The Story of Land and Sea
A lyrical and spellbinding story of love, loss, and war from a standout new voice in fiction. Katy Simpson Smith has already been acclaimed as an ‘heir apparent to to Michael Ondaatje and Marilynne Robinson’
Classic fiction
The Story of Land and Sea
A lyrical and spellbinding story of love, loss, and war from a standout new voice in fiction. Katy Simpson Smith has already been acclaimed as an ‘heir apparent to to Michael Ondaatje and Marilynne Robinson’
The Road to Reckoning
A novel that hits right to the heart of fans of Cold Mountain and True Grit. Set in 1837, this is the completely compelling story of 12-year-old orphan Thomas Walker and his treacherous journey home through the wide open lands of America.
Emma
‘It’s comfort reading at its most soothing’ Independent
‘Funny, heartfelt and very readable’ Good Housekeeping
Emma
‘It’s comfort reading at its most soothing’ Independent
‘Funny, heartfelt and very readable’ Good Housekeeping
Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey.
Gingerbread
Fairytale and history, wilderness and civilisation collide in this brilliant and magical new novel from the author of Little Exiles.
Remarkable Creatures
‘It is a stunning story, compassionately reimagined’ Guardian
Tracy Chevalier’s stunning novel of how one woman’s gift transcends class and gender to lead to some of the most important discoveries of the nineteenth century.
A revealing portrait of the intricate and resilient nature of female friendship.
The Virgin Blue
‘A triumph. Excellent’ Time Out
‘A beautifully crafted story shot with vivid colours’ The Times
‘An intriguing and poignant read’ Sunday Express
‘Such an achievement for a serious writer that you feel it deserves an award’ Independent
Emma: free sampler
‘It’s comfort reading at its most soothing’ Independent
‘Funny, heartfelt and very readable’ Good Housekeeping
Burning Bright
‘A visual delight’ The Times
‘A splendidly vital recreation of Georgian London’ Sunday Times
Falling Angels
‘Vividly imagined’ Sunday Telegraph
‘Sex and death meet again in [a] marvellous evocation of Edwardian England’ Daily Mail
Vixen
Rosie Garland’s extraordinary tale is a story of superstition and devotion in the time of the Black Death and will bewitch both new readers and fans of her much-loved debut, The Palace of Curiosities.
Vixen
Rosie Garland’s extraordinary tale is a story of superstition and devotion in the time of the Black Death and will bewitch both new readers and fans of her much-loved debut, The Palace of Curiosities.