Fiction
Out of Darkness, Shining Light
Petina Gappah
The hotly-anticipated second novel by Petina Gappah follows the epic journey of Dr Livingstone's corpse through nineteenth-century Africa.
The Small Backs of Children
Lidia Yuknavitch
Format: Paperback
A fiercely provocative novel, exploring the treacherous borders between war and sex, love and art, from the author of The Book of Joan and The Chronology of Water.
Break.up
Joanna Walsh
Format: Paperback
Love and loss in the information age - a novel from 'one of our most important writers' (Deborah Levy)
The Opal Dragonfly
Julian Leatherdale
Format: Paperback
A daughter sacrifices her reputation, two men bid for the love of a woman, freedom is found in the heart of a dust storm, a father's legacy reveals past crimes.
Inspired by the glamour and beauty of Elizabeth Bay House and the other grand villas of Woolloomooloo Hill in the 1850s, The Opal Dragonfly tells the story of Isobel Macleod, a young woman born into wealth and privilege and yet destined to be cast out of both.
Death of an Expert Witness
P. D. James
Format: Paperback
Set on the bleak fens of East Anglia, Death of an Expert Witness is the seventh novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series and a thrilling work of detective fiction from P.D. James, the bestselling author of Death Comes To Pemberley and Children of Men.
Good Dogs Don't Make it to the South Pole
Hans-Olav Thyvold
Format: Paperback
The wisest, funniest, and most inspiring book on ageing and friendship written by a dog you'll ever read.
Widows' Revenge
Lynda La Plante
Format: Paperback
The sequel to Lynda La Plante's groundbreaking thriller, Widows - now a major feature film.
A Good Enough Mother
Bev Thomas
Format: Paperback
A literary psychological suspense thriller for fans of Apple Tree Yard, this novel promises to be as big as Lullaby.
Strange Hotel
Eimear McBride
Format: Hard Cover
The new novel from the author of A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing.
The Skull Beneath the Skin
P. D. James
Format: Paperback
In The Skull Beneath the Skin, the second Cordelia Gray mystery from P.D. James, Cordelia is hired to protect a beautiful but neurotic actress and soon becomes embroiled in a case as dangerous to her life as it is mysterious.
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