(Paperback)

A new compelling story of wartime love and loss from RNA shortlisted author Mary Nichols

(Paperback)

A heart-warming World War II story set in a scenic Hampshire village in 1938.

(, New edition)

A woman in her mid-twenties is offered a job as Head of English at her Belfast school. Conflicting desires and loyalties hold her back: can she accept the post and support her ambitious husband Over the course of a weekend, when she revisits her roots in the countryside, the decision must be made.

(Paperback, Export/Airside)

An ingenious thriller about a father having to adopt his nephew, despite having reason to believe he is a psychopath.

(Paperback)

A&B are delighted to welcome Beryl Matthews to their women's fiction list

(, New edition)

A story of two sisters as different as tabby and tiger. Sarah is married and settled into small-town life, whilst her sister Maggie has just returned from drifting around the world, pregnant. This text follows the lives of the sisters and the confusion that occurs when a secret is revealed.

(Paperback)

The age-old conflict between nature and nurture

Daisy Corkill has never discovered who her parents were - or why they left her to be brought up by the couple she calls Uncle Ern and Aunt Gladys. This novel tells of how two best friends experience very different fortunes in Liverpool in 1919.

(, Export - Airside ed)

A literary psychological suspense thriller for fans of Apple Tree Yard, this novel promises to be as talked about as Lullaby.

(, Main)

A tale of border warfare, military and erotic, set in the twenty-third century, where the women rule the kingdom and the men play war games. But Wat, the History Maker himself, does not play entirely by the rules, and when a woman, Delilah Puddock, joins the fray, this 'utopian' history is further enlivened.

Malcolm, an ageing hairdresser, is too oppressed by his domestic life to notice the world outside. Alison, his colleague, is an innocent who believes hairdressing brings only happiness. A colleague's murder leads them to the Austchwitz Museum, where they face up to the suffering of others.

A young photographer returns to her family house after a shocking incident: her flat and its contents have been destroyed in a fire. However, the peace and distraction she had hoped for prove hard to find.

(, Main)

Ever since an obscure Civil Servant called Stephen Summerchild fell to his death from a window in the Admiralty, rumours have circulated about a connection with some secret defence project.

(Hardback)

It's December 1967, and the town of Kinloch is cut off by heavy snow. With all roads closed, the only way to feed and water the townsfolk is for the fishing fleet to sail to Girvan for much needed supplies. The crew of theGirl Maggieembark upon a trip like no other, encountering ghostly Vikings, gigantic crustaceans and a helpful seagull.

(, Main)

The author, skilfully reveals the obstacles we face in making meaningful relationships. This title is unflinching in exposing the burdens of trauma, infidelity, and mortality. Whether in New York or Delhi, the author's protagonists are always discovering what it really means to be mothers and daughters, sons and lovers, husbands and wives.

(, New edition)

Janet Travers is overjoyed on winning a place in the local grammar school. Painfully aware of the sacrifices her family makes, and determined to do well, she soon befriends a Jewish girl. At 17 she falls in love and plans to marry her friend's brother, but a Catholic wife is out of the question.

(Hardback, Main)

The first novel by the acclaimed author of Mothers - a compelling study of identity and ambition, and a daring act of fiction.

(, Main)

A novel about 1950s America, a marriage in crisis, and a family falling apart at the seams, from the critically-acclaimed author of Darke.

The last thing James is expecting on the day he joins Samson Brothers is a funeral procession - thirty cars behind a black limo adorned with a guitar-shaped wreath - but then nothing could have prepared him for the extraordinary cast of characters who are now his colleagues, as well as the events in the life of a Manchester factory.

(Paperback)

Bestselling and award-winning author Chris Womersley's first short fiction collection, twenty macabre and deliciously enjoyable tales linked by the trickle of water that runs through them all...

Since the day Connie Monroe started working as a chambermaid at The Connaught Hotel in Leicester she has dreamed of improving her position. She is overjoyed, therefore, when the hotel manager, Captain Fosedyke, gives her a lucky break and invites her to help Miss Harbin on the reception desk.

(Hardback)

With the war looming, will their luck run out A LUCKY SIXPENCE is a dramatic and heart-warming Liverpool saga by Anne Baker, not to be missed by fans of Katie Flynn and Annie Groves.

(Paperback)

A chance to be let in on a great American secret.

(Paperback)

The captivating new historical novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Anne O'Brien, perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir.