How To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie — revenge goes flat
Take the plot of the Ealing film classic Kind Hearts of Coronets. Make your central character an anti-hero assassin in
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Summerwater by Sarah Moss — a storm of messy lives
In Summerwater, Sarah Moss delves into the hopes and fears of 12 people whose summer holiday is ruined by a deluge.
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Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers — escape a life of duty
Small Pleasures, Clare Chambers’ first novel in nine years, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and named as
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The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale — a Victorian crime célèbre
In The Wicked Boy, Kate Summerscale delves behind the headlines that gripped readers of British newspapers In the summer of
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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley – glimmers of magic
Steampunk meets historical fiction meets magical realism in The Watchmaker of Filigree Street. It’s not a happy encounter. Natasha Pulley’s
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