Fiction

A gripping and challenging thriller set in a near future when storytelling is banned.

The American novelist and bookshop owner, Ann Patchett recommends this book with great enthusiasm. It made her 'bark like a seal' and is 'brilliantly faceted', scaring her, moving her and educating her. What will we make of it?!

Set in Suffolk after the second world war, this is a beautiful, delicate story of how a community rebuilds itself after trauma and destruction.

A tiny book with a lasting message of hope, reconciliation, forgiveness and peace, this is the beautiful conclusion to the Harold Fry story.

A charming and compelling love story about chance meetings and where they might lead.

The dream house turns into a nightmare for a young family who've moved from the city to rural Suffolk.

The third instalment of the Thursday Murder Club, this time investigating a missing TV reporter.

A reimagining of Nancy Mitford's 'The Pursuit of Love', this is a thoroughly engaging and entertaining read, with a beautiful cover!

A beautifully atmospheric imagining of the lives of those involved in the first performance of Bach's St Matthew's Passion.

A modern anthology of words and images celebrating the spirit of the county of Suffolk, to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Described as "uplifting... and full of unforgettable characters, 'Still Life' is a novel about beauty, love, family and friendship". What will we think of it?

An Australian crime mystery. It's nearly 20 years since the sisters of Mina and Alanna disappeared. Now a guy's in town promising to find out what happened.

Meredith hasn't stepped beyond her front door for 1,214 days, that's three years! What is it that is keeping Meredith at home?

Set on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, Barcelona Dreaming is made up of three stories that are linked by time and place. It is 'a powerful and poignant fable in our uncertain times'. What will we make of it?

Gloriously atmospheric murder mystery thriller set in a stunning old Paris apartment building, where everyone has secrets and no one can be trusted!

A wonderfully warm, funny and refreshingly different take on the familiar situation of being single in a world of couples.