Fiction
OxCrimes
Peter Florence
Following the success of OxTales and OxTravels, this collection of crime writing is the latest Oxfam fundraiser, introduced by Britain's greatest…
Father! Father! Burning Bright
Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett's second story. This time, set in the 1970s, in classic Bennett country, Yorkshire. 'On the many occasions Midgley had killed his…
The Clothes They Stood Up In
Alan Bennett
The Clothes They Stood Up In is Alan Bennett's first story. Like Charles Dickens' novels which were first published in magazines, it originall…
The Laying On Of Hands
Alan Bennett
Clive Dunlop was a masseur of exceptional talents. His 'services' were much in demand amongst the great and the good and after his untimely de…
The Lost Gods
Francesca Simon
New instalment in the Sleeping Army series for 8-11 year-olds from the mega-bestselling author of Horrid Henry – now in paperback.
The Lotus and the Wind
John Masters
Mr Masters's descriptions of the Indian scene are as highly coloured as ever and his narrative as exciting and dashing.
Gilgamesh
Stephen Mitchell
Stephen Mitchell's Gilgamesh is a wonderful version. It is as eloquent and nuanced as his translations of Rilke. This is certainly the best that I…
Queenie
Alice Munro
An unforgettable masterpiece from the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Dolly
Susan Hill
From the greatest living writer of ghost stories, here is a perfect chiller: a story of two damaged children filled with unease, the supernatural and…
Kirkby's Changeling
Madeleine Brent
The novels of Madeleine Brent, one of the world's leading romance adventure writers, are now available in paperback editions.
The Capricorn Stone
Madeleine Brent
The novels of Madeleine Brent, one of the world's leading romance adventure writers, are now available in paperback editions.
Pagan Voyager
Simon Finch
The searing sequel to Golden Voyager, and part II of the Vesuvio trilogy series
