I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman, translated by Ros Schwartz, is a haunting dystopian novel about forty women imprisoned in an underground cage with no memory of how they arrived there. The youngest prisoner, known as the fortieth girl, has never...

Sand-Catcher by Omar Khalifah, translated by Barbara Romaine, follows four young Palestinian journalists at a Jordanian newspaper who are assigned to interview one of the last living witnesses of the Nakba. The elderly man refuses to cooperate, challenging the journalists' assumptions about memory, history...

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho follows Santiago, a young Andalusian shepherd who dreams of finding a treasure near the Egyptian pyramids. He leaves his familiar life behind and travels across North Africa, meeting people who help him understand his dreams, purpose and the importance...

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan is a sweeping multigenerational novel following a Palestinian family across five decades. Beginning in Nablus in 1967, the story follows Alia and her family as war and political upheaval force them from Palestine to Kuwait and, later, across Beirut,...

Honey Hunger by Zahran Alqasmi, translated by Marilyn Booth, is a lyrical novel set among the mountains and plains of rural Oman. Azzan is a beekeeper who searches for wild hives and finds solace in tending his bees. When he encounters Thamna, a solitary...

Beer in the Snooker Club by Egyptian writer Waguih Ghali is a classic novel of exile and cultural displacement. Set between London and Cairo during the era of Nasser, it follows Ram and Font as they struggle with political upheaval, privilege, friendship and their...

A warm, witty and bittersweet novel told through the letters of Sybil Van Antwerp, a 73-year-old woman who uses correspondence to make sense of her life. When letters from her past force her to confront painful memories and long-held regrets, Sybil must find the...

George Orwell’s 1984 presents a chilling vision of a totalitarian society where the Party controls information, language, history and even private thought. Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting the past to serve the Party’s version of reality. Under the constant surveillance...

Millie is grateful to have found work with the wealthy Garrick family, cleaning their luxurious penthouse and preparing meals. But something is wrong. Mrs Garrick remains hidden behind a closed bedroom door, and Millie senses that the family is concealing something serious. Unable to...

Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzburg is an intimate and beautifully observed autobiographical novel about family, language, memory and life in Fascist Italy. Ginzburg recreates the world of her family through their distinctive expressions, arguments, routines, friendships and memories. At the centre is the lively...

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad follows Sonia Nasir, a British-Palestinian actress who returns to Haifa after years away. She becomes involved in a production of Hamlet in the West Bank, where theatre, family, identity and political reality become increasingly intertwined. The novel explores belonging,...

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar is a powerful literary novel following Cyrus Shams, a young Iranian American struggling with addiction, grief and questions about his family's past. Cyrus's mother died when her passenger plane was shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was a...

'My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…' Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media accounts to prove it. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy,...

Discover the must-read Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, the perfect uplifting summer read, now a major Apple TV series starring Brie Larson.'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' Sunday Times‘A page-turning and highly satisfying tale’ – Maggie Shipstead, author of Great CircleYour ability to change everything - including yourself - starts hereChemist...

Artie Dam appears to have an ordinary, settled life: he teaches history, enjoys sailing and shares his home with his wife of three decades. Yet beneath the surface, he is troubled by loneliness and questions about how little people truly understand one another. When...

Millie takes a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Winchester family, hoping it will give her the fresh start she desperately needs. But the beautiful home hides unsettling secrets. Nina behaves unpredictably, her daughter is difficult to understand, and Andrew seems increasingly...

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter is an inventive and emotionally powerful novel about grief, family and healing. After the sudden death of their mother, two young boys and their father struggle to cope with their loss. Into their lives comes...

The first instalment of the GLOBAL PHENOMENON and TikTok sensation, from multi-million selling and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah J. MaasMaas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan – TimeHarry Potter magic, Taylor Swift sass, Fifty Shades-level athleticism – The Sunday TimesWith bits of Buffy, Game of...

When Joey returns home to London after four years abroad, she moves into her brother’s spare room while trying to rebuild her life. There she becomes fascinated by Tom, the attractive head teacher who lives next door. What begins as an innocent crush soon...

FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUBA cunning killer. A race around the world.An iconic new detective team is born.-----Solving murders. It's a family business.Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers the...