Fiction

A beautifully modulated novel that shows Edward St Aubyn at his sparkling best

The page-turning saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett’s magnificent, masterful A Column of Fire.

Young baronet Robin Blyth thought he was taking up a minor governmental post. However, he’s actually been appointed parliamentary liaison to a secret magical society. If it weren’t for this administrative error, he’d never have discovered the incredible magic underlying his world.

With a twisting plot of false accusation and revenge, A Prisoner of Birth is an exhilarating novel from bestselling author, Jeffrey Archer.

A compelling book of short stories from the number one bestselling author, Jeffrey Archer.

Shortlisted for the Booker International Prize.Like John Williams’ Stoner or Denis Johnson’s Train Dreams, A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler is a tender book about finding dignity and beauty in solitude. An exquisite novel about a simple life, it has already demonstrated its power to move thousands of readers with a message of solace and truth. It looks at the moments, big and small, that make us what we are.

In her first contemporary novel since Room, bestselling author Emma Donoghue returns with a brilliant tale of love, loss and family. The life of a retired New York professor is thrown into chaos when he takes his great-nephew to the French Riviera in the hopes of uncovering his own mother’s wartime secrets.

Now in paperback, Katharina Winkler’s heartbreaking saga of a tenacious woman trapped in an abusive marriage.Katharina Winkler’s powerful story of a marriage dominated by violence gives voice to a tenacious young woman whose will to survive is never broken.