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Fiona McFarlane
The Sun Walks DownIn September 1883, a small town in the South Au...In September 1883, a small town in the South Australian outback huddles under strange, vivid sunsets.Six-year-old Denny Wallace has gone missing during a dust storm, and the entire community is cau... -
Nathan Harris
The Sweetness of WaterA fine, lyrical novel, impressive in its comple...A fine, lyrical novel, impressive in its complex interweaving of the grand and the intimate, of the personal and political' ObserverLandry and Prentiss are two brothers born into slavery, finally f... -
Patrick Barkham
The Swimmer : The Wild Life of Roger DeakinRoger Deakin, author of the immortal Waterlog a...Roger Deakin, author of the immortal Waterlog and Wildwood, was a man of unusually many parts. A born writer who nonetheless took decades to write his first book, Roger was also variously - and som... -
Richard Osman
The Thursday Murder ClubIn a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely...In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club f... -
Will Brooker
The Truth About Lisa JewellHave you ever thought about what it takes to be...Have you ever thought about what it takes to become a bestselling writer?If so, The Truth About Lisa Jewell is the book for you. It is the story of how a novel is written, from before the start to ... -
Sandy Winterbottom
The Two-Headed Whale : Life and Loss in the Deepest OceansSandy Winterbottom embarked on an epic six-week...Sandy Winterbottom embarked on an epic six-week tall-ship voyage from Uruguay to Antarctica. At the mid-way stop in South Georgia, her pristine image of the Antarctic was shattered when she discove... -
Janice Hallett
The Twyford CodeEdith Twyford was once a world-famous children'...Edith Twyford was once a world-famous children's author, but now her only legacy is the rumoured existence of the Twyford Code: a series of clues hidden in her books leading to... what? No one know... -
Malachy Tallack and Katie Scott
The Un-Discovered Islands: An Archipelago of Myths and Mysteries, Phantoms and FakesJourney through the imagined islands of history...Journey through the imagined islands of history. Gathered in this book are over twenty islands that have decidedly human origins, whether they are the products of imagination, deception or simply h... -
Brit Bennett
The Vanishing HalfThe Vignes twin sisters will always be identica...The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives th... -
Martin Sixsmith
The War of NervesMore than any other conflict, the Cold War was ...More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. And, nearly thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its legacy still endures - not only in o... -
Eric Vuillard
The War of the PoorThe history of inequality is a long and terribl...The history of inequality is a long and terrible one. And it's not over yet. Short, sharp and devastating, The War of the Poor tells the story of a brutal episode from history, not as well known as... -
Philip Ball
The Water KingdomSelected as a Book of the Year by The Times and...Selected as a Book of the Year by The Times and The EconomistChina's history is an epic tapestry of courtly philosophies, warring factions and imperial intrigue. Yet, over five thousand years, one ...
