Abigail Jex never expected to see any of the Radley household again, and thought that she'd banished the ghost of her life with them, and the catastrophe that ended it, but thirteen years later, a chance encounter forces her to acknowledge that the spell is far from broken.
Abigail Jex never expected to see any of the Radley household again, and thought that she'd banished the ghost of her life with them, and the catastro...
In 1976, four students took a trip to the desert. Now the repercussions of the fateful summer are coming back to haunt them. As for Nina, she's having enough trouble with her son, James. But when Hugo, long-forgotten agent of misfortune, threatens to pay them all a visit, disaster seems unavoidable.
In 1976, four students took a trip to the desert. Now the repercussions of the fateful summer are coming back to haunt them. As for Nina, she's having...
On the brink of 40, newly single with a failed business, Philip thought he'd reached an all-time low. It only needed a discarded chip on a South London street to lay him literally flat. So, bedbound and bored, Philip writes the story of his life, only to reveal some comic and touching surprises.
On the brink of 40, newly single with a failed business, Philip thought he'd reached an all-time low. It only needed a discarded chip on a South Londo...
When aspiring novelist Christopher Flinders drops out of university to write his masterpiece, his family is sceptical, but when he is taken up by the London editor Owen Goddard and his charming wife Diana it seems success is only just around the corner.
When aspiring novelist Christopher Flinders drops out of university to write his masterpiece, his family is sceptical, but when he is taken up by the ...
A face in the crowd jolts Esther out of her mundane existence and back to memories of an eccentric childhood, a chaotic existence peopled by a rich collection of feckless guests, and memories of a tragedy that shattered all their lives."
A face in the crowd jolts Esther out of her mundane existence and back to memories of an eccentric childhood, a chaotic existence peopled by a rich co...
From the Women's Prize longlisted, British Book Award-winning, bestselling author of Small Pleasures, a new novel about love, family and the joy of freedom. 'I was worried this wouldn't be as good as the brilliant Small Pleasures, but it might be even better. Clare Chambers is a genius' INDIA KNIGHT 'A tender, absorbing novel . . . And it's just as good - if not better - than her last' INDEPENDENT 'A magnificent novel. I loved it to its bones' EMMA STONEX 'Shy Creatures confirms Clare Chambers as one of our most talented writers' GUARDIAN In all failed relationships there is a point...
From the Women's Prize longlisted, British Book Award-winning, bestselling author of Small Pleasures, a new novel about love, family and the joy of fr...