Jessie Sullivan has been married half her life, and has become accustomed to her role. But when she returns to the isolated...

It is 1948, and England is recovering from a war. But at 21 Nevern Street, London, the conflict has only just begun. Queenie...

In 1831 Charles Darwin set off in HMS Beagle under the command of Captain Robert Fitzroy on a voyage that would change the world....

Never Far From Nowhere is the story of two sisters, Olive and Vivien, born in London to Jamaican parents and brought up on a...

Better opportunity that s why Angela s dad sailed to England from America in 1948 on the Empire Windrush. Six months later her...

The Professor lives in Brooklyn; her partner Nathan left her when she couldn't have a baby. All she has now is her dead-end...

Summer in Paris. Leah, bored of tedious dead-end jobs, is intrigued to spot a job advert posted by the famous author Michael...

From the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a deliciously funny, poignant and wry novel, full of surprising...

From swimming on Hampstead Heath to house-sitting with troublesome dogs, or illicit afternoon trysts in Soho to pedicures in...

Did you ever have a friend who made you see the world differently?

Stan did, and his name was Charlie. They crossed paths by...

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It all starts on New Year's Eve. A night that has to be a success, whatever the cost. For Joni...

A bewitching tale of heartbreak and hope set in 1920s Alaska.

Jack and Mabel have staked everything on making a fresh start...

Pru is on her own. But then, so are plenty of other people. And while the loneliness can be overwhelming, surely she'll find a...

Pru is on her own. But then, so are plenty of other people. And while the loneliness can be overwhelming, surely she'll find a...

A deeply personal novel of identity and belonging in a nation coming apart at the seams, Homeland Elegies blends fact and fiction...

When Lily moves into Marcus's flat and plunges headlong into a relationship, she must contend not merely with the disapproval of...

A distraught young woman boards a train at King's Cross to return to her family in Scotland. Six hours later, she catches sight...

Sarah Gilchrist has no intention of marrying her dull fiance Miles, the man her family hope will restore her reputation and put...

After the birth of her daughter Emma, the usually resilient Majella finds herself feeling isolated and exhausted. Then, at her...

Celebrated, bestselling, elusive...who is Maud Dixon?

Florence Darrow wants to be a writer. Correction: Florence Darrow IS...

Sylvie and Gabe meet and fall in love at boarding school in Northern California when they are just teenagers. Their headmaster is...

A secret shared. Two lives entwined. Finally the past must come to light.

An unforgettable story of two women linked by their...

A hilarious, razor sharp and poignant story for the #metoo age, about a 29-year-old comedy writer, an ageing chat show host and...

A reclusive ex-film star living in the wilds of Ireland, Claudette Wells is a woman whose first instinct, when a stranger...

On a cold February afternoon, Stella catches sight of a man she hasn't seen for many years, but instantly recognises. Or thinks...

Celebrated artist Rachel Kelly dies alone in her Penzance studio, after decades of struggling with the creative highs and...

It's July 1976. In London, it hasn't rained for months, gardens are filled with aphids, water comes from a standpipe, and Robert...

Mallory sees the woman for the first time at her college gym and is immediately transfixed. As a naturally reserved person who is...

In Baxter's Beach, Barbados, Lala's grandmother Wilma tells the story of the one-armed sister, a cautionary tale about what...

Lydia Perez owns a bookshop in Acapulco, Mexico, and is married to a fearless journalist. Luca, their eight-year-old son,...