Fiction

A heart-wrenching tale of love and loss and the harrowing decisions faced by a young woman in rural America.

The joys and struggles of bringing up a young family are told in this beautiful, sensitive and entertaining account of life on Magnolia Road.

A captivating tale of passengers embarking on an ocean liner to Australia in 1939. War will soon be declared, and all have their own disappointments and tragedies they are eager to leave behind. How will they fare?

The village of Worlingworth in the 1980s - a bleak, dark, disturbing account of the secrets of village life.

It's Geneva, 2012. A Russian intelligence officer approaches MI5 with details of hacking of unmanned drones in an Anglo-American Defence programme. But he will only speak to Liz Carlyle.

A gripping tale of two women: a mother who discovers her two-year-old missing, and the nanny who has taken the child wanting him for her own.

Now in her nineties, bestselling writer Ruby Devereaux thought she had put away her typewriter and is seeking a quiet life, but her publisher wants one last story telling 'warts and all'.

A compelling and intriguing account of the self-indulgent and complicated relationships between a group of friends.

A beautifully atmospheric, nostalgic yet contemporary account of a family spending one summer together by the sea.

A beautifully atmospheric imagining of the lives of those involved in the first performance of Bach's St Matthew's Passion.

Much more than the blurb on the cover - beautiful descriptions, sensual colours, powerful presentations of sultry summers and freezing wastelands.

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

Kit and Summer have enjoyed a holiday romance but with misunderstandings and near misses when they return home, they look destined never to meet again.

A charming and compelling love story about chance meetings and where they might lead.

A chance meeting and a holiday romance - was this all they were destined to be? Or will Cat and Sam overcome all the odds and finally find a way to meet again, on their bench.

A beautifully crafted novel about family - 40 years of memories told through the events of one day.

Completely consuming story of a post-apocalyptic world, and the time before. Set in London and beside a beached whale in New Zealand. Stunning!

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?

Who would have thought there could be a sequel to 'The Art of Hearing Heartbeats'...

This is a beautiful and moving tale of love and loss, in Burma and New York, in the 1950s and the present day.

An astonishing concept in which to explore the life, and death, of a woman and her friends living in Turkey today.

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.

Poetry is a balm for our soul, particularly in these difficult times. This is the final instalment in this wonderful anthology collection. Essential reading!

It's just as good as 'The Rosie Project'!

Don wants to find a wife, but Rosie doesn't fit the criteria listed in his questionnaire. A charming, fun account of an unusual relationship.

The horrific murder of two young children opens this compelling tale of a family with the perfect nanny.

Both funny and wise, this story lifts the spirits and makes you want to get on a plane to Italy immediately! A wonderful book!

A Norfolk setting for this modern retelling of the Jane Austen classic.

Rural Suffolk at the outbreak of the Second World War. La is a divorcee who moves from London to the country for a fresh start and decides to form an amateur orchestra.

A brilliantly tense tale of the claustrophobia of island life and the consequences of secrets and lies.

Beautifully atmospheric and sensitively, compellingly told story of a wartime mystery.

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

The author opens her heart as she details her obsession with a man destined never to fulfill her hopes and desires, and she presents her devotion and admiration for a writer whose life she mirrors for one tip-top time.

A graphic novel! It's an increasingly popular genre so what will we make of it? This book has had rave reviews and is described as 'a story as old as the hills' made fresh and new by illustrations which are 'Posy Simmonds meets Edward Bawden'.

A wry account of a young woman leaving home for her first job as a dental assistant, growing up in the 1970s.

Fantastically atmospheric, great characterisation and an intriguing mystery. Rather wonderful!

Another beautiful peek into the lives of Strout's characters in this small town in Maine, USA.

Wonderful to return to the life of Olive Kitteridge and the daily challenges of life in the small coastal town of Crosby, Maine.

A delightful escapist read about the power of theatre and stories, friendship, and hope. Published in June 2018.

A DS Cross thriller this time based in the world of secondhand books!

Daphne Brewster has left London for quieter, safer Norfolk, but village life isn't quite as idyllic as she'd hoped.

A gripping and challenging thriller set in a near future when storytelling is banned.

Do we know a murderer? This is a clever, gripping and intriguing thriller where the reader's usual sympathies are upturned.

The outbreak of a virus threatens the world order, affecting only men. Brilliantly written page-turner that boasts sensitivity and hope.

It is Mothering Sunday 1924. A maid is given the day off work. She visits her lover, but events take a catastrophic turn. How will her future unfold?

A stunning and compelling account of loss, identity and invention.

A story exploring the power of art, love, obsession and loss.

Life isn't turning out how she expected, so when 30-something Louise discovers a fascinating treatise on fashion in a second-hand bookshop, she decides to put the principles into action.

A haunting and gripping domestic psychological thriller which tackles some big issues. Couldn't put it down!

Set on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, Barcelona Dreaming is made up of three stories that are linked by time and place. It is 'a powerful and poignant fable in our uncertain times'. What will we make of it?

A stunning crime novel which combines a wry, cynical and humorous jibe at the establishment while also proving bleak, disturbing and moving.

A wonderful novella telling the tale of Marianne Clifford, unhappy in love and trying to make her way in London and the provinces in the 1960s.

An astonishing book - understated, moving, thought-provoking, atmospheric. Tremain is an amazing writer.

A feel-good saga of family, friendship and love set in Italy and America in the 1920s.

An eight-year-old girl kills a toddler, her actions seemingly an outlet for the lack of care and attention she receives from her mother. An astonishingly sensitive and compelling novel.

A charming, funny and poignant love story. Micah solves all your computer problems, but struggles with his relationships.