Fiction

A fun, enjoyable read about a young woman and her grandmother doing a life swap! All about friendship and community, and second chances.

Seeing life through the customers of a London stationery shop! A warm, charming and entertaining read.

An international bestseller, this 'exquisite novel' has been translated from the German and is described as 'a tender book about finding dignity and beauty in solitude', with 'a message of solace and truth'. What will we think of it?

Described as 'a jewel of a novel about a perfect family falling apart' this is considered Helen Garner's masterpiece. 'A perfect novel' which is 'drawn on a small canvas and with a subtle musical backdrop'. What will we think of it?

A journalist seeks to investigate the truth behind the murder of a 16-year-old girl a decade earlier.

I always enjoy shadowing the detective Jackson Brodie...!

A gripping tale of a truly dysfunctional family, with lots of twists and turns.

A grand country house in the Norfolk countryside in the 1930s has become a luxurious sanatorium for rich and famous sufferers of TB, but it's a place of sinister secrets.

A magical, mystical tale about new beginnings and being at peace with your past.

With the summer break, there's plenty of time to get stuck into this psychological thriller by the award-winning author of 'The Luminaries'. Described as 'Shakespearean in its wit, drama and immersion in character...it is an unflinching examination of the human impulse to ensure our own survival'. What will we think of it?

A gripping thriller about swapping identities, which keeps you guessing right till the end!

Three friends, working in medicine, vowed always to be there for each other, but 25 years on, their bond and their consciences are tested to the limit.

Spending time with six astronauts orbiting the earth.

Winner of this year's Women's Prize and set in the Sri Lankan civil war, it has been described as 'a masterpiece of historical fiction', 'stunningly great' and 'an achingly moving portrait of individual and societal grief'. What will we think?

A charming, tender, amusing, moving story about a woman and a mouse, and about friendship and reawakening. Wonderful!

This is a book that everyone has been talking about this year. Described as 'breathtakingly clever on jealousy, talent, success, and who gets to tell which story'.

Continuing the story of 'The Girl with the Louding Voice' with Adunni and Tia. Brilliant!

Set in the treacherous political world of the Italian Renaissance, this is 'a reimagining of the life of a young woman whose proximity to power places her in mortal danger'. We all have high expectations of this author, will this deliver?

A magical tale of a traditional craft, family and ambition in Venice through the centuries.

The gripping tale of Huckleberry Finn's adventures from the perspective of the enslaved Jim.