Fiction
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An out-of-work actor takes a job from a university professor, in a psychological experiment. Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2026.
Review not yet available - book details
Publication date: 12th March 2026
Published in 2022, by the Nobel Prize winning author, the subject of this novel couldn't be more fitting for our times today. Klara is 'an artificial friend'. Soon to be a film, what will we make of this story by a much-loved writer?
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Publication date: 3rd March 2022
A beautiful feel-good story of loss, and the joy of finding the right book at the right time.
read my review of August 2026
Publication date: 29th January 2026
The third thriller featuring travel writer and spy, Gabriel Dax.
read my review of August 2026
Publication date: 3rd September 2026
The follow-up to the incredible 'Lessons in Chemistry'.
Review not yet available - book details
Publication date: 13th October 2026
A love story told from the perspective of the friends, family and strangers on the periphery! Brilliant.
read my review of July 2026
Publication date: 2nd July 2026
Shortlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize, this novel explores the repercussions of patriarchy by 'exalting the beauty and strength of Black womanhood'. What will we think of it?
Review not yet available - book details
Publication date: 29th January 2026
A moving and life-affirming tale about finding beauty in the brevity of life, where our narrator is Death.
read my review of July 2026
Publication date: 2nd July 2026
A beautiful, uplifting story of kindness and community.
read my review of July 2026
Publication date: 4th December 2025
A story of a family, and a grand mansion, through the ephemera of their everyday life.
read my review of July 2026
Publication date: 5th March 2026
A novel about loneliness, love, labour and class, which 'subverts the comforting mundane' as it chronicles the immigrant experience in a nail bar, during a single day. Said to be funny, moving and 'hauntingly good'. What will we think of it?
Review not yet available - book details
Publication date: 2nd July 2026
Telling the story of two women involved in undercover work in WWII, inspired by real events.
read my review of June 2026
Publication date: 2nd July 2026
A woman returns to her home town on the anniversary of her son's disappearance, and tries to find some answers.
read my review of June 2026
Publication date: 23rd April 2026
Exploring a relationship from teen years to middle age, from Ireland to London.
read my review of June 2026
Publication date: 24th September 2026
A short story to be devoured in one sitting, about how the past always catches up with you.
read my review of June 2026
Publication date: 1st October 2026



















