Our Favourite Fiction Books
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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 BOOKER PRIZE, Elif Shafak's '10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World' is a mesmerising tale that unfolds in the final moments of its protagonist's life. As Tequila Leila's consciousness ebbs away, each passing minute unveils a vivid sensory memory...- £9.99 GBP
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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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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Hailed as a literary triumph by the Financial Times and a suspenseful epic by the Daily Telegraph, this Richard & Judy number one bestseller weaves a tale of heartbreak and resilience. Khaled Hosseini's 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' chronicles the lives of two Afghan women,...- £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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Caliban Shrieks
Caliban Shrieks, a forgotten gem of 1930s British literature, offers a poetic journey through the life of a working-class lad born at the dawn of the 20th century. This rediscovered masterpiece, featuring new introductions by Andrew McMillan and Jack Chadwick, paints a vivid picture...- £16.99 GBP
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Death in Spring
A mesmerising and haunting masterpiece, Death in Spring weaves a tapestry of beauty and unease. This extraordinary tale follows a young lad's journey into adulthood in a secluded Catalan mountain village, cut off from the world beyond. Here, barbaric traditions reign supreme, and any...- £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
Embark on a literary odyssey with Italo Calvino's unparalleled masterpiece, "If on a Winter's Night a Traveller". This extraordinary novel defies genre conventions and pushes the boundaries of storytelling in ways that will leave you utterly spellbound. Picture this: You've just purchased Calvino's book...- £9.99 GBP
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Invisible Cities
Embark on a mesmerising journey through fifty-five imaginary cities, each bearing a woman's name and painted with exquisite detail. In this extraordinary work, Marco Polo weaves tales of fantastical metropolises for the Chinese emperor Kublai Khan. As the narrative unfolds, a singular revelation emerges:...- £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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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 love's enduring strength. This Penguin Modern Classic weaves a tale of passion, patience, and the myriad forms of love. 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
Maggie O'Farrell once befriended someone solely because they cherished O Caledonia as their most beloved book. Ali Smith hails it as a 'sparky, funny work of genius', whilst David Nicholls lauds its exquisite prose and brilliant take on the 'smelly, absurd, harsh business of...- £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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One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel García Márquez's magnum opus, 'One Hundred Years of Solitude', is a captivating tapestry of magical realism that seamlessly intertwines the fantastical with the mundane. This Penguin Modern Classic, deftly translated by Gregory Rabassa, offers a narrative that is simultaneously heart-rending, jubilant, and delightfully...- £14.99 GBP
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Snow Country
In this exquisite tale of unrequited passion and ethereal beauty, Japan's literary luminary Yasunari Kawabata weaves a mesmerising tapestry of human emotions. Shimamura, a world-weary urbanite, embarks on a snow-laden journey to the remote western coast of Japan, seeking solace in the company 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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The Bastard of Istanbul
Immerse yourself in a captivating tale from Elif Shafak, the Booker-shortlisted author of 'The Island of Missing Trees' and '10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World'. On a rain-soaked afternoon in Istanbul, a young, unwed woman of nineteen enters a doctor's office, declaring...- £9.99 GBP
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The Black Eden : 'Wonderfully evocative and atmospheric.' WILLIAM BOYD
In this riveting tale, the discovery of 'black gold' in the North Sea becomes a catalyst for transformation, intertwining the fates of five distinct individuals. Joe and Ally, driven by ambition, set their sights on amassing fortunes in the burgeoning oil industry. Mark envisions...- £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 Girl with the Louding Voice : The Bestselling Word of Mouth Hit That Will Win Over Your Heart
Discover the sensational new novel by Abi Daré, 'AND SO I ROAR', now available. This literary tour de force has garnered widespread acclaim, with accolades from the New York Times, Observer, Independent, Guardian, Mirror, Daily Mail, Harper's Bazaar, and Herald. A New York Times...- £9.99 GBP
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The Grapes of Wrath
Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, 'The Grapes of Wrath', sets out to shred the reader's emotions with ruthless precision. This provocative and contentious novel chronicles the Joad family's harrowing exodus from Dust Bowl Oklahoma to the promised Eden of California. Their odyssey unfolds as a...- £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
Acclaimed as one of the finest literary works of the 21st century by the New York Times, 'The Line of Beauty' is a captivating tale of class, politics, and sexuality set against the backdrop of Margaret Thatcher's Britain in the 1980s. This Man Booker...- £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 Unbearable Lightness of Being : 'A dark and brilliant achievement' (Ian McEwan)
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Milan Kundera's seminal work, a masterpiece that intertwines love and politics in communist Czechoslovakia. This modern classic, hailed as 'shamelessly clever' and 'exhilaratingly subversive' by the Independent, remains as pertinent today as it was upon its initial release. At...- £9.99 GBP
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Haruki Murakami's latest novel, 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls', is now available for pre-order. But let us turn our attention to his masterpiece, 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle'. Our protagonist, Toru Okada, finds himself in a quandary. His feline companion has vanished without a...- £10.99 GBP
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This House of Grief
Hailed as one of the Guardian's top 100 books of the 21st century, 'This House of Grief' stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Capote's 'In Cold Blood', as noted by Kate Atkinson. Gillian Anderson likens its gripping narrative to the podcast sensation 'Serial', whilst Mark Haddon deems...- £9.99 GBP
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When We Cease to Understand the World
When We Cease to Understand the World plunges us into the brilliant yet tumultuous minds of scientific luminaries as they venture into uncharted intellectual territories. We find ourselves thrust into the psyches of Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schrödinger, among others,...- £9.99 GBP
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Islands of Mercy : From the bestselling author of The Gustav Sonata
A riveting tale that's 'a hell of a read', according to the Sunday Times. Rose Tremain's 'Islands of Mercy' is a triumphant narrative that solidifies her position as 'one of the best novelists writing today', as proclaimed by Sara Collins in the Guardian. Set...- £9.99 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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Possession : A Romance
Delve into the captivating world of 'Possession: A Romance' by A S Byatt, a literary masterpiece that seamlessly blends wit, romance, and mystery. This enthralling tale follows two young academics as they embark on a thrilling journey to unravel the secrets of two Victorian...- £10.99 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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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 Greengage Summer
In this captivating coming-of-age tale set against the backdrop of a sultry French summer, Rumer Godden weaves a mesmerising narrative of love, deception, and innocence lost. The Greengage Summer, penned by the acclaimed author of Black Narcissus (now a major BBC drama series), paints...- £9.99 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.