Fiction

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by Tom Winter
A comical and touching account of a family coping with the blows resulting from life's disappointments
by Isabel Allende
Quirky modern crime novel set in San Francisco.
by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Who would have thought there could be a sequel to 'The Art of Hearing Heartbeats'...
by Claire Messud
A jaded, single, childless woman starts living again when she befriends a young, successful family, only to experience a devastating betrayal.
by Jodi Picoult
This felt like two books in one and as such they were both readable, but I don't think really confronted the main issue.
by Colette McBeth
A thriller about friendship which I was unable to put down, and left me feeling wrung-through!
by Louise Doughty
A successful woman with a good career and a loving family embarks upon a risky relationship which spirals into disaster.
by Paul Torday
A stunning crime novel which combines a wry, cynical and humorous jibe at the establishment while also proving bleak, disturbing and moving.
by Louise Walters
A tale of a family mystery, romance, letters and books.
by Donna Tartt
A stunning and compelling account of loss, identity and invention.
by Margaret Drabble
A thoughtful and thought-provoking novel about love, sacrifice, contentment and acceptance.
by Susan Hill
A gripping crime novel, more a whydunnit than a whodunnit, featuring detective Simon Serrailler, by the prolific and wide-ranging writer Susan Hill.
by Anne-Marie Casey
The privileged lives of four dissatisfied women who meet and become friends at the school gates.
by Mark Mills
Things seem to have taken a turn for the better for divorcee screenwriter, Ben, but is his old schoolfriend to be trusted? A gripping summer read.
by RS Pateman
A disturbing but gripping psychological thriller about a child's disappearance, and her return 10 years later, still a little girl.
by Liza Klaussman
A beautiful, astonishing, sensual account of long, hot summers on Martha's Vineyard where life is ruptured by betrayal and deception.
by Gavin Extence
by Barbara Kingsolver
Butterflies descend on a small community in the Appalachians, changing the lives of everyone there. A story of climate change, poverty, community and relationships.
by Jan-Philipp Sendker
This is a beautiful and moving tale of love and loss, in Burma and New York, in the 1950s and the present day.

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