"A debut set in a wacky garden centre..."

"A tale that unfolds with all the beautiful illogicality of a dream..."

"blends reality, history and imagination..."

"reassert[ing] that black readers are as capable of having broad, varied, multifaceted interests as anyone else...."

"a quirky, original adventure about friendship and loyalty,..."

"An update of Little Women is a big hit ..."

"A dystopian fiction where Muslims have been declared ‘a threat to America’..."

"the thought-provoking tale is brought vividly to life by McKean’s powerful illustrations...."

"Henry, not so horrid that adults can’t constrain him, gives children permission for their desires and anger..."

"this is an engaging and refreshingly jargon-free book, which would be ideal for any worried child..."

"t is a triumph of high jinx over history, which should keep young readers enthralled to the meticulously plotted end..."

"Radeva wears her erudition lightly, and her breezy style will sweep even the less confident readers along..."

"Hitchcock’s readers expect a white-knuckle ride, and her latest novel... will not disappoint..."

"This is a hard and challenging read, but its power and necessity are impossible to deny...."

"This series is going to fly off our shelves, and rightly so..."

"A treasure of a book for any enthusiastic adventurer and lover of the great outdoors...."

"French is a writer of tremendous charm..."

"Bilan creates a vivid world..."

"...the narrative satisfies neither as history nor social criticism..."

"pure delight..."

"Reynolds’ writing is simple, but its impact lasts..."

"The destructive power of social media is under the spotlight in this clumsy but engaging novel..."

"a superb contemporary drama..."

"meets expectations and then some..."

"demonstrates how much can be done with few words and simple pictures..."

"Gill Lewis uses a neat, if rather unlikely idea to tell two stories of female empowerment..."

"Its insights are inspiring..."

"The complex intersections of the mother-baby-nanny triangle and the loneliness of childcare are beautifully depicted..."

"a magnificent tribute to both character and author..."

"an unflinching narrative, highlighting the moral complexities and compromises involved in living with the enemy..."

"The shade of Beckett hangs over this bleak, but haunting, tale..."

"a romance for Brexit Britain..."

"This novel is so compelling it takes your breath away..."

"a witty, sunlounger-accessible and deeply humanising story about people — about us..."

"brave, compassionate and beautifully written..."

"an astute study of the dynamics of attraction and power, leaders and followers..."

"This pacy piece of Victorian crime fiction delivers chills galore..."

"a smart and breezy debut..."

"It’s wonderful to hear the sound of Rooney’s voice on the page again..."

"the way that Houellebecq obsesses over and dissects the banalities of life that makes him so entertaining...."

"In this bravura performance, literary flair and cerebral sizzle winningly combine..."

"marks a welcome return for Jane Casey..."

"Hunter’s novel is a tour de force, providing one plot twist after another without losing sight of her characters’ vulnerable humanity...."

"a domestic drama and a disillusioned view of the American dream, all rooted in a wary post-9/11 world..."

"a chilling novel about people with dark secrets..."

"A brave, funny conclusion to an atypical trilogy..."

"A subtle debut foregrounds emotional intimacy in unconventional relationships..."

"this exquisitely controlled love story is all in the detail..."

"An unflinching and haunting story that addresses the legacy of the slave trade..."

"[a] lyrical examination of identity..."

"Porter retains what was strong about its predecessor, and ditches most of the weaker parts..."

"In this novel-cum-memoir-cum-grand finale, the centenarian US author and friend of the beats takes a wild journey through his lifetime in literature..."