Narrative theme: Social issues

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A hilarious, feminist read from a new star in Japanese fiction.

Sugar is young, confident and hoping to start over.

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The year is 1969 and Jack Sheffield is a young teacher in need of a job.

'An incredible book.

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In this dazzling debut story collection from celebrated Indonesian writer Intan Paramaditha, fairytale, taboo, lust and death all come together in a heady, intoxicating mix.

Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, this is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel from bestselling author Belinda Bauer.

By the author of the multi-million-copy bestseller: THE BOOK THIEF Achingly moving, delightfully funny, and thoroughly uplifting.

Discover the award-winning historical novel about Bram Stoker s time in London s theatre world and the inspiration for Dracula.

'Regina Porter's sprawling, sparkling debut novel.

While swimming in the clear blue waters of the Rainbow Hotel, Daniel Benchimol finds a waterproof camera, floating seemingly lost in the sea.

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Read THE savagely funny razor-sharp satire of a woman looking out from the abyss.

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**Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction 2018** 'Haunting .

In 1929 young bride Mehar struggles with her family s expectations whilst seventy years later her great-grandson discovers what her story can teach him about his own path.

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As featured on BBC Radio 4 Good Reads 'The work of a novelist in her prime' Daily Telegraph'Wise and witty' Sarah Hughes, Observer'Essential .

A powerful novel about family secrets spanning a generation, from war-torn Somerset to modern-day London - perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore 'Full of intrigue, fascinating historical detail and brilliant characterisation .

Their kisses write headlines and their fights break the internet.

The Bromance Book Club was one of Bustle's '21 Rom-Coms To Give You Warm And Fuzzy Feelings All Season Long'!

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'With a red-hot hero and emotional, unforgettable storyline, Crownover delivers the goods' Lori Wilde, New York Times bestselling authorFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes Jay Crownover's latest steamy Texan romance.

The unforgettable novel from Nikola Scott about two women - decades apart - each with a man in their lives who is not what he seems .

This is SILENCE OF THE LAMBS meets Karen Rose.

The moving fifth book in the beloved classic series from 'one of the nation's favourite saga author' (Lancashire Post) in the grand tradition of Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Josephine Cox.

Deadly Silence is the first book in New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti's breathtaking romantic suspense series, Blood Brothers, that will be loved by fans of Karen Rose, Kylie Brant, Elaine Levine, Maya Banks's KGI series and Lisa Jackson.

Lethal Lies is the second book in New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti's breathtaking romantic suspense series, Blood Brothers, that will be loved by fans of Karen Rose, Kylie Brant, Elaine Levine, Maya Banks's KGI series and Lisa Jackson.

Twisted Truths is the third book in New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti's breathtaking romantic suspense series, Blood Brothers, that will be loved by fans of Karen Rose, Kylie Brant, Elaine Levine, Maya Banks's KGI series and Lisa Jackson.

Accidentally On Purpose is the third in New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis's Heartbreaker Bay series, featuring her trademark gift for humour, warmth and romance.

Rosie Goodwin's first three novels, and some of her best loved work, is now available in an omnibus edition for the first time.

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The top 10 Irish paperback bestseller and Dublin City Council's 'One Dublin One Book' title for 2023.

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE **Ten-year-old Darling has a choice: it's down, or out'To play the country-game, we have to choose a country.

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

'I knew then that there were some things not even Ruby could keep from me for ever and this was one of them.

This thought-provoking, compulsive novel shows how a simple story has the power to move you in the most extraordinary ways.

The first novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin s best-selling San Francisco saga, is an uproariously moving novel and an indelible portrait of cultural change from the seventies.

'A great story that you can't put down!

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.

One of the Guardian 100 Best Novels of All Time.

By the Sunday Times bestselling author of ROMANTIC COMEDY and PREP'Honest, wonderful and smart as hell' Guardian'Curtis Sittenfeld is in a league of her own' ObserverAll I did is marry him.

Bigger Thomas has grown up in Chicago s slums, reckless, angry and adrift.

The community of South Riding, like the rest of the country, lives in the long shadow of war.

In school playgrounds across the country parents huddle in worried packs, desperately putting together their final plans to survive the summer weeks of mayhem - school is officially out!