Narrative theme: Love and relationships

A BUSTLE BEST NEW BOOK A notable addition to the dark academia shelf.

Winner of a Betty Trask AwardIntroducing.

A seductive collection of stories from the 'magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday).

Toni Morrison s fierce and provocative novel exposes the damage adults wreak on children, and how this echoes through the generations.

Two children are brought to a wild garden on the shores of Sydney Harbour to shelter from the Second World War.

Peter H eg's first novel is an interweaving of the lives and loves of four families, within which histories time expands, clocks stop or race forward at will.

A long-time confidante of the rain and snow, I am ninety years old.

On a weekend in late summer, Jo is fleeing to London with her children when, a few miles into the journey from the Kent coast, her teenage daughter jumps off the train.

Anthony Trollope knew more about women than any other novelist of his time Joanne Trollope Trollope observes the romances of two controversial heroines in the first of his Palliser novels.

Praise for Russian Winter'An elegant, compelling puzzle of family, memory and solitude that brings to life modern day Boston and postwar Russia through a profound love story.

'Her name was Felicia, a name Cullen liked.

Louise isn't sure where her life took the wrong turning, but it's not shaping up as well as she might have hoped.

From bestselling novelist Marie Joseph - a collection of heartwarming, life-enhancing stories that show her at her very best.

It s 24 December, 1999.

Sonia, Lady Duntan, loves the family seat rather more than she does her husband.

**Now adapted for the stage by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti as a Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Birmingham Rep co-production running 22nd May 21st June 2025**SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD AND LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZEFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BOY WITH THE TOPKNOT AND EMPIRELAND'Enormously enjoyable' SUNDAY TIMES'A satirical masterpiece' TELEGRAPH'Sanghera's tender and funny book is a cracking and pacy read' OBSERVER'A stunning novel .

When Samantha Morrow's husband leaves her and her eleven-year-old son she is faced with the terrifying prospect of having to recreate her whole life.

In this powerful sequel to PACKARDS, much loved author Patricia Burns returns to the London department store, bringing its people and its wartime challenges expertly to life.

What would happen if a mediocre white-goods marketing manager with average looks suddenly became the most beautiful man in the world?

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2013An unsettling exploration of manipulation and power between a middle-aged man and eleven year-old girl.

How did Robert Purcell, distinguished barrister and perfect specimen of the British Establishment, end up in prison?

Effie Gillis is a history professor teaching at a major university.

Alphonse Courrier possesses all the might reasonably make a man content: a prosperous ironmonger's business and a position of respect in his Auvergne village, a dutiful, coolly beautiful wife who runs an irreproachable household, two healthy sons, and a hidden mistress - "e;the ugliest girl in the village but probably the happiest"e;.

Teasing out the extraordinary within the everyday, FALSE PRETENCES is a contemporary novel in mosiac.

Anna knows that if you want something really badly, you have to plan it.

An elderly Pole sits in a cafe in Krakow.

'What is remarkable about Alan Ayckbourn's comedy is that it contrives to be simultaneously hilarious and harrowing.

The next explosive instalment in the Dressmakers' Alley series from bestseller Rosie ClarkeWelcome back to Dressmakers' Alley, where danger lurks on every corner.

When Jochen left his father behind in East Germany he carried his resentment with him.

In his own words, Charlie Cross is a bloke in love.

Everything changes for the four Mellow children the day they find a book called Pleasuring on the shelf.

The tales collected here are complete miniature narratives.

In these remarkable stories, John Burnside takes us into the lives of men and women trapped in marriage, ensnared by drink, diminished by disappointment.

**NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING HARRY STYLES**This love is all-consumingIt is in 1950s' Brighton that Marion first catches sight of the handsome and enigmatic Tom.

Julia belongs to the inner circle of Johannesburg high society.

Let #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey take you on a captivating and sweeping romantic adventure.

Perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Georgette Heyer and Jenny Hambly, this scintillating page-turner from #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey is the perfect historical romance to settle down with.

Perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Georgette Heyer and Jenny Hambly, this sizzling page-turner from #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey is the perfect historical romance to sweep you away.

Scathing dialogue and heated romance combine in this fiery romantic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey, for fans of Bridgerton, Georgette Heyer and Jenny Hambly.

If you like Bridgerton, Georgette Heyer and Jenny Hambly, you will love this sensational and sexy romantic adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey.

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

The brilliantly fast and funny romantic comedy from NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR Sophie Kinsella.

They say love is a many-splendored thing.

'A book of innocence and bawdiness, fury and joy.

Fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy will love this warm-hearted and moving novel from multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes.

Elling has a wildly overactive imagination and has been molly-coddled by his mother all his life, so when she dies he is left completely incapable of taking care of himself.

Paul Durcan's twenty-second collection finds Monsieur le Po te on the road in Paris, New York City, Chicago, Brisbane, and Achill Island, meditating upon the sanctuary of home and what it means to feel truly at home.

When Dorothy came back from the dead, it seemed to Aaron that some people simply didn't notice.

Maggie Helwig's stunning British debut is an extraordinary war novel, a poignant and gripping story about the ripples that carry on long after the fighting is over, and about two people kept apart by history, ethics and human frailty.

'A fantasy, a vivid dream.