Contemporary fiction titles are those which focus on the present or near past. Stories rooted in the current cultural, social, and political landscape which feature characters we can all recognise.
Contemporary Fiction Books
Into Creative The River
Book SynopsisThe River is a beautiful and poignant examination of one man's life as well as a cinematic vision of a country's history. Profound and heartfelt in equal measure.
£11.99
Central Avenue Publishing Dear Virginia Wait for Me
Book SynopsisFor as long as she can remember, Peppa Ryan has been guided by a benevolent voice in her head who she believes is Virginia Woolf. Though she's an exceptionally bright twenty-year-old, she suffers from crippling low self-esteem and has barely left her parents' ramshackle home in Queens, New York. Set at the turn of the millennium, Peppa defies her parents' wishes and ventures out on her own to a job at a Wall Street investment firm. But her parents continue to pull strings, insisting she date a handsome but penniless plumber in the hopes she'll return to her roots. Peppa plans to immediately dismiss the plumber on their first date, but to her surprise they discover an unlikely bond over a shared love of the novels of Virginia Woolf. Peppa continues flourish and her confidence grows as those around her recognize and admire her analytical prowess. Then, when her relationship with her parents and the plumber becomes untenable due to a devastating betrayal, Peppa succumbs to her mental fragilities and suffers a collapse. With the help of her kindhearted boss, his eccentric client, and the voice of Virginia, Peppa recovers. And on one crisp and clear autumn morning she considers a path to reconciliation. For those who lovedWhere'd You Go, Bernadette, The Remedy for Love,orAnd Then We Came to The End,this is a sensitive coming-of-age novel of a fragile yet brilliant young woman who, like Virginia Woolf, is determined to carve her unique path in life.
£12.59
Invisible Publishing Living Expenses
Book SynopsisAs the children to a single mother who immigrated from the Philippines, Laura and Claire have always been exceptionally close. Told from the perspective of Laura, Living Expenses is about a point of divergence in the sisters’ lives: Claire has moved to San Francisco for a startup job in Silicon Valley while Laura and her husband, Joe, remain in Toronto and decide to start a family. Laura quickly encounters issues and begins the slow process of fertility treatments. Meanwhile, Claire gets involved in a venture that taps into the fertility industry. Living Expenses interrogates the strain that can accompany even the strongest of relationships, and captures the inevitable creep of technology into all facets of its characters’ lives, from communication to reproduction.
£14.36
Poolbeg Press Ltd The Weekend Break
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£10.63
Poolbeg Press Ltd Crowfield House
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£14.24
Poolbeg Press Ltd Assembling Ailish
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£14.24
Poolbeg Press Ltd The Lighthouse Keepers Wife
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£14.24
Poolbeg Press Ltd Never Look Back
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£13.99
SPCK Publishing If You Follow Me
Book SynopsisIn the parish of Dunbridge the news is out: Claire and Neil are engaged! And yet, before the celebrations have really begun, Ben, the father of Claire's son, appears back on the scene. It quickly becomes clear that young Sam is not the only person Ben wants to win back. As Neil reels in the face of Claire's confusion at spending time with her first love, Wendy always seems to be there to provide support and comfort. Little does he know of Wendy's involvement with Ben's reappearance: However, Neil has little chance to ponder his love life as the whole weight of running the church and parish descends upon his inexperienced shoulders. Neil's time as a curate in Dunbridge is coming swiftly to an end. Where should he go next, and who will go with him?Trade Review“A heart-warming tale about an overworked curate engaged to a single mother. All parish life is here.” -- Ann Widdecombe, politician and author“These books move you to tears one minute, then have you laughing out loud the next.” -- Aled Jones, broadcaster and singerPam is an acute and affectionate observer of parish life. She makes me chuckle and she makes me cry, sometimes with laughter and sometimes with sadness at the poignancy she captures as she describes the utterly exhausting and ever-varied life of her curate hero. I so much wanted to know what happened to this all too human and likeable chap that I read all three novels off one after the other. -- Barbara Erskine
£9.49
Salt Publishing The Homecoming
Book SynopsisThe Homecoming, is Zoë Apostolides's debut novel. Quietly disturbing, it tells the story of Ellen, a young ghost-writer sent to record the memoirs of an elderly woman living in a remote Northumberland manor. Elver House is dilapidated, its faded beauty falling to ruin.The assignment seems simple enough: Ellen will spend a week conducting interviews at Elver House before returning to London to write Miss Carey's autobiography. She and her editor know very little about Miss Carey besides her request to be interviewed in person; Ellen's editor has agreed the dates and gathered scant information, but it'll be up to Ellen to tease out the story.The village is remote and rural, and Elver is no quaint country cottage but a wild and sprawling estate. Ellen digs deeper into the history of Elver, preparing to return to London and write her client''s book. In doing so, she must confront much more than she bargained for, and realises that Miss Carey is being haunted by more than the past.Part mystery, part ghost story, this is a story about isolation, memory, spirits and secrets, intergenerational friendship and motherhood.
£10.44
Pan Macmillan Tigers in Red Weather
Book SynopsisLiza Klaussmann was born in New York but lives in London. Her debut novel, Tigers in Red Weather, was published in twenty-two countries, was a Sunday Times bestseller and won Best Debut Novel at the British National Book Awards.
£10.44
Headline Review Small Hours
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Isaac and the Egg...''I devoured this... my very favourite reading topic: dysfunctional families and the many ways in which they can both fracture and heal'' Jennie Godfrey''One to turn to if you want to laugh and cry on alternating pages'' Lottie Hazell---There is a fox, roaming in the early hours, watching, waiting on the edge of things.He sees a family thrown together for the first time in years. A man with wild hair, growing older and confused; his son, lost and unconnected; a daughter denied her dreams; and a wife and mother about to leave them all.He sees the moments - big and small - that have divided them. The nighttime disappearances, the angry footsteps on the stairs, the silence at the dinner table.But why has the fox followed them here? And can they find their way back to each other, before it''s too late?***READER REVIEWS*** ''Such a beautiful, emotional read''''I was swept away in the story and yes I may have shed a tear or two''''Bobby Palmer takes every raw human emotion that we aren''t always good at voicing, and manages to describe them 100% correctly... he voices the words in your heart'' ''Like nothing I''ve experienced before and I can''t get enough'' ''I promise you, this is novel that will stay with you a long time''PRAISE FOR ISAAC AND THE EGG ''A tender story of love, grief and the transformative power of friendship'' Guardian ''Truly one of the most beautiful stories you will ever read'' Joanna Cannon''Will linger longer after the final page''Independent ''Unique, tender and funny'' Pandora Sykes ''A future classic'' Clare Mackintosh ''Like nothing I''ve ever read before'' Stylist ''An arresting debut novel about grief in the most wonderfully oblique way'' Reverend Richard Coles ''Just magic'' Kate Sawyer
£9.87
Mobius The Honeymoon Affair
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£9.49
Headline Publishing Group A Different World
Book SynopsisA mesmerising novel exploring the joys and challenges of family life throughout the twentieth century, A DIFFERENT WORLD is the latest bestselling novel from Judith Lennox. Not to be missed by readers of Lucinda Riley and Rachel Hore.In the summer of 1939, nineteen-year-old Olivia Goodland arrives in London. Working for a society dressmaker, she meets wealthy, beautiful Grace Ruthwell. Beguiled by the glamour of Grace''s world, it''s only slowly and too late that she becomes aware of the darkness that lies beneath the glittering exterior.When the Second World War erupts, Olivia joins the Land Army. At a party in Wiltshire, she meets the handsome poet George Flynn, whose charms prove impossible to resist. Over the ensuing years, Olivia''s life is absorbed by the upbringing of her three sons, and by her relationship with a man whose passions go beyond poetry. But as the twentieth century continues to unfold, Olivia makes a shocking discovery, and starts to question where her true happiness lies . . .Praise for Judith Lennox:''I have fallen completely in love with Judith Lennox''s writing - she''s a fantastic storyteller!'' Jill Mansell''A fast-moving, complex story'' The Times''Judith Lennox''s writing is so keenly honest it could sever heartstrings'' Daily Mail
£10.44
Headline Publishing Group The Second Chance Book Club
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£9.49
Headline Publishing Group A Lethal Cocktail
Book SynopsisBook two in a new cosy crime series, perfect for Jessica Fellowes and Katy Watson fans - Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell investigate the murder of a fashion designer at the most glamorous hotel of the season.
£10.44
Headline Publishing Group Book People
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£10.44
Headline Publishing Group Blowfish
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£13.49
Linden Editions Struck
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£11.69
Picador USA State of Paradise
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£15.30
St. Martin's Publishing Group Right Where We Left Us
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£8.99
St Martin's Press Where Dogs Bark with Their Tails
Book SynopsisThe tales of one family and their larger-than-many-lives sister, Antoine, weaves together the vibrant, epic story of Guadeloupe and its diaspora in Where Dogs Bark with Their Tails.This is Antoine's life story: an ill-fated romance between her upper-class mother and farmer father; a childhood spent deep in the countryside; the splendors and slums of Guadeloupe's great city, Pointe-à-Pitre; the eruption of modernity; the rifts in a deeply hierarchical society under colonial ruleand the reasons she left it all behind. And to whom might she tell it? A young woman born on the outskirts of Paris yearns to understand her lineage and métis identity. Her memories of occasional childhood visits are all that connects her to her father's home. It is at her request that old Aunt Antoine, the eccentric and indomitable matriarch of the Ezechiels, unwinds the unforgettable tale of their family and with it a rich, layered account of Guadeloupe and its diaspora over the
£11.99
Simon & Schuster Ltd Wicked Deeds on a Winters Night
Book SynopsisIn the third book of her Immortals After Dark series, Kresley Cole delivers a scorching tale about a jaded werewolf and a captivating young witch.
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co Bitter Sweet
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£15.29
Orion Publishing Co I Might Be in Trouble
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£9.49
Orion Publishing Co Flat 401
Book SynopsisThe only person who'd tell you what really happened in Flat 401 is dead...
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co The Night in Venice
Book Synopsis''A MASTER OF HISTORICAL CRIME FICTION'' GUARDIANThe Talented Mr Ripley meets A Room with a View in this dark and irresistible historical novel featuring Monica: a fourteen-year-old girl with a disturbing imagination . . .Venice, 1911. Monica is a fourteen-year-old with a wild imagination and an unbearably dull governess named Rose Driscoll. She was supposed to be entering the most exciting time of her life but, with her parents and uncle now dead, she has been forced to leave leafy Hampstead and move to a flat on the busy Holloway Road with a woman who is living proof that an exciting life is not guaranteed.Driscoll has dutifully planned this trip to Venice, as directed by a ''letter of wishes'' in a will, but on the very first morning, as the sunlight streams through the curtains of their Palazzo, Monica wakes up to a horrible realisation: has she killed her only guardian?Too scared to find out the truth, Monica flees her room and immerses herself in the mysterious streets, canals and squares of Venice, all the while her thoughts spinning back to a dark childhood in London and her fear of what the future holds.
£9.49
Hodder & Stoughton Selfish Girls
Book Synopsis?''I read this book obsessively, that''s how much I adored it . . . a dark, messy and beautiful story about family, love and sisterhood'' STYLIST??''A suspenseful thriller and a subtle portrait of domestic interactions, with a healthy dose of humour and hope offsetting its darker moments'' HARPER''S BAZAAR ??''Bergstrom''s prose has a rangy, off-the-cuff immediacy, as though you are reading what is happening from inside each character''s skin'' Daily Mail ? ?''A dark, deeply intimate exploration of sisterhood in all its messy, complex glory. Beautifully written and thoroughly compelling'' Yomi Adegoke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The List??''Sharply real and ethereal, as though reading this novel enters you into a deep dream-like state'' Emma Gannon, Sunday Times bestseller? ?''Selfish Girls is an outstanding novel, pithy and singular, gloriously dark and compelling, a must read!'' Salena Godden, author of Mrs Death Misses Death??''Bergstrom is a new voice but sure to be an enduring one'' Caroline O''Donoghue, Sunday Times bestseller ? ?''If anyone is qualified to write about what it means to be a young woman in Britain today, it''s Abigail Bergstrom'' Sunday Times? ?a DAZED best summer read 2025? NOTHING HURTS LIKE FAMILY.Ines is reluctantly moving home on the edge of a breakdown, her childhood sweetheart in tow. He''s only ever wanted what was best for her.Gwen is elated that her prodigal daughter has returned.Dylan is still licking her wounds from a rejection she can''t forget.And Emma is quietly suffocating in the perfect marriage she wanted so badly.They were inseparable once. But that was a long time ago. Now, they''re back in the Welsh town where they grew up, peeling back the layers of a once forgotten, haunting past. What they find may be the end of them...Uninhibited, claustrophobic and emotionally complex, Selfish Girls spans generations, buried resentments, and an unexpected love story. It is a clear-eyed portrait of a dysfunctional family and the pain we inflict on those we love most.Readers have fallen in love with Selfish Girls ''A must read, multigenerational family saga exploring trauma, love, hardship and identity. What Bergstrom has achieved here is outstanding. I can''t recommend it highly enough''?????Reader Review''One of my most anticipated reads of the year . . . and it didn''t disappoint. Bergstrom writes with such rawness and her characters have such vulnerability that you can''t help but fall in love with them'' ?????Reader Review''Oh my god, she''s done it again. It''s exquisite. 10 out of 10. No notes . . . we''re in our sad girl summer era, and this book is the perfect accompaniment'' ?????Reader Review''My, oh, my, what a book! Full of action and angst, this is not to be missed . . . absolutely fabulous!'' ?????Reader Review ''Harrowing and painful at times, but also beautiful'' ?????Reader Review
£17.00
Hachette Books Ireland The Last Song
Book SynopsisA secret ended their friendship. Now it''s time to unlock the past ...''Exciting and at times heartbreaking'' Carmel HarringtonStacey Nash is in search of a new mystery to engage listeners of her popular podcast ''Whatever Happened To . . . ?''. Her discovery of The Diamonds provides the perfect fit. Why did this all-woman rock band, on the verge of international stardom, disappear without a trace?In 1980s smalltown Ireland, Birdy Troy is a talented young musician on a mission to pursue her dream with her three closest friends. The bright lights of London call, but the road to stardom is not what she expected. As Birdy waits in the wings for the performance of a lifetime, she battles with a truth that threatens everything.Forty Years on, as Stacey Nash investigates, it seems as if the closer she gets to tracking down Birdy Troy,the more elusive she becomes. As Stacey pieces together fragments of a broken story, her determination deepens.A moving and gripping story of two generations of women, each of whom, in their own way, is trying to be free.''A compelling page-turner . . . Rachael English is a gifted storyteller'' Anne TiernanPreviously published as Whatever Happened to Birdy Troy?
£9.49
Hodder & Stoughton Where Angels Fear to Tread
Book SynopsisA gorgeous new edition of Forster's first novel, published when he was only twenty-six, with all the mastery of dialogue, humour and character displayed in his later work. With a new introduction by Elif Shafak.
£17.00
Hodder & Stoughton Party of Liars
Book SynopsisREADERS CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF THESE LIARS . . .''I raced through this book... SO many secrets that will keep you reading late into the night!'' ??????????''I absolutely LOVED this - the best psychological thriller I''ve read for a very long time'' ??????????''THE PLOT TWISTS!! I absolutely loved everything about this book!'' ?????????? A People Magazine Best Book of July ?? A Goodreads Best Book of July ?? An Apple Best of the Month Pick ?? An Amazon Mystery and Thriller Best of the Month ??Everyone''s invited. Everyone''s a suspect.An exclusive black-tie birthday party.A sprawling mansion.A body falling from a balcony.One of the guests is dead, and another is a killer - but who is the hunter, and who is the prey?As the drinks flow, so do the lies . . . and nobody is safe.Was it Dani, the tenacious new mother with a history of postpartum psychosis, or Kim, the ex-wife with an alcohol problem? Orlaith, the elderly Irish nanny who talks to spirits? Mikayla, the lonely teenager, or the clique of toxic mean girls who pretend to embrace her? Or was it the pair of psychotherapists who watch and judge them all? And whose body is hurtling towards the sea?
£15.29
Dialogue QuarterLove Crisis
Book SynopsisA rivalry as old as time. . . The Hating Game meets Honey and Spice in this sizzling, hilarious and utterly relatable rivals-to-lovers workplace rom-com about surviving - and maybe even thriving - in your twenties.Maddison Clarke has always lived by tick-lists, schedules, and five-year plans. So, she didn''t foresee being this close to thirty and still living at home, in an assistant role, with the closest thing to a committed relationship being her grocery delivery driver. But when she lands the opportunity to lead on the company''s biggest event to date, Maddison sees a chance to get her life back on track.There is just one problem: she needs to join forces with Aiden Edwards, her long-time rival and the infuriatingly handsome bane of her existence. Aiden and his casual arrogance and absolute lack of urgency test her at every turn, so when he promises to walk away if she can give up her notebooks and live spontaneously, Maddison agrees. . . even if the concept is entirely alien to her.But as the two are forced closer together, Maddison begins to wonder if this whole dare is Aiden''s way of trying to help her, rather than ruin her. And if that''s the case, can they truly insist this simmering tension between them is nothing more than hate? Maddison''s quarter-life crisis seems to be turning into a quarter-love crisis. . . and that was not part of the plan.
£9.49
Little, Brown Book Group Pity Party
Book SynopsisThe new heartachingly relatable, unflinchingly real and truly affecting novel from Daisy Buchanan, bestselling author of Insatiable.
£9.49
Orion Publishing Co The Lightborn
Book SynopsisThe final thrilling volume of the story which began with the Sunday Times bestselling THE COLLARBOUND sees war come to the mages - a war that may cost them everything to win.
£10.44
Graphic Arts Books Bliss, and Other Stories
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1920, Bliss and Other Stories, is an iconic collection of Katherine Mansfield’s masterful narratives that include “The Man Without a Temperament." This captivating work embodies the author’s signature style and unmistakable tone. Bliss and Other Stories consists of fourteen anecdotes written during the early 1900s. It features “Mr. Reginald Peacock's Day,” which follows a disgruntled husband who harshly criticizes his wife, and “The Wind Blows,” a surprising tale about a girl’s revelation surrounding a memory from her childhood. “Pictures” centers a downtrodden woman on the brink of poverty, while “The Little Governess” follows a naïve young woman as she travels from France to Munich. In Bliss and Other Stories Mansfield is able to find the spectacular in the ordinary. No matter the circumstance, the characters are faced with subtle but shocking realizations. Whether it’s family or friendship, human connection plays a pivotal role. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Bliss and Other Stories is both modern and readable.
£8.21
Pan Macmillan A Thread of Light
Book SynopsisNeema Shah's parents and grandparents left India to make their homes in East Africa and later in London, where Neema was born and lives. Her debut novel Kololo Hill was shortlisted for the Bath Novel Award and the First Novel Prize. A Thread of Light is her second book.
£15.29
Hodder & Stoughton Never Tear Us Apart
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£9.49
Quercus Publishing Havoc
Book Synopsis''A LABYRINTHINE MYSTERY OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY'' Jo Brand''DELIRIOUS AND REWARDING'' Guardian''UNMISSABLE'' Woman''s WeeklyFleeing Scotland in the wake of family disgrace, 16-year-old Ida Campbell secures a scholarship at a failing girls'' boarding school on a remote part of the south English coast. Despite the eccentricities of her new Headmistress, who warns her of the dangers of the Cold War and the ever-present threat of the bomb, St Anne''s seems like a refuge to Ida. But all this is about to change. For a start, her new room-mate is the infamous Louise Adler, potential arsonist and hardened outcast.Meanwhile, the geography teacher Eleanor Alston, in her late thirties, a disastrous love affair in her wake, faces the new term with weary resignation. But the fragile ecosystem of the school is disrupted by the arrival of a new teacher, Matthew Langfield. Eleanor has an uneasy feeling he is not who he says he is.And things only get worse when a mysterious sickness starts to spread throughout the school, causing strange limb jerks and seizures among the pupils. What is happening to the girls of St Anne''s? Could there be a poisoner among them? Is Ida''s scholarship really an escape, or is it instead a new nightmare?READERS ARE LOVING HAVOC:''Superb. Brilliantly funny, at times extremely poignant'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Another beautifully written book by Rebecca'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Utterly glorious, moving, enthralling and witty. I am so cross I have finished it'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I absolutely loved the humour in this book. Bonus points for the Cold War references'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Entertaining and humorous'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
£15.29
World Editions Rio Muerto
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£14.39
World Editions State of Emergency
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£14.39
World Editions A Carnival of Atrocities
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£13.59
Seven Stories Press,U.S. Mr. Distinctive
Book SynopsisMr. Distinctive has a memorable, attractive face. He only has to walk down the street, and everyone turns to smile at him. Once he starred in a TV commercial and was praised and congratulated for having a face that sold the product well. Mr. Distinctive is very pleased with himself and loves to take selfies with his cellphone. He posts countless images of himself that are shared all over the internet. One day Mr. Distinctive looks in the mirror and sees that his features have begun to fade, his face has changed into a blur. With every new photo he posts, his distinctiveness dwindles. Determined to regain his flawlessly beautiful face and the adoration it brought him, Mr. Distinctive seeks out an extreme solution. But are the lengths he goes in order to restore his sense of being unique and exceptional worth it? In their new story, the creators of The Lost Soul - Nobel prize in literature winner Olga Tokarczuk and illustrator Joanna Concejo - show us a world of obsession with personal appearance and self-promotion, where happiness is an imperative, and the cult of youth rules.
£17.09
Amazon Publishing The View from Prince Street
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£8.54
Amazon Publishing At the Corner of King Street
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£8.54
Melville House Publishing All We Trust
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£15.29
Ultimo Press Politica
Book Synopsis‘a compelling, intricate and multifaceted tale’ –The Saturday Paper ‘Like an impressionist painter, Kassab uses words like brushstrokes to build a vivid picture of intertwined lives set against the continuing drumbeat of war. The narrative moves between past, present and future and uses time as an effective device to illustrate how the effects of war linger long after its cessation.’ – Books and PublishingA captivating literary journey that delves into the intertwined lives of a town, its people, and a region shaped by revolution and war. The war broke out and she decided to call her dad. Weeks and weeks they do not speak, and the weeks become months and then they are so many years. She imagines herself starting this story. She imagines how she will tell this story later to someone else.We hadn't spoken for years but then the war broke out... As conflict plays out across an unnamed region, its inhabitants deal with the fallout. Families are torn apart and brought together. A divide grows between those on either side of the war, compromises are struck as the toll of violence impacts near and far. We learn about those who are left behind and those who choose to leave in a great scattering. As the stories of those affected play out, they weave together to show the whole of a society in the most extreme of circumstances. Even after the last shot is fired, their world will never recover. From the acclaimed author of The House of Youssef, Australiana and The Lovers comes a powerful new novel that asks again if it’s possible to ever measure the personal cost of war.PRAISE FOR POLITICA: ‘In a 2022 interview, Kassab said a responsibility of the novelist is to “write with an eye towards humanity”. And she never falters in this, with Politica always drawing us back to war’s immeasurable personal cost.’ – The Guardian‘a rewarding tale of real people navigating war, love, loss, poverty and many other challenges, all linked by time and location. The novel asks if it is possible to ever measure the personal cost of war. Through all the stories she creates here, Kassab makes it clear that it can never be.’ – The Saturday Paper ‘an evocative literary tale’ – Australian Women's Weekly
£13.49
Pushkin Press The Mystery of Henri Pick
Book SynopsisIn the small town of Crozon in Brittany, a library houses manuscripts that were rejected for publication: the faded dreams of aspiring writers. Visiting while on holiday, young editor Delphine Despero is thrilled to discover a novel so powerful that she feels compelled to bring it back to Paris to publish it. The book is a sensation, prompting fevered interest in the identity of its author - apparently one Henri Pick, a now-deceased pizza chef from Crozon. Sceptics cry that the whole thing is a hoax: how could this man have written such a masterpiece? An obstinate journalist, Jean-Michel Rouche, heads to Brittany to investigate. By turns farcical and moving, The Mystery of Henri Pick is a fast-paced comic mystery enriched by a deep love of books - and of the authors who write them.Trade Review"A delight with a novel premise." — CrimeReads"The Mystery of Henri Pick is so ridiculously French that if it started smoking Gitanes while you read it, you wouldn’t be entirely surprised." — The Sunday Times Culture magazine"This book is light, funny and erudite: a delight." — The Guardian"A charming literary caper... A playfully droll satire of the French publishing scene and a completely delightful jeu d’esprit." — The Daily Mail"Written with humour, wit and intelligence, it's set in a world of books and publishing. I really enjoyed it." — TripFiction"The Mystery of Henri Pick manages the great gap between levity and profundity, between humour and seriousness. A beautiful farce." — Le Figaro Littéraire
£9.49
Pan Macmillan The Mystic Masseur
Book SynopsisV. S. Naipaul's first novel - humorous, endlessly inventive and brilliantly imagined.
£11.69
