Narrative theme: Social issues

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK.

Two sisters must find their way in a world designed to confine them.

A Quick Reads story from the author of That Reminds Me and Borderline FictionFROM GRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELIST AND WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZERay wants the perfect body.

'It is all rather irresistible .

'Gobsmacking' - Daily Mail'Masterful' - Karin Slaughter'You won't be able to put this one down' - GlamourA Richard and Judy Book Club BestsellerShocking and psychological, The Wife Between Us is a twisting, pulse-pounding thriller about the disturbing secrets hidden in an ordinary marriage .

The fun new sci-fi adventure from the award-winning author of The Last Gifts of the Universe, perfect for fans of T.

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2026**'Extraordinary .

Get cosy in front of the fire with this moving, heartwarming and inspiring true story.

From Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, this is the second instalment in the visionary novel cycle 'Canopus in Argos: Archives'.

'You'll be instantly dazzled' STYLIST'Breathtaking .

Nameless is a gripping underworld thriller by bestselling author Jessie Keane.

‘You’re unlikely to read a more impressive first novel this year’ New York Times Book Review

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER IN AMERICA WINNER OF THE 2025 KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION  SHORTLISTED FOR THE NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZE* LONGLISTED FOR THE JAMES PATTERSON PRIZE  in collaboration with Bookshop * Chosen as a BOOK OF THE YEAR in the Washington Post and New York Times Book Review

A gulp-it-down-in-one-sitting novel, The Winter Guest, from Sunday Times bestselling author, Sarah Moss, is an enthralling story about how the past will always come to find you in the end.

The brand-new prequel to the Cornish Girls series from bestselling historical saga author and Romantic Saga of the year nominee Betty WalkerMeet the Cornish Girls before the war!

From Sarah Moss, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summerwater and Ghost Wall, comes a story about the circumstances and the consequences of isolation.

THE QUEEN OF LOVE STORIES IS BACK!

'Shocking.

It's the story of a murder.

'This masterpiece is the novel of the decade, if not the century' New York Times *SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2026*MARLON JAMES'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE JAMAICA OF HIS BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS Darkness is a mood in Jamaica .

Step into the dark heart of small-town Australia in this gripping follow-up to the award-winning The Unbelieved perfect for fans of Chris Hammer's Scrublands and Jane Harper's The Dry.

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';Coughlan is one of those crime writers whose books transcend the genre, vividly recreating the atmosphere of a period of social turmoil.

'I can never forget the sense of pure astonishment I felt when I first read Mieko Kawakami'- Haruki Murakami'The most exciting Japanese novelist at work today'- The TimesA heart-stopping story of teenage girls on the brink in 1990s Tokyo from the International Booker Prize-Shortlisted author of Heaven and Breasts and Eggs.

'Millns draws strong female characters and writes punchily engaging dialogue' The Sunday Times'This captivating book is a remarkable and moving testament to the strength and resilience that can be drawn upon from within female friendships' AYESHA MANAZIR SIDDIQI,author of The CentreSay You'll Be Thereis a celebration of friendship, a story of survival, and a fight against the notion that some girls were destined to quietly disappear.

Discover the gripping dark academia fantasy about the limits of truth and power from the author of The Sword of Kaigen, perfect for fans of Babel by R.

'All this is, is the thing we ve always known: we have nothing and nobody except each other.

'Incandescent and explosive and compassionate all at once' BRYAN WASHINGTON'Rachel Khong is one of our best observers of the human condition' RITA BULLWINKEL'Beautiful, effortless' AIMEE BENDERFrom the author of the New York Times bestselling REAL AMERICANS comes a playful, richly inquisitive collection exploring the connections and disruptions which define us.

Charming, nostalgic and brimming with optimism a sparkling story of friendship, community and staying true to yourself for fans of Lissa Evans and AJ Pearce.

Don't miss the next book in MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Rosie Clarke's Dressmakers' Alley seriesTimes are changing.

An Immediate Bestseller | A Bloomberg Best Book of 2025'Philippe Collin is a magnificent storyteller.

'I realised that time is precious, and what we do with it matters, especially if we want to create change.

German Gluck ist ein hochaktueller, scharfsinniger Gesellschaftsroman, der das deutsche The White Lotus sein konnte: Sieben Schicksale prallen in einem Luxusresort in der deutschen Provinz aufeinander.

Nach dem Ende der Ehe steht eine Frau mit ihrem Wochenendhaus plötzlich allein da.

In ihrem letzten Roman erzahlt Nobelpreistragerin Toni Morrison uber zwei starke Frauen in einem gespaltenen Amerika.

Publicada originalmente en 2013, Diario de campo fue el debut narrativo de Rosario Izquierdo, entonces una socióloga en paro que incorporaba a su primera novela dos precariedades: la de las protagonistas y la de la propia narradora.

Una mujer.

The thrilling finale in the Crawley Family Saga series, a family brimming with secrets from MILLION COPY bestselling author Rosie Clarke.

«A lei do mar» narra unha historia real sucedida no Mediterráneo, un mar que é a patria dos que non teñen fogar, unha invernía salvaxe onde non chegan as leis dos homes.

Whole-Body Intimacy allows couples and their therapists to deepen their understanding of the essential components of intimate relationships and create meaningful sexual connection.

«As mellores tendas de Madrid» describe os primeiros anos da crise que se iniciou en 2008, cando a escala de valores da clase media semella a piques de estourar.

Margaret Sevigny desafia convencions, escriu manifestos, l'ordre social i fins i tot protagonitza les portades dels diaris britànics.

Whole-Body Intimacy allows couples and their therapists to deepen their understanding of the essential components of intimate relationships and create meaningful sexual connection.

Two brothers confront each other and themselves to overcome their family legacy, from the doomed coalfields of north-east England to sun-bleached southern Spain'Thrilling and brilliantly imagined' SARAH HALL'Extraordinarily tense and tender' GUARDIANFrank Bridge turned his back on his family s gangland conflicts in Northumberland decades ago.

Najlepsza przyjaźń to taka, o którą nie trzeba zabiegać ani bać się jej utraty.

Colorado, 1864.

Ein herausragendes Meisterwerk der 1920er Jahre: Der Novellenzyklus "Die Begegnung" besteht aus vier Erzählungen, die das Provinzielle mit aller Macht aufs Korn nehmen.

Ein Roman über einen, der vor dem Leben flüchtet: Herrmann-Neiße, dessen Werke oft als das literarische Pendant zur Bildsprache George Grosz' beschrieben werden, zeichnet in diesem Text vor dem Hintergrund des monotonen Alltags die Stationen eines sich auf der Flucht vor der kapitalistischen Gesellschaft befindlichen Menschen.

Eine Novelle aus Hoffmanns berühmtem Erzählband "Nachtstücke": In der ersten Erzählung unterhält sich der Enthusiast mit dem Doktor und dem Kapellmeister über das Mädchen Bettina.

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books I am Black because I come from the earth s insidenow take my word for jewel in the open light.

A Boy's Own Story traces an unnamed narrator's coming-of-age during the 1950s.