The long-awaited new novel from the author of 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell' (2004) is a mysterious, labyrinthine story of a man making notes about the house in which he lives: scratchings,... read more
Reading this 'novel' is like going to stay with an old uncle, one with lots of stories to tell but nobody to tell them to. Little Keith - as Hitchens used to call Amis - has been waiting for... read more
A story about a young woman in New York, newly married and nervous. Offill has mastered the curious genre of autofiction by shattering her books into deliciously pithy paragraphs: overheard ... read more
Picaresque escapism with Captain Clarke B: cigar-smoking daredevil adventurer, charlatan, Casanova and inventor of the world-famous life-saving inflatable suit.
Hugely successful in France, this autobiographical novel moves from the author's happy childhood in Algeria to Paris, where she navigates her own sexuality and the tensions of existing betwe... read more
Colegate's perceptive and brilliant trilogy in one volume. A young man of conservative and eccentric background is on the make in 1930s London: fascism, politics, power, money, and a downfal... read more
A married scientist working in the wilds of north Norway waits for her lover, as winter bites...a short novel full of creeping suspense. Another gem from this small and indefatigable publish... read more
An electrifying, Gothic thriller from the youngest ever Booker-shortlisted author ('Everything Under', 2018). Sibling love, and sibling envy, in a house full of unexplained noises and flicke... read more
An American academic in Tuscany discovers an intriguing wartime story. The family says she can write about it, but they may regret that when the story turns out to be murkier than they think... read more
A gorgeous, rich, magnificent imagining of a 1960s pop group, which even nods at Sandoe's in its plethora of walk-on parts (Bowie, Zappa...). Sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll, wit, linguistic jinx... read more
Global interests circle around the discoveries of an Iranian nuclear scientist at Oxford. A charming, divorced ex-journo is the man who unravels the mystery.
A haunting and complex novel in which a British man discovers that his German grandfather fought on the Eastern Front, from a letter that he leaves on his death.
Baldwin’s ground-breaking first novel draws on his own upbringing in 1930s Harlem. One day in the life of John Grimes, son of a fierce Pentecostal preacher, wrestling with desire and lonel... read more
Baldwin’s ground-breaking first novel draws on his own upbringing in 1930s Harlem. One day in the life of John Grimes, son of a fierce Pentecostal preacher, wrestling with desire and lonel... read more
In PL's beguiling masterpiece, a dying historian unravels the story of her life. The result is a kaleidoscopic account of the 20th Century, centring on the horror and splendour of Cairo duri... read more
Absorbing first novel about a group of female friends turning forty - their marriages, children, relationships... Mary McCarthy reconfigured for MeToo?
NB Publication of thi... read more
This new novel from the author of The Neapolitan Quartet is also set in Naples, and was superbly reviewed in Italy.
NB Publication of this book has been delayed until 1st September. Pub... read more