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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 Cathy Rentzenbrink
The joys and struggles of bringing up a young family are told in this beautiful, sensitive and entertaining account of life on Magnolia Road.
Publication date: 8th July 2021
by Rachel Rhys
A captivating tale of passengers embarking on an ocean liner to Australia in 1939. War will soon be declared, and all have their own disappointments and tragedies they are eager to leave behind. How will they fare?
- including an interview with the author.
Publication date: 10th August 2017
by Sarah Ridgard
The village of Worlingworth in the 1980s - a bleak, dark, disturbing account of the secrets of village life.
by Stella Rimington
It's Geneva, 2012. A Russian intelligence officer approaches MI5 with details of hacking of unmanned drones in an Anglo-American Defence programme. But he will only speak to Liz Carlyle.
by Bethan Roberts
A gripping tale of two women: a mother who discovers her two-year-old missing, and the nanny who has taken the child wanting him for her own.
by MJ Robotham
Now in her nineties, bestselling writer Ruby Devereaux thought she had put away her typewriter and is seeking a quiet life, but her publisher wants one last story telling 'warts and all'.
Publication date: 11th April 2024
by Sally Rooney
A compelling and intriguing account of the self-indulgent and complicated relationships between a group of friends.
by Meg Rosoff
A beautifully atmospheric, nostalgic yet contemporary account of a family spending one summer together by the sea.
Publication date: 9th July 2020
by James Runcie
A beautifully atmospheric imagining of the lives of those involved in the first performance of Bach's St Matthew's Passion.
Publication date: 31st March 2022
by Amy Sackville
Much more than the blurb on the cover - beautiful descriptions, sensual colours, powerful presentations of sultry summers and freezing wastelands.
Publication date: 13th December 2010
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 Saskia Sarginson
A charming and compelling love story about chance meetings and where they might lead.
Publication date: 8th September 2022
by Saskia Sarginson
A chance meeting and a holiday romance - was this all they were destined to be? Or will Cat and Sam overcome all the odds and finally find a way to meet again, on their bench.
Publication date: 3rd September 2020
by George Saunders
Publication date: 8th February 2018
by Kate Sawyer
A beautifully crafted novel about family - 40 years of memories told through the events of one day.
Publication date: 11th May 2023
by Kate Sawyer
Completely consuming story of a post-apocalyptic world, and the time before. Set in London and beside a beached whale in New Zealand. Stunning!
Publication date: 24th June 2021
by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Who would have thought there could be a sequel to 'The Art of Hearing Heartbeats'...
by Jan-Philipp Sendker
This is a beautiful and moving tale of love and loss, in Burma and New York, in the 1950s and the present day.
by Elif Shafak
Publication date: 5th August 2021
by Elif Shafak
An astonishing concept in which to explore the life, and death, of a woman and her friends living in Turkey today.
by Maggie Shipstead
An epic tale of family, tragedy, romance and adventure woven around the lives of a 1950s female aviator and a modern day Hollywood movie star. Compelling.
Publication date: 4th May 2021
by William Sieghart
Poetry is a balm for our soul, particularly in these difficult times. This is the final instalment in this wonderful anthology collection. Essential reading!
Publication date: 28th September 2023
by Graeme Simsion
It's just as good as 'The Rosie Project'!
by Graeme Simsion
Don wants to find a wife, but Rosie doesn't fit the criteria listed in his questionnaire. A charming, fun account of an unusual relationship.
by Leila Slimani
The horrific murder of two young children opens this compelling tale of a family with the perfect nanny.
by Alexander McCall Smith
Both funny and wise, this story lifts the spirits and makes you want to get on a plane to Italy immediately! A wonderful book!
by Alexander McCall Smith
A Norfolk setting for this modern retelling of the Jane Austen classic.
by Alexander McCall Smith
Rural Suffolk at the outbreak of the Second World War. La is a divorcee who moves from London to the country for a fresh start and decides to form an amateur orchestra.
by Will Smith
A brilliantly tense tale of the claustrophobia of island life and the consequences of secrets and lies.
by Sarah Steele
Beautifully atmospheric and sensitively, compellingly told story of a wartime mystery.
Publication date: 16th March 2023
by Manon Steffan Ros
A beautiful, haunting and life-affirming post-apocalyptic story of a mother and son learning to survive in their changed circumstances in rural Wales.
Publication date: 6th January 2022
by Nell Stevens
The author opens her heart as she details her obsession with a man destined never to fulfill her hopes and desires, and she presents her devotion and admiration for a writer whose life she mirrors for one tip-top time.
by Lizzy Stewart
A graphic novel! It's an increasingly popular genre so what will we make of it? This book has had rave reviews and is described as 'a story as old as the hills' made fresh and new by illustrations which are 'Posy Simmonds meets Edward Bawden'.
Publication date: 3rd August 2023
by Nina Stibbe
A wry account of a young woman leaving home for her first job as a dental assistant, growing up in the 1970s.
Publication date: 2nd January 2020
by Emma Stonex
Fantastically atmospheric, great characterisation and an intriguing mystery. Rather wonderful!
Publication date: 4th March 2021
by Elizabeth Strout
Publication date: 5th May 2022
by Elizabeth Strout
Wonderful to return to the life of Olive Kitteridge and the daily challenges of life in the small coastal town of Crosby, Maine.
by Keith Stuart
A delightful escapist read about the power of theatre and stories, friendship, and hope. Published in June 2018.
by Paula Sutton
Daphne Brewster has left London for quieter, safer Norfolk, but village life isn't quite as idyllic as she'd hoped.
Publication date: 4th April 2024
by Louise Swanson
A gripping and challenging thriller set in a near future when storytelling is banned.
Publication date: 23rd March 2023
by Peter Swanson
Do we know a murderer? This is a clever, gripping and intriguing thriller where the reader's usual sympathies are upturned.
by Christina Sweeney-Baird
The outbreak of a virus threatens the world order, affecting only men. Brilliantly written page-turner that boasts sensitivity and hope.
Publication date: 29th April 2021
by Graham Swift
It is Mothering Sunday 1924. A maid is given the day off work. She visits her lover, but events take a catastrophic turn. How will her future unfold?
by Donna Tartt
A stunning and compelling account of loss, identity and invention.
by Roma Tearne
A story exploring the power of art, love, obsession and loss.
by Kathleen Tessaro
Life isn't turning out how she expected, so when 30-something Louise discovers a fascinating treatise on fashion in a second-hand bookshop, she decides to put the principles into action.
by Bev Thomas
A haunting and gripping domestic psychological thriller which tackles some big issues. Couldn't put it down!
Publication date: 11th May 2023
by Rupert Thomson
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?
Publication date: 31st March 2022
by Paul Torday
A stunning crime novel which combines a wry, cynical and humorous jibe at the establishment while also proving bleak, disturbing and moving.
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 Rose Tremain
An astonishing book - understated, moving, thought-provoking, atmospheric. Tremain is an amazing writer.
by Adriana Trigiani
A feel-good saga of family, friendship and love set in Italy and America in the 1920s.
by Nancy Tucker
An eight-year-old girl kills a toddler, her actions seemingly an outlet for the lack of care and attention she receives from her mother. An astonishingly sensitive and compelling novel.
Publication date: 24th June 2021
by Anne Tyler
A charming, funny and poignant love story. Micah solves all your computer problems, but struggles with his relationships.
Publication date: 7th April 2020