Fiction

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by Nicola Upson
Publication date: 2nd November 2023
by Rose Tremain
A wonderful novella telling the tale of Marianne Clifford, unhappy in love and trying to make her way in London and the provinces in the 1960s.
Publication date: 21st September 2023
by Richard Osman
Continuing the adventures of the Thursday Murder Club, this is the fourth mystery for the crime-solving retirees.
Publication date: 14th September 2023
by Ann Patchett
A story of mothers and daughters, fame and ambition, destiny and choice.
Publication date: 1st August 2023
by Shelley Read
A heart-wrenching tale of love and loss and the harrowing decisions faced by a young woman in rural America.
Publication date: 13th April 2023
by John Boyne
Publication date: 2nd November 2023
by Victoria Hislop
Publication date: 28th September 2023
by Elaine Feeney
A beautifully told story of a boy and his teacher, their particular struggles and the community in which they live.
Publication date: 20th April 2023
by Victoria Mackenzie
Evocative telling of the lives of two spiritual women of the 15th century and their extraordinary contribution to literature.
Publication date: 19th January 2023
by Natasha Pulley
Based on real events in a surreal Soviet city, this is described as 'a sweeping historical adventure'. What will we think of it?
Publication date: 16th March 2023
by Saskia Sarginson
Kit and Summer have enjoyed a holiday romance but with misunderstandings and near misses when they return home, they look destined never to meet again.
Publication date: 6th July 2023
by Gillian McAllister
An incredibly clever thriller - though it was being in the company of the central character, detective Julia Day that compelled me to keep reading. Felt lost when I finished the book!
Publication date: 3rd August 2023
by SA Harris
A brilliantly eery story of a house with a history on the Suffolk coast, and a family with their own troubles.
Publication date: 15th May 2023
by Hannah Pick-Goslar Dina Kraft
The extraordinary, powerful and haunting account of the woman who enjoyed a brief but strong friendship with Anne Frank.
Publication date: 8th June 2023
by Sarah Steele
Beautifully atmospheric and sensitively, compellingly told story of a wartime mystery.
Publication date: 16th March 2023
by Georgi Gospodinov translated by Angela Rodel
This is a book about memory and the impact of being able to return to our past. 'Written in a masterful and totally unpredictable style,' it is described as 'powerful and brilliant' and won the International Booker Prize 2023. What will we think of it?
Publication date: 30th March 2023
by Felix Francis
A conversation overheard by an auctioneer at a Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket suggests price fixing. When the new purchase is found dead the next day, he realises he must investigate, but who can he trust?
Publication date: 28th September 2023
by Steve Cavanagh
A brilliantly plotted thriller about two women avenging tragic events.
Publication date: 3rd August 2023
by Richard Coles
A charming, wry and, at times, wise crime novel set within village and church life in the 1980s.
Publication date: 8th June 2023
by Simon Mayo
Students in a north London school are hearing a ticking noise in their ears. At first it seems to be tinnitus, but quickly it's evidently more serious. A teacher and a vaccinologist try to find a solution before it's too late.
Publication date: 18th August 2023

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