Our Fiction Bestsellers
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She is a curator, who spends her time dressing the rooms of historic buildings to bring them to life. But in the lush private quarters of a medieval palace, she finds herself so transfixed by the reign of an almost-forgotten King that the…
From the publisher:
A little while ago, I told the actor M that I was thinking of writing her autobiography. She liked the idea. She’s a good sport.Would you just make it up? she said. M is a film star, and one of the most recognisable faces of our time.…
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FROM THE PULITZER-WINNING, BOOKER-SHORTLISTED ELIZABETH STROUT COMES A STUNNING STANDALONE NOVEL OF LOVE, LONELINESS AND NEW BEGINNINGSArtie Dam is a man with a secret. He spends his days teaching history to high schoolers, expanding their…
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The clever and compelling tale of a war-scarred journalist caught in the lives of a country rebuilding itself from one of the greatest chroniclers of our times, Kate Atkinson.'An author who never lets you down' Reader's…
Recommended by Saff
‘This might be a perfect novel. Some would call this a psychological horror, I might call it a thriller... of sorts. Read it – you’ll see what I mean.’
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'Daphne du Maurier stole my life'Bestselling author Rose Tremain invents the story of how a great novel of the past came into being and in turn creates a masterwork of her own . . .'An absolute masterclass' CLAIRE LYNCHMrs Danowski - known…
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The sixteen days of the Peasant’s Revolt, when new versions of England were born under the charismatic leader Wat Tyler, brought to life in a dazzlingly inventive novel by the author of The Manningtree Witches.It is 1381. England,…
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First love. Second language. Final goodbyes. For Lily, mastering Chinese means connection: to her family; to her heritage; to herselfBut what if waiting for perfection means it's too late to get the answers she wants most?The electrifying…
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From the bestselling author of Station Eleven, Exit Party is Emily St. John Mandel's epic new story of crimes committed and loves lost across worlds and decades.'I am a big Emily St. John Mandel fanboy' - George R.R. Martin2031. America is…
Recommended by Liv
‘A chance sighting of an old friend prompts the narrator to untangle and reconstruct the tragedies that marred his past and the regret that has haunted him since. Although this book centres around a murder, there’s no mystery, no triumphant resolution and no personal revelation. It is a book about memory, a cast of deeply flawed characters. A musing on – and a mastery of – storytelling.’