These remarkable short stories from the 1940s and 50s depict women and men caught between the pull of personal desires and profound social change. From a remote peninsula in Cornwall to the drawing rooms of the British Raj, domestic arrangements are...

Four Chinese women, four America daughters - can they learn to understand each other? In 1949 a group of Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet weekly to play mahjong and tell stories of what they left behind in China. United in loss and...

The brilliant graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. Marjane Satrapi lived through the Iranian Revolution as a little girl. This is her classic memoir-in-comic-strips, the story of a child entangled in the history...

Discover the haunting, heartbreaking post-apocalyptic tale of female friendship and intimacy set in a deserted world. Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, these women have no memory of how they got there,...

When Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-two, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west all the way to modern-day India in the east. In an unusual compromise, his two heirs—a mentally damaged half brother, Philip III, and an...

“A raucous novel, narrated in deadpan voice-over by Ramesh, a self-described ‘lower lower middle class’ 24-year-old scammer. . . . His perspective is a delight. . . . a tartly entertaining novel, a potential summer blockbuster.”...

The story of two brothers, one with Down syndrome, and their extraordinary journey of resilience and repair."Profoundly moving and hugely uplifting."—Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.Reuben, aged 38, was...

A lyrical, exquisitely constructed exploration of the complex bonds of family from the author of The Stranding, Sawyer's nuanced novel is set across one summer's day as Mary's relations gather for her wedding. Mary has raised her daughters in this house...

From the author of How to Read Water comes an accessible and illuminating guide to understanding the rich variety of trees through the hidden shapes and patterns that most people miss. Do two trees ever appear identical? No, but why? Every small...

*A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK**SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE 2024*'Vivid, sensuous ... A subtle tale of loss, loneliness and disconnection'PAUL LYNCH, IRISH INDEPENDENT'Lush, lyrical and cleverly-constructed. A beautiful book'LOUISE...

A devastating mix of beauty and brutality, McCarthy's sly and disquieting novella presents an unforgettable cast of characters in a fictional Welsh village and the dark secret that lies at the heart of the community. Tucked into the Welsh valleys and...

"Every time Laura Lippman comes out with a new book, I get chills because I know I am back in the hands of the master. She is simply a brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now, and Sunburn is her dark, gleaming noir gem...

A deliciously indulgent, sun-soaked crime thriller built for the beach, The Guests peels back the veneer of a seemingly idyllic Maldives resort to uncover a wealth of sinister secrets. WELCOME TO PARADISE! Or so the staff say as they greet the...

An unputdownable crime thriller ideal for a sizzling summer, The Garden Partyassembles the perfect family for an engagement celebration as facades start to crack and deadly secrets emerge. Saltburn meets Agatha Christie for the party of the summer...

“Twisty and complex, with unexpected turns…and characters you really root for.”—Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author. From the author of the Reese’s Book Club Pick and the New York Times bestseller Wrong...

The bestselling author of A Fatal Crossing and The Murder Game returns with a delicious closed community thriller set on the shores of the Italian beauty spot, as a murderer strikes at a highly exclusive wedding. One happy couple. Two divided families. A...

From the international bestselling author of the DCI Ryan mysteries comes a new Doctor Alexander Gregory thriller, performed by Richard Armitage.A killer without a conscience...After the success of their first case as a newly-formed Profiling Unit,...

Kay Scarpetta is back, and with her, the mauled remains of two campers that surely spells foul play. Woven with thrilling twists, compelling mystery and forensic investigation, this is a page-turner that'll be over far too soon. Two mauled bodies in...

Packed with classic crime fiction charm, the first instalment in a new string of mysteries from the bestselling creator of the Vera Stanhope and Shetland series finds Inspector Ramsay tasked with the case of a dead Headmaster, found hung after his...

The author of the megaselling Our House and The Only Suspect delivers another dark, scalpel-sharp thriller that peels away the veneer of middle-class propriety, when two privileged city couples enjoying their second homes in the countryside are...