Fiction

A warm and compelling family drama by the sea, where sorrows, conflicts and tragedies are handled sensitively and reassuringly leaving the reader satisfied and uplifted.

Another fabulous Josephine Tey mystery, this time set in Suffolk in 1939 as children are evacuated from London at the start of the war.

Initially a distressing setting with an unusual occupation, but a beautiful story. Loved this book!

A beautiful, all-engrossing description of suburban conformity versus bohemian hedonism delicately presented through fascinating, complex characters.

A beautiful, haunting and life-affirming post-apocalyptic story of a mother and son learning to survive in their changed circumstances in rural Wales.

An intriguing novel celebrating film, genius and a fading career.

Rachel has been living it up in New York, but her family and friends have decided enough is enough, and take her to rehab back home in Ireland.

Diego Rivera was a revolutionary and influential painter with a colourful and turbulent life. This graphic novel tells his story in explicit detail.

Science fiction, fantasy, thriller, political drama, family saga, moral dilemma - this novel has it all. An international bestseller which you can't put down, and can't stop thinking about.

The sequel to the bestselling story of the leper colony in Crete, The Island.

A gripping, intense and atmospheric thriller set in the opal mines in Australia.

'An exquisite puzzle-box' Piranesi won the Women's Prize for Fiction and Susanna Clarke has been described as 'one of our greatest living authors'. What will we think of it?

An eery, atmospheric story of tragic events over 24 hours in an alternative future. Unsettling and haunting. What will we think of it?

A story of father and son, grief and loss, mental health and climate change, and astrophysics! Brilliant.

Written in late 1940s America, this is a wry, dark, nostalgic account of family life by the author best known for her horror stories.

An epic tale of family, tragedy, romance and adventure woven around the lives of a 1950s female aviator and a modern day Hollywood movie star. Compelling.

Dangerous ideas presented by a visiting academic cause disruption, then murder, and Chief Inspector Armand Gamache must put aside his own feelings in order to solve the crime.