New Trade Paperbacks - Fiction

They thought they'd found their dream home. They were wrong.

Deftly exploring the deterioration of relationships and the devastating truths we keep from those we love, The Silence is a stunning debut from a rising literary star.

Tsarina is luscious. As detailed as the jewels and enamel inlay on the creations of Faberge, Ellen Alpsten writes the story of Catherine Alexeyevna, born poor with a lust for power and riches, who sets her mind to achieve both, and sets in motion all that will follow in Russian history, including the reign of Catherine the Great. `

Where were you the night Lina Stavred went missing?

He was locked inside an abandoned house. But he's not the only one . . .

In ROSE AND THE BURMA SKY, Rosanna Amaka weaves together the realities of war, the pain of first love and how following your heart might not always be the best course of action. Its gritty boy's-eye view brings a spare and impassioned intensity, charging it with universal resonance and power.

This well-crafted novel is one of the few novels in either Irish or English that explores this generation of Irish people, often termed the "silent" or "lost generation" when over a half-a-million people emigrated, primarily to Britain, to work in the post-war economy there - "building England up and tearing it down again."

This extraordinary novel gives the reader the heart-to-heart testimony of one of our finest writers – a wonder of literary invention and a boisterous modern classic.

Halfway through her PhD and already dreaming of running her own lab, computer scientist Asha has her future all mapped out. Then a chance meeting and whirlwind romance with her old high-school crush, Cyrus, changes everything.

Three weeks ago I was only a schoolkid but now I’m a detective and also a tea-shop boy… 'Djinn Patrol is storytelling at its best.’ Anne Enright, Booker-prize winning author of The Gathering 'A brilliant debut' Ian McEwan, Sunday Times bestselling author of Atonement

A hugely original, clever and thought-provoking thriller about one woman's vision and just how far you might go to cure grief.