The Ha-Ha (Faber Editions)
A haunting exploration of mental illness and social alienation, following Josephine’s struggle to reintegrate into society after her mother’…
Literary Fiction
Never Let Me Go (Members Edition)
In a haunting dystopian England, Kathy H. reflects on her childhood at Hailsham School, uncovering a poignant tale of love, friendship, and …
The Lowlife
In Hackney’s gritty underworld, Jewish bachelor Harryboy Boas gambles with fate, love, and his haunted past, spiraling into a dark world of …
Under the Net
A witty and philosophical debut novel following Jake, a struggling writer in 1950s London, whose chaotic relationships and misadventures rev…
The Lonely Londoners
A poignant and often humorous portrayal of West Indian immigrants striving to build new lives in 1950s London, navigating racism, loneliness…
Offshore
A vivid portrait of an eccentric houseboat community on the Thames, where lives intertwine in unexpected ways amid the struggle for belongin…
NW
Zadie Smith’s NW is a vivid, tragicomic portrait of four Londoners navigating the complexities of identity, class, and friendship in a city …
City of the Mind
An architect navigating the ruins of his failed marriage and the layered history of London, Matthew Halland confronts the past and present a…
London Fields
A terminally ill writer in a decaying London races against time to narrate the doomed Nicola Six’s story, a murder mystery entwined with dar…
A Stranger City
A gripping, polyphonic novel set in contemporary London, where the discovery of a dead woman in the Thames sparks a search that reveals the …
River
A woman escapes her past by moving to a London suburb, where solitary walks along the River Lea awaken memories of rivers from her life, ble…
Murphy
Samuel Beckett's first novel, Murphy, is a darkly comic exploration of isolation and the search for stupor in a fragmented world, told throu…
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
George Orwell's novel follows Gordon Comstock, a poet who rebels against society's obsession with money, only to face the harsh realities of…
A Concise Chinese–English Dictionary for Lovers
A young Chinese woman named Z arrives in London to learn English and navigate love, culture, and identity, told through her evolving English…
A Touch of Mistletoe
A poignant coming-of-age novel following sisters Victoria and Blanche as they navigate poverty, family struggles, and the pursuit of art and…
The Lowlife (Faber Editions)
A gritty dive into Hackney’s underworld through the eyes of Harryboy Boas, a Jewish bachelor whose life spirals into crime, debt, and violen…
A Passage to India
The setting of A Passage to India is the British Raj, at a time of racial tension heightened by the burgeoning Indian independence movement.…
Charles Dickens: A Life
Dive into the timeless works of Charles Dickens, featuring unforgettable characters and sharp social commentary in this beautifully presente…
Hangover Square
Set in pre-WWII London, Hangover Square is a dark, compelling portrait of George Harvey Bone, a troubled man obsessed with a manipulative wo…
Concerning the Future of Souls
Joy Williams presents ninety-nine profound and witty illuminations on mortality through the perspective of Azrael, the Angel of Death, explo…
The Son of Man
A man returns to his family after years away, taking them to a crumbling mountain home in a powerful exploration of how violence passes from…
The Ukraine
A striking debut blending fiction and nonfiction to capture the complex essence of Ukraine, written by a Ukrainian author fighting on the fr…
The Premonition
A haunting tale of a young woman, Yayoi, grappling with forgotten childhood memories and a mysterious aunt whose unusual lifestyle conceals …
Mild Vertigo
Mieko Kanai's 'Mild Vertigo' is a stream-of-consciousness novel exploring the existential challenges of motherhood and domestic life in mode…