An emotional portrayal of the lives of four women as Valentine's day approaches, in 1941 wartime London'Life brought enough problems and upsets for young hearts, especially young female hearts, without them having to carry the added burden of the war.
A dark and disturbing novel of suspense, set at the turn of the 20th century, by the bestselling author of An Instance of the FingerpostThe windswept isle of Houat, off the coast of Brittany, is no picturesque artists' colony.
This remarkable novel tells the story of three women, each of them far from where they came, all of whom are still searching for somewhere that can be called home.
'Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion' Steve McQueen, director of Small AxeEast of Acre Lane is the fast-paced and razor sharp story of a young man trying to do the right thing from celebrated author Alex Wheatle, one of the figures who inspired Steve McQueen's Small AxeIt is 1981, and Brixton is on the verge of exploding.
The final short story collection that completes the extraordinary literary voyage of Harold Brodkey, a modern master of short fiction; his most forceful and incisive collection of all.
An elegant and atmospheric literary thriller that will delight fans of The Interpretation of Murder and The Shadow of the WindEighteenth century France: the Age of Enlightenment.
Will Daisy Dwerryhouse's love for childhood friend Keth Purvis, survive the combination of geographical divide and the trials and tribulations of a world at war?
The author's most famous and well-loved work, the Starbridge series, six self-contained yet interconnected novels that explore the history of the Church of England through the 20th century.
The first novel from the bestselling author of The Dutch House, Commonwealth and Bel Canto, Winner of The Women's Prize for Fiction and the Pen/Faulkner Award.
'A wonderfully warm tale of weddings, funerals, marathon sauna contests - and the incomparable thrill of your first kiss, from "e;the Nick Hornby of the Arctic"e;.
'Reginald Hill stands head and shoulders above any other writer of homebred crime fiction' ObserverPI can mean many things, but can it really mean a balding, middle-aged lathe operator from a high rise in Luton?
'One of Britain's most consistently excellent crime novelists' The Times '[Reginald Hill] keeps one on the edge of one's wits throughout a bitterly enthralling detection thriller' Sunday TimesWhere better for a hitman to retire than in the Lake District, where the air is healthy and the scenery spectacular?
