Roberto Bolano Composed in the last two years of Bolaño's life, 2666 has been greeted as his greatest achievement, surpassing even his previous work in its strangeness,beauty, and scope. Its throng of...

Jane Hamilton One unremarkable June morning, Alice Goodwin is, as usual, trying to keep in check both her temper and her tendency to blame herself for her family's shortcomings. When...

Margaret Drabble This sequel to "The Radiant Way" describes life in 1980s Britain and is set in a Yorkshire city to which some of the characters have decamped from London....

Madeleine St John From the Booker short-listed author of The Essence of theThing. Madeleine St John's new novel is a poignant, perceptive and deliciously funny portrait of modern life and...

Annie Proulx E. Annie Proulx's Accordion Crimes is a masterpiece of storytelling that spans a century and a continent. Proulx brings the immigrant experience in America to life through the...

Andrew Bennett Fresh, original and compelling, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies.The market-leading introduction to literature, criticism and theory, this book provides a comprehensive...

Tim Winton Jerra and his best mate Sean set off in a beaten-up old VW to go camping on the coast. Jerra's friends and family want to know when he...

Barbara Kingsolver As far back as she can remember, Codi Noline had felt an outsider in her hometown of Grace, Arizona. Her dispassionate father - 'an obelisk of disapproval' -...

Deborah Levy The mesmerising new novel from the twice Booker-shortlisted author of Hot Milk and Swimming HomeIf she was my double and I was hers, was it true that she was knowing, I...

Ellie Currie The disposition of Dorinda's baby is the concern of diverse people--of Eileen's husband, possibly the baby's father, who wants to buy the baby for for his childless wife...

Ann PatchettSomewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne...

Leila Aboulela Salma, Moni and Iman are embarking on a road trip to the highlands to pay homage to Lady Evelyn Cobbold, the first British woman convert to Islam to...