Fiction

'Still remarkably vivid. It is easier to read this for pure pleasure than just about any other ancient text' Nicholas Lezard, GuardianOvid's sensuous and witty poem begins with the creation of the world and brings together a dazzling array of...

*SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF THE YEAR*'A novel that delights, dazzles and moves in equal measure' Financial Times 'Brutally satirical and grimly hilarious' Daily Mail The venomous lumpsucker is the most intelligent fish on the planet. Or maybe...

If we seal off the past, how will we ever know the truth? In 1942, in Nazi-occupied Poland, a Jewish child was smuggled out of the Warsaw ghetto in a backpack. That child was Karen Kirsten's mother, but she knew nothing about this extraordinary event...

A Scotsman’s guide to the extraordinary tapestry of the land, history, folklore and stories of his homeland. From the majestic beauty of the wild Scottish landscape to the hidden traces of its history waiting to be uncovered in every town and village,...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Immensely gripping...Stayed up till past 2am to finish this' Sophie Hannah Four people walked into the dining room that night. One would never leave. Matthew: the...

In this, the first of Patrick O'Brian's much lauded Aubrey-Maturin novels, discover a vibrant world conjured by a master storyteller, rich with detail and character. 1800. Napoleon Bonaparte is the biggest threat to peace yet...

Kirby and friends get up to yummy hijinks in this delightful manga collection.Join Kirby and his Dream Land friends as they go on zany adventures in manga form!Kirby and friends cook up more fun in another batch of cute comics! King Dedede discovers a...

An RSPB audio and book guide to the birdsong of Britain's best known bird species. Birdsong is the natural soundtrack to our lives and can evoke a powerful sense of time, place and season. Often profoundly beautiful, it is also the most effective way...

Widely regarded as one of Edith Wharton's greatest achievements, The Age of Innocence is not only subtly satirical, but also a sometimes dark and disturbing comedy of manners in its exploration of the 'eternal triangle' of love. Set against the...

Madagascar meets Gladiator in this hilarious, exciting and action-packed new illustrated chapter book series from celebrated cartoonist Gary Northfield.From the hilarious, celebrated cartoonist Gary Northfield - author of The Terrible Tales of the...

NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL SERIES * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships" (People) from the author of Conversations with Friends, "a master of the literary page-turner" (J. Courtney...

Unexpected lovers find themselves together in Spindle Cove with A Week to be Wicked-the second book in Tessa Dare's utterly delectable historical romance series. This Regency Era delight finds a restless British lord desperate to escape the quaint and...

A ground-breaking, heart-racing thriller perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange An instant no. 1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Goodreads Choice Awards for YA Fiction Winner of CrimeFest Best YA Crime Fiction Prize ...

'Ela Lee is a remarkable new voice in fiction ... JADED made me laugh, cry and really bloody furious' Stacey Halls, Sunday Times bestselling author of The FamiliarsJade isn't even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World''Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.'Meet the gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists of Cannery Row...

John Self is a consumer extraordinaire. Rolling between London and New York he closes movie deals and spends feverishly, all the while grabbing everything he can to sate his massive appetites: alcohol, tobacco, pills, pornography and mountains of junk...

THE BRAND-NEW BOOK FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR ALI MCNAMARAESCAPE THIS CHRISTMAS WITH THE ULTIMATE FESTIVE ROMANCE . . .Wanted: experienced writer to record the history of one house and its family. Bed and board provided, the successful applicant must love...

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2017'Smith's finest. Extraordinary, truly marvellous' Observer A dazzlingly exuberant novel moving from north west London to West Africa, from the critically...

Discover Dancing by the Light of the Moon, a collection of poetry to last you a lifetime - poems that will bring you joy, solace, celebration and love for every occasion'Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness' DAME JUDI DENCHIncludes an...

Spanning forty years, two women's stories of love, loss and betrayal are intertwined in this award-winning novel by Jojo Moyes, internationally bestselling author of Me Before You, After You and the new bestseller Still Me.****'Beautifully written . . ...

'Graham Greene has wit and grace and character and story and a transcendent universal compassion that places him for all time in the top ranks of world literature' John le Carre The Third Man, Graham Greene's most iconic tale, takes place in post-war...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593833568Author Lev GrossmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint VikingPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 873gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 44mm

After relentlessly training under Loren's mentor to become the cutest couple ever, it's time for Loren to face the last boss-Poison Princess Raffy's father, the Demon King! But when a visit with him causes an enormous marital spat, a rift opens up...

From cult sensation Mariana Enriquez, author of the International Booker Prize-shortlisted The Dangers of Smoking in Bed "...one of the best novels of the 21st century" - Paul Tremblay "...a magnificent accomplishment and a genuine work of power" -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101971383Author Erin MorgensternFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

**GET READY FOR COME AND GET IT - THE EXPLOSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM KILEY REID, AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** _______________ 'Essential. This year's hit debut' - Guardian 'A biting tale of race and class' - Sunday Times 'I couldn't put this down' -...

The slow-burning, brilliantly twisty mystery from Jane Harper, the international bestselling Number One author of The Dry'A fantastic crime writer' - Bella MackieIn Exiles, Investigator Aaron Falk finds himself drawn into a complex web of tightly held...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Oslo is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Wander through the iconic Oslo Opera House, be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861661411Author Alan MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 572Imprint Knockabout ComicsPublisher Knockabout ComicsWeight(grams) 1427g

Shortlisted for Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2023'A remarkable suspense debut... exciting and unsettling.' A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the WindowHe won't rest until he finds out the truth...Cal Lovett is obsessed with finding...

Jade Daniels faces down a brutal serial killer in his pulse-punding tribute to the golden era of horror cinema and Friday the 13th from the New York Times-bestselling, multiple-award winning Jones. Four years after her tumultuous senior year, Jade...

'A book that you don't just read, you live' Simon Schama Tolstoy's magnificent epic novel of love, conflict, fate and human life in all its imperfection and grandeurWar and Peace begins at a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, where...

'A gorgeously candid account of acting and show business. And an intimate and heartfelt story of love, loss and a life spent together. It is an honour to be invited in on these diaries. I cannot remember being so moved by a book' Dolly Alderton...

Introduction and Notes by Dr Ian Littlewood, University of Sussex. Adultery is not a typical Jane Austen theme, but when it disturbs the relatively peaceful household at Mansfield Park, it has quite unexpected results. The diffident and much put-upon...

THE GRIPPING AND TWISTY THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9 AND THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED'Thrillingly tense and twisty, a great read' B.A. PARIS, bestselling author of THE DILEMMA'If you loved Clare Mackintosh . . ...

After being raised her whole life as a daughter of nobility, Anna is suddenly rejected by her brother Henry and sent back to the family of commoners to which she was born. Can she really adapt to her new surroundings...? And what of Annette, removed from...

The instant Sunday Times bestselling debut novel 'A page-turning read about the dark side of social media' STYLIST 'The Book Of The Summer' VOGUE ...

PRE-ORDER THE NEXT INSTALMENT IN DONNA LEON'S COMMISSARIO BRUNETTI SERIES, A REFINER'S FIRE, NOW. AVAILABLE JULY 2024.'Donna Leon provides another delectable slice of the thoughtful policeman's life at work and at home... So Shall You Reap is as witty...

'It is only a bruise'A carefree Russian official has what seems to be a trivial accident...One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the...

WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023 A GUARDIAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'The most exquisite kind of literature... I've put it on a special shelf in my library that I reserve for books that demand to be revisited every now and then...