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Essential Reads - Fiction by Genre

Whether you’re looking for a well-plotted mystery that leaves you guessing till the last page, or an emotional romance to escape reality for a while – our selection of essential reads are organised into a multitude of genres to help you discover a new favourite, or indeed a whole new genre!

Crime Fiction

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The secret history - Tartt, Donna
The secret history Tartt, Donna Paperback / softback
The Thursday Murder Club - Osman, Richard
The Thursday Murder Club Osman, Richard Paperback / softback
The silent patient - Michaelides, Alex
The silent patient Michaelides, Alex Paperback / softback
The cuckoo's calling - Galbraith, Robert
The cuckoo's calling Galbraith, Robert Paperback / softback
And then there were none - Christie, Agatha
And then there were none Christie, Agatha Paperback / softback
The antique hunter's guide to murder - Miller, C L
The antique hunter's guide to murder Miller, C L Hardback
Holy Island - Ross, LJ
Holy Island Ross, LJ Paperback / softback
Gone girl - Flynn, Gillian
Gone girl Flynn, Gillian Paperback / softback
Hokey pokey - Mascarenhas, Kate
Hokey pokey Mascarenhas, Kate Paperback / softback
The talented Mr Ripley - Highsmith, Patricia
The talented Mr Ripley Highsmith, Patricia Paperback / softback
The last dance - Billingham, Mark
The last dance Billingham, Mark Paperback / softback
The satsuma complex - Mortimer, Bob
The satsuma complex Mortimer, Bob Paperback / softback
The girl on the train - Hawkins, Paula
The girl on the train Hawkins, Paula Paperback / softback
End of story - Finn, A. J.
End of story Finn, A. J. Hardback
Behind closed doors - Paris, B A
Behind closed doors Paris, B A Paperback / softback

Fantasy

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A court of thorns and roses - Maas, Sarah J.
A court of thorns and roses Maas, Sarah J. Paperback / softback
The priory of the orange tree - Shannon, Samantha
The priory of the orange tree Shannon, Samantha Paperback / softback
Circe - Miller, Madeline
Circe Miller, Madeline Paperback / softback
Fourth wing - Yarros, Rebecca
Fourth wing Yarros, Rebecca Paperback / softback
Throne of glass - Maas, Sarah J.
Throne of glass Maas, Sarah J. Paperback / softback
The familiar - Bardugo, Leigh
The familiar Bardugo, Leigh Hardback
The hobbit, or, There and back again - Tolkien, J. R. R.
The hobbit, or, There and back again Tolkien, J. R. R. Paperback / softback
The poppy war - Kuang, R.F.
The poppy war Kuang, R.F. Paperback / softback
House of earth and blood - Maas, Sarah J.
House of earth and blood Maas, Sarah J. Paperback / softback
Babel, or, The necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford translators' revolution - Kuang, R.F.
Babel, or, The necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford translators' revolution Kuang, R.F. Paperback / softback
The invisible life of Addie LaRue - Schwab, V. E.
The invisible life of Addie LaRue Schwab, V. E. Paperback / softback
Bride - Hazelwood, Ali
Bride Hazelwood, Ali Paperback / softback
The Atlas six - Blake, Olivie
The Atlas six Blake, Olivie Paperback / softback
The will of the many - Islington, James
The will of the many Islington, James Hardback
A game of thrones - Martin, George R.R.
A game of thrones Martin, George R.R. Paperback / softback

Historical Fiction

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The song of Achilles - Miller, Madeline
The song of Achilles Miller, Madeline Paperback / softback
Atonement - McEwan, Ian
Atonement McEwan, Ian Paperback / softback
All the light we cannot see : a novel - Doerr, Anthony
All the light we cannot see : a novel Doerr, Anthony Paperback / softback
Lessons in chemistry - Garmus, Bonnie
Lessons in chemistry Garmus, Bonnie Paperback / softback
The book thief - Zusak, Markus
The book thief Zusak, Markus Paperback / softback
The color purple - Walker, Alice
The color purple Walker, Alice Paperback / softback
Hamnet - O'Farrell, Maggie
Hamnet O'Farrell, Maggie Paperback / softback
A gentleman in Moscow - Towles, Amor
A gentleman in Moscow Towles, Amor Paperback / softback
The God of small things - Roy, Arundhati
The God of small things Roy, Arundhati Paperback / softback
The silence of the girls - Barker, Pat
The silence of the girls Barker, Pat Paperback / softback
The nightingale - Hannah, Kristin
The nightingale Hannah, Kristin Paperback / softback
Half of a yellow sun - Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda
Half of a yellow sun Ngozi Adichie, Chimamanda Paperback / softback
A thousand ships - Haynes, Natalie
A thousand ships Haynes, Natalie Paperback / softback
Trespasses - Kennedy, Louise
Trespasses Kennedy, Louise Paperback / softback
The Underground Railroad - Whitehead, Colson
The Underground Railroad Whitehead, Colson Paperback / softback

Horror

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The woman in black - Hill, Susan
The woman in black Hill, Susan Paperback / softback
The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Stevenson, Robert Louis
The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Stevenson, Robert Louis Paperback / softback
The bloody chamber and other stories - Carter, Angela
The bloody chamber and other stories Carter, Angela Paperback / softback
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Wilde, Oscar
The Picture of Dorian Gray Wilde, Oscar Paperback / softback
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Riggs, Ransom
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Riggs, Ransom Paperback / softback
The shining - King, Stephen
The shining King, Stephen Paperback / softback
Beloved - Morrison, Toni
Beloved Morrison, Toni Paperback / softback
The haunting of Hill House - Jackson, Shirley
The haunting of Hill House Jackson, Shirley Paperback / softback
The wasp factory - Banks, Iain
The wasp factory Banks, Iain Paperback / softback
House of hunger - Henderson, Alexis
House of hunger Henderson, Alexis Paperback / softback
American psycho - Easton Ellis, Bret
American psycho Easton Ellis, Bret Paperback / softback
Carrie - King, Stephen
Carrie King, Stephen Paperback / softback
Our wives under the sea - Armfield, Julia
Our wives under the sea Armfield, Julia Paperback / softback
Dark matter - Paver, Michelle
Dark matter Paver, Michelle Paperback / softback
IT - King, Stephen
IT King, Stephen Paperback / softback

Poetry

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I know why the caged bird sings - Angelou, Maya
I know why the caged bird sings Angelou, Maya Paperback / softback
Poems of the decade : an anthology of the Forward books of poetry - Forward Arts Foundation
Poems of the decade : an anthology of the Forward books of poetry Forward Arts Foundation Paperback / softback
Milk and honey - Kaur, Rupi
Milk and honey Kaur, Rupi Paperback / softback
Feminine gospels - Duffy DBE, Carol Ann
Feminine gospels Duffy DBE, Carol Ann Paperback / softback
The Whitsun weddings - Larkin, Philip
The Whitsun weddings Larkin, Philip Paperback / softback
The orange and other poems - Cope, Wendy
The orange and other poems Cope, Wendy Hardback
Let the light pour in - Sissay, Lemn
Let the light pour in Sissay, Lemn Hardback
Violet bent backwards over the grass - Del Rey, Lana
Violet bent backwards over the grass Del Rey, Lana Hardback
The sun and her flowers - Kaur, Rupi
The sun and her flowers Kaur, Rupi Paperback / softback
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - Armitage, Simon
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Armitage, Simon Paperback / softback
And still I rise - Angelou, Dr Maya
And still I rise Angelou, Dr Maya Paperback / softback
Beowulf - Heaney, Seamus
Beowulf Heaney, Seamus Paperback / softback
With love, grief and fury - Godden, Salena
With love, grief and fury Godden, Salena Hardback
Selected poems - Donne, John
Selected poems Donne, John Paperback / softback
Days like these : an alternative guide to the year in 366 poems - Bilston, Brian
Days like these : an alternative guide to the year in 366 poems Bilston, Brian Paperback / softback

Romantic Fiction

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Jane Eyre - Bronte, Charlotte
Jane Eyre Bronte, Charlotte Paperback / softback
HeartstopperVolume 1 - Oseman, Alice
HeartstopperVolume 1 Oseman, Alice Paperback / softback
Wuthering Heights - Bronte, Emily
Wuthering Heights Bronte, Emily Paperback / softback
HeartstopperVolume 5 - Oseman, Alice
HeartstopperVolume 5 Oseman, Alice Paperback / softback
The song of Achilles - Miller, Madeline
The song of Achilles Miller, Madeline Paperback / softback
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo : a novel - Reid, Taylor Jenkins
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo : a novel Reid, Taylor Jenkins Paperback / softback
Normal people - Rooney, Sally
Normal people Rooney, Sally Paperback / softback
Pride and Prejudice - Austen, Jane
Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane Paperback / softback
One day - Nicholls, David
One day Nicholls, David Paperback / softback
If he had been with me - Nowlin, Laura
If he had been with me Nowlin, Laura Paperback / softback
Twisted love - Huang, Ana
Twisted love Huang, Ana Paperback / softback
Rebecca - Du Maurier, Daphne
Rebecca Du Maurier, Daphne Paperback / softback
Things we never got over - Score, Lucy
Things we never got over Score, Lucy Paperback / softback
A thousand boy kisses - Cole, Tillie
A thousand boy kisses Cole, Tillie Paperback / softback
Red, white & royal blue - McQuiston, Casey
Red, white & royal blue McQuiston, Casey Paperback / softback

Sci-Fi Novels

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The handmaid's tale - Atwood, Margaret
The handmaid's tale Atwood, Margaret Paperback / softback
Fahrenheit 451 - Bradbury, Ray
Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury, Ray Paperback / softback
Brave new world - Huxley, Aldous
Brave new world Huxley, Aldous Paperback / softback
Nineteen Eighty-Four - Orwell, George
Nineteen Eighty-Four Orwell, George Paperback / softback
Dune - Herbert, Frank
Dune Herbert, Frank Paperback / softback
I who have never known men - Harpman, Jacqueline
I who have never known men Harpman, Jacqueline Paperback / softback
The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy - Adams, Douglas
The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy Adams, Douglas Paperback / softback
The war of the worlds - Wells, H. G.
The war of the worlds Wells, H. G. Paperback / softback
Children of time - Tchaikovsky, Adrian
Children of time Tchaikovsky, Adrian Paperback / softback
The name of the wind - Rothfuss, Patrick
The name of the wind Rothfuss, Patrick Paperback / softback
Do androids dream of electric sheep? - Dick, Philip K
Do androids dream of electric sheep? Dick, Philip K Paperback / softback
More perfect - Oh, Temi
More perfect Oh, Temi Paperback / softback
The power - Alderman, Naomi
The power Alderman, Naomi Paperback / softback
Project Hail Mary - Weir, Andy
Project Hail Mary Weir, Andy Paperback / softback
Roadside picnic - Strugatsky, Boris
Roadside picnic Strugatsky, Boris Paperback / softback
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