Fiction

George Orwell's masterwork, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-SmithOne of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World''Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the...

A gruesome discovery at an old children's home lays bare terrible secret's from Norwich's past in the second gripping mystery for Dr Ruth Galloway.'The setting is enticingly atmospheric . . . a really intelligent murder story' IndependentDr Ruth...

Following the smash-hit sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second part in Douglas Adams' multi-media phenomenon and cult classic series. This edition includes exclusive bonus material from...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019'Expect vibrant, vivid and eye-opening descriptions of Middle Eastern life propelled by a tender storyline, all in Shafak's haunting, beautiful and considered prose' Vanity Fair'Incredibly sensuous and poetic and...

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Tim Middleton, Head of English Studies, University of Ripon and York. In seeking to discover his inner self, the brilliant Dr Jekyll discovers a monster. First published to critical acclaim in 1886, this mesmerising...

'One of the masters of the short story' Guardian 'I have to tell you - you see, this is just about the strangest experience I have been through...'These six stories of obsession, secrets, delusions and desires from one of the greatest European writers...

'Peter James is one of the best British crime writers, and therefore one of the best in the world.' - Lee Child, author of The Jack Reacher seriesA long-lost masterpiece sparks deadly violence - and sets Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on the path of...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398809697Author Jane AustenImprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

THE PERFECT CURL-UP READ FOR CAT LOVERS*** Includes a sneak preview from the author's new bestseller, The Goodbye Cat *** 'Bewitching... as self-possessed and comforting as - well, a cat' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'A book about kindness and love, and how the...

One of the greatest novels of the 20th century by one of the greatest writers in American historyHigh in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge.Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer on the...

IMAGINE SANDALS ON YOUR FEET, A SWORD IN YOUR HAND, HOT SUN BEATING DOWN ON YOUR BRONZE HELMET. ENTER THE WORLD OF STEPHEN FRY'S SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, HEROES'An odyssey through Greek mythology. Brilliant . . . all hail Stephen Fry' Daily...

PRE-ORDER PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, NOW - PUBLISHING AUGUST 2024'A writer who handles suspense like a literary Alfred Hitchcock' Nelson MandelaApril, 1964. The naked body of an old man floats in a lake on the outskirts of...

NOW A MAJOR TV DRAMA on Channel 5, starring Jason Watkins, Aneurin Barnard, Poppy Gilbert and Cathy Belton.She says he's perfect. I know he's lying . . .He caught me watching, and our eyes met. That was when it hit me. There was something not quite right...

Equally tragic, joyful and comical, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's masterpiece of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a seamless blend of fantasy and reality, translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa in Penguin Modern Classics.Gabriel...

"1100 men went into the water..." So begins the critically acclaimed and haunting monologue by actor Robert Shaw as grizzled shark hunter Quint in the movie Jaws, in which he describes his experience as a survivor of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis...

From the bestselling author of Death and Croissants and Death and Fromage comes a murder mystery perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Janice Hallett or Richard Coles. Richard Ainsworth's French B&B has been taken over by a production company shooting a...

This beautiful deluxe hardcover box set includes all three books in Suzanne Collins's internationally bestselling Hunger Games trilogy together with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. With brand new artwork by...

***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'A touching celebration of the beauty and endurance of female friendship. There is nothing mightier. Fact.' DAWN FRENCHThe new novel from Ruth Jones, co-creator of Gavin & Stacey and author of the smash-hit,...

The gripping new thriller with a difference from internationally bestselling author Lisa Stone An isolated cottage...After losing her job and boyfriend, Jan Hamlin is in desperate need of a fresh start. So she jumps at the chance to rent a...

***Pre-order David Nicholls' new novel YOU ARE HERE now - Coming April 2024***A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT FIRST LOVE FROM BELOVED BESTSELLER DAVID NICHOLLSA tragicomedy about the rocky path to adulthood and that one summer that changes your life forever'A...

With an Introduction and Notes by David Rampton, Department of English, University of Ottowa. Notes from Underground and Other Stories is a comprehensive collection of Dostoevsky's short fiction. Many of these stories, like his great novels, reveal his...

The uplifting new cat novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Travelling Cat Chronicles'Quirky and life-enhancing' THE TIMES Biggest Books of the Autumn 2023___________________Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way...

'If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I...

"A remarkably assured debut" Sunday Times"This is as much a novel as a reckoning." New York TimesThe characters are alluring and ... engaging. So too are the emotional struggles the crew endure as they try to balance duty to family with their love for...

J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a 'dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told'...

Read the greatest rediscovered classic of recent years 'A beautiful, sad, utterly...

Soldier. Farmer. Felon. Writer. Father. Lover.One man, many lives.Born in 1799, Cashel Greville Ross experiences myriad lives: joyous and devastating, years of luck and unexpected loss. Moving from County Cork to London, from Waterloo to Zanzibar, Cashel...

The girl who has everything...Including a bullet in the head A cruise down the Nile on a river steamer sounds like the perfect way to get away from it all - a luxurious retreat, miles from civilization. But the warm and...

Now a major motion picture, starring Amandla Stenberg No. 1 New York Times bestseller Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize * Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best * National Book Award Longlist * British Book Awards Children's Book of the...

Anna Sewell's Black Beauty was an immediate success on its publication in 1877, and has gone on to sell an estimated 50 million copies. Black Beauty is a horse with a fine black coat, a white foot and a silver star on his forehead. Seen through his...

*Soon to be a major TV series starring Sheridan Smith with Paramount+* A SECRET BEACH. A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME. WISH YOU WERE HERE? ...

What do you do when your dream home becomes your worst nightmare? . . . THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM LESLEY PEARSE'A riveting page-turner' Woman's Weekly'A real page turner from beginning to end' 5***** Reader Review'Sensational...

Read Kurt Vonnegut's powerful masterpiece, which is as timely now as when it was first published.'An extraordinary success. A book to read and reread. He is a true artist' New York Times Book ReviewBilly Pilgrim - hapless barber's assistant, successful...

'The Sanatorium will keep you checking over your shoulder. This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all: an eerie Alpine setting, sharp prose, and twists you'll never see coming. A must-read.' Richard Osman'An eerie, atmospheric novel that had me...

** WINNER OF THE CRIME & THRILLER BRITISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ** * THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE QUEEN OF COSY CRIME * * LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIAR CRIME NOVEL AWARD * A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022 A...

WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2021WINNER OF DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2022A No.1 BESTSELLER IN THE TIMES'A tender and touching love story, beautifully told' Observer 'Hands-down the best debut I've read in years' The...

Queen of French Noir, Johana Gustawsson returns with a spell-binding, dazzlingly dark gothic thriller that swings from Belle Epoque France to 21st-century Quebec, with an extraordinary mystery at its heart ... FIRST in a bewitching new series ...

From the No 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Crossfire saga comes the beginning of a twisty tale of obsession and fury, as a trinity of women protect what they covet at any cost.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Dangerous and sultry . . . domestic...

*Discover The Secret Hours, the gripping new thriller from Mick Herron and an unmissable read for Slough House fans**Now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman*'The new king of the spy thriller' Mail on SundayFrom the Intelligence Service purgatory that...