Family life fiction

The President’s Child

A chilling tale that interweaves the post-Watergate world of American politics and the way in which our past indiscretions inevitably catch up with us.

The Map of True Places

From the author of “The Lace Reader“comes an emotionally resonant novel of tragedy, secrets, identity and love.

The Swimmer

A gripping, captivating novel about love, loss and what home really means.

Bone China

An epic novel of love, loss and a family uprooted, set in the contrasting landscapes of war-torn Sri Lanka and immigrant London.

Love Stories in this Town

From the award-winning author of ‘Forgive Me’ and ‘How to be Lost’ comes a brilliant first collection of short stories. Linking stories about love, identity and motherhood, the collection includes ‘Miss Montana’s Wedding’, the prize-winning short story that launched Amanda Eyre Ward’s career in 1999.

Brixton Beach

Opening dramatically with the horrors of the 2005 London bombings, this is the profoundly moving story of a country on the brink of civil war and a child’s struggle to come to terms with loss.

The Good Divorce Guide

‘I believe we can separate in a really civilised, non-traumatic way’ I say.

‘And I bet’ Jill says ‘ that you believe in Father Christmas too.’

William Walker’s First Year of Marriage: A Horror Story

For anyone who has ever dreamed of finding true love only to discover that happy endings are just the beginning comes this brilliantly comic novel about marriage, ex-girlfriends, ‘performance anxiety’, and what it takes to make happily ever last beyond the honeymoon.

Broken

You thought your neighbours were bad? Wait till you meet the Oswalds. They’re crass, cruel and seemingly untouchable. Until, that is, they go one step too far – and the results begin to tear an entire community apart.

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