Fiction

Speak

Louisa Hall

In a narrative that spans centuries and continents, from the Atlantic Ocean in the seventeenth century, to a correctional institute in Texas in the near future, and told from the perspectives of five…


Change We Can Believe In

Antoine Audouard

May, 1981. A young Parisian ghostwriter, André first made his mark writing some convincing sex scenes (in direct contrast with his own comedic encounters). Now, as the French are celebrating Mitterran…


Wipe Out

Danielle Thiéry

A child’s body is discovered on a beach in northern France, opening a case that leaves the police and the medical examiner at loss. Even Commissioner Marion, who now runs an important team on the Pari…


Notes from the Monsoon

Fanny Saintenoy

Set in warm and colorful Pondicherry, Notes from the Monsoon tells the story of Kanou, a little boy  who has grown up in a sheltered and loving world. . . That is until one day, Galta, his mother, dis…


The Orange Blossoms

Zakia & Célia Heron

The Orange Blossoms is the story of a young girl coming of age during the tumultuous end of colonial rule in Algeria. From sharing pastries at Christmas and Eïd, to dreaded laundry days and the retell…


All the Old Knives

Olen Steinhauer

Six years ago in Vienna, terrorists took over a hundred hostages, and the rescue attempt went terribly wrong. The CIA’s Vienna station gathered intel during those tense hours, assimilating facts from…


Frozen Charlotte

Alex Bell

A Zoella Book Club Autumn 2016 title Dunvegan School for Girls has been closed for many years. Converted into a family home, the teachers and students are long gone. But they left something behind… So…


The Blue Line

Ingrid Betancourt

Set against the backdrop of Argentina’s Dirty War and infused with magical realism, The Blue Line is a breathtaking story of love and betrayal by one of the world’s most renowned writers and activists…


The Secret Book

Gregory Samak

Elias Ein, an elderly, wise, and lonely man, has decided to retire in Braunau am Inn, a nondescript town in the heart of Austria. In his new home, Elias discovers a hidden staircase that leads him to…