Fiction - Saraband

Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Parcel of Rogues Olga Wojtas

[trim]"A witty, vividly imagined romp through Enlightenment Edinburgh—utterly irresistible." Dr Ainsley McIntosh, Assistant Director of the Walter Scott Research Centre, University of Aberdeen[/trim]

The Loch of the Bees Donald S Murray

[trim]“Murray has …established himself as a strong and sonorous voice of the isles, and that voice finds glorious expression in The Loch of the Bees. … Compassion and humanity shine through this rich, rewarding novel, which portrays every individual as part of something bigger and a community greater than the sum of its parts.” Alastair Mabbott, The Herald[/trim]

Whispers in the Glen

A Case of Matricide (paperback) Graeme Macrae Burnet

[trim]‘A rewardingly tricksy novel full of literary games and misdirections … enthralling plot strands … compelling.’ The Times[/trim]

Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Uncharted Island Olga Wojtas

Kingfisher Rozie Kelly

[trim]“… Bound for success” The Yorkshire Post[/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]“Powerful and compelling. A page-turner that forces us to question how far we've progressed in the past fifty years.” Olga Wojtas[/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]