Fiction books

How did an illiterate seventeen-year-old peasant girl manage to become one of histories most salient females? It is almost 600 years since Joan of ...

When Alex meets Kate the attraction is instant. Alex is funny, good-looking, and a little shy - everything that Kate wants in a boyfriend. Alex can...

In the first thaw of spring the body of a young woman surfaces in the River Thorne. Rebecka Martinsson is working as a prosecutor in nearby Kiruna....

Infographics are the fresh, interesting new way of displaying information facts and statistics on any subject. Opta World Football Infographics is ...

Dozens of books have been published recently on the errors and biases that affect our judgments and choices. Drawing on cognitive science, their le...

From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2009 'Just as the father in the house in which we live is our father, so Comrade Nicolae Ceauses...

Product Description Family firms are to be found in every sector of commercial activity. Commitment, family values and pride in the business are t...

Rainforests are the lungs of our planet - regulators of the earth's temperature and weather. They are also home to 50 per cent of the world's anima...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2015 Emma Sky was working for the British Council during the invasi...

FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE PROMISE Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book A gripping, claustrophobic nove...

Product Description Why does your dog get so possessive over the sofa, or so excited when someone calls at the front door? And why does he bark at...

If you only have 30 seconds, there is time – using this book – to make sense of the science behind the seeming vagaries of the weather, the controv...

Book Description Lost Britain tells the intriguing story of Britain's buildings, counties, transport, languages, roads and rivers that have been f...

Millions of young people want to be more plant-based – and this is the first ever young person's guide to the whole vegan year. It's filled with he...

'This book is a not-so-small joy in itself.' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Parkinson has the gift of making you look with new eyes at everyday things. The perfe...

Product Description Rebecca Solnit's essay 'Men Explain Things to Me' has become a touchstone of the feminist movement, inspired the term 'manspla...

Review 'Leslie Jamison has written an honest and important book, vivid writing and required reading'--Stephen King 'Leslie Jamison's The Recoveri...

Gonzalo is a frustrated would-be poet in a city full of poets; poets lurk in every bookshop, prop up every bar, ready to debate the merits of Teill...

About the Author Peter Stamm was born in 1963, in Scherzingen, Switzerland. He is the author of the novels Agnes, On A Day Like This, Unformed Lan...

Product Description Best books of 2017,Observer Following on from the success of Men Explain Things to Me comes a new collection of essays in whi...

In 1940, Helene, young, naive, and recently married, waves goodbye to her husband, who has enlisted in the British army. Her home, Guernsey, is soo...

A remarkable, sweeping novel about collective trauma, memory and love set in the aftermath of the recent Japanese earthquake. 'A searching, humane...

Review From her first book onward, A. M. Holmes has been challenging us to look at fiction, the world, and one another as we haven't done-because ...

'Endearing... enlightening... an affecting and suspenseful portrait of contemporary Bangkok' Literary Review 'Emma Larkin richly and vividly bring...

Product Description AM Homes' most infamous novel about the manifestations of forbidden desire and its terrible consequences, reissued for Granta ...

Despite her family's ailing finances, Diana Athill's childhood - spent in a lovely house in Norfolk - was blissful. In 1932, she fell in love with ...

A Cambridge PhD student called Reem has gone missing in Egypt. Those close to her fear that her investigation into her family''s history in the Gul...

'This is a wonderfully original and compelling novel that puts you in mind of John le Carr�'s The Night Manager... it's a thoughtful and sensitive ...

Create beautiful, sweet treats for every occasion with Cupcakes, a new collection of recipes that will inspire you to bake delicious, fun and fashi...

In 2016, Doddie Weir's life - as much-loved sporting hero and Borders farmer - switched direction with the same speed and power this indefatigable ...

Product Description Every menopause has its own story. It's time we told them . . .The menopause. What even is it? One big theme unites Still ...

Product Description 'I never set out to take the lead. It just happened - like MND itself. But we are making a fight of it.' DODDIE WEIR In the f...

Product Description Two girls go missing. Only one will return. The couple that offers the highest amount will see their daughter again. The losin...

If a grownup you love has bipolar disorder, what does that mean? In this friendly guide, 11-year-old Josh tells all about his dad's bipolar, includ...

Following in his late father's footsteps, Tai Woffinden made his name as Britain's most successful speedway rider ever. Known for his speed on the ...

The much-anticipated follow-up to the Radio 2 Book Club-favourite The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman Twenty-two-year-old Tania has moved to Mont...

From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 21 Women They were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblaz...

Review 'A fun and thrilling read, one hugely impressive element is that Moore uses her light tone and intricate character relationships to add...

It’s summer in Adders Fork. The sun is out, the sky is blue and things are going swimmingly for Rosie Strange, thank you very much. The Essex Witch...

MY HEAD SPINS. I'M LYING IN A BED. WHERE AM I? WHO AM I? A man wakes up in hospital. He has no idea who he is or how he came to be there. The doct...

Even the most enthusiastic of maths students probably at one time wondered when exactly it would all prove useful in ‘real life’. Well, maths reach...

In 221 BCE, the Qin state conquered its neighbours and created the first unified Chinese empire in history. So began the imperial era, where dynast...

A beautiful tale of endurance, identity, and memory in WWII Singapore, for fans of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Nguyen Phan Que Mai's The Mountains S...

‘Without free speech there is no true thought.’ –Jordan Peterson ‘If you’re white, this country is one giant safe space.’ –Michael Eric Dyson T...

From the bestselling author of A History of Britain in 21 Women The history of the world is the history of great women. Marie Curie discovere...

Maths is everywhere, in everything. It’s in the finest margins of modern sport. It’s in the electrical pulses of our hearts and the flight of every...

Review 'Inspirational stuff from a compelling writer. Helen Croydon writes with great human insight and humour.' ― Samantha Washington, Sky News ...

'Captivating' Heather Morris 'Beautiful' Andrew Miller 'Hugely poignant' Independent 'Moving' Sunday Times Longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize...