Narrative theme: Social issues

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Agatha Christie's most famous murder mystery.

I spy.

Timeless wisdom for modern mothers.

They're back and stronger than ever!

Discover the sweeping Sunday Times bestselling novel, now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander, Michael Fassbender, and Rachel Weisz.

In Glamorama, Bret Easton Ellis delivers a shadowy, looking-glass world.

Lisa Scottoline, internationally bestselling author of KEEP QUIET and EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES, returns with MOST WANTED, a gripping new tale of family, secrets and survival.

Imágenes violentas, tiernas, de esfuerzo por sobrevivir y de privaciones se suceden en Contraluz.

'An engrossing and inspiring story of loss, love and hope, set against a backdrop of art, activism and addiction.

*Discover the magic of The Twilight Garden, the brand new novel from Sara Nisha Adams - available to buy now**A finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards for Fiction, discover this year's most uplifting and heart-warming debut*'Absolutely gorgeous' RUTH WARE'A joyful, uplifting read!

Startlingly erotic and immensely powerful, Garth Greenwell's What Belongs to You tells an unforgettable story about the ways our pasts and cultures, our scars and shames can shape who we are and determine how we love.

'I absolutely loved it.

'A thrill for the sickos among us' JIA TOLENTINO'Utterly inimitable' RAVEN LEILANI'Unrelentingly brutal and gut-bustingly funny and spares no one' CARMEN MARIA MACHADO'Symbiotically serious and funny' MEGAN NOLAN'The funniest, darkest thing' ST VINCENTLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTIONAn audacious, original and unforgettable novel-in-stories that follows a cast of intricately linked characters as rejection throws their lives and relationships into chaos.

'One of the most exquisite debuts I've read' - Daily Telegraph'Affecting and haunting' - ObserverAfter the death of his wife, a father in a forgotten corner of France raises his two sons alone.

From the bestselling author of The Italian Island and Watch Over Me, a beautiful, heartrending story of finding love against all odds.

**WINNER OF THE ENCORE AWARD 2020** 'This is literary fiction as it should be: in stylish, surprising, lyrical sentences we are forced to confront the hidden power structures, public and private, that control our everyday lives' The TimesA young woman has been murdered, and a neighbour, a retired teacher from Chapleton College, is arrested.

Guardian's Best Fiction of the Year'One of the most original and exciting writers working in English today' - Jhumpa LahiriOnce home to the country's most illustrious families, Waitsfield, Massachusetts, is now an unforgiving place awash with secrets.

***LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019*****SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2020****LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2020**'Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful.

FIGHT FOR FREEDOM.

Der zweite Erzählband des Wortpalastes ist ein Wagnis in Zeiten der Polarisierung: Es ist der Versuch, die Absurditäten innerer Welten in Einklang zu bringen mit der Banalität unserer äußeren Realitäten.

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

'A writer at the peak of his powers .

The next round in the beloved Two Pints series from the ever-brilliant, always hilarious imagination of bestselling author of The Commitments and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Two men meet for a pint - or three - in a Dublin pub.

Sarah Stovell's gripping new novel, Every Happy Family is available now!

'A superb novel on all levels .

WINNER OF THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS READERS CHOICE AWARD 2024 Oozes authenticity, honesty and grit Daily MailTHE BRILLIANTLY TAUT AND TWISTY NEW LEGAL THRILLER FOLLOWING BARRISTER LEE MITCHELL IN HER MOST CONTROVERSIAL CASE YETWhen the teenage son of a south London pastor is shot at point-blank range, shockwaves echo through the close-knit community.

The Prize-winning International Bestseller When a mother allows her thirty-something daughter to move into her apartment, she wants for her what many mothers might say they want for their child: a steady income, and, even better, a good husband with a good job with whom to start a family.

The next book in the wonderful, bestselling Harpers Emporium series from Rosie ClarkeThe Harpers Girls come face to face with the harsh reality of the cruelty of war.

Clara s mother is famous for the nude portraits she took of Clara throughout her childhood.

Er ist schwarz.

'A moving, authentic, humane novel which raises fundamental questions about what it means to be kind in an unkind world' Guardian____________________________________________The Pizzeria Vesuvio looks like any other Italian restaurant in London - with a few small differences.

The #1New York Timesbestselling Hopeless series continues with this heartwarming conclusion that illustrates the power of following a difficult journey to discover what happens next.

**A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK**'A milestone in the campaign for racial equality' GuardianIn 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering.

Friends, family, workmates.

In the first year of the 20th Century, a young Englishman returns home from the Boer War.

Celebrating Fifty Years of Picador Books Winner of the National Book Award 1990 The Apocalypse would definitely put a crimp in my career plans.

Join the residents of Mulberry Lane for the next, brilliant instalment from bestselling author Rosie ClarkeA problem shared, is always a problem halved on >Mulberry Lane.

A SPELLBINDING NOVELFROMSUNDAY TIMESBESTSELLING AUTHOR,PHILIPPA GREGORYThere is only one bond that I trust: between a woman and her sisters.

Oonagh, Rose and Teresa really only took one thing seriously - having fun.

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The central novel from V.

A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year'An astonishing debut .

Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize'Rich, taut and compelling' - Melvyn Bragg, The Guardian'An accomplished display of vocal versatility' - The Literary ReviewThe death of legendary jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret.

Winner of the Booker Prize 1971 and nominated for the Golden Man Booker Prize in 2018.

On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home, where one young woman will make a choice that will change her life forever.

Visit the delightful Colorado mountains of Cedar Ridge in this enchanting collection by New York Times bestseller Jill Shalvis.

Fans of Suzanne Brockmann, Maya Banks, Christy Reece, Julie Ann Walker and Cindy Gerard will adore Pamela Clare's expertly plotted romantic suspense series, which sets the pages alight with sizzling chemistry.

Can we ever be wholly free?

Four young women are brutally attacked near an all-black town in rural Oklahoma.