Narrative theme: Coming of age

The Brightness

The acclaimed author of The Art of Fielding returns with a long-awaited, immersive new novel. The Brightness follows the electric, chaotic, everything-can-happen lives of Pella Affenlight and her best friend, Irma, as they fumble their way into a larger world that won’t stop changing.

Workhorse

‘Razor-sharp and deliciously wry’ COCO MELLORS

‘Funny, tender, thrillingly dark’ HEATHER DARWENT

‘Exhilarating, beguiling, beautiful’ OLIVIA PETTER

An astonishing portrait of a city on the brink of a dizzying new era and a story about a young woman who will do anything to infiltrate the rarefied world of New York’s fashion elite.

The Party: TV tie-in edition

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR

A gripping story of betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment.

Unsayable

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of The Hours and Day.

Unsayable

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of The Hours and Day.

Unsayable

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of The Hours and Day.

Unsayable: Unabridged edition

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of The Hours and Day.

Who Will Remain

‘A gut punch of a novel’ BOBBY PALMER

‘Thrillingly alive’ ANDREW McMILLAN

‘A storm of a novel’ LUCY ROSE

‘Truly propulsive writing’IRISH TIMES

‘One of the most gripping novels I’ve read in a long time’ SAMIRA AHMED, Front Row, BBC Radio 4

Sleep

‘Beautiful … Incredibly moving’ ANN PATCHETT

‘Sun-saturated prose’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

‘A rich tale you can’t put down’ iNEWS

‘Deeply satisfying … beautifully written’ POLLY SAMSON

The South

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025

‘Spellbinding’ THE TIMES

‘An exquisite, languorous novel’ OBSERVER

‘Heartstoppingly vivid’ OISÍN MCKENNA

Half His Age

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER

Half His Age is a highly anticipated, funny, sad, thrilling novel about sex, class, desire, and power – and the (often misguided) lengths we’ll go to to get what we want, from Jennette McCurdy, the three-million copy bestselling author of I’m Glad My Mom Died.

Workhorse

‘Razor-sharp and deliciously wry’ COCO MELLORS

‘Funny, tender, thrillingly dark’ HEATHER DARWENT

‘Exhilarating, beguiling, beautiful’ OLIVIA PETTER

An astonishing portrait of a city on the brink of a dizzying new era and a story about a young woman who will do anything to infiltrate the rarefied world of New York’s fashion elite.

Workhorse: Unabridged edition

An astonishing portrait of a city on the brink of a dizzying new era and a story about a young woman who will seemingly do anything to infiltrate the rarefied world of New York’s fashion elite.

Once More From The Top

A propulsive novel about music, coming of age and the cost of fame, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones and the Six.

‘The secrets simmer in this atmospheric, powerful novel’ KATIE BISHOP

‘You won’t be able to put it down’ RUFI THORPE

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