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Oroonoko (Penguin Classics)

By Behn, Aphra, Todd, Janet

The Prisoner's Wife: based on an inspiring true story

By Brookes, Maggie

The Christie Affair

By Gramont, Nina de

The Queen's Promise

By Andrews, Lyn

Shadowplay

By O'Connor, Joseph

The Fortune Men: Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Of The Year Award

By Mohamed, Nadifa

Cardboard Universe, The: A Guide to the World of Phoebus K. Dank (P.S.)

By Miller, Christopher

A Place of Greater Safety

By Hilary Mantel

The Duchess: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Governess

By Holden, Wendy

Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes (Paperback/softback, 2009)

By Barnes, Julian

Le Grand Meaulnes

By Alain-Fournier, Henri, Henri Alain-Fournier, Alain Fournier

Doubting Thomas (Twenty Seven Vegabond)

By Richardson, Heather

The Kiln

By Mcilvanney, WILLIAM

A: A Novel

By Warhol, Andy

Crazy

By Feaver, Jane

Still Life: The instant Sunday Times bestseller and BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick

By Winman, Sarah

A Private Business: A Hakim and Arnold Mystery

By Nadel, Barbara

History of Violence

By Louis, Edouard, Stein, Lorin

Becoming Madame Mao

By Min

Jigsaw Man

By Forbes, Elena

The Three Paradises: Volume 2 (Alexander's Legacy)

By Fabbri, Robert

Sins of the House of Borgia

By Sarah Bower

Treacle Walker: Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize and a Guardian Best Fiction Book of 2021

By Garner, Alan

Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment: 1

By Chopra MD, Dr Deepak

Last Resort: A New York Times Editor’s Pick

By Lipstein, Andrew

Briefly, A Delicious Life

By Stevens, Nell

The Maiden: a daring, feminist debut novel - now a Times bestseller!

By Foster, Kate

Robinson Crusoe: Daniel Defoe (The Penguin English Library)

By Defoe, Daniel

A Handful of Dust (Penguin Modern Classics)

By Waugh, Evelyn

The Journey Of Anders Sparrman

By Wästberg, Per, Geddes, Tom