Literary fiction Books

IT WAS A BATTLE FOR LOVE.Emily Fairchild had dreamed of a vacation like this: a whole summer spent ina romantic cottage on the water where she would be free ...

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David Benioff burst onto the literary scene with The 25th Hour, a debut praised by Janet Maslin of The New York Times for its "pungent, funny urban tableau ...

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As wise and funny as it is thrilling and original - the story of two young men on an impossible adventure A writer visits his retired grandparents in ...

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In the sprawling homes and upscale townhouses of the exclusive, largely African American Prince George's County, the lives of five women intersect - and the ...

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Born into a comfortable Washington, D.C., home, Naomi Jefferson leads a life that is only occasionally marred by racism. As a teenager in the 1960s, her ...

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists returns with an intimate yet epic love story-and a sweeping odyssey of scientific discovery. Under ...

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'Once I started reading The Immortalists, I resented every moment I had to spend away from the book until I'd finished' Stylist 'A compelling and utterly ...

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Discover the award-winning debut novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists, a “majestic collision of sci-fi thriller and love story” ...

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A sweeping, intimate novel about an unconventional and irresistible family, in prose ‘so finely wrought it shimmers’ (Los Angeles ...

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When those unforgettable memories slip beyond your reach, you are still you – always you. When summer arrives to Temple Muse in 1963, the big house Áine ...

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Journalist Grace loves her son Jack with all her heart but she can't quite understand why, since his birth, she has felt at odds with herself. And – to add ...

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Cousins Ava Campbell (married, sensible, feeling old before her time) and Hope Scott (single, debt-ridden, in love with a man who will never love her back) ...

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Aoife is 32 and in an on/off relationship with sexy singer Jake. When she finds out she is pregnant, he decides the relationship is most definitely off and ...

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England, 31st August 1939: the world is on the brink of war. As Hitler prepares to invade Poland, thousands of children are evacuated from London to escape ...

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2023 'Arnott has an eye and an ear for description that can elevate otherwise quiet moments to something genuinely ...

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A book that ‘speak[s] volumes about our need for connection-human, feline or otherwise’ (The San Francisco Chronicle), The Travelling Cat Chronicles is a ...

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Description

The term 'literary fiction' came into common use in the early 1960s. It is primarily used to distinguish 'serious fiction'—works that are considered to have literary value—from genre fiction and popular fiction. The word 'literature' is sometimes used to refer to this category, though it can also describe a broader range of written works.