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Boulder by Eva Baltasar - 9781913505387
$27.99
Boulder
Eva Baltasar
**Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize** The grim and lovely follow-up to Eva Baltasar's...
Solo Dance by Li Kotomi - 9781642861143
$27.99
Solo Dance
Li Kotomi
A powerful novel about the LGBTQ rights movement and gay love in Japan and Taiwan,...
Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings - 9781398717206
$32.99
Magnolia Parks
Jessa Hastings
'If Gossip Girl and Made in Chelsea had a baby, it would be this book.'...
Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett - 9781529114997
$24.99
Checkout 19
Claire-Louise Bennett
The thrilling, furious and stunningly original debut novel about womanhood, art and life, from the...
The Secret History by Donna Tartt - 9780241621905
$49.99
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
The 30th anniversary edition of the bestseller that defined an age 'Everything, somehow, fit together;...
Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman - 9781838957322
$34.99
Call Me By Your Name
Andre Aciman
Never before available in hardback, this is a lavish edition of one of the greatest...
Nevada by Imogen Binnie - 9781529092066
$19.99
Nevada
Imogen Binnie
Maria, a trans woman in her thirties, is going nowhere. She spends her aimless days...
History of the Rain by Niall Williams - 9781408852057
$22.99
History of the Rain
Niall Williams
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014 By the author of Four Letters of Love,...
The Republic of False Truths by Alaa Al Aswany - 9780571347612
$24.99
The Republic of False Truths
Alaa Al Aswany
'Glorious' Observer 'Amazing' Andre Aciman 'Masterly' Sunday Times 'Blistering' Financial Times General Alwany is a...
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami - 9781784878009
$45.00
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami
A special hardback edition of Muarkami's epic, magical masterpiece, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Published in...
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan - 9780099512790
$24.99
On Chesil Beach
Ian McEwan
Re-jacketed in stunning new series style for 2023, On Chesil Beach is a compact and...
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman - 9781405937832
$24.99
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Fredrik Backman
A moving portrait of an elderly man's struggle to hold on to his most precious...
The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson - 9781408809938
$22.99
The Finkler Question
Howard Jacobson
______________ WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE ______________ 'Full of wit, warmth, intelligence, human feeling...
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams - 9781529418934
$22.99
Seven Days in June
Tia Williams
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'A sexy, modern...
The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy - 9780349010373
$22.99
The Dud Avocado
Elaine Dundy
'One of the best novels about growing up fast' GUARDIAN 'One falls for Sally Jay...
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - 9780571368709
$24.99
Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan
'Exquisite.' Damon Galgut 'Masterly.' The Times 'Miraculous.' Herald 'Astonishing.' Colm Toibin 'Stunning.' Sunday Independent 'Absolutely...
When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar - 9781472157614
$32.99
When We Were Sisters
Fatimah Asghar
In this heartrending, lyrical debut work of fiction, Fatimah Asghar traces the intense bond of...
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin - 9781787703117
$24.99
Fresh Water for Flowers
Valerie Perrin
A poignant bestselling novel full of French charm and memorable characters. Violette Toussaint is the...
The Trees by Percival Everett - 9781922790279
$34.99
The Trees
Percival Everett
Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, this sharp and witty literary mystery explores America's painful...
Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou - 9781529080667
$34.99
Disorientation
Elaine Hsieh Chou
An uproarious and bighearted satire - alive with sharp edges, immense warmth, and a cast...
The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter - 9781509884131
$24.99
The Art of Losing
Alice Zeniter
'Remarkable . . . a novel about people that never loses its sense of humanity.'...
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr - 9780008478674
$22.99
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST'A dazzling epic of love, war and...
Permafrost by Eva Baltasar - 9781911508755
$27.99
Permafrost
Eva Baltasar
Permafrost's no-bullshit lesbian narrator is an uninhibited lover and a wickedly funny observer of modern...
Septology by Jon Fosse - 9781922725363
$44.95
Septology
Jon Fosse
The celebrated Norwegian novelist's magnum opus, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, published in one...
Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie - 9781526647696
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Best of Friends
Kamila Shamsie
** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF...
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne - 9780552773805
$24.99
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne
The million-copy global bestseller that captured readers across the globe. 'A small wonder of a...
Maybe Now by Colleen Hoover - 9781398521124
$22.99
Maybe Now
Colleen Hoover
The long-awaited finale to the bestselling Maybe Someday series, reuniting all the characters you fell...
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan - 9780099272779
$24.99
Amsterdam
Ian McEwan
Re-jacketed in stylish new series style, Amsterdam won the 1998 Man Booker Prize. ***WINNER OF...
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