With a cover design by Lucienne Day When Mrs Hawkins tells Hector Bartlett he is a 'pisseur de copie', that he 'urinates frightful prose', little does she realise the repercussions. Holding that 'no life can be carried on satisfactorily unless people are honest' Mrs Hawkins refuses to retract her judgement,… Read More

THE RACHEL INCIDENT - Caroline O'Donoghue's bestselling new novel* - is out now A darkly funny novel about being a young woman in a man's world 'Like Nora Ephron's Heartburn, Promising Young Women positively thrums with relatability and honesty' IRISH INDEPENDENT Jane is twenty-six, freshly dumped, and on the bottom… Read More

A GRAZIA BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A daring, compelling novel about motherhood' Cosmopolitan 'Beautifully written' i Paper 'Brilliantly explores the societal expectations put on women' Harper's Bazaar 'Utterly compelling' Irish Independent 'I devoured this book' Clover Stroud 'A richly textured novel showing what it means to be a woman with… Read More

'I was in the story, feeling everything. I cared about every character . . . She writes beautifully. It was a total pleasure' Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read Susie Boyt writes with a mordant wit and vivid style which are at their best… Read More

FROM THE BESTSELLING WRITER OF REBECCA 'The House on the Strand is prime du Maurier . . . ' NEW YORK TIMES 'She wrote exciting plots . . . a writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN 'No other popular writer has so triumphantly defied classification . . . ' MARGARET FORSTER… Read More

A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK · A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK · SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FUTURES PRIZE · AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A captivating story about a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African… Read More

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME, READ BY MEERA SYAL A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, DAILY MAIL, RED MAGAZINE, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Absolutely terrific' JENNY COLGAN 'An utterly unputdownable exploration of modern love'… Read More

THE BESTSELLING NOVEL BY NELL DUNN 'Her art is ignited by voice . . . as you hear it, is unquestionable' ALI SMITH, GUARDIAN 'Touching, truthful and fresh' MARGARET DRABBLE 'Nell Dunn's hilarious, heartbreaking Poor Cow, about a single mother in sixties London' PARIS REVIEW Joy - also called Blossom,… Read More

'A gloriously funny novel . . . it still brings a smile to my face forty years later' JILLY COOPER 'Definitely demonic, exquisitely carved, deadly murderous comedy' DAWN POWELL, WASHINGTON POST ' Elaine Dundy's young and sexy American heroine, named (excellently) Honey Flood' LOS ANGELES TIMES In The Dud Avocado,… Read More

Based on a true story, London Lies Beneath is a compelling historical novel from the award-winning writer Stella Duffy. 'As gloriously alive as the turn of the century south London streets it portrays' RED In August 1912, three friends set out on an adventure. Two of them come home. Tom,… Read More

'Intelligent, witty and stylish' INDEPEDENT 'Everyone's appetites will be satisfied' ELLE MAGAZINE 'Waters is an author to cherish' GUARDIAN Celebrating five decades of the feminist publisher, each of the Five Gold Reads represents an iconic moment in Virago's history, from the 1970s to today. Piercing the shadows of the naked… Read More

WINNER OF THE WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE 2020 When a dead body is found in the Thames, caught in the chains of HMS Belfast, it begins a search for a missing woman. A policeman, a documentary film-maker and an Irish nurse named Chrissie all respond to the death of the unknown… Read More