Literary Fiction

A woman confronts the afterlife of intimacy, in a deeply tender novel by one of our most acclaimed and inventive fiction writersThe things that hold life in place have been lifted off and put away. Uprooted by circumstance from city to deep countryside,...

"A rich, quietly artful novel that is bound for deep water, with questions of beauty, power and spiritual navigation as its main concerns. The title refers not to the right side of a boat but to the right course through life, and the immense difficulty...

From the Orange Prize-nominated author of The Observations comes an absorbing, atmospheric exploration of one young woman's friendship with a volatile artist and her place in the controversy that consumes him. Jane Harris's Gillespie and...

A stunning new novel of power, desire and the secrets all families carry, from the acclaimed author of Nightingale, Marina Kemp.When fledgling writer Zoe arrives at the Sicilian holiday home of famed novelist Don Travers, she feels that she has made...

'Brilliant, like nobody else' Elizabeth McCracken'Beard's curiosity and amazement are contagious' Financial TimesWeaving a complex tapestry drawn from interviews, anecdotes, moments from Beard's own life, and sheer imagination, these extraordinary pieces...

To the Lighthouse is Woolf's most autobiographical and best-known novel, and this new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of its appeal. David Bradshaw is a well-known and respected Woolf scholar whose OWC edition...

Set against the backdrop of Europe's slide into Fascism, Blue of Noon is a blackly compelling account of depravity and violence. As its narrator lurches despairingly from city to city in a surreal sexual and mental nightmare of squalor,...

From the Nobel Prize-winning Icelandic author: a magnificent novel that recalls Iceland's medieval epics and classics, set in the early twentieth century starring an ordinary sheep farmer and his heroic determination to achieve independence. • "A...

Fifty-two weeks. That's all the time Mona has left to learn about beauty before she loses her eyesight forever.Fifty-two works of art. Every Wednesday, Mona's grandfather picks her up after school and takes her to see a great work of art...

A Bustle, LitHub, Debutiful, and NYLON Most Anticipated Book of 2023. A Goodreads Buzziest Book of the New Year. “A love affair so richly and attentively imagined it carries the grace and gravity of memory itself.” —Leslie Jamison...

*The international bestseller** One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World'* "Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough..." Ella...

Yamamoto offers a deeply relatable lens into the complexities faced by contemporary women in five stories. This is a timely and engaging read that tackles heavy themes without skimping out on humor. “Now offered in translation for the first time,...

Bitter and bold, Liars takes a loving marriage and flips it on its head, one painful revelation at a time. This is perfect for fans of Rachel Yoder's Nightbitch and Miranda July's All Fours.An “eviscerating” (The New York Times) novel about...

From a dazzling new international voice, an audacious, darkly funny novel about a young woman whose carefully crafted office persona threatens to crack when she’s forced to attend her company’s annual retreat.On the surface, Marisa's life...

Ethics and technology collide when two people end up dead in this thrilling and thought-provoking family drama. Delving into our increasing dependance on artificial intelligence, this is a page-turner perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Dave Eggers...

A teacher's affair with his underage student jolts a group of teenage girls into a new awareness of their own power. Their nascent desires surprise even themselves as they find the practice room where they rehearse with their saxophone teacher is the...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books. ‘I had rather die in the adventure of noble achievements, than live in obscure and sluggish security’ In 1666, Margaret Cavendish had a vision: there was a crack in reality at the North...

A novel about fathers and sons, complex family mythologies and buried secrets. This story of a man's odyssey to heal past wounds is perfect for fans of Adam Haslett and Kaveh Akbar.From the award-winning, internationally acclaimed writer, a taut, elegiac...

Ideal for fans of What You Are Looking for is in the Library and DallerGut Dream Department Store, Yagi's winningly quirky tale revolves around a museum attendant who strikes up an unlikely friendship with the Venus de Milo. Rika...

Anna Deerin moves to a remote Cotswold cottage to become a gardener, trying to strip away everything she's spent all her life as a woman striving for, craving the anonymity and privacy her new off-grid life provides. But when she clears the last...