Fiction

A DISAPPEARANCE. A SMALL TOWN. A QUESTION THAT NEEDS ANSWERING... Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the...

A searing and addictive literary debut about mothers and daughters, obsession and betrayal In her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her arranged marriage to join an ashram, took a...

From the bestselling author of Homegoing comes a novel about love, loss, redemption and the American Dream, shortlisted for the Women's Prize As a child Gifty would ask her parents...

The latest masterpiece from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Number One New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge, now in paperback Olive, Again follows the blunt, contradictory yet deeply loveable Olive...

'Liz Nugent has a gift for filling us with a terrible fascination for truly horrible people' Val McDermid Three brothers are at the funeral. One lies in the coffin. Will,...

Richly expansive and deeply moving, an intimate novel of secret lives and painful histories from the critically acclaimed author of Where Reasons End Lilia Liska is eighty-one. She has shrewdly...

A rich historical novel about the aftermath of betrayal, from the Booker prize-winner 'What was freedom, she thought, other than the right to exercise one's choices?' Isabel Osmond, a spirited,...

A stunning bestseller from the superstar of women's fiction 'Dammit,' she realized. 'I think I'm having a nervous breakdown.' Hot-shot magazine editor Lisa Edwards' career is destined for high-rise New...

A stunning bestseller from the superstar of women's fiction 'A wonderful, subtle, hilarious and highly sophisticated novel' Evening Standard The agent- Jojo, a high-flying literary agent on the up, has...

Steinbeck's most ambitious and engrossing novel, at once a family saga and a modern retelling of the Book of Genesis, in a new A format edition 'There is only one...

Most highly praised debut novel in recent years One of the most talked about fictional debuts of recent years, WHITE TEETH is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics...

A haunting yet beautiful story that moves the reader from start to finish. INCLUDES A READING GUIDE Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she...

'Captivating and compelling. A masterpiece' Independent on Sunday Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia...

From bestselling saga author Catherine Cookson, this is gripping historical novel about family, secrets and love. Readers of Dilly Court or Katie Flynn will love Catherine Cookson. Even the approach...

A stunning debut novel about first love and finding your place in the world while caught between two cultures. For fans of Ayisha Malik, Candice Carty-Williams and Beth O'Leary. Soraya...

Alice keeps her identity secret when she befriends the mother of her son's killer. Keep Him Close is a dark psychological drama about love, hate and forgiveness. 'A SUSPENSEFUL MYSTERY...DEEPLY...

Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction from Jared Thomas, Me, Antman & Fleabag is full of black humour - a warm and deliciously funny story...

Now included in UQP's First Nations Classics series with an introduction from Claire G Coleman, Mazin' Grace is a moving reimagining of a mother's girlhood, told by her daughter. Growing...

The new paperback series- Penguin English Library 'No sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than...

'I love virtually all of Edith Wharton, but this one's my favourite' Lionel Shriver 'Wharton's dazzling skills as a stylist, creator of character, ironical observer and unveiler of passionate, thwarted...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series 'I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.' Meg, Jo, Amy and...

The nation's favourite Jane Austen novel - her enduring story of pride and prejudice Discover Jane Austen's most beloved classic. When Elizabeth Bennet meets Mr Darcy, she is repelled by...

Architect Carmine and translator Ivana were once lovers. Their child died and their relationship ended but now, decades on, both with marriages and children of their own, they are friends....

An astonishing and moving novella about a misunderstood young girl, from the author of The Woman in the Purple Skirt - part of Pushkin's second Japanese Novella seriesOther people don't...

Under strange circumstances, a young girl loses her mother, and her father blindly invites his girlfriend into the home to care for her. On shaky new ground, the girl struggles,...

Meet Betty: storyteller, feminist, eternally curious and phenomenally old. On the eve of her hundredth birthday party, Betty tells us her story. Born into poverty in pre-war London, and growing...

A gorgeous edition of a classic tale to share with the next generation, Little Women is a coming-of-age story of virtue and true love in nineteenth-century America. A true classic,...

Dive into a world of romance, village life, and even a little silliness in Jane Austen's timeless novel. Despite the fact that Jane Austen set out to write a story...

A classic tale to share with the next generation, Little Women is a coming of age story of virtue and true love in nineteenth century America. A true classic, Little...

In a quiet Wiltshire village, Larch Tree Lane winds slowly up a gentle hill.Among the residents is Maggie Hatherall, full of life despite her advancingyears, who worries what she is...

But there is a condition to his legacy. She must give up her quiet life in England and live at the vineyard for a least one year. How will a...

She's loved his music for years and knows he's had a tough time lately, with an intruder slashing his face, then a car accident putting his ability to play music...

Sarah Blakemere has been married and widowed three times and seen great success in her business life. Now at the age of ninety-five, she signs her final will and testament,...

When Mara Gregory receives a letter from the father whom she believed to have died when she was a child, her world is turned upside down. Aaron Buchanan only discovered...

Lara Perryman has spent her whole life travelling for her busy corporate job, so it's a relief when she takes early retirement and settles in a leisure village in Wiltshire....

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 A mesmerising reversal of the east-west immigrant narrative set against China's economic boom, River East, River West is a deeply moving exploration...

On March 3rd, 1947, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson's life will take four simultaneous paths. Four Fergusons...

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A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF 2023'A superb writer' EMMA STONEX'Stylish and raw' ANNE ENRIGHT'Mesmerising and beautiful' DAILY EXPRESS'Gripping and visceral ' IRISH EXAMINER'A...

Mike Gayle: emotions you'll never forget, stories you'll want to shareHelen and Ben parted as heartbroken 18-year-olds and went their very separate ways.Twenty years later, mother-of-two-teenagers Helen is still in...

"A windswept, wave-tossed, altogether irresistible novel of literary suspense - I truly didn't want it to end" A. J. FINN"In its scale, scope and ambition, The Sea Cemetery is truly...

"A windswept, wave-tossed, altogether irresistible novel of literary suspense - I truly didn't want it to end" A. J. FINN"In its scale, scope and ambition, The Sea Cemetery is truly...

'A brilliant, original read' - Daily Mail 'Totally absorbing, this is a story that will keep you gripped' - Janice Hadlow, author of The Other Bennet Sister The case is...

From the queen of feelgood fiction, an uplifting new novel of friendship, families and finding love . . .'What a gorgeous book! Jill has a great gift for characterisation -...

'Stylish and raw . . . seizes the reader's sympathy and does not let go'Anne Enright, Booker Prize-winning author of The GatheringEast Anglia, 1645. Martha Hallybread, a midwife, healer and...

'A magnificent novel. I loved it to its bones' EMMA STONEX'Completely absorbing' LISSA EVANS'A lively, funny, forgiving novel' PATRICK GALE'A rich and tender story of kindness and compassion' RUTH HOGANIn...

The perfect book club read FOR FANS OF CELESTE NG and MIN JIN LEE.'A riveting mother-daughter tale' Elle'Spellbinding and intricately layered' E.M. Tran 'A gripping tale about motherhood' Heat'This novel...

'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' - Alexander McCall SmithEdgewood Rectory may be set in an ancient landscape,...