Alice MunroAlice Munro mines her rich family background, melding it with her own experiences and the transforming power of her brilliant imagination, to create perhaps her most powerful and personal...

Carolyn BaughAuthor Carolyn Baugh tells the moving story of a young American student living in the Garden City district of Cairo. Although she came to study Arabic, she learns far...

John Lescroart Payback is murder.A beautiful woman paid it with her body.  A seedy lawyer used somebody else's money.  It's the vig--the exorbitant interest mob loan sharks take on their money.  Now, in...

Rosanna Ley When Tess Angel receives a solicitor’s letter inviting her to claim her inheritance – the dilapidated but beautiful Villa Sirena, perched on a clifftop in Sicily - she...

Edited by Tobias WolffThe thirty-three stories in this volume prove that American short fiction maybe be our most distinctive national art form. As selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff, they...

edited by Helen ByattIn this examination of the whole of Selden's works and thought, Reid Barbour brings a new perspective to Selden studies by stressing Selden's strong commitment to a...

Vanessa GreeneAt a car boot sale in Sussex, three very different women meet and fall for the same vintage teaset. They decide to share it - and form a friendship...

Flannery O'ConnorFirst published in 1955, The Violent Bear It Away is now a landmark in American literature. It is a dark and absorbing example of the Gothic sensibility and bracing...

Brendan Scocumb Growing up Black in rural North Carolina, Ray McMillian’s life is already mapped out. But Ray has a gift and a dream—he’s determined to become a world-class professional...

Peter LerangisThe most dangerous secret in Amy and Dan's past is unveiled in Book 7 of the #1 New York Times bestselling series.The hunt for 39 hidden Clues that lead...

Tracy Chevalier A triumph. Excellent' Time Out'A beautifully crafted story shot with vivid colours' The Times'An intriguing and poignant read' Sunday Express'Such an achievement for a serious writer that you...

Author: Philippa GregoryFrom the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool comes a stunning portrait of the first perilous years of Elizabeth I's reign.As a new queen,...