Fiction - Saraband

A Case of Matricide (paperback) Graeme Macrae Burnet

[trim]‘An artistic and critical triumph. His books engross as much as they tease, setting up questions about authorship and artifice, but never at the expense of a compelling narrative.’ The Herald[/trim]

Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Uncharted Island Olga Wojtas

Kingfisher Rozie Kelly

[trim]“A tenderly written meditation on art, love and life that’s as much about the search for self as for connection.” Marie Claire, editor’s pick[/trim]

Alive in the Merciful Country A.L. Kennedy

[trim]'Kennedy is a superb writer and the canniness of her observation keeps you reading' Sunday Times[/trim]

A Case of Matricide Graeme Macrae Burnet

The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau Graeme Macrae Burnet

The Interview J. David Simons

How We Named the Stars Andrés N. Ordorica

[trim]‘Andrés N. Ordorica has captured the crushing isolation of navigating an elite college for the first time, all while experiencing a powerful, yet unattainable first love. Named after his family’s late uncle, Daniel wrestles with the continued impact of loss even as he finds glimpses of comfort. This novel is an extended meditation on the relationship between joy and grief, and how it can bind and heal both a life and a family’ Analicia Sotelo, author of Virgin[/trim]

Lady’s Rock Sue Lawrence

What Doesn’t Kill Us Ajay Close

[trim]“Vivid and visceral.” Val McDermid[/trim]

Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Gondola of Doom Olga Wojtas

The Salt and the Flame Donald S Murray

The Bay Julia Rampen

[trim]“Careful and compassionate … compelling and tense … full of humour, and precise and beautiful description.” Emma Healey, author of Elizabeth Is Missing[/trim]

An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful J. David Simons

[trim]"An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful moved me a great deal. But perhaps an even greater delight is the sheer beauty of Simons' descriptions: despite the engaging plot pulling me onwards, I often stopped to re-read and savour these. Really a wonderful, pleasurable, thoughtful novel." Sophie Cooke, author of The Glass House and Under the Mountain[/trim]