Song of the Sea Maid
by Rebecca MascullAvailable
In the 18th century, Dawnay Price is an anomaly. An educated foundling, a woman of science in a time when such things are unheard-of, she overcomes her origins to become a natural philosopher. ...
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The Confessions of Frannie Langton
by Sara CollinsAvailable
A WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH 'Stunning' Guardian 'Dazzlingly original' The Times A beautiful and haunting tale about one woman's fight to tell her story, The Confessions of Frannie Langton leads...
A Spell of Winter
by Helen DunmoreAvailable
Winner of the 1996 Orange Prize. 'A hugely involving story which often stops you in your tracks with the beauty of its writing' Observer Catherine and her brother, Rob, don't know why they have been...
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
by Juliet GramesAvailable
“Witty and deeply felt.” —Entertainment Weekly (New and Notable) “The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna achieves what no sweeping history lesson about American immigrants could: It...
The Penelopiad
by Margaret AtwoodAvailable
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER In Homer’s account in The Odyssey, Penelope--wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy--is portrayed as the quintessential faithful wife, her story a salutary...
Caligula
by Simon TurneyAvailable
'An engrossing new spin on a well-known tale' Antonia Senior, The Times 'Caligula as you've never seen him before! A powerfully moving read from one of the best ancient world authors in the business'...
The Familiars
by Stacey HallsAvailable
“A beautiful tale of women, witchcraft and the fight against power.”—Jessie Burton, New York Times bestselling author of The Miniaturist “The Familiars is a must-read novel.”--Heather...
The Giver of Stars
by JoJo MoyesAvailable
“With characters so real they feel like dear friends and a compelling storyline, this is a beautiful, special novel. I loved it and didn’t want it to end!” —Liane Moriarty, bestselling author...
Midnights Children
by Salman RushdieAvailable
A look at how India dealt with the transition from colonialism to independence. An example of magical realist literature.
In the Name of the Family
by Sarah DunantAvailable
**A Times (London) Best Book of the Year** Before the Corleones, before the Lannisters, there were the Borgias. One of history’s most notorious families comes to life in this riveting bestseller,...
Machines Like Me
by Ian McEwanAvailable
New from Ian McEwan, Booker Prize winner and international bestselling author of Atonement and The Children Act Machines Like Me takes place in an alternative 1980s London. Charlie, drifting through...
