Summer Reads

'A lovely novel, delicately drawn, with characters that really linger in the mind . . . I got really swept up in it.' --  Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of UsYou never forget the one that got away. Daniel was the first boy to make Alison a mix...

With Hornby’s hallmark mischief and piercing observations about human nature, Just Like You is an artful portrayal of the benefits and dangers of head-over-heels attraction. Lucy married just the sort of man you might expect: a university graduate...

Longlisted for the Polari First Book Prize 2020 Grace loves a woman. Annie loves a man. Violet isn't quite sure. But you'll love them all... Grace has what one might call a 'full and interesting life' which is code for not married and has no kids. Her...

'A . . . tender love story . . . This book is alive. It pulses with warmth and intelligence' -- The TimesA wickedly observed novel about falling in love at the end of your life, by the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Finkler Question.At the age of...

Mother: a woman considered in relation to her child or children.Wife: a woman considered in relation to her spouse.Shouldn't there be more?Alison has built her life around her family. Every day she packs lunches, rushes to work, and breaks up her...

*** DRAMATIZED ON BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR ***A BEAUTIFUL NOVEL ABOUT LATE LOVE AND SECOND CHANCES'A moving tribute to friendship and love, to the courage of the ordinary, and to starting again' --  RACHEL JOYCE'Full of grace and humanity' -- Sunday...

Discover the deliciously dark and fantastically funny No. 1 bestseller about a woman living life rather too well and being whisked away from it all, from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups'Gloriously funny' --  SUNDAY TIMES'Irresistible, profound ...

After her hit bestseller Surprise Me, Sophie Kinsella is back with a perfect spring pick me up about family, independence and the chain reaction that follows  a simple act of altruism. Kinsella excels in writing recognisable, likeable characters and her...

"Paris for One and Other Stories  is a collection of short stories I’ve written over the past decade. They’re mostly love stories - between stranded tourists and waiters, disappointed wives, Wotsit-coloured television presenters and jewel thieves. There...

Previously titled Pistols for Two, this collection includes three of Heyer's earliest short stories, published together in book form for the very first time. A treat for all fans of Georgette Heyer, and for those who love stories full of romance and...

An uplifting festive novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie MacomberLaurel McCullough is in desperate need of help. Her beloved grandmother has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and the baby she and her husband Zach have longed for...

'Every parent needs to read this' Helen Joyce Groups of female friends in schools across the world are coming out as 'transgender'. Most are girls who have never expressed any discomfort in their biological sex until they hear a coming out story from a...

A darkly funny novel from a fresh new voice in fiction about brides, lovers, friends, and family, and all the secrets that come with them.Tiny McAllister never thought she'd get married. Not because she didn't want to, but because she didn't think girls...

(Available after 3-20 days)"Profoundly thoughtful...An intimate portrait of female friendship laced with literal and metaphorical magic." --Kirkus Reviews"A laugh-out-loud, exciting ride...a darkly comedic coming-of-age story." --School Library Journal A...

A tender-hearted and hilarious debut all about the impending inevitability of death, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead centres on a morbid queer atheist taking the unlikely job of receptionist at a church therapy group. Meet Gilda. She...

The Catcher in Rye is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony'...

Contesting the idea that we are innately self-seeking and driven by egotistical goals, the bestselling author of Utopia for Realists offers an uplifting history of the human capacity for kindness. From 'the folk hero of Davos', Fox News antagonist...

The plague is spreading.The hundred year war is beginning.Katharina Kepler is believed to be a witch.The startling, witty, highly anticipated second novel from the critically acclaimed author of Atmospheric Disturbances.An illiterate widow, Katherina...

Two moms as opposite as a Happy Meal and a quinoa bowl. What a difference a week makes in a heartfelt, laugh-out-loud novel by the Washington Post bestselling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler.Celeste Mason is the Pinterest stay-at-home supermom of...

(Available after 3-20 days)A heart-stirring novel about the joy that comes from finding love in unexpected places by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author.Thirteen-year-old Abby Hubble lives in an unhappy home in the Sierra Nevada...