Humorous fiction

A charming novel from the bestselling author of Sealed with a Kiss, Rachael Lucas, Coming Up Roses is blooming with humour and romance!

The New York Times bestseller.

Each of the judges of the Elysian Prize for literature has a reason for accepting the job.

The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is an incredibly quirky, humorous and warm-hearted story about growing old disgracefully - and breaking all the rules along the way!

'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' Richard Osman'Barbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists.

The debut novel from much-loved writer, poet and broadcaster Clive James, Brilliant Creatures is a bold, hilarious satire of the media industry.

'The work of a master, and a master not only of language and comedy, but of feeling too' - The Sunday TimesSlaka!

Employing her customary razor-like humour, Morag Prunty introduces a host of characters whose lives have been chewed up and spat out by this harsh, celebrity-obsessed world.

Christian is blond haired, blue eyed, and not just your average good looking boy - he's an angel.

It's time to hang up your handbag and dance around your glitterball.

IRISH AMERICAN BILLIONAIRE SEEKS BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL, INDEPENDENT, BUT ABOVE ALL IRISH WIFE.

The Salmon of Doubt is Douglas Adams's indispensable guide to life, the universe and everything.

Some Hope is the third of Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical series, The Patrick Melrose Novels, filmed for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick.

Bad News is the second of Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels, adapted for TV for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick.

The phenomenal New York Times Number One bestseller about the unbreakable bond between a dog and their human.

Winner of the Yorkshire Post Novel of the Year Award.

Winner of the Betty Trask Award, Never Mind is the first in Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels, adapted for TV for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick.

THE TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERChoose life.

The Mystic Masseur, V.

With a preface by the author.

At Last is the fifth and final instalment of Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels, adapted for TV for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic addict, Patrick.

Explore the charm and wit of Jane Austen through two of her beloved novels in this beautiful collection.

Walter Crane (1845-1915) was one of the earliest contributors to children's literature and one of the most influential illustrators in the development of children's colour picture books.

Meet Fi.

Robert Poste's child is back at Cold Comfort Farm.

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

Maybe the Moon, Armistead Maupin's first novel since ending his bestselling Tales of the City series, is the audaciously original chronicle of Cadence Roth -- Hollywood actress, singer, iconoclast and former Guinness Book of Records holder as the world's shortest woman.

'Although it is set in the near future, Hocus Pocus is the most topical, realistic Vonnegut novel to date, and shows the struggle of an artist a little impatient with allegory and more than a little impatient with his own country' - New York Times Book ReviewSome get all the luck but not Eugene Debs Hartke.

A romantic Christmas book from the bestselling Katie Price, featuring her most popular character, Angel Summer.

Sam Pulsifer has come to the end of a very long and unusual journey.

Sam Glass wants to go far.

Polly, Dennis, Angela, Adrian and the rest are bound to lose their spiritual innocence as well as their virginities on the journey between university in the 1950s and the marriages, families, careers and deaths that follow.

When it isn't prison, it's hell.

When Vic Wilcox (MD of Pringle's engineering works) meets English lecturer Dr Robyn Penrose, sparks fly as their lifestyles and ideologies collide head on.

Bernard Walsh, agnostic theologian, has a professional interest in heaven.

'A rare treat, delivered with aplomb' Sunday TelegraphOn the day of Charles and Diana's wedding, Rebecca Monroe's mother locked herself in the bathroom and never came out.

Timothy Brights doesn't exactly live up to his name.

Discover this funny and warm novel for anyone who has ever been curious about their partner's past from the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Meet Buffy.

The British Museum is Falling Down is a brilliant comic satire of academia, religion and human entanglements.

If you like Jo Thomas, Lindsey Kelk, Sophie Kinsella and Paige Toon, you will not want to miss out on this sizzlingly laugh-out-loud tropical rom-com from bestselling author Belinda Jones.

36-year-old Sophie Stanton has lost her young husband to cancer.

How far would you go for fame and fortune?

If you like Jenny Colgan, Milly Johnson and Trisha Ashley, you will love this brilliantly funny romantic comedy buzzing with speculation and scandal from bestselling author Judy Astley.

Bestselling author Judy Astley hits the funnybone of contemporary life yet again in this delicious comedy, perfect for fans of Carole Matthews, Jenny Colgan, Lucy Diamond and Milly Johnson'Fast and fun' -- Woman & Home'It sparkles with Astley's wry wit' -- Peterborough Evening Telegraph'Loved reading this book' -- ***** Reader review'Enjoyed this from beginning to end' -- ***** Reader review'This is my happy book and I loved it so much I've read it twice' -- ***** Reader review'Very funny' -- ***** Reader review**************************************************************************************************EVERYONE HAS THEIR GUILTY PLEASURES.

Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Milly Johnson and Trisha Ashley, this is a story full of wry laughs and shrewd insight into friendship and family from bestselling author Judy Astley.

Whether on holiday or dreaming of one, this is the perfect easy-going, cosy read to relax with.

Let bestselling author Judy Astley sweep you away with this insightful, uplifting and hilarious novel where a family holiday turns into more of a torment than a treat.

Perfect for fans of Bridgerton, Georgette Heyer and Jenny Hambly, a sizzling historical romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey that will have you gripped!

Are you looking for an engaging novel with a warm sense of humour and loveable characters?

Philip Swallow, Morris Zapp, Persse McGarrigle and the lovely Angelica are the jet-propelled academics who are on the move, in the air and on the make in David Lodge's satirical Small World.