Fiction: narrative themes
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Holmes and Moriarty
£18.99Holmes and Moriarty
Another clever and intriguing crime mystery from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller, The Turnglass. The first Sherlock Holmes novel to be authorised by the Conan Doyle Estate since Anthony Horowitz’s The House of Silk.
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Luminous
£16.99Luminous
In a fictional near-future Korea, robots have integrated seamlessly into society. They are housekeepers and policemen, teachers and bus drivers. They are our lovers. They are even our children. Siblings Jun and Morgan Cho haven’t spoken to each other in several years. The children of a celebrated robot designer, both are still grieving the loss of their brother Yoyo, the earliest prototype for what humanoid robots have now become – nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. But Yoyo was always bound for a darker purpose, and his absence has left a chasm in the siblings’ lives. When a strange disappearance thrusts the siblings back together, neither of them realizes that the investigation will not only force them to confront their fractured family’s past, but will also bring them back to Yoyo himself.
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Monstrum
£9.99Monstrum
A darkly atmospheric and beautifully crafted meditation on otherness, from an award-winning young writer
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Quinn
£9.99Quinn
Surely the authorities have got it wrong, and when they find his childhood sweetheart, Andrea, his name will be cleared. His parole is drawing near when he receives an unexpected letter from Andrea’s mother, who invites Quinn to share her home. It soon becomes apparent that what appears to be a genuine act of forgiveness is influenced by more complex motivations. As they navigate the thorny terrain of guilt, justice and mutual need that underpins their relationship, the story of Quinn’s past is gradually revealed, setting in motion a final reckoning.
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The alternatives
£9.99The alternatives
The lives of four sisters begin to unravel when one of them disappears, in this thought-provoking, sharply comic Irish novel
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The book of witty women
£12.99The book of witty women
From tales of a narcoleptic biscuit lover, con artists with a twist, and the accidental death of a hamster; to consequences of accidental gluing, the imagined world of extreme shopping, and the delightfully surreal world of canine dating, these 15 boldly imaginative stories range across a multitude of genres and themes.
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The djinn waits a hundred years
£9.99The djinn waits a hundred years
A haunting, a love story, a mystery and an unforgettable tale of a young girl’s search for belonging combine in this dazzling South African novel
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