Novel Destinations

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Updated July 6, 2026
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Gabriel's moon : a novel
Boyd, William 1952-
Paper Book
Gabriel Dax is a young man haunted by the memories of a tragedy- every night, when sleep finally comes, he dreams about his childhood home in flames. His days are spent on the move as an acclaimed travel writer, capturing changing landscapes in the grip of the Cold War. When he's offered the chance...
Shantaram
Roberts, Gregory David.
Paper Book
'It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured.'Shantaram is a novel based on the life of the author, Gregory David Roberts. In 1978 Roberts...
The furrows : a novel
Serpell, Namwali 1980-
Paper Book
I don't want to tell you what happened; I want to tell you how it felt. Cassandra Williams is twelve; her little brother Wayne is seven. One day, when they are alone together, there is an accident, and Wayne is lost forever. Though his body is never recovered, their mother is...
A long petal of the sea : a novel
Allende, Isabel
Paper Book
_______________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER _______________ 'A powerful love story spanning generations... Full of ambition and humanity' - Sunday Times 'One...
A spell of good things
Adebayo, Ayobami 1988-
Paper Book
A spellbinding novel about family secrets and bonds, thwarted hope and the brutal realities of life in a society rife with inequality, from the Women's Prize shortlisted author
The wonder : a novel
Donoghue, Emma 1969-
Ebook
Our share of night : a novel
Enriquez, Mariana
Paper Book
A damaged father battles to save his son from the sinister cult he is destined to serve, in this emotionallypowerful, thrillingly paced gothic road trip, from theauthor of the International Booker Prize-shortlistedThe Dangers of Smoking in Bed.
The elegance of the hedgehog
Barbery, Muriel 1969-
Ebook
The international publishing sensation, with sales of over 10 million copies worldwide, and shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. 'Resistance is futile ... you might as well buy it before someone recommends it for your book group. Its charm will make you say yes' The...
We do not part : a novel
Han, Kang 1970-
Paper Book
Beginning one morning in December, We Do Not Part traces the path of Kyungha as she travels from the city of Seoul into the forests of Jeju Island, to the home of her old friend Inseon. Hospitalized following an accident, Inseon has begged Kyungha to hasten there to feed her beloved pet bird,...
The hidden book : a novel
Manning, Kirsty
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of The Jade Lily comes a compelling novel based on a true story of a WWII European heirloom that brought down war criminals and travelled through history ... to be found in an Australian country shed in 2019.
The bookbinder : a novel
Williams, Pip 1969-
Paper Book
VELVET WAS THE NIGHT
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
1970s Mexico City: while student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite seeks escape from her humdrum life in the stories of passion and danger filling the latest issue of Secret Romance. She is deeply envious of her neighbour, a beautiful art student apparently living the life...
Strange Sally Diamond
Nugent, Liz
Paper Book
Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died. Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a...

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