Our Favourite Fiction Books
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A Month in the Country
Hailed as 'one of the best books' by Richard Osman and lauded for its 'tender and elegant' prose by the Guardian, J L Carr's 'A Month in the Country' stands as a singular masterpiece in modern English literature. This poignant tale follows Tom Birkin,...- £9.99 GBP
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A Tale for the Time Being
In the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami, Ruth stumbles upon a curious Hello Kitty lunchbox on the shoreline of her British Columbia abode. Inside, she uncovers a diary brimming with the aspirations, sorrows, and reveries of a young girl yearning for understanding. With each...- £9.99 GBP
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Beloved
In Toni Morrison's haunting masterpiece, 'Beloved', we encounter Sethe, a woman who has escaped the shackles of slavery at Sweet Home farm. Yet, despite the physical distance, she remains tethered to the unspeakable atrocities of her past. The spectral presence of her deceased daughter,...- £9.99 GBP
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Death in Spring
Soaringly beautiful, urgent and disturbing... A masterpiece.' Colm T�ib�n, from the introduction'Dark and beautiful and brilliant' Sarah Moss, author of Ghost Wall Death in Spring is a dark and dream-like tale of a teenage boy's coming of age in a remote village in the...- £9.99 GBP
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East of Eden
There is only one book to a man,' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden, his most ambitious novel. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and...- £9.99 GBP
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Exit West : A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick - Booker Prize Gems
Lauded as a BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club selection and a Booker Prize gem, this New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller has captivated readers worldwide. Shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize and crowned the Aspen Words Literary Prize winner, Mohsin...- £9.99 GBP
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
Italo Calvino's extraordinary and genre-transcending masterpiece, 'If on a Winter's Night a Traveller,' takes you on a captivating literary odyssey. Imagine yourself entering a bookshop, purchasing Calvino's novel, and becoming engrossed in its pages. However, a printer's error disrupts your reading experience, prompting you...- £9.99 GBP
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Islands of Mercy : From the bestselling author of The Gustav Sonata
A hell of a read' Sunday Times'Triumphant, and beautifully told...one of the best novelists writing today' Sara Collins, GuardianAll must gamble with their fate. But not all can win... In the city of Bath, in the year 1865 Jane Adeane, renowned for her restorative...- £9.99 GBP
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Klara and the Sun : The Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year
Kazuo Ishiguro's 'Klara and the Sun' has taken the literary world by storm, clinching the top spot on the Sunday Times Bestseller list and earning a coveted place on the Booker Prize longlist. Even Barack Obama couldn't resist adding this gem to his summer...- £9.99 GBP
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Lolly Willowes
Sylvia Townsend Warner's 'Lolly Willowes' is a triumphant celebration of individuality and a defiant roar against societal norms. This captivating tale follows the unassuming Lolly, whose placid exterior belies a startling depth of character. When she boldly declares her intention to abandon London for...- £9.99 GBP
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel García Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera, masterfully translated by Edith Grossman, is a captivating exploration of desire and the enduring nature of love. This Penguin Modern Classics edition invites readers to unravel the complexities of human emotions. At the heart of...- £9.99 GBP
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Midnight's Children
Hailed as 'a classic' by The Guardian, this extraordinary and humane tale weaves a tapestry of magic and history. Saleem Sinai enters the world at the precise moment India gains independence, his birth imbuing him with remarkable abilities. This fateful coincidence binds him to...- £9.99 GBP
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Nights at the Circus
Sophie Fevvers, the darling of European high society, captivates audiences with her extraordinary aerial performances. But a tantalising question lingers: is she truly part swan, or merely an elaborate hoax? As the star attraction of Colonel Kearney's circus, Fevvers has enchanted royalty and inspired...- £9.99 GBP
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O Caledonia : The beloved classic, for fans of I CAPTURE THE CASTLE and Shirley Jackson, with an introduction by Maggie O'Farrell
I once decided to become friends with someone on the sole basis that she named O Caledonia as her favourite book' Maggie O'Farrell 'A sparky, funny work of genius and one of the best least-known novels of the 20th Century' Ali Smith 'Funny, surprising,...- £9.99 GBP
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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Equally tragic, joyful and comical, Gabriel Garc�a M�rquez's masterpiece of magical realism, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a seamless blend of fantasy and reality, translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa in Penguin Modern Classics. Gabriel Garc�a M�rquez's great masterpiece is the story...- £9.99 GBP
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Snow Country
A tale of wasted love, and beauty, by Japan's literary masterShimamura is tired of the bustling city. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of Japan, to meet with a geisha he believes he loves. Beautiful and...- £9.99 GBP
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The Book of Disquiet
With its astounding hardcover reviews Richard Zenith's new complete translation of THE BOOK OF DISQUIET has now taken on a similar iconic status to ULYSSES, THE TRIAL or IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME as one of the greatest but also strangest modernist texts. An...- £12.99 GBP
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The Famished Road
Embark on a spellbinding odyssey betwixt the mortal realm and the ethereal plane in this Booker Prize-winning masterpiece. 'Our very essence—our emotions, our vitality, our affections—is a wellspring of power at our disposal', muses the protagonist. Meet Azaro, a spirit child who, according to...- £10.99 GBP
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The Grapes of Wrath
I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied.' Shocking and controversial when it was first published, The Grapes of Wrath is Steinbeck's Pultizer Prize-winning epic of the Joad family, forced to travel west from Dust Bowl...- £9.99 GBP
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The House of the Spirits
Young Clara del Valle possesses extraordinary abilities—she can divine the future, animate inanimate objects, and glimpse into the realm of fortunes. Following her sister Rosa's enigmatic demise, Clara falls silent for nearly a decade. When she finally speaks, it's to declare her impending nuptials...- £9.99 GBP
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The Line of Beauty
One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Man Booker Prize, The Line of Beauty is a classic novel about class, politics and sexuality in Margaret Thatcher's 1980s Britain. In the summer of 1983, twenty-year-old Nick Guest...- £10.99 GBP
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The Master and Margarita
in Bulgakov's allegorical masterpiece of Stalin's regime the devil is making a personal appearance in Moscow. He is accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and...- £9.99 GBP
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The Midnight Library : The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller and worldwide phenomenon
Discover the literary sensation that has captivated readers worldwide! Matt Haig's 'The Midnight Library' reigns supreme as the Sunday Times number one bestseller and the most cherished book of 2021. This thought-provoking masterpiece, lauded by critics and fellow authors alike, invites you on an...- £9.99 GBP
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The Snow Child : The Richard and Judy Bestseller
In the stark wilderness of 1920s Alaska, a spellbinding narrative of sorrow and hope unfolds. Eowyn Ivey's 'The Snow Child' captivated readers, soaring to bestseller status and earning a place as a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. This enchanting tale weaves together elements of magic and...- £10.99 GBP
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
*PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW*Toru Okada's cat has disappeared. His wife is growing more distant every day. Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has recently been receiving. As this compelling story unfolds, the tidy...- £10.99 GBP
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Kintu : From the winner of the Jhalak Prize, 2021
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, hailed as Uganda's literary luminary by The Economist, presents a spellbinding debut that reimagines her nation's tumultuous past through the ill-fated lineage of the Kintu clan. This sweeping saga of destiny, fortune, and heritage brings to vivid life a corner of...- £9.99 GBP
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Raised from the Ground
In this intensely intimate narrative, José Saramago delves into the fluctuating fortunes of the Mau-Tempo clan - a family of impoverished, landless agricultural workers reminiscent of the author's own grandparents. With meticulous attention to detail, Saramago chronicles their lives in the sun-baked region of...- £9.99 GBP
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Stand By Me
Wendell Berry's 'Stand By Me' is a tapestry of interconnected tales, weaving through time and space like a forest of interlinked trees. The narrative begins in 1888 Kentucky, where a courageous young woman risks everything to protect a stranger from an inebriated mob. Nearly...- £10.99 GBP
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Our Favourite Fiction Books
Here at Sherlock and Pages, we have a passion for the written word. Our booksellers are voracious readers, always on the hunt for the next great fiction book to devour. We pride ourselves on our discerning taste and our ability to curate a collection of the most enthralling, thought-provoking, and engaging fiction titles for our customers' reading pleasure.
Our fiction book collection has something for every reader. We carefully select brilliantly crafted novels with compelling characters and imaginative worlds that will transport you to places you've only dreamed of. From historical fiction that brings the past vividly to life, to science fiction that pushes the boundaries of possibility, to searing family dramas - our fiction titles will speak to your heart and open your mind.
Let us be your guide to discovering your next favourite fiction book. With our passion, insight, and experience, we will lead you to fiction that informs, inspires, and entertains. Browse our hand-picked collection today and embark on an unforgettable fictional journey.