Metaphysical / philosophical fiction

The Lightness

‘A psychologically smart debut that swathes teen desire and friendship in mystery and mirth’Observer

‘Like a twisted Malory Towers or maybe a cosmic version of ‘Heathers’’Daily Mail

‘Funny, whip-smart and transcendently wise’ Jenny Offill

‘The love child of Donna Tartt and Tana French’ Chloe Benjamin

The Start of Us

A moving and page-turning love story perfect for fans of Roxie Cooper, Josie Silver and Isabelle Broom.

Plume

‘Wiles is basically Kafka, if Kafka had spent more time in British hotels and pubs’ David Baddiel

Will Wiles both re-invents and murders the London novel, in a spectacular act of evil, surgical intensity’ Warren Ellis

‘It’s outstanding’ Mail on Sunday, Event Magazine

The Tao of Pooh & The Te of Piglet

“It’s hard to be brave,’ said Piglet, sniffing slightly, “when you’re only a Very Small Animal.”

Rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up and said: “It is because you are a very small animal that you will be useful in the adventure before us.”

The Stranger Game

‘Intriguing, enigmatic literary thriller’ The Financial Times

’A unique premise, chillingly written and evocative’ Woman’s Own

The Happiness Machine

‘Philosophical, funny, cleverly structured, unpredictable’ Gabrielle Zevin

If a machine could offer a prescription for happiness but you might not like the results would you take the test?

Dean Spanley: The Novel

The classic humorous novel about an alcohol-loving clergyman who thinks he is the reincarnation of a dog. Complete with the award-winning film screenplay that expands upon the tale.

About Grace

Beautifully written and compelling, About Grace is the brilliant debut novel from Anthony Doerr.

The Man Without a Shadow

From bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates, a taut and fascinating novel examining the mysteries of human memory and personality

American Innovations

A short-story collection from one of America’s brightest young talents.

The Dog

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION

The first novel from Joseph O’Neill since NETHERLAND.

‘O’Neill, in this book, has come of age as a novelist … a comic masterpiece … as mordantly funny as the best of stand-up comedy … Superb’ John Banville, New York Review of Books

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