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'Startlingly audacious.' Literary Review

New writing from the literary master

Throughout Proust's life, nine of his short stories remained unseen - the writer never even spoke of them. Perhaps he was not ready to share the early themes he was nurturing for his masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time. ...

'A darkly scattered fable told with beauty, magic, love but also heart-wrenching realism ... Fans of The Familiars and The Binding will love this' MY WEEKLY


'It's fabulous, we should all have copies' Simon Mayo, Scala Radio


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From one of America’s most renowned storytellers comes a novel about love and deceit, and lust and redemption, against a background of child abductions in the affluent suburbs of Detroit.

In the waning days of the turbulent 1970s, in the wake of unsolved killings that have shocked Detroit, the lives ...

Stunningly honest and bursting with wit, Someday Maybe is the story of grief and resilience that you won't be able to stop talking about

A visionary novel about our interconnected world, about the collision of horror and humanity, from the Man Booker-shortlisted master of the spine-tingling tale

Is motherhood supposed to feel like this?

'Gorgeous. Very, very funny in a knowing wry way but so tender, so beautiful. I loved all the characters.' Marian Keyes
'Warm, witty, touching - and frequently hilarious' David Nicholls, author of Sweet Sorrow
'You put the book down and feel glad to be alive' India Knight, Sunday Times

A republication of the novel (published most recently by Sun & Moon Press) of Anthony Powell.

From the 2014 Caine Prize winner comes an astonishing new novel, riven through with mystery and magic, about a daughter's quest to save her mother

A posthumous and definitive collection of new and selected stories by short-fiction icon and National Book Award finalist Thom Jones, with a stunning introduction by Amy Bloom.

The epic literary adventure novel that has transfixed readers and critics alike in Spain

A passionate, tender and terrifying story of a mother's fight to protect her daughter

How do you find peace after a devastating loss?

A search for solace takes a dark turn in this electrifying debut.

General Alwany is a pious man who loves his family. He also tortures and kills enemies of the state. Under the regime of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is gripped by cronyism, religious hypocrisy, and the oppressive military.Now, however, the regime faces its greatest crisis. The idealistic young from different ...

I read it with my heart in my mouth.' Anna Burns, Man Booker Prize-winning author of Milkman'A captivating tale about secrets, repression and the falsity of history.' Guardian Books of the YearLate 1944: two teenagers dance the Vogue in silence on the floor of the Pirnmill Aerodrome.

In her blistering and beautifully written UK debut, Steph Cha has craftedan urgent, timely and unforgettable novel about the intertwined fates of two families.

In these elegant, unsparing and intimate stories, the Folio Prize-winning author, Akhil Sharma, exposes the paradoxes, ironies and harmonies that characterise modern life. Marrying the minimalism of Chekhov and Carver with a flair for dark comedy, A Life of Adventure and Delight is a collection full of wisdom, wonder and reflection.

A richly drawn collection of stories that brings contemporary Botswana to life

* The literary debut that everyone is talking about *