British fiction – Page 2

The Age of Treachery by Gavin Scott

A well-paced book which crosses genres into post-war thriller, murder mystery and amateur detective fiction with the odd historical cameo

Family is family -nothing can be done about it. In this novel, Haddon shows how dysfunctional it can be whilst making a warm and funny tale.

Controversy forms the basis of this thriller which questions our moral responsibility to young people who offend: rehabilitate or right off?

A Ruth Galloway mystery which is set at the start of the pandemic and which involves a number of mysterious deaths of women

A nice novel about Emmy Lake, a young woman in the London Blitz, who decides to answer letters for an agony aunt who finds them Unacceptable

A great children’s book but more than that, a great story book, about Feo and her wolves, and fighting the enemy intent on her destruction

A glimpse into ancient Britain told through the eyes of Luca, whose story is one of family, rivalry, relics, roots and war.

Dorothea visits female prisoners condemned to death, but when she meets Ruth Butterham, she is told a story of murder which is beyond belief

A book for our times, where the traditional roles and perceptions of women are discussed through the lives of Tara, Cam and Stella

A coming-of-age book about a boy with extraordinary abilities who embarks on a quest to find his father when he disappears