Narrative theme: Interior life

Nothing in Elias' measured life, in his whole career as a teacher of literature, in his marriage to the 'indescribably beautiful' Eva, foreshadowed the events of that apparently ordinary day.

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

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.

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.

A complex, intense American novel of family from the winner of the Nobel Prize for LiteratureWith an introduction by Richard HughesEver since the first furore was created on its publication in 1929, The Sound and the Fury has been considered one of the key novels of this century.

Billy Pilgrim - hapless barber's assistant, successful optometrist, alien abductee, senile widower, and soldier - has become unstuck in time.

A landmark in American fiction, Light in August explores Faulkner's central theme: the nature of evil.

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Isabel Merton is a renowned concert pianist whose playing is marked by rare intensity.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MEMORY POLICE'A conspicuously gifted writer To read Ogawa is to enter a dreamlike state tinged with a nightmare, and her stories continue to haunt.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF 2024 BOOKER PRIZE WINNING ORBITALLeonard is alone and rootless, returning to London after his father's death.

Three dramatic and emblematic stories intertwine in Sway - the early days of the Rolling Stones; the life of avant-garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger; and the community of Charles Manson and his followers.

In 1989, the memorable year when the Wall came down, a university student in Berlin on his early morning run finds a corpse lying on a park bench and alerts the authorities.

On August 15, 1953, the day of a tumultuous street carnival in Elephant Park, Ohio, the baker Rocco LaGrassa receives a devastating piece of news: his son has died in a POW camp in Korea.

'I am the wolf, taker of life: the predator.

'The first great novel of the war in Afghanistan' Wall Street Journal You ve had no sleep since the firefight last night.

All that stands between one man and murder by the mafia is a penguin.

Cambridge, Budapest, New York, Zurich, The Hague, Tel Aviv, the South Downs of England: the narrator has travelled everywhere.

It begins at the stroke of midnight on the first day of 1997.

From the pen of prizewinning and bestselling author Craig Russell, comes this exquisitely plotted, intelligent and blindingly original crime thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.

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.

Fans of Stuart MacBride, James Oswald and Ian Rankin will love this dangerously dark and utterly compelling thriller from the pen of prizewinning and bestselling author Craig Russell.

This dark, atmospheric and spine-tingling crime thriller from the mind of prizewinning and bestselling author Craig Russell will get right under the skin.

Calling all fans of Stuart MacBride, James Oswald and Ian Rankin - this blood-curdling and hypnotically tense thriller from the pen of prizewinning and bestselling author Craig Russell with its devilishly cunning plot and mind-blowing maze of twists and turns is perfect for you.

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.

This moving and captivating novel will keep you glued to the page and invested from the off.

Let multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes sweep you away with this moving and heart-warming saga set by the sea.

At a party in the Hollywood Hills, Stephen Monk finds his wife in the arms of another man.

A monumental novel capturing how one man comes to terms with the mutable past.

WITH INTROUCTIONS BY EAVAN BOLAND AND MAUD ELLMANThe serene and maternal Mrs Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr Ramsay, together with their children and assorted guests, are holidaying on the Isle of Skye.

From the pen of bestselling author Susan Sallis comes a moving and heart-warming novel that will stay with you long after you finish the last page.

Haunted by the horrific events he witnessed during the Vietnam War, Napoleon Haskell is exhausted from years spent battling his memories.

From the author of The Gustav SonataToday is Jack Sadler's birthday.

From the author of The Gustav SonataWhen Erica March composes herself to die in a cupboard, she knows that Ralph Pears will find her.

'A dark domestic fairy tale' New York TimesA young writer employs a housekeeper - and slowly finds herself the sole keeper of the older woman's sercrets.

Angela Bradbury's 'Poor Mother' : delicate, humble, permanently disappointed, has made endless sacrifices for her family, for which they can never quite be grateful enough.

Rose Pendlebury has little in common with her Islington neighbours.

Catherine's mother died when Catherine was just a baby girl, leaving nothing but her perfect reputation to live up to.

Lost, found, stolen, strayed, sold, fought over.

From the highly-acclaimed author of SMALL PLEASURES - winner of the 2022 British Book Awards.

At a loose end after college, Ellis Barstow drifts back to his hometown and takes a job as a reconstructionist investigating and recreating the details of fatal car accidents.

With the death of her mother, middle-aged Theodora Goodman contemplates the desert of her life.