out her best friend's marriage' Woman & HomeIt's almost Christmas.

Jack and Joy Griffin are back on Cape Cod - where they spent their hope-filled honeymoon - for a wedding.

John Turner, a young man with a chequered past, has been told he has just one year to live.

It is New Year's Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California.

All around Marnie, things are disappearing.

Now a major BBC drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch'Only Ian McEwan could write about loss with such telling honesty' Benedict CumberbatchOn a routine trip to the supermarket with his daughter one Saturday morning, Stephen Lewis, a well-known writer of children's books, turns his back momentarily.

In the arid summer heat, four children Jack, Julie, Sue and Tom find themselves abruptly orphaned.

Two old friends - Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday - meet at the funeral of gorgeous, witty Molly Lane.

Fielding Montanna might be dead, but doesn't know it.

Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2011Staring at the Sun charts the life of Jean Serjeant, from her beginning as a naive, carefree country girl before the war through to her wry and trenchant old age in the year 2020.

HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHERE IT HURTS.

It is the rainy season.

When Johnny Pascoe attempts to rescue a sick girl from the Tasmanian outback his plane crashes leaving him dangerously injured.

In July 1934, Walter Brown went alone to the woodland pond.

Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID BRADSHAWAnthony Beavis is a man inclined to recoil from life.

When Tom Fellows proclaims that a Venn diagram is a far better way of illustrating modern family ties than a traditional tree, his young daughter Andrea has no idea that he is referring to their own situation.

Tel Aviv.

BOOK FOUR OF THE RAJ QUARTETThe British Raj in India is in its final days.