Biography & Memoir
The Body Hunter
Najat El Hachmi
Provocative, original, and deeply moving, The Body Hunter is a novel about learning how to understand and master our deepest desires.
A History of Cricket in 100 Objects
Gavin Mortimer
From the Ashes Urn to a Currant Bun: a journey through three hundred and fifty cricketing years – of triumphs, controversies and quips – in 100 defini…
Tomorrow I'll Be Twenty
Alain Mabanckou
An irresistible and heart-warming child's-eye view novel set in Africa
The Walk
Robert Walser
One of the great works of European short fiction, by turns funny, reflective and profound
The Elimination
Rithy Panh
An eye witness account of one of the darkest episodes of the late twentieth century, the era of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
True Story
Helen Humphreys
Written for her beloved brother, True Story is Helen Humphreys' memoir of grief, love and family
The Face Thief
Eli Gottlieb
A driving, compulsive novel that explores human greed and loyalty corrupted by temptation.
The Look of Love
Paul Willetts
Now a major film starring Steve Coogan. Previously published as Members Only.
The Grief of Others
Leah Cohen
Is keeping a secret from a spouse an act of infidelity? And what cost does such a secret exact on a family?
1985
Anthony Burgess
Ingenious, chilling and darkly comic, 1985 is a terrifying vision of the future by the 'great postmodern storehouse of British writing', Ant…
Lost Memory of Skin
Russell Banks
A mature and masterful work of contemporary fiction from a great American writer.
Edisto
Padgett Powell
Padgett Powell's first book, a classic coming of age novel with a unique and memorable hero
Tequila Sunset
Sam Hawken
Vivid, violent page-turner set in the ganglands of the US / Mexico border – longlisted for the Golden Dagger Award 2013
Calendar Girl
Stella Duffy
An unusual, cleverly constructed recital of deception … The downbeat denouement packs an unexpected, morbid wallop.
Fresh Flesh
Stella Duffy
The clever money should be on Duffy when the crime-writing Oscars are dished out.