The Mission House
By: Carys Davies
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In The Mission House, Hilary Byrd flees his demons and the dark undercurrents of contemporary life …
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1. Thirteen Ways of Looking
By: Colum McCann
4.11
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the author of the award-winning novel Let the Great World Spinand TransAtlanticcomes an eponym… read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
2. The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)
By: Jane Gardam
4.10
Format: 233 pages, Paperback
The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern litera… read more
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- literary fiction
- british literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- novels
3. Stone Yard Devotional
By: Charlotte Wood
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
A deeply moving novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be 'good', from the award-winn… read more
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- literary fiction
- novels
- fiction
- contemporary
4. Long Island (Eilis Lacey, #2)
By: Colm Tóibín
3.82
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
From the beloved, critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author comes a spectacularly movi… read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
5. Wild Houses
By: Colin Barrett
3.78
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A darkly funny and deeply moving debut novel about crimes of desperation, dreams abandoned, and sma… read more
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- literary fiction
- novels
- fiction
- contemporary
"What you are in, Dev, is a holding pattern, only you're not holding out for anything."-Colin Barrett, Wild Houses
"All boys, all children, are capable of cruelty at the right juncture of opportunity and circumstance, but only a few become committed prodigies of sadism..."-Colin Barrett, Wild Houses
"In the dream, exactly as he had in real life, he sensed the slow, inexorable approach of the shapeless, prospectless days to come, days when there would be no need to get out of bed or brush his teet…"-Colin Barrett, Wild Houses
"He looked around the empty kitchen. A part of him wanted this of course. A part of him had always wanted this, to be alone, away from even the prospect of any demand upon him to talk, to interact, to…"-Colin Barrett, Wild Houses
6. Absolutely and Forever
By: Rose Tremain
3.90
Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition
A piercing short novel of thwarted love and true friendship from one of our greatest living writers… read more
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- literary fiction
- british literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- novels
7. The Heart in Winter
By: Kevin Barry
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning writer Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America, a savagely funny and achingly romant… read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
"... the morning was starkly lit under a migraine - white and vast opening sky."-Kevin Barry, The Heart in Winter
8. Whale Fall
By: Elizabeth O'Connor
3.87
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A stunning debut from an award-winning writer, about loss, isolation, folklore, and the joy and dis… read more
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- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
9. Restless Dolly Maunder
By: Kate Grenville
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society’s long-locked doors were … read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
10. The Coast Road
By: Alan Murrin
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A poignant and heartbreaking debut novel set in the 1990s in a claustrophobic coast town. With divo… read more
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- literary fiction
- historical
- fiction
- contemporary
- historical fiction
11. This Strange Eventful History
By: Claire Messud
3.63
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
An immersive, masterful story of a family born on the wrong side of history, from one of our finest… read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Family life, like playing chess, involved always thinking several steps ahead."-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History
"Literature... Now, that's a religion I can believe in. That is perhaps my God."-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History
"... she'd been a fool, enamored of a figment, had created the soul of a man who never existed -"-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History
"All-U-Can Hi-way 4-Sale Thru. This American English thrilled him - its energy, its freedom, its carelessness."-Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History
12. Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)
By: Elizabeth Strout
4.46
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a hopeful, healing novel about new friend… read more
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- literary fiction
- novels
- fiction
- contemporary
"...Bob caught a glimpse of himself in the store window that was right there. He was startled. Who was that tall older man? Was that him? A sense of bewilderment came to him. He turned away, then turn…"-Elizabeth Strout, Tell Me Everything (Amgash, #5)
13. The Safekeep
By: Yael van der Wouden
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the … read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
14. There Are Rivers in the Sky
By: Elif Shafak
4.58
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about … read more
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- literary fiction
- british literature
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- novels
"Books, like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog."-Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky
15. Held
By: Anne Michaels
3.66
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A breathtaking and mysterious new novel from the beloved Anne Michaels, internationally bestselling… read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Who can say what happens when we are remembered?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"Do we really need our own misery to teach us to be kind?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"We know life is finite. Why should we believe death lasts forever?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"Would he know the moment of his death or would it be like night falling."-Anne Michaels, Held
16. The Mission House
By: Carys Davies
3.75
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In The Mission House, Hilary Byrd flees his demons and the dark undercurrents of contemporary life … read more
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- cultural
- literary fiction
- british literature
- travel
- historical
- india
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- novels
17. Death at the Sign of the Rook (Jackson Brodie, #6)
By: Kate Atkinson
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The stage is set. Marooned overnight by a snowstorm in a grand country house are a cast of characte… read more
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- fiction
- british literature
18. The Accident on the A35 (Georges Gorski, #2)
By: Graeme Macrae Burnet
3.54
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The methodical but troubled Chief Inspector Georges Gorski visits the wife of a lawyer killed in a … read more
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- literary fiction
- fiction
"The real measure of 'truth' in any novel is not whether the characters, places and events portrayed exist beyond the pages of the book, but, rather, whether they seem authentic to us as readers. When…"-Graeme Macrae Burnet, The Accident on the A35 (Georges Gorski, #2)
19. Rare Singles
By: Benjamin Myers
4.09
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A warm, tender and funny story about unlikely friendships, second chances, and the magic of soul mu… read more
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- contemporary
- fiction
- british literature
20. Songs for the Brokenhearted
By: Ayelet Tsabari
4.27
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
1950. Thousands of Yemeni Jews have immigrated to the newly founded Israel in search of a better li… read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
21. Buzz Books 2020: Spring/Summer
By: Publishers Lunch
4.40
Format: 776 pages, Kindle Edition
As booksellers gather for the annual Winter Institute convention, where they get to meet the season… read more
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