GENERAL FICTION
adventure of a novel that transports the reader from the present day to ancient times and back again.
Tessa Hadley Late in the Day Vintage, 13th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784709235 The lives of two close- knit couples are irrevocably changed by an untimely death.
Khaled Hakim The Book of Naseeb Penned in the Margins, 1st May, hb, £9.99, 9781908058744 Described by the author as “a Muslim Clockwork Orange”, The Book of Naseeb is in a mix of street argot and Quranic- inspired language.
Katie Hale
My Name is Monster Canongate Books, 4th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781786896360 Inspired by Robinson Crusoe and Frankenstein, My Name Is Monster is a novel about power, isolation and female relationships.
Stacey Halls The Foundling Manilla Press, 4th February, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781838770068 Bonnier Zaffre, 4th February, pb, £12.99, 9781838770075 From the author of The Familiars, the biggest- selling debut of 2019, and set against the vibrant backdrop of Georgian London, The Foundling explores families, secrets, class, equality, power and the meaning of motherhood.
Steven Hall
The Raw Shark Text Canongate Canons, 2nd July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781838851804 The award-winning cult classic, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award.
Steven Hall Maxwell’s Demon Canongate Books, 2nd July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781847672469 Absurdly mind-twisting, highly anticipated second novel from Hall.
Hugo Hamilton Dublin Palms Fourth Estate, 14th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008128135 From the author of The Speckled People, a tale of a family that tries to hold on in a falling world. A powerful story of fragmentation and belonging.
Isabella Hammad The Parisian Vintage, 6th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781784705701 Sumptuous historical novel, set against the backdrop of World War I, from “an enormous talent” (Zadie Smith).
Alison Hammer You and Me and Us William Morrow Paperbacks, 28th May, pb, £9.99, 9780062934857 Perfect for fans of JoJo Moyes, this is the heartbreaking but hopeful story of a mother and daughter struggling to be a family without the one person who held them together.
Peter Hanington A Single Source Two Roads, 11th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473625488 Veteran BBC reporter William Carver is in Cairo in the middle of the Arab Spring. It’s “the only story in the world,” according to his editor. But it isn’t.
Maeve Haran The Greek Holiday Pan, 25th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781509866533 Funny, warm and
poignant with the author’s familiar wit and wisdom. Haran at her best.
Sophie Hardcastle Below Deck Allen & Unwin, 4th June, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781911630524 Powerful novel of one wide-eyed young woman’s experience of ill-treatment at the hands of men— and the aftermath.
Robyn Harding The Arrangement Simon & Schuster, 6th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781471179853 Pretty Woman meets Caroline Kepnes You in the next riveting novel of domestic suspense from Harding, acclaimed author of The Party and Her Pretty Face.
Mary Hargreaves This is Not a Love Story Trapeze, 11th June, pb, £7.99, 9781409194651 Fresh take on the trials and tribulations of being a woman in her twenties. For fans of Holly Bourne and Mhairi McFarlane.
Anstey Harris Where We Belong Simon & Schuster, 14th May, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781471173837 Cate doesn’t want to be in Richard’s family home. But the house starts to work its way under her
Hazel Hayes Out of Love Unbound, 11th June 2020, pb, £8.99, 9781783528967 A love story told in reverse, set against the bittersweet backdrop of inevitable heartbreak. It begins at the end of a relationship, and gradually pieces the wreckage together.
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An Inspector Pel Mystery Mark Hebden Vol 9: Pel and the Prowler
skin. Can she walk away once she knows the truth?
Joanne Harris The Strawberry Thief Orion, 16th April, pb, £8.99, 9781409170778 Long-awaited new Chocolat novel from a multimillion-copy bestselling author.
Thomas Harris Cari Mora Arrow Books, 30th April, pb, £7.99, 9781787463257 From the creator of Hanni- bal Lecter and The Silence of the Lambs comes a story of evil, greed and the consequences of dark obsession.
Gillian Harvey Everything is Fine Orion, 28th May, pb, £8.99, 9781409191865 Hilarious, heartwarming and oh-so-relatable. Prepare to fall in love with Jessica Bradley in her search for happiness.
Imran Hashim Annabelle Thong Epigram Books, 4th June, pb, £10, 9781912098927 “A comic triumph. A delightfully funny debut. Perfect for the beach or Paris”—The Business Times, Singapore.
Alfred Hayes End of Me NYRB Classics, 21st April, pb, £12.99, 9781681374338 Moving tale about middle age, divorce, modern love and returning home by one of the great American storytellers.
Farrago, 14th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781788422437 Pel looks into the deaths of young women who have been strangled and left with macabre messages next to them. The investigation leads him to the city’s student community. Vol 10: Pel and the Paris Mob 9781788422451 In his beloved Burgundy, Pel finds himself incensed by interfer- ence from colleagues as crimes are committed by violent gangs from Paris and Marseilles.
Neil Hegarty The Jewel Head of Zeus, 2nd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789541823 Surprising work of fiction centred on the art world and featuring an artist who has become an art thief and an obsessive curator.
Peter Heller The River Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 28th April, pb, £8.99, 9781474612081 Gripping tale of man vs nature and the destructive power of revenge from the author of bestseller The Dog Stars.
Olivia Hellewell (tr), Goran Vojnovic The Fig Tree Istros Books, 15th May, pb, £11.99, 9781912545032 A portrait of three generations marked by borders, disappearance and memory set in the province of Istria, which spans Slovenia and Croatia.
J P Henderson Daisy No Exit Press, 23rd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780857303301 Herod ‘Rod’ Pinkney is a man of quiet wealth and one of life’s optimists. This is the story of his search for Daisy Lamprich. For fans of The Rosie Project.
Julietta Henderson The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman Bantam Press, 9th July, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781787633506 Uplifting novel about a boy with a grief he’s too young to under- stand and a mother who will do anything to help him through it.
Amelia Henley The Life We Almost Had HQ, 9th July, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008375744 What if you had the chance to do over your first love? A beautiful story about a couple who
fall in love very quickly and then drift apart.
Veronica Henry A Wedding at the Beach Hut Orion, 28th May, pb, £7.99, 9781409183556 Lush and inviting block- buster summer read, taking readers back to the world of Henry’s bestsell- ing Beach Hut series.
Elin Hilderbrand Summer of ’69 Hodder Paperback, 11th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781529374766 Rich with details of an era that shaped a country and an island, this story cements Hilderbrand’s title of “Queen of the summer novel” (People).
Elin Hilderbrand 28 Summers Hodder & Stoughton, 11th June, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781529374780 Another blockbusting beach read from Hilderbrand.
Melissa Hill The Summer Villa HQ, 14th May, pb, £7.99, 9780008217181 “I was completely gripped”—Sarah Morgan. “Addictive!”—Grazia. “Blissfully escapist”— Marie Claire.
Melissa Hill Before I Forget Hodder Paperbacks, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780340952993 Ireland’s answer to Jane Green is back with a brilliantly warm, funny and touching love story.
Melissa Hill Wishful Thinking Hodder Paperbacks, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780340953440 The No 1 Irish bestseller, new in Hodder paperback.
Melissa Hill The Charm Bracelet Hodder Paperbacks, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780340993415 Take a trip through New York City at Christmas with this gorgeous novel.
MT Hill The Breach Titan Books, 17th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781789090031 From a Philip K. Dick Award-nominated author, The Breach is a science fiction mystery set in the dangerous under- ground world of the urban exploration scene.
Sandra Hill A Hero Comes Home Avon, 19th March, pb,
£6.99, 9780062854193 New York Times bestselling author returns with love and laughter with the third in the Bell Sound series.
Paulus Hochgatterer The Day My Grandfather Was a Hero MacLehose Press, 23rd July, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780857059499 Beautifully observed story about how individual acts of bravery can change the course of history.
Faith Hogan What Happened to Us? Aria, 2nd April, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781838930653 How far do you need to fall before you learn the true value of family and friends? And is it ever too late to start again?
Linda Holmes Evvie Drake Starts Over Hodder Paperback, 19th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473679276 When you get a second chance, will you be brave enough to take it?
Ava Homa Daughters of Smoke and Fire Abrams, 12th May, hb, £18.99, 9781419743092 Haunting story of a young woman’s perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brother. First novel published in English by a female Kurdish writer.
Anna Hope Expectation Black Swan, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784162801 Edgy and emotion- ally confronting novel of female friendship, sex, desire, mother- hood and feminism.
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Oxford World’s Classics Anthony Hope, Nicholas Daly The Prisoner of Zenda Oxford University Press, 27th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780198841098 Hope’s swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero from a comfortable life in London to fast-moving adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue.
Feyza Howell (tr), Ayfer Tunc The Highly Unreliable Account of the History of a Madhouse Istros Books, 12th March, Book, eb, £11.99, 9781912545070 A romp through the lives of broad range
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