Collection: Adult fiction

This work draws on Joyce's the complete spectrum of his Irish roots and, with meticulous attention to detail, creates an intimately observed portrait of a city and its people at a time of radical social and political change.

This novel contains many of the classic Dickensian themes of grinding poverty, the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity, the lures of temptation and the terrors of fear, desperation and menace. It presents some of Dickens's most enduring characters, such as Fagin.

Set against a background of political turbulence in Kerala, this is the story of twins Esthappen and Rahel who try to craft a childhood for themselves amongst the vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in their grandmother's factory.

From the author of Only Forward comes yet another journey into strange territories. Jack Randall, a dangerous loner and war veteran, has two choices. He chooses revenge and enters a surreal world of black comedy and fear.

The energy and wit of the narrative make this novel an astounding debut. Paul Grieve's ability to marry vast historical issues with an acute and impartial perception of human psychology will grip the reader from start to finish.

Having got rid of their human masters, the animals of Manor Farm look forward to a life of freedom and plenty. Orwell's allegoric story of the betrayal of idealism through tyranny and corruption is as fresh today as when it was first published in 1945.

Tender is the Night is based upon the author's unhappy marriage, and was written as he was experiencing the tragedies of his wife's nervous breakdown and his own decline.

'Hornet Flight'is the startling new thriller set amidst the Danish Resistance of 1941 from best-selling author Ken Follett.

This is the compelling story of two women, born centuries apart, and the ancestral legacy that binds them. Tracy Chevalier is the author of 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' and 'Falling Angels'.

Finding herself stifled by marriage, Emma Bovary throws herself into a desperate love affair and by doing so, sows the seeds of her own downfall.