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…
Catch-22
Features a satirical indicement of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it. This work tells a tale …
Great Expectations
Great Expectations is Charles Dickens's thirteenth novel. It is his second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first…
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.…
Don Quixote
Don Quixote has become so entranced reading tales of chivalry that he decides to turn knight errant himself. In the company of his faithful …
Klara and the Sun
In a world where Artificial Friends are common, Klara, an observant AF with a unique perspective, waits for a chance to be chosen, offering …
The Remains of the Day
A haunting exploration of duty and regret, Kazuo Ishiguro's Booker Prize-winning novel follows an aging butler on a journey through England'…
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…