Fiction: narrative themes

An Unlikely Visitor

‘Moving, funny, compassionate and wise. An Unlikely Visitor made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope’ ELIZABETH DAY

‘A perfect book for today’s world’ SARAH WINMAN

‘Heartbreaking, life-affirming and funny all at the same time’ JANE FALLON

An Unlikely Visitor

‘Moving, funny, compassionate and wise. An Unlikely Visitor made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope’ ELIZABETH DAY

‘A perfect book for today’s world’ SARAH WINMAN

‘Heartbreaking, life-affirming and funny all at the same time’ JANE FALLON

An Unlikely Visitor: Unabridged edition

‘Moving, funny, compassionate and wise. An Unlikely Visitor made me laugh, cry and left me filled with hope’ ELIZABETH DAY

‘A perfect book for today’s world’ SARAH WINMAN

‘Heartbreaking, life-affirming and funny all at the same time’ JANE FALLON

Half Lives

No one can hurt you like a sister

Tillinghast

There’s a name for what he is. He prefers not to use it…

Tillinghast

There’s a name for what he is. He prefers not to use it…

Half Lives

No one can hurt you like a sister

Before We Hit the Ground

*LONGLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE BOOK AWARDS*

‘A moving exploration of family, migration, class, queerness and belonging… beautifully rendered’ JESSICA ANDREWS

‘A deeply observant, perceptive writer’ JOANNA CANNON

‘Masterful’ JJ BOLA

‘Evocative, layered and emotionally resonant… deserves to be on your reading list’ GLAMOUR

Lack

‘Cecilia Knapp beautifully captures the experience of contemporary womanhood in this lyrical and insightful novel. A genuine triumph’ ELIZA CLARK

‘Poignant to the bone. Lack is both masterfully, poetically complex and beautifully easy to read’ GEMMA CAIRNEY

Lack

‘Cecilia Knapp beautifully captures the experience of contemporary womanhood in this lyrical and insightful novel. A genuine triumph’ ELIZA CLARK

‘Poignant to the bone. Lack is both masterfully, poetically complex and beautifully easy to read’ GEMMA CAIRNEY

Lack: Unabridged edition

‘Cecilia Knapp beautifully captures the experience of contemporary womanhood in this lyrical and insightful novel. A genuine triumph’ ELIZA CLARK

‘Poignant to the bone. Lack is both masterfully, poetically complex and beautifully easy to read’ GEMMA CAIRNEY

Attention All Shipping

‘Kathy Biggs reminds me of Alan Bennett… she walks the fine line between humour and utter sadness in a way that is very rare’ JAN NEWTON

When you’re feeling lost at sea, what will it take to guide you home?

Honey

‘The blistering thriller taking the literary world by storm’ VOGUE

A FEARNE COTTON HAPPY PLACE BOOKCLUB PICK FOR SUMMER 2026

A SPOTIFY BEST DEBUT OF 2026

Honey: Special Export edition

‘The blistering thriller taking the literary world by storm’ VOGUE

A FEARNE COTTON HAPPY PLACE BOOKCLUB PICK FOR SUMMER 2026

A SPOTIFY BEST DEBUT OF 2026

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