Fiction

It is a book of three parts: comment; record; and delightful minutiae, which always brings the most cheer. - Mike Atherton, The Times The publication of Wisden is cricket's equivalent of the state opening of Parliament. It's another great edition. -...

'One of the best novels about growing up fast' GUARDIAN 'One falls for Sally Jay Gorce from a great height from the first sentence' OBSERVER'Scandalous and entertaining . . . Both funny and true' EVENING STANDARDThe Dud Avocado gained instant cult status...

'A hilarious and modern Cinderella story that feels like eating warm chocolate cake' - Talia Hibbert, author of Get a Life, Chloe BrownFinding love was not the only goal . . .When grumpy ex-footballer Alfie Harding gets badgered into selling his memoirs,...

For once in Becky Bloomwood's life, things are going smoothly. She's got the dream job as a personal shopper (spending other people's money - and getting paid for it). She's got a fabulous Manhattan apartment with her boyfriend Luke. They've even opened...

A visionary novel about our interconnected world, about the collision of horror and humanity, from the Man Booker-shortlisted master of the spine-tingling tale A Guardian & Observer Best Fiction Book of 2020 * A Sunday Times Best Science Fiction...

Black Dogs is a dark and brooding masterpiece from Booker-prize winning Sunday Times bestselling author Ian McEwan.In 1946, June and Bernard set off on their honeymoon. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another, they had planned an idyllic...

An exciting picture book about much-loved Percy the Park Keeper and his animal friends from the bestselling creator of One Snowy Night. Percy's friend, the hedgehog, has always longed to fly but, without wings, it's an impossible dream. But...

Ranging from Hans Christian Anderson to Karl Ove Knausgaard, have yourself a nordic noel with the very best Scandinavian Christmas talesHave yourself a truly Scandinavian Christmas... Of visions and prophesies seen in dark, dark woods. Of toys and trees...

'A dark and devious psychological thriller with all the glamour you'd expect' Red'This relentlessly brilliant novel will keep you enthralled from start to end *****' Heat'Pacy and full of believable (but tough-to-guess) twists' CosmopolitanThe...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639731756Author Sarah J MaasFormat PaperbackPage Count 816Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing USAPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing USAWeight(grams)...

The stories of the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece are sprawling, dramatic and wonderfully strange; their lives intertwine with mortals and their behaviours fluctuate wildly from benevolent to violent, from didactic to fickle, from loving to enraged...

*Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel Klara and the Sun is now available to preorder*The Remains of the Day won the 1989 Booker Prize and cemented Kazuo Ishiguro's place as one of the world's greatest writers. David Lodge, chairman of the judges in 1989, said,...

'The work of a master storyteller' Daily TelegraphRobert Galbraith's Strike novels are some of the finest examples of detective fiction of our age. The series has sold well over a million copies in the UK alone, and has been adapted into a highly...

'Truly infectious' Guardian Appa and Amma have driven home a shiny new Honda Civic to show off to their neighbours in Blue Hills housing colony. But their triumph is short lived. Their eldest son Sreenath is behaving strangely, and the reason soon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593098240Author Frank HerbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint Ace BooksPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 106mm *...

Dr B. MacRannoch is in the Bahamas with her father who has moved there from Scotland because of asthma. She is a savvy and tough young woman who shows much independence of mind and spirit. However, when Sir Bart Edgecome, a British agent who has been...

WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE AND THE WOMEN'S PRIZE The moving, powerful and urgent English-language debut from one of the brightest young stars in world literature...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250258748Author Marina J LostetterFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Tor BooksPublisher Tor BooksWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm * 25mm

They came to earth-Pestilence, War, Famine, Death-four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity.They came to earth, and they came to end us all.The day Jerusalem...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This is Pride and Prejudice 2.0 and I must confess, I liked it more than the original' STYLIST 'Bold and brilliant' GLAMOUR 'Sheer joy... Giddy and glam and a hearty...

The Story of the Stone (c.1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his...

Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. The mighty knight presents a...

Writer and religious rebel, William Blake ((1757-1827) sowed the seeds for Romanticism in his innovative poems concerning faith and the visions that inspired him throughout his life. Whether describing his own spirituality, the innocence of youth or the...

A young woman found murdered A scandal in the making When Mrs Bantry wakes to find a body in her library, there's only one woman to call: her good friend Jane Marple. But she hasn't called her old friend for comfort. ...

The sixth and final unputdownable mystery in the thrilling and bestselling SCARLET AND IVY series, perfect for fans of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE, SINCLAIR'S MYSTERIES and THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL. When Scarlet and...

A beautiful keepsake collection of calming wildlife stories to read at bedtime. Learn all about the projects that are rewilding the world with animals and saving our environment. More than 40,000 unique species are currently threatened with extinction...

Has this prince lost his crown? Reed Royal has it all. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone until Ella Harper walked into his life.What began as burning resentment...

NO ONE WANTED TO END UP AT MORGATE HOUSE. BUT THE GIRLS HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO GO . . . 'The thrilling, heartbreaking, and shocking story of dark secrets, twisted lives, lies, and manipulation. The twist! OMG!' -----1985. Separated from her...

Jinwoo's received some amazing gifts from the system, but the latest one might proveto be the greatest one yet-a key to the double dungeon where it all started. Perhaps asecond visit might provide him with answers for once. He's got some time to kill...

All the love she ever gave. Every secret she never told. Catherine was the love of Sean's life. But now she is gone. All that's left is a box full of envelopes, each containing a snapshot and a cassette tape. Through a series of recordings,...

The best translation of Crime and Punishment currently available... An especially faithful re-creation...with a coiled-spring kinetic energy... Don't miss it' Washington Post Consumed by the idea of his own special destiny, immured in poverty and...

Connie's unhappy marriage to Clifford Chatterley is one scarred by mutual frustration and alienation. Crippled from wartime action, Clifford is confined to a wheelchair, while Connie's solitary, sterile existence is contained within the narrow parameters...

Harvey Cheyne is the over-indulged son of a millionaire. When he falls overboard from an ocean liner her is rescued by a Portuguese fisherman and, initially against his will, joins the crew of the We're Here for a summer. Through the medium of an...

The sequel to Jonas Jonasson's international bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593437841Author Nella LarsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Bantam PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

The new sun-drenched summer read from the bestselling author and TV presenter You're invited to the most glamorous wedding of the year... The guests are gathering under...

Murder mystery starring Bruno, France's favourite policeman, plus food and wine, great characters and sunshine and everything that's wonderful about the Dordogne.'RICH ON LOCAL COLOUR' THE TIMESFor thirty years, Bruno's boss, Chief of Detectives...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374537920Author Jeff VanderMeerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Fsg OriginalsPublisher Fsg OriginalsWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 188mm * 127mm *...

A UK debut from a fresh, prize-winning talent, this quietly surreal novel is perfect for fans of Sayaka Murata and Mieko Kawakami Two friends meet across three dinners. In the back room of a pet shop, they snack on dried shrimps and discuss...

From the international no.1 bestselling author ...'This twist-a-minute thriller has it all.' Karin Slaughter'A twisty-turny psycho-thriller with a plot and characters that won't let you go. Lisa Gardner is at the top of her game!' Kathy Reichs'When You...