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Objects of Desire by Neil Blackmore - 9781529153927
$34.99
Objects of Desire
Neil Blackmore
Hugo Hunter is the most important gay writer of the 20th century, but he has...
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe - 9781399732543
$24.99
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Rufi Thorpe
'I read the first paragraph and was immediately hooked' Jacqueline Wilson 'Enormously entertaining and lovable'...
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger - 9781804710821
$24.99
I Cheerfully Refuse
Leif Enger
Barnes & Noble's April Book Club Pick An Amazon Top 10 Editors' Pick A Most...
Havoc by Rebecca Wait - 9781529434460
$34.99
Havoc
Rebecca Wait
'A LABYRINTHINE MYSTERY OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY' Jo Brand 'DELIRIOUS AND REWARDING' Guardian 'UNMISSABLE'...
Death and the Gardener by Georgi Gospodinov - 9781399631037
$29.99
Death and the Gardener
Georgi Gospodinov
My father was a gardener. Now he is a garden. A man sits by his...
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata - 9781803510217
$24.99
Convenience Store Woman
Sayaka Murata
the unexpected international bestseller. Meet Keiko. She's 36 years old, has never had a boyfriend,...
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner - 9781529933383
$24.99
Creation Lake
Rachel Kushner
This summer, meet Sadie Smith- seductive, cunning and going undercover - the Booker-shortlisted, wickedly entertaining...
Bitter Sweet by Hattie Williams - 9781398722811
$34.99
Bitter Sweet
Hattie Williams
'A spellbinding exploration of obsessive love, so addictive I read it in a single day'...
Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade - 9780394536460
$69.99
Sons and Daughters
Chaim Grade
From "one of the great-if not the greatest-contemporary Yiddish novelists" (Elie Wiesel), the long-awaited English...
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar - 9781035026081
$24.99
Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar
Cyrus Shams is lost. A recovering alcholic and a lacklustre medical actor, he has been...
The Pilgrimage by John Broderick - 9781946022950
$32.99
The Pilgrimage
John Broderick
An erotic nightmare of Catholic longing, guilt, and desire and a banned classic of modern...
Fish Tales by Nettie Jones - 9780349019772
$39.99
Fish Tales
Nettie Jones
THE DAZZLING LOST CLASSIC *A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2025* *A Cosmopolitan Best...
Juice by Tim Winton - 9781761357800
$34.99
Juice
Tim Winton
An epic novel of determination, survival, and the limits of the human spirit. This is...
What I Know About You by Eric Chacour - 9781805334828
$24.99
What I Know About You
Eric Chacour
A heartbreaking tale of impossible love in late-twentieth century Egypt. Cairo, 1980s. Tarek's whole life...
We Are Green and Trembling by Gabriela Cabezon Camara - 9781787304765
$45.00
We Are Green and Trembling
Gabriela Cabezon Camara
The new novel from the International Booker-shortlisted author of The Adventures of China Iron- a...
What Did I Miss?: A fun and refreshing new romantic comedy, from an exciting debut author, perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Michelle Upton and Emily Henry by Holly Brunnbauer - 9781460767085
$32.99
What Did I Miss?: A fun and refreshing new romantic comedy, from an exciting debut author, perfect for fans of Mhairi McFarlane, Michelle Upton and Emily Henry
Holly Brunnbauer
Married young. Finally divorced. Turning thirty ... A witty rom-com for all fans of Sally...
The President's Hat by Antoine Laurain - 9781805333432
$24.99
The President's Hat
Antoine Laurain
Dining alone in an elegant Parisian brasserie, accountant Daniel Mercier can hardly believe his eyes...
The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain - 9781805333456
$24.99
The Red Notebook
Antoine Laurain
Bookseller Laurent Letellier comes across an abandoned handbag on a Parisian street, and feels compelled...
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King - 9780008700850
$34.99
The Phoenix Pencil Company
Allison King
'Absorbing' GUARDIAN 'Magical' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Suspenseful' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Wildly inventive' LIZ MOORE A REESE...
The Brittle Age by Donatella Di Pietrantonio - 9781787705616
$32.99
The Brittle Age
Donatella Di Pietrantonio
In the 1990s, deep in the Maiella mountains of Central Italy, a brutal crime shattered...
The Compound by Aisling Rawle - 9780008710095
$32.99
The Compound
Aisling Rawle
** A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK **'Relentlessly gripping' ABIGAIL DEAN 'Menace-dipped' THE TIMES...
One Boat by Jonathan Buckley - 9781804271766
$29.99
One Boat
Jonathan Buckley
On losing her father, Teresa returns to a small town on the Greek coast -...
I'll Be Right Here by Amy Bloom - 9781803513188
$29.99
I'll Be Right Here
Amy Bloom
Emigrating alone from Paris to New York after World War II, a young girl Gazala...
How to Hold Someone in your Heart by Mizuki Tsujimura - 9780857529664
$34.99
How to Hold Someone in your Heart
Mizuki Tsujimura
From the author of LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR, the bestselling companion read to LOST...
Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie - 9780008688028
$34.99
Bring the House Down
Charlotte Runcie
'Punchily provocative and often bitingly funny' THE TIMES, Book of the Month 'Binge-worthy, real, really...
Allegro by Ariel Dorfman - 9781635424485
$29.99
Allegro
Ariel Dorfman
This thrilling historical mystery starring Mozart tells of friendship and betrayal, and how music allows...
Woodworking by Emily St. James - 9781638931478
$49.99
Woodworking
Emily St. James
'Big-hearted and hilarious, an ode to authenticity and a must-read in our current times.' Shelby...
To the Moon by Jang Ryujin - 9781526690982
$32.99
To the Moon
Jang Ryujin
'A zeitgeisty rags-to-riches tale' DAILY MAIL 'An off-beat slice-of-life novel' SYDNEY MORNING HERALD The bestselling...