GENERAL FICTION
and boldly original love story with a difference.
Dorthe Nors, Misha Hoekstra (tr) Wild Swims: Stories Pushkin Press, 23rd April, pb, £9.99, 9781782275503 Darkly humorous and haunting new short story collection from the Man Booker International Prize shortlisted author.
Eva Nour The Stray Cats of Homs Doubleday, 28th May, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780857526755 Unforgettable début novel inspired by the true story of one boy’s extraordinary life in Syria. Tender, wild and unbearably raw, it will stay with you forever.
Edna O’Brien Girl Faber & Faber, 2nd July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780571341184 Latest outing by the legendary Edna O’Brien, author of The Country Girls.
Conor O’Callaghan We Are Not in the World Doubleday, 14th May, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780857526854 Exquisite portrait of an extramarital affair, grief and shame, this is a tour de force of emotional and literary heft from a criti- cally acclaimed author.
Ross O’Carroll-Kelly Schmidt Happens Penguin, 18th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241984789 Ross is juggling more chaos than ever when he receives the call of a lifetime.
Weston Ochse Alien: Infiltrator Titan Books, 28th July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789093988 Official prequel to the new Alien video game. A Weyland-Yutani scientist arrives at Pala Station and finds the researchers there courting disaster.
Golnoosh Nour The Ministry of Guidance Muswell Press, 2nd April, pb, £9.99, 9781916129283 Evocative stories shine a light on the lives of young Iranians who are questioning their sexuality and identity in a culture where queerness is legal but not widely accepted.
Joyce Carol Oates My Life As a Rat Fourth Estate, 11th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008339678 Exploring racism, misogyny, community, family, loyalty, sexuality and identity, this is a dark story with a tense and propulsive atmosphere. Oates at her very best.
Joyce Carol Oates Night Sleep Death the Stars Fourth Estate, 11th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780008381073 The bonds of family are tested in the wake of a profound tragedy, providing a look at the darker side of society by one of our most endur- ingly popular writers.
Tea Obreht Inland Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 11th June, pb, £7.99, 9781780221182 A man searching for a home he can’t find and a woman bound to a home she can’t leave.
Jenny Offill Weather Granta Books, 13th February, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781783784769 From the author of Dept. of Speculation, a dazzling and deadpan new novel about hope and despair in these times of environmental and political turbulence.
Sheila O’Flanagan Her Husband’s Mistake Headline Review, 5th March, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781472254757 When Roxy finds her husband up to no good with the neighbour, she’s stunned and has a big decision to make.
Mike O’Connor Isles of Scilly Folk Tales History Press, 1st June, pb, eb, £12, 9780750990783 Traditional tales retold by a professional storyteller.
Sheila O’Flanagan The Women Who Ran Away Headline Review, 28th May, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781472254788 Intriguing new novel from the author of the No 1 bestsellers The Missing Wife and The Hideaway.
Alice O’Keeffe On the Up Coronet Books, 11th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529303360 Can not quite perfect be enough? Big-hearted novel about mother- hood, community and figuring out what’s really worth fighting for.
Elizabeth Okoh The Returnees Hodder & Stoughton, 28th May, hb, eb, £17.99, 9781529380545 Unforgettable tale of female friendship, love and mistaken identities set in modern Nigeria, from an exciting new voice in women’s fiction.
Ben Okri Prayer for the Living Head of Zeus, 7th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781789544619 Booker Prize-winning author’s collection of topical short stories blur parallel realities and walk the line between darkness and magic.
Simon Oldfield A Short Affair Scribner, 14th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781471147340 Oldfield brings together 18 original short stories by giants of the form, alongside exciting new voices from the prestigious Pin Drop Short Story Award.
Beth O’Leary The Flatshare Quercus Publishing, 20th February, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781787474413 Quirky love story from a fresh new talent.
Beth O’Leary The Switch Quercus, 30th April, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781787474994 Eileen is sick of being 79. Leena’s tired of life in her twenties. Maybe it’s time they swapped places.
Stewart O’Nan Henry, Himself Allen & Unwin, 2nd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781911630340 Wry, warm-hearted portrait of an American original—a man who believes he’s reached a dead end only to discover life is full of surprises.
Anthony O’Neill The Devil Upstairs
Black & White Publishing, 14th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781785302909 Cat is going through hell but her neighbour won’t stop. Would calling the devil help?
Dawn O’Porter So Lucky HarperFiction, 14th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008126100 Fresh, funny and fearless new novel about what it is to be a woman in our social media- dominated society. From the bestselling author of The Cows.
Colm O’Regan Ann Devine: Handle With Care Transworld Ireland, 28th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781848272484 Meet Ann Devine, a riddle wrapped up in a fleece inside a Skoda Octavia. The latest novel from columnist, broadcaster and comedian O’Regan.
The Old Grey Owl Zero Tolerance Matador, 28th February, pb, £9.99, 9781838592868 When Karim, a 15-year- old Syrian refugee, arrives at Fairfield High School he thinks that he has escaped from hell. But then the Multi Academy Trust takes over.
Helen Oyeyemi Gingerbread Picador, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781447299424 The prize-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird and What is Not Yours is Not Yours returns with a bewitching novel about motherhood, legacy and gingerbread.
Sara-Ella Ozbek The High Moments Simon & Schuster, 28th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781471187971 Astute and stark look at the fashion industry. This is a filthier, more sordid Devil Wears Prada which asks real questions about what it means to be a woman today.
Julianne Pachico The Anthill Faber & Faber, 7th May, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780571331468 Matty now runs the Anthill, a day care refuge for the street kids of Medellin.
Libby Page The 24-hour Cafe Orion, 9th July, pb, £7.99, 9781409175261 Uplifting reading group fiction about friendship, belonging, and never giving up on your dreams.
Giles Paley-Phillips One Hundred and Fifty-two Days Unbound, 5th March, hb, £12.99, 9781783527700 Lyrical story of a teenage boy finding hope in the face of his mother’s terminal illness.
Vikram Paralkar Night Theatre Serpent’s Tail, 6th February, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781788161336 Powerful fable about a surgeon negotiating the fine line between life and death.
Intan Paramaditha, Stephen J Epstein (tr) The Wandering Harvill Secker, 13th February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781787301177 Ingenious novel where you choose your own story as you travel across the world. By one of Asia’s most exciting female writers.
Simon Pare, Marc Elsberg Greed Black Swan, 23rd July, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784163471 Bestselling European thriller that foretells economic disaster in the wake of Brexit.
Favel Parrett There Was Still Love Sceptre, 20th February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529343557 Profoundly moving new novel from the Miles Franklin-shortlisted author of Past the Shallows and When the Night Comes.
SJ Parris Execution Whole Story Audiobooks, 30th April, audiobook, £21.27, 9781528856133 Explosive new thriller in the bestselling series. Giordano Bruno must stop conspirators from killing Queen Elizabeth and placing Mary Queen of Scots on the throne.
Ann Patchett The Dutch House Bloomsbury, 14th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781526614971 Masterpiece from the Orange Prize-winning bestselling author of Commonwealth and Bel Canto: a story of love, family, sacrifice and the power of place.
Glenn Patterson Where Are We Now? Head of Zeus, 5th March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781838931988 Funny and topical novel about lost love, growing older and the realities of life in a society that is still coming to terms with 30 years of violence.
David Peace Tokyo Redux Faber & Faber, 4th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780571232000 The final part, and the crowning achievement, of Peace’s landmark Tokyo Trilogy, publishing to coincide with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Daisy Pearce The Silence Tomas & Mercer, 1st March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781542017824 She’s broken. She’s vulnerable. She’s just what Marco was looking for.
Nicky Pellegrino Tiny Pieces of Us Orion, 5th March, pb, £14.99, 9781409179009 Emotional women’s fiction about entangled lives and people who are braver than they ever imagined. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Jodi Picoult.
Lilla Pennant On a Dark Night with Enough Wind Y Lolfa, 29th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781784618278 Short stories about the nighttime pursuit of game in the Welsh coun- tryside, written largely in the words of the people who were there.
Hannah Persaud The Codes of Love Muswell Press, 5th March, pb, £12.99, 9781999313531 Wonderfully compelling and acutely observed novel which paints a nuanced and page- turning portrait of a contemporary marriage where all is not quite as perfect as it seems.
Ingrid Persaud Love After Love Faber & Faber, 2nd April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780571356195 Meet the Ramdin-Chetan family: forged through loneliness, broken by secrets, saved by love.
Kate Reed Petty True Story riverrun, 11th June, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781787478442 Genre-defying novel about rape, memory and
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