A masterful tale of murder and intrigue in a small French town, from the celebrated author of the Maigret series

Not only had...

After the funeral of her mother, Sally, Alice Kent is approached by a man named Angus Tweedy. He claims to be her father and...

'When all else fails, don't take it in silence: scream like hell, scream like Jericho was tumbling down, serenaded by a brace of...

'There were some weeks that were painful, nerve-racking. At the office or at home, in the middle of a meal, he would suddenly...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Buddha in the Attic

Up above there are wildfires, smog alerts, epic...

'Maudie, why are all the best characters men?'
Maudie closes the book with a clllump. 'We haven't read all the books yet, Miss...

Matt Baker's first ever book is a year spent on the farm; told through the seasons this is his diary of the natural world, his...

To talk about getting better - about wanting to change in ways that we might choose and prefer - is to talk about pursuing the...

The unmissable new work from Ali Smith, following the dazzling Man Booker-shortlisted Seasonal quartet

'A story is never an...

A compelling portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism, A Passage to India depicts the fate of individuals caught in the...

'You'll get used to things, you'll see. But you have to watch very carefully what you say and what you do.'

Adil Bey is an...

Daiyu never wanted to be like the tragic heroine for whom she was named, revered for her beauty and cursed with heartbreak. But...

They nicknamed Adah 'the Igbo tigress' at school in Nigeria, she was so fearless. Now she has moved to London to join her...

Two sisters. A shocking racist incident. The summer that will change both of their lives forever.

Annalie and Margaret are...

Magic doesn't exist in the broken city of Lkossa anymore, especially for girls like sixteen-year-old Koffi. Indentured to the...

Eleanor Bennett won't let her own death get in the way of the truth. So when her estranged children - Byron and Benny - reunite...

Illuminating reflections on painting and drawing from one of the most revered artists of the twentieth century

'Thank God for...

Josephine Williams is definitely a leader - and her teachers know it! What other eleven-year-old is desperate for more...

The story goes that, many years ago, the remote North Atlantic archipelago of St Hia was home to a monster.

Her name was...

The night's over for Ulysses Galen. It started going bad for the big Greek when a knife was drawn, then there was an axe, then he...

A preacher called Deke O'Malley's been selling false hope: the promise of a glorious new life in Africa for just $1,000 a family....

Jackson's woman has found him a foolproof way to make money - a technique for turning ten dollar bills into hundreds. But when...

A private meeting, chance encounters and a mysterious tour of Lisbon haunt this moving homage to Tabucchi's adopted city

In...

In the sweltering summer of 1938, with Lisbon in the grip of Portugal's dictatorship of Antonio Salazar, a journalist is coming...

The short story collection that launched Tabucchi to fame, reflecting on the uncertainties, memories, mistakes and mysteries of...

Evie is disillusioned about love ever since her dad left her mum for another woman - she's even throwing out her beloved romance...

The Queen of the Revenge Comedy returns with a razor-sharp new novel about friendship and secrets…

Georgia and Lydia are so...

Nancy Mitford's brilliantly witty, irreverent stories of the upper classes in pre-war London and Paris conjure up a world of...

Including new and never-before-published stories and forgotten treasures: the definitive selection of short stories from one of...

The definitive selection of short stories from one of our greatest living writers, curated by Penelope Lively herself

Wry,...