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Hiromi Kawakami
Under the Eye of the Big BirdIn the distant future, humans are on the verge ...In the distant future, humans are on the verge of extinction and have settled in small tribes across the planet under the observation and care of the Mothers. Some children are made in factories, f... -
Belinda Bauer
The Impossible ThingIt was the most daring crime of the century . ....It was the most daring crime of the century . .. 1926. On the towering cliffs of Yorkshire, men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there.The most beautiful are sold fo... -
Lucy Steeds, Tanya Reynolds
The ArtistEttie moves through the remote farmhouse, silen...Ettie moves through the remote farmhouse, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle's artistic genius possible. Joseph, an aspiring journalist, has been invited to the house.He believes ... -
Jacqueline Wilson
Think AgainNo job. No love life. Perhaps it's time to THIN...No job. No love life. Perhaps it's time to THINK AGAIN. Ellie Allard isn’t quite where she thought she'd be by her late thirties. Though she’s got her beautiful daughter, her beloved cat and the be... -
Tracy Chevalier
The GlassmakerVenice, 1486. Across the lagoon lies Murano. Ti...Venice, 1486. Across the lagoon lies Murano. Time flows differently here – like the glass the island’s maestros spend their lives perfecting. In secret, Orsola Rosso learns to craft glass. As a wom... -
Andrew O'Hagan
Caledonian RoadHe always knew: when his life came tumbling dow...He always knew: when his life came tumbling down, it would occur in public. Campbell Flynn is fuelled by an appetite for wealth and admiration, controversy and novelty. An art historian and celebri... -
Kevin Barry
The Heart in WinterHe was ready to die for love. He just needed to...He was ready to die for love. He just needed to find the right girl. October, 1891. Tom Rourke is a poet struggling to make a life amongst the Irish migrant workers in Butte, Montana. He is a doper... -
Elif Shafak
There Are Rivers in the SkyThere Are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, sweeping...There Are Rivers in the Sky is a rich, sweeping novel set between the 19th century and modern times, about love and loss, memory and erasure, hurt and healing, centred around three enchanting chara... -
Percival Everett
JamesThe Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved ...The Mississippi River, 1861. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a new owner in New Orleans and separated from his wife and daughter forever, he flees to nearby Jackson’s... -
Emma Healey
SweatFinally, this felt like revenge. All Liam ever ...Finally, this felt like revenge. All Liam ever wanted was to help Cassie reach her full potential; to push her body to new extremes. Exercise, determination, being the optimum versions of themselve... -
Kirsten MacQuarrie
Remember The Rowan‘Gavin has not married me in church with staine...‘Gavin has not married me in church with stained glass saints looking down in judgement and me wearing shop-bought jewellery that will soon become tarnished. He has not married me on paper, inking ... -
Alasdair Gray
Poor ThingsA life without freedom to choose is not worth h...A life without freedom to choose is not worth having. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realised when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he b...
